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FINANCE

Corridors of power

What the chancellor really wanted to say…

What the chancellor really wanted to say…

Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mr Deputy Speaker, my message is simple: we've found £11bn down the back of the sofa. I have two choices; put it back behind the sofa until after Brexit or spend it. I have decided to spend it on the basis that if I don't then the Prime Minister will grab it and hand it over to the bottomless pit that is the NHS.

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