The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
tonight, on a two hour edition of the hudson show, breaking details on the debt limit detail, we can hear from democratic hardly greg insider just got briefed on the white house we, also debated with u.s. experts. and special counsel jan s nick, eminem and the alvin bragg both of new potentially damning evidence against who else donald de trump and their respective cases, and setting the record straight on one henry a kissinger. as he marks his 100th birthday, will it because dark and very bloody legacy. good evening, i m mehdi hassan we have breaking news tonight we have what they are calling a deal, just a short time ago president biden s post about that debt limit agreement in principle reaches weekend when his administration and the republican leadership in the house. we ve got good news, we just spoke with speaker mccarthy, and we have reached a bipartisan budget agreement that we are ready to move to the full congress. and i think it s a really important step forwar
make sense of this with our viewers. thanks mehdi. here we go. tonight, on a two hour edition of the mehdi hassan show, breaking details of the debt limit deal. we will hear from democratic congressman greg azar, who just got briefed by the white house on intubated with two experts. then special counsel jack smith manhattan the alvin bragg put out new potentially damning evidence against, who else, donald day trump in their respective cases. and setting the record straight on one henry a kissinger. the former secretary of state marks his 100th birthday, we will look back at his dark and very bloody legacy. good evening, i am many hassan. we have breaking news tonight, we have what they are calling a deal. just a short time ago, president biden spoke about that debt limit in principle, reaches we can do in his administration and the republican leadership in the house. we ve got good news, we just spoke with speaker mccarthy, and we have reached a bipartisan budget agre
good morning and a very warm welcome to our viewers watching around the world and here at home. pippa, you and i have done a lot of these conferences, big get togethers. this is pretty unusual, isn t it, to start against this backdrop? in unusual, isn t it, to start against this backdrop? this backdrop? in 20 years of coverin: this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics and - this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics and coming| this backdrop? in 20 years of. covering politics and coming to these annual events i ve never been in a situation like this, never seen a situation like this. there is so much liz truss needs to do. she needs to convince her veryjittery party, her members who backed her during the contest and mp5, that she understands their concerns but much more importantly she needs to talk beyond them to the public, who are incredibly anxious about the prospect of mortgage rates going up, their energy bil
Defense spending would remain at roughly current levels in 2024 and increase just 1% in 2025, a real terms cut. the bill would also impose new work requirements for some low income people who receive food assistance under a program known as snap, although thankfully it will exempt the homeless. it will also rescind some irs funding, the democrats approve last year to help catch wealthy tax cheats. and it calls back unspent covid-19 relief funds. so yes, while none of that is as bad as the slashing and burning the house republicans originally wanted, should we be cheering on a deal that makes it harder for some of the poorest people in america to get their groceries? should we be taking a victory lap for a proposal that strips funding from the irs to go after tax dodgers? personally, i don t think so. the fact that republicans wanted to do worse, for that some of the most right-wing republicans in congress like lauren boebert are mad about this deal cannot be the benchmark for success.