# A make-or-break week for the UK government

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 24 Nov 2025, 27 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2025/11/24-49064-A_make_or_break_week_for_the_UK_government.mp3

It is finally budget week, so Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the context of Rachel Reeves’s big moment and how high the stakes are. Plus, Kiran talks about what happened behind the scenes of his trip to Johannesburg with Keir Starmer, including how talks over the Ukraine peace plan unfolded. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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