内容摘要：The RCOG are among several royal medical colleges, charities and trade unions backing Antoniazzi's amendment, which has been signed by 136 MPs so far, including Labour MPs, Lib Dems, Greens and a handful of Conservatives.

The RCOG are among several royal medical colleges, charities and trade unions backing Antoniazzi's amendment, which has been signed by 136 MPs so far, including Labour MPs, Lib Dems, Greens and a handful of Conservatives.

Getting the review right is a tricky balancing act.Anyone can see ways that public funds could be used more efficiently or even cut. Everyone has their top priority for spending more.

So what happens if there's a root and branch review, with every spending line scrutinised, new priorities set and given more funds and others squeezed or cut?We should find out later. But it may not be as radical a review as sometimes presented as too much is already committed byto make really radical changes.

The clue is in the name. This is not about taxation, and it's not about balancing the books. That's for the Budget, and one of them is expected in autumn, to cover 2026-27.The review takes the spending totals already set by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), and chooses how to allocate the day-to-day spending (also known as current or revenue spending) for the next three financial years.

It also plans capital spending for four years on projects with a lifespan beyond the year, such as buildings.

That includes the spending in Scotland by Whitehall departments, such as work and pensions and defence. It does not include funds spent by Holyrood.From 2027, the pact will allow both the US and UK to base a small number of nuclear submarines in Perth, Western Australia.

It will also create about 7,000 jobs in Britain, with the design and construction of the new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines set to take place in the UK.The benefits for the US are less obvious - but sharing its defence technology could give the nation an opportunity to grow its presence in Asia-Pacific.

Arming Australia has historically been viewed by Washington and Downing Street as essential to preserving peace in a region that is far from their own.When Miriam Haley heard the news last year that a New York court had thrown out a rape conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the man she helped put behind bars four years before, she was shocked.