“Terrifying” | Yanis Varoufakis and Gillian Tett debate the UK’s “sad” economic situation

BBC Politics October 3, 2025
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Former Greek Finance Minister and the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett assess the jeopardy facing Rachel Reeves ahead of the upcoming budget, with Tett warning that “unfortunately there going to have to be tax rises.” Interview by Paddy O’Connell. #UK #politics #economy #economics #Labour #politicalnews #keirstarmer #westminster #ukpolitics #newsnight Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25 X: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newsnightbbc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newsnightbbc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

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