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Economics editor Heather Stewart explores the winners and losers of the government’s spending reviewThe last few weeks have proved difficult for Rachel Reeves. In public, the news has been dominated by Labour’s U-turn on the winter fuel allowance. In p…
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…
Hoped-for savings from drop in asylum backlog would be difficult to achieve, say economistsExperts have questioned whether Rachel Reeves will be able to meet the spending promises she made on Wednesday, given how many of them require a sudden and unpre…
Starmer and Reeves want to improve services but a difficult fiscal backdrop means the sunlit uplands are a way offJust before winning his second term in office, Barack Obama made a plea to American voters not to switch back to the Republicans. “They dr…
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…
North and the regions benefit but Sadiq Khan disappointed as capital secures only one major requestSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves committed to building a better railway across the north of Eng…
Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerityUK politics live – latest updatesSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceFive charts underpinning Rachel Reeves’s decisionsRachel Reeves has …
Rachel Reeves is delivering her spending update – here are the main pointsPolitics live: Reeves delivers spending reviewThe chancellor talks up the government’s economic record and the decisions made at the budget. She makes the obligatory mention of t…
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…