time now to digest the day s election campaigning and there s a lot to digest today here s newscast, with adam fleming and the team. chris, let me get this straight. i can t see anyone, but you can see both me and alex forsyth. that s right although that s only because i was sent a little picture of the two of you, just to remind me what you looked like. with you in your studio and alex in hers, and me in mine. hang on, we last saw each other on thursday you ve forgotten already? no, not forgotten, ijust like to be, you know, reassured. you know what, though, alex? what was that game you play where you have to lie in the dark, and then. i don t know what game you re talking to, adam. i m nervous about where you re going with it. what do you think i do when i m lying in the dark with other people? less about your weekend. no, that game when you have to, like, shout something out, but not shout over each other, but you can t see anyone else? no. what s that game? basi
the nation hope, a pledge to boost the economy and build a brighter future for our children, the words of keir starmer. the guardian. i will fix britain, over doubts over how starmer will pay for it, reflecting our conversation this evening. the ft, a tax kit tax hit unveiled by starmer to end the tory chaos. is there an issue about the conspiracy of silence over possible cuts and possible tax hikes? pauljohnson said on newsnight injanuary, whoever wins newsnight in january, whoever wins probably newsnight injanuary, whoever wins probably has to put up taxes. i think there is a definite concern about what is coming down the line. we are talking about austerity, those departments that are not protected cannot suffer any further cuts. i think you look at lots of papers and they are focused on the tax, i will be more concerned about public spending cuts and what that does to areas in the best areas in which i operate and that cannot happen. we which i operate and that cannot
and he said, i am pleased to welcome my special guests to this news conference, it s former prime minister tony blair. then tony blair went to the microphone and said, yeah, i m taking over as leader. we re not going to have a contest, there s no rules. thanks, bye, thanks for your service. just the normal rules just do not apply to that party. i mean, that s what i meant by saying it was interesting that nigel farage had to make a point of saying that they were all getting on brilliantly behind the scenes, just because i mean i m not suggesting at all they re not, because i have no information to the contrary. but it isjust so extraordinary that, at this point in a campaign, the leader of a party would just be switched like that. you know, it sjust an extraordinary thing, and i think, you know, it doesn t happen very often, four and a half weeks out. anyway, the next thing we ve got to look forward to i mean, who knows what will happen between now and this point i m about to t