Today, Chris Mason has sat down with the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves for Newscast.

She’s given the annual Mais lecture to financiers in the City of London, where she set out Labour’s economic plan if they were to win the election.The Mais lecture is a prestigious gathering where chancellors, shadow chancellors and Bank governors have outlined their principles for running the economy in front of an audience of City financiers and economists.And, we find out about the shortage places at nurseries and childminders for pre-school children. James Cook has been speaking to Rhiannon Evans from Mumsnet.

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