Because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you make difficult decisions, if you stick to our plan for the economy, thats seen inflation falling and growth starting to rise, we can bring down the tax burden. Burden. News in from kyiv tonight, where the uk has pledged a further £125 million of military support to ukraine in a major move against putins invasion. Our home and security editor mark white joined me earlier with more on what that announcement tonight will mean for ukraines war efforts. This extra package , announced this extra package, announced by grant shapps on a visit to ukraine is very significant. Hundreds of pounds and millions of pounds in extra commitment from the uk to provide 10,000 military drones. Now the vast majority will be first person view drones, fpv drones , which
Good evening. From the newsroom. Im sam francis, a quick look at the headlines. At just after 9 00, government ministers are challenging labour to set out its own funding plans after it backed the governments decision to cut National Insurance. The non dom tax status will be scrapped with the aim of raising revenue to make up for the £0. 02 cut, though figures suggest any benefits for the taxpayer are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. Earlier, jeremy hunt told gb news that his budget is proof that the government, he says, is making their fiscal plan work. We want to end the unfairness, the direction of travel weve gone is to reduce National Insurance by one third. The fact that labour are opposing this today is really because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you
Growth forecast. And of course, we want to know your views as well. Much more important than ours. Get in touch by email and gb views at gbnews. Com. But before we start tearing each other apart , its a saturday other apart, its a saturday night news with rory smith. Night news with rory smith. Thank you very much, darren. The met office is warning of possible danger to life as storm anthony batters parts of the uk. Anthony batters parts of the uk. A Yellow Thunderstorm warning is in place until 10 00 tonight for the south east of england and east anglia. Well meanwhile, a number of people have been evacuated from their homes in nonh evacuated from their homes in North Yorkshire due to flooding. Weather journalist nathan rao weatherjournalist nathan rao explains the conditions as wind speeds of this storm, storm anthony are expected to be around 75 mile per hour gusts on the coast and 55 mile per hour inland. Its not the strongest storm that weve seen, but because of the time of year,
Its 8 00 and this is the. Saturday five. Well come to the saturday five. This is the show that makes you forget all about the cost of living crisis. The only thing living crisis. The only thing suffering from inflation around here is our egos. But i guarantee that your Interest Rate will rise as we set the world to rights over the next houn world to rights over the next hour, one week back on the show was enough for emily. Shes disappeared again to enjoy the summer social season , but worry summer social season, but worry not. Were still joined by your favourite albion benjamin , as favourite albion benjamin, as well as our two brilliant guests, political commentator Alex Armstrong and broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy. Welcome to you both. The premise of the show is simple. Each host gets 60s to outline their argument about a chosen topic. Then we all pile in and it gets uguer then we all pile in and it gets uglier than a bank of england growth forecast. And of course , growth fo
This privatising the nhs by stealth . Well be having that discussion and some figures out this week that 1. 4 Million People are obese, people that is cant get Life Insurance. Were asking is that right . Or some who can have to pay a lot, lot more . Well be speaking to steve miller, host of fat families, to see if he thinks its fair. And now i know its the biggest clue ever that you get in old. The Police Officers look young. But is this not more of the most ridiculous photo youve ever seen in your life . How young these Police Officers look . Are they too young . Are they to be of use at they going to be of any use at all fight breaks out . Were all if a fight breaks out . Were going to be speaking to a detective from the metropolitan police to see what he thinks about whether or not these Police Officers are too young, baby faced. And, of course , we baby faced. And, of course, we want to hear your views. So if you want to get involved in the show, email us your comments at gb views