But in today’s Spring Statement from the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves showed a shocking determination to instead double down on ...

After promising just one fiscal event a year, Reeves had her statement branded an “emergency budget” by shadow chancellor Mel Stride. The chancellor also revealed that the OBR revised down the growth ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spring statement is set to make the situation even worse. They are continuing the Tory legacy ...

A rapidly drawn-up £500 million of extra savings adds fuel to the fire for Labour MPs queasy about welfare cuts.

The chancellor has raised worrying questions about the government’s planned cuts to personal independence payment (PIP), ...

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The ‘protected’ departments of health and defence will get a larger share of the cake, writes Andrew Grice, while others will be left grappling with further cuts ...

After announcing the largest package of government cuts since 2015 on Tuesday, Rachel Reeves was likely prepared to rebut accusations ... At least 50,000 of these will be children, figures from the ...

Ms Reeves reasonably points out that she increased day-to-day public spending by £190bn and capital investment by £100bn in her Budget. But in areas burdened by rising demand, such as social care, ...

Farmer Dave Boden of Middleton, near Leiston, Suffolk, is having a nightmare year after inheritance tax rules changed - then SFI was suddenly closed ...

Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) over its assessment of his welfare reforms. In his ...