the lord ashcroft shows very clearly _ south—east.advocate that just don't have _ policies i advocate that just don't have much— policies i advocate that just don't have much public support at all. such— have much public support at all. such as — have much public support at all. such as cutting the top tax rate, building — such as cutting the top tax rate, building more homes, getting rid of process— building more homes, getting rid of process when building infrastructure projects _ process when building infrastructure projects. but frankly we need to find a _ projects. but frankly we need to find a way— projects. but frankly we need to find a way of doing these things. otherwise we are not going to get the prosperity and the opportunity that people want. and we can see the policies _ that people want. and we can see the policies i _ that people want. and we can see the policies i advocate working right now in _ policies i advocate working right now in places like texas, florida and the — now in places like texas, florida and the czec

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lord ashcroft's done this polling.ne of the most interesting outcomes, which i mentioning earlier to i was mentioning earlier to stephen was the fact stephen and ann was the fact that people feel that they're paying that people feel that they're paying much tax for paying too much tax for declining absolutely. declining services. absolutely. that's i mean, they declining services. absolutely. that' asked i mean, they declining services. absolutely. that' asked the i mean, they declining services. absolutely. that' asked the public an, they declining services. absolutely. that' asked the public in they declining services. absolutely. that' asked the public in thisy were asked the public in this poll how of them thought poll how many of them thought that services, that the services, public services worse over the services had got worse over the past decade? 75% said they had. yes, that's devastating . yes, that's devastating. >> awful. absolutely devastating. including tories, by the way. and in old days, by the way. and

she's produced from lord produced polling from lord ashcroft, ashcroft , ashcroft, michael ashcroft,inster, saying that a lot of lower income families , they want less income families, they want less tax. they are worried about the cost of net zero. they are worried about this ban coming in on new petrol and diesel cars in 2030. they are worried that their kids can't get on the housing ladder , that they are housing ladder, that they are they are worried that corporation now the uk by corporation tax now in the uk by international standards is pretty high. so she would say that she is speaking for a lot of people out there, a lot of red wall voters, own red wall voters, in her own words, went tory for the words, who went tory for the first time in 2019. she says they are the key to winning the next election, not as she would put it, the london dinner party circuit that deeply disapprove of her. and much as she would say of our political and media class. and this this is her argument. and i do think while it will be disdained by a lot of mainstream broadcasters, i do think it will hav

world war and at the same time, we've polling carried time, we've got polling carried out by lord ashcroftwho's obviously the obviously got links to the conservative party the mail conservative party in the mail on and when asked whether on sunday and when asked whether they services have they think public services have declined last decade . so declined in the last decade. so that's completely under tory rule, 75% say yes, that's a indictment of conservatism, isn't it ? over the past decade ? isn't it? over the past decade? >> well, i think the figures show that public services have performed well. i think we all remember the service that the nhs provided us through the pandemic. it was second to none education standards have increased significantly since 2010. and on taxes, we've brought about 3 million people out of tax altogether. by increasing the thresholds, we still have the lowest corporation tax in the g7 , and corporation tax in the g7, and we've got one of the most generous tax allowances corporate tax allowances in the oecd. so it's on us actually, camilla, to go on shows like

government, which has become a hot topic for at both sides of the base in the country since with ashcroft live know to how a l cat, a corrupt to you. i'll tell you the very successful as well from gaza. who has that went ahead job put in a number of international events, including the hugs of asian games at recently where i believe you're a medalist as well. congratulations. first and foremost on that on your success. a power essentially has a bond french female athletes competing in the games next year from wearing the video calling the routing in line with the countries quote and regina of strict secularization. now, as a sportsman who has been mentioned, where's the heads up while competing at what are your thoughts on this move? by frontier immediate reaction? of course, it doesn't make any sense to me because when i asked why they decided to do such things, they want to make sure that everyone is treated is being treated equally. they, they weren't just for everybody. well, you're not allowed women to where what they feel comfortable then. so that's not fair for them. so it doesn't m

on uh, its its troops in one place, russia is immediately hitting them with rockets with a with ashcroft. and that is why your crime is trying to disperse it's, it's a, it's a, it's forces and is trying to, to these guys where the major blow will be as upset. and that is why it's one of the reasons. and of course, there are of those reasons, like the mind feels who have been talking all summer about and the weather is changing and it is autumn. it is the full beginning. so that's why you're crying and troops do kind of forces are under pressure. but in general, i would say we can be costly, cautiously optimistic of the moment. thank you very much moment and excuse me, i misspoke when i introduced here. so i do apologize for that. let me go to sarah now. and words like slug or grind. those are the kind of descriptions we're hearing when it comes to this inch by inch combat that the ukrainian forces are undertaking . how significant would you say the gains are that has been made recently in the counter offensive? and how great is the pressure on rushes defenses? so the gains that we have s

s. navy ashcroft was spotted hovering over the black sea posts of romania on the flight way down website. it began its flight from the italian island of sicily and is currently still hovering over the black sea coast. at least the 18 people aren't being arrested as protests and now media continued for the full stay locked by the siege of yet as long as main government building a correspondence with phone calls, the reports from the c, the number of processors continues to grow. here in get involved, we are now in the capitals republics where we have process having continued for the last 4 days, we are right next to the government building where our me in the cabinet ministers held a meeting earlier on thursday. now nicole pushing on to prime minister also joins that meeting and processors found out about that and that immediately blocked off the building. however, the prime minister was able to the been the protesters that moved on to jason street here in the ard meeting and capital. all fi, get them on. now, there were quite a few detentions that, earlier in the day. and this thursday b

but you are _ and the lord ashcroft survey.it was very difficult given the — you are right, it was very difficult given the election timetable to get those _ given the election timetable to get those things done ahead of 2024 which _ those things done ahead of 2024 which is — those things done ahead of 2024 which is what i had wanted to do before _ which is what i had wanted to do before the — which is what i had wanted to do before the election is try and spell out that— before the election is try and spell out that trajectory, difficult though— out that trajectory, difficult though it was.— out that trajectory, difficult thou:h it was. , ., , ., ,, though it was. given that shortness of time and — though it was. given that shortness of time and we _ though it was. given that shortness of time and we have _ though it was. given that shortness of time and we have 7.7 _ though it was. given that shortness of time and we have 7.7 million - of time and we have 7.7 million people — of time and we have 7.7 million people on— of time

i say that because we've had lord ashcroft's biography in the week come out basically saying he's a thatcheritejust been by boris johnson's been stymied by boris johnson's excessive public spending and some of these green levies that he never supported. he is, quote, not a hairshirt green. he said, yeah , well, i'm actually said, yeah, well, i'm actually quoted in that book. >> are you principled? yeah on the brexit issue, because he was always said that he's not a real brexiteer. and the first time i met him was on the day he told david cameron to get stuffed because was to going support because he was to going support leave. and i knew rishi quite well when he was a backbencher and he's he always struck me as being a factor. right. and the brexit year and maybe he keeps it well disguised at times, doesn't i think it's been doesn't he? i think it's been disappointing to a certain degree. >> we're >> maybe we're going to see a bit more after the net zero climbdown of him unleashing his innen inner. maggie, just a final word on with jenny on this interview with jenny harries in the telegraph, wh

the mail on sunday lord ashcroft has done it and it asks the public, you think that public, do you thinkes, it is. and and right say, yes, it is. and so when then sort of so when you've then got sort of schools falling down and classrooms closed and then we see stories about there see other stories about there also now another also being now another heightened asbestos risk, which is something we sort of thought we'd in the 80s and we'd dealt with in the 80s and indeed that there may be hospitals danger of having hospitals in danger of having ceilings collapsed. it's not the best look for any government and that broken that survey, it's something like 75 to 80% of people, isn't it, think it's broken. >> i mean that's a that's a hell of a hurdle to get over the statistic that got me, because we're going have now a new we're going to have now a new narrative whether narrative about whether we should cuts. should have tax cuts. >> we've got treasury >> and we've got treasury minister gareth davies to minister gareth davies going to come probably no, we come on and probably say, no, we can't

. >> got as >> we actually now have got as lord ashcroft said, another tory broken britain . broken britainord from ben obe. you've got about 20s and then belinda de news if liz de lucy. so the news if liz truss had cut taxes , even if truss had cut taxes, even if interest rates had gone up, we would had more money in our would have had more money in our pockets to spend. >> made up the >> it would have made up for the interest rises. what we interest rate rises. what we desperately need a promotion interest rate rises. what we dethe'ately need a promotion interest rate rises. what we dethe economy.i a promotion interest rate rises. what we dethe economy. youa promotion interest rate rises. what we dethe economy. you canymotion interest rate rises. what we dethe economy. you can onlyon interest rate rises. what we dethe economy. you can only do of the economy. you can only do that with lower taxes. you need the how the british people to decide how they're their they're going to spend their pounds controlling inflation, by the way, is not the government's job controlling inflation famously b