Post by Red Rackham on Oct 17, 2024 18:35:01 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from Angela Rayner and his cabinet over “huge” cuts to departmental spending to be unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget.
The prime minister has received letters from senior ministers raising concerns about the spending cuts after a number spoke out against the measures at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting.
Some departments are facing cuts of as much as 20 per cent as Ms Reeves scrambles to find £40bn of spending cuts and tax rises before the October 30 Budget.
As the row erupted in public, Downing Street warned that government departments and public services would have to become more productive and that public services “will need reform”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reeves-keir-starmer-chancellor-budget-b2630710.html
Will Rayner attempt to topple Starmer? Commentators predicted this would happen, but I didn't think it would be after just three months.
The prime minister has received letters from senior ministers raising concerns about the spending cuts after a number spoke out against the measures at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting.
Some departments are facing cuts of as much as 20 per cent as Ms Reeves scrambles to find £40bn of spending cuts and tax rises before the October 30 Budget.
As the row erupted in public, Downing Street warned that government departments and public services would have to become more productive and that public services “will need reform”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reeves-keir-starmer-chancellor-budget-b2630710.html
Will Rayner attempt to topple Starmer? Commentators predicted this would happen, but I didn't think it would be after just three months.
