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Javid and Gwynne clash over finance settlement

Communities secretary Sajid Javid clashed today with his Labour rival Andrew Gwynne over errors in the provisional settlement as he saw off a threatened rebellion.

Communities secretary Sajid Javid clashed today with his Labour rival Andrew Gwynne over errors in the provisional settlement as he saw off a threatened rebellion.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Javid claimed he was not told about the errors – first revealed by The MJ – until January 16 and therefore rejected accusations that he had misled MPs when presenting the provisional settlement on December 19.

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