gunfire. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison in the capital tehran is now under control as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. welcome if you have justjoined us whether you are watching in the uk or around the world. we begin with the political and economical situation facing the uk. the uk s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to restore economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth promising she will always act in the national interest . let s talk more about this to our political corresponde
peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she s meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says. man is already running the show, but he sa 5. man is already running the show, but he sa s. ~ , , he says. the prime minister is in charae. i he says. the prime minister is in charge. ithink he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important - he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. find was the energy price guarantee. and then a message to restless mps. was the energy price guarantee. and l then a message to restless
the rules will have to be changed. china s president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he has insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another protracted leadership campaign . mr hunt is holding talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government s tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she s faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us president, joe biden. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, repor
iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt has been in talks with liz truss this afternoon as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her though, to call for changes to her team and question whether she can remain in office. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government s economic plan. so who has