Reeves and Hunt come to brink of fisticuffs over mysteriously absent £22bn The chancellor blames her predecessor for everything, including her reinvention as a Ministering Angel of Death The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024
NHS funding warning following Reeves’ £22bn black hole announcement NHS must ‘live within its means’ chief executive warns health leaders The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
List of every DWP benefit that will no longer qualify for Winter Fuel Payments Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced big changes for the Winter Fuel Payments this year Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Labour bosses' words back to haunt them after cutting Winter Fuel Payment LABOUR need to remember that the things they said in opposition haven't been forgotten now they're in power ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: Rachel Reeves rolls the pitch for autumn tax rises Rachel Reeves isn’t just disappointed — she’s angry. The Chancellor stood up at the Despatch Box yesterday and accused the last Conservative government of a cover-up, spending money it did not have and leaving it to her to clean up. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
'This is not austerity': Labour MPs sent 'lines to take' amid spending cuts LABOUR MPs have reportedly been told to hammer home the message “this is not austerity” after Rachel Reeves confirmed swingeing cuts to plug a… The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
What are winter fuel payments and who will lose and keep them? Rachel Reeves announced that the payments to pensioners will no longer be universal in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024
'I don't accept there will be cuts': Sarwar urged to apologise for misleading voters SCOTTISH Labour are being urged to apologise for misleading voters after Anas Sarwar claimed he did not “accept” there would be spending cuts… The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
What do Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts mean for people in Scotland? CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has cut the Winter Fuel Payment in a bid to make up what she calls a £22 billion “black hole” in the UK’s finances… The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
Rachel Reeves invited to Aberdeen to explain 'detrimental' windfall tax hike AN increase to the windfall tax on oil and gas profits will have a “hugely detrimental” effect on the industry, an MSP has claimed, as he… The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
Winter fuel payments: The cold weather support available for pensioners after new rules introduced Everything you need to know about the changes to the winter fuel payment The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Who is included in the UK public sector above-inflation pay rises? Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the inflation-busting rises will be worth £9.4bn Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of 'lying' in furious bust-up over public finances But he accuses her of not being honest with voters about Labour’s tax hike plans Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of of lying about public finances as war of words escalates The chancellor made her strongest condemnation yet of her predecessor and Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024 Scottish Government 'will need to find £100m to mitigate Labour cuts', minister says THE Scottish Government will have to find around £100 million to mitigate Labour’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, a minister has said ...
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 Greens say Labour should focus more on building council homes and that new housing plan is flawed – as it happened Rayner says housing target system will raise number of homes planned to 370,000 and confirmed targets will be mandatory
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 Tuesday briefing: What Rachel Reeves’ ‘tough choices’ mean for Britain In today’s newsletter: The new chancellor announced a series of public spending cuts, blaming the previous government while also looking to their playbook
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 The billions Britain needs are at Rachel Reeves’s fingertips, and no fiscal promises need be broken These initial cuts must be followed by an autumn budget that taxes the richest and focuses on growth, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024 Jeremy Corbyn warns 'everyone will pay huge price' with return of Labour PFIs JEREMY Corbyn has warned that Labour appear to be moving “heavily back” towards reintroducing PFI ...
The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024 Inside the Labour Party's obsession with controversial PFIs The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was not always a controversial brand ...
The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2024 'Deeply disappointing': Scottish Government not consulted on Winter Fuel Payment THE Scottish Government has said it is “deeply disappointing” that it was not consulted before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a slew of cuts…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Reeves moves fast to tackle £22bn budget shortfall ‘covered up’ by Tories Measures include cutting winter fuel payments for wealthier pensioners and shelving cap on social care payments
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 Pensioners hit by Reeves’s plan to fill £22bn black hole Pensioners take the brunt of early spending cuts as Rachel Reeves delivers a brutal assessment of the nation’s finances
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Rachel Reeves pursues political prize over £22bn financial hole Carefully honed message of Commons speech is having to make tricky decisions because Tories left us a mess
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Up to 2m pensioners will struggle without winter fuel help, say campaigners Charities warn that means testing as part of Rachel Reeves’s estimated £1.5bn cuts may create ‘heat or eat’ dilemmas