Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 4 Nov 2019

1. Public spending ‘will rocket under Tories or Labour’

Spending on public services would soar under both a Labour or a Conservative government if the parties fulfil their election pledges, according to research by the Resolution Foundation. The think tank says spending would reach heights last seen in the 1970s – and neither party has said how it would raise the required funds.

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