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Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.
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The Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to create pension 'megafunds' to keep more money invested in Britain. She hopes it will kick start Britain's economic and productivity growth. Ahead of her Mansion House speech to the City of London, she talked to Lizzy Burden about her plans. We also hear from London's new Lord Mayor, Alastair King, while our City Editor Katherine Griffiths explains how the plan might work. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elon Musk reckons he can cut $2 trillion from the US government's spending plans, almost a third of their yearly budget. He's the latest in an string of public figures promising to cut 'government waste'. With rising bond yields wiping out Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal headroom, does she too need to think more drastically about government efficiency? Our senior economy reporter Phil Aldrick joins us to discuss. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Prime Minister is at the COP climate change meeting, aiming to position the UK as a leading green champion with a new carbon emissions target. But has Britain been putting its green money where its mouth is? Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche joins us from the summit, being held in Baku, the capital of oil dependent nation of Azerbaijan. We discuss if the world's politicians can translate green promises into action. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More than 200 bosses from the hospitality sector have signed a letter saying the government's National Insurance tax hike will force them to "drastically cut jobs". It's one of the most direct warnings yet about the budget's impact. We speak to the CEO of UKHospitality Kate Nicholls, who wrote the letter, about why the sector is speaking out, and our business reporter Sabah Meddings tells us how the rest of the business world is responding to the changes. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Keir Starmer's pledges on defence spending may not be enough for president-elect Donald Trump, who says NATO members need to put far more into their own military budgets. With the Prime Minister joining EU leaders for a summit in Hungary, we asked the Royal United Services Institute's Military Sciences Director, Matthew Saville why Europe's leaders are so anxious about a Trump second term. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts. What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donald Trump has decisively won the US presidential election. How will America's 47th president change the world, and how should Britain and Europe respond? Our UK economy and government managing editor Brendan Scott and Bloomberg's Brussels bureau chief Kevin Whitelaw, who covered the first Trump presidency in Washington, help us understand what comes next. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Polls have opened in the United States as the country navigates one of the closest elections in a generation. The eyes of the world are on the result with questions of economics, global security and international trade hanging in the balance. Bloomberg's EMEA news director Rosalind Mathieson joins us with more on what a Trump or Harris victory could mean for the UK and Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kemi Badenoch has been elected as leader of the Conservative party, but what do we know about her economic vision? Kallum Pickering , Chief Economist at Peel Hunt and Daily Telegraph columnist, joins us to discuss. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The market fallout from Chancellor Rachel Reeves's first budget is still being felt, with the UK government's borrowing costs climbing further in the first hours of trading on Friday morning. We bring you our exclusive interview with the Chancellor on the market reaction, and analysis of the moves from our markets reporter Valerie Tytel. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rachel Reeves has been defending her budget measures on the airwaves, after announcing the biggest package of tax rises in over thirty years. David Miles from the Office for Budget Responsibility joins us to discuss what effect the changes will have on the UK's economic future. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's Budget Day at last! Rachel Reeves has made history as the first woman to deliver a budget as Chancellor, announcing a package of tax and spending increases and more borrowing for investment. In a special live recording, we bring you the key measures and analysis from our Chief UK Economist Dan Hanson and 'Money Distilled' columnist, John Stepek. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a Budget widely expected to be dominated by tax rises, parents might be one of the few winners, as Rachel Reeves considers proposals to expand nurseries. Amelia Miller, founder of Ivee, a platform which helps women return to the workplace, joins us to discuss. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we count down to the first budget from the Labour government on Wednesday, much of the debate seems to be focused on the Prime Minister's pledge not to raise taxes on working people. The problem? Defining who counts as 'working people'. Sam White, former chief of staff to Keir Starmer and now specialist partner at the public affairs firm Flint, joins us to discuss. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.Ahead of the first Labour budget in 14 years, speculation is rife and anticipation is high. We walk you through what we know, what to watch and why it matters with Bloomberg's Chief UK Economist and former HM Treasury economic adviser Dan Hanson. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.Dominic Grieve, Peter Mandelson and William Hague are just some of the names in the running to become the next chancellor of Oxford University. It's a ceremonial role, but one that traditionally holds the ear of government. One of the candidates, Elish Angiolini, currently head of St Hugh's College, joins us to discuss the importance of the role and the institution. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.The Local Government Association says a quarter of councils will need emergency bailouts to avoid bankruptcy in the next two financial years. It's yet another demand for funding from a Chancellor already short of cash. We discuss the state of council finances and the options for fixing them, with Bloomberg's UK economy reporter Tom Rees. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rachel Reeves has reportedly set aside billions of pounds to boost the National Health Service in next week's budget, but will it be enough to tackle the major challenges the system faces? Health Secretary Wes Streeting wants opinions from the public and healthcare experts on the future of the NHS. Bloomberg economics and government reporter Lucy White joins us to discuss. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bloomberg reports on cabinet ministers writing to Prime Minister Keir Starmer about their alarm over planned spending cuts, in an unusual step bypassing Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Bloomberg's associate editor Ailbhe Rea discusses her exclusive story on the divisions within the government over possible cuts to department budgets, which some minister call 'ridiculous'. Anchored by Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and James Woolcock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Keir Starmer's aides are set to meet Foreign Investors for Britain, a lobbying group for wealthy individuals created in response to proposals to change Britain's non-dom system. The meeting comes amidst growing threats that the super wealthy are planning to leave the UK in anticipation of changes expected in the upcoming autumn budget. Nimesh Shah CEO of Blick Rothenberg which specialises in advising entrepreneurs and non-dom clients joins us with his analysis. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The UK Government is hoping private investment will kick-start Britain's economy, and at its summit for global business yesterday it pointed to £63 billion coming into the UK. Prime Minister Keir Starmer sat down with our Head of Economics and Politics Stephanie Flanders for an exclusive interview on what he's doing to win over business and what lies ahead in the budget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Assuming that the great Vernon Bogdanore "moderate Labour". you idiot. he'd be a Whig if the Whigs still existed. Very likely an Orange book Liberal Democrat. Possibly a Whiggish Hesseltinian Tory. Bloomberg mongs.