As the Treasury begins the process of deciding departmental budgets, cabinet ministers are being told that if spending does not contribute to a government priority, it must be scrapped.
Today will see letters from the chief secretary to the Treasury arrive 'with a thud' on the desks of cabinet ministers across Whitehall, as Rachel Reeves begins counting down to her spending review.Speaking on Sky's Politics At Jack And Sam's podcast, our deputy political editor Sam Coates says between now and that review in June, Reeves and her team will be 'coming through their books' to work out how much money to give to each department.
'Things are very, very tight'Sam says departments will 'need to justify every single line of spending, right down to individual projects costing millions'.It's a reminder that the Treasury 'maintains a near unparalleled grip on the political process', to an extent not seen in any other Western democracy like Britain.
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