3 h. ago Reeves’s spring statement almost as unpopular as Truss’s disastrous mini

Just one in five voters believe Rachel Reeves is doing a good job, as chancellor’s approval rating plunges towards that of her predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng prior to him being sacked

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41 h. ago Business News: Travelodge and Next announce cash boost as Morrisons sales jump against backdrop of job cuts

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58 h. ago PIP disability benefit change will see 150,000 people lose other DWP payments

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement today where she confirmed major cuts to the welfare bill which will impact up to 3.2 million families by 2030

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58 h. ago DWP Universal Credit cut will see nearly 3 million people lose up to £3,000 per year

Rachel Reeves announced major changes to Universal Credit in Wednesday's Spring Statement

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61 h. ago Civil service faces £2bn cuts with '50,000 jobs to go' as Rachel Reeves fights to balance books... but it will STILL be bigger than before Brexit vote

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is telling departments to cut their admin budgets - such as for HR, policy advice and office management - by 15 per cent.

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65 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves' rarely seen husband with government job and parenting 'challenge'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who is delivering her Spring Statement on Wednesday, has a husband with a big job in politics and a famous sister with an aristocratic title

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3 d. ago As Rachel Reeves tries to save her job, see exactly how the government spends every pound of YOUR taxes with our interactive calculator

The Chancellor is set to put the squeeze on some Whitehall departments as she tries to patch up a deep hole in the public finances.

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3 d. ago Retail boss warns EVERY High Street firm could cut jobs because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid after Morrisons axes 17 stores

Morrisons said yesterday it was a 'necessary' measure following what the chain called 'recent significant cost increases' - a less-than-subtle attack on the Chancellor's war on employers.

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4 d. ago 50,000 people could lose jobs as Rachel Reeves unveils new plan

Unions have warned people will see a reduction in service

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves’s tractor tax could cost 200,000 jobs, warns new research

Labour chancellor’s controversial inheritance changes in the budget are under further fire

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves wields axe over 10,000 civil service jobs as she warns of hard choices ahead

Labour chancellor says the ‘world has changed’ since last year’s budget as she prepares to set out tough decisions in Wednesday’s spring statement

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5 d. ago Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms

Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutKeir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs.His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that there were “ongoing” discussions about the UK’s £1bn-a-year digital services tax that affects companies from Meta to Amazon. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Moment Rachel Reeves reveals how many civil service jobs will be cut

Rachel Reeves has pledged to cut the running costs of government by 15% and to reduce civil service jobs by 10,000 by the end of this parliament.

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5 d. ago Civil service will be ordered to slash £2.2bn from 'back room' budgets with jobs to go as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid more tax rises in looming Spring Statement

Administrative costs must fall 15 per cent in Whitehall by the end of of the decade under a new drive, with jobs expected to go.

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending  intensifies

The Chancellor is expected to announce deeper than expected cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday after she was forced to borrow an extra £20 billion over the first 11 months of the fiscal year

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6 d. ago Spring Statement: Rachel Reeves to argue defence cash will boost jobs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will argue the "world is changing" - and Labour needs to move quickly to ensure the safety of the country as well as the economy

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1 week ago UK politics live: Labour to unveil plan to slash billions from benefit bill amid backbench backlash

Work and pension secretary Liz Kendall set to unveil plans to slash welfare bill by £5bn in benefits overhaul on Tuesday

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1 week ago Labour goes into meltdown over cutting benefits: Starmer faces outcry from the left of his party over plan to 'trap people in poverty'

As tensions mount ahead of the plan being unveiled tomorrow, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned the PM that reducing eligibility could leave people 'trapped in poverty'.

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1 week ago DWP update on PIP changes as the Government's 'plan for change' unveiled

Currently, nearly four million working-age adults in England and Wales claim incapacity or disability benefits

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2 w. ago Council unveils Troon school extension plan to cope with 'demand for additional capacity'

Proposals include an extension to the existing school to create four new classrooms, a library, a general purpose room with associated WC’s and storage.

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