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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Chancellor Rachel Reeves in blame-game row over plans to cut costs to fix public finances

Rachel Reeves will announce immediate steps to cut costs amid a row over the economic inheritance left by the previous Tory Government.

The Chancellor is expected to unveil a black hole in the accounts of around £20 billion and blame the Conservatives for “covering up the true state of the public finances”.

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