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Editorial: The government offers capital investment and fiscal prudence but real-terms department cuts and grand promises could strain political credibility

National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance

Plans to spend more on housing are met with scepticism in Morley and resentment over winter fuel payments remains

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

The chancellor roamed the country from Aberdeenshire to Weymouth, rattling off a rolodex of places along the way

The NHS has received a 3% increase in real terms per year in the Government spending review.

Rachel Reeves largely ignored the capital in her spending review, despite her economic plans depending on it

Hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers strips money from the aid budget and threatens the health of people seeking safety, charities warn

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