The £25bn injection for the NHS announced in the Budget will not lead to an overnight transformation in the quality of healthcare, sector leaders have cautioned.
Councils have welcomed the extra £1.3bn earmarked for local government in the Budget, but warned that without greater certainty over funding in the longer term, the outlook for local services remains...
Owen Mapley has said the new government’s first Budget “will reassure some public service leaders and worry others”, and warned that there is lots more to do to get the sector fighting fit.
Rachel Reeves repeatedly blamed the economic and fiscal situation Labour took over after the general election for the “difficult decisions” made in her first Budget as chancellor.
Council-funded schools in England are “struggling to finance the basics” and will need £12.2bn of additional funding in 2024-25 to help reverse real-terms cuts to their core funding and meet other...