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Our interview with Britain’s chancellor Rachel Reeves

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, our editor-in-chief speaks to the woman tasked with fixing Britain’s economy

Earlier in January, we discussed the growth crisis facing Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor. Today, she’s in Davos trying to sell her remedy to the country’s manifold economic woes. But are her plans enough to rescue Britain from its 17-year funk?

Hosts: Mike Bird and Ethan Wu. Guests: The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes; our business affairs editor Rachana Shanbhogue; and Rachel Reeves.

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