Before the next general election. So there is a lot riding on this and after the chancellor delivers his statement, we will hear from the labour party, they will deliver a response in the House Of Commons to that budget as well. Joining me now is our political correspondence who is our political correspondence who is at Downing Street as well. We saw the chancellor depart from number 11 in the last 20 minutes or so, that budget firmly inside that red box. I was saying earlier, i did a story years later about those red boxes and how they are made, a secretive process, and they are very heavy, about three kilograms, so it takes a muscle to hold that up we knew some of what is in the box, we knew about the 2p reduction in National Insurance but what other rumours swirling around westminster . It is interestin swirling around westminster . It 3 interesting you mention swirling around westminster . It 1 interesting you mention the particle context around this because we think this will be t
Dog, pom. Pictures here of him out with his dog, poppy, in the early hours near Downing Street. Some nice pictures. The chancellor has promised his plans will stimulate the flagging economy and help family with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. So what could be expected in todays budget . Ben king takes a look. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means B
I love that. Can you sing it for me . Luckily, no, because i can give you, from the clams, the the first one is called maids cant travel round on tractors. Its an all female group called the clams and its a tribute to the Rail Replacement bus. As i walked down on bank street one evening injuly i looked for a bus or a lift for us, but never one came by and away cornwall, my dear council for Cornish Maids cant travel round on tractors there you go, thats a flavour of it. Want another one . I do want another one because im not entirely sure. Are we going to get to the chancellor or not . Eventually, but this is much more fun. So this is riding on a donkey. Trains are cancelled, notice short how am i going to get to work . Bus replacement, that will hurt go and fetch the donkey hey, hey and away well go Donkey Riding, Donkey Riding hey, hey and away well go riding on a donkey. Thats it. I love that. What i want to know is whether any of those singers actually have a donkey . And if any of
Cant travel round on tractors. Its an all female group called the clams and its a tribute to the Rail Replacement bus. As i walked down on bank street one evening injuly i looked for a bus or a lift for us, but never one came by and away cornwall, my dear council and away cornwall, my dear council for Cornish Maids cant travel round on tractors there you go, thats a flavour of it. Want another one . I do want another one because im not entirely sure. Are we going to get to the chancellor or not . Eventually, but this is much more fun. So, this is riding on a donkey. Trains are cancelled, notice short how am i going to get to work . Bus replacement, that will hurt go and fetch the donkey hey, hey and away well go Donkey Riding, Donkey Riding hey, hey and away well go riding on a donkey. Thats it. I love that. What i want to know is whether any of those singers actually have a donkey. And if any of newscasters actually have a donkey, tell us about your donkey. I can tell you that we do h
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