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Watch: Mel Stride pushed to say sorry for Liz Truss's mini-budget

Sir Mel Stride is pushed to say sorry for Liz Truss's mini-budget by the BBC's Nick Robinson.

In a speech last week, Stride disowned Truss's £45bn package of tax cuts, which spooked financial markets and led to the former Tory PM's resignation in 2022.

Listen to the full episode here.

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Spending Review: Where key money is being spent... in 99 seconds

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments.

Sarah Pochin on Politics Live

Watch: Reform UK's Sarah Pochin defends call for burka ban

Watch: Reform UK's Sarah Pochin defends call for burka ban

Dr Allison Gardner tearful as she make speech to MPs

Watch: Tearful MP says she was told to 'live with' chronic UTI

Watch: Tearful MP says she was told to 'live with' chronic UTI

Keir Starmer in House of Commons

Starmer: 'I think last week I was overly rude'

Keir Starmer apologises to Plaid Cymru's leader in Westminster for being "overly rude" to her.

Starmer in a suit behind a podium

Starmer makes 'promise' migration will fall

The prime minister refused to set a cap on immigration but has promised it will fall “significantly”.

Andrea Jenkyns and Richard Tice posing for a photo with a Reform UK supporter wearing a bright blue hat

Watch: Key moments from the local elections... in 92 seconds

From a recount in Runcorn to a change of council control in Staffordshire, see what's been happening so far.

Henry Zeffman

Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next?

Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next?

Chris Mason on city street

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

Sue Gray in House of Lords

Watch: Don't call civil servants 'pen-pushers', says Sue Gray

Watch: Don't call civil servants 'pen-pushers', says Sue Gray

Mel Stride wearing a blue jacket, white shirt and blue tie with glasses in the House of Commons.

Watch: Tories blame lower GDP forecast on Reeves' choices

Mel Stride says Rachel Reeves is responsible for the UK's growth estimate for 2025 being halved.

Henry Zeffman outside Parliament

Watch: What to know about the Spring Statement... in 58 seconds

Henry Zeffman explains what you need to know about the Spring Statement.

A wide shot of Rachel Reeves speaking in Parliament, lots of people are stood watching

Watch: 'If you can work, you should work' says Reeves in Spring Statement

The Chancellor said those who can't work "should be properly supported".

Leaflets fall into the Lords chamber

Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords

Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords

Keir Starmer and John Healey in control room of submarine

Watch: Starmer visits UK nuclear-armed submarine

The prime minister pays a rare visit to the crew of HMS Vanguard, as the submarine returns to UK waters after more than 200 days of patrol.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall addressing parliament

Watch: Kendall pledges to reform 'broken benefits system'

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tells MPs the status quo is "unacceptable", but not "inevitable".

Henry Zeffman stood in BBC newsroom wearing a suit

Watch: Henry Zeffman on what new welfare changes mean

Watch: Henry Zeffman on what new welfare changes mean

Sir Keir Starmer standing at a podium with two black microphones and two large Union Jack flags behind him

Starmer says 'coalition of the willing' needed in peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer says a "coalition of the willing" is part of a European plan to help Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer sits on a red chair opposite Laura Kuenssberg and is talking. He is wearing a white shirt, mint-green tie, and black blazer. He has grey hair and is wearing black-rimmed glasses. Laura Kuenssberg is wearing a red blazer and trousers, and she has blonde hair.

'I'm clear Trump wants lasting peace,' says PM

Sir Keir Starmer has said he believes US President Donald Trump "wants lasting peace" in Ukraine.

Split screen: On left - Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump shaking hands. On right - BBC Correspondent Damian Grammaticas

Watch: Decoding the PM's meeting with Donald Trump

The handshake, the jokes and diplomacy by flattery - analysing Starmer's first visit to the White House.

Keir Starmer sitting at a table speaking at a meeting

Watch: BBC's Chris Mason looks ahead to when Starmer meets Trump

President Trump is set to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer