内容摘要：While any country might demand talks about both illicit and legal trade flows, it is difficult to see how to handle these conversations when there is a parallel threat of continental annexation of a free trade ally which is also part of Nato and one of the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies in the world.

While any country might demand talks about both illicit and legal trade flows, it is difficult to see how to handle these conversations when there is a parallel threat of continental annexation of a free trade ally which is also part of Nato and one of the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies in the world.

There has been considerable Cabinet disquiet about the spending cuts required to meet the Treasury’s proposed spending limit.Bloomberg reported that ministers had expressed concern that the proposed cuts could be as high as 20% next year.

They reportedly include Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner who runs the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Transport Secretary Louise Haigh.None of the ministers denied the report.Haigh refused to comment on the reports, but told the BBC: "Budget negotiations and discussions are taking places across government in absolutely the usual way."

She added that she was "looking forward to the chancellor's announcement" on 30 October.Responding to the speculation, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said public services needed “reform” and government departments will have to “become more productive”.

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have agreed on the spending totals to be unveiled in the budget on 30 October, the spokesman said.

But negotiations are ongoing with individual departments about their specific allocations, the spokesman added.The council's debts started adding up after a

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Under Mr Clark's watch, Thurrock Council had approved an investment strategy, borrowing on a short-term basis, primarily from other local authoritiesThose funds were then used to make longer-term commercial investments, which eventually exceeded £1bn - more than six times the council's annual budget.