Tax Cut Cut
Newscast
10/03/22
•35m
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The government has U-turned on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax for higher earners, a day after the prime minister committed to them.
Chris and Adam are in Birmingham for the Conservative party conference, where Kwasi Kwarteng defended economic plans but admitted there had been “a little turbulence”.
Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Grant Shapps joins them, as does Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders.
Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming and political editor Chris Mason.
This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Miranda Slade and Chris Flynn. The technical producer was Emma Crowe and the editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
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Laura’s Liz Truss Interview
October 2, 2022
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We bring you Laura Kuenssberg’s interview with Liz Truss, in which the prime minister said she was committed to scrapping the 45p top rate of tax, but called it ‘a decision the chancellor made’.
Straight after coming off air, we also get Laura’s thoughts on what the prime minister had to say and what Michael Gove said in response.
Newscast is hosted by Adam Fleming. This episode was made by Chris Flynn. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
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Abuse of Truss
October 4, 2022
•36m
Cabinet divisions dominate the Tory party conference.
Adam and Chris chew over another challenging day for Prime Minister Liz Truss, who faces mounting pressure over her refusal to commit to increasing benefits in line with inflation.
We discuss a huge protest movement sweeping across Iran with the BBC’s international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
And the James Bond film franchise is 60! Adam speaks to producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson about when we can expect the next film.
Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming and political editor Chris Mason.
This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Miranda Slade, Cordelia Hemming and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Mike Regaard and the editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
Thanks to Amazon for clips from ‘The Sound of 007’ documentary, which is available on Prime Video.
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