Cabinet ministers contest chancellor’s planned cuts to their departments
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6RGHE)
Rachel Reeves aims to find 40bn in budget but several ministers have written to Keir Starmer about spending cuts
Cabinet ministers have pushed back against planned cuts to their departments in the upcoming budget, with several writing to Keir Starmer to contest them.
Several are understood to have shared their concerns at the likelihood of deep cuts to unprotected departments such as housing and transport.
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