Rachel Reeves Under Pressure As Borrowing Hits 27 Year High
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4.8 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Rachel Reeves is facing additional pressure over her upcoming budget as UK borrowing costs hit a 27-year high.
Plus: An interview with newly elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski, and five of the lead organisers of Defend Our Juries have been arrested under the terrorism act.
With Aaron Bastani and NoJusticeMTG.
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| 0:18.2 | Hello, a good evening. Welcome to Navarra Live. I'm Aaron Bustani. We have such a fantastic show lined up for you this evening. I am joined down the line by Helena, aka No Justice MTG. Helena, how are we? A specter is haunting the UK Aaron, the spectre of eco-populism with Polanski characteristics. I'm looking forward to the show and to be a |
| 0:38.4 | left-wing Green Party member today. That's true. You are a Green Party member. Of course, |
| 0:42.1 | I recuse myself from the political process altogether. I'm absolutely judicious in my coverage. |
| 0:48.8 | I neither fear nor favour anyone. I did vote green at the last election, let's be honest. |
| 0:53.7 | However, I will pull no punches when I did vote green in the last election, let's be honest. However, |
| 0:54.9 | I will pull no punches when I speak later on to the newly elected leader of the Green Party, |
| 1:00.4 | Zach Polanski. Elsewhere, at least seven of the lead organizers of the Civil Liberties |
| 1:05.7 | campaign group defend our juries have had their homes raided and have been arrested under |
| 1:10.4 | the Terrorism Act. We'll be talking about that as well. Really big stories tonight. defend our juries have had their homes raided and have been arrested under the terrorism |
| 1:11.0 | act. We'll be talking about that as well. Really big stories tonight. It feels that the weather's |
| 1:17.3 | not just changing, but the political weather to Parliament's back. Kirstama, gloomily said yesterday, |
| 1:24.3 | well, the summer is over. It is, I'm feeling a vibe shift, although, of course, |
| 1:28.3 | I want more nice, warm days, at least for a few more weeks, please. |
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| 1:51.4 | first story tonight. The summer is over. That's according to Keir Starrmer anyway. And with |
| 1:57.2 | parliament coming back and the government having to govern, it means that Labour MPs are back from their hollays and watching the problems pile back up. |
| 2:06.1 | For the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, the issues seem to never end. |
| 2:10.1 | Inaccurate work details on LinkedIn. |
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