26 m. ago UK politics live: Rachel Reeves ‘to announce biggest spending cuts since austerity’ in spring statement

Chancellor to lay out plans a week after Labour slashed welfare bill by £5bn

Politics

9 h. ago Swinney: Sarwar’s words count for nothing amid ‘return to austerity’ with cuts

Scotland’s First Minister said Labour is ‘punishing the most vulnerable in our society’.

Events

13 h. ago Where else will the axe fall as the economy stalls? Rachel Reeves 'must still slash £10bn from spending' in Spring Statement next week despite Labour uproar at crackdown on benefits

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement next Wednesday had originally been billed as a low-key update, after she vowed only to hold one Budget a year.

Economics

32 h. ago 'This is not austerity': Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar defends cutting billions in benefits

The UK Government has unveiled a series of drastic cuts to benefits, including tightening the eligibility for disability payments.

Events

43 h. ago John Swinney ‘not credible’ on Scotland’s national security, claims Anas Sarwar

The First Minister and his party have repeatedly called for the UK's nuclear deterrent to be removed from Scotland.

Events

6 d. ago Starmer insists ‘there’s no return to austerity’ despite benefits and civil service cuts

The government has axed NHS England and is expected to unveil billions of pounds of cuts to benefit spending

Politics

8 d. ago Benefits cuts 'delayed to next week' as Labour MPs revolt over 'rerun of austerity'

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall had been widely expected to unveil plans as soon as today, with ministers trying to slash £5billion from 'spiralling' benefits costs.

Politics

1 week ago DWP benefits budget facing 'billions' in austerity cuts as Labour looks for cost savings

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to slash billions of pounds from the welfare bill and other government budgets as she battles to balance the books

Economics

1 week ago Fresh austerity cuts to DWP benefits eyed by Reeves ahead of Spring Statement

The Chancellor's room for manoeuvre is believed to have been wiped out by global turmoil and sluggish economic growth

Politics

3 w. ago Sarwar and Swinney must now accept the circle cannot be squared on gender debate

It was not a good week for self-identifying ‘progressive’ male politicians

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