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Was Rachel Reeves’ spring statement out of date on arrival?

This was exactly what the government were hoping for.

By NS Podcasts

Yesterday, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement – an economic update – to the commons.

With the news completely dominated by conflict in the Middle East, you would be forgiven for not noticing. In fact, many have deduced that this was exactly what the government were hoping for.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn to discuss.

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