as protesters again take to the streets. and we ll bring you the story of a six month old ukrainian boy who s never known life without war. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in the uk. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretary jeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. 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 o
they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
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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