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Sources say hundreds of millions of pounds are expected to come out of the boiler upgrade scheme as the energy department hunts for more than £2bn in savings to help pay for higher defence spending.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the chancellor must decide now how to cover £35bn of pressures from higher inflation and a defence spending pledge, rather than deferring the choices to next year’s spending review.
An English teacher and a personal trainer clashed over net zero targets, civil service staffing and defence spending in the Guardian's Dining Across the Divide series — though both said the evening went better than they expected.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK does not support Donald Trump's agreement to buy millions of tonnes of diesel from Russia, arguing allies should instead increase pressure on Moscow to end the war.
