Budget 2005

Sky News
10:00 to 15:00
Julie Etchingham presents extensive coverage of the Budget 2005 with analysis from Michael Wilson, Adam Boulton and a panel of experts on what it means for Britain.

BBC Two
11:30 to 14:30
David Dimbleby with live coverage of chancellor Gordon Brown's annual budget speech from the House of Commons. Adrian Chiles and the Working Lunch team are in West Bromwich with experts and a panel of first-time voters, and Andrew Marr and Evan Davies are in the studio to explain what the budget means.

ITV1 & ITV News
12:30 to 14:00
Nicholas Owen and Andrea Catherwood present in-depth coverage of the Budget. Political Editor Nick Robinson will explain what the Budget tells us about the forthcoming election and about Gordon Brown's future ambitions, and reporters across Britain will be assessing public reaction. Plus instant reaction from business, unions and consumer groups. Including ITV Lunchtime News and Weather, and local news and weather.

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Full coverage on Bloomberg too.

What we all said about last year's Budget pres
Remember the Sky Mart...?!

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And CNBC... and BBC Parliament... and BBC News 24... that's 7 channels in total that'll show it live. Spoilt for choice?

Dunno if CNN will carry it...

Both yesterday and today Alastair Stewart has told people that the Budget special will be on the News Channel and ITV3...

Alastair and guest in the the virtual studio
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The orange backdrop on ITV News is hideous. Much prefer the normal blue. Wouldn't it have been better to have kept the blue background but still use the orange astons/graphics?

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Desk lit orange:
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: Is that part of the newsroom?