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Guest: Ailbhe Rea
Is John Healey's budget as radical as Andy Burnham would like? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss. READ: Was this John Healey's quiet revolt against Ed Miliband - Ailbhe Rea ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at
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John Healey has delivered his first Budget as Chancellor, promising "breathing space" for households and businesses as the war in the Middle East drives up energy and borrowing costs. Anoosh Chakelian is joined first by journalist and economist Duncan Weldon, to discuss the economics, and second by political editor Ailbhe Rea to discuss the politics.
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Guest: Will Marshall
On 3rd of November, Americans will head to the polls for the midterms. Midterm elections are often read as a referendum on the sitting president, and the verdicts tend to be damning. Trump is facing a popularity crisis, with his net approval rating is at an all time low and growing discontent over the Iran War and the cost of living.
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Guest: Will Dunn
We are in the middle of the usual annual tradition of pre-Budget speculation. Westminster tries to guess what the Chancellor will announce, while the Treasury attempts to make clever briefings to roll the pitch for its plans.
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Martin Lewis's direct line to the government, Burnham's parking fine crackdown, and do the British public prefer picky bits or holly bobs? Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week. READ: Martin Lewis: “I get criticised that I’m a sticking plaster” - Anoosh Chakelian
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Guest: Ben Walker
Is a blue wave about to hit Congress? On November 3, Americans will vote in the US midterms – electing members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently, both chambers are controlled by the Republicans. But as Democrats lead the polls and Trump’s approval ratings are at an all time low, this could all be set to change. The result will shape the rest of the Presidency.
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The government has approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. It is a decision that has split the Labour Party. It may only be the beginning - the far more controversial decision on the Rosebank oilfield is still to come.
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Guest: Megan Kenyon
Reform UK is in crisis, amid a cascade of scandals The party’s poll rating has fallen from mid-thirties highs to the low twenties, with a recent poll showing them slipping to third place. This has come amid the “Burnham bounce” - Labour’s improved polling triggered by the change in Prime Minister.
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Reform falls behind Labour and the Tories for the first time since the general election, how animals shape our voting patterns and 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh. Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.
31:4430K views · 2w ago · 31:44
Guest: Tom McTague
Ten years after the Brexit referendum, a British Prime Minister has said out loud what much of the country has concluded: Brexit did more harm than good. Andy Burnham has told his party that no credible ten-year plan for Britain can avoid the Europe question, and has since declined to rule out rejoining the EU in Labour’s next manifesto.
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Guest: Megan Kenyon
It’s been a tumultuous time for the Green Party. Their controversial “Zionism is racism vote” and leader Zack Polanski’s defeat in a by-election in North London has led to turmoil within the party. Meanwhile, is the long-suffering Tory party finally experiencing a “Kemi-bounce”?
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Guest: Will Dunn
Reform clearing its own officials of breaking party funding law, Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit and was Britain really better off in the 1980s? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn for our weekly round up. READ
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