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Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves

The Chancellor said there would be a ‘real-terms increase’ in Government spending despite departments being told to meet the target.

The Independent UK

Reeves denies she is attempting to impose ‘austerity 2.0’ with draconian spending review cuts

The chancellor is asking government departments to find 5 per cent savings

The Independent UK

A quick-fix way for Rachel Reeves to tax the wealthy

Letters: W Gwyn Thomas on how the chancellor could drum up £40bn, while Stuart Finegan says nothing will change while big businesses and wealthy people hold key influence in politics

The Guardian - UK

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Journalist accused of stalking George Osborne appears in court to deny charges

Lydia Suffield is accused of sending messages to George Osborne and Thea Rogers’ family and friends

Evening Standard

Journalist appears in court charged with stalking George Osborne and his wife

Lydia Suffield, 27, is said to have sent emails and Instagram messages to the couple and to have made false referrals to the NSPCC.

The Independent UK

What determines whether a PM will sink or swim? Look to their chancellor

In such a crucial double act, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves must be on the same page over the EU

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove's plan to sell off London's ageing prisons in radical jail reform was axed by Liz Truss

Michael Gove said plans for radical prison reform were axed by Liz Truss and Theresa May

Evening Standard

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British Museum Chief Says Marbles Deal With Greece 'Some Distance' Away

The head of the British Museum said Wednesday any deal with Greece to loan the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens was "still some distance" away, as Greek authorities insist on their permanent return.

International Business Times

Deal on Elgin Marbles ‘still some distance’ away, says George Osborne

British Museum chairman Mr Osborne said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had contributed to a warmer spirit of negotiations with Greece.

Evening Standard

British Museum ‘still some distance’ from a deal with Greece on the Elgin Marbles, Osborne says

George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, confirmed it is looking at a deal that would see some of the sculptures returned to Athens in exchange for Greek treasures being displayed in London

The Independent UK

George Osborne is a walking ad for a wealth tax. Labour should target the inheritocracy

‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne collects share of £30m after record profits at City advisory firm

Ex-chancellor one of three partners to share sum at Robey Warshaw, co-founded by ‘trillion-dollar man’ Simon Robey

The Guardian - UK

Ignore the online CV truthers. If anything, Rachel Reeves is overqualified to be UK chancellor

Gordon Brown and George Osborne studied history, but neither faced the questions of suitability levelled at the first woman in the job, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened

Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

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‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election

She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

The Guardian - UK

Greggs scoffs at reports of snub by its Christmas ad star Nigella Lawson

TV chef, who has signed up for bakery chain’s first ever festive advert, says she is a fan of its sausage rolls

The Guardian - UK

After Reeves’s historic budget, Labour has time to pursue its revolution. What it needs now is public trust

The government is operating in an unforgiving time and lacks capital with voters. It will be crucial to address that, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

At last, a government willing to spend – but this budget will expose it to two great dangers

The good news: more money is on the table. The problems lie around how it will be raised – and who doesn’t stand to benefit, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves borrows George Osborne’s mantra in ‘strivers’ Budget

But Keir Starmer vows no return to austerity as he paves way for tax rises and spending cuts

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves claims her Budget is for strivers amid uncertainty over ‘working people’

Echo of Tory chancellor George Osborne’s claims as Labour prepares to raise taxes

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt claims Labour changing debt definition will ‘punish families with mortgages’ – as it happened

Former chancellor says ‘increasing borrowing means interest rates would be higher for longer’ as Reeves says it will ‘make space for investment’

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne backs ‘HS2-lite’ plan for Manchester-Birmingham route

Exclusive: Business leaders seek support for scheme in budget as former chancellor calls it ‘good investment’

The Guardian - UK

At least 10,000 children have fallen into poverty under Labour, analysis finds

Campaigners say key reason for rising hardship is two-child benefit cap, which PM and chancellor have refused to axe

The Guardian - UK

British history is being destroyed before our eyes – and it has nothing to do with culture wars over statues

Brutal cuts to council budgets have decimated museums and forced some to close. We’re at risk of losing our shared memory, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

The crisis-hit Tories need good advice. Will they really get it from Michael Gove’s Spectator?

The Speccie was a wise voice compared to the rest of the rightwing media. But can it remain so within the stable of the man who owns GB News, asks Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

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