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Is There a ‘Black Hole’ in the Budget?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes cuts and warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on tax to come.

Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a series of cuts to spending in order to address what she called a £22 bn ‘black hole’ in public finances.

To discuss the government’s plans, Adam is joined by Chris - fresh from the chancellor’s press conference - and Faisal to discuss the chancellor’s announcements, how the claims have been calculated and the response from the opposition benches.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the ´óÏó´«Ã½. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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