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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has consistently talked about what he sees as the wrong direction the country has been taken over the last 40 years.
So as the new Chancellor John Healey prepares a speech for tomorrow setting out his plans for growth, we look at whether this government will be as different as it is being presented as.
The new Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is also trying to distance himself from the past. We compare the two approaches.
And after more difficult questions for Reform UK and Nigel Farage over money, we ask where he goes from here and whether can recover from the damage they’ve caused.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg, Joe Pike, and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Chris Flynn and Jesse Fox. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
