with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get public finances back into a sustainable state. also this afternoon rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking reversing liz truss decision to ban it. please do be respectful of the host nation, they will try, they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the chancellorjeremy hunt has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday, in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he will instead deliver a full autumn statement on 17 november. the news came shortly before rishi sunak took part in prime minister s questions for the first time since he entered number ten. at pmqs, he came under pressure from labour about his decision to appoint suella braverm
rishi sunak has appeared before mps in parliament on his first full day as prime minister, and announced yet more unravelling of liz truss s plans. the government s economic statement due to be delivered on monday has now been pushed back by almost three weeks to november the 17th. the delay did not trouble the financial markets. in fact, the pound rose again against the dollar and is currently trading at $1.16 up around 1.2% although that s also being driven a weakening dollar. the ban on fracking in england is back in place after it was briefly lifted by the former prime minister, and the decision on whether to link a rise in pensions with inflation is up for discussion again. rishi sunak had to defend his decision to reappoint suella braverman as home secretary, less than a week after she was forced to leave the role for a data breach. let s hear their exchange. he asked about the home secretary. the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that, she
stormont elections before christmas. keeping the lights on this winter a new scheme launches which will see customers offered discounts on their energy bills if they agree to use less electricity at peak times. with the key us midterm elections just four days away, donald trump drops his strongest hint yet that he plans another run for the white house. and now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, 0k? very, very, very probably. we are going to find the solutions to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. it comes as record numbers of migrants are us
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has suspended strike action planned from tomorrow, after the train operating companies promised to table a pay offer. the union has said it will now enter into a period of negotiations with network rail and the operators, meaning the walkouts planned for tomorrow, and november 7th and 9th are off. let s get more on this from our transport correspondent katy austin. i think that this was unexpected. yes, this is a significant moment, i think. this is the first time in a quite long running dispute that the rmt have called off, or suspended plant strike action for the purpose of facilitating more talks. now the rmt says eight has now had a commitment from the train companies, there will be an offer made because there will be an offer made because there has not been an offer made so far. they also say that network rail has now committed to talks without conditions attached. speaking to people in the rail industry, they say the