Good evening welcome to newsnight for insights and interviews. The Prime Minister told us all today things will get worse before he said they would get better we already know that means tax rises, but well ask a labour Treasury Minister if it also means austerity is back in some form. Well ask what advice he has for a newsnight viewer whos nearly 80 and is having his winter fuel payment taken away, and we ask about accusations of cronyism. Is cronyism bad under a conservative government but ok under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Cronyism is something keir starmer government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear he | keir starmer has made very clear h
Aaron. Aaron armstrong. Thank you very much indeed , thank you very much indeed, mark. Very good evening to you. It is a minute past nine here in the gb newsroom. Early results from russias president ial election putin has election show Vladimir Putin has won an extraordinary yet expected 87. 87 of the vote. However, thousands of russians turned out in a show of dissent. Earlier, a long queues formed at polling stations across the country at midday. It was in response to a call from the widow of Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny for a noon against putin protest. Yulia navalny herself attended a demonstration in berlin , and demonstration in berlin, and similar gatherings took place outside russian embassies in cities around the world, including london. Putin in his victory speech a short time ago, has said his win will allow russia to consolidate society and become stronger and more effective. Transport secretary effective. Transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the
Working and its delivering for them, and i think can see them, and i think we can see that on inflation and on that it is on inflation and on taxes. Weve also then got to show them that the labour party doesnt have plan and will be doesnt have a plan and will be a big risk. For example, we know the party wants to spend the labour party wants to spend £28 billion green plan. £28 billion on their green plan. Theyve hidden the price tag now, but they dont know how to pay now, but they dont know how to pay for it. That would mean taxes going up. But shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth told gb news the governments priorities are all wrong. Rishi sunak hes not acting in the national interest. Its reckless, its irresponsible, he should name the day of a general election and stabilise matters. Election and stabilise matters. At the moment, hes more preoccupied with his own leadership and saving his own skin than governing in the national interest. And i think after 14 years, this is a
Seats will be a straight fight between the snp and the conservative party. He warned the campaign wont be easy though, saying our opponents will throw everything at us. The prize for scotland is not just this constituency. We have just this constituency. We have the opportunity to ensure that scotland is tory free, not. Not a single tory mp left in scotland. Delegates that is definitely a prize worth fighting for. Draghi Union Ireland have retained the six nations championship after beating scotland 1713, in dublin. A try from dan sheehan gave ireland a76 lead at half time, and another try in the second half from Andrew Porter looked to have given them breathing space, but through have given them breathing space, but to through have given them breathing space, but to set through have given them breathing space, but to set up through have given them breathing space, but to set up ahrough have given them breathing space, but to set up a nervy| hugh jones to set up a nervy finish. Ireland
Tatiana sanchez. Dawn, thank you and good afternoon. Your top stories from the gp newsroom . Transport the gp newsroom . Transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the tories into the next election. It comes after Senior Tories were reported to have attempted to downplay claims of a conservative plot to replace the Prime Minister with Penny Mordaunt. The move would mean a fourth leader of the party in just five years. Mr harper says that, unlike labour, the conservatives have a plan on delivering for the country. Youve got to show them by the time of the election two things weve got to show them that weve got a plan. The plan is working and its delivering for them, and i think we can see that is on inflation and on that it is on inflation and on taxes. Weve also then got to show that labour party show them that the labour party doesnt have a plan and will be a big risk. For example , we know a big risk. For example, we know the labour party wants to spend £28 billion o