Kyriazis will extol the delights of open air theatre, even during britains disappointing summer. After 12 00, well be debating whether dwindling british towns and cities should simply be left to decline. But before all of that, here are the latest news headunes that, here are the latest News Headlines with Polly Middlehurst i michael, thank you. Good morning to you. Will the top story from the newsroom is that the government is under renewed pressure now to tackle the migrant boat crisis after six people died crossing the English Channel yesterday. The home secretary Suella Braverman, described the incident as a tragic loss of life and confirmed she chaired a meeting with border force teams, officials. Campaigners also say officials. Campaigners also say the incident was an appalling and preventable tragedy. While and preventable tragedy. While mps from all parties are calling for action to stop criminal gangs profiting from the dangerous journeys, 59 people were rescued by french and
Speaking former defence speaking with former defence minister and minister sir Gerald Howarth and gb portillo gb news own Michael Portillo about the threat from china, whats going on with ukraine and russia all of the of russia and all of the rest of it. So jam packed show. It. So its a jam packed show. Do move , lets go through do not move, lets go through the papers first of and the papers first of all, and take through headlines. Take you through the headlines. As you can imagine, immigration is a key theme. So sunday is a key theme. So the sunday telegraph splashes ministers want for asylum want more barges for Asylum Seekers, would you believe after whats gone on with bibby stockholm. 7 sunday times stockholm . Sunday times goes with actually this is one exception and is because exception and this is because the a level grades are coming out week. A tougher a level out this week. A tougher a level grading vital to halt university dropouts surge. The observer. Dropouts surge. The o
Altogether after a promise labelled as for the birds by the head of the institute for fiscal studies. Even so, rishi sunak has reiterated that ambition in a subsequent interview. Income a subsequent interview. Income tax thresholds remain frozen, dragging ever more people into the tax and into its higher tax brackets. Is there anyone to vote for. 7 if you believe in lower taxes or an enterprise economy, i will ask my excellent political panel. While pensioners may fume, are being penalised in a budget that favoured workers , some may favoured workers, some may welcome the chancellors help for the arts. Andrew lloyd for the arts. Andrew lloyd webber says that the governments decision to fix theatre tax relief at two generous rates of 40 and 45 could drive transformation change in the sector. Chief opera critic at the telegraph, sir Nicholas Kenyon, will discuss that with me. That lover discuss that with me. That lover of the stage, Stefan Kyriazis, has been looking at how the theatre is
Last week. The revolution fits a pattern repeated in several of the sub saharan or sahel states and has russian fingerprints all over it. This time, neighbouring countries sound prepared to intervene. A think tank expert intervene. A think tank expert will explain it all to me as culture wars engulf all human activity, a new border might be opening up in gardening. The key opening up in gardening. The key fault line is over weeds. Should they be identified as disruptive interlopers or as indigenous british plants whose diversity should be celebrated . We speak to an r. S gold medal winner who seeks balance. Nicholas kenyon seeks balance. Nicholas kenyon will shortly join us in the studio , the former director of studio, the former director of the bbc proms and the Barbican Centre will opine that the arts council got it very wrong with its attempt to push the English National opera out of london. And of course, Stefan Kyriazis will be here and hell update us on the latest from the west
News for the conservatives came in the form of an official recession , with gdp falling 0. 3 recession, with gdp falling 0. 3 in the final few months of last yeah in the final few months of last year. Britain endured two successive quarters of economic contraction. Rishi insists that contraction. Rishi insists that his plan is working, but how much responsibility does he bear for the grim Economic News . Ukrainian forces are on the back foot as they retreat from the eastern town of avdiivka, where Russian Forces threatened to surround them if, as some analysts predict , other european analysts predict, other European Countries will find themselves in a similar shooting match with russia in the next decade , how russia in the next decade, how would they fare . Max jeffrey has just returned from estonia , just returned from estonia, where he observed nato forces taking part in military training exercises. He will join me to discuss what he saw and found , discuss what he saw and found, a