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UK must prepare for widespread road pricing, says infrastructure tsar

Sir John Armitt says charging per mile ‘inevitable’ as move to electric vehicles creates £35bn shortfall in tax revenues

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

Treasury asking ministers to draw up billions of pounds of infrastructure cuts

Exclusive: departments asked to model cuts of up to 10% despite Rachel Reeves’ vow to invest in growth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024

Government borrowing surges to higher than expected £3.1bn as Reeves under pressure to raise taxes

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing stood at £3.1bn last month, £1.8bn more than a year ago and the highest July borrowing since 2021

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

Why Rachel Reeves can’t seem to make her ‘£22bn black hole’ narrative convincing

Rachel Reeves had hardly stepped down from the dispatch box to make her first big statement as chancellor of the exchequer before facing a furious backlash. She had claimed to have discovered a £22bn hole in public finances upon taking office and was using it to explain why the new…

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2024

Labour bosses' words back to haunt them after cutting Winter Fuel Payment

LABOUR need to remember that the things they said in opposition haven't been forgotten now they're in power ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

'Plainly wrong': Ian Murray accused of 'lie' about SNP minister amid austerity row

AN SNP MSP has accused the Scottish Secretary of choosing “to lie on air” amid a row over an apparently false statement about the SNP Finance…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead

Treasury says it has received worst postwar inheritance as figures reveal £14.5bn deficit in June

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – as it happened

New chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

Inside the betting scandal-hit constituencies where Tories and Labour have withdrawn support for candidates

The Tories and Labour both withdrew support for candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission – The Independent speaks to local party supporters who had been campaigning for them, and to voters

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024

Is there truth in Rishi Sunak’s net zero attack on Labour?

The PM trumpeted ‘a recording … admitting that their plans will cost hundreds of billions’. Was it fair to do so?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024