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The Week in Westminster

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Week in Westminster

The Week in Westminster: 24/10/2015

24/10/2015

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George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.

George Parker looks back at a mixed week for the chancellor George Osborne - Chinese state visit a success, tax credit cuts not so. And the prospect of an angry House of Lords.

George Parker of The Financial Times looks back at a mixed week for the chancellor George Osborne. The sumptuous state visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping highlighted the economic benefits of trade with China, but at Westminster many Conservative MPs were unhappy about cuts to tax credits. With the House of Lords planning to derail the measure a constitutional crisis is in the offing. Plus how to manage an orderly spending review.

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