Reeves told spending cuts will 'repeat the mistakes of the past'

Ahead of Autumn Budget

Linus Uhlig
clock • 2 min read

Plans to slash public investment in the upcoming October Budget will continue to “damage the foundations of the economy and undermine the UK’s long-term fiscal sustainability”, chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned.

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