stable agreement which works for all parts of the uk and i wish the uk government well in that but with the crisis in ukraine the last thing we need to be doing a thrashing around here pointlessly. domestic legislation even if passed will not wash away the need to comply with an international commitment already made and neither is it going to change the fact that if the uk is neither in or aligned with the single market in the customs union it is still going to create a trade border that needs to go some way. to restore devolved government in northern ireland and to resolve the self inflicted wounds of brexit it going to need goodwill, trust and a negotiated settlement. i m sorry to say that the threats of unilateral legislative action by this government override its own deal very unlikely to be taken seriously in belfast, they won t be taken seriously in brussels and there is no reason why they should be taken seriously in this place either. i have been very clear that we ar
Who will set out his economic plans in next months Autumn Statement he has said tax cuts are virtually impossible at present. Live now to manchester to speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. The focus will be on the Economy Today and tax cuts and some people asking for higher wages as well. Good morning. There will be higher wages for a lotta people because the government is confirming today the National Wage will go up to £11, not a huge surprise because the government follows the recommendations it gets pretty much every opportunity. You are also right tax continues to be a debate within the conservative party, different wings calling for different wings calling for different things. The chancellor saying steady as she goes for the moment, some of the allies of liz truss, they are still around and making those arguments, saying we need to go faster and be bolder with tax cuts and one man involved in drawing up the policy on this is the Chief Secretary to the treasury. T
Years as chairman. Lee had been living with cancer for sometime. City say, as a mark of respect, flags around the Etihad Stadium and citys Football Academy will fly at half mast. Liverpool have now made a formal request to the referees governing body for Audio Conversations between officials from saturdays defeat at totttenham to be released. Its after var failed to overturn a wrong decision to disallow a luis diaz goalfor offside, with the pgmol saying it was down to a significant human error. In a statement, liverpool say that explanation is unacceptable and sporting integrity has been undermined. Former referee Keith Hackett believes the audio should be released. I think that they have to release it. You know, ithink i think that they have to release it. You know, i think its important that when an error of this magnitude is made, that there is transparency and we do get the full detail of whats happened. Theres one Premier League match this evening, the south london derby. Chelsea
around the world from the uk, and bbc expertise. i m geeta guru murthy. this week, with nations around the world facing tough questions on how to pay for the pandemic, many are talking about a green recovery. there was little evidence of that in this week s budget here in the uk was it a missed opportunity? britain is ahead of the eu on vaccines, so are the europeans getting their house in order? no sign of that in the royal household, as everyone braces for that interview with harry and meghan. what will they reveal about the inner workings of the royal family? is their timing disrespectful with the duke of edinburgh still in hospital? and what role does race play in this whole sorry saga? with me is thomas kielinger, long time correspondent at die welt, and steve richards, writer and broadcaster. and here in the studio, at a safe social distance, the bbc s chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. thanks to you all forjoining me and a very warm welcome. two reports h
long-term misfiscal outlook or geopolitical influence. this sort of fiasco plays out every few years. i wonder if it s time to get rid of the debt ceiling. neither party honors it, they keep raising it. yeah. i have been arguing for years that there is no purpose, no legitimate purpose that the debt ceiling serves. it s sort of this vestigal part of legislation that was created about a hundred years ago actually to make it easier for treasury to borrow. now it has certainly outlived its purpose and only exists to be held as a hostage. congress every year decides spending and tax decisions. that should be the end of the discussion. if they want to control deficits and in fact i think they should do things to get our long-term deficits under control, that s the realm in which they should make these kinds of decisions, not after the fact threatening