Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises ahead of Budget

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, refused to rule out tax rises during an interview with Andrew Marr. The interview shows Rachel failing to answer Marr's straight questioning as he tries to underpin whether the Chancellor will implement tax rises in the coming Budget. Rachel insistd that she was 'clear' in her speech regarding the coming budget, insisting that her 'principles' will be to get 'getting the cost of living down, getting NHS waiting lists down, getting our national debt down'.