Aneesa Ahmed (@missaneesaahmed.bsky.social)

Spring statement: Rachel Reeves announces deep cuts to welfare and public services Chancellor reveals halving of forecast UK growth this year and extra defence spending * Spring statement 2025: key points at a glance * Politics live – updates Rachel Reeves has confirmed deep cuts to welfare and public services offset by billions of pounds in long-term investment to grow the economy, as she delivered a spring statement to ensure her fiscal targets are still being met. In a statement to the Commons which revealed the UK growth forecasts for this year had been halved, the chancellor said her measures would ensure a predicted £4.1bn hole in the public finances within five years would be turned back into a £9.9bn surplus. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/spring-statement-rachel-reeves-unveils-even-deeper-cuts-to-welfare-and-public-services?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu