Chancellor raises taxes by £26 billion in second Budget

27/11/2025 40 min
Chancellor raises taxes by £26 billion in second Budget

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Episode Synopsis

The Chancellor announced major tax increases amounting to £26 billion in her second Budget, as well as ending the two-child benefit cap from April next year. We broadcast from the political bellwether town of Northampton, to get local reaction from business and townspeople, as well as the local MP Lucy Rigby, who is also Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Also on the programme: two national guardsmen have been critically injured after being shot in Washington DC.