Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. The love island presenter, caroline flack, has been found dead at her london flat. The ao year old had been due to stand trial next month for assault. A lawyer for her family has confirmed that she took her own life. Tributes have begun to flood in. Itv this morning presenter Phillip Schofield wrote you poor darling girl, my heart is breaking. Claudia winkleman tweeted such heartbreaking news. Troops are deployed to West Yorkshire as heavy rain and strong winds batter parts of the uk. Forecasters predict a months worth of rain in some places. Dozens of flood warnings are in place across britain. The first death from coronavirus in europe is recorded in france. People returning to beijing risk punishment if they dont go into quarantine for 14 days. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The headlines this evening. Liverpool leave it late but extend their lead at the top of the premier league to 25 points with a 1 0
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