What Can the UK Government Actually Afford? | BBC Newscast

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00:00 Introduction: Adam discusses the UK government’s fiscal capacity and whether it can afford everything it wants to do. 01:44 Doctors Strikes: Resident doctors announce strike dates for later this summer, and the government says it will not reopen negotiations with the British Medical Association. 13:09 Infected Blood Compensation: Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the inquiry into the infected blood scandal, points out that victims have been harmed by delays to the compensation scheme, despite the £11.8 billion announced in the autumn budget. 23:52 OBR Fiscal Report: The Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest fiscal report is reviewed.