Faiza Shaheen

The alternatives for the UK chancellor are either unworkable or risk losing Labour votes, so here’s what she should try

Depending on whose forecasts you believe, in the autumn budget the UK chancellor needs to find £25-£50bn to cover day-to-day spending, let alone to raise the extra funds needed to turnaround crumbling public services or end the two-child benefit cap. Rachel Reeves is bound by a ma