{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6336f701a261270012973fc3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could Liz Truss OBR talks be a turning point?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Could Liz Truss OBR talks be a turning point?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>They may have lasted less than an hour, but were <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-kwasi-kwarteng-obr-meeting-pound-sterling-market-turmoil-b1029212.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the OBR crisis talks</a> significant? And could they push PM Liz Truss to alter her mini-budget? Our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/KingEconomist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economic Expert Stephen King</a> explains what the talks were all about, what <a href=\"https://obr.uk/obr-meeting-with-the-prime-minister-and-chancellor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the OBR’s statement</a> about them might mean, and what our Prime Minister might be thinking after a tough week. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What was the purpose of these crisis talks?</li><li>“Highly unusual” for the PM to take part</li><li>Why was <a href=\"https://obr.uk/obr-meeting-with-the-prime-minister-and-chancellor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Office for Budget Responsibility’s statement </a>so short?</li><li>Is it a good or bad sign that the talks were so short?</li><li>Who is optimistic about Liz Truss’s economic plans?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}