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Mar 2022
29m 14s

The Fresh Prince of Excheq-Air

BBC News
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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak talks inflation, energy prices, taxes… and Will Smith.

In Laura's last interview as the BBC's political editor, the chancellor defends his Spring Statement and says being popular is not his priority. He also likens his difficult week to Hollywood star Will Smith's after his wife received unwanted attention. This edition of Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg, John Murphy and Chris Flynn. The editor was Alison Gee.

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