Damning assessment came as chancellor and prime minister forced to defend plans and insist they did not breach manifesto promises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

Chancellor admits ‘I am asking ordinary people to pay a little more’ as she unveils dozens of tax rises, but finally scraps the much-criticised two-child benefit cap

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU

Conservative leader intervenes after party chair’s controversial tweet about Nigel Farage’s party

With hours to go until one of the most anticipated Treasury statements in modern history, Rachel Reeves has been given disastrous warning on the economy’s outlook

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday