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All the news from Westminster, where the chancellor delivers his final budget ahead of the election, and David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over the NHS. With Susan Hulme.

Susan Hulme reports on proceedings at Westminster where the Chancellor delivers the final budget ahead of the election.
George Osborne tells MPs "Britain is walking tall again" and announces tax relief for savers and first-time buyers and says a squeeze on public spending would end earlier than planned, if the Tories win in May.
Labour leader Ed Miliband says Mr Osborne had "failed working families". "This a budget that people won't believe from a government that is not on their side," Mr Miliband told MPs.
Also on the programme: Glen Campbell reports from Holyrood. MPs probe the state of school buildings. And the Prime Minister and Labour leader clash over the state of the NHS in England.

28 minutes

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Thu 19 Mar 2015 08:31

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