The budget, the black hole and the Brexit blame game
Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian
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🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 1:18.2 | election campaign and we discussed this many times. I would always make sure that the numbers add up. |
| 1:23.4 | And of course, challenges are being thrown our way. But I won't duck those challenges. But of course we're looking at tax and spending as well, but the numbers will always add up with me as Chancellor. |
| 1:33.3 | If we can avoid putting up council tax by the full 5%, that is going to be the best thing that we can do to show that reform can actually run something as big as Kent County |
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| 2:05.6 | Now, with the budget a little over a month away, Kieran, |
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