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Labour’s economic plan ‘huge contrast’ to Conservatives, says party chair Annaliese Dodds
With one eye on the next election, Labour party chair Annaliese Dodds has said Labour can ‘unite’ the country. She joined us from the party conference in Liverpool.


Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about ‘mythical middle England’, says RMT leader
The head of the RMT union Mick Lynch has warned the railway industry is ‘in crisis’ and that strike action across the rail network will go ahead as planned in the next two weeks if a deal cannot be reached, though he said a meeting with t...


Labour party vows to reverse Tory tax cuts
Labour has kicked off its annual party conference in Liverpool weighing in on the government’s mini-budget and calling plans to cut taxes as ‘immoral’ saying it would only benefit the wealthy. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he ...


Richest 5% of UK to benefit most from mini-budget
The government has defended it’s sweeping tax cuts, denying Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget would mostly benefit the rich. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer  – in Liverpool for the upcoming Labour Party conference – has ...


Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel dies aged 70
She was the first woman to win two Booker prizes – for her historical novels about the life of Thomas Cromwell. The news today of the death of Dame Hilary Mantel at the age of 70 has prompted tributes from across the literary world. Her agent s...


99% of people ‘still going to be worse off’ says Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies
We’re joined by Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.


How the tax cuts will affect those struggling at the very bottom
This Government is on the side of the British people, the Chancellor said today. 


Tory tax cuts package ‘reckless’, says shadow chancellor
We’re joined by Shadow Chancellor, Labour's Rachel Reeves.


Tax cuts will not add to inflation pressure, Chief Secretary to the Treasury says
We spoke to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Chris Philp, and began by showing him a graph which showed sterling dropping in reaction to the statement.


Value of the pound slumps as markets react to mini-budget
The financial markets have given a very negative reaction to the Chancellor's speech.


What are the new low-tax investment zones?
As part of his quest for greater growth, the Chancellor outlined a plan to introduce new low-tax investment zones. 


‘I think God owes us an explanation’ – Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman
Tova Friedman was one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz death camp. Krishnan talks to Tova about what she remembers of her time in Auschwitz, her views on God and what she wants the world to learn from her story.


New images of the Apollo space mission
To the universe, and beyond - a new book has revealed images of the Apollo missions into space as they've never been seen before. 


Cost of living crisis: How people at a south Wales housing estate are coping with soaring bills
The Joseph Rowntree foundation has warned that the Chancellor's tax cutting agenda won't do much to help low income households.


Met police stop and search recording has ‘gone backwards’ watchdog says
The way the Metropolitan police record grounds for stop and search 'has gone backwards' - according to the Inspectorate of Constabulary. The police watchdog says the Met police is failing in several areas of policing, including how it responds to the...



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