they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
no, no, that s not too sombre. but hello and welcome to the programme, which for the last 25 years has been the place where the uk s leading political commentators debate the big themes of the week. ,broadcast and yes, even today still write for audiences back home from dateline london. it may be our final edition, but we re still looking forward, not back. leaders and their future. after liz truss told her finance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump, who will win a second term in the white house? or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio, jeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice gersh is a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government, whic
difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going
Also tonight. Joy for supporters of the former royal marine jailed for killing a wounded afghan fighter hell be freed in weeks. This is the moment we have all been fighting hard for. Its hard to believe that this day is finally here. From Cod Liver Oil to gluten free bread the nhs plans to take them off the prescription list. You might have to pay over the counter. The new, hi tech pound coin is in circulation from today but are all Parking Meters ready for them . Coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murray will miss great britains davis cup quarterfinal against france next month as he recovers from an elbow injury. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The scottish and uk governments look to be on a Collision Course tonight. Within the last hour, the Scottish Parliament has voted for the power to request a second Independence Referendum. But, minutes later, the Scottish Secretary In Westminster rejected the demand until, in his words, the Brexit Process is complete. Tha