60 h. ago UK Government ‘committed’ to Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland – minister

Kirsty McNeill said the inclusion of development funding for the scheme in the spending review shows the Government’s support for it.

Politics

64 h. ago The two neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester first in line for a £20m boost

Rachel Reeves said the funding will be used to improve parks, youth facilities, swimming pools and libraries and support councils

Economics

64 h. ago Acorn project funding uncertainty as 'final decision' still to be made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Concerns have emerged over how much funding the Chancellor will hand over for the Acorn project.

Politics

3 d. ago 'Bombshell' council tax rise warning over Rachel Reeves' police funding plans

Chancellor accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’ as she outlines Spending Review

Events

3 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s spending review: the chancellor tightened belts and loosened seams | Editorial

The government offers capital investment and fiscal prudence but real-terms department cuts and grand promises could strain political credibilityBrexit’s ghost haunts a Labour spending review intended to lay the foundations for a second term. Its headlines echo the twin themes of the referendum campaign: control immigration, fund the NHS. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said she would end the use of hotels for asylum seekers “in this parliament” saving £1bn a year, while NHS spending will rise by 3% a year. Ms Reeves framed it as a politics of security and compassion. Yet it reads as Brexit’s populist promises, filtered through Westminster orthodoxy.The risk is that this is all slogan and very little solution. The asylum savings are speculative, and the annual increase in NHS budgets is below its historical average. There are also real-terms cuts or essentially flat budgets for key departments such as transport, education and local government. The Home Office faces cuts deeper than a...

Politics

3 d. ago Council tax 'bombshell' warning over Chancellor's police funding plans

The government was accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’

Events

3 d. ago London loses in Rachel Reeves' Spending Review despite bumper deal for TfL and HS2 funding

Rachel Reeves was accused of ‘shortchanging’ the capital with little cash for infastructure, schools and policing

Economics

3 d. ago Sadiq Khan swipes that Rachel Reeves risks 'levelling down London' as he warns Met could see officers cut after police funding squeeze

Sadiq Khan said he was 'disappointed' that the review unveiled by the Chancellor had not committed to new infrastructure in the capital.

Events

3 d. ago Reeves sets out spending review as Labour government ‘moves to new phase’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out how she will allocate funds across Whitehall over the coming years.

Politics

3 d. ago Government to end use of hotels for asylum seekers – Chancellor

Rachel Reeves set out how funding will be provided to cut the asylum backlog and save taxpayers billions of pounds.

Politics

3 d. ago Spending Review: Scotland to get £52billion as Rachel Reeves also confirms Acorn Project funds

The Chancellor delivered the Spending Review on Wednesday

Economics

3 d. ago Spending Review: Scotland to get £52billion, Rachel Reeves says as figure sparks row with SNP

The Chancellor delivered the Spending Review on Wednesday

Economics

3 d. ago Spending Review Live: Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's funding plans as SNP to receive funding fate

Live updates as Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her spending review.

Economics

3 d. ago Spending Review recap: Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's funding plans as SNP to receive funding fate

Live updates as Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her spending review.

Economics

4 d. ago Spending Review: 'We'll make working people better off,' vows Reeves but fears grow that London will miss out

The Chancellor stresses that health, security and the economy are her priorities for public spending

Economics

4 d. ago Old Trafford, M60 upgrades and new railway lines: The big Greater Manchester projects Rachel Reeves could fund this week

Here are the big projects in Greater Manchester which local leaders will be hoping to get some funding for in the Spending Review

Politics

4 d. ago Acorn carbon capture project funding to finally be announced in Rachel Reeves spending review

Details of funding for the Acorn project are set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as part of Wednesday’s Spending Review.

Economics

4 d. ago Voices: Wes Streeting has won the spending review – but will he blow his winnings?

The NHS will emerge from Rachel Reeves’ funding announcement positively awash with extra cash – but alarm bells should already be ringing about the fall in productivity across the health service, says John Rentoul

Politics

4 d. ago Londoners net Treasury £5,000 per head, new report reveals as Reeves and Khan in Spending Review clash

Analysis by the House of Commons Library lays bare how dependent the UK is on the capital as its economic engine

Economics

4 d. ago Londoners are netting Treasury £5,000 per head, new report reveals ahead of Rachel Reeves Spending Review

Analysis by the House of Commons Library lays bare how dependent the UK is on the capital as its economic engine

Economics