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faisal islam, lot of them the coming weeks. faisal islam. thank— lot of them the coming weeks. faisal islam, thank you. _ let's look then in more detail at how the day unfolded. the election announcement was a surprise to most of the prime minister's own mps, and it came after hours of rumour and speculation. here's our deputy political editor vicki young. apologies, we are not able to bring you that piece right now. now let's get reaction from across the uk. we'll be hearing from sara girvin in belfast and tomos morgan in cardiff, but first let's go to our scotland editorjames cook, who is in edinburgh. mishal, thanks very much. so what other big issues for voters in scotland? apart from the economy, people here have been telling pollsters that they care most about the health service, about housing and education. those, to complete matters, are controlled here by the scottish parliament, but that doesn't mean they are irrelevant in a general election campaign because westminster does set the overall budget which any scottish government has available to spend. voters also care
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faisal islam, bbc news, in bristol. meanwhile, labour's leader, sir keir starmer, was in dover today, to outline measures for tackling cross—channel migration. sir keir said if labour wins the next election, it would scrap the conservatives�* rwanda policy immediately. but he didn't promise to stop small boat crossings entirely, saying he wouldn't put "false numbers" on his plans. new figures from the home office show more than 9,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats this year — a rise of 35% on the same period last year. our political editor chris mason has the story. dover this morning. the latest arrivals picked up by border force in the english channel. the ambulance, a reminder of the perils of a crossing. a few miles away, the man who thinks he has a solution. and just look who's following in keir starmer�*s footsteps. the local mp, natalie elphicke, who walked into this week as a conservative mp and ends it sitting with labour. sir keir�*s main idea is this... border security command will b
faisal islam, bbc news, in bristol. meanwhile, labour's leader, sir keir starmer, was in dover today, to outline measures for tackling cross—channel migration. sir keir said if labour wins the next election, it would scrap the conservatives�* rwanda policy immediately. but he didn't promise to stop small boat crossings entirely, saying he wouldn't put "false numbers" on his plans. new figures from the home office show more than 9,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats...
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faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they have finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the triple lock and you have seen our announcement today, the triple lock plus, where we will raise the threshold, make sure that pensioners get a tax cut and they will never pay tax on the state pension, as well as the triple lock going up. 30 miles down the a50 at rolls—royce in derby, labour's top two are also talking economics. at britain's world beating exporter ofjet engines, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, heralded the support of over 120 business executives for a change of government. i can say with confi
faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they have finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the...
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faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they've finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the triple lock and you have seen our announcement today, the triple lock plus, where we will raise the threshold, make sure that pensioners get a tax cut and they will never pay tax on the state pension, as well as the triple lock going up. 30 miles down the a50 at rolls—royce in derby, labour's top two are also talking economics. at britain's world beating exporter ofjet engines, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, heralded the support of over 120 business executives for a change of government. i can say with confide
faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they've finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the...
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faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they have finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the triple lock and you have seen our announcement today, the triple lock plus, where we will raise the threshold, make sure that pensioners get a tax cut and they will never pay tax on the state pension, as well as the triple lock going up. 30 miles down the a50 at rolls—royce in derby, labour's top two are also talking economics. at britain's world beating exporter ofjet engines, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, heralded the support of over 120 business executives for a change of government. i can say with confi
faisal islam reports. the prime minister was inspecting china in the potteries today, but there are no delicate ming vases in his campaign. the conservatives' strategy appears to be move fast and break things, with bold policies. today's new offer — no tax for those on the basic state pension. for people who work hard all their lives and put in, then we need to make sure that they have the dignity they deserve when they have finished. and that is why i have already protected pensions and the...
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faisal islam, bbc news, in watford. we'll have more from the election trail later but now some of the day's other news. a nine—year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, after a shooting in east london. it happened in hackney last night. three adults were also hurt, one of them with potentially life—changing injuries. it's understood the gunshot came from a passing motorbike. thomas magill reports. the terrifying moment after a gunman opened fire into a busy restaurant on kingsland high street, hitting three men sitting outside and a nine—year—old girl enjoying a family meal inside. police say she is now fighting for her life. we do not believe that the girl and the men injured were known to each other. and, as with any child, she was an innocent victim of the indiscriminate nature of gun crime. specialist armed officers and london ambulance arrived at the scene as onlookers tried to help. one eyewitness described the moment the gunman pulled up outside the restaurant. i was at the shop opposite the c
faisal islam, bbc news, in watford. we'll have more from the election trail later but now some of the day's other news. a nine—year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, after a shooting in east london. it happened in hackney last night. three adults were also hurt, one of them with potentially life—changing injuries. it's understood the gunshot came from a passing motorbike. thomas magill reports. the terrifying moment after a gunman opened fire into a busy restaurant on...
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prime minister rishi sunak spoke to our economics editor, faisal islam. is going to take time for people to really feel better but i'm confident that today's figures show that we have momentum, the economy has real momentum and is hard to argue with that when figures showed that we have the highest growth rate in the g7 and that is positive and there's more work to do in wages are rising and people focus on gdp but actually with people at home will be watching is what does this mean for me and are my wages rising? both labour and the lib dems said there was little to celebrate. labour's rachel reeves said working people are still worse off after ia years of economic chaos. you're live with bbc news. now, at the united nations in new york, the general assembly voted in favour of a palestinian bid to become a full un member. in a largely symbolic move, more than 140 countries voted in support, with 9 voting against including the us and israel. in a heated debate, the israeli ambassador, gilad erdan, called the vote a "travesty" — producing a mini—shredd
prime minister rishi sunak spoke to our economics editor, faisal islam. is going to take time for people to really feel better but i'm confident that today's figures show that we have momentum, the economy has real momentum and is hard to argue with that when figures showed that we have the highest growth rate in the g7 and that is positive and there's more work to do in wages are rising and people focus on gdp but actually with people at home will be watching is what does this mean for me and...
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with me is our economics editor, faisal islam. give us your overview festival of what the imf has said today? it does it with all of — what the imf has said today? it does it with all of its — what the imf has said today? it does it with all of its members _ what the imf has said today? it does it with all of its members every - it with all of its members every year, an article four consultation, a deep type on that specific economy on how both tax and spend and monetary interest rate policy, long—term economic policies, where they should take them. for the uk, obviously we have had that mild recession that ended last year and for the growing figures that we saw just at the end of last week, growth was surprisingly good, 0.6%, surprisingly on the upside. as a result of that, the imf says actually the uk is on course for a soft landing from two or three years of turbulence because of global crises we have seen that have affected and ramped up inflation rates, it has upgraded its estimate of how much the uk will grow this year
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islam. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. efforts to clean up england's rivers, lakes and seas have been called �*poor�* by a key watchdog. the office for environmental protection — a statutory public body — says government targets to improve water quality will be missed by a "large margin." here's our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. the government has through the water framework directive, committed itself to improving the health of england's damaged rivers, lakes and coastal waters. at the moment, only 16% of them have a good ecological status and the target for 2027 of 77% looks a long way away. so what's going on? the office for environmental protection, the official watchdog, has been taking a closer look and has delivered a scathing verdict on the government's efforts to improve water quality. we found the legal framework to be basically sound, thankfully, but it's the way that it's being interpreted and implemented that is the issue. it is really be
islam. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. efforts to clean up england's rivers, lakes and seas have been called �*poor�* by a key watchdog. the office for environmental protection — a statutory public body — says government targets to improve water quality will be missed by a "large margin." here's our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. the government has through the water framework directive, committed itself to improving the health of england's...
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but as our economics editor faisal islam reports, similar pledges at the last election didn't stop the tax burden rising to its highest level since the second world war. how are you doing? you all right? the town hall meetings... that was fantastic... ..the scoops of ice cream... look at that. ..and the campaign water features continue for party leaders, but today's main stunt surrounded claim and counterclaim over taxation. the conservatives attempting to seize the initiative with a promise emblazoned on a van not to raise vat, and trying to claim labour would do so. in watford, a key battleground seat, market day — election fever yet to grip here, but some signs the economic weather may be getting a little brighter. i am feeling hopeful. get the good weather, and everybody�*s feeling good. the tax promises from the main parties now appear to disarm what are overwhelmingly the three biggest taxes. income tax, national insurance and vat are nearly two thirds of the entire tax take. the shared pledge is that the rates of all three will not be raised, but what does that mean? these a
but as our economics editor faisal islam reports, similar pledges at the last election didn't stop the tax burden rising to its highest level since the second world war. how are you doing? you all right? the town hall meetings... that was fantastic... ..the scoops of ice cream... look at that. ..and the campaign water features continue for party leaders, but today's main stunt surrounded claim and counterclaim over taxation. the conservatives attempting to seize the initiative with a promise...
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our economics editor faisal islam is here. and this is all down to the high interest rates?— interest rates? yes, this is the second dip _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row we - interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row we have i interest rates? yes, this is the l second dip in a row we have had interest rates? yes, this is the i second dip in a row we have had on this measure from nationwide. you have a housing market that is flat, in a holding pattern, as the interest rates on fixed—rate mortgages which had come down sharply at the beginning of the year are starting to tick up and the banks and building societies all joining and lifting slightly fixed—rate mortgages, which is damping down the housing market in terms of prices. this is the most timely set of figures, four april. it doesn't include cash purchases and the buy to let mortgages but it is an account of what nationwide is see
our economics editor faisal islam is here. and this is all down to the high interest rates?— interest rates? yes, this is the second dip _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row _ interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row we - interest rates? yes, this is the second dip in a row we have i interest rates? yes, this is the l second dip in a row we have had interest rates?...
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with more, here's our economics editor faisal islam. where better than rollquick in bristol to see a turn up in the economic cycle, the end of recession? it has been extreme boom and bust in the bike market since the pandemic, with changes in consumer demand, suppliers, and some retailers going bust. but now, like the economy in general, the brakes are coming off. so, from what you can see in this shop, does it feel like we're coming out of recession? it's beginning to. right now, it does feel like, yeah, things are getting busier and picking up again. from bristol's bikes to its butchers, better news from less bad news on the prices of everyday staples. no, it seems to be ok. it seems to have plateaued a bit, so fingers crossed. it shouldn't, we hope, go up any more. ijust hope that prices will stay as they are, to be honest with you, because it's been a tough few years for a lot of people. visiting a new investment in mri scanners in oxford, the pm says a better than expected economy offers some vindication for his own plan. so, look,
with more, here's our economics editor faisal islam. where better than rollquick in bristol to see a turn up in the economic cycle, the end of recession? it has been extreme boom and bust in the bike market since the pandemic, with changes in consumer demand, suppliers, and some retailers going bust. but now, like the economy in general, the brakes are coming off. so, from what you can see in this shop, does it feel like we're coming out of recession? it's beginning to. right now, it does feel...
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and also there with alex is economics editor for the bbc faisal islam. hi, faisal. hi. am i not your friend? i've got the title. he didn't. i quite like it. oh, sorry. ok, we're off to a bad start already. laughter we're all friends here. it's just you don't want to overuse that word. ok, fine. anyway, let's not fall out. we've got 43 days to go. he'sjust very picky about his friends. this is the behind the scenes you didn't want to know anyway, right? what i was actually going to do, i was actually going to dig up faisal and say, well, there's a huge, big economic backstory to why we're even discussing the election today, which he's going to dig into. so, you know any more, are you? well, no, i'll have to know, laura. 0k. watching today unfold, just give me your big thoughts. were you surprised? because actually, i'm not sure how much money was on today being the day. well, in the big picture, i'm not that surprised because remember, a few weeks ago, we talked a lot about whether or not there was a plan afoot to go for a summer election after all the. well, they weren'
and also there with alex is economics editor for the bbc faisal islam. hi, faisal. hi. am i not your friend? i've got the title. he didn't. i quite like it. oh, sorry. ok, we're off to a bad start already. laughter we're all friends here. it's just you don't want to overuse that word. ok, fine. anyway, let's not fall out. we've got 43 days to go. he'sjust very picky about his friends. this is the behind the scenes you didn't want to know anyway, right? what i was actually going to do, i was...
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our economics editor faisal islam has been to rustington, in east sussex, to find out if people are feeling any better about their finances. on about their finances. the on about theirfinances. the high on about their finances. the high street, on about theirfinances. the high street, shoppers can on the high street, shoppers can feel inflation is coming but the feelgood factor the prime minister will depend on in a general election remains elusive. , ., . , in a general election remains elusive. , ., . elusive. some products are auoin elusive. some products are going up. _ elusive. some products are going up. some _ elusive. some products are going up, some products. elusive. some products are l going up, some products are plateauing. it isjust going up, some products are plateauing. it is just not a good time for everybody. i good time for everybody. i think things are still going up 'ust think things are still going up just slightly less faster. gas and electricity _ just slightly less faster. gas and electricity have - just slightly less faster. gas and electricity have gone down and el
our economics editor faisal islam has been to rustington, in east sussex, to find out if people are feeling any better about their finances. on about their finances. the on about theirfinances. the high on about their finances. the high street, on about theirfinances. the high street, shoppers can on the high street, shoppers can feel inflation is coming but the feelgood factor the prime minister will depend on in a general election remains elusive. , ., . , in a general election remains...
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islam, is here. how soon could that be, then? i think we are inching towards an interest rate cut, as you said, further hold, the sixth in a row today. but an extra vote for a rate cut on the 9—member panel and if you take all of the forecasts and some of the answers given by the bank of england today, i think the interpretation in the markets is that a cut next month injune is 50-50, that a cut next month injune is 50—50, and we should get a cut by august. but they have been wrong in the past but that is where the markets are expecting. as important as the timing of the first cut is what happens after. we had new information from the rank of england governor that he thought they could be a case for more cuts over the next year than is currently expected so direction of travel is downwards, just not quite yet. so direction of travel is downwards, just not quite yet-— just not quite yet. what about the state of the _ just not quite yet. what about the state of the economy _ just not quite yet. w
islam, is here. how soon could that be, then? i think we are inching towards an interest rate cut, as you said, further hold, the sixth in a row today. but an extra vote for a rate cut on the 9—member panel and if you take all of the forecasts and some of the answers given by the bank of england today, i think the interpretation in the markets is that a cut next month injune is 50-50, that a cut next month injune is 50—50, and we should get a cut by august. but they have been wrong in the...
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faisal islam, bbc news, in watford. let's move on to the day's other news now — a nine—year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, after a shooting in east london. it happened in hackney last night — three adults were also hurt. it's understood the gunshot came from a passing motorbike. thomas magill reports. the terrifying moment after a gunman opened fire into a busy restaurant on kingsland high street, hitting three men sitting outside and a nine—year—old girl enjoying a family meal inside. police say she is now fighting for her life. we do not believe that the girl and the men injured were known to each other. and, as with any child, she was an innocent victim of the indiscriminate nature of gun crime. specialist armed officers and london ambulance arrived at the scene as onlookers tried to help. one eyewitness described the moment the gunman pulled up outside the restaurant. i was at the shop opposite the cafe where the shooting was. and, there were a lot of people in there screaming. i saw peop
faisal islam, bbc news, in watford. let's move on to the day's other news now — a nine—year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, after a shooting in east london. it happened in hackney last night — three adults were also hurt. it's understood the gunshot came from a passing motorbike. thomas magill reports. the terrifying moment after a gunman opened fire into a busy restaurant on kingsland high street, hitting three men sitting outside and a nine—year—old girl enjoying a...
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prime minister rishi sunak spoke to our economics editor, faisal islam. it's going to take time for people to really feel better but i'm confident that today's figures now have momentum in the economy israel momentum and it is hard to argue that with the figures show that we have enjoyed the highest for the rate and is positive. more work to do in wages are rising and focusing on the gdp but actually with people at home will be watching what does this mean for me, is myjob secure? are my wages rising? both labour and the lib dems said there was little to celebrate. labour's rachel reeves said working people are still worse off you're live with bbc news. sir keir starmer says a labour government would scrap the conservatives rwanda policy straight away. he's been in dover outlining measures that labour would introduce to tackle cross channel migration. but the labour leader refused to commit to stopping the boats saying he would not put 'false numbers�* on his plans. new figures from the home office show more than 9,000 people have crossed the channel in
prime minister rishi sunak spoke to our economics editor, faisal islam. it's going to take time for people to really feel better but i'm confident that today's figures now have momentum in the economy israel momentum and it is hard to argue that with the figures show that we have enjoyed the highest for the rate and is positive. more work to do in wages are rising and focusing on the gdp but actually with people at home will be watching what does this mean for me, is myjob secure? are my wages...
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our economics editor, faisal islam, is with me. what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor. _ what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel— what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, - what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, made| what is in this letter? the shadow i chancellor, rachel reeves, made her first major speech of the campaign as you say, there are 120 business figures saying they broadly back labour plans, for we have had the full manifesto. when you step back, its not necessarily a it's not necessarily a representative sample of british business, nor is it a list of the elite ftse 100 business, nor is it a list of the elite ftse100 captains of industry, but it does in general show that it's the sort of letter the conservatives would have tried to put out, particularly in the 2015 campaign, and one signatory signed up campaign, and one signatory signed up for david cameron profession of the letter in 2015 is now backing labour. when i ask other signatories of a toy letter in 2015 what they
our economics editor, faisal islam, is with me. what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor. _ what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel— what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, - what is in this letter? the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, made| what is in this letter? the shadow i chancellor, rachel reeves, made her first major speech of the campaign as you say, there are 120 business figures saying they broadly back labour plans, for we have had the...
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with more, here's our economics editor, faisal islam. the recession is now over, because the economy, all the goods and services we buy and sell, was officially growing by 0.6% in the first three months of the year. that's the highest, alongside canada, in the g7 advanced nations, higher even than the us. and it is quite impressive by the sluggish standards of the last few years, but is what you might call normal growth. overall, we still haven't had much in the past two years, but you can see here in red that recession, a mild, shallow recession, so is this is very much mild growth too. i went to the west country to see how people were feeling. where better than rollquick in bristol to see a turn up in the economic cycle, the end of recession? it has been extreme boom and bust in the bike market since the pandemic, with changes in consumer demand, supply us, and some retailers going bust. but now, like the economy in general, the brakes are coming off. so, from what you can see in this shop, does it feel like coming out of recession? it
with more, here's our economics editor, faisal islam. the recession is now over, because the economy, all the goods and services we buy and sell, was officially growing by 0.6% in the first three months of the year. that's the highest, alongside canada, in the g7 advanced nations, higher even than the us. and it is quite impressive by the sluggish standards of the last few years, but is what you might call normal growth. overall, we still haven't had much in the past two years, but you can see...
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we will have continual analysis from our correspondence including faisal islam who you heard from earlier. there are more details from what we heard from andrew bailey so please go there to make more sense of this on how it affects you. let's move on to some live pictures that you are seeing now. the title of the duke of cornwall is too typically held by their elder son of the duke or monarch and it passed to william when his father was crowned king. along with the title come the lands and businesses that make up the duchy of cornwall and william is today visiting the site where the first housing project for the homeless will be built. they are a little wobbly there but you can see it as a bright blue sky and we will continue bringing coverage of that event. the project itself, which is delivered alongside a cornish charity will provide 24 homes with wrap around support for homeless people. william, as you can see there, is meeting some of the development leaders as well as the chief executive of the cornish charity i mentioned earlier. construction itself will begin in september of this
we will have continual analysis from our correspondence including faisal islam who you heard from earlier. there are more details from what we heard from andrew bailey so please go there to make more sense of this on how it affects you. let's move on to some live pictures that you are seeing now. the title of the duke of cornwall is too typically held by their elder son of the duke or monarch and it passed to william when his father was crowned king. along with the title come the lands and...
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we'll be assessing them with chris mason and faisal islam. also tonight: may i ask how princess kate is doing? she's doing well, yes. prince william, visiting the isles of scilly, says his wife catherine is "doing well", following her cancer diagnosis. prince harry and his wife visit nigeria, speaking to children at a mental health summit.
we'll be assessing them with chris mason and faisal islam. also tonight: may i ask how princess kate is doing? she's doing well, yes. prince william, visiting the isles of scilly, says his wife catherine is "doing well", following her cancer diagnosis. prince harry and his wife visit nigeria, speaking to children at a mental health summit.
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faisal islam, results in the manifestos. faisal islam. thank _ results in the manifestos. faisal islam, thank you. _ let�*s get more on this with our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. there has been a lot of discussion about selections to start with. both main parties are still having to fill a lot of seats, but there has been a lot of attention and labour at the moment.— at the moment. that's right, and labour don't _ at the moment. that's right, and labour don't have _ at the moment. that's right, and labour don't have many - at the moment. that's right, and labour don't have many seats . at the moment. that's right, and | labour don't have many seats left at the moment. that's right, and . labour don't have many seats left to labour don�*t have many seats left to fill. yesterday was, for the labour party, all about one seat that currently is ostensibly filled, the seat of hackney north and stoke newington, represented by diane abbott since 1987, when she was elected. she was the first black female mp when she was elected then, so a real trailblazer. but
faisal islam, results in the manifestos. faisal islam. thank _ results in the manifestos. faisal islam, thank you. _ let�*s get more on this with our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. there has been a lot of discussion about selections to start with. both main parties are still having to fill a lot of seats, but there has been a lot of attention and labour at the moment.— at the moment. that's right, and labour don't _ at the moment. that's right, and labour don't have _ at the...
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faisal islam, bbc news. well, with an election announced, it means the current session of parliament is expected to come to an end on friday, which then prevents any new laws being passed. but there is still a lot of legislation going through the houses of parliament, and the government will have to decide which has priority and which doesn't get passed. with more details on this, our political correspondent harry farley joins us from westminster. harry, is there a sense of what new legislation is at risk of not making it? you are right, there is an awful lot of government legislation still to get through. in terms of any sense of which ones will go through, i am told there are very live conversations going on between the conservatives and labour at the moment because essentially, what and how many government bills get to go through depends on whether the labour party oppose them. you would have thought the finance bill, that contains some measures that the chancellor announced in the budget, has to go throu
faisal islam, bbc news. well, with an election announced, it means the current session of parliament is expected to come to an end on friday, which then prevents any new laws being passed. but there is still a lot of legislation going through the houses of parliament, and the government will have to decide which has priority and which doesn't get passed. with more details on this, our political correspondent harry farley joins us from westminster. harry, is there a sense of what new legislation...
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the first question is from faisal islam from the bbc, thanks. charlie chancellor , bbc, thanks. charlie chancellor, do you, you don't seem to want to match the conservative triple lock plus policy, so it's possible that pensioners under a labour government , on the basic labour government, on the basic state pension would have to pay tax is that because you think it's a bad idea or you'd like to do it? and we don't have the money? and could there be an emergency budget if you win before the summer ? before the summer? >> well, thank you very much for that question, faisal. labour are absolutely committed to the triple lock for pensioners to give them that security, that the basic state pension will continue to rise by whatever is greatest out of inflation, average earnings or 2.5% and we give that commitment. but today is just another desperate gimmick from the conservatives. even before today, they had racked up £64 billion of unfunded tax cuts. and last night they offered us another one.the night they offered us another one. the only reason that pensioners are looking for the
the first question is from faisal islam from the bbc, thanks. charlie chancellor , bbc, thanks. charlie chancellor, do you, you don't seem to want to match the conservative triple lock plus policy, so it's possible that pensioners under a labour government , on the basic labour government, on the basic state pension would have to pay tax is that because you think it's a bad idea or you'd like to do it? and we don't have the money? and could there be an emergency budget if you win before the...
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saudi foreign minister faisal bin farhan, referring to the tragic events in gaza and rafah region, said: tel aviv knows no boundaries for its criminal actions. mr. benfarhan also responded to the appreciation of the acting foreign minister of our country for riyadh's actions in providing facilities to the pilgrims of our country and emphasized: we are trying to provide all the facilities. necessary for iranian pilgrims. let's go the 233rd day of the genocide and the addition of at least 60 martyrs to the number of martyrs in gaza. three members of the same family were martyred in the zionist air attack on a car in nusirat. also, the number of martyrs of the morning attack on but apart from the martyrs of today's attacks, the people of jabalia buried the bodies of dozens of other martyrs, the bodies that were pulled out from under the rubble with the retreats from the north of gaza. media sources reported that as a result of the widespread destruction of jabalia, identifying the location of houses has become a difficult task among the ruins. in addition to destroying at least a thousand
saudi foreign minister faisal bin farhan, referring to the tragic events in gaza and rafah region, said: tel aviv knows no boundaries for its criminal actions. mr. benfarhan also responded to the appreciation of the acting foreign minister of our country for riyadh's actions in providing facilities to the pilgrims of our country and emphasized: we are trying to provide all the facilities. necessary for iranian pilgrims. let's go the 233rd day of the genocide and the addition of at least 60...
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i've been doing this all- night and i was on a bbc radio panel with faisal islam who was saying that there is a measure now where people are saying they are feeling better off and that is in their personal finance, better off and that is in their personalfinance, so better off and that is in their personal finance, so there better off and that is in their personalfinance, so there is better off and that is in their personal finance, so there is a change, it is happening, and the reason that is happening is that the labour party and lib dems want to call a general election is that they know things are improving and they do not want the prime minister to wait because i think they think because of the polls they would be better off going to a general election now rather than in the autumn or the second half of the year as the prime minister said. do ou year as the prime minister said. do you think what is happening with the economy will turn to such an extent that you will be able to push back these kinds of big political movements we have been seeing tonight, that you will really try t
i've been doing this all- night and i was on a bbc radio panel with faisal islam who was saying that there is a measure now where people are saying they are feeling better off and that is in their personal finance, better off and that is in their personalfinance, so better off and that is in their personal finance, so there better off and that is in their personalfinance, so there is better off and that is in their personal finance, so there is a change, it is happening, and the reason that is...
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faisal islam is joining us from the newsroom. he couldn't help yourself to stay up with us during election night. great to have you with us. let's look at first about what might be coming down the tracks.— first about what might be coming down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. _ down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. 0r— down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. or very i down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. or very late i think it is morning. or very late evening. i think when whatever the numbers you guys are crunching in terms of the political impact, both for the public in terms of a general election, but also in terms of the argument downing street might have to make with their own mps if the results disappoint, obviously the context looms large, particularly in the next few days. you have heard a lot from the prime minister and the chancellor about an economic turnaround and some of those numbers have not quite been there yet. we get a crucial set of numbers in
faisal islam is joining us from the newsroom. he couldn't help yourself to stay up with us during election night. great to have you with us. let's look at first about what might be coming down the tracks.— first about what might be coming down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. _ down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. 0r— down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. or very i down the tracks. good morning. i think it is morning. or very late i think it...