Philip Hammond delivered his Spring Statement and it lasted a measly 26 minutes.The Chancellor claimed the economy had turned a corner and growth was back on track.

But do his claims stand up to scrutiny?

In this week's Ayes to the Left podcast the Mirror's Kevin Maguire, Jason Beattie and Nicola Bartlett deliver their verdict on the Chancellor's statement.

They look at what is really happening to the economy and explain how Hammond's gloss could not disguise the fact the UK is now lagging behind other major countries.

And they discuss why the Tories are still wedded to austerity despite Britain's creaking public services crying out for extra funding.

Was this a strategic blunder by the Chancellor when the Conservatives are facing a hammering in May's local elections?

The Mirror team also talk about why Brexit barely featured in the statement.

And they wonder if the decision to phase out 1p and 2p coins could have been the biggest blunder of the day. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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