Johnson could be deployed to the red wall to campaign for the tories in the next general election. Well be hearing from voters in a tory stronghold and what they think about his potential return. And later in the show, andrea jenkyns, who says this is all absolute codswallop. Thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. So yesterday, lee anderson defects to reform, sensationally sending seismic ripples through the tory party today. Oh, call me a cynic. Bofis today. Oh, call me a cynic. Boris johnson is being deployed to the red wall to try and save the conservatives faith. This feels to me like the classic dead cat story. Nothing to see here. Say cc hq , all is fine. Here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Bofis here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Boris will ride in on his white horse with his scruffy hair and save the day, but does the idea have any merit . Would it convince you to stick with the tories after that brexit revolt in 2019, or is it simply curtains for the conservatives
Of the most famous tears in music history. Today, the crying was all for her. Colin paterson, bbc news, bray, county wicklow. Sinead oconnor, laid to rest today. Whats behind the big rise in shoplifting the state of the economy, effective decriminalisation of petty crime, or Technological Advancements . Shopliftings been described by some retailers as an epidemic. Tonight well talk to the head of security atjohn lewis. China s economy is faltering, with exports falling at their fastest rate since the pandemic. What impact will a slowdown of the worlds second largest economy have on our own and all of us . As the chair of parliaments Standards Committee reveals hes been subject to inappropriate touching from five other mps well speak to sir chris bryant about his ideas for reforming wesminster s culture. And twin russian strikes on a city in Eastern Ukraine kill civilians, and then hit rescuers. Another war crime say ukrainian officials. Well speak to a Human Rights Lawyer whos conducte
A general election. The backdrop a flat lining Economy Millions struggling with the cost of living and polling indicating the Conservative Party is lagging far behind the opposition. Not to mention Financial Markets on edge for anything that might worsen the uks finances. The memory of Prime Minister liz truss s disastrous Tax Cutting Budget no doubt not far from mr hunts mind. So lets remind ourselves what he came up with. The rate of National Insurance paid by employees and the self employed, will be cut again by 2 pence in the pound. That comes on top of an earlier 2p cut mr hunt announced in the autumn. In april, full Child Benefits will be paid to households, where the highest earning parent is getting up to £60,000. The current limit is £50,000. And the non dom tax break for wealthy uk residents whose permanent home is overseas, is to be scrapped raising £2. 7 billion a year for the government. That announcement is highly controversial as it was a key pillar of labour policy.
This hour, the british beer and Pub Association is warning the governments alcohol duty changes will cost the industry an extra £225 million in tax. This the Prime Minister, however, has defended the overhaul, saying it will benefit thousands of businesses. The new thousands of businesses. The new system sees a shift from taxing alcoholic drinks based on their type, focusing instead on their strength, duty on certain drinks such as wine and vodka, will rise while tax on draught pints will be cut by around £0. 11. Roads and local transport minister Richard Holden says brexit made the changes possible. Were not going to see the price of a pint going up in your local pub due to our new draft beer duty relief, something that we couldnt have done when we were in the European Union that differential between what differential now between what you differential now between what you pay differential now between what you pay in the supermarket on terms of tax and what you pay in a is now gone u
Against soaring costs, environmental rules and the buying power of supermarkets. Rishi sunak has been addressing the National Farmers union annual conference In Birmingham hes the first Prime Minister to do so in 15 years. Heres our environment correspondentjonah fisher. Cow moos in the fields and on the farms, all is not well. Were the end of the line in this farm. Our kids dont want to take it on because theres no money in it. Liz webster has 350 cows and says a combination of factors, including brexit, rising costs and unpredictable weather, has left many farmers like herself at their wits end. Are you still making a profit . Is it still profitable to be a farmer . No, its not so why are you doing it . I dont know because its a way of life. Sometime in the next 12 months, theres going to be a general election. And what farmers are hoping is that their concerns about, among other things, Food Security, prices and the environment will be key topics which politicians will have to addre