Cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenticeships will be offered to applicants aged under 21 at small firms from the 1st of april. Tata steel says its begun shutting down operations at its site in port talbot from wednesday. Thats due to stability concerns, the steel group said. Its been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because the equipment can no longer run safely. Coke ovens are used to turn coal into coke, a key raw material used in the process of making steel. Tata has about 40 remaining coke ovens operational , many of them having already be
The top stories this hour from the gb newsroom. Im Polly Middlehurst. Mps have been middlehurst. Mps have been voting this evening on ten changes to the rwanda bill. Amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. The first four amendments have already been rejected. They were designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. The international law. The controversial legislation aims to deter Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenti
To rwanda under a new voluntary scheme being drawn up by ministers as they look to build on the successful deportation score so far, of absolutely zero. Thats all coming up in your next hour. Your next hour. Thank you for joining me on the show. Its always an absolute pleasure and always an absolute pleasure and a joy always an absolute pleasure and a joy to have your company. Two Big Questions ive already thrown out there social thrown out there on social media. Had thousands of media. Weve had thousands of responses. The show hasnt even responses. The show hasnt even started. First one, has the Political Class ever been more out of touch with ordinary brits . And they are right now. If you thought brexit was bad, what about this lot obsessed with racism , gaza, ramadan, with racism, gaza, ramadan, muslim war memorials. Tone deaf to. To immigration. Tone deaf to the needs of the majority of average brits . Let me know if you think theyre completely unfit for purpose. And following on
Soon. Very nice to have your company this morning. The top story on this Tuesday Morning is were one day out from the chancellor handing down his spnng chancellor handing down his Spring Budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living will be front and centre. Politically, though, there is pressure to try and turn the tide in the polls as the conservative supporters fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a new humiliate ing ipsos poll. And to top it off overnight, the government has suffered a string of defeats in the house of to its immigration of lords to its immigration policy , the rwanda bill. Policy, the rwanda bill. So ahead of the budget tomorrow, to the tomorrow, weve taken to the streets in east streets of cottingham in east yorkshire , as well as glasgow in yorkshire, as well as glasgow in scotland, see what want scotland, to see what you want to see the chancellor. To see from the chancellor. Like to see him listen to id like to see him
Vaping and smoking, but the Office For Budget Responsibility warns the government could find it hard to balance the books. Heres our business correspondent, emma simpson. Did you catch any ofjeremy s budget . It was a chance to turn around the fortunes of the Conservative Party. But was it enough . I think its good that the workers are going to get money back in their pockets. But then if you think about the Cost Of Living and how everything is going up, then maybe they could have given a little bit more back. Anything that cuts taxes, i wish he would have done something a bit more for savers, were in a position where were living off savings. I think theyre trying to do it in light of a General Election and probably not really thinking about what the benefit to the country is. The centrepiece of this budget was a £2 billion cut was a 2p in the pound cut to National Insurance, a tax paid by workers. So who are the winners and losers if you include all the changes to tax and thresholds