The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
Many of the top awards. The budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labours revenue raising policies. The party had planned to use these to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs Waiting Lists, if it wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, and began by discussing her plans to create a National Wealth fund. Yes. We have committed to an extension of workers rights, including banning zero hour contracts, getting rid of fire and rehire and having a real minimum wage. Obviously, the low Pay Commission will set that, but this is a big extension of the rights of working people, because if an economy is not working for working people, its not working at all. And at the moment, too many people are stuck in insecure, pre
The battle of the blockbusters will be decided later at the biggest night in the entertainment calendar. Will barbie or oppenheimer win big at the oscars . As we heard earlier the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labours fund raising policies. The party had planned to use these to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs Waiting Lists, if it wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, starting with establishing a taskforce to help create a National Wealth fund. The National Wealth fund is a key component of the growth plan and the idea is to leveraging the private Sector Investment alongside a Government Endowment to invest in some of thejobs Government Endowment to invest in some of the jobs and industries of
Anywhere thats seen a cloudier and gloomier start the and gloomier start to the day, well start slowly but well start to get slowly but surely brighter. This occluded front coast, front across eastern coast, though, that cloud though, has brought that cloud some rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some eastern coasts, as well as some eastern coasts, as well as some through the next some early fog through the next few hours. That should slowly continue and clear, continue to lift and clear, though it will probably stay quite across eastern quite gloomy across eastern coasts of scotland through much of day. But some sunny of the day. But some sunny spells particularly spells to come, particularly across through across Western Areas through the rest day its been rest of the day where its been a very sunny start to the day and in the sunshine it will feel fairly highs at fairly pleasant. Highs of at 1112, possibly 13 degrees, but in where weve got an i
Surprisingly, it was not about gaza but his apparent Climate Change denial and here is the stark message for the labour leader. I think keir starmer has woken up this morning to his Worst Nightmare and that is, as nigel farage warned about sectarian politics in the united kingdom. Is it sectarian politics is here to stay. People thought the result in 2012, in bradford west , was a complete one off. It wasnt. It was , was a complete one off. It wasnt. It was a warning shot. This is voting along religious lines allied to some extreme hard left characters like the Chris Williamsons. No this is real. Also, this morning, real. Also, this morning , the also, this morning, the governments flagship rwanda policy could end up costing more than £600 million to deport 300 refugees, according to a spending watchdog. Beautiful spending watchdog. Beautiful garden owns eternal flower vase. Garden owns eternal flower vase. You know the way so take me there. There. Wont you make me dizzy. 7 wont you m