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Department bosses have been told to model a 15 per cent staff cut. Even the 55,000 target leaves the public service bigger than the one Labour inherited in 2017.
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Quick Hit: What an Overhang Actually Does
National won 43 electorates last time and the latest Verian poll gives it 34 MPs on party vote. Here is what happens to the gap.
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