Further £11.5bn spending cuts
Chancellor George Osborne said that seven government departments have provisionally agreed to cuts of up to 10% for 2015 to help make savings of £11.5bn.
Osborne 'in effect' rules out further welfare cuts
George Osborne has told BBC's Today programme that he is "in effect" ruling out further cuts to welfare in the Spending Review.
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