and the economy is also a key issue for us voters three weeks out from the crucial midterm elections as inflation continues to rise. tonight with the context, paul waugh, chief political commentator for the i newspaper, and democratic strategist mary anne marsh. as government u turns go, and there have been a few of late, this was a big one. britain s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has dumped nearly all of the flagship economic policies of the liz truss government in an attempt to end weeks of financial turmoil. it has left the prime minister fighting for her political survival with a few mps openly calling for her to quit, and more doing anonymously. this gives you an idea of the scale of how much has been dropped from the pm s plan for growth last month which the then chancellor kwasi kwarteng announced in parliament, and how little now remains. the 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax has been dropped indefinitely. it will remain at 20p. the 2 year cap on energy prices h
On the doorstep. This is the story of what really happened. At 7 30am, monday morning, people were standing there with freshly blow dried hair and fresh chanel suits ready to roll. I thought, were on. Theresa may would have thought to herself, this isnt a huge gamble, because shes not a known risk taker. I have just chaired a meeting of the of the cabinet, where we agreed the government should call a General Election. It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership in the national interest, with me as your Prime Minister, or weak and Unstable Coalition government, led byJeremy Corbyn. This is something that looks pretty set. She would be returning back to the House Of Commons with an increased majority. But people can take you by surprise in an election. Youre joking. Not another one oh, for gods sake, i cant honestly i cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. Why does she need to do it . Why does she need to do it, asked brenda in bristol. Why indeed
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but the union argues the workers needs are not being met. this is the largest strike against a u.s. business since a 2007 gm strike. we ll take a short break here. still to come, israel s prime minister fighting for his political life. when we return, a close look at benjamin netanyahu s close election race with his adversary, benny gantz. back in a moment.