Is This a Rachel Reeves Reset?
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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at what could be a very big week for the chancellor.
Laura and Paddy are joined by BBC Newsnight’s political editor Nick Watt to discuss Rachel Reeves’ attempts to get growth. Including, measures for easing restrictions for wealthy non-doms and a possible approval of a third runway at Heathrow airport.
Plus, following the sentencing of the Southport killer, Laura reflects on her interview with the Conservative leader Kemi Badendoch on whether a lack of social integration played a role in the appalling crimes of Axel Rudakubana.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for downloading this episode of Newscast. |
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| 0:12.2 | How old do you feel this morning, Pat? |
| 0:15.1 | Well, I didn't fear old until you suddenly asked me. |
| 0:18.6 | Well, I always feel very old on a Sunday morning because I wake up so early, but I felt |
| 0:22.0 | quite old this morning because I asked Kemi Bainach and Rachel Reeves what their favorite |
| 0:28.0 | Beatles song on was, because as we were talking yesterday, you know, we had Maca on |
| 0:31.9 | the program, which I've probably talked about too much because I was embarrassingly excited. |
| 0:35.7 | But when I asked both of them what their favourite Beatles song was, they both looked slightly |
| 0:39.1 | askance. |
| 0:40.0 | This is what they said. |
| 0:41.1 | I'm more of a Beyonce person myself, Laura. |
| 0:44.8 | But hey Jude, I enjoy that song. |
| 0:47.7 | And what about you? |
| 0:48.6 | You a Beatles fan? |
| 0:50.6 | Yellow submarine. |
| 0:51.8 | It's a very good question. |
| 0:53.1 | It's the sofa question. |
| 0:54.6 | I remember Margaret Thatcher was asked, |
| 0:56.3 | What are you reading? |
| 0:57.1 | And she said, |
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