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Those on the left of the party in particular have been arguing that cuts to some departments could be averted if Reeves introduced a wealth tax or relaxed her rules on borrowing and debt.

The Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, Steve Witherden, repeated his calls for a wealth tax, and in a post on X warned that "lives would be shortened" by the changes.

Bradford MP Imran Hussain called for a wealth tax and former frontbencher Andy McDonald demanded a hike in capital gains tax.

Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP Steve Witherden has called on the UK government to introduce a wealth tax as it looks to make savings.

He suggested that ministers should consider introducing a wealth tax as it looks to make savings.