UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, painted a dire picture for the UK economy as a result of the pandemic, in the government’s Spending Review, with an expected contraction of 11.3% this year. We speak to Patrick Diamond, public policy expert, on what the Spending Review says about the government’s priorities for the coming year.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Wong Shou Ning

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