legacy of covid and the impact it had on backlogs, the war in ukraine on the impact on inflation and energy bills but i genuinely believe we have turned the corner and the country is pointing in the right direction. the plans we have put in place are starting to deliver the long term change our country needs to see. myjob is to talk to everybody show them we can stick with the plan because it is starting to work to deliver change that the country needs, the long term change the country needs. we have talked about it already this interview, the progress we have been making. of course i know there is more to do but progress is being made and the country is pointing in the right direction and if we stick to the plan we can continue to deliver the stick to the plan. live from london, this is bbc news. the us secretary of state meets middle eastern leaders. jordan s king abdullah warns him of the catastrophic repercussions of israel s campaign in gaza.
sir keir starmer says the sooner the better. it is very hard to see how him continuing in government improves the lives of anybody in the country, so there is this drift. i can t help feeling that all he really wants to do is to get two years clocked up of his own premiership and that means he is putting vanity before country. mps will be back in westminster tomorrow. some conservatives are already gearing up to challenge mr sunak over his rwanda plan. just the start of what is certain to be a testing political calendar for the prime minister. damian grammaticas, bbc news. here in the uk, the environment agency is warning that more properties could flood over the next week as river levels rise. more than 1,800 properties have already flooded after prolonged wet weather and intense rainfall. currently there are nearly 350 flood warnings and alerts
jordan s king abdullah warns him of the catastrophic repercussions of israel s campaign in gaza. rishi sunak insists he has faith in his government s rwanda plan, despite leaked papers suggesting he had doubts. this hasn t been tried before in our country. i mean, it s fair to say it is novel. i ve been very clear that this is a novel scheme. of course it s novel. but actually we should have more confidence today that it will work precisely because we ve got a returns agreement with albania that is working incredibly well. polls close in bangladesh s election. early indications suggest a low turnout of voters, and the current prime minister is expected to win a fourth consecutive term. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights the golden globe awards. hello, i m luxmy gopal. jordan s king abdullah has warned the us secretary
the us secretary of state meets middle eastern leaders. jordan s king abdullah warns him of the catastrophic repercussions of israel s campaign in gaza. rishi sunak insists he has faith in his government s rwanda plan, despite leaked papers suggesting he had doubts. this hasn t been tried before in our country. i mean, it s fair to say it is novel. i ve been very clear that this is a novel scheme. of course it s novel. but actually we should have more confidence today that it will work precisely because we ve got a returns agreement with albania that is working incredibly well. polls close in bangladesh s election. early indications suggest a low turnout of voters, and the current prime minister is expected to win a fourth consecutive term. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights the golden globe awards. hello, i m luxmy gopal. jordan s king abdullah has warned the us secretary
the notion we would be able to cut taxes for people like gary was fanciful but in fact the chancellor has announced £20 billion of tax cuts. let us be clear on that point. for someone earning £35,000, a tax cut of £450. we have made progress, the plan is working, starting to deliver the long term change the country needs that i want to deliver for gary and the job is to stick to the plan so we can give him and everyone else peace of mind that future is going to be betterfor their children and we can have a renewed sense of pride in the country. on the point of taxation, we must be clear with people, for those who have the least and the most, not seen a reduction in tax bills at the moment, the tax burden overall is at a record high. you have done your