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Politics Weekly UK

What does Faragenomics look like?

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Nigel Farage promised to set out his fiscal stall in a major speech in the City of London, but what did he actually say? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Farage’s retreat from its election promise to cut £90bn of taxes, his failure to commit to the pensions triple lock and his desire to woo the wealthy. Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves continues to labour on the autumn budget. What’s going on behind the scenes? Send your thoughts and questions to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:12.0

My promise is that reform will not just think differently, but reform will do differently.

0:20.7

We will become the most pro-business, pro-entrepreneurship government

0:26.1

that has been seen in this country in modern times. I would like to pay tribute to the response

0:34.9

of the emergency services, but also the passengers who were on board that service.

0:40.9

I can't begin to imagine what it would have been like to have been on that train.

0:45.9

I'm Pippa Carrera.

0:46.9

And I'm Kieran Stacey.

0:48.0

You're listening to Politics Weekly for the Guardian.

1:03.3

Hello, well, we're back in the broom cupboard at Westminster and I'm delighted that Kieran is back from his holiday, lounging around on the sun lounger, soaking up the rays, Kieran.

1:11.5

I heard you, Pippa, last Monday, discussing with our colleague Eleni, who did a fantastic job here in the broom cupboard about how I was on holiday. I was not on holiday. I was off on a week of childcare because, of course, it was half term

1:16.8

while Parliament was still sitting, which is rare. So that's not a holiday. Well, there we go.

1:21.4

My holiday starts today here in the broom cupboard. Don't say that. The bosses will be listening.

1:26.3

Anyway, rumours about the

1:27.7

contents of Rachel Reeves' huge budget are continuing to swell, Kieran, whilst you are off

1:32.8

and now that you're back as well. Are exit and mansion taxes for the richest on the cards? I mean,

1:37.6

there's not really any easy options for the Chancellor. But how are those hard choices being made?

1:43.1

We're going to peek behind the curtain.

1:44.8

But as the country holds its breath ahead of the budget on 26th of November, others are starting

1:49.0

to set out their own economic vision for the country. I've been at a press conference for Nigel Farage,

1:54.4

who's desperate to look like a financially responsible Prime Minister in waiting.

1:58.6

First, well, let's just start with the terrible news over the weekend,

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