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Ministers to offer olive branch on welfare plans to avert Labour rebellion

Exclusive: Liz Kendall pledges sick and disabled people will be protected but MPs are pushing for more substantial changes to bill

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025

Keir Starmer must come to the defence of his chancellor’s spending review

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In spite of Rachel Reeves’s much-vaunted increase in MoD expenditure, a rise to 2.6 per cent of GDP can only be achieved by draining the overseas aid budget, reallocating intelligence agency funds, and other sleights of hand. When the prime minister faces Nato leaders, including Donald…

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

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 · Jun 12, 2025

Ben Wallace accuses Labour of ‘conning’ public over defence spending boost claim

Concerns have been raised that the increase in defence spending pledged by Keir Starmer’s government is ‘smoke and mirrors’

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Tax hikes ‘almost certainly’ to come if economy worsens, IFS says

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The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Voices: First the spending review, now the economy – what else lies in wait for Rachel Reeves?

COMMENT: Official figures showed UK plc plunged into the red in April, contracting by 0.3 per cent. There is no sugarcoating how bad a result that is for the chancellor, writes James Moore

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

'Not helpful': Top economic institute calls out Labour's Spending Review claim

SCOTLAND’S leading economic research institute has called out Labour MPs and MSPs for claims about Rachel Reeves’s Spending Review that are…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Tax hikes will come if economy shrinks any further, IFS warns Rachel Reeves

Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests Treasury is ‘making up the numbers’ as it warns council tax will rise at fastest rate in a generation

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Council tax bills set to rise at fastest rate for two decades, economist warns

Paul Johnson said council tax bills could rise by 5% a year following the Chancellor’s spending review

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025