The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Government choosing weapons over public services – Michelle O’Neill

Northern Ireland’s First Minister said Chancellor Rachel Reeves had adopted a ‘turbo-charged Tory approach’ in her spring statement.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Benefit cuts ‘will push quarter of a million people into poverty’

Reeves’ benefit cuts to plunge 250,000 people into poverty, government admits

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Spring statement: defence spending boosted as further disability benefit cuts announced – experts react

Not even six months on from Labour’s first budget, and the world is a much-changed place. Geopolitical tensions and uncertainties, already high last year, have risen further, and with them the cost of the UK’s debt, while economic growth has stalled. As such, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confronted an array…

The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025

Will families be £500 better off after Reeves’ Spring Statement? Here’s what experts say

The chancellor insisted families would be better off even as further welfare cuts were announced

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

How Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts will affect your benefits - and how much they’ll save

The chancellor has revealed how benefits will be changing for millions of claimants

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Industry figures call for further investment in AI to boost UK economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her spring statement to announce plans for more investment in AI technology for the public sector and defence.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Ex-Labour MP challenges Reeves over £150k salary and ‘freebie’s after welfare cut plunges 50,000 children into poverty

Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana challenged Rachel Reeves, who “has accepted £7,500 worth of free clothing and recently took freebie tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter”, on whether Wednesday’s spring statement represents the “change” promised at last year’s general election.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Holyrood block grant to be cut as a result of Reeves’s welfare changes – Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Scotland faces '£900m in cuts due to Chancellor's statement', expert analysis warns

SCOTLAND'S top respected financial institution has given an initial verdict on Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement, noting "significant…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2025

‘We’re all dreading April’ say pubs and salons ahead of business rates rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made no changes to an upcoming jump in rates in the spring statement on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025