With jeremy hunt expected to ask councils to cut wasteful spending on equality and diversity programmes. Its also being rumoured he could announce a £0. 02 cut in the pound to National Insurance contributions. Hes aiming to put the uks economy and rishi sunaks popularity on the road to recovery. Thats despite the fiscal watchdog suggesting the government has little scope for tax cuts. Suella braverman told gb news today she doesnt believe the former tory mp lee anderson is islam phobic. Todays exclusive interview with the former home secretary comes after mr anderson claimed islamists had got control of the london mayor. He is not racist, he is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Of islamism. Gb news understands that the policing, however, of a pr
Theatrical panel this evening, criminal barrister and former tory mp jerry hayes, and the author and journalist michael crick. As always , i want to hear crick. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. You know the email by now its mailmogg gbnews. Com, but now its your favourite of the its your favourite part of the day. The news with polly day. Its the news with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Most kind jacob, thank you and good evening to you. Well the top story from the gb news room tonight is that the labour led Birmingham City council has approved a wave of financial cuts in whats being described as double whammy of higher as a double whammy of higher taxes and fewer services. The plans include a 21 increase in council tax over two years , and council tax over two years, and £300 million of cuts to Public Services. Speaking during todays meeting, the Council Leader , john cotton, leader, john cotton, unreservedly apologise to the citys residents f
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris
Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. And the party has been wiped out on Councils Like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. Their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. In scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotlands biggest city for themselves. Were still waiting for most of the results in scotland. Well keep a close eye on birmingham th
Bollywood film of all time . And coming up in the sport on bbc news, englands cricketing summer has started. Theyre in bristol, playing a one Day International against ireland. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, recording their best results since 2008. Many of the votes cast yesterday across england, scotland and wales are still being counted, but labour has fared badly in many areas, including losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow. Ukip has seen its vote collapse, only winning a single seat so far. The Liberal Democrats have had a mixed result, and havent found the breakthrough they had been hoping for. Just a few moments ago, this is how things looked. It means the conservatives have so far gained 240 seats, labour have lost 177, the Liberal Democrats of lost 177, the Liberal Democrats of lost 31 and ukip have lost 68. When it comes to councils. The tories have picked up five councils, labour h