Rachel Reeves paves way for cuts and tax rises to fill shortfall left by Tories

Chancellor will announce pause in work on a number of infrastructure projects, saying Conservatives 'covered up' true state of finances Rachel Reeves will lay the ground for cuts to public spending, tax rises and delays to some major infrastructure projects on Monday as she sets out the toxic inheritance the Labour government inherited from the Tories. She is expected to pause work on a string of infrastructure projects, including Boris Johnson's flagship plan to build 40 new hospitals and the p...