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Today, with just three days to go until the ‘bazooka’ Autumn Budget is announced, Laura, Adam and Henry chat about what to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Plus Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced her plans to rebuild schools and find those extra 6,500 teachers - but Labour’s ‘working person’ definition row rumbles on.
And we also hear from the Remoter voters, who are gearing up to cast their ballot in the US election.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming and Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Keiligh Baker with Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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