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‘If extra money can be found for defence, it must also be found for the NHS’
Unions and campaigners warn Chancellor not to betray public sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a meeting at Downing Street in London with regulators. She is expected to use the meeting to announce more detail on how the Government will cut the cost of regulation by a quarter and set out plans to slim down or abolish regulators themselves, March 17, 2025
UNIONS and campaigners have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to betray the public sector tomorrow by imposing cuts on pay and services amid crises in the NHS, education and fire services.
Ms Reeves is expected to announce spending cuts for some government departments in her spring statement to the Commons.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said yesterday that the government will not “alter the basics” of public spending but added that he wanted to “take some money out of government.”
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