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Today, Laura and Paddy look at claims that Rachel Reeves misled the public as it emerges she knew the outlook for the government’s finances had improved before she delivered her pre-Budget speech. Downing Street has denied the allegations. Keir Starmer’s former political director Luke Sullivan is also in the newscast studio to give his assessment of those allegations, and how the budget has been received inside the Labor Party. Now you can listen to newscasts on smart speakers. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the newscast”. This works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more news and current affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The presenters were Paddy O’Connell and Laura Kuenssberg. It was created by Chris Flynn with Rufus Grey. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The technical producer was Mike Regard. The producer of the weekend series is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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