and help businesses but he completely missed it. i can t remember a government so out of touch from what is happening around the country. we touch from what is happening around the count . ~ touch from what is happening around the country- the country. we will get onto the cost of living the country. we will get onto the cost of living in the country. we will get onto the cost of living in a the country. we will get onto the cost of living in a moment, - the country. we will get onto the cost of living in a moment, but i cost of living in a moment, but first of all, if you were in government you would have to raise taxes? , . , ., , , ., taxes? the liberal democrats before the last election taxes? the liberal democrats before the last election said taxes? the liberal democrats before the last election said because - taxes? the liberal democrats before the last election said because we - the last election said because we wanted to invest in the nhs and social care that we nee
people losing year who will now pay thejobs tax rise, and it really people losing year who will now pay the jobs tax rise, and it really is a full frontal attack on low paid families. i m staggered that the conservatives and the chancellor has the audacity to stand up at the conference and make out everything is going so well when he is attacking low paid poor people. given where we are, do you think taxes should go up again? we made clear that if taxes should go up again? we made clear that if you taxes should go up again? we made clear that if you wanted taxes should go up again? we made clear that if you wanted high - clear that if you wanted high quality services and a decent nhs and social care, which i believe, i think care workers have been badly hit over many years, and you needed to pay for it, we were honest about that at the last election. the conservatives were not. they are now forced to break their promises and the worst thing is they are doing it in an unfairway, t
disruption across london. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor rishi sunak has told the conservative party conference in manchester that he wants to do whatever it takes to help britain recover from the pandemic. saying he believed in fiscal responsibility, mr sunak defended tax rises, and said he d like to cut taxes when public finances are on a sustainable footing . and he insisted brexit was in the long term interests of the uk economy, despite disruption to fuel supplies. the government is commiting £500 million to renew job support programmes, amid concerns about a rise in the cost of living and the scrapping of the £20 per week uplift in universal credit. here s our political correspondent iain watson.