Chancellor Alistair Darling dismisses talk of the 'cut' word as a 'silly game' when challenged by the World at One's Martha Kearney ahead of Gordon Brown's speech on government spending.
The BBC understands the Prime Minister is expected to say for the first time that spending cuts will be needed in a speech on Tuesday.
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