Spring statement 2025: key points at a glance

Rachel Reeves has delivered her economic update – here are the main points, with political analysis

TfL bans most e-bikes on trains amid concern over igniting batteries

Only folding models will be permitted on London Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line and DLR trains from 31 March

Five economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statement

The chancellor will deliver her spring statement on Wednesday, warning of tough spending cuts amid rising government borrowing costs

Good morning Britain – prepare to be told yet again that decline is all you deserve

It’s Groundhog Day: the party may change but even under Labour, the script remains stubbornly the same, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts

What to expect from Rachel Reeves’s (brief) spring statement

Talk of tough choices ahead, an increase in debt financing, and more initiatives to promote growth

Rachel Reeves: For the umpteenth time, it’s not an emergency budget!

WhatsApp exclusive: PM and cabinet in upbeat mood ahead of tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated emergency budget … erm, spring statement

Only 21% of Britons believe Labour’s claim it’s not returning to austerity, poll suggests – as it happened

More in Common UK, a campaign group working for community cohesion, has published some detailed polling on attitudes to the economy

Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government

Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project

B&Q owner Kingfisher urges Reeves to rethink tax rises for retailers

Government accused of increasing retailers’ NI contributions and business rates but aiming to cut tax for big tech

Fiscal hawk or playing a bad hand: what kind of chancellor is Rachel Reeves?

Reeves-watchers are still divided over whether her tough approach is pragmatic or the result of deeply seated beliefs

Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy?

Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Britons cutting back on spending as confidence in economy falls, survey shows

Most feel financially secure but think UK’s economy is worsening, as chancellor plans welfare cuts in spring statement

Reeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cuts

Chancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on Wednesday

X stands to benefit if UK pulls digital services tax in trade deal with US

Prominent campaigner says Elon Musk’s platform qualifies for the levy, which is on the block in negotiations