Budget Pledges Spent

NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent

BBC correspondents analyse how much Budget money has been pledged in key areas and where the money will be spent.

Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms ahead of Budget

The chancellor says the government will ensure that 50 schools in England are rebuilt every year.

Starmer to pledge to ‘embrace fiscal reality’ in the Budget

UK prime minister is facing growing criticism that planned tax rises will hit ‘working people’

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

Continuing Tory ‘stealth’ freeze on thresholds pulls many middle earners into higher rate, but carries risks

World - Financial Times - October 21

Starmer attempts to define 'working people' tax pledge ahead of Budget

The prime minister is under pressure to set out who he is excluding from possible tax increases.

Trump campaign has spent millions on anti-trans ads

The campaign has spent more than $19 million on the ads in battleground states this month.

Emma Barnett: As protest ban starts, I spent day at abortion clinic

As a ban on protesting within 150m of abortion clinics is introduced, the BBC speaks to anti-abortion activists.

Trump pledges to impose sweeping tariffs on imported cars

Comments show former president would put increased US trade protectionism at the centre of a second-term agenda

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Tax threshold freeze not a pledge-breaker - Labour sources

Government sources insist the move would not constitute a breach of Labour's manifesto tax pledge.

Trump pledges to fire special counsel Jack Smith

In an interview Thursday, former President Donald Trump said that if he wins the election, he plans to immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, the man who is overseeing two key criminal ...

UK pledges thousands of new jobs in freeports plan

Critics have said freeports do not boost actual job numbers, but move investment to a different area instead.

A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

UEFA pledges $1 billion to grow women's soccer

UEFA pledged Wednesday to steer €1 billion ($1.08 billion) toward all levels of women's soccer over the next six years as part of a comprehensive strategy to grow the game in Europe.

Sports - ESPN - 4 hours ago

Reeves’s invidious choices in the Budget

As the FT’s chancellor game shows, the new ‘golden rule’ is her binding constraint. Meeting it could bolster fiscal credibility

World - Financial Times - October 16

Three tests for Britain’s Budget

Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generation

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - 17 hours ago

A Chicago league has spent decades inspiring Black women to take up golf

The Ebony Ladies Golf League of Chicago, which just marked its 50th anniversary, has spent decades growing the game with African American women. Jim Williams has more.

We've spent years covering the Lucy Letby case - here’s why experts are still arguing about it

For more than a year, we’ve been examining the scientific evidence and speaking to the experts at the centre of the case.

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

FOI request reveals then home secretary spent £9,803.20 on catering for flight to Kigali to sign deportation deal that never deported a single person. The in-flight catering for James Cleverly’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashes down with crew who spent record 235 days at ISS

Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Friday in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, capping a record-setting 235-day mission to the International Space ...

Eva Longoria reportedly rescued 'John Wick' with $6 million investment: 'The best money I've ever spent'

The 2014 film almost shut down production after running out of financing.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Rudy Gay retires: Former top-10 draft pick spent 17 seasons in NBA with five different teams

Gay was drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms

The chancellor was speaking at the government's International Investment Summit, where deals worth £63bn were hailed.

Would raising employer National Insurance break Labour's pledge?

If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises?

UK ministers pledge crackdown on rising car insurance costs

Watchdogs, industry and consumer groups instructed to join taskforce as part of push to tackle ‘spiralling’ prices

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Harris pledges break from Biden in feisty Fox News interview

Vice-president’s appearance on conservative network comes as White House race against Donald Trump tightens

World - Financial Times - October 17

China pledges more financial support for 'whitelist' real estate projects

Ni Hong, China's minister of housing and urban-rural development, made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday.

Business - CNBC - October 17

France’s foreign minister pledges support for Ukraine ‘victory plan’

Jean-Noël Barrot says Russian victory would ‘push the international order toward chaos’ as he backs negotiations. France’s foreign minister pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Pep Guardiola pledges to quit football when he loses love of the game

Manchester City manager ‘never expected’ huge success City visit struggling Wolves on Sunday in Premier League Pep Guardiola says he will quit football entirely when he loses the passion to ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Latest in Budget Pledges Spent

NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent

Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms ahead of Budget

Starmer to pledge to ‘embrace fiscal reality’ in the Budget

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

Starmer attempts to define 'working people' tax pledge ahead of Budget

Trump campaign has spent millions on anti-trans ads

Emma Barnett: As protest ban starts, I spent day at abortion clinic

Trump pledges to impose sweeping tariffs on imported cars

Tax threshold freeze not a pledge-breaker - Labour sources

Trump pledges to fire special counsel Jack Smith

UK pledges thousands of new jobs in freeports plan

A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana

UEFA pledges $1 billion to grow women's soccer

Reeves’s invidious choices in the Budget

Three tests for Britain’s Budget

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

A Chicago league has spent decades inspiring Black women to take up golf

We've spent years covering the Lucy Letby case - here’s why experts are still arguing about it

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashes down with crew who spent record 235 days at ISS

Eva Longoria reportedly rescued 'John Wick' with $6 million investment: 'The best money I've ever spent'

Rudy Gay retires: Former top-10 draft pick spent 17 seasons in NBA with five different teams

Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms

Would raising employer National Insurance break Labour's pledge?

UK ministers pledge crackdown on rising car insurance costs

Harris pledges break from Biden in feisty Fox News interview

China pledges more financial support for 'whitelist' real estate projects

France’s foreign minister pledges support for Ukraine ‘victory plan’

Pep Guardiola pledges to quit football when he loses love of the game

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