Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

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Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell has said the Government should not rip up its manifesto promises over tax hikes, amid mounting speculation it is preparing to do so at the Budget .

Ms Powell, who was sacked from Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet in September before winning the deputy leadership election last month, said “we should be following through on our manifesto, of course”.

She suggested not doing so would damage “trust in politics”.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves would not commit to maintaining Labour’s manifesto promises not to raise income tax, national insura