good afternoon. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is to deliver a rallying call to his party after last week's defeat in the copeland by—election. he'll say that, despite the scale of the task, now is not the time to retreat, run away or give up. mr corbyn will be giving a keynote speech to the scottish labour party in perth shortly. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. his report contains flash photography. do you still think you are the man to rebuild labour? jeremy corbyn arriving in perth this morning. we are campaigning fora arriving in perth this morning. we are campaigning for a just and fair society. preparing for his first major speech since the party's historic defeat in the copeland by—election last week. ahead of that speech in an article in the sunday newspaper, he wrote, the result was deeply disappointed. he also makes it clear he is not

planning on going anywhere. labour party, 7000... labour labour party, 7000. .. labour held the seat of stoke—on—trent central but the loss in copeland for the first time in 80 years has led some to question whether labour can win a general election. those loyal to jeremy corbyn is a constant questions about his leadership are hurting the party. one of the issues is that people see a divided party and the last 20 months, half of them have been leadership elections where we looked divided. people say it is not about the leadership election, it is about us coming together, listening to people, developing the policies, but also making sure those policies, but also making sure those policies are communicated in words that people fully appreciate. in scotland, where labour was once

dominant but now faces a massive task to overturn the snp, delegates at the party's conference today back the party ‘s leader. at the party's conference today back the party 's leader. i want people to come back to —— a lot of people have come back to labour since jeremy became leader. it has not beena jeremy became leader. it has not been a great week but we will go forward. in his speech this afternoon, mr corbyn will say the result in copeland shows the scale of the challenge facing labour. but he will also try to inject the party with confidence, saying now is not the time to retreat, runaway or to give up. the new independent reviewer of terror laws has warned that britain faces a level of threat not seen since the ira bombings of the 1970s. max hill told the sunday telegraph that plots by islamist extremists to attack uk cities was an enormous risk. with me now is our correspondent, caroline hawley. what else has he said? to let you know, the current threat level is

classified as severe which means an attack is likely. now we have max hill saying the threat is enormous comet continuing, it will not abate, and it cannot be ignored. —— enormous, continuing. is is being squeezed on the battlefield in the middle east and is lashing out with tax. we have seen attacks in europe. but the threat to the uk, the warning is very severe. being likened, as you said, to the threat to london when the ira were active. the home secretary amber rudd has agreed and said the country is in dangerous times. thank you. in the last few minutes, britain's four—time olympic champion mo farah has insisted he is a clean athlete who has never broken the rules. he spoke out in a statement after a leaked draft report by us anti—doping authorities has suggested that alberto salazar, mo farah‘s coach, may have broken the rules to boost the performance of some athletes. mr salazar has been under investigation since allegations about drugs use at his american training base were made by the bbc‘s

panorama programme in 2015. mark daly reports. can it be i—macro—2 for the better salazar group? he is the mastermind behind mo farah and his gold medals. but a better salazar has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency since a bbc panorama programme in 2015 revealed claims of doping. —— better salazar. high—profile us athletes made a series of allegations against their former coach. he is a sort of win at all costs person. it is hurting the sport. today the first glimpse of the findings, an interim report by the findings, an interim report by the agency has been leaked by the

russian hacking group and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges mr salazar used banned or unethical methods including the fusions of supplements over the legal limit, and tested and potentially unlawful medical procedures and medications. an alleged use of an infusion in 2014 remains under investigation. they said it could confirm it has a a report in response to a subpoena from a state medical licensing body regarding care given by a physician to athletes associated... serious questions for uk athletics who were according to the leaked report warned about mr salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. mr salazar

maintains his athletes‘ use of medications has always fully complied with the world anti—doping code and in exactly the way usada directed. mo farah has released a statement saying, it is deeply frustrating i am having to make an announcement on the subjects. i am a keen athlete who has never broken the rules as 0‘groats meat regards to su bsta nces the rules as 0‘groats meat regards to substances —— the rules as regards to substances. questions will persist over mo farah‘s continuing loyalty to the controversial coach that the doping authorities seems so determined to pursue. mark daly, bbc news. five people have been injured after being hit by a car in south—east london this morning. according to reports, a car struck a wall and collided with pedestrians. the driver of the vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury i dangerous driving. tonight‘s the night in the world of show business —

the 89th academy awards. while there are a few british hopes for an oscar, the real money‘s on the musical, la la land, which has 14 nominations. this report from our los angeles correspondent, james cook, contains flash photography. # city of stars # are you shining just for me? # hollywood‘s golden age refashioned for the 21st century. by turns dazzling and bittersweet, la la land has a record—equalling 14 0scar nominations. we are standing right where i was sitting when ryan and emma drive up in the car. the woman responsible for the film‘s breathtaking choreography is now in last—minute rehearsals for tonight‘s academy awards. we are doing a medley of city of stars and audition. the fabulous john legend will be singing, which is really, really great. ryan and emma would have been great, butjohn legend is incredible. well, the big question in los angeles is, will the academy

opt for the escapism of la la land or will it choose to confront one of the many serious subjects on offer in pretty much every other nominated film? there‘s manchester by the sea, a study in grief, which has six nominations. denzel washington directs and stars in fences in which a father struggles to bring up his family in a segregated america. it's not easy for me to admit that i've been standing in the same place for 18 years. i‘ve been standing with you! go find your way over there. coloneljim is a tall... hidden figures also tackles racism and sexism — the true story of three women working at nasa has been a huge box—office hit. what happened ? why didn‘t you come home like you were supposed to? and then there is moonlight with its themes of neglect, drug addiction and sexuality, earning a nomination for britain‘s naomie harris. really great art reflects society

and edifies us and shows us a different way of operating and so i definitely think that it‘s going to be a very political year at the oscars. and so we approach the oscars amid talk of politics and protest. in some ways, the world of entertainment has never felt so serious. james cook, bbc news, in hollywood. you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.35pm. bye for now. hello. you‘re watching the bbc news channel. let‘s go straight to perth wherejeremy corbyn is addressing the scottish labour party shortly. things are warming up. we are

keeping an eye on it for you. as soon as keeping an eye on it for you. as soon as he appears we will go straight back to it for you. the conservative former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, has said he will rebel against the government when the house of lords votes on the bill giving theresa may the authority to trigger brexit. the peer says he will support an opposition amendment demanding that mps get a meaningful vote on the deal reached with the eu. president trump has said he won‘t be attending this year‘s white house correspondents dinner. the news came in a tweet by donald trump — in another sign of worsening relations with the mainstream press. only three other leaders have missed the annual event, which has been going on for more than a century. 0ur washington correspondent, laura bicker, explained the significance of donald trump‘s decision to stay away. this seems to be a further deterioration of the president‘s relationship with the press. this dinner is usually an annual star—studded, glittery event. a chance for the press and the president to sit down

together, put any animosity aside. president trump has decided that this year, he will not attend. 15 presidents have been to this dinner. it has only been skipped on three occasions. that was president nixon in 1972, president carter in 1978, and ronald reagan in 1981. ronald reagan could not go because of an assassination attempt, and he even phoned in. that is how rare it is for the president to step aside and not attend. but it comes after a number of stepping up of the attacks on the media. president trump has described some outlets as "fake news", and he says that fake news is an enemy of the american people. and then on friday at a white house briefing, certain selected members of the media were not allowed in. that was cnn, the new york times, the bbc, amongst others. 0ur editor is still asking for an explanation as to why we were not allowed in, and we are not sure whether or not

this will continue. what this message that president trump has put out on a tweet makes clear is that his animosity and his relationship with the press is not going to get any better. also in the united states, democrats have elected a new national chairman. tom perez is a former member of barack 0bama‘s cabinet. he acknowledged that the democrats were facing a crisis of confidence following the election of president trump, but said the party would succeed if it led with its values. some day they going to study this era in american history and they will study it along the know nothing movement. they will ask the question of all of us, where were you in 2017 when we had the worst president in the history of the united states? and we will all be able to say,

whether you are sitting here, outside, or looking on across america, we will all be able to save the united democratic party led the resistance, ensured this president was a one term president and the democrats across this country. jeremy corbyn has just taken the stage at the scottish labour party conference. thank you. thank you very much. thank you for that wonderful welcome. bank queue for standing that wonderful welcome. bank queue forstanding up that wonderful welcome. bank queue for standing up for your community and people of north ayrshire. —— thank you. because, when the snp ran

away from having to deal with the cuts their own government had foisted on north ayrshire, labour stepped in. thank you for leading the way in local government and showing what can be done right councils to protect services and jobs, invest in our communities and look after our vulnerable people. i wa nt to look after our vulnerable people. i want to thank all our local councils across scotland who have worked so ha rd to across scotland who have worked so hard to keep local services going against a backdrop of cuts coming from the tories at westminster and the snp in holyrood. i wish all of them their very best in the forthcoming local elections where they, and only date, will stand up to the recent set of council cuts imposed by the snp government. thank you to dave anderson for his excellent work as shadow scottish secretary. applause

daveis applause dave is a great friend and colleague and brings a lot of wisdom to the shadow cabinet. thank you also to kezia and alex were leading our party here in scotland with a progressive, radicalagenda. party here in scotland with a progressive, radical agenda. thank you. and, could i also say thank you to brian and all the team who work for the labour party all over scotland day in and day out to make sure our voice is heard in every community all the year around? thank you, brian. and thank you jackson, on the platform today, for the very wise words he gave last night at the trade union reception and the support we have had from trade unions across scotland to make sure our party is strong and a voice for the workers all across scotland. thank you. it is great to be here.

scotla nd thank you. it is great to be here. scotland has always been at the forefront of our movement with many of our great leaders and thinkers across our movement coming from and continuing to come from scotland. we recently lost an outstanding former scottish labour mp. town to seal was a man of independent mind and a great personal friend of mine. a man of independent mind and a great personalfriend of mine. —— tam dalziel. ishared many great personalfriend of mine. —— tam dalziel. i shared many a cup of tea over the years could appear that most older is good about our movement. it was personified by the perspective you bought to international affairs. his relentless quest for justice international affairs. his relentless quest forjustice on a of issues, including that of some islanders who was so moved i his support they even named and ireland‘s —— and islands after him.

no man is an island? they clearly never met tam dalziel. his thinking, he managed terrorism reflect the wider movement. there is a book i recommend to you this afternoon. i recommend to you this afternoon. i recommend the importance of being awkward by tam dalziel. conference, i was under no illusions about the scale of the task facing me when i was first elected leader. the elites in westminster and holyrood won‘t just hand power over to you and you have to campaign, to argue, to agitate, educate, and of course to organise. comrades, let us never forget it is not called a struggle forget it is not called a struggle for nothing. the scale of how hard our task is to persuade people of

our task is to persuade people of our message was underlined this week in copland. we stood up to hatred and division in stoke and defeated ukip and its sham claims to represent the working class. i want to congratulate the election of the new mp for stoke and the work done by hundreds of party supporters and members who came out to support in that election campaign and the people of stoke. thing gap against intolerance and then souness that ukip is trying to foist upon societies all over britain. it was an historic victory for the labour party. the result in copland was deeply disappointing and, of course, i take my share of responsibility for it. we have not done enough yet to rebuild trust with the people who have been ripped off and sold out

for decades and do not always feel that labour represents them. now is not the time to retreat, to run away, or to give up. did not the time to retreat, to run away, orto give up. did kier not the time to retreat, to run away, or to give up. did kier hardie give up the fight? did clement attlee give up the fight? did the miners, who fought for better pay and working conditions? did the upper clyde shipbuilders, employees, and many more among the industrial working class who were relentlessly exploited in the workplace? no, they fought back and one time and again to make their lives and all the rest of us who came after them better. that is what we all have to do now and that is what i will be doing. labour will be campaigning across britain for investment in decent jobs, homes, education forall, support for the national health service, social care and fair taxation. if we stand together, i am confident we can turn back the tory

tide and reconnect labour with our working class voters and values. so we can win power and rebuild an transform britain for the many and not the few. conference, the snp pretend independence will magically transform people‘s lives for the colla pse transform people‘s lives for the collapse of oil prices shows how much of folly that was on what a to scotland‘s prosperity independence would be. the tories claim they want to ta ke would be. the tories claim they want to take back powers from brussels and the smb wants to take that powers from westminster. neither of them wants to take economic power back from multinationals and big business. —— the snp wants. neither of them wants to change an transform our economy in a way that

ensures no one and no community is left behind. neither of them wants to tackle the power and stranglehold over the market our economy and wider society. instead of taking back powers to end the race to the bottom injob back powers to end the race to the bottom in job security and invest in the economy of the future, the tories want to use brexit to create a deregulated, bargain a tax haven economy on the edge of europe. the truth is, the tories are wooing donald trump because they want that kind of trade deal that would hand our public services over to us corporations, slash taxes with big business and the rich to your domain. let‘s not forget cutting taxes for big business was that smb wa nted taxes for big business was that smb wanted to do in the referendum as they promised scotland they would cut corporation tax to help scotland

become dynamic and business friendly. conference, how would giving corporate giants tax cuts sought out the underfunding of our very pressures national health service or fix the social care crisis, or address the mental health crisis? how is that type of economy going to tackle poverty and the scandal of health inequalities that so stubbornly persists here in scotland? so stubbornly persists here in scotland ? it won‘t so stubbornly persists here in scotland? it won‘t work for the tories and it won‘t work for the smb. the harsh and tragic reality forfar smb. the harsh and tragic reality for far too smb. the harsh and tragic reality forfar too many smb. the harsh and tragic reality for far too many of our citizens is that having a low tax, unrestrained, free—market economy is bad for them and bad for society as a whole. comrades, i am sick of how normalised poverty and inequality are becoming first i am sick of the rigged economy that makes it happen.

comrades, i am sick of people dying from the impact of endless austerities. and i know you, we, the labour party are as well. we do not wa nt to labour party are as well. we do not want to live in a society where so many of our people sleep in shop doorways at night. we do not want to live in a society where food banks are seen as live in a society where food banks are seen as the norm, as part of our lives. we don‘t want to live in a society where welfare sanctions literally starve people and force them to scavenge in bins outside supermarkets merely to survive. applause we don‘t want to live in a society

where people die from the cold because they cannot afford to heat their homes while the private energy corporations make massive profits out of price hikes. we don‘t want to live in a society where people languish in hospital because there is no social care available for them. we don‘t want to live in a society where so many of our young people‘s lives have already been mapped out because of an accident at birth, where so many of our children live in poverty, and were poorer children leave school with a huge difference in educational attainment, compared to the affluent classmates. that is why i am delighted that scottish labour announced yesterday a new policy to use the powers of the scottish parliament to increase child benefit which will lift thousands of scottish children out of poverty.

applause well done a scottish labour, and well done our msps for keeping that up. you got that one, didn‘t you? i hope all the media listened that bit! msps, laid—back msps, standing for you! bit! msps, laid—back msps, standing foryou! —— bit! msps, laid—back msps, standing for you! —— labour. bit! msps, laid—back msps, standing foryou! —— labour. we bit! msps, laid—back msps, standing for you! —— labour. we don‘t want to live in a society where we do not ca re live in a society where we do not care properly for our elderly people with the dignity and respect they deserved after a lifetime of service and the respect they deserve for continuing a huge contribution when in retirement, for example, as care workers and role models for the rest of the community and society and their grandchildren. we do not want to live in a society where 19 million people arrive at or near the

poverty line, despite the large majority of them going out to work everyday. friends, all of this makes me very angry. i want to assure you that anger fuels energy and commitment to make our society better for all. of course, commitment to make our society betterfor all. of course, as commitment to make our society better for all. of course, as the party of labour and the trade union movement, we note part of making society better is improving people‘s lives at work. we get a lot of talk from the tories and the snp about how there are more people in work than ever before. it is not difficult to have high numbers of people employed when you have zero hours contracts and the race to the bottom agency working at the heart of our economy. it is not difficult to have high numbers ofjobs when people need to have two or three of them just to make ends meet. it is

not difficult to have high numbers of businesses being formed when your idea of the future is a so—called gig economy with its bogus self—employment and dodging of responsibilities by companies. we also need to insure that those small businesses, in need of support, and looking for investment, given the help they need. too often, banks have been a party to the destruction of small businesses, starving them of small businesses, starving them of the finance and backing they need to get them off the ground. rest assured, we will break this cycle with our plans to provide investment. to small businesses, which will help them and the wider growth of the economy. conference, we have a different vision of work. 0ne we have a different vision of work. one which ensures it brings security and not uncertainty and that effort brings award and not subsistence. with a vision that ensures people have rights in the workplace and the

capacity to organise together to ensure those rights are enforced. and we have a vision where we use the tax system to encourage investment in transforming our economic base rather than off shoring the profits. notjust more jobs but decentjobs. 0ur shoring the profits. notjust more jobs but decentjobs. our vision of the economy is not one that is content with just delivering sustainable economic growth, though thatis sustainable economic growth, though that is essential. we want to ensure the rewards of that growth are spread far more fairly and equally throughout society. john mcdonnell, our shadow chancellor, is doing excellent work in outlining how we can make the banking system what it should be, an engine for investment could not a for gambling. where the rich expect to be able to place bets and collect the winnings, never mind how the dice. we can and will fix

this rigged economy and make britain a fairer, more equal, and morejust place. we know that a huge array of problems have been fuelled by a cruel tory government that has unleashed an unprecedented attack on working people, the welfare state and public services. let no one be in any doubt about how callous this government is. last thursday, on the day of the by—elections, they sneaked out a plan, to strip entitlements from over 160,000 disabled people receiving personal independence payments, despite the court ruling against the government. conference, the nasty party is back with a vengeance. they shift heaven and earth to hand tax breaks to the super rich, defy the courts to take money away from

people with disabilities. at the last budget, labour forced the government u—turn on a £4 billion of cuts to personal independence payments for people with disabilities. pleasejoin payments for people with disabilities. please join in payments for people with disabilities. pleasejoin in the campaign. and let‘s not forget the role of the liberal democrats. they propped up the tories and helped deliver huge cuts north and south of the border. we should never ever forget their collaboration with the