worth tens of billions of pounds. iran demands an urgent meeting of the un security council following israel's air strikes on saturday. it comes as new talks over a cease fire and guys are taking place today. japan's governing coalition suffer a rare defeat in the country's snap election. the prime minister says he is not considering a broader coalition �*at this point�*. hello. welcome to the programme. we start with the us presidential election — which is just over a week away. the kamala harris campaign has condemned the use of vulgar and racist language at donald trump's latest election rally. both candidates are making a final big push for votes. donald trump has held

a rally in his home state of new york. thousands of people gathered at madison square garden in manhattan — seen as one of the highest—profile events in his campaign. there was a long list of guests which included speaker of the house mikejohnson, billionaire elon musk, and mr trump's running—mate jd vance. there, he made one of his final pitches to voters. our senior north america correspondent, gary o'donoghue was watching and sent this report. an iconic venue in donald trump's home town. he's wanted to hold a rally here for years. good evening, new york city! and a rare appearance from the former first lady. she's largely steered clear of this campaign. for the candidate himself, the focus was on his opponent. kamala, you're fired. get out! and on the main themes. i will end inflation. i will stop the invasion

of criminals coming i into our country, i and i will bring back the american dream. donald trump had lined up his favourite famous supporters for this rally. from an old wrestler to the eldest son to the world's richest man, all of whom echoed his central message on immigration. i will rescue every city and town - that has been invaded and conquered, - and we will put these . vicious and bloodthirsty criminals injail. going to kick them the hell out of our country - as fast as possible. cheering. as we enter the final week of campaigning, the polls are telling us that there is only one or two percentage points dividing donald trump and kamala harris in those key swing states. no one knows at this stage how this is going to go. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, at madison square garden in new york. meanwhile vice president kamala

harris was in pennsylvania, one of the battleground states that could decide how this election plays out. the democratic nominee has been making the rounds through the city of philadelphia — where she attended a church service, stopped by a book store, a youth basketball facility, and a puerto rican restaurant. ms harris later held a rally to cap off the day, where she brought up the conflict in the middle east — a key issue to voters who are unhappy with the biden administation�*s response to the israel—gaza war. i want to talk about gaza for a minute. 0k? we can and we must seize this opportunity to end this war and bring the hostages home. and i will do everything in my power to meet that end. our chief presenter sumi somaskanda is in washington with the details on the latest

polls. we've seen the latest polling coming in from our partners here in the us, cbs news, and they have shown that on the national level, kamala harris has a one point percentage lead over donald trump. and in those critical seven battleground states, they are tied. it is a dead heat. and remember, it is those battleground states that matter the most. and that is why we're seeing both candidates, both kamala harris and donald trump, out on the campaign trail trying to drum up as much support as possible, particularly among some of those persuadable voters, some of those people who might not have cast a ballot at all in the last election, hoping to somehow gather enough votes together to be able to win. it is important to say that both of these candidates gave us a bit of an idea of what their closing message might be. so donald trump, you heard in that report from our colleague gary there speaking about economy, immigration, about crime. these are themes that we continue to hear from donald trump on the campaign trail. and he painted a fundamentally dark picture of where the country is right now.

he talked about sinister and corrupt forces under way in the us, and he used this phrase, the enemy within. he's used this to talk about what he calls the radical marxists left marxists in this country, but he's talked about his own democratic political opponents as enemies, a more dangerous, as he has said, than iran or russia or china, foreign adversaries. so that is a message that donald trump doubled down on today, a few months ago, or a month or two ago, we heard this joyful warrior message from kamala harris talking about what she would do on abortion and on the economy. in the last week or so, we have seen that shift fairly significantly, where she's talking about donald trump as a threat to democracy, as a fascist, as she called him, and as someone who would rule as a dictator, as she said on day one, referring to a message we'd heard from donald trump. so really getting a sense with eight days left of what the closing messages are going to be. the latest polls are still very tight.

if you draw out the overall trends, ratherthan the individual points, you see can see in the national polls vice president kamala harris's lead has been slipping and is now down to around a single point. but the national vote share won't determine the winner. let's turn to the seven battleground states that could be decisive in this election. trump's poll leads in north carolina, arizona, and georgia, you can see them at the bottom of the screen, are between one and two points. other states like nevada, wisconsin, and pennsylvania are even tighter. but none of the leads we're seeing are bigger than the margins of error that come with all polls. let's speak to dr richard johnson, senior lecturer in us politics & policy at queen mary university of london.

welcome to the programme. first of all, i want to talk about the rally that donald trump held in madison square garden in new york. there has been some criticism over comments made by a comedian that the harris campaign saying that those comments about puerto ricans or it racist. we have had others who have condemned the comments. there is a large puerto rican population in the state of pennsylvania, which in many ways could win or lose the election for either candidate. how key do you think this latest thing could be in singing at the polls in pennsylvania?- singing at the polls in pennsylvania? singing at the polls in penns lvania? ~ , ., pennsylvania? well, it is not terribly helpful— pennsylvania? well, it is not terribly helpful for _ pennsylvania? well, it is not terribly helpful for the - pennsylvania? well, it is noti terribly helpful for the trump campaign to be having some discussion about, frankly, racist and inappropriate remarks that were made about puerto ricans and other minorities. so close to the election. it seems that the donald trump campaign did not vent carefully enough the speakers and what they were about to say at the event. on

the other hand, i would say that this was sort of iconic moment for the campaign, that trump wanted to do in 2020 but was effectively unable to do so due to the restrictions of the pandemic, to have an event at madison square garden, the idea behind that, to give a sense of scale and momentum for the campaign. although this discussion about the racist remarks will partly distract from that, i think that particularly from the perspective of trump's supporters, i am perspective of trump's supporters, iam not perspective of trump's supporters, i am not sure that they will be overly concerned about that.— about that. indeed. a lot of this election _ about that. indeed. a lot of this election comes - about that. indeed. a lot of this election comes down . about that. indeed. a lot of| this election comes down to about that. indeed. a lot of i this election comes down to a very small margin of voters who have not made up their minds or are not sure about either candidate. let's turn to the harris campaign, we have seen her out in a lot of certain states, she has pulled in the celebrity power as well in the last few days. she has appeared

on stage with bruce springsteen, beyonce, and other various people. how would you assess her campaign at the moment? when we look at the polls, and is looking very tight in those swing states as well. it is anyone placement game at the moment, isn't it? absolutely. this campaign... the way i put it, there are seven swing states all within the margin of error. for a statistical perspective, the way you could try to predict the winner of those states is a flipping seven coins, work out the electoral college majority, must flip seven coins again, you get a different result, flip them again, different result. we cannot really say who is ahead in this campaign. i think what is curious or interesting is that while the trump campaign is trying to project a sense of momentum and confidence, the harris campaign and people around the harris campaign, more democrats, have projected more an image of panic. even though both campaigns are basically in the

same place in terms of the polls. i think that the root of thatis polls. i think that the root of that is when harris took over as the nominee, she did have there was a recovery in the polls from where biden had been earlier in the summer. i think some people expected that to be a continued trajectory upwards. but really, that has not happened after the initial recovery. i am not surprised about that. this is a very polarised electorate. we should not expect to see very substantial swings one way or another. so i think the harris campaign, ifi another. so i think the harris campaign, if i was to provide some advice to them, i would encourage them to project more of a sense of confidence and momentum moving forward. i think the donald trump campaign is presenting them as in panic mode, that is not very helpful for mobilising their voters to come out. for mobilising their voters to come out-— for mobilising their voters to come out. ., ~ , ., , come out. 0k, thank you very much, richard _ come out. 0k, thank you very much, richard johnson - come out. 0k, thank you very much, richard johnson from | much, richard johnson from queen mary university of london. and of course there is plenty more on the us election on the bbc news website, where we are running a life page.

here in the uk, sir keir starmer will prepare the ground for the budget with a speech in the coming hours in which he'll say that britain must "embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality". the chancellor's statement on wednesday is expected to be one of the most significant in recent history, with tax rises, and spending cuts, worth tens of billions of pounds. let's speak to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. always good to talk to you. what are we expecting to hear from keir starmer later?- from keir starmer later? what is very interesting _ from keir starmer later? what is very interesting about - from keir starmer later? what is very interesting about what | is very interesting about what the prime minister is doing today, he is framing the budget before we actually know what exactly is in it. he is going to talk about embracing the harsh light of physical reality. that is not language of a prime minister who is about to give everyone a tax cut, on the contrary, it is pretty clear the taxes are going to rise, spending is

going to rise, spending is going to rise, spending is going to come down. the prime minister i think wants to give people a flavour of the y today before they find out the wet on wednesday from rachel reeves, the chancellor. keir starmer is not the only member of the cabin and who has been talking about the budget today, we heard earlier today from pat mcfadden, a senior cabinet minister. let's have a listen to what he was saying about what to expect in the budget. i what to expect in the budget. i think people should look for three — think people should look for three things in the budget. will— three things in the budget. will it_ three things in the budget. will it stabilise the country's public— will it stabilise the country's public finances and do so in a way— public finances and do so in a way that_ public finances and do so in a way that keeps our promises? it wilt _ way that keeps our promises? it wilt and — way that keeps our promises? it will. and will also start to turn — will. and will also start to turn around the public services and the — turn around the public services and the nhs in particular? we will start— and the nhs in particular? we will start on that road with a combination of both investment and reform. and critically, will— and reform. and critically, will it_ and reform. and critically, will it change the country's story— will it change the country's story for— will it change the country's story for the future? by investing in the things that we need. — investing in the things that we need, the better schools, hospitals, the houses we need, the transport infrastructure, the transport infrastructure, the energy infrastructure. this is what — the energy infrastructure. this is what britain has to do if it is what britain has to do if it is going _ is what britain has to do if it is going to get better economic growth — is going to get better economic growth in — is going to get better economic growth in the future. that

focus on _ growth in the future. that focus on investment, - growth in the future. that j focus on investment, very striking. i think the government is trying to move on from their early weeks in government, where they made clear things would be painful, that they would have to make tough choices, but didn't necessarily tell that much of a story about what the end goal was of those tough choices. the reason for making those tough choices. what pat mcfadden was doing there, and keir starmer i think will do later, and rachel reeves on wednesday, is explained that these are tough choices for, as they see it, a purpose, investing and having better public services before long. better public services before lonu. . ~' ,, better public services before lonu. . , . better public services before lonu. . ~ , . ., long. thank you very much for that. long. thank you very much for that henry's _ long. thank you very much for that. henry's f9, _ long. thank you very much for that. henry's f9, covering - long. thank you very much for that. henry's f9, covering the| that. henry's f9, covering the budget later in the week as well. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

now to the middle east, and new talks about a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages still being held by hamas are taking place in qatar today. the negotiations are the first since israel's killing

earlier this month of the hamas leader, yahya sinwar. there are hopes this could create a new opportunity for progress on a deal which has so far eluded mediators. it comes as iran is demanding an urgent meeting of the un security council following israel's air strikes on the country. on saturday, israeli forces launched a series of attacks, in which they targeted air defence and missile systems. elsewhere fighting between israel and hezbollah continues. on sunday, the lebanese health ministry said at least 21 people were killed by israeli strikes in the south of the country. live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. let's start with these talks in doha today, we have been here before and we have discussed possible ceasefire, but it has not materialised. what is different now?— not materialised. what is different now? really, the killinu different now? really, the killing of _ different now? really, the

killing of the _ different now? really, the killing of the hamas - different now? really, the| killing of the hamas leader different now? really, the - killing of the hamas leader has changed things a lot. the americans have described him as the chief obstacle in reaching a ceasefire in hostage release deal in the past. we understand now that the israeli intelligence director who has been handling this negotiation remains in qatar to meet with the prime minister to meet with the prime minister to meet with the us intelligence chief there as well. and although hamas are not directly involved in these talks at the moment, we know that many of their leaders are based in delhi so it has been suggested that it would be possible to bring them in if things look hopeful. in parallel to all of this, we have had the egyptian president pushing forward an idea of a two date ceasefire as a sort of testing the water measure to help push things forward. that would see, they have proposed, for it israeli hostages being released by hamas, some

palestinian prisoners being released from israeli jails, a surge in humanitarian aid going into gaza, desperately needed, of course. and the possibility of course. and the possibility of ten days of talks on a permanent ceasefire. some in the israeli media have been saying that that could appeal to israel because certainly come out with the leader of hamas having been killed, it is not clear now what the hamas decision making process is. this could allow them to ascertain that.— this could allow them to ascertain that. �* . ascertain that. and meanwhile, of course. _ ascertain that. and meanwhile, of course, what _ ascertain that. and meanwhile, of course, what is _ ascertain that. and meanwhile, of course, what is the - ascertain that. and meanwhile, of course, what is the latest . of course, what is the latest on the fallout after israel's attack on iran? we have been hearing from �*s supreme leader. we have still got diplomatic efforts going on to try to prevent any further escalation. we heard of david lamb become of the british foreign secretary, making calls to both his israeli and iranian counterparts. we have the un security council expected to meet at iran's request. iran

has been saying it has the right under international law to respond to what israel has done, these hours of attacks that took place involving dozens of israeli warplanes, it seems, in the early hours of saturday morning. the israeli ambassador to the un has dismissed iran's complaint as being ridiculous. israel was responding to the firing of some 180 ballistic missiles by iran at the start of this month, iran had been saying then that it was retaliating for these high—profile assassinations that taken place. and of course, that was also the time when israel was beginning its ground offensive in southern lebanon against hezbollah, and iranian proxy. but i think at the same time, you look at what the israeli prime minister has said, he talked about how from his point of view iran had been hit hard

in those latest attacks. the ayatollah, the supreme commander in iran, ali hosseini khamenei, said the damage done in iran should not be exaggerated. there has been an assessment that both sides are looking to prevent this turning into a dangerous wider regional war this point.— war this point. 0k, thank you very much — war this point. 0k, thank you very much for— war this point. 0k, thank you very much for bringing - war this point. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us - very much for bringing us up—to—date on the latest there. to japan where the country's prime minsiter, shigeru ishiba insists he will not resign after his scandal—hit party suffered a rare defeat in sunday's snap election. the result has left the usually dominant liberal democratic party unable to form a traditional coalition government. on that, steve lai is there in tokyo for us. he has been monitoring all of those results. this is really significant, isn't it? what comes next? it significant, isn't it? what comes next?— significant, isn't it? what comes next? . ., , , comes next? it certainly is. it is an incredibly _ comes next? it certainly is. it is an incredibly eventful - comes next? it certainly is. it is an incredibly eventful day l is an incredibly eventful day here injapan, following that

the results that have come out showing that the liberal democratic party have failed to achieve the majority, like he said. i will get to what comes nextin said. i will get to what comes next in a bit, butjust to let you know that there have been some casualties as a result of what has transpired with this. the ruling parties campaign chief has resigned saying that he wanted to take responsibility for the election results that have transpired. just to get you up to speed with those results, they show that the ruling party coalition has had to settle for 215 seats and the opposition constitutional democratic party of japan with 148 seats. the target that they are all gunning for his 233, needed for an overall majority in the house of representatives. it is one of only a handful of times that the dominant liberal democratic party has not been able to form a clear government since the second world war. the prime minister, shigeru ishiba, who called for the election after taking off his last month said that he would stay in power to prevent a political

vacuum. i power to prevent a political vacuum-— power to prevent a political vacuum. , . , ., , vacuum. i understand this harsh result reflects _ vacuum. i understand this harsh result reflects a _ vacuum. i understand this harsh result reflects a strong - result reflects a strong criticism from the public regarding our stance on reform. i regarding our stance on reform. ifirmly— regarding our stance on reform. i firmly believe that the seats we received were a response to the voices— we received were a response to the voices of the public, indicating that the liberal democratic party needs to be more — democratic party needs to be more humble, sincere and honest in its _ more humble, sincere and honest in its dealing with people. and that there is a lack of reflection.— that there is a lack of reflection. ., ., ., , reflection. now, there are many opposition _ reflection. now, there are many opposition parties _ reflection. now, there are many opposition parties in _ reflection. now, there are many opposition parties in japan - reflection. now, there are many opposition parties in japan and l opposition parties injapan and they spend the whole political spectrum. it is unclear whether they can form a government. the largest opposition party at them all, the constitutional democratic party, the leader of this party has hailed the results as a success. our primary _ results as a success. our primary goal— results as a success. our primary goal in _ results as a success. our primary goal in this - results as a success. our primary goal in this general election— primary goal in this general election was— primary goal in this general election was to _ primary goal in this general election was to force - primary goal in this general election was to force the i election was to force the ruling _ election was to force the ruling coalition- election was to force the ruling coalition to - election was to force the ruling coalition to lose . election was to force the i ruling coalition to lose its majoritx _ ruling coalition to lose its majoritx ih _ ruling coalition to lose its majority. in that - ruling coalition to lose its majority. in that sense, i ruling coalition to lose its i majority. in that sense, we have — majority. in that sense, we have achieved _ majority. in that sense, we have achieved the - majority. in that sense, we have achieved the goal. - majority. in that sense, we have achieved the goal. it. majority. in that sense, we i have achieved the goal. it was a great — have achieved the goal. it was

a great achievement. - have achieved the goal. it was a great achievement.— have achieved the goal. it was a great achievement. joining me now to discuss _ a great achievement. joining me now to discuss this _ a great achievement. joining me now to discuss this further - a great achievement. joining me now to discuss this further is - now to discuss this further is our tokyo correspondent. she has been dramatic —— there have been dramatic events, can you remind us how we got here? the fact that you _ remind us how we got here? the fact that you describe it as dramatic as quite unusual for japanese _ dramatic as quite unusual for japanese politics. this election has been very dramatic. we have seen at the electorate is sending a strong message to the liberal democratic party, they have punished them in the ballot box and costed them more than 50 seats— and costed them more than 50 seats in— and costed them more than 50 seats in the lower house, essentially, this party that has — essentially, this party that has ruled japan for most of its postwar — has ruled japan for most of its postwar era now has to scramble to become — postwar era now has to scramble to become able to maintain a coalition— to become able to maintain a coalition for a majority. this was — coalition for a majority. this was a — coalition for a majority. this was a political gamble by the prime — was a political gamble by the prime minister, who called that this election to get a mandate to start — this election to get a mandate to start a _ this election to get a mandate to start a new, to have a fresh start — to start a new, to have a fresh start and _ to start a new, to have a fresh start. and what happened instead _ start. and what happened instead is that he underestimated just how angry

the electorate is. especially at the — the electorate is. especially at the corruption scandal and how— at the corruption scandal and how they— at the corruption scandal and how they mishandled it at a time — how they mishandled it at a time when they are suffering with— time when they are suffering with inflation, struggling with a stagnant economy. they have made _ a stagnant economy. they have made that — a stagnant economy. they have made that anger clear and felt in the — made that anger clear and felt in the ballot box. it is not 'ust in the ballot box. it is not just about _ in the ballot box. it is not just about the _ in the ballot box. it is not just about the scandals, i in the ballot box. it is not i just about the scandals, you mentioned the economy. how about they are the japanese people feeling? i about they are the japanese people feeling?— about they are the japanese people feeling? i was speaking to a number— people feeling? i was speaking to a number of— people feeling? i was speaking to a number of voters - people feeling? i was speaking to a number of voters before i to a number of voters before polling — to a number of voters before polling day, i met them at a fruit— polling day, i met them at a fruit and _ polling day, i met them at a fruit and vegetable stand. some of the _ fruit and vegetable stand. some of the women i've spoken to, one _ of the women i've spoken to, one of— of the women i've spoken to, one of them pointed at fruits and said _ one of them pointed at fruits and said this is too expensive for me — and said this is too expensive for me to _ and said this is too expensive for me to buy now. another one said _ for me to buy now. another one said look. — for me to buy now. another one said look. i_ for me to buy now. another one said look, i am a pensioner, and — said look, i am a pensioner, and i— said look, i am a pensioner, and i have _ said look, i am a pensioner, and i have to work part time to make _ and i have to work part time to make ends— and i have to work part time to make ends meet. this government, however it is going to be _ government, however it is going to be formed, shigeru ishiba will continue to be the leader, a weekend leader, and they are going _ a weekend leader, and they are going to — a weekend leader, and they are going to figure out how to reassure the public cannot be more — reassure the public cannot be more transparent, and how they are going — more transparent, and how they are going to meet the day to day pocketbook issues people are still— day pocketbook issues people are still struggling with today _ are still struggling with toda . ~ ., are still struggling with toda . ~ . , today. we have seen the drop in the currency _ today. we have seen the drop in the currency as _ today. we have seen the drop in the currency as well, _ today. we have seen the drop in the currency as well, that - today. we have seen the drop in the currency as well, that is - the currency as well, that is not going to help japanese

people in their purchasing power. so now that we are in this limbo stage of things, what will happen next? the parliament _ what will happen next? the parliament has _ what will happen next? the parliament has to _ what will happen next? the parliament has to reconvene, we are expecting that shigeru ishiba _ are expecting that shigeru ishiba will continue to be prime _ ishiba will continue to be prime minister. whoever is chosen— prime minister. whoever is chosen as prime minister, and that— chosen as prime minister, and that is— chosen as prime minister, and that is going to be shigeru ishiha, _ that is going to be shigeru ishiba, will form a government that is— ishiba, will form a government that is ruling but is much less powerful _ that is ruling but is much less powerful. then you are going to see all— powerful. then you are going to see all the — powerful. then you are going to see all the concessions, deals that— see all the concessions, deals that he — see all the concessions, deals that he has to make, for parties _ that he has to make, for parties to be able to pass laws _ parties to be able to pass laws. this is not a position that— laws. this is not a position that they— laws. this is not a position that they are used to, this is highly— that they are used to, this is highly unusual forjapan. if highly unusual for japan. if allies— highly unusual forjapan. if allies and investors are watching from the outside, they will be _ watching from the outside, they will be watching anxiously, this— will be watching anxiously, this is— will be watching anxiously, this is a _ will be watching anxiously, this is a country normally known _ this is a country normally known as— this is a country normally known as a stable political haven, _ known as a stable political haven, that is no longer the case — haven, that is no longer the case. , , haven, that is no longer the case. , ., case. just one day past the election — case. just one day past the election now, _ case. just one day past the election now, quickly - case. just one day past the election now, quickly in - case. just one day past the | election now, quickly in the next few days and weeks ahead what should we expect? irate what should we expect? we should expect _ what should we expect? we should expect shigeru ishiba, what — should expect shigeru ishiba, what the _ should expect shigeru ishiba, what the government is going to

look like. — what the government is going to look like, he talked about the fact that _ look like, he talked about the fact that whoever wins the us election. _ fact that whoever wins the us election, japan's your relationship with the us remains the same. it would be interesting to see how the us reacts — interesting to see how the us reacts to— interesting to see how the us reacts to the instability in japan _ reacts to the instability in japan in _ reacts to the instability in japan in the coming weeks and months — japan in the coming weeks and months. , ., japan in the coming weeks and months. �* . . , japan in the coming weeks and months. g . ., , ., , months. japan has many allies that will be — months. japan has many allies that will be watching _ months. japan has many allies that will be watching this - that will be watching this closely. thank you very much. you can see developments here have been quite dramatic over the last day or so since these election results have come out. we don't know where we will land in the days ahead, but we will watch very closely. do you stay with us, i will be back after a short break. hello again, it has been a great and murky start to the day for many of us. and this week will continue with the cloudy conditions. mostly dry, some patchy rain and drizzle in the forecast, some sunshine and

overnight mist and fog. you will notice it is mild for the time of year, both by day and night. you can see that reflected on the chart to go through the week. the yellow and oranges prevail until the end of the week, when we see some blue moved in across the north of scotland. today we continue with a lot of cloud, some patchy light rain and drizzle. bite her breaks developing in northeast england, southeast scotland, to the east of wales and possibly the east of wales and possibly the far southeast. it will be breezy across england and wales, later wins across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures 10—17 . to this evening and overnight, very cloudy conditions. we will have mist and fog over the hills, but where we will see that cloud break, northeast scotland, temperatures could fall away to about five or 6 degrees. widely we are looking at seven to about 13 degrees. as we head into tuesday, there is a ridge of high pressure

across us, look at the spacing in the isobars. there is hardly going to be a breath of wind. later breezes in england and wales today, but we start with cloud and also the mist and fog and patchy light rain. tomorrow we should see more sunny intervals develop and we are looking at today, with highs of 12-17 . looking at today, with highs of 12—17 . moving from wednesday and into thursday, we have got this big area of high pressure across us. this is a weak weather front bumping into across us. this is a weak weatherfront bumping into it and another one waiting in the winds. on wednesday, for england, wales, we are looking at mist fog and low cloud. it will lift and we will see tiny spells developed. northern ireland and scotland cloudy with light rain or drizzle, brightening up towards the west. the weather front waiting in the wings. temperatures 11 to 16 celsius. into thursday, we start off on a murky note but we will see more sunshine develop as we go through the course of the day. our weather front moving across the north and west of scotland will introduce some rain and

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good morning to viewers on bbc news. we are discussing the budget; framing in the phrase used during the election campaign, working people, working people. it became a mantra and some people who work

hard. feel they might be hammered. they feel they were hood winked and the wool was pulled over their eyes. people that run small businesses, because they're talking about raising insurance for employers, people who are landlords and pensioners of course. but then labour say, this has been a number of politicians who have tried to nail this definition. but labour say it was clear, we said we are not raising it for working people and we cheerily meant income tax, national insurance for employees and vat. let's see what you think. tony in chester, sandy in thame on our radio only bit of this, we had a few landlord and people running small businesses. hi, let's hearthe voices of the people, the hard working people. tony?-

working people. tony? good morning. —