Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled plans for a transformative budget, marking a new era of public and private investment in key sectors such as hospitals, schools, transport, and energy.

In a bid to mirror historic Labour reforms from 1945, 1964, and 1997, Reeves aims to address economic and infrastructural decline while keeping to election pledges by not immediately raising taxes on working individuals.

However, her proposal includes 40 billion pounds in tax rises and spending cuts, such as increasing employer national insurance contributions, expected to provoke controversy.

Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt criticized the plan, asserting it would adversely affect jobs and wages, yet Reeves defends her strategy as necessary for national renewal.

Her budget also seeks to inject 50 billion pounds into capital projects by adjusting fiscal rules, emphasizing collaboration with the private sector in fields like carbon capture and digital infrastructure.