The Prime Minister has warned that the budget this october will be painful, in his first major speech from no 10 since becoming Prime Minister. Speaking in the rose garden, he said his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances, of £22 billion. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden, he cautioned, but he also said there would be big asks of everyone. The conservatives responded by saying the speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. Vicki young has our top story. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. I will have to turn to the country, and make big asks of you as well. Its already
Good evening. Big asks are going to be made of the public in octobers budget, the Prime Minister said today, in a major speech in the number 10 garden. Sir keir starmer warned that his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances of £22 billion. He said those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. The conservatives responded by saying his speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. In a moment, well look ahead to what may be in the budget with our Business Editor simonjack, but first, our deputy Political Editor Vicki Young Reports on the Prime Ministers speech. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavie
from paris, here s our europe editor katya adler. let s cross straight to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. well, that i d is young here, but so far, we re not hearing of any major disturbance it appears to be a calmer night, but for example in paris, the tensions really flared up. it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us. but of course, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have also spoken to the bbc saying the same, calling for home. some family member and a friend of nahel to katya adler, who has this report. in theirfirst on in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear stuffy although there are no words to describe how we feel. we although there are no words to describe how we feel.- although there are no words to describe how we feel. we ust buried a 17-year-old. describe how we feel. we ust buried a 17-year-old. but h d
the night is young here in paris, but we aren t hearing of any disturbances. it appears to be a calmer night. but for example in paris on the last few nights, the tensions have really flared up in the very early hours of the morning. so it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us, but of course as you say, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and otherfamily 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have spoken to the family members, dashed to the bbc, calling for calm. some family members spoke to katya adler. this is nahel, the french algerian team killed last week by a policeman, triggering nightly outpourings of rage by youths from similar backgrounds across france. in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear. there are no words to describe how we feel. we just buried a 17 year old. but we never called for hate or riots. with tensions running so h