The man who used to be the Department For Educations most senior Civil Servant reckons he did. I was absolutely amazed to see that the decision made by the government was to halve the School Rebuilding programme down from 100 a year to 50 a year. The chancellor, of course, was at the time . Rishi sunak. So, what does the Prime Minister make of that . I think that is completely and utterly wrong. Actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first Spending Review in 2020 was to announce a new ten year School Rebuilding programme for 500 schools. Now, that equates to about 50 schools a year that will be refurbished or rebuilt. And if you look at what weve been doing over the previous decade, thats completely in line with what weve always done. This Secondary School in County Durham was meant to open for the new term tomorrow, but it cant because of dangerous concrete. In both 2020 and 2021, the government promised 50 schools a year would be rebuilt. In 2019, the National Au
in the country s faltering property sector. that means that china s credit rating is at risk of a downgrade. the government in beijing is rumoured to be considering providing more financial support for property developers including evergrande and country garden which are both billions of dollars in debt. earlier i spoke to janet mui, head of market analysis at rbc brewin dolphin. i asked her whether this suggests things are getting worse for the world s second largest economy? this is a reminder of what investors already know which is a slowing economy and a downturn in the property sector, and the government is going back to the old way, they want to reduce debt in this estimate but it is proving to be very difficult, so the stimulus measures are what is worrying moody s. they think it will raise the debt level in the economy. so, it isjust a reminder. it does not change too much what investors already think about china. a lot of people said beijing should have done more
they should come to us first and not go around our back. printing articles, that is not the right thing. we have another relationship and then they can give that to us beforehand. we can have a professional discussion and debate about it. there are always players in every team who are not playing as much and who are less happy, but this is no different to normal. chris wilder s back at sheffield united and said he s more enthusiastic and determined than he s ever been in his life. the club confirmed his appointment, following the sacking of paul heckingbottom on tuesday. he s been appointed on a contract until the summer of 2025. wilder takes charge with the blades rooted bottom of the table. they lost 5 0 against fellow strugglers burnley on saturday with their next game on wednesday against liverpool. wilder, whose last spell in charge was in 2021, said in today s news conference at times you have to feel the failure and feel the pain to make you better. mikel arteta
Taliban after combat operations end in december. And im farah ill have all the sport, including Mani Pacquiao dismisses suggestions hes past his best as he successfully defends his welter weight title its a landmark moment for tunisia. The first president ial election since the uprising and revolution of 2011. Some polling stations have seen large queues of voters, in total more than 5 Million People are eligible to vote. There are 22 candidates to choose from. Two have emerged as frontrunners. 87yearold Beji Caid Essebsi is the favourite. He is the leader of the secular nidaa tounes party, which won the county elections in october. His closest rival is the Current Interim president moncf marzouki. And he has been in charge since the outing of former president zine El Abidine Ben ali. Nazanine moshiri joins us live from the capital tunis. Hugely a significant moment for tunisians. How is the front runner suggesting and what has he been saying . Yes, he did vote here at the polling stat
Off of drone technology. Polls are open in tunisia for the first president ial election since the revolution in 2011. Voters have 22 candidates to choose from. Two frontrunners have emerged. Ahead in the poll is Beji Caid Essebsi, the chairman of the secular nidaa tounes party, which won the object election. And his opponent is moncf marzouki. Who has been in power since the ousting of zine El Abidine Ben ali in 2011. Lets go Nazanine Moshiri in tunisia. I know you have been queueing up for those behind you. What are their hopes for the election . Well, many of the people here that i have spoken to are voting for the first time in a president ial election for 23 years. They suffered under what was a dictator this. They had one choice, and only one. Lets speak to one of the voters here, waiting for the first time. What is your name, sir how are you feeling today. Im well, happy. I see that i have to do that because no one say it is the election. We give a chance for tort be president. T