Were at westminster in our Budget Studio on the day chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first budget. As the government prepares to start the process of leaving the eu within weeks the chancellor said the budget prepared britain for a brighter future. Borrowing forecasts have been revised downwards for the next few years. Theres more money for social care in england and a controversial move to raise National Insurance contributions for Self Employed workers. Labour accused the chancellor of producing a Budget Of Utter Complacency which ignored a crisis in Public Services. Well have details and reaction from westminster and beyond. But first lets take a look at those key announcements made by the chancellor earlier this afternoon. The chancellor announced a 1 increase in National Insurance bills for many Self Employed people plans that would raise £145 million a year by 2021 22 a pledge which appears to contradict a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance. He
Welcome to bbc news. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad says claims that his forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he has claimed the United States worked hand in glove with Terror Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american Missile Strikes, and he questioned whether the tv images of dead children were real. Tonight, International Investigators said allegations of a Chemical Attack last week were credible. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report. It contains distressing images. The attack on Khan Sheikhoun produced terrible images of children poisoned by nerve gas, and Rescue Workers struggling to help. Hosing victims down to try to wash it away. President trump said he was so shocked by what he saw that he went from being prepared to deal with the assad regime to calling the syrian president a butcher. Bashar al assad denies every accusation against him. There was no order to make any attack. We dont have any ch
Welcome to bbc news. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad says claims that his forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he has claimed the United States worked hand in glove with Terror Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american Missile Strikes, and he questioned whether the tv images of dead children were real. Tonight, International Investigators said allegations of a Chemical Attack last week were credible. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report. It contains distressing images. The attack on Khan Sheikhoun produced terrible images of children poisoned by nerve gas, and Rescue Workers struggling to help. Hosing victims down to try to wash it away. President trump said he was so shocked by what he saw that he went from being prepared to deal with the assad regime to calling the syrian president a butcher. Bashar al assad denies every accusation against him. There was no order to make any attack. We dont have any ch
Welcome to bbc news. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad says claims that his forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he has claimed the United States worked hand in glove with Terror Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american Missile Strikes, and he questioned whether the tv images of dead children were real. Tonight, International Investigators said allegations of a Chemical Attack last week were credible. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report. It contains distressing images. The attack on Khan Sheikhoun produced terrible images of children poisoned by nerve gas, and Rescue Workers struggling to help. Hosing victims down to try to wash it away. President trump said he was so shocked by what he saw that he went from being prepared to deal with the assad regime to calling the syrian president a butcher. Bashar al assad denies every accusation against him. There was no order to make any attack. We dont have any ch
Welcome to bbc news. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad says claims that his forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he has claimed the United States worked hand in glove with Terror Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american Missile Strikes, and he questioned whether the tv images of dead children were real. Tonight, International Investigators said allegations of a Chemical Attack last week were credible. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report. It contains distressing images. The attack on Khan Sheikhoun produced terrible images of children poisoned by nerve gas, and Rescue Workers struggling to help. Hosing victims down to try to wash it away. President trump said he was so shocked by what he saw that he went from being prepared to deal with the assad regime to calling the syrian president a butcher. Bashar al assad denies every accusation against him. There was no order to make any attack. We dont have any ch