Spending review: Three things to look out for – and four things we hope for
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will present his first spending review tomorrow. We can expect a blizzard of announcements from…
Treasury
Sunak U-turns on furlough – but there are many holes in his new plan
Rishi Sunak made the entirely predictable U-turn today of resuming a form of furlough, after repeatedly claiming that…
Labour letter to Sunak: Seven ways your winter plan fails Britain’s workers
The Labour Party’s Anneliese Dodds has highlighted seven ways in which the winter economic plan put forward by…
We need to recover jobs, retrain workers and rebuild business
The Chancellor had a choice last week: protect people’s jobs and livelihoods through the difficult months ahead, or…
Chancellor must “come clean” on plans for spending review, says Labour
Anneliese Dodds has called on the government to publish instructions issued to departments by the Chancellor in preparation…
Sunak challenged on lack of childcare support for female workers in pandemic
Labour MPs Siobhain McDonagh and Angela Eagle have challenged Rishi Sunak on the lack of childcare support for…
Bridget Phillipson sets out rules for frontbenchers with spending proposals
Bridget Phillipson has set out rules for Labour frontbenchers wanting to develop policies with tax or spend implications,…
McDonnell promises “irreversible shift” of power away from London
Labour will oversee an “irreversible shift” in the centre of political decision-making from London to the North, John…
Six things we’ve learned from the spring statement
Today Philip Hammond used the spring statement to reveal the latest projections for the UK economy. He claimed…
Glenys Thornton: Back the bill to stop renters being punished for being poor
It shouldn’t cost more to be poor. But it does. The poverty premium means poorer people end up…
