Andy Burnham denies he will tax and spend as inflation continues to rise

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The Prime minister rejects claims his government will revert to tax and spend as inflation continues to rise. How much can a government do to help out? We discuss with James Nation who was a Treasury and Number Ten special adviser to former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and economist Ann Pettifor who was part of Labour's economic advisory committee under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. All Ed Sheeran’s support artists have now quit his tour after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up. How should he respond? Billy Bragg gives his opinion. And how do you set a new standard to measure time on the moon? We speak to Annette Koo, Director of the International Bureau for Weights and Measures.