in the uk, liz truss promises a cut in national insurance — within weeks, if she wins the conservativety leadership race. her rival rishi sunak disagrees and says he wants to give more direct help to those hardest hit by inflation. taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of its island after beijing expressed fury over us house speaker, nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. hello and welcome to bbc news. air raid sirens and explosions have been heard injerusalem as a conflict between israel and the palestinian militant group islamichhad escalates. it follows intense israeli air strikes in gaza which killed a second senior leader of the islamichhad group. khaled mansour was considered the most important man in the armed wing of the organisation. these are images of the latest air strikes. a total of at least 29 palestinians — some of them children — are now reported to have been killed in this latest outbreak of violence. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, to get the latest on what's been happening this morning. earlier i heard distant blasts as the roc

in national insurance was designed to tackle the social— insurance was designed to tackle the socialn the short term, it was going to be diverted to the nhs _ term, it was going to be diverted to the nhs because there is a 6.7 million — the nhs because there is a 6.7 million waiting list to deal with. but yes, — million waiting list to deal with. but yes, there is bed blocking going on because — but yes, there is bed blocking going on because there aren't enough people — on because there aren't enough people to — on because there aren't enough people to be looked after in social care _ people to be looked after in social care so _ people to be looked after in social care. so you have this bed blocking occurring _ care. so you have this bed blocking occurring costing 5.5 million a day. you have _ occurring costing 5.5 million a day. you have got ambulances in some areas _ you have got ambulances in some areas being backed up the 12 hours waiting _ areas being backed up the 12 hours waiting to — areas being backed up the 12 hours waiting to get people into hospital. it is waiting to ge

_ scrap the 1.25% increase in national insurance of— scrap the 1.25% increase in national insurancemprovement in social care, and also to pay— improvement in social care, and also to pay some — improvement in social care, and also to pay some of the nhs's backlog bills for— to pay some of the nhs's backlog bills for the first couple years. now— bills for the first couple years. now if— bills for the first couple years. now if li2— bills for the first couple years. now if liz truss gets in and scraps that i~25%, — now if liz truss gets in and scraps that 1.25%, she is already taking n1oney— that 1.25%, she is already taking money out — that 1.25%, she is already taking money out of the nhs, when the nhs is currently _ money out of the nhs, when the nhs is currently budgeting for and expecting your clear those backlogs, she's also— expecting your clear those backlogs, she's also taking money out of social— she's also taking money out of social care _ she's also taking money out of social care in the future. so what she's— social care in the future. so what she's saying here is, "i'll

the national insurance rise... or reversing the cut that is coming on national insurance.ance rise, she was going to cancel. does it engender enough capital to pay for the bills? _ no, it doesn't engender enough but the point is, if you take even more money out of people's take—home pay... well, of course, yeah. ..that is wicked. rishi sunak has a different approach. he wrote an article on friday saying he is going to effectively, he is prepared to subsidise the entire additional cost of energy bills, which is quite something to hear a conservative former chancellor say. and a thatcherite. is itjust desperation? somebody who started his political career claiming to be a thatcherite. who has nigel lawson's portrait... had nigel lawson's portrait in his office when he was chancellor. i think he is essentially trying to make, kind of, distinguish himself from liz truss in the hope that he will sound more sensible than her. but i think it is going to be, i think he is so behind the conservative, liz truss, in terms of leadership contest that he has no chance, unless something

national health insurance got boiled down to national health insurance for the elderly. eisenhower wins the next election in 1953. they pushed and pushed through their time out of office. by the time kennedy wins, it is maybe the great legacy of the roosevelt era of the new deal that had not passed. kennedy's father has a stroke while kennedy is in office. it makes him acutely aware of how difficult it is for older people to manage their health care. that becomes candidate's cause -- kennedy's cause. johnson takes all the martyred president's causes and pushes them with the kind of flare only lyndon johnson had. this might have been the most difficult to pass. he pushed and pushed. that is how this package came to be. host: he spoke about president truman. did you want to add to that on how we got to its creation? guest: even back to teddy roosevelt, the initiative for national health insurance, we have a long history in this country of people pushing for it and it being blocked. the american medical association plays a big role in blocking national health insurance alon

she has said she will get rid of the national insurance levy so l of the national insurance levy so peopleing. she would have a moratorium on the green levies on energy and drive more investment into north sea oil. she would be trying to develop our own energy mix here in the uk. trying to develop our own energy mix here in the uk-_ here in the uk. those measures are not auoin here in the uk. those measures are not going to — here in the uk. those measures are not going to immediately _ here in the uk. those measures are not going to immediately help - here in the uk. those measures are i not going to immediately help people who are facing in the winter to be thousand £300 energy price rise, maybe £4200. this is 100% chance in energy prices that people cannot afford now. it energy prices that people cannot afford "ow-— energy prices that people cannot afford nova— energy prices that people cannot afford now. it is not true to say it will not afford now. it is not true to say it will rrot help _ afford now. it is not true to say it will not help in _ afford now. it is not true to say it wil

the national insurance rise. enter— reversing the cut. the national insurance rise.the point is if you take even more money out of peoples take away pay, _ even more money out of peoples take away pay, that is wicked. rishi sunak is a _ away pay, that is wicked. rishi sunak is a different _ away pay, that is wicked. iii si sunak is a different approach away pay, that is wicked. ii si sunak is a different approach was away pay, that is wicked. ii 3“i sunak is a different approach was up he wrote an article on friday saying he wrote an article on friday saying he is going to effectively, he's prepared to subsidise the entire cost of energy crisis with up that is quite something to hear a conservative former chancellor said. at a tax write. somebody who started claiming to be a tax has now i had in his office when he was chancellor. i think he's essentially trying to make... distinguish himself from liz truss. in the hope that he will sound more sensible than her. i think he is still behind, so behind the conservative, liz truss in terms of leadership contest that he ha

rise to make _ reverse the national insurance rise to make sure people are keeping more of their— totheir own _ to make sure people are keeping more of their own money.— of their own money. ofgem has wind ener: of their own money. ofgem has wind energy markets _ of their own money. ofgem has wind energy markets can _ of their own money. ofgem has wind energy markets can move _ of their own money. ofgem has wind energy markets can move very - energy markets can move very quickly. it says any forecast for next year should be treated with extreme caution. nevertheless, the latest predictions are likely to fuel concerns that consumers are facing an ever steeper struggle to cope with rising prices. theo leggett, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. still huge pressure on the government to act? the still huge pressure on the government to act? still huge pressure on the rovernment to act? , ., ._ government to act? the figures today have added to — government to act? the figures today have added to that _ government to act? the figures today have added to t

in the uk, liz truss promises a cut in national insurance — within weeks — if she wins the conservativety leadership race. her rival rishi sunak disagrees and says he wants to give more direct help to those hardest hit by inflation. taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of its island after beijing expressed fury over us house speaker, nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. now on bbc news, india's wait for water. from the hot desert to the cold mountains and dry arid plains, only a fraction of the 200 million homes in india's villages have tap water. the bbc�*s divya arya investigates. when you can't get water from taps, life revolves around where the water is. india's villages house 200 million families. only a fraction have tap water. it's very hard to carry lots of water repeatedly on your head from that source of water to the village, which is almost a kilometre from here. from the hot desert... ..to the cold mountains... ..and dry, arid plains. it's backbreaking. i want to find out when will the walk be over? when will water come home? in 2019, prime minister narendra modi ma

_ situation worse and on this national insurance rise, which rishi sunak brought— insurance rise, which people, or more people have to earn more money before they contribute in that way _ more money before they contribute in that way. walked type of tax cuts, when _ that way. walked type of tax cuts, when and — that way. walked type of tax cuts, when and whether to do them and dominating the conservative leadership contest but increasingly there _ leadership contest but increasingly there is— leadership contest but increasingly there is a — leadership contest but increasingly there is a sense both candidates need _ there is a sense both candidates need to— there is a sense both candidates need to say more about what they immediately to help people with rising _ immediately to help people with rising energy costs and help people pay bills _ rising energy costs and help people pay hills which are forecast to rise ever higher. liz truss yesterday appearing — ever higher. liz truss yesterday appearing to rule out direct financial— appearing to rule out direct financial support payments for

you, as chancellor, increased people's taxes, you put money and national insurance, you made millions by changing the thresholds. where is the sense in saying to an average worker, "i'm going to take £230 a year off you in national insurance, "i may take more in income tax, and then i'm going to give you some "of that money back in order to deal with your energy bills"? it doesn't make sense and it's not very conservative, is it? actually, what i did do for the average worker is raise the amount that people can earn before they pay a penny of national insurance. but what is the answer to that, taking money off people on one hand and giving it back with the other? that is a really progressive tax cut that helps people on low and middle incomes the most, actually, it puts £330 in the pockets of hard—working people up and down the country. that's what i did. did we need to raise extra money for the nhs? yes, we did to help recover from covid, to deal with the issues and social care. it may not have been an easy thing to do, but it was the right thing to do and i'm sure we'll get onto tal

tax cuts that don't help usually, the national insurance — don't help usually, the national insuranceat she plans to — insurance rise scrapping that she plans to do would benefit the lowest 10% by _ plans to do would benefit the lowest 10% by 76p a month, that's all but the richest — 10% by 76p a month, that's all but the richest 10% by £93. jo, 1096 by 76p a month, that's all but the richest 1096 by £93. jo, treasury officials also — the richest 1096 by £93. jo, treasury officials also working _ the richest 1096 by £93. jo, treasury officials also working on _ the richest 1096 by £93. jo, treasury officials also working on parallel- officials also working on parallel plans to introduce covid era relief including reduction in vat for hospitality, tourism and agriculture. how much will this be affordable and can it be targeted without massive administrative costs also? ~ , ,., , without massive administrative costs also? ~ , �* without massive administrative costs also? absolutely. and of course, this is rrot _ also? absolutely. and of course, this is not exactly _ also? absolutely. an

i do not buy this reversal of national insurance — not buy this reversal of national insurance and a the fact that on the back— transparent about the fact that on the back of covid, we spent £400 billion, _ the back of covid, we spent £400 billion, there will be hundreds of billions _ billion, there will be hundreds of billions extra to spend and we are now building up debt which we will eventually have to pay for through taxation — eventually have to pay for through taxation. ., ., , ., ., ., taxation. the mirror has a parade of street faces — taxation. the mirror has a parade of street faces and _ taxation. the mirror has a parade of street faces and a _ taxation. the mirror has a parade of street faces and a plea _ taxation. the mirror has a parade of street faces and a plea to _ street faces and a plea to freeze our bills now. it's interesting how much momentum this campaign is getting, isn't it? it’s much momentum this campaign is getting. isn't it?— getting, isn't it? it's following what the paper— getting, isn't it? it's following what the paper is _ getting, isn't it? it's fo

— in terms of reversing the national insurance rise in april, but that might— insurance rise in aprilt might take a bit of time to come in, she will_ might take a bit of time to come in, she will also — might take a bit of time to come in, she will also scrap the green levees which _ she will also scrap the green levees which will— she will also scrap the green levees which will save a little bit of money, _ which will save a little bit of money, but there's two new measures— one is— money, but there's two new measures— one is to _ money, but there's two new measures— one is to scrap — money, but there's two new measures— one is to scrap all temporary vat on energy— one is to scrap all temporary vat on energy bills, — one is to scrap all temporary vat on energy bills, which is something rishi sunak has talked about in the leadership contest as an idea that boris _ leadership contest as an idea that borisjohnson wanted to leadership contest as an idea that boris johnson wanted to do back in government and was stopped by rishi sunak. _ government and was stopped by rishi sunak. yet— gov

liz truss promises a cut in national insurance within weeks if she wins the conservative party leadership race. her rival rishi sunak disagrees and says he wants to give more direct help to those hardest hit by inflation. taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of its island after beijing expressed fury over us house speaker, nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. it is time now to get a look at the sport, and chetan is there. it's a bumper day here at the commonwealth games, the penultimate day, with 45 gold medals to be one, easily the busiest games day that we have had so far. the women's road racing, england's anna henderson among the competitors and matt. as for last night... well, we were hoping for a super saturday in the athletics stadium but it failed to materialise. nick miller did win gold for england in the hammer, but other hopefuls were pushed down the medals. here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. every sinew strained, every effort made, but gold remains elusive. keely hodgkinson won silver at the world championships and hopes were high in the 800 metres, but wh

she has said she would cut national insurance tax and also scrap green levies on bills but, of coursebody pays and her camp has been under pressure, particularly as she is the frontrunner to outline what specific support she may give some households this winter. police investigating the fatal shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel at her home in liverpool, have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder. he was detained in the dovecot area of the city. it follows another arrest of a 36—year—old man, made by armed police on thursday. both are being questioned by detectives — as alice key reports. a young girl adored by herfamily, the killing of olivia pratt—korbel has horrified people in liverpool and beyond. last night, police arrested a 33—year—old man near the scene of the shooting on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. it's the second arrest made this week. this aerial footage from a police helicopter shows the moment a 36—year—old man was detained by armed officers on thursday night. 0livia's mother, cheryl, was injured in the attack as well as 35—year

she has said she would get rid of the national insurance levy from the very beginning, she's also saidergy from the very beginning, and she would introduce an emergency budget, something rishi is not promising, where she would look at the whole thing and see what more we can do to help peopel. why can't she tell us now what she can do? she does not have access to the books. she is not able to go through the details and work with the civil service on a comprehensive package. that is one reason i am backing her, she is honest, upfront, straightforward, and a no—nonsense person people can have baiting in terms of delivery. she will not promise things without being in a position to launch the emergency budget. she has said she is the individual to cut taxation. we cannot cut our way to growth. she wants people to keep more money from the very beginning. what about taxing the energy companies? a windfall tax for example on bp? their profits have been extraordinary, their biggest for 14 years. they come from desperate people, from people honest barely affording to pay energy bills. liz has b

if you look at the idea of the tax cuts, this idea of reversing national insurance contributions, that'sess than £60. contrast that with whoever the prime minister is — they're going to get the benefit of about £1,800. this isn't the way to help people through this very difficult period. earlier i spoke to our business correspondent ben king who began by reflecting on the bank of england's forecast of a recession. we had a really extraordinary announcment on thursday from the bank of england, where they published new economic forecasts predicting a recession lasting more than a year, inflation to go above 13%, and on top of that they announced a half—point interest rate rise. all those things have really changed our view ofjust how bad this winter and autumn are going to be. it really is going to be quite a grim outlook. and that means that all of the plans the candidates have announced so far just won't go far enough to cover the scale of the problem that people will be facing with energy bills this winter. the bank of england confirmed those forecasters' predictions that energy bills w

if you look at the idea of the tax cuts, this idea of reversing national insurance contributions, that'so benefit someone working full—time on the national minimum wage by less than £60. contrast that with whoever the prime minister is, they're going to get the benefit of about £1,800. this isn't the way to help people through this very difficult period. 0liver delton, who is supporting rishi sunak. rishi sunak and said he would declare an emergency from day one of becoming prime minister. our business correspondent ben king is here with me. good afternoon to you. let's start with what liz truss is saying, because it does seem as if it is being characterised as a sort of tax cut and that's it. at least in some of the coverage. her cab are now saying something different. presumably in part because the context has changed this week with these remarks from the bank of england about the prospect of a recession. irate england about the prospect of a recession. ~ ., ., ., , recession. we had a really extraordinary _ recession. we had a really extraordinary amounts - recession. we had a reallyi

the national insurance _ which is what sunak is. the national insurance rise,.— insurance rise,.sn't enuender enough capital? no, it doesn't engender enough _ enough capital? no, it doesn't engender enough but - enough capital? no, it doesn't engender enough but the - enough capital? no, it doesn't| engender enough but the point enough capital? no, it doesn't i engender enough but the point is enough capital? no, it doesn't - engender enough but the point is if you take _ engender enough but the point is if you take even more money out of people's— you take even more money out of people's take—home pay, that is wicked — people's take-home pay, that is wicked. , ,, .,~ people's take-home pay, that is wicked. , ,, ., people's take-home pay, that is wicked. , ,, , wicked. rishi sunak has a different a- roach, wicked. rishi sunak has a different approach. he _ wicked. rishi sunak has a different approach, he wrote _ wicked. rishi sunak has a different approach, he wrote an _ wicked. rishi sunak has a different approach, he wrote an article - wicked. rishi sunak has a different approa

reduce the national insurance rise, have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levies so peopleey, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. the best way to do that is lower taxes, but also unleashing investment into our economy. those are medium-term — investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. - investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. it - investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. it has i are medium—term solution. it has been showed that moving the wood were new thing —— removing the green lovely is only one to be about a per household. the lovely is only one to be about a per household-— household. the energy levy is 150 ounds, household. the energy levy is 150 pounds. those — household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will _ household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will help _ household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will help iain - pounds, those will help iain recognise we cannot do everything to solve all the problems. there is a global energy crisis, but what i will also do is make sure we

detail at all, other than saying she would remove green levies from bills and bring down a national insurances that would have everybody. i think she is facing pressure, particularly as the frontrunner in this race to be much more specific now that we know what that price gap is. here with me now is michelle berry, who leads special educational needs at a school in rochdale, she earns around 45,000 and is classed as a middle earner. would you begin by telling us about you, yourfamily and your circumstances? i you, your family and your circumstances?— you, your family and your circumstances? . ., m circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, _ circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i _ circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love _ circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love my _ circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love my job, - circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love my job, i- circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love my job, i am . circumstances? i am a teacher in rochdale, i love my job, i am a i rochdale, i love myjob, i am a single parent who has

as far as the truss team and kwasi kwarteng, they think they will reverse national insurance increaseike everybody�*s finances, are looking pretty ropey and there�*s very little wiggle room. i thought we might get a mrs doubtfire impression from you. a quick word on rishi sunak, who strikes a word of caution over this. he is striking a word of caution and as daisy— he is striking a word of caution and as daisy said, he's put more meat on the bones— as daisy said, he's put more meat on the bones and actually it's the labour— the bones and actually it's the labour party who have put both candidates on the back that because they have _ candidates on the back that because they have promised to freeze the current _ they have promised to freeze the current £1900 annual rate. we are due to — current £1900 annual rate. we are due to get _ current £1900 annual rate. we are due to get this friday an announcement on what the cap will rise to _ announcement on what the cap will rise to an— announcement on what the cap will rise to an october and its remit to be about— rise to an october and its r

right now, liz truss's main proposal is to reverse april's rise in national insurance.households, pay any further rises in bills. but the living standards think tank the resolution foundation says both proposals help richer households unnecessarily. instead, the government could spend £23 billion cutting everyone's bill by 30%, with the cost offset by adding 1% to all income tax rates. most urgently in need are customers on prepayment meters, who are expected to face energy costs for next january averaging more than £600. tomorrow's expected announcement of another big jump in bills to three times what they were a year ago is unlikely to be the last. andy verity, bbc news. energy prices are rising notjust in the uk — governments in europe are also under pressure to support their citizens with huge sums of money being spent to shield the most vulnerable. 0ur europe correspondent, jessica parker, reports from belgium? veronique often wears a smile. though her money, she says, doesn't go far. she gets a discount on energy bills through a social tariff, along with a million

she talks about cutting the national insurance rise and cutting green _ national insurance rise and cuttingn the announcement of tackling anti—social behaviour— announcement of tackling anti—social behaviour and liz truss talking by her constituency in norfork and also a problem _ her constituency in norfork and also a problem that is the people, talking about the pledge that you have this — talking about the pledge that you have this new police officers. and hope _ have this new police officers. and hope for — have this new police officers. and hope for the future and nothing new to hack_ hope for the future and nothing new to back it— hope for the future and nothing new to back it up. hope for the future and nothing new to back it unm— to back it up. vague promises without any — to back it up. vague promises without any real _ to back it up. vague promises without any real detail- to back it up. vague promises without any real detail about | to back it up. vague promises - without any real detail about what the policies would look like in practice. the policies would look like in ractice.

liz truss promises to bring in a cut in national insurance within weeks if she wins the conservativelan would do little to help most people.

i would immediately reverse the national insurance increase.ney on fuel bills. i would also keep corporation tax low, to make sure we are attracting investment. is corporation tax low, to make sure we are attracting investment.— are attracting investment. is that the answer? _ are attracting investment. is that the answer? national— are attracting investment. is that the answer? national insurance | are attracting investment. is that| the answer? national insurance is not going to make a great difference to families, particularly the hardest hit. corporation tax has not been introduced yet so it won't affect inflation, and it doesn't help households. what have you heard from these two candidates about how they are going to support people when they are paying energy bills of £300 per month? i when they are paying energy bills of £300 per month?— when they are paying energy bills of £300 per month? i think both of them have tried to — £300 per month? i think both of them have tried to set _ £300 per month? i think both of them have tried to set o

to have _ reversing national insurance rise. to have it — reversing national insurance rise.rgy levy, to save people money on — green energy levy, to save people money on their fuel bills. to get the economy going. find money on their fuel bills. to get the economy going.— money on their fuel bills. to get the economy going. and so the crisis won't stop with _ the economy going. and so the crisis won't stop with what happens - the economy going. and so the crisis won't stop with what happens on - won't stop with what happens on friday. if the prices we are seeing now sustain, next year average prices are heading over £5,000 per household on average. catastrophic levels, like a second mortgage. the industry says tens of billions of pounds of 20 year loans will be required to spread the cost and prevent bills from rising so high, as we wait. the problem is not solving itself, it's getting even worse. scottish power has been talking to ministers today about its ideas on energy bills. it comes as scotland's largest offshore wind farm — off the angus coast in the north sea — begins

remember, liz truss's plan is essentially cutting taxes, so reversing the recent rise in national insurance in corporation tax. it has also been talked about that she could cut vat rates and income tax rates. paul johnson, the director of the iss, says it is simplistic to assume that cutting taxes leads to higher growth, and in the current situation, it could just fuel inflation and make things worse. he says what's worrying for him is that there would be tens of billions of pounds flowing into government coffers that would not now becoming if that happened, and he said that could risk crashing the public finances. rishi sunak�*s team have said tax cuts would really benefit the best off and not those who most need the help, but his plans have also been criticised by paul johnson, who said they are not adequate to the task that is facing us, so there are very many questions facing the candidates still, and in that context, liz truss is meant to be doing an interview with the bbc�*s nick robinson, one on one, face—to—face interview, and that has just been cancelled. liz truss's team so she ca

well, what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. rishi sunak on the south coast said her tax cuts would amount to less than £200 for many average households, and he would look at doing more. we need to get real about this situation. it is simply wrong to rule out further direct support at this time as liz truss has done, and what is more, her tax proposals are not going to help very significantly people like pensioners or those on low incomes, who are exactly the kind of families who are going to need help. mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters. average annual energy bills could go up another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the count

that she believes the best tool is tax cuts so she is promising to reverse a recent rise in national insurancecrap a planned rise in corporation tax. it is also understood that in her team there are discussions about cutting vat and potential changes to income tax. pauljohnson, the director of the institute for fiscal studies for click respected economic think—tank, has been speaking to the times newspaper and he has warned this could not all be done without in his words completely crushing the public finances. he added it is simplistic to say that cutting taxes leads to economic growth and he says that all of these policies are quite worrying at a time of high inflation and big deficits. liz truss's campaign has responded, a spokesperson saying her policies will tackle the economic orthodoxy, they say they will boost growth rates in the long term. paul johnson's criticism is notjust for liz truss. when it comes to rishi sunak, the other contender, he says both candidates don't have adequate plans to deal with the current economic situation. we will have a new prime minister one week today, i'

liz truss wants to scrap the rise in national insurance and has said she will suspend green levies onvat on bills and has said there will be more targeted support for the most vulnerable. we still haven't got full details of rishi sunak�*s plans. i will move incredibly quickly to put in place the support that is required and give certainty to people that that help is coming, particularly the most vulnerable in our society, and pensioners. so, on top of cutting vat off energy bills for everybody, those groups will receive extra help. this will be the immediate priority, i will make announcements on it as soon as i can after becoming prime minister. we asked to speak to liz truss today but were told she wasn't doing a tv interview. in a statement, she said she would ensure people get the support needed to get through these tough times. but that is all the detail we have on that for now. a labour demo yesterday. they say the government is missing in action. they have outlined their own plan for bills which they think would cost £30 billion. we need to have a freeze on those energy prices

. >> reporter: according to the national insurance crime bureau, there has been a surge in auto crimecar thefts are the rise around the country, increasing by 17% in 2021, compared to 2019. law enforcement warning car owners about these social media posts that show how to start the cars without using a key to steal them. thieves using cell phone chargers to get around the ignition system. quinn cunningham, a victim of this disturbing trend. his kia stolen from a parking spot outside a milwaukee restaurant. >> i ran outside, and my back windshield was just ripped off, pulled off, just laying there. it kind of clicked. like, my car's probably stolen. >> reporter: the video surfacing on tiktok and youtube. hyundai writing in a statement that they will work with police departments to make steering wheel locks available for affected hyundai owners. >> also consider using something like the club. that old security device that you would secure onto the steering wheel. that could deter thieves. >> the good, old club. thanks, phil. >>> coming up, a family matriarch who has more than 100 reason

what liz truss is talking about is she's already said that she wants to scrap the national insurance worked to be with the budget in september and the increase would've gone next april, saving about £170. now she wants to advance this by six months, so to bring it it almost immediately after an emergency budget, and that means people will get the benefit in november. this is the battleground — when it comes down to the 160,000 tory voters out there who are members of the party, they've got to decide whether liz truss's tax—cutting proposals are realistic or better, if rishi sunak says, to burst upon them and get inflation under control first.— burst upon them and get inflation under control first. that's what the sunday times _ under control first. that's what the sunday times is _ under control first. that's what the sunday times is focusing _ under control first. that's what the sunday times is focusing on. - under control first. that's what the sunday times is focusing on. so, l sunday times is focusing on. so, you've got one candidate who is not keen at all on hand at —— hand—out

right now, liz truss's main proposal is to reverse april's rise in national insurance.ving standards think tank the resolution foundation says both proposals help richer households unnecessarily. instead, the government could spend £23 billion cutting everyone's bill by 30%, with the cost offset by adding 1% to all income tax rates. most urgently in need are customers on prepayment meters, who are expected to face energy costs for next january averaging more than £600. tomorrow's expected announcement of another big jump in bills to three times what they were a year ago is unlikely to be the last. andy verity, bbc news. i'm joined now by owner of the small business sunrise windows, ross dent. thank you for being with us. talk to me about some of the changes that you've seen in your costs. we know as consumers we are all feeling this. we are seeing our energy bills go this. we are seeing our energy bills 9° up this. we are seeing our energy bills go up to crazy levels. what are you seeing from a business point of view, because we should remember you don't get an energy p

liz truss says she would cut green levies from energy bills, reverse the rise in national insurance and to everybody or target it to the poorest households who will be hardest hit. this crisis will go on and is a support package will define the prime minister's first months in office. ben wright, thank you. two men who were arrested on suspicion of shooting dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel at her home on monday night have been released on bail. our correspondent emma vardy is in liverpool for us. the police investigation has been moving pretty rapidly with two arrests in the past 48 hours and police activity has been very visible on the streets. those two men being questioned this afternoon have now been released on bail and police officers say there is still more work to do. children and parents watched as armed police arrived on this residential street and a man was restrained and taken away. the second arrest in this investigation took place not far from the scene of olivia's murder. what did you see? i saw a lot of armed police. i was a bit alarmed and taken aback but i was gl

well, that liz . politics of this, as well, that liz truss has said she wants to reverse the national insuranceget it through this period, so we could get back to something approaching normal. �* ~ ., ., ., normal. and i think a lot of the ublic normal. and i think a lot of the public services _ normal. and i think a lot of the public services are _ normal. and i think a lot of the public services are saying - normal. and i think a lot of the public services are saying thatl public services are saying that coming out of the pandemic, they simply do not have the funding or the manpower, there are pay awards waiting to be funded to the nurses and other sector workers. employers say they don't have the funding for this, it's not covered. so i think it could be we will see a range of strikes in the autumn from public—sector staff, as well. so liz truss coming into office, if she's elected, and it looks as though she is very likely to be, i think that's the story we might be coming too, it will have a lot to grapple with. james, what do you make of this story? it's a good lead for the telegraph. it

she is going to not increase corporation tax from 19 to 25% she will reverse the increase in national insurancehe will remove the green levies on energy bills, but that will only yield 158 quid for the average family, the overall package of these things will cost 30 billion but it will barely touch the sides. if you have the situation we have now where 0fgem have announced the price increase by 80%, just shy of e3000 and yet to go up further on the back of this war with ukraine that we are having with russia reducing energy supplies to europe, we have a dire situation. she will have to do a massive fiscal intervention. there is some talk she would look at two things, one is cutting vat by 5%, the other is increasing income tax in line with inflation which not been the case since a stealth tax at the moment where a lot of people are falling into higher tax bands than they would have normally done had it increased with inflation. there are a range of options but this idea there are going to be no hand—outs is in my view not going to come to pass, i'm sure there will be targeted support and in tha

in the uk, liz truss promises a cut in national insurance, within weeks, if she wins the conservativety leadership race. her rival rishi sunak disagrees and says he wants to give more direct help to those hardest hit by inflation. taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of its island after beijing expressed fury over us house speaker, nancy pelosi's visit to taipei. now on bbc news dateline london with shaun ley. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the week's news with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast, and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. 18 months after margaret thatcher first became prime minister, underfire even in her own party as half a million more people lost theirjobs and facing calls for a policy u—turn, she delivered a speech that still defines her, "you turn if you want to, the lady's not for turning". this week, the woman who would be her successor u—turned. america's third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings, befor

birthplace of the civil rights movement in minneapolis where this all started, according to the national insuranceompany, the largest% increase in the country in 2019, 339% jump. what the heck is going on and why are these cities doing nothing to stop it. this man spent his life and law enforcement and he joins us tonight. >> if you see this in carjacking, the mayor of another city supporting a carjacked or, you have to wonder why would the authorities be encouraging this. >> you said it best, i'm not sure what to say. you gave a great monologue, tucker. we are making victims out of suspects. in that year, coming in at the half-point, 780 carjackings that year-by-year and. by the time i left, i actually left in 2021, we drove it down to hundred, but a significant decline because it was a focus so when i came to detroit, carjackings were just out of control and these are things that we did very well, we pulled out the carjackings because i wanted to see exactly how many carjackings were occurring, without going into detail about was what we call green light detroit. and i will tell you that we drov

what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have anergy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i'm about, as a conservative, is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. at a hustings in eastbourne last night, both candidates doubled down on their approach to the economy. liz truss spoke of hope and optimism, and not talking the country into recession. rishi sunak�*s message to the party — get real. we all heard what they said yesterday, all of you saw the numbers, and if we don't get a grip of this thing and get a grip of it fast, then we can kiss goodbye to winning that next election. so the first thing to put ourselves in a position to win is get through inflation and and get through it quickly, and not do things worse, but then... thank you. i would also... earlier, environmental protesters disrupted the event, calling for action on climate change and energy bills — another sign that, for some, the focus of this contest is not reflecting reality. jonatha

more targeted support from some —— for some more vulnerable households and has pledged to cut national insurancedering other tax cuts like cuts to vat and possibly changing the amount people have to earn before they start paying income tax but these are at the moment options on these are at the moment options on the table, not things that have been confirmed in her team are made it pretty clear she is not to say anything more on what support might be made available until f and when she selected to be prime minister. why are both rishi sunak and liz truss still sticking with that position? i think there are different factors at play, one of which is the electorate they are trying to make their pitch to. they are currently selling themselves to tory party members stop it may be that once that particular contest is over they have to think about policies that appeal to the much wider public, some of which may not necessarily be popular amongst their base and the tory membership certain at the moment the priority is to secure their place at number ten so i think that is certainly a factor. i think th

that is because national unemployment insurance is only one of perkins's accomplishments. she was also the driving force behind social security, behind the 40 hour work week, the ban on child labor. the international fire safety code, and the national labor relations act, which gave workers for the first time the right to organize and form unions. perkins legacy is everywhere today. that brings us to the central question that i am raising with you tonight. who was francis perkins and how did she get so much done? how did a social worker turn herself into a miracle worker? that is what i am planning to tell you about tonight. i'm going to start with a short reading from my book, from the prologue, from the woman behind the new deal. anywhere on a chilly february night in 1943, a middle aged woman went unexpectedly to meet with her employer on east 56 street in new york city. she clutched a scrap a table with hastily written notes. finally, ushered into a study, the woman brushed aside heard nervousness and spoke confidently. they bantered casually for a while, as was their s

well, what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also havey levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. rishi sunak on the south coast said her tax cuts would amount to less than £200 for many average households, and he would look at doing more. we need to get real about this situation. it is simply wrong to rule out further direct support at this time as liz truss has done, and what is more, her tax proposals are not going to help very significantly people like pensioners or those on low incomes, who are exactly the kind of families who are going to need help. mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters. average annual energy bills could go up another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas,