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welcome to the programme. it was budget day here in britain today. a big set piece annual event in which the chancellor stairs into the crystal ball, and tries to predict the future and how best to steer the uk economy through it. the obstacles in his way are common to europe and the united states. high inflation, higher interest rates, and since the pandemic, an intractably acute labour shortage. this graph trackjob vacancies across europe since august 2022, historically high after the pandemic, but you will see the uk, the red line at the very top, is struggling more than most. with 1.1 million vacancies. if more people are employed, more people are paying tax. the good news for the chancellor is that the uk will swerve recession this year thanks to growth returning by the summer. but the economy will still contract by 0.2%. and any brighter news, is tempered by slower growth over the long term. mr hunt said the uk would only grow by 1.8% next year and byjust 2.5% i ....
for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 mil ....
has triggered international outrage. and george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. it s been an especially turbulent 12 months in british politics and a year that s featured three prime ministers and four chancellors. helen catt looks back now at some of the most significant events to happen in westminster during an extraordinary year in politics. 2022 was a year when politics came at you fast. three prime ministers in the space of a few months, a mini budget that had a dramatic impact within hours, all against the backdrop of a war in europe and the cost of living going up at its fastest rate in decades. but it all started with a hangover. tonight at ten, boris johnson faces new questions about apparent breaches of lockdown in downing street. the end of 2021 had been dominated by partygate and just days into the new year, there was more. itv got hold of an e mail sent in may 2020 i ....
another ambulance strike, this time in wales, as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. the father of an aristocrat who s gone missing with her newborn baby and her partner appeals for her to get in touch with the police. shock in new zealand as the prime ministerjacinda ardern unexpectedly stands down. she says she doesn t have enough left in the tank. so today i am announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. conclude no later than the 7th of februa . ., ., ., ., february. and the harrowing anti war eic february. and the harrowing anti war e - ic all february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western - february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front i epic all ....
did you lie about the - parties, prime minister? are you going to apologise? the pressure grew until mrjohnson was forced to say yes, he had been at the garden party. mr speaker, i want to apologise. i know that millions of people across this country have made extraordinary sacrifices, and i know the rage they feel with me and with the government i lead. but. i want to repeat that i thought it was a work event and mr speaker. jeering. i regret very much that we did not do things differently that evening. labour was having none of it. his defence that he didn t realise he was at a party. laughter. it s so ridiculous that it s actually offensive to the british public. opposition mps had one message. resign. he must resign. in the following days, more parties hit the headlines with damaging details. staff at downing street have been accused of holding two parties the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. restrictions in england at the time banned indoor ....