in a letter that he will stay in the us presidential race "to the end". now on bbc news — newscast. after a few busy political days, here's newscast. hello, it's adam now in the newscast studio. �* �* , . , hello, it's adam now in the newscast studio. �* �*, . , ., studio. and it's cursed at westminster, _ studio. and it's cursed at westminster, and - studio. and it's cursed at westminster, and for- studio. and it's cursed ati westminster, and for the studio. and it's cursed at - westminster, and for the first time in a while feeling like it's the place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road. it place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road.— back out on the road. it was very weird walking — back out on the road. it was very weird walking past _ back out on the road. it was very i weird walking past westminster the few times i was there during campaign and you could literally hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, hear the tumbleweeds. the power left. basically. _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now— hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's come - hear the tumbleweeds. the power| left, basically, now it's come back. that's the nature of the campaign and its aftermath, isn't it? i did m voice

and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note _ and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note on _ and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note on the _ and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note on the train, - my voice note on the train, according to the house of commons library, 300 mps out of 650 were reelected. so, coming back. 335 were candidates who successfully became mps for the first time. leaving 15 who are retreads, as in, people who were mps, then had a gap, and are now back. , ., ., ., �* , now back. there is a of that. it's been really _ now back. there is a of that. it's been really kind _ now back. there is a of that. it's been really kind of— now back. there is a of that. it's been really kind of a different i now back. there is a of that. it's l been really kind of a different vibe of the day today. this is about argument and anger, and today there is that undiluted joy on a personal level for all of the newbies, irrespective of their party, they all have different views depending on how well their party did, but on a personal level to be elected as a member of parliament and come to westminster, to a building that is at once familiar and totally unfamiliar. and that you've got elsewhere in the same parliamentary estate, as it's known in westminster, people packing boxes full of books and emptying drawers

into bin liners and having to sacked members of staff and then thinking about their own future and that's the kind of necessary brutality of democracy but on a personal level it's still pretty brutal. i was talking to one now former mp who said, because i was saying to them to what extent does it feel personal because if the tide is against you, against your party then what can you actually do about it, and they said well that's true, except perhaps when you're competing in election you have to convince yourself you can make a difference otherwise why would he get out of bed in the morning and go knock on those doors? therefore when you lose, you have to accept that parts of that is quite personal, it was your name on the ticket even if your party affiliation was a far greater contributor to your win or loss than anything you yourself might have done. a human day really, contrasting emotions and very different from how this place normally is. i different from how this place normally ia— different from how this place normall is. , . , normally is. i 'ust am remember bein: on normally is. i 'ust am remember

being on this — normally is. ijust am remember being on this equivalent - normally is. ijust am remember being on this equivalent day - normally is. ijust am remember being on this equivalent day in l being on this equivalent day in 2010, where the coalition government, it hadn't been formed yet but they were negotiating, and i was doing an interview with sajid javid as a new mp, gone, then later that week filming with penny mordaunt, new mp on the back of a taxi so she could get her train home on the first week of empty, also gone. it symbolises that that area is really over. gone. it symbolises that that area is really over-— is really over. totally, yeah, exactly- _ is really over. totally, yeah, exactly- and _ is really over. totally, yeah, exactly. and psychologically| is really over. totally, yeah, . exactly. and psychologically it's is really over. totally, yeah, - exactly. and psychologically it's a bit odd, even as a reporter come of course as a reporter people, and go, that's the nature of democracy come of course it is, that's the way it be. at the same time you can get quite use to familiar faces who are then gone. and then a whole swathe of new mps, a bit like your observation from 2010, your memory from 2010. as i've been meeting these newbies, you think, who is the future prime minister among these people? and who is the future leader of the opposition or cabinet

minister, who is the big campaigner, the big personality. you think all of those things because parliament in that sense is that reflection of the full spectrum of personality traits and all of that. you know, as a sort of study in the human behaviour of these newbies come of their newbies today but they won't be newbies for long. and yeah, it's just very interesting because of the skillet, obviously you get this after every election but what's notable about this is the sheer scale of two and arbour. right, let's talk about _ scale of two and arbour. right, let's talk about what _ scale of two and arbour. right, let's talk about what the - scale of two and arbour. right, let's talk about what the new i scale of two and arbour. right, - let's talk about what the new prime minister, sir keir starmer has been doing. this goes back to another episode of newscast, saying it is the official prime minister sir keir starmer, i've noticed on the downing street e—mails they say the prime minister, they don't actually say his name. he minister, they don't actually say his name. ., , �* ~' his name. he doesn't like, particularly. _ his name. he doesn't like, particularly, the _ his name. he doesn't like, l particularly, the knighthood his name. he doesn't like, - particularly, the knighthood label, he is very proud of it for his service as director of public prosecutions, but he don't think

he's particularly fond of it as a sort of thing that's bolted onto his name all the time, and certainly plenty of conservatives regarded it as a political stick with which to beat him, because i don't know, perhaps made him look... basically that. yeah, absolutely, so conservatives before the election would always they would never fail to attach his title. and you know, certainly my reporting, i called him that at the second reference because you can't say mr starmer because he isn't that. , it's interesting saying that, interesting actually as well because 99% of the time, i kind of work on the assumption that the prime minister is the one person in the world on which i report, that i don't have to name. i never say it rachel reeves without saying chancellor, the same way i've never seen jeremy chancellor, the same way i've never seenjeremy hunt chancellor, the same way i've never seen jeremy hunt without saying chancellor. prime minister and prime

ministers name and use them interchangeably —— you can't use the names interchangeably. everything sort of changes and even when you hear keir starmer talking about the chancellor or the home secretary or the defence secretary, you have to remind yourself he's talking about yvette cooper and john healey and rachel reeves and other guys who those titles just a matter of days ago. those titles 'ust a matter of days a a 0. , ., ., ., those titles 'ust a matter of days auo. ., .,. ., ., ago. good to reinforce that we are in a new world, _ ago. good to reinforce that we are in a new world, let's _ ago. good to reinforce that we are in a new world, let's hear- ago. good to reinforce that we are | in a new world, let's hear what you want to call him, the pm, keir. here he is speaking on monday afternoon. it’s keir. here he is speaking on monday afternoon. �* , ., ., ., afternoon. it's important to me to reset relations _ afternoon. it's important to me to reset relations with _ afternoon. it's important to me to reset relations with northern - reset relations with northern ireland — reset relations with northern ireland wales and scotland, i want to make _ ireland wales and scotland, i want to make sure we collaborate, there is mutual _ to make sure we collaborate, there is mutual respect and trust as we deliver— is mutual respect and trust as we deliver for— is mutual respect and trust as we deliver for scotland and northern ireland _ deliver for scotland and northern ireland and for wales.— deliver for scotland and northern ireland and for wales. now, chris, i remember. — ireland and for wales. now, chris, i remember, we've _

ireland and for wales. now, chris, i remember, we've had _ ireland and for wales. now, chris, i remember, we've had enough - ireland and for wales. now, chris, i remember, we've had enough newl ireland and for wales. now, chris, i- remember, we've had enough new prime ministers in the last few years, they all do this thing for us, if not some eureka move like i know, i'll go visit all four corners of the uk on my first week as prime minister. ., �* , the uk on my first week as prime minister. . �* , , minister. that's true, but i remember _ minister. that's true, but i remember there _ minister. that's true, but i remember there was - minister. that's true, but i remember there was a - minister. that's true, but i remember there was a bit| minister. that's true, but i i remember there was a bit of minister. that's true, but i - remember there was a bit of a row, so liz truss did it because she did it as part of the reflections that followed the passing of the late queen, but there was a bit of a ruckus when liz truss first became trimester. she actually rang up nicholas sturgeon at the time, first minister of scotland. there are kind of routines that prime ministers will also follow not always follow, it is i suppose it a basic courtesy but also in the nature of our kind of complicated structures of government mean that you're the prime minister of the united kingdom but you have significant power sitting and those involved bodies. the political point of course that labour are keen to make is it's the

first time in ages where government and westminster has had a majority in england, scotland and wales, really by totting up the whole totals so they can lean into that a bit. �* ., ., ., bit. but not with northern ireland because labour— bit. but not with northern ireland because labour don't _ bit. but not with northern ireland because labour don't stand - bit. but not with northern ireland because labour don't stand in - because labour don't stand in northern ireland. and keir starmer was hinting in his press conference that he had a mandate for northern ireland, too. find that he had a mandate for northern ireland. too-— ireland, too. and that is the curiosity. — ireland, too. and that is the curiosity, isn't _ ireland, too. and that is the curiosity, isn't it, _ ireland, too. and that is the curiosity, isn't it, because i curiosity, isn't it, because northern ireland has its own political parties unless you're in the situation of theresa may, where you're reliant on boats from northern ireland in order to prop your majority of and clearly it's a bit different there. but you know, obviously as a uk prime minister you need to make sure you are seen and all of the different nations and regions of the uk.— all of the different nations and regions of the uk. that rustling you will have heard _ regions of the uk. that rustling you will have heard was _ regions of the uk. that rustling you will have heard was faisal islam, i will have heard was faisal islam, economics editor cribbing and quiet as a mouse, because he's going to do the second half of the episode, faisal, chris has a thing to go to.

no, i think i'm going to think you're going to. chris is going to a different thing. got to make it sound really secretive, nothing very exciting, itjust things that sound really secretive, nothing very exciting, it just things that are happening. so, faisal, can you be patient while we milk his brief time he has with us?— patient while we milk his brief time he has with us? those auto under cow milkin: he has with us? those auto under cow milking machines. _ he has with us? those auto under cow milking machines. productivity- milking machines. productivity newscast. _ milking machines. productivity newscast, chris, _ milking machines. productivity newscast, chris, if— milking machines. productivity newscast, chris, if i _ milking machines. productivity newscast, chris, ifi can - milking machines. productivity newscast, chris, ifi can plug l milking machines. productivity. newscast, chris, ifi can plug you newscast, chris, if i can plug you into a machine, i could have a day off, right anyway. auto under, during may. were going to maximise the number of questions we fire at you from newscast listeners, here is liz. , . . , �* , you from newscast listeners, here is liz. �*, liz. hi, newscast, it's liz. iwas wondering what _ liz. hi, newscast, it's liz. iwas wondering what the _ liz. hi, newscast, it's liz. iwas wondering what the process - liz. hi, newscast, it's liz. iwas wondering what the process is. liz. hi, newscast, it's liz. iwas. wondering what the process is for appointing — wondering what the process is for appointing ministers. _ wondering what the process is for appointing ministers. with- wondering what the process is for appointing ministers. with the . appointing ministers. with the secretary— appointing ministers. with the secretary of _ appointing ministers. with the secretary of state _ appointing ministers. with the secretary of state make - appointing ministers. with the i secretary of state make personal appointments _ secretary of state make personal appointments or— secretary of state make personal appointments or can _ secretary of state make personal appointments or can mps - secretary of state make personal appointments or can mps apply. secretary of state make personal. appointments or can mps apply for secretary of state make personal i appointments or can mps apply for a row, appointments or can mps apply for a row. or— appointments or can mps apply for a row. or could — appointments or can mps apply for a row, or could also _ appointments or can mps apply for a row, or could also be _ appointments or can mps apply for a row, or could also be a _ appointments or can mps apply for a row, or could also be a mixture i appointments or can mps apply for a row, or could also be a mixture of. row, or could also be a mixture of these _ row, or could also be a mixture of these things? _ row, or could also be a mixture of these things? how— row, or could also be a mixture of these things? how long _ row, or could also be a mixture of these things? how long should i row, or could also be a mixture ofl these things? how long should the state realistically, _ these things? how long should the state realistically, thanks. - these things? how long should the state realistically, thanks. [m i these things? how long should the state realistically, thanks.— state realistically, thanks. i'm to this question. — state realistically, thanks. i'm to this question, this _ state realistically, thanks. i'm to this question, this is _ state realistically, thanks. i'm to this question, this is like - state realistically, thanks. i'm to. this question, this is like watching a prime minister �*s press

conference, three questions if i may. i conference, three questions if i ma . conference, three questions if i ma , ., , ., conference, three questions if i ma. ., ., may. i was wondering if that was auoin to may. i was wondering if that was going to be _ may. i was wondering if that was going to be liz — may. i was wondering if that was going to be liz in _ may. i was wondering if that was going to be liz in norfolk, i may. i was wondering if that was going to be liz in norfolk, or- going to be liz in norfolk, or packing up from norfolk, the auto under thing, that the route to economic growth, and higher productivity. so, in terms of the appointment of ministers, they are in the gift of the prime minister, so i prime minister will appoint as keir starmer did on friday and saturday, a cabinet so the cabinets and involves the secretary of state, the most senior ministers in each government department, there are two, three, fourjunior ministers, two, three, four junior ministers, also two, three, fourjunior ministers, also appointed by the prime minister rather than by the secretary of state, although close allies of the prime minister will chip in with their suggestions, prime minister will chip in with theirsuggestions, etc. prime minister will chip in with their suggestions, etc. we have seen lots of morejunior their suggestions, etc. we have seen lots of more junior ministers lots of morejunior ministers being appointed today and it being publicly announced, their appointments. but the power lies with the prime minister. it's actually quite complicated, quite a lot of people that make up a

government. yes, more than a hundred, isn't it? in all the different apartments, you have to work out how you're going to work it out, who you're going to disappoint, but this person doesn't get on with this person so we won't put them in that department together, or maybe we will. it's very comfy kid usually takes a period of days and it is held still ongoing. it’s takes a period of days and it is held still ongoing.— held still ongoing. it's actually taken a bit _ held still ongoing. it's actually taken a bit of _ held still ongoing. it's actually taken a bit of a _ held still ongoing. it's actually taken a bit of a while, - held still ongoing. it's actually taken a bit of a while, hasn't l held still ongoing. it's actually. taken a bit of a while, hasn't it, to do like the second round. they did cabinet very quickly over the weekend, it wasn't monday lunchtime until we got the ministers of state. that's because it's quite complicated, prime minister has had a quite a lot to do coming after work out who has won and who has lost, from labour �*s perspective it's quite tricky, they have a colossal parliamentary party now, because of the number of mps they have. if you look at those who are in parliament and the last parliament, a smaller number than they have now, and you assume that they have now, and you assume that the vast majority of new york

ministers are likely to come to them because they've got more parliamentary experience, if you just then a discount those who are coming back into parliament having not been in parliament in the last parliament but previously served, like douglas alexander for example, and heidi alexander, not related. then you actually have a relatively small number of people for whom to pick, and you're doing that whilst he's charging around the country and having a million and one briefings, the upper ministers get your head head around long well is getting your head around cranky, you're prime minister. that has been noted by the kind of whitehall machine who i think many of whom were sort of preparing to work on sunday to welcome ministers a, b, c, and d. b c and d haven't been appointed. and they are famous political broadcaster will be going into the house of lords and then into the education department. you never told

me that, congratulations. ida. education department. you never told me that, congratulations.— me that, congratulations. no, i'm completely _ me that, congratulations. no, i'm completely political— me that, congratulations. no, i'm completely political neutral, i i me that, congratulations. no, i'm| completely political neutral, i also have no managerial extremes or skills. . . . ~ have no managerial extremes or skills. , . . ~ ,, , skills. jackie smith is returning labour skills. jackie smith is returning labour home _ skills. jackie smith is returning labour home secretary i skills. jackie smith is returning| labour home secretary heading skills. jackie smith is returning i labour home secretary heading into the department for education as a junior minister or certainly more junior than being as secretary of state. it means that annandale is hunting for a successor for the podcast, there is a shuffle going on. ii podcast, there is a shuffle going on. ., , podcast, there is a shuffle going on, ., , , . podcast, there is a shuffle going on. . , , . podcast, there is a shuffle going on, ., , , . ., , ., on. if he had been selected as a tory candidate, _ on. if he had been selected as a tory candidate, all— on. if he had been selected as a tory candidate, all the - on. if he had been selected as a i tory candidate, all the presenters would be working for politics. the seat he was _ would be working for politics. iis: seat he was fighting, would be working for politics. "iis: seat he was fighting, the would be working for politics. iis: seat he was fighting, the lib dems actually one, so his decision to, to not to run... actually one, so his decision to, to not to run---_ not to run... turned out to be a aood not to run... turned out to be a good one- _ not to run... turned out to be a good one. maybe _ not to run... turned out to be a good one. maybe he _ not to run... turned out to be a good one. maybe he made i not to run... turned out to be a good one. maybe he made the | good one. maybe he made the difference. _ good one. maybe he made the difference, who _ good one. maybe he made the difference, who knows. i good one. maybe he made the difference, who knows. but i good one. maybe he made the difference, who knows. but it| difference, who knows. but it certainly looked like he was do to fight because that's where he lives, yeah, switch for the first time since the arc i think. newscaster fiona messaged _ since the arc i think. newscaster fiona messaged saying - since the arc i think. newscaster fiona messaged saying what's i fiona messaged saying what's happened to emily thornberry, she

was a shadow attorney general but she isn't the actual attorney general. ,, ., ., , . general. keir starmer has recruited a long-standing _ general. keir starmer has recruited a long-standing senior _ general. keir starmer has recruited a long-standing senior lawyer, i general. keir starmer has recruited l a long-standing senior lawyer, given a long—standing senior lawyer, given him a peerage and he's become attorney general in a blink of an eye and it was quite a lengthy contribution to social media, sufficiently lengthy that it was one of those type something out, take a photograph and post otherwise you will run out of characters in a conventional tweet or acts as it's called. she was teased out, she acknowledged this guy had more legal experience than she does, but there was a definite sort of tone of, well, annoyance, anger, frustration, disappointment and that text, and there were warm words from the prime minister when he was asked about it and not quite got to the bottom of what degree poker he might have been about, or what all he might use. i

had set a reminder, i suppose, you are going to be the best in particular positions there are people who have done quite a lot of work for you who ended up taking the box and are quite disappointed. iie box and are quite disappointed. he had way more higher legal experience than her... he had way more higher legal experience than her... ., , ., ., than her... he would beat her own exoerience- _ than her... he would beat her own experience. keir _ than her... he would beat her own experience. keir starmer - than her... he would beat her own experience. keir starmer of i than her... he would beat her own experience. keir starmer of all i experience. keir starmer of all people is going to be particularly aware of the value of high end legal experience in an attorney general given his previous line of work. the erson i given his previous line of work. the person i will— given his previous line of work. the person i will be texting tonight though is someone i have known, yes minister for though is someone i have known, yes ministerfor two though is someone i have known, yes minister for two of my favourite subjects, constitutional reform, which sounds like they're going to probably too late on the house of lords and stuff like that, also european relations. it sounds like he's going to be masterminding the renegotiation. except we wouldn't call it that, the reset with the eu.

yes, and performing that michael drove —esque role, in terms of those conversations, interaction, called them what you will, with the european union, but i think what they told us they want to do which is kind of a closer relationship and a handful of areas without entertaining the biggie stuff, single market, also the thing that's not i single market, also the thing that's noti million miles around the corner now which is the kind of review of the whole deal that was set out one of was first signed. chris, i let you go, see you soon. but also thank you for a building in the cow milking machine into politics —— the podcast. right, so rachel reeves is the first female chancellor ever, she did herfirst big speech in the treasury, i notice a lot of sort of captains of industry and industry groups getting south—east with her, sounds like this is a big production. we south-east with her, sounds like

this is a big production. we never aet an this is a big production. we never get any journalists _ this is a big production. we never get any journalists getting i this is a big production. we never get any journalists getting such . get anyjournalists getting such shenanigans is that, but i think, use the phrase i'm quite rightly, nikki campbell, pick me up on it, that was summoned to the treasury, they won't went very wiggling leave. —— went very willingly. financiers and others, and she used the opportunity the first sort of full working day of the treasury, they worked through the weekend to try and make essentially an offer to these business leaders, but yeah, they were... we weren't in the bit, we were shut out of the networking, drinks. they tend to pass the cabinet, too, they were really trying to send a message and it wasn't apparent to us a journalist, viewers and readers at home, i really was to the investors and we are united cabinet, perhaps contrasting with what we've seen in

various guises over the past several years, and we are willing to take some short—term political pain in order to deliver policy and political certainty that you need to splash the cash, splash the cash now in order to affect the growth rate in order to affect the growth rate in a year's time. the in order to affect the growth rate in a year's time.— in a year's time. the short-term olitical in a year's time. the short-term political payment _ in a year's time. the short-term political payment may _ in a year's time. the short-term political payment may be i in a year's time. the short-term political payment may be a - in a year's time. the short-term political payment may be a big l political payment may be a big housing development were people have previously objected to, or wind turbines being built on a hill where people have objected. and building things work they have previously been hard to build. jt’s things work they have previously been hard to build.— things work they have previously been hard to build. it's quite hard to net out been hard to build. it's quite hard to get out of— been hard to build. it's quite hard to get out of the _ been hard to build. it's quite hard to get out of the mode _ been hard to build. it's quite hard to get out of the mode of - been hard to build. it's quite hard| to get out of the mode of thinking about what politics is been for the past iii years. sort of all took for granted, did we not, that it's too difficult to do big and for stricter projects that were in shire areas where there are conservative counsellors and they'll stand up, i think to be fair what they've done

today in liberalising the planning regime both for house building and for wind power in a massive way, also for data centres which is going to be important in our ar future. i thinkjeremy hunt or rishi sunak would have wanted to do something with this but they couldn't do it because of the internal contradictions of the conservative coalition, the free—market wings and the conservative party and the shy wings. but this is the only option right now where they don't have the fiscal lever to pull, ie pouring money into... fiscal lever to pull, ie pouring money into. . ._ fiscal lever to pull, ie pouring money into... this money into... borrowing money. this the sa money into... borrowing money. this they say helps _ money into... borrowing money. this they say helps make _ money into... borrowing money. this they say helps make the _ money into... borrowing money. this they say helps make the numbers - money into... borrowing money. this| they say helps make the numbers add up, makes the difficult trade—offs we heard so much about from the iss, makes all that stuff easier or less hard you might say. but it's vitally important, it's vitally important sort of restraint on growth that i think the easiest way to explain it, it sounds quite nerdy and i know you

like nerdy techie stuff. but you take somewhere like oxford and cambridge, world beating research in science has not grown physically, you can see from a map of those two university towns, as you'd expect a similar american university, having grown massive industries around them, the housing. under these sorts of reforms you should expect hundreds more wind turbines are up and down angling, hundreds of thousands more homes

prioritising projects to do with big national infrastructure. not actually sure what that will mean in practice, but they have to make some things, and then .7 was a longer—term thing most of the next year changing these national policy statements to mean that ministers have got more levers to demand things are built, just zooming in on the data centre thing, what is

happening there?— the data centre thing, what is happening there? the data centre thing, what is ha enin: there? ., ., ., happening there? there were two data centres. happening there? there were two data centres- and — happening there? there were two data centres. and these _ happening there? there were two data centres. and these are _ happening there? there were two data centres. and these are big _ centres. and these are big warehouses _ centres. and these are big warehouses of _ centres. and these are big warehouses of computers| centres. and these are big - warehouses of computers that centres. and these are big _ warehouses of computers that provide cloud computing. i’iiii warehouses of computers that provide cloud computing-— cloud computing. i'll give you a cuick cloud computing. i'll give you a quick example. _ cloud computing. i'll give you a quick example. president - cloud computing. i'll give you a quick example. president has l cloud computing. i'll give you a - quick example. president has been going around telling the big tech companies, data centres in france, the sort of computing ai i think it's buckinghamshire and hampshire, potentially were protected by the local councils, one of them is on the green belt, both on the green belt. , , i, belt. the green belt is next to them 25 motorway- _ belt. the green belt is next to them 25 motorway. exactly, _ belt. the green belt is next to them 25 motorway. exactly, they - belt. the green belt is next to them 25 motorway. exactly, they have - belt. the green belt is next to them | 25 motorway. exactly, they have just 25 motorway. exactly, they have 'ust said that we — 25 motorway. exactly, they have 'ust said that we are fl 25 motorway. exactly, they have 'ust said that we are going i 25 motorway. exactly, they have 'ust said that we are going to i 25 motorway. exactly, they have 'ust said that we are going to allowh 25 motorway. exactly, they have just said that we are going to allow them| said that we are going to allow them now with the stroke of a pen he. so it's really fascinating. and if you add all the seven points together and the general vibe, if you like given to the investors, they are

saying kemeny are notjust saying we except there's going to be political pain, they want to tell the investors that we are going to have this political pain because then that gives the confidence for them to write their checks and write their checks quickly. so that is what this is all about to come and i think to go back to the french analogy ee president was rather brilliant at getting foreign investors to come to the palace of versailles. he would name them, he would know their names of the children, he would be a bit creepy. he is networking! he children, he would be a bit creepy. he is networking!— children, he would be a bit creepy. he is networking! he would charmed the socks off — he is networking! he would charmed the socks off of _ he is networking! he would charmed the socks off of them _ he is networking! he would charmed the socks off of them and _ he is networking! he would charmed the socks off of them and even - the socks off of them and even though france has some interesting labour laws and all of this sort of stuff, he would be and invest in france. and as a result on the table of investment, they shot to the top. there was a little bit of from france, their guys over the channel, they've gone a bit crazy. quite a lot of apps, they didn't make some big explicit statement about it, they were sort of trolling us

explicitly, but that is definitely part of the cell. well, the argument from the new government is that has changed now and it is entirely reversed which is there is now a labour government with a solid majority for five years, of course tomatoes all sorts of questions that people are asking about, you are not going to outvote them in parliament. he looked over at paris and what policies could you be sure of even if the government could be we recorded more than we could fit into this tv slot, so if you would like to have the extra stuff you can listen to our podcast on bbc sounds. goodbye. listen to our podcast on bbc sounds. goodb e. h. , listen to our podcast on bbc sounds. goodb e. _.,, ., listen to our podcast on bbc sounds. goodb e. ., �* �* hello there, good evening. it's been a very wet start tojuly for many of us, and the rain was especially heavy over the weekend. there's a lot more wet weather to come, too,

in the forecast as we head through the rest of the week, low pressure remains in charge. it's going to stay unsettled, but it won't be wet all the time. lots of dry spells, some sunshine around at times. the sunshine best across northern england through today, but there will be more rain to come and that's courtesy of this deep area of low pressure just spinning these weather fronts northwards through tonight. there's some really quite muggy, humid—feeling air towards the south of it as well, but some heavy downpours of rain through the night, especially across the moors of the south west, moving across into north wales, the north midlands and northern england in time for tomorrow morning. mild and muggy towards the south — 13—14 celsius — but a lot chillier further north, where we'll keep the clear skies across much of scotland. lows here around 6—8 celsius, perhaps, for some. so that low pressure continues to move very slowly further northwards as we head through tuesday, the humid feeling areas towards the south of it. the heavy rain will push into northern england, eventually curl around into northern ireland, southern—central areas of scotland, as we head through the second half of the day and eventually

into eastern scotland, where it's going to be really quite relentless. but northern scotland stays dry. to the south of these fronts, some sunny spells, a lot of cloud around. watch out for a few showers, particularly where we do get the sunshine, but here temperatures will peak at 20—22 celsius. the air is mild and muggy. and if we take a look at wednesday then you can see we've got this brisk north—easterly wind blowing. it'sjust blowing more rain. it's going to be really quite relentless across many parts of eastern northern scotland as we head through wednesday. and the rainfall totals will really start to rack up. further south, yes, a few showers, but also some bright and some sunny spells appearing between those cloud layers and temperatures will get as high as 20—21 celsius again. the low pressure pulls away from the north sea as we head through thursday. this occlusion sinks further southwards, introducing clouds, some showers, but there's more heavy rain approaching again from the south and that is going to affect southern areas of england, perhaps east anglia, south east england as we head through friday. we'll also draw down more of a north easterly wind so temperatures are likely to drop again by the time we get to the end

of the working week. bye—bye for now. hello, i'm lucy grey. you're watching the context on bbc news. being here reporting on war this long, this is the most difficult thing that i've ever seen. these children being transported, a lot of them without hair, because they have cancer. the russian defence ministry issued a statement — here it is — basically denying targeting civilian

infrastructure in ukraine. translation: we will respond to russia and a powerful way i to russia in a powerful way on our part for sure. the question for our partners is whether they can respond. j welcome to the programme. on the eve of the nato summit in the us, russia sends a barrage of attacks across ukraine. at least 30 people have been killed in strikes across the country, including an attack on the capital kyiv�*s main children's hospital. in france, a snap election delivers a shock result. we head to paris for the latest from a surprising success for the left in france. questions continue over president biden�*s political future, but the us president says he's not going anywhere. plus, crunch time at the euros. we'll take a look at what's ahead as we move into semi—finals. we start in ukraine — at least 36 people have been

killed in russian strikes across the country.