Rachel Reeves is about to lay out the Government’s expenditure plans with the announcement of the spending review this week.

On Wednesday, departments across the board, from health to housing, education to environment, will discover what their budgets are likely to look like for the next few years.

There have already been some strong indications of where some of the money will go with the Chancellor announcing a major investment in transport links last week.

Defence and the NHS are also expected to be winners in the lion’s share of funding.

Meanwhile, the Home Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister are reported to be still wrangling with the Treasury over how much their departments will receive.

The BBC has reported that total departmental spending will increase under the

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