Budget 2021: Who is Rishi Sunak?

<p>Not many knew of Rishi Sunak&nbsp;until he was appointed Chancellor&nbsp;last year. Now a household name, today he will deliver&nbsp;his second&nbsp;budget which will&nbsp;be central to the government's ongoing response to the&nbsp;pandemic. But&nbsp;who is the man behind the red box?</p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Matt Chorley, Times Radio host.</li><li>Lord Daniel Finklestein, Times columnist and member of the House of Lords.</li><li>Chris Lloyd, Chief feature writer at the Northern Echo and the Darlington Stockton Times.</li></ul><p>Host: Manveen Rana.</p><p>Clips used: UK Parliament, HM Treasury, Northern Echo, Rishi Sunak MP, HM Government, BBC News, Times Radio.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>