{"id":223838,"date":"2025-03-06T00:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-says-stop-the-boats-slogan-was-too-stark-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T00:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:04:41","slug":"former-uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-says-stop-the-boats-slogan-was-too-stark-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-says-stop-the-boats-slogan-was-too-stark-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Stop the Boats slogan was &#8216;too stark&#8217; | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nVrrr_lfhGM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Stop the Boats slogan was 'too stark' | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nVrrr_lfhGM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, we look at former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak&#8217;s first major interview since he left office. <\/p>\n<p>Nick Robinson joins Adam to unpack what Mr Sunak had to say, including why he regrets the \u2018Stop the Boats\u2019 slogan, how he felt about a podcast questioning his Englishness and what his political philosophy boils down to.<\/p>\n<p>But first, Adam is joined by BBC Economics editor Faisal Islam to discuss the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves looking at making spending cuts worth billions to the government\u2019s welfare budget.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury will put the proposed cuts to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Wednesday amid expectations the chancellor&#8217;s financial headroom has disappeared. 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