52 h. ago Labour MPs threaten 'the mother of all rebellions' over benefit cuts with 'dozens' ready to revolt as child poverty hits record level

More than 30 backbenchers are said to be ready to vote against plans to make it harder to claim incapacity benefits and personal independence payments (Pip).

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54 h. ago Labour MPs threaten 'the mother of all rebellions' over benefit cuts with 'dozens' ready to revolt over Reeves' cut to cash for the disabled

More than 30 backbenchers are said to be ready to vote against plans to make it harder to claim incapacity benefits and personal independence payments (Pip).

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63 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: How Rachel Reeves led to tax rises and MUCH worse after Spring Statement

A government that was elected last July with a core mission to boost Britain's economy was forced to announce the official Whitehall number cruncher had slashed its growth forecast in half.

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3 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Wrists trembling, Reeves sounded shrivelled as she tried to blame 'the party opposite'...but everyone knows she has brought disaster on herself

The speech lasted 33 minutes, half the time of a real Budget. For all Labour's groans when Tories talked of 'an emergency Budget', this nonetheless felt like a big event.

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3 d. ago Everything you need to know about PIP changes and Universal Credit as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget and Rachel Reeves blasts 'broken system' in Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced further welfare cuts as she confirmed changes for personal independence payment (Pip) and Universal Credit.

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3 d. ago Pubs 'thrown under the bus' in Spring Statement as campaigners say Government 'don't care'

There had been hope that the update from the Labour government may help the struggling trade, but now industry campaigners have been left enraged by the lack fo any clear or tangible support for boozers

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves confirms decision on alcohol price rise in Spring Statement months after implementing 'crushing' tax hikes

The news, although expected, will come as a relief to hard-hit pubs and breweries nationwide struggling after Labour's brutal £25billion tax raid last year.

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3 d. ago This is the end of Rachel Reeves. Labour's already moving against her. She may not realise it yet, but she's finished: DAN HODGES

Rachel Reeves will be able to recall the precise moment her political career ended. The hands of the House of Commons clock stood at 1.06pm when she sat down after her Spring Statement.

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3 d. ago So much for growth, growth, growth! Rachel Reeves admits forecast for economy HALVED with inflation higher

Chancellor Rachel Reeves stressed the grim realities facing the country as she delivered her Spring Statement to the Commons, arguing the 'world has changed'.

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4 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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4 d. ago How does the Government spend YOUR money? Use our interactive tool to check where taxes go as desperate Rachel Reeves looks to slash spending on benefits and civil service in Spring Statement

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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4 d. ago BoE heaps woe on Rachel Reeves with bleak warning over UK growth prospects as she tries to appease Labour MPs with affordable housing plan ahead of '£15bn' cuts in brutal Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is bracing to wield the axe on spending at the fiscal event tomorrow - with £15billion of cuts expected as she desperately tries to balance the books.

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5 d. ago Scottish Government should lead the way on better pay for care workers

Many of us will one day need care workers and the expertise they provide. More must be done to show that their contribution to every community in the country is appreciated.

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5 d. ago ‘Corridor care’ has become an endemic problem in Wales, survey finds

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called on the Welsh government to prevent corridor care, calling it ‘dangerous, degrading, dehumanising’.

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5 d. ago Every hospital emergency department in Wales is caring for patients in corridors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has demanded action saying the findings of its latest survey into 'corridor care' should 'shock and shame' Welsh Government.

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6 d. ago Reeves wriggles on Labour's economic slump: Chancellor denies triggering UK plc's slowdown as she admits 'hard' decisions coming on '£15bn' cuts in Spring Statement

Touring broadcast studios days before her crucial fiscal package, Rachel Reeves was forced to deny crushing activity by hiking taxes and talking down the economy.

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6 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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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves says 'we can't tax and spend our way to higher living standards' in Spring Statement as high government borrowing leaves her little room for manoeuvre

The Chancellor (pictured) is under pressure to increase taxes or cut spending to successfully carry out October's Budget as borrowing has been high and growth figures have been disappointing.

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7 d. ago Lib Dems to urge Government to ‘end corridor care’ by 2029 at spring conference

Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Helen Morgan will call for a £1.5 billion fund to safeguard hospitals over the colder months.

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8 d. ago Hammer blow for Rachel Reeves as government borrowing smashes expectations days before crucial Spring Statement

The public sector borrowed £10.7billion last month - the fourth highest February figure on record and more than the £7billion analysts had pencilled in.

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