Leanna Byrne speaks to Lord Boateng, who worked with new Chancellor John Healey during his first stint at the Treasury. And some MPs are suggesting that National Insurance contributions paid by employers should be cut for all under-25s. Elsewhere, while The Odyssey is getting rave reviews, book sales for the epic are also booming.

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BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money. Of all the Cabinet appointments made by Andy Burnham, John Healy has probably drawn the most attention. Well, today on the show we'll have a colleague of Healy's during his first stint at the Treasury. He served as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2002 to 2005. So loads to get into there. Also this morning, might employers' national insurance contributions

be cut for all under 25s. That's what some MPs are suggesting. We'll get into that. And we're talking the Odyssey. The film is getting rave reviews, but also book sales for the epic are booming. What nonsense you let slip through your teeth. Now, how on earth could I forget Odysseus, great Odysseus, who excels all men in wisdom. The great Ian McAllister, of course, on the audiobook version there. We'll be speaking to one of the bosses at Waterstones.

Wake Up To Money from BBC Radio 5 Live. Good morning and welcome to Wake Up To Money on Wednesday. It is the 22nd of July. It is just four minutes past five. What a first day. We have a couple papers updates now. I mean, the front page of The Guardian. Burnham implores Cabinet to find ways to tackle cost of living crisis. It's all about the cost of living. It's all about how we're going to fund the cost for the cost of living. So we've got two fantastic guests with us this morning to talk through it all.

Cabinet compass

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Cabinet compass

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.