another one that might crop up is that there s quite a move at the moment within the party to embrace proportional representation, something coming up in the party for a number of years. some of the union leaders ink that is something labour should be investigating as well and that could rumble through the conference as well. ben wright in liverpool. the headlines on bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has defended his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth, saying they re fair for all, but it s receiving a mixed reaction from the public. the labour leader sir keir starmer arrives in liverpool ahead of his party conference, telling crowds he ll set out the the alternative to what he called the tory government s casino economics . world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. we can stay with that story now because russian troops are reported. russian troops are reported to be going door to door in occupied regions of
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,
and st helens win a record fourth super league grand final in a row, beating leeds at old trafford. good evening. the labour leader sir keir starmer has arrived in liverpool for 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 measures, which include scrapping the top rate of income tax, will help to kickstart economic growth. this report from our political correspondent iain watson contains some flashing images.
who s now back in the uk, described how he was stabbed by a russian officer. he was one of five britons freed as part of a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine. simon jones has more. we are now out of the danger zone. the flight that took aiden aslin to his freedom after months in captivity. he said he was treated worse than a dog. in my cell, it was a two man cell, but it was for four people because we had to sleep on the same bed on a mat that was infested with lice. we also had to sing the russian national anthem every morning and if we didn t sing it, you would get punished for it. you could get beaten or they would punish you some way or another. aiden aslin moved to ukraine four years ago and had joined the ukrainian armed forces. if you are watching this, it means we have surrendered. but his unit was forced to surrender in april. he was held with other prisoners by russian backed