Sunak's Speech Against Extremism + What to Expect in the Budget
Mar 2, 2024
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Discussing Rishi Sunak's stand against extremism, insights on the upcoming budget announcement, and guests joining to analyze the economic impacts. A mix of serious political issues, fashion reflections, and casual banter keep the podcast engaging for listeners.
Chancellor Sunak addresses rising extremism and calls for police action against anti-Muslim hatred.
Chancellor Hunt faces fiscal constraints in upcoming budget, potentially considering national insurance cut and vape taxes.
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Budget Expectations and Economic Challenges
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faces limited fiscal room for maneuvers in the upcoming budget, potentially hinting at a national insurance cut and revenue generation from taxing vapes. Amid economic challenges and increasing debts, the budget aims to address public concerns about economic recovery and potential policy changes affecting individuals.
Today, we reflect on Rishi Sunak’s statement outside Downing Street on extremism and we look ahead to next week’s budget.
Laura and Paddy break down the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday evening and explain what he was trying to achieve with it.
And the budget will be announced on Wednesday afternoon, and it is reportedly, not going to be a budget that the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, would have hoped for at the start of the year. To explain why, Laura and Paddy are joined by the BBC’s economics editor, Faisal Islam.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Gray with Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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