emily carver labour's class war. keir starmer has let slip the biggest budget bombshell yet. the tax man will be coming for landlords, shareholders and people who've tucked savings away. they apparently don't count as working people. has labour launched a war on middle britain? >> and a man has been charged with murder after a woman working at a hotel housing asylum seekers was stabbed to death. >> reparations in all but name. the prime minister continues to insist direct slavery reparations are off the cards, but he could be looking to fudge the issue not technically paying reparations, but instead less overt options like writing off debt. >> sneaky and winter fuel outrage. patrick christys will join us from county durham. he'll be talking to people that have been affected by labour's winter fuel allowance in a very traditionally labour socialist area .

area. it's been excruciating to hear various ministers , hear various ministers, including the prime minister, try and give their definition of what a working person is keir starmer. okay, so working people in his mind's eye, in his mind's eye are people who have a sort of not in the bottom of their stomach, which if push comes to shove and something, something happens to me and my family, i can't just get a cheque book out, even though maybe i've got a bit of savings. >> this is the same keir starmer that took £100,000 worth of freebies and gifts. >> it is exactly the same keir starmer. >> yes, that's the same keir starmer who i think on his tax return last year paid over £100,000 in tax. >> that would be the same keir starmer. yes. >> would that be the same keir starmer, who was one of the most senior lawyers in the country earning god knows? how much does that mean when he was working as a lawyer? he wasn't actually a working person. >> it just it literally if you own anything, you've got a

decent amount of savings. god forbid, you might actually own a property that you rent out to someone who needs it. then you're, you know, up for the taking. but but he's there for the taking. >> here's the fundamental injustice of it all. say two people, they have exactly the same job. they earn exactly the same job. they earn exactly the same amount of money. one is profligate. >> that's what i said earlier, tom. this is. yeah, this is exactly what i said earlier in the meeting. i said two people, same salaries, one person squanders it all. the other one puts it away in their savings or invests it. he's there for the taking. now, is that fair? >> yeah, it doesn't sound fair. it sounds like punishing people who've done the right thing, who've done the right thing, who've played by the rules, who haven't squandered their money. >> i don't know, let us know what you think. do you think you have an understanding of what a working person is? now that keir starmer has elaborated someone with a knot in their stomach. okay, but it sounds, sounds, sounds like the best financial advice that anyone could possibly give you is sort of eat some dodgy food the night before the budget, make sure that you've just got a bit of indigestion. >> and then suddenly, suddenly,

according to the prime minister, you're a working person. i'm sure the taxman will will take that to the bank. >> anyway, it's your headlines with tatiana . with tatiana. >> and tom. emily. thank you very much. and good afternoon. the top stories. downing street has signalled that sir keir starmer does not think all owners of stocks and shares fall outside his definition of working people. this after the prime minister had suggested asset owners would not fall within his conception of what a working person is. the prime minister was asked to share his definition of a working person after labour's manifesto promised not to increase taxes on working people. the debate over the definition intensified after ministers refused to rule out raising national insurance and employers in the budget . sir and employers in the budget. sir keir starmer said he believed a working person is usually paid in a monthly check, but didn't have the ability to write a check to get out of difficulties. downing street later clarified that people who hold a small amount of savings

in stocks and shares still count as working people. exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray told gb news the definition is a wide one. >> people are people who go out to work and that's how they earn their income and what we said in our manifesto, and it's a commitment that we're keeping in government, is to protect working people through not increasing the rates of income tax. national insurance and vat. now, you said it's going to be a difficult budget. it is going to be a difficult budget with difficult decisions when it comes to taxation, welfare and spending. but i want to be really clear that the reason why we need to make those difficult decisions now is to get the pubuc decisions now is to get the public finances back on a firm footing so that we can get investment up and pursue that prize of growth. because growth is the way that we make people across the country better off. >> meanwhile, rachel reeves is facing warnings that interest rates will stay higher for longer after saying she will change britain's debt rules to unleash a borrowing spree of up to £50 billion. the chancellor

confirmed she will change how debtis confirmed she will change how debt is calculated to take into account the benefits of investment spending at her budget next week. she also pledged to get debt falling by the end of this parliament in an effort to reassure nervous investors that she won't go on a borrowing binge. however, jeremy hunt warned that will lead to higher mortgage costs as he accused the chancellor of acting irresponsibly . the king has told irresponsibly. the king has told world leaders the past cannot be changed, but nations can commit to right inequalities that endure. the king delivered a landmark speech to commonwealth leaders as momentum grows for a debate about slavery reparations. king charles used his first speech to the commonwealth's biennial summit in samoa as head of the family of nations, to stress how the relationship between member states meant we can discuss the most challenging issues with openness and respect well ahead of that summit, openness and respect well ahead of that summit , the prime of that summit, the prime minister's official spokesman insisted sir keir starmer would not be discussing reparations

whilst in attendance. his majesty said he understands how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate at a time of heightened global tensions , of horrifying conflict tensions, of horrifying conflict and challenges of the greatest magnitude. >> it seems to me that these connections between us are more precious than ever. together, we are wiser, stronger, and more able to respond to the demands of our time. that said, our cohesion requires that we acknowledge where we have come from. i understand from listening to people across the commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate . continue to resonate. >> a man has been charged with murder after a woman who was working at a hotel for asylum seekers died in hospital following a stabbing. 27 year

old rhiannon sky white died on wednesday, three days after being stabbed after leaving work in the west midlands. 18 year old deng chuol magic, who is from walsall, was arrested and charged with attempted murder following that stabbing. however, following miss white's death , magic's charge was death, magic's charge was changed to murder yesterday after police applied to amend the original count. rhiannon's family have described her as selfless and brave . in other selfless and brave. in other news, robert jenrick says the threats the uk faces are more acute than at any point since the cold war. the tory leadership candidate made the comments during a major speech in central london today , in central london today, outlining his vision for foreign and defence policy in the uk. mr jenrick reiterated the need for an increase in defence spending to 3%. he says we face an axis of authoritarian states , of authoritarian states, alluding to russia, china, iran and north korea , adding they're and north korea, adding they're all trying to weaken the west . all trying to weaken the west. >> the solution is clear, strong defence at home, which will make

the uk a more influential player abroad. whether we like it or not, the challenge is upon us and the gauntlet has been thrown down by the axis of authoritarian regimes. we have faced down these threats before and we can do so again. i have always believed that the first duty of government is the defence of the realm. as your leader , i vow i will never , ever leader, i vow i will never, ever forget that . forget that. >> the government's proposed ban on smoking in pub gardens is reportedly set to be reversed following backlash from the pubuc following backlash from the public and the hospitality industry. the guardian reported that downing street is now blocking the ban on outdoor smoking, citing one official who called it an unserious policy. the sun newspaper also reported that downing street was watering down the plans , but a government down the plans, but a government source says no decision 1523 00:08:58,6