Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
they? forso companies have a dilemma, don t they? for so long, companies have a dilemma, don t they? forso long, governments haven t met their spending commitments. did they invest now in the next generations of weapons when they don t know how long the war might last? might last? exactly. first, thanks for havin: might last? exactly. first, thanks for having me- might last? exactly. first, thanks for having me. i might last? exactly. first, thanks for having me. i think might last? exactly. first, thanks for having me. i think they re - for having me. i think they re looking at stuff like many european companies. the concern is that all attention is on ukraine and nato members are talking about reaching the spending target that lots of countries have field to do. the big question is what will happen five or ten years down the line. the general who heads us forces to put together a report. in terms of where its focus will be, how in arms itself, what would you expect to
do need to reflect, president erdogan can t make a decision on his own. he now refers it on to parliament, who has to then pass it. but he has agreed to work with parliament to make sure that does happen. it s interesting when you look at some of these issues that erdogan previously raised things like pkk, a group that he and many of you as a terrorist organisation, saying sweden wasn t doing enough many view. there s issues around things like fighterjets to resume herfinished resume purchase from the us. with the issue ofjoining the us. with the issue ofjoining the eu, it took a separate organisation, was thrown into the mix as well. all those issues feeding into the potential delay in accession, but we don t know the details of how exactly, but it seems sweden will go the way of finland. during those, both countries spoke at the same time. life spoke to the finnish foreign minister, and she told me she always viewed this very much as a joint process. it was sweden a
nurses in england taking partner strake and the biggest walk outs so far industrial action will last until midnight on monday. the may day celebrations turn to violence as police fired tear gas at demonstrators railing across the french capital. the latest live pictures from paris releasing more than 60 people have been arrested. humanitarian organisations plead with rival military factions in sudan to have the latest is fighter type to make fire to protect citizens in need. latest cease fire. involved in the biggest day strike action so the royal college of nursing once the government to increase its latest pay offer which the strikers say actually amounts to real turn cut in salaries. run don t have that health trusts in england are affected by today s industrial action. at the union has guaranteed action. at the union has guaranteed a minimum level of coverfor intensive care and trauma units. a quarter of the trusts involved have been given extra exemptions from service
the un secretary general has sent a special envoy to the region to coordinate humanitarian operations. we know that martin griffiths arrived in nairobi a short time ago. he called the situation catastrophic, stressing the need for humanitarian aid to enter the country. here s what we know about the situation on the ground. this is the scene in sudan s capital khartoum, this morning. air strikes have continued, despite a ceasefire. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the rapid support forces. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. countries have been evacuating their nationals where they can. these pictures show us nationals boarding a military ship in port sudan. the first major aid flight, laden with medical supplies, has arrived in the country carrying eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. meritxe