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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Discussions ongoing about new party, says Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has said “discussions are ongoing” after ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana announced she was quitting the party to co-lead a new left-wing party with him. The ex-Labour leader congratulated Sultana on her “principled decision” to leave and said he was “delighted that she will help us build a real alternative”. He said “the democratic…

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