Adams from rethink this local congestion. John adams from the rethink this local congestion. John adams from the stonehenge alliance, thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon on Bbc News. Lets speak to. Henri murison who is the Chief Executive of northern powerhouse partnership. Thank you forjoining us, what is your initial reaction to what you heard from Rachel Reeves . I your initial reaction to what you heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in Aeneral Heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in generalterms heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in general terms it heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in general terms it is heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in general terms it is hard heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in general terms it is hard to heard from Rachel Reeves . I think in general terms it is hard to argue general terms it is hard to argue with the government seeking to manage the books. I dont think i would particularly critique some of theissues would particularly crit
as an influential tory mp predicts borisjohnson will probably be forced out of office. this is appalling and the public are rightly furious so at the moment it looks like checkmate but whether he can save himself we will see. also today facemasks are no longer required in schools and workers can return to the office as covid restrictions in england are eased. easing of restrictions from wednesday, vaccine passports, laws and pubs to be scrapped and no more rule of six. found off the coast of tahiti, a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says he s not seen or heard any evidence to support allegations that his mps have been intimidated and threatened by the government, to try to stop them speaking out against him. the senior conservative mp, william wragg, says would be rebel mps have been told funding could be pulled from their constituencies and embarrassing stories leaked to the press if
the battle of the blockbusters will be decided later at the biggest night in the entertainment calendar. will barbie or oppenheimer win big at the oscars? as we heard earlier the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the shadow chancellor with a major headache. jeremy hunt cut national insurance by 2 pence for the second time in six months, as well as stealing two of labour s fund raising policies. the party had planned to use these to fund breakfast clubs in schools and reduce nhs waiting lists, if it wins the next election.earlier, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves spoke to the bbc s laura kuennsberg about how they plan to raise money now, starting with establishing a taskforce to help create a national wealth fund. the national wealth fund is a key component of the growth plan and the idea is to leveraging the private sector investment alongside a government endowment to invest in some of thejobs government endowment to invest in some of the jobs and indu
photos in the early hours of the morning. that was near downing street. also energised and with me throughout the day is our political correspondent. and in our bbc new newsroom i am joined by economics correspondent andy verity. we will be looking at what this budget will mean for you and will be looking at the challenges of the government and what will happen in the years ahead and whoever takes power after general election. he shouted there as a general election and we know there will be one before next january is so there is politics that comes with this. this is the last budget before that general election. the chancellor has promised that his plans will simulate stimulate the flagging economy. labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of tax thresholds. so what could be expected in today s budget ben king takes a look. the background to the budget has been gloomy but it looks like the chancellor will find room t