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After winning swaths of rural seats in the general election, Labourâs relationship with the countryside has nosedived, amid a row over the governmentâs plan to impose inheritance tax on some farms. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regular Jim Pickard and political correspondent Anna Gross to discuss the changes to agricultural property relief and the wider political fallout. The team also dissects the row over Rachel Reevesâ CV edit and scrutinises her past remarks about her career. Plus, FT foreign editor Alec Russell joins to discuss what happens next in the Ukraine war after Kyiv fired US and UK-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time this week.
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Thousands of farmers protest in London against tax changes
Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia
Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time, Kyiv says
New book from UK shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves lifts from Wikipedia
UK government borrowing for October exceeds forecasts at ÂŁ17.4bn
Join Lucy Fisher, Peter Foster, Stephen Bush and Miranda Green for a Political Fix Live session on December 5, where they will assess Labour's record after five months in office as part of the FT's Global Boardroom online conference. The three-day event features high-level interviews on the big issues of the day and is being held on December 4-6. Register for your free pass at ft.com/tgb
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The broadcast engineers are Andrew Georgiadis and Petros Giumpassis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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As Donald Trump makes his first appointments, speculation in Whitehall grows: will the UK move closer to the US or cosy back up with the EU?
The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars George Parker and Robert Shrimsley, as well as Peter Foster, the FTâs public policy editor, to discuss how Britain might successfully balance its two most important relationships. Plus the panel also discusses Rachel Reevesâs pension megafund reform, and assesses the damage Labourâs employment reforms are doing to the relationship with British business.
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Join Lucy Fisher, Peter Foster, Stephen Bush and Miranda Green for Political Fix Live session on December 5, where they will assess Labour's record after five months in office as part of the FT's Global Boardroom online conference. The three-day event features high-level interviews on the big issues of the day and is being held on December 4-6. Register for your free pass at ft.com/tgb
Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 âBest Newsletterâ award.
Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. The broadcast engineers are Andrew Georgiadis and Petros Giumpassis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Despite past criticism of Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer has sent âheartyâ praise to the president-elect for his victory this week. But what will transatlantic relations be like in 2025 and what does a Trump presidency mean for a Labour government? And, after Kemi Badenoch won the Tory leadership contest, we assess her first days in the job. Political Fix host Lucy Fisher is joined by US national editor and columnist Ed Luce, Deputy Washington bureau chief Lauren Fedor, Jim Pickard and Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator.
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America wants Trump â no ifs or buts
âThey donât understand my lifeâ: what the Democrats misread about America
âBrave new worldâ: Donald Trumpâs victory signals end of US-led postwar order
Trade, tech, defence: UK braces for policy flashpoints with Trumpâs US
Lammy seeks to repair Trump relationship after âNaziâ jibe
Kemi Badenoch rewards early backers with shadow cabinet posts
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Simon Panayi. Original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Itâs been two days since chancellor Rachel Reeves put a ÂŁ40bn tax increase at the heart of a plan to fix the countryâs âbrokenâ finances and public services, and unveiled a sharp increase in borrowing to fund an extra ÂŁ100bn of capital spending. But will these measures bolster investment and growth in the UK economy? And what does the Budget tell us about the countryâs economic direction over the next five years? The FTâs Lucy Fisher discusses these questions and more with UK political editor George Parker, columnist and host of The Economics Show Soumaya Keynes and economics editor Sam Fleming.
This is a recording of an FT Live subscribersâ webinar, recorded on Friday, November 1.
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Business and wealthy bear brunt of ÂŁ40bn tax increases in UK Budget
The Budget in brief: what you need to know
Reeves has made her choice â but success is not guaranteed
Rachel Reeves defiant after historic tax and spend Budget
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Rachel Reeves has rewritten her fiscal rules on the eve of her seismic first Budget next week. She says her new borrowing rule will help get Britain building, but how will it go down with voters â and the markets? Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer is in Samoa, where a debate about reparations for slavery has threatened to overshadow the Commonwealth summit. Plus, the PM has had to grapple with Donald Trumpâs allegations of illegal election interference by Labour. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regular Stephen Bush and FT political correspondent Anna Gross, along with the FTâs deputy Washington bureau chief Lauren Fedor.
Will Labourâs budget boost growth? Ask the FTâs economics editor Sam Fleming and colleagues at a Political Fix live subscriber webinar, hosted by Lucy Fisher, on Nov 1 at 1300 GMT. Register for your free pass at ft.com/ukgrowth
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Rachel Reeves confirms change to UK fiscal rules to help fund ÂŁ20bn of annual investment
Rachel Reeves: My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends
Keir Starmer flies to Samoa to answer tricky questions from Commonwealth allies
Donald Trump accuses UK Labour party of interference in White House race
Labour paid for top Starmer aide to attend Democratic National Convention
A Trump victory would end ânormalâ politics between UK and US
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Rachel Reevesâs plans for a tough spending round later this month have sparked a fierce revolt among a raft of cabinet ministers. But will their protests make a difference? Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker to discuss. They also hear from the FTâs chief features writer Henry Mance about the cash-strapped and crumbling English justice system. Plus, the panel considers whether Labourâs investment summit was a success and who is shaping up to win the Tory leadership contest.
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Read Henryâs report here: How the English courts reached breaking point
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face down cabinet revolt over spending cuts
Rachel Reeves looking at sweeping inheritance tax changes in Budget
UK innovation will be undermined by science department Budget squeeze, industry leaders warn
Robert Jenrick vs Kemi Badenoch: meet the next Conservative leader
David Lammy to raise human rights and support for Russia on China trip
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald were the studio engineers. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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What kind of economy did Labour inherit this summer, and how does Britain measure up to international comparators? Political Fix host Lucy Fisher sits down with Martin Wolf to examine the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the UKâs economy as Rachel Reeves prepares for her seismic first Budget on October 30. Wolf assesses the options facing the chancellor on tax, spending and debt.
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Reeves struggles to escape from self-imposed restraints
Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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As Labour reaches 100 days in government we take stock of how Sir Keir Starmer and his team have performed. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley, Miranda Green and Jim Pickard to assess Labourâs stumbles â as well as its achievements â as the party gets to grips with power. The panel also examines what made it into Labour's flagship workersâ rights legislation â finally published this week. Plus, after the surprise elimination of moderate candidate James Cleverly from the Tory leadership race, how is the final stretch of the contest shaping up between rightwingers Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick?
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Keir Starmer looks to Morgan McSweeney to fix Labour teething troubles
UK ministers fire starting gun on landmark worker rights reform
Robert Jenrick vs Kemi Badenoch: meet the next Conservative leader
The battle of Labourâs three brains
This Tory leadership ballot suits nobody, only perhaps Keir Starmer
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson with Mischa Frankl-Duval. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald were the studio engineers.
The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Whoâs up and whoâs down in the Tory leadership race after the four-day beauty parade at the partyâs conference in Birmingham? Host Lucy Fisher and Political Fix regulars George Parker and Stephen Bush assess the four contendersâ performances, as Conservative MPs prepare to whittle down the field to two next week. The panel are also joined by the FTâs public policy editor Peter Foster to discuss Sir Keir Starmerâs first step on the road to resetting UK-EU relations. Plus, the group discusses the latest twist in freebiegate.
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Tories embrace life in opposition at party conference
Conservatives should pick James Cleverly. Hereâs why they wonât
Keir Starmer to repay ÂŁ6,000 for gifts including Taylor Swift tickets
Keir Starmer looks for post-Brexit âresetâ in meeting with EU leaders
US and G7 warn Israel against strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Labourâs conference in Liverpool should have been a celebratory event after its landslide win in the July election. Political editor George Parker, standing in for Lucy Fisher, is joined by Miranda Green and Robert Shrimsley to discuss why the mood was anything but triumphant. Plus, economics editor Sam Fleming explains how the government might increase capital spending despite Labourâs repeated warnings that the state coffers are empty; and chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman steps into the studio to assess Prime Minister Keir Starmerâs debut on the world stage at the UN general assembly this week. Lucy Fisher is back next week.
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Keir Starmer struggles to fix morale at âweirdâ Labour conference
Rachel Reeves paves way for capital spending increase
Gilt investors urge Reeves to keep investment ambitions in check
Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump in New York
Keir Starmer plays down significance of Storm Shadow decision for Ukraine
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The broadcast engineers were Rod Fitzgerald and Andrew Georgiadis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A growing controversy around Lord Waheed Alliâs donations to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria risks tarnishing the new government, while propelling the normally discreet Labour donor into the public eye. Lucy Fisher discusses the saga with Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard. Plus, the panel is joined by chief business correspondent Michael OâDwyer as business leaders warn that the UK governmentâs tax-raising plans and negativity about its economic inheritance risk undermining its efforts to boost private sector investment.
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Labour denies âtransparencyâ issue after clothing donation to Keir Starmerâs wife
Waheed Alli: How Labour donorâs largesse tarnished governmentâs squeaky clean image
UK government borrowing overshoots in blow to Rachel Reeves
Why has Sue Grayâs salary stoked unease and vicious briefings?
Lib Dems to press Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on banks and wealthy
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick with help from Leah Quinn. The broadcast engineers were Rod Fitzgerald and Andrew Georgiadis. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A government-commissioned review has found the NHS on life support. Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer succeed where his predecessors have failed in turning around the health service? And how long has he got to do it? Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker, plus the FTâs global health editor Sarah Neville, to examine the future of the NHS for the countryâs health, politics and economy. And party conference season is upon us, so what are the flash points ahead? Leah Quinn joins the conversation.
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Englandâs NHS in âcritical conditionâ, official review finds
NHS to receive âno more money without reformâ, says Starmer
âDireâ NHS report shows scale of Sir Keir Starmerâs turnaround challenge
And then there were four: The surviving Tory leadership hopefuls
Green party calls for long-term approach to UKâs problems
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Audio engineer, Jean-Marc Eck. Broadcast engineers Andrew Georgiades and Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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With a planned overhaul of employment law imminent and moves to renationalise rail companies, weâre asking whether Labour has got it in for business. The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by colleagues Miranda Green and Jim Pickard to discuss the Labour governmentâs apparently more interventionist approach to business. Plus Middle East editor Andrew England joins the panel to analyse the UK governmentâs decision to suspend some arms export licences to Israel.
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Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest as Robert Jenrick tops first poll
Labour stands on the law to defend UK policy shift on Israel
âIncompetence, dishonesty and greedâ: Key findings of Grenfell report
Tory HQ becomes âghost shipâ after wave of senior staff exits
Water executives to face jail if they obstruct UK investigations
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Broadcast engineers Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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A 'painful' Budget awaits this autumn and things will get 'worse before they get better', Sir Keir Starmer warned this week. But is Labour taking a risk projecting such a gloomy outlook? Political Fix host Lucy Fisher is joined by regulars Stephen Bush and Robert Shrimsley, as well as FT economics editor Sam Fleming, to consider how the new government might fund the fiscal black hole it claims the Tories left behind â and find a message of hope. Plus, the group analyses whoâs ahead and whoâs falling back in the Tory leadership race.
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Wealthy households and businesses brace for tax rises after Starmer speech
Starmer warned he cannot sidestep Brussels in bid to reset UK-EU relations
Eurozone inflation falls to 2.2% in August
JD Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to help bankroll Trump campaign
Pubs hit out at UK plans to ban smoking in outdoor areas
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick with Leah Quinn. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound engineering by Jean-Mark Eck with original music by Breen Turner. Broadcast engineering by Andrew Georgiades and Rod Fitzgerald. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Democrats from across the US gathered in Chicago for their presidential convention this week, promising to move past the Donald Trump-era of American politics. But if their newly-minted nominee, vice-president Kamala Harris, wins Novemberâs election, sheâll have her work cut out to keep her party together. The FTâs deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US political news editor, Derek Brower, join the FT's US politics podcast, Swamp Notes, to explain what the future of the party might look like.
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Five key points from Kamala Harrisâs acceptance speech
Kamala Harris vows to âstrengthen, not abdicateâ US global leadership
Kamala Harrisâs underwhelming economic agenda
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FTâs executive producer. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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The billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk, has launched attacks on the UK government following the riots. So, how should Keir Starmerâs government deal with the self-declared âfree speech absolutistâ and his social media platform? The FTâs political editor George Parker is joined by Political Fix regulars Miranda Green and Stephen Bush, as well as political correspondent Anna Gross. Plus, the team considers how Rachel Reeves will be able to promote growth in the UK while balancing the books. And, as Keir Starmer cancels his holidays - should politicians always take their vacations?
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Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over âharmful contentâ letter to Elon Musk
False information cases in wake of riots test UKâs online safety law
AstraZeneca vaccine project in doubt as UK Treasury seeks to cut state aid
UK government plans fresh investment in supercomputing despite axing aid
How taking a holiday went global
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. Studio engineer: Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer has told police to stay on âhigh alertâ for more disorder, as rafts of rioters receive lengthy jail sentences in Britainâs courts. Has the unrest petered out, or could it yet flare up again? And how will the government get a grip on the longer-term challenges the recent violence has thrown up â from illegal immigration to community cohesion? The FTâs Lucy Fisher is joined by northern England correspondent Jennifer Williams and UK correspondent William Wallis to assess the fallout. Plus Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank specialising in integration, joins with his analysis of how Starmer should start to heal the âfractious, divided and anxious countryâ.
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Keir Starmer tells police to stay on âhigh alertâ as UK rioters jailed
Far-right riots centred on Englandâs deprivation hotspots
The volatile far right on UK streets is becoming more difficult to label
Huge UK anti-racist rallies held as far-right protests fail to materialise
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Leah Quinn and Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. Studio engineers: Andrew Georgiades and Petros Gioumpasis. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new national policing unit to tackle violent disorder as he vows to âput a stopâ to unrest on British streets led by far-right âthugsâ. But will it be enough to prevent a summer of riots? And is the unrest symptomatic of wider concerns? Lucy Fisher discusses these questions with colleagues Miranda Green, Camilla Cavendish and Anna Gross. Plus, after the chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the last Tory government of âlyingâ about its spending commitments, the group get to the bottom of the matter. They also examine Labourâs willingness to take on pensioners.
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Keir Starmer announces new violent disorder unit as police brace for more riots
Police make arrests after riot in UK town where girls died in mass stabbing
Who is to blame for the UK governmentâs overspending?
Rachel Reeves says she will raise taxes at the Budget
The volatile far right on UK streets is becoming more difficult to label
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Leah Quinn and Josh Gabert-Doyon. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix by Sean McGarrity and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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The chancellor Rachel Reeves is about to confront the British public with the size of the black hole in the countryâs finances. A funding shortfall of about ÂŁ20bn is likely to lead to tax rises at the Budget later this year. So â how to fix the problem? The FTâs political editor George Parker sits down with colleagues Stephen Bush and Robert Shrimsley to consider the governmentâs options. Plus, the FTâs infrastructure correspondent Gill Plimmer outlines the scale of the debacle that is the cancellation of the high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester.
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Rachel Reeves to pave way for UK Budget tax rises in âspending auditâ
Expect a Tory leadership race mired in bitter and personal fights
Thames Waterâs credit rating slashed to âjunkâ
Britons may need to be put off taking trains due to HS2 curtailment, watchdog says
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Presented by George Parker. Produced by Audrey Tinline.
The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Sir Keir Starmer plans to hand more powers to metro mayors in what has been dubbed a âdevolution revolutionâ. Host Lucy Fisher speaks with politics reporter Rafe Uddin, deputy political editor Jim Pickard and north of England correspondent Jen Williams about the merits of the proposal â as well as the potential backlash. Plus, the group discusses an internal dossier by Sue Gray that lists potential âbin firesâ in the new governmentâs in-tray, including the prisons capacity crisis, public sector pay disputes, cash-strapped universities and the possible collapse of Thames Water.
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The Labour governmentâs âinheritanceâ retort will not work on everything
âEat your greensâ politics brings its own dangers
Conservative party plans to unveil next leader in November
Starmer pledges to âfire upâ the training of UK workers to boost growth
Why Labourâs pledge to fix the Tory mess means tax rises
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FTâs global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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