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BBC Politics3 Mar 2026

Go further on regulating leasehold managing agents, Rayner urges

Ex-housing secretary praises the government's draft bill but calls for more action on service charges.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride responds to the Spring Statement

Mel Stride likens Rachel Reeves' plan to 'surrender' in response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement The post Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride responds to the Spring Statement appeared first on Conservative Home.

Sky News Politics3 Mar 2026

Ferry scandal fall-out sees harbour buy up and new contracts for beleaguered shipyard

The after-effects of a debacle that has seen taxpayers pay hundreds of millions for a pair of ferries at nearly four times the original budget, are continuing with the harbour that was too small to fit the ships set to be taken into public ownership.

Economy
Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

OBR Revises Labour Tax Burden Up Again to Reach Record Postwar High

From the OBR’s forecast: “Taxes are forecast to increase from 36% of GDP this year to 38% by the end of the forecast, with personal taxes accounting for half the increase. The projected 2030-31 level would be a historical high in the UK and almost 6% of GDP above the pre-pandemic level.” Higher taxes will…

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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves torn apart in Commons in brutal three-word response to statement

The Chancellor was asked a savage question after delivering her spring statement

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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

IN FULL: OBR’s Spring Statement Forecasts

Growth downgraded…

The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Spring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgraded

Chancellor says she is in close touch with Bank of England governor and is meeting energy companies amid soaring oil and gas prices Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves insisted Labour has “the right economic plan” for a world that has become “yet more uncertain” as she delivered a spring forecast that downgraded growth for this year. The chancellor was addressing MPs against the backdrop of surging energy prices, as investors fret about the impact of the spiralling conflict in the Mid

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Sky News Politics3 Mar 2026

UK growth forecast downgraded and unemployment will peak this year, chancellor reveals

The UK's economic forecast has been downgraded for 2026 but will then improve - and unemployment will peak this year, the chancellor has revealed.

Economy
Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves makes astonishing unemployment admission in spring statement

Unemployment is set to peak later this year even though it's already at a five-year high, Rachel Reeves has said.

Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

WATCH: Reeves Accidentally Celebrates “The Promise That We Changed”

No need to correct the record. Right the first time…

Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves announces crisis meeting with energy giants as oil and gas prices soar

Rachel Reeves made the announcement during her spring statement in the Commons.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Charlotte Salomon: The Conservatives are right to defend childhood online and draw the line at 16

Children do not just use social media platforms. They are manipulated to generate value for them. A serious country protects its children. Not just in the physical world, but in the digital one too. The post Charlotte Salomon: The Conservatives are right to defend childhood online and draw the line at 16 appeared first on Conservative Home.