Episodes

  • Keep Your Friends Close: Starmer at the G-20
    Nov 18 2024

    Keir Starmer is in Brazil for the G-20 gathering of world leaders at a time when tensions are high over Ukraine, the Middle East and the potential effects of Donald Trump in the White House. Starmer will also become the first UK Prime Minister in six years to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, but in doing so will he risk the ire of President-elect Trump? Bloomberg's UK Politics Editor Alex Morales joins us to discuss. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll.

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    12 mins
  • Pensions Push: Rachel Reeves Tells Us Her Plan To Boost Investment
    Nov 14 2024

    The Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to create pension 'megafunds' to keep more money invested in Britain. She hopes it will kick start Britain's economic and productivity growth. Ahead of her Mansion House speech to the City of London, she talked to Lizzy Burden about her plans. We also hear from London's new Lord Mayor, Alastair King, while our City Editor Katherine Griffiths explains how the plan might work. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Caroline Hepker.

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    14 mins
  • Efficiency, Elon Musk Style: Can Britain's Government Work Better?
    Nov 13 2024

    Elon Musk reckons he can cut $2 trillion from the US government's spending plans, almost a third of their yearly budget. He's the latest in an string of public figures promising to cut 'government waste'. With rising bond yields wiping out Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal headroom, does she too need to think more drastically about government efficiency? Our senior economy reporter Phil Aldrick joins us to discuss. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden.

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    13 mins
  • Climate Politics Heats Up: Starmer Attends COP Summit
    Nov 12 2024

    The Prime Minister is at the COP climate change meeting, aiming to position the UK as a leading green champion with a new carbon emissions target. But has Britain been putting its green money where its mouth is? Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche joins us from the summit, being held in Baku, the capital of oil dependent nation of Azerbaijan. We discuss if the world's politicians can translate green promises into action. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts.

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    18 mins
  • An Inhospitable Reception: Warnings of 'Drastic' Job Cuts Over Tax Hikes
    Nov 11 2024

    More than 200 bosses from the hospitality sector have signed a letter saying the government's National Insurance tax hike will force them to "drastically cut jobs". It's one of the most direct warnings yet about the budget's impact. We speak to the CEO of UKHospitality Kate Nicholls, who wrote the letter, about why the sector is speaking out, and our business reporter Sabah Meddings tells us how the rest of the business world is responding to the changes. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts.

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    13 mins
  • Safety in Numbers: Does UK Defence Spending Need to Rise with Trump in the White House?
    Nov 7 2024

    Keir Starmer's pledges on defence spending may not be enough for president-elect Donald Trump, who says NATO members need to put far more into their own military budgets. With the Prime Minister joining EU leaders for a summit in Hungary, we asked the Royal United Services Institute's Military Sciences Director, Matthew Saville why Europe's leaders are so anxious about a Trump second term. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts.

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    15 mins
  • Trump Wins: What will a Second Term Mean for the UK?
    Nov 6 2024

    Donald Trump has decisively won the US presidential election. How will America's 47th president change the world, and how should Britain and Europe respond? Our UK economy and government managing editor Brendan Scott and Bloomberg's Brussels bureau chief Kevin Whitelaw, who covered the first Trump presidency in Washington, help us understand what comes next. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts.

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    14 mins
  • American Influence: A US Election With Global Consequences
    Nov 5 2024

    Polls have opened in the United States as the country navigates one of the closest elections in a generation. The eyes of the world are on the result with questions of economics, global security and international trade hanging in the balance. Bloomberg's EMEA news director Rosalind Mathieson joins us with more on what a Trump or Harris victory could mean for the UK and Europe.

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    17 mins