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Andy Burnham has promised Britain can “hope again”. But with inflation rising, borrowing costs soaring and trillions of pounds of national debt, how much room does Chancellor John Healey actually have to deliver in the budget on Oct. 28? This week, Pat and Sascha speak to Treasur ...  عرض المزيد

Customs union, single market, rejoin, second referendum. It's all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O'Sullivan and Pat Baker find out how the row over Europe will play out in the ...  عرض المزيد

Food week begins with the history of Bellamy's, a restaurant that's been serving politicians' portions for 250 years. Charles Walker is the MP in charge of all the bars and restaurants in parliament and he tells Matt that Keir Starmer is wrong to criticise the salads on o ...

Where does the food on your plate come from? As farmers call on ministers to bolster national food security, Adam weighs up the pros and cons of buying British, and asks two top chefs for their best local recipes.

Plus: Columnists Robert Crampton and Dominic ...

Matt Chorley speaks to Times Radio's own Carole Walker about her new book 'Lobby Life' and speaks to Theresa May's Press Secretary Paul Harrison as well as former political editor of the Times Phil Webster and the current Political Editor Steve Swinford revealing how the lobby ...