Police on wednesday. Humberside police on wednesday. Humberside police says that 34 bodies have now been transported to a mortuary for formal identification. A 46 year old man and a 23 year old woman are being questioned. They are also suspected of fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position. Three former abuse of position. Three former conservative home secretaries are calling for a political consensus to tackle extremism dame priti patel, sir sajid javid and amber rudd have signed a statement urging labour and the conservatives to Work Together to deal with what theyre calling the real threats from islamic extremists. Far right extremists and others. It comes as communities secretary michael gove prepares to announce a new government definition of extremism. Other signatories include the former head of Counter Terrorism policing, neil basu. A group of policing, neil basu. A group of mothers are staging a Hunger Strike outside parliament. The five day protest aims to
And its a Political Party growing in popularity. But will reforms announcement this morning help or hinder their ambitions . Well be hearing live from richard tice in about an hour with further insight then from deputy leader ben habib. From deputy leader ben habib. And muslim Protection Fund. The government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims and mosques safe in britain. Is that how you want to see your money spent and generation creativity . Generation creativity . After rishi sunak said he wants teens to study maths until 18, an labour leader, sir keir starmer , announces that he wants starmer, announces that he wants the arts to be accessible to every child in britain, not just privileged pupils but what lessons will they ditch to meet this aim . Weve got a sneaky suspicion us conference might be about. So were going to talk to our political editor, chris hope, about that. Look, its been very quiet. Its quiet politically. Post budget. So reform are choosing make thi
Abuse of position. Three former abuse of position. Three former conservative home secretaries are calling for a political consensus to tackle extremism dame priti patel, sir sajid javid and amber rudd have signed a statement urging labour and the conservatives to Work Together to deal with what theyre calling the real threats from islamic extremists. Far right extremists and others. It comes as communities secretary michael gove prepares to announce a new government definition of extremism. Other signatories include the former head of Counter Terrorism policing, neil basu. A group of policing, neil basu. A group of mothers are staging a Hunger Strike outside parliament. The five day protest aims to draw attention to parents who cant afford to eat and are therefore skipping meals, so that they can afford to feed their children. Their list of demands includes enforcing Free School Meals and universal credit to guarantee lifes essentials. Mps are due to address the issue on tuesday. Well
Regulator will get new powers to make sure people with defined contribution patterns are getting value from their investments, and theres a new isa scheme with a £5,000 yearly allowance for investments in britain and the nhs. It systems will get a £35 million upgrade. Now. In other news today, the house of lords has defeated the government in all ten votes on its rwanda bill. It sets the stage now for an extended battle between the commons and the house of lords over the governments flagship immigration policy. However, downing street says peers should be working with mps to protect innocent lives after the Prime Minister made stopping the boats a centrepiece of his leadership. Five people were arrested for spraying red paint on a government building in scotland in a pro palestinian protest, the activists scaled Queen Elizabeth house in edinburgh , elizabeth house in edinburgh, replacing the union flag with a palestinian one. The demonstrators say the uk government is complicit in th
Room. Next. At 9 01, im Polly Middlehurst in the gb newsroom. And our top story tonight. All eyes were on the chancellor today as he delivered his Spring Budget. He cut personal taxes to the lowest level in nearly 50 years, with another £0. 02 in the pound cut in National Insurance being the centrepiece of his pre election budget. But figures suggest expected rises in council tax will wipe out any benefits felt by households. Speaking after his statement in the commons today, jeremy hunt said his budget marks a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families. What you see is that after a four percentage point cut in National Insurance, there is a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families, and that is because the economy has turned a corner. Weve stuck to the plan. We have the forecasts are much more optimistic for the economy going forward. And as conservatives, forward. And as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden that will fire up the tax burde