Media Advisory: The Budget on Sky News
TX: from 0900 on Wednesday 20th March on Sky News
Jeff Randall Live: 0900 – 1000 and 1900 – 2000 from Sky News’ City studio.
Dermot Murnaghan will be presenting Sky News’ Budget coverage live from Westminster throughout the day. This will include Prime Ministers Questions at 1200 followed by the Chancellor’s Budget speech.
Sky News will have a dedicated team on location at Economy Road, Lowestoft where Business Presenter, Joel Hills, will be taking the ‘economic temperature’ with local shop owners, business leaders, families and shoppers throughout the day.
Jeff Randall will host a special edition of his programme Jeff Randall Live from Sky News’ City Studio in The Gherkin at 1900 as well as an extra morning edition of the programme between 0900 – 1000 looking ahead at the day’s events.
Our team of experts will be on hand before and after the Budget speech to look at how the measures will affect pensions, jobs and the long term economic outlook.
Political Editor, Adam Boulton, will be in Westminster with all the political reaction as will Economics Editor, Ed Conway, with expert analysis including the first look at the all-important ‘red book’.
Sky News’ Business Presenter, Dharshini David, will be live in the heart of The City at Macquarie Bank. She will be among real experts who can reflect immediate, informed reaction and explain any market response.
City Editor, Mark Kleinman, will also be giving in depth analysis throughout the day from The City trading floors.
Presenter, Martin Stanford, will be on the news wall in Sky News HQ looking at instant breakdowns of key measures via a purpose built iPad app.
On Sky News for iPad, Business and Economics Correspondent, Poppy Trowbridge, takes a look at business buzzwords, cutting through the jargon ahead of the budget and Economy Road shopkeepers talk about their Budget wish list.
Skynews.com will feature interactive graphics, a budget calculator, allowing viewers to see how the Budget affects them and a live blog from Political Correspondent, Sophy Ridge.
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