Jeremy on the Hunt for Tax Cuts
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03/03/24
•30m
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Today, we analyse Laura’s interview with the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the budget.
Laura and Paddy are joined by Torsten Bell from the Resolution Foundation to shed some light on what goes into making a budget and whether the chancellor has any room to manoeuvre this week.
And Mariano Janin, the father of Mia Janin, a teenager who took her own life talks to Laura. He believes his daughter was being cyber bullied on social media by her classmates. Mr Janin wants to use his platform to advocate for new cyberbullying laws.
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