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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 6 March 2023 - Time running to improve lives before election
Description: Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak are finalizing the preparations for the Budget that Hunt will present to Parliament in a couple of weeks time.
Considering that there will only be one more chance to provide the giveaway Budget, that often precedes a General Election, Hunt is unlikely to provide backbench Conservative MPs who fear for their seats in the Election with anything that lifts their confidence.
Rishi Sunak has been extremely workmanlike since he took over as Prime Minister, reaching an agreement over the treatment of Northern Ireland as part of the overall...