George Osborne
FOLLOW live updates on George Osborne delivering his Autumn Statement, which is expected to include increases in the state pension age, a further £1billion in public spending cuts, the cancellation of next year's fuel duty rise and new ways of ensuring the young unemployed either earn or learn.
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