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14:20Now PlayingRachel Reeves' spring statement outlined the government's controversial welfare cuts. Andrew Marr gives his take.
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From Donald Trump threatening tariffs, to the pandemic, to the war in Ukraine, the economic climate facing Chancellor Rachel Reeves is a huge challenge.
Labour have set themselves strict fiscal rules which limit their options to achieve their promised economic growth.
However, in her Spring Statement Rachel Reeves has announced welfare cuts that many fear target the country's poorest.
Andrew Marr joins Rachel Cunliffe to discuss the Spring Statement.
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