Autumn Budget 2024: Labour Party's first budget receives criticism from Tory leader Rishi Sunak

For any Chancellor, their first Budget is always going to be a major event.

But for Rachel Reeves, taking to the despatch box today as Britain’s first female top finance minister, she will – one way or another – be making history.

The details laid out in Labour’s first Budget after 14 years in opposition will play a large role in setting the terms and drawing up Westminster’s agenda for the rest of the Parliament.

How successfully No11 walk the tightrope of tax and spending, and whether the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) reckons their measures will get growth going, could be a defining moment for the new(ish) administration.

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