Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to vow to 'make the choices necessary' at the Budget as she grapples with a £20billion to £30billion blackhole in the public finances

Rachel Reeves will promise to protect the NHS and improve the cost of living for struggling Brits in a major pre-Budget speech today.

The Chancellor is expected to vow to "make the choices necessary" as she grapples with a £20billion to £30billion blackhole in the public finances. Ms Reeves, who will deliver her second Budget on November 26, will say the decisions "will shape our economy for years to come".

It comes just days after Keir Starmer refused to repeat Labour's vow to protect working people from increases to income tax, VAT, and national insurance. The move has fuelled speculation Ms Reeves will hike inco

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