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The Latest Breaking News on OPINION - The Standard View: Rachel Reeves rolls the pitch for autumn tax rises

OPINION - The Standard View: Rachel Reeves rolls the pitch for autumn tax rises

Rachel Reeves isn’t just disappointed — she’s angry. The Chancellor stood up at the Despatch Box yesterday and accused the last Conservative government of a cover-up, spending money it did not have and leaving it to her to clean up.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner’s planning ‘revolution’ slashes housebuilding target for London

Government officials said London’s target would fall from 100,000 homes per year to 80,000

The Independent UK

'This is not austerity': Labour MPs sent 'lines to take' amid spending cuts

LABOUR MPs have reportedly been told to hammer home the message “this is not austerity” after Rachel Reeves confirmed swingeing cuts to plug a…

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Housebuilding targets could force councils in England to build on ‘grey belt’

Angela Rayner announces draft policy billed as first step in Labour’s delivery of 1.5m new homes

The Guardian - UK

What are winter fuel payments and who will lose and keep them?

Rachel Reeves announced that the payments to pensioners will no longer be universal in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

'I don't accept there will be cuts': Sarwar urged to apologise for misleading voters

SCOTTISH Labour are being urged to apologise for misleading voters after Anas Sarwar claimed he did not “accept” there would be spending cuts…

The National (Scotland)

What do Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts mean for people in Scotland?

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has cut the Winter Fuel Payment in a bid to make up what she calls a £22 billion “black hole” in the UK’s finances…

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Winter fuel payments: The cold weather support available for pensioners after new rules introduced

Everything you need to know about the changes to the winter fuel payment

The Independent UK

Who is included in the UK public sector above-inflation pay rises?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the inflation-busting rises will be worth £9.4bn

Evening Standard

Winter Fuel Payment cuts will 'not be the last', Labour Treasury Secretary says

THE cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment will “not be the last” announced by the Labour government, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury has…

The National (Scotland)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of 'lying' in furious bust-up over public finances

But he accuses her of not being honest with voters about Labour’s tax hike plans

Evening Standard

'Completely wrong' to say Labour knew cuts needed before election, Ian Murray claims

SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has claimed it is “completely wrong” to say that Labour politicians knew public spending cuts would be needed…

The National (Scotland)

Local housing deals could deliver 200,000 new social homes over the next 30 years, council body argues

Exclusive: The Local Government Association wants longer-term commitment to house building

The Independent UK

Scottish Government 'will need to find £100m to mitigate Labour cuts', minister says

THE Scottish Government will have to find around £100 million to mitigate Labour’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, a minister has said ...

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Labour has ‘failed another generation of families’ with cancellation of social care reforms, Dilnot says

Sir Andrew Dilnot, whose government-backed commission proposed a cap on social care costs, described the cancellation of planned reforms as a ‘a tragedy’

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What Rachel Reeves’ ‘tough choices’ mean for Britain

In today’s newsletter: The new chancellor announced a series of public spending cuts, blaming the previous government while also looking to their playbook

The Guardian - UK

The billions Britain needs are at Rachel Reeves’s fingertips, and no fiscal promises need be broken

These initial cuts must be followed by an autumn budget that taxes the richest and focuses on growth, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Corbyn warns 'everyone will pay huge price' with return of Labour PFIs

JEREMY Corbyn has warned that Labour appear to be moving “heavily back” towards reintroducing PFI ...

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