yes, i have heard jeremy hunt say that. he took - jeremy hunt say that.t. he took one view and you see in _ jeremy hunt say that. he took one view and you see in your— jeremy hunt say that. he took one | view and you see in your statement on the 12th of february mr hancock took a very different view. did you have a view as to whether that was an appropriate line for him to take, desirable or not? i an appropriate line for him to take, desirable or not?— an appropriate line for him to take, desirable or not? i thought it would be hiuhl desirable or not? i thought it would be highly undesirable _ desirable or not? i thought it would be highly undesirable other - desirable or not? i thought it would be highly undesirable other than i desirable or not? i thought it would be highly undesirable other than in | be highly undesirable other than in the most extreme circumstances. you can argue these are the most extreme circumstances. that is one of the reasons why the department of health and social care created an ethical moral advisory panel to ask the question

what did jeremy hunt get.7 his boost to benefits. what did jeremy hunt get?his notes mixed up with rachel reeves because despite talking tough on a clampdown on benefits yesterday, an actual fact there's been a boost to people on universal credit and the lowest wages . was credit and the lowest wages. was that the sensible thing to do ? that the sensible thing to do? we've got of that coming up we've got all of that coming up in next next hour, in this next next next hour, we're going grill politicians we're going to grill politicians , experts and speak , economists, experts and speak to ordinary people about what they made of today's autumn statement . so what do you think statement. so what do you think about today's autumn statement? we're going to cut through the grease, cut through the spin and give it to you. direct we've got the best experts. we're going to speak labour speak to tories, the labour party to find out what their party, to find out what their take is. lodes and lodes coming up. around . but all of up. stick around. but all of thatis up. s

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jeremy hunt. mr speaker, i come today _ statement. jeremy hunt. _ statement. jeremy hunt. mr speaker, i come today with good _ statement. jeremy hunt. mr speaker, i come today with good news. - statement. jeremy hunt. mr speaker, i come today with good news. it - statement. jeremy hunt. mr speaker, i come today with good news. it is - i come today with good news. it is my wife's birthday and unlike me, she is looking younger every year. i turn to the statement. after a global pandemic and energy crisis, we have taken difficult decisions to put our economy back on track. we have supported families with rising bills, cut borrowing and halve deflation. ratherthan bills, cut borrowing and halve deflation. rather than a recession, the economy has grown. rather than falling as predicted, real incomes have risen. our plan for the british economy is working but the work is not done. others proposed a more short—term approach. but we have not made an affordable pay offers to the unions, we have not stopped oil and gas exploration and not increased borrowin

the chancellor, jeremy hunt, outlining _ benefits. outlining government - benefits. the chancellor, jeremy| hunt, outlining government plans benefits. the chancellor, jeremy - hunt, outlining government plans to get more people back into work. let's speak to our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. how radicala correspondent, michael buchanan. how radical a proposal is this? we have some very specific numbers, 300,000 unemployed people that don't have a sick note, 700,000 people that have health issues. getting those back into the workplace could help boost the economy. it could help boost growth? the economy. it could help boost urowth? ., . ., , growth? the chancellor himself described what _ growth? the chancellor himself described what he _ growth? the chancellor himself described what he was - growth? the chancellor himself| described what he was outlining growth? the chancellor himself. described what he was outlining as the biggest welfare reform in a decade. there are certainly a radical number of changes coming for

we are deliverin: statement, jeremy hunt. we are delivering the _ statement, jeremy hunt.ment, jeremy hunt. we are delivering the biggest business | statement, jeremy hunt. we are l delivering the biggest business tax cuts in modern british history. the largest ever cut to employees and self—employed national insurance, and the biggest package of tax cuts to be implemented since the 1980s, an autumn statement for a country that has turned the corner, an autumn statement for growth which i commend to the house.— autumn statement for growth which i commend to the house. whoever this prime minister _ commend to the house. whoever this prime minister picks _ commend to the house. whoever this prime minister picks as _ commend to the house. whoever this prime minister picks as the _ prime minister picks as the chancellor at the truth is this, britain — chancellor at the truth is this, britain is _ chancellor at the truth is this, britain is and will be worse off under— britain is and will be worse off under the _ britain is and will be worse off under the conservatives. they ha

>> jeremy, hunts. >> well, jeremy, jeremy hunts.e want is for more and more be working, and more people to be working, working good for you, right? working is good for you, right? not just mean not just it doesn't just mean you earn money. actually. it means that you have it means that you have dignity. it means that you have dignity. it means you have self esteem. means that you have self esteem. all sort of thing. now, for all that sort of thing. now, for instance, the disability charities very happy charities are very, very happy that more and more people can start working from home. but what they say is help us. don't don't punish us. help us to do it. help us. you know , if you're it. help us. you know, if you're visually impaired , i mean, then visually impaired, i mean, then you actually need special stuff to be able to work. if you can't walk, you need special things. what we want is we want them to say, yes, this is an opportunity. it's great. it's an opportunity. it's great. it's an opportunity . but actually, you opportun

we're still waiting for we crossing for jeremy hunt. are we crossing lines? jeremy hunt. are we going he's not up going to move on? he's not up yet, we're to swiftly yet, so we're going to swiftly move on to somebody who you would definitely want to hear about. nigel about. gb news own nigel farage started his jungle journey last night. get night. as i'm a celebrity, get me out of here. returned to our screens. sophie screens. well, sophie reaper reports action reports on all of the action from night . from last night. >> it is back . returning for its >> it is back. returning for its 23rd season. >> itv's i'm a celebrity. >> itv's i'm a celebrity. >> get me out of here is officially back on our screens as so nick geordie duo ant and dec have returned once again and as usual we're enjoying the celebrity suffering a little too much. >> let this be the easy bit. >> let this be the easy bit. >> last night's episode saw ten celebrities begin their journey down under with rumours swirling about two potential late arrivals . but who do the british arrivals. but who do the briti

that's meant to be jeremy hunt.o, i can recall, and technically, oliver dowden . technically, oliver dowden. >> deputy prime minister well, technically. >> oliver dowden. i >> oliver dowden. yeah also i remember mail on remember i think the mail on sunday serialised lord ashcroft's book about rishi sunak, and in that it revealed that when he was told, oh, you'll have to keep jeremy hunt as chancellor, wasn't as chancellor, he wasn't particularly it. particularly happy about it. >> , exactly. and jeremy hunt >> no, exactly. and jeremy hunt has sort of looked unsackable for a while now just because, again , you can't change again, you can't change chancellor too many times . it chancellor too many times. it doesn't look serious. but i think if he doesn't deliver on wednesday again , you're going to wednesday again, you're going to have a lot of pressure asking why he still in the job if why is he still in the job if he's not managing do anything he's not managing to do anything exciting actually help exciting and actu

> i mean, jeremy hunt. >> i mean, jeremy hunt. >> i mean, jeremy hunt. >> i think jeremy hunt will loset before election. might before the election. he might lose chancellor. lose the position of chancellor. sorry, before the election, because the because i think i think the tories are determined get tories are determined to get a woman there spike guns woman in there to spike the guns of party, which want of the labour party, which want rachel reeves to be the first ever woman chancellor. >> they so mean >> would they be so mean spirited petty? yes. spirited and so petty? yes. >> think would >> yes. do you think they would bnng >> yes. do you think they would bring truss ? bring back liz truss? >> be her. >> it won't be her. >> it won't be her. >> no . >> no. >> no. >> although she would like to be chancellor. heard her chancellor. i have heard her saying we're counting on. chancellor. i have heard her say if; we're counting on. chancellor. i have heard her say if you're ne're counting on. chancellor. i have heard her say if you're juste counting on. chancellor. i have heard her say if

mean, jeremy hunt. >> i mean, jeremy hunt. >> i think jeremy hunt will lose his seat at the next election and he will be serious and he will be a serious candidate in strictly. candidate to go in strictly. >> well, he might lose his seat before election. might before the election. he might lose chancellor. lose the position of chancellor. sorry, before the election, because the because i think i think the tories are determined get tories are determined to get a woman there spike guns woman in there to spike the guns of party, which want of the labour party, which want rachel reeves to be the first ever woman chancellor. >> they so mean >> would they be so mean spirited petty? yes. spirited and so petty? yes. >> think would >> yes. do you think they would bnng >> yes. do you think they would bring truss ? bring back liz truss? >> be her. >> it won't be her. >> it won't be her. >> no . >> no. >> no. >> although she would like to be chancellor. heard her chancellor. i have heard her saying we're counting on. chancellor. i have heard her say if; we're counting on. chancellor. i have heard her

we have the uk statements from jeremy hunt. wall street will be closed fr.hank for thanksgiving holiday if you watched on friday, you know my views on black friday outside the united states. i'll look forward to it from here. >> i was going to ask of all of the things you listed, which is going to be the most market moving of course, you want to go to black friday i would say to take it back to markets. fmoc minutes will be interesting. the big narrative as we talked last week is investors have changed views of where rates were headed. we were setting in on the higher for longer theme and now which central bank will cut first. many are forecast to start cutting as soon and spring next year is it the big question which is who goes first and huge rally in the indices and bond rally >> dramatic change in narrative over the last couple weeks driven by the fed. i'm looking out for nvidia earnings for similar reasons the last results were what catapulted into the tech stocks and drove the recent leg higher in the tech sector similar to the fed, obviously being a k

jeremy hunt pointing — isjust more of the same. jeremy hunt pointing out _ isjust more of the same.e same. jeremy hunt pointing out that your - isjust more of the same. jeremy hunt pointing out that your plan | hunt pointing out that your plan would load debt on to future generations, extra borrowing, extra spending, whichjust push generations, extra borrowing, extra spending, which just push the problem down the line you talk about business investment the government put out this is the largest tax cut in modern history, that full, every £1 that business invest in new equipment, they get 25p back in tax cuts. let's welcome for business and encourage them to make long—term decisions. encourage them to make long-term decisions. ., . , encourage them to make long-term decisions. ., ., , ., decisions. from anything that encourages — decisions. from anything that encourages businesses - decisions. from anything that encourages businesses to - decisions. from anything that - encourages businesses to invest. we have been calling for the government to have more certainty for business invest

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jeremy hunt okay, so struggling?he economy is working, but there is plenty of work still to do . that's the message from do. that's the message from jeremy hunt as he starts the sell today on his autumn statement, which could be his last before and a future general election. >> well, the chancellor joined us earlier and this is what he had to say about the state of his party. >> no idea when the next election will be, but when it comes to elections, people do vote conservative because they think that we are going to take the right decision for the long term of the economy. they fundamentally trust us on the economy . economy. >> well, that's what the chancellor thinks. what does the political editor of huffpost uk, kevin schofield, think ? is he kevin schofield, think? is he right that that by and large people are quite blind when it comes to the economy and they think the only people to handle it are the conservatives >> i mean, i always think that labour probably have to work that little bit harder to earn the publ

so do you think that jeremy hunt rishi sunak's jeremy hunt is rishi sunak's ideal chancellor? think they've got a good working relationship. >> not ideal. >> he's not ideal. >> he's not ideal. >> state a fact that most >> let's state a fact that most prime ministers choose their own chancellor he chancellor and he didn't and he didn't. you know, didn't. so that's, you know, that's enough said. i mean, it's jeremy safe. jeremy hunt's position safe. >> if it goes wrong on wednesday? >> i think it is. i think it is. m >> i think it is. i think it is. ithink i >> i think it is. i think it is. i think i mean, look, having lived that experience myself and i think i mean, look, having lieven hat experience myself and i think i mean, look, having lieven saidexperience myself and i think i mean, look, having lieven said thatience myself and i think i mean, look, having lieven said thatien liznyself and i think i mean, look, having lieven said thatien liz truss: and i even said that to liz truss last year, i think once for whatever reason, the prime minister his or her minister gets rid

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jeremy hunt.ellor to make the autumn statement. jeremy hunt. the big thing talked up in advance of today was tax cuts, and here was the main one for many workers. today, mr speaker, i am going to cut the main i2% rate of employee national insurance by two percentage points, from i2% to io%. that change will help 27 million people. it means someone on the average salary of £35,000 will save over £450. and mr hunt said this cut would happen in earlyjanuary. but the overall tax burden is still rising, albeit a little less than it would otherwise have done. for the self—employed, there is a tax cut, too. the abolition of what is known as class 2 national insurance, and a cut in class 4 national insurance. taken together with the abolition of the compulsory class 2 charge, these reforms will save around 2 million self—employed people an average of £350 per yearfrom april. as ministers try to kick—start a sluggish economy, companies will be able to deduct their spending on new equipment and machinery fr

rishi sunak, jeremy hunt , they said sunak, jeremy hunt, they said tax cuts would be irresponsible ore, and now they're inevitable and the right thing to do. but the real headline today is that , yes, there were today is that, yes, there were big eyebrow raising . attention big eyebrow raising. attention seeking tax cuts that will be all over the front page of the newspapers tomorrow. a big tax cut in terms of employee fees on the national insurance from 12 to 10. a big tax cut for businesses in terms of making full expensing permanent, particularly if they're big businesses and they can afford to invest. but manufacturers too early? yeah, guess what? if you look at the fine print and rachel reeves, i have to hand it to her. she nailed this. if you look at the fine print in the obr document, look at the fine print in the obr document , the office of obr document, the office of budget responsibility document, even two headline even those two big headline grabbing tax cuts, they're entirely offset by the fact that tax thresholds have been frozen until 2028. more and more people are bein

rishi sunak, jeremy hunt , they said sunak, jeremy hunt, they said tax cuts would be irresponsible ore, and now they're inevitable and the right thing to do. but the real headline today is that , yes, there were today is that, yes, there were big eyebrow raising . attention big eyebrow raising. attention seeking tax cuts that will be all over the front page of the newspapers tomorrow. a big tax cut in terms of employee fees on the national insurance from 12 to 10. a big tax cut for businesses in terms of making full expensing permanent, particularly if they're big businesses and they can afford to invest. but manufacturers too early? yeah, guess what? if you look at the fine print and rachel reeves, i have to hand it to her. she nailed this. if you look at the fine print in the obr document, look at the fine print in the obr document , the office of obr document, the office of budget responsibility document, even two headline even those two big headline grabbing tax cuts, they're entirely offset by the fact that tax thresholds have been frozen until 2028. more and more people are bein

what did you make of what jeremy hunt had to say?— hunt had to say? the hard decisions taken 12 months ago and in a sense we are rewarded by the perseverance. listening to it, i would like to try to connect two points that seem on the way you put the question is against one another. the issue you must support citizens now with spending power against investing in the economy for the future, growth, business. i want to talk about why i think they are the same thing. the issue we face particularly in the west midlands is low pay. when energy bills went up, that is why so many were exposed. whatjeremy was talking about with long—term investments, sectors that matter like technology, getting more businesses to invest, that is the way you increase people's income so they are less dependent. that is our opportunity now. if i was nudging one thing it would be to make sure we don't miss the opportunity. don’t we don't miss the opportunity. don't miss the boat. _ we don't miss the opportunity. don't miss the boat, what _ we don't miss the opportunity. don't mis

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yes, we had jeremy hunt before — the covid crisis.the _ the covid crisis. yes, we had jeremy hunt before the covid _ the covid crisis. yes, we had jeremy hunt before the covid crisis, - the covid crisis. yes, we had jeremy hunt before the covid crisis, matt i hunt before the covid crisis, matt hancock arrived in 2018 and he was health secretary for much of the pandemic. then a sajid javid and then steve barclay briefly. then he stood down in a change of leadership under liz truss, therese coffey took over the brief, then she was replaced by steve barclay coming back to help. it is a very difficult job. there are more than i back to help. it is a very difficult job. there are more thani million employees in the nhs. in england it has a very large budget, £150 billion. there is always this debate about whether it needs more money, whether it has the ability to be more efficient. she will have to get up more efficient. she will have to get up to speed on that quickly. the other issue is prevention and the obesity strategy which has been

then they autumn statement from the chancellor, jeremy hunt. he is under extreme pressure and in response to that the shadow chancellor will give her arguments. that is the politics. alongside the statement we will have the forecasts for the budget of fiscal responsibility. we will look at the growth forecast and how much leeway the chancellor has to play with for tax cuts in public spending increases before the election you mentioned. today we are expecting a focus on growth, a commitment to make full expensing permanent that allows you to claim back your investment against her corporation tax. then a cut to individual taxes. national insurance is the one the times reports will be the retail office. some thing to boost long-term investment but something for conservative mps to dangle to their constituents. kriti: something we are watching closely. lizzy burden all over that story, thank you. do not miss our interview with darren jones at 9:00 a.m. london time. we will have special coverage of that statement are today. jeremy hunt is due to spe

i jeremy hunt was saying 'ust last month... . , jeremy hunt was saying 'ust last month... ., , ,.,,.,y think the have month... i agree they probably think they have been _ month... i agree they probably think they have been a _ month... i agree they probably think they have been a good _ month... i agree they probably think they have been a good week. - month... i agree they probably think they have been a good week. it's - they have been a good week. it's been _ they have been a good week. it's been difficult for the conservative government is that the economic fundamentals are still looking very bad for— fundamentals are still looking very bad for the majority... what what they will— bad for the majority... what what they will be a forecast? exactly. looking — they will be a forecast? exactly. looking at — they will be a forecast? exactly. looking at the tax cut for example. the average worker willjust be getting — the average worker willjust be getting about £5 per week from that. compared _ getting about £5 per week from that. compared to the cost of living increases _ compared to

jeremy hunt.the autumn statement. jeremy hunt. the big thing talked up in advance of today was tax cuts, and here was the main one for many workers. today, mr speaker, i am going to cut the main 12% rate of employee national insurance by two percentage points, from 12% to 10%. that change will help 27 million people. it means someone on the average salary of £35,000 will save over £450. and mr hunt said this cut would happen in earlyjanuary. but the overall tax burden is still rising, albeit a little less than it would otherwise have done. for the self—employed, there is a tax cut, too. the abolition of what is known as class 2 national insurance, and a cut in class 4 national insurance. taken together with the abolition of the compulsory class 2 charge, these reforms will save around 2 million self—employed people an average of £350 per yearfrom april. as ministers try to kick—start a sluggish economy, companies will be able to deduct their spending on new equipment and machinery from their profi

let's see what jeremy hunt of but look, hunt thinks of that. economy going 48 hours for the economy going fonnard. obviously, it's all about the politics today, but tomorrow morning, we're going to get those wage numbers which indicate how big wage claims are indicate how big wage claims are in the economy, where wage inflation is. that obviously impacts ordinary people very strongly in their household budgets. but also it will indicate where inflation goes because wages are seen to be a big part of why inflation happens. and then on wednesday at 7 am, we've got the inflation number itself. that's the number for october . and inflation number itself. that's the number for october. and i think the government is banking on very big reduction in on a very big reduction in inflation. we're at 6.7% in september . the october number september. the october number i wrote in my telegraph column yesterday, i'll probably start with a five. and the reason and the reason i think that is because the ofgem energy price cap , which determines the cap, which d

jeremy hunt ? jeremy hunt? >> that's very interesting.rty has been actually calling for a rethink on income tax, which is something that's been hinted now by the chancellor in the sense that the freezing of personal allowances have heard quite a lot of people, millions are coming into paying people, millions are coming into paying the tax in the first time even paying the tax in the first time ever. in other words, paying any tax. the £0.20 tax basic rate and millions are also coming into paying the higher rate of income tax at a time when the cost of living crisis has hit them at a time when interest rates have been very high. so squeezing personal disposable incomes. so labour would like to see addressed and see some of that addressed and i think a hint . think there is a hint. everything we've heard from the chancellor so far that may chancellor so far that that may be because otherwise be addressed because otherwise pension , sorry, pension allowances, sorry, personal allowances , pensions is personal allowances, pensions is another i

i think jeremy hunt is work. so i think jeremy hunt is absolutely right. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abouritely right. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern:. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern areas nk some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern areas and ome of our northern areas and midland criticised sometimes. >> dennis for being deprived and, you know, got problems with crime and deprivation and stuff like that . but there are a lot like that. but there are a lot of opportunities in places like ashfield where i represent and definitely in the north and in the midlands of this country. but like i say, our biggest asset is our people, but we need to get some of these people back into work. and even the long term unemployed, there's lots of talent skill there. talent and skill there. given the they talent and skill there. given the a they talent and skill there. given the a great they talent and skill there. given the a great job. they can do a great job. >> completely , completely >> i completely, co

i think jeremy hunt is work. so i think jeremy hunt is absolutely right. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abouritely right. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern:. i think some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern areas nk some work. so i think jeremy hunt is abour northern areas and ome of our northern areas and midland criticised sometimes. >> dennis for being deprived and, you know, got problems with crime and deprivation and stuff like that . but there are a lot like that. but there are a lot of opportunities in places like ashfield where i represent and definitely in the north and in the midlands of this country. but like i say, our biggest asset is our people, but we need to get some of these people back into work. and even the long term unemployed, there's lots of talent skill there. talent and skill there. given the they talent and skill there. given the a they talent and skill there. given the a great they talent and skill there. given the a great job. they can do a great job. >> completely , completely >> i completely, co

did jeremy hunt get this right then? >> well, i mean, labour hasn't opposed it.ink as insurance, but i think that as the as i says quite rightly the as the i says quite rightly reminds us, taxes at the highest that they've been for 50 years of 40 years. so prime minister when. absolutely. and you know you know and what's particularly galling is this idea that they've given us everybody a great present when actually it may be new year way, but it's after they've gone up. so you know, you can absolutely wrap it up. >> i want to delve into something if it's all right with something if it's all right with something that's on the inside of the book. right. and this is in the times. so you'll be able to a good look at this to get a good look at this tomorrow. the times are reporting internal internal reporting an internal internal fury with said fury at the bbc with staff said to fuming with match of the to be fuming with match of the day. lineker day. presenter gary lineker after and endorsed after he shared and endorsed a left wing commentator owen jones's interview

, who tominey spoke to chancellor jeremy hunt, who said tominey spoke to chancellor jeremy huntcutting taxes, cutting income tax in his autumn statement next week. take autumn statement next week. take a listen . a listen. >> if that if we're going to be a dynamic, thriving , energetic, a dynamic, thriving, energetic, fizzing economy , we need low tax fizzing economy, we need low tax and we need taxes to be lower than they are at the moment. we're not going to do anything irresponsible , particularly by irresponsible, particularly by which i mean anything that fuels inflation. >> well, that was the chancellor speaking to gb news earlier, but now there's predictions of a labour landslide at the next election. but could slashing taxes save the conservatives from a crushing defeat? so i'm asking for the great british debate this hour. i'm asking could tax cuts save the tories from election annihilation ? ian from election annihilation? ian right. so joining me to debate and discuss, stephen pound, former labour party mep ben habib, deputy leader of reform uk. sunil sharma, chief op

jeremy hunt don't sunak.don't really understand what it's like on the ground for ordinary everyday people . everyday people. >> the foreign secretary is visiting israel amid uncertainty about when a pause in the war with hamas will begin. the agreement for a four day ceasefire in gaza appears to have been delayed , a senior have been delayed, a senior israeli official said it would not take effect before friday, a day later than originally expected . and under the planned expected. and under the planned agreement, hamas will release 50 israeli hostages in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners . a 150 palestinian prisoners. a eurosceptic politician whose anti—islam comments have led to death threats could be on track to become the next prime minister of the netherlands. geert wilders is leading talks to form a coalition government after his freedom party scored a stunning upset last night. he promised to be a prime minister for everyone, but the result will send shockwaves across europe . the right wing popul

days before a major budget update in the uk, the chancellor — jeremy hunt — says he won't introduce any cuts that would push inflation up. a 20—kilometre queue of lorries at poland's border with ukraine, the result of a blockade by polish truckers. and india are looking to make the most of home advantage as they take on australia in the men's cricket world cup final in ahmedabad. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. the world health organization has described the al—shifa hospital in gaza as a "death zone" after a visit to the complex by a un team. officials spent an hour at the hospital, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire, and the site of a mass grave. the israeli military has surrounded and occupied the hospitalfor days, claiming a hamas command centre lies beneath it. that's been denied by hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. on saturday, hundreds of people — including some patients — left the hospital on foot, making their way through israeli armoured vehicles. around 300 critically—ill patients remain at al shifa. the who says it's now draw

all set chancellor jeremy hunt. all set to deliver the autumn statement. he economy has turned the corner. is it time for tax cuts? and could such a plan save the tories as i'll be? you're rich enough already. do you really need more tax cuts? >> well , i need more tax cuts? >> well, i think the taxes we're heanng >> well, i think the taxes we're hearing about being cut are things like inheritance tax. and i can tell you my parents do not have anything for me to inherit that would be impacted by inheritance tax. i think it's inheritance tax. so i think it's an interesting tax that the government looking government is allegedly looking at but i would say at cutting. but i would say perhaps from a political perspective policy perspective as a populist policy , be lot more people think , be a lot more people think they will pay inheritance tax and actually will. the and actually will. so the government actually say, well, and actually will. so the gover going actually say, well, and actually will. so the gover going ac abolish ay, well, we're going to abolish

so that's a backdrop where jeremy hunt , who backdrop where jeremy hunt, who had to raise taxes last >> well, i don't know if i can promise you any sunshine this week, but we can promise you the sunshine. that is annie shuttleworth with your weather forecast . forecast. >> good morning. well, there will be some more autumnal sunshine out there today , but by sunshine out there today, but by the end of the week, we'll see signs of winter. now find out more later on. more with me later on. >> signs of winter. that means a frost, isn't it? let us know your thoughts this morning. is it going be a frosty it going to be a frosty statement? what are you looking for from the chancellor? send it in gbnews.com you in gb views gbnews.com or you can us at . gb news. so sad can tweet us at. gb news. so sad news to begin with this morning, four teenagers who disappeared on a weekend camping trip to snowdonia have been found dead after their car was submerged in after their car was submerged in a river. well, a major search was launched after jevon a river. well, a major search was launched afterje

jeremy hunt.or to make the autumn statement. jeremy hunt. the big thing talked up in advance of today was tax cuts, and here was the main one for many workers. today, mr speaker, iam going to cut the main 12% rate of employee national insurance by two percentage points, from 12% to 10%. that change will help 27 million people. it means someone on the average salary of £35,000 will save over £450. and mr hunt said this cut would happen in earlyjanuary. but the overall tax burden is still rising, albeit a little less than it would otherwise have done. for the self—employed, there is a tax cut, too. the abolition of what is known as class 2 national insurance, and a cut in class 4 national insurance. taken together with the abolition of the compulsory class 2 charge, these reforms will save around 2 million self—employed people an average of £350 per year from april. as ministers try to kick—start a sluggish economy, companies will be able to deduct their spending on new equipment and machinery from

jeremy hunt used the chancellor.l save someone earning £35,000 is more than £450 a year. labour says that crumbling public services and the rising cost of living mean that people don't feel better off. but the chancellor says the government's plan is working . government's plan is working. >> but the measures that i've taken today are what, more than 200 businesses wrote to me to ask for the big business organisations like the cbi . i organisations like the cbi. i said it was the single most transformative thing that i could do. they're not particularly crowd pleasers. they're not the tax cuts that are on the tip of everyone's tongues, like an income tax cut or inheritance tax. but they are the things that will make the biggest difference our long biggest difference to our long term competitiveness . term competitiveness. >> well, despite those tax cuts , >> well, despite those tax cuts, energy bills are expected to rise after the energy regulator announced a 5% increase to the price cap from january. the average hou

said national today, jeremy hunt said national insurance will be cut from 12 to 10.so announced the triple lock on pensions will be maintained. that takes the state pension up by 8.5% to more than £220 a week. and he said taxes on alcohol will be frozen until august the first next year, meaning there is no increase in duty on beer, cider wines or spirits . the mother of a 28 year spirits. the mother of a 28 year old woman shot in her home in liverpool has called the killers monsters as they were jailed today for life for the murder to ashley. dale was killed when james witham forced his way into her home and opened fire with machine gun. he and three other men were handed life sentences with minimum terms to serve of between 41 and 47 years, with him and his co—defendants, joseph pierce , niall barry and joseph pierce, niall barry and seanice joseph pierce, niall barry and sean ice were all found guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder. ms dales partner and the hometown of four teenage boys who died in north wales has cancelled their switching on of the christmas l

jeremy hunt, thanks for your time.>> bret: mat bochy was 9 years old september 11th, 2001. his father worked at the world trade center. he never returned home. his message next. 18 years from tonight, grant gill will become a legend. when he totally kills it at his improv class's graduation performance. knees will be slapped. suds will be sprayed. people won't know what hurts more: their cheeks, or their sides. that's why he's already keeping himself in-shape and razor sharp today with health tips and wellness tools from aarp. to help make sure his health lives as long as he does. because the younger you are, the more you need aarp. >> bret: disgusting and appalling. that's what 9-11 families are saying about people defending the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people. the group 9-11 families united says "we strongly encourage these americans that are not old enough to remember the brutality of 9-11 to seek out reliable sources to educate themselves instead of forming their misguided opinions based on false tik tok vi

do you think it will make people feel- the chancellor, jeremy hunt. timing, a lot of the business friendly measures trying to jump—start an economy not growing, they do take years to come to fruition. he may not have that time for the public to see that effect if he wants an impact ahead of an election year. the lack —— election due in a year. police in north wales are trying to establish the cause of a car accident in which four teenage boys died near tremadog in gwynedd. it's thought they were camping in eryry, also known as snowdonia. 0ur reporter david lumb is in shrewsbury, where the boys were from. iimaginea i imagine a huge reaction of shock in the local community. absolutely. this is a community _ in the local community. absolutely. this is a community that _ in the local community. absolutely. this is a community that is - in the local community. absolutely. this is a community that is feeling i this is a community that is feeling sadness and mourning today. these were four young men, harvey, sadness and mourning today. these were fouryoung m

all set chancellor jeremy hunt. all set to deliver the autumn statement. he economy has turned the corner. is it time for tax cuts? and could such a plan save the tories as i'll be? you're rich enough already. do you really need more tax cuts? >> well , i need more tax cuts? >> well, i think the taxes we're heanng >> well, i think the taxes we're hearing about being cut are things like inheritance tax. and i can tell you my parents do not have anything for me to inherit that would be impacted by inheritance tax. i think it's inheritance tax. so i think it's an interesting tax that the government looking government is allegedly looking at but i would say at cutting. but i would say perhaps from a political perspective policy perspective as a populist policy , be lot more people think , be a lot more people think they will pay inheritance tax and actually will. the and actually will. so the government actually say, well, and actually will. so the gover going actually say, well, and actually will. so the gover going ac abolish ay, well, we're going to abolish

>> well, jeremy hunt, >> well, you know, jeremy hunt, he's cautious. he's mr he's mr cautious. he's mr sensible. why he was sensible. that's why he was given the first given this job in the first place. rishi sunak is of place. and rishi sunak is of similar think in an similar mind. and i think in an ideal world, if they were running economy there running the economy and there was electoral imperative, if was no electoral imperative, if there election, then there was no election, then coming up next they coming up next year, they probably would tight. probably would just hold tight. but they're under huge but they know they're under huge pressure a pressure to cut taxes from a wing of the conservative party who actually they're never going to able keep happy. so if to be able to keep happy. so if i them, i'd at what's i was them, i'd look at what's best for the good of the economy in long term. and that's in the long term. and that's probably actually holding fire or good for the conservative voting base , as you say, about voting base, as you say, about inheritance tax and wha

is currently— minds of voters and jeremy hunt is currently hoping that the kind of messages heto convince voters to move over to the conservatives and he will hope that the conservative party will be able to regain _ the conservative party will be able to regain at least some of the reputation that it had for economic competence and economic management because _ competence and economic management because for— competence and economic management because for over a year now, the gap has been _ because for over a year now, the gap has been double figures in favour of labour— has been double figures in favour of labour party and really hasn't moved at all~ _ labour party and really hasn't moved at all~ if_ labour party and really hasn't moved at all. if that can situation continues it's very bad news for the conservatives going into the next election — conservatives going into the next election. , w' , conservatives going into the next election. , w , ., ,': :: election. very quickly, i have 30 seconds, election. very quickly, i have 30 seconds. we _ election. very quickly, i have 3

jeremy hunts. now hunts.w weighing to cut weighing up radical plan to cut the rate of income tax or national insurance . yes, and as national insurance. yes, and as i mentioned earlier, and this is good page the good news, front page of the telegraph , it's in small print. telegraph, it's in small print. so let me read it to you. is rail on brink of a hostage rail on the brink of a hostage agreement also agreement with hamas? also wealthy pensioners may not need winter fuel. suggests tory winter fuel. cash suggests tory mp and minister sacked for siding with suella braverman . siding with suella braverman. okay. and last but not least, just for now we've got the metro and i'll hold it up for you again. how good is your eyesight? folks have gone eyesight? folks should have gone to other opticians to specsavers or other opticians are available . tv comics, sex are available. tv comics, sex assaults interview met police quiz russell brand if you thought that story had gone away , you can think again. let's get r

and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21— and 22—year—olds for the first time.ur econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven't gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for — food. used to get six or seven oranges for a _ food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as well.— for the customer, it is hard for us as well. food may not be auoin u- for us as well. food may not be going no as _ for us as well. food may not be going no as much _ for us as well. food may not be going up as much as _ for us as well. food may not

what is interesting is a few months ago jeremy hunt, anotherformer jeremy hunt, another former secretaryed in a pandemic. decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ~ decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ,, , ., , decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ~' , ., , . it's been more than sixty years since the beatles released their first single, but today they've got another one coming out. it's called now and then and based on demo vocals john lennon recorded in 1978 — with the song finally completed last year. here's our music correspondent mark savage. how have they managed to do this? the beatles tried to record this for over a quarter of a century. john lennon recorded now and then in his apartment in new york in 1978 and the quality of the recording was really poor, you could hear his voice on the piano but also the home of the electricity, terrible tape hiss and for years paul mccartney wanted to make this song happen but they could not extract the audio. the advent of machine learning technology and artificial intelligence meant they could train a computer onjoh