Thinktank cautions Trump tariffs could blow hole in forecast, with 63% of UK firms exporting to US expecting to be hitThe British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending...
Read MoreScottish parliament supports minority government’s tax and spending plans after intensive negotiations The SNP minority government has passed its budget and avoided triggering an early election after securing a coalition...
Read MoreAnalysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some casesThe Treasury needs to rethink public spending to focus on prevention of the UK’s health, crime...
Read MoreCost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past yearA decade-long failure to address urgent repairs in hospitals across England...
Read MoreAlmost half of those surveyed by Bristol academics said increases were ‘necessary’ to improve public services Voters have broadly accepted that the £40bn in tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s first budget are...
Read MoreBlow to Labour growth hopes as poll finds demand for staff falling at ‘sharp and accelerated pace’, particularly in permanent rolesThe number of job vacancies in November fell at the fastest rate since the start of...
Read MoreExclusive: insiders say drawn-out and complex negotiations will require a delay to spending review announcementRachel Reeves is planning to wait until June before announcing how much money Whitehall departments will get for the...
Read MoreChancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impactRachel Reeves is holding firm against a U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers, despite the Treasury analysing ways of...
Read MoreSector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield TrustLarge parts of England’s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises...
Read MoreSteve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain• UK politics live – latest updatesThe environment secretary has promised to reform the food system to ensure...
Read MoreThousands of farmers descended on Westminster this week, to protest against changes made in last month’s budget over inheritance tax. The government claim that this will affect a small minority of farms. But with slim...
Read MoreConsultation launched on increasing socially rented housing stock by limiting criteria allowing tenants to buy Ministers will make it harder for tenants in England to buy their own council homes under changes designed to...
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