The Prime Minister has warned that the budget this october will be painful, in his first major speech from no 10 since becoming Prime Minister. Speaking in the rose garden, he said his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances, of £22 billion. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden, he cautioned, but he also said there would be big asks of everyone. The conservatives responded by saying the speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. Vicki young has our top story. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. I will have to turn to the country, and make big asks of you as well. Its already
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increase nato s membership, but will also double the length of its border with russia. as ukraine appealed for more support, the alliance fundamentally shifted its response to russia and made a strong pledge. ukraine can count on us for as long as it takes. and for the first time in nato s history, the us military will have a permanent base in eastern europe. translation: here in poland, there ll be a permanent - presence of the us army. the fifth army corps. i was able to speak to president andrzej duda at the nato summit in madrid. president andrzej duda, thank you so much for speaking to me exclusively here on the bbc at the nato summit. what are your thoughts about what is happening here at the nato summit? have you heard, are you satisfied with what you re hearing? she translates question. translation: firstly, - i have to say this nato summit is for sure of historical nature. why? because you can say the following. a green light was given during this summit for acceptin
with the start of wimbledon, we take a look at how sponsors are trying to ace the event. let s start with more on the important meeting taking place in the bavarian mountains today, where g7 leaders are gathered for their latest summit. the conflict in ukraine and the effects the russian invasion is having on the global economy is top of the agenda. leaders will consider imposing a price cap on russian crude, which is an idea strongly supported by the white house. russian oil and gas sales could hit $285 billion this year, which is 20% higher than last year s figure. as well as discussing energy food inflation and security is causing a headache for g7 leaders. with around 20 million tonnes of grain stuck inside ukraine, unrest has erupted in countries from indonesia to iran, and hunger now is predicted to affect 867 million people this year. to discuss this i m joined by professor olivier de schutter co chair of the international panel of experts on sustainable food syste
will have a permanent base in eastern europe. translation: here in poland, there will be a permanent - presence of the us army. the fifth army corps. i was able to speak to president andrzej duda at the nato summit in madrid. president andrzej duda, thank you so much for speaking to me exclusively here on the bbc at the nato summits. what are your thoughts about what is happening here at the nato summit? have you heard, are you satisfied with what you are hearing? she translates question. translation: first of all, i have to say this nato - summit is forsure of historical nature. because you can say the following. a green light was given during the summit for accepting into nato finland and sweden. this is an incredibly important piece of news for the entire alliance but especially for its eastern flank. because these are the cities of the baltic sea region, this is a very important piece of information for poland. this also will extend the broader between russia and the alli