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
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Trade talks calling progress in trade talks calling progress in trade talks. Lets get started, then. Frances government is set to unveil details today of its programme to reform pensions. It comes as commuters have been dealing with transport chaos amid a series of widespread strikes. So, what could the changes entail . At the moment, france has a retirement age of 62, which is one of the lowest in the developed world. Some Railway Workers can even retire as young as 52 years old. France has 42 different pension schemes at the moment. The government would like to unify them into a single system. If the government is unable to push through the reforms, one independent forecast warns france could be facing a deficit of 18 billion by 2025. The Prime Minister of france, edouard philippe, is hopeful the countrys influential trade unions cancel future strike action when the proposals are announced later today. Translation a new next wednesday i will present the entirety of the governments pl