thanks so much. violent anti government protests continue in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people. at least 35 people have been killed. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether tojoin russia. hello and welcome to bbc news. a leading think tank the resolution foundation has said that middle income earners stand to lose the most money from the tax policies announced yesterday by the government with the very richest benefitting most. but the government insists the tax cuts are fair to all and will get the economy growing. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports. a bit more money for everyone will get businesses investing and people spending that s the government s aim but at this market in buckinghamshire there s scepticism about who will benefit most from these tax cuts. well, the higher end will be a lot better off, but the lower end, what is it, a penny? it s nothing. considering the cost of li
protests continue in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people at least 35 people have been killed. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has arrived in liverpool ahead of the start of the party s annual conference. he s condemned the package of tax cuts unveiled yesterday, by the chancellor calling them tory casino economics , which he says are gambling with the finances of every family in the country. the government insists its package of measures, including scrapping the top rate of income tax, will help kickstart economic growth. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. labour has been out of power for more than a decade but they now believe their political fortunes could be turning around. just as their party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far
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of course there is again some of them on the left calling for in the current climate nationalisation of energy companies, water companies, rail companies. they will try and push some of those ideas. we will discover tomorrow what will be formally on the conference agenda to be debated. that is to be decided by the conference and that will be clarified tomorrow but it is worth saying, too, ithink clarified tomorrow but it is worth saying, too, i think there is not really a sense that sir keir starmer s leadership is under any threat and in many ways he is enjoying at the minute what have been opinion poll leads suggested by opinion polls in different months recent months and, of course, any prime minister who has just brought in this rash of tax policy changes which labour believes gives a clear opportunity that can distinguish itself a new government. qm. opportunity that can distinguish itself a new government. ok, damian grammaticas. itself a new government. ok, damian grammatic