By: Mauricio Alencar

Politics and Economics Reporter Maurício Alencar is City AM’s Politics and Economics Reporter. He covers the state's relationship with the City of London and UK business, jumping between Westminster and the Square Mile. He picks up all stories on UK economics data ranging from inflation to immigration, as well as the Bank of England, the Treasury, business surveys, and all stories important or interesting to the decision-makers. He used to cover sports, foreign news and home news at various publications – plus investigations, which he plans to continue to pursue.

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Starmer’s approval ratings hit record low amid Reform and Green squeeze

November 11, 2025

Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have hit a fresh low as voters brace for a battering at the Budget. The latest City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll of UK voters has shown that Keir Starmer’s net approval rating has cratered to -45, the lowest level since our monthly polling began in January this year. His Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, [...]
Voters say Rachel Reeves should resign if income taxes are hiked

November 11, 2025

A majority of voters believe Rachel Reeves should resign as Chancellor if she breaks a key Labour manifesto commitment by raising income tax. Labour’s 2024 election manifesto said the party would not put up taxes on working people, including VAT and income tax. But in the lead-up to a crucial Budget where the Chancellor is [...]
Rachel Reeves concedes manifesto pledges may be dropped

November 10, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested that Labour manifesto commitments will be ditched amid a “significantly worse” economic inheritance than expected last year. In an interview with the BBC, Reeves said she would prefer to increase government spending on infrastructure rather than cut taxes for Britons. When asked whether the government would stick to manifesto commitments, [...]
Nigel Farage: VAT threshold should be raised

November 10, 2025

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage has hit out at suggestions that the VAT threshold for businesses should be lowered from its £90,000 threshold. Reports have suggested that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could lower the threshold at which businesses must be registered for VAT to £30,000 in a phased approach, a policy backed by several think tank wonks [...]
Budget tax rumours holding back UK economic growth

November 10, 2025

The UK economy is expected to have grown by just 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of the year, economists have predicted, with the upcoming Budget cooling activity and leaving investors on edge. A Bloomberg poll of economists estimated the UK economy grew by just 0.2 per cent in the third quarter of the [...]
Rachel Reeves eyes tax raid on dividends

November 10, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to increase the tax rate on dividends at this year’s Budget, it has been reported, adding to speculation that investors and business owners will be targeted to fill a £30bn fiscal hole. An increase on basic, higher and additional rates of dividend taces could make up around £2bn in extra [...]
Pensions, motorists and workers: The tax targets Rachel Reeves is eyeing up

November 7, 2025

If there is one thing that is clear three weeks out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which scores the economic impacts of the government’s policies and publishes forecasts on public finances, has been questioned for being over optimistic on measures such [...]
Rachel Reeves cools on big cash ISA reforms

November 7, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to make a smaller cut to the cash ISA allowance after heavy lobbying from building societies, it has been reported. Rumours have swirled that the £20,000 allowance on cash ISAs could be stripped down to as much as £10,000 as part of an effort to make more Brits invest in [...]
Higher earners to ‘pay thousands more’ in Reeves’ income tax raid

November 7, 2025

Brits earning more than £75,000 could pay thousands of pounds more in tax should Rachel Reeves raises income taxes by 2p while cutting national insurance by the same percentage for those earning under £50,000. The Chancellor warned Brits that everyone will have to “contribute” to her Budget plans earlier this week, which has been interpreted [...]
Firms’ inflation fears highest in two years amid interest rate hold

November 6, 2025

Firms’ long-term inflation fears are at their highest level since the end of 2023, a Bank of England survey revealed on Thursday, prompting the majority of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members to vote for interest rates to be held. On an average reading in the three months to October, business leaders’ inflation expectations for the [...]

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