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Reason there's _ increase in national insurance. tue: reason there's 1.25% increase in national insurance. tta: reason there's 1.25% increase was introduced in the first place by rishi sunak, as suzyjust referred to was precisely because social care was a problem in the government finally grasped the nettle on the issue and said they would increase that defunct social care. in the first three years it was all going to be diverted to dealing with the nhs backlog from covid, we've got 6.7 million people on the nhs waiting list at the moment. now liz truss and her team can talk about reforms all ...

Joseph wu. the headlines on bbc news... the bank of england rejects accusations it was too slow to raise interest rates in the uk. the rise from 1.25% to 1.75% is the biggest increase in 27 years. the economy dominates the latest conservative leadership debate — as contenders liz truss and rishi sunak clash over how to deal with the threat of a looming recession. taiwan's foreign minister warns that china's dream of territorial expansion does not end at taiwan, as beijing continues its show of military force around the island. as parts of europe face a drought, the first in a series of hosep...

The bank of england rejects accusations it was too slow to raise interest rates. the rise from 1.25% to 1.75% is the biggest increase in 27 years. the economy dominates the latest tory leadership debate — as liz truss and rishi sunak clash over how to deal with the threat of a looming recession. the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force in parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, later today. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nursesjoining the nhs in england from overseas. and in the commonwealth games — england's jack laugher and andrea s...

Possibly get martin back. i think we might have a bit of a problem with the line, but i know we have spoken to him, so we will return. my apologies, we will go back to him and we will talk more about a hosepipe ban and its implications because there are more hosepipe bans to come, several today and several coming next friday in various parts of the country, so we'll come back to that, in fact. right now, though, let's talk about another very big story here today and it is the economy, of course. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there...

Both have their own ideas. first up, rishi sunak — the former chancellor. he's promised to scrap vat on energy bills for a year, which he claims will save the average household around £160. as chancellor, he put up taxes, but now he's vowing the biggest tax cut in 30 years — pledging to reduce the basic rate from 20% to 16% by the end of the next parliament, but only after inflation has been brought under control. let's look at his rival, liz truss. the current foreign secretary, she's pledged to reverse rishi sunak�*s hike in national insurance, which has seen workers and employers pay...