Spring statement: Beth Rigby and Ed Conway on Rachel Reeves's changed plan
Mar 26, 2025•18 min
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Episode description
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for the UK economy during her spring statement in the House of Commons.
It came as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - which monitors the government's spending plans - unveiled its latest economic forecasts.
Liz Bates is joined by Sky's political editor Beth Rigby, and economics and data editor Ed Conway, to pick through the detail and discuss why the chancellor changed her original plan.
Producers: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Philly Beaumont
It came as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - which monitors the government's spending plans - unveiled its latest economic forecasts.
Liz Bates is joined by Sky's political editor Beth Rigby, and economics and data editor Ed Conway, to pick through the detail and discuss why the chancellor changed her original plan.
Producers: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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