Austerity 2.0

As Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt look for spending cuts to help balance the books, Matt Chorley talks to key figures from the first round of austerity including former health secretary Lord Lansley and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. How do they think the government and Labour should approach it a second time around?Plus columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the migrant crisis, Suella Braverman's survival and hating Halloween. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.