'Labour is BANKRUPTING Britain!' Rachel Reeves blasted from all sides as dust settles on Spending Review

Mel Stride unleashes final Spending Review attack after Chancellor refuses to rule out tax hikes for working Britons - 'They're coming!'

Mel Stride has responded to Rachel Reeves's refusal to rule out further tax hikes on wortking Britons to GB News earlier this afternoon.

"Now we know, taxes are coming," he warned. "Today's spending review was nothing more than an exercise in obfuscation. Looks clear that tax rises are on their way."

READ THE FULL STORY ON RACHEL REEVES'S TAX HIKE THREAT HERE

Robert Jenrick and Tory frontbench turn up heat on Rachel Reeves as dust settles on Spending Review

Robert Jenrick and fellow Tory frontbenchers are turning up the heat on the Chancellor in the wake of her "borrowing splurge" Spending Review.

"That wasn’t a spending review - it was a borrowing splurge,"the Shadow Justice Secretary blasted.

"£200 billion of extra borrowing over the next five years... Paid for by £105billion in debt interest payments this year alone. Labour is bankrupting Britain."

His fury was echoed by that of Shadow Scottish Secretary Andrew Bowie - who warned of "stratospheric" borrowing and looming tax rises in the months ahead.

The Spending Review is "either going to lead to tax increases, an increase in borrowing - which is already at stratospheric levels - or a combination of both", he said.

Bowie is also a Shadow Energy Minister, and launched into a barrage of attacks on Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband's GB Energy "vanity project".

"Nobody can really tell us what the ambition or the aim of GB Energy is, beyond the fact that it's a publicly owned energy company but doesn't have a license to produce or generate energy," Bowie spat.

"It doesn't have a stake in any of the significant projects which are underway right now - started by the Conservative Party, driven forward by private investment and a combination of Government investments through the contracts or difference process.

"GB Energy is not required... It's a waste of money."

Rachel Reeves reveals where thousands of migrants will go after promising to END asylum hotels: ‘The right thing to do!’

Rachel Reeves has vowed that Labour will deport any migrants who “don’t have the right to be here” once they are evicted from the hotels in which they are being housed, speaking to GB News.

She told Political Editor Christopher Hope: "I want to deport anyone who hasn’t got a right to be in this country. We have increased deportations substantially since we came to office and that is the right thing to do.

"If people don't have a right to be in this country, they should be sent back home."

The Chancellor was then asked whether the plan is to relocate migrants from the numerous asylum hotels that have appeared across the country into community flats.

But what did she say?

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Ursula von der Leyen hails Gibraltar deal as EU chief heaps praise on 'safeguarding Schengen'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has hailed this afternoon's Gibraltar deal.

In a statement, the EU boss said: "It safeguards the integrity of Schengen and the Single Market, while ensuring stability, legal certainty and prosperity for the region."

BREAKING: Gibraltar border to be manned by SPAIN as David Lammy concedes to EU in negotiations

Gibraltar's border will be manned by Spanish officials under David Lammy's post-Brexit deal over the future of the Rock.

Travellers arriving by air to the British Overseas Territory will see "dual border control checks" by Spain's and Gibraltar's officials, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Spanish officials will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Schengen Area, in a model similar to French police operating in London’s St Pancras station, the department said.

Gibraltarian sources had long vowed that there would be "no Spanish boots on the rock" - but one of Madrid's key demands was to have its officials in place on the peninsula.

"As the only UK overseas territory which shares a border with the EU, today's political agreement provides a practical solution for the unique situation faced by the people of Gibraltar whose livelihoods depend on a fluid border," the Foreign Office statement added.

READ THE FULL STORY ON LABOUR'S LATEST GIVEAWAY HERE

WATCH: Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice speaks to Christopher Hope in Westminster

Zia Yusuf in sly swipe at public sector 'geniuses' after £10bn splurged on NHS tech

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf has unleashed a sly swipe at public sector "geniuses" after Rachel Reeves confirmed that £10billion would be spent on "digital transformation" in the NHS.

"Rachel Reeves has committed £10billion to 'tech and digital transformation' in the NHS, including the 'NHS app'," Yusuf jabbed.

"That’s more than SpaceX spent on the whole Starship Super Heavy programme, which is capable of decelerating a 20-ton vessel travelling at 17,000mph and catching it with huge chopsticks.

"No doubt the geniuses spending that money will deliver something equally breathtaking and real value for taxpayers."

Lib Dems: Spending Review was a 'missed opportunity to repair damage done'

The Liberal Democrats have described today's Spending Review as a "missed opportunity."

The party's deputy leader and Treasury spokeswoman Daisy Cooper said: "This spending review was a missed opportunity to repair the damage done by the Conservatives and finally deliver on the promise of change.

"Behind the smoke and mirrors is a potential black hole for social care as local government budgets remain at breaking point.

"Putting more money into the NHS without fixing social care is like pouring water into a leaky bucket.

"The chancellor must also raise her ambition for the country and boost growth through a much closer trade deal with the EU.

"That’s the best way to improve people’s living standards and unlock billions of pounds more for our public."

Full list of 'trailblazer neighbourhoods' set to receive extra funding

Rachel Reeves has announced a series of neighbourhoods that are set to receive up to £20m eachthrough a new fund announced in the spending review.

The Chancellor said: "This investment will support communities to drive forward the changes they want to see in their neighbourhoods.

"It will support improvements people can see on their doorstep, champion local leadership, foster community engagement and strengthen social cohesion."

The full list of neighbourhoods in England set to pick up the funding are:

• Orchard Park, Kingston upon Hull;
• Little Layton and Little Carleton, Blackpool;
• Brinnington, Stockport;
• Bentilee and Ubberley, Stoke-on-Trent;
• Speke East, Liverpool;
• Thorntree, Middlesbrough;
• Batemoor and Jordanthorpe, Sheffield;
• Hartcliffe, Bristol;
• Benchill South and Wythenshawe Central, Manchester;
• Warndon West, Worcester;
• Birkenhead Central, Wirral;
• Middleton Park Avenue, Leeds;
• Penhill, Swindon;
• Parkwood and Senacre, Maidstone;
• Walker North, Newcastle upon Tyne;
• Bootle South, Sefton;
• Pendleton, Salford;
• Birchwood West, Lincoln;
• Central Stockton and Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees;
• Barrow Central, Westmorland and Furness.

Institute for Fiscal Studies chief warns that Reeves 'said nothing'

Paul Johnson, the outgoing head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies said spending plans announced by Rachel Reeves are not as generous as a listener might think

He wrote on social media "Not sure I’ve ever listened to a chancellorial speech so hard to work out what is happening.

"Rattling off huge number of figures making it look like big increases in spending on everything."

Johnson also agreed with a post by chief political commentator at The Independent John Rentoul who said: "She's finished. But she hasn't said anything."

Nigel Farage looks stunned by jibe as Rachel Reeves mocks Reform UK leader

Rachel Reeves poked fun at Nigel Farage during her Spending Review announcement in the Commons, suggesting the Reform UK leader should "spend less time in the Westminster Arms" pub.

The Chancellor made the cutting remark whilst defending NHS funding commitments and claiming that "Reform UK want an insurance-based healthcare system".

READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

Full figures show Health and Defence are winners from today's announcement while Foreign Office sees drop

Figures published by the Treasury to accompany the spending review show that while total department budgets are forecast to grow by an annual average of 2.3 per cent across the period of 2023/24 to 2028/29, there are sharp variations between individual departments.

There are average annual real-terms growth for the Department for Education is set at 1.5 per cent, Health & Social Care at 2.8 per cent and Defence at 3.6 per cent.

The Departments of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs will see an average annual drop of 0.7 per cent, the Home Office a decrease of 2.2 per cent and the Foreign Office a fall of five per cent.

For the period covering solely the current and next three financial years (2025/26 to 2028/29), department budgets are forecast to grow by an annual average of 1.5 per cent.

Sir Sadiq Khan warns of fewer Met Police officers

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has warned there will be fewer Met Police officers following today's announcement.

He warned: "I remain concerned that this Spending Review could result in insufficient funding for the Met and fewer police officers.

"It’s also disappointing that there is no commitment today from the Treasury to invest in the new infrastructure London needs.

"Projects such as extending the Docklands Light Railway not only deliver economic growth across the country, but also tens of thousands of new affordable homes and jobs for Londoners.

"Unless the government invests in infrastructure like this in our capital, we will not be able to build the numbers of new affordable homes Londoners need."

Mel Stride says Labour has 'betrayed' farming communities

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said Rachel Reeves has delivered a "huge betrayal" of farming communities.

He said: "It's not enough to have hit the farmers in our country with a family farms tax. Today what we see in black and white is a choice to make further cuts to the vital grants on which farmers rely.

"A huge betrayal of farming communities, and something of which her MPs in rural areas will have to go back to their constituencies to explain."

Mel Stride SLAMS Spending Review saying Rachel Reeves has 'completely lost control'

Mel Stride has slammed Labour's Spending Review, warning people to expect a "cruel summer."

He said: "This spending review is not worth the paper that it is written on because the Chancellor has completely lost control.

“This is the spend now, tax later review because the Chancellor knows that she will need to come back here in the autumn with yet more taxes and a cruel summer of speculation awaits.”

He added Labour had "trashed the economy."

Rachel Reeves wraps up her Spending Review - 'These are the choices of the British people'

Rachel Reeves has concluded her Spending Review saying she chooses "stability."

Reeves said: "I have made my choices. In place of chaos, I choose stability. In place of decline, I choose investments. In place of pessimism, division and defeatism, I choose national renewal.

"These are my choices, these are Labour choices, these are the choices of the British people, and I commend this statement to the house.

Rachel Reeves announces EXTENSION in energy support with pensioners to save up to £600 each year in bills

Rachel Reeves has announced plans to extend energy support to help the poorest households save on their energy bills.

She has announced an extension to her Warm Homes Plan in her Spending Review.

She vowed to get bills down for winters to come. The Warm Homes Plan will be extended, in a move aimed at helping millions of households cut their energy bills and improve energy efficiency.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Rachel Reeves said she is putting NHS 'on path to renewal'

Rachel Reeves announced an increase real-terms day to day spending in the NHS by three per cent per year for every year of the review period.

The Chancellor said she would be providing an extra “£29billion per year” for the health service.

She said: "This investment will... put the NHS firmly back on the path for renewal."

Rachel Reeves confirms major overhaul to tax rules to 'make sure no region has Treasury wielded against them'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to overhaul the Treasury's rule book to make future Government funding decisions fairer for all Britons.

During today's Spending Review, the Chancellor announced existing rules will be amended to ensure all regions across the UK are able to benefit from Treasury decisions.

Reeves said: "I am today publishing the conclusion of the review of the Treasury’s Green book, the Government’s manual for assessing value for money."

READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

Rachel Reeves pledges over £2BILLION to fix 'crumbling classrooms'

Rachel Reeves has announced billions to increase the core schools budget.

She said: "People who went to ordinary comprehensives like mine in the 80s and 90s are all too familiar with the experience of being taught in temporary classrooms.

"And the previous Conservative government oversaw another generation of kids herded into cold, damp buildings as school roofs literally crumbled.

"It wasn’t acceptable when I was at school, and it isn’t acceptable now.

"So I am providing investment rising to nearly £2.3bn per year to fix our crumbling classrooms, as well as £2.4bn per year to continue our programme to rebuild 500 schools."

Rachel Reeves announces reforms in public services by 'cutting back on office costs'

Rachel Reeves said she will be cutting back on office costs and sell government buildings.

The Chancellor said: "I have found savings from the closure and sale of government buildings and land, cutting back office costs and reducing consultancy spending.

"These are reforms that will make public services more efficient, more productive and more focused on the user. I have been relentless in driving out inefficiencies."

Blackpool, Stockport, Swindon and Newcastle-upon-Tyne among towns to get additional funding

Rachel Reeves has announced a series of towns that will receive additional funding including Blackpool and Stoke-on-Trent.

The Chancellor said: "I know the pride that people feel in their communities. I see it everywhere I go.

"But I also know that for too many people, there is a sense that something has been lost, as high streets have declined, as community spaces have closed, as jobs and opportunity have gone elsewhere.

"The renewal of Britain must be felt everywhere.

"Today I’m pleased to announce additional funding to support up to 350 communities especially those in the most deprived areas.

"Funding to improve parks, youth facilities, swimming pools and libraries, supporting councils’ fightback against graffiti and fly-tipping, including in Blackpool South; in Stockport; in Stoke Central; in Swindon North; and in Newcastle Upon Tyne East and Wallsend.”

Rachel Reeves pledges 0.3% increase in defence spending

The Chancellor has outlined plans to increase the UK's GDP spending to 2.6 per cent by April 2027.

This represents a 0.3 per cent increase compared to 2024 when the UK spent 2.3 per cent of its GDP on defence, according to Nato estimates.

This increase still falls short of the three per cent GDP spending that ministers want to see by 2034.

Rachel Reeves announces fourfold increase for transport investment

Rachel Reeves has confirmed a fourfold increase for investment in transport in cities outside London.

The Chancellor announced more buses, trains and trams in Leeds as well as metro extensions, and backing the reopening of Doncaster Airport.

She announced a four-year settlement for Transport for London. She confirmed Labour would be investing in major rail projects such as the Trans-Pennine route upgrade linking York, Leeds and Manchester.

Reeves announced she is allocating £2.5bn for the continuing development of East-West rail and an extra £445m for rail in Wales.

Rachel Reeves says she was 'not willing' to let Scunthorpe lose its steel factory

The Chancellor said she was not willing to allow Scunthorpe lose its steel factory adding that she believed in "things built to last, things built here in Britain."

Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage heckled saying "that was us!"

Rachel Reeves hit back, saying: "It wasn't the action of that metal trader but of this Labour government."

Rachel Reeves pledges to end the use of asylum hotels 'in this Parliament'

Rachel Reeves said they will end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers "in this parliament."

Announcing her Spending Review, she said Labour will "cut the asylum backlog", "hear more appeals cases", and "return people who have no right to be here."

This will save the taxpayer £1billion a year, she claimed.

She said: "The party opposite left behind a broken system: billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money spent on housing asylum seekers in hotels leaving people in limbo and shunting the cost of failure onto local communities.

"We won’t let that stand. So I can confirm today that, led by the work of…the Home Secretary, we will be ending the costly use of hotels to house asylum seekers in this Parliament.

"Funding that I have provided today, including from the Transformation Fund, will cut the asylum backlog, hear more appeal cases, and return people who have no right to be here, saving the taxpayer £1billion per year."

Labour wants to invest in 'security, health and grow the economy'

Rachel Reeves said today's announcement is to "ensure that renewal is felt".

The Chancellor explained the purpose of this Spending Review is to "ensure that renewal is felt in people’s everyday lives, in their jobs, and on their high streets."

She added she make the UK "a defence industrial superpower."

Rachel Reeves slams Conservative austerity - 'The destructive choice for the fabric of our society'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said department budgets will grow in a swipe to the Conservative's policy of austerity.

She said: "In this spending review, total departmental budgets will grow by 2.3 per cent a year in real terms.

"Compare that to the Conservative choice for austerity. In contrast to our increase of 2.3 per cent, they cut spending by 2.9 per year in 2010.

"So let’s be clear, austerity was a destructive choice for the fabric of our society.

"And it was a destructive choice for our economy too, choking off investment and demand, creating a lost decade for growth, wages and living standards."

Rachel Reeves launches Spending Review - 'We are renewing Britain'

Rachel Reeves is announcing her Spending Review saying Labour are "renewing Britain."

She said: "The stability we have provided has helped support four cuts in interest rates, saving hundreds of pounds a year for families with a mortgage.

"Real wages have grown by more in the first ten months of this Labour government than in the first ten years of the previous Conservative government.

"And the latest figures showed us to be the fastest growing economy in the G7; With countries lining up to do business with Britain once again, backed by new trade deals with India, the United States and the European Union.

"We are renewing Britain. But I know that too many people in too many parts of our country are yet to feel it."

Labour MP says he 'cannot' support welfare reforms

Richard Burgeon called on the Prime Minister to change direction and "drop the cuts" to disability support.

He said: "We should not be balancing the books on the backs of disabled people."

Starmer responded saying the government will protect those with the most severe disabilities and the system needs reform.

Prime Minister 'utterly condemns' riots in Northern Ireland

The Prime Minister has "utterly condemned" the riots that took place in Ballymena.

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs: "I utterly condemn the violence that we have seen overnight in Ballymena and in other parts of Northern Ireland."

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has warned that the rioting "risks undermining" the criminal justice process into an allegation of a sex attack on a teenage girl in the Co Antrim town at the weekend.

Labour MP asks Prime Minister to 'step in' over Gaza humanitarian crisis

Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden Yasmin Qureshi said Labour previously acted to stop mass killing in Kosovo, and asked Sir Keir Starmer why Gaza was different.

The Prime Minister responded saying the government acted yesterday and the humanitarian situation is "dreadful", accusing the Israeli government of having an "insufficient" plan to deliver aid into Gaza.

​Sir Keir Starmer says Israeli cabinet members were sanctioned to protect human rights

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK sanctioned Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich to “uphold human rights and defend the prospect of a two-state solution”.

Speaking at the start of Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: "Acting alongside our allies, we have sanctioned individuals responsible for inciting appalling settler violence and expansion.

"We’ve done that to uphold human rights and defend the prospect of a two-state solution.

"We will continue to support all efforts to secure a ceasefire, the release of all hostages despicably held by Hamas and the humanitarian aid that needs to surge in.

"This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, in addition to my duties in this House. I shall have further such meetings today."

Kemi Badenoch closes PMQs with jab at Rachel Reeves

Kemi Badenoch said the Chancellor had made "bad choices" ahead of the imminent Spending Review.

The Conservative leader the House of Commons that Starmer had selected the "wrong chancellor and the wrong priorities."

The Prime Minister hit back and said: "No. The wrong choice they made was making her Leader of the Opposition."

​Kemi Badenoch says Prime Minister should apologise over Winter Fuel Payments

Kemi Badenoch said that the Prime Minister should "admit he made a mistake" over the Winter Fuel Payments u-turn.

Starmer hit back and said: "They left a £22billion black hole that we had to fill and that is why we took the right decisions.”

Badenoch sought a promise from the Prime Minister that he would not put up taxes still further.

Starmer dodged the question and Badenoch said: "We all heard the Prime Minister. He didn’t rule out tax rises so they are going to have to put up taxes even more."

Kemi Badenoch accused Keir Starmer of being a 'coward' as Tory leader suggested she is 'getting better' at PMQs

Kemi Badenoch accused Starmer of "getting his lines from the Russian embassy" adding "he doesn't know how to balance the books."

The Conservative leader called the Prime Minister a "coward" before adding: "I'm getting better, he's getting worse."

Sir Keir Starmer accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'talking Britain down'

The Prime Minister accused Kemi Badenoch of "talking Britain down" in the PMQs line clash.

The Tory leader said: "Since Labour took office inflation has nearly doubled, growth has halved and unemployment has surged.

"Is this what the Prime Minister meant when he tweeted that the economy was improving?"

Starmer replied: "Since the general election 500,000 more people are in work. She is fixated on talking Britain down. We are investing in the future."

Sir Keir Starmer starts PMQs congratulating Billy Boston on his knighthood

Standing up in the Commons, the Prime Minister congratulated rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston on his knighthood.

He also payed tribute to the victims of the Grenfell fire on the eight year anniversary of the tragedy.

Prime Minister's Questions to begin shortly

Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will once again be going head to head in their weekly spat at PMQs shortly.

Today's PMQs will take place immediately before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Spring Statement.

GB News will be bringing you full coverage and analysis on PMQs Live with Emily Carver and Gloria De Piero.

You can watch along and have your say here.

Northern Ireland First Minister said nobody should have to 'live in fear in their own home' after riots

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said nobody should have to "live in fear in their own home."

In a social media post following two nights of violence in Co Antrim, O’Neill said: "The racist and sectarian attacks on families across the north, and the rioting in Ballymena are abhorrent and must stop immediately. Those responsible for this violence bring nothing to our communities but hatred, fear and division.

"No one, now or ever should feel the need to place a sticker on their door to identify their ethnicity just to avoid being targeted.

"We are a kind-hearted, caring and compassionate people. We stand united and strong, facing down those who seek to divide us through violence and intimidation."

NHS England boss says the NHS has done 'really well' in the spending review

NHS England boss Sir Jim Mackey said the NHS has done "really well" in the spending review.

Speaking at the NHS ConfedExpo conference in Manchester, he said: "The NHS has done really well relative to other parts of the public service.

"But we all know it’s never enough because of the scale of advancement, all the ambition, all things we want to do, the day-to-day cost pressures we’re trying to get on top of, etc.

"We’re always going to be in a world where we want more money, but I think everyone’s starting to accept and understand that we’ve got what the country can afford to give us.

"We really need to get better value for that money, it is broadly the equivalent of the GDP of Portugal, so it’s a huge amount of money by any standards."

Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of today's crunch talks

Rachel Reeves has left 11 Downing Street ahead of today's Spending Review announcement.

The Chancellor will sit on the Government frontbench in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions as Sir Keir Starmer goes head to head against Kemi Badenoch in their weekly showdown.

PMQs will conclude at around 12.30pm and Reeves will then deliver her spending review.

Mel Stride says voters will get everything from Rachel Reeves today 'except the truth'

Mel Stride has warned of "more borrowing, more debt and more tax rises" ahead of today's Spending Review.

The Shadow Chancellor wrote in Conservative Home today: "Today, Rachel Reeves will stand up and deliver Labour’s first Spending Review since taking office.

"Expect a torrent of promises. Expect spreadsheets, slogans, and self-congratulation.

"But what you won’t hear is the truth: Labour is spending money it doesn’t have, with no plan to pay for it. That means more borrowing, more debt, and, come the Autumn Budget, more tax rises as well.

"Labour are addicted to borrowing. Since coming into office, Reeves has deliberately loosened the fiscal rules, cooked the books, and ramped up borrowing by over £30bn a year, all while claiming she’s restoring 'stability'.

"It’s a line even her own backbenchers are struggling to deliver with a straight face."

David Lammy holding talks on post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will have talks with the European Union and Spain in Brussels as a post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar appears close.

Lammy held talks with Gibraltar’s leaders, members of the opposition and the business community before leaving the British overseas territory to head to Brussels on Wednesday morning.

Talks on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the European Union in 2020, but an agreement has not yet been reached.

GB News understands that a deal has not yet been reached and there are still a number of sticking points.

A Foreign Office source said: "We’re working to secure an agreement that works for the people and businesses in Gibraltar. An agreement that will protect British sovereignty, supports Gibraltar’s economy and allows businesses to plan for the future."

White House slams decision to sanction two senior Israeli cabinet ministers

The US has condemned the UK’s decision to sanction two Israeli ministers over "egregious abuses" of human rights in Gaza.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have both have been criticised for their hardline stance on Gaza and the West Bank settlements.

Smotrich has campaigned against allowing aid into Gaza, and also supported the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Ben-Gvir has called for Gaza’s people to be resettled from the territory, which has been dubbed "ethnic cleansing" by human rights groups who are concerned for the safety of Palestinians in the enclave.

Secretary of state Marco Rubio wrote on social media: "These sanctions do not advance US-led efforts to achieve a ceasefire, bring all hostages home, and end the war.

"We reject any notion of equivalence: Hamas is a terrorist organization that committed unspeakable atrocities, continues to hold innocent civilians hostage, and prevents the people of Gaza from living in peace.

"We remind our partners not to forget who the real enemy is. The United States urges the reversal of the sanctions and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel."

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised by Labour in repeal of 200-year-old law

Rough sleeping is set to be decriminalised as Angela Rayner is set to abolish a law dating back to the 19th Century.

In repealing the Vagrancy Act, introduced in 1824, it will no longer be an offence to sleep on a pavement.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the aim was to tackle the root causes of homelessness, rather than criminalise the vulnerable.

She said: "No one should ever be criminalised simply for sleeping rough and by scrapping this cruel and outdated law, we are making sure that can never happen again."

Repealing the policy had been pitched previously by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who had pledged to "end rough sleeping within five years" in his 2019 manifesto.

WATCH: Richard Fuller issues scathing response to today's Spending Review

The shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller has lashed out at today's Spending Review.

Speaking to GB News, the North Bedfordshire MP said: "We can't have something for nothing.

"This Chancellor has demonstrated she does not have a grip on the overall public finances."

Richard Tice says to expect 'waffle and spin' from Rachel Reeves at Spending Review - 'Nightmare!'

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has warned of a "nightmare" ahead of today's Spending Review.

In a video posted on social media, the Boston and Skegness MP said: "Not only are we going to get the usual waffle and spin from the Prime Minister as part of Prime Minister's Questions but then afterwards we'll hear from the Chancellor.

"What we'll hear is that she's spending your money badly in ever increasing quantities. And that will mean more taxes. more debt, more disastrous job losses and a collapse in confidence. The news is not good."

Rachel Reeves 'more than 50 per cent likely' to unleash tax hikes on Britons as top economist issues warning

The chances of tax rises in the autumn budget to help fund Labour’s spending plans are greater than 50/50, according to one of the UK’s most respected independent economists.

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said the likelihood of tax increases would depend on the strength of the economy.

His comments come as the Labour government prepares to unveil £300 billion worth of spending in its three-year spending review.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

Hilary Benn says 'no justification' for riots in Ballymena

The NorthernIreland Secretary has said there is "no justification" for attacks on police officers or vandalism in Ballymena.

In a social media post, Hilary Benn said: "The terrible scenes of civil disorder we have witnessed in Ballymena again this evening have no place in Northern Ireland.

"There is absolutely no justification for attacks on PSNI officers or for vandalism directed at people’s homes or property."

READ THE LATEST FROM NORTHERN IRELAND HERE.

WATCH: Eamonn Holmes says spending review will be 'forgotten' by General Election

Rachel Reeves to say spending review will reflect 'priorities of working people'

Rachel Reeves will unveil her spending review today, arguing that her priorities are "the priorities of working people."

The Chancellor is expected to focus on "Britain’s renewal" as she sets out her spending plans for the coming years, with big increases for the NHS, defence and schools.

Among the main announcements is expected to be a £30billion increase in NHS funding, a rise of around 2.8 per cent in real terms, along with an extra £4.5billion for schools and a rise in defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.