The Times describes it as a budget "of smoke and mirrors", external as it focuses on what it calls "crippling" tax rises in the hospitality sector. With the headline "'Liar' Reeves must go", the Daily Mail tells its readers the chancellor kept the secret in order to hike taxes, external. "Chancer of the Exchequer", external is how the Sun frames the story, while the Daily Telegraph suggests she is fighting for her job with the headline: "Reeves on the brink over tax lies. On its front page, the Guardian carries an interview with Rachel Reeves in which she defends her handling of the Budget. Billed as a world exclusive investigation, the Daily Mail carries the story of the man who claims he is the real Mo Farah, external.

Source: The Times November 30, 2025 00:30 UTC