Health secretary’s comments come after Treasury announces £1.5bn for service in 2025 to boost appointments
Former chancellor says watchdog’s plan to publish findings of review on Budget day is a ‘significant concern’
Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth
Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes
Bennett Institute research underlines scale of strains social care placing on local government financing
Chancellor promises in FT to avoid ‘falls in public sector investment’ planned by Tories
She learned this one simple trick… hopefully bond markets don’t HATE her
Ignore the details of how Labour will raise taxes, spending and borrowing, and ask instead how much
Local government expected to suffer further squeeze in chancellor’s first Budget
A gascon’s guide to gilts
International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 years
Even in relatively prosperous Hampshire, the cost of providing social care is swallowing up funding for everything else
Latest data pinpoint financial strain on health service ahead of Budget
Wes Streeting says health service is in ‘awful state’ as he launches ‘national conversation’ about its future
The real challenge is how to make fast enough progress to offset increasing demands on the health service
Traditional Labour measures on tax and borrowing will need to be balanced with thinner fare to keep to fiscal constraints
Tight finances made worse by bill to rejoin EU programme Horizon
Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones sets out ‘guardrails’ for investment
Ministers complain about Treasury approach as prime minister and chancellor finalise October 30 Budget
High energy bills and troubled water sector trigger debate about which private finance schemes provide value for taxpayers
UK chancellor will submit proposals to independent watchdog on Wednesday
Louise Haigh says ‘it would never have made sense’ for controversial project to end in London suburbs
FT exclusive: Chancellor seeks to reassure investors that ‘guardrails’ will be placed around extra borrowing for investment
UK chancellor vows to avoid Jeremy Hunt’s ‘mistakes’ and stokes optimism that spending could surpass manifesto
Rachel Reeves is looking at loosening fiscal rules to allow her to increase borrowing to pay for investment
