Live Budget updates as Rishi Sunak confirms huge Treasury and Freeport news for region
The 2021 Spring Budget has been widely described as one of the most highly-anticipated Budget speeches in years
Alistair Houghton
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is making make one of the most highly anticipated Budget speeches in years.
Richmond MP Mr Sunak took to the despatch box after Prime Minister's Questions at lunchtime in the House of Commons for the second Budget of his tenure.
He's expected to announce a flurry of new measures - with spending policies anticipated to range from funds for museums, theatres and galleries to an extension to reopening grants for hospitality businesses.