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Rachel Reeves will face further questions this morning after being accused of presiding over a manifesto-busting budget that rose taxes by £26bn.

Over and over again, in the run-up to the election and beyond, the prime minister and the chancellor told voters they would not put up taxes on working people - that their manifesto plans for government were fully costed and, with the tax burden at a 70-year high, they were not in the business of raising more taxes.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the long-anticipated budget.

Farmers have driven a convoy of tractors into Westminster on budget day over proposed inheritance tax changes.

Rachel Reeves has announced that salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual figure of £2,000 are to be subject to national insurance charges.