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British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves condemned the recent leaks surrounding the upcoming UK budget, calling them “not acceptable” as she prepares to unveil her fiscal plan on November 26. The leaks, including reports that she had abandoned plans to raise income tax, triggered volatility in financial markets and sent UK bond prices tumbling last week.   #RachelReeves #UKBudget #UKEconomy #CostOfLiving #Inflation

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00:00It's welcome that inflation has fallen from 3.8% to 3.6% in this month's data, but I recognise

00:25that inflation, the cost of living is still a big burden on families right across the

00:30country and that's why in the budget next week I'll be taking targeted action to bring

00:34down inflation to address the cost of living.

00:55Food prices fell last month and they have risen this month, but I do recognise that there's

01:24more that we need to do to tackle the cost of living challenges and that's why one of

01:29the three priorities in my budget next week is to tackle the cost of living as well as

01:34to cut NHS waiting lists and cut government debt.

01:38There are 300,000 more jobs in the economy than there were at the beginning of this year,

01:45but of course I want also to do more to help people back into work which is why at the budget

01:50will be setting out more details of our youth guarantee to ensure that young people are

01:55in education, employment or training.

01:57That she is a female chancellor, the first female chancellor to stand up there, she's coming

02:02up there, she's coming up there, she's coming up there, she's coming up there.

02:09Well, leaks are not acceptable but people only have to wait a week now until I deliver my budget on Wednesday the 26th of November.

02:16The priorities of that budget will be to tackle the cost of living, to get NHS waiting lists down and to reduce the national

02:34People only have to wait a week now until I deliver my budget on Wednesday the 26th of November.

02:40The priorities of that budget will be to tackle the cost of living, to get NHS waiting lists down and to reduce the national debt.

02:47Those are the priorities of the British people and they'll be my priorities as I go into the budget next week.

03:04Thank you so much for joining us.

03:34Thank you so much.

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