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The Week: Defence Spending, Benefit Cuts and The Spring Statement

James and Chris are joined by Lucy Fisher and Stephanie Flanders to discuss the week.

Today, James and Chris are joined by Lucy Fisher from the FT and Stephanie Flanders from Bloomberg to discuss; whether the Prime Minister can convince the public that an increase in defence spending is needed, how the benefit cuts are being received and what to expect from the spring statement.

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