25 h. ago Tax rises 'almost inevitable' as IFS torches Rachel Reeves' spending plans warning NHS and defence will need topping up and cost

IFS director Paul Johnson said he would be 'very surprised indeed' if heath and defence funding did not need topping up before the next election.

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26 h. ago IFS torches Rachel Reeves' spending plans warning NHS and defence will need topping up and cost

IFS director Paul Johnson said he would be 'very surprised indeed' if heath and defence funding did not need topping up before the next election.

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40 h. ago Rachel Reeves warned tax rises are 'inevitable' as billions pledged for NHS and housing

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to put billions into the NHA and housing in hopes of "renewing Britain” but critics have said it was “almost inevitable” that their will be further tax rises

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42 h. 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...

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46 h. ago Spending review: Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence

Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerityUK politics live – latest updatesSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceFive charts underpinning Rachel Reeves’s decisionsRachel Reeves has pledged to “renew Britain” with a spending review prioritising health, defence and more than £100bn for long-term capital projects, despite leaving some key areas facing a tough squeeze on funding.In a speech to the Commons setting out Labour’s priorities up to the next general election, the chancellor said her investment programme would be felt in all corners of the country, while decrying austerity as a “destructive choice”. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Reeves pumps money into NHS as critics warn future tax rises ‘almost inevitable’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out how she would spend hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money over the rest of the decade.

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48 h. ago Reeves says use of hotels for asylum seekers to end ‘in this parliament’ and NHS spending to rise 3% a year – UK politics live

Chancellor claims asylum move will save £1bn and says health spending represents a record cash investmentSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership...

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4 d. ago UK prioritises health and defence as other budgets face squeeze

Chancellor is set to give NHS a 2.8 per cent real-terms rise in annual day-to-day spending over three years

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7 d. ago Water firm fat cats will be stripped of unfair bonuses if they pollute our rivers

Government gets tough and says companies will not be permitted to pay bonuses to water bosses that oversee poor environmental and customer outcomes

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9 d. ago Nationwide: building society and bank to pay £100 bonus to UK customers, criteria – how to claim 2025 cash

The bank is rewarding millions of customers with a surprise £100 bonus this summer 💷

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1 week ago M&S boss Machin’s pay jumped 39% to £7.1mn ahead of cyber attack

Retailer’s chief handed bumper reward but his earnings are expected to drop this year as a result of April’s breach

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2 w. ago Nationwide reveals £100 Fairer Share payment for a third time

Nationwide Building Society has announced it will pay out another 'Fairer Share' bonus this year after yet another set of bumper profits.

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2 w. ago Fact check: NHS appointments rise hailed by government is smaller than last year

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

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2 w. ago Labour embarrassed over claims of 'massive increase' in NHS appointments as analysis reveals rise was smaller than under Tories

Figures obtained by Full Fact found that the 3.6 million additional hospital appointments provided in an eight-month period this year was much lower than during the equivalent date range under the Tories.

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3 w. ago Channel 4 bosses see pay packets soar despite hundreds of job cuts

Channel 4 bosses earnings soared by nearly a third last year, despite the public service broadcaster slashing content spend and hundreds of jobs.

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3 w. ago Vaccine set for NHS rollout after 'concerning' rise in 'superbug'

A world-first is set to be rolled out in England

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4 w. ago NHS waiting list for hospital treatment rises for first time in seven months

The data will be a blow to Labour, which is introducing ‘carrot and stick reforms’ for NHS leaders.

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4 w. ago NHS hospital waiting lists rise for first time in seven months

New figures show an estimated 7.42 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March

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4 w. ago Failing NHS bosses face having annual pay rises docked under new measures

Department of Health and Social Care said a 'carrot and stick' approach will also see CEOs who cut waiting times and boost patient services rewarded with bonuses of up to 10%

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4 w. ago Bonuses and pay rises for NHS chiefs ‘reward not a right’, says Streeting

Failing NHS chiefs could have their salaries docked by up to £15,000 under ‘carrot and stick reforms’.

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