Spring statement: Prime Minister says Government will not “alter the basics” of public spending

Yorkshire Post

The Government will not “alter the basics” of public spending, Sir Keir Starmer has claimed, when faced with questions about whether budget cuts will be announced this week. But the Prime Minister said he wanted to “take some money out of Government”. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the spring statement to the Commons on Wednesday, when she is expected to announce spending cuts for some Government departments.

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00:00Hello, I'm Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post and here are your headlines for today.

00:05The Prime Minister said the government will not alter the basics of public spending when

00:10he faced questions about whether budget cuts will be announced later this week.

00:14However, the Prime Minister said he wanted to take some money out of government.

00:20The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will deliver the Spring Statement to Commons on Wednesday

00:25when she is expected to announce spending cuts for some government departments.

00:30The fiscal tightening comes amid a backdrop of cuts the government has already announced

00:36to the Welfare Bill and to civil service running costs which have caused unrest among Labour-backed

00:42benches and the unions.

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