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Chancellor to change debt rule to free up Β£50bn

Rachel Reeves has said she will make a technical change to the way it measures debt.

Rachel Reeves has said the Treasury will make a technical change to the way it measures debt to allow the government to borrow more for infrastructure spending under its self-imposed fiscal rules. We hear from the chancellor as well as her critics in the Conservative party, who accuse her of fiddling the figures.

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