25 m. ago Spending Review: Key points announced by Rachel Reeves with billions for NHS, defence and transport

The Chancellor confirms billions more money for housing, AI and police

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25 m. ago NHS chief praises funding settlement from Chancellor's spending review

New NHS England boss Sir Jim Mackey insists the NHS has done "really well" in the spending review - despite a lower rate of increase than under the Tories in 2023

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25 m. 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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25 m. ago Spending Review 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves sets out spending plans with 'biggest cash injection in social housing in 50 years'

Chancellor is laying out the Labour government’s day-to-day and capital spending plans

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26 m. ago Rachel Reeves increases NHS spending by 3 per cent but cuts other budgets

Chancellor launches borrowing-fuelled increase for health but squeezes many departments

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76 m. ago Brits on high alert for tax hikes as Rachel Reeves unveils spending plans: Chancellor splurges on NHS and Net Zero... despite fears she has no idea where the money is coming from

Unveiling the Spending Review in the Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed she is 'renewing Britain'.

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96 m. ago Spending Review LIVE: Keir Starmer faces PMQs before Rachel Reeves sets out spending plans

There are fears the Chancellor’s Spending Review will see London miss out on key funding

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1 hour ago Spending review 2025 – live: Rachel Reeves to unveil plans for £600bn budget

Sir Keir Starmer being quizzed at PMQs before chancellor set to outline Labour's spending plans for NHS, housing and defence

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2 h. ago Spending review live: Rachel Reeves to announce how she’ll spend £600bn budget as experts warn of tax hikes

Chancellor to unveil funding boosts for NHS, housing, defence and schools as she outlines Labour's spending plans until next election

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3 h. ago NHS 'will miss Keir Starmer's waiting list target' despite Spending Review boost of up to £30billion

Internal Department for Health modelling reportedly shows the NHS is on course to hit only about 80% by the end of the parliament

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4 h. ago Spending Review 2025: Key points announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves

A series of funding packages have already been trailed ahead of the full spending plans being unveiled

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5 h. ago Spending Review LIVE: Rachel Reeves to set out spending plans with more cash for NHS, housing and schools

There are fears the Chancellor’s spending review will see London miss out on key funding

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6 h. ago Five key points in Rachel Reeves' spending review announcement

Rachel Reeves is to announce spending review with boosts for NHS, defence, and education

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61 h. ago NHS spends £1.8bn a year on private firms, says GMB in call to end outsourcing

The union said the figure could be even higher as half of trusts it approached did not reveal their spending.

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64 h. ago Rachel Reeves in standoff over policing and council budgets days before spending review

Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more cash Rachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this week’s spending review, which is set to give billions to the NHS, defence and technology.Yvette Cooper’s Home Office and Angela Rayner’s housing and local government ministry were the two departments still at the negotiating table on Sunday fighting for more cash, after weeks of trying to reach a settlement. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago NHS to get up to £30bn as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

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4 d. ago NHS to get up to £30 billion as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

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4 d. ago Starmer goes all in on NHS with PM set to hand health service £30bn spending boost at expense of other public services

The government is putting all its eggs in one basket as it lines up the Department for Health for a £30billion cash boost at next week's spending review.

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5 d. ago ‘NHS says I’m too big for surgery — now I’m spending my pension on weight

Exclusive: 72-year-old who worked for the NHS for 15 years denied operation that would stop her daily pain because her BMI is too high

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3 w. ago NHS list of 14 different insect bites, their symptoms and how to treat them

As the UK basks in warm weather, Brits are spending more time outside. The NHS has now shared a list of some of the insect bites you could have

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