Hard-working Brits issued dire pay warning by bosses as Rachel Reeves puts ‘handbrake on economy’

WORKERS face puny pay rises as bosses shut their chequebooks following Labour’s Budget, economists warned today amid sluggish growth figures.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of putting a “handbrake on the economy” by hiking taxes on employers.

GDP crept up 0.1 per cent in November, marking an improvement on the 0.1 per cent contraction in October.

But Ms Reeves will be hoping for much higher upticks to succeed in her flagship mission of driving the sort...