{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/6909cb596ec9ad274a10cf69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"If you're going to raise taxes, why not just say so?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1762249509240-d8f25867-00cc-4a95-bf71-41720341834e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Before the election, Rachel Reeves said she wasn't going to raise taxes on working people. Well, guess what? It looks like that's exactly what she's about to do. We reveal the measures the treasury is considering. And even the Labour whips are talking about a spring leadership challenge. Could a former leader make a comeback? And is Keir Starmer's Terminator demeanour helping or hindering him? </p><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Caroline Wheeler, political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p>Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Euan Dawtrey</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture credit: Getty Images</p><p><br></p><p>Email us: <a href=\"mailto:thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}