His time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his his time for choosing. I wondered if he will choose her as his vice he will choose her as his Vice President ial candidate. Nikki haley theyre bowing out of the us president ial race this year. The government has warned it Mayjudge Israel to be in breach of International Humanitarian law if it fails to allow more aid into gaza. It comes as the World Food Programme says the israeli army has thwarted its first attempt in two weeks to take food aid to northern gaza. Israel hasnt commented yet. But israeli war cabinet member benny gantz is in london today, where he has met the foreign secretary, lord cameron. Earlier, lord cameron had told parliament there was dreadful suffering in the territory and patience with israel was running thin. And the situation is very
Before the next general election. So there is a lot riding on this and after the chancellor delivers his statement, we will hear from the labour party, they will deliver a response in the House Of Commons to that budget as well. Joining me now is our political correspondence who is our political correspondence who is at Downing Street as well. We saw the chancellor depart from number 11 in the last 20 minutes or so, that budget firmly inside that red box. I was saying earlier, i did a story years later about those red boxes and how they are made, a secretive process, and they are very heavy, about three kilograms, so it takes a muscle to hold that up we knew some of what is in the box, we knew about the 2p reduction in National Insurance but what other rumours swirling around westminster . It is interestin swirling around westminster . It 3 interesting you mention swirling around westminster . It 1 interesting you mention the particle context around this because we think this will be t
Photos in the early hours of the morning. That was near Downing Street. Also energised and with me throughout the day is our political correspondent. And in our bbc new newsroom i am joined by Economics Correspondent andy verity. We will be looking at what this budget will mean for you and will be looking at the challenges of the government and what will happen in the years ahead and whoever takes power after General Election. He shouted there as a General Election and we know there will be one before next january is so there is politics that comes with this. This is the last budget before that General Election. The chancellor has promised that his plans will simulate stimulate the flagging economy. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays Budget Ben King takes a look. The background to the budget has been gloomy but it looks like the Chancellor Will find room to cut taxes. The
But we know we can make things work better. That is the way well open ultimately get the rising Living Standards we all want to see. You talk about wanting to get that revenue in and increase spending on Public Services, but your u turn, if we can call it that, or this this moment of that green Prosperity Plan just sort of indicates the challenges that all Political Parties face at the moment. Many things like the green Prosperity Plan just cant be costed at the moment. ,. , moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and the moment. After the disaster of the j liz truss minibudget and the rise Liz Truss Mini Budget and the rise in Interest Rates, we had to change some of those plans. But our plan remains a fundamental part of our offer. Its our National Fund and four gigabytes energy to work on the front tier, new technologies in the future. Gb gb engery. Any b
Dog, pom. Pictures here of him out with his dog, poppy, in the early hours near Downing Street. Some nice pictures. The chancellor has promised his plans will stimulate the flagging economy and help family with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays budget . Ben king takes a look. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means B