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Spring statement 2019

April 2019

  • Mother and small daughter in stately home garden

    Not enough babies? Not enough state support for families

    Phillip Inman
    When governments withdraw from child-friendly policies, their citizens are, unsurprisingly, more reluctant to procreate
  • A volunteer preparing packages for clients at a food bank in Sunderland.

    Business leader
    Hammond could and should have ended his crippling freeze on benefits

    Of course Brexit creates uncertainties. But the chancellor has funds available now to fulfil the pledge to end austerity
  • Benefits freeze is pushing more working families into poverty

    Business live
    Benefits freeze hits 10 million poor families, but top 0.1%'s wealth swells – as it happened

  • Caroline Lucas

    Wake up, Philip Hammond. The climate crisis needs action, not lip service

    Caroline Lucas
  • Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to deliver his spring statement.

    Business live
    Spring statement: Brexit deal could end austerity, but benefit freeze continues - as it happened

  • Steve Bell 14.3.19

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Steve Bell on the spring statement – cartoon

  • Philip Hammond, the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer

    The Guardian view on ending austerity: in rhetoric alone

  • Larry Elliott

    Hammond sidelined by Brexit as he holds out for 'deal dividend'

    Larry Elliott
  • Spring statement policies look to Brexit and a hi-tech future

  • Chancellor offers £3bn fix for Britain's 'broken housing market'

  • Hammond calls for regulator to investigate UK's digital ads market

  • Did no one tell Philip Hammond that austerity is raging outside?

    Aditya Chakrabortty
  • Ministers set aside extra £100m for police to tackle knife crime

  • Spring statement 2019: the chancellor's key points at a glance

  • Hammond promises Brexit dividend in spring statement

  • What can we expect from Hammond's spring statement?

  • Chancellor to make fresh attempt to curb power of tech giants

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