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for a new age of optimism. can his speech deliver on that promise against a backdrop of supply problems, rising energy bills and pressure on household finances? unfortunately sometimes what the government gives with one hand it takes away far more with another. i think the first thing the chancellor should be doing we ll have all the analysis and we ll be speaking to a treasury minister and shadow chancellor rachel reeves. i m here in bristol, talking to small business owners and asking them what they would like to see coming out of this afternoon s budget announcements. and before the chancellor gets to his feet, we ll hearfrom borisjohnson and keir starmer at pmqs. welcome to you all, to this budget special. let s show you the scene live in westminster, the glorious helicopter shots of the palace of westminster and the river thames. it is a big day here, a big day because rishi sunak, the chancellor, will not only be delivering his budget, he will also be delivering his spe ....
this is turning out to be a weird election opinion polls gyrating, reputations fluctuating, the unpredictable quickly becomes conceivable, or not. there s been farce, and sadly, there has been more tragedy in this campaign than we ve experienced before. yet, a week to go to the vote, and it feels as though some of our structural problems have yet to get a mention. so we re going to start with one tonight, even at the risk of looking like we are off the subject of the campaign. the question is how we deal with britain s lopsided, low productivity economy? for all the rhetoric of us being the fifth, or is it now sixth largest economy in the world, it s not firing on all cylinders. do the labour and conservatives parties really have any idea as to how to improve things? we ll ask them that, and some other questions. but first, a quick look at the journey we ve taken, and the problem we ve arrived at. through the monstrous scenery of slag heaps, chimneys, piled scrap ir ....
Steve baker, conservative mp and former shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. i hope you were able to hear the discussion we have been having, steve, laura talking about unease and concern, in tory circles, your colleague david davis questions whether rishi sunak is a thatcherite at the weekend, is that something that worries you too? {lit at the weekend, is that something that worries you too? that worries you too? of course it is and i have that worries you too? of course it is and i have called that worries you too? of course it is and i have called for that worries you too? of course it is and i have called for the - is and i have called for the conservative party to rediscover its belief in free markets and i do have great faith in rishi sunak, that is where his heart and soul is, he wanted to be a free market conservative relying on private sector investment to create more productive jobs, sector investment to create more productivejobs, and help families withst the do of living ....