MPs on Spring Statement: ‘Let’s soothe the nation, not kick it in the teeth’
Labour MPs speak out ahead of Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement
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Spring Statement: ‘Why not draft in Martin Lewis to fill the fiscal hole?’
Councillor Steve Munby argues that Labour urgently needs to change direction.
Spring Statement: Reeves ‘confident’ civil service could cut 10,000 roles as Blunkett decries fiscal rules
The former Home Secretary David Blunkett has urged the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to loosen Labour's fiscal rules, as she said she was "confident" the civil service could be cut back by 10,000 jobs and prepared to slash administrative budgets…
‘People want New Labour-style spending now. Here’s why it’s just not possible’
Dan Tomlinson argues that it was easier for New Labour to spend money in 1997 than it is for Keir Starmer now.
‘Ministers must reject failed Tory orthodoxies of the past and put people before profit again’
We must not miss this opportunity to rebalance our economy and leave a fairer country for future generations.
Labour to scrap current oil and gas windfall tax – but resist new drilling
The government is set to end the windfall tax on oil and gas giants in 2030 and replace it with a “new regime”, the Treasury has confirmed.
Spring Statement: ‘Austerity is not the answer to Britain’s stagnant economy’
All the signs are that Britain is heading for another round of austerity. The BBC has today reported that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is weighing up welfare cuts. Following the Spring Forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility on 26…
Spring Statement: Backlash begins as ‘politically painful’ welfare cuts loom
Backlash from unions and activists has begun following a BBC report that the Treasury is eyeing billions of pounds in welfare and other departmental cuts amid expectations that the Chancellor's fiscal headroom has been wiped out. Insiders…
‘Not a Labour government’: Former development secretary Clare Short hits out over foreign aid cuts
Former international development secretary Clare Short has hit out at Keir Starmer’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget to boost defence spending, saying his administration is “in many respects… not a Labour government”.
Defence boost derails aid boost pledged in manifesto as Dodds dealt a blow
Keir Starmer has announced a boost to defence spending to 2.5% by 2027, with a “clear ambition” to reach 3% in the next Parliament, funded from cuts to the foreign aid budget.
‘Many councils are on their knees. More cuts to fund defence would be a mistake’
Perhaps one of the most overused quotes in politics is the famous line from Prime Minister Harold MacMillan when asked about the greatest challenge for any statesman: "Events, dear boy, events". In 2025, this remains as true as ever. As the…
‘Labour must redefine what good growth looks like for ordinary people’
Praful Nargund argues that now is the time to redefine what good growth looks like.