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iain watson, bbc news. the bodies of a sydney couple allegedly murdered by a serving police officer. last week authorities in the state of new south wales said luke davies and jesse baird were shot with a police handgun. they say the officer, beau lamar—condon, later allegedly took the men away in a van. police have confirmed that divers have been sent to a remote rural property, two hours south—west of sydney. mr lamarre—condon handed himself in on friday. police says he has made a partial confession, but is not co—operating in the search for his alleged victims. the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro says he's been the victim of tireless political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. addressing tens of thousands of his supporters at a rally in sao paulo, he denied police allegations that he plotted a coup to stay in power after losing the 2021 election. our south america correspondent ione wells is in sao paolo. this rally was called into an ongoing investigation into mr bolsanar
iain watson, bbc news. the bodies of a sydney couple allegedly murdered by a serving police officer. last week authorities in the state of new south wales said luke davies and jesse baird were shot with a police handgun. they say the officer, beau lamar—condon, later allegedly took the men away in a van. police have confirmed that divers have been sent to a remote rural property, two hours south—west of sydney. mr lamarre—condon handed himself in on friday. police says he has made a...
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iain watson, bbc news.000 ukrainian troops have been killed so far during the two years of war with russia. it's the first time in many months that figure has been revealed. he said tens of thousands of civilians in the russian occupied territories had also died. speaking at a news conference to mark saturday's second anniversary of russia's invasion, mrzelensky said he couldn't reveal the number of people injured because that information would help russia, but the loss was very painful. he was hopeful of a peace summit in the spring and was "sure" the us congress would pass its aid package for ukraine. he also stressed the importance of western support if ukraine is to defeat the threat from russia. ukraine loses and it becomes complicated with the number of victims, and it depends on you and our partners in the western world, if we are strong, with the weapons that we get, this advantage, we won't lose the war. we will prevail. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse was at the press conference in kyiv
iain watson, bbc news.000 ukrainian troops have been killed so far during the two years of war with russia. it's the first time in many months that figure has been revealed. he said tens of thousands of civilians in the russian occupied territories had also died. speaking at a news conference to mark saturday's second anniversary of russia's invasion, mrzelensky said he couldn't reveal the number of people injured because that information would help russia, but the loss was very painful. he was...
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our political correspondent, iain watson reports.is mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. he took himself to this appropriately named pub in his constituency. so, here are the comments about london's mayor that put him in the political doghouse. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is, they've got control of khan, and they've got control of london. labour said this was islamophobic, but the deputy prime minister was careful not to make that specific accusation. i don't believe that lee anderson was intending to be islamophobic, but nonetheless, i understand the concern about...particularly when it's in relation to the mayor of london, how those words have caused offence. but would he still be a conservative mp if he had apologised? he was given the chance to apologise, and when he failed to do so, action was taken. they chant: ceasefire now! the conflict in the middle east is having a profou
our political correspondent, iain watson reports.is mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. he took himself to this appropriately named pub in his constituency. so, here are the comments about london's mayor that put him in the political doghouse. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is, they've got control of khan, and they've got control of london....
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iain watson, bbc news.the deputy chair of the conservative muslim forum — the only muslim group directly affiliated to the conservative party. he told us what the group thought of lee anderson's comments. we as a party do not accept these comments and we are against anybody with the party or any mps elected from different parties to come out with comments which can be seen to be misaligned with the british muslim population. some in your party have called mr anderson's comments islamophobic. would you say they are? you can call them that, anti—muslim hatred. however you term them, they were there to cause upset to the muslims. they have caused upset and we've been inundated with messages from our members, stating we have to take action. i am glad the prime minister has taken action and the whip has been removed. in your statement on this controversy, you have written on the forum that it is vital for all leaders to stand firmly against racism and to muslim hatred and islamophobia. what do you make of the fa
iain watson, bbc news.the deputy chair of the conservative muslim forum — the only muslim group directly affiliated to the conservative party. he told us what the group thought of lee anderson's comments. we as a party do not accept these comments and we are against anybody with the party or any mps elected from different parties to come out with comments which can be seen to be misaligned with the british muslim population. some in your party have called mr anderson's comments islamophobic....
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iain watson, thank _ fights back when attacked. iain watson, thank you very much.ne, what do you make of how the government handled all of this? i government handled all of this? i think it's hard to really know exactly — think it's hard to really know exactly what's going on, but i do think— exactly what's going on, but i do think the — exactly what's going on, but i do think the longer this spat goes on, the more _ think the longer this spat goes on, the more it— think the longer this spat goes on, the more it develops, the more damaging — the more it develops, the more damaging it is for the government. i think— damaging it is for the government. i think what— damaging it is for the government. i think what kemi badenoch had in mind was that— think what kemi badenoch had in mind was that she would fire henry staunton, he would go off and things will move _ staunton, he would go off and things will move on. but actually, what's happening — will move on. but actually, what's happening is he's really picked her up happening is he's really picked her up on _ happeni
iain watson, thank _ fights back when attacked. iain watson, thank you very much.ne, what do you make of how the government handled all of this? i government handled all of this? i think it's hard to really know exactly — think it's hard to really know exactly what's going on, but i do think— exactly what's going on, but i do think the — exactly what's going on, but i do think the longer this spat goes on, the more _ think the longer this spat goes on, the more it— think the longer this...
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iain watson, bbc news, kingswood.ngswood next thursday. just visit the bbc news website. men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction, such as viagra, may reduce their risk of alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. research found that those taking the drugs were 18% less likely to develop the dementia—causing condition. but more research is needed to prove that the drugs are causing the effect. i spoke to professor tara aspires jones from the uk dementia research institute. . ., . jones from the uk dementia research institute. , ., , ., , , _ institute. this was a study run by scientists at _ institute. this was a study run by scientists at university _ institute. this was a study run by scientists at university college i scientists at university college london and they looked at 250,000 men roughly, a few more, and all of these men had been diagnosed with erectile dysfunction and half of them were prescribed drugs like viagra. then they followed them up over time and looked at how many of those people developed dement
iain watson, bbc news, kingswood.ngswood next thursday. just visit the bbc news website. men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction, such as viagra, may reduce their risk of alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. research found that those taking the drugs were 18% less likely to develop the dementia—causing condition. but more research is needed to prove that the drugs are causing the effect. i spoke to professor tara aspires jones from the uk dementia research institute. . ., . jones from...
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iain watson, bbc news, westminster.e been attending prime minister's questions in the comments. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now from parliament. and it has been pretty lively? it now from parliament. and it has been pretty lively?— pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative _ pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative mps - pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative mps have l pretty lively? it certainly was, - ben. conservative mps have been divided over recent days about how the prime minister, the conservative party more generally, handled the comments by lee andersen, now suspended from the conservative whip, about sadiq khan, the labour mayor of london. today rishi sunak managed to unite conservative mps in raucous cheering about that very issue, inevitably, sir keir starmer, the labour leader, asked rishi sunak about it, rishi sunak made a virtue of it, he argued that he had suspended lee andersen as quickly as was possible and tried to draw a contrast with sir
iain watson, bbc news, westminster.e been attending prime minister's questions in the comments. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now from parliament. and it has been pretty lively? it now from parliament. and it has been pretty lively?— pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative _ pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative mps - pretty lively? it certainly was, ben. conservative mps have l pretty lively? it certainly was, - ben. conservative mps have...
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watson is in westminster, iain, how unusual is this?in his contract to be runned but he has been dismissed. david neal has been producing reports on things like criticising the home office's handling of the small boat crisis. but that isn't why he went. in the past couple of days, details of two of his unpublished reports, one on social care visas and on allegations that not enough checks were being done on people arriving by private jets made their way into the newspaper. the latter story the government said has no basis in fact. but he doesn't have two unpublished reports. there are 1a. labour are saying the government is trying to hide the truth about immigration and should publish the reports. so it looks as if david neal will not go quietly. the home secretary says that he has lost confidence in him, the question is whether david neal will do anything else to undermine confidence in the government. else to undermine confidence in the government-— the man who killed three people in nottingham will have his sentence reviewed by judge
watson is in westminster, iain, how unusual is this?in his contract to be runned but he has been dismissed. david neal has been producing reports on things like criticising the home office's handling of the small boat crisis. but that isn't why he went. in the past couple of days, details of two of his unpublished reports, one on social care visas and on allegations that not enough checks were being done on people arriving by private jets made their way into the newspaper. the latter story the...
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our political correspondent iain watson has more the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middlered to the suffering of the people in the region, but the challenge for the main party this year is how to manage tensions in their own ranks stoked by events beyond their control, and in an election year, just one loose or offensive phrase from any of their representatives could be enough to undermine or overshadow their best laid plans. mr anderson said he accepts the party had "no option" but to suspend him, given the "difficult position" it put the government in. but he has not apologised. you're live with bbc news. supporters of former brazillian president jair bolsonaro have joined massive protests in sao paulo. thousands of people rallied along the city's main avenue — the first major demonstration of its kind since bolsonaro left office just over a year ago. his supporters believe he is the victim of political persecution by the country's left—wing government — which says he attempted a coup after being ousted at the last election. our south america correspondent ione wells was
our political correspondent iain watson has more the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middlered to the suffering of the people in the region, but the challenge for the main party this year is how to manage tensions in their own ranks stoked by events beyond their control, and in an election year, just one loose or offensive phrase from any of their representatives could be enough to undermine or overshadow their best laid plans. mr anderson said he accepts the party had "no...
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watson has more the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middle east for uk politics are as nothing, but the challenge for the main the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middle east of the people in the region, but the challenge for the main party this year is how to manage tensions in their own ranks stoked by events beyond their control, and in an election year, just one loose or offensive phrase from any of their representatives could be enough to undermine or overshadow their best laid plans. mr anderson has said he accepts the party had "no option" but to suspend him, given the "difficult position" it put the government in. but he has not apologised. you�*re live with bbc news. of the many elections being held in 2024, one of the easiest outcomes to predict is the vote in belarus. the country�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko has been in powerfor nearly 30 years and, critics say, to ensure it stays that way, he banned all opposition parties from standing in sunday�*s parliamentary elections. the last election in 2020 is widely believed to have been won by a
watson has more the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middle east for uk politics are as nothing, but the challenge for the main the difficulties caused by the conflict in the middle east of the people in the region, but the challenge for the main party this year is how to manage tensions in their own ranks stoked by events beyond their control, and in an election year, just one loose or offensive phrase from any of their representatives could be enough to undermine or overshadow their...
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the mayor of london sadiq khan there. 0ur political correspondent iain watson told us more about theime minister. he has indeed. and that pressure coming not just from sadiq khan, notjust from the labour party, but some people inside rishi sunak�*s own party as well, including the business minister, nus ghani, who'd said that these comments made by lee anderson, that the mayor of london was under the control of islamists, that those comments were "dangerous". also, lord barwell, the conservative peer who used to be the chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, he called the remarks despicable. so there's a growing number of people willing to go out publicly and denounce what lee anderson was saying. and don't forget, he was deputy chairman of the conservative party, a prominent spokesman for that party, until really quite recently. the chief whip obviously tried to get him to apologise, to withdraw those remarks, and he's refused to do so. and for that reason, he is suspended. we don't know how long that suspension is going to last, but if he doesn't apologise, the s
the mayor of london sadiq khan there. 0ur political correspondent iain watson told us more about theime minister. he has indeed. and that pressure coming not just from sadiq khan, notjust from the labour party, but some people inside rishi sunak�*s own party as well, including the business minister, nus ghani, who'd said that these comments made by lee anderson, that the mayor of london was under the control of islamists, that those comments were "dangerous". also, lord barwell, the...
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watson reports.speaking his mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. here are the comments about london's mayor that got him into trouble. i don't actually believe these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. lee anderson was quite literally in the doghouse this afternoon. it's a pub in his constituency. sadiq khan and labour described his remarks as islamophobic. but the deputy prime minister seemed keen to avoid that specific accusation. i don't believe that lee anderson was intending to be islamophobic, but nonetheless, i understand the concern about, particularly in relation to the mayor of london, how those words have caused offence, and because of that, that's precisely why he was given the chance to apologise, and when he failed to do so, action was taken. but were the comments themselves islamophobic? i think i've been clear
watson reports.speaking his mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. here are the comments about london's mayor that got him into trouble. i don't actually believe these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. lee anderson was quite literally in the doghouse this afternoon. it's a pub in his constituency. sadiq khan and labour...
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let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson who's at westminster.entioned a lot of pressure from labour for i mentioned a lot of pressure from labourfor rishi sunak to i mentioned a lot of pressure from labour for rishi sunak to act. i mentioned a lot of pressure from labourfor rishi sunak to act. mr anderson has been suspended. what more can you tell us? i anderson has been suspended. what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? i think it is significant _ more can you tell us? i think it is significant some _ more can you tell us? i think it is significant some conservatives i more can you tell us? i think it is i significant some conservatives have been pressing for action against lee anderson. his comments that effectively the first muslim mayor of london was controlled by islamist. the business minister said these comments were foolish and dangerous. we had the former chief of staff theresa may suggesting what had been said by lee anderson was despicable. there were growing numbers of voices and pressure on the government to act during the
let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson who's at westminster.entioned a lot of pressure from labour for i mentioned a lot of pressure from labourfor rishi sunak to i mentioned a lot of pressure from labour for rishi sunak to act. i mentioned a lot of pressure from labourfor rishi sunak to act. mr anderson has been suspended. what more can you tell us? i anderson has been suspended. what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? i think it is significant _ more can you tell...
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our political correspondent iain watson told us more about the controversy and the mounting pressurendeed. and that pressure coming from not just sadiq khan and the labour party but some inside the tory party as well, including the business minister, nus ghani, who said that those comments were "dangerous". lord barwell, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, called the remarks despicable. a growing number of people publicly denouncing what lee anderson was saying. he was deputy chairman of the conservative party, a prominent spokesperson for the party, until quite recently. the chief whip tried to get him to withdraw the remarks and apologise and he refused to do so. so for that he is suspended. we don't know how long that suspension will last. if he does not apologise it could last until the next election and he would not be eligible to stand as a conservative candidate so this is potentially very serious for him. earlier, i spoke to former conservative chairwoman baroness sayeeda warsi — the first muslim to serve as a cabinet minister. it may surprise yo
our political correspondent iain watson told us more about the controversy and the mounting pressurendeed. and that pressure coming from not just sadiq khan and the labour party but some inside the tory party as well, including the business minister, nus ghani, who said that those comments were "dangerous". lord barwell, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, called the remarks despicable. a growing number of people publicly denouncing what lee anderson was...
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let�*s bring in bbc political correspondent iain watson.o call it, it feels different this time, doesn�*t it? it it, it feels different this time, doesn't it?— it, it feels different this time, doesn't it? it does and as they shadow foreign _ doesn't it? it does and as they shadow foreign secretary - doesn't it? it does and as they. shadow foreign secretary david doesn't it? it does and as they - shadow foreign secretary david lammy was saying, situation has changed so undoubtedly the that has played on labour mind. also domestic considerations, many labour mps were under pressure from some activists in their party and also areas where the large muslim communities for example, labour mps were under pressure to back and cease—fire which they hadn�*t previously done. keir starmer, the party leader had said the fighting had to ended but had not previously called for a cease—fire, so to some extent they may be trying to take on that pressure from below. also, the argue that some of uk allies are calling for something similar, including that som
let�*s bring in bbc political correspondent iain watson.o call it, it feels different this time, doesn�*t it? it it, it feels different this time, doesn't it?— it, it feels different this time, doesn't it? it does and as they shadow foreign _ doesn't it? it does and as they shadow foreign secretary - doesn't it? it does and as they. shadow foreign secretary david doesn't it? it does and as they - shadow foreign secretary david lammy was saying, situation has changed so undoubtedly the...
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let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson.can you tell us about what he has been saying? i think there is a bit of frustration from rishi sunak over the continuing pro—palestinian demonstrations here in london and elsewhere upset i think by the projection of the slogan "from the river to the sea, seen as anti—semitic onto big ben during a recent demonstration, and yesterday effectively he brought in police chiefs, police and crime commissioners for a roundtable session, as it was described in downing street, he wagged his finger at them and said, "look, you have existing powers and you should be doing more to use the existing powers to police these demonstrations." in particular, he was concerned about demonstrations outside mps' homes, they have been footage we have broadcasted on the bbc too of a demonstration outside the conservative mp tobias ellwood's home, for example. he says there are existing powers in the law, police don't need new powers for this. for the police to disperse these demonstrations that, in effect, they
let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson.can you tell us about what he has been saying? i think there is a bit of frustration from rishi sunak over the continuing pro—palestinian demonstrations here in london and elsewhere upset i think by the projection of the slogan "from the river to the sea, seen as anti—semitic onto big ben during a recent demonstration, and yesterday effectively he brought in police chiefs, police and crime commissioners for a roundtable session,...
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our political correspondent iain watson has the latest.n isn'tjust the mp for ashfield in the east midlands, he has a second job as a gb news presenter, and that's where he made his controversial comments. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. the remarks could raise tensions in london. these comments from a senior conservative are islamophobic, are anti—muslim and are racist. we've seen over the last two days confirmation that over the last few months, there's been an increase in anti—muslim cases by more than 330%. these comments pour fuel on the fire. supporters of lee anderson would say he was simply making a point about pro—palestinian demonstrations, which take place regularly here in london. that explanation clearly didn't cut it with the man in charge of conservative party discipline, only alison didn't apologise, he suspended him from the parliamentary party. in a statement on social media last night, he
our political correspondent iain watson has the latest.n isn'tjust the mp for ashfield in the east midlands, he has a second job as a gb news presenter, and that's where he made his controversial comments. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. the remarks could raise tensions in london. these comments from a senior conservative are islamophobic, are anti—muslim and...
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iain watson, bbc news. let's turn to some other important news around the world. been cut by more than a quarter since 2008. this is their tenth round of strike action in less than a year. another body has been recovered from two burnt—out residential buildings in valencia, spain, bringing the death toll from the fire to 10. police are investigating what caused the blaze, though experts believe flammable cladding may have stoked the fire. the city is observing three days of mourning. you can catch up on all the latest results from the south carolina primary on our website. bbc.com/news. we have a live date —— page being updated from our correspondents on the ground. in the meantime, stay tuned for more right here on bbc news. hello there. we had fewer showers around on saturday and with clearer skies and light winds, it is turning pretty chilly out there. but we've got some more rain to come, i think, on sunday. it's going to come from this area of low pressure. now, that's going to tend to slide across towards france and that's where we'll get any mild air headin
iain watson, bbc news. let's turn to some other important news around the world. been cut by more than a quarter since 2008. this is their tenth round of strike action in less than a year. another body has been recovered from two burnt—out residential buildings in valencia, spain, bringing the death toll from the fire to 10. police are investigating what caused the blaze, though experts believe flammable cladding may have stoked the fire. the city is observing three days of mourning. you can...
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watson explains.s a presenter and that is where he made his controversial comments. i made his controversial comments.— made his controversial comments. , , ., comments. i believe they have not comments. i believe they have get control— comments. i believe they have got control of _ comments. i believe they have got control of sadiq _ comments. i believe they have got control of sadiq khan - comments. i believe they have got control of sadiq khan and i got control of sadiq khan and they have control of london. sadiq khan said the remarks could raise tensions in london. these comments from a conservative art is homophobic, and racist and we have seen over the last two days confirmation that over the last few months there has been an increase of anti—muslim cases by over 330% —— islam are phobic. it pours fuel on the fire. ,, , , ., fire. supporters of lee anderson _ fire. supporters of lee anderson simply - fire. supporters of lee anderson simply say i fire. supporters of lee i anderson simply say that
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our political correspondent iain watson has been speaking to voters. is time for a change and are usually talking about nappies. before a by—election a week ago, today talking politics. by-election a week ago, today talking politics.— talking politics. cost of livin: talking politics. cost of living to _ talking politics. cost of living to be _ talking politics. cost of living to be on - talking politics. cost of living to be on us. - talking politics. cost ofj living to be on us. bills talking politics. cost of- living to be on us. bills are rocketing. it was quite frightening. mortgages are going up, council tax. something has to be done. time for a new government. the heating. — for a new government. the heating. the _ for a new government. the heating, the bills, - for a new government. the heating, the bills, that is crazx _ heating, the bills, that is crazy. some of it not working before — crazy. some of it not working before so _ crazy. some of it not working before so something has to change _ before so something has to chance. �* , . before so
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our political correspondent iain watson is in kingswood.hat's right. i think keir starmer will be _ time? i think that's right. i think keir starmer will be relieved - time? i think that's right. i think keir starmer will be relieved the focus is now going to turn back on to rishi sunak�*s leadership. he was under huge scrutiny in the past week, the row over rochdale for the forthcoming by—election there later this month, having to drop the labour candidate after prevarication, and indeed he also, interestingly enough, as you will remember, water down his plan for green projects, the green prosperity plan. that is interesting because the previous conservative mp chris skidmore resigned criticising his own party's attitudes towards green policies and their support for fossil fuels, policies and their support for fossilfuels, as he saw policies and their support for fossil fuels, as he saw it. policies and their support for fossilfuels, as he saw it. that does not seem to have had a big impact on the result. labour campaigned relentlessly on
our political correspondent iain watson is in kingswood.hat's right. i think keir starmer will be _ time? i think that's right. i think keir starmer will be relieved - time? i think that's right. i think keir starmer will be relieved the focus is now going to turn back on to rishi sunak�*s leadership. he was under huge scrutiny in the past week, the row over rochdale for the forthcoming by—election there later this month, having to drop the labour candidate after prevarication, and indeed...
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we're joined now by our political correspondent iain watson in westminster.ervative mps? and this is an election year. it certainly sounds like jeremy hunt is certainly sounds likejeremy hunt is trying to manage their expectations and perhaps the expectations of voters ahead of the budget next month. with his party trailing in the polls many conservative mps have been urging him to do more in cutting tax. but he told the bbc�*s political thinking podcast that he didn't think he had quite the same wriggle room that he had when he cut national insurance last month. interestingly, the shadow chancellor, his opposite number rachel reeves, has also been talking about tax today. she has been addressing a conference of business leaders and promised a future labour government would not increase corporation tax. she also said she could offer business stability. what seems to be decidedly wobbly rather than stable is her party's commitment to spending £28 billion a year on green projects. this is something she herself announced in 2021. she then delayed the timescale i
we're joined now by our political correspondent iain watson in westminster.ervative mps? and this is an election year. it certainly sounds like jeremy hunt is certainly sounds likejeremy hunt is trying to manage their expectations and perhaps the expectations of voters ahead of the budget next month. with his party trailing in the polls many conservative mps have been urging him to do more in cutting tax. but he told the bbc�*s political thinking podcast that he didn't think he had quite the...
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watson. keir starmer likely to say? he is likely to say that labour is now the party of business and he will govern as a pro—business party, thatis will govern as a pro—business party, that is the emphasis, not so much on specific policies but about the environment in which he believes business can flourish and he will denounce the conservatives inadequate policies as he sees it, for promoting economic growth, and he says with growth will come prosperity. the specific announcement came from rachel reeves this morning when she guaranteed the corporation tax would not rise during the course of a labour government should they be elected. that is no change, effectively. she set out some specific tax rises and it was always implicit that they would not be any further tax rises announced but she made it explicit today, speaking to a business audience, so it will go down well that corporation tax would not go up under a labour government, and we are expecting more from keir starmer in terms of mood
watson. keir starmer likely to say? he is likely to say that labour is now the party of business and he will govern as a pro—business party, thatis will govern as a pro—business party, that is the emphasis, not so much on specific policies but about the environment in which he believes business can flourish and he will denounce the conservatives inadequate policies as he sees it, for promoting economic growth, and he says with growth will come prosperity. the specific announcement came from...
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joining me now is our political correspondent iain watson.
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our political correspondent iain watson reports.aking his mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. he took himself to this appropriately—named pub in his constituency. so here are the comments about london's mayor that puts him in the political doghouse. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country. but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. labour said this was islamophobic, but the deputy prime minister was careful not to make that specific accusation. i don't believe that lee anderson was intending to be islamophobic. but nonetheless, i understand the concern about, particularly when it's in relation to the the mayor of london, how those words have caused offence. but the conservative muslim forum, which is officially linked to the party, were more critical of lee anderson's comments. they welcomed his suspension, but said he'd caused hurt to their members. look, you can call
our political correspondent iain watson reports.aking his mind, but lee anderson kept his lips firmly sealed following his suspension from the parliamentary conservative party. he took himself to this appropriately—named pub in his constituency. so here are the comments about london's mayor that puts him in the political doghouse. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country. but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of...
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let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson, who's at westminster.m labour for rishi sunak to act now mr anderson been suspended. he has ended. that pressure coming from notjust sadiq khan and the labour party but the inside the tory party as well, including the business minister, it was said that those comments were dangerous. maude barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, called barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, called the barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, called the remarks despicable. a growing number of people publicly denouncing what lee anderson was saying. he was deputy stare —— chair of the conservative party, a prominent spokesperson for the party until quite recently. they try to to apologise and he refused to do so so for that he is suspended. we don't know how long that suspension will last. if he does not apologise it could last until the next election
let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson, who's at westminster.m labour for rishi sunak to act now mr anderson been suspended. he has ended. that pressure coming from notjust sadiq khan and the labour party but the inside the tory party as well, including the business minister, it was said that those comments were dangerous. maude barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister, barlow, former chief of staff to theresa may when she was prime minister,...
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iain watson, bbc news, kingswood.papers. the times is reporting that an alleged russian spy from afghanistan lied to gain asylum in britain, before going on to work for the foreign office and meet the future king. "shame on you" is the headline in the mirror. the paper's front page reflects calls for rishi sunak to apologise after he joked about labour's position on trans people. the prime minister made the comment when the mum of murdered teenager brianna ghey, who was transgender, was in parliament. the i is leading with a study which has found erectile dysfunction drugs like viagra reduce the risk of developing alzheimer's by 18%. however, scientists are warning men against starting to take them as a precautionary measure. the 2024 film awards season is now under way in the united states — but have you ever wondered about how the trophies are made? they are rather beautiful. the actor statu ettes are being created, in preparation for the 30th annual screen actors guild awards which will take place later this month.
iain watson, bbc news, kingswood.papers. the times is reporting that an alleged russian spy from afghanistan lied to gain asylum in britain, before going on to work for the foreign office and meet the future king. "shame on you" is the headline in the mirror. the paper's front page reflects calls for rishi sunak to apologise after he joked about labour's position on trans people. the prime minister made the comment when the mum of murdered teenager brianna ghey, who was transgender,...