Who will set out his economic plans in next months Autumn Statement he has said tax cuts are virtually impossible at present. Live now to manchester to speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. The focus will be on the Economy Today and tax cuts and some people asking for higher wages as well. Good morning. There will be higher wages for a lotta people because the government is confirming today the National Wage will go up to £11, not a huge surprise because the government follows the recommendations it gets pretty much every opportunity. You are also right tax continues to be a debate within the conservative party, different wings calling for different wings calling for different things. The chancellor saying steady as she goes for the moment, some of the allies of liz truss, they are still around and making those arguments, saying we need to go faster and be bolder with tax cuts and one man involved in drawing up the policy on this is the Chief Secretary to the treasury. T
Good evening. The conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, has urged the Prime Minister not to give up on the line between birmingham and manchester. It comes amid speculation that rishi sunak is about to announce that stage of the operation will be relaxed. Andy street said he must not give up on a but the Prime Minister is right to get a grip of the situation. Party conferences are cauldrons of gossip and whispers, denials and announcements. The whole question of h52, whether it will be built in hsz, whether it will be built in full between birmingham and manchester, as well as the connection between the West Midlands and london, has dominated over the last couple of days here for a simple reason. The government will not answer that very simple question. The speculation has swirled again today and tonight Downing Street say that no final decision has yet been made. And yet that intervention from the mayor of the West Midlands once again sparking off the discussion. That
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Lets stay with israels Military Campaign in gaza and look at the protests against it that are sweeping across College Campuses in the United States. Students are calling for their universities to Boycott Companies and individuals with ties to israel. Major Protest Camps and demonstrations were seen first at Columbia University in new york. Since then, theyve spread across the us. This map shows the universities with the biggest protests. The university of Southern California has cancelled its graduation ceremony, on what it says are safety grounds. In austin, texas, the governor ordered State Troopers to arrest demonstrators. And more than 200 people have been arrested at universities in los angeles, texas and atlanta, georgia. These images show the dramatic arrest of a protester in atlanta. Lets hear from a student there. This is insane. Ijust saw police use unnecessary violence for a peaceful processor. I saw police non students underground, clearly you see a bunch of arrests going o