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The Work and Pensions Secretary’s appearance at a Parliamentary Labour Party meeting came amid warnings from MPs about her welfare reforms’ impact.

Andy McDonald asked for further evidence on how many people will lose out on Personal Independence Payments (Pip) as a result of welfare reforms.

Round-up of fact checks from the 2025 spending review compiled by Full Fact.

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the government’s spending review, setting out its plans and priorities for the next three years. The aim of the review is of course to allocate spending over that time period – but this government is keen for economic growth and so has directed the…

Labour has so far struggled to explain its purpose and the need to do so will be all the more pressing if it raises taxes again

Exclusive: The TUC has ratcheted up pressure on the government to introduce wealth taxes amid a growing expectation that the chancellor will unveil a swathe of spending cuts next week

Next week’s spring statement is buying time, but the writing is on the wall: Britain is broken, and repairs cost money, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Exclusive: Chancellor urged to increase funding as study suggests government has overestimated its housebuilding figures for England

IMF suggests chancellor could refine fiscal rules, but some fear policing and social housing face spending cuts