Good evening welcome to newsnight for insights and interviews. The Prime Minister told us all today things will get worse before he said they would get better we already know that means tax rises, but well ask a labour Treasury Minister if it also means austerity is back in some form. Well ask what advice he has for a newsnight viewer whos nearly 80 and is having his winter fuel payment taken away, and we ask about accusations of cronyism. Is cronyism bad under a conservative government but ok under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Cronyism is something keir starmer government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear he | keir starmer has made very clear h
Sentence hearing tomorrow and can she be. 7 she sentence hearing tomorrow and can she be . She said that shes not going to turn up. Well ill also be speaking to one of the uks richest men, the founder of phones for you, john caldwell. Hes been a big donor to the conservative party in the past. He gave them half £1 million before the last election. Well, ill be asking him whether he thinks the conservatives are doing enough to support the Business Community or whether hes tempted by sir Keir Starmers labour party and this week we saw the amount of migrants arriving on small boats hit 25,000. Since rishi sunak became Prime Minister. Ill be speaking to the man who was the head of professional standards for the Australian Governments off shore processing scheme in nauru. But now lets turn through the front pages. The sunday telegraph says dr. Miers wage war on nhs managers after letby. Thats the sunday letby. Thats the sunday telegraph there. The sunday times, however, says us killer letb
11 at boarding school. The us election begins in earnest as a biden v trump rematch kicks into gear today, with both campaigning in georgia i hollywoods night of nights its the oscars all stars from hollywood will gather to celebrate the best in film. Well be looking ahead to the likely big winners, and its mothers day, of course, so do get in touch and tell us how you are celebrating today, or how you are expecting to be celebrated. Celebrated. Maybe. Maybe. Good morning. It was a thrilling day of upsets upsets in the six nations, with england dramatically beating ireland at twickenham while scotland were stunned by italy in rome in the premier league, the title race is hotting up. Its liverpool against Manchester City from anfield this afternoon. Anfield this afternoon. Hello there. Good morning. It is a cloudy, damp start for many of us. First thing, will it improve at all. 7 will of us. First thing, will it improve at all . Will there be some sunshine . Find out all the weather det
On Ukrainian Forces that they claim are now using cluster bombs , though that hasnt been bombs, though that hasnt been independently verified. The us sent cluster munitions to ukraine last month and theyve vowed to use them only to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers. An iconic 18th century soldiers. An iconic 18th century pub in birmingham has been gutted by fire just days after it was sold to a private buyer. Firefighters were called to the crooked house pub just before 1045 last night. The blaze was extinguished. No one was injured. Its affectionately known to many as the wonky pub due to its unusual angle. Police due to its unusual angle. Police are appealing for anyone with information about the to fire contact them. There renowned contact them. There renowned composer karl davis has died at the age of 86. He first came to the age of 86. He first came to prominence in the 1970s. Thats after his newly created musical scores for neglected silent films give new life to the old
Jails . So a lot to talk about. Its not about prison reform. Its about the fact that prisons are overcrowded. Theres space for 288 more prisoners in england and wales. Weve got 11,000 and wales. Weve got 11,000 foreign prisoners in our just foreign prisoners in ourjust deport all of them. Theyve talked about it and they dont do it. Do it. And i want people who come out of prison to be less at risk of reoffending. Were terrible at that as well. Gbv at gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. News headlines with sam francis. Bev and andrew thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. 931 the top story this morning. New gas power stations will be built to protect britains energy security. Thats despite concerns over the potential impact it may have on climate change. The government says the new stations are needed to avert potential blackouts and provide a backup for the growing electric economy. Its understood theyll rep