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that was chris mason, our political editor there. that was chris mason, our political editorthere.mason, our political editor there. i don't know if you can hear what is happening to my left, butjust outside the gates to downing street, there is a pro—palestinian protester. it has been happening, going on for the last hour or so. it is getting louder and louder. i wanted to reference, whether you can hear it or not, a microphone, but protesters coming here on a saturday afternoon to protest right at the gates of downing street. that has been happening and while that has been happening, work continues any building behind me. it has been one of those days where we have been very much about the new government that has just come in, very much about the new government that hasjust come in, but very much about the new government that has just come in, but also about the government that has just lost power after 14 years. what are they doing next, the conservatives? where is the next leader going to come from? earlier i spoke to claire ellicott, whitehall editor for the daily mail and liz
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chris mason there. let's pick through this.k election panel is anna mihailova, deputy political editor of the mail on sunday — and dr mark shanahan, associate professor of politics at the university of surrey. good evening to you both, thanks very much for coming on the programme. let's start with keir starmer — anna, what's your reflections on how he's carried the campaign? reflections on how he's carried the cam ai . n? ~ . reflections on how he's carried the camaiun? ~ ., ., reflections on how he's carried the camaiun? ., ., reflections on how he's carried the campaign?— campaign? well, a lot has already been said. — campaign? well, a lot has already been said, but _ campaign? well, a lot has already been said, but effectively - campaign? well, a lot has already been said, but effectively he's - campaign? well, a lot has already| been said, but effectively he'sjust been said, but effectively he's just played a very cautious hand, the ming vase strategy is people like to call it, he hasn't given much away because he doesn't h
chris mason there. let's pick through this.k election panel is anna mihailova, deputy political editor of the mail on sunday — and dr mark shanahan, associate professor of politics at the university of surrey. good evening to you both, thanks very much for coming on the programme. let's start with keir starmer — anna, what's your reflections on how he's carried the campaign? reflections on how he's carried the cam ai . n? ~ . reflections on how he's carried the camaiun? ~ ., ., reflections...
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chris mason, thanks for _ magical privilege. chris mason, thanks forjoining _ magical privilege.ent biden has insisted tonight he's not pulling out of the race for the us presidency, despite growing pressure to quit following his tv debate with donald trump last week. in a phone call to democratic campaign staff this evening, he's reported to have told them that no one would push him out. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in washington. tell us more. it is a measure of the anic tell us more. it is a measure of the panic inside — tell us more. it is a measure of the panic inside the _ tell us more. it is a measure of the panic inside the democratic- tell us more. it is a measure of the panic inside the democratic party i panic inside the democratic party that the president is taking part in these meetings to reassure allies, and on a call to his campaign staff, he said, let me say this as clearly as possible, i am the democratic nominee, no one is pushing me out, i am not leaving, that was his quote, but the pressure is ramping up. there are now two elected democrats in cong
chris mason, thanks for _ magical privilege. chris mason, thanks forjoining _ magical privilege.ent biden has insisted tonight he's not pulling out of the race for the us presidency, despite growing pressure to quit following his tv debate with donald trump last week. in a phone call to democratic campaign staff this evening, he's reported to have told them that no one would push him out. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in washington. tell us more. it is a measure of the anic tell us...
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lewis: chris mason there. let's pick through this. joining us, are u.k.panel, deputy political editor for "mail on sunday," and a professor of social politics at university of let's start with keir starmer. what is your reflections on the way he has carried out the campaign? >> well, i think a lot has already been said. effectively he has played a very cautious and. -- cautious hand. the strategy hasn't given much away because he doesn't have to he was 20 points ahead in the polls in the beginning, despite most people, more than anyone the prime minister, thinking those polls were narrow, they actually haven't. he hasn't had to do much at all. why would you change your strategy if it is working so well. lewis: your thoughts on that strategy working well? it >> worked as well as he i thought keir starmer looked more relaxed today. he is trying to make himself come across as more human, the technocrat, traditional prison we have seen. -- traditional prison we have seen and that his opponents would like to paint him as. he felt a bit more prime ministerial i
lewis: chris mason there. let's pick through this. joining us, are u.k.panel, deputy political editor for "mail on sunday," and a professor of social politics at university of let's start with keir starmer. what is your reflections on the way he has carried out the campaign? >> well, i think a lot has already been said. effectively he has played a very cautious and. -- cautious hand. the strategy hasn't given much away because he doesn't have to he was 20 points ahead in the...
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chris mason, bbc news, in washington. chris mason with the prime minister there.to say at the moment, a news conference has been taking place with yan stoltenberg and president zelensky of ukraine, the general secretary of nato, sink the ukrainian future is in nato. wonder if we can have a listen in. ~ ., listen in. with the long national -ress listen in. with the long national press fort _ listen in. with the long national press fort ukraine, _ listen in. with the long national press fort ukraine, more - listen in. with the long national- press fort ukraine, more immediate support —— national pledge. with the bilateral security agreements on top of everything we do to enhance our interpretability with ukraine. so, yes, we see a russian attempt to intimidate us from support, but we see, if anything it has the opposite effect on nato allies, they are stepping up their support for ukraine. let me add one more thing, is that we have seen arrests across the alliance, and the united kingdom, and germany, and poland and baltic countries, following these hostile actions
chris mason, bbc news, in washington. chris mason with the prime minister there.to say at the moment, a news conference has been taking place with yan stoltenberg and president zelensky of ukraine, the general secretary of nato, sink the ukrainian future is in nato. wonder if we can have a listen in. ~ ., listen in. with the long national -ress listen in. with the long national press fort _ listen in. with the long national press fort ukraine, _ listen in. with the long national press fort...
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i5 saying, it's a big deal -- chris mason. , ., , ,, . saying, it's a big deal -- chris mason. , ., ,eech in 20 ears. mason. is the longest speech in 20 years- seventh _ mason. is the longest speech in 20 years. seventh longest _ mason. is the longest speech in 20 years. seventh longest since - mason. is the longest speech in 20 years. seventh longest since the i years. seventh longest since the war. they packed a lot in. what is the priority, what comes first? i think the priority is undoubtedly the economic growth, how do you want to perceive and end. the problem is that it's not something that can be done quickly. it's the priority of all governments. but there's no doubt that's what the priority of this government is. somewhat more intangible than that, chris, that style more than policy, no drama starmer. may make it a bit tedious for you and me, starmer. may make it a bit tedious foryou and me, chris, buti starmer. may make it a bit tedious for you and me, chris, but i think the idea from the incoming government is to make politics a bit boring, it would be a good thing. what ab
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chris mason and faisal _ question of economic growth. will have more on the king's speech, on newsnight on bbc two shortly. we have a top panel to digest what has happened today. we have mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt and nigel evans, who was a tory mp for 32 years until he lost earlier this month. he has been speaking to rishi sunak about their defeat. plus we will talk to a cabinet minister about when voters might experience that change that chris was referring to. newsnight, bbc two and iplayer. the head of the us secret service, kimberly cheatle, is under more pressure to resign over the attempted assassination of donald trump, after she said agents didn't guard the roof used by the gunman because it was too slanted. she said there were health and safety concerns about putting people on to it. the former president is expected to speak shortly about the attempt on his life. our north america editor sarah smith reports. donald trump always relishes the spotlight. and he knows how to use it to his best advantage. today, he's b
chris mason and faisal _ question of economic growth. will have more on the king's speech, on newsnight on bbc two shortly. we have a top panel to digest what has happened today. we have mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt and nigel evans, who was a tory mp for 32 years until he lost earlier this month. he has been speaking to rishi sunak about their defeat. plus we will talk to a cabinet minister about when voters might experience that change that chris was referring to. newsnight, bbc...
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let's pick up all of this with chris mason. hello, chris. i mason. hello, chris. hello, adam.you will be heading back to london. enough of the logistics. your words on the election — blimey! exactly, blimey! i'm back in the van with no windows, trundling around like a kind of mad thing. yeah, we go again. even the most dedicated newscaster might think we've had enough of chris mason rambling about politics, can we talk about anything else? i get that because i'd be happy to shut up, but stuff keeps happening! a proper thunderbolt moment in welsh politics. ten o'clock this morning with those four, four! resignations. ramming home the internal political truth as a leader, which is if you can't convince your side that you can lead, then you can't leave and you have to go. —— you can't lead. he was saying he was a goner perhaps. you are referring to the four ministers who resigned on tuesday morning, the last four straw. even before he was elected. completely, so, iwas before he was elected. completely, so. i was here _ before he was elected. completely, so, i was here in _ before
let's pick up all of this with chris mason. hello, chris. i mason. hello, chris. hello, adam.you will be heading back to london. enough of the logistics. your words on the election — blimey! exactly, blimey! i'm back in the van with no windows, trundling around like a kind of mad thing. yeah, we go again. even the most dedicated newscaster might think we've had enough of chris mason rambling about politics, can we talk about anything else? i get that because i'd be happy to shut up, but stuff...
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chris mason, bbc news, in cardiff. one of its most popular shows strictly come dancing. after complaints about two of its professional dancers, the bbc says all celebrities will be accompanied by production staff during rehearsals. a contestant in the most recent series, zara mcdermott, has talked today of distressing incidents during training with her dancing partner graziano di prima. lizo mzimba has the latest. this is strictly come dancing. in the year of strictly�*s 20th anniversary, many recent headlines have carried allegations that the show hasn't all been glitter and glamour. zara mcdermott said that, while much of her time on strictly had been positive, her experience inside the training room was very different, saying... her professional dance partner on the show, graziano di prima, hasn't responded to her statement, but he acknowledged at the weekend that his intense passion and determination to win might have affected his training regime. it comes after a law firm said that it had contacted the bbc about n
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chris mason | thank you very much. chris mason there, political editor at westminster.res will help "take the brakes off britain". and coming up — we talk to the athlete who's vying to become britain's fastest woman coming up on bbc news, we'll be at troon ahead of the open, which gets under way tomorrow with organisers standing firm on prize money. the head of the us secret service kimberly cheatle is under more pressure to resign after the attempted assassination of donald trump after she said agents didn't guard the roof used by the gunman because it was too slanted. she said there were health and safety concerns about putting people on to it. our north america editor sarah smith reports. there are obviously still a lot of unanswered questions about that extraordinary security failure, and republicans here are understandably very angry about it. in fact, the top republican in congress, mike johnson, has said he is adding his voice to those calling for the head of the secret service to resign. and he is particularly angry about what kimberly cheatle said in that tv in
chris mason | thank you very much. chris mason there, political editor at westminster.res will help "take the brakes off britain". and coming up — we talk to the athlete who's vying to become britain's fastest woman coming up on bbc news, we'll be at troon ahead of the open, which gets under way tomorrow with organisers standing firm on prize money. the head of the us secret service kimberly cheatle is under more pressure to resign after the attempted assassination of donald trump...
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chris mason, bbc news at westminster.th editor hugh pym joins me from central london. this is in the hope of resolving a long—standing pay dispute. will it work? well, yes, that is the hope, because talks only began in earnest at the start of last week and a deal appeared to have been done by the end of the week, and the british medical association, thejunior doctors union, said they will recommend it to members, so it's up to members as to whether they accept it. first of all, there will be an extra 4% added to last year's pay award of up to around 9% on average. the conservative government did float the idea of an extra 3% last year but that got nowhere because talks broke up. for this financial year, there will be up to around 9% on average forjunior doctors in england, based on the pay review body recommendations. the hope is there won't be any further strikes. nhs england have said the total cost. rocks were health unions in england since 2022 to the start of this year has been £1.5 billion. other health unions are w
chris mason, bbc news at westminster.th editor hugh pym joins me from central london. this is in the hope of resolving a long—standing pay dispute. will it work? well, yes, that is the hope, because talks only began in earnest at the start of last week and a deal appeared to have been done by the end of the week, and the british medical association, thejunior doctors union, said they will recommend it to members, so it's up to members as to whether they accept it. first of all, there will be...
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chris bryant, as chris mason was saying... this is j chris mason was saying...bitions and expectations, but not much original wiggle room. not in terms of money? i much originalwiggle room. not in terms of money?— much originalwiggle room. not in terms of money? i was always a bad ru . b terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. _ terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. and _ terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. and l— terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player, and i broke _ terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player, and i broke my - terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player, and i broke my leg i rugby player, and i broke my leg because — rugby player, and i broke my leg because of a hospital pass from a conservative mp. it feels like a hospital— conservative mp. it feels like a hospital pass in terms of the economic— hospital pass in terms of the economic situation in the country. but this— economic situation in the country. but this is. — economic situation in the country. but this is, if you like, the sugababes mo
chris bryant, as chris mason was saying... this is j chris mason was saying...bitions and expectations, but not much original wiggle room. not in terms of money? i much originalwiggle room. not in terms of money?— much originalwiggle room. not in terms of money? i was always a bad ru . b terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. _ terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. and _ terms of money? i was always a bad rugby player. and l— terms of money? i was always a bad rugby...
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chris mason, bbc news, in washington. growing opposition in their ranks. a dozen democratic house of representatives have now called for him to step aside. in a further�*s wall streetjournal, a democratic senator added his voice sank the president should withdraw for the good of the country. the catalyst for all of this was the stumbling performers in the first debate with donald trump. he was a briefing from today's meeting. throughout this week, house democrats have engaged in a process of talking to each other. those conversations have been candid, comprehensive and clear eyed. and they continue until that process has continued. i'm not to address what any outside stakeholders may have to say about this matter. �* , . ~ may have to say about this matter. �*, . ,, ., matter. let's get back to washington _ matter. let's get back to washington dc - matter. let's get back to washington dc and - matter. let's get back to | washington dc and speak matter. let's get back to - washington dc and speak with sarah smith. she was
chris mason, bbc news, in washington. growing opposition in their ranks. a dozen democratic house of representatives have now called for him to step aside. in a further�*s wall streetjournal, a democratic senator added his voice sank the president should withdraw for the good of the country. the catalyst for all of this was the stumbling performers in the first debate with donald trump. he was a briefing from today's meeting. throughout this week, house democrats have engaged in a process of...
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right, let's pick up all of this with chris mason. hello, chris. hello, adam, hello.back to london because of the small matter of the king's speech on wednesday. but anyway, enough of the logistics. well, to quote your immortal words on election night, blimey! well, yeah. no, exactly — blimey! i'm back in the van with no windows again, trundling around like a kind of mad thing, and, yeah, kind of, "here we go again." when you just might... even the most dedicated newscaster might be thinking, you know, "we've had enough of folk like chris mason rambling on about politics. can't we talk about, like, anything else?" and i kind of get that because i'd be quite happy to shut up for a bit, but the thing is, stuff keeps happening. and then this morning, i mean, a proper thunderbolt moment in welsh politics, 10:00 this morning, with those four — four, four! — resignations and basically ramming home the eternal political truth as a leader, which is that if you can't convince your own side that you can lead, you can't lead, and you've got to go. and one hour, 15 minutes later
right, let's pick up all of this with chris mason. hello, chris. hello, adam, hello.back to london because of the small matter of the king's speech on wednesday. but anyway, enough of the logistics. well, to quote your immortal words on election night, blimey! well, yeah. no, exactly — blimey! i'm back in the van with no windows again, trundling around like a kind of mad thing, and, yeah, kind of, "here we go again." when you just might... even the most dedicated newscaster might be...
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chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.in the programme — before that, rachel reeves has made her first speech as chancellor; speaking to business leaders at the treasury she said economic growth would be "labour's national mission." more housing will be central to that, and the new government will bring back housebuilding targets which were scrapped by the conservatives. there will also be a loosening of planning regulations to allow more building on so called greybelt land, areas which border the green belt. and there will be new onshore windfarms — something the last government effectively banned. here's our economics editor faisal islam. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to s
chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.in the programme — before that, rachel reeves has made her first speech as chancellor; speaking to business leaders at the treasury she said economic growth would be "labour's national mission." more housing will be central to that, and the new government will bring back housebuilding targets which were scrapped by the conservatives. there will also be a loosening of planning regulations to allow more building on so called greybelt land, areas...
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chris mason, bbc news at westminster.eves has made herfirst speech as chancellor, confirming she will 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". our economics editor faisal islam reports. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on a new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green for use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to see you. and all that was announced to key business investors. gathered at the treasury to hear the new chancellor's plans for growth and targets for 1.5 million new homes. how prepared are we to make the hard choices and face down the vested int
chris mason, bbc news at westminster.eves has made herfirst speech as chancellor, confirming she will 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". our economics editor faisal islam reports. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has...
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that was chris - mason there.o drop all restrictions on striking targets inside russia. if, in his words, it means ukraine wins the war. it comes after one of the worst russian attacks on ukraine this week whenever 40 people were killed and a children's hospital in kyiv was also hit. 0ther summit washington were members promised more in military aid and training is often the country but as a ukraine correspondent james waterhouse explains, the pledges were a fraction of what kyiv was hoping for. 0n on monday, in a matter of hours, missiles overwhelmed the well defended capital. it is what they hit that has made is one of the worst area assault in this war. this is the children's hospital were some of the patients were being treated for cancer. a site which drew worldwide attention and western condemnation. russia denied targeting civilian areas that evidence to the contrary is mounting. this was an attack which was not confined to one place. all one hospital. that across central and eastern ukraine were targeted.
that was chris - mason there.o drop all restrictions on striking targets inside russia. if, in his words, it means ukraine wins the war. it comes after one of the worst russian attacks on ukraine this week whenever 40 people were killed and a children's hospital in kyiv was also hit. 0ther summit washington were members promised more in military aid and training is often the country but as a ukraine correspondent james waterhouse explains, the pledges were a fraction of what kyiv was hoping...
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chris mason, our political editor, thank you.mpaign and defected to the conservatives. georgie david is running in west ham add pectin in london said the vast majority of the reform uk candidates were racist, misogynist and bigoted. a spokesman for the party said they strongly disagreed with her comments. and the full list of candidates standing in west ham and beckton is on your screen 110w. the lists for all the constituencies being contested are available on the bbc website. the liberal democrats have been back out in southwest england, where they hope to retake a clutch of seats. in another one of his signature campaign stunts, in taunton in somerset, leader sir ed davey used a giant orange domino to topple some blue ones to represent the so—called "blue wall" of tory seats he hopes to demolish in the southwest. in the west country, and across the home counties and rural britain, people know it's only the liberal democrats who can beat the conservatives. so, yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but the serious point, if you wa
chris mason, our political editor, thank you.mpaign and defected to the conservatives. georgie david is running in west ham add pectin in london said the vast majority of the reform uk candidates were racist, misogynist and bigoted. a spokesman for the party said they strongly disagreed with her comments. and the full list of candidates standing in west ham and beckton is on your screen 110w. the lists for all the constituencies being contested are available on the bbc website. the liberal...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.lls. both leading parties have seen their average rating fall but labour's has dropped a bit more than the conservatives'. reform uk remains in third place with support seeming to have stalled. support for the liberal democrats has increased, and the greens, snp and plaid cymru have been pretty stable throughout. let's take a look at the front pages of tomorrow's papers. in a major u—turn, the sun switches sides and backs the labour party— calling time for a "new manager". the financial times reports the tories are bracing for a bleak night — pointing to a major poll which predicts a landslide win for labour. the frontpage of the times also headlines the latest polling — reporting that labour will achieve the 'biggest majority since 1832'. its even worse for the tories in the independent — which suggests the party will lose all but 82 seats. the daily express describesjuly the fourth as a 'day of reckoning' — still urging its readers to 'vote tory�* but admitting it understands their f
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.lls. both leading parties have seen their average rating fall but labour's has dropped a bit more than the conservatives'. reform uk remains in third place with support seeming to have stalled. support for the liberal democrats has increased, and the greens, snp and plaid cymru have been pretty stable throughout. let's take a look at the front pages of tomorrow's papers. in a major u—turn, the sun switches sides and backs the labour party— calling time for...
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political editor chris mason, thank you.r on bbc two at 10:45. katie... with the king's speech nowjust hours away we will speak to a labour mp angry about the labour leadership stance on the to child benefit cap. and we will be live at the republican national convention where borisjohnson has been talking to donald trump about ukraine today. —— the two child benefit cap. should president zelensky be worried about a potential trump presidency? all of that on newsnight on bbc two and the iplayer at 10.30 pm. the family of the british teenagerjay slater say their "hearts are broken", after it's been confirmed his remains have been found on the island of tenerife. a major search began when he went missing in rocky terrain a month ago, while on holiday. tonight, in lancashire, friends and family have gathered to remember him. fiona trott is live in tenerife for us tonight. every day for the past 30 days the family here on tenerife have been waiting for a development. but you wonder if a parent can ever properly prepare for a deve
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.: as chris laid out, filling a 22 million pound black hole take some doing, especially when borrowing is already high and the interest payments are taking a big chunk out of government spending. with an assessment on the statement and the cuts announced , here's our economics editor. >> this was an unusual document published today, which is pointing a finger of blame at a previous gernment and part mapping out the future, as we been hearing there is a list of unfunded spending pressures, including the cost of railways, leaving a short fall of 22 billion pounds this year, all not fully accounted for since the new counts -- the new chancellor. suggesting it could be one of the largest overspend's really the single biggest line item in this is public sector pay settlements. those have all now been agreed by this government which accepted all the recommendations of independence. this is higher than the rate of inflation back in april of 2.3%. so that is above inflation, the real pay rise.
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.: as chris laid out, filling a 22 million pound black hole take some doing, especially when borrowing is already high and the interest payments are taking a big chunk out of government spending. with an assessment on the statement and the cuts announced , here's our economics editor. >> this was an unusual document published today, which is pointing a finger of blame at a previous gernment and part mapping out the future, as we been hearing there is a...
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our political editor chris mason sits down with prime minister keir starmer.e'll pick through that. and artificial intelligence at wimbledon — we'll explain all in our regular sgement ai decoded. we start in washington and that nato summit. expecting to hearfrom us presidentjoe biden in a few hours from now. a press conference where he will face questions from the us and world press. it is being seen as a test for him and his performance given what happened in that presidential debate of course a couple of weeks ago. a busy day in the summit. ukraine still very much the focus of discussions. the us president met with ukrainian president volodymr zelensky. nato leaders also gathered for the nato ukraine council. they reaffirmed their support in its war against russia. we'll have more on the specifics of that in a few minutes, but all eyes really onjoe biden. growing calls for the us president to step aside from the presidential campaign. overnight, we saw the first democratic sentor break ranks, peter welch from vermont. he wrote in the wall streetjournal the p
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our political editor chris mason sits down with prime minister keir starmer. pick through that in a bit. and artificial intelligence at wimbledon. we will explain in our regular segment ai decoded. we start in washington, and that nato summit of course. expecting to hear from the u.s. president joe biden in just a couple hours from now at a press conference where he will face questions from u.s. and the world's press. it is being seen as a test for him and his performance, given what happened in the presidential debate a couple weeks ago. in the summit, it has been a busy day, ukraine still very much the focus. the u.s. president meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, nato leaders also gathered for the council, reaffirming their support in the war against russia. we will have more on the specifics on that in a few minutes. all eyes really on joe biden, growing calls for the u.s. president to step aside from the presidential campaign. overnight, we saw the first democratic senator break ranks, writing in the wall street journal, the president sho
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thank you prime minister, chris mason, — thank you prime minister, chris mason, bbc news.ent biden had been on really good form when you were talking — really good form when you were talking to — really good form when you were talking to him and he was across all of the _ talking to him and he was across all of the details. tonight he has confused _ of the details. tonight he has confused present zelenskyy with president putin of all people. he isn't really across the details, is he? _ isn't really across the details, is he? is_ isn't really across the details, is he? is it — isn't really across the details, is he? is it not _ isn't really across the details, is he? is it not reasonable that some might— he? is it not reasonable that some might feel— he? is it not reasonable that some might feel anxious or might feel scared _ might feel anxious or might feel scared at— might feel anxious or might feel scared at the president of the united — scared at the president of the united states could make a mistake like this? _ united states could make a mistake like this? |— united
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chris mason, bbc news at westminster.ateboarder yuto horigome retaining his men's street title. and in mountain biking, tom pidcock, of great britain, overcame an early puncture to win the men's final. my colleague maryam moshiri, who's in paris, sent us this round—up of events. let's look at day four of the olympics. but day three was an immense day of support for so many teams. team gb had a brilliant day, starting off with that first team gb gold medal from the venting team, retaining the gold medal they want in tokyo. then we saw tom daley and his partner, noah williams, come in with the silver on the ten metre synchro diving men's. we also saw success for tom peacock and mountain biking, he got the gold medal. we also saw adam burgess winning eight canoeing silverfor team gb too. a brilliant day for team gb — but let's look ahead to day four. 14 metals up for grabs today, and it's all to play for. france are hoping for a medal win injudo, with their contestant had lining the nation's hopes. elsewhere, team usa's simo
chris mason, bbc news at westminster.ateboarder yuto horigome retaining his men's street title. and in mountain biking, tom pidcock, of great britain, overcame an early puncture to win the men's final. my colleague maryam moshiri, who's in paris, sent us this round—up of events. let's look at day four of the olympics. but day three was an immense day of support for so many teams. team gb had a brilliant day, starting off with that first team gb gold medal from the venting team, retaining the...
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chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. more on who might replace rishi sunak on newsnight on bbc two shortly. that is one of the things we will talk about, because the tory leadership race officially kicked off at 7pm tonight. shoplifting hits a 20 year high, we will speak to a shop owner losing hundreds of pounds every week who has been spat at and his shop bottled. greater manchester police has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct, and one officer has been removed from operational duties, after video emerged of an arrest at manchester airport. in the footage, an officer is seen kicking a man who's on the ground, and stamping on his head. a warning — you may find the footage which we're about to show you disturbing. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public. the police force said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. our correspond
chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. more on who might replace rishi sunak on newsnight on bbc two shortly. that is one of the things we will talk about, because the tory leadership race officially kicked off at 7pm tonight. shoplifting hits a 20 year high, we will speak to a shop owner losing hundreds of pounds every week who has been spat at and his shop bottled. greater manchester police has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct, and one officer has been removed from...
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our political editor chris mason is in westminster.e's been a lot of political reaction to this... yes, there has. typically after incidents like this, the political action tends to amount to criticism coupled with a plea that there should be time given to investigate, is to work out exactly what has happened. there have been bits of both of those things today. but, enter next reform uk, the insurgent political party at the general election, more than 4 million votes they attracted. they tend to have an instinct of if they spot a political consensus pointing out that there might be a wider range of views on a particular incident. a couple of their mps have said, hang on, perhaps we should be reassured by the police action rather than in any way disturbed by it, describing policing as too often being, in their words, namby—pamby. the message i'm getting loud and clear from my constituents is that they are fed up with seeing police dancing around rainbows and being nice to people and running off from rioters. they want the police to do t
our political editor chris mason is in westminster.e's been a lot of political reaction to this... yes, there has. typically after incidents like this, the political action tends to amount to criticism coupled with a plea that there should be time given to investigate, is to work out exactly what has happened. there have been bits of both of those things today. but, enter next reform uk, the insurgent political party at the general election, more than 4 million votes they attracted. they tend...
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chris mason the liberal democrat leader has been proving he has a head for heights in his latest stunthe's urging voters to take a similar leap of faith and back his party on thursday well, i am asking people to do something many people they've never done before and which is vote liberal democrats this coming thursday. we are finding lifelong conservatives considering us, they don't want to vote conservative, some young people who have not voted before, we are saying do something you've never done before, i have taken the plunge! the snp leaderjohn swinney says his party will always put the interests of scotland first. on a visit to peterhead fish market in aberdeenshire he said the conservatives will lose decisively to labour and urged voters to back his party: what people in scotland need to think about is, what protection do they want to make sure that scotland's interests are ta ken forward in the next parliament? and snp mps will always put the interests of scotland first. they will fight against austerity and the spending cuts the labour party is going to deliver, and they will m
chris mason the liberal democrat leader has been proving he has a head for heights in his latest stunthe's urging voters to take a similar leap of faith and back his party on thursday well, i am asking people to do something many people they've never done before and which is vote liberal democrats this coming thursday. we are finding lifelong conservatives considering us, they don't want to vote conservative, some young people who have not voted before, we are saying do something you've never...
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chris mason, bbc news at westminster.he season's earliest category five hurricane on record weakened from a hurricane after pounding coastal texas. it closed oil ports, grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than two million homes and businesses in south—east texas. the storm has killed at least 12 people in the caribbean and the us. australia is a �*migration nation�* — a third of its population was born abroad and it prides itself on its multiculturalism. but there's a significant exception — disabled people or those with medical conditions. the rules are so strict that many foreigners with disabilities or medical conditions are often denied an australian visa — and those already living in australia face the threat of being made to leave. campaigners are pressuring ministers over policies that the un has labelled as discriminatory. our australia correspondent katy watson now reports from perth in western australia. oh, good shot! he's onlyjust learned to walk, but little luca is already kicking a bal
chris mason, bbc news at westminster.he season's earliest category five hurricane on record weakened from a hurricane after pounding coastal texas. it closed oil ports, grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than two million homes and businesses in south—east texas. the storm has killed at least 12 people in the caribbean and the us. australia is a �*migration nation�* — a third of its population was born abroad and it prides itself on its multiculturalism. but...
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chris mason, bbc news, in washington.een dominated by the war in ukraine — it will close tonight with pledges of more support. moscow has reacted angrily — particularly to the promise of a path towards ukrainejoining the military alliance. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. is president zelensky going to be getting the sort of support, the sort of pledges he has been after? it is the right type of support, if we are talking about ammunition and weapons and fighterjets which he has longed forfour so weapons and fighterjets which he has longed for four so long, but it's a fraction of what ukraine was hoping for privately, not least nato membership, which ukraine noses off the table. but there have been sizeable pledges from nato members. if you look at the european union, it has promised a minimum of a0 billion euros over the next year for training. i nato pledge for training and equipment. then you have the biggest ally of them all, the us, its own $225 million weapons package —— a nato pledge. it inclu
chris mason, bbc news, in washington.een dominated by the war in ukraine — it will close tonight with pledges of more support. moscow has reacted angrily — particularly to the promise of a path towards ukrainejoining the military alliance. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. is president zelensky going to be getting the sort of support, the sort of pledges he has been after? it is the right type of support, if we are talking about ammunition and weapons and fighterjets...
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can i bring in chris mason? there might be some delay because of the weather.little brighter than it did a few minutes ago, albeit it seemed to be getting worse, didn't it, a few minutes ago? sounds trivial, that, but it'll matter. and it'll matter in there, because... he wants it to look... yeah, because this is a moment. i think fairly soon we will see that lectern appear. and then shortly after that, hear from the prime minister. so, i wanted to be a reporter from about the age of seven. i just love telling stories. chris on report: at teatime, this. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 4th ofjuly. i can still feel that water, like, seven weeks on. so, this is it. a general election is on. so, the night before rishi sunak�*s soggy announcement in downing street, i started getting texts from people saying, "something weird's going on," and when you have people who i speak to at the heart of government every single day, who are sud
can i bring in chris mason? there might be some delay because of the weather.little brighter than it did a few minutes ago, albeit it seemed to be getting worse, didn't it, a few minutes ago? sounds trivial, that, but it'll matter. and it'll matter in there, because... he wants it to look... yeah, because this is a moment. i think fairly soon we will see that lectern appear. and then shortly after that, hear from the prime minister. so, i wanted to be a reporter from about the age of seven. i...
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chris mason is here. hello, chris. hello.on canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield. norton canes. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where we're, and i am. i've actually got pins and needles in my backside. we've just got out of our little car where there were three of us sitting on the back seat, and i was sitting in the middle seat. and you know that the middle seats kind of slightly raised. yeah. and a long stint in that particular position is is not good for the posterior, i've discovered. i'm now sat on a wall outside a community centre and blood is returning to all necessary parts. chris, you're always doing the decent thing by other people, whether it's taking the middle
chris mason is here. hello, chris. hello.on canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield. norton canes. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.itico's senior london playbook author. sir keir starmer�*s first full day in office, at a press conference today we heard him say don't expect change overnight. what is the scale, do you think, of the challenge ahead of him now? the scale is enormous, to put it bluntly. we have a big piece up on the politico website today that we were putting together through the whole campaign, going to seat after seat that did change during this campaign, went labour for the first time, or the first time in a long time, and we heard the same message from people on the ground again and again, and that is that they were totally disillusioned with politics and politicians, that they didn't really trust anyone to fix the problems of society, but that a change could only be good at this point, and they talked about public services creaking and broken. you know, things like waiting lists for the nhs going up, and schools rebuilding programmes being back and back, and just feeling like nothing quite works e
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.itico's senior london playbook author. sir keir starmer�*s first full day in office, at a press conference today we heard him say don't expect change overnight. what is the scale, do you think, of the challenge ahead of him now? the scale is enormous, to put it bluntly. we have a big piece up on the politico website today that we were putting together through the whole campaign, going to seat after seat that did change during this campaign, went labour for...
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chris mason, bbc news at westminster.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�*. our economics editor faisal islam reports. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on a new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to see you. and all that was announced to key business investors. gathered at the treasury to hear the new chancellor's plans for growth and targets for 1.5 million new homes. how prepared are we to make the hard choices and face down the vested interests? how willing, even, to risk short—term poli
chris mason, bbc news at westminster.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�*. our economics editor faisal islam reports. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on a new...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.cternan, a former political secretary to labour prime minister —— tony blair. good to have you with us. thank you for being with us on bbc news. a cabinet meeting on a saturday. keir starmer outlining pledging to tackle key issues such as the nhs, prisons, he's also said that the rwanda scheme is, quote, "dead and buried". what do you make of his initial priorities? the important thing is the change in tone. you had a relaxed prime minister with a very big win in the election but a tone different from his predecessor there before him and he was being inclusive and not divisive and he was not seeking to wind people up, he's actually saying, ourjob, a difficult challenge ahead but let's start work immediately. that's why we are having a cabinet meeting on a saturday. there is only one week, normaly a tuesday, and he appointed his cabinet yesterday and had a meeting yesterday, today, with the press at lunchtime and i think that is the way we are going to go which is moving quickly on the
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.cternan, a former political secretary to labour prime minister —— tony blair. good to have you with us. thank you for being with us on bbc news. a cabinet meeting on a saturday. keir starmer outlining pledging to tackle key issues such as the nhs, prisons, he's also said that the rwanda scheme is, quote, "dead and buried". what do you make of his initial priorities? the important thing is the change in tone. you had a relaxed prime minister with...
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chris mason, bbc news. some interesting scientific research to share with you.were healthier. they're now looking at the research to see if the technique could be applied to human beings. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. the elixir of life, or snake oil? there have been plenty of attempts to find drugs which can enable us to live longer and healthier lives. this study in the journal nature shows it is possible — albeit in mice. the mouse on the right has been treated with an antibody against a protein linked to the ageing process. the treated mice had better muscle function, fewer cancers, and lived around 25% longer. the antibody treatment blocks a protein called interleukin ii, which researchers think plays a key role in ageing and inflammation in humans, as well as mice. what it does is it turns off the interleukin 11 signal, which hits 2—3 master ageing switches within the cell. so when you turn off interleukin 11, you turn off the ageing switches, and you improve the bodily functions in all your organs which are affected by age. but will it work in h
chris mason, bbc news. some interesting scientific research to share with you.were healthier. they're now looking at the research to see if the technique could be applied to human beings. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. the elixir of life, or snake oil? there have been plenty of attempts to find drugs which can enable us to live longer and healthier lives. this study in the journal nature shows it is possible — albeit in mice. the mouse on the right has been treated with an antibody...
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chris mason, bbc news, at blenheim palace.port gives you the scale of the summit, an unusual 45 odd european leaders all here. an interesting, as chris was alluding to there, plenty conversations were taking place behind is very beautiful walls — actually that was going on in the us, what happens there in the election in november really impacts what these leaders here will have to do in ukraine. so ukraine, a huge issue talk about today, illegal migration bill a big topic of uk and other leaders, wanting to talk about, some big announcements from keir starmer. and this idea of a new uk... only two weeks into thejob, a chance to meet so many european leaders here, diplomatic speed dating as our diplomatic speed dating as our diplomatic correspondent put it, a good opportunity to try and reset the relations from that uk point of view, and a broad assessment so far is that it's a job well done.— is that it's a “ob well done. thank ou ve is that it's a job well done. thank you very much. _ is that it's a job well done. thank you v
chris mason, bbc news, at blenheim palace.port gives you the scale of the summit, an unusual 45 odd european leaders all here. an interesting, as chris was alluding to there, plenty conversations were taking place behind is very beautiful walls — actually that was going on in the us, what happens there in the election in november really impacts what these leaders here will have to do in ukraine. so ukraine, a huge issue talk about today, illegal migration bill a big topic of uk and other...
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chris mason is here. hello, chris. hello.norton canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield. norton canes. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where we're, and i am. i've actually got pins and needles in my backside. we've just got out of our little car where there were three of us sitting on the back seat, and i was sitting in the middle seat. and you know that the middle seats kind of slightly raised. yeah. and a long stint in that particular position is is not good for the posterior, i've discovered. i'm now sat on a wall outside a community centre and blood is returning to all necessary parts. chris, you're always doing the decent thing by other people, whether it's taking the mi
chris mason is here. hello, chris. hello.norton canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield. norton canes. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.k elections across bbc platforms. the number of people killed in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern indian state of uttar pradesh has risen to 121, making it one of the deadliest such disasters in more than a decade. the incident happened as a crowd of thousands of people were trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of haatruss. the police chief said action would be taken against anyone found to be responsible for the crush. most of those killed were women. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan is in aligarh in uttar pradesh. i'm now here in uttar pradesh, where this huge meeting of religious devotees of a self—styled guru was held. and behind me is the place where the guru was addressing tens of thousands of his supporters. and they were all sitting along this open ground. and the police now, they say they have launched an investigation into how this incident happened. as the guru was leaving, people were following him, mostly women who were t
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.k elections across bbc platforms. the number of people killed in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern indian state of uttar pradesh has risen to 121, making it one of the deadliest such disasters in more than a decade. the incident happened as a crowd of thousands of people were trying to leave a hindu prayer meeting in the northern district of haatruss. the police chief said action would be taken against anyone found to be responsible for the...
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chris mason there ahead of that journey across from the uk to the us, of course are keir starmer on hisnternational trip since becoming prime minister, since the uk election last week, he will be taking a seat at the table when it comes to the nato summit and on the agenda, of course, will be ukraine, especially given those most recent attacks across cities in ukraine and attacks across cities in ukraine and at children's hospital in kyiv. the united nations says it's highly likely that yesterday's strike on a children's hospital in kyiv, was "a direct hit" from a russian missile. at least 42 people were killed and 190 wounded, in attacks right across ukraine. moscow has denied targeting civilian sites, but president zelensky says the kremlin must be held accountable. james waterhouse, has the very latest from kyiv. sobbing. "oh, my god," she says, "i don't know whose hand that is, i don't know if my daughter is alive." the frantic seconds of a mother looking for her child. a russian missile had just hit the hospital where her daughter had been receiving dialysis. after a relative etern
chris mason there ahead of that journey across from the uk to the us, of course are keir starmer on hisnternational trip since becoming prime minister, since the uk election last week, he will be taking a seat at the table when it comes to the nato summit and on the agenda, of course, will be ukraine, especially given those most recent attacks across cities in ukraine and attacks across cities in ukraine and at children's hospital in kyiv. the united nations says it's highly likely that...
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chris mason, our political editor reporting from washington.se. the president insists he�*s staying in the race. here�*s sarah smith. the secretary—general of the north atlantic treaty organisation and the president of the united states. astride the world stage, joe biden is among friends, surrounded by his nato allies. a welcome escape from the foes inside his own party and it is familiar ground that he�*s comfortable talking about. we can and will defend every inch of nato territory and we'll do it together. george clooneyjoined joe biden at a glitzy fundraiser three weeks ago. today, he�*s urging him to step aside. saying the man who was helped off stage that night by barack obama was as diminished as the one we all witnessed at the debate. in vital swing states like pennsylvania, biden�*s losing ground and voters are losing confidence. when we saw him at the debate i was kind of floored by how confused he seemed. i will vote against trump. i would love to have another democratic nominee. but if biden is the nominee, i will have to vote for
chris mason, our political editor reporting from washington.se. the president insists he�*s staying in the race. here�*s sarah smith. the secretary—general of the north atlantic treaty organisation and the president of the united states. astride the world stage, joe biden is among friends, surrounded by his nato allies. a welcome escape from the foes inside his own party and it is familiar ground that he�*s comfortable talking about. we can and will defend every inch of nato territory...
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here's our political editor chris mason.arguments of today. rachel reeves at her desk in 11 downing street this lunchtime, the first woman ever to be chancellor of the exchequer and so have the keys to this place. i call the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves. her big—picture argument sounded like this. the previous government let people down. hear, hear! mr speaker, the previous government made commitment after commitment without knowing where the money was going to come from. today, i am calling out the conservatives' cover—up. she said she would accept in full the pay rises recommended by the independent pay review bodies for public sector workers. that is the right decision for the people who work in — and most importantly, the people who use — our public services. she hopes it'll mean no more strikes. and talking of which, the government has done a deal to givejunior doctors in england a pay rise worth on average 22% over two years. today marks the start of a new relationship between the government and staff wor
here's our political editor chris mason.arguments of today. rachel reeves at her desk in 11 downing street this lunchtime, the first woman ever to be chancellor of the exchequer and so have the keys to this place. i call the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves. her big—picture argument sounded like this. the previous government let people down. hear, hear! mr speaker, the previous government made commitment after commitment without knowing where the money was going to come from. today,...
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he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. who want to be your prime minister this weekend and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke—on—trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so, onto the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this a business that distributes medicines. the production line of campaigning has a similar regularity, too. visits like this are a chance to make his pitch to workers in a relatively controlled environment. applause. here we go. here he comes. and take a listen to rishi sunak�*s tone and emphasis. a vote for the conservatives is notjust a vote to stop a supermajority, but it's also a vote to make sure that we will fight for you. i will fight for you. i will make sure that your voice is heard. right? that is what this is about. and crucially, i will keep cutting your taxes. prime minister, listening to you talking to the workers j
he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. who want to be your prime minister this weekend and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke—on—trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so, onto the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this a business that distributes medicines. the production line of campaigning...
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our political editor, chris mason, has been travelling with the prime minister. oval office of the white house.— the white house. focus in on the prime minister. _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is that an - prime minister. is that an expression that says this is a pinch yourself moment? hope you're ok says his host, as america asks that very question of their president. yes, it is blunt, yes, it is personal. this white noise of hollered questions at the start of the meeting are about his mental abilities, if he is really fit to run for elections. so what did keir starmer make of him? you know what an increasing number of people are saying, they are implying that president biden is senile. is he?— implying that president biden is senile. is he? no, we had a really aood senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting _ senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting yesterday, - senile. is he? no, we had a really good meeting yesterday, weer i senile. is he? no, we had a really. good meeting y
our political editor, chris mason, has been travelling with the prime minister. oval office of the white house.— the white house. focus in on the prime minister. _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is _ the white house. focus in on the prime minister. is that an - prime minister. is that an expression that says this is a pinch yourself moment? hope you're ok says his host, as america asks that very question of their president. yes, it is blunt, yes, it is personal. this white...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster. let's turn to the middle east.ses to reach a deal with israel to end hostilities. reports quoting hamas and egyptian sources say the militant group has accepted washington's proposal to begin talks on releasing israeli hostages. hamas is also said to have agreed to drop a demand that israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire. earlier, the israeli military confirmed it carried out an airstrike on a un—run school in gaza. the health ministry in gaza says that at least 16 people were killed and more than 50 were wounded at the school sheltering displaced palestinians in the centre of the enclave. eyewitnesses told the bbc that the strike struck the upper floors of the school near a crowded market. the israeli army says it was targeting militants in the area and trying to minimise harm to civilians. our correspondent, sebastian usher, has been giving us the latest from jerusalem. scenes of the dead and wounded being rushed to hospital once again in gaza. this time, people are being taken from a school in the centre
chris mason, bbc news, westminster. let's turn to the middle east.ses to reach a deal with israel to end hostilities. reports quoting hamas and egyptian sources say the militant group has accepted washington's proposal to begin talks on releasing israeli hostages. hamas is also said to have agreed to drop a demand that israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire. earlier, the israeli military confirmed it carried out an airstrike on a un—run school in gaza. the health ministry in gaza says...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.ew ministerial appointments. the former home secretary jacqui smith has been made a life peer and has become education minister. the former cabinet minister douglas alexander has become a minister in the department for business and trade. the mp ellie reeves has been appointed minister without portfolio in the cabinet office and labour party chair. danjarvis becomes a minister of state in the home office. and bothjim macmahon and matthew pennycook have become ministers of state in the department for levelling up, housing and communities. let's speak to our correspondent gary o'donoghue who is in westminster. some very well known names in the list, really. fix, some very well known names in the list, reall . �* . some very well known names in the list, really-— list, really. a real blast from the ast and list, really. a real blast from the past and jacqui _ list, really. a real blast from the past and jacqui smith _ list, really. a real blast from the past and jacqui smith left - past an
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.ew ministerial appointments. the former home secretary jacqui smith has been made a life peer and has become education minister. the former cabinet minister douglas alexander has become a minister in the department for business and trade. the mp ellie reeves has been appointed minister without portfolio in the cabinet office and labour party chair. danjarvis becomes a minister of state in the home office. and bothjim macmahon and matthew pennycook have become...
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lingering shot there, chris mason.the conservatives. georgie david, who was running in west ham & beckton in london, said the vast majority of reform's candidates were racist, misogynist and bigoted. a reform spokesman said they strongly disagreed with her comments. and the full list of candidates standing in west ham and beckton is on your screen 110w. the lists for all the constituencies being contested are available on the bbc website. the liberal democrats have been back out in southwest england, where they hope to retake a clutch of seats. in another one of his signature campaign stunts, in taunton in somerset, leader sir ed davey used a giant orange domino to topple some blue ones to represent the so—called �*blue wall�* of tory seats he hopes to demolish in the southwest.t to demolish in the southwest. in the west country, and across the home counties and rural britain, people know it's only the liberal democrats who can beat the conservatives. so, yes, yes, we had some fun with dominoes, but the serious point,
lingering shot there, chris mason.the conservatives. georgie david, who was running in west ham & beckton in london, said the vast majority of reform's candidates were racist, misogynist and bigoted. a reform spokesman said they strongly disagreed with her comments. and the full list of candidates standing in west ham and beckton is on your screen 110w. the lists for all the constituencies being contested are available on the bbc website. the liberal democrats have been back out in...
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he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason.ng the two men who want to be your prime minister this weekend and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke—on—trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so, onto the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this a business that distributes medicines. the production line of campaigning has a similar regularity, too. visits like this are a chance to make his pitch to workers in a relatively controlled environment. applause here we go. here he comes. and take a listen to rishi sunak�*s tone and emphasis. a vote for the conservatives is notjust a vote to stop a supermajority, but it's also a vote to make sure that we will fight for you. i will fight for you. i will make sure that your voice is heard. right? that is what this is about. and crucially, i will keep cutting your taxes. prime minister, listening to you talking to
he's been speaking to our political editor chris mason.ng the two men who want to be your prime minister this weekend and for the next five years. i'll be talking to labour's keir starmer tomorrow. here we go, last few days. first stop, stoke—on—trent. it's rishi sunak today, as both men embark on a masochistic hurtle around the uk before polling day. so, onto the battle bus for the first visit. welcome to the bus. thank you. this a business that distributes medicines. the production line...