The infamous 'beer and sandwiches' were replaced by 'cheap' biscuits and tea: Inside the pre-Budget No 11 backdoor summit between union barons and the Chancellor

One thing about Wednesday night's backdoor Downing Street summit between union bosses and the Chancellor hadn't changed since the sixties: the barons were apparently in charge.

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