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good evening from hull. we are at the streetlife museum, which celebrates this great port city's economy and transport. we've been listening here to the chancellorjeremy hunt in his autumn statement unveiling his tax and spending plans for the year ahead — including measures affecting the take—home pay and household budgets of millions of people. we'll hear from our political editor chris mason and our economics editor faisal islam, and our cost of living correspondent colletta smith is here in hull with me. but first, let's look at some of the measures announced. there'll be tax...

good evening from hull, where on the day ofjeremy hunt's autumn statement we've been talking to people here, about how they feel the chancellor's plans will affect them. we are at the street life museum which celebrates this great port city's economy and transport — and from here we'll be assessing jeremy hunt's tax and spending plans for the year ahead — including measures affecting the take—home pay and household budgets of millions of people. there'll be tax cuts — including a cut in national insurance from 12% to 10% for 27 million people. the state pension will increase ...

scotland. i'm here to serve you all. i'm here to work hard to win your trust and your confidence. i'm here to give everything i have to secure the best future for our country. applause that process starts with listening, and this is what most people in scotland are telling us. they want to rid of this disastrous, chaotic tory government. they want a party thatis tory government. they want a party that is laser focused on their concerns, a party that is going to help them and their families live happier, healthier lives. in other words, they want a party that puts their interests firs...

we will bring you more from our correspondent outside a hospital in a moment. a leading think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, has accused the main political parties of a "conspiracy of silence" over the economic reality behind plans set out in their election manifestos. the ifs analysed how the policies could impact the public finances and what that could mean for household incomes, public services and taxation. in its scathing assessment it said the parties were "ducking the issues," by relying on faster growth to deliver more tax, which it said was far from guaranteed. it a...

The second thing that has happened, i think people have not really been engaged in the hard choices of this election. i was raising one of these on friday. we have had prolonged austerity from the conservative government, and that needs to come to an end. i made it clear on friday that there has to come to an end. as i look at the labour party, it has committed not to increase income tax, not to increase corporation tax, not to increase corporation tax, not to increase corporation tax, not to increase national insurance, not to increase vat. they have committed to tight borrowing limits, and t...