UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves to unveil 'big budget' to parliament

Four months after taking office, the UK's Labour government and its Finance Minister Rachel Reeves are unveiling their first budget to the House of Commons this Wednesday. In this edition, we take a look at the big spending items on the agenda and at how Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is hoping to reduce the national deficit. Also in the show, we report on Chinese smartphone and house appliance maker Xiaomi's meteoric rise in the world of electric vehicles.

UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves to unveil 'big budget' to parliament
Four months after taking office, the UK's Labour government and its Finance Minister Rachel Reeves are unveiling their first budget to the House of Commons this Wednesday. In this edition, we take a look at the big spending items on the agenda and at how Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is hoping to reduce the national deficit. Also in the show, we report on Chinese smartphone and house appliance maker Xiaomi's meteoric rise in the world of electric vehicles.