both labour and the conservative party— both labour and the conservative party are — both labour and the economy and the international as welt _ economy and the international as welt they— economy and the international as well. they both sign up to the war machine _ well. they both sign up to the war machine and neoliberal economics. people _ machine and neoliberal economics. people about no real choice. we are effectively _ people about no real choice. we are effectively being run by a one—party state _ effectively being run by a one—party state and _ effectively being run by a one—party state and people are desperate, it seems _ state and people are desperate, it seems to— state and people are desperate, it seems to me, or an alternative. the workers _ seems to me, or an alternative. the workers party, george galloway, provides— workers party, george galloway, provides that alternative and we think. _ provides that alternative and we think, strong victory this evening will he _ think, strong victory this evening will he a — think, strong victory this evening will be a real boost th

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party over_ labour movement and the welsh labour party over the last five years.over the last five years. today is — party over the last five years. today is the day where we look forward, — today is the day where we look forward, beyond what we have achieved — forward, beyond what we have achieved together to what we will want to _ achieved together to what we will want to do together in the future. i've been— want to do together in the future. i've been a — want to do together in the future. i've been a member of the labour family— i've been a member of the labour family more than 50 years. i first knocked — family more than 50 years. i first knocked doors for the labour party in an_ knocked doors for the labour party in an election in 1974, and here we are 50— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years— in an election in 1974, and here we are 50 years later. and when i think of the _ are 50 years later. and when i think of the labour party in wales, the idea of— of the labour party in wales, the idea of a — of the labour party in wales, the idea of a fami

party, sits on the labour party's national executive committee, doesn't he? yes, so i mean he was lobbist in previous life and worked for arms firms including finwicana and gkn and number of others, but then he was brought into baycom, the brititon israel communication research center, one of the main israel lobby groups in this country, and then he was used to to create this other sort of um organization out of bacon called we believe in israel, which has been in existence for now for i think more than 10 years, yeah, and so he is a fully paid israel lobbist at the same time as being, he was a counselor, same time as on the national executive committee again of the labor party and so he's effectively you know as are now quite a number of members of the national executive committeely an agent of foreign state running a political party the leader of which says he has he's a zionist without qualification so you you've only got to give the examples of kier starmer and you're already saying there something very strange about party uh we've talked about john hutte

party meeting. find he had spoken about in a labour party meeting-— he had spoken about in a labour partyabout in a labour pa meetinr. . , . party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, party meeting. and those delays are a disaster. as _ party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, as we _ party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, as we have _ party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, as we have been - party meeting. and those delays are a disaster, as we have been saying. | let me talk about the new definition of extremism which will be published by the communities secretary tomorrow. you have signed a letter earlier this week, sunder, where you pleaded really that extremism should not be used to score political points so what is your fear? it not be used to score political points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by priti _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by priti patel- points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by pri

the labour party? course they're they disowned their own candidate azhar ali didn't they. after those remarks emerged that he had said about israel after the ballot papers had been printed. so to see this win by george galloway , i mean a 6000 george galloway, i mean a 6000 majority over the nearest candidate who was an independent candidate. of course , george candidate. of course, george galloway said, this is for gaza, not this is for not this is for rochdale. so he sees it as a as an international victory for people who are concerned here about fighting in gaza, about the fighting in gaza, but deeply embarrassing for the labour for the labour party, but also for the tory came in third, tory party that came in third, ahead of the notional labour candidate. but i think interesting that george galloway said that keir starmer and rishi sunak are two cheeks of the same backside. they've got voluntarily spanked tonight here in we wait to see how in rochdale, we wait to see how george galloway will take t

so, i don't, labour party. so, i don't, i don't think it's a changed labour party. , you know, anti—semitism, now, you know, diane abbott has been an mp for several decades for a long record of service. i'm sure that starmer will consider that. but at the end of the day, he's got to ask himself, you know , would to ask himself, you know, would anybody labour party anybody in the labour party endorse those remarks that diane abbott made? and if the answer is no , then you know, that's his is no, then you know, that's his i worry i worry that you might find out. >> the answer is yes, actually. but speaking speaking when she was august 2023, was suspended in august 2023, diane these errors diane abbott said these errors arose in an initial draft being sent. but there is no excuse and i wish to apologise for any anguish racism takes anguish caused. racism takes many it's completely many forms. it's completely undeniable that jewish people have monstrous have suffered its monstrous effects, as have the irish people. travellers many people. travellers and many others. , t

he's saying labour saying he's a changed labour party. we've talking party. way back in, and the labour party to sweep party wanted, wanted to sweep that carpet, by that under the carpet, by the way. a way. i mean, that was a remarkable exchange that we had with earlier with the labour party earlier today. show going today. people on this show going today. people on this show going to them not giving us to them and them not giving us a yes a no for ages. it being yes or a no for ages. it being on parliamentary website and on the parliamentary website and then before you know it, it's oh yeah, reviewed and now yeah, we've reviewed it and now he's i mean, is this he's back in. i mean, is this a change labour party seriously. and you know, i wonder if it wouldn't change. wouldn't if it's not a change. >> change. labour >> it's not a change. labour party mean, it really isn't. party i mean, it really isn't. i mean, you just see from the, mean, you can just see from the, the that there has been the attitude that there has been towards and, you know, the towards ga

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from the labour party perspective, what can the labour. perspective, what can the labour party offerwant to do, they've obviously been very - different? what labour want to do, they've obviously been very clear . they've obviously been very clear that they — they've obviously been very clear that they are aware of the dire situation — that they are aware of the dire situation the economy is in so it's not going — situation the economy is in so it's not going to — situation the economy is in so it's not going to be a case of coming into government and turning on the spending _ into government and turning on the spending taps. what they can do is set out _ spending taps. what they can do is set out plans, sir keir starmer is -- talked — set out plans, sir keir starmer is —— talked about the dotted reversing some _ —— talked about the dotted reversing some of— —— talked about the dotted reversing some of the — —— talked about the dotted reversing some of the poor decisions that have led to— some of the poor decisions that have led to very— some of the poor decisions that have led to ver

party hasn't been _ says that the labour party hasn't been and — says that the labour party hasn't been terms of what he's going to do for rochdale — well, well— going to do for rochdale — well, we'll have — going to do for rochdale — well, we'll have to wait and see. he talks a lot about — we'll have to wait and see. he talks a lot about how he could potentially help to _ a lot about how he could potentially help to find potential new owners, help to find potential new owners, he said. _ help to find potential new owners, he said. for— help to find potential new owners, he said, for people going out of business — he said, for people going out of business. these are some of the things— business. these are some of the things he's— business. these are some of the things he's said throughout the campaign. p things he's said throughout the campaign- p— things he's said throughout the cam-rain." , , .,�* , campaign. p presumably he won't be able to help — campaign. p presumably he won't be able to help rochdale _ campaign. p presumably he won't be able to help rochdale much - campaign. p pre

the labour party, they are unknown at _ about the labour party, they are unknown.the manifesto yet. i am more - seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested — seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to — seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see _ seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see the _ seen the manifesto yet. i am more interested to see the manifesto . interested to see the manifesto before — interested to see the manifesto before absolutely _ interested to see the manifesto before absolutely putting - interested to see the manifesto before absolutely putting my. interested to see the manifesto i before absolutely putting my foot interested to see the manifesto - before absolutely putting my foot in any camp _ before absolutely putting my foot in an cam -. . . ., before absolutely putting my foot in an cam. . . ., any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something _ any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something lovely, - any camp. harriet, i want to show viewers something lovely, a - any camp. harriet, i want to show. viewer

what attracts you l the labour party. what attracts you to labour? — the labour party.ecause they working class. do— to labour? because they working class. , ., ~' to labour? because they working class. ~ ., ., class. do you think you would have voted tory — class. do you think you would have voted tory that _ class. do you think you would have voted tory that election _ class. do you think you would have voted tory that election because i class. do you think you would havej voted tory that election because of brexit? definitely not. what about the cut in national insurance and the cut in national insurance and the measures to help low—paid families? will anything that could be announced between now and the next election, could you be swayed? i think you need to lower prices, just lower prices really so families and people can survive because you are just not surviving. you are working to live.— are just not surviving. you are working to live. thank you both for “oininr us working to live. thank you both for joining us in _ working to live. thank you both for joining us

party is open and says— leader of the labour party is open and says he — leader of the labour party about what works. — borders, it is just about what works, what practically works, that is what _ works, what practically works, that is what people want to see. that works, what practically works, that is what people want to see.- is what people want to see. that is the biggest — is what people want to see. that is the biggest question _ is what people want to see. that is the biggest question for— is what people want to see. that is the biggest question for the i the biggest question for the government in washington the amount. what practically works. joe biden would say we had a solution to the, more border guards, it better returns buses, more courts open, donald trump did not wanted, so at the moment there is no solution to it. it the moment there is no solution to it. , , ., , ., the moment there is no solution to it. it seems there was a bipartisan deal that would _ it. it seems there was a bipartisan deal that would have _ it. it seems there was a bipartisan deal that would hav

when the labour party threatened him with expulsion because of his connections to opponents of the parties witchunt against socialists and pro-palestine campaigners is union voted to disaffiliate from the party. welcome to the show. david, what do you know about this arms company raphael and his activities in the united kingdom? so rafael is directly owned by the, uh government of the state of israel, so-called state of israel, and it has a subsidiary in this country called peerson engineering, which is based in newcastle uh, and it if you look its website and its activities in the uk, it talks about all these weapons it makes and the missile defense systems, the drone systems, etc. etc. and so it's engaged in producing the means to kill palestinians essentially uh in newcastle and uh it should be, it should be shut down as as as all these is really armsfs, yeah, no indeed, well, ian, um, what's your opinion of of john hotton's record then as a minister, afternoon, chris, mean obviously um his record obviously was very much a blare loyalist uh he was put in positions uh where he could obvi

labour party leader is start the labour party leader is due to start speaking shortly. the other stories this hour — the crisis at thames water deepens — as shareholders refuse to inject extra money into britain's biggest water company. student behaviour in schools is getting worse, with one in five teachers reporting to have been hit by a pupil this year in england. welcome to the programme. we'll be taking you live to the west midlands this hour — that's where the labour leader sir keir starmer is set to launch the party's local election campaign, alongside his deputy leader angela rayner. elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across england on the 2nd of may. with labourfar ahead in national opinion polls, many conservatives are likely braced for a bad night on 2 may. voters will go to the polls to choose councillors in more than 100 local authorities, as well as 11 mayors, 37 police and crime commissioners, and london assembly members. the labour launch comes after the leaders of the conservatives and liberal demoracts kicked off their campaigns last w

, divided labour party thatis separate, divided labour party that is using this to push electoral successand you undermine our democratic principles. as ever, let me know what you think mailmogg@gbnews.com . um, and i'm mailmogg@gbnews.com. um, and i'm delighted now to be joined by rakib hasan, the research analyst and author of beyond grievance what the left gets wrong about ethnic minorities . wrong about ethnic minorities. thank you for coming in. how are concerned do you think we should be about this victory for george galloway ? galloway? >> well, i think it certainly concerns the political establishment. i think it's sent shockwaves throughout the british establishment . british political establishment. and along with george galloway winning the by—election, it's worth that david tully, worth noting that david tully, an independent candidate, he finished second and galloway won more votes than the total combined for the conservatives, laboun combined for the conservatives, labour, liberal democrats and reform. in terms of concern varne, i think that labour will be particularly conce

parties, it's on the labour party's national executive committee, didn't he? yes, so mean he was lobbist in previous life and he worked for arms firms in vikanica and gkn and number of others, but then he was brought into bicom, the britan israel communication research center, one of the main israel lobby groups in this country, and then he was used to to create this other sort of... um organization out of bycom called we believe in israel which has been in existence for now for i think more than 10 years yeah and so he is a fully paid israel lobbist at the same time as being he was a counselor same time as being on the national executive committee again of the labor party and so he's effectively you know as are now quite a number of members of the national executive committee effectively an agent of foreign state running a political party the leader of which says he has a he's asign without qualification, yeah, so you've only got to give the examples of kier starmer and you're already saying that something very strange about party, we've talked about john hut

what exactly the labour party's position is.oing is taking that money and reinvesting every penny a bit across the north delivering benefits quickly to communities not just in his constituency but across the entire north. it is been welcome everywhere ih have been. >> thank you, mr. speaker. voting down■ ourf lords. >> only the conservative government and the conservatives have a plan for dealing w immig. illegal immigration. it is a topriority in my constituency. >> mr. speaker making an excellent point. if you want to fully stop you need to have a working parent. you must be able to remove them to a third country. that is why we are determined to see ifea last week published talking about the labour party policies in this area. they don't have plan to stop the votes. seeing the uk accepting hundreds of thousands more. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. which part of these economic legacies is the prime minister so proud of? is it presiding over the highest tax burden or is it delivering the slowest real wage growth since the

the economy. the labour party's plans for the econom . ~ , the labour party's plans for the economy-s country back on the path to lower _ economy. we put this country back on the path to lower taxes. _ economy. we put this country back on the path to lower taxes. a _ economy. we put this country back on the path to lower taxes. a plan - economy. we put this country back on the path to lower taxes. a plan to - the path to lower taxes. a plan to grow— the path to lower taxes. a plan to grow the — the path to lower taxes. a plan to grow the economy versus no plan, a plan for— grow the economy versus no plan, a plan for better public services, versus — plan for better public services, versus no _ plan for better public services, versus no plan. a plan to make work made _ versus no plan. a plan to make work made versus— versus no plan. a plan to make work made versus no plan. growth up, jobs up, made versus no plan. growth up, jobs up. taxes _ made versus no plan. growth up, jobs up, taxes down! up, taxesl made versus no plan. growth up, jobs up, taxes i commend the statement to the house

you can see that 41.8% swing from labour to george galloway�*s workers party of britain.tical correspondent. a big win for george galloway, peter? $5 for george galloway, peter? sis expected, for george galloway, peter? is expected, as we've been predicting for the last few hours, he did win comfortably. he's speaking next to me speaking to another broadcaster and we hope to speak to him shortly. you heard him give that speech there saying this was a very, very strong message he was sending particularly to the leader of the labour party, keir starmer, that the muslim population was fed up with labour's position on that and want him to take a stronger stance on what israel is doing in gaza right now. just to go through some of the other candidates too, extraordinary result really for the independent candidates dave tully, who came from nowhere really. he was not involved in politics at all until a few weeks ago and came second in this by—election and did so fairly comfortable, pushing the conservatives into third and the labour candidate, azhar ali — who, of course, was dr

— labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably _ labour party a kicking? there is probably a _ labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably a sense - labour party a kicking? privately, there is probably a sense of- there is probably a sense of trepidation from the prime minister because the last time all of these council seats were contested in 2021 the conservatives to pretty well. the opinion polls now suggest that they will do very badly in the 2nd of may. he is doing the utmost care to talk up the prospects of the conservatives. pete has chosen derbyshire because it is one of three quite totemic mayoral contests. nottinghamshire and derbyshire will elect its first mayor. the other two contests, the west midlands and the tees valley, those two areas also have conservative mayors at the moment and there is a feeling that labour, if they're going to do well at the general election, might well have to show they're going to take those mayoral seats. show they're going to take those mayoralseats. he show they're going to take those mayoral seats. he

of the labour party who i leader of the labour party who speaks — leader of the labour party who speaksany background or knowledge, fully in _ speaks without any background or knowledge, fully in support - speaks without any background or knowledge, fully in support of- speaks without any background or| knowledge, fully in support of one side in _ knowledge, fully in support of one side in a _ knowledge, fully in support of one side in a massive _ knowledge, fully in support of one side in a massive conflict- knowledge, fully in support of one side in a massive conflict in- knowledge, fully in support of one side in a massive conflict in gaza. i side in a massive conflict in gaza. i side in a massive conflict in gaza. l want _ side in a massive conflict in gaza. l want to— side in a massive conflict in gaza. lwant to hear— side in a massive conflict in gaza. i want to hear from _ side in a massive conflict in gaza. i want to hear from selina, - i want to hearfrom selina, selina high? she has gone, i wanted to hear from her about what the feelings are. i'm sure people will be texting us.

are reported to have now become labour party advisers . become labour party advisers.herine, i mean, this is just extraordinary. is it not? >> yes. and that's been happening for some time. i mean, marina wheeler, boris johnson's ex—wife, has been advising them for some time. there's been a steady drift because increasingly people in whitehall can see which way the wind is blowing. it's like the political oxygen is with labour. i saw it at party conference last year. there was an energy , there was there was an energy, there was an enthusiasm with labour that simply wasn't there with the conservatives, the conservatives for the leaders speech, there were spaces. it all felt a little bit flat. and keir starmer, despite the glitter , starmer, despite the glitter, there was an energy, yeah. we have to see what happens. but it does look very unlikely at the moment that that the conservatives can turn things around. well i mean, catherine, the easter messages, mind watching rishi sunak's easter message? >> i thought it had been done by l, >> i thought it had been done by i,

we will protect the greenbelt and the labour party all over it >> mr., in some jurisdictions the prime minister voluntarily published his uk tax returns last year. does the prime minister agreed that investors should publish their tax returns as a matter of course and have we ever filed any returns in the usa that have not been published >> mr. speaker, i do not think that that would be appropriate. i don't. i don't think that it would be appropriate for all ministers to publish that. a long-standing position. as did the chancellor. i think that that is the right balance and i've been completely transparent about that as i have done it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the first transatlantic -- transatlantic flight. the first major purchase of that fuel. that fuel is coming from the united states.it is really impoe have a fast industry in this country. will the prime minister tell the treasury to accelerate the work they are doing? the right work in the right support mechanism. honorable friend. absolutely right. we will show him that we are committed to ens

she member of the labour party.g out that jess phillips subjected her phillips had subjected her to racist the past. she's she's racist in the past. she's she's talking about if she'd said impersonators are racist, then she'd about the she'd be talking about the impersonation is behaving by impersonation she is behaving by jess phillips unfortunately, jess phillips and unfortunately, she allowed to talk about she wasn't allowed to talk about that pattern. no, no, the ex—labour mp, who is the speaker of the house, lindsay hoyle, who . right, right. >> all right, all right. no, no. go on. no, no. go on. >> listen, i've listened to you go on a long time and you've got a little journey talking about other may been other things that may have been racist. and abbott, who racist. and diane abbott, who made comment herself, made the racist comment herself, which is why she's suspended. look, whether look, the question is whether that racist, and she's that clip is racist, and she's saying it is and it isn't. it really isn't

in fairness to the labour party. _ mmm. in fairness to the labour party. their— mmm. i- �*, ., , �*, community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words. _ community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words. as — community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words, as the _ community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words, as the farce - community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words, as the farce in - community is it's weasel words. it's weasel words, as the farce in the i weasel words, as the farce in the parliament showed just the other week. they're not really in favour of a ceasefire. they're not really in favour of an end to the occupation. ..offreedom in favour of an end to the occupation. ..of freedom for the palestinian people. theyjust palestinian people. they just pretended palestinian people. theyjust pretended to be. and a humanitarian pause is, by definition, a state of being that will not persist — that will then be followed by further bloodshed. so the snp motion was the one they should have backed — but they didn't back it. and they didn't back it beca

, divided labour party thatis separate, divided labour party that is using this to push electoral successation and you undermine our democratic principles. as ever, let me know what you think mailmogg@gbnews.com . um, and i'm mailmogg@gbnews.com. um, and i'm delighted now to be joined by rakib hasan, the research analyst and author of beyond grievance what the left gets wrong about ethnic minorities . wrong about ethnic minorities. thank you for coming in. how are concerned do you think we should be about this victory for george galloway ? galloway? >> well, i think it certainly concerns the political establishment. i think it's sent shockwaves throughout the british establishment . british political establishment. and along with george galloway winning the by—election, it's worth that david tully, worth noting that david tully, an independent candidate, he finished second and galloway won more votes than the total combined for the conservatives, laboun combined for the conservatives, labour, liberal democrats and reform. in terms of concern varne, i think that labour will be particularly

she member of the labour party.ointing out that jess phillips subjected her phillips had subjected her to racist the past. she's she's racist in the past. she's she's talking about if she'd said impersonators are racist, then she'd about the she'd be talking about the impersonation is behaving by impersonation she is behaving by jess phillips unfortunately, jess phillips and unfortunately, she allowed to talk about she wasn't allowed to talk about that pattern. no, no, the ex—labour mp, who is the speaker of the house, lindsay hoyle, who . right, right. >> all right, all right. no, no. go on. no, no. go on. >> listen, i've listened to you go on a long time and you've got a little journey talking about other may been other things that may have been racist. and abbott, who racist. and diane abbott, who made comment herself, made the racist comment herself, which is why she's suspended. look, whether look, the question is whether that racist, and she's that clip is racist, and she's saying it is and it isn't. it really

a no love for the labour party.iding high in the opinion polls is in the opinion polls now is because the conservative party are so incredibly unpopular to uh. but when, you know, as i say , people realise labour , people realise that labour isn't offering a credible isn't really offering a credible alternative and that's why i think the, workers party and think the, the workers party and other independent insurgent groupings can actually make a real dent in labour. >> got to ask about >> i've got to ask you about these, these independent. these, these, these independent. okay. ask you about okay. i've got to ask you about some these, this the some of these, this idea of the independent right. independent candidate. right. because i actually think i'm going discussing going to be discussing this a bit on. actually think bit later on. i actually think george galloway might have played a bit of a blinder here for suspect for a reason that i suspect you might about to get very angry might be about to get very angry wit

the thing is, the labour party — costs money? the thing is, the labour party could _ costs money?labour party could have chosen to costs money? the thing is, the - labour party could have chosen to do as the greens were doing and promise of a phone to the tax system which would mean that those with the broadest shoulders who could easily afford to pay a little bit more, to pay their fair afford to pay a little bit more, to pay theirfair share, afford to pay a little bit more, to pay theirfairshare, can afford to pay a little bit more, to pay theirfair share, can pay afford to pay a little bit more, to pay their fair share, can pay for the investment in public services, intervening of economy, the benefits everyone. so in the run—up to this budget, we were calling for amendments to the tax system to tax wealth specifically, to tax wealth early, because the uk is a rich country. you know, we have a wealthy economy but that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people and it sitting there stagnant in bank accounts and in assets. so the greens want to introduce a ve

party is that the recent history of general elections for the labour party has been lose, lose, loser lose, lose, lose . i think blair, blair, blair lose, lose, lose. i think i think it's only three, but. but there we go. i wonder, is it, is it four off the top of my head . but the the top of my head. but the question but the point that focuses in here is 2010, when the labour party lost power . the labour party lost power. gordon brown, as prime minister, then had the opportunity to call an early election. three years pnor an early election. three years prior to that, it was almost as soon as he became prime minister in two thousand and seven, he bottled it, and the bottler brown moniker carried on and potentially contributed to his loss in 2010. the labour party has been trying to attach this to rishi sunak, saying he could have called an election. this could have been the start of the general election campaign today, not the local election campaign, doesn't quite have the same ring to it though. >> but i think there is a case to say that sunak probably should have called a general

uh, it's a it's not a damning night for the labour party . it's for the labour party.ere now represented , rochdale. there now represented, uh, by the country's leading carpet bagger, who has represented, i think, four constituency races . uh, none of constituency races. uh, none of those constituencies have gained , uh, from having him as the mp. his attendance in the house of commons, uh, is not that great when it has been an mp in, in the past. he's basically part of a political circus. he will be moved out of rochdale at the next general election. >> but the issue of gaza and the war in gaza isn't going to go anywhere, anywhere quickly , by anywhere, anywhere quickly, by the looks of things. could this not impact at the general election? what does sir keir starmer do now? does he change his position or does he stay where he is? what does he do. because we could see in independence with a similar stance as george galloway campaigning in the future in different constituencies ? different constituencies? >> i think the thing about george galloway is he's he's unique .

she wanted to blame the labour party well, you know, party for that. said that privately, many labour mps have said agree with said to her that they agree with her but they don't her position, but they don't feel voice in case feel able to voice that in case they are chastised as being transphobic the labour transphobic by the labour party top brass. >> again, if labour forms >> well, again, if labour forms a government, going a government, it is going to have series have to construct a series of laws and regulations that balance these different rights and that everyone and to make sure that everyone feels , whether they're feels safe, whether they're trans else. trans or anything else. >> you know, is just >> and, you know, that is just one the jobs of government is one of the jobs of government is to the ring and make sure to hold the ring and make sure every citizen is guaranteed rights law. it's rights in law. but it's not beyond to do as beyond our wit to do that, as long as do it in long as we do it in a dispassionate and lawyerly fashion, rather

and he's tried the labour party. and he's tried the labour party already. so yeah, i think, i think it's for him. maybe not for ashfield , but yeah, i think for ashfield, but yeah, i think it's, that's his lane . it's, that's his lane. >> now, you may have seen a photo of the princess of wales and her family released on mother's day . well, she has now mother's day. well, she has now publicly apologised for altering that photo released by kensington palace. posting to social media earlier, she admitted that like many amateur photographers , she does photographers, she does occasionally experiment with editing, adding that she was sorry for any confusion it may have caused . the image taken by have caused. the image taken by the prince of wales was withdrawn by various global photo agencies after suspicions that a number of edits may have been made to it. nottinghamshire police has been told by a watchdog today that it must urgently produce an improvement plan after it was put into special measures. the families of barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar hav

but it's worth considering that you could argue that the labour party have,in could argue that the labourty have, in some ways, brought this upon themselves by failing to select a candidate in the first place who they had not done due diligence on. i think that's prance an interpretation. but nonetheless, it's because of the withdrawal of the official labour candidate that we've seen george galloway be able to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight. d0 to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight-— win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to a _ win tonight. do you think, as we look ahead to a general - win tonight. do you think, as we | look ahead to a general election, there is going to be a lot more scrutiny on the candidates put forward, approximate particularly with the era of social media we're in and all of the vitriol that you see flying around on social media? it's a really good question, whether it's it's a really good question, whether its social media or whether it's came

party is that the recent history of general elections for the labour party has been lose, lose, loseblair lose, lose, lose . i think blair, blair, blair lose, lose, lose. i think i think it's only three, but. but there we go. i wonder, is it, is it four off the top of my head . but the the top of my head. but the question but the point that focuses in here is 2010, when the labour party lost power . the labour party lost power. gordon brown, as prime minister, then had the opportunity to call an early election. three years pnor an early election. three years prior to that, it was almost as soon as he became prime minister in two thousand and seven, he bottled it, and the bottler brown moniker carried on and potentially contributed to his loss in 2010. the labour party has been trying to attach this to rishi sunak, saying he could have called an election. this could have been the start of the general election campaign today, not the local election campaign, doesn't quite have the same ring to it though. >> but i think there is a case to say that sunak probably should have called a gen

but it is going to increase the tension inside the labour party.servative party vote fell by 19 percentage points in this constituency. that is the biggest fall in the conservative vote in a by—election in this parliament where labour are defending a seat. itjust underlines the message we have had from other by—elections in the uk in the last six months or so, including most recently in wellingborough, that the incumbent conservative government is still deeply unpopular. hitherto, in most by—elections that disgruntlement in the british public has been reflected in large swings to labour. with labour having disowned their candidate in rochdale, and that was crucial, their vote as a result plummeted. so voters in rochdale sought other ways of expressing their disgruntlement, one for george galloway and the other, quite remarkably, for a local independent candidate. eur remarkably, for a local independent candidate. ,, . ., ~ candidate. surjohn curtice, thank ou for candidate. surjohn curtice, thank you for giving _ candidate. surjohn curtice, thank y

what message does this send to the labour party - this send to the labour party particularly as regardse middle east? well, they've completely lost touch _ on the middle east? well, they've completely lost touch with - on the middle east? well, they'vei completely lost touch with reality. the fact that is the labour party is facilitating genocide that�*s taking place before our very eyes. it�*s absolutely outrageous that labour party of all political parties, which has always had a strong peace contingent within it, is now actually supporting genocide. maybe if we can avoid _ actually supporting genocide. maybe if we can avoid that _ actually supporting genocide. maybe if we can avoid that language - actually supporting genocide. maybe if we can avoid that language if- if we can avoid that language if that�*s ok for now. if we can avoid that language if that's ok for now.— if we can avoid that language if that's ok for now. well, i know, but it may offend. _ that's ok for now. well, i know, but it may offend, but _ that's ok for now. well, i know, but it may offend, but even _ that's ok

i think the labour party a lesson . more the labour party a lesson. result of all of those horrendous accusations of anti—semitism that we saw within the labour party during jeremy corbyn's premiership. and so as a result of that, starmer overcompensated i >> -- >> you 5mm >> you think? yeah. do you think i don't know, i think he's just desperate to get any vote in different pockets of and he's prepared to sit on the fence so that he can get every single person's vote. but you can't please all the people all of the time. listen, you so time. well listen, thank you so much matthewson , uh, much for james matthewson, uh, final you, are fed final then to you, are you fed up? or no? of the two main up? yes or no? of the two main parties? yes no? parties? yes or no? >> oh, no . parties? yes or no? >> oh, no. i'm, parties? yes or no? >> oh, no . i'm, uh, parties? yes or no? >> oh, no. i'm, uh, i'm very much ready for a labour government. uh, i think we will. you know, we'll see that that was no, and then we can was yes or no, and then we can stop. >> e can

and the labour party.m — or one of the problem is the labour was that it had to withdraw support from its own candidate at a stage when it was too late to change that candidate because of comments he had made about israel. a by—election, you could save. i wonder, though, looking at the results, are there any lessons in that notjust for labour but for the conservatives, the two main parties?— labour but for the conservatives, the two main parties? again, you know, i think _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need _ the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need to - the two main parties? again, you know, i think you need to be - know, i think you need to be incredibly careful. 0n the face of it there are particular issues i think the conservatives, for labour rather than the conservatives. to what extent is with this expose divisions in the labour party? how worried should they be about the drop in their normally stratospheric sup

i would like the labour party's policy . the labour party's policy. >> that's right. >> that's right.not embrace them. >> not embrace them. >> and doesn't the electorate then become inspired or encouraged sort to encouraged to sort of think to themselves, well, why not keir starmer? how much worse it starmer? how much worse can it be? exactly . the electorate >> well, exactly. the electorate will just think, it will will just think, well, it doesn't who you vote for, doesn't matter who you vote for, which is what they do think at the they don't the moment. they don't particularly labour because particularly fear labour because labour doesn't have an awful lot of policies to fear, and they're tired of the tories. all this gossip about changing leaders. they have changed leaders. well, that's all over the place on policies. >> i know you were a close observer of the coronation, and therefore you will have seen penny mordaunt starring role. she did a marvellous job. board does that make her a potential prime minister in your mind, alexandra? i mean, she's the person that is being touted

we will protect the greenbelt and the labour party will >> mr. some jurisdictions, ministers voluntarily publish their tax returns. the prime minister voluntarily published his u.k. tax returns last year. does the prime minister agreed that ministers of the crown should publish their tax returns as a matter of course? has he ever filed any returns in the usa that have not been published? >> mr. speaker, i do not think that would be proportionate or appropriate. i don't. i d' proportionate for all ministers to publish their tax returns. and keeping with a long-standing tradition, i voluntarily published my tax returns, as did the chancellor. i think that is the right balance. i've been transparent about that. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a number of us were on the first transatlantic flight powered by -- feel.the first major purchast fuel. that fuel is coming from the united states. it is really important that we have the industry in this country. will the prime minister tell the department of transport to accelerate the work they are doing to put t

but it is going to increase the tension inside the labour party.vote fell by 19 percentage points in this constituency. that is the biggest fall in the conservative vote in a by—election in this parliament where labour are defending a seat. itjust underlines the message we have had from other by—elections in the uk in the last six months orso, including most recently in wellingborough, that the incumbent conservative government is still deeply unpopular. hitherto, in most by—elections that disgruntlement in the british public has been reflected in large swings to labour. with labour having disowned their candidate in rochdale, and that was crucial, their vote as a result plummeted. so voters in rochdale sought other ways of expressing their disgruntlement, one for george galloway and the other, quite remarkably, for a local independent candidate. with less than an hour to go until alexei navalny�*s funeral is due to begin, his team has said they continue to face difficulties in organising the farewell ceremony. in the last half hour it was announce

it was because the labour party had split the labour party had split the labour party had gone to thead gone to the labour party had gone to the labour party in the sdp and they harmed each other. people who were going to vote conservative carried on. and this is the risk for those of us on the right, is that at the next election, what we all want to achieve will be made less likely because we will divide each others vote and therefore labour and the lib dems will pick up seats. and this is harmful, not just for those of us in the conservative party, but also for people in reform, because there is so much common ground between people like lee and me. nigel farage and me, even richard tice are becoming into in a moment and many people who are within the conservative party, when i speak to conservative associations, the that want are the policies that they want are identical to those that lee anderson is advocating . why are anderson is advocating. why are they not getting through parliament? then? what is the block , the obstacle, the block, the obstacle, the sticking point? that is pr

that is an iron rule for the labour party.st that with the government where yesterday at the end of the budget the chancellor made a staggering £46 billion unfunded commitment to abolish national insurance. that's bigger than liz truss�*s commitment. so they've learned absolutely nothing. we need change. it's time for change. and you'll announce how you'll cover that different differential in losing non—dom status? well, we will go through in an orderly fashion all of the numbers. we will keep the commitment to the nhs because it's really important we get those waiting lists down. but there will not be a single unfunded commitment in our manifesto. but £46 billion unfunded commitment yesterday from the chancellor at the end of the budget to abolish national insurance. that's staggering. and in the end, the overall story of the budget was, as ever, government give with one hand and take much more with the other. and people have seen 14 years of this. they're not going to be taken in by this con trick. the office for budget resp

a standards in the labour party. will be introduced by the government . introduced by the government. more than 700 post office staff were found guilty of crimes, including theft and fraud, because of a faulty it system. rishi sunak says the legislation is a crucial step towards resolving the largest miscarriage of justice in britain's history. labour have welcomed the progress but says it won't be enough to deliver full justice. more than 21,000 households have now been freed from problematic leaseholds after some saw their ground rent double the competition watchdog says the home owners will now see their ground rent return to where it was when they first purchased their properties . as purchased their properties. as many leasehold contracts trap people in houses, they find difficult to then sell, the government has banned ground rent on new leases for homes purchased afterjune rent on new leases for homes purchased after june 2022, rent on new leases for homes purchased afterjune 2022, and there are also plans to

it was because the labour party had split the labour party had split the labour party had gone to the had gone to the labour party had gone to the labour party in the sdp and they harmed each other. people who were going to vote conservative carried on. and this is the risk for those of us on the right, is that at the next election, what we all want to achieve will be made less likely because we will divide each others vote and therefore labour and the lib dems will pick up seats. and this is harmful, not just for those of us in the conservative party, but also for people in reform, because there is so much common ground between people like lee and me. nigel farage and me, even richard tice are becoming into in a moment and many people who are within the conservative party, when i speak to conservative associations, the that want are the policies that they want are identical to those that lee anderson is advocating . why are anderson is advocating. why are they not getting through parliament? then? what is the block , the obstacle, the block, the obstacle, the sticking point? that is

party meeting. find he had spoken about in a labour party meeting-— he had spoken about in a labour partyally that extremism should not be used to score political points so what is your fear? it not be used to score political points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by priti _ points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by priti patel- points so what is your fear? it was a letter signed by priti patel as - a letter signed by priti patel as well, _ a letter signed by priti patel as well, people like louise casey, an issue _ well, people like louise casey, an issue was— well, people like louise casey, an issue was that we will have either the same — issue was that we will have either the same government or another government more likely shortly after christmas, _ government more likely shortly after christmas, so