forward peaceful and i want to tell them we are going to engage them, we are going to have a conversation so that together we can build a greater nation. in answer to the public outcry, mps will be debating a revised version of the original bill, which was first read in may. having withdrawn some of the least popular hikes, including a 2.5% yearly tax on vehicles and a 16% vat tax on bread. but for many protesters, this is not enough in the face of the rising cost of living. live to nairobi now and our east africa correspondent merchuma. hello to you. tell us more about this huge shift for the government and what the outlook is now. a, government and what the outlook is now. , ., ., ., is now. a very good morning from nairobi. is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, - is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, today- is now. a very good morningi from nairobi. yes, today the bill is being debated in parliament, this is a controversial finance bill 2024, and is g
obviously, a lot of stress on vegetation and the population in general, the human and non human population. it is difficult to recover, obviously, and when it tends to happen year after year it s obviously becoming stronger and stronger and the vegetation and everyone has to recover, that s for sure. the uk hasjoined a new trading bloc, making it the 12th member of the group known as the cpt pp. this is the moment the uk s trade secretary, kemi badenoch, signed on the dotted line in auckland, in new zealand. other members include, australia, canada, chile, japan, mexico and malaysia. some critics of the deal have questioned it s benefits to britain. the government s own estimates show it will add less than 1% to the uk economy over ten years. speaking a short time ago on sunday with laura kuensburg, the trade secretary said the deal would benefit britain.
hello, i m lukwesa burak. the uk hasjoined a new trading bloc making it the 12th member of the group known as the cpt pp. this is the moment the uk s trade secretary, kemi badenoch, signed on the dotted line in auckland, in new zealand. other members include australia, canada, chile, japan, mexico and malaysia. some critics of the deal have questioned its benefits to britain. the government s own estimates show it will add less than 1% to the uk economy over ten years. speaking a short time ago on sunday with laura kuennsburg, the trade secretary said the deal would benefit britain. it is, it s quite a momentous
over ten years. this is bbc news, the headlines: an extreme heat wave has gripped parts of the us and southern europe with more scorching temperatures expected. nearly a third of americans about 113 million people are currently under heat advisories with authorities warning that temperatures could be deadly to anyone without effective cooling and hydration. the uk s trade secretary, kemi badenoch, has formally confirmed a place in a major indo pacific trading bloc known as the cpt pp, joining other members like australia, new zealand and malaysia. the government s own estimates show membership will add only 0.08% to the uk economy
generate around 13% of the world s income. the pacific trade pact was signed in march 2018. the uk is the first non founding country to join and is the second biggest economy afterjapan. it takes the value of the new grouping to over $14 trillion, or £11 trillion. the key park for all nations is greater access to each other s markets. there was also a pledge to eliminate or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. some are kept to protect sensitive domestic areas, things like japan s rice farming industry. they must cooperate on regulations such as food standards, but unlike the european union, the cptpp is neither a single market nor a customs union. countries are not required to have identical regulations and standards. looking ahead, china is valuing to sign up, as is taiwan, but the real price for