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now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did pl ....
Im philippa thomas. From here in the bbc news room, we send out correspondents to give you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme is Americas Mission in afghanistan accomplished . Justin rowlatt asks what the Trump Administration should do about the United States longest war. According to the american governments own estimates, the taliban still controls a third of the country, Opium Production is at record high and corruption is still rife here. The forgotten refugees of Western Sahara. Sally nabil gets rare access to camps deep in the Algerian Desert where Tens Of T ....