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thank you, hannah miller — huge unanswered question.ler live in _ huge unanswered question. thank you, hannah miller live in westminster. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk.. three teenage boys have been found guilty of killing 16—year—old mikey roynon. mikey — from kingswood in bristol — was stabbed with a large zombie knife during a row at a house party in bath last year. jurors found one boy guilty of murder and the other two guilty of manslaughter. they can't be named for legal reasons. a committee of mps has concluded that the post office is not fit to run the compensation schemes for sub postmasters wrongly convicted because of the horizon it scandal. the business and trade committee said it was a disgrace that 80 % of the money for redress payments still hadn't been spent. the nationwide building society has reached an agreement to buy virgin money in a deal worth 3 billion pound deal — which would see the brand eventually disappear. it would create
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hannah miller, bbc news.is budget, what may be in it and not be in it is all over this morning's front page which you can see on our website. you can look at the papers of course. let's speak now to dan kemp — chief research and investment officer at morningstar good morning to you. the chancellor says we are on a path to lower taxes. what does that look like, do you think? hello, sally. it's been a huge week as you say and the chancellor will be focused very much on that front but we're not sure how far along that path you will be able to get this week or this year because he has very little room to manoeuvre. as you heard in that piece, the spectre of that disaster autumn budget hangs over this, everyone understands stability is the most important thing and so there's very little jeremy hunt thing and so there's very littlejeremy hunt can do this week and anything that he is likely to do will be accused of being irresponsible.— likely to do will be accused of being irresponsible. let's talk about what — bei
hannah miller, bbc news.is budget, what may be in it and not be in it is all over this morning's front page which you can see on our website. you can look at the papers of course. let's speak now to dan kemp — chief research and investment officer at morningstar good morning to you. the chancellor says we are on a path to lower taxes. what does that look like, do you think? hello, sally. it's been a huge week as you say and the chancellor will be focused very much on that front but we're not...
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our political correspondent hannah miller reports.ave said was dealt a terrible economic hand. as he prepares to do this again, he's trying to improve his pa rty�*s fortunes. this morning, jeremy hunt was keeping his cards close to his chest as he toured the tv studios. but he did give this hint. i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction. but this will be a prudent and responsible budget for long term growth. with roughly £13 billion to play with, that's less than he'd hoped for. the chancellor is scrabbling around for ways to find more cash that would allow him to reduce taxes. and labour aren't saying whether they'd prioritise tax cuts or not. so would you bring down taxes now? well, we want to bring the tax burden down in the long run, but we're not going to promise anything which is not completely responsible and fully funded and fully costed. and you'll see all of our plans in the manifesto for getting the economy growing because that econ
our political correspondent hannah miller reports.ave said was dealt a terrible economic hand. as he prepares to do this again, he's trying to improve his pa rty�*s fortunes. this morning, jeremy hunt was keeping his cards close to his chest as he toured the tv studios. but he did give this hint. i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction. but this will be a prudent and responsible budget for long term...
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hannah miller, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. times when tom hughes thought about quitting athletics, but he kept going — hoping that one day he�*lljump higher than ever before. hughes, then, 2.18. it's sort of reinvigorating my motivation, myjob, career. it's made me start to look up what i could achieve again. there's been a lot of times that i think it's not going to happen. it�*s taken hughes seven years tojump three centimetres higher. but now he�*s raised the bar, the old bounce is back. initially not even invited to the uk indoor championships, hughes certainly wasn�*t expecting to figure in the medals, but on the day he found what high jumpers call the pop. 2.18 metres was cleared. a golden day. the pb, the silver lining. you�*re live with bbc news. iranian media says that results so far in friday�*s elections show that hardliners and conservatives have won most of the seats. with ballots still being counted, it also still looks as if the turnout will be the lowest in the history of the islamic republic. the bbc�*s caroli
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our political correspondent hannah miller, live in rochdale. of more than 100 palestinians desperately seeking aid from a rare convoy in gaza city, after calling it "unjustifiable". the un says the last time aid was delivered to northern gaza was over a month ago, leading to starvation. these drone pictures released by the idf show people swarming to the aid covoy. as international criticism mounts, israel has admitted that its soldiers had opened fire. the idf said they were concerned about security while most of the deaths happened in an ensuing crush. some palestinians say israeli troops fired directly at them. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said he was shocked to learn that over 100 people had been killed. he's called for an independent investigation to identify those responsible. president biden called the incident "tragic and alarming." he's also expressed concern that efforts to broker a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas may now be in jeopardy. live now tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell.
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hannah miller, bbc news. to bbc breakfast this morning, the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, said he would accept another £10 million donation from frank hester — — and that he is not a racist. we are not a racist party. i have never met mr hester. i don't think he is the racist person. i think he said something stupid, completely inappropriate. we all say stupid things at times. i don't think people generally say something as stupid as that. but he has apologised. i think we should try and move on from that and i would reiterate to people that the government has the most diverse cabinet in history. we have got the first british asian prime minister in history. we have a proud record in terms of diversity and equality. that is what we stand for. that is what people should have the confidence in us that that is the case. let's turn to the latest on the post office it scandal here in the uk. the government is introducing new legislation to automatically quash related convictions. a compensation scheme wi
hannah miller, bbc news. to bbc breakfast this morning, the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, said he would accept another £10 million donation from frank hester — — and that he is not a racist. we are not a racist party. i have never met mr hester. i don't think he is the racist person. i think he said something stupid, completely inappropriate. we all say stupid things at times. i don't think people generally say something as stupid as that. but he has apologised. i think we should...
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hannah miller, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk....ying 16 migrants heading to the uk capsized, according to the authorities in northern france. the girl's parents and three siblings were taken to hospital in dunkirk. it's the third fatal incident in a channel crossing attempt so far this year. regulated railfares, which include most season tickets, have gone up by nearly 5% in england and wales — even though train cancellations are close to their highest levels in a decade. the fare increases are above the rate of inflation, but the department for transport says the move will help invest in the network. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different - stories from across the uk. there have been times when tom hughes thought about quitting athletics, but he kept going — hoping that one day he'lljump higher than ever before. hughes, then, 2.18. it's sort of reinvigorating my motivation, myjob, career. it's made me start to look up what i could achieve again. there's been a lot of times that i think it's not
hannah miller, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk....ying 16 migrants heading to the uk capsized, according to the authorities in northern france. the girl's parents and three siblings were taken to hospital in dunkirk. it's the third fatal incident in a channel crossing attempt so far this year. regulated railfares, which include most season tickets, have gone up by nearly 5% in england and wales — even though train cancellations are close to their...
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hannah miller, bbc news, westminster.ays the latest hamas proposals for a ceasefire in gaza make unrealistic demands , as it prepares its own response to negotiators. meanwhile, the first ship bringing aid for gaza is now off the coast of the territory. we can show you some live pictures. the vessel is towing 200 tonnes of food, and a floating jetty has been built to unload the cargo. food and other basic supplies are desperately needed in gaza, where road deliveries have been drastically reduced during israel's military campaign against hamas. our middle east correspondent anna foster is in eastjerusalem here at damascus gate, the first friday prayers are ramadan have passed off peacefully this morning amid a tight ring of israeli security. while that was happening is ro�*s security and wall cabinets have been meeting to discuss hamas�*s humanitarian ceasefire. that was described last night by the israeli prime minister's office as containing unreasonable demands. nevertheless, israel have said they will send a delegatio
hannah miller, bbc news, westminster.ays the latest hamas proposals for a ceasefire in gaza make unrealistic demands , as it prepares its own response to negotiators. meanwhile, the first ship bringing aid for gaza is now off the coast of the territory. we can show you some live pictures. the vessel is towing 200 tonnes of food, and a floating jetty has been built to unload the cargo. food and other basic supplies are desperately needed in gaza, where road deliveries have been drastically...
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here's our political correspondent hannah miller.a visit to the university of sunderland, the chancellor and prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. this week, they said that comments made by one of the conservatives' biggest donors were racist, but now it's emerged that they may have received a further £5 million from the same man, a claim that the chancellor didn't deny. we follow all the right procedures when it comes to declaring our donations. and when the time is right, we will declare any donations that we have received recently. frank hester donated £10 million to the conservative party last year. that's a fifth of all donations. any further money wouldn't need to be declared until april and published by the electoral commission injune. mr hester has apologised for what he described as rude comments about the mp diane abbott, after it was reported that he said that seeing her on tv made him "want to hate all black women" and "she should be shot". on a visit to inspect water quality in gr
here's our political correspondent hannah miller.a visit to the university of sunderland, the chancellor and prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. this week, they said that comments made by one of the conservatives' biggest donors were racist, but now it's emerged that they may have received a further £5 million from the same man, a claim that the chancellor didn't deny. we follow all the right procedures when it comes to declaring our donations. and...
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hannah miller, bbc news.ng into this. it's a tumbleweed swarm that has rolled into neighbourhoods in utah and nevada. roads and cars were covered by thousands of the invasive weeds after a strong spring storm hit the region. homes south of salt lake city also got overtaken by the weeds which formed piles up to three metres high in some places. the non—native weed, called the russian thistle, was introduced to the us in the 19th century and is seen as a symbol of the american west. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. some of us got off to a frosty and also a foggy start to the day. that's now lifting quite nicely. and most of us will have a dry day, but there is some rain in the forecast. we've got a weather front draped across the northern isles that will bring rain on and off through the day. and also rain which has been coming in from the southwest that's moving northwards and eastwards. but in between we do have the sunshine. at times the rain in shetland will drift towards 0rkney and we also have
hannah miller, bbc news.ng into this. it's a tumbleweed swarm that has rolled into neighbourhoods in utah and nevada. roads and cars were covered by thousands of the invasive weeds after a strong spring storm hit the region. homes south of salt lake city also got overtaken by the weeds which formed piles up to three metres high in some places. the non—native weed, called the russian thistle, was introduced to the us in the 19th century and is seen as a symbol of the american west. stay with...
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hannah miller, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ter police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a funeral parlour in hull. detectives say they're investigating a truly horrific incident, and families are understandably distraught and heartbroken. officers say they've received more than a thousand calls from concerned members of the public. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will give evidence to the covid inquiry later today. he's expected to be questioned over whether he was slow to react to the spread of the virus, and how tensions grew between his government and downing street during the pandemic. a bbc investigation has found a 21% increase in dog attacks recorded in england and wales in 2023 compared with the year before. experts say the rise in behavioural problems is partly down to puppies, bought during lockdown, missing out on normal socialisation. we've seen a rise in the activity sense. you're live with bbc news. the palestinian ambassador to the un has told the bbc�*s hardtalk programme that an israel
hannah miller, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ter police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a funeral parlour in hull. detectives say they're investigating a truly horrific incident, and families are understandably distraught and heartbroken. officers say they've received more than a thousand calls from concerned members of the public. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will give evidence to the covid inquiry later today. he's expected to be...
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hannah miller, bbc news, rochdale.roversy quite like george galloway can. the maverick politician, who once saluted the iraqi dictator saddam hussein, has now represented four towns and cities in parliament and three political parties in his colourful ao—year career. our political correspondent helen catt has been looking back at his career. the obvious answer is... george galloway is _ the obvious answer is... george galloway is a — the obvious answer is... george galloway is a politician - the obvious answer is... george galloway is a politician with - the obvious answer is... george galloway is a politician with a i galloway is a politician with a knack for a spectacular win and for attracting controversy. a former trade unionist and head of a charity, he has been elected to parliament six times before. as a labour mp4 part of glasgow, he was an outspoken critic of war in iraq from the start.— from the start. sir, i salute your courage. — from the start. sir, i salute your courage. your— from the start. sir, i salut
hannah miller, bbc news, rochdale.roversy quite like george galloway can. the maverick politician, who once saluted the iraqi dictator saddam hussein, has now represented four towns and cities in parliament and three political parties in his colourful ao—year career. our political correspondent helen catt has been looking back at his career. the obvious answer is... george galloway is _ the obvious answer is... george galloway is a — the obvious answer is... george galloway is a politician...
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hannah miller, bbc news.d to set up an investment fund of one billion pounds to help repair the damage caused by its historic links to slavery. last year an investigation found that the church had invested large amounts of money in a company that transported slaves. george galloway was sworn back into parliament for rochdale after a by election campaign which focused on a call for a cease—fire in gaza. speaking outside parliament afterwards, mr galloway says his department plans to challenge them at the general election.— at the general election. angela ra ner at the general election. angela rayner has _ at the general election. angela rayner has a — at the general election. angela rayner has a parliamentary - at the general election. angela - rayner has a parliamentary majority ——angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, i think, of around 3000. i think, of around 3000. there is at least 15,000 supporters of my point of view in her constituency. so we'll be putting a candidate up against her, either a work
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hannah miller, bbc news.pted a £1 billion target to address historical financial links to the slave trade as recommended by an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved africans which said the initial £100 million was too low. let's speak to our correspondent ellie price. thank you so much for your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations? figs your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations?— your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations? as you say it is based on — report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this _ report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this £100 _ report's recommendations? as you say it is based on this £100 million - it is based on this £100 million figure, a figure that was come up with injanuary last year figure, a figure that was come up with in january last year and figure, a figure that was come up with injanuary last year and its report looked into whether that was enough and exactly how money might be spent. now
hannah miller, bbc news.pted a £1 billion target to address historical financial links to the slave trade as recommended by an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved africans which said the initial £100 million was too low. let's speak to our correspondent ellie price. thank you so much for your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations? figs your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations?— your time. what do we know about the report's recommendations?...
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here's hannah miller. of sunderland, the chancellor and prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. this week, they said that comments made by one of the conservatives' biggest donors were racist, but now it's emerged that they may have received a further £5 million from the same man — a claim that the chancellor didn't deny. we follow all the right procedures when it comes to declaring our donations. and when the time is right, we will declare any donations that we have received recently. frank hester donated £10 million to the conservative party last year. that's a fifth of all donations. any further money wouldn't need to be declared until april and published by the electoral commission injune. mr hester has apologised for what he described as rude comments about the mp diane abbott, after it was reported that he said that seeing her on tv made him "want to hate all black women" and "she should be shot". on a visit to inspect water quality in greater manchester today,
here's hannah miller. of sunderland, the chancellor and prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. this week, they said that comments made by one of the conservatives' biggest donors were racist, but now it's emerged that they may have received a further £5 million from the same man — a claim that the chancellor didn't deny. we follow all the right procedures when it comes to declaring our donations. and when the time is right, we will declare any...
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let's speak to our political corespondent, hannah miller. thanks so much for your time.n you hear me? apologies, were having some issues coming to hannah. welcome back to it when we can. violent online content is now "unavoidable" for children in the uk, with many being exposed to it while still in primary school, according to a new 0fcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how much time do you think you spend on your phone a day? even prince william is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. hours. that's quite a lot. but i bet you feel better coming here. but when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. 0fcom say out of the 247 children it spoke to, all of them had encountered a range of violence, including gaming content, variable discrimination and fighting. and all of them, some as young as eight years old, had seen these posts pop up on social me
let's speak to our political corespondent, hannah miller. thanks so much for your time.n you hear me? apologies, were having some issues coming to hannah. welcome back to it when we can. violent online content is now "unavoidable" for children in the uk, with many being exposed to it while still in primary school, according to a new 0fcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum...
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hannah miller, bbc news, rochdale. our political correspondent helen catt takes a closer look.is a politician with a knack for a spectacular win and for attracting controversy. a former trade unionist and head of a charity, he has been elected to parliament six times before. as a labour mp for part of glasgow, he was an outspoken critic of war in iraq from the start. sir, i salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability. these words to saddam hussein in the 1990s drew heavy criticism. mr galloway was expelled from labour in 2003 after he said british troops should not obey orders in iraq. is a very painful day for me to be placed in what is a show trial. two years later, he was back, beating a labour mp to win bethnal green and bow for the respect party. he lost it in 2010, but returned again in a by—election in 2012, this time for bradford west. some supporters feel his finest moment came in the us senate, when he took on accusations he had profited from illicit oil deals. i am here today, but last week you already found me guilty. you traduced my name around the wo
hannah miller, bbc news, rochdale. our political correspondent helen catt takes a closer look.is a politician with a knack for a spectacular win and for attracting controversy. a former trade unionist and head of a charity, he has been elected to parliament six times before. as a labour mp for part of glasgow, he was an outspoken critic of war in iraq from the start. sir, i salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability. these words to saddam hussein in the 1990s drew heavy...
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hannah miller, our political correspondentjoins us.aid? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, - said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how i said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how this| a battle for the airwaves, how this budget will be framed on the reason for the institute for fiscal studies matter in a sense as they are very much perceived as a leading economic think tank, one that is not particularly perceived as having a political agenda so it's striking to see pauljohnson said this morning that the chancellor has not been transparent about the real challenges that the country is facing. there's a number of things going on but let's break it down into two key elements. the first is the promises we have heard about tax cuts and pauljohnson said this morning tax has risen to its highest proportion of national income for decades while what was announced yesterday is genuinely significant for many people who are working, people will still be worse off than they wer
hannah miller, our political correspondentjoins us.aid? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, - said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how i said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how this| a battle for the airwaves, how this budget will be framed on the reason for the institute for fiscal studies matter in a sense as they are very much perceived as a leading economic think tank, one that is not particularly perceived as having...
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maryam: let's speak now to our political correspondent hannah miller who is in westminster for us.een talking about this for a while now and yet it does not feel like there is any conservative momentum in the conservative party or appetite for another leader before a potential election. hannah: that is the question, would you rather carry on with rishi sunak if you are a conservative, or would you rather have yet another change of leader? there have been rumors swirling over the weekend that there is a well-developed plot to oust him. i think those rumors are quite wildly exaggerated. but that is not to say that there is not discontent among some conservative backbenchers about the state of their party at the ment. there are really three reasons for that. the first is when you look at the polls, they have not really shifted all that much. the conservatives on average are significantly behind the labour party. and the kind of opportunities there have been for the conservatives to pull some of that back, perhaps cuts to national insurance that were announced, don't seem to have lande
maryam: let's speak now to our political correspondent hannah miller who is in westminster for us.een talking about this for a while now and yet it does not feel like there is any conservative momentum in the conservative party or appetite for another leader before a potential election. hannah: that is the question, would you rather carry on with rishi sunak if you are a conservative, or would you rather have yet another change of leader? there have been rumors swirling over the weekend that...
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to tell us more is our political correspondent hannah miller who joins us from westminster.urely a huge day for u.k. politics. what does this mean going forward for politics in this country and the conservative party? hannah: there are two key areas. what does it mean for reform u.k. and what does it mean for the conservative party, and what direction does that take the country in as a whole. if we look at reform u.k. first, this is quite a moment for them. nigel farage involved in reform u.k., described it as a huge moment. lee anderson will be there first mp. he gives them a real figurehead in parliament, a sense that it is part -- possible to be a reform u.k. mp. they have also said that they will do everything they can to get him reelected. and when you look at the ashfield constituency, it is not implausible that that could happen in a general election. far from guaranteed but with someone of his profile will have some voters behind him, almost certainly. and the second part is what this means for the conservative party. they have been quick today to suggest that reform
to tell us more is our political correspondent hannah miller who joins us from westminster.urely a huge day for u.k. politics. what does this mean going forward for politics in this country and the conservative party? hannah: there are two key areas. what does it mean for reform u.k. and what does it mean for the conservative party, and what direction does that take the country in as a whole. if we look at reform u.k. first, this is quite a moment for them. nigel farage involved in reform u.k.,...
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hannah miller, bbc news.hose questions are likely to be asked at prime minister's questions today. henry is there at downing street. this questions today. henry is there at downing street.— downing street. this is likely to dominate? _ downing street. this is likely to dominate? almost _ downing street. this is likely to dominate? almost certainly. i downing street. this is likely to i dominate? almost certainly. there are two questions. 0ne dominate? almost certainly. there are two questions. one is about the money donated to the conservative party by frank hester. and the other is about rishi sunak pass judgment. let's start with the money. frank hester gave £10 million to the conservative partyjust hester gave £10 million to the conservative party just last year. by conservative party just last year. by only one's yardstick, that is an awful lot of money. in practical terms, especially in an election year, you can understand why the conservatives would be so reluctant to hand it back. but those calls to do
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i spoke to our political correspondent, hannah miller and asked her about the pressure on the prime ministers have neither confirmed or denied this. they say thel donations will be declared in the usual way. we also know that frank hester donated £10 million to the party last year. that is around a fifth of the total donations to the conservative party. it is a substantial chunk of money and then another media company are reporting that frank hester has donated another £5 million earlier this year. as i say, we won't know for certain until that is reported officially and recorded in june. but it does sound like the party haven't taken the opportunity to deny that. frank hester has said he would continue to donate to the party as long as it helps rishi sunak. there is no question, given all the publicity there has been around this whether it is necessary that helpful for the party to be receiving money from him, even if it helped financially, there are big political questions here. what about the demands for them to give the money back, what have they said about that? the views amongst conser
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here's our political correspondent hannah miller.he prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to their party. this week they said that one of the comments made by one of the biggest donors is racist, but now it emerges they may have received another £5 million from that same man. a claim the chancellor didn't deny. man. a claim the chancellor didn't den . ~ ., ., man. a claim the chancellor didn't den .~ ., ., ., deny. we follow all the right procedures _ deny. we follow all the right procedures when _ deny. we follow all the right procedures when it - deny. we follow all the right procedures when it comes i deny. we follow all the right | procedures when it comes to declaring _ procedures when it comes to declaring donations, and when the time is _ declaring donations, and when the time is right we will declare any donations— time is right we will declare any donations that we have received recently — donations that we have received recentl . ., ~ donations that we have received recentl . . ,, , donations that
here's our political correspondent hannah miller.he prime minister can't escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to their party. this week they said that one of the comments made by one of the biggest donors is racist, but now it emerges they may have received another £5 million from that same man. a claim the chancellor didn't deny. man. a claim the chancellor didn't den . ~ ., ., man. a claim the chancellor didn't den .~ ., ., ., deny. we follow all the right procedures _ deny. we follow...
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live now to our political correspondent hannah miller. this is surely a huge day for uk politics.olitics in this country? i think there are two key areas in terms of answering that question. what does it mean for reform uk and what does it mean for the conservative party. ? and what direction does that keep the country and? if we look at reform uk, it's clear this is quite a moment for them. nigel farage, the form leader brexit, described as a huge moment. leigh anderson will be their first mp. he gives them a realfigurehead in parliament. a sense that it is possible to be a reform uk mp. they've also said that they will do everything they can to get him reelected and when you look at the ashfield constituency, it's not implausible that that could happen in a general election. farfrom guaranteed, but would somebody of his profile have voters almost certainly. the second part is what this is for the conservative party. they suggest you're at reform uk are not the answer, saying voting for them will that the labour party. some who have always liked lee anderson and got along well wi
live now to our political correspondent hannah miller. this is surely a huge day for uk politics.olitics in this country? i think there are two key areas in terms of answering that question. what does it mean for reform uk and what does it mean for the conservative party. ? and what direction does that keep the country and? if we look at reform uk, it's clear this is quite a moment for them. nigel farage, the form leader brexit, described as a huge moment. leigh anderson will be their first mp....
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beforejeremy hunt's comments i spoke to our political correspondent, hannah miller and asked her aboutirmed nor denied. that is around a fifth of total donation, a substantial chunk of money. tortoise media reporting that frank hester has donated another £5 million earlier this year. we will not know for certain until that is reported officially and recorded in june. but it does very much sound like a party having taken the opportunity to deny that, and frank hester has previously said he would continue to donate to the party for as long as helps rishi sunak. there is now a question really, given all the publicity there has been around there is, whether it is necessarily that helpful for the party to be receiving from, money from him, even if it helps financially, there are big political questions. that if it helps financially, there are big political questions.- if it helps financially, there are big political questions. that is all for now, big political questions. that is all for now. stay _ big political questions. that is all for now, stay with _ big political questions. that is a
beforejeremy hunt's comments i spoke to our political correspondent, hannah miller and asked her aboutirmed nor denied. that is around a fifth of total donation, a substantial chunk of money. tortoise media reporting that frank hester has donated another £5 million earlier this year. we will not know for certain until that is reported officially and recorded in june. but it does very much sound like a party having taken the opportunity to deny that, and frank hester has previously said he...
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live now to our political correspondent, hannah miller.e load of ministers during the immediate rounds, refusing to say the word racist or racism, and yet now, at 6pm in the evening or thereabouts, the premise or came out with those words. . ., , , ., the premise or came out with those words. . . , , ., ., words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the _ words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the last _ words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the last half-hour- words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the last half-hour so i shift in the last half—hour so from downing street, as you say can after a day of refusing to use the word racist. now coming out and saying that. in the last half—hour they released a statement saying that the comments allegedly made by frank hester were racist and wrong. he has now rightly apologised for the offence caused and where remorse is shown, it should be accepted. the prime minister is clear there is no place for racism in public life and is the first british asian prime minister leaving one of the most et
live now to our political correspondent, hannah miller.e load of ministers during the immediate rounds, refusing to say the word racist or racism, and yet now, at 6pm in the evening or thereabouts, the premise or came out with those words. . ., , , ., the premise or came out with those words. . . , , ., ., words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the _ words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the last _ words. yeah, it has been a real shift in the last half-hour- words. yeah, it has been a real...
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let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller. —— henry's ferman.wo groups of critics, one root root fear is that in redefining extremism, the government risks creating more division. that was the message from the archbishop of canterbury and the archbishop of york, that has also been the message from some labour mps and we heard from some labour mps and we heard from three former conservative home secretaries who warned against the politicisation of extremism as an issue. another group of critics, generally on the libertarian wing of the conservative party are people who are warning that groups such as anti—abortion campaigners or those with gender critical views could be captured by this definition. though the government insist they won't be. it is also worth mentioning that this comes after a few days in which the government has been grappling with questions over alleged comments made by a donor to the conservative party. that is something that michael gove, the cabinet minister responsible for the announcement has been facing questions on. i tak
let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller. —— henry's ferman.wo groups of critics, one root root fear is that in redefining extremism, the government risks creating more division. that was the message from the archbishop of canterbury and the archbishop of york, that has also been the message from some labour mps and we heard from some labour mps and we heard from three former conservative home secretaries who warned against the politicisation of extremism as an issue....
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. —— hannah miller.ot like there's any clinical momentum within the conservative party or any appetite for another leader before a potential election, is there? that's the question. _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really - _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really - would - potential election, is there? that's the question, really - would you i the question, really — would you rather carry on with rishi sunak if you are a conservative backbencher if you would like to have yet another change of leader? there have been rumours swirling over the weekend that there is a kind of well—developed plot to try to oust him. i think those rumours are in some cases quite wildly exaggerated, but that's not to say there is not really quite some discontent among some conservative backbenchers about the state of their party at the moment. and there are three reasons for that. the first is when you look at the polls, they ha
. —— hannah miller.ot like there's any clinical momentum within the conservative party or any appetite for another leader before a potential election, is there? that's the question. _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really - _ potential election, is there? that's the question, really - would - potential election, is there? that's the question, really - would you i the question, really — would you rather carry...
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our political correspondent hannah miller has more.ser for this announcement, which i think in and of itself is significant. as someone who has been prime minister and then stayed on as a backbencher and chosen to give this announcement directly to her constituents, when frankly, she could have had a much broader national media article had she chosen to do that. and i think that says something about the kind of values and the way that she has conducted herself since being prime minister. she said that she the causes that she has been championing have been taking up an increasing amount of her time, and that as a result, she's concluded that she'd no longer be able to do herjob as an mp in the way that she believes is right and that her constituents deserve. beyond the next general election. important to say as well, she does make very clear in her statement that she continues to support rishi sunak and the government, and she even goes so far as to say that she believes the conservatives can win the next general election. theresa may c
our political correspondent hannah miller has more.ser for this announcement, which i think in and of itself is significant. as someone who has been prime minister and then stayed on as a backbencher and chosen to give this announcement directly to her constituents, when frankly, she could have had a much broader national media article had she chosen to do that. and i think that says something about the kind of values and the way that she has conducted herself since being prime minister. she...
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let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller, who is in our westminster newsroom. she have to say?— have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead _ have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead advertiser - have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead advertiser for - have to say? she spoke to the j maidenhead advertiser for this announcement which in and of itself is significant for someone who has been prime minister and stayed on as a backbencher and chose to give this announcement directly to her constituents when frankly she could have had much broader national media article had she chosen to do that and i think that say something about the kind of values in the way she conducted herself since being prime minister. she said the causes that she has been championing have taken up she has been championing have taken up an increasing amount of time and that as a result she has concluded she will no longer be able to do her job as an mp in the way that she believes is right and that her constituents to serve beyond the next general election. important to say she makes very clear
let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller, who is in our westminster newsroom. she have to say?— have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead _ have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead advertiser - have to say? she spoke to the maidenhead advertiser for - have to say? she spoke to the j maidenhead advertiser for this announcement which in and of itself is significant for someone who has been prime minister and stayed on as a backbencher and chose to give this announcement directly...
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our political correspondent, hannah miller has more. then stayed on as a backbencher and chosen to give this announcement directly to her constituents, when, frankly, she could have had a much broader national media article had she chosen to do that. and i think that says something about the kind of values and the way that she has conducted herself since being prime minister. she said that the causes that she has been championing have been taking up an increasing amount of her time, and that, as a result, she's concluded that she'd no longer be able to do herjob as an mp in the way that she believes is right and that her constituents deserve beyond the next general election. important to say as well, she does make very clear in her statement that she continues to support rishi sunak and the government, and she even goes so far as to say that she believes the conservatives can win the next general election. theresa may certainly didn't want her premiership to be defined by brexit, although i think it is one of those things, you know, the
our political correspondent, hannah miller has more. then stayed on as a backbencher and chosen to give this announcement directly to her constituents, when, frankly, she could have had a much broader national media article had she chosen to do that. and i think that says something about the kind of values and the way that she has conducted herself since being prime minister. she said that the causes that she has been championing have been taking up an increasing amount of her time, and that,...
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hannah miller, bbc news. let's get more analysis.tical considerations that mr hunt has to think about the next couple of days but what about the reality of all this, how will it affect us? two balls to juggle. a rock and a hard place springs to mind. what to do when you've promised to cut taxes, but also reduce debt? we understand that another cut to national insurance is the most likely giveaway — a 2p cut could cost the treasury more than £10 billion — so he'll have to pay for it. reducing the rights on non—doms — uk residents who have a home elsewhere and pay less uk tax — that way would raise around £3 billion. there is also a view that spending on public services could be cut by around a quarter of a percent — many argue there is no salami left to slice there. we already know that spending on defence won't be increased. there are rumours of taxes on air passenger duty, oil and gas companies, and vapes. they will be up early today at number 11. still big decision to be made that could win or lose votes — and not long to make them
hannah miller, bbc news. let's get more analysis.tical considerations that mr hunt has to think about the next couple of days but what about the reality of all this, how will it affect us? two balls to juggle. a rock and a hard place springs to mind. what to do when you've promised to cut taxes, but also reduce debt? we understand that another cut to national insurance is the most likely giveaway — a 2p cut could cost the treasury more than £10 billion — so he'll have to pay for it....
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here is our political correspondent hannah miller.ones that can assess road traffic accidents — one solution chosen by the chancellor as he takes an overview of the economy that doesn't make easy reading. but jeremy hunt says £800 million worth of technology like this will help to make police and hospitals more efficient and save almost £2 billion in five years it was time. —— five years�* time. at a time when he has less money to play with them he would have hoped for, he is weighing up would have hoped for, he is weighing up what he can do to win votes. the chancellor is under pressure to make tax cuts so people feel like money is going into their pockets to spend, ratherthan is going into their pockets to spend, rather than his. treasury officials have even suggested he might tweak the numbers to plan for smaller public spending rises in the future, as the political dimension of this budget becomes impossible to ignore. central government spending on areas such as housing, councils and courts already looks set to be squeezed in the
here is our political correspondent hannah miller.ones that can assess road traffic accidents — one solution chosen by the chancellor as he takes an overview of the economy that doesn't make easy reading. but jeremy hunt says £800 million worth of technology like this will help to make police and hospitals more efficient and save almost £2 billion in five years it was time. —— five years�* time. at a time when he has less money to play with them he would have hoped for, he is weighing...
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hannah miller, bbc news.ng, the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, said he would accept another £10 million donation from frank hester — and that he is not a racist. we are not a racist party. i have never met mr hester. i don't think he is a racist person, i think he said something stupid, completely inappropriate. we all say stupid things at times. i don't think people generally say something as stupid as that, but he has apologised. i think we should try to move on from that. and i would reiterate to people that the government has the most diverse cabinet in history, we have got the first british asian prime minister in history, we have a proud record in terms of diversity and equality. that is what we stand for, that is what people should have confidence in, that is the case. the post office minister kevin holinrake there. for many women, freezing their eggs can offer the hope of conceiving a baby later in life, with more than ever now said to be taking up the practice. despite this, there are fears
hannah miller, bbc news.ng, the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, said he would accept another £10 million donation from frank hester — and that he is not a racist. we are not a racist party. i have never met mr hester. i don't think he is a racist person, i think he said something stupid, completely inappropriate. we all say stupid things at times. i don't think people generally say something as stupid as that, but he has apologised. i think we should try to move on from that. and i...
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let's speak now to our political correspondent hannah miller, who's in rochdale for us this morning.uite a remarkable by—election, wasn't it, what has the reaction been? it by-election, wasn't it, what has the reaction been?— reaction been? it was an extraordinary _ reaction been? it was an | extraordinary by-election reaction been? it was an i extraordinary by-election in reaction been? it was an - extraordinary by-election in the extraordinary by—election in the run—up to it, naga, and it's certainly an extraordinary result. the reaction from the labour party this morning has been to say quite clearly in their view that galloway only won it because labour did not stand. they have described him as a damaging force in our communities and public life who they say is only interested in stoking fear and division. this was a big win for george galloway than had been anticipated. —— a biggerwin. he has been celebrating in the early hours at a nearby garage. he campaigned on gaza, an issue where there are labour mps who would admit that there have lost trust of certain people in the local
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our political correspondent hannah miller is in westminster. good morning.suggestion from a significant figure in the labour party that diane abbott should be welcome back. diane abbott should be welcome back. diane abbott was suspended _ abbott should be welcome back. li we: abbott was suspended after a newspaper published an article in which she appeared to suggest that whilejewish, irish and traveller people may experience prejudice, she said they do not experience racism all of their lives. she apologised almost immediately and said the letter was only intended as a draft and the subsequent labour party investigation as to what happened around that has taken almost a year. angela rayner, deputy leader, said she would like to see diane abbott backin she would like to see diane abbott back in the party. she then did go on to say that it did not matter what she thinks because she is not part of the process. there is no getting away from the fact that it is significant to hear that from the deputy leader of the party and she said she is frustrated about how
our political correspondent hannah miller is in westminster. good morning.suggestion from a significant figure in the labour party that diane abbott should be welcome back. diane abbott should be welcome back. diane abbott was suspended _ abbott should be welcome back. li we: abbott was suspended after a newspaper published an article in which she appeared to suggest that whilejewish, irish and traveller people may experience prejudice, she said they do not experience racism all of their lives....
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our political correspondent hannah miller is in westminster. good morning. at how the government is approaching what is being described as extremism and what language is being used. morning. a week ago today the prime minister stood in downing street and talked about a shocking increase in extremist disruption. robin simcox is now urging him, as you say, to move faster and be bolder in tackling that. particularly this seems to be about groups that sit just below that threshold for what might be defined as being a terrorist, where he suggested that the government should be more willing to take legal risks in taking action against groups where perhaps their language for their actions are uncomfortable, but whether they actually meet the legal threshold for being terrorist activity is questionable. we understand that next week the government will be setting out a new definition of extremism. that will guide decisions about whom ministers engage with, who receives funding from the government, and we should say it doesn'tjust apply from the government, and we sho
our political correspondent hannah miller is in westminster. good morning. at how the government is approaching what is being described as extremism and what language is being used. morning. a week ago today the prime minister stood in downing street and talked about a shocking increase in extremist disruption. robin simcox is now urging him, as you say, to move faster and be bolder in tackling that. particularly this seems to be about groups that sit just below that threshold for what might be...