Government spending review now settled, says Downing Street

The government’s latest spending plans are settled, the prime minister’s official spokesman has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to expected to announce funding increases for the NHS, schools and defence, along with a number of infrastructure projects, when she sets out her day-to-say spending and investment plans for each department in Wednesday’s Spending Review….

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‘We’ve listened’, says Reeves as U-turn confirmed

Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Johner Images/Getty Images More than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a major policy U-turn. Nine million pensioners in England and Wales with an annual income of £35,000 or less will now be eligible. The payment, worth up to…

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I’m going to get better as Tory leader

Chris Mason Political editor Becky Morton Political reporter “Is Liz Truss still in the party?” asks Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch has insisted she is “going to get better” as Conservative leader, saying she is not “shy about self-criticism”. It comes after shadow chancellor Mel Stride defended his boss earlier this week following criticism of her…

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