NHS and defence the big winners as chancellor promises Labour MPs the spending review is not a return to austerity
Rachel Reeves has gambled billions of pounds of infrastructure spending on “renewing Britain” before the next election but faces a challenge to convince voters Labour can deliver change amid deep cuts to everyday spending.
The chancellor admitted that “too many people in too many parts of our country” were yet to feel the benefits of the change they voted for when Labour was swept to power with a huge majority last year.
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