Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
Todays budget might have left you with a bit more money in your pocket but some of the Public Services you rely on will face big Spending Cuts. So is it a vote winner . Mr chancellor of the exchequer. Cheering it was the last Spring Budget before the next election. Tonight well interrogate Whyjeremy Hunt made the announcements he did. And interrrogate one of his treasury ministers. Overall, the tax burden is going up. Correct . The tax burden is still too high, overall. Absolutely. And its going up . Well also talk to labours Campaign Chief. Well talk live to representatives of business and Public Sector workers and our Politics Panel is here to help us decode it all and tell us when we might be going to the polls. Todays was a budget that was as much about what comes next as about what comes now. Theres another 2p cut in National Insurance that will kick in soon but theres also the growing realisation that whoever wins the next election, they will face a daunting choice either oversee
policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised
a bbc investigation exposes a culture of humiliation, verbal abuse and bullying at one of the uk s largest mental health hospitals. the us rapper coolio dies at the age of 59. could earlier kick off times keep football clubs in business? a meeting will be held today to come up with a plan to help clubs deal with rising energy costs. rain to clear south west england this morning and then sunny spells and showers. with winds, not feeling as cool as it has in recent days. details later in the programme. it s thursday, 29th september. the treasury has rejected calls to overturn its mini budget plans despite ongoing economic turmoil. it s after the bank of england had to step in to buy £65 billion of government debt when some types of pension funds were at risk of collapse. hannah has been looking at some of the details for us this morning. it is quite complicated, but what the bank of england has said it has done is necessary. yes, hard to overstate the extent of the fallout f