Rachel Reeves has announced plans to fill a £20 billion 'black hole' in the public budget by scrapping winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. The Chancellor has also announced a 22 per cent wage increase for junior doctors over a two-year period. Will this generational shake-up be popular with the public? And can Labour hold the line on the two-child benefit cap following last week's revolt? Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and former Labour advisor John McTernan.
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