At the rugby world cup. And coming up, dateline london reflects on what was another momentous week in westminster. That is in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning. Downing street has reacted angrily after borisjohnson was referred to the Police Watchdog over his friendship with an american businesswoman. The independent office for Police Conduct will look at whether a criminal investigation should be launched into allegations thatJennifer Arcuri was given favourable treatment, including financial grants, when mrjohnson was mayor of london. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. Come to london. Build your businesses here. The mayor of london supports you. The american tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri received £11,500 sponsorship for events run by her company innotech from organisations linked to borisjohnsons office while he was mayor of london. She then went on three overseas trade missions with borisjohnson all of which shed originally been turned down for. T
85 of emails from pensioners who felt left out, ignored, taken for granted. Dont forget about 75 of those of pensionable age vote for the conservative party, but they didnt feel they would be treated with respect, and the rest of the emails were about this muslim war memorial went down in extremely badly. We put that to jeremy hunt , the that to jeremy hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer. The man next to me, christopher hope, cornered him on that. He defended his position. He defended his position. But let know what you but let me know what you think. £1 million, thats an expensive signal isnt expensive virtue. Signal isnt it . Get expensive virtue. Signal isnt it. 7 get in touch. Gb views at gb news. Com lets crack on. Now its news. Com lets crack on. Now wsfime news. Com lets crack on. Now its time for your latest news headunes its time for your latest News Headlines tatiana sanchez. Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Martin. Thank you. The top stories from the gb newsroom. The Prim
Regulator will get new powers to make sure people with defined contribution patterns are getting value from their investments, and theres a new isa scheme with a £5,000 yearly allowance for investments in britain and the nhs. It systems will get a £35 million upgrade. Now. In other news today, the house of lords has defeated the government in all ten votes on its rwanda bill. It sets the stage now for an extended battle between the commons and the house of lords over the governments flagship immigration policy. However, downing street says peers should be working with mps to protect innocent lives after the Prime Minister made stopping the boats a centrepiece of his leadership. Five people were arrested for spraying red paint on a government building in scotland in a pro palestinian protest, the activists scaled Queen Elizabeth house in edinburgh , elizabeth house in edinburgh, replacing the union flag with a palestinian one. The demonstrators say the uk government is complicit in th
Room. Next. At 9 01, im Polly Middlehurst in the gb newsroom. And our top story tonight. All eyes were on the chancellor today as he delivered his Spring Budget. He cut personal taxes to the lowest level in nearly 50 years, with another £0. 02 in the pound cut in National Insurance being the centrepiece of his pre election budget. But figures suggest expected rises in council tax will wipe out any benefits felt by households. Speaking after his statement in the commons today, jeremy hunt said his budget marks a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families. What you see is that after a four percentage point cut in National Insurance, there is a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families, and that is because the economy has turned a corner. Weve stuck to the plan. We have the forecasts are much more optimistic for the economy going forward. And as conservatives, forward. And as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden that will fire up the tax burde
Is the best country in the world to be black because it is a country that sees people not labels and cheaper food shopping for the first time in two years, theres been a monthly drop in food prices. Will this trend continue . Will this trend continue . Were going to get the thoughts of minister of state for of the minister of state for food this morning here at the tory. Tory. Conference your first tory conference. It is it is. Were going to be talking in a moment as well to a woman here who has a stand. Shes a baker and she met rishi sunak this morning. She gave him his favourite cake. Were going to chatting her in just a to be chatting to her in just a moment. Your thoughts moment. Email us your thoughts as well. This morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But first, heres with heres the news with Erin Armstrong. Armstrong. Good morning. Its 931. Im good morning. Its 931. Im Erin Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Businesses are demanding immediate clarity as confusion continues over the future of