Spending review: Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence
Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerityUK politics live – latest updatesSpending review 2025: key points at a glanceFive charts underpinning Rachel Reeves’s decisionsRachel Reeves has pledged to “renew Britain” with billions to be invested in energy, housing, transport and infrastructure – though some key departments will face tough real-terms spending cuts.The chancellor said the effects of that investment would be felt in all corners of the country, decrying austerity as a “destructive choice”. Continue reading...

Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerity
Rachel Reeves has pledged to “renew Britain” with billions to be invested in energy, housing, transport and infrastructure – though some key departments will face tough real-terms spending cuts.
The chancellor said the effects of that investment would be felt in all corners of the country, decrying austerity as a “destructive choice”. Continue reading...