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By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, July 7 (Reuters) - Britain will need extra tax rises or spending cuts equivalent to the ...

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Andy Burnham faces £120bn of tax rises or deep spending cuts to stop Britain’s debt from spiralling out of control, the ...

Britain's public finances are becoming 'unsustainable' despite claims by current Rachel Reeves that Labour's fiscal rules ...

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