The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services
Labour government needs to reform spending review process if it wants to reach its mission targets, IfG warns
Macro cuts
Health leaders call for ‘swift’ assessment, warning service ‘cannot afford further disruption’
Recriminations fly after Reeves’s claim of £22bn black hole
Chancellor embroiled in a row over how much Labour knew before the election about a hole in the public finances
Former chancellor asks why number presented by Rachel Reeves differs markedly from spending estimates provided to parliament
Brussels will offer a quick deal then threaten retaliation against tariffs
Chancellor cuts winter fuel payments for better-off pensioners as she paves the way for Budget tax rises
Decision to accept recommendations of pay review bodies in full was ‘a choice’, experts say
Treasury acknowledges announcements will only go part of the way towards clamping down on 2024-25 overspend
Cuts to infrastructure projects cast doubt over Labour’s growth strategy
Growth measures should not be sacrificed to plug ‘black hole’ in public finances
Electrification of Rosebank field will be more ‘challenging’ under new government’s fiscal regime, says oil and gas chief
Chancellor’s problems exacerbated by recommendations that public sector workers should get pay rises that are well above inflation
Roberto Cingolani says ‘fourth partner could be very convenient’ for Global Combat Air Programme
Chancellor will outline results of an audit of finances likely to pave way for tax rises this year
Labour’s election pledges mean wealthy are likely to be hit
Axing northern leg between Birmingham and Manchester will mean fewer seats on existing rail services, NAO says
National Audit Office notes potential ‘growing mismatch’ between demand for services and future funding
Blaming Tory mismanagement is much more convincing on public services than it is on immigration
Ex-chancellor Hunt claims Labour government is ‘softening us up for colossal U-turn’ on higher taxes
Rachel Reeves to give statement on Labour’s ‘spending inheritance’ as new government grapples with early crises
UK chancellor says ‘there is a cost to not settling’ even as Treasury grapples with straitened finances
Seven charts that show the scale of problems in UK public services after decades of under-investment
