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PMQs live reaction (with Elliot Steel)
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PMQs returns. Comedian Elliot Steel joins Ava and Laura to break it down in real time.
Much has been amiss in Westminster of late. In Rachel Reeves’ first interview since seeing a draft of the OBR’s report revealing he size of the fiscal black hole she has to fill, she confirmed she'd be looking at both tax hikes and spending cuts in the Autumn budget. Also, hear Kemi Badenoch grill Starmer on the Chinese spy scandal, a case that the Tories insist Labour dropped to appease Beijing and not discourage their investment.
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