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Autumn Statement 2016 LIVE: Analysis and reaction to Philip Hammond's post Brexit changes

The analysis, reaction and charts from the experts and our own journalists from throughout the day.




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Labour MPs busy with their PHONES as Shadow Chancellor rails at Autumn Statement

As John McDonnell stood up for his big moment to respond to the Chancellor's spending plans, Labour's MPs were much more interested in their mobile phones than his rambling speech.




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Philip Hammond promises low and middle earners they WILL get income tax cuts

The Chancellor reaffirmed the Conservative manifesto commitments to lift the personal allowance to £12,500 and the 40p tax threshold to £50,000 by accelerating progress to meeting the goals.




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Immigration won't hit target of dropping below 100,000 a year even after Brexit

In its five-year forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility predicts net migration will only fall slightly as the UK adopts a tighter migration regime. Net migration is currently 327,000 a year.




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Philip Hammond freezes fuel duty meaning motorists will save 100s of pounds a year  

Philip Hammond announced a further freeze until April 2018, which will keep fuel duty at 57.95p per litre, the level it has been at four more than five years.




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UK's economic growth over next five years will be 2.4% LOWER because of Brexit

MPs have voiced deep scepticism after the Office for Budget Responsibility delivered a series of dire forecasts about the impact of Brexit.




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Father says Philip Hammond's raid of middle class tax perks is an attack

Tom Birch, 43, from Bath, earns £100,000 a year in his financial services job and receives extra life insurance, dental cover, and critical illness cover through a salary sacrifice scheme.




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Philip Hammond to move the main budget to the Autumn from next year

The announcement does mean there will be two full Budgets next year, in the spring and the autumn, as the new schedule rolls out.




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Phillip Hammond gets the thumbs up on first day as Chancellor

Philip Hammond fulfilled his promise to be an un-showy chancellor today as his biggest 'rabbit' turned out to be a joke about his own abolition.




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Office for Budget Responsibility admits their prediction for post-Brexit could be 'gloomy'

While the OBR's chairman Robert Chote admitted there is a 50 per cent chance that the forecast is 'too gloomy', he is standing by his forecast saying predictions were made based on existing trends.




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DAN HYDE explains why Philip Hammond's plan is flawed in practice 

Few can defend the way that letting agents hit tenants with rip-off administrative fees. These firms cash in every time someone rents a new home, writes DAN HYDE.




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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: So much for George Osborne’s emergency post-Brexit Budget 

Until yesterday, Chancellor Philip Hammond was among the most dismal of doom-mongers. But as he delivered his Autumn Statement, he seemed transformed.




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ALEX BRUMMER: Yes there are risks, but I’m hopeful for the future of the British economy 

The new Chancellor Philip Hammond forecasts that Britain’s economy will continue to grow and create new jobs in every year to the end of this Parliament, says ALEX BRUMMER.




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Labour hits out at Philip Hammond's failure to pledge money for services

Social care for older people is the responsibility of local councils across Britain, and its leaders say that savage cuts have already had to be made due to lower funding from Whitehall.




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Philip Hammond predicts growth for the next five years despite Brexit and debt

Philip Hammond said UK output would grow faster than in most EU countries, creating half a million jobs. He vowed to spend billions to boost productivity, build homes and improve transport.




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PETER OBORNE says George Osborne did not cut deeply because he had other ambitions

George Osborne, to his credit, was sitting on the backbenches yesterday to listen to his successor Philip Hammond deliver his first financial statement as Chancellor, says PETER OBORNE.




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Philip Hammond announces billions to tackle 'shocking' productivity gap

Philip Hammond said Britain’s ‘productivity gap’ was ‘well known, but shocking nonetheless’. He told the House of Commons that the UK ‘lags behind’ the US and Germany by 30 per cent.




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Philip Hammond backs plan to curb salary sacrifice in Autumn Statement

Hammond has backed recent HMRC proposals for a crackdown on using the loophole for smartphone and gym contracts, buying cars and TVs, or private medical insurance.




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Tenants may NOT benefit from abolition of letting agent fees

A row has erupted in response to the tenant fee ban, with some landlord and agents reacting with fury to what they say are ‘unworkable’ plans that would have a ‘boomerang’ effect.




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Government borrowing shoots up as Philip Hammond says debt is heading to £2tn

The OBR forecast a £122billion rise in UK debt, with £58.7billion blamed on Brexit. That came as it said the UK would not fall into a recession, but growth would be lower.




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Autumn Statement: Philip Hammond plays down dire forecast of £60bn bill for Brexit

The Chancellor said the government was treating the estimates from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as a 'signal' of what might happen.




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Eight things you need to do to get richer after the Autumn Statement

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s first – and last – Autumn Statement was very much focused on measures to keep the economy out of recession.




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Chancellor's VAT changes will tie small businesses up in unnecessary knots

The Flat Rate Scheme for VAT, designed to cut bills and red tape for small firms, is being overhauled in a measure the Chancellor said would stem abuse of the scheme.




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New rules in Autumn Statement means workers could lose out on a fifth of redundancy

Currently, employees do not have to pay income tax or national insurance if their redundancy pay is under £30,000.




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Government borrowing leaps ahead of forecasts by £1BILLION in November

Ministers spent £12.6billion more than they received in taxes and other income last month - but economists were pencilling in a figure of £11.6 billion.




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How odd the licence fee mess is one story about cuts the BBC ISN'T obsessed about

DOMINIC LAWSON: BBC Newsnight also cited the Depression of the 1930s as the nearest thing to modern Britain under the Conservatives.




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Stoke City set to sign former Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell from Wigan 

Stoke City are finalising the transfer of Wigan Athletic's Nick Powell and are interested in Everton's versatile 24-year old defender Matthew Pennington.




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Swansea eager to bring in highly-rated Reece James on loan from Chelsea

Swansea City manager Steve Cooper is keen to sign Reece James from Chelsea. James is recovering from damaging ankle ligaments nd much will hinge on his rehabilitation timeframe.




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Barcelona interested in Manchester City kid Kian Breckin

Barcelona are showing an interest in Manchester City teenage prospect Kian Breckin. The 15-year-old attacking midfielder has caught the eye of the Spanish club's scouts in tournaments.




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Antonio Valencia snapped up by Ecuadorian side Liga Deportiva Universitaria from Manchester United

The Ecuadorian outfit confirmed the 32-year-old's arrival on Friday afternoon by posting a video of Valencia getting used to his new surroundings.




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Football news: Wigan unveil bizarre new mascot Crusty the Pie

Wigan unveiled their gigantic pie mascot on Friday with fans hoping that the savoury snack (contents unknown) can inspire the Latics to Premier League glory next season.




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Wigan transfer news: Wigan set to complete £3m signing of Barnsley striker Kieffer Moore

The 26-year-old is due to have a medical ahead of signing a three year contract with the Championship side.




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Crystal Palace take down cringeworthy 'Friends Reunited' video to announce signing of James McCarthy

Crystal Palace tweeted a cringeworthy video to announce the £8million signing of James McCarthy from Everton. The clip shows James McArthur outside an internet cafe.




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England's new meal deal won't deliver... but Jamie Vardy's having a barbie at £2.5m mansion

SPORTS AGENDA BY MIKE KEEGAN: England's footballers may well have been delighted last week when the FA announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with food delivery app Deliveroo.




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'Eight years late, Liverpool let themselves down': Ferdinand angry after Carragher apology to Evra

Rio Ferdinand, who was on the pitch in October 2011 when Luis Suarez abused Patrice Evra, hit out at the length of time it has taken for any apology to come from those associated with Liverpool.




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Derby captain Richard Keogh pictured on crutches for the first time since horror crash

Derby County captain Richard Keogh (left) has been pictured on crutches for the first time since being involved in a horror car crash that could have ended his career.




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Championship round-up: Josh Brownhill scores dramatic stoppage time winner for Bristol City

Josh Brownhill scored a stoppage-time winner to win all three points for 10-man Bristol City against Charlton. Elsewhere, Derby overcame Wigan while Middlesbrough drew with Huddersfield.




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Bristol City 2-2 Wigan: Pedro Pereira scores late goal to earn Robins a draw against Wigan

ROB STEWART AT ASHTON GATE: Pedro Pereira's first Bristol City goal earned the Robins a late draw with Wigan in their Championship clash at Ashton Gate.




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Takumi Minamino becomes ninth Japanese in Premier League history but how did the first eight get on?

Takumi Minamino joins Liverpool as the Reds' first Japanese player and the ninth to have played in the Premier League. Here, Sportsmail takes a look back at how the first eight got on...




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Blackburn 0-0 Wigan: Points shared in Lancashire Derby as lowly Wigan hold on for draw

IAN WHITTELL AT EWOOD PARK: Wigan Athletic climbed off the foot of the Championship table on Monday night after playing out a goalless draw with Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers.




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Sporting gaffes of 2019: Nathan Lyon's bungled run-out, Eric Choupo-Moting's one-yard miss and more

While 2019 has proved to be one of the finest years of sporting achievement in living memory, it has also provided a few less stellar moments on and off the field.




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'Nobody will leave here that we don't want to go': Brendan Rodgers dismisses transfer speculation

Brendan Rodgers says no player who he wants to keep will leave Leicester in the January transfer window. Rodgers is determined to keep intact a squad who have taken Leicester to second place.




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Manchester United full back George Tanner joins Salford City on loan

The 20-year old has been recalled from a loan spell at Morecambe and was wanted by Championship strugglers Wigan Athletic before the ambitious Salford City swooped in.




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Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Cardiff all looking to land Josh Windass

The Championship trio are all keen to prise the versatile Windass, 26, who can play in midfield or up front, away from Wigan before the transfer window closes next Friday.




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Former Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson signs for Class of '92's Salford City

The 32-year-old has been training with Salford this season after being released by Wigan Athletic last year. The midfielder was once viewed as a long-term replacement for Paul Scholes at United.




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Everton look to sign 'the next Wayne Rooney' Joe Gelhardt from Wigan

Everton are looking to sign Joe Gelhardt from Wigan Athletic according to The Sun, the 17-year-old who has been dubbed 'the next Wayne Rooney.' 




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THE SECRET SCOUT: Wigan striker Joe Gelhardt has awareness and maturity beyond his years

THE SECRET SCOUT: Sportsmail's scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week they bring the full low-down on Wigan's Joe Gelhardt.




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Antonee Robinson reveals AC Milan move collapsed due to an 'irregularity with his heart rhythm'

Wigan defender Antonee Robinson has revealed he needs a medical procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm before he can play again.




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Wigan defender Chey Dunkley may only miss two games with double leg break

Wigan's Chey Dunkley has been given special dispensation to use the club's ghost training ground as he continues to make big strides in his recovery from a double leg break.




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We highlighted how solo travellers are routinely being ripped off... You are not alone! 

Solo traveller Sue Murgatroyd feels penalised by single supplements after her husband Peter died from a suspected blood clot six years ago.