Spending Review: ‘A poor hand played well, but is it enough to deliver change?’
This was an authentically Labour spending review. The spending limits were the product of Rachel Reeves’ wise decision…
Spending Review
Sadiq Khan hits out at Spending Review over London’s share of investment
London mayor Sadiq Khan has hit out at Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review over “insufficient funding” for the Met…
Spending Review: Labour tried looking prudent. Do we now want to look lavish?
For much of this government’s life, ministers have tried hard to look as prudent and downbeat as possible…
Spending Review: ‘Keep your eye on the key test – boosting living standards’
Today’s spending review will serve many different purposes. Far from a dry accountancy exercise, it is dripping in…
Spending Review: Poll reveals members’ priorities as 1 in 4 back defence cuts
More than a quarter of Labour members want to see the government make savings from defence spending in…
Spending Review: Some MPs resigned to cuts but others warn PLP won’t play ball
Gloom is setting in among Labour MPs amid fears of swingeing cuts to some departmental budgets next week,…
Lou Haigh: ‘We need change that spark fights – and a new economic settlement’
Louise Haigh has issued a stark warning to the Labour cabinet she left only months ago, warning Labour’s…
Reeves pledges ‘iron fist against waste’ as government launches spending review
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to “inspect every pound” of public spending – as the Treasury is set…
Budget: Think tanks urge fiscal rule shakeup to boost public services and growth
Think tanks are raising the pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to go ahead with shaking up the government’s…
Address structural inequalities in Budget and spending review, Sunak told
Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana have written to Rishi Sunak ahead of the Budget…
