Threats. Threats. Well. Grant shapps also apologised to Armed Forces Personnel whose names, addresses and bank details were potentially compromised in the. In the hack, its understood 272,000 people may have been affected. He set out an eight point plan to support them and announced a full investigation. Meanwhile, though beijing has strongly denied reports it was behind the hack, saying the accusations are completely fabricated. John swinney says fabricated. John swinney says that hes over the moon to have been voted in as scottish parliaments choice to be the next first minister. He was backed by 64 of his colleagues and his name will now be submitted to the king. He replaces humza yousaf, who sent his own official letter to king charles earlier confirming he was stepping down. Speaking from the front bench for the final time in that role, mr yousaf said today his heart would forever belong to scotland next to worcester, where a woman has admitted today to being part of admitted toda
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Of the fiercest in the game live from glasgow. First, heres ray to kick us off with the news headunes. Headlines. Thank you both. Good thank you both. Good afternoon. 12 01. Our top stories. The chancellor is stories. The chancellor is defending the british job market despite rising unemployment figures released today across the uk, unemployment rose by 0. 1, reaching 4. 3 in july. Meanwhile Job Vacancies fell to below a million. Jeremy hunt says that remains, quote, below many of our international peers. Meanwhile the average growth in pay meanwhile the average growth in pay remained at a record high of 7. 8. Shadow Business Employment and levelling up secretary Justin Madders says more needs to be done. There are strong economic headwinds that have been troubling the economy for some time, but i think one of the things were very clear about is the only way we are going to get out of this this mess weve been in really for 13 years now. Weve with stagnant growth is to actually turbo ch