This is bbc news, i m annita mcveigh at westminster. the headlines at 5. the new chancellor has told ministers that spending cuts are on the way, and their budgets will need to be reduced. jeremy hunt and liz truss have been meeting the cabinet after he tore up most of the mini budget yesterday. the trades union congress says uk families are at breaking point as the country experiences the longest squeeze on real wages since the 1800s. and i mjane hill the headlines this hour. ukraine s president says nearly a third of his country s power stations have now been destroyed, after another round of russian air strikes on energy facilities.
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On all of those stories but that is it from me for now. thank you. thoughts are turning to tomorrow s prime minister s question time where the labour leader, keir starmer gets chance to quizz liz truss after her apology over her mini budget and the appointment ofjeremy hunt as chancellor. many see him as the de factor prime minister after he ripped up virtually all her economics plans that led to a run on the pound, and increases of hundred of pounds in mortgage rates in the future. tom hamilton is a former labour adviser. he co authored a book called an insider s guide to prime minister s questions. welcome, tom. let s talk to peter who is a former special adviser to the conservative government ministers and he is now the political editor of talk radio. gentlemen, even into both of you.