There is some unease in Labour’s ranks over the planned savings to welfare in the Spring Statement.
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Anxiety over welfare cuts rises among Labour MPs
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Spring Statement 2025: Millions ‘face tax rises in blockbuster autumn Budget’
The Chancellor was said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion
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Author: Nicholas Cecil
Planning reforms will boost UK housebuilding say official forecasts
OBR predicts 305,000 more new homes a year by 2029 but government will still struggle to hit manifesto target
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Author: Joshua Oliver,Jim Pickard
How Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts will affect your benefits – and how much they’ll save
The chancellor has revealed how benefits will be changing for millions of claimants
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Author: Albert Toth
Rachel Reeves does reasonable job of justifying fiscal prudence but welfare cuts cast shadow
Chancellor was able to point to glimmers of hope in spring statement despite economic growth forecasts being slashed
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Author: Heather Stewart
Housebuilding plans forecast to boost economy by £6.8bn
Planning reforms could result in 1.3 million new homes by the end of the decade, watchdog says.
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Author: @BBCNews
Assisted dying bill timeline thrown into doubt
Implementation of legislation in England and Wales could be pushed back to at least 2029
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Author: Laura Hughes
Police say newborn baby found dead outside church in M&S bag
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Author: Sky News
Reeves prepares for tough UK budget update
British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to announce cuts to her spending plans today in a bid to reassure investors that she can be trusted to fix the public finances as growth falters.
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Author: RTÉ News
Met Office issues yellow weather warning for fog with travel disruption possible
The fog is expected to be dense in some areas and cause travel delays
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Author: Rebecca Whittaker
Man dies after residents evacuated from Co Down fire
The NIAS attended to two other people at the scene for smoke inhalation
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Author: Sophie McLaughlin
Body found in search for missing dad that vanished four months ago
A body has been found in a pond in Bournemouth in the search for Richard Bentley, 55, who was reported missing on Saturday November 16, police confirmed
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Author: Anders Anglesey, Paige Ingram
What time is the Spring Statement – and what will be in it?
There have been several big policy announcements in the run-up to the event, most recently welfare changes to achieve £5 billion in spending cuts by 2029/30
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Author: Albert Toth
Assisted dying: Government concerns over timeline
The Labour MP bringing the bill says she is “disappointed” to be proposing pushing the implementation deadline to 2029.
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Sarah Everard’s family back new campaign calling for monsters to be locked up…
Jeremy and Susan Everard said monster Wayne Couzen’s whole life order “made us feel that the enormity of his crime was recognised”.
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Author: Michael Knowles
Exact date Brits to bask in glorious 21C weather as Met Office heralds huge change
The Met Office forecast details a pleasant transition as high pressure is to move eastwards towards the UK from the Pacific Ocean – and it’ll have a marked impact on our weather
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Author: Bradley Jolly
Bournemouth dad who went missing four months ago may be body found dead in pond
Richard Bentley, 55, was reported missing in November last year and now police believe a body found in a pond could be his – an investigation into the ‘unexplained’ death is underway
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Author: Anders Anglesey
Charities and health experts warn welfare cuts could cost lives
The Government will release an impact assessment indicating how many people will be hit by its benefits reforms.
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Author: Aine Fox
Assisted dying Bill safer, says MP but ‘chaotic’ scrutiny process criticised
Changes to the Bill include a provision for assisted dying to be provided on the NHS and expert panels replacing High Court judge approval.
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Author: Aine Fox
‘Grim spring outlook’ and Reeves warned ‘not to shift blame’
The chancellor’s Spring Statement amid a bleak economic outlook for the UK leads the newspaper headlines.
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Author: @BBCNews
Spring Statement: Reeves to boost defence and confirm spending cuts
The chancellor will warn of a “changing world”, as she sets out latest plans for the UK economy.
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Newborn baby found dead in bag outside church
Police urgently appeal for the mother to come forward after baby’s body is discovered in west London
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Author: Natasha Leake
Spring statement: Rachel Reeves can make decisions on spending cuts without too much fallout for now – but worse could be yet to come
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Author: Beth Rigby
‘Credible evidence’ Reform MP Rupert Lowe harassed women, says KC
The suspended MP ‘failed to address the toxic conduct’ of male constituency staff members, according to a barrister commissioned by the party
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Author: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent
