Sunak defends budget plans and insists 1% rise for NHS staff is fair | Politics
Rishi Sunak has rejected criticism that his budget plans to repair the government’s finances after Covid-19 were unrealistic, and insisted…
UK politics live: Starmer demands ‘proper pay rise’ for NHS as he launches Labour’s campaign for May elections | Politics
Good morning. What one might call “normal politics” has been relatively marginalised in the last year because of the pandemic.…
William Keegan | Beware Rishi Sunak, a small state ideologue posing as a big spender | UK news
Chancellor Sunak made much of his attachment to fiscal prudence in the run-up to last Wednesday’s budget – so much…
Rishi Sunak defends budget amid claim it will plunge 500,000 more people into poverty – politics live | Politics
The government announced a pause in public sector pay rises for all workforces, with an exception for employees with basic…
IFS urges Rishi Sunak to extend support to tackle ‘triple challenge’ to economy | Business
Britain’s foremost economics thinktank has urged Rishi Sunak to use next month’s budget to announce a targeted extension of government…