we inherited — secretary, steve reed. we inherited a _ secretary, steve reed.nt cover the scale of that black hole up so we had no idea what the scale of the prom would be when we came into government. this government commitment to farmers and farming is absolute and that's why we have allocated so much money in the budget. that's the biggest amount of money in... we have to plug that hole in the public finances. it's only right that we have had to ask the wealthiest landowners to pay their fair share. we would emphasise only about 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farms will pay no more under the current scheme than... the european union has condemned the sentences handed down to 45 pro—democracy activists as an �*unprecedented blow�* to freedoms. the british government said hong kong is using security law to �*criminalise political dissent�*. but hong kong�*s security minister chris tang maintains the sentences "reflected the severity of the crime". the activists were sentenced to jail terms spanning four to ten years. their crime? organising a

i asked steve reed, to his face, explain to my son how he's going to pay the inheritance tax on ourfamilyy have an answer, because there isn't an answer. how much of a difference do you think today will make? today, tomorrow, however long it takes, we'll a difference. how? wait and see. the government shows no sign of changing course. ministers say the policy takes a fair and balanced approach and protects farms while supporting public services. jenny kumah, bbc news, westminster. since the agricultural property relief was introduced in 1984, farmers have not paid a penny in inheritance tax, even the very wealthy ones. our business editor simonjack has been finding out who will now be subject to the new tax. there are nearly 210,000 farms in the uk and according to government and industry figures, around 70,000 of those are thought to be worth over £1 million. so, technically could be caught by this new tax threshold. however, that's not the full picture. because of inheritance tax reliefs and special exemptions for bequeathing stuff for spouses and families, the threshold could be as hig

jenny kumah had spoken to the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, steve reed. in removing exemption forfarmers, in power you have now done that. why the change? after we won the election _ that. why the change? after we won the election we _ that. why the change? after we won the election we discover i won the election we discover the conservatives have left a £22 billion black hole in the co

inheritance tax were not on the table, not being looked at, made by that then deaf or shadow secretary steve reedbudget and that is a change from what was said privately and publicly in the past. said privately and publicly in the ast. ,, , ., said privately and publicly in the ast. ,, ., ., ~ the past. see you are talking about a meeting _ the past. see you are talking about a meeting with - the past. see you are talking about a meeting with the - the past. see you are talking| about a meeting with the and youth last year in which she categorically said he would not change the terms.— categorically said he would not change the terms. with nfu, the cfa, farming _ change the terms. with nfu, the cfa, farming lobbying _ cfa, farming lobbying organisations who referred that back to their farmers so that is why emotions are running high. is why emotions are running hiuh. ., , high. one of the battles i saw on the march _ high. one of the battles i saw on the march today _ high. one of the battles i saw on the march today was - high. one of the battles i saw on the march today was the l on the march t

rural affairs secretary steve reed has defended the decision to end an inheritance tax exemption forllion black hole from the previous government, and the previous chancellor of the exchequer covered the scale of that problem up. so none of us knew how difficult the problem would be when we were coming into government. but this government's commitment to farming and to farmers is absolute. that's why we've allocated £5 billion to farming in the budget. that's the biggest amount of money in our country's history for sustainable food production. but we have to plug that £22 billion black hole in our public finances. otherwise we can't fix our public services like the broken national health service. so it's only right that we've had to ask the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share. but i would emphasise, only around 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farmers will pay no more under the new scheme than they do under the current one. farmers up and down the country are saying that when they get this bill, which they weren't expecting, it could pu

the environment secretary steve reed, said 200 of the 900 farms would be affected.he union says the government numbers are misleading and around 2/3 of farms will be impacted. staying in the uk, a string of u.s. uk retailers written to rachel reeves over the job losses. they say the costs will be raised by several billion pounds next year alone are seeking discussions with the treasury. >>> staying in the retail space, we are set to hear from major u.s. retailers over the next week as investors look for signals on consumer strength and guidance for the all important holiday period. the biggest name in the sector, walmart, is first up today with forecast eps and revenue growth of around 4% on the year. we also get insight into the u.s. housing market and the demand for big ticket items with home improvement retailer lowe's. revenue is seen falling over 2% on the year with earnings expected to slide more. we'll find out when the company actually reports. in the meantime, the head of financial analysis of ag bell is joining us. good morning, dani. good to have you on t

the comments from senator reed lead me to believe not yet. >> steve bannon said president trump will the justice department with a blowtorch and matt gaetz is that torch. it's a great day to tune into "deadline: white house," which starts right now. ow >>> hi, everyone. washington, d.c., today bracing

the comments from senator reed lead me to believe not yet. >> steve bannon said president trump will hit the justice department with a blowtorch and matt gaetz is that torch. it's a great day to tune into "deadline: white house," which starts right now. ow >>> hi, everyone. washington, d.c., today bracing for the return of donald trump to the presidency. within the last hour, trump making clear just what kind of presidency he had in mind automatic along by naming congressman matt gaetz as his choice to be the country's attorney general. trump making that news a social media post by saying that gaetz will, quote, end weaponized government, which is, in and of itself, delusion of the far right. it is yet another sign that donald trump is rewarding loyalty this time above everything else as he builds a new cabinet. since gaetz was all in on donald trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, in fact, he was so concerned about his criminal exposure that he asked donald trump for a pardon in the last days of trump's first presidency. gaetz was also under investigation for sex trafficki

village of reed, so are still being advised to avoid eating fish from the co goes to doing because the level of pcp contamination and sampled fish remains of the federal standards for steve consumption. for it says the closest village should compass island. the farmer site of the us coast star is mon range, navigation for a bar and stations. from 1944 to 1963. cvs, from electrical equipment use at the coast carts. lauren stations, such as transformers and capacitors for improperly discarded on compass island. and in coast. in 2005 the coast guard or move sources of pcp. contamination in around coco's island. but in 2015 follow up sampling showed some spikes and pcb levels and levels of toxic pesticide d, d t and the water is around kobus island including fish when us. so we just took a boat out to this is cocos island. it's right off the coast of one right back. there is the village of molest due to the military shut down the navigation station in 1965. but we're still feeling the effects of the pcp contamination up until today. these are lasting decades long impacts of historical contamination done by the us military that our people are still feeling. and a lot of what

southern village of reed, so are still being advised to avoid meeting fish from the co goes to do because the level of pcp contamination and sampled fish remains of the federal standards for steve consumption. very so as the closest village should compass island, the farmers side of the u. s. coast car is mon range navigation for a bar m station from 1944 to 1963. the p. c. b is from electrical equipment use at the coast curse. lauren stations such as transformers and capacitors were improperly discarded on compost island and enclosed in 2005. the coast guard removes sources of pcb contamination in around coco's island . but in 2015 follow up. sampling showed some spikes and pcb levels and levels of toxic pesticide d, d t and the water is around kobus island including fish plants. so we just took a boat out to this is cocos island. it's right off the coast of one. 9 right back there and so the village of molasses. so the military shuts down at the navigation station in 1965, but we're still feeling the effects of the p. c. b contamination. up until today. these are lasting decades long impacts of historical contamination done by the us military that our people are still feeling

steve wag staff told kpix he is accused of time card fraud. the deputy says the department says deputy is on administrative leave. gianna? >>> well, reed, amid a crippling budget crisis, the oakland unified school district is looking to merge ten of its schools instead of closing campuses. oakland unified board members plan to discuss the proposal today and veronica macias joining us live this morning from manzanita community school in oakland. veronica, this is one of the schools that could be impacted. good morning. >> reporter: ÷good morning, gianna. yes, that's right. manzanita is one of ten schools that are looking to merge here. so this school board today meeting to address that big budget deficit and one of the ways is by presenting this proposal of merging these ten schools. now students, you know, they would not have to go to a new school. they would stay in place and they would be taking these ten schools and merging them condensing them down to five. and that's possible only because these schools are actually located on the same campus. like this one here manzanita located right next door to manzanita seed. so why the merge

reed. coming up on "cbs mornings," taylor swift tickets have vanished from ticketmaster accounts leaving fans devastated. we're going to share how ticketmaster is responding and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> also, steveubstance abuse the weekend with a little bit of kindness. they introduce us to a super bowl champion who stepped out of his comfort zone for a lesson in self-confidence. >>> also, a father son triathlete duo jeff and johnny agar are coming on bay after david begnaud surprised them with the entry into next month's ironman world championship in hawaii. today you are going to findout how they did. >>> the richmond san francisco ferry ride will be free every friday for the rest of the year starting today. so veronica macias is joining us live from richmond harbor bay to tell us more. good morning, veronica. >> reporter: good morning, reed. such pretty views here in richmond of san francisco. we just missed the ferry people just hopped on. but that's right. it's free ferry fridays and people are excited about it. one gentleman telling me he wishes it was actually on another day. because on fridays, there not that much ridership. but the san francisco bay ferry is offering people a free ride

reed, you're leaning. >> we have snacks, we've got water and caffeine and we are read fe we've ever been ready for anything. we have steveng by at the big board and many, many more of the msnbc and nbc colleagues from voting locations in key political spots around the country after both candidates held multiple rallies. today was quieter. we saw donald trump and melania voting in palm beach, florida. kamala harris voted by mail. she made an unannounced stop at a phone bank in washington, d.c. she called voters herself, and i can't believe i'm answering my landline. who is it? this is election night as it always is election night, but this has been a campaign like no other and this is a campaign that overlapped with four criminal indictments of one of the candidates and 34 felony convicts of that candidate for which he is scheduled to be sentenced potentially to jail three weeks from today. this campaign included what may have been the most consequential, presidential debate in american history, back to our founding because that debate led to an unprecedented candidate swap barely 100 days before the elections. shockingly

steve reed met tom — that is what they're saying.met tom bradshaw- that is what they're saying. steve reed met tom bradshaw earlier l that is what they're saying. steve reed met tom bradshaw earlier today on the government are saying we know that the nfu are not happy but it is very important they are saying to have open lines. tom is able to what's up steve reed whenever he wants to but there is not going to be any change on the fundamentals. and you were saying i reported last week that defra were looking at trying to soften the edges of this, talking about how maybe those over the age of 80 would be exempt from the age of 80 would be exempt from the seven year inheritance tax rule. and the word from the treasury to us and to everybody else was absolutely no. but we are hearing tonight that there maybe some element of flexibility in the next year. so this change does not come into effect until april 2026, which means that it won't be contained in the finance bill attached to this budget. it will be in the finance bill next year. an

online reports that environment secretary steve reed has been pushing rachel reeves to water the taxte down. down options floated by his department for environment, food and rural affairs include exempting farmers aged over 80 who won't have time to adjust their plans plans. the chancellor, though, is having none of it. none of it. she's slapped down the idea with treasury sources saying it wasn't considering mitigations and. and last night on this show, one mr farmer told me how christmas could be scuppered. scuppered if farmers decide to down tools in a mass strike from this sunday. >> sunday, we certainly expect that keir starmer, if he sees any sense, will turn around and at least step back from his decision. decision? if he doesn't, then it's proof that labour not only only don't want to listen to their constituents, don't want to listen to the new people who have elected labour in the countryside but don't give a about farmers, farmers and yeah , it will absolutely and yeah, it will absolutely screw christmas. it will put up pnces screw christmas. it will put up prices and it w

the clean up after storm babet is continuing with environment secretary steve reed warning more floodingkely. the duke of sussex, sussex's legal claim against the publisher of the daily mail, could face a trial in 2026. that's the suggestion from a high court judge. the duke of sussex and other high profile people, including his close friend elton john, are suing the publications for alleged breaches of privacy rules by associated newspapers limited. harry accuses the publisher of hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars and recording private phone conversations. at a hearing today, judge mr nicklin said it was important to progress in the case to an eventual trial. a&e denies all of the allegations . denies all of the allegations. the world's oldest man has died at the age of 112. john tinniswood was born in liverpool in 1912. the year the titanic sank. guinness world records says he died yesterday at a care home in southport. his family says he died yesterday at a care said in a statement his last day was surrounded by music and love. those are the latest gb

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up huge estates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax before adding that small family farms will be protected. the chancellor has also defended her budget earlier today. >> economic and fiscal stability are the number one priorities for this government, and that's what we achieved in the budget. on wednesday, a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy. but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something the previous government never achieved. >> a video of the moment that police boarded a plane and detained sara sharif's alleged killers has been played in court today, with the ten year old stepmother telling officers in the video i think you're looking for us. three of sara's relatives fled to pakistan the day after sara died at the family home in woking, surrey, on the 8th of august last year. ten year old sara had suffered dozens of injuries, including burns and human bite marks, in what the

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up huge estates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax, before adding that small family farms will be protected. the chancellor had this to say about her budget earlier on economic and fiscal stability are the number one priorities for this government and that's what we achieved in the budget. >> on wednesday, a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy, but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something the previous government never achieved. >> a video of the moment that police boarded a plane and detained sara sharif's alleged killers has been played in court , killers has been played in court, with the ten year old stepmother telling officers i think you're looking for us. three of sara's relatives fled to pakistan the day after sara died at the family home in woking, surrey, on the 8th of august last year. ten year old sara had suffered dozens of injuries, including burns and human bite mar

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up hugeates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax before adding that small family farms will be protected. the chancellor also defended her budget today , defended her budget today, reform uk and fiscal stability are the number one priorities for this government and that's what we achieved in the budget on wednesday, a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy, but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something the previous government never achieved . a government never achieved. a video of the moment that police boarded a plane and detained sara sharif's alleged killers has been played in court, with the ten year old stepmother telling officers in the video i think you're looking for us. three of sara's relatives fled to pakistan the day after sara died at the family home in woking, surrey, on the 8th of august last year. ten year old sara had suffered dozens of injuries , including burns and

. >> environment secretary steve reed, has met with nfu president tom bradshaw today to discuss farmersrachel reeves inheritance tax rate. dubbed the tractor tax, it was announced in last week's budget that inheritance tax relief for farms will be limited to just £1 million, meaning all assets passed down above that threshold will be taxed. despite huge backlash, the chancellor is showing no indication that she will consider reversing her decision . kemi badenoch has made decision. kemi badenoch has made her first senior appointments as new conservative party leader dame rebecca harris will be the party's chief whip, replacing stuart andrew, nigel huddleston and lord dominic johnson have also been appointed as joint party chairman. the leader of the opposition is expected to appoint her shadow cabinet throughout the day, just in time for her first shadow cabinet meeting tomorrow . now a missing meeting tomorrow. now a missing british couple have been found dead days after flooding hit spain. it's been reported that the couple's daughter confirmed her parents bodies after they were found

nfu president tom bradshaw made the comments after meeting with environment secretary steve reed todayiscuss farmers fury over rachel reeves inheritance tax raid, dubbed the tractor tax, it was announced in last week's budget that inheritance tax relief for farms will be limited to £1 million, meaning all assets passed down above that threshold will be taxed . a that threshold will be taxed. a former scotland rugby captain has pleaded guilty to a domestic abuse charge against his estranged wife. stuart hogg admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his former partner, gillian. he also admitted repeatedly tracking her movements and sending messages of an alarming and distressing nature. the court heard hogg's behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing for it to be morning as soon as possible . over to the us now , possible. over to the us now, where donald trump has taken to the stage in north carolina on the stage in north carolina on the final day of campaigning to decide the next president of the united states. candidates kamala harris a

however, environment secretary steve reed says because of the previous government's labour had no choice >> we have to plug that £22 billion black hole in our public finances . otherwise we can't fix finances. otherwise we can't fix our public services like the broken national health service. so it's only right that we've had to ask the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share. but i would emphasise only around 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farmers will pay no more under the new scheme than they do under the current one. >> speaking at the protests earlier today, tv presenter and farm owner jeremy clarkson earlier today, tv presenter and farm ownerjeremy clarkson said rachel reeves has used a blunderbuss to hit farmers. >> if she'd have wanted to take out the likes of james dyson and investment bankers and so on, she would have used a sniper's rifle, but she's used a blunderbuss and she's hit all this lot. it was , as this lot. it was, as i understand it, it was a very rushed , last minute decision. rushed, last minute decision. and i think,

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up hugestates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax , before adding that paying tax, before adding that small family farms will be protected . the chancellor has protected. the chancellor has also defended her budget earlier today. >> economic and fiscal stability are the number one priorities for this government and that is what we achieved in the budget. on wednesday . a robust set of on wednesday. a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy, but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something that the previous government never achieved . government never achieved. >> surrey police have released a video of the moment that police boarded a plane and detained sara sharif's alleged killers, and that's been played in court today, with the ten year old's stepmother telling officers in the video i think you're looking for us. three of sara's relatives fled to pakistan the day after sara sara died at

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up huge estates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax, before adding that small family farms will be protected. the chancellor had this to say about her budget earlier on economic and fiscal stability are the number one priorities for this government and that's what we achieved in the budget. >> on wednesday, a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy, but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something the previous government never achieved. >> a video of the moment that police boarded a plane and detained sara sharif's alleged killers has been played in court , killers has been played in court, with the ten year old stepmother telling officers i think you're looking for us. three of sara's relatives fled to pakistan the day after sara died at the family home in woking, surrey, on the 8th of august last year. ten year old sara had suffered dozens of injuries, including burns and human bite mar

and meanwhile, talking of which, a rural rumble environment secretary steve reed meets with farmers at a business conference in london this morning. we'll bring you all the fallout on that one. >> and today marks 50 years since the pub bombings in birmingham, where 21 people were killed by the ira. judy hamilton's sister was one of those killed in the blast, and she's fighting for a public inquiry. >> you must fight for what is right. left . we cannot allow right. left. we cannot allow anyone, anywhere to feel that they can come to any of our cities or towns and kill with impunity . impunity. >> i can't believe that's 50 years. i must admit, that has just gone so fast. incredible. >> and i'm sorry about john prescott. yes, a good life long life, well lived. but he was an incredible character. and if you got on the wrong side of him, he told it as it was, or he punched you in the face, he punched you. >> and you know what i mean. we're not advocating violence unless it's obviously between presenters. but, you know, i think that punch won him so many fans. >> it did, it did. and i rememb

however, environment secretary steve reed says due to inheriting a £22 million black hole from the previousovernments, labour had no choice. >> this government's commitment to farming and to farmers is absolute. that's why we've allocated £5 billion to farming in the budget. that's the biggest amount of money in our country's history for sustainable food production. but we have to plug that £22 billion black hole in our public finances . otherwise we can't fix finances. otherwise we can't fix our public services like the broken national health service. so it's only right that we've had to ask the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share. but i would emphasise only around 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farmers will pay no more under the new scheme than they do under the current one. >> speaking at the protests in westminster, shadow secretary of state for environment , food and state for environment, food and rural affairs victoria atkins says the impact on farmers will be huge. >> the real life impacts of this are enormous because we know already

farmers union, nfu president tom bradshaw made the comments after meeting with environment secretary steve reeday to discuss the farmers fury over rachel reeves inheritance tax rate, dubbed the tractor tax, it was announced in last week's budget that inheritance tax relief for farms will be limited to £1 million, meaning all assets passed down above that threshold will be taxed over to the us . now, where taxed over to the us. now, where donald trump has taken to the stage in north carolina on the final day of campaigning to decide the next president of the united states . candidates kamala united states. candidates kamala harris and donald trump are touring swing states in a final push for what is being described as a neck and neck election . as a neck and neck election. polls in states such as pennsylvania and michigan show the two candidates are tied ahead of tomorrow's election day . ahead of tomorrow's election day. those are the latest gb news headlines. >> more in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb ne

. >> the environment secretary, steve reed, will confront the chaos of the chancellor's inheritance taxrate as he meets the national farmers union and marks and spencer's marketing mishap. >> m&s has apologised. they've removed an advert which was advertising first time bras for young things, and i had something to do with it. >> breaking news this morning. the legendary music producer and composer quincy jones has died at the age of 91. he's best known for his work with michael jackson, frank sinatra and ray charles. oh, and our first time back in the studio together since that appalling budget. >> since the budget, but also since kemi badenoch became leader of the conservative party, we have got a lot to talk about this morning. want to hear from you as well. gbnews.com/yoursay. first, though, the very latest news with lewis mckenzie . with lewis mckenzie. >> thank you very much, bev and andrew. good morning. it'sjust andrew. good morning. it's just after 9:30. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. now as you've just been hearing sir keir starmer is set to announce an extra £75

>> well, the secretary of state for rural affairs, steve reed, has accused the wealthy of buying up huge estates to avoid paying buying up huge estates to avoid paying tax, before adding that small family farms will be protected. tonight, the telegraph are reporting that labour mps want the treasury to consider raising the £1 million threshold at which the tax is appued threshold at which the tax is applied , after the reaction from applied, after the reaction from constituents, the chancellor has also defended her budget earlier on. >> economic and fiscal stability are the number one priority for this government, and that's what we achieved in the budget on wednesday, a robust set of fiscal rules within a framework which gets debt down as our share of the economy, but crucially , within three years, crucially, within three years, something the previous government never achieved. >> and finally, ahead of the new leader of the conservative party being announced on saturday morning, the financial times is reporting that james cleverly won't sit on the front bench for the new leader. mr cle

lord andrew lloyd—webber, who appeared, but also how patronising of the environment secretary, steve reed a lambeth former lambeth councillor, i.e. an urbanite to say do a bit more planning . say do a bit more planning. >> are you get get an accountant to sort you don't these people don't. they don't understand that farmers spend all year round working flat out to try and make ends meet. of course some are rich in land, but not many . many. >> but you don't implement a tax regime schedule and then advise people to get advice as to how to avoid paying that tax because presumably that means 1521 00:08:34,600

environment secretary steve reed says due to inheriting a £22 million black hole from the previous government labour had no government, labour had no choice. >> this government's commitment to farming and to farmers is absolute. that's why we've allocated £5 billion to farming in the budget. that's the biggest amount of money in our country's history for sustainable food production. but we have to plug that £22 billion black hole in our public finances . otherwise we can't fix finances. otherwise we can't fix our public services like the broken national health service. so it's only right that we've had to ask the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share. but i would emphasise only around 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farmers will pay no more under the new scheme than they do under the current one. >> well, speaking at the protests in westminster this morning, shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs victoria atkins says the impact on farmers will be huge. >> the real life impacts of this are enormous because we know alread

however, environment secretary steve reed says due to inheriting a £22 million black hole from the previousrnment, labour had no choice. >> this government's commitment to farming and to farmers is absolute. that's why we've allocated £5 billion to farming in the budget. that's the biggest amount of money in our country's history for sustainable food production. but we have to plug that £22 billion black hole in our public finances. otherwise we can't fix our public services like the broken national health service. so it's only right that we've had to ask the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share. but i would emphasise only around 500 farms will be affected. the vast majority of farmers will pay no more under the new scheme than they do under the current one. >> speaking at the protests earlier today, tv presenter and farm owner jeremy clarkson earlier today, tv presenter and farm ownerjeremy clarkson said rachel reeves has used a blunderbuss to hit farmers. >> if she'd have wanted to take out the likes of james dyson and investment bankers and so on, she would

the current environment secretary steve reed, before the general election in the summer, promised thatural property relief which went ahead in the budget. that is why the national farmers' union are accusing the government of betrayal. onjenny�*s point as to whether there are going to be changes, the prime minister sir keir starmer, at the meeting of the g20 in south america, has been speaking. he has said he understands the concerns that have been raised. he says he is confident that the majority of farms will be unaffected and, as directly whether there would be government changes to this policy, he said no.— be government changes to this policy, he said no. harry farley reporting- _ britain's retailers are warning that jobs will be lost, prices will rise and shops will close, because of new costs that are being imposed on them — including the rise in employers' national insurance announced in the budget. in a letter to the chancellor, the british retail consortium say that, taken together, new government measures will cost them more than £7 billion. our business correspondent theo l

which is interesting because the environment secretary steve reed appears to have done exactly that, having given farmers an assurance just a year ago there would be no changes. the owner of the diddly squat farm has not truck with him, nor it seems with the bbc. for the sake of everyobody i here and for all of the farmers for the sake of everybody- here and for all of the farmers stuck at home paralysed - by a fog of despair over what has been foisted upon them, i beg of the government - to be big, to accept- that this was rushed through, it was not thought out and it is a mistake. i that is the big thing to do. admit it and back down! but it is notjust the farmers. three weeks on from the budget some of the biggest name on the high street, tesco, next, greggs among others, wrote to the chancellor today, warning that changes introduced in her budget would lead to inevitable job losses and higher prices. liz, do you remember in your political career a budget that was still making headlines three weeks on? i was still making headlines three weeks on?— was still making headlines three