Suggesting she supported hamas, but the cost of that payment is covered by taxpayers. The science secretary, michelle donelan, has now retracted her comments about professor kate sang after a government investigation found the allegations were baseless. And allegations were baseless. And finally thousands of staff at greggs are to get, shall we say, a slice of the profits. More than £17 million in bonuses. Evidently, its after the high street bakery saw profits rise by 27 in the last year, so staff can expect to see their extra dough in their pay packets at the end of this month to recognise their hard work, and its all the icing on the cake for the workers, who already get a share of the profits each year for the very latest news stories, do sign up for gp news alerts. Scan the qr code on your screen to gb news. Common screen or go to gb news. Common alerts. Welcome along a message alerts. Welcome along a message to the Prime Ministerjust boots out the jihadis. Its not hard. France a
Met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Of islamism. Downing street says the new customs partnership, led by britain and france , will make a britain and france, will make a difference to small boat crossings. Number 10 says the joint works already delivering with more than 26,000 small boat crossing attempts across the engush crossing attempts across the English Channel prevented last yeah English Channel prevented last year. It comes after more than 400 people made the crossing in seven small boats yesterday. Thats the highest number in a single day this year. Gb news understands that the policing of pro palestinian protests in london this weekend will remain unchanged , despite the prime unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws. It
Are you an extremist . Next. Are you an extremist . Next. Im Polly Middlehurst and the top story in the gb newsroom tonight i at 9 01, Birmingham City council has approved a wave of budget cuts that have been described as a devastating double whammy of tax cuts and fewer public services. The fewer public services. The labour Led Authority is planning a 21 increase in council tax over two years, and £300 million worth of cuts to public services. Council leader john cotton, unrwa , vividly apologised to the unrwa, vividly apologised to the citys residents , blaming tory citys residents, blaming tory austero , 80, birminghams austero, 80, birminghams conservative leader, said though the cuts will mean streets arent clean and broken, street lights arent repaired and jeremy hunt is expected to ask councils to cut wasteful spending on equality and diversity programmes as he announces britains budget tomorrow. Its being suggested tomorrow. Its being suggested he could announce a £0. 02 in t
Funding cuts of £2 billion annually amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. Promise to tackle waiting lists. And our other main story tonight, the leader of labour led Birmingham City council has unreservedly apologised to the citys residents for the budget set out today. The cost cutting set out today. The cost cutting plan includes taking more than £300 million away from Public Services across britains biggest city, second biggest city after it effectively declared itself bankrupt last yeah declared itself bankrupt last year. Councillorjohn declared itself bankrupt last year. Councillor john cotton described the cuts as a result of a raging crisis in local government caused by the conservatives calling them cheerleaders for austerity. At the same time, Birmingham City council is planning to raise council taxes by just less than 10 a year. Suella council taxes by just less than 10 a year. Suella braverman told gb news today she doesnt believe the former tory mp lee
That does it. We are done . Thats it. Velshi is going to start right now. Ali velshi, take it away. It is nice to see you all. I am in chicago today. I love the city and i am going to be at the chicago humanities fest with jen psaki this afternoon, so that will be fun. A little field trip for us, but i am glad you are holding down the fort on that end. Have a great rest of the day and i will see you tomorrow. And thanks to you at home for joining us. Today on velshi, the story of a symbol of election deniers and capital rioters on display at the home of a Supreme Court justice keeps getting worst. The disturbing new context being offered by the justice himself. Plus, the tactic offered by socalled Real Republicans to convince them that their party is not dead. I have a lot of questions for two of the people behind the latest effort to salvage our twoparty system. Then who is behind the Group Spending tens of millions of dollars in democratic primaries to try to oust the most progressiv