The Secrets Of Creating A Budget

On Wednesday the Chancellor John Healey will deliver his first Budget.

In this episode we hear from his predecessor’s chief of staff of nearly five years.

Katie Martin lifts the lid on codenames for government policy, what she thinks Healey should do, and what really happened with the winter fuel payment cut decision.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Paddy O’Connell and Laura Kuenssberg. The weekend editor is Chris Flynn. The producer was Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. The social producer was Laura Butler. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.