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Aug 2023
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How To Perfect A Political Denial

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Is The Budget The Chancellor's Obituary?
<p>Rachel Reeves has told Times Radio she is determined to remain in Number 11 Downing Street, and that she wasn't going to have her political obituary written today - how might this play out with Labour’s election chances?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the ... Show More
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Yesterday
PMQs: Most Chaotic Budget Yet?
<p>The OBR may have mistakenly released Reeves' budget too early, but it was just in time for Prime Minister's Questions.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the exchanges with The Times' Chief Political Correspondent Patrick Maguire.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75e ... Show More
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<p>Rachel Reeves has told Labour MPs she'll survive Wednesday's budget, and be back for years to come. Is it set to be worse than previous budget disasters, including George Osborne's 'omnishambles' in 2012?</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Ed Vaizey an ... Show More
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