Budget 2024: Starmer warns of ‘harsh fiscal reality’
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The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has given a speech to prepare the ground for the Budget, saying Britain "must embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality". Elsewhere in the Labour party, Mike Amesbury MP has been suspended after CCTV appears to show him repeatedly punching a man.  Our Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, shared his insight.  In part two, we have a special preview of The Standard’s series on London’s hidden gems. In this episode we get an exclusive peek inside the Transport for London’s lost property office, and the weird and wonderful things commuters have left behind.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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