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more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. ....
and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an ....
After we, have said we will raise taxes, weve set out what we will raise and what well spend the money on. So what you did hear this morning is that were going to get rid of the tax break for private schools and use that money for the teachers we need in our state secondary schools. We did here is were going to get rid of the non dom status properly and use that money towards reducing reducing waiting lists. The tax reducing waiting lists. The tax burden on people is as high as its ever been under this government, you know, this has been the tax rising government of all time. Of all time. In other news, around 16,000 households in devon have been told to boil their water before drinking it for another week after a parasite was found in a key reservoir. The Uk Health Security Agency says 22 people are confirmed to have become sick , and as many as 70 other sick, and as many as 70 other cases of diarrhoea and vomiting are ....
Directors, shareholders and bondholders can feel consequences of their decisions. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my most intellectual panel this evening. Gb news is senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the journalist and conservative peer lord goodman. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me. Mail blog gbnews. Com but now its what youve all been waiting for. The news bulletin with tatiana sanchez. Jacob. Thank you. The top stories this hour. Sir keir starmer has told gb news therell be no tax cuts under a Labour Government until the economy is back on the path to growth. The labour leader says that while he wants to keep the tax burden as low as possible, he also wants to ensure that Living Standards improve. He said british people deserve to know that future generations will enjoy be ....
Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has said he wont be rushed to making a decision about the h52 high speed rail link, after widespread reports that he is planning to axe the birmingham to Manchester Leg of the project. He told the bbc today he wants to take time to consider what to do next. Lets get the latest now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley at the conservative Party Conference in manchester. Talk about hst has dominated conference this week. The Prime Minister wants conference this week. The Prime Minister wants to conference this week. The Prime Minister wants to talk c ....