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Growth figures later. They are expected to show the economy did pretty well at the end of last year, but with rising prices and a fall in the value of the pound, what will the value of the pound, what will the year ahead have in store . In sport, a Wembley Final for southampton. They knock liverpool out of the league cup with an injury time winner. It has taken tim peake to space and back. Now the Soyuz Capsule is going to be landing in london. Well be finding out why. And carol has the weather....

Right? what the defence secretary was talking about _ right? what the defence secretary was talking about what _ right? what the defence secretary was talking about what things - right? what the defence secretary was talking about what things that had happened in the past. as chancellor i worked with the defence secretary to increase the funding for our armed forces by a record amount since the end of the cold war. is amount since the end of the cold war. , , , ., amount since the end of the col...

Uk has been in decline. from 2.6% in 2010 now to 2.2%. we uk has been in decline. from 2.696 in 2010 now to 2.2%.— 2010 now to 2.296. we will increase defence bill — 2010 now to 2.296. we will increase defence bill extending _ 2010 now to 2.296. we will increase defence bill extending over - 2010 now to 2.296. we will increase defence bill extending over the - 2010 now to 2.296. we will increase | defence bill extending over the next two years and this will bring us to around 22.25% of natio...

Of them with a steering wheel, and one wants to go left on the other wants to go right. one is the central bank, trying to call off the economy so that price pressures will ease. and the other one wants to spend more to support families but beyond that is going to add to aggregate demand. the beyond that is going to add to aggregate demand.— beyond that is going to add to an acreate demand. ~ , , aggregate demand. the imf believes that the chancellors _ aggregate demand. the imf believes that ...

Rachel reeves, shadow chancellor, thank you forjoining us today. in response to kwasi kwartengs speech, that 45p cut in the top rate of tax was meant to deliver growth. that was meant to deliver growth. that was what we were told. what are you going to do to make up for the growth that you have lost by abandoning that policy? the 45p measure was — abandoning that policy? the 45p measure was less _ abandoning that policy? the 45p measure was less than - abandoning that policy? the 45p measure w...

Told mps it is all about shoring up the economy. told mps it is all about shoring up the econom . , ., , �* the economy. growth isnt as high as it should be- — the economy. growth isnt as high as it should be. this _ the economy. growth isnt as high as it should be. this has _ the economy. growth isnt as high as it should be. this has made - the economy. growth isnt as high as it should be. this has made it - it should be. this has made it harder to pay for public services requiring taxes to...

And pressure. we need someone who has proven— and pressure. we need someone who has proven themselves to withstand that scrutiny and withstand that pressure — that scrutiny and withstand that pressure on brexit, and that is why i pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe _ pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe my— pressure on brexit, and that is why i believe my track record on brexit makes _ i believe my track record on brexit makes me — i believe my track record on brexit m...

Minister, i will always be on their side. i will always strain every sinew to make sure i am delivering for people in this difficult time. we are going to an economic emergency, we have war on our continent, nobody i think anticipated war on our continent, walls happen on far—flung places. so i want to invest in defence, get to 2.5% of gdp in 2025, that is equally important. at, 2.596 of gdp in 2025, that is equally im ortant. : ::, , :, important. a minicab driver would also have been _ impor...

Happened since 2007.— happened since 2007. global inflationary — happened since 2007. global inflationary pressures - happened since 2007. global inflationary pressures have . inflationary pressures have intensified sharply in the build up to and following the invasion. this has led to a material deterioration in the outlook for world growth. this is what the bank of englands official interest rate is now, the highest in 13 years. but not very high, because for the last 13 years they have be...

Is badly needed.— is badly needed. firstly, we need local authorities _ is badly needed. firstly, we need local authorities to _ is badly needed. firstly, we need local authorities to distribute - is badly needed. firstly, we need local authorities to distribute the | local authorities to distribute the cash they are currently sitting on thats available to them to give grants to businesses to maintain employment. secondly, we need extended business rates relief so these businesses dont face bi...