phil, said good morning, look keen coming into downing street clutching that red folder, the one embossed with the gold lettering and the crown upon it. he is the new chief secretary to the treasury, which might not make him the most popular minister amongst his colleagues over coming months because he will be squeezing as many pounds and pennies out of their departments as he can because, let s face it, the public finances are already under strain with covid and will become even under greater strain as the combination of supporting businesses and individualfamilies combination of supporting businesses and individual families through the energy crisis, we are told we will get an announcement on that in the week, with many expected tomorrow, thursday. he will also be the man trying to ensure that borrowing is kept under control, as he deputises for the chancellor of the exchequer, the new chancellor, kwasi kwarteng. the other minister i ran into was to raise coffee, who was her usual br
liz truss. the big fourjobs are held by the first time, none of them, by white men although issues of class and education will be picked over by critics. liz truss has delicately altered the balance of this, there s only one minister attending cabinet he was originally attending cabinet he was originally a rishi sunak supporter, michael ellis the attorney general, the man who had the task of going to the house of commons on every occasion when borisjohnson was under attack over those parties in downing street. there is not much sign of party activity in downing street, but a lot of political activity. here is our correspondent, then right. ben wright. elected by tory party members after borisjohnson s downfall, liz truss entered number 10 promising a fresh start. but with energy bills soaring and a recession forecast, it s going to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have a bold plan to grow
nick earley, chief political correspondent, thanks very much. now back to the studio. now some breaking news from liverpool, we are hearing that four men arrested in connection with the murder of olivia pratt korbel in dovecot have been conditionally bailed. the men were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and questioned by police. 34 man from liverpool was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. we have been told that the investigation into olivia s tragic murder is ongoing, and police still need to build up a strong evidential picture to bring those responsible to justice. evidential picture to bring those responsible tojustice. four evidential picture to bring those responsible to justice. four men arrested have been conditionally