A budget that will define the next Half Decade under labour begins to take shape with more investment in big projects, more borrowing, and perhaps less of a Tax Rise than expected. And devastating israeli strikes on beirut actively targeting hezbollah s leadership, as Benjamin Netanyahu dashes back from the Un And Tehran holds emergency meetings. Where will this escalation take the region and the world . Good evening. This is newsnight, home to Insight And Analysis from home and abroad. Well discuss the emerging situation in the Middle East a little later, matters could develop as we are on air. Breaking news is that they hezbollah it senior leadership is unreachable following the israel strikes on the Beirut Southern Suburbs on thursday. We will discuss that later. But first a domestic Mid Conference political and economic stock take with our top panel. Anushka asthana, Itv News deputy political editor, author of taken as red, an Insider Account of Labours Ascent to power, zing tseng,
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You are watchIng bbc news. Lets return to events on the fInal day of the Labour Party Conference In liverpool. In the last 30 mInutes, Health Secretary Wes StreetIng addressed the delegates. He has Insisted he wouldnt Back Down from his claim that The Nhs is broken, despite the bbc reportIng growIng unease about the government passed s messagIng. Lets take a listen to what he said. Governments messagIng. What he said. Governments messi people now expect charges for In ten people now expect charges for nhs care to be Introduced. Ive said it before, ill Say it agaIn, over my dead body. Applause we will always defend our nhs as a public service free at The PoInt of use, so that whenever you fall ill, you never have to worry about the bill. ~ , , you never have to worry about the bill. ~ , ,. , bill. Wes streetIng there. Lets go to the conference bill. Wes streetIng there. Lets go to the conference itself bill. Wes streetIng there. Lets go to the conference itself and bill. Wes streetIn
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They claim they have not got much choice but to make the decisions they currently have. There is a choice, i heard a colleague there is a choice, i heard a colleague implying a few weeks ao colleague implying a few weeks ago they would be run on the pound ago they would be run on the pound if ago they would be run on the pound if they dont take £300 from pound if they dont take £300 from pensioners in my constituency, is not right. There constituency, is not right. There are constituency, is not right. There are choices that can be made there are choices that can be made the there are choices that can be made. The tough choice that can be made. The tough choice that can he made made. The tough choice that can be made could be to equalise income be made could be to equalise Income Tax and capital gains tax, Income Tax and capital gains tax. To Income Tax and capital gains tax, to have a Wealth Tax of 2 of those tax, to have a Wealth Tax of 2 of those with assets of £10 mitiiorr of th