nevertheless anneliese dodds did criticise the government's short—termism over its approach to taxes.to taxes. it certainly shouldn't _ approach to taxes. it certainly shouldn't be _ approach to taxes. it certainly shouldn't be right _ approach to taxes. it certainly shouldn't be right now- approach to taxes. it certainly shouldn't be right now in - approach to taxes. it certainly l shouldn't be right now in terms approach to taxes. it certainly - shouldn't be right now in terms of immediate — shouldn't be right now in terms of immediate tax rises and yet that's what _ immediate tax rises and yet that's what we're — immediate tax rises and yet that's what we're seeing with council tax rises _ what we're seeing with council tax rises that — what we're seeing with council tax rises that the government is forcing them _ rises that the government is forcing them to— rises that the government is forcing them to local authorities, up to 5% for struggling families. that isn't the approach that's being taken by other— the approach that's being taken by other countries. we are an outlier base

chancellor anneliese dodds this morninu. ~ . ., , morning. well, it certainly shouldn't _ morning.'t be right - morning. well, it certainly shouldn't be right now- morning. well, it certainly shouldn't be right now in l morning. well, it certainly - shouldn't be right now in terms of immediate — shouldn't be right now in terms of immediate tax rises but that of course — immediate tax rises but that of course is — immediate tax rises but that of course is what we're seeing with councit — course is what we're seeing with council tax — course is what we're seeing with council tax rises that the government is forcing onto local authorities, up to 5% for struggling famities _ authorities, up to 5% for struggling families. that is not the approach that is— families. that is not the approach that is being taken by other countries. you know, we are an outlier— countries. you know, we are an outlier both _ countries. you know, we are an outlier both in having had the worst economic— outlier both in having had the worst economic crisis of any major economy but now— economic crisis of any maj

the government of short—term thinking and that was the point stressed by the shadow chancellor anneliese doddsy shouldn't be right now in terms of immediate tax rises, and yet that's what we're seeing with council tax rises, that the government is forcing them on local authorities, up to 5% for struggling families. that isn't the approach that's being taken by other countries. we are an outlier, both in having had the worst economic crisis of any major economy, but now also in having a government that seems to be focused on increasing tax right now on families when other countries are focused on securing the recovery. so ahead of the budget on wednesday what is clear at this point i think is that the chancellor wants to ram home that message that he is concerned about the levels of borrowing the government has had to take on and he does want to take steps towards reducing the debt or making it more manageable. but the unanswered question is how soon he plans to do that and exactly what measures he plans to use to address that challenge. {lila measures he plans to use to address that challenge-

shadow chancellor anneliese dodds said the government needs to clarify what support is available forion where they know they won't be able to open for some time after the furlough scheme is set to end, the business rates holiday is set to end. that's causing enormous anxiety and, actually, we've already seen record redundancies in the uk, we saw them previously when the chancellor was deciding what he wanted to do with the furlough scheme, and i'm really concerned that we are going to be seeing yet more redundancies coming through. in fact, that's been confirmed by this morning's statistics. because the government can't make its mind up, it needs to have a longer term plan around this support, rather than always acting at the last minute. schools will fully reopen in england in less than a fortnight, but when secondary pupils arrive for class they'll face a new covid testing programme and other safety measures. let's have a look at how it will work. over the first two weeks of term, schools and college students will be asked to take three covid tests on site and one at home. after th

anneliese dodds, shadow chancellor, thank you for your time.ed. the police have said new information has now come to light. london ambulance staff will begin wearing body cameras from today, to protect them from violent assaults and threats. the new kit will be worn as part of a trial by staff considered to be most at risk of attack. latest figures show there were more than 500 assaults on ambulance staff since april. a vicarfrom belvedere is using his online gaming skills to get the church to reach out to new people. reverend simon archer began what's called 'gaming for god' during lockdown to bring people together and create a forum to chat and engage with the church. he's affectionately known as "the vicar of facebook gaming". it's a very social activity, and i think it's been a real saviour for people as well, i think it's really helped people to find each other. i think there really is a connection between gaming and church. and that is something to do with the way people come together. london fashion week ends today. it's been the first f

and i amjoined in the studio by anneliese dodds of the shadow chancellor.run for that job is andrew, thank you very much indeed.— you very much indeed. we will see ou at you very much indeed. we will see you at nine — you very much indeed. we will see you at nine a.m.. _ travelling the length of the british mainland coast is no mean feat. at almost 18,000 kilometres long, completing the distance can be a gruelling task. however, that's exactly what brendon prince, from torquay, has set out to do — but on a stand—up paddleboard. if he succeeds, he'll set a world record. let's see brendon in action. music techno music let's have a chat to brendon, fittingly on the beach in torbay, in devon this morning.— devon this morning. looks lovely. good morning! — devon this morning. looks lovely. good morning! yes, _ devon this morning. looks lovely. good morning! yes, the _ devon this morning. looks lovely. good morning! yes, the sun i devon this morning. looks lovely. good morning! yes, the sun has i devon this morning. looks lovely. i good morning! yes, the sun has

we can speak now to the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds.etting out of the currentjobs crisis, that we are keeping business is going. we can�*t wait for that action until the budget, which seems to be the chancellor�*s strategy right now. that willjust lead to our economy suffering even more. what�*s your assessment as to why britain is in that situation in relation to other g7 countries? it we look at the unemployment situation for example, we see that the increase in unemployment that took place just before the chancellor made his mind up around the furlough scheme, that wasn�*t replicated in many other countries. in fact, in many other countries when we saw that increase in unemployment, their unemployment levels were stabilising. we�*ve had a very last minute, stop start approach to support in the uk and we also haven�*t seen the kind of targeted measures that would really be helping right now. that�*s why labour are saying we need to be setting out right now the measures that will be required, for example, extended business rates holida