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The Chancellor had to find money in the Spring Statement, and she found it in the welfare budget. Victoria Derbyshire interviews Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury.
- Programme: Newsnight
- Episode: Disability benefits cut again
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2025
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