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live from london. this is bbc news. the government's 412 mps gather to meet the new labour prime minister keir starmer, as he completes a whistle—stop tour of the uk. meanwhile in herfirst speech as chancellor, rachel reeves claims her party has inherited "14 years of chaos and economic irresponsibility". also tonight — a reshuffle on the opposition benches, lord cameron quits the conservative shadow cabinet followed by party chairman richard holden butjeremy hunt stays on as shadow chancellor. at least 36 people are killed as russia launches a wave of missile strikes across ukraine, including at a children's hospital in kyiv. despite more senior democrats urging him to drop out, president biden insists in a letter that he'll stay in the us presidential race �*to the end'. and the historic theatre in greater manchester that was closed last year — but has just been saved by campaigners.

welcome, i'm kasia madera. the new prime minister sir keir starmer has finished a whistle—stop tour of all four nations of the uk. after visiting scotland yesterday, he spent the morning in belfast meeting political leaders before travelling to cardiff to meet wales' first minister. he's also been meeting his party's new mps. in total 412 labour mps were elected last week. they started to arrive in westminster as they begin their careers in parliament. rishi sunak has announced his interim shadow cabinet. the former foreign secretary lord cameron has resigned, as has richard holden, who was conservative party chairman. other appointments include kemi badenoch as shadow levelling up secretary. our political editor chris mason reports.

applause. however good your trip to work was this morning, i reckon you weren't applauded and serenaded on the commute like this new mp for plaid cymru, ann davies. the national anthem of wales ringing in her ears, the trip from carmarthen to westminster began. there were flowers rather than song for green mp carla denyer in bristol. it was a laptop and a flask for others, hauling suitcases, a sense of wonder and pride to parliament. it's all been a bit of a whirlwind and there's a lot to take in, but i'm really excited to get started and see how it goes over the next few days. how was it walking into that chamber for the first time? really incredible. down the road, put your name on a sticky label and smile, there are 72 liberal democrat mps now. it was worth bungee jumping. laughter. he has tried to become an mp plenty of times before, now he has the envelope.

reform uk's leader, nigel farage, has spent the day in his constituency in clacton in essex. i shall have to re—memorize all of this by tomorrow morning! first stop for keir starmer today, belfast, meeting the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland. they sing. by lunchtime, he was also being serenaded in welsh. he was at the senedd in cardiff meeting wales's first minister and talking to reporters. tv interviews usually start with asking the guests to introduce themselves. so here goes. your name and title, | thank you very much. keir starmer, prime minister. it's very important to me to reset relations with scotland, northern ireland and wales because i want to make sure that there is mutual respect and trust. back in westminster this is what a whopping majority looks like. the prime minister had a photocall with

his mps. but for every winner, a loser, as the defeated depart. back in westminster, this is what a photo call with his mps, mixed emotions, absolutely. discombobulated, coming in here, back to parliament and meeting others who are just starting their parliamentary careers and i'm having to pack up and go. the brutality of democracy arrives in reverse and on four wheels in british politics. change is in the air, the chest of drawers is in the van. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. rachel reeves has made herfirst speech as chancellor, confirming she'll bring back mandatory house building targets and loosen planning rules in england to encourage the building of new homes. speaking to business leaders at the treasury, ms reeves said economic growth would be "labour's national mission". the team at bbc verify has been looking at labour's goal of building 1.5 million new homes in england in the next five years.

the new chancellor, rachel reeves, has confirmed today that the new government will seek to meet its housing construction targets, in part by allowing building on what it calls grey belt land. so what is this grey belt, and is this plan credible? well, to understand the grey belt, you first have to understand the green belt. the green belt was established in the middle of the last century, not primarily to provide green space for public enjoyment, but to restrict the growth of cities. here is the current land in england designated as green belt, around 16,000km2. belt, around 16,000km sq. and you can see it's around the cities of london, manchester and birmingham, but also around places such as oxford, cambridge and bristol. the green belt covers roughly an eighth of england's land mass, but despite the name, not all of the green belt is green. some of it is low quality scrubland or was previously developed but is not now in use. these are some examples of nominally green belt land around london.

from the website of the labour mp siobhan mcdonagh, who's campaigned for reform of green belt restrictions. most economists agree that easing constraints on green belt development would be useful in freeing up land for housing, and done carefully, would help to boost uk growth and living standards. and they point out that you wouldn't necessarily need to build on that much of the green belt to have a big impact. estimates from the centre for cities think tank suggest that developing just 2% of existing green belt land near railway stations serving big cities would unlock enough land to build between 1.7 and 2.1 million homes. yet could this land realistically all come from those unloved grey parts of the green belt and thus avoid objections from existing local residents, which so often block development? well, researchers at the estate agency frank knight have estimated the quantity of homes that could be built on grey belt

as between 100,000 and 200,000, though some estimates put it higher than this. for context, labour has pledged to build an additional 1.5 million homes over the next five years in england, so the picture is unclear. grey belt is not yet an officially defined term, but at the moment it looks likely that even on the higher estimates of grey belt potential, the new government would have to do quite a lot more than simply allow building on grey bits of the green belt to achieve its housing target. meanwhile, the prime minister is expected to authorise emergency measures this week which could see criminals freed after serving less than half their sentence. it's a key challenge facing the new government after prison governors warned jails could run out of space within days. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha has been talking with some of those affected, including a prison governor who agreed to speak

if we hid his identity. everyone is talking about being at crisis point. it is at crisis point — we can't sustain this length of being full for so long as we are. there is an emergency in prisons in england and wales. they are overcrowded and at bursting point. and the consequence, dangerous criminals who were jailed by the courts could have nowhere to serve their sentence. 0ne governor says he's never seen it so bad. he's not supposed to speak to the media, so we've hidden his identity. we are having to make single cells into doubles, and certainly we are doing that regularly. there are times when men can't really actually sit up in their bunk bed without their head hitting the ceiling. thatjust doesn't feel right. this is probably the worst i've seen it in my service in terms of consistently not being able to deliver what i want to deliver.

the prime minister says, like the previous government, he will continue releasing people early to make room, but it's not clear yet how many and when. how to sort this problem divides opinion. there are those that think early release sends a signal that the new government is soft on crime. they argue for longer sentences as a deterrent and punishment. then there's building new prisons which takes time. the government says it's clear that a shorter—term fix is needed. jason was inside for drug offences and was released earlyjust weeks ago. he says support on the outside is key. all of a sudden, within maybe 24—48 hours, you are getting ushered out of the building swiftly. it's the resettlement that is really lacking. so you can release people as much as you want, if you don't resettle them, it's not going to do anything. the new government says it will get to grips with the situation. there isn't going to be a quick fix but we are going to have to deal with the legacy we inherit,

but i think it has been totally irresponsible the way the conservatives have handled this for notjust recent months, but in fact for years. tackling this crisis will be one of its first big tests, with critics watching closely. of its first big tests, what it decides could be a tough pill for some victims to swallow. there is loads of new initiatives coming out about early release schemes. have we even got places for people to live when they are being released? if they don't have anywhere to live, we are just almost setting people up to fail and reoffend. 0ur political correspondent harry farley is in westminster. let's discuss, harry, shall we start with the most recent news that lord cameron has resigned as shadow foreign secretary, and holden has

resigned as shadow party chairman. how is rishi sunak�*s interim shadow cabinet looking? rishi how is rishi sunak's interim shadow cabinet looking?— how is rishi sunak's interim shadow cabinet looking? rishi sunak said he would stay on _ cabinet looking? rishi sunak said he would stay on as _ cabinet looking? rishi sunak said he would stay on as leader _ cabinet looking? rishi sunak said he would stay on as leader until- cabinet looking? rishi sunak said he would stay on as leader until the - would stay on as leader until the process for finding a new leader of the conservative party is under way. so this is really an interim, temporary announcement, so the conservatives can try and begin to hold the government to account, the main headlines i suppose, or cameron, david cameron, former prime minister who was foreign secretary, he is not going to be shadow foreign secretary. he argues that's because he's not an mp, using house of lords and in to shadow, hold a foreign secretary and house of commons to account, it needs to have a shadow foreign secretary in house of commons. richard holden who was chair of the conservative party and in that role had responsibility i suppose in some ways for the campaign which obviously ended poorly for the conservatives,

perhaps not a surprise he has offered his resignation. in regards to movements and changes we seen in the interim shadow cabinet, the conservatives lost so many seats at the general election, including so many members of the cabinet so they've had to boxing cox to move some people around to fill the holes that they left. secretary of state for housing and local governments, she was shadow angela rayner the deputy leader and a few other changes as well, and this is i suppose the conservatives making that first step of their new role as the opposition party. bud that first step of their new role as the opposition party.— the opposition party. and when it comes to the _ the opposition party. and when it comes to the government - the opposition party. and when it comes to the government itself, | the opposition party. and when it i comes to the government itself, sir keir starmer of course just finished his whistle stop tour of the uk and onto the international stage the next day because he's looking to nato. ., �* ,

next day because he's looking to nato. . �*, ., ., ., nato. that's right, tomorrow evening he will fly to — nato. that's right, tomorrow evening he will fly to washington _ nato. that's right, tomorrow evening he will fly to washington for - nato. that's right, tomorrow evening he will fly to washington for the - he will fly to washington for the nato summit, before then he will meet with some regional mayors from england, the government is promising what they say is a massive expansion of devolution, so handing new powers away from westminster to different regions across england. we'll see more details of that to expect in the coming days, but we are expecting what the government call a take back control act to be in the king �*s speech, to announce, transport, housing, and getting people into employment. and tomorrow in the house of commons we are expecting mps who elect a speaker as well and that begins the parliamentary process, i suppose, mps will then be sworn in and that will take several days before the king �*s speech next week. so will take several days before the king 's speech next week. so while all of that happens, _ king 's speech next week. so while all of that happens, already - all of that happens, already scrutiny is taking place in terms of government promises. we heard from rachel reeves earlier on doing those

pledges in terms of housing and building planning projects, some scrutiny already and it's very early days so far in this new government. that's right, one of the interesting things we heard from rachel reeves earlier was her argument this is the worst economic inheritance that a government has received since the second world war, i think what she's trying to do there is frame the argument for the weeks and months ahead because labour—mack are very conscious they have a task on their hands, they have promised change, that was their election slogan and very people will ask, where is that change? so what rachel reeves was doing, the chancellor was doing, i've got a mess, and her words, the worst inheritance since the second world war and that you suppose she's trying to quite herself some time, labour a very conscious, the problems that labour is facing they are deeply entrenched and they are

significant, and they know very quickly they will be asked why they haven't been able to bring about the changes as quickly as some people would like. labour say they are confident this will take time but they faced difficult question. chaos and economic— they faced difficult question. chaos and economic responsibility -- - and economic responsibility —— irresponsibility is what they say. 0ur political correspondent, harry farley, thank you. lets look at tomorrow's newspapers — rachel reeves' first speech let's look at tomorrow's newspapers — rachel reeves' first speech as chancellor promising and the children's hospital hit in kyiv following russian strikes which killed dozens dominate the front pages. the i leads with rachel reeves saying she's ready for war over the uk's green belt as she vows to take on nimbys, so called �*not in my back yard residents', over labour's promise to build 1.5 million new homes. the yorkshire post says that reeves' planning rule change could lead to an �*urban sprawl�*.

the times leads with pressure on new pm keir starmer to increase defence spending as a former head of the army says the world is at its most dangerous than at any time since 1945 — this follows russia's strikes on the children's hospital in kyiv. �*putin bombs children�*s cancer hospital�* is the mail�*s headline — and how the atrocity shows why britain and nato need to spend more in defence. the prime minister will attend a nato summit in washington tomorrow. �*a war against life itself�* is how the russian hospital strike was described on the guardian�*s front page. the daily telegraph has an emotional image of a mother cradling her daughter following the strike. the financial times has a picture of new labour mps gathered together for a photocall as they arrived in parliament today — leading with rachel reeves ordering an anaylsis of the tory

spending she inherited. and — the metro�*s splash is �*groundhog day�*as thousands stranded after flight cancellations and delays at gatwick and heathrow airports. just a brief look at the newspapers. russia has carried out a massive and deadly bombardment of ukrainian cities, a day before a major nato summit begins in washington. according to reports, at least 36 people were killed across the country — and dozens more wounded. in kyiv — ukraine�*s biggest children�*s hospital was hit. this is the scene as medical staff and emergency services work through the night to continue to try to find survivors using their hands to clear the rubble. ukraine�*s prosecutor general says he has discussed russia�*s actions

with the international criminal court. these are the images live in kyiv. they are around two hours ahead in terms of kyiv time, so it�*s coming up terms of kyiv time, so it�*s coming up to 130 in the morning there and that scrambled through the rubble is now still ongoing. many of the children there are being treated for cancer. child patients were moved outside, some still had their drips attached. ukraine said a cruise missile was used — something russia denies. kyiv�*s mayor, vitaliy klitschko, called it "one of the worst attacks" his city has seen since the start

of the war. in total, five cities are thought to have been targetted. including president volodymyr zelensky�*s hometown. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports from kyiv. frantic desperation on a summer morning, people helping with bare hands at ukraine�*s largest children�*s hospital. even for a war hardened city, this was a missile strike which broke the gruelling rhythm of the war. some of the young patients were being treated for cancer, already fighting for their lives. they illustrate how these attacks do not discriminate. translation: we were in the middle of surgery when the windows were - shattered, the surgeon quickly cover the baby to save him. i want the world to stop this, these children are innocent. tatjana had a near miss. translation: we got here

before it all started. - then the search for survivors stops for another missile alert, an underpass acts as a shelter this time. residential buildings were also hit in kyiv, here bodies were recovered. other cities were also attacked. on a visit to neighbouring poland, president zelensky promised retaliation. translation: beyond any doubt, we are going to rebuild everything j that these terrorists have destroyed, and beyond any doubt, we are going to respond to these savages from russia. everybody who was injured will get the necessary help, and we pledge to work to bring russia to justice. ukrainians often describe a daily white on their shoulders, weight on their shoulders, sirens sounding in cities like kyiv all the time, and occasionally explosions will follow, and occasionally it is a big one.

now you can see people singing as they are giving out water. attacks like this don�*t really influence the battlefield, but what they are designed to do is terrorise and suppress the ukrainian people. for a second time, rescue teams have to find cover due to another allowed. find cover due to another air alert. on this occasion, they sing the ukrainian national anthem. a dark day for a city still defiant. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. so what�*s russia saying about this? here�*s our russia editor steve rosenberg. well, the russian military today said what it normally says we do not target civilians. we did target military industrial sites and air bases. and as for the destruction in kyiv, it blamed that on a ukrainian air defence missile. now ukraine insists that it found

remnants of a russian cruise missile. now, what has the russian president been saying about these devastating attacks? absolutely nothing in public. i mean, earlier this afternoon, russian television showed vladimir putin marking what is known here as the day of russian family and love. and then his guest arrived, the prime minister of india. now it was prime minister modi who told vladimir putin to his face two years ago that this was not a time for war. and i wonder what mr modi will have been saying to vladimir putin tonight in the light of these attacks. but really, this is one of those days where i feel most acutely the chasm here between reality and appearance, because only on friday i was in the kremlin listening to vladimir putin, claiming to be committed to a diplomatic solution to the war in ukraine. and three days later, dozens of russian missiles launched at ukraine tell a different story.

steve rosenberg in moscow. in the us, president biden has promised to remain in the race for november�*s election. in a letter to democrats in congress, mr biden said he was firmly committed to beating donald trump, despite what he described as speculation in the press. he called on democrats to unite around his re—election bid. this is the american president�*s latest attempt to quieten critical voices after his lacklustre debate performance. our north america editor sarah smith reports. everybody! she sings seeking salvation for his presidential campaign, joe biden started at a church in philadelphia yesterday. and followed up with a busy schedule of events, specifically designed to show he�*s got the stamina required for this election. and to showcase some of his biggest supporters. this is the president, this

is our guy, this is our nominee, and he is entitled to take this to november, because he has been a great president and is the only person that has ever beaten trump. but as democrats come back to capitol hill today after a holiday break, it�*s expected more of them will call forjoe biden to step aside. this morning, he sent a letter telling them he�*s not backing down, saying... and he called in to a breakfast tv show to repeat the same message. it�*s not an option, and i�*m not lost, and i haven�*t lost! i beat him last time. i�*ll beat him this time. and he dared any potential rivals to try to topple him. if any of those guys don�*t think i should run, run against me. go ahead, announce for president. challenge me at the convention. it will take more than this, though, to erase the memories of that disastrous debate performance. um... dealing with everything we have to do with... uh, look... if... we finally beat medicare.

i hear you! the white house spokeswoman faced a barrage of questions about why an expert on parkinson�*s disease has visited the white house eight times in the last year. as the president being treated for parkinson's? no, is he taking medication for parkinson's? no. those are the things that i can give you full blown answers on, but i'm not going to confirm any specialist that comes to the white house. in a primetime interview with abc news on friday, he said he didn�*t need to take a cognitive test and that no—one could persuade him to stand down as a candidate. none of my people said i should leave the race. but if they do? well, it�*s like... we�*re not going to do that. you're sure? well, yeah, i'm sure! look, i mean, if the lord almighty came down and said, "joe, get out of the race," i�*d get out of the race, but the lord almighty�*s not coming down.

vice president kamala harris has been steadfastly loyal, as those who want mr biden to step down are uniting around the idea that she should be the one to take over. no—one can force him out of the race, but many will keep trying to persuade him to go. cheering sarah smith reporting. a historic theatre in greater manchester that was closed in march last year when it lost is arts council funding is to reopen. the oldham coliseum, which is 137 years old, has been saved by campaginers who decided to bring the theatre back to life. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. we have had charlie chaplin here, stan laurel, pat phoenix, anne kirkbride... a lot of the corrie cast. this is a feelgood theatre story. last march, oldham coliseum shut after almost 140 years. it had lost its arts council funding. but the actressjulie hesmondhalgh refused to give up. we�*re very experienced at fighting

and campaigning for things, but not very experienced at winning.