to represent the government later in the day at omaha beach. conservative sources say reports that the prime minister had it was said he would have to answer for his own actions. reform uk s nigel farage said, rishi sunak could not even be bothered to attend the international event above omaha beach. who really believes in our people, him or me? it comes as representatives of the seven biggest parties in the uk prepare to take part in a special 90 minute election debate on the bbc tonight where they ll face questions from the audience. the parties have all made new policy pledges today, the conservatives on child benefit, labour on low deposit mortgages and the lib dems on parental leave. this our political correspondent hannah miller has this report. a line up of world leaders rom right to left, president biden, german chancellor olaf scholz, french president emmanuel macron and british foreign secretary david cameron. they were at an event to commemorate those who fou
and alistair, having covered a lot of political stories in scotland myself, i wonder if the issue of independence which is always a theme, whether that is playing quite as prominent a role in this particular election campaign as in previous ones. h0. particular election campaign as in previous ones. previous ones. no, i don t think that is and previous ones. no, i don t think that is and l previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think that s - previous ones. no, i don t think that is and i think that s a - previous ones. no, i don t think. that is and i think that s a problem for the that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, that is and i think that s a problem forthe snp, a that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political party- that is and i think that s a problem for the snp, a political party who. for the snp, a political party
department. 0thers difficult and not faint to run a department. others have defended dominic raab as a man with high standards but not someone who has bullied others who worked with him. many of his parliamentary colleagues have supported him as well. there have supported him as well. there have been calls for him to step back from his role, labour, the liberal democrats and the union representing civil servants have all called for him to be suspended while the investigation takes place, but the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said that it is right that the inquiry should take its course but that he will not hesitate to take swift action if necessary. find that he will not hesitate to take swift action if necessary. and while we have you. swift action if necessary. and while we have you. a swift action if necessary. and while we have you, a by-election - swift action if necessary. and while we have you, a by-election result. swift action if necessary. and while l we have you, a b
hopefully we are going to see him and he willjoin us on set, the chief secretary to the treasury, to answer questions about what has changed. first of all, let s get a reaction from labour. we don t always speak to the shadow cabinet, or a member of the shadow cabinet, during tory party conference on the chancellor s speech day, but there has been a change in a fundamental piece of policy. we want to get their reaction. rachel reeves is the shadow chancellor us now. do you welcome the reversal of the 45p tax cut? , ., ., ., welcome the reversal of the 45p tax cut? ,., ., ., , ,., cut? good to be with you. the roblem cut? good to be with you. the problem is cut? good to be with you. the problem is that cut? good to be with you. the problem is that so cut? good to be with you. the problem is that so much - cut? good to be with you. the i problem is that so much damage cut? good to be with you. the - problem is that so much damage has already been done. when the chancellor delivered
government, we were met with the full force of labour s economic incompetence. no money left, taxes raised, record unemployment. we reversed that story of national decline. even after three election defeats, they still haven t learned their lesson. the labour party would have you believe that every penny you earn should go straight into the government s coffers. the labour party believe they know how to spend your money better than you do. the labour party believe that they can tax their way to growth. we don t believe that. we believe in low tax, high growth and fiscal discipline. we are conservatives. applause anti vax, conference, is what our growth plan delivers. last week, we saw a labour party with the same old