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Politics Unpacked

Starmer Prepares To Cut Welfare

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Keir Starmer says the current benefits system "unsustainable, indefensible and unfair" - will the public, and his own party, agree?


Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott.




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0:00.0

What if your bank did more than just bank?

0:02.6

With HSBC Premier, it's like carrying your own entourage in your wallet.

0:06.8

Premier wealth management, check.

0:08.7

Premier health perks, all clear.

0:10.7

Premier travel benefits, you're covered.

0:12.8

And Premier International Banking, see, we, yo, yeah.

0:16.9

In fact, everything's premier when your bank account is.

0:19.6

Search HSBC Premier, HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.

0:24.4

Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier status abroad.

0:41.1

Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day and the stuff that's even more important than politics too, including what makes a good neighbour.

0:46.4

And joining me are two people you'd love to have as neighbours, I'd assume, from The Times and the Sunni Times,

0:50.7

and they are Libby Purvis. Hello, Libby.

0:53.0

Hello.

0:53.7

Thanks, as ever, for being with us. And James Marriott. Hello, James.

0:56.7

Good morning. Hello. How are we, team?

0:58.8

We're good. Can we see the three of us as neighbours living on a nice terrace street somewhere?

1:03.1

Yeah, I think so. Libby, will you let me a cup of sugar over the fence?

1:06.8

I think we'd do better as a commune, you know. Shall we all move in together?

1:11.9

Three generations together.

1:13.4

But how sweet that would be nice.

1:14.9

I can see Libya is our sort of cult leader.

1:16.9

I mean, I'm both flattered that you feel we're different generations, Libby,

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