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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Farmer in her nineties asks Starmer: tell me when I must die to save my family farm

EXCLUSIVE: A farmer in her nineties has written to Keir Starmer demanding he tell her when she must die to save her farm from Labour's inheritance tax raid.

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Unemployment set to hit 5.3% this year amid ‘worrying’ rise in young jobless

OBR raises forecast from 4.9% and downgrades UK’s growth prospects for 2026 – while also warning of war uncertainty Unemployment in the UK is set to peak this year at a higher rate than previously estimated, with a “worrying” increase in young people being out of work, the government’s official forecaster has said. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said unemployment will peak at 5.3% this year, up from its previous forecast in November of 4.9%. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics3 Mar 2026

Why I was surprised by Reeves's keep calm and carry on approach to her forecast

The spring forecast was meant to be a moment to take stock of Rachel Reeves's stewardship of the economy.

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Sky News Politics3 Mar 2026

Iran war leaves forecast for low UK inflation not worth the paper it was written on

The rise in gas prices over the past 48 hours is without precedent.

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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves' damaging Spring Statement shows she lives in La La Land

OPINION: Reform UK's new Treasury spokesman warns there is a benefits bomb set to bankrupt Britain.

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Reeves’s spring statement? The economy is great, don’t worry about the Middle East

With no spending or fiscal commitments to offer, the chancellor kept it short, sweet and just a little tin-eared When your luck is out, your luck is out. Time to accept what the fates have to throw at you. It was always going to be a bit of a stretch for Rachel Reeves to maintain she had a brilliant plan and the economy had never been in better health when the figures show a fall in growth and a rise in unemployment. Unless you happen to think those things aren’t so bad after all. To do so three

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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves unleashes cruel 'stealth tax grab' bombshell on 1 million pensioners

Poorer pensioners should not be made to pay the price for this Labour government's economic failure, critics have warned.

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves claims UK economy can beat forecasts again – is she right? Our writers discuss

The chancellor insists Labour has ‘the right economic plan’ for a world that has become ‘yet more uncertain’ Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Reeves’s talk of stability may be misplaced amid Iran war turmoil

Attempt to project calm in spring forecast may be short-lived if living costs and unemployment keep climbing Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ Business live – latest updates “This government has restored economic stability,” Rachel Reeves told the House of Commons on Tuesday. Yet the chancellor was speaking just moments after MPs had been hearing from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, about plans to evacuate British nationals from the escalating conflagration in the Middle E

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

‘I’m concerned the Iran war might drive up living costs’: Britons respond to Reeves’s spring forecast

The chancellor’s statement offered little new on tax or spending, but readers voiced concerns about rising costs Business live – latest updates Action to tackle student loan debt, clarity about what the Middle East crisis will mean for the UK economy, cheaper borrowing, more scrutiny of supermarket prices … Readers who took part in a Guardian callout before the spring forecast had plenty of things on their wishlists. In the event there were no major tax or spending measures announced, and some

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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

Think Tanks Blast Reeves’ Bleak Spring Statement

The reactions from Westminster’s think tanks are in. It’s a bad day to be a humble wonk hoping for some growth and stability. Deep breath… The Adam Smith Institute’s Joanna Marchong: “The Chancellor has convinced herself of economic stability based on deeply outdated forecasts. It is a Statement written by spin doctors, not economists. After…

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

Britain’s unemployment rate is forecast to climb to its highest level since the pandemic, according to the OBR, the budget watchdog, with their growth forecast cut for the coming year to just 1.1 per cent. The post Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement appeared first on Conservative Home.

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