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Until we hear the chancellor's speech, and then see all of the documents in full on Wednesday, the story of the Spending Review won't be clear. There will be reams of statistics, produced by ...
From the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Transport and the Home Office, here are the main announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government's Spending Review, which outlines the day-to-day budgets for departments over the next three years. The review will see NHS funding increase by 3% ...
It is no secret that the mayor of London was not pleased with what was - or rather, what was not - in the government's recent Spending Review. Sadiq Khan's wish list, including money for new transport ...
BBC Verify's Ben Chu looks at the winners and losers from the government's Spending Review. Producer Catherine Karelli and Aisha Sembhi. Graphics by Mark Edwards.
Rachel Reeves has been accused of “making up numbers” in the spending review after setting out questionable policies that economists said would force her into another major tax raid.
In short, this spending review is actually only about a fraction - about 41p in every pound - of government spending. You can break it down further, by the way.
The chancellor’s spending review focus on investment in schools gives Britain’s children the chance of the best possible start in life, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson ...
Defence and the NHS emerged as the big winners from the review unveiled by Rachel Reeves earlier this month - House of Commons ...
Equity markets continued to march higher in June, seemingly unfazed by heightened Middle East tensions (which were ...
The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned ...
There have been huge fights inside government about the looming Spending Review. As I write, the home secretary and deputy prime minister are both still in dispute with the mighty Treasury over ...