{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/6a83200b1d89b898921d6be0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reform's big benefits gamble","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1786978334715-52a37fba-eadb-479b-9a26-aa6c550e9307.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After its victory in Clacton, Reform has announced plans to slash the welfare state.</p><p><br></p><p>Over the weekend, Robert Jenrick claimed a Reform government would cut £50 billion from the welfare bill, excluding foreign nationals from most benefits.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, a parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage’s finances has resumed, after he was found to have accepted a £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne.</p><p><br></p><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}