so look, under some conditions tax cuts can stimulate growth but it is not under these conditions. the problem for the prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer is that you don t govern the economy by shock tactics. you govern the economy by showing investors, by showing people in britain that are trying to buy houses that you have a stable framework. investors will not come and build great businesses in britain because of a tax cut which may or may not last. investors will come and invest in britain if they think that they know the government is a good partner that will provide a stable environment of policies. it is very hard to make great big investment decisions if you are not sure whether policies will radically change tomorrow or not. so by surprising the markets and by surprising the markets and by surprising investors with this rather sudden announcement, you know, the government have unfortunately done the opposite to that which they are trying which is to encourage i
the government says it has reduced rough sleeping by almost a half since its peak in 2017 and has committed £2 billion to tackle the problem. this is now in the past for steve. this place means safety, security. i m not worried about the winter, i m not worried about it raining, and i don t have to sleep with one eye open. but with fears that rural households are being hit hardest by the cost of living crisis, many more could lose a secure roof over their heads. claire marshall, bbc news, herefordshire. let s get more now on our top story this hour, as the international monetary fund which is responsible for stabilising the global economy has criticised the government s plans for tax cuts, warning the measures are likely to fuel the cost of living crisis. the conservative mpjohn redwood spoke on the today programme programme a little earlier. well, the imf are coming from the
recipe for saying we have got things and to say that we no longer trust you on the economy. what can we expect from the final few days of the economy?- what can we expect from the final few days of the economy? there is a seech b few days of the economy? there is a speech by the few days of the economy? there is a speech by the deputy few days of the economy? there is a speech by the deputy leader - few days of the economy? there is a speech by the deputy leader angela | speech by the deputy leader angela rayner which will close the conference later on. a couple of announcements from the party today they want to set up a breakfast club in every school in england and they want to improve the ability to get a face to face meeting between a gp and a patient if they were in power. really interesting that a lot of what labour have been saying over the course of the last few days is about what they would do in power. there has been a real change in the mood amongst labour delegates and l
parties that they don t go on the airwaves during each other s conferences but i think it is fair to say this is a pretty unique situation and given the uncertainty in the economy you would probably expect to hear a bit more from the government. there was that attempt to speak to the chancellor outside the treasury on monday where he wasn t up for talking to journalists. the chancellor has been trying to shore up some support with mps, hailed a call with them yesterday where he should stick with the plan, we are going to get through this and we are going to make it work. he has also been speaking to senior people in the financial word in the city about his proposals. he held a call. it is notjust proposals. he held a call. it is not just economically that proposals. he held a call. it is notjust economically that it is risky there is a political risk about what is going on at the moment. i have spoken to a few conservative mps who said if the public see their mortgage payments
companies. that would mean we could help people far more who are struggling at the moment and we wouldn t have to borrow so recklessly which is forcing up interest rates and will hit people with higher mortgages. there is a real alternative plan that liberal democrats have been arguing for for some time. the government either don t get it or don t care. they are putting forward their ideological agenda, not a plan. putting forward their ideological agenda, nota plan. it putting forward their ideological agenda, not a plan. it is millions of struggling families who will suffer if they don t change. but suffer if they don t change. but the sa suffer if they don t change. but they say that suffer if they don t change. but they say that the plans that have been put forward in the past haven t worked, they need to do something big and bold to really shake up the economy, to boost economic growth. you are clearly critical of what they are doing. do you believe there is a possibility that t