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The one where everyone piles in on Rachel. Someone get her an espresso

It was a morning from hell for the chancellor. After the spring statement and Trump’s overnight tariffs, time for a kicking

Rachel Reeves swears this is not a return to austerity. What matters is that it feels like one

The ‘party of change’ says it’s bound by fiscal rules. What voters hear is that all governments are the same, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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

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

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

Tax avoidance whistleblowers will earn share of HMRC proceeds, says Reeves

Chancellor promises ‘compensation’ for information on tax-dodgers, based on US model, in move to close £1bn ‘tax gap’

Nigel Farage settles dispute with NatWest Group two years after accounts closure

Reform UK leader threatened legal action after political views cited as reason for closure of Coutts account

Spring statement 2025: what does it mean for your finances?

OBR says average income of 3.2 million families affected by benefits cuts will drop by £1,720 a year in real terms

Housebuilder Vistry pins hopes on £2bn affordable homes promise as profits fall

Company suspends dividend payouts after shares dip by 8% with profits down by more than a third

Reeves says poverty figures from spring statement cuts don’t take into account impact of getting people into work – as it happened

More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of sweeping cuts to welfare, official analysis shows

OBR warns of Trump tariff uncertainty as it downgrades UK growth

Treasury watchdog halves growth forecast to 1% for 2025 in report issued alongside spring statement

Everything is great, nothing to see here, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

Chancellor delivers a spring statement strong on wishful thinking and light on compassion for those hit by cuts

Rachel Reeves does reasonable job of justifying fiscal prudence but welfare cuts cast shadow

Chancellor was able to point to glimmers of hope in spring statement despite economic growth forecasts being slashed

Odds of Bank of England interest rate cut strengthen as inflation falls to 2.8%

Bigger-than-forecast decline in annual rate in February is positive news for Rachel Reeves

Will Rachel Reeves’s tough decisions pay off? Our panel on the spring statement

The chancellor boosted defence spending while piling on further welfare cuts – all set against gloomy growth forecasts

Spring statement: Reeves blames ‘global uncertainty’ for deeper spending cuts

Chancellor says tougher measures required to plug fiscal hole after Treasury watchdog halves 2025 growth forecast

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