Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
Parliament where they both candidates will have to present themselves with up there will be a vote of mps, which would be in indicative vote. It would show how many mps support each candidate and that vote would then be. Michael forward to the conservative Party Members who have all week until friday next week to do in on line vote to choose one of the two. They will have seen ben which m p, how many mps favour each candidate or the alternative, only one passes the threshold at the minute rishi sunak is over, so rishi sunak patches a threshold. If he scoops up many more votes and Penny Mordaunt doesnt make 100 then there is no need to press forward with the rest of that process and rishi sunak tomorrow would be the winner. Damien, thank you very much. Im would be the winner. Damien, thank you very much you very much. Im delighted to say im delighted you very much. Im delighted to say im delighted by you very much. Im delighted to say im delighted by the you very much. Im delighted to s
nhs bosses in wales they say health services are experiencing demand like never seen before, and urge people to do what they can to help. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character
government s in panic. the country will pay a lasting price for putting is through this ideological experiment and will pay a lasting price through economic instability and rising mortgage rates for some time to come. and in other news. the head of the metropolitan police says hundreds of his officers should have been sacked for gross misconduct. civilians rescued in the ukrainian capital after an attack by russian kamikaze drones. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has set out her economic argument for leaving the uk, including plans move to a scottish currency when the time is right . the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has scrapped almost all of the key measures in last month s controversial mini budget, in the latest in a series of government u turns. in an emergency statement, he abandoned indefinitely the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax, that had been due to come in next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april instead of for
parliament where they both candidates will have to present themselves with up there will be a vote of mps, which would be in indicative vote. it would show how many mps support each candidate and that vote would then be. michael forward to the conservative party members who have all week until friday next week to do in on line vote to choose one of the two. they will have seen ben which m p, how many mps favour each candidate or the alternative, only one passes the threshold at the minute rishi sunak is over, so rishi sunak patches a threshold. if he scoops up many more votes and penny mordaunt doesn t make 100 then there is no need to press forward with the rest of that process and rishi sunak tomorrow would be the winner. damien, thank you very much. i’m would be the winner. damien, thank you very much- you very much. i m delighted to say i m delighted you very much. i m delighted to say i m delighted by you very much. i m delighted to say i m delighted by the you