rishi sunak takes taxes back to . rishi sunak takes taxes back to 19505. this is a point i want to pick up in the front page there when we have a look down — i think it's the penultimate group, green groups criticise cuts with the uk summit in glasgow only days away. cheaper to fly in the uk? this glasgow only days away. cheaper to fly in the uk?— fly in the uk? this was not a green buduet, fly in the uk? this was not a green budget. tom _ fly in the uk? this was not a green budget, tom was _ fly in the uk? this was not a green budget, tom was mentioning - budget, tom was mentioning the freeze in fuel duty, and then this quite surprising substantial cut to air passenger duty is quite popular with conservative backbenchers because it helps to support regional airports, lots of whom happen to have newly elected conservative mp5. the problem is that it makes it easier and cheaperfor the problem is that it makes it easier and cheaper for people to travel by air, which is most polluting — and he made an odd boast, saying the thing is domestic flights admi

it huge balancing act that rishi sunak has here. , ., huge balancing act that rishi sunak has here. , . ., . huge balancing act that rishi sunak has here. ., . has here. it is a balancing act if ou are has here. it is a balancing act if you are a _ has here. it is a balancing act if you are a fiscal— has here. it is a balancing act if you are a fiscal conservative . has here. it is a balancing act if| you are a fiscal conservative like rishi sunak. however, it is not a balancing act if you are prepared to look more widely and get a measure of the scale of the crisis that we are in. and the scale of the economic rewiring that needs to be done. that is something that leaders in other parts of the world have grasped. the obvious comparison is the us presidentjoe biden who is putting through a huge fiscal stimulus package through congress at the moment. he and his economic advisers have said that current system is not working. it's not up to the task of addressing people's very real economic concerns post pandemic, but also the task of the climate emergency that we all face globally. so

i think rishi sunak has been lucky, you know. — i think rishi sunak has been lucky, you know, we know that he is going to get— you know, we know that he is going to get a _ you know, we know that he is going to get a good degree of physical headroom tomorrow by the fact that the economy has grown far faster than expected in the earlier part of this yeah — than expected in the earlier part of this year. the latest forecast for growth — this year. the latest forecast for growth is — this year. the latest forecast for growth is that we will see gdp rise tty growth is that we will see gdp rise by 7% _ growth is that we will see gdp rise by 7% up _ growth is that we will see gdp rise by 7% up from forecasts of 4%, so that will— by 7% up from forecasts of 4%, so that will give him an extra 20,000,000,000 possibly 30,000,000,000 to play with, and as we have _ 30,000,000,000 to play with, and as we have noted in the past week or so, we _ we have noted in the past week or so, we have — we have noted in the past week or so, we have seen a drip, drip, drip effect— so, we have seen

you can see the chancellor rishi sunak and - see the chancellor rishi sunak and his team, rishi sunak brandishing that red box which contains those all—important budget papers. he is going to finish off here and then he will get into his car and make his way across to downing street, where there will be prime ministers and after that, there will be prime ministers and afterthat, he there will be prime ministers and after that, he will deliver his budget around 12.30. so all eyes are eagerly trained on the red box, waiting to see the detail on site. you canjust waiting to see the detail on site. you can just see waiting to see the detail on site. you canjust see rishi sunak on his own at the moment. he was surrounded by members of his treasury team, but with one notable absence, simon clark, the treasury minister, who said that while he has keenly worked alongside the chancellor on this budget, hasn't appeared at this moment in the street because he tweeted saying he struggles with agoraphobia, outdoorspaces. so he wasn't present for the photo opportunity moment but he has worked alo

mo, rishi sunak has been described _ inequalities. mo, rishi sunak has been described as _ inequalities. mo, rishi sunak has been described as a _ inequalities. mo, rishi sunak has been described as a fiscally - been described as a fiscally conservative chancellor — is that what is needed right now? yes, there is money pledged before, dependent on what we see on wednesday, but will that attribute come to the four and is that what is needed?- will that attribute come to the four and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will — and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will come _ and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will come to _ and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will come to the _ and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will come to the fore, - and is that what is needed? yeah, i think it will come to the fore, and l think it will come to the fore, and in some ways, yes, that is needed, because the government has had to borrow and spend a lot of money to deal with the pandemic, £400 billion orso dea

rishi sunak, the - to tomorrow? rishi sunak, the chancellor. — to tomorrow? rishi sunak, the chancellor, doing _ to tomorrow? rishi sunak, the chancellor, doing his - to tomorrow? rishi sunak, the chancellor, doing his first - chancellor, doing his first in—person conservative party conference speech. traditionally it is the governing party's conference and the chance of the's speech is the second biggest event after the prime minister's big address on the closing day, the wednesday. i do not think we will get anything from rishi sunak that is usually newsworthy around packs or anything like that. instead, we will get a flavour of who he is as a person. he has only been chancellor for 18 months but what an 18 months he has had with the pandemic, the furlough scheme and the colossal amount of borrowing need to pay for that. i think what we will get is a sense from rishi sunak that he had to do an extraordinary thing in extraordinary times, but he is quite traditionally conservative when it comes to the business of managing public finances. he is instinctivel

we shall see how long the plan _ rishi sunak. we shall see how long the plan is — rishi sunak. we shall see how long the plan is working for. for rishi sunak. we shall see how long the plan is working for.— the plan is working for. for now thank you _ the plan is working for. for now thank you both _ the plan is working for. for now thank you both very _ the plan is working for. for now thank you both very much, - the plan is working for. for now thank you both very much, we | the plan is working for. for now i thank you both very much, we will the plan is working for. for now - thank you both very much, we will do all of these again in about 40 minutes' time. the papers are always on online anytime you want to catch up. sport coming up next and the weather and we will be joining our colleagues in singapore for newsday. good evening i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with football. there were ugly scenes tonight at wembley stadium as england hosted hungary and a world cup qualifier running out that the other home nations result isjoe wilson. englan

will the real rishi sunak reveal himself? what were the secret is in his red box. the economy never stops. it is perpetual motion pushing politicians in unexpected directions. as he marches on from the worst of the pandemic emergency could he use today's grand occasion to break the course. fiur could he use today's grand occasion to break the course.— to break the course. our plan is workinu. to break the course. our plan is working- cash _ to break the course. our plan is working. cash is _ to break the course. our plan is working. cash is not _ to break the course. our plan is working. cash is not as - to break the course. our plan is working. cash is not as tight - to break the course. our plan is working. cash is not as tight as| to break the course. our plan is i working. cash is not as tight as he thou~ht, working. cash is not as tight as he thought. but _ working. cash is not as tight as he thought. but he — working. cash is not as tight as he thought, but he cannot _ working. cash is not as tight as he thought, but he cannot escape - working. cash is n

rishi sunak gave his reaction to bbc breakfast. , , ., ., rishi sunak gave his reaction to bbc breakfast. , , . ., ., breakfast. this is a matter for the -a breakfast. this is a matter for the party specifically- _ at my understanding is that we carry out compliance checks in line with the referendum on political parties legislation that was put in place by the labour government. and those are the compliance checks that are required by law. those are the compliance checks that the party carries out. of the conservative saying they are operating under the regulations introduced by labour. these papers contain a huge amount of information. what would you pick out as being the headlines from that information?— as being the headlines from that information? w . , , information? taking a step back, i think it is the — information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale _ information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale and _ information? taking a step back, i think it is the scale and content, l think it is the scale and content, 12 million files is an enormous amount. that me

rishi sunak has been chancellor at a far from normal time. the man who spent unprecedented sums during the covid crisis. this week, though, he wants to set out his plans for after the pandemic. and although the treasury has promised to balance the books, there is a growing list of pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of building a strong economy is having strong public services, and you will see that next week, whether it�*s the nhs, which we have already taken steps to support significantly to recover from coronavirus, children, schools, skills, all of these things. policing and crime. you will see investment across the board in public services because that�*s what we were elected to deliver and that�*s what we are getting on and doing. the government says it wants higher productivity and higher wages, so there will be around £3 billion earmarked for skills. billions too for transport and health research. commitments this weekend have amounted to more than £20 billion, a sign the spending tap hasn�*t been turned off complet

i think it says something about rishi sunak. rishi sunak has only had a very smooth run and that sounds weird for a chancellor who became chancellorjust before an unprecedented pandemic and financial emergency, but some of rishi sunak�*s critics say that the fellow scheme has been relatively straightforward and he has been handing money to people in the state has basically been paying peoples wages but now a lot of the difficult decisions are starting to bite and we have a budget coming up towards the end of the month, spending review and every department and government thinks it has the most pressing and urgent needs from him and rishi sunak is having to make difficult decisions so i do wonder whether a part of this is frustration that as he grapples with difficult decisions, yet another difficult decision has come out of nowhere and he feels like the business secretary blindsided him by going on tv this morning and saying the chancellor was going to be helping. let morning and saying the chancellor was going to be helping.�

and away from rishi sunak, larae the bill. and away from rishi sunak, [an e frost the bill. and away from rishi sunak, large frost has _ the bill. and away from rishi sunak, large frost has been _ the bill. and away from rishi sunak, large frost has been speaking - the bill. and away from rishi sunak, large frost has been speaking about| large frost has been speaking about the tricky northern ireland protocol. what has he been seeing. —— lord frost. he will be talking about the northern ireland protocol. the compromise reached to make sure a brexit deal could happen. northern ireland remains any closer economic relationship with the eu than the rest of the uk. net result of which is there is a border in the irish sea, irritating for those of a unionist background and makes trade much more tricky. the government has tried to come to a further arrangement with the eu. lord frost saying he is willing to trigger article 16 of the brexit deal, suspending the protocol, allowing the uk to behave as it sees fit. the government says the conditions have been met but are not yet do

britain's chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising "investment across the board in public services" in his budget on wednesday as part of a plan to rebuild the economy. strong investment in public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giving businesses confidence and then supporting working families. the uk's opposition labour party says it will not raise income tax at the next election. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker is captured after a joint operation by the armed forces and the police. a candle—lit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie. it's yours, sold, congratulations. and, gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised "investment across the board in public services" in his budget on wednesday. he said that while his instincts were to cut taxes, he was having to grapple with the biggest economic shock for 300 ye

daily telegraph it in the daily telegraph hinting that rishi sunak will visit a beret tomorrow, so we know whereabouts he might be, same paper, let's move to a different story. test and trace criticises eye watering waste of cash. , , , h, criticises eye watering waste of cash. , , , , ., 4' cash. yes, this is something i think we all felt was _ cash. yes, this is something i think we all felt was true _ cash. yes, this is something i think we all felt was true but _ cash. yes, this is something i think we all felt was true but didn't - we all felt was true but didn't have the number is to put out for us. the public accounts committee has said that the test and trace system was world beating according to the former house secretary was in fact a huge waste of money, one of the most public —— expensive public health interventions of the pandemic, and it didn't work. we were told this was a worthy investment to stop us from having to go into lockdown, we have chris went into two back on some of the second one lasted a very long time, and the details of this absolutely extraordinary.

chancellor rishi sunak says this week's budget will focus on helping the economy and delivering a plan forjobs. strong investment in plan for “obs. strong investment in -ublic plan forjobs. strong investment in public services, _ plan forjobs. strong investment in public services, driving _ plan forjobs. strong investment in public services, driving economic l public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giving business confidence and then supporting working families. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker is captured — after a joint operation by the armed forces, and the police. a candle—lit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie. sold, congratulations. and gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. hello and welcome to bbc news. ministers are to formalise their committment to a "skills revolution" in england, with a series of measures to be unveiled in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. in his autumn statement, rishi sun

— vision are generous in that sense, i think rishi sunak is incredibly worried — think rishi sunak is incredibly worried about inflation, so he doesn't — worried about inflation, so he doesn't feel able to take the track thatjoe _ doesn't feel able to take the track thatjoe biden is. at the time is going _ thatjoe biden is. at the time is going to — thatjoe biden is. at the time is going to tell who is correct on this also— going to tell who is correct on this. also pending the outcome if you look— this. also pending the outcome if you look at— this. also pending the outcome if you look at that, had it operated on a tletter— you look at that, had it operated on a better position to inflation then our economy, then i think the chancellor— our economy, then i think the chancellor has been whining about that inflation, it means higher rates, — that inflation, it means higher rates, it— that inflation, it means higher rates, it means you have to pay more to serve _ rates, it means you have to pay more to serve the _ rates, it means you have to pay more to serve the debt.

sunak had to things really— and then rishi sunak had to things really to— and then rishi sunak had to things really to do in the speech, it wasn't — really to do in the speech, it wasn't the soaring rhetoric we expect — wasn't the soaring rhetoric we expect from the likes of william hague _ expect from the likes of william hague or— expect from the likes of william hague or that cameron did in 2007 or mycoie _ hague or that cameron did in 2007 or mycole pruitt are loaded as shadow chancellor back in 2,000 but there were _ chancellor back in 2,000 but there were two— chancellor back in 2,000 but there were two things he wanted to do, one was to— were two things he wanted to do, one was to introduce himself formally to the tory— was to introduce himself formally to the tory faithful for the first time and von're — the tory faithful for the first time and you're right, he was focusing on the fact— and you're right, he was focusing on the fact that — and you're right, he was focusing on the fact that he was a fiscal conservative, but also that you know he is _ conservati

of chris rishi sunak had to come _ considering it. of chris rishi sunak had to come to _ considering it. of chris rishi sunak had to come to everyone _ considering it. of chris rishi sunak had to come to everyone product l had to come to everyone product rescue during the pandemic is another version of that. similar story or a related story at least on the sunday express. we will keep you warm during winter, this is trying to reassure people that things are not as powerless as they might seem. the sunday times looking at the impact on business and industry which of course if that story comes it will have a huge impact on households. at the sunday express taking a study different approach to in some ways the same story and look at the impact on household budgets. they've at the business secretary issuing a promise saying that the government will act and the people will get some help in the government will get some help in the government will deal with sky—high energy bills and other issues that people are facing. the problem though i

so this really was a missed opportunity, i think, for rishi sunak— opportunity, i think, for rishi sunak to _ opportunity, i think, for rishi sunak to prove he can be a green chancellon — sunak to prove he can be a green chancellor. there wasn't talk of greening — chancellor. there wasn't talk of greening the tax revenue, changing how we _ greening the tax revenue, changing how we price our roads, how we move to electric— how we price our roads, how we move to electric vehicles. there has been a lot of— to electric vehicles. there has been a lot of announcements in recent weeks _ a lot of announcements in recent weeks around transition spending, the heating building strategy, for example — the heating building strategy, for example. nevertheless to go through an entire _ example. nevertheless to go through an entire budget in the week of cop 26 without— an entire budget in the week of cop 26 without mentioning climate change - ithink— 26 without mentioning climate change — i think that is worrying, for anybody— — i think that is worrying, for anybody who cares about a

firstly, to rishi sunak. we also have luckily, the read books here with all the contents of the autumn budget and the office for budget responsibility plasma economic fiscal outlook. aren�*t we lucky everybody has been ploughing through them? firstly, your response to rishi sunak. a big, heavy speech. there was somebody describe it to me as something there was that bigger than expected tweak to universal credit which the chancellor says 2 million families will benefit from. the response to concerns about the cost of living crisis. right at the very beginning of his speech he highlighted something that is extremely important which will colour the political atmosphere, that projection that inflation will hit 4%. that will be a challenge for the government and for everyone, but he is benefiting from the fact that it seems as if the pandemic did less permanent damage to the economy than we thought. but there is an awful lot of expensive stuff he has promised to do and a bit of hope that the numbers in the bette

i think rishi sunak may be wanting a little self—describing mojo for himself too. "me think the lady doth protest too much," to quote shakespeare! henry, a balance to be admired or doubted, do you think? oh, i certainly think to be questioned, as we would have for any party in power. to go back to simon's point comparing this to what happened a year ago, let's also think about what happened over ten years, when the conservatives were in power, notjust on the borisjohnson were back under david cameron, instituted fairly crippling austerity cuts that we had not seen also since world war ii. we keep talking about this huge generational shift. the fact that health is going to be back to that 2010 level, sorry, education, health has been 0k and so is the home office but plenty of other departments are not necessarily going to find they are black flush as they were even a decade ago. we still have the bug bear of inflation. they are pegging it at between 4% and 5% next year. that will cut into people's spending power and that includes the government's on spending power.

it seems now rishi sunak really wants to nail the digital revolution in the nhs. this is a surprise _ digital revolution in the nhs. this is a surprise to _ digital revolution in the nhs. this is a surprise to me because i thought— is a surprise to me because i thought it _ is a surprise to me because i thought it was more widespread throughout the country and i thought everybody _ throughout the country and i thought everybody had an nhs number and you were able _ everybody had an nhs number and you were able to view your patient records — were able to view your patient records that way but i think the plan _ records that way but i think the plan with— records that way but i think the plan with this is to give people the opportunity to give people the chance — opportunity to give people the chance to book appointments online. i'm surprised this is our leading story— i'm surprised this is our leading story in— i'm surprised this is our leading story in terms of rishi sunak concentrating so much in the digitisation of the nhs because it seems _ digitisa

what are we expecting from rishi sunak today? >> manus, we are not expecting an expansionary budget from rishi sunak today because of this backdrop in inflation. he is not going to want to trigger an even more aggressive response from the bank of england, which we know markets were already expecting to hike rates 2.25% in november at its meeting next week. that would only add to the cost of servicing the government's debt burden. on the other hand, if rishi sunak is not generous enough, he risks choking up which as you can see, there is a big risk off because of the winter of discontent that could be on the cards. the covid cases are rising in the u.k. and other countries are in boost mode. we are expecting him to focus his budget on addressing the cost of living crisis in the u.k. we are expecting a rise in the minimum wage, public sector wages, and a continuation on the freeze on fuel duty. unless there is a big rabbit out of the hat moment, as we know is often the case with chancellors and their budgets, we are not expecting a

rishi sunak says he will consider cutting taxes when the economy is back on track. i have to be blunt with you, our recovery comes with a cost. our national debt is almost a 100% of gdp, so we need to fix our public finances. more revelations from the leaked pandora papers say a second prominent donor to the conservative party was involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. a serving metropolitan police officer appears in court charged with rape.

rishi sunak saying this at the —— at the end _ rishi sunak saying this at the —— at the end of— rishi sunak saying this at the —— at the end of his budget reminds me of this great— the end of his budget reminds me of this great land at kevin rudd, the labour— this great land at kevin rudd, the labour prime minister in 2007 when he was _ labour prime minister in 2007 when he was on _ labour prime minister in 2007 when he was on track to win his landslide victory— he was on track to win his landslide victory over — he was on track to win his landslide victory over a conservative prime minister. — victory over a conservative prime minister, he came out and said, people — minister, he came out and said, people called me a fiscal conservative. an enterprising iournalist _ conservative. an enterprising journalist went back and look to history— journalist went back and look to history and nobody had ever called him a _ history and nobody had ever called him a fiscal— history and nobody had ever called him a fiscal conservative. i think rishi _ him a fiscal conservative. i

rishi sunak would say _ part of the country. rishi sunak would say we — part of the country. rishi sunak would say we are _ part of the country. rishi sunak would say we are raising - part of the country. rishi sunak would say we are raising the i part of the country. rishi sunak i would say we are raising the minimum wage, and we are unfreezing public sector pay, more for nhs and public transport and other areas, and it is hard to argue with that? i am happy to have an argument _ hard to argue with that? i am happy to have an argument with _ hard to argue with that? i am happy to have an argument with the i to have an argument with the chancellor on living standards because what labour is saying would really help families now. we are committed to cutting vat on heating bills. forsix committed to cutting vat on heating bills. for six months. committed to cutting vat on heating bills. forsix months. many committed to cutting vat on heating bills. for six months. many people face a tough winter and facing the pinch. when the bills have been arriving, everything is more expensiv

the chancellor, rishi sunak, has been speaking to the bbc in the past hour — ahead of his budget on wednesday. our political correspondent charlotte rose is here. covid time impacting and what is likely to do. covid time impacting and what is likely to da— covid time impacting and what is likel to do. ~ , , , ., likely to do. absolutely. this whole bud . et will likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be _ likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be overshadowed - likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be overshadowed by - likely to do. absolutely. this whole | budget will be overshadowed by the issue of covid. the chancellor has to spend william's pounds of taxpayers money to prop up the economy and support individuals and families and businesses through the past couple of years. he wants to be seen as a low tax chancellor but it seems that is not an option for him at the moment. he wants to prove to his party can be tough and resist those who call for money to be spent in all areas. but we had an interesting message this morning because you might have thought he

sunak. fuel duty, another one announced by rishi sunak-— rishi sunak. thank you, adam flemin: , rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming. our— rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming, our chief _ rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming, our chief political - fleming, our chief political correspondent. let�*s speak to paul nowak, deputy general secretary of the tuc. millions of people are in line for a pay rise next with an end get along public—sector pay including many of the people belonging to your union, do you welcome this announcement? the devil will be very much in the detail, we not only have had a year of public sector pay freeze, this came on the back of a decade of public sector pay freezes and pay caps meaning many public—sector workers are worse off than they were in real terms in 2010, so we will need to see the detail and we will need to see the detail and we will need to see the detail and we will need to see the chancellor put his money where his mouth is. the chancellor _ money where his mouth is. the chancellor does _ money where his mou

i'm working very well with the chancellor of the exchequer, with rishi sunak. we are doing a good job together. we have been successful in putting in place a new international taxation system. it is a great french/british victory and rishi was at the head of the g7 when he decided to support the french idea to have this international taxation being put in place, both minimum taxation and digital taxation. i have been personally fighting for that for more than four years. i know. and i am very grateful to rishi. but, as you well know, minister, rishi sunak does not head the british government, borisjohnson does. he sets the tone of the relationship. but i am not working with borisjohnson, i'm working with rishi sunak, and i'm working very well. and this is the clear evidence that, when the uk and france are working together on the fight against climate change, with the cop26, on the international taxation, on many issues, we are successful. the outside world also looks at france and sees political uncertainty looming. you have a presidential election and you hav

rishi sunak allocated 1.7 of £5 billion. rishi sunak allocated 17 billion — of £5 billion. rishi sunak allocated 1.7 billion of that to other projects _ 1.7 billion of that to other projects. leeds west is one area in particular— projects. leeds west is one area in particular that you mentioned. then there's— particular that you mentioned. then there's rachel reeves's constituency, which he added into his speech, and itjust so happened she was— his speech, and itjust so happened she was stepping in for care starmer _ she was stepping in for care starmer. but there wasn't any new money— starmer. but there wasn't any new money per— starmer. but there wasn't any new money per se for new projects— i suppose — money per se for new projects— i suppose the new money was the seven orso suppose the new money was the seven or so billion _ suppose the new money was the seven or so billion for regional... there's— or so billion for regional... there's at— or so billion for regional... there's at least i,000,000,000 and a half of— there's at least i,000,000,000 and

good evening, the chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising to spend almost £7 billion improving transport outside of london. in england's city region. it's one of a number of pledge, spending pledges to be announced in wednesday's budget. an increase in the national living wage tonight will be included in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. a pay rise to - public sector workers but the detail will not - be known until next year. the extent of the briefings earned rishi sunak and his team a firm telling off from the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. he accused the chancellor of riding roughshod over mps by providing information to the media before parliamentarians. but are only politicians and spin doctors to blame? some viewers feel that journalists contribute to the problem by frequent speculation about what might be in the budget and repeatedly questioning ministers about its content in advance. peter asked: and peter hammon road on monday: —— and peter hammon wrote on monday: last friday morning, the sun newspaper revealed that the queen had spent wednesday nigh

in the times newspaper this morning the chancellor, rishi sunak, has reiterated that case numbers are in line with what was expected and restrictions will be reviewed if necessary, saying that a range of options are available, and those are not options that involve lockdowns or very significant economic restrictions. covid boosterjabs and flu vaccinations are the key to protection. the former head of covid vaccine delivery in england, dr emily lawson, has now returned to the post. credited with the early success of the vaccine rollout, her return indicating ministers anticipate significant strain on the nhs in the coming months. data for england from the ons last week shows the sharpest rises in covid case rates were among children, but there were some increases among older age groups as well. the uk has recorded over 40,000 new daily covid cases for the past ten days. experts on sage, who advise the government, say modelling suggests that winter covid admissions are increasingly unlikely to rise above the levels of the peak in january this year, but planning for possible new measures

will the real rishi sunak reveal himself? what were the secrets in his red box? the economy never stops, but its perpetual motion pushes politicians in unexpected directions. as he marches on from the worst of the pandemic emergency, would he use today's grand occasion to break with the course? our plan is working. cash isn't as tight as he thought, but he can't escape the fact money won't stretch as far. inflation�*s on its way to 4%. the pressures caused by supply chains and energy prices will take months to ease. it would be irresponsible for anyone to pretend that we can solve this overnight. but where the government can ease these pressures, we will act. and the chancellor wants you and his party to know he'd never now splurge cash without restriction. higher borrowing today is just higher interest rates and even higher taxes tomorrow. so we need to strengthen our public finances, so that when the next crisis comes, we have the fiscal space to act. today, i am publishing a new charter for budget responsibility. a new gimmick, but a return of rules to get n

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thanks it's interesting you're actually seeing a big expansion of the savior by rishi sunak. also expanding their tax burden to its highest level since the 1950s. just to look at some of those measures bit by bit, you've got one of the biggest measures which was increasing spending for no austerity even for unprotected departments. boosting departmental spending by £24.8 billion. the universal credit measures that we've been talking about, that's improving the taper where you take money away from people when they are in money and also boosting the amount they can earn before you withdraw the benefit, that cost £2.2 billion. and the other measure business rates for hospitality businesses £1.9 billion. the reason that is all possible is because of the economic contacts if you have a look at this chart, if the economy were measured by richter scale that's the earthquake there. we bounce back since then. 6.5 economic growth better than expected largely because the vaccines enabled the economy to reopen. you can see there that it's going to slow down again in the coming years.

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here's rishi sunak on how the announcements will impact people living in the uk. help for working families with their cost of living, because we will always give people the support they need and the tools to build a better life for themselves. and levelling up. because for too long, far too long, the location of your birth has determined too much of your future because the awesome power of opportunity shouldn't you be of opportunity shouldn't be available only to a wealthy few, but be the birthright of every child in a prosperous united kingdom. here's the opposition labour party's rachel reeves, who was filling in for leader keir starmer after he tested positive for covid—i9. the shadow chancellor told mps many people wouldn't benefit. families struggling with a cost of living prices, businesses- hit by a supply chain crisis, i those who rely on our schools and hospitals and police. they won't recognise the world that - the chancellor is describing. they will think that he is i living in a parallel universe. the chancellor in thisl budget has decided to cut tax

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the chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his budget and spending review today. a number of policies have already been announced, but the government is under pressure to do more to help people struggling with the rising cost of living. so far, we've been told there will be a rise in the national living wage from £8.91 per hour to £9.50, and an end to the pay freeze for public sector workers. there'll be £5.9 billion for nhs england to tackle the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans. and £2.6 billion will be spent on creating 30,000 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. in all, the promises already unveiled add up to around £20 billion of extra spending. but we'll have to wait until after midday to hear how the chancellor plans to fund these policies, and labour has warned the spending pledges do not go far enough to make up for tax and price hikes. here's our political correspondent chris mason. rishi sunak showing off his footwear and socks in a set of photos released by the treasury of the chancellor prepa

nigel, we are going to end in the rishi sunak- going to end in the rishi sunak being worried about the economic damage and potential loss to foreign countries of investment that might otherwise come to the uk if we pursue our zero carbon ambition too vigorously. pursue our zero carbon ambition too viaorousl . ~ . pursue our zero carbon ambition too viaorousl . ~ , ., vigorously. well, these are the -roblem vigorously. well, these are the problem is _ vigorously. well, these are the problem is that _ vigorously. well, these are the problem is that the _ vigorously. well, these are the problem is that the prime - vigorously. well, these are the . problem is that the prime minister and chancellor is constantly face. the prime minister wants to spend, the chancellor wants to save money. however, if we are going to be serious about climate change, it is going to cost. and estimates range from something like we need to spend another £50 billion to £200 billion on making britain a greener place. so, the question comes down to rishi sunak is the one to answer it, does he believe in stopping

but rishi sunak is saying that he is not going to do that. of course, the government has been forced into several u—turns because of marcus rashford's amazing advocacy work on this issue, so we wait to see if you continue to push on this issue. it is worth saying at this moment, people talking about fiscal responsibility, but it is important to note, whether it is climate investment, investment in health care, in our children, to be able to spend big. we can actually borrow very cheaply. and so this is an opportunity for us to spend and not make the same mistakes we made in 2010, which was austerity, which got the nhs into a bad place, leading to this pandemic in the first place. leading to this pandemic in the first place-— leading to this pandemic in the first lace. a, ,., , first place. mo, give some insight in terms of _ first place. mo, give some insight in terms of the _ first place. mo, give some insight in terms of the conservatives - first place. mo, give some insight in terms of the conservatives and | in terms of the conservati

rishi sunak has a lot to weigh up this week. he's been chancellor through an unprecedented crisis which has meant unprecedented spending. now a trickier path — he wants to balance the books at the same time as announcing a number of spending commitments. one of the elements of building a stronger economy is having strong public services, and you will see that next week — whether it's the nhs, which we've already taken steps to support significantly to recover from coronavirus, children, schools, skills, all of these things, policing and crime. you will see investment across the board in public services. the government says it wants higher productivity and higher wages, so there will be around £3 billion earmarked for skills. billions too for transport and health research. commitments this weekend have amounted to more than £20 billion — a sign the spending tap hasn't been turned off completely. yet in the treasury, they are keen to get spending under control, and there are concerns about inflation, which could squeeze li

at the conservative party conference, rishi sunak makes it clear the difficult choices ahead. i have to be blunt with you. our recovery comes with a cost. meanwhile, the army starts delivering fuel to try to help the petrol stations still running dry in the south east. the chancellor says despite the challenges, brexit is in the long—term interests of the country. also tonight. the big tory party donor involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. after the sarah everard case, the head of the met police announces a review of police vetting standards. facebook, instagram and whatsapp have all gone off—line in a major network blackout. and the loneliness of the long distance runner running up every mountain in wales over 2,000 feet. coming up on the bbc news channel, a big week ahead of the ashes tour, where the england and wales cricket board will meet to decide whether it will go ahead this winter. good evening. rishi sunak has defended recent tax rises saying he wants to cut taxes, but only when the public finances are on a "sustainable footing". in his first s

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nor does rishi sunak. so he doesn't want to do it, but you will notice that was not a categorical know. so, lots of politics happening here in manchester. the prime minister was of course asked about the issue that has dominated the headlines for much of this week, the murder of sarah everard and the jailing of a serving metropolitan police officer for her murder. big questions in the wake of that conviction about the vetting process at the met, big questions about the safety of women and girls, and what the government can do to try and help. the prime minister had this response. i think we do need to look systemically _ this response. i think we do need to look systemically not _ this response. i think we do need to look systemically not just _ this response. i think we do need to look systemically not just at - this response. i think we do need to look systemically not just at this - look systemically not just at this case: _ look systemically not just at this case, but — look systemically not just at

the chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising nearly £7 billion to improve transport outside london in england's city regions. it's one of a number of spending pledges to be unveiled in wednesday's government budget. he says a "transport revolution" will bring public services around the country in line with the capital. political leaders in england's city regions have welcomed the chancellor's pledge to improve transport links outside this feels like a breakthrough today. we have put forward a powerful case for a london style public transport system and this is a big downpayment on it. it is not everything we need, so this is the money for the infrastructure, we are also being invited to bid for money for services, more frequent bus services and crucially lower fares and that bid is still in with the government but if we get that, as well, and i hope we will, we have got everything we need to build a london style public transport system on the ground in greater manchester by may 202a. this is not a day for any negativity. it feels like a real breakthrough for levelling up today, the government f