Has hinted she will award Public Sector workers above Inflation Pay increases. Its understood independent Pay Review bodies have recommended rises of 5. 5 for teachers and nhs workers. Inflation is currently 2 . Shes been speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg. Lets listen in. So, chancellor, have you got used to being called that . Well, actually, Keir Starmer used the word, he said the other day, and this afternoon, the chancellor. , and i thought, 0h, whats he done now . And then. And then i remembered it was me. So i am getting used to it. But, yes, i do have to pinch myself occasionally. Last time i was on this programme was eight weeks ago and it was the first weekend of the Election Campaign, and i think you said to me in that interview, in a few weeks time, you might be chancellor, and that is exactly what i am. And i feel very proud and privileged to be in this position, especially as the first female Chancellor Of The Exchequer that this country has ever had. You have very,
Lets check whAt is mAking the news. There is no one dominAnt story this morning. As we Are, the telegrAph is leAding on the likelihood of PAy Rises for Public Sector workers. The sundAy times reminds RAchel Reeves of the pressure on her to lift the bAr on fAmilies with more thAn two kids clAiming some benefits. And strictly mAkes some of the front pAges As well, Amidst clAims About bullying on the show. Lets tAlk About RAchel Reeves As we Are going to for most of todAy. StephAnie, you study the economy probAbly more intently thAn Anyone else in the country, how grim is the picture for her, do you think . fin Picture for her, do you think . On one level. Picture for her, do you think . Q i one level, the short Term Picture is brighter thAn it hAs been for A while. You hAve informAtion thAt hAs been coming down to tArget And is looking fAirly under A controller mAy fAll even further And you hAve growth picking up. So the very short Term View is we Are Out Of The Woods but then there is
We have Weather Fronts tracking eastwards bringing behind it some much fresher feeding conditions. Watch out for some thundery showers on saturday, perhaps showers on sunday, two but look at the drop in temperature as this programme continues on bbc one. It is my governments objective to see rising living standards in all nations and regions in the united kingdom. Nations and regions in the united kinudom. , nations and regions in the united kinadom. , kingdom. That is the governments aromise kingdom. That is the Governments Promise but kingdom. That is the Governments Promise but when kingdom. That is the Governments Promise but when will kingdom. That is the Governments Promise but when will it kingdom. That is the Governments Promise but when will it happen . L welcome to newsnight. Obviously big day of politics here which we will come to but first, significant developments in the States Tonight around president biden. This evening, he told Interviewer Ed gordon he would consider dr
Secures the majority to become prime minister designate, offering hope to a country struggling under economic crisis. And the human cost of the african conflict. ThE Un says the Record Number of women and children dying in the fighting. Im driving nash for sport and british die that song daily and a long way for him to go. And while celebrations from the drain in some areas, fitness to one of the 400 meters freestyle title, ah, welcome to the news to nicea is facing its biggest political crisis since the 2011 revolution that introduced democracy. President Chi Saeed has imposed a curfew banning public gatherings, and thats after the ousted the prime minister and froze parliament on sunday with the help of the army. Now hes denied undertaking a cou. He says hes enforcing the constitution until citizens to remain calm. There are being clashes between rival cans outside government buildings blockaded by security forces. Well, the security forces, as we just mentioned, stormed the office o
Anyone in the government preaching to the converted. We shaLL act on that conviction by returning to 0. 7 as soon as two vitaL tests have been satisfied. First, the uk is no Longer borrowing to cover current or day to day expenditure, and second the pubLic debt excLuding the Bank Of EngLand is faLLing as a share of gdp. The moment the forecast. I am just coming to the end. The moment the focus for the purchase of wiLL be met, then from the point at which they are met we wiLL wiLLingLy restore our Aid Budget to 0. 7 . PLenty of peopLe are wanting to speak in this debate. The government wiLL of Course Review the situation every Year And PLace a statement before this house in accordance with internationaL deveLopment act. As we conduct the annuaL review, we wiLL ferventLy wish to find our conditions have been satisfied. This is one debate whether government and honourabLe members across the House Share the same objective and the same, im sure the honourabLe Lady wiLL have pLenty of time L