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Rachel Reeves accused of balancing books on back of UK’s poorest

Labour is braced for a backlash from its MPs over welfare cuts called ‘appalling’ by a food bank charity

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs condemn Rachel Reeves’s ‘unacceptable’ welfare cuts

Backbenchers express anger as impact assessment shows 3.2 million households will be worse off

The Guardian - UK

What changes were made to welfare reforms in the spring statement?

Rachel Reeves announced some adjustments to key plans for benefits announced last week.

Evening Standard

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Labour minister compares benefits cuts to children's pocket money

A TOP Labour minister has compared cutting benefits to giving his children pocket money.

The National (Scotland)

UK economic growth forecast to be cut in half in blow to Starmer and Reeves

Major downgrade to growth forecast will pile further pressure on the chancellor

The Independent UK

Government not ‘blindly cutting spending’ or heading for austerity – minister

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones also said cuts to spending at next week’s spring statement would not be an admission of economic failure.

Evening Standard

MP Slams ‘Startling Ignorance’ After Rachel Reeves' Embarrassing Manchester Airport Blunder!

A veteran Greater Manchester MP has called for Treasury officials to be taken on a tour of English regions.

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Treasury team urged to bus officials around England amid fears of ‘ignorance’

Labour MP Graham Stringer asked: ‘Can the Treasury minister provide coaches to send Treasury officials round the English regions?’

Evening Standard

Single malt whisky is 'proud British brand and export', says Labour minister

A LABOUR minister has called single malt whisky a “proud British brand and export”.

The National (Scotland)

Government says it will not ‘water down’ single malt whisky definition

Scotch whisky producers said an application by Defra for protected status for English single malt would be ‘very damaging’ for the Scottish industry.

Evening Standard

Plan to build Universal Studios resort near London ‘ongoing’, say ministers

Ministers say negotiations are ongoing over plan for Europe’s largest theme park in Bedford

Evening Standard

Plan to build Universal Studios resort near London still ‘ongoing’, says government

The proposed development is expected to bring 8,000 new jobs to the region

The Independent UK

Government has no idea how it will pay for £9bn cost of Chagos deal

Exclusive: Written parliamentary answers suggest government could raid the under-pressure defence budget to pay bill

The Independent UK

Heathrow third runway plan faces 'major obstacles', Kemi Badenoch's transport chief warns

Shadow transport secretary Gareth Bacon previously said the proposal to expand the west London airport would be ‘eye-wateringly expensive and environmentally calamitous’

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Treasury minister issues warning to departments which fail to make 5% savings as he paves way for further cuts

Darren Jones warned that Britain is ‘long overdue a reckoning with government spending’

The Independent UK

Departments which do not meet 5% cuts will not get new cash – Treasury minister

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones signalled that Government spending is ‘long overdue a reckoning’.

Evening Standard

President Trump gives TikTok 75-day extension to sell its US business

The president has signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a law requiring the sale or banning of the platform in the US.

The Independent UK

UK needs ‘reckoning with Government spending’, Treasury minister will say

Darren Jones is asking ministers to justify every line of Government expenditure as he conducts the spending review.

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UK-US relationship to reach 'next level' under Donald Trump, says Keir Starmer

The president-elect will be sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday, eight years after he first took the oath of office

Evening Standard

PM congratulates Donald Trump ahead of inauguration

In a statement, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer sent his congratulations to Mr Trump.

The Independent UK

Trump to start ‘two year race’ to change America and the world as he returns to the White House

Mr Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th president is set to be followed by scores of executive orders and a massive shift in domestic and global policy as allies hail his Maga revolution while critics fear a resurgence of fascism

The Guardian - UK

Trump ally says Peter Mandelson’s US ambassador job will not be blocked

Newspapers had reported that new president might veto UK pick, as ministers brace for a turbulent four years

International Business Times UK

When Will TikTok Be Unbanned in the US and Could the Ban Spread to the UK? What We Know

TikTok's US ban has raised questions about its potential reversal and whether similar restrictions might extend to the UK.

The Independent UK

Cat videos not a security threat, minister says as he rules out UK TikTok ban

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones downplayed concerns over security issues that have led to a US ban of the social media app

Evening Standard

Minister distances Government from Sir Sadiq Khan ‘resurgent fascism’ warning

The US president-elect will be sworn in to a second term in office on Monday, following his election victory last year.

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