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they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
no, no, that s not too sombre. but hello and welcome to the programme, which for the last 25 years has been the place where the uk s leading political commentators debate the big themes of the week. ,broadcast and yes, even today still write for audiences back home from dateline london. it may be our final edition, but we re still looking forward, not back. leaders and their future. after liz truss told her finance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump, who will win a second term in the white house? or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio, jeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice gersh is a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government, whic
ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the invading troops aren t giving up. they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss
this is bbc news. i m shaun ley, and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. as the british prime ministerfights for her political life, her new finance minister admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government s new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions. notjust on spending, but also undertakes. because we have to show the world that we have a plan that adds up financially, and that is of the ray will get stability back into the situation. at least a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion dozens of others were injured. exchange of fire ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the invading troops aren t giving up.