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Devolved nations demand meeting amid fears of new era of austerity
Summary by Ground News
Finance ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland call for urgent meeting with Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. They warn that the government's spending plans are a "huge gamble" that will mean another decade of austerity. It comes a Ms Truss's key cabinet ally Simon Clarke suggested that the government was exploring ways to shrink the size of the state.