Ian Collins asks what Rachel Reeves must deliver in the Budget to restore public trust as speculation intensifies over tax rises, raids on savings and claims that millions are being paid not to work. Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the IEA, and Henri Murison, CEO of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and former Labour adviser, break down the proposed measures, the risks for workers and pensioners, and the political consequences if Labour gets it wrong.

Later, Owen Bennett, author of Following Farage: On the Trail of the People’s Army, reacts to Nigel Farage’s defence of his resurfaced teenage comments, which he insists were “banter” rather than racism.

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