Keir Starmer says October Budget will be painful

Sir Keir Starmer has warned the Budget on Oct 30 “will be painful” as he paved the way for tax rises.

Delivering a speech in the No 10 Rose Garden this morning, Sir Keir said: “There is a Budget coming in October and it is going to be painful. We have no other choice given the situation we are in.”

The Prime Minister said he would have no choice but to make “big asks” of ordinary people.

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[peteredwards]

Painful? For whom? Not the elites that's for sure That man is a disgrace.

[oilyrag]

18 billion pound immigrant bill to start with and rising

[gordonbrown]

No one believes a word he says. Why imprison people for political comments. He must go.

[alexdunn]

Don’t need the October update it’s already hitting the pensioners. Now

[jayb]

Where does the 170million for Muslim protection come from? The old peoples heating allowance?

[backfirematty]

"Been still going through it & it's set to get worse because of your government.

[paulgollum]

In other words, "Now I've got the keys to No 10, I can start telling everyone what my plan was all along." And millions of idiots fell for the pre-election BS/lies.

[sjaakmcd]

How about; not paying for hotels, not paying benefits to people who won't learn to speak English, not giving billions to foreign countries?

[mantas]

Painfull for taxpayers... not for everyone else.

[JRLeemo]

Just listening to and looking at the man’s face is painful enough

[haibiker]

Pure disgrace, there’s nothing worse than a liar.

[vwfcjei]

Reeves should forgo a future juicy consultancy and stop paying £40bn interest on bankster Central Bank deposits. Black hole solved

[robworks]

Such a weak individual, with even weaker excuses

[peterfalk]

I can't stand this party, not many believe or trusts them. Just shut up - I've never been so angry about a UK government than I am with this lot. Absolutely dire.

[PaulEaton-jz]

We all know what the taxes are for ..it’s to pay for his beloved immigrants

[strings]

No guesses as to whom it will be painful for.Certainly not his money grabbing liars in the labour party.I truly DETEST him.

[clivewalker]

Only for Pensioners and workers paying Tax .

[pauljohnson]

I would like to see politicians take a pay cut & stop having a free canteen in Westminster.
But it seems that the poorest in our society are going to be squeezed again.
But Politicians are too deep with their faces in the trough to care about the real damage they are causing.

[TheHiddenLake]

Will the last person in the UK please turn off the lights before they depart !

[HOLLYHOCKFLOWERS]

I thought barristers were supposed to be intelligent?