Labour plan for £2bn in Whitehall cuts will hit frontline services, union warns ‘You can’t cut your way to growth,’ says PCS head as Reeves confirms move to cut administrative costs by 15% by 2030 The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Labour must involve whole country if it wants to achieve its goals, report warns Age of ‘command and control’ is over, says Demos, with work needed from business, charities, unions and public The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Reeves must scrap ‘bonkers’ pledge on pension triple lock, former adviser says Reeves must scrap ‘bonkers’ pledge on pension triple lock, warns chancellor’s former economic adviser The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
What are Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules and could they be changed? What are the economic constraints that underpin the chancellor’s spring statement – and why does she see them as vital? The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Moment Rachel Reeves reveals how many civil service jobs will be cut Rachel Reeves has pledged to cut the running costs of government by 15% and to reduce civil service jobs by 10,000 by the end of this parliament. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
Davey warns against scrapping tax on tech companies to ‘appease’ Trump Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the Financial Times that the ‘tax itself is under discussion’. Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025
Rachel Reeves: I took free concert tickets because I wasn't allowed to pay CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has claimed she accepted free tickets to see US pop star Sabrina Carpenter because she was not allowed to pay for them ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025
Reeves’s dilemma: break your tax pledges or cast Labour adrift from its principles After the welfare cuts backlash the chancellor is being warned about how she wields the scalpel in her spring statement The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Rachel Reeves branded 'Tory tribute act' after confirming plans for billions in cuts RACHEL Reeves has been branded a “Tory tribute act” after her plans to slash civil service costs by billions and families across the UK are… The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025
In a town far from Whitehall, I saw how devastating Labour’s cuts will be. When will ministers wake up? A day with a care worker in Bury showed me the intolerable pressures of her life – and then I heard the news of a new squeeze on benefits, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Up, up and spinning away. More Brazilians taking outdoor spin classes on helipads Brazil’s largest city claims one of the biggest helicopter fleets in the world The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
Rachel Reeves ‘confident’ the UK can avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs Labour chancellor did not rule out reforming tax on tech companies, like those owned by US President’s ‘first buddy’ Elon Musk The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
Rachel Reeves row on Sabrina Carpenter freeby tickets grows as No10 says: 'It's down to her own judgement' The Chancellor said she and a family member went to see Sabrina Carpenter a couple of weeks ago Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025
Rachel Reeves defends accepting free Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets Reeves said accepting free tickets was ‘the right thing to do from a security perspective’ The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025 Reeves denies UK on path to austerity as she confirms 15% Civil Service cuts It comes after a backlash to cuts to welfare spending and a decision to slash the aid budget to fund a boost to defence spending.
Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over cuts to Britain's bloated Civil Service as '50,000 jobs could go' Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves 'rejects' data showing 'everyone is getting poorer' under Labour RACHEL Reeves has rejected data from a leading poverty charity which suggests the average family could be £1400 a year worse off by the end of the…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves to cut civil service costs by 15 per cent – but denies 'austerity' RACHEL Reeves has said Labour will cut the cost of running government by 15 per cent before the next General Election – but repeatedly rejected…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves to cut 10,000 civil service jobs in effort to lower government costs UK chancellor ‘not satisfied’ with the current numbers, but promises the economy and living standards will improve
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves set to announce £1.5 billion in cuts to civil service RACHEL Reeves is set to announce £1.5 billion in cuts to the civil service budget this week in a bid to meet her own self-imposed borrowing rules,…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 Hard times: why Rachel Reeves must be bold and ditch her Dickensian rulebook In her crucial statement this week, the chancellor would do well to reject the Gradgrind mindset
The Fashion Central · Mar 23, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves Faces Crucial Decision: Stealth Tax Hikes or Drastic Cuts in Upcoming "Emergency Budget" Chancellor Rachel Reeves is walking a tightrope with the nation’s finances, and leading economists are warning she’s left with just two options.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025 All UK families could see a drop in living standards drop by 2030 All UK families could see average living standards fall by 2030, forecast warns
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves to order £2 billion to be cut from civil service budget Rachel Reeves to order civil service to cut £2bn from budget
The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves urged to prioritise public spending in UK spring statement CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is being urged to prioritise “vital” funding for public services and reject the “failed approach of austerity” as…