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With polly middlehurst. Patrick. Thank you and good evening. Thank you and good evening. Will. The top story tonight is that the us secretary of state is at this moment on his way to israel after hamas terrorist attacks at the weekend. Anthony blinken said the us is determined to make sure israel has all it needs to defend itself. Hes due to meet senior itself. Hes due to meet senior israeli officials, including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss boosting military support from the states. Im going with a very simple and clear message on behalf of the president of the United States and on behalf of the people , and that is the American People, and that is that states has that the United States has israels back. We the back of the we have the back of the israeli we have their israeli people. We have their back. Well it back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. Day. And here at home, the met police has appealed for footage or images last weekends or imag
Blockbuster two hours is coming your way right after the news with middlehurst. Patrick. With polly middlehurst. Patrick. Thank you and good evening. Thank you and good evening. Will. The top story tonight is that the us secretary of state is at this moment on his way to israel after hamas terrorist attacks at the weekend. Anthony blinken said the us is determined to make sure israel has all it needs to defend itself. Hes due to meet senior itself. Hes due to meet senior israeli officials, including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss boosting military support from the states. Im going with a very simple and clear message on behalf of the president of the United States and on behalf of the people , and that is the American People, and that is that states has that the United States has israels back. We the back of the we have the back of the israeli we have their israeli people. We have their back. Well it back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. Day.
Build a railway in the uk than just across the channel in france. And the chancellor also france. And the chancellor also announced today plans to freeze the expansion of the Civil Service and reduce its numbers to pre pandemic levels. During his speech at the conservative Party Conference in manchester today, jeremy hunt said it would save the government £1 billion a year. Meanwhile the chancellor announced tougher benefits sanctions on those who are capable of working but choose to. Not and he announced a National Living wage rise to £11 an hour. We promised in our manifesto to raise the National Living wage to two thirds of Median Income and ending low pay in this country. We at the moment its £10, 42 an hour, and were waiting for the low Pay Commission to tell us next years recommendation. But i confirm today, whatever that recommendation, well increase the National Living wage to at least £11 an hour next year. Thats a pay rise for next year. Thats a pay rise for 2 million wor
To my manifesto. Thats right. Ivttheitten sunak to my manifesto. Thats right. Ivtthe way sunak to my manifesto. Thats right. Ivtthe way. §unak to my manifesto. Thats right. Ivtthe way. I|nak to my manifesto. Thats right. Ivtthe way. I have written rishi on the way. I have written rishi sunak speech so he doesnt have to. Lets hope hes listening. Thats after the news with polly middlehurst. Mark mark, thanks middlehurst. Mark mark, thanks very much indeed and good evening to you. Well, the top story on gb news tonight is that the Greater Manchester mayor says axing the northern section of hs2 would be the desperate act of a dying government. That as a number 10 source told gb news earlier on today that no Firm Decision have yet been taken. But andy burnham has called on the Prime Minister to end the shambles on hs2 , too, to end the shambles on hs2, too, following increased speculation about the rail projects future and a number of government ministers calling for the project to be revi