Announced that £117 million will be provided in security funding for uk muslims and 70 million as well of the same for jewish communities. How on earth has communities. How on earth has all of this become necessary and is this money the answer to current tensions . Also as well, current tensions . Also as well, rishi sunak wants to eventually scrap National Insurance in full. Hows he going to fund that . Well, by reducing the amount of money we spend on benefits. Does that sound like a goodidea benefits. Does that sound like a good idea or not . And have you seen this . Well how could you have missed it . Quite frankly, people losing their minds people are losing their minds over royal photograph. Who over this royal photograph. Who on in this day and age on earth in this day and age doesnt edit their photos . You tell me. Were going to get tell me. Were going to get stuck into all of that over the next hour with Quentin Letts and Aaron Bastani. But before we do, lets cross live for t
Like a white supremacist . Definitely not if you ask me. But apparently, sir, according to a member of parliament, this well word has gone mad. Were to going have it all to come tonight. Alex dean, Aaron Bastani keeping me company. But before we get into it all, lets get the headlines. Get the latest headlines. Good evening. Im ray addison in the newsroom. Our top story, in the newsroom. Our top story, police in Northern Ireland say theyre now investigating a second data breach. This time, the theft of documents relating to a stolen laptop. According to the force, a spreadsheet containing the names of more than 200 serving officers and staff was stolen from a private vehicle in the newtownabbey area on july 6th. The police issue laptop and radio were also taken earlier , the psni announced earlier, the psni announced a Critical Incident after admitting that data revealing the details of thousands of police was briefly published online. A british man is among five people whove been shot
From 10 to 8, and self employed National Insurance will be cut from 8 to 6. It means an additional £450 a year for the average employee, or £350 for someone self employed. When someone self employed. When combined with the autumn reductions, it means 27 million employees will get an average tax cut of £900 a year. Tax cut of £900 a year. Well, other announcements made by the chancellor today are that the non dom tax status will be scrapped with the tax break for wealthy Foreign Residents replaced by what the chancellor called a modern residency system. And rounding out todays announcement , system. And rounding out todays announcement, pubs will also system. And rounding out todays announcement , pubs will also get announcement, pubs will also get announcement, pubs will also get a boost from a freeze on alcohol duty. The child benefit threshold goes up to £60,000, and the £0. 05 cut to fuel duty is locked in for 12 months. Lets take a look at other measures in the budget as well
It. And he says the tories have lost control of the economy. Welcome to the show. Well, weve just had the Spring Budget. I just had the Spring Budget. I want to hear from you. Do you feel this was the moment we expected a rabbit to be pulled out of the headlights instead . Did it feel to you like the chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, was a rabbit in the headlights . Were the big headlights . Where were the big fireworks . Where was the big fireworks . Where was the big bang . Titanic tax cuts bang . We wanted titanic tax cuts instead. Does it feel like to you , like theyre rearranging you, like theyre rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic . The deck chairs on the titanic . Throughout the course of the show, ill speak to experts across housing, hospitality, manufacturing, Small Businesses , manufacturing, Small Businesses, and of course, political reaction from the conservatives, the labour party and the liberal democrats. And the most important people of you , the importan
For Prime Minister rishi sunak. Just one defeat tonight would mean the government has clocked up more by election defeats in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s. Well, lets begin with wellingborough. The seat now vacant after peter bone was found by parliament to have subjected a staff member to bullying and Sexual Misconduct. He, of course, has denied the allegations and his partner Helen Harrison is running to replace him as the conservatives hope to hold after winning with a majority of over 18,000 at the last election in 2019. Well, lets get more detail now with our east Midlands Reporter , will our east Midlands Reporter, will hollis. Will, whats the mood on the ground. 7 the ground . Yes. Well, were here just down the road, actually still inside northamptonshire shire, the county thats a part of where wellingborough is. But were just down the road in kettering. Thats because theyve got this massive Leisure Centre and this is where all the sorts of counts from