we've also heard from the opr saying that i heard from the opr saying that brexit is not an impact ofve this is richard hughes, a chairman of the budget responsibility and he says they are currently the biggest squeeze on record. ., record. that hit the living standards _ record. that hit the living standards is _ record. that hit the living standards is going - record. that hit the living standards is going to - record. that hit the living - standards is going to continue. and it will not recover to pre—pandemic levels until five or six years. rising prices, rising food prices and energy prices plan to pardon all of that. it also said the brexit and core productivity growth. and in the long run, brexit is reduced or output by around 4% compared to where we would've been if we had not left the eu. polling stations have closed in berlin and counting has begun in a referendum to make the german capital climate—neutral by 2030. the results of the binding referendum will be a test of whether germans want their country's climate policy to be more ambitious. germany aims to be europe's bigg

richard hughes, the chairman of the opr told the bbc that living standards wouldn't recover to pre—pandemicrexit meant the country's economic output was about 4% lower than it would have been had the uk remained in the eu. speaking on the same programme, the cabinet minister michael gove said the country had become poorer because of the pandemic and the war in ukraine. earlier, i spoke to our business corresponded. i started by asking her if mr gove had acknowledged that brexit was to blame for this. for that, he said _ brexit was to blame for this. fr?" that, he said one can always do better but he did and says that the government was doing everything it could to tackle the cost of living crisis including introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas firms which the government is using to help pay for a scheme to lower household energy bills. michael gove's overall view on this is a twin shocks, the pandemic and the war in ukraine which pushed up the price of energy and food. let's listen to what he had to say. it price of energy and food. let's listen to what he had to say. if we hadn't had —

year and i wondered if you think the chance is likely in an election year in a way that is now in the opr numbers. >> we had the same conversation when we were last here and i will give you the same answer but i won't comment on future policy. >> the reason i keep going on about this is clearly it is a fiction in the fiscal forecast, i don't think they will raise it by 12 pence next year in an election year but i will leave that out there. on growing the economy specifically, letting the super deduction expire for investment expenseing, raising taxes, the opr is forecasting the economy won't grow this year so how confident are you we will see a growing economy again? >> the economy is forecast to return to growth by the end of the year which is what i talked about when i made this speech at the beginning of the year. this will drive long-term growth particularly policy to move towards and immediately temporarily for the next three years, if you look at the productivity gap between the uk and our major competitors like france and germany it is lack of business investment that is half of th

richard hughes, the chairman of the cpr told bbc that the richard hughes, the chairman of the opr toldels for another five or six years. he said brexit meant the country's economic output was about 4% lower than it would have been had the uk remained in the eu. but, speaking on the same programme, the cabinet minister michael gross of the country had become poorer because of the pandemic and the war in ukraine. joining me now, told me through this. we seem to be getting differing opinions here. did mr gove take any response that is that brexit had a part play at all? he: judged that in a way but he did acknowledge whether the government had rows play in the wider economic situation. he said one can away do better but he did insist that the government was doing everything it could to tackle the cost of living crisis including introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas firms which the government is using to help pay for its clean to lower household energy bills. michael gove because my overall view on this was 20 rocks, the pandemic followed by 2o rocks, the pandemic followed by the war i

the opr assumption had been quite optimistic we think they thought perhaps you can get to 1.5% potentialh going forward from 2025. so fiscal measures going forward may be quite constrained as well. of course measures such as childcare, etc. are aimed at enhancing the growth potential. >> of course you get part of population back to work. it helps towards the jam log of having enough workers. >> i think energy bills have been the key driver of inflation directly and indirectly. and that's something very much on people's minds. the government's can afford to be more generous. and to extend energy support to households. on the company side it's the case the government had introduced help to businesses a bit later went home sale prices have fallen. they announced in january there would be further support to businesses. how much more week at this time around is less clear. -- energy prices maintain the levels we've seen recently. it's very helpful to the economy to countries such as the u.k. which is a net energy importer. the jury is out further down the line when it comes to next winter. we

general, as we discussed last year, next gen opr satellite programs is one of the future missile warningth proliferated constellations of smaller satellites operating in the lower orbits. during your nomination hearing you stated that having no gaps in coverage for missile warning was a high priority. the missile warning mission is the cornerstone of our strategic deterrent. if we can't effectively respond, if we can't detect when our adversaries are launching nuclear weapons, we're in trouble and so, it's very important that we continue to fund this next gen opir. given, really, the importance of this no-fail mission, i'm concerned to see that the space force's fiscal year 2024 budget request appears to propose cutting the third geo, next jen satellite. does the space force plan to complete that architecture, and that would be a loss. >> the real architecture that we need is the one that-- yes, it is, can you hear me? so, the architecture that we really need is one that's survivable in a contested domain that's proliferated leo and multiple orbit, mid earth orbits as well. and that's wh

and we forecast at time based on what the opr and others predicted for the economy and the governmente very sharply and. chris said no , that's not going to said no, that's not going to happen. it's not going to rise anything like that much. and we set it we set a time which was actually for 21, 22, but latest figures only just came out last week. and as you say , week. and as you say, christopher was right . week. and as you say, christopher was right. i was wrong. child poverty did not rise . as it happens. it pretty rise. as it happens. it pretty much at the same level, depending on exactly how you measure it. but we can talk about what the reasons are, but basically our forecast and i'm going to give christopher the first say, what are the first option, say, what are the reasons you the reasons that you thought the bill was useless and didn't take any notice of its forecast. so was something was there something more profound ? that would profound than that? that would have been quite good have actually been quite a good reason is of the reason as. that is part of the reason as. th

expand this into all of america and i was told why lbq all of it all of it young people young people oprs exactly printed all legalize all of it. you mean the maryland juana drugs prostitution you name it everything that's bad. they're trying to legalize here, and we're trying to tell people stop. stop we are all american. we are protected. we protect ourselves number one, but the constitution's designed to tell us how the law is supposed to help us protect ourselves. we are americans lgbtq black white. asian. there's a way to live. we don't have to all agree. but i have told my children my wife and i have never seen my wife my children to be be rude or crude to anybody if that's all lgbtq person being mistreated about somebody i'm stepping to their aid. leave that person alone. i'm gonna write to me mean in that person be disrespectful to that person. there's no virtue armstrong and us being what they say. you know christianity non-violence is a christian virtue. it is not non-aggression is a christian virtue. so what you say is what this is what happens? when government tries to replace

think the opr is likely to be right in its projection of around point 9% for the end of the year ? year? i don't agree with you that it's profiteering. you know, the areas that have gone up , restaurants, for example , up, restaurants, for example, hospitality sector were hit very hard in lockdown. they've had big breakdown in the labour that serves restaurants . they've had serves restaurants. they've had to pay up to get staff . so to pay up to get staff. so i think they are charging it on. i do agree prices have gone up dramatically. what is remarkable is that restaurants are still quite full, you know, well , i quite full, you know, well, i often say this and then i'll get smacked for being out of touch . smacked for being out of touch. but wherever i go , i seem to see but wherever i go, i seem to see packed car parks, packed restaurants, packed , this restaurants, packed, this packed. and i do pack shop and i think, well, where's , where's think, well, where's, where's the, where's the money coming from? and i but the bigger, the bigger thing that's really worrying and is wha

what he's effectively doing is using his position as chairman of the opr to espouse his political viewsk he should be called to task on it and he should be dismissed. but he won't , because these independent won't, because these independent bodies have no checks and balances on them. they are in power not to espouse their views without control . in short span, without control. in short span, habib is having none of it. he isn't telling. he isn't. i you . isn't telling. he isn't. i you. i think it's a shame that we can't have a grown up and sensible conversation about the effects of brexit on the economy. and i'm not saying that you're not having it. yeah, well, no, no, no, no, no. i mean, we are. but i think the problem is that people have gone no, we mustn't mention brexit. there has been a readiness to blame a lot of our economic woes on covid and the war in ukraine, both of which dr. well, lockdown the response to covid. but, you know, those things are true . but know, those things are true. but i think a new will surely accept this pain as a businessman that the biggest thing that i

in general speaking in general there are disciplary violations by prosecutors or something called opr pick luxembourg to move on then. i'm going to speak with you were going get from over that case. i think the agents would like for you to probably be familiar with that case. china flew a spy balloon across the united states less than5 days later ford motor compa's with most iconi brands that they were team with technology to devop a multibillion-doll battery pla. director hank is it time for us to declassify informaon we haven china, their espnage with the jointmerican our industries soe can expan to corpore america you have to break your ties with communist china? thank you sir we do actually have been continuing to try to declassify as much information as we can on these issues to ensure they have everything they need to protect themselves. >> the to not going toward china for corporate arica to understand they have dual source or multisource and get out of there. with that i yielded two seconds, te to cut you off bottom on the clock. thank you. director rate yesterday expressed co

today, the treasury and the opr would argue if you raise the rate of corporation tax from 19 to theincrease in 50 years, then you'll get more revenue it. i don't think . revenue it. i don't think. that's right. as a professional economist, think the economist, i think the disincentive of that will have on investment and will lead to less corporations tax. but hey, what do i know ? but history. but what do i know? but history. but that's me out in terms of the deductions . the way it works at deductions. the way it works at the moment is if you invest as a business, you can offset that investment against your tax in. some cases you can offset it 100% or even more. so you actually get tax back. if those are removed , then businesses are removed, then businesses won't want to invest . they won't won't want to invest. they won't want to build another factory, employ more people, but a lot of people would say, including me. but if the headline rate of corporation tax goes up, small businesses pay that many of them, but they don't have vast reserves of cash to invest . take reserves of ca

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we heard from the opr in the week after the budget that it predicts that net migration will be 250,000, before tony blair took office, it was 47,000. i would imagine that the constituents in wigan that you speak to on a regular basis are concerned about these numbers . concerned about these numbers. you know, during the eu referendum , one of my referendum, one of my constituents said to me , it's constituents said to me, it's all very well people saying that we should be grateful to people who work in our local hospital who've come from all over the world to do so. and we are. but she said, my kids could just as well as think of going to the moon as getting those jobs and i think she was right that we've had 13 in which we've had 13 years in which we've pulled away the ladder for many young people constituencies young people in constituencies like mine. we haven't taken seriously the need to invest in the skills of young people in the skills of young people in the employment and retraining, support for older people who are leaving the labour market. we need a long term plan to actuall

just in general, when there are disciplinary violations like prosecutors, there's something called opr the office of professional responsibility. >> i'm going to speak with you. we will get familiar with the case because i think that the agents would like for you to probably be familiar with that case. china flew a spy balloon across the united states. less than 15 days later for american company said they would team with ctl technologies to develop a multibillion-dollar battery plant. director haines, is a time for us to declassify a lot of information we have on china, their espionage and what they're doing to americans and our industries so we can expect a corporate america that you have to break your ties with communist china? >> thank you, sir. we do actually have and continue to try to declassify as much information as we can on these issues so as to ensure the public as has everything thed to protect themselves. >> they key to not going to war with china is for corporate america to understand the half to dual source or multisource and get out of there. with that i yield the two

the big economic picture , according to the opr, picture, according to the opr, is the uk will avoide digits now to point 9% dunng double digits now to point 9% during the last three months of this year . a during the last three months of this year. a considerable easing in cost of living crisis , also in cost of living crisis, also helping households on energy fuel bills. the chancellor maintained the price cap on household utilities , electricity household utilities, electricity and gas combined are two and a half thousand pounds until june, rather than raising it to £3,000. that will save the average household £160, said the chancellor and for hard pressed households using pre—payment metres tends to be more expensive . additional charges on expensive. additional charges on those will abolished from july , those will abolished from july, said the chancellor. a saving £45,045 per year for 4 million cash strapped families . fuel and cash strapped families. fuel and diesel duty was also frozen for the 13th year in a row pleasing motorists. the five pickup maintained though fuel duty

in general speaking in general there are disciplinary violations by prosecutors or something called opr pick luxembourg to move on then. i'm going to speak with you were going get from over that case. i think the agents would like for you to probably be familiar with that case. china flew a spy balloon across the united states less than 15 days later ford motor company's with most iconic brands that they were team with technology to develop a multibillion-dollar battery plant. director hank is it time for us to declassify information we have on china, their espionage with the joint american our industries so we can expand to corporate america you have to break your ties with communist china? thank you sir we do actually have been continuing to try to declassify as much information as we can on these issues to ensure they have everything they need to protect themselves. >> the to not going toward china for corporate america to understand they have dual source or multisource and get out of there. with that i yielded two seconds, hate to cut you off bottom on the clock. thank you. director

announced last week with the opr report where inflation is report and where inflation is expected ats weight to the government's. yes argument. i mean, some people would say you've about you've got to be realistic about what a result of what you can get as a result of that negotiation. and it's two way or the people say, well, good for them standing up for the workers. so yeah, be interesting how that interesting to see how that unfolds and that's a bit of a knife edge there telling this story in telegraph to story in the telegraph page to the controversial the long, controversial of conversion whether conversion therapy and whether or should be made illegal or not it should be made illegal . and this comparison being made to female genital mutilation . we to female genital mutilation. we know that that's obviously right. and it's a conservative mp peter gibson for darlington who gave an interview to this very channel yesterday to and make it absolutely the case that he believes that gay conversion therapy should be banned statute and i think that's something that we were just talkin

is certainly proof of budget responsibility wrong because the big economic picture according to the opriderable easing in the cost of living crisis also helping households on energy, fuel bills . the chancellor maintained the price on household utilities , price on household utilities, electricity and gas combined two and a half thousand pounds until rather than raising it to £3,000, that will save the average £160, said the chancellor and for hard pressed households those using prepayment metres tend to be more expensive. additional charges on those will be abolished july, said the chancellor a saving of £45,045 per year for 4 million cash strapped families, fuel and diesel duty was also frozen for the 13th year in a row , pleasing the 13th year in a row, pleasing motorists. the five pickup maintained , though fuel duty maintained, though fuel duty remains about $0.53 per litre, with vat charged. on top of that then when it came to drinks and cigarettes duty on draught beer will be frozen a change that will be frozen a change that will also implemented in northern ireland, the windsor