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🗓️ 3 June 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Keir Starmer has promised to make Britain "battle ready" as he unveiled plans to improve the military - but will taxpayers be prepared to pay for higher defence spending?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Libby Purves.
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0:00.0 | Sometimes, it feels like the world isn't made for kids like me. |
0:04.0 | Like at school, I tried to keep up, but it's hard when you're hungry. |
0:08.0 | And when I don't have the right kit, I didn't forget it, it's because we can't afford it. |
0:12.0 | Why should I fall behind because my family's struggling? |
0:15.0 | At Save the Children, we're asking the government to invest in kids like me |
0:19.0 | when they release their child poverty strategy. |
0:23.1 | So our futures aren't limited by poverty before we've even got started. |
0:25.3 | Add your voice by writing to your MP at savethechildren.org.uk |
0:29.9 | forward slash no limits. |
0:43.4 | Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day from how we fund getting Britain battle ready to why podcasts should be enjoyed in moderation. |
0:48.8 | Apart from politics unpacked, that is, we should be enjoyed repeatedly and shared with your friends. |
0:53.3 | Joining me are two people I'd want to join me in battle, and they are James Marriott. |
0:56.5 | Hello, James. |
0:57.2 | Good morning. |
0:57.8 | Good morning. |
0:58.2 | How are you? |
0:59.0 | I'm well. |
0:59.7 | Talk of battle a bit alarming, but I'm hoping this isn't imminent, really, is it? |
1:03.6 | And always ready for battle. |
1:05.0 | Libby Purvis. |
1:05.6 | Hello, Libby. |
1:06.4 | Hello. |
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