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Radio 4,25 Oct 2026,50 mins

What's the chancellor planning in his first Budget?

Westminster Hour

Available for 29 days

Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP Catherine West, Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir John Whittingdale, and Hannah Peaker - deputy chief exectuive of the New Economics Foundation. They discuss Catherine's role in the ending Sir Keir Starmer's time in Downing St, and Andy Burnham's first 100 days in office. They also look ahead to the Budget, with Shevaun Haviland from the British Chambers of Commerce outlining what the business community wants to see. And the panel consider the Prime Minister's call for an "honest discussion" about freedom of movement with the EU.

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