UK will need £27bn of spending cuts or tax rises, watchdog warns

Office for Budget Responsibility says tough decisions needed to fill spending gap by 2024

How to make sense of Sunak’s plans? They’re about politics, not the economy

The chancellor seems intent on cementing the deal that gave Johnson his landslide, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Deadly frost and war with the French: Britain’s recession of the 1700s

Economic distress caused by pandemic is the first in a very long time to have been brought about by the natural world

We needed long-term spending and higher taxes. Rishi Sunak gave us foreign aid cuts

The chancellor’s review included opportunities for Tory cronies and a bid for No 10. But not what really matters, says politics writer Tom Kibasi

Sunak announces record peacetime borrowing to combat historic downturn

UK’s ‘economic emergency’ leads to cut in foreign aid and partial public sector pay freeze

Rishi Sunak to launch £3bn unemployment support plan

Restart scheme is designed to help a million workers with their job searches

Rishi Sunak’s readiness to raise taxes for the rich could cause problems for Labour

Keir Starmer will lose a chunk of revenue raisers if the chancellor steals Labour’s manifesto ideas, says Chaminda Jayanetti

Five things to watch out for in Rishi Sunak’s spending review

The chancellor’s scope for long-term planning on Wednesday is limited – but there may still be significant signals of change

One more chance to shine for a slightly tarnished Rishi Sunak

This week’s spending review gives the chancellor the chance to recover the political momentum he lost in a series of U-turns

Rishi Sunak to unveil national infrastructure strategy for UK

Chancellor to unveil delayed £100bn plan on Wednesday along with spending review

Treasury poised to name site of northern HQ within weeks

Chancellor set to use spending review to plough billions into ‘levelling up’ economy

We’re at a gender equality crossroads: which path will the government take?

The disruptions caused by Covid-19 have revealed structural inequalities, but also the possibility of a better future, says the Fawcett Society’s Sam Smethers

Fall in UK tax receipts and business support fuel record October borrowing

Monthly borrowing hits £22.3bn as Covid crisis forces debt pile up to highest proportion of GDP since 1960s

New UK spending row as Rishi Sunak puts squeeze on public sector salaries

Chancellor to announce pay restraints despite huge boost being unveiled for armed forces

One in seven UK businesses ‘on brink even before lockdown’

Official snapshot taken prior to latest restrictions in England reveals confidence low