
British Chancellor Rachel Reeves will divvy up more than 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion) of public money between her ministerial colleagues on Wednesday, making choices that will define what the year-old Labour government can achieve in the next four years.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Reeves will have to pick between the demands of the public health service – which absorbs around 40% of day-to-day departmental spending – increased defence