Harbour, rather, this morning. On. Saturday, 537 people crossed on. Saturday, 537 people crossed in nine small boats. Thats to according official figures released by the home office. Released by the home office. Efforts to reduce Carbon Emissions wont come at the expense of bill payers. Thats to according energy secretary. Speaking at the conservative Party Conference in manchester, a short time ago, Claire Coutinho said protest groups such as Just Stop Oil are out of touch with taxpayers. It is these zealots that would see the cause of Climate Change lost. They are more concerned and with signalling their own purity than with energy being the cause of Climate Change, which they dont seek to persuade and only to disrupt. They dont want to engage only to silence conference. That is, the labour party for you. Well, as weve been hearing, the chancellor has told gb news that no substantial tax cuts are possible this year. Speaking at the Party Conference, jeremy hunt ruled out any reductions in income or inheritance tax. He income or inheritance tax. He blamed an increase in the governments debt Interest Payments and said his priority is to bring inflation right down. Well, im saying that no tax cuts are possible in a substantial way at the moment. So its not just inheritance tax, its income tax. Its all the different taxes that people look at. If we start having big tax cuts, it would be inflationary. And when weve got inflationary. And when weve got inflationary. And when weve got inflation at 6. 7, its come down a lot. But it needs to come down a lot. But it needs to come down a lot. But it needs to come down a lot. But it needs to come down a lot more. And the fastest way a lot more. And the fastest way we can give help to families who are finding life really tough is to get inflation right down. And thats the priority of me and the Prime Minister. Well the chancellors announcement comes ahead of his Conference Speech this afternoon in which hell announce tougher rules on benefits. Jeremy hunt says hell make it harder for people to claim welfare while they refuse to take active steps to move into work. Meanwhile as part of plans to get more people employed , to get more people employed, hell also announce a boost to the National Living wage, which will to at least £11 an will go up to at least £11 an hour from april. Well, former hour from april. Well, former Prime Minister liz truss will call for tax cuts in her speech at the Party Conference later today. Speaking at a fringe rally, shell urge the tory leadership to become the party of business again by slashing Corporation Tax. Ms truss will Corporation Tax. Ms truss will also call for fracking and increased measures to boost housebuilding. Her comments are expected to put pressure on rishi sunak from the tory right. John mcternan is the former adviser to tony blair. He says voters are sick of tory infighting. Infighting. Truth is, theyre fighting each other at this conference. Liz truss isnt making a speech. Shes auditioning to rerun as party leader. They had 13 years and look where we are. Thats what the voters will be looking at. Theyll be going, yeah, you had your time. Your time over had your time. Your time is over. You please the next. Can you please call the next election as quickly as possible so actually have the so we can actually have the change . Doctors and change . Junior doctors and consultants in england have started a three day walkout. Started a three day walkout. Thats the longest ever penod thats the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday at 7 am. Theyll deliver whats been described as Christmas Day levels of staffing. Their last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments being rescheduled. The being rescheduled. The government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients. These doctors told us patients. These doctors told us why theyve walked until and unless there is a credible pay offer, it will mean that doctors offer, it will mean that doctors of all grades , but especially of all grades, but especially senior doctors, will continue to leave the country for other places. And the nhs will continue to suffer. We are not planning for the future. There is going to be no staffing in the nhs. Theres to going be no nhs in the future if we dont fight for our pay. So this a necessarily this is really a necessarily a fight individual fight about individual consultant papers say were actually for the very actually fighting for the very future the nhs. Future of the nhs. Finally, companies and finally, Water Companies want to increase Household Bills by £156 a year by 2030. Its part of plans to fund upgrades and prevent 140,000 annual sewage spills. Industry sewage spills. Industry regulator ofwat says they will forensically scrutinise the scheme to ensure that the price hike is justified. Its expected to face a backlash from consumers struggling with the cost of living. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now lets get back to mark and. Pip ray, thanks to mark and. Pip ray, thanks very much indeed. So it seems its going to prove a taxing time for the tories at their Party Conference in manchester. Jeremy hunt resisting calls for big tax cuts. More than 30 mps threatening not to vote through his autumn statement. If theres any hint of tax increases. The former Prime Minister liz truss will be giving a speech on the fringe of the conference to call for lower taxes , including call for lower taxes, including what she said should be a slashing of Corporation Tax. Slashing of Corporation Tax. Shes being supported by Jacob Rees Mogg and priti patel. So what is the rest of the party making of the divisions and the deepening debate at the heart of policy . Well, to shed a little policy . Well, to shed a little bit of light on this , hopefully bit of light on this, hopefully Gloria De Piero is with Energy Minister andrew bowie. Good afternoon, gloria. Good to see you, pip. And mark, too. Andrew bowie, you are the Energy Minister, your secretary of state your boss has just been speaking to conference since. Obviously, you need to turn around that poll lead. Youve got some goodies for voters , too. She said this to voters, too. She said this to the Conference Hall that your department would insulate thousands of social homes. I want to know how many. I want to want to know how many. I want to know whos going to benefit. I want to know when its going to happen. How do you know if youre these youre going to be one of these beneficiaries . Theres beneficiaries . Well, theres going detail going to be a lot more detail coming out in due course, obviously, gloria. Worked that but and weve worked out that 10,000 united 10,000 homes across the United Kingdom will benefit the kingdom will benefit from the announcements being made today, of well be adding more of which well be adding more detail coming weeks. Detail in the coming weeks. Well be starting work well be starting the work immediately to ensure that these social get the support social homes get the support they insulate they need to insulate their homes so can fonnard homes so we can drive fonnard and ensure that nobodys in a home the insulation that home without the insulation that is required the 21st century. Is required in the 21st century. That help keep that will help them keep their homes help us homes warm and also help us reach our taxing net zero targets. Liz truss as we heard from my colleagues in the studio, shell be speaking shortly on the fringes. Of course, shes not in fringes. Of course, shes not in the government anymore. Shes going to be calling on rishi sunak to revive conservative values. Are you pleased to see liz truss back and speaking with her voice at this conference . Look this is a conservative party unlike some other Political Parties in this country, we actually value and Political Parties in this count|debate ctually value and Political Parties in this count|debate andlly value and Political Parties in this count|debate and puttinge and Political Parties in this count|debate and putting points enjoy debate and putting points of policy fonnard so we can discuss them and choose whats the best way to move fonnard. Liz truss is a conservative mp, like any other, and mp, just like any other, and itll its great to see you itll be its great to see you here at conference. Isnt helpful isnt it helpful to have these discussions debates these discussions and debates behind closed doors that might behind closed doors that might be way , gloria, be the labour party way, gloria, but to have debate in but we like to have debate in the is it helpful on the open. So is it helpful on the open. So is it helpful on the eve of, you know, jeremy hunt be speaking hunt will be speaking to conference, were hunt will be speaking to contalking, were hunt will be speaking to contalking about were hunt will be speaking to contalking about trussrere hunt will be speaking to contalking about truss ate all talking about liz truss at the and shes going the moment and what shes going to perhaps is , to say. My argument perhaps is, is that it would be more helpful if she those you if she made those points. You have forums in the have these forums in the conservative party, the existing all your case there, all parties put your case there, but shes doing at but shes doing it today at conference in public. All tory mps are welcome at tory conference. Fonnard tory conference. Looking fonnard to to later to what shes got to say later on contributes the on as she contributes to the debate were having within debate that were having within the party, which think the party, which i think is a good country. Good thing for the country. What do you about cuts . Think best tax well, i think the best tax cut we can deliver for people is to have inflation. Thats the Prime Ministers number one priority. Im pretty sure thats what chancellor is going what the chancellor is going to be afternoon. We be saying this afternoon. If we have the economy have inflation, get the economy growing our growing again and invest in our future, growing again and invest in our futlbritish growing again and invest in our futl british people. Thats what the british people. Thats what they expect us do. That they expect us to do. And that would thing we would be the best thing that we could them. Senior could do for them. I senior seniors could do for them. I senior senars could do for them. I senior sena pollster, a prominent a pollster, a prominent pollster the name of frank pollster by the name of frank luntz, has said yesterday, if luntz, he has said yesterday, if you are a conservative mp with a majority of less than 8000, its time to look for a different job. Andrew, you will know your majority is 843. What are you going to be doing this Time Next Year . This Time Next Year, i hope to still be the member of parliament for west aberdeenshire and kincardine. A lot go under the lot of water to go under the bndge lot of water to go under the bridge next bridge yet before the next general and all myself bridge yet before the next gentall and all myself bridge yet before the next gentall of and all myself bridge yet before the next gentall of my and all myself bridge yet before the next gentall of my colleaguesnyself bridge yet before the next gentall of my colleaguesnyswut and all of my colleagues are out fighting single vote. Fighting for every single vote. And got a strong and i think weve got a strong record of record we can be proud of and a strong vision for the future of this and im going to this country. And im going to be out there fighting, i know be out there fighting, as i know my and my colleagues are and constituents country. My colleagues are and corpollsents country. My colleagues are and corpollsents polls. Country. My colleagues are and corpollsents polls. Onlyitry. So polls are polls. The only poll that is the one poll that matters is the one that on election that takes place on election day. Scottish day. And the scottish tories have times have been written off many times before to have been written off many times befcthe to have been written off many times befcthe tale to have been written off many times befcthe tale on to have been written off many times befcthe tale on the to have been written off many times befcthe tale on the by election tell the tale on the by election on thursday. Is. Indeed there is. Yeah. Yeah. Mention tories yeah. Mention of the tories in that weve got in the game. Yeah. Mention of the tories in tare weve got in the game. Yeah. Mention of the tories in tare youe got in the game. Yeah. Mention of the tories in tare you absolutelye game. Yeah. Mention of the tories in tare you absolutely in|ame. Yeah. Mention of the tories in tare you absolutely in the . Are you absolutely in the game . Kerr, fantastic game . Thomas kerr, a fantastic candidate wandering around. Were going to have to around. Wtoe going to have to around. Wto list going to have to around. Wto list all|oing to have to around. Wto list all the; to have to around. Wto list all the otherave to have to list all the other candidates youve named candidates because youve named him. You. Him. We will bring that to you. Fighting a good oh, hes fighting a good fight. An uphill fight. Obviously, its an uphill battle. It very battle. The media framed it very much as a battle between labour and think if and the snp. But i think if youre and you and the snp. But i think if yournto and you and the snp. But i think if yournto strong and you want to see strong representation local representation for your local area delivered area from a chap whos delivered in council in glasgow already, then for thomas kerr then id vote for thomas kerr just just promise our just to just to promise our viewers that we will list all the candidates in that by election on thursday in rutherglen. Final to you. You final question to you. You are minister. Should are an Energy Minister. Should the chancellor, jeremy hunt, have a flight to have taken a flight to conference from london to to manchester attend conference . His train was cancelled. To be his train was cancelled. To be fair, yeah. I mean, look, its been very Difficult People getting to this conference result of the conference as a result of the unwarranted, necessary unwarranted, unfair, necessary train strikes that continue to blight the country. And so a lot of had to find different of people had to find different ways of getting to manchester than would othennise have been the to the case. So im not going to criticise the chancellor for having other plans having to take make other plans and to conference. And take a flight to conference. Quite been quite a few people have been driving, quite a few people have been drivirof means of getting to sorts of means of getting to this conference venue. But as you behind me, the you can see behind me, the conference is really busy. Its buzzing and, buzzing full of good ideas and, you determined to you know, really determined to take labour party and take on the labour party and fight future of this country. How you home on wednesday . Ill flying home aberdeen. Okay. Andrew thank you aberdeen. much andrew thank you aberdeen. much indeed. Thank you aberdeen. much indeed. To hank you aberdeen. much indeed. To pip you very much indeed. Back to pip and mark in the studio. What seems to be a flying visit to manchester on that ground. Gloria, thank you for that. Back throughout the back to you throughout the afternoon, lets back to you throughout the aftern our, lets back to you throughout the afternour political lets bring our Political Correspondent in catherine forster, whos been out and about there finding well, about there finding out, well, whats happening on the fringes because , well, its centre because, well, its centre stage, it seems in about 20 minutes. A former Prime Minister about to put both feet in on the central question of tax. Central question of tax. Yes. Liz truss absolutely is yes. Liz truss absolutely is rishi sunak is haunted by the ghosts of Prime Ministers past. Ill come back to that , but ill come back to that, but were going to go for a little walk. But first of all, just to say its absolutely heaving here, this very lovely building was in fact once a Railway Station. If we can pan up, you can see the clock and the last train went out of here in 1969. So possibly an ironic venue for the concert. Relatives who are the concert. Relatives who are mired in controversy , arent mired in controversy, arent they, about hs2 . Will it come they, about hs2 . Will it come from birmingham to manchester, where it sounds very much like it wont. So not everybody happy to see the conservatives in manchester at all. Mark harper, the transport secretary, has been lets lets go for a walk. Mark harper, the transport secretary has been talking this morning and really defending the governments record on trains, saying theyve invested £100 billion over the last few years. Theyve electrified large amounts of railway line. But really the focus seems to have shifted to the motorist following directly, i would suggest from the governments unexpected victor in uxbridge, where they campaigned aga