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chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves is on her way to china for talks.ith beijing as part of the government's quest for economic growth. but investors are not looking positively at the uk as veteran market expert michael hewson told us earlier. it's a crisis of confidence, i think in the uk as an investment destination. it's not really been helped by the recent budget from the uk government, which has clobbered businesses. and while it has been a global phenomenon with respect to concerns about sticky inflation, and obviously the us economy is in focus today because of the payrolls report, i think there is a concern that we could see further a declines in gilt prices and further rises in gilt yields, and that has real world consequences, in particularfor uk mortgage holders. to tiktok now, because the us supreme court will hear closing arguments today in a case over whether the company should be banned in the country, if it remains under the ownership of the chinese company bytedance. the split is required by a biden administration law, set to take effec

there is the former chancellor of the exchequer mark carney, the previous former bank of canada governor the more intellectual side of the liberal party. he might be someone to watch for. but at this point, the liberals are at least 20 points back, and that is a pretty tough slog to bounceback. anchor: let me ask you, how much did the threat from donald trump to impose these high tariffs on canada, how much of a role did that play in all of this? guest: i think it hurt him significantly. he was already facing a leadership crisis leading up to this. but when he went down to mar-a-lago to meet donald trump to talk about tariffs, that meeting did not go well. he returned back to canada and that is where you saw trump posting those mocking tones, demoting trudeau from prime minister to governor, saying canada should be the 51st state. there is a real sense that trudeau is not taken seriously. the same week trump announced those tariffs, the president of mexico shot back at trump, saying, this isn't happening. trump didn't say anything to her but he relentlessly mocked trudeau. in the right w

into all this, the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves, after a turbulent couple of weeks on thel bond markets, saying as you'd expect that britain is a great place for investment, that it's on the up, that you don't want to miss out. but also starting to put some meat on the policy bone, saying that there could be some more room for manoeuvre in terms of investment in new runway capacity in the uk, and also trying to send a signal by firing a key regulator, the competition and markets authority chairman being fired. and apparently that being used to send a message that the uk is open for business. that organisation had been targeting various big tech companies. so the search for growth, concerns about trade here at the world economic forum. and let's stay with that last item faisal mentioned, the firing of the boss of the uk's competition and markets authority because it was not allegedly sufficiently focused on growth. marcus bokkerink who has chaired the cma since 2022 will be replaced on an interim basis by doug gurr, former boss of amazon uk. gervais williams, head of equiti

we start with the uk economy because the uk's finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves, is in the swiss alps on a mission to talk up the uk to international investors. her trip to the world economic forum in davos comes amid concerns on financial markets about the weak state of the british economy and the government finances. they have sent uk borrowing costs soaring on bond markets. those concerns were underlined today as official figures showed a surge in uk public sector borrowing last month. the gap between revenues and spending, that had to be covered by borrowing, was a £17.8 billion in december. that is over £10 billion higher than the same month in 2023 and the highest send a figure for years. rachel reeves has been speaking to our economic set editor in davos and he has to watch tough decisions she was making to create economic growth. reforming the planning system. we have — reforming the planning system. we have got rid of the monosodium on onshore wind, the cheapest— monosodium on onshore wind, the cheapest form of energy, so that — cheapest form of energy,

uk chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves is in china, where she will meet the country's finance ministerconomy to boost living standards. conservative mps said reeves had "fled to china" as borrowing costs hit a 16—year high, but the government has defended her trip. i'm carl nasman in washington but before we go a reminder of our top story and we can show live images of los angeles as firefighters continue to battle those widespread wildfires, many still not contained and we will follow that story of course right here on bbc news. hello there. well, temperatures struggling to get much past freezing by day and once again, it is the coldest night of the winter so far. now, lots of lying snow, particularly for the northern half of the uk and there could be some issues with snow melt over the next few days or so as the air turns gradually milder from the north and the west. lots of flood warnings still in place. not too much rain falling out of the sky. it is going to be mostly dry but other issues will include icy stretches and freezing fog. but this is the temperature anomaly map as we he

we start with the uk economy because the uk's finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer rachel reevesate of the british economy and the government finances. they have sent uk borrowing costs soaring on bond markets. those concerns were underlined today as official figures showed a surge in uk public sector borrowing last month. the gap between revenues and spending, that had to be covered by borrowing, was a £17.8 billion in december. that is over £10 billion higher than the same month in 2023 and the highest send a figure for years. rachel reeves has been speaking to our economic set editor in davos and he has to watch tough decisions she was making to create economic growth.

on bond markets, reversing much of their surge this year and easing pressure on chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves. investors have been worried about the weak state of the uk economy as well as the chancellor's borrowing plans and the impact of her tax rises on business. a surprise fall in inflation last month though has allayed some of those concerns. all eyes now are on uk gdp figures out in the next couple of hours that could show the economy returned to growth in november after shrinking in october. here's our economics editor faisal islam. at this hotel and restaurant at ennio�*s hotel and restaurant on the southampton quayside, quayside, inflation may well have stabilised, but they're still feeling the cost squeeze. last year was a good year. it was — it was as expected, as expected. but pressures, including from the budget, loom over this industry. we need to increase our menu prices. but how far do you increase that? for example, we'rejust, we were talking today about a valentines event. and, you know, we're looking at the price of a menu for last year and the offering, and w

dani: the chancellor of the exchequer is giving a speech tomorrow outlining the government's strategyres of jack lew getting whipsawed between gains and losses -- jetblue. the airline reported a loss per share of $.21, beating estimates for a loss of $.31. operating revenue came in slightly better than forecast. google maps users in the u.s. will soon notice a change. the gulf of mexico will be named the gulf of america. it will take place when government official sources are updated to reflect the change ordered by president donald trump last week. the gulf of mexico will remain in use in mexican versions of google maps. international users will see both names display side-by-side. that is your brief. jonathan: news that you can really use. i don't hate it. lisa: i checked it today. it was still gulf of mexico. jonathan: did you feel patriotic about it? lisa: i think it is hilarious. annmarie: i think it is serious. jonathan: an ai wake-up call. president trump: the release of deepseek ai should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser focused on competing to win

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i want you to rate rachel reeves performance as the chancellor of the exchequer out of ten. >> i'll rateone out of ten. okay, but actually, she's delivering on what labour were promising in the first place. and one of the reasons she is not headed for the bin, the reason they're not headed for the bin, is that keir starmer backed this. that's central to his project, which they already knew, but they've accepted that we're in tough economic times, but they accept that also you're not going to see the fruits of what they're doing for many years. things like the growth plan, those projects, those programmes take years to see to actually, i'm sorry, were you there betting on the fact that that is going to happen and millionaires leaving the country, i don't think is the country, i don't think is the yardstick that we want to be judging this government by. >> why not? yeah. of course. exactly. well, we'll jump in there. >> the problem with this government is that they still have this 1970s class warfare mentality that just says tax more hit the rich. and you know what? that isn't more

so, as you know, the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves, has been off to china.ow, to be fair, this was not a last minute panic trip. it was booked some time ago, although i have little doubt she would have urged the chinese. please, please, please buy government bonds because our ten and 30 year yields that mean interest rates have been going up and up and up over the course of the last few weeks, that at the same time as inflation is going up, as growth is at best flatlining and the pound is starting to tumble on the exchanges. i have to say, i thought her speech today, i'm not even going to show you any of it, frankly, was a nothingness. i believe she's completely and utterly out of her depth. and when she says that growth is the number one mission of this government, well, you know what? increasing the size of the public sector, whilst at the same time doing things that reduce the size of the private sector is not, in my opinion, a recipe for growth, for growth. she looks tired. well, that's fair enough. it's not easy being a cabinet minister, but somehow you

and former chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be here. i'll be asking him why. what's been going on with the economy is any worse than liz truss's mini—budget of 2022. lord walney, the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption, will be with me to discuss the latest on the grooming gangs, child rape scandal and why labour is still blocking a national inquiry. and we'll be looking ahead to president elect trump's upcoming inauguration and also reflecting on the devastating wildfires in los angeles, with jennifer ewing of the republican overseas group. another 90 minutes of punchy british politics lies ahead. don't go anywhere. but first, let's delve now into the sunday papers with former conservative special adviser james price, who joins me this morning. james, lovely to see you. good morning. right. great story on the front of the mail on sunday by the political edhon on sunday by the political editor, glen owen and his deputy, anna mikhailova, musk and cummings in plot to sabotage uk politics. so this is the suggestion that behind ev

exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray joins me in the studio now.ely to see you in the flesh because we normally talk down the line. let's get started. we're going to talk about southport in just a minute. but let's just start with what you're announcing today. and this is about more houses near commuter train stations. so you're talking again about, you know, cutting red tape building properties. we know that the chancellor is going to make an announcement on wednesday when we think she's going to lean into heathrow expansion. can you give us a time frame on any of this stuff? because in all my time as a journalist, i hear a lot about cutting of red tape and infrastructure projects. but when will houses be built? if you do expand heathrow? when's the deadline? give us a bit of timing on all this. >> sure. so part of what the chancellor is setting out today is around our desire to unshackle planning to unclog the system, to make sure planning decisions get taken quicker and homes get built. because one of the things in our plan for change, one of th

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oh, and he's got the chancellor of the exchequer next to him. i think he needs that, doesn't he, to show how supportive he is of the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves? >> she looks quite happy sitting there chatting. >> she's relieved that the inflation rate fell slightly from 2.6% to 2.5%. but if the fall was based on cost, fallen price of tobacco and hotels, hotel costs, so people who are doing their weekly shopping won't have seen much change, i'm afraid. >> and also, as i said earlier at christmas, december sales were not impressive across the board retail sales particularly that will have helped inflation. people just didn't really spend anything. i'm not sure she can. she can take much credit for that. >> people wait for the sales as well, don't they? >> trevor said, come on bev, you don't have a by—election for resigning from government. i know you don't, trevor, but that's my point, is that maybe in this situation, if you are, if you have to step down because you're head of the ethics committee and you're stepping down on an eth

also joining me today is the exchequer secretary to the treasury, james murray. he's going to be in the studio when we've got yet more statistics which suggest that the economy is flailing. what's his response? also, what does he make of claims that calling the chancellor rachel from accounts is sexist? i'll also be speaking to zia yousef. he's the chairman of reform uk. he's been hugely critical of the prime minister's handung critical of the prime minister's handling of the southport killings. we'll get his answers to some of the questions on that subject, which i know is one that's close to all of your hearts. i'll also be speaking to the conservative mp for east wiltshire, danny kruger. he's participated in a report which suggests that we're overmedicalising with antidepressants, conditions that are just a sign of everyday life. are we giving too many drugs out for people simply suffering from anxiety? and ahead of holocaust memorial day tomorrow, i'm going to be speaking to wendy holden, the author of a new book about a really remarkable story of survival ov

the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> tulip siddiq has stepped down as treasury minister amid mounting pressure from an anti—corruption investigation. the labour mp is facing allegations of embezzlement involving her family in bangladesh, where her aunt served as prime minister. she's also under investigation here in the uk over properties linked to her aunt's allies. while despite insisting she's done nothing wrong, she says that staying in that role could have been a distraction. it's the second resignation in just six months, raising further questions about sir keir starmer's leadership. well, the shadow home secretary, chris philp, has weighed in on sadiq's resignation, accusing the prime minister of being far too slow to act now that the prime minister was far too slow to act. >> in this case, the independent advisers report say there are still a number of unanswered questions about the origin of some of these extremely expensive property properties that tulip siddiq somehow purchased. she had no visible means to do so. she herself claims to have forgotten c

the relationship between any prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer can be fraught, especially in times of economic crisis. given the market turmoil this week, how are sir keir starmer and rachel reeves faring.7 historian sir anthony seldon will be here to discuss the partnership and the turbulence between prime ministers and chancellors across the years. with donald trump's inauguration tomorrow, the eyes of the world will be on washington, dc. award winning international journalist hadley gamble will join me to discuss, and stefan kyriazis returns to the programme after another week, observing the creaking boards of london's west end stages. but first, your news headunes stages. but first, your news headlines with sophie reaper. >> thank you michael. the time is just after 11:00 and these are your latest headlines. a developing story this morning as a ceasefire has now been commenced between israel and hamas, with the reuters news agency now reporting that around 200 aid trucks have begun to arrive. the original time for the ceasefire was scheduled for 6:30 british time this

the first ever chancellor of the exchequer.he went on and on and on about her genden went on and on and on about her gender. yeah. so you saying, rachel, from accounts it could be rory from account. yeah. it's irrelevant. >> it could be stephen from account. >> we're highlighting the fact that she can't even spell the word that she may have embellished some aspects of her cv, but what is it, stephen, about? >> about the left that always look for, you know, every time you make a statement 1528 00:0

the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> in other political news tonight, treasury minister tulip siddiq has resigned after being named in a corruption probe in bangladesh, where her family is accused of embezzling almost £4 billion. she referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser and was cleared of breaching the ministerial code, but said that staying on would detract from government work. keir starmer thanked her for her service, but the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, accused the prime minister of dither and delay. the liberal democrats also added that voters expected better from the government. the chair of the criminal cases review commission has quit after intense criticism over her handung intense criticism over her handling and the organisation's handung handling and the organisation's handling of the andrew malkinson case. helen pitcher resigned, saying she was made a scapegoat. but mr malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit, called her statement shameless. ministers had already started the rare process of advis

the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves, has said that britain could learn from donald trump'svity. presumably, she means that she hopes to learn since she, along with the prime minister, has spread gloom since last july and her budget has halted economic growth and reduced employment. but even if she now employs a little optimism, and even if she backs airport expansion, british policy will not resemble donald trump's. we have no reason to expect a sealing of our border against migrants, nor will those working on diversity, equality and inclusion in the public sector be put on paid leave. nor will net zero be abandoned. will it? on the other hand, even labour does not dare to rejoin the european union and our eu partners are sore about brexit. we have gratuitously offended israel and a bunch of commonwealth countries, harps on about slavery and demands reparations. does britain have any friends and should we care? joining me now is my panel. former labour adviser scarlett mccgwire former special adviser to nadhim zahawi james price and former mep and columnist patrick o'flynn.

chancellor of the exchequer. >> in other news, detectives investigating the murder of 14 year old kellenassa in woolwich last tuesday say they want to speak to two teenagers. police have now named 15 year old collin seb gorka and 16 year old collin seb gorka and 16 year old massawa zazi, urging anyone who may know their whereabouts to call 999 immediately. kenyan was fatally stabbed on a bus near woolwich church street in london and sadly died at the scene. despite efforts from paramedics and air ambulance services. detectives say they're now following multiple leads and have ramped up patrols and weapons searches in the area. anyone with information is being urged to contact police or crime stoppers anonymously. anonymously. and a gaza ceasefire and hostage release dealis ceasefire and hostage release deal is said to be on the brink, with talks resuming in doha today. president joe biden says the agreement, which includes a surge of aid to palestinians and a phased hostage release, is now closer than ever. hamas is reported to have accepted that deal reported to have accepted that deal,

the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> political news tonight tulip siddiq hastepped down as treasury minister amid mounting pressure from an anti—corruption investigation. the labour mp is facing allegations of embezzlement involving her family in bangladesh, where her aunt served as prime minister. she's also under investigation here in the uk over properties unked here in the uk over properties linked to her aunt's allies. but despite insisting she's done nothing wrong, she said staying in the role could have been a distraction. it's now the second resignation in just six months, raising further questions about sir keir starmer's leadership and the shadow home secretary. chris philp has weighed in on tulip siddiq resignation. he's accused keir starmer of being far too slow to act. >> now. the prime minister was far too slow to act in this case, the independent advisers report say there are still a number of unanswered questions about the origin of some of these extremely expensive property properties that tulip siddiq somehow purchased. she had no visible mea

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tulip siddiq was the exchequer to the treasury secretary which has ministerial responsibility for anti—corruption remind you why this has become an issue, she became involved in allegations of corruption that linked to her auntie, who was the former prime minister of bangladesh. there are claims that she helped broker a nuclear deal for russia and she denies this when the claims were first raised by political opponents by her auntie. there are also allegations around a flat that she was gifted in a london apartment block with a man with links to her aunt and other political affiliations have nothing to do with tulip siddiq, but she referred herself to the independent adviser ministerial standards and he looked at her case and didn't find any evidence of propriety she did not... but he said it was regrettable that she was not more alert to the potential reputational risks arising from her close family's association with bangladesh. and they should consider ongoing responsibilities. let's crossover _ ongoing responsibilities. let's crossover for _ ongoing responsibilities. let's crossover for those