The figures were calculated before any adjustments were made to reflect the devolution of tax and welfare powers to the ...

Ms Reeves has said financial problems in the UK cannot “just be magicked away” and has pointed to a £22 billion “financial black hole” left over by the previous government. Mr Doogan said ...

Scotland’s block grant has fallen to its lowest share of UK Government spending in nearly a decade. Analysis by the House of ...

“I’m not going to say that all of those problems can just be magicked away.” Labour promised in its manifesto that there would not be tax rises on VAT, income tax and national ...

Ms Reeves has told the BBC it is “perfectly reasonable” that ministers “set out their case” to Number 10 and Number 11 ahead of the fiscal event, and warned problems cannot “just be magicked away”.

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Ms Reeves said it is “perfectly reasonable” that ministers “set out their case” to Number 10 and Number 11 ahead of the fiscal event, and warned problems cannot “just be magicked away”.