Osborne wields UK spending axe
George Osborne unveils the biggest spending cuts in decades - with welfare, councils and police all hit.
- Key Points: At-a-glance
- In quotes: Reaction to cuts
- Analysis: Sweetening the pill
- As it happened
- State pension age to rise faster
- Q&A: What the cuts will mean
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