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The Political Fourcast: Did Tory budget steal Labour policies – and May election rumblings
Will we have a May General election? Will there be massive Conservative defeat in any Election that we do have this year? And what’s the economy got to do with it?
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What do voters think of the Budget?
How is this budget going down with people around Britain? Paul McNamara watched Jeremy Hunt’s speech with a group in Bournemouth, part of the so-called blue wall of Conservative seats in southern England under threat.
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Do the Budget numbers add up?
Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi has been running the slide rule over all the numbers.
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Government’s final budget before general election is ‘utter humiliation’, says Shadow Chancellor
We spoke to the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose job just became even harder if Labour wins the next election, as widely expected.
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‘This is a tax cutting budget’, says Economic Secretary to Treasury despite tax burden at near-record highs
We spoke to the Conservative MP Bim Afolami, who’s the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and put it to him that the tax burden is still going up to historic highs.
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What do voters want in tomorrow’s budget?
What do voters want to see in tomorrow’s budget?
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Chancellor rows back plans for Budget tax cuts
In a round of media appearances, the Chancellor was keen to stress it will be a prudent and responsible Budget, and any tax cuts have to be affordable.
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How to tackle domestic violence in times of budget cuts and council bankruptcies?
We spoke to Conservative MP Caroline Nokes who’s chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee. And also Farah Nazeer, who’s the Chief Executive of Women’s Aid.
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Cuts to Arts budget ‘attack on the people of Suffolk’ say campaigners
Arts organisations across Suffolk are reeling after the County Council said budget cuts meant from next year it would stop all core funding to Suffolk’s art and museum sector. Campaigners say the impact of saving half a million pounds in this way will be outweighed by the social cost to disabled people and the elderly.…
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Could UK budget announcement signal early election?
The Treasury has announced a date for the Spring Budget.
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Government borrowing rises above levels hit in aftermath of Liz Truss’s mini-budget
The cost of short-term government borrowing has risen above the levels hit in the aftermath of Liz Truss’s controversial mini-budget.
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Global carbon budgets nearly spent, say climate scientists
Scientists have not yet said the exact role which the climate crisis has played in exacerbating wildfires in Canada, but we do know that increasing global heating will make wildfires like these more intense, and often longer lasting.
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Migration heading for 250,000 a year by 2026, says Office of Budget Responsibility
Despite government promises to cut the number of people moving to live in the UK to the ‘tens of thousands’, the Office of Budget Responsibility now says net migration will be around 245,000 people a year from 2026.
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Debate: Will the Budget help people?
We were joined by Lauren Fabianski, who’s communications director at Pregnant then Screwed, a charity group that campaigns for the rights of pregnant women and new mothers.
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New budget was ‘quite underwhelming’ says Shadow Treasury minister
We spoke to the shadow Treasury minister Abena Oppong-Asare and began by asking her if Labour actually agrees with the majority of today’s budget?
