Rishi Sunak counts the costs

The prime minister has been trying to fend off a barrage of bad economic news - but what can he actually do about stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates, and a predicted surge in mortgage payments? The Guardian’s City Editor Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to see what options - if any - Sunak has available.

Whatever the cause might be for the UK’s economic woes, don’t mention the ‘B’ word. Ok, whisper it: is Brexit to blame? As the seventh anniversary of the 2016 referendum result passes, the podcast team check in on how leaving the EU has worked out for the UK

PLUS: Is there a way out of the political stalemate in Northern Ireland?

Hannah White presents.

With Jess Sargeant and Giles Wilkes.

Produced by Milo Hynes.

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