Politics

Tax, international aid and the loan that keeps attracting interest

As the death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey continues to rise, development minister Andrew Mitchell defends the government’s cuts to the international aid budget as Conservative MP John Redwood calls for tax cuts at home.

Plus, SNP MP John Nicolson and member of the DCMS select committee says Richard Sharp’s position is no longer tenable after a report critical of the BBC chairman’s connections to former prime minister Boris Johnson is published.

On the Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast, Sophy is joined by political correspondent Liz Bates to analyse the interviews.

Click to subscribe to the Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast

Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Articles You May Like

Tesla engineers tried to convince Elon Musk not to give up radar for self-driving
Crypto is banned in China, but Binance employees and support volunteers tell people how to bypass the ban
Police horse on patrol in park wounded in dog attack
Hyundai IONIQ 5 is attracting premium customers as EV buyers look past brand loyalty
Tesla launches Safety Score 2.0 – trying to make driver scoring system fairer