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Labour's battle over benefits

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Is the battle over welfare reforms about to intensify? With the Milburn Report just a week away, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the growing pressure on Labour to tackle the issue as the head of the civil service – Antonia Romeo – prepares Whitehall for a spending squeeze. But, as costs spiral, the Conservatives are circling and are expected to lay out their plans on how they would reduce £36bn from the benefits bill - where will the money come from and who will bear the costs? Elsewhere, Sam hears some rumblings that No10 North is already being branded as a “government think tank.” Plus…

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