Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts

Chancellor to tell party she is making steep cuts to avoid similar fallout to that which followed 2022 mini-budget

Reeves scapegoating bats to cut red tape is absurd, says Packham

Broadcaster and nature campaigner claims Labour’s attack on wildlife in push for economic growth is ‘PR disaster’

Borrowing overshoot will test Rachel Reeves’s resolve on tax rises

Chancellor may see data as vindication for spending cuts but some analysts say more radical action will be needed

‘Does it score?’ How the OBR became the key arbiter of the Treasury’s sums

Chancellor has very little headroom within her fiscal rules but is keen to keep Office for Budget Responsibility on side

Elite London law firm fined £465,000 for Russian sanctions breaches

Former Moscow office of Herbert Smith Freehills made six payments totalling £3.9m to sanctioned banks

Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn

Members of public accounts committee raise concerns about culture and call for greater examination

UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn

Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk

Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement

Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services

Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer

PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty

‘In a rut’: cost of fixing pothole-plagued roads in England and Wales soars to £17bn

Despite the government pledging extra funds and one hole being filled every 18 seconds, motoring groups say situation looks ‘bleak’ for drivers

Keir Starmer to unveil drastic disability benefit cuts despite opposition

Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toilet

Crispin Odey banned from City and handed £1.8m fine by FCA

Hedge fund manager deliberately tried to frustrate investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, says regulator

Rachel Reeves is causing confusion on competition policy. What does she want?

Is the chancellor just tweaking, or is she rewriting the definition of ‘anti-competitive’ under consumer’s noses?

UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape

Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation

Which benefits is Keir Starmer’s government planning to cut and why?

PM is under increasing pressure over targeting of incapacity and disability benefits. We look at some key questionsUK politics live – latest updates