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Labour's borrowing costs surge 'worse than Liz Truss chaos'

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Interest rates on 30-year gilts approached 5.25% yesterday , the highest level for 27 years .

Surge heaps pressure on the Chancellor's spending plans, which were already seen as tight.

Treasury official insist that meeting the government's fiscal rules is 'non-negotiable' But headroom looks to be all-but wiped out, potentially leaving Reeves choosing between spending cuts and tax rises.