Intro

Laura’s joined by James and Simon to talk through her interview with Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who presented the first Labour Budget in over a decade this week.

Plus we hear from new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch about the future of the party, after her victory over Robert Jenrick among Tory members. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, James Cook and Simon Jack. It was made by Ben Mundy with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Antonio Fernandes. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.