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Ockenden: The NHS ‘failed’ to keep my daughter safe

Donna Ockenden has led a number of patient safety reviews in the health service,

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

‘It has a political vision’: five viewpoints on Reeves’s first budget

A retiree, a young worker, a family, a single parent and a pension saver reflect on what the changes mean for them

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Thursday briefing: What you need to know about Rachel Reeves’s plans for the economy

In today’s newsletter: They spent weeks bracing the country for ‘tough decisions’, but in Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the chancellor adopted a slightly more optimistic tone

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

The Guardian view on Labour’s choices: emphasising a big state amid economic challenges

Editorial: The budget favours increased public spending and taxation, contrasting with Tory austerity. However, there were missed opportunities to address poverty and inequality

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Chancellor announces £22.6bn cash injection for NHS in England

Rachel Reeves hails biggest increase ‘outside of Covid’ since 2010 but health experts say patients may not feel impact

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Nigel Farage ‘thrilled’ to save ‘over £1 a week’ on beer after Budget

The Reform UK leader said Rachel Reeves had become ‘fund manager of the nation’ after Wednesday’s Budget.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

With a £40bn hike, Rachel Reeves delivered the highest level of tax increases ever announced in a Budget, but questions remain as to whether her measures will deliver the economic growth she hopes for

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Reeves offers few laughs and no great surprises in budget speech – but austerity it isn’t

The chancellor played to packed Labour benches as the party relished its first budget in 15 years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

NHS receives major Budget boost but ‘lacklustre’ social care settlement will hit councils, experts warn

Government’s Budget settlement for the NHS will not ‘drastically improve care’ this year, experts say

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used Labour’s first budget since 2010 to put extra money into public services but sent taxes to a post-war high.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024