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The Prime Minister has warned that the budget this october will be painful, in his first major speech from no 10 since becoming Prime Minister. Speaking in the rose garden, he said his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances, of 22 billion. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden, he cautioned, but he also said there would be big asks of everyone. The conservatives responded by saying the speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. Vicki young has our top story. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the ec ....
Welcome to the programme. The Israeli Defence forces say they have rescued a hostage who has been held by hamas in gaza for more than ten months. His name is qaid Farhan Alkadi he is a bedouin arab who was abducted during the october 7th attacks, while working as a Security Guard at a kibbutz in southern israel. He is recovering in hospital, where he has been undergoing tests. The Israeli Army Says the 52 year old was rescued from an Underground Tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip, in whats been described as an extremely complex operation. Here is our middle east correspondent ....
Good evening. Big asks are going to be made of the public in octobers budget, the Prime Minister said today, in a major speech in the number 10 garden. Sir keir starmer warned that his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances of 22 billion. He said those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. The conservatives responded by saying his speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. In a moment, well look ahead to what may be in the budget with our Business Editor simonjack, but first, our deputy Political Editor Vicki Young Reports on the Prime Ministers speech. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in o ....