protests continue in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people at least 35 people have been killed. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has arrived in liverpool ahead of the start of the party s annual conference. he s condemned the package of tax cuts unveiled yesterday, by the chancellor calling them tory casino economics , which he says are gambling with the finances of every family in the country. the government insists its package of measures, including scrapping the top rate of income tax, will help kickstart economic growth. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. labour has been out of power for more than a decade but they now believe their political fortunes could be turning around. just as their party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far
aligned with that, they certainly say they should be more focus on, in an energy crisis, energy measures that would sort of future proof the economy. go growing renewables, insulating homes, that sort of thing so growing renewables, insulating homes, that sort of thing that the focus should be there rather than subsidising or using the situation, at the minute, which will be what they say the oil and gas companies continuing to make big profits. so, labour pushing on that sort of thing and thinking that that budget yesterday gives them an opportunity. all is not well in the labour camp or rather their supporters when we look at the unions. look at the unions. considerable dis uiet. look at the unions. considerable disquiet the look at the unions. considerable disquiet. the unions look at the unions. considerable disquiet. the unions and - look at the unions. considerable disquiet. the unions and their. disquiet. the unions and their members feeling under huge pressure in the cost
an mp altogether. so, it s been really extraordinary day. it s been pretty fast moving but i think the fury and the anger that i think the guardian is trying to pick up on is very real and i think it s only a handful of mps, conservative mps that stood firm and didn t go through the lobby vote we heard so many things about the pressure that was applied to them to vote in favour of it. so, i think the very embarrassed and you re going to hear lots of quotes about this in general. lots of quotes about this in ueneral. , lots of quotes about this in ueneral. v .,, lots of quotes about this in ueneral. , ., ., , lots of quotes about this in ueneral. , . , , ., , lots of quotes about this in ueneral. , . , , ., general. it s as many questions of the prime minister general. it s as many questions of the prime minister are general. it s as many questions of the prime minister are failing - the prime minister are failing to anticipate the scale of the disquiet. anticipate the scale of