22 m. ago Spending review in five charts: Where Rachel Reeves cuts and pay boosts will land

Departmental spending will increase by 2.3 per cent each year, with some areas seeing real-terms losses, writes Alicja Hagopian

Economics

57 m. 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

Events

71 m. ago These unanswered questions could be Rachel Reeves’s downfall

Analysis: Chancellor accused of unveiling a spending review which is ‘full off numbers, few of them useful’

Politics

74 m. ago Rachel Reeves has given the Starmer administration a new narrative: Investment, growth and expansion

Editorial: Alongside the Brexit reset, new trade deals and planning reforms, the chancellor’s spending review should result in a stronger economy with a better long-term growth rate. But it will take time

Politics

84 m. 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

1 hour ago What Rachel Reeves didn't say in the Spending Review and what it means for Greater Manchester

Many questions remain unanswered following some glaring omissions

Politics

2 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...

Politics

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves unveils 3% NHS spending boost but cuts other budgets

Home Office and Foreign Office among Whitehall departments facing squeeze in chancellor’s spending review

Economics

3 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves sounded like she was fighting for her political life

Delivering her spending review, the chancellor even made her theatrical opposite number look convincing – she needs to rediscover her firebrand energy and win Labour MPs back onside, says John Rentoul

Politics

3 h. ago Government can hit NHS waiting times targets despite scepticism, says Reeves

The NHS has received a 3% increase in real terms per year in the Government spending review.

Events

3 h. ago Spending review in six charts: Where Rachel Reeves cuts and pay boosts will land

Departmental spending will increase by 2.3 per cent each year, with some areas seeing real-terms losses

Economics

3 h. ago Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead

Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rise

Events

3 h. ago What the spending review means for you: RACHEL RICKARD breaks down Reeves' spending spree

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a Government spending spree on Britain's schools, hospitals and armed forces as critics immediately questioned how she would pay for it.

Politics

3 h. ago London stocks climb higher after ‘watershed’ spending review

The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.27 points, 0.1%, at 8,864.35.

Politics

4 h. 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

4 h. ago Rachel Reeves pledges millions to help make Wales' coal tips safe

The total cost of repairing coal tips in Wales is currently estimated to be more than £500m

Economics

4 h. ago Business Editor Sion Barry gives his verdict on Rachel Reeves' rail investment for Wales

She confirmed £445m over ten years but is that the real figure?

Economics

4 h. ago Treasury minister dismisses claims spending review will lead to autumn tax rises – UK politics live

Darren Jones says such claims are ‘incoherent’ and the government is allocating money that has already been raisedSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined 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. #TaxExtremeWealth Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Government’s £445m for railways in Wales branded ‘peanuts’ by Tories

The investment in Welsh rail announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her spending review will be spent on new stations and upgraded lines.

Economics

5 h. ago Spend every penny of increased cash on affordable housing, charity urges

The Chancellor announced an increase of £39 billion for housing in the next decade.

Economics