Im so excited about todays show. Im having to sort of keep myself calm. The Suella Braverman interview is absolute magnificent. So many lines to pick apart, so many things to analyse, so many talking points, so much to go through. Get in so much to go through. Get in touch, email me gbviews gbnews. Com. Do you think suella could save the conservatives or is it too late for that . Please get in touch. But before all of that, its time for your latest news headunes time for your latest News Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Headlines with tatiana sanchez. Martin, thank you very much. Martin, thank you very much. Good afternoon. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Jeremy hunt looks set to unveil a £0. 02 cut to National Insurance as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. The chancellor will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks polling , despite rishi sunaks polling, despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. But analysts suggest the nhs could be facing real terms. Funding cuts of £2 billion amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. Promise to tackle waiting lists. Liberal democrat leader sir ed davey says the rising cost of living ought to be the priority. Truth is, the conservatives increased tax is any tax cuts will really be a deception and a swindle on the british people , swindle on the british people, because the vast majority of people are paying much higher taxes, thinks the conservatives. What the democrats want to see the budget tomorrow is an see in the budget tomorrow is an end to cuts in the nhs. End to the cuts in the nhs. Were about to see the worst cuts in the nhs since the 1970s, and the choice at the next election is going to be a conservative chancellor conservative government who want to cut our nhs or liberal democrats, liberal democrat candidates want to make sure candidates who want to make sure we protect nhs. Thats we protect our nhs. Thats our top. Top priority. Business minister greg hands told gb news the government is being responsible. The government intervened well and correctly over recent years. For example, during the pandemic. In terms of the supporting people to remain in employment, the fact that government paid a big part of Peoples Energy bills over the last couple of winters, i think people support that , but that is people support that, but that is why theres been an increase in pubuc why theres been an increase in public spending. Uh, but as i said earlier, the economy is now turning a corner and that then sets us up nicely to be able to afford things like tax cuts , afford things like tax cuts, Suella Braverman has told gb news that she doesnt believe former tory mp lee anderson is islamophobic. Todays exclusive interview with the former home secretary comes after mr anderson claimed islamists had got control of the london mayor lee anderson is a great colleague of mine, im told. Totally abhor the accusations that have been launched against him. He is not racist, he is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen parliament isnt, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures , abused because out procedures, abused because out of fear that is a gb news can reveal that the policing of a pro palestinian protest in london this week weekend will remain unchanged, despite the Prime Ministers call for a crackdown on extremists. Officers will reportedly use existing public order and anti terror laws without a change in their approach on the streets. In a rare speech streets. 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For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. Or you can go to gb screen. Or you can go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now back to. Martin to. Martin thank you tatiana. Now weve got so much to get through this houn got so much to get through this hour. But of course theres only one place to start and its our exclusive interview with the former home secretary Suella Braverman head of the final spnng braverman head of the final Spring Budget before the general election and with tories an election and with the tories an incredible 27 points behind labourin incredible 27 points behind labour in the latest polls , labour in the latest polls, shes called on chancellor of the exchequer jeremy hunt to cut £0. 02 off the basic rate of income tax tomorrow. Well, Suella Braverman was speaking to our political editor, Christopher Hope, and he joins me in the studio now. Chris, an astonishing interview. Um, on a variety of topics. And its fair variety of topics. And its fair to say she did not hold back at all. In fact, to me, it appears like a naked bid for the tory leadership. Leadership. She would deny that shes simply doing an intervention after a or being sacked as home secretary last november on taxation. Tomorrow is the budget and that was the main thing, she wanted to talk about. The £0. 02 off income tax. She said. And to lift those, those tax thresholds that have seen , in her words, that have seen, in her words, doctors, nurses and teachers drawn into paying it. Lets have a listen to what she had to say. Well, i should say, first of all, i think we need to take a pragmatic and responsible approach to tax cuts. We need to put the british first put the british Taxpayer First because were living through a 70 year high when it comes to the tax burden. But we also need to able afford those tax to be able to afford those tax cuts, and we cant make uncosted promises. Labour makes uncosted promises. Labour makes uncosted and unfunded promises , and we and unfunded promises, and we are not them. We take prudent approach. The tories did once, of course, under liz truss. I want to ensure that well, i want to ensure that our Public Services are safeguarded the safeguarded because at the end of i want cuts, but of the day, i want tax cuts, but no cut. No tax cut. However, radical will make up for the experience people not for the experience of people not being able to see a gp or a dentist, or getting a Police Officer attend burglary. So officer to attend a burglary. So we to take a responsible we do need to take a responsible approach to Public Service approach to our Public Service delivery and value for money for the british taxpayer. So thats the british taxpayer. So thats the approach i would take. Yes, thats the thats the mood music. But what taxes would you if you could we hear uh, you cut if you could we hear uh, maybe £0. 02 off National Maybe 2, £0. 02 off National Insurance example. Is that enough. Well think personal taxes well i think personal taxes are good place start. They are a good place to start. They given that 70 year high and it sends a message to the british taxpayer were on your side taxpayer that were on your side and you work will pay. My preference would be to p off the bafic preference would be to p off the basic of income tax. And, basic rate of income tax. And, you know, rishi sunak himself promised take a penny off the promised to take a penny off the bafic promised to take a penny off the basic rate. I would further basic rate. I would go further with because think that with £0. 02 because i think that would really send message would really send the message that people will be able to keep more of what they earn. I think it also needs to be accompanied with rising of the personal with a rising of the personal allowance , the personal allowance, the personal allowance, the personal allowance and tax income thresholds, because weve got the nvidia situation now that our tax system actually disincentivizes work, it disincentivizes work, it disincentivizes people from taking that promotion or working extra hours. And weve got millions of low and middle earners, particularly middle earners, particularly middle earners now , nurses and teachers earners now, nurses and teachers who are being dragged into paying who are being dragged into paying higher levels of tax in a way that was never intended. Way that was never intended. Now, chris, a £0. 02 tax cut, of course, thats what people want to hear, but thats an easy thing to say when youre effectively within the conservative party. But in a sense a bit like the opposition shes writing checks that she wont ever have and wont ever have to cash, and shes saying on our channel, because right was basically because the right was basically expunged the top of the expunged from the top of the team around sunak and that team around rishi sunak and that reshuffle last november. The right look, they look so the right look, they look at the top of government and at the top of the government and say, wheres suella . Say, well, wheres the suella . Wheres the wheres that person in the cabinet tax cuts, cabinet calling for tax cuts, how for it. Interesting. How to pay for it. Interesting. She taxes she talks about increasing taxes for companies that rely on Foreign Labour, not british workers. And that is an astonishing lie. Well, thats a big one. So that would increasing the that would be increasing the Skills Health surcharge, she skills and health surcharge, she said. Tried to as said. You tried to do that as home secretary, was home secretary, but it was blocked increased blocked and they increased visa fees she says blocked and they increased visa fees an she says blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic;he says blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way ays blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way to; blocked and they increased visa fees an inelastic way to help thats an inelastic way to help that. Thinks other ways to that. She thinks other ways to do it might cutting grants to do it might be cutting grants to railways difficult to deliver that one politically in the week when train fares had gone up by so much for so many people, and deaung so much for so many people, and dealing the £20 dealing and cutting the £20 billion Carbon Capture. Billion spent on Carbon Capture. She to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of to the issue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, ssue of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, who of billion spent on Carbon Capture. She anderson of course, who on lee anderson of course, who on this channel, um, ten days ago now think talked about the now i think talked about the weather, um, weather indeed. The sadiq khan have been captured by islamists in his language, denied by the mayor heres what he had to say. He had to say. Britain is a great colleague of mine. Im totally abhor the accusations that have been launched against him. He is not racist. He is not islamophobic. Racist. He is not islamophobic. Hes calling out very poor performance by the mayor of london, who is completely failed to hold the met commissioner to account, and which is why weve seen emboldened islamism in the streets of london. Weve seen an mp hounded out of office because of islamism. Weve seen parliament, uh, totally subverted in the proper procedures, abuse used because out of fear for, uh, from islamism. Um, weve seen islamism. Um, weve seen anti semitism at record highs. You know, i could go on, of course, but the remark is not islamophobic. And theres no problem that of that nature in a party. I dont think lee anderson is islamophobic. At all. Islamophobic. Not at all. This feels, chris, like so this feels, chris, like a repositioning of suella as the natural leader of the conservative right. Conservative right. That, by that and by that, by that recognition welcomed lee anderson back in. Yeah. Recognition welcomed lee ancunusual ck in. Yeah. Recognition welcomed lee ancunusual here. Yeah. Talking unusual here. Youre talking there tax and tax there about about tax and tax and we know she views and spend. We know she her views dont small boats and dont we on on small boats and rwanda issues. Rwanda and home affairs issues. Yeah. And she talked there. I asked her also about the speech given by the pm downing given by the pm in downing street i was in the street last friday. I was in the street reporting for you, wasnt i your programme . He she i on your programme . And he she said, great words, but wheres the action . And she said there should emergency emergency should be an emergency emergency law ministers to, to, law to empower ministers to, to, to ensure that parts of london were no areas for jewish were not no go areas forjewish people. So shes been very tough in on language that too. In on language on that too. Theres loads loads and theres loads and loads to in the 4 00 and to go through in the 4 00 and the 5 00. Theres more on our website and interview in full on youtube. Astonishing about and astonishing stuff about emergency laws, anti semitism. Lee anderson, the list goes on and on. Chris another cracking exclusive. Now lets exclusive. Well done. Now lets get an alternative take on what Suella Braverman said that im joined by labour mp joined now by former labour mp bill rammell. Bill, welcome to the show. I dont know how much of that you over heard, but £0. 02 off income tax. Thats £0. 02 off income tax. Thats obviously going to be popular. But increasing taxation on Foreign Workers bill a bit of a schism there, a bit of a difference of position. Whats your take on that . Well, i almost fell off my chair when i heard Suella Braverman talking about economic prudence. You know, she was prudence. You know, she was a member of, uh, liz trusss government they drove the government when they drove the economy the cliff. And were economy off the cliff. And were still paying for the costs still all paying for the costs of that. She also talked about safeguarding Public Services. Well even before the budget tomorrow and any further cuts that jeremy hunt announces for the next few years, baked into the next few years, baked into the forward projections are cuts in non protected protected areas like local government, like housing, like social care, like transport cuts of 17. So how in any way, shape or form , she can any way, shape or form, she can talk about safeguarding Public Services. I dont know. And the services. I dont know. And the reality is weve got a feeble and a stumbling economy with no growth compared to an average of 2 under the last Labour Government, and without growth, we are struggling and im not sure we can afford , uh, tax sure we can afford, uh, tax cuts. But, you know , even if tax cuts. But, you know, even if tax cuts. But, you know, even if tax cuts are delivered, were still going to have the highest tax burden under this conserved government since the second world war. And what this government does is it gives with one hand and takes away with the other, because the underlying issue on taxation is that the thresholds on all tax rates are frozen until 2028. And i actually think its politically dangerous for the tory party to be heralding tax cuts. And yet, after the tax cuts happen, people get their monthly pay slip and they find out theyre still worse off. Well, bill, bill rahman, chris hope here. She says she talked about the course, the prospect of a Labour Government with the tory party. So behind in the polls. What would labour do to control net migration. Do to control net migration. Thats a thats an idea of putting a number on net migration, maybe tens of thousands, which Suella Braverman has done the past, braverman has done in the past, but heard the same, but we