How the new Chancellor should tackle coronavirus; & Harry & Meghan bow out as senior Royal's

<p>As more and more people self-isolate from the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/covid-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>, more businesses are struggling to stay open. The ones that can&nbsp;are planning ahead to avoid disrupting the economy any more than it already is.</p><p>So is the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak&nbsp;who on Wednesday will announce <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/amid-a-world-in-crisis-rishi-sunak-needs-to-be-a-wartime-chancellor-a4382296.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the budget</a>. Economist Stephen King joins The Leader podcast to explain why this will be one of the hardest budgets yet, especially for a brand new chancellor.</p><br><p><strong>Harry &amp; Meghan are out</strong></p><p>Harry and Meghan have officially<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-markle-prince-harry-final-day-senior-royals-commonwealth-day-a4381927.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> bowed out</a> of the Royal Family during the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/royalssociety/prince-harry-coronavirus-elbow-bump-craig-david-video-a4382591.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Commonwealth Service</a> at Westminster Abbey. Have they made the right decision? The Evening Standard’s Royal Correspondent Robert Jobson says it’s a bittersweet moment for the couple, and the Queen.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>