Spending Review: Tussles In The Treasury

财政审查:财库之争

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2025-06-08

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Today, we’re looking at what’s going on in the Treasury as the final decisions are being made ahead of the government’s Spending Review on Wednesday. The home secretary and deputy prime minister are both still in dispute with the department over the amount of cash they'll have to spend. Business editor Simon Jack and Paul Johnson, director of the Institute For Fiscal Studies join Laura to look at the numbers and the politics. And we look at Zia Yusuf’s return to Reform just two days after quitting. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Chris Flynn with Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Antonio Fernandes. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • So Paddy and Henry have both abandoned me in an appalling show of disloyalty.

  • However, we've replaced them with another very fine pair in their place,

  • particularly given where we are in this moment in time.

  • Business editor of the BBC, Simon Jack is alongside me in the studio.

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  • Hello, Laura.

  • And Independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, number country report, Johnson.

  • Hello.

  • Good morning.

  • And Paul, I must say,

  • everybody will know you from being the referee on government spending announcements,

  • boasts and spin for so many years now.

  • Before we get going into the substance of what's happening before the spending review,

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