jeremy hunt . jeremy will be , appearing hunt. eremy will be, appearing before the 1922 committee tomorrow and talking to about the budget, which is on the 15th before the local elections . now, before the local elections. now, if jeremy is ultra cautious and doesn't give some tax breaks , doesn't give some tax breaks, give some red meat and just continues with an attitude that, well , things have got to remain well, things have got to remain as they are , then i think we as they are, then i think we will do badly in the local elections . and i think jeremy elections. and i think jeremy hunt will have some questions to answer . hunt will have some questions to answer. that's a really stark assessment. jeremy hunt , assessment. jeremy hunt, appearing before you all tomorrow in private , behind tomorrow in private, behind closed doors . what do you assess closed doors. what do you assess your colleagues are going to be saying to him of the gaze, of the view of the. well, i think they will be asking for some personal tax now it could

freedoms, then it's all very well for jeremy hunt to freedoms, then it's alll forjeremy hunt to sort freedoms, then it's all very well for jeremy hunt to sort of talk about britain as the next valley, but it doesn't really mean and the sad thing is that it is that at the moment it is true that at the moment brexit means for lots of businesses is just more difficulty, more forms to sign. so the government has to a way through that. just lastly on this, i want to talk about getting some of the golden a fantastic we have an fantastic bunch of we have an ageing population don't we and that's a thing but. how that's a good thing but. how do we some those people back we get some of those people back into i that of into work? i worry that some of them off going into work because think good grief it's a minefield days in an minefield days being in an office surrounded young white office surrounded by young white people. that could well be people. well that could well be true. another massive issue is the huge waiting list, which sort of its way into every area of life

jeremy hunt says it is a. costs. jeremy hunt says it is a.don't see any conceivable circumstance in which that would not end up at euston and indeed i prioritised hs2 in the autumn . we have not got a good record in this country of delivering complex infrastructure quickly . complex infrastructure quickly. but i'm incredibly proud that for the first time in this last decade, under a conservative government , we have shovels in government, we have shovels in the ground. we are building and we're going to make it happen . we're going to make it happen. well, earlier the chancellor set out his long term plans for growing the economy , reiterating growing the economy, reiterating the government's pledge to halve inflation this year. speaking at bloomberg's european headquarters in london, jeremy hunt, defend the decision not to cut taxes now. he added the best tax cut is a cut in inflation close to a 40 year high. he also to use brexit freedoms boost growth in the uk . speaking to gb growth in the uk. speaking to gb news, the shadow health minist

. the hold-up is with the chancellor, jeremy hunt-— jeremy hunt.hunt. mark, if i can turn to you in cardiff. _ jeremy hunt. mark, if i can turn to you in cardiff, apparently - jeremy hunt. mark, if i can turn to you in cardiff, apparently the - you in cardiff, apparently the military are helping out there because of the strike?- military are helping out there because of the strike? yes, there is a sliuht because of the strike? yes, there is a slight change _ because of the strike? yes, there is a slight change of _ because of the strike? yes, there is a slight change of approach - because of the strike? yes, there is a slight change of approach by - because of the strike? yes, there is a slight change of approach by the l a slight change of approach by the management for today's 24—hour stappage, — management for today's 24—hour stoppage, and they say it is because of the _ stoppage, and they say it is because of the nature of some of those calls affected _ of the nature of some of those calls affected by it more than 1000 members of the unite unio

of course, jeremy hunt came in as the new chancellor and many people were saying that really ? emy hunt's new prime minister. hunt's the new prime minister. yeah there were sorts of yeah there were all sorts of cartoons of hunt standing outside number 11, doing a lecture signing by lex and making a speech about the way he wants the country to go. because it did seem that point it really did seem at that point as what is the point of as though what is the point of liz ditched liz truss she's ditched everything she stood everything that that she stood for leadership campaign for the leadership campaign which basically which she won and you basically did jeremy hunt did just have jeremy hunt running the country and then of course, there was the next huge blow, the resignation blow, which was the resignation of suella braverman and it was billed as a resignation because she had leaked an email to she she'd sent an email to a aide and it was on mincer. it was as and it was on mincer. it was as and she shouldn't have been using her personal account to send this email. but behind the s

jeremy hunt is in the bloomberg building. he will outline his plans to tackle sluggish growth. argue that the country can take advantage of brexit freedoms. ♪ - [announcer] imagine having fuller, thicker, more voluminous hair instantly. all it takes is just one session at hairclub. introducing xtrands. xtrands adds hundreds or even thousands of hair strands to your existing hair at the root. they're personalized to match your own natural hair color and texture, so they'll blend right in for a natural, effortless look. call in the next five minutes and when you buy 500 strands, you get 500 strands free. call right now. (upbeat music) anna: good morning, welcome to "bloomberg markets: europe" the cash trade is just less than an ho

in the mail today, jeremy hunt, it's the mail today, jeremy hunt, wsfime the mail today, jeremy hunt,his plans for growth at the telegraph says nicola sturgeon's trans law is in disarray after she was forced to announce that a prisoner, isle of bryce and who's just been convicted of rape have to stay in a male prison. convicted of rape have to stay in a male prison . the mirror in a male prison. the mirror leads with legend sir rod stewart , who's launched an stewart, who's launched an attack on the tories . their attack on the tories. their handung attack on the tories. their handling of the nhs . the handling of the nhs. the guardian says windrush campaign donors have described the government's decision to drop crucial reform commitments as a slap in the face. well, it's time to go through the papers now and joining us this morning is senior reporter from the eye newspaper , benjamin . benjamin. newspaper, benjamin. benjamin. it's ben, that expense and the expense and i work at the inner elbow very, very well , because i elbow very, very well, because i know you just got last minute

the that jeremy hunt the idea that jeremy hunt appears the week talking about the and then rules outhen rules out tax cuts, you be tearing your hair out as a conserver tive. the mere notion of six further% on tax. for instance , you can't on tax. for instance, you can't back up any of these governmental because you don't agree with them. jacob let's be honest . well i'm not that great honest. well i'm not that great while i'm tearing her out, really. but your point is a perfectly reasonable one. i think that the increase in corporation tax may well lead to lower rates of revenue coming in, that the decrease in corporation led to a very significant increase in corporation tax revenues . i corporation tax revenues. i think they went up by 50. so i think they went up by 50. so i think you need to look at taxation sensibly and where the laffer works and where it doesn't . that seems to be quite doesn't. that seems to be quite good evidence that. it works in terms of corporation tax . and terms of corporation tax. and bearin terms of corporation tax. and bear in mind when george osborne c

jeremy hunt also confirmed here. jeremy hunt also confirmed today that hs2 will run to central euston station as planned . it follows reports the planned. it follows reports the government was to scale back this leg , the project instead this leg, the project instead terminating in a west london suburb , the rail link is costing suburb, the rail link is costing ove r £44.6 billion, but over £44.6 billion, but supporting 22,000 jobs despite costs due to soaring inflation. the chancellor says it a priority . an nhs hospital trust priority. an nhs hospital trust has been fine d £800,000 after has been fined £800,000 after admitting failings . the care of admitting failings. the care of admitting failings. the care of a baby who died 23 minutes after birth. nottingham university. charles had thei r £1.2 million charles had their £1.2 million fine, reduced after pleading guilty to, providing unsafe care. it's highest fine ever issued for in maternity care . issued for in maternity care. winter sophia andrews died in 2019

that's well, you see, i don't think jeremy hunt's speech today spoke to the electorate . remy spoke to the electorate. jeremy hunfs spoke to the electorate. jeremy hunt's speech today spoke to the financial markets. it spoke to government . it spoke to the government. it spoke to the front and back benches . both front and back benches. both sides of the house of commons. so will change anything in terms of electoral voting , public of electoral voting, public opinion? i don't think i really don't think so. he made comments about unicorns. i don't know what he was talking about. there was quite a lot of it. i don't know what he meant. so he was talking public friendly. no, i disagree. yeah, i agree. it wasn't public. but peter, do you think that reassurance and this always misery in the papers and he was actually saying, did you know , you know, the figures that know, you know, the figures that are coming through the uk is the third place that most ceos global ceos want to invest in. do you think it was important to get these positive news stories out? oh, it is. and i thi

jon: the view there from jeremy hunt.rd this from other nations and competitive threats even in canada. kriti: jeremy hunt told rishi sunak of the u.k. that inflation is not falling as quickly as hoped. they want to get 5% and they say it will be tough you are seeing friction in the u.k. which is dealing with one of the worst inflation crises and cost-of-living crisis in all of europe and all the g10 countries. we will keep a close eye on that so let's check on the markets. the s&p 500 is higher by 0.4% and the nasdaq is up as well. we will walk you through the closing bell today and it's an interesting market session to close out the week. this is bloomberg. ♪ like changing tax rates, exemption certificates or filing returns. avalarahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh - [announcer] imagine having fuller, thicker, more voluminous hair instantly. all it takes is just one session at hairclub. introducing xtrands. xtrands adds hundreds or even thousands of hair strands to your existing hair at the root. they're personalized to match your own

let's look at sir jeremy hunt had as jeremy hunt the chance the exchequer had say yesterday about what do right here and right with the economy to embrace growth and perhaps a spring in the step . perhaps a spring in the step. his beleaguered government and indeed a spring the step of all of us, including most important in some respects, the wealth creators of the world, the united kingdom. i'm to be joined first by sam white, cbe . sam is first by sam white, cbe. sam is the founder of freedom services group and stella insurance in australia . the first and australia. the first and foremost because obviously the business climate around the world and not least in the united kingdom matters to you as you run your own businesses and consider other possible investment opportunities and other departures . given where other departures. given where the government are right now . so the government are right now. so what did you make of, sir, of jeremy hunt's speech and the opportunity that it presented him with you know, i mean, he was obviously brutalised, wasn't i? i actually didn't think th

and speaking about looks before i get into my top story , which is jeremy hunt and story, which is jeremy he's had to say, there is a burning question that i've got to get my chest and put to get off my chest and put outlet to my viewers outlet to one of my viewers because speaking of twitter, today, i announced my friday favourite. so coming up, i announce that paul and alex, they're on my shirts tonight. and i got a reply from one of my usual viewers, regular viewers called george . george says, yes called george. george says, yes , i'll be watching and i'm looking forward to you outfit as well. you always look gorgeous. the first response was very prompt from alex dane, who said, thank you , paul. very quickly , thank you, paul. very quickly, pipes in said he was surely referring to me being paul . so, referring to me being paul. so, george, if you're watching, please can you clarify for the avoidance of doubt , though, avoidance of doubt, though, george, which to you fine specimen of mankind were you referring to on your tweets? response i'm intrigued. so i am plainly me am george and

here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt has set out his plan to boost economic growth — prioritisingeducing inflation and stabilising the economy. two people have died in new zealand's largest city auckland — after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city's neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm local time. israel's ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel's police department called the incident a "terror attack" and said that the suspected attacker had been "neutralised". earlier our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, gave us this update. the shooting happened at the start of the jewish sabbath so the synagogue was very busy in this crowded israeli settlement in eastjerusalem, neve yaakov. israeli police say that officers shot and killed the gunman and they have identified him as a palestinian from shuafat refugee camp in eastjeru

in a speech this morning, jeremy hunt has been said the uk could become the next silicon valley, with a network of investment zones. but for now he said there won't be tax cuts. risk there won't be tax cuts. taking by governments an| individuals risk taking by governments and individuals can only happen when governments provide stability so the best cat right now is a cut in inflation. in response, labour say the government has no economic plan for now or for the future. also this lunchtime... the government denies reports the h52 high speed rail line might be scaled back, terminating in west london rather than the heart of the capital. a record fine for a hospital trust in nottingham after the mistakes that lead to the death of a baby, shortly after her mother gave birth. these criminal proceedings are designed to act as a punishment and a deterrent. no financial penalty will ever bring wynter back. appeals for calm in memphis tennessee, after the death of a black man who'd been stopped by police: five officers have been charged with his murder. and the holocaust survivor who's turne

what has been said is jeremy hunt the chancellor saying | is jeremy hunt the chancellor saying very clearlyl be built all the way into euston station. the reason this has come up is this morning there was a newspaper report in the sun suggesting that the government was looking at not building the line all the way in to finish at euston station but stopping short of that, west london, 0ld 0ak common, north—west london and about five or six miles out. that caused a big star, the issue there is that the rising cost of this project, it is a massive thing, 20 year project, costs have already gone from £55 billion initially pencilled in to perhaps around £100 billion is the thinking now, and the plans already have been scaled back with the idea of a line going to leeds, that would not happen but what we are meant to be getting is london to birmingham to manchester. the report is saying that perhaps that last little connection in london to euston might not happen. the chancellor said it would and he is committed to the plans. the prime minister has also been out and about and he was asked about th

here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt has set out his plan to boost economic growth — prioritisinging inflation and stabilising the economy. a state of emergency in new zealand's largest city auckland — after torrential rain caused severe flooding. the us city of memphis is bracing for the release of police video of an arrest that led to the death of the black man, tyre nichols. five police officers, who are also black, are facing murder charges. lawyers for the family, say the swift dismissal and charging of the police officers involved should be the blueprint for similar cases in the future. his family have called forjustice. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik reports the death of tyre nichols has prompted americans yet again to confront the reality of police brutality and its consequences. this 29—year—old loved skateboarding and was on his way home from a local park when a traffic stop turned into a deadly confrontation. he died three days later from his injuries. now, anotherfamily is asking how this keeps happening, despite worldwide outrage and public demands for p

charles and jeremy hunt plan. charles and jeremy hunt speaking this morning . well, speaking this morning. well, economics and business editor liam halligan joins me now in the studio to break down what he saying? is he right? is inflation really on track to halve in the next year? i think it will because i think that global energy prices are all falling. i think a lot of the supply chain issues, the post—lockdown lingering difficulty that many countries have of producing stuff and services which the chancellor rightly referred to . i think rightly referred to. i think those are receding. those supply chain knots are definitely easing. but today's number is a disappointment. the cpi was still 10.5% higher in december 2022 than it was in the same month the year before in the us. inflation is now down at 6.2, much , which is why a lot of much, which is why a lot of people think the federal reserve this big central bank, the most important central bank in the world, will now start raising interest rates but buy less, smaller increases. in response to this disappoi

today, we've got the times chancellor times reporting that chancellor jeremy hunt to boost the jeremythe british economy by proposing tax cuts for businesses. and the mail says mr. hunt is also considering raising th e £1 considering raising the £1 million lifetime allowance on tax free pension savings . the tax free pension savings. the guardian says the bbc chairman and 20 tory donors are among thousands who own uk property through offshore jurisdictions. it has poll results suggesting growing public concern about the impact brexit is having on the economy and the telegraph leads with a photo of two masked people in a bath taken in the home of epstein's ex—girlfriend , ghislaine maxwell . yes, a very , ghislaine maxwell. yes, a very funny photograph is a bit very odd. it's a bit odd that one will explain why. that's about in just a minute, because we're joined by political editor of huffpost uk , kevin schofield and huffpost uk, kevin schofield and journalist author ella journalist and author ella whelan. to see you both whelan. lovely to see you both this morning. whelan. lovely to

jeremy hunt, do. i think with. jeremy hunt, we'll discuss all of that in just a moment. so have we made the most of brexit? reaction is coming in thick and fast , phil said. we thick and fast, phil said. we haven't had the chance to make the most of brexit. stew says hard to make the most out of something that offers a massive zero. i don't think stew was everin zero. i don't think stew was ever in favour of it somehow, paul says, god , no, the tories paul says, god, no, the tories have betrayed and the rejoin quislings still blame our ills on brexit. yes, they do every single day. mike says brexit hasn't had child yet. the government were deflected by covid and the war in ukraine. their incompetence helped either don't let the remainers win. and finally passionate graham who says no, nigel and i blame on the brexit party for not contesting 317 seats and giving who never wanted to brexit do all they can to create a brexit in name with an early eu withdrawal. graham i would point out to you that if i hadn't formed the brexit party, mrs. may would have stayed leader for mu

jeremy hunt has reiterated the government's to halve it this year. xit freedoms, boost growth and reverse what he calls a decline ism attitude towards the economy . mr. hunt also confirmed economy. mr. hunt also confirmed today , will run to central today, will run to central london's euston station as planned . it follows reports the planned. it follows reports the government was planning to scale back the flag the project instead terminating a west london suburb. the rail link is costing over £446 london suburb. the rail link is costing over £44.6 billion, but supporting 22,000 jobs despite costs due to soaring inflation. and the chancellor says it is priority . the chair of and the chancellor says it is priority. the chair of an independent review into an nhs trusts maternity care , hundreds trusts maternity care, hundreds of families and staff have raised concerns after was fined £800,000 admitting failings . the £800,000 admitting failings. the care of a baby who died 3 minutes after birth. nottingham university hospitals trust had their £1.2 mil

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jeremy hunt has reiterated the government's to halve it this year. exit freedoms, boost growth and reverse what he calls a decline ism attitude towards the economy . mr. hunt also confirmed economy. mr. hunt also confirmed today , will run to central today, will run to central london's euston station as planned . it follows reports the planned. it follows reports the government was planning to scale back the flag the project instead terminating a west london suburb. the rail link is costing over £446 london suburb. the rail link is costing over £44.6 billion, but supporting 22,000 jobs despite costs due to soaring inflation. and the chancellor says it is priority . the chair of and the chancellor says it is priority. the chair of an independent review into an nhs trusts maternity care , hundreds trusts maternity care, hundreds of families and staff have raised concerns after was fined £800,000 admitting failings . the £800,000 admitting failings. the care of a baby who died 3 minutes after birth. nottingham university hospitals trust had their £1.2 mi

jeremy growth of 0.3. however, the chancellorjeremy hunt says chancellor jeremy hunt says britain outperformed many other financial forecasts last year despite higher interest rates and tighter government budgets. the shadow rachel reeves though and tighter government budgets. the shad blaming the imf stance on 13 years of conservative economic policy . the uk economy has got policy. the uk economy has got huge potential and yet the government is to seize the initiative and we see today with these forecast from the imf, with the uk now at the bottom of the league table for growth, both this and next, the government needs to be doing so much more to fulfil the potential of the uk economy it needs away from home. the actor alec baldwin has been a charged today with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting on the set of the film rust . cinematographer helena shooting on the set of the film rust. cinematographer helena was killed during rehearsals in the us state of new mexico in 21 when a probe gun that baldwin was using a live round . baldwin was using a live round. baldwin says he never pulled the trigger a

at a cabinet day, as they call it, jeremy hunt with the prime minister said. tough decisions made in the autumn have helped pave the way to reduce debt. he's facing from some tory mps cut taxes though in his march budget, he told ministers helping more people back into work was one of the most important steps . economic growth important steps. economic growth . it's a national news and at least 11 people have lost their lives in russian missile strikes in ukraine a day after the us and germany pledged to supply the country with tanks and infantry fighting . more than ten infantry fighting. more than ten were wounded in the attacks were covering the regions from around the capital and across the western part of the country . western part of the country. germany's defence minister. he expects the first leopard 2 tanks to arrive in ukraine by the end of march , as will the the end of march, as will the uk's challenge to tanks. russia has responded with the kremlin, saying the delivery of military hardware amounted to direct involvement in the conflict by the west

his name is jeremy hunt. particularly for a waking america, how do you know him?e is the gentleman that made the best olympics in ages work. he is the guy who did the london olympics. he is an expert at organization. also an expert at organization is anna edwards. let me just start with a basic view from 60,000 feet. with your coverage of downing street, the bank of england, you are truly expert at this. how is that exit thing going? is the chancellor happy with the experiment of brexit years down the road? anna: he was not one of the people who voted for it. morning. he was one of the voices who warned against it, but he has turned his view around, as many in the conservative party have done. he was talking about the virtues of it, the freedoms, and there is one, getting rules -- getting rid of rules around -- but on the others of the ledger there are plenty of voices saying, hang on, investment is below g7 levels. there are plenty of headwinds against the u.k. economy, and some of those can be attributed to brexit. the economy is 5% smaller than it would have be

here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt has set out his plan to boost economic growth — prioritisingeducing inflation and stabilising the economy. a state of emergency in new zealand's largest city auckland — after torrential rain caused severe flooding. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city's neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm in the evening local time. israel's ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel's police department called the incident a "terror attack" and said that the suspected attacker had been "neutralised". we will bring you more later in the programme with our correspondent in jerusalem. the us city of memphis is anticipating the release of police video of an arrest that led to the death of the black man, tyre nichols. five police officers, who are also black, are facing murder charges. lawyers for the family say the swift

will what, do you think about jeremy hunt, do you think about jeremy hunt, do you think about jeremy ou think he has settled the nerves of the international bond 7 nerves of the international bond ? what's your appraisal of his short tenure at 11? well my feeling, particularly on jeremy hunt, is, again, his typical of political rhetoric . it doesn't political rhetoric. it doesn't have any particular substance . have any particular substance. it's not broken down into anything granular. it's not broken down into anything granular . and i think anything granular. and i think really the general public and the voting electorate you like are kind of sick to death of the fact that they haven't actually in being given any kind of tangible action plan or strategy. i mean it's the same way as if i walked to in resolve a problem for a client and i said, don't worry, we'll just get they're going to get it fixed. they're going to want going to be want to know is going to be fixed in a granular way in each step along the path. and i think come out with these lovely, catchy terms. and certainly you

will what, do you think about jeremy hunt, do you think about jeremy hunt, do you think about jeremy ou think he has settled the nerves of the international bond 7 nerves of the international bond ? what's your appraisal of his short tenure at 11? well my feeling, particularly on jeremy hunt, is, again, his typical of political rhetoric . it doesn't political rhetoric. it doesn't have any particular substance . have any particular substance. it's not broken down into anything granular. it's not broken down into anything granular . and i think anything granular. and i think really the general public and the voting electorate you like are kind of sick to death of the fact that they haven't actually in being given any kind of tangible action plan or strategy. i mean it's the same way as if i walked to in resolve a problem for a client and i said, don't worry, we'll just get they're going to get it fixed. they're going to want going to be want to know is going to be fixed in a granular way in each step along the path. and i think come out with these lovely, catchy terms. and certainly you

, chancellor, jeremy hunt, speaking about levelling up the uk economy.ons now so let's listen to what the audience has say of some of the challenges the chancellor's commonly agreed to take some questions . let chancellor's commonly agreed to take some questions. let me start , if i may, first. you've start, if i may, first. you've been office since october , been been office since october, been through some signify and moment speeches. through some signify and moment speeches . and changes as you speeches. and changes as you reflect on those first few months. but what are your sort of key takeaways and how is it actually sort of impacted your on the overall economy now that you're actually in post? well, obviously i've learnt a massive amount in the three months that i've been doing the job. but let me say the thing that hasn't changed from the days that i set up my own business from scratch back in the early 1990s. i think the most successful organised are ones that managed to combine tackling the short term problems, doing all the short firefighting t

so jeremy hunt sought dispel the hunt has sought to dispel the reports rail line will reports that thewill will insisting that will be cut down insisting that it into central london. it will run into central london. speaking journalists on speaking to journalists on friday, any any friday, he said it see any any reason why it won't get there it was after a report in the sun come out suggesting that they were stop the progress were going to stop the progress . it's going to be . yeah and it's going to be a big big delay on it but but let we've been and forth on this all the a lot of people the time and a lot of people saying white elephant saying it's a big white elephant lots people saying let's just lots of people saying let's just scrap because of scrap it you know, because of the sunken cost fallacy, we put so much money into it, we should. if it doesn't into should. but if it doesn't into london, what's point of it? london, what's the point of it? i that was the point, i thought that was the point, yeah. go to old yeah. they'll still go to old oak i mean it's no oak mean. i mean it

the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economyrom. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he sets out plans to increase productivity in the uk. it's also thought he'll pledge a relentless focus on the key industries of the future. but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations it has no long term plans for growth. according to advance extracts from his speech released by the treasury he will say... the government will offer a plan for "long term prosperity based on british genius and british hard work". the plan for growth is a plan built on the freedoms which brexit provides. it is a plan to raise productivity. he'll say it is a plan to use the proceeds of growth to support our public services at home, and to support businesses with me is our correspondent darshini david. as we mentioned in the introduction, a difficult context and a difficult week for the chancellor to make the speech and at the beginning of the we

so jeremy hunt sought dispel the hunt has sought to dispel the reports rail line will reports that thewill will insisting that will be cut down insisting that it into central london. it will run into central london. speaking journalists on speaking to journalists on friday, any any friday, he said it see any any reason why it won't get there it was after a report in the sun come out suggesting that they were stop the progress were going to stop the progress . it's going to be . yeah and it's going to be a big big delay on it but but let we've been and forth on this all the a lot of people the time and a lot of people saying white elephant saying it's a big white elephant lots people saying let's just lots of people saying let's just scrap because of scrap it you know, because of the sunken cost fallacy, we put so much money into it, we should. if it doesn't into should. but if it doesn't into london, what's point of it? london, what's the point of it? i that was the point, i thought that was the point, yeah. go to old yeah. they'll still go to old oak i mean it's no oak mean. i mean it

here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt has set out his plan to boost economic growth, prioritisingeducing inflation and stabilising the economy. two people have died in new zealand's largest city, auckland, after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. hello and welcome. seven people have been shot dead in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14—year—old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. tensions are once again rising in the region. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogu

jeremy hunt world cup chants.government has a clear plan to halve inflation this year and get economy growing again . tv online on dab+ radio again. tv online on dab+ radio this is gb news. don't go anywhere . and we'll be back in anywhere. and we'll be back in just a moment. now, on the most recent census, the number of people identifying as christian in, this country fell below 50% for the first time. 46, a 13% drop in the last decade. time. 46, a 13% drop in the last decade . churches are emptying decade. churches are emptying churches closing, and it's in the same . the archbishop of the same. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, bless him, has set up a £100 million fund to address past wrongdoings in the church to do with slavery. is this really the right time? is there a better use with £100 million? whether or not the church does have some murky association with the slave trade. well, let's talk now to dr. i keep a son who's a social policy analyst. dr. o'keefe, what's your view on this . my what's y

first word news: chancellor jeremy hunt will boost the u.k.' rate in a major speech at bloomberg's european headquarters this morning. he is expected to reject calls for tax cuts while arguing the country can use brexit freedoms to improve sluggish growth record. the u.k. remains the only g-7 economy with gdp below pre-covid levels. bloomberg tv will speak to him after his speech. don't miss it at 10:30 a.m. bloomberg has learned that japan and the netherlands are set to join the u.s. in limiting china's access to advanced chipmaking machinery. officials from the countries will conclude talks on the details as soon as today. it will further undercut beijing's ambitions to build its own domestic microchip capabilities. the u.s. economy beat expectations in the final quarter of 2022. gdp rose at an annualized pace of 2.9%, cooling from 3.2% in the third quarter. some economists said there were warning signs in the data, especially weakening consumer demand that suggested u.s. recession remains a big risk this year. global news, 24 hours a day, on

no, neil, he, jeremy hunt does seem to have changed his tune on on brexit.hose words ring hollow ? but do those words ring hollow? the question i'll be asking whether labour can be trusted with brexit at a later in the hour. with brexit at a later in the hour . but with brexit at a later in the hour. but neil notwithstanding misgivings about the current situation , do we, as it stands, situation, do we, as it stands, have a that'll do brexit. have we got a good enough break. it is what we have now. better than remain . oh that's certainly remain. oh that's certainly true. and we're outside the eu institutions as now. we haven't had to make to eu budget the billion a year as jacob rees—mogg has been pointing out, we haven't had to contribute nearly 200 billion to the eu bailout fund for the of the pandemic and so on. so yes, of course there are massive , even course there are massive, even though we're not used many of the powers that we require it, since we officially left the eu. nevertheless, we have the freedom to use them which we didn't have before. so

at a cabinet day, as they call it, jeremy hunt with the prime minister said. tough decisions made in the autumn have helped pave the way to reduce debt. he's facing from some tory mps cut taxes though in his march budget, he told ministers helping more people back into work was one of the most important steps . economic growth important steps. economic growth . it's a national news and at least 11 people have lost their lives in russian missile strikes in ukraine a day after the us and germany pledged to supply the country with tanks and infantry fighting . more than ten infantry fighting. more than ten were wounded in the attacks were covering the regions from around the capital and across the western part of the country . western part of the country. germany's defence minister. he expects the first leopard 2 tanks to arrive in ukraine by the end of march , as will the the end of march, as will the uk's challenge to tanks. russia has responded with the kremlin, saying the delivery of military hardware amounted to direct involvement in the conflict by the west

i would never vote for rishi sunak and, jeremy hunt, jeremy hunfs sunak and, jeremy hunt, jeremy hunt'slation into oblivion, making our mums and our grandparents work until they're 68 is not a vision. a conservative vision that i see no small business owner that i know would vote this conservative government. they might not vote for labour ehhen they might not vote for labour either. they're certainly not going to vote for this conservative government. they're not conservatives. they haven't listened to their members. you know , the arrogance, the way know, the arrogance, by the way , when we get back, liz truss, the arrogance last year has caused all this turbulence in the market in our political spectrum look, boris wasn't perfect. you know, i, boris out on a lot of things but if boris was still pm it have been a lot smoother 2022 now he's the only that had a mandate from the people. now i don't want to start seeing more leadership debate debates and i'm running again i really don't really want to see that. but i don't want to see rishi soon. and jeremy hunt leading our country. so so

i would never vote for rishi sunak and, jeremy hunt, jeremy hunfs sunak and, jeremy hunt, jeremy hunt'slation into oblivion, making our mums and our grandparents work until they're 68 is not a vision. a conservative vision that i see no small business owner that i know would vote this conservative government. they might not vote for labour ehhen they might not vote for labour either. they're certainly not going to vote for this conservative government. they're not conservatives. they haven't listened to their members. you know , the arrogance, the way know, the arrogance, by the way , when we get back, liz truss, the arrogance last year has caused all this turbulence in the market in our political spectrum look, boris wasn't perfect. you know, i, boris out on a lot of things but if boris was still pm it have been a lot smoother 2022 now he's the only that had a mandate from the people. now i don't want to start seeing more leadership debate debates and i'm running again i really don't really want to see that. but i don't want to see rishi soon. and jeremy hunt leading our country. so so

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have said inflation's going to flatten out and that won't necessarily happen because of anything jeremy huntone . liz. truss, the former . liz. liz truss, the former prime minister drove the off prime minister drove the car off the road . jeremy prime minister drove the car off the road .jeremy hunt is the road. jeremy hunt is grabbing the steering wheel and fiercely trying to drag it back onto the left hand side. i think that's that's a that's a plan that's just a modicum of common sense. but you would rishi would also accept the rishi sunak reins at sunak took the reins at a particularly bad time given the global know global economy. you know everything grown in everything that he's grown in absolute and i think a lot of the economic effects the kind economic effects we're experiencing now can still be traced back . the decisions traced back. the decisions made dunng traced back. the decisions made during period and during the lockdown period and dunng during the lockdown period and during i totally agree. during covid. i totally agree. they're an the complete they're just an the complete

s chancellor is dismissing calls for tax cuts in an exclusive interview, jeremy hunt told bloomberg tvdo not have the headroom. he -- written as a hub for high-tech industries and innovation. >> i think we have the opportunity with our universities, our financial services and technology strengths to be a silicone valley. lisa: -- pushback on u.s. and european ballads -- plans to divert investment to the u.k. it has been almost a year into the invasion that vladimir putin figured would be over within weeks. bloomberg has learned the russian president is planning a new offensive in ukraine. he is bracing his country for a conflict he expects to take years. the chrome and wants to show its forces can regain the initiative after months of losing ground. -- to force ukraine to some kind of trees. customers using american express spent a record amount last quarter. the credit card giant pricked revenue and profit for this year will surge above estimates. amex has been tweaking rewards on many of its cards, that has helped it add millions of new cardholders last year. americans are falling be

here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt has set out his plan to boost economic growth — prioritisingland's largest city auckland — after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared.

the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has called for patience, discipline and optimism as he outlined the government'sing waste of talent and potential" and promised help to encourage more people back into work, but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations that it has no long—term plan for growth. the chancellor began his speech outlining the government's top priorties that he said falls under four pillars. for ease of memory, the four pillars all happen to start with the letter e. the four es of economic growth and prosperity. they are enterprise, education, employment and everywhere. so let's start with the first e, which is enterprise. if we are to be the europe's most prosperous economy, we need to have, quite simply, it's most dynamic and productive companies. there is a wide range of literature citing the importance of entrepreneurship, on business dynamism, whereby more productive firms enter and grow and less productive firm shrink. he did talk about the triangle between london

and deepest recessions agenda recessions because he's agenda effectively jeremy effectively and jeremy hunta one of anti—growth agenda is one of anti—growth it's one of control more of the same that we've had in the past high and we've high taxes and we've got relatively high borrowing costs. so i don't think we're going to grow our way out of this problem. you talked about reducing waiting lists, but all i can i just simply cannot believe that we're the nhs is now , you know, he's going to get now, you know, he's going to get a waiting list coming down again . they're forecast go up . they're forecast to go up markedly from where they are at the it's about seven and the moment. it's about seven and a half million people waiting 14 weeks for treatment. were weeks for treatment. there were four in for over four in the for just over 4 million before the pandemic kicked lockdown kicked off before lockdown started, say. see started, i should say. and i see that rising as the year goes on and then he was challenged on stopping the boats. and of course, his answer to stopping the boats this year

most economists believe the peak of inflation has passed but jeremy hunt said the government needs to to its plan. >> there is a long way to go in the battle against inflation. any country anywhere in the world with inflation over 10% is seeing dangerous levels for the stability of an economy. for families up and down the country, they are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. that shows for us and other countries, the most important thing is to stick to a plan to bring down inflation. the prime ministeraid he wants to halve inflation in the coming year. for families and businesses, it is essential to stick to that plan. >> the bank of england target is clear, 2% inflation. that is the inflation we had when i was at the bank of england. today, we see inflation five times or higher than that with the government's target only to bring it to 5%. that is still an incredibly high level of inflation. the question that people will be asking themselves is 13 years into a conservative government, army and my family better o

jeremy hunt ruled out tax cuts, saying the best tax cut for the public would be to carve inflation.called for discipline and optimism and promised help to encourage more people back into work. our economics editor has the details. >> whether it is robots who can waste, bots who can alter human scripts, essays, poems, or programmable versions of yourself. every aspect of the economy, even farming, has been transformed thanks to the use of artificial intelligence and the world's most powerful computer. this leading technology business in london, they use computing power saying anything in almost any accent, even tv reporters, a massive opportunity for them and the u.k.. >> it will change how we work, there might be jobs that are less relevant in 10 years time. there is a saying ai will not replace your job, a person using ai will. >> after months of firefighting, the chancellor revealed his plan for growth, also arguing for optimism rooted in technology. >> it is going to transform humanity, it is going to be as big a change as the arrival of google search engines. arguably, two of th