. — of rationale for supporting liz truss, that it was either liz or richey — truss, that it was either. it's possible to spot neither of them. i recognise it wasn't — neither of them. i recognise it wasn't a — neither of them. i recognise it wasn't a great choice between liz truss _ wasn't a great choice between liz truss and — wasn't a great choice between liz truss and rishi sunak, but did that ever cross — truss and rishi sunak, but did that ever cross your mind?— truss and rishi sunak, but did that ever cross your mind? somebody had to and when — ever cross your mind? somebody had to and when liz _ ever cross your mind? somebody had to and when liz talked _ ever cross your mind? somebody had to and when liz talked about - ever cross your mind? somebody had to and when liz talked about gdp - to and when liz talked about gdp growth, that really sparked me. —— rishi sunak. that is what we have to gain in the uk, whatever party is in, we have to grow gdp in order to pay for social services. that's a fact and there is no disputing that. liz truss portrayed that image. when she came in,

did _ did you support liz truss? i am clear and direct. did you i did you support liz truss? i did and there i clear and direct. did you support liz truss? i did and there was i clear and direct. did you support liz truss? i did and there was a l liz truss? i did and there was a reason for _ liz truss? i did and there was a reason for that. _ liz truss? i did and there was a reason for that. really - liz truss? i did and there was a reason for that. really radically different from _ reason for that. really radically different from the _ reason for that. really radically different from the labour- reason for that. really radically| different from the labour party, reason for that. really radically i different from the labour party, it really _ different from the labour party, it really is — different from the labour party, it really is li2— different from the labour party, it reall is. , , ., , ., ., really is. liz truss was going for arowth, really is. liz truss was going for growth. gdp — really is. liz truss was going for growth, gdp growth, _ really is. liz truss was going

tax cuts. taste liz truss because this was about unfunded tax cuts.— liz truss because this was aboutwith a wealth tax on carbon tax. i'm going to pause you there, desperately with voters, you there, desperately with voters, you want to raise taxes, 170 billion a year, the fund at 160 billion increase in spending and on top of that, you're going to borrow the 5 billion, borrow. it was the borrowing that on did liz truss, it was the point marcus who said you cannot borrow that much, liz truss, so we're going to go crazy, you're going to to do more than she did. this is nowhere near spain, france germany and japan are. it is about being straight with people.- being straight with people. you're not being straight with people. you're rrot answering _ being straight with people. you're not answering the _ being straight with people. you're not answering the question. - being straight with people. you're not answering the question. you | being straight with people. you're i not answering the question. you are not. ., ., ., not answering the question. you are not. ., ~ ., , , , ., ., not. yo

has accused the prime minister of cosplaying liz truss with this manifesto . r reaction to that? >> i think i think that's a bit silly because firstly, you know what she and i tried to do was much more, dynamic. i think obviously we've learned our lessons, people have learned their lessons . and i think the their lessons. and i think the manifesto isn't. isn't that at all? i think he's made a very good attempt, the prime minister, to try and balance the commitments. but the problem with all of this is that , you with all of this is that, you know, given what happened last week, given what's going on, this is could be regarded as small beer. i think people will, have expected something a bit more , dynamic. more, dynamic. >> well, what are you saying with regard to last week? obviously the d—day debacle still continues to haunt last week. what do you think? people have stopped listening. well look, last week two things happened that were damaging to the party. >> we've got to acknowledge that it was only last week on monday that nigel farage announced that he wa

the judgment of our— liz truss experiment. the judgment of our critics — liz truss experiment.s absolutely wrong. remember this as we go through this last remember this as we go through this iast few— remember this as we go through this last few tap days of the election campaign. this is a really important son. campaign. this is a really important song to— campaign. this is a really important song to me — campaign. this is a really important song to me. written by hamish henderson. it is my hometown. in that song, there _ it is my hometown. in that song, there is— it is my hometown. in that song, there is a — it is my hometown. in that song, there is a line which alison highlighted. read bali free and painted — highlighted. read bali free and painted room. i use those words when ifirst— painted room. i use those words when i first the _ painted room. i use those words when i first the job — painted room. i use those words when i first the job of first minister. we have — i first the job of first minister. we have to rail against child poverty— we have to rail against child pove

no, and to compare to liz truss is wrong. liz | compare to liz truss is wrong.gland and other severaljudges on the right track with this. in terms of financial markets, the french bond market is very interesting this morning if you look at it. an idea that says we want to regenerate the british economy, an idea that says we want to bring back manufacturing, that we have to accept the fact we will be using oil and gas until 2050, so why not produce our own in this country, all of these things would be quite bullish for financial markets, even if there was initially a bit of a political shock. this is our first this is ourfirst big election but we are well on our way if you believe the polls, etc, to the weekend, we are well on our way to establishing, you know, that bridgehead in the house of commons and those mps that we do

liz truss then came in- friends of _ to tune back in. liz truss then came in.n. liz truss then came in. friends of rishi sunak _ to tune back in. liz truss then came in. friends of rishi sunak would - to tune back in. liz truss then came in. friends of rishi sunak would sayj in. friends of rishi sunak would say if there is a defeat at the general election, we don't know that yet, but if there is they would say that those seeds were planted quite a long time ago, that this is not down to him. there are many in the party on the right of the party who absolutely want him to own that defeat if it comes and also the fact that the campaign has not been extremely successful for them. there have been so many faltering points along the way. but that argument is all to come and i'm sure it will come after the general election. thank you very much indeed. we are putting the prime ministerial debate in context. it begins at 8:15pm at nottingham trent university, hosted by mishal husain. keir starmer, the leader of labour party, and prime minister rishi sunak will be on sta

to be going a liz truss line of we are going - he said no but he seems to be going a liz truss lineough growth. i | achieve this all through growth. i think. _ achieve this all through growth. i think. in— achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms _ achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms of— achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms of it _ achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms of it being - achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms of it being in- achieve this all through growth. i think, in terms of it being in thel think, in terms of it being in the minutes— think, in terms of it being in the minutes in. _ think, in terms of it being in the minutes in. it— think, in terms of it being in the minutes in, it was _ think, in terms of it being in the minutes in, it was quite - think, in terms of it being in the minutes in, it was quite an- minutes in, it was quite an enlightened _ minutes in, it was quite an enlightened informant - minutes in, it was quite an enlightened informant in i minutes in, it was quite an- enlightened informa

how can we trust. than liz truss's. how can we trust you on— than liz truss's.nvest huge _ you on the economy? in this country we invest huge resources _ you on the economy? in this country we invest huge resources on - you on the economy? in this country we invest huge resources on trying i we invest huge resources on trying to make sure we forecast every immediate pound on a budget into— five years. another covid crisis could happen, anotherfinancial could happen, another financial crisis, could happen, anotherfinancial crisis, all of these could happen, and what matters is that the british people a bit competent, well—educated and competent politicians who know their history, know how the constitution operates, we don't seem to have that now, and some of you may wish to laugh, but reform uk are getting good people back into government. and that is nigel farage. he is the only person to win two national polls of the different party brands. just wait, 0k? different party brands. just wait, ok? �* , different party brands. just wait, ok? , ., ., ok? and david da

- dying days of the liz truss government _ dying days of the liz truss government so _ dying days of government so what is - dying days of the liz truss i government so what is going so wrong? — government so what is going so wrong? i— government so what is going so wron: ? ., ., government so what is going so wronu? ., ., government so what is going so wronl? . ., ., , wrong? i have to say, it has not be an easy 18 — wrong? i have to say, it has not be an easy 18 months _ wrong? i have to say, it has not be an easy 18 months in _ wrong? i have to say, it has not be an easy 18 months in general. - wrong? i have to say, it has not be| an easy 18 months in general. what wrong? i have to say, it has not be l an easy 18 months in general. what i have done isjust an easy 18 months in general. what i have done is just keep going to try and do my best for people. and and do my best for people. and given we have had — and do my best for people. and given we have had three prime _ and do my best for people. and given we have had three prime ministers in| we have had three prime ministers in u

we are past i ago about liz truss. we are past that, _ ago about liz truss.t that, we are about the future. i ago about liz truss. we are past . that, we are about the future. it's, what _ that, we are about the future. it's, what would — that, we are about the future. it's, what would you _ that, we are about the future. it's, what would you do _ that, we are about the future. it's, what would you do with _ that, we are about the future. it's, what would you do with a - that, we are about the future. it's, what would you do with a very- what would you do with a very difficult — what would you do with a very difficult set _ what would you do with a very difficult set of _ what would you do with a veryj difficult set of circumstances? you've — difficult set of circumstances? you've got _ difficult set of circumstances? you've got a _ difficult set of circumstances? you've got a clear— difficult set of circumstances? you've got a clear choice, i difficult set of circumstances? you've got a clear choice, on. difficult set of circumstances? i you've got a clear c

liz truss didn't. and now, rishi sunak didn't do it. that's not quite right, what you said.ust had the numbers for last last year, so the first full year that i was prime minister. it showed that net migration was down 10% from the levels that i inherited. and this year so far, the number of visas that we've issued in the main categories is down by a quarter because of the reforms that i brought in. massively higher than the promise that was originally made by the conservatives. well, your point to me was that i hadn't done anything about it. that's not right. i've instituted reforms that last year meant the numbers were down by 10%, as we've seen. but this year, the number of visas issued are down by a quarter. the forecasts are now four net migration to halve. and again, yes, that's the past. this election�*s about the future. i've got a clear plan, with a legal migration cap to guarantee that the numbers continue falling. labour have not matched that. they don't have any plan to bring the numbers down and, indeed, oppose the measures that i've already taken. and that's th

boris johnson and liz truss before him, _ boris johnson and liz truss before him. they— boris johnsoncient credence to - don't give sufficient credence to what _ don't give sufficient credence to what they— don't give sufficient credence to what they are _ don't give sufficient credence to what they are hearing _ don't give sufficient credence to what they are hearing from - don't give sufficient credence to what they are hearing from thel what they are hearing from the incumbent _ what they are hearing from the incumbent prime _ what they are hearing from the incumbent prime minister- what they are hearing from the - incumbent prime minister because they still— incumbent prime minister because they still hear— incumbent prime minister because they still hear echoes _ incumbent prime minister because they still hear echoes of _ incumbent prime minister because they still hear echoes of his - they still hear echoes of his predecessors. _ the prime minister began his day at lbc, fielding questions from voters on nick ferrari's show. plenty for them to go at this morning, but on this iss

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for house on all the same things that liz truss did.— liz truss did. truss did. for example, if you look at the tax and spend - liz truss did. for example, if you look at the tax and spend stuff i look at the tax and spend stuff around the labour proposal, the labour manifesto, it's actually quite a modest document in terms of commitment. they are talking about a national wealth fund of £7.3 billion and they use that, when public investment increases, and by the way the uk has horrible record and over the uk has horrible record and over the last 20 years, so it spans multiple administrations, they've got the house—building target 1.5 million per year, sorry, 1.5 million over the parliament, not dissimilar to the conservatives. l over the parliament, not dissimilar to the conservatives.— to the conservatives. i would be a lot of houses. _ to the conservatives. i would be a lot of houses. but _ to the conservatives. i would be a lot of houses. but on that - to the conservatives. i would be a lot of houses. but on that point, i lot of houses. but on that

liz truss crash the economy. their mortgage offer went to the roof.hey couldn't affor they pulled out. they couldn't move to their new home. they felt they were held back. the decision that they could no longer afford to have a second child. and they will live with that for the rest of their liv that's the price that they are paying. so i make no apologies for being careful with working peoples money, and no apologies for ruling out tax rises on working people. and this isn't just the election. don't thinks it's just politics. this is an issue of conviction. i don't believe it's fair people when they are already paying this much, particularly and a cost of living crisis. so let me spell it out. we will not raise income tax. we will not raise national insurance. we will not raise vat. that is a manifesto commitment. [applause] and another thing. because you may be some people here today who say's the surprise? where's the rabbit out of the hat? to which i say if you want politics as pantomime i hear claxton is nice this time of year. [laughing] [applau

instead, antidote to liz truss.osplaying liz truss by again doing what the conservatives did in that mini—budget with, in this case, £71 billion of unfunded commitments . so they're not commitments. so they're not going to cut national insurance or if they do, all it's going to mean is £4,800 more on your mortgage now. >> so, jacob, you served in the cabinet of liz truss. you knew liz truss as prime minister is this a trumpian manifesto ? this a trumpian manifesto? >> i think that comment from the shadow chancellor is the sort of thing that gives politics a bad name, that it is so ridiculously overstated. and rather than coming up with a calm and rational discussion about what the prime minister has proposed , the prime minister has proposed, she goes for some sort of headune she goes for some sort of headline on absurd figures and, overblown language. i think politics needs a calmer tone of debate, that the proposals are fully costed . i happen to think fully costed. i happen to think the savings from reducing the

after the disaster of liz truss. iz truss with unfunded commitments, and i think the public know voters know that there's a cost to that and they want an alternative. and that's why i'm really pleased that tomorrow in our manifesto, we will take a different approach . we will set different approach. we will set out the case for growth, for rebuilding , for putting our rebuilding, for putting our nafion rebuilding, for putting our nation first to go forward . nation first to go forward. >> sir keir starmer. >> sir keir starmer. >> now, as you've been hearing , >> now, as you've been hearing, a record number of people have lost faith in british politics. that's according to the electoral expert sir john curtice . the analysis found curtice. the analysis found trust and confidence in politics and the overall election system has never been lower. and the overall election system has never been lower . 45% of has never been lower. 45% of respondents almost never believe that governments of any party are fully focused on the

let's talk about your black hole, liz truss — let's talk about your black hole, liz truss on _ let's hole, liz truss on steroids! john curtice will give his 60 seconds on sunday need to know on the polls. standing at just 20%, conservative support is now at its lowest ever in british polling history. match of the day theme. and remember this? why do politicians always want to show how much they love the beautiful game? and forget 90 minutes, our team at the desk for the next 75 minutes this week. andy burnham, labour mayor of greater manchester. and nadine dorries, former conservative cabinet minister. actor brian cox, backer of scottish independence. morning, morning. we've got so much to squeeze in, we've got a slightly longer programme this week. it's 75 minutes as the election is getting — it's 75 minutes as the election is getting to — it's 75 minutes as the election is getting to its phase. so settle down and let's start with what's making the news as we always do. most of the papers put the first glimpse of the princess of wales on theirfront pages. there she is at the glory o

it all sounds very much like liz truss. p.m.ery one of those policies is essentially paid by two things. tax avoidance and evasion. over the last 14 years has raised 6.7 billion pounds a year. we only assume that we will raise six. the remainder of the savings come from our reform to the welfare system. welfare is currently growing at an unsustainable rate. we sat on a comprehensive plan to support it. ju return things back to pre-pandemic levels would save 30 billion pounds when it comes to ill health. we are not assuming anything like that, just 12 billion pounds. that will pay for all the things that we have been through. nick: i want to ask about one other policy area which has been raised by many of our viewers. housing. many people are forced, even in their announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. cunard is a proud supporter of public television. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation,

and that someone is liz truss. and that someone is liz truss. and that someone is liz truss.ah, amazingly, blair was the worst prime minister, not me, says liz truss. so miss truss, who is defending her south—west norfolk seat , told south—west norfolk seat, told the eastern daily press. the local press in that area , the local press in that area, the worst prime minister in recent years is tony blair, who created things like the equality act, the human rights act and climate and the climate change act. but, i mean, she might have a point about tony blair, but he was in power for about 13 years. i think he went on foreign trips that lasted longer than her tenure as prime minister. so it's a bit rich. i know what she's trying to do. she's trying to deflect and perhaps , you to deflect and perhaps, you know, all the things she says about her premiership as prime minister are true, and that she wasn't given a chance, but she did try to get ten years of politics into a month. so you can't make that work. it's just not going to work in a in this environment. no. >> and do you thin

was in it. might have thought liz truss was in it keir— might have thought liz truss was in it., labour, and where are your ideas? that is something they will your ideas? that is something they wiii keep— your ideas? that is something they will keep pushing on, because when you come _ will keep pushing on, because when you come away from that hour, i didn't— you come away from that hour, i didn't really learn that much more about— didn't really learn that much more about what— didn't really learn that much more about what keir starmer plans to us prime _ about what keir starmer plans to us prime minister, perhaps not such a problem _ prime minister, perhaps not such a problem if— prime minister, perhaps not such a problem if they will not have too many _ problem if they will not have too many more of these debates, but something that could be an issue if the manifesto was seen to be dry or nothing _ the manifesto was seen to be dry or nothing new in it. ok, the manifesto was seen to be dry or nothing new in it.— nothing new in it. ok, katy and r an, nothing new in it. ok, katy a

they're talk about liz truss. _ government. i think it's getting to the point about past record. — getting to the point about past record, keir starmer saying the tories — record, keir starmer saying the tories promised to cut those waiting lists and _ tories promised to cut those waiting lists and rishi sunak say look, we've — lists and rishi sunak say look, we've had _ lists and rishi sunak say look, we've had strikes in the nhs, junior doctor— we've had strikes in the nhs, junior doctor strikes and that hasn't helped — doctor strikes and that hasn't helped at all. and covid hasn't held then we _ helped at all. and covid hasn't held then we got to a bit of how would you resolve the strikes for the keir starmer— you resolve the strikes for the keir starmer said we got to resolve them, you've _ starmer said we got to resolve them, you've got _ starmer said we got to resolve them, you've got to get in the room. but with no— you've got to get in the room. but with no detail and him being pushed to what— with no detail and him bei

just after liz truss' mini budget, i went to -- a week or so after.et there a couple who had a 3-year-old child and decided they wanted a second child. they had chosen a new home that was big enough to accommodate their new family. they got an a mortgage offer they could afford. liz truss trashed the economy, thert the mortgage went through the roof, they couldn't afford it. they pulledut out. they couldn't move to their new home. they felt they were held back. but they also took the decision that they could no longer afford to have a second child. and they will live with that for the rest of tear lives. th their lives. that's the price that they're paying. so i i make no apologies for beg careful with working people's money and no apologies for ruling out tax rises on working people. this isn't just the election. this isn't just politics. this is an issue of conviction. i don't believe it's fair to raise taxes on working people when they're already paying this much. particularly in a cost of living crisis. so let mee spell it out. we will not raise i

even liz truss accept that we needed it. immigration.otten story of the liz truss premiership. and when you look at what the government has done to get numbers down by cutting spouses of university students, for example, that is actually seeing a declining numbers. and that's not good for universities, although a lot of people would say they have been aberrational high numbers in the last couple of years. >> but thank you both to my panel and to jonathan. after the break, we'll be picking apart the new energy policy from the labour as sir keir pledges to close the next. welcome back to state of the nation. i'm tom harwood. now, before we go to anything else, let's head back to that spin room as rishi sunak and keir starmer are gearing up for their big tv debate tonight . of big tv debate tonight. of course, with us is christopher hope, our very own political edhon hope, our very own political editor. and christopher, you're with a cabinet minister >> yeah. hi, tom. thank you. i'm here in the spin room in the home of coronation street. ah

but she was on the right track, liz truss?as the day before the budget, the bank of england raised interest rates 0.5%. so some of the thinking was right, the delivery was wrong, the timing was appalling. yeah. let's turn to the biggest judgment you've probably made in your career, you know, if you were knocked down by the number 10 bus. which has happened before! ..on the way out of the bbc, no doubt on your tombstone it would say, the man who brought us brexit. yeah. it's a failure, though. no, it's not a failure, but we failed to deliver. it can't be a failure, we've left the european union, we're now self—governing, the question is then, what do you do with it, and there are... it was your words, brexit has failed, you said. well, that's half... again it's half the sentence. brexit has failed, those who voted for it believing that immigration numbers would be reduced. no, brexit failed. and you went on, on newsnight last year. "we haven't benefitted from brexit economically". now i promise you, we're going to come to immig

you and liz truss. let's fault. you and liz truss. let's just get the quote here.ousing secretary said the chances of re—election had taken a bit of a knock because of the former prime minister's disastrous mini—budget. he refused to name mistrust, but instead referred to the period between boris and rishi, which is when you were charged. that's right . right. >> so look, look. >> so look, look. >> no, i think i think obviously if there is a defeat, blame will be apportioned to lots of different people. >> right. so you're preparing your team hat, are you? >> yeah, absolutely. but this idea that rishi sunak could call the election when he did, when no one was expecting it, least of all the party, it would appean of all the party, it would appear, who has been front and centre of the campaign, under whom reform have risen to nearly 20. yeah. the idea that he had nothing to do with any of that is wrong. so when i left office, i was just checking out the polls just now, reform were on about 4. yeah. i think when liz truss left in october 2022, there were 4 or 5. and n

and what happened with liz truss and what happened with liz truss and maybe slightly and kwasi is maybe simply a useful attack line. >> i don't accept that for a moment. i tell you for why, patrick? because i spent a lot of time in the last few weeks knocking on doors in different parts the country, i'm parts of the country, and i'm afraid kwasi afraid liz truss and kwasi budget now. i know budget come through. now. i know from doors over from knocking on doors over a lifetime that actually it is very rare for people to mention specific issues of that kind, but they're mentioning it because they're suffering their mortgage has gone up, it's stayed struggling stayed up, they're struggling financially. see any financially. they do not see any prospect success prospect for growth or success under conservative under the present conservative leadership. want change. >> that would f—l change. >> that would all very >> and so that would be all very well if labour's share well if labour's vote share wasn't declining. wasn't actually declining. that's been happening. that's what's been happening

it was also liz truss's solution. i wish _ was also liz truss's solution.here could be more intellect in all of— wish there could be more intellect in all of this and trusting us with a few— in all of this and trusting us with a few more _ in all of this and trusting us with a few more details before we go to vote, _ a few more details before we go to vote irut— a few more details before we go to vote but i— a few more details before we go to vote, but i suppose all will be revealed _ vote, but i suppose all will be revealed at the election. anna and jenn , revealed at the election. anna and jenny. back _ revealed at the election. anna and jenny. back with — revealed at the election. anna and jenny, back with you _ revealed at the election. anna and jenny, back with you in _ revealed at the election. anna and jenny, back with you in a - revealed at the election. anna and jenny, back with you in a short - jenny, back with you in a short while. there's a whole newscast episode all about the ifs's comments. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

it shifted because safe seats, supposedly safe seats, i don't know if they are going to liz truss's seatseats that you could never imagine a couple of years ago they would be any danger of losing. i years ago they would be any danger of losina. ~' ., ., of losing. i think there are two factors to _ of losing. i think there are two factors to bear _ of losing. i think there are two factors to bear in _ of losing. i think there are two factors to bear in mind - of losing. i think there are two | factors to bear in mind because first of all, with regard to boris johnson, i am sure you thrills many of the voters but i am sure he chills quite a few of them as well. he's a bit of a mixed blessing when it comes to campaigning, i understand why he is seen as a powerful campaigner and a vigorous campaigner but he is also a reminder, as i mentioned earlier, of the trials, tribulations and turmoil that the conservative party find itself in. certainly under boris johnson with partygate but also with the thrilling and frightening direction of liz truss. i think there is another thing going on in ther

but next in bunch of five liz truss. do you remember her?way star of the general election campaign so far? sir ed davey if you can't see for radio listeners, there he is on a paddleboard , falling off on paddleboard, falling off on a bike, looking very un agile and unimpressive. but anyway, look, you with the saturday five live on gb news, we're back in tick. benjamin's just been given a black eye by paula london affair. there we go. you can't quite see it. the glasses are covering it. but she gave him a good old chin. anyway, welcome back to the saturday five. as always, thanks for your emails about tonight's topics. dave says we have more working age population now than 14 years ago. what's the problem? loads of tripe about having more children, i don't think there's a load of old people . a load of old people. >> where are they going to live? >> where are they going to live? >> all these children. benjamin, behave. >> go! one week without attacking on people, please. susan, you say there are far too many humans on this planet already. nob

and he did that with liz truss during — tetchy.heir— tetchy. and he did that with liz truss during their leadership i truss during their leadership debate. ., �* , truss during their leadership debate. ., v truss during their leadership debate. . �*, ., , debate. that's part of the problem. i look back to _ debate. that's part of the problem. i look back to when _ debate. that's part of the problem. i look back to when i _ debate. that's part of the problem. i look back to when i first _ debate. that's part of the problem. i look back to when i first started i i look back to when i first started doing _ i look back to when i first started doing this — i look back to when i first started doing this stuff. we didn't have social_ doing this stuff. we didn't have social media to be able to look at endless _ social media to be able to look at endless clips and look at those sort of behavioural traits in a way that the team — of behavioural traits in a way that the team that are prepping for tonight— the team that are prepping for tonigh

>>what has been happening in the uk with the liz truss budget.f you come forward with the program, which isn't funded, then markets well take the upper hand and push stress higher. at the moment, france is part the eurozone which means you won't have the currency um impa from the uk economy. the euro is not falling in spite of what is happening in france. down the line, both programs -- it seems that the left program comes with more of this unfunded nature which would bring more. both come with higher inflation. either you have higher inflation leading to increased rates or you have increased rates which is a struggle for the ecb. >> to be clear, it could be a liz truss event in france? >> the french pension plan. the exposure of the french pension plans is much lower than the uk. the fire sale we had on gilts is up and likely to continue in france and globally. >> briefly, we saw disappointing pmi figures last week. i wonder if this means the potential rate cut from the ecb is more likely in july. >> given that the deceleration in the pmi, europ

liz truss's mini—budget.rty says it analysed figures from the ons showing that costs of owning a home have ballooned under the tories. speaking at a campaign event today, deputy leader angela rayner said labour's plan would give more support to working people . people. >> while the new deal for working people will transform working people will transform working people's lives, it will lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. it will give people secure work and secure pay because that's the focus and the foundation for anyone to build a life. you can't get a mortgage and finance, you can't support your family if you don't know where the money is coming from, from one week to the next. that's why the new deal is so important for many people. it will be a game changer. changen >> earlier today, education secretary gillian keegan told gb news that the increasing costs of a mortgage is a global challenge. >> mortgage rates and interest rates have gone up all over the world as a result, largely of the i

liz truss . thank you very much. liz truss. >> thank you very much. pandemic. thank you very much. starmer wanted more of the pandemic hit every country the same and every country is broke. >> every country responded more sensibly than we did. we're the only country for example, that handed over so much of our national wealth to tories who had connections to buy protective clothing in. and what is a scandal? i hope labour looks into this. the treasury has said they're not going to investigate any of the clear corruption and criminality involved in any of this. you're going to wipe it under the carpet. >> we would have had more expensive lockdowns under keir starmer if he'd become prime minister at that time. he said that freedom day on the 19th of july 2021 was reckless. >> i look, i no idea what sir keir starmer would have done. >> well, i remember these things because these were devastating. >> no, you're fair enough to remember them. i still think you can look at most other equivalent g7 can look at most other equivalent 67 countries , handled equivalent 67 countries, handled it

that's exactly what liz truss got wrong.epeat at this election, please do not go back to liz truss mark two with this prime minister, because the same damage will follow. speaking after the debate, political editor chris mason gave his analysis on our debate programme — after a tv audience vote left the leaders 50—50 based on tonight's performance. what i'm struck by as a final thought is the opinion polls have barely budged in inch this campaign as faras have barely budged in inch this campaign as far as the conservatives and labour are concerned with labour miles ahead. when you watch that debate tonight, it felt much more competitive than those polls might suggest, a snap polls might suggest, a snap poll from you gob suggested it was 50—50 in terms of the performance of each of them as far as the audience at home was concerned. nothing yet in this campaign has significantly shifted these polls. let's see if this or anything in the final week can or does. wikileaks founderjulian assange is begining his first day as a free

liz truss ignored the office — finances. liz truss ignored the 0ffice for— finances.r society with _ when she rewarded the richest people in our society with unfunded - when she rewarded the richest people in our society with unfunded tax - in our society with unfunded tax cuts, _ in our society with unfunded tax cuts, and — in our society with unfunded tax cuts, and everybody— in our society with unfunded tax cuts, and everybody felt - in our society with unfunded tax cuts, and everybody felt the - in our society with unfunded tax . cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that _ cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that in — cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that in their _ cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that in their mortgages, - cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that in their mortgages, in - cuts, and everybody felt the pinch of that in their mortgages, in renti of that in their mortgages, in rent payments — of that in their mortgages, in rent payments. and _ of that in their mortgages, in rent payments. and that _ of that in their mortgages, in rent

mark says this about liz truss.s was so competent, why didn't rishi sunak describe her economic plan as fantasy during one of the election debates? well, he would , because he was well, he would, because he was going up against her, wasn't he? so he's not going to say, oh, this is a brilliant plan. what a fantastic, cunning plan. i should have thought of this. he's not going to say that out loud, is he? he's actually sort of heading towards that direction now, john says. i think financial institutions crash the economy as a response to liz truss's growth policy. do you know what? who gets to win when you put up interest rates and then you don't pass them on to your customers? i think you might have something in that one. and steve says criticism of liz truss has nothing to do with her being a woman. she was just a clueless prime minister. oh go jul . well, the lettuce did live jul. well, the lettuce did live longer, but you know, liz, liz is. i don't know what she. i think she had the right idea . think she had the

johnson's, but also liz truss?the prime minister set out a very clear offer at this election, a very clear choice for people about cutting taxes and about delivering on the clear commitments in our manifesto, for example, to increase defence spending to 2.5, you know you'll have covered in the news today the summit that's going on at the summit that's going on at the moment, dealing with putin's illegal war in ukraine and about how we deal with that. we've been ukraine's strongest supporter. that's why we've said we want to increase defence spending to 2.5% in an uncertain world, to make families more secure, and we've got a plan to do so again, not backed by the labour party, something they wouldn't do and aren't able to afford . afford. >> would you be asking boris johnson to record a video endorsing your campaign locally? would that help ? would that help? >> look, i'm very happy having the prime minister endorsing my campaign. i'm very happy going out on the doorsteps , but i'm out on the doorsteps, but i'm ver

the other point was - about what happened under liz truss. as we said time and time aiain. f ., factors as we said time and time aain. �*, ., ., .. ., factors as we said time and time aain. �*, ., ., ., factors as we said time and time aiain. �*, ., ., ., again. so it's not accurate to say the reason _ again. so it's not accurate to say the reason mortgages _ again. so it's not accurate to say the reason mortgages are - again. so it's not accurate to sayj the reason mortgages are higher again. so it's not accurate to say - the reason mortgages are higher now than they were two and half years ago is entirely because of liz truss? ., ., ., ., ., truss? no. the guard of moral premium _ truss? no. the guard of moral premium in — truss? no. the guard of moral premium in financial— truss? no. the guard of moral premium in financial markets. | truss? no. the guard of moral - premium in financial markets. that seems to have evaporated, the idea that the uk is more risky so we have to charge a bit more. you that the uk is more risky so we have to char

, with all— remember the advice to liz truss, with all that — remember the advice to liz truss, withl that smug laughing, he was sarcastic, he was smirking - with all that smug laughing, he was sarcastic, he was smirking and - sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing — sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing at _ sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing at her. _ sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing at her. i— sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing at her. i don't- sarcastic, he was smirking and laughing at her. i don't think. sarcastic, he was smirking and i laughing at her. i don't think we are laughing _ laughing at her. i don't think we are laughing about _ laughing at her. i don't think we are laughing about what - laughing at her. i don't think we . are laughing about what happened subsequently _ are laughing about what happened subsequently i_ are laughing about what happened subsequently. i would _ are laughing about what happened subsequently. i would probably i subsequently. iwould probably cancel— subsequently. iwould probably cancel him _ subsequently. iwould probably c

out there, the ghost of the liz truss moment, not her.s. bank of america will be with us and why the bears are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. europe announces fresh tariffs on china. we begin with our top story, stocks are at all-time highs ahead of today's doubleheader. good morning to you. what is looking through the wrong end of the telescope, what does that mean? >> we are all focused on what has happened over the last couple of years. you pull open your bloomberg and look at it chart year to date of the past few years, it shows softening trends in most of these parameters and it shows inflation is down from high levels. the delinquencies are up a little bit but if you take your finger and squish that and zoom out all the way to a 50 year time horizon, things today are actually kind of awesome. that's a technical term. we are at of the legacy level that's generally lower than where we been in normal cycles of the past. financial obligations, same story. if you look at jobs, we are at a healthy level but not super tigh

that's exactly what liz truss got wrong.this election — please do not go back to liz truss, mark ii, with this prime minister because the same damage will follow. the whole point of nights like this is the power lies with the audience in the room, and robert made the most of it. mr sunak, i think you made i a fairjob of being chancellor, but you're a pretty mediocre prime minister. _ sir keir, i think that your strings are being pulledl by very senior members of the labour party. - are you two really the best - we've got to be the next prime minister of our great country? applause. my primaryjob was to deliver that economic stability, so i can start cutting your taxes. that is the journey we're now on. so whatever your other frustrations, the choice for you at this election is about the future. it has to be rooted, if we're going to restore hope, in my view, in returning politics to service, the sense that you come into politics to serve. and then... ..vicky in oxfordshire, who asks this — will. you protect women's rights i