‘Spending Review a Powerful Statement of Intent as Labour Supports Communities’

‘Spending Review a powerful statement of intent as Labour supports communities’

In his latest Indie column, Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean discusses the Spending Review, the Mental Health Bill and assisted dying legislation

Spending review: “down payment on growth” or missed chance?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves last week outlined the first spending review conducted by a Labour government in over a decade. This was not a fiscal event, Labour was at pains to stress. Yet it very much felt like one. By the time Reeves retook her seat on the front bench, billions of pounds in funding had been committed to infrastructure, defence and housing. Other key departments meanwhile found their budgets cut in real terms. Ther…

What does the Spending Review offer for the North?

The Spending Review offers firm foundations to tackle the housing crisis, says Tracy Harrison, chief executive of the Northern Housing Consortium