Foreign secretary says it is not known when 0.7% target, set in law, will be restored Follow all the day’s political developments – liveThe foreign secretary has decided legislation is required to cut the aid budget...
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Read MoreChancellor says in spending review that UK will have to keep spending despite record peacetime borrowingSpending review: key points at a glanceAnalysis: Sunak offers jam today in spending reviewRishi Sunak has warned Britain...
Read MoreOffice for Budget Responsibility says tough decisions needed to fill spending gap by 2024The government will need to find up to £27bn worth of spending cuts or tax rises by 2024 to put the public finances on a sustainable...
Read MoreLatest updates: PM to face Labour leader before chancellor is due to deliver spending review with UK economy in deep recession due to coronavirusWhat will be in Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget?Coronavirus – latest...
Read MoreLatest updates: Rishi Sunak to deliver one of the toughest spending review statements ever with the UK economy in deep recession due to coronavirus What will be in Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget?Coronavirus – latest...
Read MoreThe chancellor’s scope for long-term planning on Wednesday is limited – but there may still be significant signals of change The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Rishi Sunak to postpone both his planned autumn budget and...
Read MoreChancellor set to use spending review to plough billions into ‘levelling up’ economyThe Treasury has said it will announce the location of a new northern headquarters within weeks as the chancellor, Rishi Sunak,...
Read MorePressure will grow from Northern Research Group unless Rishi Sunak ‘opts for spending-led recovery’MPs have suggested that a “north-south divide” in the Conservative party could be its...
Read MorePressure will grow from Northern Research Group unless Rishi Sunak ‘opts for spending-led recovery’MPs have suggested that a “north-south divide” in the Conservative party could be its...
Read MoreBoris Johnson claims London to Birmingham rail link will bring 22,000 building jobs and ‘fire up economic growth’HS2 has announced the formal start of construction of the high-speed rail line between London and the...
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