Economy and help families with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. Ben king reports. 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 Better Health care services. Itsjust much more important. I would prefer not to have a tax cut, but to see more money invested in the community. If the Public Services were properly organised, theres more than enough money to do it
After George Galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21. 3 of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former Labour Candidate azhar ali and the Liberal Democrat candidate iain donaldson. Reform uk thought theyd do better. The leader richard tice is saying the by election was not free and fair, claiming campaigners suffered abuse and death threats. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale i do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence
Of the moskva river, at the church of the icon of the mother of god, in the maryino district, where navalny used to live. There was a heavy Police Presence outside the church. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports and a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in this distressing. They shouted his name. A Final Act Of Support for Alexei Navalny as his coffin arrived at a moscow church. Its the name Vladimir Putin refused to utter. Navalny, being buried today, was putins greatest political rival. So this funeral was a show of defiance, too. By those who queued to say their last goodbye in their many thousands. For them, navalny was the hope of change. A chance for a different russia. Supporting him is still dangerous, but that didnt stop this crowd. A woman said she was scared at first, even hid herflowers, but she couldnt stay away. This man describes navalny s death as a personal loss. Its very hard, he says. Western ambassadors came, too, to pay their resp
to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former president of