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but what we do say to the chancellor is, if we're thinking of it more long—term, chancellor, thrivingorejobs, that is more taxes back to you, chancellor, that we can use to pay for our teachers and our nurses, and that is really where we need him to focus. which is what we were talking about, exactly, with laura trott. but i wonder, david, and this isjust a theory that has sprung into my head and is probably nonsense — do you think, you heard the prime minister and the chancellor talking about tax cuts because that was a message not for the country but for the party? i don't think that is nonsense, i think that is exactly - the point, and i think it looked very defensive. | there is also the hope - that the message that they will deliver for the country, it will be a little bit - like the 1992 general election, - norman lamont cut taxesjust before then, and you have that as a dividing line. - so, there is an element _ where that is going to be the pitch they would like to deliver. but i do also think there is a sort of sense of, - how do we keep the party calm, there is a lot going on

is that the chancellor's man? yes.ke a bit of his own medicine, though, because he can be one of the gloom and doom posters in self if you read some of his columns. but what i would say is absolutely and that's wrong. and i for the first time this year, i did something i never thought i would do is i went to davos and i spent time mixing with billionaires. but, you know, when you meet people like the chief executive of amazon or the boss at google or all these companies, they want to be in britain, they don'tjust want to be in britain. they need to be in britain because we have...elon musk said, you know, london and san francisco are the two global centres for al. so we've got those tremendous prospects. we have that opportunity because over the last decade we have turned britain into europe's silicon valley and we've done it because we've made this the most competitive place in europe and one of the most competitive places in the world to grow one of these industries of the future. it's interesting, though, because wh

no, i didn't let him. >> he was a chancellor >> i mean, he was a chancellor >> i mean, he was a chancellorday i sacked chancellor, he i was sacked as chancellor, he did call me and we had a very good conversation i see him good conversation and i see him occasionally. >> when he >> what did he say when he called he was? >> what did he say when he calii d he was? >> what did he say when he calii mean, he was? >> what did he say when he calii mean, he he was? >> what did he say when he calii mean, he just|e was? >> what did he say when he calii mean, he just|e waryou >> i mean, he just said, you know, commiserated and he was know, he commiserated and he was he a colleague and he's he was a colleague and he's somebody that i have i regard him i we were him as a friend. i mean, we were when parliament, he when he came into parliament, he was clearly one of the, you know, had know, very able people that had come that election among come in in that election among many. i struck many. um, and i struck up a friendship with him. i thought he was really good and capable he was a really good and capa

the latter demanded that the chancellor become a tank chancellor, an iron olaf, the leader of the westernof rain metal, poperger, admitted it. there is not enough strength for this. ukraine's needs for shells exceed the capabilities of the german military-industrial complex. kiev needs more than 2 million shells a year, germany plans to reach... the figure of 700,000 by next year, while it will take 10:15 years to replenish the reserves of the bondesphere itself. ordinary germans are not eager to fight the russians, they are not... fools, chancellor scholz and defense minister pistorius were met in lower saxony by hundreds of disgruntled demonstrators, including farmers with pitchforks and shovels. ceremony of laying the first stone of a new production plant. well, right now it’s extremely difficult for ukraine, for 10 thousand russian shells a day, the ukrainians respond with only two thousand, it will be even harder in the ssu if the united states stops the supply of ammunition. the german opposition therefore demands that contracts be concluded with defense companies for the production

yes, actually the chancellor reiterate reiterated. it stands out basically because he said that the long range of the tourist is really dangerous and it risk having perhaps an accident because it's likely to go as far as moscow and could ignite a global catastrophe. the tourist has a range of 500 kilometers and if applied incorrectly, it can hit a target somewhere in moscow. so clearly country there is some leaders in the u. sholtes is admitting, not only to the capability of their weapons, but also to who is actually behind the scenes in control of ukraine's defense. and this is, of course, all in spite of it being supposedly a proxy war as well. a few rela, we've seen response from the u. k, but what's been the reaction from france? well, france was a little bit more subdued. the reaction was a little bit more calm. that's despite the friction between germany and france in terms of arming ukraine. now the government didn't have an official comment, but an m p name, benjamin hot dog from president emmanuel, mate. crohn's renaissance

the challenge is for the chancellor, indeed whoever is chancellor after the election, we have weak growthn debt interest, and high spending on debt interest, and yes, there has been a big interest in taxes since 2019 and the chancellor has pencilled in plans which imply pretty big spending cuts in the next parliament, and despite all of that, he has got government doubt stable at about five years�* time so the public finances are in a precarious state, and tax cuts could boost growth but they will not pay for themselves and we think tax cuts should only be announced if the chancellor is able to say which spending cuts he will do to pay for them. , ., , , ., ., them. the problem is that we are facin: in them. the problem is that we are facing in the _ them. the problem is that we are facing in the uk _ them. the problem is that we are facing in the uk a _ them. the problem is that we are facing in the uk a tax _ them. the problem is that we are facing in the uk a tax burden - them. the problem is that we are facing in the uk a tax burden that is close to a 50 year high. the tax burden is h

they're programme, the chancellor they�* re saying programme, the chancellor they're saying this was inflation. today, the office of national statistics _ inflation. today, the office of national statistics has - inflation. today, the office of. national statistics has confirmed that britain has fallen into a recession and we also know that the economy is smaller now than it was when rishi sunak went into number 10. the whole cornerstone of his leadership has been shattered people across britain are paying the price, this is rishi sunak�*s recession and it is time for change with a general election. what kind of impact of global circumstances had on the economy here? the knock—on effect from covert here? things that were out of hand of the government. there is no doubt the uk has been buffeted by international events by the but the decision taken by the government to have made the situation far worse for people living in britain, whether that is the instability we have had for years, brexit without a plan, the mini budget in late 2022 which crashed the economy, people who have been f

the chancellor of germany says that iran should not become the dominant power in the region. after the joint press conference with the president of the united states in washington, olaf schulz described this issue as a very important stage of political developments in the region. a good cooperation between israel and neighboring arab countries is necessary for the future of the region and it is also important that iran does not become the dominant power in the entire region. earlier, the guardian newspaper in a report emphasizing that iran's position in the region has strengthened, wrote that iran is now the biggest power in west asia. is now for further investigation speeches of the prime minister of germany , we are hosting mr. abolfazl bazargan, an international security researcher . mr. bazargan, hello, welcome to the world. today, i have the courtesy and respect to serve you, dear audience. he stands outside in front of the media camera and says that iran. it should be the first power in west asia . also, the guardian made headlines a month ago. in an article, it said th

chancellor jeremy hunt lockdown. chancellor jeremy hunt says lockdown.op in gdp, the economy is turning a corner . the economy is turning a corner. >> we always expected growth to be weaker while we prioritise tackling inflation. that means higher interest rates and that's the right thing to do because you can't have a long terme, healthy growth with high inflation, but also for family size when the when there's a cost of living crisis, when the cost of living crisis, when the cost of living crisis, when the cost of weekly shop is cost of their weekly shop is going energy bills are going up, their energy bills are much it's the right much higher. it's the right thing to do. the underlying picture here is an economy that is more resilient than most people predicted . inflation is people predicted. inflation is coming down real wages have been going up now for six months, and if we stick to our guns, independent forecasters say that by the early summer we could start to see interest rates falling . falling. >> meanwhile, more than 3 million households in e

chancellor of here. of course. in a handcart. where's the truth? >> well, recession varne. what >> well, a recession varne. what does that mean? it means that you have two consecutive quarters or three month periods of economic contraction. so what we call gdp gross domestic product is the sum total of all the transactions in the economy. in a year that gdp falls two quarters in a row. and between july and august. september quarters in a row. and between july and august . september 2023, july and august. september 2023, compared to the previous period, uh, in 2022, the economy contracted by 0.1, just a tiny weeny contraction. and then in the final quarter of last year, october to december 23rd, compared to october, december 22nd, we contracted. we learnt this morning by 0.3. so less than a third of 1. so these are tiny contractions, but you know fair play to rachel reeves. it's herjob fair play to rachel reeves. it's her job to fair play to rachel reeves. it's herjob to poke holes in the her job to poke holes in th

the, the, [000:00:00;00] the german, a risk tension with its nato allies, as chancellor. all i've told him that britain and france are helping you brain power, long range missiles that russian forces. also, i have you and you said we will not allow anyone to interfere in our internal affairs. the so called west with its colonial habits, needs a defendant fading dying states instead of russia. western attempts to instill fear and russia and we can, it have collided with the firm. well, of the people says president vladimir put him in the state of the nation address. and at least 112 palestinians had been mass securities. they were rushing to receive aid in northern gaza. we get a 1st time to count from survivors and i witnessed we were on our seats streets and, and certainly tac storms as it was chaos they were crowds of people, but the occupation keep the choir in the task. there were so many martyrs and casualties. the live in moscow, you're watching r t international. i'm rachel ruble, a slap in the face of their allies. that's how the u. k. c is german chancellor, all

. no, i mean, chancellor.sy, he's doing he i mean, he's busy, he's doing his he's trying to. his work. he's trying to. >> he not phoning these >> but is he not phoning these mps saying, please. you mps and saying, no, please. you know, with me. stick with know, stick with me. stick with the five point plan. >> i'm not sure that their outreach plan is necessarily working effectively. outreach plan is necessarily working to fectively. outreach plan is necessarily working to me.vely. outreach plan is necessarily working to me. well, i just explain that to me. well, i just don't um, know, that don't think, um, you know, that that got the bandwidth that they've got the bandwidth to, keep communicating to, to, to keep communicating with, the way with, with people in the way that should. mm of that they should. mm um, but of course, you with mps or the course, you mean with mps or the public. well, with i mean, public. well, with mps, i mean, you see that with, with, you could see that with, with, you could see that

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just 17 days after he left germany's chancellor. a voice as he doesn't speak, you know, he would do it. no, i didn't. i talked with a 100 americans directly, i'm eligibility for now on the other girls. her schroeder had taken the job. i told her that was an intention. what one did you say? now that she didn't make any other comment? they told her to be always of the police until america became chancellor in 2005, the appointment of her predecessor by a russian controlled company, raised eyebrows. when he took that job, i mean, there was considerable, i think, surprise in the united states because and in other countries, because it really was very unseemly for a chancellor who had negotiated the deal. then when he's defeated in an election to immediately take a job and profit very handsomely from from it. so i think that, but it certainly, uh, it was received very negatively in the united states. and, you know, a lot of suspicion about the sentiment in germany. but similar is not really sure. of course it was something i would have p

the german chancellor. this response was more measured speaking to before just before board and his play. oh that show said you cranes defense can just unload ministry supplies. if it's invested in quite a new crane is defending itself with everything it has tied is a but do you need support to ensure to continue to do so? you will do that. so the what is mean paid so far by europe and the us congress is still not enough to be for. so there's a, we need to find a way for us all to do more together. the hyphen via alex was on mid to well, they don't use chase. political correspondent became a cosigner on the washington bureau chief in his pole have more than that one. what's at stake from the chancellor meets the president when you as presidential biden and german chancellor or the shots, meat and washington, the stakes can hardly be higher. the danger of the conflict in the middle east escalating into a conflagration seems to be increasing every day. russian aggression against the graeme shows. no sign of s

and the position want the german chancellor to give his green light to that weapons delivery. and bunch of the government apologies are bit more reluctant. why has schultz been so reluctant? why the hesitation? what is it about this particular method? the taurus cruise? that's why it's considered a state of the art, a cruise missile system that has a range of about 500 kilometers. it can fly really low, it can be not easily be detected by the enemy. so ukraine really says a one stop weapon system so that it can hit and russian military logistics, russian military targets behind the front lines. and he says to be stopped for us or advancing a germany does have that weapon system, but the chancellor is reluctant. he says with a range of, of some 500 kilometers. that weapon system could also end up on russian territory. now that is why he's taking this decision very, very slowly. his mulling at catholic he doesn't want to go it alone either. but what's interesting today is normally is the other way around that the jump in terms of wants to do something and get spawn wins approval

i asked him a short while ago of chancellor or left shots and president job. i didn't have any sway over congress at this point as it this way is unclear. i think probably the best thing that the shots could have done was to say, europe is here, europe is ready and germany is in the lead to help a crane. but they're asking to actually be something that's more in leadership with the, with united states on making sure that you claim the sustainable. it's not quite clear with that sort of work of me. what will it take for that to work? well, it's basically a domestic fight in the united states and mostly in the house of representatives is keeping the question open as to where they will support what the senate guess is trying to present to them. so it's. ready it's a bit of a problem for shots to impact the bad, but he can only have support to mr. vitamins, attempt to say to the 7 in the house and congress in general. we have partners that are ready to move. ready at eye level with us and we have to maintain our own support. so that'd be great. it's not always sur

the president stressed that the scientific vice-chancellor plays an effective role in accelerating theious institutions of the country as well as creating and developing the chain of knowledge- based activities . the future generation's knowledge as much as possible emphasized the country's progress and achievements. in the 17th meeting of the president's staff's opinions in the group of directors of the science and technology department, which was held at the place of iran's innovation and technology house. president of elite recognition. and providing the conditions for their growth and development as one of the basic missions of the presidential vice president for science and technology and stated that in identifying this huge human capital , we should not only rely on the elites to refer to you, but also the people with innovative and creative ideas. identify them in scientific circles and invite them to work in the public and private sectors and turn their ideas into work and wealth . turning government departments into competitors, he stated that the next meeting of the supreme c

of the news line from berlin, the leaders of germany and the west portion for more 18 ukraine. chancellor. what else sholtes meets with presidential buying and washington to urge us lawmakers to prove more military and for keys. the us presidents as not doing so would be criminal. also on the program. a year of the dragon has arrived as china and other countries mark the start of the lunar new year. we'll look at how people in hong kong for a celebrating one of the most important holidays in the calendar. the village. welcome to the show. german chancellor or shaw says met with us presidential by then washington to pressure the us congress to approve more military. a for you crate law makers are working on a bill that would send tens of billions and assistance to key, but a political deadlock has left the legislation in limbo in washington where political paralysis has left vital a to crane in jeopardy. germany's chancellor, all of schultz made a stop at the white house, joining in on efforts to push for the funds. and, you know, without the support of the united states, you can have lots

this is daily news long from berlin, the leaders of germany and the us force for more a to ukraine chancellor off shot meets with president joe biden and washington to urge us lawmakers to approve more military aid for keep the us presidents as not doing so would be criminal, also on the program. a deadly attack on ukraine. official say 3 children are among the dead after a russian drone strike on har keith. this comes in leadership, jacob, and team for as the military struggles on the battlefield. and the year of the dragon has arrived as china and other countries mark the start of the lunar new year. we'll look at how people in hong kong are celebrating one of the most important holidays in the calendar. the really welcome to the show german chancellor shaw says met with you as president joe biden in washington to pressure the us congress to approve more military aid for ukraine. lawmakers are working on a bill that would send tens of billions and assistance to key, but a political deadlock has left the legislation in limbo in washington, where political paralysis has left vital a to crane

kohl died in 2017 and has been chancellor since 1998.d is on his way. so he comes into biden’s office, and biden says to him: “oh, kohl, you again.” in parallel with this

the chancellor full that he doesn't take those decisions slightly military expert. so all debating what listings all that he's not saying so is all up. so i was afraid that ukraine might do reverse engineering. so in other words, manipulate the weapon once they've gotten because of ukraine has said that they rule out that they target russia directly like moscow. i mean, this is possible in theory with a tourist, but they say they need the system to be able to hit targets, russian military logistics and so to stop russian troops advancing those targets. they say our own ukranian soil. so this is something that people are debating is or left towards and does he not trust the ukrainians, or is it because germany is not so nuclear power, unlike the breast and the french, and that source is worried about escalation, under the lack of options for germany. if the tourist delivery did indeed cause an escalation, i would say in general today the feeling is lost. he sits something on taurus again because he's been very tight. lips recently has said in the past, we wouldn't de

so if you're the chancellor or the prime minister in that scenario, any chancellor or any prime ministerario, that is tough. yeah. i mean, look, the underlying substance is what's tough. . it's tough for everybody. yes, it's also tough for politicians. - i mean, if you step back, obviously, there's a lot of mixed things - going on here about things that i are affecting maybe not the whole global economy right now, - but definitely the european economy when it comes to gas prices over the last two years. - and those — it may feel unfair. if you're a politician being judged about things that aren't totally under your control. _ but, you know, life's not fair. - it's not fair for the punters paying for that petrol and it's not fair for politicians. - but i'm afraid that's the deall and politicians lead into that. i mean, you know, it's— the prime minister himself who set a target for getting inflation down and getting growth to happen. . so if you set that up, i then you are going to be held to account to it. - and to be fair to rishi sunak, whether or not he'd said - that he was going to b

vice-chancellor, was formed . you can expect that in this vice-chancellor, public education will be given face-to-face to people, psychological services , counseling, social work with the socially disadvantaged and clients with psychological problems and problems. social and interpersonal and family conflicts and these refer to it. well, the discussion of the savior of the art of informing, filmmaking, serialization, which you have seen on tv, is also broadcasted on the topics of injury prevention. in fact, social issues are of particular importance to the police. one of these issues is family issues. excuse me , the family is the main pillar of the society , it is the most important social institution, but it seems that the institution of the family has not been given much attention, it should be given more attention. it was brought up because it is really necessary for an organization to manage the family , now divorces are happening in families, there are educational issues , there are problems like this, socia

lots, 3 mines, chancellor. gerhard schroeder had been a key ally of be assessed for years. you have thoughts and i have to represent german interest as one, especially when it comes to energy security for the german economy. that former nato analyst richard anderson outlined in 2006 how natural gas could threaten europe, security it's pretty typical for military analysts to look at energy and how it can often be a source of conflict. rushes energy dominance is an area of concern, is that data analysts have certainly been looking at for the past several decades. natural gas gets used for producing electricity gets used for heating. it's the basic element that gets used to make plastics to make fertilizers. it's the life blood of a lot of industrial economies. so this is an old soviet union map. here in the center. you can see some major natural gas and oil fields that were developed during soviet times. in the case of russia, i think it's been pretty clear, especially of late. the energy often can be the printers for to a war, centered by president kennedy, the west, germany

the german chancellor at the time was actually angela merkel; kohl died in 2017 and has not been chancellor 1998 . right now i have already flown to washington. german chancellor scholz is on his way. so he comes into biden's office, and biden says to him: “oh, kohl, you again.” at the same time, video footage was published. biden is trying to talk about hamas. we must destroy the terrorist group. the terrorist group needs to be destroyed, but i forgot the name of the group , i remembered several times with whom exactly he is waging a war right now, allocating money for it, but so... i don't want to, well maybe choose my words, there's some movement , there's been a response from the uh, the there's been a response from the opposition, but um, yes, i'm sorry, from hamas, very, man. let's dmitry gaviovich, you call the position of hamas the position in israel - this is a very serious statement, i assume that a number of points, frankly speaking, happened yesterday, well, last night in the evening, as if a procedural vote took place, as expected, accordingly it did not passed , what’s special

the chancellor has indicated _ near term. the chancellor has indicated he _ near term.ndicated he will _ near term. the chancellor has indicated he will cut _ near term. the chancellor has indicated he will cut public- indicated he will cut public spending to deliver tax cuts. they wouldn't comment further, for example, following this warning from the iss. at the iss is saying the case is very weak unless the treasury is to demonstrate very detailed numbers on how they will balance things. —— ifs. it is not likely in this budget, next week, is it? balor no, not in this budget and that really is the problem. == this budget and that really is the problem.— this budget and that really is the problem. -- no, not in this budaet. the problem. -- no, not in this budget- in _ the problem. -- no, not in this budget. in one _ the problem. -- no, not in this budget. in one way _ the problem. -- no, not in this budget. in one way they - the problem. -- no, not in this budget. in one way they have l budget. in one way they have pointed towards us and say you have to provide us with

speaker, thanks to the mortgage charter that the chancellor introduced last year, mortgage holders across the country are benefiting from support for their mortgages. this actually focused on the practical support. and someone on a typical mortgage is now able to save hundreds of pounds of pounds things to those reforms and what we have recently seen is mortgage applications at a multi-month high as a result of confidence returning. it if he really cared about helping people with the cost of living, he would do more to celebrate and acknowledge the fact that thanks to our plan aliens are working people will now start to save hundreds of pounds from this month's list. but we all know that is not a priority for him. he said he wanted to back people with the cost of living. his colleague is equally confused. in westminster she called it a scorched earth policy. she obviously cannot decide which wikipedia page to copy this week. >> mr. speaker, every 10 pounds he says he is giving back to people he takes it back and higher taxes. from his position people should be dancing in the streets and t

plus german chancellor all loc schultz arrives in washington for talks with joe biden. they are set to discuss the 2 major crises dominating world politics. the conflicts currently raging in gaza and ukraine. the . i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. former prime minister novel sheriff is claiming victory impact the stance general election announcing his already has the most seats and will begin talks to form a coalition. government boats are still being counted a day after polls closed in an election marred by violence and to allegations a vote. ranking sharia military back to pakistan, muslim league party had been the favor to win provisional results from the election commission show. they have 162 seats just by claiming to be the largest party. he said that they still do not have enough seats to form a government by themselves. mandate from the bottom of our heart, you'll say, that's what i'm good. we respect the mandate of everyone dialogue quite a bit. why it, whether from other parties, while god, no more independent candidates, i'm going to be at that i'm go

a leaders, it was also the german chancellor who convinced evict to all but to just leave the room to make it possible for all the others to agree on the opening of the membership accession talks with the ukraine. so dad was a trick that health and this time as it seems, at the moment, it was all the leaders together pressing hungry to, to give in. and to gave a case basically, and it was the hotline off of germany, a to that's in the and as it appears, convince victor all button that he needs to say yes to this huge a package for you could a another point that really came through in these 2 press conferences, talking about the joint press conference that was left on the line child, michelle, and the german chancellor alive. charles was about a commitment to increase military supplies and ammunition to ukraine. put your head john to the sold, saying that not all states in europe are doing enough on that account. was he particularly talking about well, of course he didn't specify who he was addressing at this moment, but it was not the 1st time that the german chancellor urge all the o

what is your message today for the chancellor as well? that sounds that i've promised already 2 years ago that we will support ukraine as long as it takes. but this is not enough, the ukraine must prevail, otherwise put in that will continue to follow his imperialistic plans to watch the entire european territory. and that's why as long as it takes is not enough. we have to deliver, we have to support the ukraine to the maximum extent of the benchmark, use what the ukraine and really needs on the balance that we we have been hearing some reporting and we understand that despite this 1st vote against the delivery of the tourist missiles the parliament still intends to give the chancellor the option to send them to ukraine. do you though? i mean, just like to ask you for the bigger picture here? do you not share the chancellor's worries about the missiles being used to attack inside russia and how provocative that would be? no, i don't share this a few of the possible escalation because put in will escalate when he wants. and that's why a,

once we text chancellor schroeder was once again deployed for gas problem. he contacted a man who was once prime minister of sweet young person and the old body style was one of the 1st top level petitions to talk about the climate crisis and see can be used in 2007. he received a phone call and sorted, i invited him to lunch and after the lunch date and been public and told that he has now signed to pass on some at the public affairs bureau in sweden linked up to be on the german energy child. and one of the see out us of not the gas problem also saw the need for action in finland showed at home. then on a senior finish politician the they really needed a person to speak in the favor high level person. and they found probably been in cleveland and led the social democrats and finland, serving as prime minister for 8 years. sleeping in was invited to vote. and he was received by trainer and much hispanic, the former style as a copy leap and started working as a paid lobbyist for north stream. you as a key person by meeting the quoted sessions in finland to,

the, the we news line from berlin, the leaders of germany, and the us push for more a to ukraine, chancellor or have shots, meets with president joe buying and washington to urge us lawmakers to approve more military aid for keith. the us presidents as not doing so would be criminal, also on the program. competing claims of victory in august on election, former prime minister, novice or reeves of his party has captured the largest number of states, but his jail bravo iran con, uses a i to know has victory. plus the year of the dragon has arrived. as china and other countries that mark the start of the lunar new year, we'll look at how people in hong kong are celebrating one of the most important holidays in the calendar. the earliest welcome to the shell. german chancellor, olaf shots has met with us president joe biden in washington to pressure the us congress to approve more military 8 for ukraine. lawmakers are working on the bill that would send tens of billions and assistance to kids, but a political deadlock has left the legislation in limbo in washington, where political paralysis has

so jeremy hunt, the chancellor, has been downplaying this fall.owth to be weaker while we prioritised tackling inflation, and that means higher interest rates, and that is the right thing to do because you cannot have long—term, healthy growth with high inflation. but also for families, when there is a cost crisis, —— but also for families, when there is a cost of living crisis, when the cost of their weekly shop is going up, their energy bills are much higher, it is the right thing to do. the underlying picture here is an economy that is more resilient than most people predicted, inflation is coming down, real wages have been going up now for six months. and if we stick to our guns, independent forecasters say that by the early summer we could start to see interest rates falling, and that will be a very important relief for families with mortgages. what do you make of reports that the chancellor could be considering tax cuts after this? just chancellor could be considering tax cuts after this?— cuts after this? just before we get to that, i cuts

and german chancellor, olaf schultz arrives in washington for talks with joe biden. they are set to discuss the 2 major crises dominating world politics. the conflicts currently raging in gaza as you praise the . i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. we are still no closer to finding out who has won pakistan's general election more than 24 hours after polls closed across the country. now the sheriff's military backed pakistan, muslim league party had been the favorites to win, but just halfway past the stage in the count, it's independent candidates loyal to former prime minister in rome con, that have taken the lead of the people across pakistan had expected to already know the election results with the morning's headlines, predicting a potential surprise. but the delay in collecting votes left many like these residents and the whole doubting if they would see if the outcome of com, mainly disabled to go. everything is pre decided somebody, they are just doing the salt food as a whole, but then they give you a thought of that. i've been voting for the last 14 yea

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the chancellor decision and also interest rates.hey perhaps anticipate at present so that's one bit of good news and also inflation of course isn't as high as they had been anticipating so it is coming down and will be coming down quite significantly over the next few months so the underlying trend is down over —— even though the day to stay the same over the last few months. what it does suggest is if the conservatives want to encourage growth which is the one thing they haven't quite managed to get yet, there will be more tax cuts which will come in the march the 6th budget and there probably will be more to come in september if there is another budget as is now being suggested before the next election. yes, i think people might feel a little bit richer in terms of how much money they may have available to spend. much money they may have available to send. my much money they may have available to send. . ., ,, i. much money they may have available to send. ., ,, i. . to spend. vicky, thank you so much for our to spend. vicky, than

amazing, the chancellor. so vs that touched out safely. we were talking bad about germany, says physical military commitments to new price. germany's repeatedly said it will support q fighting for as long as it takes when nearly 2 years into this war. we've tried showing a little ministry of progress and the questions will be asked about the firmness about gym and commitment. the absolutely, it will definitely be us in germany's rates is becoming increasingly important, especially at the time when the big a package that was supposed to come from the west of ukraine. biggest ally, if you will, that is being held up in congress. so your training is desperately waiting for more munition for western supplies is set for from new york. the situation is extremely principal on the ground to train risk losing territory to rest of for goods. we're talking about that city in the east of do you call that could fall to russell very soon. so presidency landscape is going to pledge of health, but i'm trying to get and lead us to place support for ukraine

lee, going to give the chancellor the green light to deliver long range weapon systems. now they don't mentioned torres, but essentially they're saying if you do decide to do that, we'll have your back. let's just take a step back. you know, what is it about the long range taurus, cruise miss, find that john snow life. charles is so hesitant to allow its delivery to ukraine. so now in the last 2 years, all of choice has always made it clear that germany will support ukraine for as long as it takes. but he does take his time when deciding about which weapon system to deliver to ukraine. there is a big fear that those long range missiles could reach russian territory. and that is the last thing that the german government. once the german weapons, german missiles essentially land in russia. so far it has managed to support ukraine funds to stay out of the war itself as an active party. so that is something that we'll have towards is considering a very intensely in, in the chancellor a because those cruise missiles as a tourist system, they have, sorry, a reach of about 500

i will be a responsible chancellor, i will be britain's first green chancellor.t was going to be 28 billion a year. the green prosperity plan has taken something of a battering since then. and yet the labour leader was still insisting in a radio interview on monday that the pledge to spend £28bn a year was desperately needed". and i have been unwavering in relation to the mission, clean power by 2030. and i keep getting challenges from people saying, "you are moving the date back." that mission of clean power by 2030, i haven't moved that date back at all, and i am very clear that we need investment to do that, we need to borrow to invest to do that, that is a principle i believe in and am absolutely happy to go out and defend. and of course what we have said as we got closer to the operationalisation of this is, that will have to be ramped up. the money will have to be ramped up. the 28 billion, etc. that was then — but this is now — and it's been ditched. the 28 million commitment was made to end _ the 28 million commitment was made to end a _ the 28 million co