the rules will have to be changed. china s president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he has insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another protracted leadership campaign . mr hunt is holding talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government s tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she s faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us president, joe biden. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, repor
iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt has been in talks with liz truss this afternoon as they consider further changes to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her though, to call for changes to her team and question whether she can remain in office. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government s economic plan. so who has
to some of her mps, they continue to question herfuture. and her new chancellor. more changes to the mini budget look set to come, amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor. they met at the prime minister s country retreat, and as some of her mps continue to question her future. butjeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what we want to stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that s the last thing that people really want to happen. with public spending as well as taxes in the spotlight we ll look at at the chancellor s options, and how welfare payments could be affected. and also coming up on this evening s programme. china s president defends his zero covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens twice in a decade. and a shock for scotland at the rugby league world cup as italy gain an easy win. good afternoon. the new
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