the nation hope, a pledge to boost the economy and build a brighter future for our children, the words of keir starmer. the guardian. i will fix britain, over doubts over how starmer will pay for it, reflecting our conversation this evening. the ft, a tax kit tax hit unveiled by starmer to end the tory chaos. is there an issue about the conspiracy of silence over possible cuts and possible tax hikes? pauljohnson said on newsnight injanuary, whoever wins newsnight in january, whoever wins probably newsnight injanuary, whoever wins probably has to put up taxes. i think there is a definite concern about what is coming down the line. we are talking about austerity, those departments that are not protected cannot suffer any further cuts. i think you look at lots of papers and they are focused on the tax, i will be more concerned about public spending cuts and what that does to areas in the best areas in which i operate and that cannot happen. we which i operate and that cannot
labour leader sir keir starmer will reaffirm his commitment to the uk s nuclear deterrent, describing labour as the party of national security. he says keeping britain safe should be the bedrock of any government. the liberal democrat deputy leader daisy cooper will outline plans to give rivers and coastlines protected status to prevent water companies getting away with environmental vandalism . and snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a respectful contest ahead of the scottish leaders first television debate of the campaign. let s speak to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. what s correspondent henry zeffman. to unpack today. st with what s to unpack today. starting with the conservative party and what they describe as the way they want to go forward on the issue of sex and gender, which are as you society is talking about a lot these days. it absolutely is. and the way that can serve conservation has
be allowed to persist. labour has been focused on defence with keir starmer reaffirming his commitment to the uk nuclear deterrent. he said protecting the nation would be the bedrock of a future labour government. the lib dems deputy daisy group has outlined the snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a respectful contest ahead of the scottish leader s first television debate of the campaign that gets under way tonight. here is our political correspondent.
rishi sunak said confusion over definitions of sex and gender, could not be allowed to persist. labour has been focusing its campaigning on defence, with leader sir keir starmer reaffirming his commitment to the uk s nuclear deterrent. he said protecting the nation would be the bedrock of a future labour government. the liberal democrat deputy leader daisy cooper has been outlining plans to give rivers and coastlines protected status, to prevent sewage dumping. and snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a respectful contest ahead of the scottish leaders first television debate of the campaign, which is tonight. with more on the conservatives promising to tackle what they call the confusion over the legal definition of a person s sex, here s our political correspondent, lone wells. should only people who are biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are