What time is Rachel Reeves’ spring statement and how to watch it live?

Rachel Reeves will announce £2.2 billion in defence funding in her spring statement today (Picture: Jacob King – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Fiscal fanatics, pay attention – Rachel Reeves is preparing to make her spring statement in the House of Commons later today.

This is the second-most important economic announcement from the government of the year, behind only the budget in autumn.

Even though it won’t contain as many major new announcements as a budget, today’s statement is...