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30/07/24 - Chancellor defends spending cuts

Rachel Reeves and predecessor Jeremy Hunt on cuts, and reports from Southport stabbing.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends her decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners and a planned cap on social care. The chancellor was speaking to Today's Mishal Husain after setting out a series of spending cuts, which she argued were a result of a Β£22bn 'black hole' under the previous Conservative government. In an interview with Today, her predecessor Jeremy Hunt defends his record and says the move is a 'political exercise'.

A stabbing attack at a summer holiday dance event in Southport has seen two children killed and eight people in a critical condition. Today speaks to the local MP, residents and the police and crime commissioner about the worst attack on children in the UK for decades.

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Tue 30 Jul 2024 06:00

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  • Tue 30 Jul 2024 06:00