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13 November 2024

Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances?

It’s been a key government claim since the election and featured heavily in the Budget - but what does it actually mean?

1 November 2024

Living standards are still forecast to rise following the Budget—but it’s a smaller rise than was expected before

Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt claimed Labour’s Budget was going to mean “lower living standards”.

30 October 2024

Autumn Budget 2024: fact checked

Our round-up looks at several claims from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as chancellor—on National Insurance, growth, bus fares and more.

29 October 2024

How much are we spending on health?

Our quick explainer on the state of UK health spending helps put the Autumn 2024 Budget in context.

28 October 2024

What does Labour mean when it talks about “working people”?

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Full Fact investigated a term Labour politicians haven’t given a consistent definition of, despite it featuring in the party’s manifesto.

24 October 2024

Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?

A number of figures supposedly showed the size of the ‘black hole’ in the government’s spending plans had been circulating ahead of the Autumn Budget. We took a look at what they actually mean.

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Budget 2024

Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances?

Living standards are still forecast to rise following the Budget—but it’s a smaller rise than was expected before

Autumn Budget 2024: fact checked

How much are we spending on health?

What does Labour mean when it talks about “working people”?

Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?

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