Because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you make difficult decisions, if you stick to our plan for the economy, thats seen inflation falling and growth starting to rise, we can bring down the tax burden. Burden. News in from kyiv tonight, where the uk has pledged a further £125 million of military support to ukraine in a major move against putins invasion. Our home and security editor mark white joined me earlier with more on what that announcement tonight will mean for ukraines war efforts. This extra package , announced this extra package, announced by grant shapps on a visit to ukraine is very significant. Hundreds of pounds and millions of pounds in extra commitment from the uk to provide 10,000 military drones. Now the vast majority will be first person view drones, fpv drones , which
Good evening. From the newsroom. Im sam francis, a quick look at the headlines. At just after 9 00, government ministers are challenging labour to set out its own funding plans after it backed the governments decision to cut National Insurance. The non dom tax status will be scrapped with the aim of raising revenue to make up for the £0. 02 cut, though figures suggest any benefits for the taxpayer are likely to be cancelled out by an expected rise in council tax. Earlier, jeremy hunt told gb news that his budget is proof that the government, he says, is making their fiscal plan work. We want to end the unfairness, the direction of travel weve gone is to reduce National Insurance by one third. The fact that labour are opposing this today is really because labour dont have any plans to reduce taxation. It sort of makes my point for me, their plan is basically that tax should remain at its current levels. We say we dont have to levels. We say we dont have to accept the status quo. If you
Moments. Its 40 years since the miners strike started and the communities where the mines closed are still feeling the same effects. And thats all same effects. And thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. Its always an absolute pleasure and a privilege to have your company now, galloway is back. This was for gaza, the tectonic plates of politics have shifted. Could this signify a sectarian divided politics. 7 yesterday, rishi sunak said the mob had taken over the streets. Is the mob about to take over politics. 7 where might that hit . Take over politics. 7 where might that hit. 7 ive got full in depth that hit. 7 ive got full in depth analysis of that hit . Ive got full in depth analysis of where that sectarian takeover might happen. What it takeover might happen. What it might look like is this an ugly future for british politics . Lessons learned , perhaps from lessons learned, perhaps from the troubles. What will it spell the troubles. What will it spell for a d
Starmer leader the starmer, labour leader the opposition respond Opposition Leader will respond somehow to the pm has said. Somehow to what the pm has said. So to hearing so well look forward to hearing from later. But clearly, from him later. But clearly, clearly governments feel clearly the governments feel that last nights vote in rochdale was was the final straw. Theyve got to try and move in and make clear that people who undermine democracy, who and divide our , our who try and divide our, our society on or should be called out for what they are, the police should step in if that, if that is illegal. And i think what saw last week outside what we saw last week outside parliament, words the parliament, we saw the words the offensive about israel and offensive words about israel and the communities portrayed offensive words about israel and thethe communities portrayed offensive words about israel and thethe elizabeth|unities portrayed offensive words about israel and thethe elizab
Ceo now need to resign. 7 well, ceo now need to resign . Well, nigel himself joins me live very soon to give his unmissable reaction. Elsewhere tonight , reaction. Elsewhere tonight, will a blitz of International Tours by senior royals shore up support for the commonwealth, despite harry and meghans attempt to tear down the late queens most treasured institution , nigel gardiner, institution, nigel gardiner, Peter Tatchell and kyra kennedy do battle on that in the clash. Plus, ill hear from phil dampier and lady Colin Campbell. She has brand new revelations on meghans political future. Perhaps the lack of it in the us. And perhaps the lack of it in the us. And after sending their climate editor 1800 miles to spain and back to whip up, hysteria has the woke bbc joined the growing number of eco hypocrites . Dont miss neil olivers typically impassioned response in the outsider to tomorrows front page is on the way to and fleet street icon Kelvin Mackenzie live before the end of the to giv