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
Im a refugee, i came to england at the age of six. He campaigned for more to be brought to the uk. Today he reacts to a government decision to stop receiving children under the scheme he championed, calling it shameful. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today accident and Emergency Departments in england had their worst waiting time performance last month since targets were introduced 13 years ago. Provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. The Department Of Health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was gi
Getaway preparing for the great christmas getaway as roads, railways, ferries and flights planned for this years rush. A very special night, says the arsenal boss, as they become the First Premier League club to let fans back in since march. Two thousand watched them thrash rapid vienna in the Europa League some of us waking up to snow this morning and this was edinburgh earlier. Snow and heavy rain in places. A wet and cold friday on the way for many. Its friday, december the 4th. Our top story. With less than one month to go for britain and the eu to agree a trade deal, the chances of that happening are said to be receding. Brussels has been accused of introducing new demands at the 11th hour. Both sides will be urgently seeking compromises in key areas such as fishing rights and competition rules when talks resume today. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. It was another late night dinner, al desco, for the negotiating teams. But the chance of delivering a deal in the ne
This is bbc news. These are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. The British Government is playing down expectations it could adopt a proposal to pay £500 to everyone who tests positive for covid 19, saying it could create perverse incentives, but ministers are looking at support for those who have to isolate. We have always had the £500 support payment for those on certain benefits. We have always kept that under review. We know that it is sometimes quite challenging to ask people to isolate for that length of time. Police in east london broke up a Wedding Party with 400 guests last night and handed the organisers a £10,000 fine. What do you make of that People Holding a 400 strong
wedding during a lockdown . Do get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use bbcyourquestions, and ill try to read out some of your comments. British retail sales saw their largest annual fall in history last year as the impact of the pandemic took its toll. Japanese car maker ni