here s our political correspondent, ben wright. congratulations, mr chancellor! the fourth chancellor in as many months. jeremy hunt sjob now is to try and urgently calm financial markets. he has just two weeks to write a budget that looks set to junk many of the prime minister s signature policies. on wednesday, liz truss said she was absolutely not planning public spending cuts. but listen to this. we have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope, and i m going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings. that s going to be. 0ne person s efficiency savings is another person s cuts. yes. during the tory leadership contest, liz truss said the country couldn t tax its way to economic growth, but now. we re also going to have pressure on the tax side. taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped, and some taxes will have to go up. then, there was the prime minis
savings. that s going to be. 0ne person s efficiency savings is another person s cuts. yes. during the tory leadership contest, liz truss said the country couldn t tax its way to economic growth, but now. we re also going to have pressure on the tax side. taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped, and some taxes will have to go up. then there was the prime minister s pledge to boost defence spending to 3% of national income by 2030. but the defence department, too, is going to have to help find efficiencies. the long term ability to fund an increase in defence spending will depend on stability in the economic situation and a healthily growing economy. cheering and applause. spending cuts and tax rises is not what liz truss planned when she entered number 10 last month, but the economic and political turmoil that followed her first chancellor s mini budget has forced a fundamental rethink, plunging her premiership into chaos. um. yesterday, the smiles had gone, and the
additional efficiency savings. 0ne person s efficiency savings is another person s cuts. yes. during the tory leadership contest, liz truss said the country couldn t tax its way to economic growth, but now. we are also going to have pressure on the tax side. taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped, and some taxes will have to go up. then there was the prime minister s pledged to boost defence spending to 3% of national income by 2030. but the defence department too is going to have to help find efficiencies. the long term ability to fund an increase in defence spending will depend on stability in the economic situation and a healthily growing economy. spending cuts and tax rises is not what liz truss planned when she entered number ten last month but the economic and political turmoil that followed her first
0ur correspondent will grant has more. 0ne person s been killed in another fatal mass shooting this time in california. four other people were critically wounded in the attack at a church near los angeles. the gunman was tackled by members of the congregation and detained heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. 18 year old payton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. the killing spree began in the car park, where four people were killed, before he entered the building and continued his rampage. a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online a hate filled screed laying bare his extremist views. outside the supermarket, gendron was disarmed, taken i
with first degree murder. in court, his lawyer entered a not guilty plea. now, new and difficult questions have emerged. after threatening such violence last year, the gunman was held by the authorities for a mental health evaluation, then released. a further blow to this tight knit community torn apart by a teenager with a gun. will grant, bbc news. 0ne person s been killed in another fatal mass shooting this time in california. four other people were critically wounded in the attack at a church near los angeles. the gunman was tackled by members of the congregation and detained outside the presbyterian church in laguna woods, orange county. police said an asian man in his 60s opened fire on the congregation of about 30 to a0 mostly taiwanese people. we believe a group of churchgoers detained him and hogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons from him.