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Chancellor should raise taxes not cut spending to meet fiscal rules – think tank

Rachel Reeves faces a challenge to meet her fiscal rules amid faltering growth and higher borrowing costs.

The Independent UK

Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled

PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving over 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off

The Guardian - UK

Is Liz Kendall’s U-turn on disability benefits a sign of weakness or a victory for Labour rebels?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The work and pensions secretary’s unexpected reversal on disability benefit cuts signals a major shift in government welfare policy, sparking debate among Labour backbenchers and ministers alike

The Independent UK

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State Pension Chaos as Pensioners Face 6-Week Payment Delay After Rachel Reeves’ Mini-Budget

Savers are finding themselves in a bind as delays hit pension withdrawals, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' decision to remove the inheritance tax (IHT).

The Fashion Central

Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement 'risks reducing Scottish Budget', think tank warns

THE upcoming Spring Statement risks reducing the Scottish Budget, according to a think tank ...

The National (Scotland)

Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right?

People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

The SNP has suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “should apologise” to disabled people for “allowing damaging speculation to run wild”…

The National (Scotland)

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Streeting refuses to rule out U-turn on PIP disability benefits freeze as No 10 tries to avoid rebellion

Health secretary Wes Streeting was unable to say whether the government would freeze PIP as part of its welfare reforms this week

The Independent UK

Disabled people to get ‘right to try’ work without risk of losing benefits

In an attempt to stave off a growing Labour rebellion, the government has offered up a concession in its plan to slash the welfare bill

The Independent UK

Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

Kirsty Blackman MP said any planned cuts to disability payments should be scrapped.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves ‘accepted free tickets to Sabrina Carpenter concert’ as freebies row reignites

Labour MP Rachael Maskell said reports of Ms Reeves accepting Sabrina Carpenter tickets are ‘deeply troubling’

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves Braces for “Awful April” as Flat Growth and Soaring Debt Spark Economic Fears!

Rachel Reeves is facing growing pressure ahead of her Spring Statement, with economic experts warning of an "awful April" as the UK struggles.

The Fashion Central

Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare

Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statement

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘to slash disability benefits for 1 million people’ as part of huge welfare cuts

Those who have difficulty washing, dressing or eating will be denied payments due to a tougher eligibility criteria

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‘We need to get a grip’: Rachel Reeves defends welfare cuts after cabinet criticism

Under-pressure Labour chancellor insists the current benefits system is ‘not working for anyone’

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves accepts free corporate tickets for Sabrina Carpenter gig

RACHEL Reeves accepted free tickets to sit in a corporate box at a Sabrina Carpenter gig.

The Independent UK

Economy shrinks heaping more pressure on Labour

UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January in blow to Rachel Reeves

The Independent UK

Will the UK enter a recession after Britain’s GDP shrinks unexpectedly?

GDP unexpectedly fell in the first month of 2025

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Reform UK on course to win Runcorn and Helsby by-election despite bitter civil war

Reform UK is on course to win the seat from Labour despite a ongoing row between Nigel Farage and suspended MP Rupert Lowe

The Independent UK

Tech secretary asks ChatGPT for policy advice

Tech secretary asked ChatGPT for advice on policy and which podcasts he should appear on to reach the widest audience possible

The Independent UK

Six-week pension delays after Rachel Reeves’s Budget triggers panic

Rachel Reeves’ Budget sparked a rush in savers seeking to withdraw cash to avoid paying inheritance tax

The Guardian - UK

Calls to close RAF Wethersfield asylum centre after high court rules vulnerable migrants put there unlawfully – as it happened

Campaigners welcome decision saying Home Office acted unlawfully

The National (Scotland)

UK economy shrinks in first month of 2025 in setback for Rachel Reeves

The UK economy has shrunk in the first month of 2025 in a setback for Chancellor Rachel Reeves ...

The Guardian - UK

Shrinking economy offers unhelpful backdrop for Rachel Reeves’s growth push

GDP goes in wrong direction as chancellor puts final touches to fiscal plans

Evening Standard

Broken benefits system must be brought under control, insists Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Ministers hope to reduce the number of working-age people claiming benefits, but some Labour MPs are concerned plans will harm vulnerable people

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