Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. yevgeny prigozhin the man who led a failed mutiny against vladimir putin earlier this summer is presumed to be dead, after a plane crash near moscow. hospital bosses warn of further distruption to the health service in england, as consultants begin a two day strike later this morning. it s gcse day with results in england expected to return to pre pandemic levels when they re published later this morning. energy bills may be on the way down but the number of households struggling to pay them is up according to one charity that is warning of a winter of hardship may lie ahead if no help is offered. in sport. it s gold forjosh kerr
As consultants begin it as consultants begin is a result stay in england anc wales it is a result stay in england and wales and northern ireland and they expect results to be slightly down on last year. they will open the dreaded envelopes in less than an hour. the gmb union warns that most wilko stores will close within weeks and there will be significantjob losses . it s after no buyer has emerged to take over the whole business. in sport. gold forjosh kerr. he secures back to back titles for britain in the men s1500m after a thrilling race at the world championships in hungary. today will be a day of sunshine and showers but some showers will be thundery. particularly so across south eastern counties of england. we have more persistent rain pushing northwards into the northern isles. all the details later.
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. yevgeny prigozhin the man who led a failed mutiny against vladimir putin earlier this summer is presumed to be dead, after a plane crash near moscow. hospital bosses warn of further distruption to the health service in england, as consultants begin a two day strike later this morning. it s gcse day with results in england expected to return to pre pandemic levels when they re published later this morning. energy bills may be on the way down but the number of households struggling to pay them is up according to one charity that is warning of a winter of hardship may lie ahead if no help is offered. in sport. it s gold forjosh kerr
The loudest fans in the stands were part of team kerr. his fiancee larimar screamed with delight as he stormed over the finish line. he lives in america, away from family, but says the gold medal makes up for it. there s now a physical representation of what that sacrifice meant and what we were able to achieve by doing that. and, yeah, it s definitely an emotional time and it s just. it s amazing to be the best in the world at something. it s something i ve wanted for my whole life. the new king of the 1,500 came to hungary with olympic bronze, and left on top of the world. a wonderful moment forjosh kerr s family. away from the track you might remember the kerfuffle around mary earps and nokia s refusal to sell her england world cup goalkeeper kit. nike s refusal. even on monday after she had one goal keeper of the tournament, they