Chancellor Rachel Reeves hit back at critics who have called for higher spending and fiscal rules to be abandoned. Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that her choices will be “harder” at this year’s Budget, with questions being raised on whether she will row back on Labour manifesto tax commitments to plug a £30bn shortfall.

In a speech at the Labour Party conference, Reeves said that “harsh global headwinds” and the effects of her Tory predecessors would force her to make more controversial decisions at this year’s Budget.

She also indicated that she would frame tax rises as “contributions” as she said she wanted economic growth to be spread out across the UK.

“In the months ahead, we will face further tests, with the choices to come made all the harder by harsh g

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