BBC Politics3 Mar 2026
Spring Statement 2026: Key points at a glance
Chancellor Rachel Reeves updates MPs on her plans for the economy, as the latest forecasts are unveiled.
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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.
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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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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.
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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026
LIVE: Spring Statement 2026
Guido will be live-blogging throughout, so refresh the page for the latest updates. Not a pretty economic picture as Reeves stands at the despatch box… UPDATE: Says she will meet leaders from the North Sea oil and gas industry tomorrow to “discuss the implications they face.” On operations in the Middle East: “I is incumbent on…
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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026
Gilt Yields Jump and Interest Rate Cut Expectations Slashed Ahead of Reeves’ Spring Statement
Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement at around 12:30 p.m. The Treasury spent months planning for it to be policy and news-free in general. Man plans, God laughs… Events have led to some highly unwelcome economic statistics: 10-year gilt yields are up 0.176 today. 25-year gilt yields are up 0.175 today. 2-year gilt yields are…
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
Spring forecast: Rachel Reeves to insist government has ‘right economic plan’, as Middle East crisis threatens inflation spike – live updates
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecast Rachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economists Soaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer inflation and rekindle growth, economists have warned as she prepares to deliver her spring forecast later today. Responding to the latest projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibili
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap?
As their pay rises above £100,000, MPs will feel the full absurdity of Britain’s hidden 60 per cent marginal rate. They may finally rediscover the case for growth. The post Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories?
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
Rachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economists
Warning comes as OBR projections in the spring forecast are expected to show public finances moving in the right direction Soaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer inflation and rekindle growth, economists have warned as she prepares to deliver her spring forecast later today. Responding to the latest projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the chancellor will insist she has “the
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