UK AAA credit rating: Allister Heath and Larry Elliott

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The UK could lose its AAA credit rating early next year as the economy shrinks and the OBR forecasts look "way too optimistic", says City AM editor Allister Heath.

Larry Elliott from the Guardian said the short-term prospects for the British economy were "quite bleak", as the commentators spoke to Andrew Neil about the impact of the chancellor's Autumn Statement.

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