The chancellor has defended the plans set out in the spending review after the economy contracted 0.3 per cent in April
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Rachel Reeves set out plans to “renew Britain” in her spending review on Wednesday
The chancellor claimed she was adding £190 billion more to public services and an extra £113 billion to public investment
The biggest winners included the NHS, with a £29 billion rise in its budget and defence, with spending set to increase to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027
Seven departments faced real-time cuts to spending, including the Home Office and Foreign Office
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