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
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Hours time. The row over hs2 continues as senior conservatives warn against axing the rail project despite spiralling costs. Well be debating is it time to derail all hs2 or not. 7 and as always, paul coyte is here with the latest from the world of sport. I do. I do. I do. To the ryder cup preparations are hotting up, which happens at the end of the week. The ecb have vowed to change cricket for the better and the Manchester United feud continues and feud continues. The ten hag sancho continues. The ten hag sancho feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Feud. Oh, yes indeed. Oh, yes indeed. Ah ha. And you can join in any of our discussions if you knew anything about that feud or any other feud youd like to discuss with us. Gb views or gbnews. Com but can tweet us gbnews. Com but you can tweet us at. Gb news. At. Gb news. So later today , the home so later today, the home secretary will make a speech in washington calling on the Un Re
Lisa williams. Take a look at video of williams when he celebrated his 94th birthday back in september. After 60 years as the spiritual leader, william stepped away from the church to focus on family and his health. William accepted the position of pastor back in 1963. He grew the congregation 10,000 people and he was a wellknown activist. The mayor just sent us the statement that reads crowd, reverend Cecil Williams was the conscience of our community. He spoke out against injustice and he spoke for the marginalized. Compassion and wisdom always putting the people first and never relenting in his pursuit of justice and equality. His kindness brought people together and envision changed our city and the world. I can tell you our assignment desk is making calls to other leaders right now in San Francisco we will bring you reactions throughout her evening newscast. Reverend Cecil Williams at the age of 94. Caught up in a sting. A fire captain for san jose targeted presenting a list of pi