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Chancellor aims to illustrate Tory fiscal discipline in next month’s Budget
Money needed over the next decade to cover pandemic recovery and capital spending, Andy Byford argues
Bridge to Northern Ireland and New Enterprise scheme are first casualties in countdown to agenda-setting review
Prospect of £12bn a year in higher taxes triggers abstentions and 5 votes against by PM’s own MPs
Johnson’s plan to tackle treatment backlog will fall far short of what is needed, health think-tank predicts
It is unwise and unnecessary for the UK to return to pre-pandemic levels of public spending in 2022-2023
Move expected after cost of high-speed rail line soars amid ballooning public spending
Facing ever greater competition and doubts over its business model, the state-owned UK group is seeking to reinvent itself
Though it is seen as the good kind of spending, investment does not always have the best return
While UK’s PM wants to spend more on NHS and levelling up his popular chancellor is more cautious
London has so far failed to replace aid lost because of Brexit, says Welsh government
Five questions around the global education summit
Student blog: How the pandemic has changed UK politics
Move is a step towards full settlements for the 59 people who have won appeals related to Post Office IT scandal
Unions complain even increased deal fails to meet pace of inflation and undervalues those on pandemic front line
New projections show public borrowing in 2021-22 could come in £30bn lower than forecasted
Cardiff’s focus on a public sector approach freed up millions to support companies during pandemic
The UK can provide leadership and wield soft power through multilateralist diplomacy
Chancellor begins work on review to determine budgets of government departments
Government secures 35-vote victory despite opposition from senior Conservatives including former PMs Theresa May and John Major
Boris Johnson’s claim of a choice between more welfare or better jobs is not a real trade-off at all
Rebels granted Commons vote as Treasury says the move may not be reversed until next parliament
UK chancellor could suspend policy as Treasury struggles to contain pandemic spending
Fiscal watchdog forecasts reaching target might add 21% of GDP to public debt, if governments act early to cut emissions
Cross-party group seeks new legislation after procurement scandals during pandemic
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