is what is important and that is what is crucial for investment because if we want investors to come up alongside a country we have to show the leadership, stability, long sightedness and commitment again to concepts like the rule of law. we have excellentjudges in this country who through their work underpinned the contracts that you all depend on. that is a very good thing. we should be making sure that we understand properly why those things matter in this country and i genuinely hope that if we win the election, it's a reset moment for the country where we can make clear that stability matters for so many reasons, but not least because of the investment that i genuinely think it will attract into the country to allow the change that we need to happen at all and at a faster pace. thank you. but it such a central issue. i

faster pace. thank you. but it such a central issue.— a central issue. i really appreciate the question- _ a central issue. i really appreciate the question. the _ a central issue. i really appreciate the question. the one _ a central issue. i really appreciate the question. the one thread - a central issue. i really appreciate the question. the one thread thatl the question. the one thread that unites everyone _ the question. the one thread that unites everyone in _ the question. the one thread that unites everyone in this _ the question. the one thread that unites everyone in this room, - the question. the one thread that unites everyone in this room, nol unites everyone in this room, no matter_ unites everyone in this room, no matter where they come from or what they do. _ matter where they come from or what they do. is— matter where they come from or what they do, is technology. your last question— they do, is technology. your last question from the audience should come _ question from the audience should come from — question from the audience should come from chloe mcewan from microsoft. who is... come from chloe mcewan from microsoft. who is. . ._ come from chloe mcewan from microsoft. who is... chloe, over there. thank you. so come many companies here in_ thank you. so come many companies here in this _ thank you. so come many companies here in this room, _ thank you. so come many companies here in this room, we _ thank you. so come many companies here in this room, we had _ thank you. so come many companies here in this room, we had a - thank you. so come many companies here in this room, we had a good - here in this room, we had a good chat_ here in this room, we had a good chat on_ here in this room, we had a good chat on our— here in this room, we had a good chat on our table _ here in this room, we had a good chat on our table about _ here in this room, we had a good chat on our table about how- here in this room, we had a good chat on our table about how to i chat on our table about how to contribute _ chat on our table about how to contribute in _ chat on our table about how to contribute in partnership- chat on our table about how to contribute in partnership to . chat on our table about how to - contribute in partnership to ensure better— contribute in partnership to ensure better economic— contribute in partnership to ensure better economic growth. _ contribute in partnership to ensure better economic growth. we - contribute in partnership to ensure better economic growth. we are l better economic growth. we are really— better economic growth. we are really horrefut _ better economic growth. we are really hopeful in _ better economic growth. we are really hopeful in this _ better economic growth. we are really hopeful in this area - better economic growth. we are really hopeful in this area of - better economic growth. we are really hopeful in this area of ai i really hopeful in this area of ai and cloud _ really hopeful in this area of ai and cloud and _ really hopeful in this area of ai and cloud and wondering - really hopeful in this area of ai and cloud and wondering what| really hopeful in this area of ai - and cloud and wondering what your vision _ and cloud and wondering what your vision is _ and cloud and wondering what your vision is. should _ and cloud and wondering what your vision is. should you _ and cloud and wondering what your vision is. should you be _ and cloud and wondering what your vision is. should you be fortunate l vision is. should you be fortunate enough _ vision is. should you be fortunate enough to— vision is. should you be fortunate enough to he _

vision is. should you be fortunate enough to he in— vision is. should you be fortunate enough to be in government. - vision is. should you be fortunate. enough to be in government. what vision is. should you be fortunate - enough to be in government. what is your vision— enough to be in government. what is your vision and — enough to be in government. what is your vision and how _ enough to be in government. what is your vision and how could _ enough to be in government. what is your vision and how could you - enough to be in government. what is your vision and how could you share i your vision and how could you share how that _ your vision and how could you share how that cloud _ your vision and how could you share how that cloud and _ your vision and how could you share how that cloud and ai _ your vision and how could you share how that cloud and ai adoption - your vision and how could you share how that cloud and ai adoption willi how that cloud and ai adoption will help support — how that cloud and ai adoption will help support that _ how that cloud and ai adoption will help support that economic - how that cloud and ai adoption will. help support that economic growth? thank— help support that economic growth? thank you _ help support that economic growth? thank vou for— help support that economic growth? thank you for that _ help support that economic growth? thank you for that question - help support that economic growth? thank you for that question because l thank you for that question because ai is absolutely essential as we go forward and i think the first thing to make clear valve is our attitude if you'd like to ai because i think people broadly fall into two camps. those who are fearful and want to put it back into its box and those who say this is transformative and will be a real revolution that could do a huge amount of good. i am in the second group and, therefore, i want to embrace ai. i think we are ina want to embrace ai. i think we are in a good position in this country because we are second in the world. we have got microsoft, others, google and incredible people here. working in technology here on al in this country so we have got a real head start and i think that we have

begun to set out the principles for regulation other framework i should say we put around this and it was somebody at google who said to me with al, kia, think of it is like a fork. he said if you're trying to eat your dinner, a focus quite a useful thing to have but it can also be used to someone. see you doing not prohibit the fork. you regulate what it is used for those at the leading edge of this i think in that camp which is, let's get... and we can lead in the regulatory front of things. we are in a position to do so. i thought it was good that i'm a conference in the autumn of last year. i don't think we make the most of it, frankly. we will continue with that make more of it. there are examples you know as well as i did with the ability to ai examples you know as well as i did with the ability to alto examples you know as well as i did with the ability to al to transform the detection rate for, i don't know, kidney cancer is absolutely

incredible in terms of what can be done and we're only at the foot hills at the moment so this is something we need to embrace, but a framework of it, but embracing the right spirit because i think this is going to make a huge difference to all of our lives as we go forward. certainly to my first son who's got chatgpt on his phone already, which is very handy when he is doing the vision for his gcses. i'm not quite sure what to make it a it is really fascinating to him this is nature. best then, this is already part of what is growing up with —— for him, this is second nature. for him, this is already part of what he is growing up with. that is an indication of what a change we're going to make. we have to wrap this u . going to make. we have to wrap this u- and i'm going to make. we have to wrap this up and i'm going _ going to make. we have to wrap this up and i'm going to _ going to make. we have to wrap this up and i'm going to throw _ going to make. we have to wrap this up and i'm going to throw you - going to make. we have to wrap this up and i'm going to throw you one i up and i'm going to throw you one question— up and i'm going to throw you one question that i think audience will

appreciate because in corporate life with tradition where there is a new ceo what — with tradition where there is a new ceo what you did in the first 100 days— ceo what you did in the first 100 days we — ceo what you did in the first 100 days we put a print on the organisation you're making change. let's _ organisation you're making change. let's imagine you are selected as our next — let's imagine you are selected as our next prime minister. what are you going — our next prime minister. what are you going to do in our first 100 days? — you going to do in our first 100 da s? ., . you going to do in our first 100 da s? .. . ., you going to do in our first 100 da s? ., , ., ., ., , you going to do in our first 100 da s? ., . ., ., ., , ., days? you 'ust me on a “ourney down memo days? you just me on a “ourney down memory lane — days? you just me on a “ourney down memory lane because _ days? you just me on a journey down memory lane because of _ days? you just me on a journey down memory lane because of the - days? you just me on a journey down memory lane because of the changesl days? you just me on a journey downl memory lane because of the changes i made my own career was going from being an individual barrister heading up the cps and with 50,000 staff and i got exactly that which is you need to be clear about what you do in the first 100 dacia familiar with this. the result we need to do and we needed goods, strong, kicking speech is to set out our vision of the country. we need to get ambitions embedded and certainly the early stages need to be started. i think the most important thing i i want to get across is a change, the change in mindset and that the change in approach. you will feel different and you are dealing with a different government in a different way so rather than this or that piece of legislation, i think the first 100 daysis legislation, i think the first 100 days is about setting the relationship and a breath of fresh

air into different place now and we can do business and work forward from here. that is the most important thing i hope to achieve in the first 100 days. and knowing we have got to work really hard to get into that election and out of that election and do the hard yards putting the positive case that we want to put before the country. happens at a time to a close. studio: _ happens at a time to a close. studio: there we go. that is certainly a stammer talking to business leaders. we launch labour�*s plan for business and he told the audience we need nothing less than a decade of national renewal. as the shadow chancellor rachel reeves did this morning, he committed to a stable corporation tax. given the questions with just been listening to he was asked about his green industrial strategy. to he was asked about his green industrialstrategy. he to he was asked about his green industrial strategy. he didn't mention the party's plan to invest £28 billion in green investment specifically during the next part of the next parliament if they become government persepolis kia has specifically restated to the bbc that the party will do that and

every commitment to that 28 billion green pledge. that the party had made. we have more coverage of what's kia and rachel reeves said during the day on bbc but i want to tender some of the other news today and a major manhunt is under way for a man accused of attacking a family with an alkaline substance in south london. a major manhunt is under way for a man accused of attacking a family with an "alkaline substance" in south london. police have released this image of abdul shokoor ezedi. they say he is believed to be around 35 years of age — and known to the victims of the attack. this was the scene in clapham, in the borough of lambeth, shortly after police arrived on wednesday evening. the 31—year—old mother and her daughters, who are aged 8 and 3, are still in hospital. the mother and younger girl's injuries are described as potentially "life—changing". four passers—by came to the aid of the family. three were women who were treated

in hospitalfor minor burns injuries and have now been discharged. several officers who responded to the attack were also treated and have left hospital. police said the attacker crashed into a stationary vehicle while trying to drive away from the scene, and then ran off on foot. live now to our correspondent charlie rose who's at the scene in south london. charlie, just update is among the police have been saying about the suspect. police have been saying about the susect. . . police have been saying about the susect. ., ~ ., suspect. good afternoon. at half ast one suspect. good afternoon. at half past one this _ suspect. good afternoon. at half past one this afternoon - suspect. good afternoon. at half past one this afternoon we - suspect. good afternoon. at half i past one this afternoon we received some very important, crucial information as part of the police's investigation following this corrosive alkali attack last night. they said they now have a suspect and they gave us a name. his name is abdul shokoor ezedi. a35—year—old man from the newcastle area. and he was down here in london last night. they don't know why she was down here in london last night. they say she must not be approached. they say she must not be approached. they say she has injuries to the right side of his face and the police launched

this manhunt after an attack last night on a woman and two young children involving a corrosive alkali substance. the woman and the two young children are still being treated in hospital this afternoon. the woman is 31 years old and her children are eight and three. the youngest, a three—year—old, and her mother, may well have injuries life changing injuries according to the police. the metropolitan police clearly want to speak to them as part of this investigation. they also say that the woman and her attacker were known to each other. details about that relationship weren't revealed, however. early on in the day, we heard from the man in charge at the metropolitan police, its commissioner cup sir mark rowley. he described the attack is

ghastly, frightening and extremely rare. he wanted to reassure the public not to be worried because it was not a random attack but instead he said it was a targeted attack. police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt. police now have a huge... sorry to interrut. ., ., ., police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt._ sorry. - police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt._ sorry. the i interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the olice interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now— interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have _ interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have a _ interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have a huge - interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the| police now have a huge manhunt interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the - police now have a huge manhunt under way working with the british transport police trying to track down nests of suspect, abdul shokoor ezedi, a 35—year—old man from the newcastle area. anyone who may have seen anything in this area. of course, the incident took place last night at the very busy time next one of london's busiest park so they are hopeful that someone, some people may have seen something. they are appealing with anyone with dash cam footage, cctv and so on to get in touch with them as a matter of urgency. touch with them as a matter of uruen . . .,, touch with them as a matter of uruen . . ., ,. urgency. charlie rose at the scene in south london, _ urgency. charlie rose at the scene in south london, thank _ urgency. charlie rose at the scene in south london, thank you - urgency. charlie rose at the scene in south london, thank you very i in south london, thank you very much. if you want more on that there is a specialised page up and running on bbc news and app. matthew will be

in a moment. first though, time for checking with tomasz schafernaker. thanks for joining me. outlook looking rather like the picture behind me, lumpy, layered clouds but mild. wintry weather could be heading our way next week but that is a long way off. it is quite the opposite at the moment. if anything, we will see milder air streaming in from the south, this arc of cloud here, where the front to the north and south, high pressure here take a look it is air stream, mild airfrom the pressure here take a look it is air stream, mild air from the southern climes spreading across the uk and pushing cold air towards the north and east and that is what is heading our way for the next few days. and this evening and overnight, rather a lot of cloud. could be some clear spells for a time across the south—east and east anglia but overall for cloud across the uk with bits and pieces of rain. really mild

in the morning, 10 degrees in the north, about seven in east anglia and the south—east and then i think friday overall quite an overcast day for many of us. i really blustery day as well with the rain at times in the north—west but those winds really will be quite strong in the coming days, bumping, flowing and blowing across the uk. gusts to leave the pennines and 50 miles an hour, 13—14 c. high pressure to the south and low pressure to the north. big temperature or pressure gradient and we get those winds rushing across the uk. in the north, little bit colder here were some showers, 7 degrees on stornoway, but across the bulk of england and wales temperature is actually pushing the mid—teens. spot the difference we had three saturday and into sunday. again, height of the south, low to the north, pressure gradient, whether from sneaking the north, pressure gradient, whetherfrom sneaking in the north, pressure gradient, whether from sneaking in the the north, pressure gradient, whetherfrom sneaking in the middle

putting a lot of cloud and also some outbreaks of rain and, again, very strong gale force winds around some coasts and really mild conditions, 14 coasts and really mild conditions, 1a in the south, 12 in liverpool, little bit colder in the north. single figures. take a look at the outlook, very little change from what is the outlook in london into next week, 1a degrees. my oh my, it really is very mild indeed. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. european leaders agree a 50 billion euro aid deal for ukraine. meanwhile, ukraine's ministry of defence say they've sunk another russian warship in the black sea — footage released shows it being struck by several sea drones. fears for the safety of jailed russian opposition figure vladimir karamurza — as he vanishes from jail — we speak exclusively to his wife. the cost of borrowing in the uk stays as it is.

interest rates remain unchanged by the bank of england. farmers protest in brussels as the french government makes crucial concessions. welcome to verified live. let's start in brussels where european leaders have agreed a 50 billion euro funding dealfor ukraine. agreed a 50 billion euro the money is locked in for four years and gives kyiv some stability in its war with russia. the deal was announced just as ukraine said it had destroyed a russian warship in the black sea, just off the crimean peninsula. the bbc is still trying to verify this footage released by the ukrainian ministry of defence. it's said to show the moment the russian vessel came under attack. it's about two minutes in length and it shows a small vessel approaching the russian ship. a large explosion follows, and at the end of the video the warhip appears to start rolling over and sinking. we'll have more on this from our verify team a little later in the programme.