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Reeves's tax turmoil deepens

An episode of the Politics At Sam and Anne's podcast, hosted by Sky News, titled "Reeves's tax turmoil deepens" was published on July 7, 2025 and runs 19 minutes.

July 7, 2025 ·19m · Politics At Sam and Anne's

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Could Westminster be on for a quieter week?Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy ponder that as the Prime Minister takes stock after the welfare rebellion - with some in the party telling Sam they're just focussing on getting to recess before a September reset.But the issue they can't shake off - will there be tax rises? With the Chancellor's black hole adding up to far more than £5.5bn - is there any other choice, In fact, could that black hole be more like £20bn?And which taxes would they be?

Could Westminster be on for a quieter week?

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy ponder that as the Prime Minister takes stock after the welfare rebellion - with some in the party telling Sam they're just focussing on getting to recess before a September reset.

But the issue they can't shake off - will there be tax rises? With the Chancellor's black hole adding up to far more than £5.5bn - is there any other choice, In fact, could that black hole be more like £20bn?

And which taxes would they be?
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