who s asking what s going on? the government offers this explanation. it s the legacy of covid and it s, of course, what putin is doing. but are ukraine and covid the full story? i think the uk is probably poorer than most people think. the system isn t producing like it should. that is the result - of choices we ve made. this is definitely not what normal looks like. this is what failure looks like. the government rejects talk of failure or decline, and it s true, britain is one of the richest countries in the world, but if that s the case, why do so many people feel so poor? cornwall is home to more than half a million people. it s where i grew up and where my parents still live. these days, cornwall relies on fishing, farming and, most of all, tourism. it s one of the most popular destinations in the country. it s also one of the poorest in the uk. cornish workers are among the uk s lowest paid. with rising food, housing, and energy prices, life has got harder in the last
in egypt following reports that prime minister liz truss ordered him not to attend. a man has been charged with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot in her home in liverpool in august. and the ukrainian flag flies once again in a key town in the donetsk region just a day after moscow claimed the territory would be russian forever. now the sport with jane dougall. there was late drama in the premier league yesterday as chelsea rescued a win against crystal palace with a 90th minute winner. graham potter got his first victory as chelsea boss after his side came from a goal down to beat palace at selhurst park. conor gallagher got the winner against his former club in stoppage time. it was a breathtaking game at anfield where liverpool came from 2 0 down to lead brighton 3 2 after an adam webster own goal. but leandro trossard s hat trick meant brighton walked away with a point. that s more ground lost in the premier league table forjurgen klopp s si
And service of all who took part in operations in iraq and afghanistan. The queen unveils a memorial in london to Service Personnel and civilians who served and worked in iraq and afghanistan. The ceremony in Victoria Embankment Gardens was followed a service for 2,500 veterans on horse guards parade. Welcome. The chancellor Philip Hammond has defended his plan to raise National Insurance contributions for Self Employed people, saying the Government Faces new challenges. Mr hammond is facing criticism, including from his own backbenches, for apparently going back on a 2015 Manifesto Pledge not to raise tax or National Insurance. The change, due to come in next year, will mean 1. 6 million Self Employed people paying, on average, an extra £240 a year. Labour has accused the government of breaking its promise. Heres our Political Correspondent eleanor garnier. Voiceover learning to solve technical problems at a college in dudley in the West Midlands this morning. And after yesterdays bu
in a statement the government said: and in last week s budget the chancellor, jeremy hunt, announced measures to try and boost productivity, including investment zones and tax incentives. today we build for the future, with inflation down, debt falling, and growth up, the declinists are wrong and the optimists are right. we stick to the plan because the plan is working and i commend this statement to the house. the current state of the uk economy is not everyone s definition of a plan that s working. and some economists argue mr hunt s budget doesn t address the scale of the challenge. what was missing, though, was a clear long term plan to boost business investment which will boost productivity
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