world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia the home secretary tells police chiefs that common sense policing must take priority over diversity and inclusion initiatives as she sets out her priorities for her crime cutting agenda. hello and welcome. the government has defended its sweeping range of tax cuts from criticism that they favour the better off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng s package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny moves the government say will promote growth. the institute for fiscal studies says the richest who pay the most tax will benefit most. our political correspondent helen catt reports. it s an all out attempt to grow the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market in east london, they are taking stock of a mini budget that s signalled a massive shift in political direction.
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
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 to join russia. 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, 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 more stark. applause arriving in liverpool, the labour leade
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 lower end, is it a penny? it s nothing. considering the cost of living and inflation and the bills. it will take six months to kick in, really, won t it? and see if it does help. just hopefully it does. according to the thinktank the resolution foundation the top 5% of earners will overall be about £2,500 better off, while the lowest 5% will be about £9 worse off, but the middle fifth of earners, labelled by some as the squeezed middle, will be about £780 worse off. this was a budget where the distributional impact was very clearly. . . the biggest gains goes to those