on universal credit, that decision 0n universal credit, that decision has been kicked six months downcountry has to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. i think overall the chancellor failed the test, it is not of the scale of ambition the country needs. but not of the scale of ambition the country needs.— not of the scale of ambition the country needs. but what would you have promised _ country needs. but what would you have promised in _ country needs. but what would you have promised in the _ country needs. but what would you have promised in the current i have promised in the current situation that rishi sunak did not? on that employment point i would guarantee every young person education, training or unemployment placing has been out of work for six months and allow time spent on furlough to count towards that. the long—term costs of youth unemployment stay with people and the country for decades after an unemployment crisis. we would use money already allocated for employment programmes for the big national nations, social care vacancies, the nhs, climate change, give people so

weill. boost to universal credit. well, i've already _ boost to universal credit.redit. well, i've already been saying - boost to universal credit. well, i've already been saying to - boost to universal credit. well, i've already been saying to the | i've already been saying to the chancellor he must back off from attacking household finances, and yet that is exactly what he's doing with his council tax rises, 5%. today, a report from thejoseph rowntree foundation warned a third of the population will be living in hardship by may, unable to afford the basics for a decent standard of living. the risk is without bold action, the economy will get much worse before it gets better. andy verity, bbc news. after years of conflict, people across yemen are facing extreme poverty, and there are fears that a generation of children are going without an education — with one in every five yemeni schools out of use. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to one school where hundreds of children arrive for lessons each day in the ruins of a school near to front—line

economic historian what's that like looking as you find out that say the 20 pounds extra on universal credit for the poorest and the 20 percent of the british population is living in poverty that that 20 pounds over come the autumn and yet those companies. we have to give them time to for an international consensus about taxation for the richest companies on a well that's that's the reality of it i mean politics is the art of the possible isn't it it wasn't macchiavelli who said that just macchiavelli who said that but everyone said it never once known it you can it's much easier to tax small people than to tax large people have got to have more political will more more cooperation to do it i'm not saying you should but it's just a bigger bigger bigger job and of course it's right people on universal credit should get more we did a report on that in parliament and it was intolerable were an awful lot they were doing to claimants but now they've only they have now only done the many raised it temporally. the upper limit and they should make it permanent. so yes i'm not i'm not i'm always you

the minimum income floor is a part of universal credit that - a part of universal credit that appliest welcome relief to very many low income self—employed people, it is going to be reintroduced from the end ofjuly, it is not entirely clear why that support is being taken away at the end ofjuly, two months sooner than other forms of end ofjuly, two months sooner than otherforms of support end ofjuly, two months sooner than other forms of support like furlough. i think the important point here is that people who are on low incomes, self—employed and on universal credit are actually going to face a double whammy. first of all, the minimum income floor is going to come back injuly, when we know that times are going to be tough economically, but then, come the end of september, that lifeline of the uplift to universal credit, that extra £20 per week is going to be taken away. they are going to face a double whammy before then heading into a difficult autumn, when we know unemployment is going to be high and things will be very tough for a lot of families. caroline, as someone who are self

i'm proud of what universal credit is ought to be attacked by labor member of the universal critic when his party policy to abolish that benefit. but -- the most, best thing we can do for families in -- in there to ensure that thrrgd jobs and wonderful to see what was happening in tea sight under labor of mayor, and the investment that is going in by fuji film and others which will create long-term jobs and it is the belief of this side of the house, mr. speaker that is the route out of poverty it is fantastic education, and tom quality job and that's what this government aims to deliver. with jack -- >> my honorable friend will record a visit in 2019 and crystal when they have for a great western, and west of england mayor admitted a bit to create 50,000 jobs in region. also agree with me that in the west sitting at 9 times average earnings. we need a home building revolution to provide much more affordable housing in people as we go back. >> prime minister. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right and what he says about home building and about across the country because he sometimes

universal credit uplift extended to september.e money to tackle domestic violence, bigger incentives to hire apprentices, higher grants to struggling businesses, extra funds for culture, arts and sport, new loan schemes to finance businesses, kick—start, restart a lifetime skills guarantee. business rates cut, vat cut, stamp duty cut and a new mortgage guarantee, the first part of a budget that protects the jobs and livelihoods of the british people. but it had all come at a cost. total fiscal support from this government over this year and next amounts to £407 billion. coronavirus has caused one of the largest, most comprehensive and sustained economic shocks this country has ever faced. and by any objective analysis, this government has delivered one of the largest, most comprehensive and sustained responses this country has ever seen. the amount we borrowed is comparable only with the amount we borrowed during the two world wars. it's going to be the work of many governments over many decades to pay it back. just as it would be

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the £20 a week uplift in universal credit will also continue until the end of september.tail, hospitality and leisure sectors, the business rates holiday will continue tilljune, and after that, there will be a two—thirds discount for the rest of the year. and that will cost money, and the chancellor told us how he'll raise some of the cash. income tax allowances will be frozen from april 2022 forfour years, meaning more people will pay more tax. corporation tax — which companies pay on their profits — will rise to 25% in 2023. that will only make a dent in the record amounts the government is borrowing — more than £355 billion this year alone. first, our political editor laura kuenssberg on a "spend now, pay later" budget. the virus has clouded everything, making the future hard to see. but the economic alert has been flashing red all the while. lockdown has cut income, busted the country's bank balance. ~ ., ., ., , ., balance. when are we going to start -a in: for balance. when are we going to start paying for it? _ balance. when are we going to start paying for it? and

i am proud of what universal credit has been able to achieve. i think he should take it up with his friends in the labour party who want to abolish universal credit. >> last week we celebrated the chancellor's announcement and it is clear to the people that this government is determined not to neglect the pounds like the labour predecessors. would the prime minister outline how people can take advantage of the new lifetime skills guarantee he is launching next month? pm johnson: the fantastic thing about the lifetime skills guarantee is that in very tough circumstances with many people having to seek new jobs to find new ways of retraining will happen in a changing economy. it offers everybody, adults over 23 the opportunity, 3000 pounds on a level equivalent qualification, i think will be instrumental in helping young people beyond school-age to retrain and get the jobs they need. the lifetime skills guarantee, the first time it has been done. speaker: claire? >> thank you, mr. speaker. it takes 16,000 dedicated nurses to staff northern ireland

they welcomed the continued increase to universal credit, but conscious all the current support comeshome theyjust hope at a cost they just hope they'll be protected down the line. it's the small businesses that... are suffering. ..are suffering, but also have a big impact on the economy. grimsby�*s economy has struggled since the decline of the fishing industry. there's long been ambition to regenerate the region and today its port was given special status to encourage trade and investment. radio humberside. .. so are people here convinced by the chancellor's choices? what you make of that? i don't think that this is a budget for normal people. what he said about the green industrial revolution, - that is a key principle - to reigniting these areas, which in the past have been sort of forgotten by previous governments. it is a lot of borrowing and i am worried about my future. hopefully, somebody has realised that there are other places other than london. among today's announcement there was a new national infrastructure bank to fund big projects to be based in leeds, part of the tre

support for the self—employed will be extended to september, as will the £20 a week uplift in universal credithe retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, the business rates holiday will continue untiljune. there's an extra £65 billion being spent on the whole range of support measures. paying for all this will take a long time, says the chancellor. income tax allowances will be frozen from april 2022 for four years. this means more than a million people will start to pay income tax and a million more will start to pay the higher rate. corporation tax, paid by companies on their profits, will rise from 19% to 25% by 2023. all that will only make a dent in the record amounts the government is borrowing, more than £355 billion this year alone. we'll be looking at the measures in detail. let's start with our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the virus has clouded everything, making the future hard to see. but the economic alert has been flashing red all the while. lockdown�*s cut income, busted the country's bank balance. when are we going to start paying for it, sir? - and the red box�*s firstj

rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what's needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there's no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives! also on this programme, cross—party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for a pandemic, but not the one we're facing today. you know, it was a pretty good flu pandemic plan, but it was a flu plan rather than a respiratory diseases plan. but first to the chancellor's budget. rishi sunak promised to "protect thejobs and livelihoods of the british people" as the uk emerges from the c

take it up with his friends in the labor party and abolish universal credit. to liam -- >> mr. speaker, last week celebrated the chancellor announcement of the town fund and free fall and clear people that it is this government that he determined not to neglect predecessor our next challenge is to raise achievement was the prime minister outlie how people can take advantage of the new life skills guarantee he's larging next month? >> thank you, well mr. speaker ferasically about lifetime skillings guarantee is that in very, very tough circumstances and many people having i'm afraid inevitably to seek new jobs to find ways of retraining, will happen in a changing economy. it offers everybody, adults, over 23 the opportunity 3,000 pounds on a a level instrumental in helping in helping young people -- build school age to retrain to get the job they need the lifetime skill guarantee first time it has been done mr. speaker. >> go to claire. >> claire. >> thank you very much mr. speaker, it takes 16 in dedicated nurses to north ireland health cost around 3,000 found

if universal credit was dropped down again, i would like to see services provided in that place, butted all their lives. seeing people as a kind of recreational activity kind of went down to nothing. i think the impacts that has on someone's mind, especially in this period of your life when you are a teenager, this is the time when most of your memories are made. there needs to be change to helping people who have been affected, - not just by the pandemic - but by years long inequalities. the last year has made visible pressures on children�*s lives that were already there. the children who�*ve got a quiet place to study and those that don�*t, families under pressure, struggling to put food on the table and the pressures on young people�*s mental health. the government said there is more support in schools for mental health and catching up, as well as £220 million going to local councils. cash for holiday activities and food for families who need help this year. branwen jeffrys, bbc news. the labour mp for hartlepool mike hill has resigned with immediate effect. mr hill was elected i

so now universal credit is just about seeing the family through.th an extra £20 a week. since last april, the government has borrowed more than £270 billion. that number on its own doesn't mean a lot, does it? but it takes the total amount of government debt close to the same size as the uk economy. is now the time those who have succeeded to share the wealth and pay more tax? luke and rebecca's vegan food business has soared because they shadowed the shift to home working with meal kit deliveries. now they're turning a profit and taking on staff. so, here's a question. would your business be doing as well had covid not happened? it's a really interesting question and i guess we'll never know the answer. we'd certainly be doing something very different. we'd still be going down the workplace route. i think everything to do with people's health, the fact that so many people are trying to eat healthier, has definitely been a good thing for the business. and as a business that's notjust survived but possibly thrived, alongside covid, should you pay mo

sunak will approve tens of billions of pounds in extra spending by extending furlough and the universal creditplift until the end of september. that was announced today as well. "18 months of furlough," reads the front of the i. the paper also reports that fuel duty will be frozen for another year, with some extra support available to self—employed people who haven't yet qualified for financial help during the pandemic. the independent goes into more detail — furlough payments will continue until the end of september, with employees continuing to receive 80% of their salary. but the paper reports that byjuly, employers will be expected to contribute 10%, and 20% by august. a graph on the front page of tomorrow's guardian outlines just how much has been spent on bolstering the economy during the past year since the chancellor's last budget — £280 billion to date. the daily mail has an exclusive, reporting that nhs workers could be forced to have covid jabs under plans being discussed by ministers. the paper says a review of vaccine passports will consider whether whether health staff who declin

theyjust about get by on universal credit and her husband's income. it on universal credit and her husband's for the kids? absolutely. the kids need _ be like for the kids? absolutely. the kids need a _ be like for the kids? absolutely. the kids need a future. - be like for the kids? absolutely. the kids need a future. it i be like for the kids? absolutely. the kids need a future. it is i be like for the kids? absolutely. the kids need a future. it is not| the kids need a future. it is not just about education, it is about mentally. you talk about covid—19, when will he see his friends and meet people. when will he see his friends and meet people-— when will he see his friends and meet .eole-�*g. . , , ,, meet people. joanna runs three pubs and is desperate _ meet people. joanna runs three pubs and is desperate to _ meet people. joanna runs three pubs and is desperate to get _ meet people. joanna runs three pubs and is desperate to get customers i and is desperate to get customers back through the doors. but she is worried about what happens if tax goes up and punters cannot splash out. she

they just about get by on universal credit and her husband's income. up and down in bits. but yeah, we get by. so things are ok at the moment but do you worry about what comes next and what things will be like for the kids? yeah, absolutely. kids are the future, aren't they? it is notjust about education, it is about mentally. you ask all the time about covid and about when he is going to see his friends, when he can hug people. joanna runs three pubs. she is desperate to get customers back through the doors but she is worried about what happens if tax goes up and punters can't splash out. she is glad vat has come down and thinks it should stay down. one thing i would like to see is something they do in europe and that is a fixed vat percentage for the hospitality trade. a country like spain and france that does rely heavily on tourism a country like spain and france that does rely heavily on tourism and hospitality, we are in that boat now here in the uk. a fixed rate that is lower than the standard rate that everybody else pays is what they do in spa

would not have seen 10 years ago is the huge amount of food banks in a 43 percent of people on universal credit that main benefit system in the u.k. of food insecurity we now have more food banks in the u.k. than we have branches of mcdonald's so you can really see the poverty in the u.k. at the moment it's visceral it's everywhere certainly creating more well paid jobs is crucial to cutting down poverty and especially the effects it has on child poverty however we've had a the best part of a decade of the government agenda of austerity you know we've had cuts to our benefits system freezes to our social security so it's good we're going to need more than just well paid jobs you know we need affordable housing we need you know we need cuts to the rising cost of living you know a basket for the goods is increasingly more expensive year on year so we really need the government to have a beverage moment. you know a real holistic look at the causes of poverty and to tackle the long term symptoms government figures show that the number of children in relatively low income families is basically the s

mr seaker, universal credit. leah nietzsche. mr speaker. last _ universal credit. leah nietzsche.rumental in helping young people beyond the school age to retrain and get the jobs they need. the lifetime skills guarantee, the first time it has been done, mr speaker.- been done, mr speaker. claire hannah. thank _ been done, mr speaker. claire hannah. thank you _ been done, mr speaker. claire hannah. thank you very - been done, mr speaker. claire| hannah. thank you very much, been done, mr speaker. claire - hannah. thank you very much, mr speaker. it takes 16,000 dedicated nurses to staff northern ireland's health service, costing about £380 million a year. that is less than 2% of uk sales forjust one internet giant, amazon, whose revenues doubled during lockdown. what possible reason can the prime minister and his chancellor, who both talked about the need to pay for this pandemic, have to not apply a modest windfall tax on those businesses who have benefited so much from the pandemic in order to properly pay those staff who have worked so hard to bring us through the pandemic?— wo

while _ those people on universal credit while looking to the jobs.t. it has never been tried _ for and against. it has never been tried in_ for and against. it has never been tried in this — for and against. it has never been tried in this country before, and it really— tried in this country before, and it really does — tried in this country before, and it really does their waiting and seeing if it can _ really does their waiting and seeing if it can cause less unemployment. is if it can cause less unemployment. is there _ if it can cause less unemployment. is there any— if it can cause less unemployment. is there any support in the budget for low income people who had to disable the long term sick who can't work and receive £40 in income support and have to pay £50 in social care contribution. do we not matter? if i could work i would. i know what you mean. i have had a few friends say exactly the same. in fact, one of my followers on twitter said that because he looks after his mother and said so yet again nothing for carers and nothing for my mum.

as he had to cut back on a lot of things the only thing that's actually keeping me afloat is universal credit and. government scheme even. even buy the parts for my bike or even fix my bike out here actually rely on the government scheme to actually. find the money shafts one of the delivery workers who took part in a nationwide survey it analyzed thousands of invoices collected by the independent workers' union of great britain representing people in what's known as the gig economy it found that a 3rd of delivery earned less than the i don't minimum wage the union says conditions are pushing some workers to do longer hours pushing themselves to the limit but i've seen from my experiences i've seen writers turning up to work with broken limbs hands in cars forcing themselves to work i've seen women cycling well into their pregnancies because they can't afford to have the time off we see women coming back to work 2 weeks after giving birth because they don't have to money to take maternity leave this is what looking for me looks like this is the business model that deliver a champ in a deliver

strange lockdown era, a long list of props under the economy, six months more of £20 extra on universal creditcellor, for his party, that simply can't last forever. the amount we've borrowed is comparable only with the amount we borrowed during the two world wars. it's going to be the work of many governments, over many decades, to pay it back. just as it would be irresponsible to withdraw support too soon, it would also be irresponsible to allow our future borrowing and debt to rise unchecked. no surprise he took a big gulp before what came next. big new taxes, a million people will move into the higher rate of income tax, and 1.3 million who don't earn much will start to pay. our first step is to freeze personal tax thresholds. this policy does remove the incremental benefit created, had thresholds continued to increase with inflation. we are not hiding it. but from 2023, in a real about turn, some companies will pay a lot more tax on profits. the rate of corporation tax paid on company profits will increase to 25%. big spending, in tune with the boss, perhaps. but extraordinary measures, so

welcome back in amongst the claims a neo liberal corrective action and promises a future cuts universal credit u.k. chancellor richard tonight a recent budget also include an extra $400000000.00 pounds for the arts but with the musicians union raising the alarm that many are still falling through the cracks what hope is there for a cultural revival here post coronavirus while one photographer reminds us what great does an art looks like is make rock who captured the defining images of legendary artists like david bowie bryan ferry and debbie harry as well as taking iconic photos for albums like the reeds transformer and he pops. rock joins me now from new york his new collaborative work title my diary is on show in sale on the west contemporary editions make welcome to going underground tell us about this new interpretational and this you are i'm going underground there is a group we're certainly i love to chat. mystical tell me about this new interpretation of your work may daro with finn dax some of the proceeds are going to the cash. cache of n.h.s. during covered live here why it's too slo

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