Health secretary Wes Streeting plans to name England’s failing trusts and sack poor bosses in bid to raise performance
Data suggests that the long-term drag on health service delivery may be finally lifting
Chancellor to set out reform to fragmented local authority funds in Mansion House speech
UK chancellor describes last week’s £40bn tax-raising Budget as a ‘one-off reset’ and one ‘we will never need . . . again’
OBR chair says relationship with finance ministry moving to ‘system of trust but verify’
Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation
Ceiling rises 20% over 5-year period to £200bn to avoid ‘having to take short-term decisions’
Increase driven by rising costs of keeping power stations on stand-by for when renewables produce less
Warnings that private sector investment will be crowded out by increased state spending
Findings of IFS think-tank come as Reeves acknowledges policies could dampen pay growth
OBR says announcements amount to one of the biggest fiscal loosenings of recent decades
But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets
Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further
One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift
Watchdog says it cannot tell how big ‘black hole’ inherited by Rachel Reeves would have been with full transparency
Departmental spending to increase by only 1.7%, with little going towards tackling poverty at home and overseas
Chancellor is due to unveil tax and spend measures, but she may struggle to boost growth quickly
Health secretary’s comments come after Treasury announces £1.5bn for service in 2025 to boost appointments
Former chancellor says watchdog’s plan to publish findings of review on Budget day is a ‘significant concern’
Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth
Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes
Bennett Institute research underlines scale of strains social care placing on local government financing
Chancellor promises in FT to avoid ‘falls in public sector investment’ planned by Tories
She learned this one simple trick… hopefully bond markets don’t HATE her
Ignore the details of how Labour will raise taxes, spending and borrowing, and ask instead how much
