Category: UK
Watch: Rachel Reeves delivers spending review as chancellor pledges to make working people ‘better off’
Watch again as Rachel Reeves delivered her much-anticipated spending review on Wednesday (11 June) as the chancellor pledged to make working people “better off”.
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Casement park rebuild given boost after Government pledges £50m in spending review
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill says it is now time to get the GAA stadium built
Read MoreSpending review 2025: Key takeaways after Rachel Reeves announces government budgets
The Independent looks at what is in the spending review, and, crucially, what is not…
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Child Q: Officer admits failings during strip-search of Black schoolgirl
The Met Police officer says the incident was mishandled but denies her actions were discriminatory
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Starmer says he could ‘go on all morning’ about Labour’s success – in afternoon PMQs speech
Sir Keir Starmer has said he could “go on all morning” about Labour’s achievements in government – in his Prime Minister’s Questions speech, which started at 12 noon.
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Voices: Has Rachel Reeves got the balance right in her first spending review? Join The Independent Debate
Rachel Reeves’ first multi-year spending review as chancellor delivers major investment pledges in health, housing and infrastructure, but critics have raised questions and warn that ‘sharp trade-offs are unavoidable’
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Woman rushed to hospital after crash between bus and bike on London Bridge
Commuters were faced with transport chaos after the bridge closed on Wednesday morning
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Ballymena riots condemned as ‘racist thuggery’ as homes and cars set on fire in second night of violence
Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight in the Northern Ireland town as rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and glass bottles, with 17 police officers injured
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Secret video reveals gas chamber deaths of egg industry hens
Exclusive: World-first footage exposed of birds past their egg-laying days being suffocated for supermarket meat
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Tony Blair think tank urges Rachel Reeves to invest billions and not just ‘balance the books’ in spending review
Britain facing cuts after chancellor doubled down on her manifesto pledge not to raise taxes to fund Labour’s spending plans
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