Showing theres around £2 billion less to spend than previously thought. And thats previously thought. And thats after britain was confirmed to have slipped into a recession at the end of last year. Well, speaking to gb news earlier this morning, said his morning, jeremy hunt said his budget deliver better value budget will deliver better value for taxpayers. It is wrong to say that we should be putting more money into the Public Sector, fewer Civil Servants to be more productive , correct. Be more productive, correct. You want fewer people to do more. I think weve got to stop always looking at the inputs and always looking at the inputs and always saying that the way to get public to get Better Public Services is to spend more and actually ask if we could be more efficient. We could be more efficient. Those who preach hate could be blocked from entering britain. Thats under plans being considered by the government. Reports suggested government. Reports suggested that current powers could be used to increase the number of people who are added to black lists, as if theyre deemed to be non conducive to public good. That could include those who preach racism, intimidation or incite violence. Currently the rules are typically used to ban people who are known to pose a security threat. Labour will security threat. Labour will ensure that compulsory training on violence against women and girls is given to all Police Officers across the country. Officers across the country. Following an inquiry into Sarah Everards killer, labour is also vowed to revamp police vetting procedures to stop those with a history of Domestic Abuse or Sexual Offences from joining any police force. In a report police force. In a report published this week , it found published this week, it found that Wayne Couzens should have never been given a job as a Police Officer and the chances to stop the sexual predator were repeatedly ignored and missed. Today today marks three years since he killed Sarah Everard , since he killed Sarah Everard, who was 33 at the time, after tricking her into thinking she was being arrested , he was was being arrested, he was sentenced to life in prison and will never be released. But in will never be released. But in other news today, weve heard that a seven Year Old Girl has drowned after a small boat capsized while trying to cross the english channel. We understand 15 people were on board that boat, including the girls family , when it sank off girls family, when it sank off the coast of calais in france. The local authorities have said it was not appropriately sized. The boat, that is to carry so many people , Yemens Houthi many people, Yemens Houthi militant group has issued a fresh threat today against britain , warning that it will britain, warning that it will target , strike and britain, warning that it will target, strike and sink more british ships. The rebel group says britain is a rogue state, accusing government here of attacking yemen in and collaborating with the us in crimes against gazas civilians. It comes less than 24 hours after another british cargo ship, which was abandoned after a missile strike in recent weeks, sank in the red sea. Meanwhile the uk, the us and the eu all have military ships in the region patrolling and protecting commercial vessels that are passing through the shipping route. Rail passengers shipping route. Rail passengers are facing yet more price hikes from today , as fares across from today, as fares across england and wales are increased by 5. Thats despite train cancellations being among the worst in a decade. Labour has accused the government of letting ticket prices rise almost twice as much as wages , almost twice as much as wages, with passengers now forced to pay with passengers now forced to pay more for less. It comes after thousands of services were cancelled in the past year. One of the rail industrys worst performances since records began to the United States , where to the United States, where Nikki Haley Says she wont be bound by the republican partys pledge to support donald trump if he wins the nomination. An election rematch is now looking ever more likely, with mr trump winning three more contests. Its overnight in missouri, michigan and idaho. He made several false claims at Previous Campaign rallies , including an Campaign Rallies, including an allegation that President Biden is trying. He says, to overthrow the United States. Thats despite mr trump himself being charged with conspiracy to defraud the us. Part of the 91 serious crimes hes accused of in four ongoing criminal trials. And finally, last nights brit awards were dominated by singer songwriter ray. In a stunning turnaround for the 26 year old after she was dumped by her old record label. Have a listen to record label. Have a listen to this moment, where she claimed one of the top honours. One of the top honours. Im so proud of this album. Im in love with music. All i ever wanted to be was an artist, and now im an artist with an album of the year. Ray won album and artist of the year and best new artist, and then she was also named songwriter of the year and went on to win the r b category pubuc on to win the r b category public vote. That means in total, she scooped up an astonishing six awards the most wins in a single year at the brits ever. For the latest brits ever. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code there on your screen, or go to gb news. Common alerts. Gb news. Common alerts. Hello if youre just tuned in, welcome this is coming up to seven minutes after 3 00. Im nana akua now , before we get stuck akua now, before we get stuck into the debates in the clash, let me introduce you again today. Meteorology and social commentatorjim dale , also commentatorjim dale, also businessman and activist adam brooks will be going head to head. But heres what else is coming up. Have brits reached coming up. Have brits reached their limit on taxes as jeremy hunt has admitted that he was not happy with the overall tax burden. But hes played down the prospect of a of tax cuts in this weeks so will new this weeks budget. So will new plans to stop hate preachers coming to the uk make any difference then . Under new government plans, the most dangerous extremists from countries afghanistan, countries including afghanistan, pakistan and indonesia will be added to visa warning lists. But will these plans work . I mean, does the ones before work then a drivers scared of change. Is this why people wont be buying or arent buying their evs that an electric car manufacture claims that they are blaming drivers for the slow uptake of electric cars . But surely electric cars . But surely theres other factors , including theres other factors, including theres other factors, including the cost. What do you think , the cost. What do you think, then . A Girls Football league is facing being shut down for refusing to allow a boy to play in its matches. The fa has threatened the west riding Football League with sanctions , Football League with sanctions, sanctions and a possible suspension. But was that the suspension. But was that the right call . And finally , sir right call . And finally, sir keir starmer, his ban on zero hour contracts, will it destroy jobs and empower unions . Critics argue that zero hour contracts are actually necessary, but many workers and businesses argue that they offer more flexibility. With an election looming, could this be a costume mistake . Yet another one for the labour party thats coming up in this hour . Tell me what you think on everything were discussing. Email news. Com email gb views at gb news. Com or at. Gb news. So or tweet me at. Gb news. So welcome on board. Just coming up to eight minutes now after 3 00, the question is though, have we brits reached our limit on taxes . I mean, im sick of them. Weve had the highest tax burden since the war. The chancellor has acknowledged the british taxpayer are feeling the pinch and that many have reached the limit how high theyre limit of how high theyre prepared to see taxes go. Prepared to see their taxes go. But also been but jeremy has also been downplaying the prospect of any major tax cuts in the budget on wednesday, that hell wednesday, saying that hell only cut taxes in a sustainable and responsible way and with the tax burden on track to hit a record high, lots of people are wondering how the chancellor plans to navigate the delicate balance between fiscal responsibility and meeting our expectations. So lets welcome again to my head to head as my clashes meteorologist and social commentator jim clashes meteorologist and social commentatorjim dale, and also businessman and activist adam brooks. Businessman and activist adam brooks. Right. Im going to start you, jim dale. Start with you, jim dale. Afternoon. Good afternoon. Before everybody turns off the , auntie auntie fans the tv, my auntie auntie fans out there because i know who you are. Are. Uh, nobodys cancelled on this , are they not . This program, are they not . Unless break my rules. Of course, f of course, of course no, of course, of course i dont rules, i . Dont break your rules, do i . So, uh , look, uh, its election so, uh, look, uh, its election time, and this will be a very political , uh, time, and this will be a very political, uh, budget time, and this will be a very political , uh, budget without political, uh, budget without a shadow of a doubt. Its on shadow of a doubt. Its on wednesday. Shadow of a doubt. Its on wednesday. Um, theres no shadow of a doubt. Its on wednesday. Um, theres no room wednesday. Um, theres no room to manoeuvre. The obe are looking over his shoulder. Uh, you cant you cant go and do a truss exercise and throw it all away. Uh, in one go, thinking hes going to buy she. How did she throw it away with huge, potentially huge tax cuts that basically would undermine Interest Rates went up as we all see people are suffering at this moment in time they met. Its absolutely Interest Rates going up on her. Uh, absolutely. Well, they would have gone anyway. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wottheyive gone anyway. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wotthey havene anyway. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wotthey have to anyway. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wotthey have to. Anyway. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wotthey have to. Well, way. Uh, absolutely. Well, they wotthey have to. Well, look, she they have to. Well, look, she made a she made a bad position worse. Basically. Thats exactly worse. Basically. Thats exactly what she did. And look, i dont i its not me thats saying this. Its the markets that said it did the obr the world market i think they did because everything they say has been proved to be. Well not not necessarily. But but as i say, lets just back to where we lets just go back to where we started. We had started. And i have we had enough tax. Have we had enough uh, tax. Weve enough. Weve uh, tax. Weve had enough. Weve had enough. Its for had enough. Its time for a general election. So this is a budget late. And we need budget too late. And we need that happen. So whatever he that to happen. So whatever he does, whatever tinkering that he does, whatever tinkering that he does basically be crumbs for the pigeons. Thats what thats what i to crumbs for the i expect to see. Crumbs for the pigeons the pigeons. Pigeons and the pigeons. Brooks, thing ive adam brooks, one thing ive got sort hit back there got sort of hit back there is that, look, rates have that, look, Interest Rates have gone every country gone up in nearly every country around the world. Gone up in nearly every country arorlsd the world. Gone up in nearly every country aroris that world. Gone up in nearly every country aroris that liz rld. Gone up in nearly every country aroris that liz trusss fault as is that liz trusss fault as well . Is that the tories fault . No its not. A trend that no its not. Its a trend that was caused a lot by covid and a lot of, um, a lot of bad policies. Uh, in the west over the last few years. Look, the the last few years. Look, the tax burden in this country is so high, you know, its almost become its almost not worth working in certain sectors. You know, i say i charge £5 for a pint. Ive got to collect a pint. Ive got to collect a pound of that and give it to the vat man. You know , other vat man. You know, other countries have a 10 vat rate for hospitality and tourism for a reason. Tax cuts will a reason. Tax cuts will stimulate this country and this economy. And what people keep a lot on the left, keep arguing about tax cuts are where were going to find this money. Tax cuts can generate money because when you allow companies to keep more of their profits, they reinvest, they hire more people. I think people spend in those businesses tax cuts can generate money. And i think youll find its where those tax cuts land. If theyif where those tax cuts land. If they if they land where they normally land, which is in the top , the top echelon of the top, the top echelon of the richest, its not going to do nothing. Okay. Theyre already there. It needs to effect if youre going to do it in any shape or form, it needs to be taken from the from the workers. If you like the people at the lowest, level , the people lowest, lowest level, the people who struggling, the people lowest, lowest level, the people who are struggling, the people lowest, lowest level, the people who are are|ggling, the people lowest, lowest level, the people who are are now1g, the people lowest, lowest level, the people who are are now at the people lowest, lowest level, the people who are are now at food eople lowest, lowest level, the people who are are now at food banks that didnt have. If that we didnt have. So if youre be looking at youre going to be looking at what at happened and why, what at whats happened and why, its happened, had its happened, well, weve had this for 14 years this government for 14 years now, so theres nobody else to blame. Its them. Look, whats happened. And this is how i feel. A lot of the time, is that the taxman is my partner, and hes suddenly hes majority partner. Hes hes the majority partner. Hes not putting in the work or they are not putting in the work, and theyve that theyve not got the risk that ive so a lot of businesses ive got. So a lot of businesses are feeling the pinch, especially hospitality. We need a vat and theres some big a vat cut and theres some big names industry pushing for names in my industry pushing for this and ive been pushing for this, and ive been pushing for it for years. If you cut vat it for two years. If you cut vat to 10 or 12 in hospitality , to 10 or 12 in hospitality, you would stimulate an industry thatis you would stimulate an industry that is struggling. Now, a lot that is struggling. Now, a lot of these, you know, a lot of these policies that jeremy hunt presides over will see your local pub go out of business in the next one, or two years. Its the next one, or two years. Its the hardest its ever been. Ive been a publican nearly 20 years, andifs been a publican nearly 20 years, and its almost becoming not worth doing , you know . And it worth doing, you know . And it breaks my heart because i think the pub is, is like the front room and sitting room of so many people, especially elderly people, especially elderly people, and its their social life. And this government and life. And this government and previous government have just sat there and watched the pub , sat there and watched the pub, the pub industry. But, uh, but arade dam you, you are with respect , you are talking with respect, you are talking with vested interests , obviously. Vested interests, obviously. Everyones talking with well, everyones talking with well, necessarily because , well, not necessarily because, you know, because we can look at people whove not got lot of people whove not got a lot of money say , youve got to people whove not got a lot of m0|them say , youve got to people whove not got a lot of m0|them up. Ay , youve got to lift them up. Not not keep them down. And then by the way, then they would turn pub be able turn up in your pub and be able to little bit more. If to spend a little bit more. If you you used to cut vat on a you if you used to cut vat on a lot, a lot products, could, lot, a lot of products, i could, i pass on. I could pass that on. And the consumer is and then the consumer is better pint is better off because their pint is suddenly cheaper. More suddenly cheaper. Theres more money in their pocket maybe money in their pocket to maybe have pint or or to spend have another pint or or to spend elsewhere or reduce their taxes. Theres more. Its both. And theres more. Its both. Its rather than its both ways rather than a wish list. What do you reckon is going as well . Going to happen as well . Think the viewers i dont think the viewers also our beer tax is like also know our beer tax is like 14 times that of germany. Why . 14 times that of germany. Why . Why have we got such high taxes in this country . Its not as if our services are brilliant. And well, you might ask, wheres the money gone . You might know , 14 years might ask, you know, 14 years and wheres it all gone . I think and wheres it all gone . I think squandered and right. Squandered the left and right. Wed all agree that wed want the big the amazons and the Big Companies to pay more tax in this country. Were being this country. But were being held to ransom by a lot of those countries just held to ransom by a lot of those countrto just held to ransom by a lot of those countrto pull just held to ransom by a lot of those countrto pull out. Just held to ransom by a lot of those countrto pull out. Thenjust threat to pull out. And then suddenly hundreds of suddenly its hundreds of thousands are lost. Thousands of jobs that are lost. So governments are being blackmailed by a multi billion pound corporation. Pound corporation. So, adam, i said i said, um, crumbs for the pigeons. Thats what i expect to happen. That will be bits here, bits there, and there wont be a Massive Movement either direction. Movement in either direction. A couple political couple of political political statements. Thats be