Name: Can the UK Budget Fix Britain's Economic Problems?
Uploaded: 2026-11-01T00:25:16+08:00
Duration: 28 min 29 s
Description: The UK's new Finance Minister John Healey has delivered his first Budget, introducing measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis, particularly rising energy bills.

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The UK's new Finance Minister John Healey has delivered his first Budget, introducing measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis, particularly rising energy bills.

But with government debt mounting, business investment struggling and economic growth remaining weak, can the new Budget address Britain's deeper economic challenges? And what does it reveal about Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans for the country's economic future?

Joining Juliet Mann on this edition of The Agenda are Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science; Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist and Global Strategist at ADM Investor Services International; and Anna Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors.

Can the UK Budget Fix Britain's Economic Problems?

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