Rachel Reeves issued stark plea by Labour MP ahead of tax-hiking Budget: 'Protect the people!'

Ahead of the Budget on November 26, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out further tax hikes for Britons.

Ms Reeves said: "It is important that people understand the circumstances we are facing, the principles guiding my choices and why I believe they will be the right choices for the country."

Delivering her verdict on the Chancellor's imminent Budget, Ms White told GB News: "I think that the Chancellor has to tell her story.

"She has to paint the picture of exactly why she is making decisions, taking the actions and making the decision she is, so that the people understand."

However, the MP for Bassetlaw urged the Chancellor to consider those with the "deepest pockets" when raising taxes.

She said: "But my ask of the Chancellor is that she looks at those with the deepest pockets who are able to do that.

"And I think there are things that can be done to ensure that we can move forward to protect the people, even in my constituency, who work hard and contribute to the country, so that we work effectively together."

Pressed by host Camilla Tominey on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to implement a "Denmark-style" policy to tackle illegal migration, Ms White said she "very much welcomes" the move.

The Labour MP explained: "I very much welcome that we have a Home Secretary who’s willing to look at every way of what we can do to reduce the number of people coming over here on boats.

"She's looking at what's happening in Denmark, and I think there's a British way of adopting some of those policies.

"For example, I think if you're having an asylum claim processed and you are given refugee status, then you should cover the costs of those claims.

"And I think you can do that through having a loan system, a student loan type system, in order to do that.

Ms White added: "I also believe that if you are accepted as a refugee, you should be expected to work and to contribute.

"I also think we should be looking at the fact that when somebody comes here, they are escaping terror and a terror regime in the country that they came from.

"And what should happen is that if there is regime change, that those people should go back and they should help rebuild those countries, using the skills they've learned from this country or the skills they brought to this country, and return to their families and help rebuild those countries. I think that's fair."

In a statement, a Home Office spokesman said: "The number of small boat crossings are shameful and the British people deserve better.

"This Government is taking action. We have detained and removed more than 35,000 who were here illegally, and our historic deal with the French means those who arrive on small boats are now being sent back.

"But we must go further and faster – removing more of those here illegally and stopping migrants from making small boat crossings in the first place."