British finance minister Rachel Reeves announced her first multi-year spending review on Wednesday, dividing up more than 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion) of public money between her ministerial colleagues and setting their budgets until 2029.

Following the Comprehensive Spending Review, Siva Anandaciva unpacks the numbers to explore what they mean for health and care.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced budget increases for some departments, including a £29 billion annual injection for the NHS, but others will see cuts. What was announced in the Labour Spending Review,

The government is eager to shout about its investment in transport infrastructure and nuclear projects in this review. Reeves has committed £113 billion in extra capital spending, including £15 billion on transport outside London and £14.2 billion on the Sizewell C nuclear power plant, part of an £86 billion fund to "boost science and technology".

The notion that the health service has emerged as a “winner” from the chancellor’s spending review is a bit like congratulating someone who has just won back the face value of a scratch card. It certainly could have been worse,

The government’s £1.4bn electric car pledge sounds big, but will it help you? We break down what the Spending Review 2025 means for real-world drivers.

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Rachel Reeves announced cash injections in the NHS, schools and social housing, while vowing to end the use of asylum hotels by the end of the current Parliament