first france is to become the first country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution. we will be live in versailles, on the israel— gaza border, and around the world. and the royal national lifeboat institution celebrates 200 years after being foundered in a tavern in london. the charity says it has saved almost 150,000 lives. welcome to bbc news. we will start in haiti. thousands of prisoners have escaped from jail is there. it is thought the latest number is 3700. there has been violence and armed gangs on the streets, and now armed gangs on the streets, and now a 72 hour state of emergency in the capital, port 0 prince. night curfews are in

capital, port 0 prince. night cu rfews are in force capital, port 0 prince. night curfews are in force until wednesday. gangs have attacked two prisons in the country, first in the centre of the capital, the largest prison in the country. and the second prism is nearby. this was also hit by gangs. this all happened over the weekend. gang leaders say they want the prime minister out of power. james landale has the latest. gunfire haiti has long been lawless and violent, but now the disorder has got even worse. in the capital, port—au—prince, over the weekend, people fled for their lives as what law and order there was broke down. powerful armed gangs already control much of the city, but yesterday they overran two prisons, freeing its estimated more than 4,000 inmates. eyewitnesses reported seeing bodies inside and around the prison compound. some stayed behind to avoid the shooting.

translation: it was a very difficult situation last night. _ the riot in the prison put our lives at risk. we hid because there was a lot of firing. we were afraid for our lives. the government declared a state of emergency in the capital, with curfews in force until wednesday. but that may be hard to enforce. the gangs, which so often fight each other, seem to be acting together to oust the prime minister, ariel henry. he was in nairobi trying to persuade kenya to send him 1,000 police officers as part of a united nations force to try to keep the peace. he is thought to be back in haiti now. but a notorious gang leader, a former police officer known as barbecue, said the armed groups were united against the prime minister. translation: we ask - the haitian national police and the military to take responsibility and arrest ariel henry. once again, the population is not our enemy. the armed groups are not your enemy.

haiti, the most populous country in the caribbean, was once a relatively stable democracy, but then came decades of dictatorship. i have been elected for president for life. the country was plunged into years of violence and blood—letting. in 2021, the president was assassinated, leaving a political vacuum. killing, rape and kidnap are widespread. promised elections have not been held and it seems the gangs are losing patience. haiti may be only two hours' flying time from miami, but analysts say it is close to becoming a failed state. james landale, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to professor nick wescott, fishing of —— professor of international studies. the wescott, fishing of -- professor of international studies.— international studies. the state in haiti is currently _ international studies. the state in haiti is currently in _ international studies. the state in haiti is currently in a _ international studies. the state in haiti is currently in a state - international studies. the state in haiti is currently in a state of - haiti is currently in a state of disintegration. there is a president, there is a police force

and an army, a parliament, but none of them have effective control of what is happening on the ground. this has increasingly fallen into the hands of rival gangs, particularly in the capital, and therefore it is very hard to see where every establishment of state legitimacy and authority can come from. since the assassination of the last president in 2021, there has been a state of political limbo, neither elections, and acting president whose legitimacy is contested by the opposition, and as we have heard, by the leader of one of the biggest gangs. he has been outside the country, trying to secure an international force to come in and supervise security in order to hold elections, but whether he or the force itself will be able to come to haiti is up in the air. up to come to haiti is up in the air. up in the air are — and give us an idea of the power wielded by these

gangs, then, at the moment, given that kind of vacuum, and what the amount of normal life, i suppose, that can be carrying on is.- that can be carrying on is. gangs have been _ that can be carrying on is. gangs have been able _ that can be carrying on is. gangs have been able to _ that can be carrying on is. gangs have been able to attack - that can be carrying on is. gangs have been able to attack the - that can be carrying on is. gangs i have been able to attack the major prison in the country and release its 3700 prisoners, according to reports. they have effectively complete control on the streets in the city. 0utside complete control on the streets in the city. outside in the countryside, it's a bit more ambiguous. but what is happening in the capital is a critical political factor, is that is where the action is happening. de facto, the gangs have physical control over what people do where they can go, buying and selling, so they are in effective control. that doesn't mean they necessarily have an agenda. it's a bit like the situation in jamaica in the 19805 where, again, two rival gangs were tearing

kingston apart. two rival politicians, each sided with one game. it is not a sustainable future. as far as i'm aware, haiti doe5 future. as far as i'm aware, haiti does not have a bob marley to try and bring the two sides together and broker some kind of agreement. it remains to be seen who can do this, who can actually have sufficient authority with the gangs, bring them into a political process, or keep them out of it.— into a political process, or keep them out of it. thanks for that. we will aet them out of it. thanks for that. we will get the — them out of it. thanks for that. we will get the latest _ them out of it. thanks for that. we will get the latest on _ them out of it. thanks for that. we will get the latest on the _ them out of it. thanks for that. we will get the latest on the israel- i will get the latest on the israel— gaza war and those ceasefire negotiations that are happening in egypt. representatives from hama5, israel and international mediators are there. israel says it won't attend meetings until hama5 comes up with a list of hostages 5till attend meetings until hama5 comes up with a list of hostages still alive. hama5 took 253 hostages when gunmen launched the attack on the 7th of october. it says it can't provide 0ctober. it says it can't provide the information because of israel's continuing bombardment of gaza and

says hostages are being held by different groups and in different parts of the gaza strip. us vice president kamala harris is calling for an immediate ceasefire to get hostages out of gaza, and she has called on israel to do more to improve aid, saying people there are starving. improve aid, saying people there are starvinu. , , ., , improve aid, saying people there are starvinu. , , .,, starving. they must open new border crossinus. starving. they must open new border cf°ssi"95- they _ starving. they must open new border crossings. they must _ starving. they must open new border crossings. they must not _ starving. they must open new border crossings. they must not impose - starving. they must open new border crossings. they must not impose anyj cro55ing5. they must not impose any unnecessary restrictions on the delivery of aid. they must ensure humanitarian personnel, places and convoys are humanitarian personnel, places and convoy5 are not targeted, and they must work to restore ba5ic convoy5 are not targeted, and they must work to restore basic services and promote order in gaza 5o must work to restore basic services and promote order in gaza so more food, water and fuel can reach those in need. ~ ., , in need. our middle east correspondent _ in need. our middle east correspondent explains l in need. our middle east - correspondent explains what the reaction has been to those comments from the us vice president. thefie from the us vice president. these are the strongest _ from the us vice president. these are the strongest comments - from the us vice president. these are the strongest comments we . from the us vice president. these i are the strongest comments we have had yet _ are the strongest comments we have had yet from a senior us government

official, _ had yet from a senior us government official, really sort of rebuking israel— official, really sort of rebuking israel and demanding that moore be done to— israel and demanding that moore be done to address the humanitarian catastrophe that kamala harris described there. we also have at the same _ described there. we also have at the same time _ described there. we also have at the same time just more evidence of how there _ same time just more evidence of how there is_ same time just more evidence of how there is a _ same time just more evidence of how there is a lot — same time just more evidence of how there is a lot of political division in israel. — there is a lot of political division in israel, because you have a member of the _ in israel, because you have a member of the war— in israel, because you have a member of the war cabinet who is supposed to meet— of the war cabinet who is supposed to meet ms harris in washington later— to meet ms harris in washington later today, amid a lot of us pressure _ later today, amid a lot of us pressure for a new truce deal to see israeli _ pressure for a new truce deal to see israeli hostages return home and more _ israeli hostages return home and more aid — israeli hostages return home and more aid entering into gaza. beni gantz— more aid entering into gaza. beni gantz is _ more aid entering into gaza. beni gantz is somebody who has been a long-time — gantz is somebody who has been a long—time opposition leader. he joined _ long—time opposition leader. he joined the — long—time opposition leader. he joined the cabinet of benjamin netanyahu, war cabinet, to try to make _ netanyahu, war cabinet, to try to make important decisions, to contribute his expertise as somebody who had _ contribute his expertise as somebody who had been formerly the head of the israeli — who had been formerly the head of the israeli military forces. mr netanyahu has appeared, the israeli

prime _ netanyahu has appeared, the israeli prime minister, very angry about the fact that _ prime minister, very angry about the fact that benny gantz has gone to washington rather than him. there are lots— washington rather than him. there are lots of— washington rather than him. there are lots of reports on that in the israeli _ are lots of reports on that in the israeli media without official comment. at the same time feeding into all_ comment. at the same time feeding into all of— comment. at the same time feeding into all of the domestic pressure on israel. _ into all of the domestic pressure on israel. you — into all of the domestic pressure on israel, you have these repeated rallies— israel, you have these repeated rallies hy— israel, you have these repeated rallies by families of the israeli hostages. they get a lot of public sympathy, understandably, and they want the _ sympathy, understandably, and they want the government to do much more to bring _ want the government to do much more to bring the _ want the government to do much more to bring the hostages home. the kremlin says _ to bring the hostages home. tue: kremlin says the to bring the hostages home. t'ts: kremlin says the content to bring the hostages home. tt2 kremlin says the content of leaked conversations between german military officials di5cu55ing potential 5trike5 on crimea proved that western countries are participating in the conflict in ukraine. germany described the wiretap a5 ukraine. germany described the wiretap as part of an information war waged by russia. germany has denied earlier reports that its ru55ian ambassador has been summoned by the kremlin. 0ur ru55ian editor and bbc monitoring gave us reaction to the league of military

conversations.— to the league of military conversations. , . , , conversations. germany has accused russia of waging _ conversations. germany has accused russia of waging an _ conversations. germany has accused russia of waging an information - conversations. germany has accused russia of waging an information war| russia of waging an information war by publishing what appear to be intercepts of these conversations which really should be highly classified. however, what germany did not do, it did not deny that the hack or the wiretap happened. there were earlier reports suggesting that germany could not confirm that everything contained in this published audio is authentic, and possibly part5 could have been manipulated, but the impact of this publication is pretty significant. it shows that russia has the capability to tap into these highly classified meetings, and also it would put more pressure on the german chancellor, all of scholz,

potentially to deliver these highly capable long—range mi55ile5 called taurus, or maybe it would make it more difficult for germany to consider these requests coming from ukraine to get these mi55ile5, consider these requests coming from ukraine to get these missiles, and russia has been exploiting this leak endlessly since friday, when it first appeared, and the general line coming out of the kremlin —controlled media is that this just shows how the west is involved in ukraine, how it is using ukraine to attack ru55ia, but this is the kind of line that we've been getting from moscow for yea r5 of line that we've been getting from moscow for years now. t of line that we've been getting from moscow for years now.— moscow for years now. i want to cuickl moscow for years now. i want to quickly show — moscow for years now. i want to quickly show you _ moscow for years now. i want to quickly show you do _ moscow for years now. i want to quickly show you do these - moscow for years now. i want to i quickly show you do these pictures. this is live right now in france, in versailles, and a moment of history potentially about to take place there. emmanuel macron and his effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution of

france. abortion has been legal there since 1974, but there have been increasing pressures to further cement its status, and you can see the red carpet is rolled out. it is expected to pass. that will take place in the hours ahead and we will keep acro55 place in the hours ahead and we will keep across that for you. here in the uk, the detective who led the sarah everard murder inquiry has told the bbc about the moment she discovered her chief suspect was a serving police officer. dci catherine goodwin has spoken on camera about the case for the first time. sarah's family hope a new documentary about her murder three years ago will contribute to the ongoing dialogue around violence against women and the way police approach this type of case. our special correspondent lucy manning 5pecial correspondent lucy manning reports. the everard family have shared some

of their favourite pictures of their daughter and sister sarah for the first time. a smile that stands out. a future that was shot down. taken away three years ago by a murderer in police uniform. herfamily have spoken of their desperate longing to have sarah with them again and how her loss pervades every part of their lives. for the first time, the met team who investigated sarah's kidnap, rape and murder have spoken in a bbc documentary about the moment they found out wayne couzens was a colleague, a fellow officer. while detectives were heading to couzens' house to arrest him the senior officer took the call. one of my detective sergeants came running into the office and said, we need to shut the door, you need to hear this. he then put one of our researchers on speakerphone and she said, he's a police officer. he is a serving officer in the met. he currently works for the parliamentary and diplomatic protection group.

i knew that i had to tell my boss. and i canjust remember the shock of having to just sit on the floor of the office and say to her, you're not going to believe this, but he's a police officer. and then the same questions went through her head as went through my head, are you sure? wayne couzens had used his police powers of arrest, his warrant card, his handcuffs, at this moment caught on cctv, to get sarah into his vehicle. the detective who was about to question wayne couzens for the first time had onlyjust been told he was one of their own. the gravity of the whole situation became incredibly clear. the moment i told the team, itjust went silent. we knocked on the door, actually he opened it, i just put my foot straight into the door, showed him my warrant card.

and he just went grey, just all the colour ran out of his face. wayne couzens lied and lied. you must know. ijust don't know. at you must know. ijust don't know. at some you must know. ijust don't know. some point, you will look you must know. ijust don't know. et some point, you will look sarah's tamily— some point, you will look sarah's family in— some point, you will look sarah's family in the eyes and your family will be _ family in the eyes and your family will be there. you have an opportunity right now to help us find sarah and bring her back home to her— find sarah and bring her back home to her family. find sarah and bring her back home to herfamily.| find sarah and bring her back home to herfamily-_ to her family. i don't know where she is. to her family. i don't know where she is- hand _ to her family. i don't know where she is. hand on _ to her family. i don't know where she is. hand on heart, _ to her family. i don't know where she is. hand on heart, i - to her family. i don't know where she is. hand on heart, i don't i to her family. i don't know where l she is. hand on heart, i don't know where _ she is. hand on heart, i don't know where she — she is. hand on heart, i don't know where she is — discovering wayne couzens was an officer was a shock to those investigating sarah's disappearance, but the blame for that lies with the police forces who ignored the red

flags about him, particularly kent and the met police's failure to investigate indecent exposure allegations. sarah's family clear that she died because he was a police officer. lucy manning, bbc news. here in the uk, sarah everard: the search forjustice is on bbc one at 9pm tomorrow evening, and on the iplayer. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news now. charities and campaigners are urging ministers to set up an inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children asylum in the uk. it comes after an official report said basic checks to keep children safe in asylum hotels were not carried out. the home office said the well for —— welfare of children was of the utmost priority.

new figures show more than 850,000 people between the ages of 16 and 24 were not in work, education or training in the last three months of last year. former coal—mining areas are falling further behind the rest of britain, decades on from the pit closures. 40 years after the miners' strike, the coalfields regeneration trust said communities have been let down by a lack of investment since the loss of an industry which employs more than 220,000 people. —— employed. you are live with bbc news. france is set to become the first country to put a woman's right to an abortion in its constitution. members of the french parliament have been summoned to a special assembly at the palace of versailles where a three fifths majority is needed to pass the legislation. the move has been seen as a reaction to

the rolling back of abortion rights in the united states by its supreme court two years ago. for more, let's speak now to an associate professor of public law at the university of burgundy. thank you for coming on the programme. what is your reaction to the event, if it is passed in the hours ahead? t to the event, if it is passed in the hours ahead?— hours ahead? i think it is good news. i think _ hours ahead? i think it is good news. i think it _ hours ahead? i think it is good news. i think it took _ hours ahead? i think it is good news. i think it took a - hours ahead? i think it is good news. i think it took a long i hours ahead? i think it is good i news. i think it took a long time to get past, and my reaction would be that it get past, and my reaction would be thatitis get past, and my reaction would be that it is a good thing that it is in the constitution, and i think it is a good win for emmanuel macron, and an easy win, it cost nothing. i am in two mines when it comes to the passing of that amendment. t am in two mines when it comes to the passing of that amendment.— passing of that amendment. i see. just so you — passing of that amendment. i see. just so you know. _ passing of that amendment. i see. just so you know, we _ passing of that amendment. i see. just so you know, we are - passing of that amendment. i see. just so you know, we are seeing i passing of that amendment. i see. | just so you know, we are seeing the live pictures from versailles, various dignitaries arriving, and the official guard standing by as

well, with the red carpet. we expect the vote in the hours ahead. what about those who say the constitution of a country should be a thin, by our guide to how the country operates and not every single right should just be added to the constitution? t should just be added to the constitution?— should just be added to the constitution? ., ., �* , ., constitution? i mean, for me, it's a auestion constitution? i mean, for me, it's a question of— constitution? i mean, for me, it's a question of policy. _ constitution? i mean, for me, it's a question of policy. for— constitution? i mean, for me, it's a question of policy. for instance, i constitution? i mean, for me, it's a question of policy. for instance, in | question of policy. for instance, in france a few years ago, in 2004, we amended the constitution to enshrine the rights that relate to the environment. it isjust the rights that relate to the environment. it is just a reflection of the fact that the constitution is a symbol that also reflects the values of the society at some point. i think it isjust a values of the society at some point. i think it is just a reflection of the values that the majority of french people want to see enshrined in the constitution. what french people want to see enshrined in the constitution.— in the constitution. what about those who _ in the constitution. what about those who say _ in the constitution. what about those who say that _ in the constitution. what about those who say that is _ in the constitution. what about those who say that is the i in the constitution. what about those who say that is the job i in the constitution. what about j those who say that is the job of in the constitution. what about i those who say that is the job of the law, of your elected officials, and it is the right of elected officials to change that? you it is the right of elected officials to change that?— it is the right of elected officials to chance that? ., .. . ., to change that? you can change the

law. for to change that? you can change the law- for now. _ to change that? you can change the law. for now, the _ to change that? you can change the law. for now, the law— to change that? you can change the law. for now, the law will— to change that? you can change the law. for now, the law will not i law. for now, the law will not change about abortion because it does not create a new right, itjust enshrines a right that existed previously. it is also a symbol. i think it sends an important signal to say we are willing to enshrine that right in the constitution. it's not necessarily because you see a threat right now but maybe you foresee a threat coming in the future and you want to protect a right with a super majority, which is the case when that right is enshrined in the constitution. i think it is a policy decision to say that it think it is a policy decision to say thatitis think it is a policy decision to say that it is a that is very important, that it is a that is very important, that you want to protect from any political simple majority to take away in the future. tqm. political simple ma'ority to take away in the future._ political simple ma'ority to take away in the future. 0k, thank you very much — away in the future. 0k, thank you very much for— away in the future. 0k, thank you very much for coming _ away in the future. 0k, thank you very much for coming on - away in the future. 0k, thank you very much for coming on the i very much for coming on the programme. of course, we will creep across events there in versailles in the hours ahead as voting gets under way. we will head to iran because votes are still being counted in their

parliamentary elections. it is the first test of opinion there since that wave of protests against the hardline islamic regime. the interior minister says turn out so far has been around 41%, a record low since the 1979 islamic revolution. several groups of reformist politicians have boycotted the election altogether. let's speak to a professor of international politics at lancaster university. thanks for coming on the programme. can we talk about this turnout figure to begin with, then? a slight lack of clarity about official figures, not having released it but also having released early figures, if you see what i mean. took us through what it means?- if you see what i mean. took us through what it means? there is a su: uestion through what it means? there is a suggestion that — through what it means? there is a suggestion that the _ through what it means? there is a suggestion that the figure - through what it means? there is a suggestion that the figure is i through what it means? there is a l suggestion that the figure is around 40%, but if you look online and talking to people who have been monitoring this closely, there are some estimates that put it far lower. we never really know exactly what the figure is because the

regime will not tell us exactly what the level of turnout is. in part, thatis the level of turnout is. in part, that is because at the same time as these elections, there was another campaign to boycott the elections, stemming from the protests that took place some months ago, some years ago. there has been this widespread discontent, widespread anger that has culminated in a number of reformist organisation is calling for a boycott of the elections, which is one of the reasons why this turnout has been so low. tit which is one of the reasons why this turnout has been so low.— which is one of the reasons why this turnout has been so low. in terms of the success — turnout has been so low. in terms of the success or _ turnout has been so low. in terms of the success or otherwise _ turnout has been so low. in terms of the success or otherwise of- turnout has been so low. in terms of the success or otherwise of the i the success or otherwise of the calls for a boycott or challenge for change, what does change now, given the results you have seen so far? we can read the results you have seen so far? 2 can read it in two ways. one is that there is a general lack of change, in that the candidates that were committed to stand were all vetted by the various mechanisms in place within the islamic republic of iran, and also from that, they were vetted, they were put in place by

the supreme leader, so those that have been victorious are those loyal to the supreme leader, albeit with different factions at play. that is one narrative — nothing has changed. the other is that there has been this huge boycott, candidates have boycotted standing and then people have boycotted turning out, and that narrative is far more powerful and says that the people of iran have had enough with the way that the country is being run. they have tried protesting on the streets and now they are boycotting at the ballot box. i think there are two contrasting narratives. you ballot box. i think there are two contrasting narratives.— contrasting narratives. you talk about the protests _ contrasting narratives. you talk about the protests on - contrasting narratives. you talk about the protests on the i contrasting narratives. you talk i about the protests on the streets. let's talk about that. after the death in custody of one woman, what is the legacy of those protests? the le . a is the legacy of those protests? the lea is is the legacy of those protests? the le . a is a is the legacy of those protests? tt2 legacy is a continued struggle over the soul of what it is to be in iran, and to be political in iran right now. the regime are trying to

double down on their support in their key constituencies, but then others have got increasingly angry at the way the regime has acted, the violence they have used against the protesters, and also the rising cost of living. begging is on the rise, inflation is on the rise. iran has started to import meat from various places, which is a real surprising turn, and i think it points to the severity of the socio— economic conditions in iran. so it is an ongoing struggle and the conditions are deteriorating.— are deteriorating. professor, thank ou for are deteriorating. professor, thank you for coming _ are deteriorating. professor, thank you for coming on _ are deteriorating. professor, thank you for coming on the _ are deteriorating. professor, thank you for coming on the programme | are deteriorating. professor, thank i you for coming on the programme and talking us through it. live to france, to tell you we are keeping an eye on potential historic events there. this is versailles. politicians from both houses getting together and voting in the hours ahead to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution. it

would be the first of its kind if it passes, and it is expected to pass. a5 and when they sit down and get voting, we will be back there in france for you. that's it. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there. the weather isn't looking that bad this week. actually, compared to last week, we should start to see a lot of dry weather around with increasing amounts of sunshine, particularly wednesday onwards. in the short term, we do have low pressure nearby. so there will be a little bit of rain, a few showers dotted around. now, this first low pressure system will bring a band of rain and stronger winds into southern and western parts of the country. as you move through the course of the day, the rain pushing across south west england, south wales, up in towards northern ireland, a bit more cloud generally across western edges. but after that chilly starts

with the frost and the fog, most of the country should have a fine afternoon with plenty of sunshine around. temperatures lifting up to around 11 celsius, i think in the warmest spot now through this evening and overnight, that cloud, the wind and the rain push its way slowly northwards and eastward. you see a few showers running in behind across south west england through the channel islands. they are heavier one there. but while the skies are clear, then it's likely we'll see a touch of frost, maybe a little bit of fog again. but where we hold on to the cloud, the rain across northern and eastern areas, it'll be less cold here. tuesday, we've got that weather front slowly pushing northwards and clearing the east of the country later in the day. but further weather fronts will tend to push into northern ireland, western scotland as we head through the day. eventually that weather front i think will clear eastern areas, but it might take its time. in fact it could be quite grey and does appear quite breezy. but elsewhere across the country, after a fine start through the morning variable cloud, there should be plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. top temperatures up to around 12 degrees, but a little bit cooler than that where we have the breeze and the cloud in northeast scotland. and then as we head into wednesday, this area of high pressure, this blocking high across scandinavia,

begins to exert its force across the country, pushing the weather fronts out towards the atlantic. so i think a largely fine day to come for many of us. it could be a bit cloudy across eastern scotland, eastern england, whose north sea coasts affected by the southeasterly wind, maybejust one or two showers out west. but for much of the country, it should be dry, settled, plenty of sunshine, temperatures up to 12, maybe 13 degrees in the southeast for thursday and friday. that area of high pressure keeps those weather fronts at bay. it should be mostly dry southeasterly breezes and plenty of dry and sunny weather at times as well, particularly on thursday. friday could start to see a bit more cloud just edging into western areas later in the day. but these temperatures are what we expect this time of year.

a path towards lower taxes — speculation mounts ahead of wednesday's budget as jeremy hunt says he will only cut taxes in a responsible way. and the darling of artificial intelligence nvidia becomes the world's third most valuable company. we'll assess its meteoric rise.

welcome to world business report, i'm marc ashdown. we start here in the uk, where it's a crunch week for the chancellor. wednesday is budget day, and pressure continues to mount — from within his own party — to cut taxes. jeremy hunt says the government does want to move to a lower tax economy, but he would only do that in a "responsible way." he's pretty much ruled out cutting taxes by increasing borrowing, so what options does he have, given he's also got less money to play with due to a worsening economic forecast? i put that to yael selfin — chief economist at kpmg uk. there is very little room to cap taxes. as you said earlier, it is likely to lower the estimate of how much room he has based on what we hear at the moment. and that's probably an overestimate anyway. so he really has very little space. he could opt for different things.

it looks like he's going to concentrate more on the households