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On bbc london their first ever chance to vote. We speak to young londoners about what issues matter to them ahead of the Mayoral Election on thursday. Good afternoon. And we start with dramatic Political Developments in edinburgh where in the last hour scotlands First Minister humza yousaf has announced that hes resigning. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. As a result, he had been facing two separate votes of no confidence this week. Well, in an emotional statement a short time ago, mr yousaf said hes not willing to trade his values and principles simply to hold on to power. Our scotland editor james cook is in edinburgh. This was a pretty emotional statement. Humza yousaf pretty close to tears at the end of that statement . To tears at the end of that statement . ,. , ~ ,. , statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as he statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emot
york shortly. more on those stories in a moment. let s get more business news. good afternoon. we start in the uk where the first transatlantic flight by a passenger plane powered solely by so called, sustainable aviation fuel , has taken off. the virgin atlantic flight from london to new york currently somewhere over the atlantic ocean is part funded by the uk government. it s running on fuel made from a mixture of sources including crops, household waste and cooking oils. it has a significantly lower emissions lifecycle than traditionaljet fuel and is being billed by the industry as a big tool in hitting net zero targets but a lack of supply is a major stumbling block. we re nowjoined by hannah lawrence, who s a campaigner at stay grounded. hello there to you. many people this morning and in the build up saying it is usually significant. you, however, the organisation refers to carbon, colonisation. it’s however, the organisation refers to carbon, colonisation.
Jeremy hunt was a chancellor who was parachuted in to take off the risk premium that had been attached to the uk economy. the real downgrade under kwasi kwarteng. jeremy hunt is seen as a safe pair of hands but what does he stand for? the city is struggling to work out whatjeremy hunt s economic views are. he stood for conservative leader on the basis of cutting corporation tax to a very internationally competitive 15%. whereas, he s going to preside as chancellor over a corporation tax of 25% and some big windfall taxes on north sea oil and gas and the energy generators. it s very difficult to ascertain what he thinks and, indeed, how that will frame his economic decisions over the next couple of years. economic decisions over the next copple of years economic decisions over the next couple of years. interesting, simon french, couple of years. interesting, simon french. chief couple of years. interesting, simon french, chief economist. couple of years. interesting, simon french, c