"But the Labour leader is expected to come under intense pressure over the recent collapse of the China spying trial. And the Tory leader will still have to convince her restless backbenchers that her conference speech - in which she unveiled her big policy of scrapping stamp duty - was not a one-off."
"austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss's mini-budget, all of those things have weighed heavily on the UK economy. Already, people thought that the UK economy would be 4 per cent smaller because of Brexit, she said. Now, of course, we are undoing some of that damage by the deal that we did with the EU earlier this year on food and farming, goods moving between us and the continent, on energy and electricity trading, on an ambitious youth mobility scheme. But there is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting and that's why we are trying to do trade deals around the world, US, India, but most importantly with the EU so that our exporters here in Britain have a chance to sell things made here all around the world."
"After her tax bombshell in last year's budget, Rachel Reeves promised she wouldn't be coming back for more. Now she finally admits tax rises are coming."
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch meet at PMQs after party conference season temporarily stabilised both leaderships. Starmer faces intense pressure over the collapse of the China spying trial. Badenoch must reassure restless Conservative backbenchers that her conference speech, including a pledge to scrap stamp duty, is not a one-off. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she is considering tax increases and spending cuts to plug a Budget shortfall partly attributed to Brexit and the legacy of Liz Truss's mini-budget. Reeves emphasizes trade deals, including with the EU, to help exporters. The Budget will be announced on November 26. Badenoch publicly attacked Reeves on X over the prospect of new taxes.
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