Rachel Reeves reeled off a dizzying list of wildly varying numbers and time horizons, covering programme after programme funded in Britain’s spending review. Over the next five years, £14bn ($19bn) would go to a new nuclear plant.

Blow for Rachel Reeves after UK economy shrinks by more than expected - The cut to GDP figures will be bad news for the chancellor in her mission to grow the UK economy

The UK economy shrank by 0.3% during April after Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on foreign imports, official numbers show. It’s a blow to Rachel Reeves, who tried to splash the cash for government departments in her spending review yesterday.