Reeves says budget tax rises may impact wages but investment will boost long term growth – UK politics live

Chancellor has been appearing on TV and radio defending her budget

Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

She is being interviewed by Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor who is now a TV presenter. He asks her to confirm that workers will end up losing out because of the employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) increase.

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