lots more on that on our website. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i n
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i never expected to be here. and as i
price rises and a difficult winter with the nhs. that is the situation liz truss finds herself in. if you have been generous you would see last week would be a perfect storm in a good way for labour to conduct an opinion poll immediately after their party conference when all the attention has been on them and at the same time when britain is going through economic difficulties as a result of the situation with the pound but it does not get away from the fact the picture is bleak for conservatives and the underlying data without it is the question of who would be the best prime minister or the crucial question of which party can be trusted on the economy, these all paint a good picture for labour. the question for the conservatives as candidates on this around and if they can there s a turnaround start with liz truss s leadership speech? the turnaround start with liz truss s leadership speech? turnaround start with liz truss s leadership speech? the article also hiuuhlihts le
government s in panic. the country will pay a lasting price for putting is through this ideological experiment and will pay a lasting price through economic instability and rising mortgage rates for some time to come. and in other news. the head of the metropolitan police says hundreds of his officers should have been sacked for gross misconduct. civilians rescued in the ukrainian capital after an attack by russian kamikaze drones. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has set out her economic argument for leaving the uk, including plans move to a scottish currency when the time is right . the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has scrapped almost all of the key measures in last month s controversial mini budget, in the latest in a series of government u turns. in an emergency statement, he abandoned indefinitely the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax, that had been due to come in next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april instead of for
it out for a place in the history books. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. the defence secretary ben wallace has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership race, saying it was not an easy choice to make. other mps are expected to launch their campaigns this weekend, with the former equalities minister, kemi badenoch, becoming the latest to confirm she intends to stand. the former chancellor, rishi sunak has put himself forward, taking the number confirmed candidates to four. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. morning. he s the former chancellor, but could rishi sunak be the next prime minister? he certainly wants to be, launching his campaign yesterday evening with a slick social media video. soft piano music plays i ve told you a little bit about my story, but i m running to be our next prime minister because it s your stori