After so much buildup, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled her budget, but will it be enough to turn things around for the government? Our economics editor, Heather Stewart, reports
Rarely has the buildup to a budget seemed so chaotic. Westminster has been full of stories about confidential briefings and screeching U-turns for weeks. Then came an unprecedented leak by the Office for Budget Responsibility, publishing the full budget online hours before the chancellor stood up at the dispatch box.
Our economics editor, Heather Stewart, talks through what Rachel Reeves finally unveiled – from taxes on mansions and milkshakes, to the long-awaited decision to lift the two-child welfare cap.
