Category: Politics

The Office for Budget Responsibility has halved the UK growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to 1%, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. However, the fiscal watchdog said that while growth has been…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to deliver an update on the health of the British economy on Wednesday. The spring statement is not a formal budget – as Labour pledged to only…

Beth and Ed’s spring statement challenge

Rachel Reeves has pushed back at suggestions ministers are considering ending universal free school meals for primary school children. The chancellor said she did not “recognise” reports in The Times that Bridget…

Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of a £2bn plan to boost social and affordable house building, the government has said. Up to 18,000 new homes are…