more than 50% of twitter staff have already been sacked. for them, it's no laughing matter. he gave an ultimatum this week to remaining employees. either accept "extremely hardcore" working hours and conditions, or leave. many have had enough. one employee who quit told me: i didn't want to work for someone who threatened us over e—mail multiple times about only exceptional tweeps should work here, when i was already working 60—70 hours weekly. twitter is a hugely influential communications platform, used by global politicians and opinion formers, with more than 200 million daily active users. staff working at twitter hq behind me have talked of chaos, that entire teams have been disbanded. the offices have now been closed until next week. and with so few people now left at twitter, there are concerns that if the platform runs into problems, there is no—one left to fix them.

one twitter investor, though, says it's too early to write off mr musk. this whole assumption that somehow everything is going to be worse is completely ridiculous, when twitter has been so mismanaged and so poorly run for so long. i think it's a little premature to justjudge elon as a failure when he's been there for three weeks. mr musk, though, seems confident. he tweeted, "the best people are staying, i'm not super worried." he clearly thinks twitter needs radical change. but the world's richest person is showing both his risk—taking and his ruthlessness. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. jane, hello. and a very good evening to you. the picture behind me sums up to you. the picture behind me sums up the weather this weekend. it is going to be a mixed bag, and sunday

is quite chilly in the forecast. not only in scotland, but it has been wet in many parts of the country, especially in scotland. in the last few days or so, we had about hundred and 69 millimetres in the chart. the good news is that the rain is easing, the amber warning from the met office has expired, and the weather warning is improving. we can see this next system gathering pace and sweeping towards us. see this sliver of clearer weather across the uk? that is where it will be around 6am in the morning, so clearer skies for ireland and many parts of western england, wales and scotland. quite chilly here, a touch of frost of the countryside. many areas will have sunshine at lasting into the afternoon, so eastern coast will be cloudy. spits and spots of rain, only 7 degrees, and here we have the next weather front rating of the atlantic. that weather front will be spreading into northern ireland in

the afternoon and evening, and then it should reach the irish sea coast around about 11 o'clock or midnight. then, saturday night into sunday, that when sweeps across the uk, so many of us will get rain on saturday night, and behind it, quite often, many of us will get that rush of strong atlantic winds, showers and pockets of heavy rain, and that will be affecting mainly western areas. some could be heavy and perhaps sundry. the best of the weather perhaps towards the east of the country, but wherever you are, that is going to be a silly sort of day, so in that breeze, a degree celsius, it will feel cooler. thank you. thanks, tomasz. and that's bbc news at ten on friday, november 18th. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it's goodnight.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the daily mirror columnist, susie boniface, and the home affairs editor at the evening standard, martin bentham. tomorrow's front pages, starting with "they think it's all sober!" the front page of the mirror, like many of the papers tomorrow, leads with qatar's last minute stadium booze ban. the mail reports on fan fury at the ban. but in lighter news, the picture shows paddington bear back at buckingham palace. the ft leads on the chancellor facing a backlash from some conservative mps angry at the high

taxes from his autumn statement. the ft leads on the chancellor facing a backlash from some conservative mps angry at the high taxes from his autumn statement. the is front has an exclusive that the treasury is warning number 10's plan to cut migration will mean higher taxes and limit growth. on the telegraph, rishi sunak reveals his concerns about the safety of women on the streets. the times leads on the met police chief calling for greater power to get rid of officers accused of serious misconduct. a picture of labour leader sir keir starmer there, saying he has kissed a tory. the cost of living crisis comes to christmas, as the express reports

on the soaring price of turkeys. so, let's begin. we will start over the front page of the ft and susie, i was wondering if you could lead with that first tory mps headed out the tax rise rises and election route. i5 mps headed out the tax rise rises and election route.— and election route. is centred on the headline, _ and election route. is centred on the headline, really. _ and election route. is centred on the headline, really. and - and election route. is centred on the headline, really. and this - and election route. is centred on the headline, really. and this is| the headline, really. and this is the headline, really. and this is the same time the polls are out tonight showing that even before today's budget, increasing members of the public are seeing tories as a party of high taxation and spending and not seeing them as a party of low taxation in the central core of what most conservative mps and most conservative voters are an activist think about that party is about has been destroyed. it is been chewed up and spat out and done something else. it's worth pointing out that

everything that is happened in a budget statementjust eight everything that is happened in a budget statement just eight weeks after we were all told the conservative point of view was exactly the opposite and so, tory mps are quite rightly starting to point out that they do not know quite what they stand for any more in keeping this going to damage than the ballot box at some point in the future if we ever get to have another vote. the thing is, most people i think in public would probably say, if they lost the general election some time ago and there was sitting here waiting for this to come to its obvious in the probably lost in bernard castle a few years ago. but it is the case of how they get there in most conservative mps know they are heading for a period in opposition it's a case of how they get to that point and they want to get to that point by maintaining the party's deputation and went liz truss and borisjohnson was on course to do

and they have a new prime minister and they have a new prime minister and they have a new prime minister and the third and as many months it seems to be destroying something else that they do not like which is the reputation for fiscal prudence. the city is happy with the budget statement but people are not and it's the people that vote. the city does not win elections for anybody, generally speaking in some quite rightly point out that there are some maps that have not been done well here. the some maps that have not been done well here. ,., . , some maps that have not been done well here. . , ., ., , well here. the politics of what is best to do _ well here. the politics of what is best to do for _ well here. the politics of what is best to do for the _ well here. the politics of what is best to do for the good - well here. the politics of what is best to do for the good of - well here. the politics of what is best to do for the good of the i well here. the politics of what is i best to do for the good of the party versus the economists and their saying something very different, martin? , ., , , ., saying something very different, martin? , , ., ., , martin? the problem is that the tory mps are complaining _ martin? the problem is that the tory mps are complaining about _ martin? the problem is that the tory mps are complaining about this - mps are complaining about this budget, — mps are complaining about this budget, are largely the same people who supported liz truss is white liz truss. _ who supported liz truss is white liz truss. it _ who supported liz truss is white liz truss, it went catastrophically wrong — truss, it went catastrophically wrong for _ truss, it went catastrophically wrong for people in the tory party because _ wrong for people in the tory party because here we are facing a difficult _ because here we are facing a difficult economic condition before the disaster of the many budget that

liz truss_ the disaster of the many budget that liz truss inflicted. and so liz truss — liz truss inflicted. and so liz truss said _ liz truss inflicted. and so liz truss said they had some magic where they would _ truss said they had some magic where they would give people more money that obviously superficially was appealing to tory mps, some of them, and tory— appealing to tory mps, some of them, and tory activists and that's why she got— and tory activists and that's why she got voted in. rishi sunak was always— she got voted in. rishi sunak was always saying it was always going to be hard _ always saying it was always going to be hard and that's why he was not so appealing _ be hard and that's why he was not so appealing. the reality is, it was made _ appealing. the reality is, it was made worse by what happened with liz truss but _ made worse by what happened with liz truss but the reality is that it is a difficult — truss but the reality is that it is a difficult situation and the government has to find a way to balance — government has to find a way to balance the books in broad terms and overbroad _ balance the books in broad terms and overbroad period and the choices are either— overbroad period and the choices are either increased taxes are cut public — either increased taxes are cut public spending. neither of those are easy— public spending. neither of those are easy to do and of course, he's gone _ are easy to do and of course, he's gone for— are easy to do and of course, he's gone for tax — are easy to do and of course, he's gone for tax raises in some tory mps think you _ gone for tax raises in some tory mps think you should be bearing down on public— think you should be bearing down on public spending instead. but as everyone — public spending instead. but as everyone realises, that is not an easy thing — everyone realises, that is not an easy thing to do,

ofjustice, cutting christmas spending, cutting importing work in the courts, — spending, cutting importing work in the courts, home office spending and your cutting, never mind restricting spending _ your cutting, never mind restricting spending increases for the nhs and education _ spending increases for the nhs and education and so on. so, public spending — education and so on. so, public spending for the sake of public spending for the sake of public spending is painful when it happens and is _ spending is painful when it happens and is real—world consequences. i think— and is real—world consequences. i think the — and is real—world consequences. i think the reality for rishi sunak was he — think the reality for rishi sunak was he was faced with having interest— was he was faced with having interest or the credibility of the government and of course, as he rilghtly— government and of course, as he rightly says, the tory parties credibility has been very, very badly— credibility has been very, very badly damaged, if not destroyed and it might _ badly damaged, if not destroyed and it might be their only hope, actually— it might be their only hope, actually is to try to restore it and that is— actually is to try to restore it and that is not— actually is to try to restore it and that is not going to be easy. it is not going — that is not going to be easy. it is not going to be a pleasant year and a half. _ not going to be a pleasant year and a half. two — not going to be a pleasant year and a half, two years ahead until the next _ a half, two years ahead until the next election but i think their only chance _ next election but i think their only chance is— next election but i think their only chance is to — next election but i think their only chance is to try to look like they're _ chance is to try to look like they're going to be the most competent people to manage the econonfy— competent people to manage the economy when he comes forward. so, there _ economy when he comes forward. so, there are _ economy when he comes forward. so, there are some tory mps that do not

follow— there are some tory mps that do not follow that— there are some tory mps that do not follow that narrative and someone will think— follow that narrative and someone will think with rishi sunak and jeremy— will think with rishi sunak and jeremy hunt is doing is a difficult thing _ jeremy hunt is doing is a difficult thing but — jeremy hunt is doing is a difficult thing but the one thing they can do at this— thing but the one thing they can do at thisjuncture. it looks like number ten and number 11 are going to be loggerheads ii are going to be loggerheads overgrowth it's all going to come down to immigration, migration. it down to immigration, migration. it sounds like it's quite good for the economy, who knew? perhaps the clue was in the name. the treasury would quite like for there to be more migrants in the country. they are needed to fuel the economy into lots ofjobs needed to fuel the economy into lots of jobs and needed to fuel the economy into lots ofjobs and provide labour which we do not have enough of them things that we need and of course, number ten in brexit and the party in government was all very keen to have less migration. now, there have been the few actual hints but i've seen a few hands in places where they are talking and they've moved the discussion to being less about

immigration and more about control migration. which sounds like they're moving it slightly further away from it being a moratorium on migrants today being some, we have control of it and it will be fine. which is not going to go down very well some people, i can imagine. but they can square that circle because everything that we have seen in the past decade, which is been mostly complaining about immigration, that the lead to brexit and then we had a feeling that something since brexit and we've had a stagnant economy the entire time and you do have to have some migration and end out and that is how a healthy developed economy works in the 21st century. economies that do not do that ever worse economy and were suffering compared to some of our counterparts. so, they need to find a way to do that i be interested to see how on earth they're going to sell it internally. you can sell it to the country quite

easily but selling it internally to the conservative party is going to be a bit of a fight. just the conservative party is going to be a bit of a fight.— the conservative party is going to be a bit of a fight. just remind us, what is suella _ be a bit of a fight. just remind us, what is suella braverman's - be a bit of a fight. just remind us, | what is suella braverman's position on the. ,, ., , ., , ., on the. she wants to bring it down to tens of thousands _ on the. she wants to bring it down to tens of thousands which - on the. she wants to bring it down to tens of thousands which is - to tens of thousands which is what the previous promise was. and so, the previous promise was. and so, the reality— the previous promise was. and so, the reality is, when borisjohnson was prime — the reality is, when borisjohnson was prime minister, migration is going _ was prime minister, migration is going up. — was prime minister, migration is going up, he was not going down because — going up, he was not going down because a — going up, he was not going down because a lot of the extra migration comes— because a lot of the extra migration comes from — because a lot of the extra migration comes from outside the eu and that migration— comes from outside the eu and that migration from within the eu was going _ migration from within the eu was going down to a degree in the pandemic is skewed everything. and from outside the eu, it's been going up. from outside the eu, it's been going uo and _ from outside the eu, it's been going uo and so, — from outside the eu, it's been going up. and so, overall migration, the reality— up. and so, overall migration, the reality is— up. and so, overall migration, the reality is in — up. and so, overall migration, the reality is in the budget plans that have been announced now, the expectations this is going to be in that migration of 20,000 or so, contrary— that migration of 20,000 or so, contrary to _ that migration of 20,000 or so, contrary to the others that were previously — contrary to the others that were previously in the books. 1100 26,000

was never— previously in the books. 1100 26,000 was never going to happen. so, it was a _ was never going to happen. so, it was a fancy— was never going to happen. so, it was a fancy figure that was being delivered — was a fancy figure that was being delivered anywhere near and so, i think— delivered anywhere near and so, i think actually what's happened is the treasury figure now is the reality— the treasury figure now is the reality because net migration was hi-h reality because net migration was high and — reality because net migration was high and has remained high ever since _ high and has remained high ever since brexit and well before that it was very— since brexit and well before that it was very high, force and hasn't gone down _ was very high, force and hasn't gone down because it's been a switch from eu to _ down because it's been a switch from eu to an— down because it's been a switch from eu to an extent, to outside the eu which _ eu to an extent, to outside the eu which is _ eu to an extent, to outside the eu which is always the main driver of overall migration into the country because — overall migration into the country because things like family students and stuff— because things like family students and stuff like that. it is still very— and stuff like that. it is still very high. and stuff like that. it is still very high-— headline is featuring the prime minister but the detail contained in this article is horrific. the terrible story _ this article is horrific. the terrible story of _ this article is horrific. the terrible story of assault i this article is horrific. tie: terrible story of assault and this article is horrific. tts: terrible story of assault and abuse of the woman who was attacked by someone who should have been in clink and was a dangerous lunatic

and was allowed to go about his business but one of the things that really stands out here is it has been linked to an interview with rishi sunak in which he talks about how important it is to him because he has a wife and two young daughters and they have given him an emotional motivation for a tough stance on crime and he is sending him so very much as a caring dad who is going to do all he can to keep women safe. at the moment, under rishi sunak, he was chancellor of exchequer for quite rishi sunak, he was chancellor of exchequerfor quite a rishi sunak, he was chancellor of exchequer for quite a long time and so, if you have the ability to set the budgets for the justice department, for the home office and for the court backlogs that are growing and growing and half years for a rape case to come to court. and it's about i% of all reports, two reports of rape actually getting as far, 99% of all reports to police

don't end up in a