Spending Cuts Check: special report

As senior Labour figures scramble to distance themselves from anti-cuts protesters involved in disorder in London this weekend, one left-winger is refusing to toe the party line.

Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating against government cuts to public spending. There were clashes between police and protesters in parts of London with 75 arrests.

It’s Chancellor George Osborne’s first full Budget. But as the Government tries to balance growth with the “age of austerity”, what will it deliver? Channel 4 News speaks to the experts.

Chancellor George Osborne delivers a “keep calm and carry on” Budget – with some surprises, including fuel price cuts for the consumer. An expert picks out the key points for Channel 4 News.

Chancellor George Osborne claims his Budget will “put fuel into the tank of the British economy” as he cuts petrol duty by 1p a litre and unveils a package of measures to boost businesses.

Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget 2011 and a fuel duty “bombshell”. Follow reaction and analysis, plus video and comments from the #c4Budget Twitter panel.

Figures seen by Channel 4 News reveal the rapidly-growing cash lost to the Exchequer through the import of VAT-exempt goods such as CDs from other offshore centres, writes Business Producer Ben King.

Channel 4 News is creating a crowd-sourced map of spending cuts in the UK. Show us cuts you’ve seen online or tweet them to #c4cuts.

As Chancellor George Osborne puts the final touches to his Budget, inflation rises to its highest level for 28 months. It’s another hit for the “misery index”, as Economics Editor Faisal Islam writes.

Doctors have urged the Health Secretary to abandon plans for a radical overhaul of the NHS. But the BMA stopped short of embarrassing Andrew Lansley further with a vote of no confidence.

“We will never lose our soul,” Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg promises disgruntled loyalists, concerned by the party’s Coalition compromises with the Conservatives.

As thousands of angry protestors jeered Nick Clegg at the party’s spring conference, Liberal Democrats tell Channel 4 News that many delegates agree with the protestors.

Public sector workers should expect to work longer and receive lower pensions, a report by Lord Hutton suggests – the perfect recipe for industrial action, writes Economics Editor Faisal Islam.

Lord Hutton, author of a new report on public sector pension reform, tells Channel 4 News fairness is a key aim – but others say the system remains so unfair it will need another review in five years.

As the Government tests its flood defences, critics say cuts will leave homes without insurance. MP Diana Johnson tells Channel 4 News: “The insurance market is practically closed in Hull.”