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To go through all the political headlines this morning, Sarah Pennells was joined by political journalist Natasha Clark. And the story of the Brexit bill rumbles on. Reports have been circulating that Ministers expect MPs to reject changes made by the House of Lords. Liam Fox has said it would be bad for the UK if the country failed to secure a Brexit deal with the European Union. But Boris Johnson has said leaving the EU without a deal on Brexit would be 'perfectly OK'.

Joining Sarah Pennells to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with how Bovis Homes have been doing this morning. Plus Nigel explains the news that HSBC has a new chairman.

Today, Alcohol duty is on the increase, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that duty on alcohol would rise in line with inflation during the Spring Budget speech much to the dismay of many hospitality businesses. So what does this mean politically, for the consumer and the industry? Nigel spoke to Larry Nelson, Publisher & Editor of BrewersGuardian.com to discuss further...

H&T Group, the UK pawnbrokers, who offer loans, pawn services and cash for gold, has released its full year results. So how is the company doing? Steve Fenerty, Finance Director at H&T, joined Nigel Cassidy on Share Radio Breakfast to discuss the numbers.

Paul Sedgwick, Head of Investments at Frank Investments joined Nigel Cassidy and Rachel Winter from Killik & Co to discuss all the top business and finance stories from the weekend and today. First up, they analysed why Bovis homes have been seeing significantly lower share prices than its counterparts as of late.

Chris Bishop, Managing Editor of Forbes Africa Magazine, joins Share Radio's Alex Clark to talk: is Botswana headed in the right direction? And could a bumper crop in Zimbabwe turn things around?

It's time to talk politics. On today's programme: should Britain keep EU rights post-Brexit? Could we shortly see a second Scottish independence vote? And why are some Tories so irked by Hammond's first Budget?

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including Logan, Viceroy’s House and much more.

On today's Market Wrap, we discussed BT's share price ending up over 5% after the agreement with the Ofcom over the separation of its OpenReach division; and William Hill's shares ended 1% up after Philip Bowcock was confirmed as the news Chief Executive. Plus, non-farm payroll figures were released showing that US employers added 235,000 jobs in February.

We preview the articles of the Financial Times' weekend money supplement with FT Money Editor Claer Barrett. This week we discussed the Chancellor's plan to rise national insurance for self-employed, the reduction of the annual tax free dividend allowance, and the issue with asset managers.