All eyes will be on Javid as Johnson’s fiscal plans are unveiled

This week's spending review may break Tory fiscal rules - and offer clues to the PM's election intentions

Sajid Javid is preparing to use his first major set-piece as chancellor to confirm large increases in public spending, against a backdrop of spiralling political chaos over Brexit.

As the risks to the economy from leaving without a deal mount, the chancellor will take to the dispatch box to make funding announcements for the NHS, schools and the police when he unveils his spending review on Wednesday afternoon. Here's what to expect.

The economy has slumped to the brink of recession and public borrowing has risen over recent months

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