Spring Statement: Green groups lament 'missed opportunity', as OBR halves growth forecast

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Rachel Reeves leaves Downing Street to deliver Spring Statement 2025 | Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Treasury
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Rachel Reeves leaves Downing Street to deliver Spring Statement 2025 | Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Treasury

Chancellor touts positive impact from planning reforms, but largely glosses over government's clean energy plans

Rachel Reeves used today's Spring Statement to talk up the government's commitment to increased defence spending and its package of welfare and planning reforms, as she sought to put a positive spin on...

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