Welfare cuts and defence boost expected in Spring statement
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Welfare cuts and defence boost expected in Spring statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give her Spring statement in the House of Commons this lunchtime, where she is expected to announce welfare cuts and a boost to defence spending.
Report by Brooksl.
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