, but one of the, i think, chancellorjeremy hunt, but one of the, ithink, most chancellorjeremy lso turning on liz truss, annabel.— leaders, are also turning on liz truss, annabel. sure, but i think the problem _ truss, annabel. sure, but i think the problem the _ truss, annabel. sure, but i think the problem the conservative - truss, annabel. sure, but i think. the problem the conservative party is now _ the problem the conservative party is now going to have is really in final what— is now going to have is really in final what conservatism means in 2022 _ final what conservatism means in 2022 and — final what conservatism means in 2022 and beyond, when liz truss was appointed _ 2022 and beyond, when liz truss was appointed as prime minister, when she stepped into number 10 downing street, _ she stepped into number 10 downing street, the sense was that she was going _ street, the sense was that she was going to _ street, the sense was that she was going to pursue this radical, pro—market, growth agenda, and do really— pro—market, growth agenda, and do really what — pro—market, g

take care. genocide of the chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be �*compassionate�*. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the irainian authorities claim a fire at a prison in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue. elon musk says his rocket firm spacex will continue funding its starlink internet service in ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. now bbc news investigates a new trend on tiktok: hundreds of families in refugee camps in syria, begging for gifts on tiktok livestreams. there's a new trend on tiktok. children in camps in syria begging for hours on end. but that money isn't all going to them. we've been following more than 300 accounts going live on tiktok, trying to work out where that money is going. tiktok has got a ferocious appetite for growth. the longer that they spend on the platform, the more revenue they generate. how people living i

prime minister liz truss and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks at chequers, the pm's country house, later as the uk government tries to salvage its economic credibility. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes but says that the government will be compassionate. i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low tax economy. china's president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he's insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, no

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the headlines: prime minister liz truss and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks at chequers, the pm's country house, later as the uk government tries to salvage its economic credibility. the uk chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be �*compassionate�*. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue . now on bbc news click celebrates the 100 years anniversary of the bbc by looking at some of the technology pioneered by the bbc, which has transformed the world of broadcast. today we are literally stepping into history. we are at alexandra palace and this place has seen it all. that's the studio in there. 2022 marks 100 years of the bbc. goodness me. what began with a single radio transmission has transformed into a global broadcaster. in that time, it has covered the

the new chancellorjeremy hunt is to deliver an emergency statement on the economy this morning, bringingsures a fortnight earlier than expected. it's expected there'll be a delay in the plan to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p, that would be yet naother u—turn from the mini—statement that caused such turmoil on the financial markets. in an effort to calm those markets, the chancellor will bring forward measures from the so—called �*medium—term fiscal plan�* — how he'll pay for the measures announced in the mini budget last month. yesterday he told the bbc that he was "not taking anything off the table" in terms of tax and spending. already on friday liz truss announced an £18 billion u—turn on scrapping an increase in corporation tax. the prime minister also sacked kwasi kwarteng as chancellor. so — what is it that the new chancellor might announce? a delay to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p is expected. although, the cut to national insurance is expected to survive, as it has already very nearly passed through parliament. we also expect to hear more clar

chancellorjeremy hunt has been pictured in the back of a car leaving chequers, the prime minister's country plans. jeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be compassionate. i receive enough letters from people demanding a contest. and i think graham brady, its chairman, may well go to liz truss and say that, unless she agrees to step down, then a contest will have to be held, the rules will have to be changed. if there is such a weight of opinion in the parliamentary party, we have to have a change, it will be affected, exactly how it is done and exactly under what mechanism, but

chancellorjeremy hunt has been pictured in the back of a car leaving chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, after meeting liz truss to discuss the government's economic plans. jeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, but says that the government will be compassionate. i receive enough letters from people demanding a contest. and i think graham brady, its chairman, may well go to liz truss and say that, unless she agrees to step down, then a contest will have to be held, the rules will have to be changed. if there is such a weight of opinion in the parliamentary party, we have to have a change, it will be affected, exactly how it is done and exactly under what mechanism, but it will happen. china's president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen e

the new uk chancellorjeremy hunt meets the prime minister liz truss to discuss further changes to thehe communist party gathers for a congress that happens only twice in a decade. sources inside iran's evin prison in tehran have said that shots were fired and teargas used during the fire that broke out on saturday night. iranian officials have said that four detainees were killed inhaling smoke and more than 60 others were injured. evin prison also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests. foreign governments, including the uk and the united states have expressed concern. parham ghobadi from the bbc persian service has more on the reaction to the official government account of what happened at the prison. one of the prominent iranian activists who was held in prison has told herfamily, and not many people have managed to call their family, that the prison, the situation last night was like a war zone. some of the female inmates were so scared for their lives that they managed to break the doors and get into the yard, but then faced snipers and riot

in a tweet shortly after being reappointed, chancellorjeremy hunt said...s. some of those price rises i was just running through our eye watering, aren't they, and people now facing a winter of real hardship in many parts of the country?— winter of real hardship in many parts of the country? yes, veseli. one of the — parts of the country? yes, veseli. one of the things _ parts of the country? yes, veseli. one of the things you _ parts of the country? yes, veseli. one of the things you mentioned i one of the things you mentioned there is the price of pasta and also we have seen bread go up —— yes, absolutely. and a lot of that has to do with global events, such as the drought and fires in canada, which is reduce the them on a flower that is available. we have not even yet seen the effects of the ukraine russia war —— reducing the amount of flour that is available. it is russia war -- reducing the amount of flour that is available.— flour that is available. it is very hard to see _ flour that is available. it is very hard to see how— flour that is available.

the new chancellorjeremy hunt scraps most of last month's controversial mini budget, ditching the promises confidence and stability and the united kingdom will always pay its way. this government will therefore take whatever task decisions are necessary to do so. the chancellor's emergency statement was designed to calm turmoil on the financial markets and early reaction there has been positive. but labour say the government's in panic. the country will pay a lasting

the new finance minister, chancellorjeremy hunt says taxes could rise to help reassure financial markets. on friday the prime minister liz truss sacked the previous chancellor and announced more u—turns on her big economic ideas, but is still facing criticism from her own mps. here's our political correspondent, ione wells. congratulations, mr chancellor. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, it was a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings. one person's efficiency savings is another person's cut. - yes. and remember when liz truss said the country cannot tax its way to economic growth? we are also going to have pressure on the tax—side, taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped and some taxes will hav

the uk chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, butat the government will be compassionate. i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low—tax economy. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the irainian authorities claim a fire at a prison in the capital tehran is now under control as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk's new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to salvage its economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she's "going to do t

where the country's new chancellorjeremy hunt is holding talks with the prime minister later at the country as a government fights to salvage his economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she's "going to do things differently" in her quest for economic growth — promising she will "always act in the national interest". earlier i spoke to our political correspondent who had the latest. another day, another interview from the brand—new chancellor doing his best to exude calmness to say to the conservative party and to the markets that he has got an absolute handle on things. i should say also that he has got talks with liz truss today in chequers. they are getting a bit of country air, away from the noise of westminster. and hope that they can just really focus in on this economic statement in a fortnight away which they hope will again, just reassure members of their own party that they know exactly what they are doing. but if y

here in the uk, as prime minister liz truss fights for herjob, the new chancellorjeremy hunt has signaled he'll make major changes to her economic policy. astronomers have detected what may be the most powerful flash of light ever seen — from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from earth. now on bbc news, ourworld: fighting putin's propaganda. tv rain, russia's last remaining opposition tv station, was forced off air in march 2022. our world follows senior presenters trying to relaunch tv rain from exile. in march, russia's last independent tv station went off air. tv rain opposed russia's war in ukraine and challenged the kremlin�*s propaganda machine. this narrative about massive support of this war is false, so that is what they did to us. the journalists of tv rain, including senior presenters katya and tikhon were forced to flee the country. our world joins the power couple on their mission to relaunch the channel from exile. i am scared to death. can they fight the kremlin? they believe their weapon is the truth. it's june 2022. among them, tikhon dzyadko, from moscow. h

the new chancellorjeremy hunt scraps most of last month's controversial mini budget, ditching the promise of a 1p cut in basic income tax, while help with energy bills will only last till april. growth requires confidence and stability and the united kingdom will always pay its way. this government will therefore take whatever task decisions are necessary to do so. the chancellor's emergency statement was designed to calm turmoil on the financial markets and early reaction there has been positive. but labour say the government's in panic. the country will pay a lasting price for putting is through this ideological experiment and will pay a lasting price through economic instability and rising mortgage rates for some time to come. and in other news... the head of the metropolitan police says hundreds of his officers should have been sacked for gross misconduct. civilians rescued in the ukrainian capital after an attack by russian kamikaze drones. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has set out her economic argument for leaving the uk, including plans move to a scottish currency �*whe

the top jobs, like the chancellorjeremy hunt, have mostly stayed the same.y are stalwarts from borisjohnson and liz truss's time. for some, this is a team who are ready from day one. for detractors, it's a retread — old faces, so where will the new ideas come from? this appointment has drawn much criticism. suella braverman, back as home secretary, less than a week after she was forced out for breaching ministerial rules. behind the smiles, there are serious problems to deal with. so the first decision was to delay next week's announcement on fixing the mess in government finances. the question is how you deal with that turbulence, to make sure that the very, very important and very difficult decisions that i and the prime minister have to make are the right ones, decisions that stand the test of time and do the right thing for people at home, who are worried about their mortgages, theirjobs, the cost of living, their bills and so on. rishi sunak has less political experience than any recent prime minister. he only became a senior minister less than three ye

has made _ decisions chancellorjeremy hunt has made and _ decisions chancellorjeremy hunt has madelace a series of policies, half of which _ place a series of policies, half of which we — place a series of policies, half of which we know about and half of which _ which we know about and half of which we — which we know about and half of which we don't, which will solve this problem. and he has closed the .ap this problem. and he has closed the gap at _ this problem. and he has closed the gap at this— this problem. and he has closed the gap at this halloween debt plan. to the extent— gap at this halloween debt plan. to the extent there is now a competition to become conservative leader— competition to become conservative leader it is _ competition to become conservative leader it is hard to imagine some of these _ leader it is hard to imagine some of these issues would become part of that competition and there is the potential— that competition and there is the potential for spooking the markets again— potential for spooking the markets again as _ potential for spooking the markets

the financial chancellorjeremy hunt. considered a safe _ moved. how come? jeremy hunt is considered a safe pair— moved. how come? jeremy hunt is considered a safe pair of— moved. how come? jeremy hunt is considered a safe pair of hands. hej considered a safe pair of hands. he has put in place the policies of rishi sunak and they liked rishi sunak. they gave him a lot of credence in the markets. the markets could potentially be afraid of who will be our next prime minister. but businesses like this drinks firm in sunderland have found the price instability hard to manage. for us clari and instability hard to manage. for us clarity and certainty _ instability hard to manage. for us clarity and certainty are _ instability hard to manage. for us clarity and certainty are the - instability hard to manage. for us| clarity and certainty are the things i think every business is struggling with. we have been through a cycle where we were getting a cost increase on raw materials every month and that needs to settle. idem; month and

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it's overly brutal direct approach to her new chancellorjeremy hunt through chancellor jeremy hunt throughs were sitting there mute. now we will hear from her but i think the most devastating thing that cure stomach do simply ask very basic questions, not make it about him but make it about her responses. even a really simple question such as why did you suck the chancellor and why not you too, it is your economic plan? i'm sure that something that cure stomach prospect people are formulating at the moment the liz truss will have to come out fighting. you have to show herself to be human. she said she has made mistakes and interviews including the bbc but this is going to be a very, very difficult thing for her to do tomorrow.— very, very difficult thing for her to do tomorrow. while. lots to talk about there- _ to do tomorrow. while. lots to talk about there. tom, _ to do tomorrow. while. lots to talk about there. tom, you _ to do tomorrow. while. lots to talk about there. tom, you are - to do tomorrow. while. lots to talk about there. tom, you are nodding| to do tomorrow. while. lots to

chancellorjeremy hunt has been pictured in the back of a car leaving chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, after meeting liz truss to discuss the government's economic plans. the first tory mp has publicly called for liz truss to go. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue . more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. now on bbc news, medical brain drain staff uk hospitals. this is the story of a quiet scandal that's depleting nigeria of some of its finest medical talent. it's crazy. you spend all your training here. yeah. and everything is supposed to give back to your community at the point of your best time, your best energy. you're leaving the country. nigerian doctors are queuing to practice abroad and the uk is taking more of them than ever, despite the british govern

the new chancellorjeremy hunt has started the process of winning back the credibility of the markets.d and they are more likely to keep those flows of money going and keep them more cheaply going, and that will flow across the economy, so that's good news. at the flip side is less for those people dependent on government spending, whether welfare recipients, pensions recipients, public sector workers, those who want a new rail link near their home or those dependent on their home or those dependent on their energy bailout lasting beyond april. that is more uncertain now. and it's difficult to make these decisions even if you have a strong government that is newly elected. not that the braille situation we have been hearing about, and not, as wejust have been hearing about, and not, as we just heard today, the chancellor acknowledging direct blame for one factor which was that the government did not order an 0br forecast alongside its mini budget, something first reported on bbc. so it raises the question when these tough decisions were made, how much support will be amongst the public

it comes as all eyes are on the markets this morning after the appointment of new chancellorjeremy huntn friday. our political correspondent ben wright reports. fighting for her political survival, today she will try and show she is listening. as the chancellor works in the new government budget the prime minister will hold a reception for her cabinet this evening to hear their views about what should go into it. tax rises and spending cuts are clearly in the mix, and the plan will be presented to parliament in a fortnight. the prime minister has very little time to convince financial markets and her party that she has a plan for restoring stability. but some tory mps are run out of patience and are calling for liz truss to go. can liz truss survive? no, i think the game is up and know it isjust no, i think the game is up and know it is just a question of as to how the succession is managed. he is one of three conservative mps to see publicly the prime minister should be replaced. privately, many more i seeing it as a matter of when, not if she goes. anger is coursing through the tory p

he repeatedly mentioned the chancellorjeremy hunt and at no point did he mention liz truss.f her leadership and so as wednesday afternoon to evening, i wanted an assessment of how she had done in week so far. few people are better plugged in to the tory mps than the daily telegraph christopher hope. his newsletter and podcast and whatsapp are full of the thoughts of mps and i pulled together some clips from the week to show him. i have decided the basic rate i of income tax will remain 20%. look at the mask on liz truss's face. this isjeremy hunt dismantling everything liz truss has been saying. it is a political disembowelment i have never seen in 20 years covering british politics. my teenage children would say #awks. who is to blame for this mess? first of all, i want to accept responsibility and say sorry| for the mistakes . i have been made. the first time we heard the word sorry from liz truss. i would say about time. i have been saying in my journalism that the sorry word was required at the tory conference when all she said was, i get it. that wasn't enough for many

prime minister liz truss and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks at chequers, the pm's country housesalvage its economic credibility. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes but says that the government will be compassionate. i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low tax economy. i receive enough letters from people demanding a contest. and i think graham brady, its chairman, may well go to liz truss and say that, unless she agrees to step down, then a contest will have to be held. the rules will have to be changed.

earlier, the new chancellorjeremy hunt announced u—turns on major plans, including tax cuts and long—termnited states has said president xijinping is leading china in a more "aggressive" direction. it follows the opening of the ruling party congress in beijing. president xi addressed the issue of taiwan, which china claims as part of its territory. he said the "complete reunification of our country must and will be realised". translation: resolving the taiwan question _ translation: resolving the taiwan question is _ translation: resolving the taiwan question is a - translation: resolving the taiwan question is a matter. translation: resolving the | taiwan question is a matter for taiwan question is a matterfor the chinese, we will continue to strive for the peaceful unification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort. we will never promise to announce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary. interference by outside forces and separatists leaking taiwan independence... inaudible. it is no means targeted at our taiwan compatriots. kerry brown

on monday, the chancellorjeremy hunt is due to deliver a much—anticipated statement on the government'se bank of england will announce its latest decision on interest rates. with rising inflation, and the cost of budget food rising even more rapidly, our economics editor faisal islam considers the prospects. the ladies are going to do you a food parcel. the new prime minister says in downing street, the economy is in crisis. for many millions of people that's a recognition of reality in their street, most notably seen in the food charities in every community like this one in shildon, county durham. food is a basic essential of life. it's not right that people are hungry and don't have food. that is not right. such has been the rise in prices that the statistics office is now measuring everyday inflation, affecting household purchases. at 17% it's much higher than the official rate. there have been some phenomenal rises in the prices of basic foods over the past year, driven by the war in ukraine, weaker sterling, and other factors. pasta is upjust under 60% in price. tea is up 46%. mean

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the new chancellorjeremy hunt has announced that over 30 billion of those tax cuts will not be goinging than what was expected prior to the mini budget and there are still question marks about how it will make its plans add up over the medium term. now, those potential spending cuts or tax rises come at a time when inflation is at over 10%. it's putting the biggest squeeze on household incomes since the 1950s, and remember the government has also reversed its decision to limit energy bills for all for two years. it's now only guaranteed for six months, which means millions of household incomes could see their bills double after april, which will take even more money out of the economy. we may get a new face or new faces in downing street, but the economic challenges remain the same and they are enormous. simonjack there. the number of disabled and elderly people who can't leave hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them in the community is increasing. it means the health and social care system in england is gridlocked, according to the care quality commission, wh

and today the new chancellorjeremy hunt was clear that he is willing to do pretty much anything to restorenomic system and that will include tax rises, spending cuts, and other measures which just a few days ago liz truss was saying would not happen. so it is extraordinary about turn and leaves her clearly very damaged. i was talking to one former minister today who said, "jeremy hunt now is undeniably the most powerful man in the very weakened government and is effectively the de facto prime minister." that's how a lot of tory mps are seeing it. let's get more on the reaction of tory mps. to turkey now — and the latest on the explosion in a mine on friday. earlier, whilst on a visit of the scene of the disaster, president erdogan confirmed that 41 people had died. it's believed a build—up of methane gas caused the explosion at the coal mine in the northern city of amasra on the black sea coast. the bbc�*s anjana gadgil reports. a funeral for one of the miners killed in the blast in the black sea costal town of amasra. other families waited outside the morgue where their relatives' bodies

let's start here in the uk, where the new chancellorjeremy hunt has ditched almost all of prime ministerax cuts announced in the government's mini—budget three weeks ago. the financial markets reacted positively to the news, with the pound rising against the us dollar and uk gilts falling. in total £32 billion of the £45 billion in tax cuts have been shelved, these include... the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax is now on hold indefinitely, with the rate remaining at 20%. the cap on energy prices charged to households is now only guaranteed until april next year. for a typical household, it means an annual bill will not rise above £2,500 for the next six months. but plans to cancel the 1.25% increase in national insurance contributions will still go ahead, along with a reduction in stamp duty, and the cap on bankers�* bonuses will still be scrapped. joining me now is chris southworth, who's the secretary general of the uk international chamber of commerce. good morning to you. good morning- — good morning to you. good morning. your _ good morning to you. good morning. your

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the new uk chancellorjeremy hunt has been in talks with prime minister liz truss, as they consider furtherhanges to the mini budget that had been the centrepiece of her economic plan. 48 hours into thejob, mr hunt has made clear nothing has been ruled out on taxes or spending. he also said the prime minister is in charge. some of her own mps are continuing to criticise her, though, and are calling for changes to her team, and they're questioning whether she can remain in office. here's our political correspondent ben wright. behind the doors of the prime minister's country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor — not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the government's economic plan. so who has the power now? the prime minister is in charge. really? i think it is important that when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. some tory mps think liz truss needs to go, but her chancellor had this warning to his party. when i talk to my constituents in south west surrey, what t

britain's new chancellorjeremy hunt has insisted the prime minister is still in charge of the governmentspite a series of major u—turns. it comes as speculation grows among her fellow conservative mps on whether she can remain as leader. mr hunt has signalled possible tax rises. the authorities in nigeria say more than 600 people are now known to have died because of severe flooding across the country. the minister of humanitarian affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst floods the country had seen in a decade. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. and boy, there's quite a lot of politics to think about, isn't there? all the drama about this government mess, though, a dramatic shift in our politics. it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests there's been a greater swing in recent days and weeks than there was during the last worst financial crisis to hit a conservative government — black wednesday — back in 1992. an

the new chancellorjeremy hunt has announced that over 30 billion of those tax cuts will not be goingexpected prior to the mini budget and there are still question marks about how it will make its plans add up over the medium term. now, those potential spending cuts or tax rises come at a time when inflation is at over 10%. it's putting the biggest squeeze on household incomes since the 1950s, and remember the government has also reversed its decision to limit energy bills for all for two years. it's now only guaranteed for six months, which means millions of household incomes could see their bills double after april, which will take even more money out of the economy. we may get a new face or new faces in downing street, but the economic challenges remain the same and they are enormous. the number of elderly people who can't leave hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them at home or in the community has risen significantly. it means the health and social care system in england is gridlocked — according to the care quality commission which regulates the system. t

new chancellorjeremy hunt then announced that the guarantee would only last until april.g to happen with that? meanwhile, mr sunak had guaranteed that benefits, tax credits and pensions would rise in line with the recent inflation rate of io.i%. but with a huge borrowing gap of 50—40 billion — it is not clear whether that promise still holds. industrial relations are another flashpoint for mr sunak. tens of thousands of workers have already gone on strike this year, among them train drivers, dock workers, mail employees, criminal barristers and telecoms staff. pay is a key issue, but a government already struggling to balance its books is unlikely to want to pay public sector workers much more either. potentially inflationary pay rises, thatis potentially inflationary pay rises, that is another question for rishi sunak. continuing to give ukraine military support in the long term will cost money, and there is uncertainty over mr sunak�*s approach to defence spending. liz truss promised to increase defence spending from 2% to 3% of national wealth — measured by gross domes

the new chancellorjeremy hunt has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister liz truss. he's insisted that she remains in charge of the government, and said the country needed stability — not another "protracted leadership campaign". mr hunt is holding talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government's tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she's faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us presidentjoe biden. our political correspondent peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she's meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would—be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says... man is already running the show, but he sa 5... man is already running the show, but he sa s... ~ , , he says... the prime minister is in charae. i he says... the prime minister is in charge. ithink_ he says... the pr

the uk chancellorjeremy hunt tells the bbc that nothing is off the table over future tax changes, bute "compassionate". i'm not taking anything off the table. i want to keep as many of those tax cuts as i possibly can because our long—term health depends on being a low tax economy. china's president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero—covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. gunfire. the irainian authorities claim a fire at a prison in the capital — tehran is now under control — as protests continue. elon musk says his rocket firm spacex will continue funding its starlink internet service in ukraine,

and while she has said her mission remains to create economic proof, the way in which her chancellorjeremy huntins in a very difficult and precarious position. jonathan blake at waste two west minister, thank you very much. jonathan blake at waste two west minister, thank you very much. let's get some reaction to that statement from the chancellor and speak to danni hewson who is a financial analyst at aj bell the stockbrokers. your reaction to that u—turn? i think he did enough to study markets today. we saw the pound rise against the euro and the dollar. we sought those all important bond yields that we've been talking so much about, the amount that investors demand in order to lend to the government, we saw all those fall. what is incredibly interesting is, they haven't fallen back to the levels they were at before the minute budget, which does suggest that although some credibility has been clawed back credibility as you know, it is hard won and very easily lost. i think small steps have been taken today. although there are still big questions about the rest of those unfunded tax cuts. we'v

liz truss chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers this morning — the new chancellorjeremy hunt told colleaguesbudgets needed to be slashed. it comes after the prime minister last night apologised for the mistakes made since she entered no ten. but she also insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. is she finished now? as ministers met this morning the questions continued. is it as ministers met this morning the questions continued.— questions continued. is it time for a new leader? _ questions continued. is it time for a new leader? uncertainty- questions continued. is it time for a new leader? uncertainty about i questions continued. is it time for i a new leader? uncertainty about the olitical a new leader? uncertainty about the political and — a new leader? uncertainty about the political and economic _ a new leader? uncertainty about the political and economic choices - a new leader? uncertainty about the political and economic choices that l political and economic choices that are centred here in westminster

the uk's chancellorjeremy hunt has axed most of liz truss's mini budget announced by the government last

she is still in a vulnerable position but the markets have rallied a little after her new chancellorjeremy huntntinue to be protected from soaring energy prices. joining me now is our international business correspondent, theo leggett. a pretty stark warning today about how high rows bills could go. 5tark how high rows bills could go. stark but inevitable _ how high rows bills could go. stark but inevitable because _ how high rows bills could go. ci— but inevitable because yesterday the chancellor set out that the energy price guarantee which was set to continue for two years will now be reviewed in april and may be reined back in, focused on people who need it most. that was something the government had to do because an open—ended guarantee 48 years was potentially costly. nobody knows how high international energy prices will go out and the government was saying we will cap domestic prices whatever the cost and that�*s the kind of thing international investors were queasy about along with liz truss�*s unfunded tax cutting programme so the government knows there is a mechanism in place to get

the new chancellorjeremy hunt today indicated major changes to liz truss' entire economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called "very difficult decisions" ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here's our political correspondent ione wells. well... hours into his newjob, the well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor— well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked _ well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult dec