with bringing the financial turmoil under control. also in the programme. iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic as protesters again fill the streets of zahedan. communities in 3 australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the actor, robbie coltrane, who played hagrid, in the harry potter films has died aged 72. welcome to downing street, where it s been a day of high drama. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. 3 weeks of turmoil on the financial markets has culminated in this another dizzying day in politics. the prime minister has announced a second major u turn on her economic plans for growth corporation tax will now rise from 19 to 25% in april after all. liz truss has sacked the chancellor and named a new one, jeremy hunt, the 4th this year. our politi
also in the programme. iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic as protesters again fill the streets of zahedan. and the actor, robbie coltrane, who played hagrid, in the harry potter films has died aged 72. hello and welcome. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in hisjob as uk chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. in a day of political drama, the prime minister also reversed another of her key tax policies in an attempt to calm the financial markets. my colleague geeta guru murthy has the latest from downing street. three weeks of turmoil on the financial markets is turned up for this. the prime minister has announced a second major u turn on her economic plans for growth corporation tax will now rise from 19 to 25% in april after all. liz truss has sacked the chancellor and named a new one, jeremy hunt, the 4th this year. turning up for another u turn, the prim
but liz truss remains under pressure from the markets and her own mps. at a press conference in downing street, she acknowledged the market turmoil and said a rise in corporation tax would now go ahead. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting. so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. called back from washington only to be fired the now former chancellor kwasi kwarteng in office for less than six weeks. his replacement, the former health secretary, jeremy hunt. he is the fourth uk chancellor since the summer. ~ , ., , ., summer. the prime minister has now been two planks summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of her summer. the prime minister has now been two planks of her programme i summer. the prime minister has now| been two planks of her programme for government and her chancellor. the question tonight is can she surviv
of our fiscal discipline. former health secretary and leadership candidate, jeremy hunt, is now tasked with bringing the financial turmoil under control. also in the programme. cyrell and s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic iran s leader. and the actor, robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. and welcome to bbc news. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as uk chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. in a day of political drama, the prime minister also reversed another of her key tax policies in an attempt to calm the financial markets. our political editor, chris mason, reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than ma
the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. welcome and thank you. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as uk chancellor, he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. in a day of political drama, the prime minister also reversed another of her key tax policies in an attempt to calm the financial markets. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. i have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. this will rais