Less than 2a hours after Kwasi Kwarteng insisted he was 100 safe in his job as chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington for crisis talks. 3 weeks of turmoil on the Financial Markets has culminated in the Prime Minister Announceing A Second Major u turn on her economic plans for Growth Corporation tax will now rise in april after all. She has sacked the chancellor and named a new one jeremy hunt the 4th this year. At a very short Press Conference this Afternoon Liz Truss was repeatedly asked about her credibility as Prime Minister and why she was remaining in the job. Lets take a listen to what she had to say. My my conviction to this country needs to go for growth and is rooted in my personal experience. I know what its like to grow up somewhere that isnt feeling the benefits of growth and i so what that meant and im not prepared to accept that for our country. I want a country where people can get good jobs and new businesses can set up in families can afford an even better life. That is why from day one, i have been ambitious for growth. In financial crisis, the potentialfor this great country has been held back by persistently weak growth. I want to deliver a low tax high wage, high growth economy. It is what i was elected by my party to do. That Mission Remains. People across this country rightly wants the ability and that is why we acted to support businessmen and households with their energy costs this winter. And its also the case that Global Economic conditions are worsening due to the continuation of putins appalling war in ukraine and on top of this, that was a helping people through the covid i9 pandemic. But it is clear that part of our many budget went further and faster than the markets were expecting. The way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. We need to act now has to change. We need to act now to reassure the markets of our fiscal discipline and i have therefore decided to keep the increase in Corporation Tax that was planned by the previous government. This will raise £18 billion per year. It will act as a down payment on ourfull medium year. It will act as a down payment on our full medium term fiscal plan which should be accompanied by a forecast at the independent opr. We will do whatever is necessary to ensure debt is falling in the economy in the medium term. We will control the size of the state to ensure taxpayers money is always will spend the Public Sector will become more efficient to deliver World Class Services for the british people and spending will grow less rapidly than previously planned. I met the former chancellor earlier today. I was incredibly sorry to lose them. He is a great friend and he shares my vision to set this country on the path to greatness. Today i have asked jeremy hunt to become the new chancellor. He is one that was experienced and widely respected Government Ministers of parliamentarians. And he shares my convictions and ambitions for our country. And he will deliver the medium term fiscal plan at the end of this month. He will see through the support that we are providing to help families and businesses, including our Energy Price Guarantee is protecting people from Higher Energy bills this winter. And he will drive her mission to go for growth, including taking for the supply side reforms that our country needs. And we owe it to the next generation to improve her economic performance. To deliver higher wages, newjobs and Better Public Services and to ease the burden of debt. I have acted decisively today because my priority is ensuring our countries economic stability. As Prime Minister, i will always act in the National Interest. This is always my first consideration. I want to be honest. This is difficult. But we will get through this storm and we will deliver the strong and sustained growth that can transform the prosperity of our country for generations to come. I will now take questions and can i start with ben riley smith. Clearly, a difficult day start with ben riley smith. Clearly, a difficult day. Game start with ben riley smith. Clearly, a difficult day. Game explained start with ben riley smith. Clearly, a difficult day. Game explained to i a difficult day. Game explained to the public a difficult day. Game explained to the public what you think you should remain the public what you think you should remain as the public what you think you should remain as Prime Minister given the jump remain as Prime Minister given the immo remain as Prime Minister given the jump to keep tax cuts that led you to be jump to keep tax cuts that led you to be elected and gotten you with the chancellor. I� m to be elected and gotten you with the chancellor. 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That is why i had to take the difficult decisions that i have taken today. The Mission Remains the same. We do need to raise our countrys Economic Growth levels. We do need to deliver for people across the country we are committed to delivering on the Energy Price Guarantee which people are already seeing in their bills. But ultimately, we also need to make sure that we have economic stability that i have to act in the National Interest as Prime Minister. Chris mason. , i, i, mason. Given everything that has ha ened, mason. Given everything that has happened. What mason. Given everything that has happened, what credibility mason. Given everything that has happened, what credibility do mason. Given everything that has| happened, what credibility do you have to happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing . What i have to continue governing . What i have done today, have to continue governing . What i have done today, is have to continue governing . What i have done today, is make have to continue governing . What i have done today, is make sure have to continue governing . What i have done today, is make sure thatj have done today, is make sure that we have economic stability in this country. Jeremy hunt is chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high growth low tax economy. But we recognise because of current market issues, we have to deliver the mission in a different way. And thatis the mission in a different way. And that is what we are absolutely committed to do. Achieving that stability and what is a very difficult time globally. Robert. Prime minister. Difficult time globally. Robert. Prime minister. , i, Prime Minister. They ust said that ou have Prime Minister. They ust said that you have totally Prime Minister. Theyjust said that you have totally trashed Prime Minister. Theyjust said that you have totally trashed the Prime Minister. Theyjust said that you have totally trashed the tory l you have totally trashed the tory partys you have totally trashed the tory partys election winning reputation for economic competence. Will you apologise for economic competence. Will you apologise to your party . I am determined apologise to your party . I am determined to apologise to your party . I am determined to deliver apologise to your party . I am determined to deliver on apologise to your party . I. N determined to deliver on what i set out to. When i campaigned to be party leader. We need to have a high growth economy but we have to recognise that we are facing very difficult issues as a country. And it was right in the National Interest that i make the decisions that i made today to restore that economic stability so that we can deliver, first of all, helping people through this winter next winter with their energy bills, but also making sure that our country is on the long term footing for sustainable Economic Growth. Thank you very much, everybody. Liz sustainable Economic Growth. Thank you very much, everybody. You very much, everybody. Liz truss in a ress you very much, everybody. Liz truss in a Press Conference you very much, everybody. Liz truss in a Press Conference after you very much, everybody. Liz truss in a Press Conference after sacking l in a Press Conference after sacking Kwasi Kwarteng of a key tax policies. One of our backbench tory mps, what are they making over these developments in i spoke to the mp sir roger gale. I developments in i spoke to the mp sir roger gale developments in i spoke to the mp sir roger gale. I dont think anyone could deny that sir roger gale. I dont think anyone could deny that its sir roger gale. I dont think anyone could deny that its been sir roger gale. I dont think anyone could deny that its been an could deny that its been an extraordinary day. Ive been here for getting on for a0 years and i think that i cannot recall anything like this. ,. , like this. Unprecedented events weve seen like this. Unprecedented events weve seen but like this. Unprecedented events weve seen but there like this. Unprecedented events weve seen but there was like this. Unprecedented events weve seen but there was a like this. Unprecedented events weve seen but there was a question that liz truss is asked that she did not seem able to answer and that is why she should continue in government when she was sacking the chancellor and we heard earlier in this programme that they said she just did not answer the question about why Kwasi Kwarteng should go and she should stay when they develop these policies together. What is your response to that question a lot more to the point, she did not answer the question that wasnt asked. None of the four journalists who were questioning her asked her why she sacked the chancellor. Asked her why she sacked the chancellor. ,. ,. Chancellor. Given that they are in lockstep and chancellor. Given that they are in lockstep and that chancellor. Given that they are in lockstep and that they chancellor. Given that they are in lockstep and that they are chancellor. Given that they are in l lockstep and that they are pursuing the same policies and that theyre for growth, that that is what she wants to pursue, and the fact that she and her chancellor presented the budget effectively together and signed off by the Prime Minister who was also Lord Of The Treasury and given all of that, it is hard to understand why she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng. Understand why she sacked kwasi kwartenu. ~ ,. , i. Understand why she sacked kwasi kwartenu. ~ ,. , ~ understand why she sacked kwasi kwartenu. ~ ,. , ~ , kwarteng. Why do you think she sacked him . Kwarteng. Why do you think she sacked him . Well, kwarteng. Why do you think she sacked him . Well, i kwarteng. Why do you think she sacked him . Well, i think kwarteng. Why do you think she i sacked him . Well, i think brutally and cruelty. Sacked him . Well, i think brutally and cruelly, prime sacked him . Well, i think brutally and cruelly, Prime Ministers sacked him . Well, i think brutally and cruelly, Prime Ministers have| sacked him . Well, i think brutally. And cruelly, Prime Ministers have a tendency to fight to the last drop of somebody elses blood. But i think that the Appointment Ofjeremy Hunt who was the secretary of state, not the easiest job for very long time and forforeign not the easiest job for very long time and for foreign secretaries is a self made businessman who understands economics and understands economics and understands business. And is also probably one of the most mild mannered encourages members of the house and i think that appointment may prove to be a stroke of genius. If anybody can turn this around, i would suggest thatjeremy possibly can. Around, i would suggest that jeremy possibly can possibly can. With that be enough, do ou possibly can. With that be enough, do you think possibly can. With that be enough, do you think to possibly can. With that be enough, do you think to allow possibly can. With that be enough, do you think to allow liz possibly can. With that be enough, do you think to allow liz truss do you think to allow liz truss to stay and remain Prime Minister . The u is out, stay and remain Prime Minister . Ii;e jury is out, she stay and remain Prime Minister . Ii;e jury is out, she is stay and remain Prime Minister . Ti9 jury is out, she is on the been Prime Ministerforfive jury is out, she is on the been Prime Minister for five weeks it seems hard but its true. She said to do on those five weeks with the death of her majesty, the queen, which i believe most people feel she handled with dignity and grace. And under very difficult circumstances. She has pledged to support to ukraine entirely. And she has taken the trouble to attend, i think wisely, the european political meeting in prog and mended some fences with president macron. So, those are pluses. It seems to me that there is a fine irony that having achieved all of those things, she is actually than Vector Ownership with this many budget it makes them upset Thatjeremy Hunt can steer a better course and i think shes got at least until the dreaded halloween evening when the cpr dreaded halloween evening when the 0pr will report in the chancellor, the new chancellor will make the report and if that works, then they may be some clear water add. If not, then i see on the rocks. I had. Ahead. Now, on bbc news its the film review. Hello and a very warm welcome to what is the last ever film review on bbc news, imjane hill and with us, of course, for Ourfinal Stint is mark kermode. Hello. We wont end with a whimper but with a bang, we have Halloween Ends. Does it, though . we have a new version of all quiet on the western front. Emily, inspired by the life of emily bronte. That makes me livid. And for the king crimson fans, in the court of the crimson king. Quite a striking mix you got for us. It is, lets start with Halloween Ends. Please, please, please let this be over a few years ago, David Gordon Green and Jamie Lee Curtis did Something Interesting with the halloween franchise, updated halloween with added ptsd, Something Interesting and then they spoilt it all by saying it is a trilogy, so then we had halloween kills, which is just back to the usual stuff, plod, plod, plod, plod, staby, staby, plod, plod. Now, Halloween Ends which has a usual Plodding Staby stuff the usual Plodding Staby stuff but with some added nietzschen about you look long into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you. And some nonsense about it takes a village to raise a child and may be evil is being passed on. Heres a clip alison is not equipped for this relationship and i will not let her get hurt, so stay away. You started this you brought me in, you invited me but youre the one to blame. If i cant have her, no one will. You want to help alison . Let her live her life. She has me, now. Now, on the positive side, its got an interesting opening seven minutes. There is a bit at the beginning when i thought, this is great, anything happened, i hadnt expected that, great, and then its. Oh, no, its that film again. And remember, with the first halloween, good, very cheap movie, it was all to do with tension and suspense and building on that stuff and some genuinely scary moments. Here, no tension, no suspense, no scary moments, no shocks, no surprises. Compare this to, for example, smile, which is currently doing terrifically well at the box office, which is a kind of quiet, quiet, bang horror movie, but it does it well. This just feels like patiencely test deadly dull stuff. The only thing thats worth saying about it as it should never have been a trilogy. You got away with the 2018 thing hurray. Halloween ends, please, let this be the end of it. I never, never, never want to hear anything about Michael Myers ever again in my whole life. But you just know a few years on and it will be halloween begins again, the curse lives on. I dont know how you make a horror film thats not scary. In fact, its a horror film i could watch if its not scary all those times i have said to you, you should go and see a horrorfilm, dont, dont stay away from this one. On a much more serious note. Absolutely. All quiet on the western front, which is a new adaptation of the 20s novel, which was the best picture winner in 1930, the adaptation of it. This is a netflix backed german production, which is germanys entry for the 95th oscars. Directed by edward berger. He said its a physical, visceral, very modern film thats never been told for my countrys perspective, never been made into a german language film. We now have the chance to make an anti war film that will truly touch audiences. It is in cinemas now and on netflix on the 28th. I think its worth seeing on the big screen because i think it is visually really, really impressive. Its not unlike 1917, it put you there in this absolute hellscape, seen through the eyes of these incredibly young men. And i think its genuinely, properly harrowing. You watched it, what did you think . Genuinely harrowing. I thought it was brilliantly made. It looks fantastic. It is stunning to look at. Worth seeing. But it breaks you, as it should. We all know how many young men lost their lives in the First World War but it again makes you think about the horrors, what they lived through. Clearly all be ptsd that they didnt even have a name for back then. Its not an easy watch. Of course its not an easy watch but its beautifully made. Nor should it be an easy watch and i think thats the point. I think its really well made, terrific score, incidentally. Very, very powerful. And i think worth seeing on the big screen but it will be on netflix on the 28. I would agree with that. And Great Central performances, a new, as the main young soldier and hes terrific. I think the whole thing is really, really well done and the fact that they are using very modern techniques applying them to an old story but making it completely relevant, much in the same way that 1917 did. So, to emily, which is an imagined life of emily bronte, the Terrific Central Performance by emma mackey. The film begins with Charlotte Bronte saying to emily, how did you write Wuthering Heights . She is kind of shocked by it and then the film flashes back to speculate about where that came from. We see the young bronte sisters telling stories, we see Brother Branwell Dazzling Emily before going off the rails. We see the growing struggles between the sisters, and we see the arrival of a handsome new curate, who insists that he loves the rain but not as much as the girls. Heres a clip. They giggle. Look, he does like the rain. He loves it the sounds of it. The smell of it. From now on, we shall call him miss amelia. Im a fool. No, youre not. Rather be a fool do not live at all. Youre an embarrassment to us. Do you know what they call you in the village . Stop it, charlotte. No they call you the strange one. And you are. Mother would be ashamed i to see who youve become. Every time i come home, i see more and more what you are becoming. I i wont let you drag me down. I wont im going to make i something of myself. Charlotte. So, this is written and directed by frances oconnor, of course is an actor turned director. Making her directorial feature debut and i think she does a terrificjob of it. The first thing to say is, in much the same way as andrew dominik� s blonde is not a biopic about marilyn munro, this is not a biopic about emily bronte. This is much more an imagined life, an attempt to put on screen the emotions and feelings of the writing had to do it in an invented way that perhaps lets you into the real life character. But its not factual, its not tied to factual detail. I thought it was great, partly because its really vibrant, it is a really lively film. Bio pics, particularly about writers can often be, and then i sat down and wrote something by candlelight and it was very hard, the end. What this does is it kind of take creative liberties. The performances are universally great, again, another very good score. You feel the landscape, you get a sense of whats inspiring her as a writer. But its also, i delighted to say, theres an element of horror in it is there . there is in emily bronte . Exactly. I know the correct way is we should say gothic, ok, but, no. Gothic and horror are basically the same thing. And there is a sequence in it involving putting on a mask during a parlour game, which then turns into a seance, which i think is one of the creepiest thing ive seen in a very long time. So, for the last time and going to say this to you, its not a horrorfilm and it genuinely isnt, but it has things in it that i thought were properly creepy in a way which i found really exciting. And i have to say, i did not expect to like it anything like as much as i did. I thought it was really inventive. Interesting. And i really, really enjoyed it and i think youll like it, too. And just a smidge of horror. Iwill watch, i promise. Really interesting choice you have for us as our last one. Prog ahoy this is a film which is in cinemas on wednesday the 19th, just one day and then one day streaming on saturday the 22nd. In the court of the crimson king, a documentary about king crimson, who are the musicians musicians, the band that people look up to and worship and idolise. Theirfans, hardcore fans, literally feel like their lives have been changed by king crimson. 50th Anniversary of the band, robert fripp, who is the kind of mainstay of the band, agreed to let toby amies, who made the man whose mind exploded make a documentary. I have to say that one of the things that comes across is that most of the members of the band, including robert fripp, have not found being in king crimson an easy experience. Heres a clip. The overview of my personal involvement in king crimson is that its been incredibly unhappy. In a word, wretched. I would say, from 1969 until 2013. Now, i dont know if you are a big king crimson fan. I tell you what i love about the documentary. On the one hand, it is about the pain of making art, its like if youre going to take music this seriously, its not a lot of laughs. But it documentary is funny, because toby amies is a very sharp film maker, who understands how to put something together in a way that even amidst Great Sadness and great darkness and huge amounts of conflict, i mean huge amounts of conflict, i found the film really entertaining. I think that no matter what you think about king crimson, you could enjoy this documentary. Is that im afraid i knew nothing about king crimson. I know an awful lot now. I was fascinated by some of it. It reminded me of whiplash. Oh, thats interesting. Because robert fripp is such a hard task master, clearly brilliant, but, you know, would you want him as your boss . And that reminded me of that whole theme in whiplash, where do you. He practices every day, but where does that cross over into just taking it too far, let the perfectionism, all of that. We saw him practising there and there is a moment in the documentary where hes had a really long day and he says, ive got to go and do two hours practice now, and toby, the director, says, cant you just give yourself the night off . And he says, you wouldnt ask an olympic athlete that. Ok, thats right on one hand but on the other hand, just give yourself a night off yes, enjoy it you will still be able to. What makes it work is that there is humour in there, amidst all the angst and the torture and it does also accept the fact that they are remarkable musicians. Yes, remarkable. And that is a really interesting choice, i think, on which to end. Thank you. It has been an absolute pleasure and a privilege. Although ive sat here since 2018 and i still havent got to the end of a horror film, have i . Well. Im nothing but a disappointment to you, mark. No. Well, what youve done which ive been really impressed by is that youve listened to my trying to sell Horror Movies to you and i think youve decided, horror is not for me, which is perfectly fine. Horror is definitely not for everyone but thank you for putting up with all the times ive tried to tell you. The amount of times ive said to you, its not a horror movie, when, honestly, it was. But its been a real pleasure, ive really, really enjoyed our conversations. And if its encouraged anybody to go and see something they wouldnt have seen otherwise, then great. I was trying to think of something profound to say at the end and i was thinking of, heres looking at you, kid, but i think its better to say this from lock, stock and two smoking barrels, its been emotional. Mark, bless you, thank you very much indeed and thank you for watching and i hope you continue to enjoy your film going. Bye bye from both of us. Good evening. Friday brought us a mix of Weather Types we had some Clear Blue Sky and some sunshine, but also plenty of showers around, too. That was the recipe for lots of rainbows. Here was the scene in roybridge, highland as we ended the day. As we move through the course of the weekend, things are turning fairly unsettled, so its often going to be quite breezy through the weekend. Yes, some rain around at times, but certainly not a wash out some drier, brighter weather, particularly by the time we get to sunday. For the here and now, we are between weather fronts. First batch of showers moving away towards the east, so, clear spells for many, particularly through the first half of tonight thats where temperatures will fall lowest. Could be A Touch Of Frost in the north, but later in the night, the winds pick up ahead of this rash of showers rattling in from the west to start your saturday morning. So, plenty of quite heavy downpours, some thunderstorms possible for parts of scotland, northern england, into wales first thing, as well. That area of showery rain edging eastwards, some showers for east anglia and the southeast. Once they clear away, a drier spell of weather for many, but from the west, the winds pick up once again during the afternoon and therell be more showers arriving across parts of northern ireland, Northwest Scotland and parts of england and wales, as well. We could see gusts of wind around about 30 to close to a0 mph towards exposed coasts and hills in the west, and temperatures will be somewhere between about ten in lerwick to around 17 down towards norwich and london. Now, moving through saturday night into sunday, low pressures still with us, still unsettled spell of weather. That low pressures sitting to the north and really tight isobars you can see there, so that means a windy spell of weather first thing Sunday Morning with more showers coming in, particularly for the northern and western scotland. They ease away, the winds fall a little lighter through the day, so plenty of dry weather with some sunshine on offer for sunday. Later in the day, gales developing once again out towards the southwest ahead of this area of rain, but itll arrive late in the afternoon and on into the evening. But for much of the day, fair amount of dry weather and its going to feel reasonably pleasant, around 10 18 our top temperatures north to south. That area of low pressure approaching from the southwest, could be some heavy showers ahead of it, too. Thats going to sweep its way gradually eastwards and northwards across the uk, so a spell of wet weather as we head through into monday. Monday itself, were likely to still see some blustery showers in the far northwest, perhaps a bit more cloud and the odd spot of light rain in the southeast, too, but most areas looking generally dry and bright with some sunshine. Highs around about 12 18 degrees and that settled weather continues into tuesday, too. Bye bye. Tonight at ten a second major tax u turn and the sacking of the chancellor but liz truss remains under pressure from the markets and her own mps
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