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UK austerity ending, as long as Brexit deal gets done - Hammond
1:41pm, 29th October, 2018

UK austerity ending, as long as Brexit deal gets done - Hammond

British finance minister Philip Hammond held out the prospect on Monday of an end to austerity provided the government secures a Brexit deal with the EU, putting pressure on rebels in the ruling Conservative Party to back Prime Minister Theresa May.
UK needs Brexit deal to end austerity - Hammond
5:44am, 28th October, 2018

UK needs Brexit deal to end austerity - Hammond

British finance minister Philip Hammond said an end to his spending squeeze depended on the country getting a Brexit deal and he warned he would have to drop plans to boost public services without one.
Labour presses May to deliver 'end of austerity' claim
7:09am, 25th October, 2018

Labour presses May to deliver 'end of austerity' claim

Britain's opposition Labour Party challenged Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Thursday to deliver immediately on its promise that nearly a decade of public spending cuts is coming to an end.