britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number ten and spent most of the day appointing senior members of the government. on arriving in downing street tuesday, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and made a point of saying that he d repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. i will place economic stability and confident at the heart of this government s agenda. this will mean difficult decisions to come. he also named his new cabinet. there are a lot of changes butjeremy hunt will stay in the key post as chancellor. he was appointed just a few weeks ago after the failed mini budget. on monday, jeremy hunt is due to deliver a much anticipated statement on the government s tax and spending plans, along with analysis from the office for budget responsibility. joining me now is melanie baker senior uk economist at royal london asset management. there are some rumours that this fiscal event on 31 october
secretary. we ll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. because my wage did not cover all of their childcare costs, so i literally could not balance the books. 0h, he s gone. that s exactly what ireland were looking for. shock defeat for england in the men s t20 world cup ireland beat them by five runs. and we meet the twins believed to be the most premature to survive in the uk, as they celebrate their first birthday. and coming up on the bbc news channel liverpool struggle with more injury woes as they head to amsterdam hoping to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he wil
On fake news during the Election Campaign, saying itll do all it can to tackle the problem. In sport, theres hope yet for arsenals season. They beat Manchester United and are still in the chase for the Champions League places. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For some of us, the good morning. For some of us, the good weather will last. A bit more cloud in the north and east and still cool down in the north sea coastline. I will have more details in about ten minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Frances newly elected president , Emmanuel Macron, has promised to heal the countrys divisions following his resounding victory over the far right leader, Marine Le Pen, in yesterdays election. The pro eu candidate secured 66 of the vote and atjust 39 years old, he will become the countrys youngest ever leader. Speaking at a Victory Rally outside the louvre in paris, he said the task ahead was immense and made a plea for unity. Heres our europe correspondent, Damian Grammaticas.
Promise in their manifesto to cut Net Migration to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle Childhood Obesity. And Facebook Places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the General Election. Good morning from paris, where Emmanuel Macron has been attending his First Official function as frances President Elect. Hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the Second World War in europe, along with the man hell replace by the end of the week, Francois Hollande. The two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. Mr macron wholl be frances youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. Hes admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the European Union