From china. This is on top of the most favoured nation tariff of 6. 1 already slapped onto chinese produced evs that are imported into canada. Now, the government also intends to apply a 25 tariff on imports of steel and aluminium products from china. Canadas finance minister, chrystia freeland, says these measures were about protecting domestic producers. The reality is china has an intentional state directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply, designed designed to cripple our own industries. Talk to the steel sector. Talk to the aluminium sector to understand how effective that has already been. We simply will not allow that to happen to our ev sector. The auto tariffs bring canada in line with its southern neighbour. The us introduced 100 tariffs on chinese made evs in may whilst the eu is also imposing higher tariffs. It comes after Us National Security advisorjake sullivan, whos en route to beijing, touted the need for a united front on tariffs when he met Withjustin Trudeau an
Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister says the governments first budget in october will be painful. Sir keir starmer was speaking in the rose garden at Downing Street ahead of parliaments return next week. He said labour had inherited an economic and societal black hole, but the conservatives called the Speech A Distraction from the promises he had no intention of keeping. Our Political Correspondent Hannah Miller reports. On Hannah Miller reports. A Beautiful Day in the down street on a Beautiful Day in the Downing Street garden, the Prime Ministers message was not so sunny. Looking ahead to the autumn and signalling unpopular announcements to come. There is a budget coming in october. It is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavy a burden. I will have to turn to the country and make big asks of you as well. He country and make big asks of you as well.. well. H
And Benjamin Butterworth are on duty as usual, and were also joined by the brilliant political commentator chloe dobbs and former tory advisor Charlie Rowley, who knows a sinking ship when he sees one and now works as a commentator and now works as a commentator and broadcast for himself. And of course, we want to know your views as well. Send your views views as well. Send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay dont forget, we need all your questions for ask the five as well. But before we start tearing each other apart, its time for your saturday night news with ray addison. News with ray addison. Thanks, darren. Good evening. Our top stories tonight. And we start with that breaking, developing story. Conservative developing story. Conservative mp doctor dan poulter, as weve been hearing, has defected to laboun been hearing, has defected to labour. Announcing his decision in the observer newspaper, the former Health Minister said it was abundantly clear tha