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Spending Review: Tussles In The Treasury

The home secretary and deputy prime minister argue for cash.

Today, we’re looking at what’s going on in the Treasury as the final decisions are being made ahead of the government’s Spending Review on Wednesday.

The home secretary and deputy prime minister are both still in dispute with the department over the amount of cash they'll have to spend.

Business editor Simon Jack and Paul Johnson, director of the Institute For Fiscal Studies join Laura to look at the numbers and the politics.

And we look at Zia Yusuf’s return to Reform just two days after quitting.

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