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Rachel Reeves is increasing overall budgets after deep Tory cuts, but some departments face bigger spending cuts than othersRachel Reeves usually avoids any mention of the word “austerity” in connection with her fiscal policies, but on Wednesday, she d…
Blistering analysis by outgoing chief concludes chancellor likely to end up ‘gnat’s whisker’ away from tax risesYou can only conclude that Paul Johnson is demob-happy. The director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies is off to run an Oxford college in …
Chancellor says criteria for getting personal independence payment are being reviewedUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has ruled out a U-turn on disability benefit cuts but said she was “taking into account” representations from Labour MPs…
The chancellor has announced extra money for housing, energy, the NHS, defence and more, so is this the start of a new phase for the government? And should they have done it sooner to combat the rise of Reform? John Harris is joined in Westminster by o…
Her capital-heavy approach will fuel pressure for commitments that make a more immediate difference to people’s livesSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceUK politics live – latest updatesBlackpool, Cardiff, Teesside, Kirkcaldy: Rachel Reeves’s s…
NPCC’s Gavin Stephens says settlement in spending review will cover little more than inflationary pay risesSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use t…
What the chancellor has considered when setting out investment to improve services and security through to the next electionRachel Reeves will announce her highly awaited spending review on Wednesday amid pressure on the government to invest in nationa…
Ed Miliband promises to ‘get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ with new plant expected to create 10,000 jobsThe biggest nuclear programme in a generation will “get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster”, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, …
Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more casExplainer: The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending reviewRachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this we…
Exclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headwayNigel Farage is the closest to a “tribune for the working class”, the former Bank of England chief economist has said, in a stark warning for Keir…