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with columnists from the guardian, stephanie baker of bloomberg news and work of the sydney morning herald. so, cuts to income tax, corporation tax, national insurance and stamp duty and removing the cap on bankers�* bonuses. it will cost tens of billions and the government says it will boost growth, the labour party say it will reward the rich. stephanie, lets start with you. is this gamble for growth thats going to pay off? its certainly a gamble, but i have doubts about whether it...

united states economy as we get close to inside of eight weeks from election day. obviously that is the dominant story back at home in the united states. also, a ukrainian blitz could be turning the tables on putin six months after he waged war on ukraine. its a fascinating september move that is happening as the ground kind of shifts a bit in ukraine. well talk to a perfect guest for this today, richard sheriff, nato former deputy commander. he joins us with his take on whats going on...

"go nuclear and go large, go with sizewell c" — those were the words of outgoing prime minister borisjohnson on thursday as he pledged £700 million of uk taxpayers�* money to help build a new nuclear plant at sizewell in suffolk. he said its vital that the uk becomes more energy independent as soaring oil and gas prices have left millions facing fuel poverty this winter. but critics argue that the money would be better spent on wind, solar, or even just better insulation for our h...

support for the governing liberal democratic party, of which mr abe was the leading statesman. the uk chancellor nadhim zahawi has added his name to the conservative leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt. the current favourite is the former chancellor rishi sunak, who resigned from his post on tuesday. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings toget...

dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk columnists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. britains conservatives like to think of themselves as belonging to the natural party of government. this week, its looked more like the natural party of farce. two cabinet ministers announced publicly that theyd had enough of boris johnson. mrjohnson had not had enough of himself and for 48 ho...

conclusively demonstrate that democrats arent just destroyin our economy in foreign policy, theyre destroying something even more precious, our children . they are destroying their innocence, their education, their spirit, their sense of optimism. they are destroying their future . look no further than liberal montgomery county, maryland,. its a wealthy come suburb of washington, dc where we see the shocking consequences of majority liberal role. during the pandemic we had quit a bi...

but, its reported the israeli military has struck targets in gaza within minutes of the ceasefire coming into force. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the weeks 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 m...

could britains former chancellor, rishi sunak, be the conservative partys new leader, as he becomes the latest mp to enter the race to be the next prime minister? downing street has just told the bbc it is incredibly disappointed, real disappointment with the former chancellor for not reciprocating the loyalty of the prime minister showed to him. the body of japans former prime minister, shinzo abe, is brought back to his tokyo residence, a day after he was shot dead during a political...

will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six—monthly installments from october. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours #. tears on ramsey street as the last episode of the soap opera neighbours airs in the uk later today. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have won the first gold of the commonwealth games. olympic silver medallist alex yee took the title in the triathlon. good afternoon and welcomes to the bbc news at one. rebekah vardy has lost h...

devastating incident. the government says people will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six monthly installments from october. will smith apologises to chris rock over his infamous oscars slap, in his first public statement in three months. alex yee wins gold for england in the mens triathlon — on the first day of the commonwealth games in birmingham. and coming up later in the hour, does the true story of the rescue of 13 youngsters from a flooded thai cave work ...