Barclays backtracks customers will still be able to access its cash from post office branches, reversing its decision. But the post Office Network is still extremely fragile, according to a report by mps out today. Wales name their team ahead of the Rugby World Cup semifinal. Jonathan davies is fit for sundays match against south africa, but Liam Williams is out with an ankle injury. And its a bit of chili out of there this morning. Scotland and Northern Ireland with widespread frost to start, heavy rain in england and wales. Details later. Its friday, the 25th of october. Our top story borisjohnson will spend the next three days trying to persuade mps to back his plans for a general election on december the 12th. Eu ambassadors will meet this morning, to discuss how much longer they should give the uk to achieve brexit, but theyre expected to delay making a final decision until they know the Prime Minister has set out. Let me talk through ambassadors will need for they will discuss ho
Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its