lots more on that on our website. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i n
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i never expected to be here. and as i
all of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. all of us are determined to see it end. but all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security, when their democracies are threatened. that s secretary of state antony blinken laying out the difficult balance of standing with israel in its war against terrorists while also supporting the protection of innocent pal palestinians in gaza. it comes as an israeli rocket strike hit the largest refugee camp killing dozensens of people. we ll have the latest out of the middle east in just a moment. plus, the director of the fbi is warning that the hamas terror attacks could inspire extremists here at home, calling it the greatest threat to the united states since the height of isis. and also ahead, the white house is rejecting an israel-only aid plan from house republicans. we ll take a look at where that funding fight could be headed. good morning, and welcome to way too