Spring statement: Brexit deal could end austerity, but benefit freeze continues - live

Chancellor reveals growth and borrowing forecasts, plus money for period poverty, knife crime prevention, and affordable housingAnger as benefits freeze remainsBan on fossil-fuel heatingGrowth for 2019 down, but Brexit war chest up to £26bnHammond: No-deal uncertainty has to stop
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