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The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned

COMMENT: Delivering her spending review, the chancellor even made her theatrical opposite number look convincing – she needs to rediscover her firebrand energy and win Labour MPs back onside, says John Rentoul

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…

IN FOCUS: Departmental spending will increase by 2.3 per cent each year, with some areas seeing real-terms losses, writes Alicja Hagopian

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the extra cash for England’s health service would create ‘an NHS fit for the future’.

The chancellor vowed to renew Britain in her spending review but it all felt like an exercise in cognitive dissonance

Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rises

Her capital-heavy approach will fuel pressure for commitments that make a more immediate difference to people’s lives

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