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Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes in Westminster in the week of the Emergency Budget.

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Sat 26 Jun 2010 11:00
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  • Hard Sell Budget.

    The desire to be sure of getting a budget through Parliament drove the need for a Coalition. Mark Ward MP and Chris Leslie MP discuss if the Budget produced is too hard a sell for the Lib Dems.

    Duration: 06:00

  • Recession risk?

    Might taking so much money out of the economy push Britain back towards recession, especially with the timescale involved? Tory MP Mark Field admits there are risks in this approach.

    Duration: 03:20

  • Idealogical turning point

    Has the budget signalled a new role for the state or just an acceleration of policies that labour would have had to implement anyway? Danny Finkelstein of The Times.

    Duration: 02:50

  • Controversial Academies

    The coalition has introduced its first bill - the supposedly non-controversial legislation necessary to set up more School Academies. Does Lib Dem Shirley Williams have any worries about the Bill?

    Duration: 05:45

  • Rowdy Commons

    The arrival of so many new MPs doesn't seem to have changed the atmosphere in the Commons. PMQ’s was the rowdiest since the election. Labour MPs Mary Creagh and Pamela Nash swop stories.

    Duration: 07:00

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  • Sat 26 Jun 2010 11:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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