Reeves Facing Revolt Over Income Tax Raid That Will Hit NHS and Teachers
9th November 2025
Rachel Reeves is “fighting for her political survival” as she prepares to raise taxes on millions of workers in a manifesto-breaking Budget, Labour MPs have warned.
A rising number of the Chancellor’s backbenchers are criticising her, saying she is “running out of road” and that her Budget will “go down like a bucket of sick”.
Other Labour MPs have started to go on the record with their criticisms, saying Ms Reeves will be “lucky to be here by Christmas”.
On Friday, the Chancellor told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that she planned to raise income tax in the Budget.
She is considering a 2p increase to income tax, which will be offset by a 2p cut to National Insurance (NI), allowing her to argue that “working people” are being protected.But it has since been reported that the NI cut would apply only to those earning less than £50,270 – meaning a significant tax rise for millions of middle earners.
This includes 283,000 NHS staff, 137,000 teachers as well as police officers, pharmacists and train drivers, according to a Telegraph analysis.
The British government has less scope to simply print money as the U.S. government typically does in such situations.