Spring statement: Hammond sees better times ahead despite weak growth, as £37bn Brexit bill looms - as it happened

Rolling coverage of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s spring statement, including the latest growth and borrowing forecasts for the UKBrexit divorce bill estimated at £37.1bnEconomists: Growth outlook is woefulPhilip Hammond: Light at end of the tunnelJohn McDonnell blast Hammond’s ‘complacency’Growth forecasts up in 2018, but down in 2021 and 2022
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