ConsUmer confIdence has slUmped. Is the Doom And Gloom laboUr Is sellIng sappIng all enthUsIasm for the brItIsh economy . The governments crItIcs say, It Is tIme for a new message . Reform say they wIll transform the party to pUt NIgel Farage In nUmber 10. Its a bIg pledge for a party wIth fIve mps. How are they goIng to do It . Good EvenIng And Welcome to newsnIght the home of InsIght and IntevIews. On oUr panel tonIght, The PromInent LaboUr Donor and champIon of Green Energy dale vInce, the former BrexIt Party mep, now talk presenter, alex phIllIps. And the Uk DIrector of more In common lUke tryl. For weeks now the government has been tellIng Us the coUntrys fInances are In a rIght old mess. Prepare yoUrself for some paIn, saId the PrIme MInIster. Well, It seems the coUntry has taken hIm at hIs word. ConsUmer sentIment, whIch powers the economy, has dropped lIke a stone In september. We are less wIllIng to spend, whIch means small and medIUm sIzed bUsInesses are not InvestIng eIther.
i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering chanting. protesters in sri lanka storm the president s official residence over the handling of the country s worst economic crisis in decades. the country s prime minister says he s willing to stand down. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a £36.5 billion deal to buy twitter. and go for it all. naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on globalfashion. one of the candidates tipped to be a possible frontrunner in the conservative leadership contest has ruled himself out. the defence secretary ben wallace said it had not been an easy choice but his focus was on keeping the country safe. four mps have entered the race so far, including the former chancellor, rishi sunak. number ten has said his resignation was a real disappoin
to justify the search of donald trump s home in florida. coming up in this week s film review, idris elba fights a lion in beast. what does anna smith think of this adventure thriller? she ll tell us and review the rest of the week s film releases. millions of households in england, scotland and wales are likely to see their energy bills soar by more than 80% after the regulator ofgem raised its price cap. that s the maximum amount consumers on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit. at the moment, the average household is paying an annual bill of £1971. in october, that willjump to £3549 a year, and almost £60 more if you re on a prepayment meter. and the price cap could go higher still. some analysts predict it will be more than £5300 a year injanuary, and then more than £6600 in april. today s price cap announcement adds to the burden of the current cost of living crisis, with prices for food and petrol already rising rapidly, and taxes and interest rates
it is really quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country s current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let s go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who s in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it s very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers,
now here with us. we have to remain resilient. responsibility for us is to deliver that help, that £400 is coming and the other help i have just talked you through, but then also equally important is to make sure there is more help for those families and businesses throughout next year because this thing is not going away. if you continue to support ukraine and we are determined to face down vladimir putin and part of that is helping those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi. those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi- let s those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi. let s talk those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi. let s talk more those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi. let s talk more about - those vulnerable families. nadhim zahawi. let s talk more about the | zahawi. let s talk more about the energy price rise with the former director general of the british chambers of commerce and former brexit party mep and now chairman of the independent business network, businessmanjohn