The Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it is time to ‘level with the public’ about the economic inheritance left by Tories after finding a £20 billion black hole in the public finances. So could this be setting us up for more tax rises?

As Reeves is set to axe rail and road projects to plug the budget shortfall, Camilla and Gordon Rayner are joined by Andrew Griffith, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology, to react to the chancellor's plans.

Plus we'll have the latest on the Conservative leadership race as Kemi Badenoch announces her bid. And after an Olympics double win, is Andy Murray Britain’s greatest athlete?

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Labour's Supermassive Black Hole

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Labour's Supermassive Black Hole