Summary

  • Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and Health Secretary Victoria Atkins are the main political guests on this week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • They are speaking after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Budget earlier this week, including a cut to National Insurance and an expansion of child benefit

  • Reeves says Labour will not be able to turn things around straight away if it wins the election - an "initial injection of cash" would be followed by a rapid spending review, she says

  • Health Secretary Atkins says she understands people's worries about NHS waiting lists, and says that the longest waits are concentrated in 15 trusts

  • Laura Kuenssberg also speaks to Justin Currie from Glaswegian rock band Del Amitri, who talks about his recent Parkinson's diagnosis

  • On the panel this morning are celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, CEO of John Lewis Sharon White and former Tory leader Lord Howard

  • As always, you can watch Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg live at 09:00 GMT by pressing Play at the top of this page

Live Reporting

Edited by Jack Burgess

  1. Remind me what was in the Budget?

    Jeremy Hunt stands outside No 11 holding up a red briefcaseReuters

    On Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the Spring Budget, outlining the government's plans taxes and setting out its spending commitments.

    There were a few key elements he mentioned:

    • National Insurance was cut for workers by another 2p, from 10% to 8% – having already fallen by 2p in last year's Autumn Statement
    • The earnings threshold for child benefit was raised to £60,000, from £50,000
    • The windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies was extended until 2029, while capital gains tax was reduced for the higher rate of property from 28% to 24%
    • And the non-dom tax break, claimed by wealthy foreign residents in the UK, was abolished - but new arrivals will still not pay tax on foreign income and gains for their first four years of UK residency
    • The Household Support Fund for families in England was extended for six months, falling short of charities’ hopes of a two-year extension
    • Alcohol duty was frozen and the 5p cut in fuel duty was extended
    • The VAT threshold for small businesses was increased, from £85,000 to £90,000
    • And there will be new taxes on vapes and higher taxes for business class flights

    Read more on the Chancellor’s spring Budget here.

  2. Rise and shine

    Jack Burgess
    Live reporter

    Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

    We’ve just witnessed one of the biggest political weeks of the year with the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivering last Wednesday’s spring Budget.

    This morning Laura will be interviewing shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, who’ll most likely answer questions about Labour’s response to the Budget.

    Shadow chancellor Rachel ReevesStefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    Laura will also be speaking to Health Secretary Victoria Atkins, as well as musician Justin Currie from Glaswegian rock band Del Amitri.

    The show kicks off at 09:00 GMT, so stick with us for regular updates, reaction and analysis.

    You can also watch live on BBC One and iPlayer, or by clicking the Play button at the top of this page.