{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/6a67614fcc8464e5cd8e715a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Andy's intervention on defence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/1785160935096-13b3752a-5b4e-4f15-9304-ab9f896d2963.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A week on from the start of Andy Burnham's premiership, and Westminster is bracing for another innings of announcements from the government. Among them, after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, the PM will be announcing fresh decisions on defence spending on Thursday. The government are also plotting out their plans for changes to adult social care this week, while Whitehall is still suffering from the recent influencer outbreak. James Heale is joined by Noa Hoffman to pick up on the key stories, and assess how they might play out in the coming days.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Henry Lloyd and Natasha Feroze.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}