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‘Red Wall’ Tories see HS2 and Northern Powerhouse as key to delivering 2019 election promises
Social care reform is worth paying for but triple lock should be suspended
Government borrowing in May less than expected as Covid restrictions are relaxed
Social distancing and work suspensions add to bill for high-speed rail project
Services to be curtailed as financial scheme not ‘sustainable’, says recovery group
Rishi Sunak is right to insist on process, but rigid inflexibility comes at a cost to the UK’s global standing
Treasury reductions to recovery package threaten long-term productivity, earnings and social mobility
Government’s decision to reject £15bn package a foretaste of further spending battles
Unions warn of industrial action while mayor labels government plan a ‘gross misuse’ of money
Agreement requires £300m savings this year and up to £1bn annual income-raising measures
Reducing funding will harm vital projects and could rebound on the UK
Borrowing to fall sharply in 2021-22, providing chance to invest more in public services
Campaign group alleges large quantities of protective equipment were ‘useless to NHS’
Voters are not yet blaming politicians for post-pandemic crises — but they will
Academics welcome commitment to help underwrite Horizon, after weeks of uncertainty
Reduced budgets threaten to undermine the government’s ‘science superpower’ ambitions
More than 25% of small to medium-sized businesses have tapped emergency programmes
Prime minister under pressure to put better deal on the table after Scottish government offers NHS staff a 4% increase
Striking announcements on nuclear deterrent, biological and chemical warfare, and even of potential for another pandemic
Jobs and projects at risk if UK Research and Innovation has to cover fee for Horizon Europe on its own, says letter to PM
‘Unimaginable’ level of spending made no ‘measurable difference’ to spread of virus, report finds
UK government’s top scientific and medical advisers warn MPs against easing lockdown too quickly
UK nurses’ leaders prepare for strike action as government insists 1 per cent rise is all it can afford
Chancellor’s public spending plans are ‘implausible’, and could be amended in autumn, say experts
NHS funding set to fall as emergency Covid-19 support is scaled back
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