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Newspaper headlines: Spending Review 'renewing Britain' or 'reckless splurge' Newspaper headlines: Spending Review 'renewing Britain' or 'reckless splurge'
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Reaction to the chancellor's Spending Review dominates the headlines on Thursday morning. The Daily Express warns to "brace for tax pain" after Rachel Reeves dedicated an extra £29bn a year to the NHS. Critics say the plans are "fantasy spending".Reaction to the chancellor's Spending Review dominates the headlines on Thursday morning. The Daily Express warns to "brace for tax pain" after Rachel Reeves dedicated an extra £29bn a year to the NHS. Critics say the plans are "fantasy spending".
The NHS and defence are the "big winners" of the chancellor's Spending Review, says the Guardian. The paper reports that Reeves has already launched a "charm offensive" to Labour MPs concerned about the rise of Reform UK, telling them that the review "was not a return to austerity".The NHS and defence are the "big winners" of the chancellor's Spending Review, says the Guardian. The paper reports that Reeves has already launched a "charm offensive" to Labour MPs concerned about the rise of Reform UK, telling them that the review "was not a return to austerity".
The Spending Review is "a reckless splurge" which voters will be "paying off for years", says the Daily Mail.The Spending Review is "a reckless splurge" which voters will be "paying off for years", says the Daily Mail.
The chancellor's £300bn "spree" is the "spend of austerity" according to the Metro. The cash injections for some departments, equivalent to £8,100 a year per taxpayer, was necessary to "renew Britain", Reeves says.The chancellor's £300bn "spree" is the "spend of austerity" according to the Metro. The cash injections for some departments, equivalent to £8,100 a year per taxpayer, was necessary to "renew Britain", Reeves says.
Reeves has turned on "the tax and spend taps", writes the Times. The cash injection is a bid to "help Labour win the next election", but the paper reports some departments - including the police - still face a "challenging" fiscal situation. The chancellor will have "no choice" but to raise taxes "to keep books balanced", economists say.Reeves has turned on "the tax and spend taps", writes the Times. The cash injection is a bid to "help Labour win the next election", but the paper reports some departments - including the police - still face a "challenging" fiscal situation. The chancellor will have "no choice" but to raise taxes "to keep books balanced", economists say.
The chancellor is "sacrificing" the police and defence in the Spending Review, says the Daily Telegraph. Police chiefs warn that the plans could mean election targets on reducing crime "could be missed", while former military leaders say they are "totally inadequate" for the Armed Forces. Both are set for smaller yearly bumps in spending compared to the NHS.The chancellor is "sacrificing" the police and defence in the Spending Review, says the Daily Telegraph. Police chiefs warn that the plans could mean election targets on reducing crime "could be missed", while former military leaders say they are "totally inadequate" for the Armed Forces. Both are set for smaller yearly bumps in spending compared to the NHS.
NHS, defence and education are the winners from the chancellor's Spending Review, says the Financial Times. But the Home Office, Foreign Office and Culture Department face a "squeeze". The review is a "rejection of austerity", according to the chancellor, but the Institute of Fiscal Studies warns that "things look tighter" from mid-2026.NHS, defence and education are the winners from the chancellor's Spending Review, says the Financial Times. But the Home Office, Foreign Office and Culture Department face a "squeeze". The review is a "rejection of austerity", according to the chancellor, but the Institute of Fiscal Studies warns that "things look tighter" from mid-2026.
Tax rises are now "inevitable", leads the i Paper, which says the Home Office is the "biggest loser" from the Spending Review. It reports that council tax is "likely to rise" after a squeeze of funding for the police.Tax rises are now "inevitable", leads the i Paper, which says the Home Office is the "biggest loser" from the Spending Review. It reports that council tax is "likely to rise" after a squeeze of funding for the police.
The chancellor's £300bn Spending Review for a "better Britain" features in the top bar of the Daily Mirror's front page. But the paper leads with a report from the High Court, where the government is suing a firm linked to Tory peer Baroness Mone for allegedly breaching a deal to provide protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.The chancellor's £300bn Spending Review for a "better Britain" features in the top bar of the Daily Mirror's front page. But the paper leads with a report from the High Court, where the government is suing a firm linked to Tory peer Baroness Mone for allegedly breaching a deal to provide protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
"Vive la farce!" leads the Sun, which reports that "indifferent French police looked on" as migrants set off in a dinghy bound for the UK. It comes as Reeves says asylum hotels will stay open until 2029, the paper adds."Vive la farce!" leads the Sun, which reports that "indifferent French police looked on" as migrants set off in a dinghy bound for the UK. It comes as Reeves says asylum hotels will stay open until 2029, the paper adds.
"God only knows what we'll be without you", says the Daily Star, following the death of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, aged 82."God only knows what we'll be without you", says the Daily Star, following the death of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, aged 82.
The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Mail all describe the review as a "splurge".
Several papers, including the Sun and the Financial Times, suggest the NHS and defence are the winners.
But the Telegraph reports that military leaders have accused Rachel Reeves of "sacrificing defence spending", saying the budget for daily running costs will go up by just 0.7%.
The Daily Mail calls the review a "reckless" spending spree, which its headline says "we and our children will be paying off for years".
The Daily Express also warns of "tax pain" to come. There are similar predictions in the Sun, which says "council tax rises beckon".
The i Paper says, given the little headroom the chancellor has left herself, tax increases are "inevitable" in the Autumn Budget.
The Times anticipates that any tax rises will be "substantial". The paper's editorial questions whether the planned £14bn Whitehall efficiency savings are realistic, given much of the low hanging fruit has already been picked.
The Daily Mirror welcomes Rachel Reeves' plans, saying they put "the needs of ordinary majority ahead of the privileged few".
The Financial Times applauds her for directing funds at at affordable housing, regional connectivity and energy security but calls for broader reforms of the tax system, and to pay for more training of construction workers and engineers.
The Daily Star is clear about the chancellor's motives, insisting her spending plans presented a "fairly transparent bid to wrestle back the momentum from Reform".
However, the Times calls the cuts to the Home Office "baffling," saying this is the only department that can combat the rise of Nigel Farage's party.
The Guardian indicates that Ms Reeves has taken a "gamble" that these public spending increases will help Labour win the next election. The risk, according to the paper's political editor Pippa Crerar, is that most voters interact with the state through public services but, she says, schools, police and local councils have been "hit with extremely tight settlements".
The Daily Mail's editorial suggests the chancellor is "praying that growth will save the day," but it insists "it won't", claiming she has "suffocated the economy".
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