Also this morning, are you ready for what could be the hottest day on record . There are warnings of travel disruption and and damage to health as the heatwave reaches its peak. We could hit 39 celsius, 102 fahrenheit, somewhere in the london area today. But the heat is not confined to the south east, i will have all the details later. Braced forjob cuts nissan prepares to announce more than 10,000 roles will go around the world , workers in sunderland will learn this morning if theyre affected. In sport, a historic day at lords as irelands cricketers mark their first test against england by bowling them out forjust 85 in two hours. Good morning. Its thursday the 25th ofjuly. Our top story borisjohnson will chair his first Cabinet Meeting this morning, after a massive clear out of theresa mays senior team. The new Prime Minister moved quickly to install brexiteers in key posts to help carry out his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. 0ur P
to increase the personal tax allowance for pensioners if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by the end of the decade. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners but labour have called it desperate . rishi sunak will be out campaigning in the midlands today. let s get more on this with nick eardley. what do you love about it? how do you win over older voters? it s a question politicians ask themselves a lot. pensioners tend to get out and vote. so today, an offer from the conservatives, that the basic state pension will never be liable for income tax. the simple fact is that this tax change, this triple lock plus, will mean going forward that millions of pensioners, eight million pensioners, in fact, will be paying less tax than they would otherwise be paying. and that is clearly a tax cut
Clear the field for the B-teams politico.eu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.eu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.