sir. is it him? the fourth - chancellor in four months. his sir. is it him? the fourth chancellor in four months. his first act was to ditch liz truss plans. we will not be able to cut taxes as quickly as we want to and some will have to go up. we quickly as we want to and some will have to go unm quickly as we want to and some will have to go up. we now at the mercy ofthe have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? he - have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? he wouldn t of the mighty markets? he wouldn t be the only one to wonder what on earth is going on. so we have one big question this morning. who is really in charge? this morning, we ll hear from the man tasked with saving the economy and liz truss premiership her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. and, as labour keep hold of their huge lead in the polls, i ll be speaking to ma
hello. this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines. labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, defends the tax cuts he announced on friday as being the key to growth, despite his measures having a negative impact on the financial markets. voting is under way in italy s general election, with opinion polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war ii. hurricane fiona slams into canada s eastern coast with heavy rains and huge waves, washing away homes and cutting power to tens of thousands of people. now on bbc news, this week s travel show comes from tarifa in southern spain, where high winds make it the perfect place to hold the annual world kite surfing championships. we re also in turkey to discover how the city of mardin
see what they bring forward. we honestly don t know what will happen. we ll have to see what the obr has said. happen. we ll have to see what the obr has said- obr has said. accept your party s conference obr has said. accept your party s conference in obr has said. accept your party s conference in liverpool, - obr has said. accept your party s conference in liverpool, keir- conference in liverpool, keir starmer said to is very, very clearly that labour would support cutting that rate of income tax from 20p down to 19p. irate cutting that rate of income tax from 20p down to 19p 20p down to 19p. we would have because it s 20p down to 19p. we would have because it s consistent 20p down to 19p. we would have because it s consistent with - because it s consistent with everything that we have said, that was before the conservative party set fire to the british economy, has caused. . ,, set fire to the british economy, has caused. ., i. , caused. can you tell us whether ou will ca
it s a this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones and these are the latest headlines. labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. he tells the bbc he would reverse the government s cut to top income tax rate. it is hugely risky, it s hugely divisive, and i would reverse it. and would you support the government cutting the basic rate of income tax from 20p down to 19p? yes. cutting the basic rate of income tax from 20p down to 19p? from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have lona from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have long made from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have long made the from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have long made the argument from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have long made the argument that - from 20p down to 19p? yes, i have long made the argument that we i long made the argument that we should reduce the tax burden on working people. voting is under way in italy s general elect