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katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
At the programme. And its victory for Lewis Hamilton in the tuscan grand prix after a race that was stopped twice after a spate of crashes. More on that at 6 30pm in sportsday. The justice secretary, Robert Buckland, has defended government plans to potentially override elements of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement signed with the european union. The proposal, which would break International Law, would give number 10 the power to change or ignore rules relating to the movement of goods between britain and Northern Ireland. Mr buckland said it was an emergency brexit insurance policy if brussels acted in an unreasonable way by insisting on excessive checks on goods. Heres our chief political correspondent, vicki young. A lots changed since brexit day. Crowds can no longer gather, but once again the arguments are raging about our relationship with the eu. Four years ago, these two former prime ministers campaigned against brexit. Today, they criticised the government for making plans to ov