Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring budget - short news
After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbits
Politicians tend to hate being boring but Rachel Reeves will be delighted if Tuesday’s spring forecast is judged by voters and financial markets to be reassuringly dull.
After Labour’s catastrophic Gorton and Denton byelection result, the chancellor’s future, along with that of the prime minister, is on the line, as backbench MPs fret about the party’s..
source: The Guardian - 01.03.2026