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Will families be £500 better off after Reeves’ Spring Statement? Here’s what experts say

The chancellor insisted families would be better off even as further welfare cuts were announced

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Industry figures call for further investment in AI to boost UK economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her spring statement to announce plans for more investment in AI technology for the public sector and defence.

Evening Standard

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Ex-Labour MP challenges Reeves over £150k salary and ‘freebie’s after welfare cut plunges 50,000 children into poverty

Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana challenged Rachel Reeves, who “has accepted £7,500 worth of free clothing and recently took freebie tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter”, on whether Wednesday’s spring statement represents the “change” promised at last year’s general election.

The Independent UK

Holyrood block grant to be cut as a result of Reeves’s welfare changes – Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Scotland faces '£900m in cuts due to Chancellor's statement', expert analysis warns

SCOTLAND'S top respected financial institution has given an initial verdict on Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement, noting "significant…

The National (Scotland)

‘We’re all dreading April’ say pubs and salons ahead of business rates rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made no changes to an upcoming jump in rates in the spring statement on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

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Video: Six key takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ spring statement

Rachel Reeves unveiled a £14bn package to repair finances, which included cuts to welfare, in her spring statement on the state of the UK economy on Wednesday, 26 March.

The Independent UK

Chancellor has ‘reneged’ on her promises to the British people, Stride says

The shadow chancellor described Ms Reeves as a ‘gambler’ who has ‘clobbered’ businesses.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement is turning Labour into a recruiting agency for Reform

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Evening Standard

Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following a welfare reform announcement last week.

The Independent UK

Tax rise warning for millions as Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out Autumn Budget raid after Spring Statement

The Chancellor said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion

Evening Standard

Income growth to stagnate as firms pass on taxes and benefits cut

Disposable income growth will vary significantly around the 0.5% five-year average, the OBR said.

Evening Standard

UK Spring Statement: Further budget cuts and halved economic growth

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has laid out the latest on UK public finances. Her statement arrives at a moment when the nation needs to find billions to boost defence spending against the backdrop of an ailing economy. Here are the key takeaways.

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The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

OBR warns of Trump tariff uncertainty as it downgrades UK growth

Treasury watchdog halves growth forecast to 1% for 2025 in report issued alongside spring statement

The Guardian - UK

Will Rachel Reeves’s tough decisions pay off? Our panel on the spring statement

The chancellor boosted defence spending while piling on further welfare cuts – all set against gloomy growth forecasts

Evening Standard

Housebuilding to hit 40-year high as red tape cut, but buyers ‘need support’

The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast that Labour’s planning reforms will boost housebuilding by 170,000 over the next five years.

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The Independent UK

Reeves’s benefit cuts to plunge 250,000 people into poverty, government admits

There was outrage as the chancellor announced yet more welfare cuts which are now set to affect 3.2 million families

The Independent UK

Benefits cut, defence boosted in spring statement

Rachel Reeves has outlined a fresh set of changes to Government spending

The National (Scotland)

Labour cuts to push 50,000 children into poverty, UK Government's own figures show

LABOUR’S welfare cuts will push “an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children)” into relative poverty, according to the UK…

Evening Standard

Protesters rail against Labour welfare cuts set to push 250,000 more into poverty

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street to demonstrate against Labour’s cuts to welfare

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to rethink cuts to health and disability benefits

Debbie Abrahams, who chairs the Work and Pensions Committee, questioned how ‘making people sicker and poorer’ would help the economy.

The National (Scotland)

'A new era of austerity': Rachel Reeves slammed over £14bn cuts package

THE Chancellor has been asked to “tap up multi-millionaires for a few quid” to balance the nation’s books instead of cutting benefits for…

The Independent UK

Spring statement 2025 summary: Key takeaways from benefit cuts to tax crackdowns

As the chancellor was forced to deliver a brutal spring statement due to the flatlining economy, The Independent looks at what cuts Rachel Reeves rolled out

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