This is bbc news. A new chapter in the economic History Of The Uk the promise we will hear shortly from Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Should Labourfor Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, should labour for the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Should Labourfor the next should labour for the next government. Should labourfor the next government. Rachel reeves addressing business and finance leaders in the city of london. We are expecting her speech to start very shortly and we will of course be keeping across the and bring it to you as soon as possible she appears. She is delivering the annual Mais Lecture Following in the footsteps of previous chancellors and Shadow Chancellors and bank governors. Rachel reeves will promise to reform the treasury as part of a possible labour governments Economic Policy. She will say, i remain an optimist about our ability to rise to the challenges we face. The conservatives suggested labour had no plan just more borrowing and more taxes. The speech comes
plus, coming to a car park near you: cheap solar charging for your electric vehicle. but does northern europe have the weather for it? we start with the cost of living here in the uk because, as we were anticipating this time yesterday, the chancellor rishi sunak has announced a financial support package to help people with soaring bills. the 15 billion pound plan will be funded, in part, by what he called a temporary, targeted energy profits levy. in other words, a windfall tax on the energy companies, a policy the opposition labour party have been calling for, but the government has resisted, until now. all households, regardless of income, will receive a grant of £400 towards their energy bills, which won t have to be paid back. on top of that, those on the lowest incomes, around eight million households, will receive a one off payment of £650. and pensioners receiving the winter fuel allowance will also get an extra one off payment of £300. those receiving disability b
A warm welcome to the programme. We start in the us, where at midnight eastern time tomorrow the Us Government will run out of money to fund itself, unless congress can agree a last minute deal. If the story sounds familiar, well, it is. It would be the 22 time in the last 50 years, that Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The last time in early 2019 saw a month of widespread disruption to the Worlds Largest economy. Erin delmore reports from new york. The clock is ticking. They will need to agree on a deal to fund the federal government passed september 13. The federal government passed september13. Right the federal government passed september 13. Right now the senate has bipartisan support for a bill but House Republicans have rejected it. Hardline conservatives calling for deeper cuts and tying any Government Funding Bill to the ongoing issue of immigration and security at the us southern border. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy has
continue with the west east divide. a touch of mist and fog. showery rain in east anglia and south east england. still a breeze. three friday, that breeze will still continue. that will make it feel cooler on the exposed east coast with temperatures struggling at 15, 16. with the high pressure influencing the story in the west with the sunshine we may see temperatures peaking at 20. in the week and the high starts to push on across the country. do not get too excited. we will be chasing cloud amounts for time to time. the potential of showery rain in the far north west of scotland. on the whole, for most of us, drier and brighter and it will get that the warmer. and that s it from the bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. novak djokovic s quest for another grand slam title is on track. another win takes him a step closer to defending his french open title. les blues play the lionesses in front of a crowd, but it ll be an empty hampden for scotl