Good evening from newcastle, as the dust settles onjeremy hunts budget, quite possibly the last, before the general election. You join us on the citys Iconic Quayside Overlooking the magnificent river tyne, an area steeped in industrial history, and weve been gauging reaction here, to the chancellors plans throughout the day. Among his biggest annoucements, was a cut in National Insurance, by 2p in the pound, for employees and the Self Employed. Full Child Benefits will be paid to households, where the highest earning parent, is getting up to £60,000. The current limit is £50,000. And, the non dom tax regime, for uk residents whose permanent home is overseas, is to be replaced with new rules, from april next year. Well, the office for budget responsibility, says the overall tax burden, is actually set to reach its highest level for over 70 years. While the government says spending on Public Services will rise by 1 above inflation, some areas could still see cuts in the future. The 0b
elected as leader of the conservative party. politics comes at us rather fast these days, doesn t it? this autumn s second new prime minister inherits a nightmarish soup of political and economic gloom. he moves in there tomorrow to try and sort it out. we ll have more from chris, in this extended edition of bbc news at ten, as we consider the prospects for a sunak premiership. at westminster the main opposition parties are united on the demand for a general election, so that millions of voters can have their say. labour thinks that we should be having a general election. i think everybody who i ve spoken to, the public, have said we should be having a general election. there is no mandate now. he should call an early general election. he s the second person in a row to be appointed as prime minister by tories, not elected by the population. mr sunak s rapid advance is a significant moment for politics. he s the first british asian to become prime minister. and we ll be askin
A hugely consequential day for donald trump. The criminal trial resumes in manhattan, a decision is pending on the gag order which he continues to flout. And a hearing in the Supreme Court on whether he is entitled to president ial immunity. All that within hours of trump being named as a Co Conspirator in a new set of indictments in arizona. We have got top legal analysis for you tonight on a whole string of legal problems facing the former president. Also tonight the case that sparked the metoo movement. A top court in new yorks today overturned the 2020 conviction of the hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, on grounds he did not receive a fair trial. The Scottish First minister scraps the snps Power Sharing Agreement with the greens. Opposition parties are threatening a vote of no confidence. And we will look at labours proposal to renationalise the uks railways. But is it full fat nationalisation we will get you an expert view. Good evening. The Declaration Of Independence held certai