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Budget 2024: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves big bang tax, borrow and spend gamble risks backfiring

Commentary: If Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ big bet Budget pays off a second term awaits, if it doesn’t everything will be to play for at the next general election

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

In her first budget, the chancellor faces a minefield of risks

Ahead of the new government’s first budget on October 30, chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed her determination to change borrowing rules that will allow her to boost investment spending.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2024

As she delivers her budget, Rachel Reeves must not forget Labour’s historic mission

It is well within this government’s power to rebuild our welfare state, says John McDonnell, shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

Parents pressured to go private as children struggle to see NHS dentist – report

Experts called for ‘fundamental changes to NHS dentistry’.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Planned ban on smoking in pub gardens ‘set to be ditched by No 10’ after hospitality rebellion

Ministers reportedly backtracking on idea of including beer gardens in outdoors cigarettes crackdown

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

London MP speaks out about having hip replacement as teenager

In his maiden speech Liam Conlon highlighted the work of the NHS and the challenges disabled people face

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Rachel Reeves confirms change to debt rule and warns of higher taxes ahead of Budget

Taxes and borrowing are both set to increase as Rachel Reeves signalled she would rewrite the way government debt is measured in her first Budget ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024

Reeves confirms change to debt rule and warns of higher taxes as Budget looms

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted her first Budget would pave the way for improved public services and ‘rebuild our economy’.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Before moving from "analogue to digital," the NHS has to fix its privacy flaws

"Patient passports" promise to fix UK's flawed health system. Yet, they could eventually lead to a security and privacy nightmare for our most sensitive data.

TechRadar · Oct 24, 2024

Alice Figueiredo: London NHS hospital and manager to stand trial for manslaughter of 22-year-old woman

North East London NHS Foundation Trust will be first ever to be stand trial for corporate manslaughter

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024