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Does Labour’s spending review signal a return to austerity?

Rachel Reeves is increasing overall budgets after deep Tory cuts, but some departments face bigger spending cuts than others

The Guardian - UK

Bob Morris obituary

Other lives: Civil servant who later gave long and valuable service to the Constitution Unit at UCL

The Guardian - UK

Demob-happy IFS director tears into Rachel Reeves’s spending review

Blistering analysis by outgoing chief concludes chancellor likely to end up ‘gnat’s whisker’ away from tax rises

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Voices: Look away, Sir Keir! Labour’s bible has given its verdict on you

COMMENT: The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

The Independent UK

Government urged not to weaken ‘Hillsborough Law’ as MPs demand Bill is passed

Labour MPs have insisted that the law that would ensure a duty of candour on public bodies and workers must not be watered down amid further delays.

Evening Standard

John Swinney and Anas Sarwar clash over reports SNP figures plotting to oust FM

JOHN Swinney accused Anas Sarwar of “posturing” as they clashed over reports that SNP figures were plotting to oust the First Minister.

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Yes, ‘Renewal’ Reeves needs to raise taxes – but how will she pull it off?

COMMENT: The chancellor’s fiscal headroom is already compromised by her commitment to tackle child poverty, writes Sean O’Grady. So she needs luck – and to be more boring than ever – to raise the revenue she desperately needs

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Reeves slaps down Sadiq Khan for saying Met Police will have to impose cuts after spending review

London mayor Sir Sadiq warns the capital will have fewer officers in a rare ‘red on red’ clash with the Labour chancellor

Evening Standard

‘Disastrous’: John Swinney facing SNP backlash after Hamilton byelection loss

Leader hears demands for a clearer vision focused on independence ahead of next year’s Holyrood elections

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves fails to rule out future tax rises as economy shrinks

However, the Chancellor repeated her promise that she would not need to increase taxes on the same scale as last year.

The Independent UK

‘I’m a dad first, an MP second’: Labour’s Luke Charters on breaking paternity leave taboo

MP, who is employing a locum and taking extended leave, says he hopes other Commons dads will follow suit

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’ review shows Labour plans to take on the right over net zero

By earmarking billions of pounds for the green economy, Labour is setting itself apart from the Tories and Reform

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves seized her moment – whatever the future brings, Labour’s economic course is now set

The chancellor is no mere technocrat: her spending review revealed a visceral commitment to social and economic mobility, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Reeves gambles on ‘renewing Britain’ to win trust of voters and see off Reform

NHS and defence the big winners as chancellor promises Labour MPs the spending review is not a return to austerity

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There may be trouble ahead, but Labour should stick to the plan for national renewal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the Brexit reset, new trade deals and planning reforms, the chancellor’s spending review could result in a stronger economy with a better long-term growth rate. But it will take time

The Guardian - UK

Police leaders say they will struggle to fulfil Labour’s promise to recruit 13,000 officers

Projected £1.2bn police funding shortfall expected to grow after spending review outlined fall in Home Office spending power

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s spending review: the chancellor tightened belts and loosened seams

Editorial: The government offers capital investment and fiscal prudence but real-terms department cuts and grand promises could strain political credibility

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Labour promised people we would rebuild Britain – and that’s what we’re doing

This week’s spending review marks a new stage in the mission of national renewal, built on the foundations laid last year

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Voices: Rachel Reeves sounded like she was fighting for her political life

COMMENT: Delivering her spending review, the chancellor even made her theatrical opposite number look convincing – she needs to rediscover her firebrand energy and win Labour MPs back onside, says John Rentoul

Evening Standard

This Spending Review treats London as a one-way cash cow — again

Rachel Reeves largely ignored the capital in her spending review, despite her economic plans depending on it

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister responds to 'secret meeting to discuss John Swinney leadership' reports

AN SNP minister has responded to reports that a group of 25 senior SNP figures held a secret meeting where the removal of John Swinney as party…

The Guardian - UK

Reeves, the Archangel of Hope, fails miserably at making us all feel better off

The chancellor vowed to renew Britain in her spending review but it all felt like an exercise in cognitive dissonance

The Guardian - UK

ID cards: the thin end of an authoritarian wedge

Letters: Simon Rew is concerned about the political and financial costs, while Anthony Baylis fears ID cards would become an instrument of control. Plus letters from Teresa Loyd-Jones, Ian Dawson and Dirk van Shie

The Guardian - UK

Spending review 2025: who are the winners and losers?

Rachel Reeves has announced big boosts to capital spending, but is squeezing the budgets of most government departments. How happy will ministers be?

The Independent UK

Voices: How Labour’s spending review was shaped by Reform UK

COMMENT: The chancellor insisted her choices were ‘Labour choices’. But as I watched her deliver her statement, I couldn’t help thinking that much of it was aimed at seeing off the rising threat to Labour from Nigel Farage, writes Andrew Grice

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