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Rachel Reeves takes a gilt trip

Politico’s Esther Webber joins the podcast team to look at the challenges facing the chancellor.

It has been a tricky couple of days for the chancellor. But how much trouble is Rachel Reeves really in and how much attention should people be paying to the markets? Politico’s Esther Webber joins the podcast team to look at the challenges facing the chancellor.

The prime minister tried to inject some optimism into the government’s week with a big announcement on AI, but do his plans compute? 

And what does the resignation of Tulip Siddiq reveal about how this government understands the way people view ministerial behaviour?

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