a self—interest, stability or chaos, a labour party that has changed, or a tory party that has run away from the mainstream. the choice is yours. you can stop the chaos. you can turn the page. you canjoin with us and together, we can rebuild our country. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. applause. thank you very much. thank you.

this thank you. thank you very much, thank you. we are now going to take some questions from the media. i have a list here, itv first. i some questions from the media. i have a list here, itv first.- have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. _ have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. keir— have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. keir starmer, | have a list here, itv first. i drop - the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a _ the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop— the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop at— the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop at rishi sunak while the conservatives have had a pop at you. they see _ conservatives have had a pop at you. they see you — conservatives have had a pop at you. they see you are too weary for this. they— they see you are too weary for this. they have _ they see you are too weary for this. they have suggested you may not be tough _ they have suggested you may not be tough enough, you might get too tired in_ tough enough, you might get too tired in this campaign. what do you think_ tired in this campaign. what do you think they— tired in this campaign. what do you think they are getting at and how would _ think they are getting at and how would you — think they are getting at and how would you respond? i think they are getting at and how would you respond?— think they are getting at and how would you respond? i think they are 'ust so would you respond? i think they are just so desperate. _ would you respond? i think they are just so desperate. they _ would you respond? i think they are just so desperate. they are - just so desperate. they are rummaging around the toy box coming out with military service. it really is desperate. the difference is this, we had a strategy, a plan for this, we had a strategy, a plan for this election that we have worked on

forfour this election that we have worked on for four and a this election that we have worked on forfour and a half this election that we have worked on for four and a half years and we are executing it and working to our plan and strategy and realise something the tories don't recognise, a strategy, a plan you stick to, but thatis strategy, a plan you stick to, but that is what we are doing and we continue doing so. thank you. chris, bbc. keir starmer, _ continue doing so. thank you. chris, bbc. keir starmer, you _ continue doing so. thank you. chris, bbc. keir starmer, you have - continue doing so. thank you. chris, bbc. keir starmer, you have been i bbc. keir starmer, you have been leader_ bbc. keir starmer, you have been leader of— bbc. keir starmer, you have been leader of the opposition for four years _ leader of the opposition for four years. isn't it a bit late to be having — years. isn't it a bit late to be having to _ years. isn't it a bit late to be having to tell people who you are and what — having to tell people who you are and what you stand for?- and what you stand for? chris, i don't think— and what you stand for? chris, i don't think you _ and what you stand for? chris, i don't think you can _ and what you stand for? chris, i don't think you can ever - and what you stand for? chris, i don't think you can ever repeat| don't think you can ever repeat enough who you are and what you stand for and some of the stuff about my background, my mum and dad and the impact they have had on me is stuff i have said many times over but i do think as we come into the election, it is important to repeat that and to explain how that has shaped me and shaped my thinking. and that is why if you take our first steps, economic stability, why

is that so important? yes, it is important as an election issue, of course, it is one of the basics everyone is looking for is a decide who to vote for, a bedrock, but also what i'm trying to get across is it is important beyond that because i know the impact that losing control of the economy has on working people. i have given the example today of that couple in stafford. really struggling now with a mortgage, they probably have to move. the family in wolverhampton it won't have a second child. that is something i can feel because i knew when i was growing up what it was like not to be able to pay the bills. ithink it is like not to be able to pay the bills. i think it is important for people to know that about me because in the end of politics is about policies, of course, it is about parties, of course it is, but it is also voters want to know, how do i think this person would make a

decision? who would they have in their minds eye? i think that is really important in politics and thatis really important in politics and that is why i have addressed that in this speech. that is why i have addressed that in this speech-— that is why i have addressed that in this speech-— this speech. beth. sky news. keir starmer, some _ this speech. beth. sky news. keir starmer, some form _ this speech. beth. sky news. keir starmer, some form of— this speech. beth. sky news. keir starmer, some form of national. starmer, some form of national service — starmer, some form of national service is— starmer, some form of national service is actually quite popular with voters. would you support a version _ with voters. would you support a version of— with voters. would you support a version of the prime minister's plan? — version of the prime minister's plan? i— version of the prime minister's plan? i am _ version of the prime minister's plan? i am a mother of a teenage bov _ plan? i am a mother of a teenage bov you — plan? i am a mother of a teenage bov you are _ plan? i am a mother of a teenage boy. you are the father of a teenager _ boy. you are the father of a teenager. do you think your son and his friends— teenager. do you think your son and his friends would be enthusiastic about— his friends would be enthusiastic about signing up? | his friends would be enthusiastic about signing up? i do his friends would be enthusiastic about signing up?— his friends would be enthusiastic about signing up? i do accept the preposition _ about signing up? i do accept the proposition that _ about signing up? i do accept the proposition that we _ about signing up? i do accept the proposition that we need - about signing up? i do accept the proposition that we need strong i proposition that we need strong defences and that has to be the first duty of any government, but i think this plan is desperate. i think this plan is desperate. i think they are rummaging around in the toy box to try and find any plan they can throw in the table. i don't think it can work. you have seen what military experts, those with experience, have said about it and

the government, they would take away from the resources of their military rather than help the resources of the military. this is a government thatis the military. this is a government that is hollowed out our armed forces, the army is now smaller than saint napoleon, i think. so you haven't got a coherent plan on the table —— napoleon. at the same time, to take the money from the levelling up to take the money from the levelling up part showed they have completely abandoned the project they put before the electorate in 2019. i spoke about this a few weeks ago when i said levelling up is something people hope for. boris johnson was playing on people's ups rather than their fears in 2019. he didn't deliver on it. now they are basically bidding it for the next desperate idea and in the end i think this election is going to be about the cost of living and the nhs. and the government is not addressing those issues, it is depleting the pot. in the end i will

put that choice of the electorate to say, you can either have a labour government which will use the available money on levelling up and for our nhs, oryou available money on levelling up and for our nhs, or you can have a rishi sunak government with a desperate, ill thought through plan which will use that money on some sort of service which hasn't been defined. as soon as i asked about what would happen if people didn't want to go into the army, they started saying, like james cleverly yesterday, that teenagers could be firefighters, first responders. you know, they haven't thought it through. it is a desperate policy. they are rummaging around from day to day trying to find anything to fling on the table. it won't work. my priorities are levelling up on the nhs. thank you, beth. paulfrom channel 4. tom beth. paul from channel 4. two months from — beth. paul from channel 4. two months from now _ beth. paul from channel 4. two months from now you _ beth. paul from channel 4. two months from now you might be prime

minister. _ months from now you might be prime minister, the man making those difficult — minister, the man making those difficult calls, or overnight there are a _ difficult calls, or overnight there are a part — difficult calls, or overnight there are a part of dozens of people killed — are a part of dozens of people killed or— are a part of dozens of people killed or injured in a refugee camp in rafa _ killed or injured in a refugee camp in rafa because a blast, blasts which — in rafa because a blast, blasts which authorities in gaza say are down _ which authorities in gaza say are down to— which authorities in gaza say are down to israeli air strikes. as uk prime _ down to israeli air strikes. as uk prime minister, what would you be saving _ prime minister, what would you be saying right now to israeli prime minister— saying right now to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. stop. minister ben'amin netanyahu. stop. those minister benjamin netanyahu. stop. those scenes. _ minister benjamin netanyahu. stop. those scenes, those _ minister benjamin netanyahu. stop. those scenes, those reports - minister benjamin netanyahu. (rm those scenes, those reports are horrifying and what makes it worse is that this was a safe zone, with women and children in it and families that already fled a number of times. it is horrifying to see that. i have been saying for some time that the rafah offensive should not take place and what you saw therefore the consequences, the inevitable consequences of that offensive. it should not take place and we should join with our allies

to ensure it doesn't take place. there needs to be a ceasefire and it needs to be in place straightaway. and that means to provide the space for hostages to come out, for humanitarian aid to desperately get in and to provide a foot in the door for the process, the political process which the only long term way is a two state solution which includes the recognition of palestine as a bible stayed alongside a safe and secure israel. i am very clear about this. —— palestine as a viable state. it has got to stop. thank you very much. catherine from gb news. you have

talked _ catherine from gb news. you have talked about border security. we have _ talked about border security. we have seen — talked about border security. we have seen 10,000 people make that dangerous— have seen 10,000 people make that dangerous crossing already this year _ dangerous crossing already this year the — dangerous crossing already this year. the government clearly haven't stopped about. you are scrapping the rwanda _ stopped about. you are scrapping the rwanda scheme but 15 european countries — rwanda scheme but 15 european countries have said they need to look— countries have said they need to look at _ countries have said they need to look at things like safe third countries, and your border security command _ countries, and your border security command is— countries, and your border security command is not going to be enough. why do— command is not going to be enough. why do you _ command is not going to be enough. why do you think you are going to succeed _ why do you think you are going to succeed while the government has failed? _ succeed while the government has failed? ., ' i: :: :: :: succeed while the government has failed? ., ' :: :: :: :: , succeed while the government has failed? ., ':: 11:11: , ., ., failed? that 10,000 figure is now a record so far _ failed? that 10,000 figure is now a record so far this _ failed? that 10,000 figure is now a record so far this year. _ failed? that 10,000 figure is now a record so far this year. that - failed? that 10,000 figure is now a record so far this year. that hit - record so far this year. that hit record so far this year. that hit record numbers coming over under this government and that is why when i say they have lost control of the borders, that is a manifestation of them losing control of the borders. i said what i said about the rwanda scheme. i don't think rishi sunak ever believed anything that is why he questioned it in the first place and i do not think it is a coincidence that he has called the election before it can be rather than the autumn, when it would have

been very strongly tested. we would have seen whether his claims it was a deterrent where true. i absolutely agree, we have got to deal with the small boat coming over, that is intolerable, a breach of our borders and putting the most vulnerable people in the boat in extremely dangerous circumstances. the border security command that we have proposed would be put in place very quickly to work with other countries. i have seen his first hand, when i was director of public prosecutions, we had to deal with terrorist groups, sophisticated groups, much more sophisticated than the gangs that are running this vile trade and sharing intelligence, data, a strategy we were able to take those gangs down. i have never accepted that these vile gangs are the only gangs apparently in the world that can't be broken up. if you can break a terrorist gang up, you can break a terrorist gang up, you can break a terrorist gang up, you can break these gangs because they are making money, huge amounts of money putting people into the

water and that has to stop and in addition to simply having the command, we will also give them additional powers i akin to counterterrorism powers so they have more resources and more powers and i more resources and more powers and i am more resources and more powers and i am absolutely convinced that can be done. thank you very much. i have got any. done. thank you very much. i have not an . ., �* ., done. thank you very much. i have aotan. ., �* ., got any. you were in brighton last niaht, got any. you were in brighton last night. and — got any. you were in brighton last night. and this — got any. you were in brighton last night, and this is _ got any. you were in brighton last night, and this is your _ got any. you were in brighton last night, and this is your first - night, and this is your first kevnote _ night, and this is your first keynote speech of the general election— keynote speech of the general election campaign. why have you chosen— election campaign. why have you chosen sussex i do you think you can win east— chosen sussex i do you think you can win east worthing and shoreham for the first— win east worthing and shoreham for the first time since 97? yes. yes, ido, yes, i do, and it is important to me ona number of yes, i do, and it is important to me on a number of fronts. we are making progress here, as tom set out in a speech with the recent result. i

detect that yearning for change here in sussex. it is, south—east of england where i grew up. and i am determined that we will make progress in the south—east of england because i know in my heart, i know from my background what so many people in sussex want from their lives for themselves, for their lives for themselves, for their families and communities, their lives for themselves, for theirfamilies and communities, so yes we are here because we want to win and we want to make that positive case for the future of our country, and it comes down to this, it is a choice at the election whether to give five more years after these 14 years of chaos to the tories, five more years of chaos. they will not change. rishi sunak will not take his party and changes party. they will carry on just the same for five years stop or turn the page and rebuild our country with labour and that is the argument we make here in sussex, the argument we will make across the country and

thatis will make across the country and that is a twist at the election. thank you. jack at the sun. what do ou sa to thank you. jack at the sun. what do you say to critics _ thank you. jack at the sun. what do you say to critics who _ thank you. jack at the sun. what do you say to critics who fear _ thank you. jack at the sun. what do you say to critics who fear your - you say to critics who fear your boat _ you say to critics who fear your boat for — you say to critics who fear your boat for 16 _ you say to critics who fear your boat for 16 policy is a thin end of the wedge? flirted with the idea of giving eu citizens— flirted with the idea of giving eu citizens with the boat. can flirted with the idea of giving eu citizens with the boat.— flirted with the idea of giving eu citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes. _ citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes, but _ citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes, but on _ citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes, but on the - citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes, but on the 16 - citizens with the boat. can you roll that out? yes, but on the 16 to - that out? yes, but on the 16 to 17—year—olds, i strongly believe that if you couldn't work as you can when you are 16 or 17, if you could serve in our armed forces, if you pay your taxes as you do if you are working as a 16 or 17 euros you have a right to say how those taxes will be used and therefore i firmly believe and have long believed in the right of 16 and 17—year—olds to be able to about full stop if you can work and pay tax, you should be able to choose who is a leader of your country.

this a number of vice chancellors and former ministers have warned that universities will have to increase funding and student fees to avoid bankruptcy is in the next few yes. avoid bankruptcy is in the next few es. ., ., avoid bankruptcy is in the next few es, ., ., ., . . , avoid bankruptcy is in the next few es, ., ., ., .. , y., avoid bankruptcy is in the next few es. ., ., , yes. you have accepted you can't abolish tuition _ yes. you have accepted you can't abolish tuition fees _ yes. you have accepted you can't abolish tuition fees as _ yes. you have accepted you can't abolish tuition fees as you - yes. you have accepted you can't abolish tuition fees as you want i yes. you have accepted you can'tl abolish tuition fees as you want to privatise _ abolish tuition fees as you want to privatise the nhs but can you build out raising — privatise the nhs but can you build out raising tuition fees as prime minister? — out raising tuition fees as prime minister? gn out raising tuition fees as prime minister? , ., ., ., minister? on the question of tuition fees, let minister? on the question of tuition fees. let me — minister? on the question of tuition fees, let me take _ minister? on the question of tuition fees, let me take that _ minister? on the question of tuition fees, let me take that head-on - fees, let me take that head—on because i think the current arrangements don't work for students and i don't think they work for universities so there is a powerful case for change and we are looking at options to change the approach. abolishing tuition fees is one option, and i said five years ago or whatever it was that i would want to do that. but now there is been huge damage the economy done by liz truss and the tories in the last five years and difficult choices have to

be made and abolishing tuition fees will cost a huge amount of money and we can't both abolish tuition fees and have 40,000 appointments extra in the nhs. we can't have both so i've taken a political choice, which is to say, at the moment we have got to prioritise the nhs and that is a political choice of the labour party, that is what we put before the electorate and the electric know you have to make difficult choices because after what has happened in the last five years they have had to make difficult choices, thinks they had hoped to do, examples i've given today, people who wanted bigger houses have had to make the choice not to do it because they can't because the economy has been damaged. it is no different in a way to the choice i have had to make, which is the nhs, and we won't be able to do what we wanted on tuition fees. thank you. michael at the express. fees. thank you. michael at the exress. �* ' . ., , express. add the 15 eu countries lookin: to express. add the 15 eu countries looking to secure _ express. add the 15 eu countries looking to secure our _ express. add the 15 eu countries looking to secure our rwanda .

express. add the 15 eu countries - looking to secure our rwanda scheme all wrong? _ looking to secure our rwanda scheme all wrong? i _ looking to secure our rwanda scheme all wron: ? ~ looking to secure our rwanda scheme all wron: ? ,, ., , looking to secure our rwanda scheme all wron: ? ~ ., , ., all wrong? i think what they are ro osina all wrong? i think what they are proposing is _ all wrong? i think what they are proposing is some _ all wrong? i think what they are proposing is some sort - all wrong? i think what they are proposing is some sort of- all wrong? i think what they are proposing is some sort of third | proposing is some sort of third country processing. i am not against a third country processing. i think we have used it quite successfully in a number of places. afghanistan, although it could be much better in relation to the afghanistan scheme, you remember what happened to the taliban two years ago, the horrifying scenes, ukraine, there are examples where it can work well. but there is a difference between processing the point where people are in afghanistan or whatever, and simply deporting people to rwanda. there is a fundamental difference, but we have long supported ukraine, the afghan scheme and other schemes like that. so they are not wrong, but they are not actually proposing that rwanda scheme, which is to deport people to a country. and in addition to all of that, it cost an absolute fortune, only one person is gone and they got paid to go and the

prime minister has spent £600 million in the scheme he doesn't believe in. that really ought to get people pretty riled. thank you, michael. . , people pretty riled. thank you, michael. ., , ., . ., people pretty riled. thank you, michael. ., . ., , michael. the daily mail. what is our michael. the daily mail. what is your message — michael. the daily mail. what is your message to _ michael. the daily mail. what is your message to private - michael. the daily mail. what isi your message to private schools michael. the daily mail. what is - your message to private schools and the parents — your message to private schools and the parents of pupils there who are concerned — the parents of pupils there who are concerned about their changes at a labour— concerned about their changes at a labour government would bring? | labour government would bring? i completely understand that many parents work hard and save had to be able to send their children to private school. i know that, i respect that, and i understand that. but there are difficult choices to be made. at the moment we don't have enough basic teachers in a state secondary schools. rishi sunak says he wants maths teachers to 18, but the moment we don't have enough prostate skills. if i am going to

have 6500 extra teachers in our state secondary schools, as we will, how my going to pay for it? so the tax breakfor how my going to pay for it? so the tax break for private schools has to go and that will be used directly to fund those places in our state secondary school. i understand the aspirations of those that work and to send their children to private school. i also understand the aspirations of those that send their children to state schools, as i do. and it is about that basic question. it is intolerable for me to see teenagers without their teacher is a needin teenagers without their teacher is a need in our state secondary schools, thatis need in our state secondary schools, that is intolerable. that is not a one or two year problem, for them it is about the rest of their lives, they go through their gcses, my son is doing it at the moment, or their a—levels, it really matters so that is why we have done it. i completely families who save and work had to send their children to private schools but we have to answer the question, how are you going to ensure you have the right teachers in your state secondary school so

everyone has a chance i believe they should have to get on in their lives? thank you so much. irate should have to get on in their lives? thank you so much. we have ashle at lives? thank you so much. we have ashley at the _ lives? thank you so much. we have ashley at the mirror. _ lives? thank you so much. we have ashley at the mirror. when - lives? thank you so much. we have ashley at the mirror. when you - ashley at the mirror. when you repeal — ashley at the mirror. when you repeal the votes for id legislation? ithink— repeal the votes for id legislation? i think you — repeal the votes for id legislation? i think you remember borisjohnson forgot _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id— i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id at the local election. we will— forgot is id at the local election. we will look at this but we haven't got great plans. i think there is a review that has gone through in relation to voter id but at the moment my priorities are the economy, the nhs in the first steps i have set out. thank you. can i go to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those — to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those tourney _ to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those tourney briefings, - back to those tourney briefings, they called you weary and sleepy. how do _ they called you weary and sleepy. how do you respond to those charges specifically? how would you characterise your energy? very tiriefly. — characterise your energy? very briefly, we had things can only get

lfetter— briefly, we had things can only get better blasting out in downing street — better blasting out in downing street as richey and aunty m, but most _ street as richey and aunty m, but most people associate that with tony blair's _ most people associate that with tony blair's labour. what is your anthem for a _ blair's labour. what is your anthem for a change — blair's labour. what is your anthem for a change party? blair's labour. what is your anthem fora change party? -- blair's labour. what is your anthem for a change party?— for a change party? -- rishi sunak. you have seen _ for a change party? -- rishi sunak. you have seen the _ for a change party? -- rishi sunak. you have seen the energy. - for a change party? -- rishi sunak. you have seen the energy. not - for a change party? -- rishi sunak. you have seen the energy. notjusti you have seen the energy. notjust die, the whole team have been putting into this, we have been waiting for this for four years. i've had a smile on my face since january 2024 bit i knew it would be election year. i've wasted nine years of my life in opposition, worked 4.5 years to change this labour party and now i have a chance to take this to the country, so we are doing that with energy, with a smile with positivity across all our candidates as we go into the selection. and i would just gently say this, that the idea that a man standing in the raid without an umbrella claimed that he is the only person with a plan is farcical to be

fair, and as for the song, well, we don't get ahead of ourselves in the labour party. we have to earn every vote as we go into that election. thank you. vote as we go into that election. thank yon-— vote as we go into that election. thank ou. a, ., ., thank you. max from the time. you said there are _ thank you. max from the time. you said there are people _ thank you. max from the time. you said there are people who - thank you. max from the time. you said there are people who still- thank you. max from the time. you said there are people who still have questions _ said there are people who still have questions over labour and file can't trust _ questions over labour and file can't trust a _ questions over labour and file can't trust a party. can you also recognise _ trust a party. can you also recognise that people have questions about— recognise that people have questions about you _ recognise that people have questions about you personally, that you don't. — about you personally, that you don't. the _ about you personally, that you don't, the enthusiasm from the public— don't, the enthusiasm from the public of— don't, the enthusiasm from the public of many other opposition leaders — public of many other opposition leaders before you? let public of many other opposition leaders before you?— public of many other opposition leaders before you? let me take that head-on because _ leaders before you? let me take that head-on because when _ leaders before you? let me take that head-on because when i _ leaders before you? let me take that head-on because when i look- leaders before you? let me take that head-on because when i look at - head—on because when i look at opinion polls, what people say about the labour party, what people are saying about the selection —— the election, by and large there is a consensus that this changed labour party is what is put it in a position this time to win where we were so helplessly not in a position in 2019, so it is that change labour

party. that is my mission, my word, what i have been doing for four and a half years and i'm very proud of that where, proud to head the labour party that is confident, going into this election, and clear about the choice before the public because a changed labour party is my project and i think that in the way we are able to go into this election straits how i changed labour party is in a position now to credibly put its plans before the country and make the choice clear between more of the same or change and rebuild with labour. thank you very much. hugo. forthe with labour. thank you very much. hugo. for the past seven or eight years— hugo. for the past seven or eight years a _ hugo. for the past seven or eight years a number of high—profile labour— years a number of high—profile labour mayors around the country have _ labour mayors around the country have lreen— labour mayors around the country have been challenging the conservative government, taking on the conservative government. if you win the _ the conservative government. if you win the next election, are you ready to face _ win the next election, are you ready to face a _ win the next election, are you ready to face a challenge from the likes of andy— to face a challenge from the likes of andy burnham, sadiq khan, the

labour— of andy burnham, sadiq khan, the labour government in wales and are you ready— labour government in wales and are you ready to— labour government in wales and are you ready to say no to them when you have to? _ you ready to say no to them when you have to? . . you ready to say no to them when you have to? , ., , , ., , . have to? yes and yes. i would expect them to challenge _ have to? yes and yes. i would expect them to challenge me. _ have to? yes and yes. i would expect them to challenge me. they - have to? yes and yes. i would expect them to challenge me. they are - have to? yes and yes. i would expect| them to challenge me. they are there to represent the people who put them into power as males. it is absolute responsibility to fight for all of the people had voted for them and the people had voted for them and the people had voted for them and the people who didn't vote for them in the areas they represent, and i have no doubt we will have robust conversations. we have already started those conversations but what you will have is a sort of grown—up approach as to what is possible, what is realistic, what can be done, and you will have a westminster government if they are privileged to come into serve, working with them. i think what a difference that would make. instead of a central government fighting the mayors, trying to create tension, you this very acutely during the pandemic, if you remember with andy burnham and greater manchester, a government and the mayor is at loggerheads. i want

to see a government in our mayors working together. that does not mean they can get everything they won, they can get everything they won, they know that, i know that, i expect them to push me and i will have to say no on some things we will work on other things. but one of the big differences i think in this election will be the opportunity to reset politics and to take a grown—up approach to this so we don't do the politics of gestures, gimmicks and of division, which is what we have had over the last few years, but actually coming together to reach the points we have in common as communities, at a country and improve, notjust a cross mayoral relatives but across the whole country. thank you very much. thank you all for coming. irate much. thank you all for coming. we have been listening to that labour leader sir keir starmer giving what is his first major speech, first

keynote speech of this general election campaign, and he was very much be introducing himself, arguably, to the voters, giving a little bit of background to himself and also talking through the labour party's five plans in terms of stabilising the economy, looking at nhs waiting times, looking at border patrols, targeting gangs when it comes to those border patrols, migration, great british energy and anti—social behaviour crackdown. also planning on 5000 new teachers. so we heard him talk through that one of the critical things he needed to do is to gain trust when it comes to do is to gain trust when it comes to the voters and he was very much speaking about the fact that his

plan is costed and that it is deliverable and fully funded, and he made quite a stark comparison to liz truss's mini statement, that mini budget back in september 2022, which had significant impact on the economy. labour leader sir keir starmer saying that his plan is fully funded and deliverable, fully costed. lots more on our website as well when it comes to this, his first major speech of the general election, not a background as well. my election, not a background as well. my colleagues there have been analysing it and they have got some comments there. do check out our website but we will be analysing this a bit more in the next few minutes. let's bring you up—to—date with all the weather. hello again. as we go through this week, temperatures will be roughly where we expect at this time of year.

there will be heavy showers in the forecast but it looks like it will turn drier later in the week as low pressure loses its grip and high pressure takes over. low pressure is firmly in charge today, with a weather front to the north—east, enhancing the showers, especially later in the day. for most, a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers, slow—moving showers across the north and north—east of scotland, they could be heavy and thundery sundry with hail. later the cloud thickens across the isles of scilly and cornwall, bringing in some rain. if you in the sunshine and light breezes, temperatures up to 17 degrees will feel quite pleasant. this evening, the showers fade quickly. clear skies, a weather front towards the west, continues to bring in rain, pushing northwards and eastwards. under the band of cloud and rain, relatively mild but cooler, chillier than last night in the east. this is the weather front coming our way. there is another one hot on its heels, all connected to low

pressure and although we start off dry and sunny in some eastern areas, we can see where there are two weather fronts, they will be pushing northwards and eastwards. you may hear thunder as well. as they clear from the south—west, we see a return to sunshine and showers. these are our temperatures, 14 to 18 degrees. wednesday, we have low pressure with us pulling steadily eastwards. wednesday itself, showery outbreaks of rain, that moving southwards across england and wales but through the afternoon showers turning quite heavy. push further west, drier, the driest conditions in northern ireland where we have highs of up to 17 degrees, but widely it will be 13 to about 19 degrees. towards the latter part of the working week, the low pressure moves away allowing high pressure to move in for a time,

so that means the weather will start to settle down. on thursday we have sunshine and showers, fewer showers on friday and then looking drier into the weekend.

live from london. this is bbc news. in his first major speech of the election campaign, labour leader sir kay starmer says his party will deliver stability and change if he wins the election. it deliver stability and change if he wins the election.— deliver stability and change if he wins the election. it always comes back to this, _ wins the election. it always comes back to this, country _ wins the election. it always comes back to this, country first, - wins the election. it always comes back to this, country first, party i back to this, country first, party second. i will fight for you! papua new guinea now says more than 2000 people were buried alive in friday's landslide in a remote village. cases of melanoma skin cancer is set to hit record levels as councils warned us to do more to protect ourselves from the sun. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of dresses that could have been stolen from the british museum.