Budget, Tax and Economy

The five things you need to know about politics today
Chancellor Philip Hammond used better than expected borrowing forecasts and revenues to increase spending in the latest Budget. Here are the main points from his address to Parliament.
"Tory budgets are usually plunged into chaos after the Chancellor sits down, not before he even stands up."
'Frankly we would need to have a new budget that set out a different strategy for the future.'
Shadow chancellor spoke out at protest calling for reform of the financial sector.
"West Midlands Police are being hit more than twice as hard as the likes of leafy Surrey."