Chancellor delivers a spring statement strong on wishful thinking and light on compassion for those hit by cutsUK politics live – latest updatesWhatever you do, just don’t call it an emergency budget. It’s a...
Read MoreHouseholds affected forecast to lose an average of £1,720 a year, according to official government analysisSpring statement: key points at a glanceMore than 3 million households will lose out as a result of the...
Read MoreTreasury watchdog says Rachel Reeves will also face higher borrowing costs in report issued alongside spring statementReeves blames cuts on ‘global uncertainty’Key points at a glancePolitics live –...
Read MoreFamilies forecast to lose an average of £1,720 a year, according to official government analysisUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s...
Read MoreFamilies forecast to lose an average of £1,720 a year, according to official government analysisUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 3 million people will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping...
Read MoreThe chancellor will address MPs on Wednesday, warning of tough spending cuts amid rising government borrowing costsWhat to expect from Rachel Reeves’s (brief) spring statementRachel Reeves will give her spring statement on...
Read MoreMeasures blocking companies involved in modern slavery from receiving public money could be overturnedMeasures that would have blocked companies found to have used forced labour in any part of the state-owned Great British...
Read MoreUnion says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodiesUK politics live – latest updatesThousands of English council jobs are at risk in a...
Read MoreCharlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years awayThe former Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean has warned the chancellor against making kneejerk cuts in...
Read MoreHighest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcyMost households in England will be charged the maximum increase in council tax for the third...
Read MoreCalls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statement Leading economists are urging Rachel Reeves to bend her fiscal rules or raise taxes instead of cutting...
Read MoreInfluential Labour figure says cuts ‘not a Labour thing to do’, while George Osborne says when chancellor he resisted move as ‘step too far’The former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has criticised plans for...
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