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The Wrap With Anna Botting
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (98%)
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Andy Burnham delivered his first Commons speech as Prime Minister, promising to do politics differently with problem-solving over point-scoring, and outlining a diagnosis of Britain's problems since the 1980s, including centralisation, privatisation, and deindustrialisation. He announced measures such as exempting certain serious offenders from early release, more money for electricity bills, cuts to business rates for pubs, and continuing the £2 bus fare cap, while stressing fiscal responsibility. However, the cost of long-term government borrowing rose to its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, with Ed Conway explaining that UK bond yields are above most other G7 countries, affecting mortgages and the fiscal headroom.
Keir Starmer stood down from Parliament, having previously said he would remain on the backbenches, and analysis of his Holborn and St Pancras constituency showed a close vote gap with the Green Party, with Green leader Zach Polanski expected to run in the resulting by-election. The discussion noted the potential for a difficult by-election for Labour.
In Nepal, a British man was rescued from floodwaters, with 119 people rescued by the Nepalese army. John Sparks reported from northern Nepal, describing the destruction of towns, the ongoing rescue efforts by helicopter, and the rising death toll of over a thousand, with many still missing and workers trapped in tunnels.
- 0:10 Story begins PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
- 2:01
Contested quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
And were you convinced, Lizzie? Well, I mean, back to school for Andy Burnham with a bang. New head boy? Yes, exactly. I mean, I thought his performance was quite assured, considering it's been 16 years since he was last speaking from the government front bench, but it was a lot of big picture stuff,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 2:01-2:04
- 5:54
Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
Keir Starmer might have gone, but the problems facing Britain and the lack of money to deal with them have not changed. Opponents say he's trying to rerun the past, not answer the questions of the future. His diagnosis is completely wrong. His theory of growth is completely wrong. He thinks that if government spends more money,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 5:54-5:58
- 6:33
Charged quote PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
and he wants to take us back to the 1970s. Some features of government remain unchanged, some of the challenges staying stuck. Different rhetoric and vibes pleased his side today, but politics has proved fickle in recent years. Sam Coates, Sky News, Westminster. Well, let's get the thoughts of Lizzie and Tony.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 6:33-6:38
- 10:43
- 10:49
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 10:49-10:56
- 10:59
Charged quote Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
it emerged that the government's long-term borrowing costs had risen to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. So can the Prime Minister's political ambitions survive a new, bruising fiscal reality? Here's our economics editor, Ed Conway. I want to talk about interest rates, because it's not just those interest rates
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 10:59-11:02
- 11:43
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:43-11:47
- 11:43
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:43-11:47
- 11:43
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:43-11:47
- 11:43
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:43-11:47
- 11:47
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:47-11:51
- 11:47
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:47-11:51
- 11:47
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 11:47-11:51
- 12:48
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
UK borrowing costs are higher than most other G7 nations since the mini budget.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 12:48-12:58
- 14:41
Charged quote Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
and that's only going to get louder. Yeah, I mean, there's a huge mismatch here, isn't there, between the message of hope that Andy Burnham really wants to ram home and the dire economic situation. Yeah, that's right. And these bond figures are really important. I mean, look at the impact that the bond market's had
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 14:41-14:43
- 15:44 Story begins Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
- 17:25
Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 1 September 2026, 17:25-17:32
- 22:04 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
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