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this is bbc news. my name is ben brown. the headlines at 11:00pm: jeremy corbyn has closed labour's annual conference in brighton, declaring that his party is now "ready for government" and "on the threshold of power". a man has died after armed police opened fire on a car near bristol. an official inquiry has been launched. theresa may says she is bitterly disappointed after a trade dispute with the us puts thousands of aviation jobs at risk at the bombardier plant in belfast. and newsnight, after weeks of investigation, we bring you the most conference of the yet of the people who made their escape from floor 21 of g re nfell tower. who made their escape from floor 21 of grenfell tower. what really happened that night? and how did they lived to tell the tale? —— they live.
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good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn told the labour conference in brighton that the party now occupies the political centre ground and is on the threshold of power. he offered voters the prospect of a labour government determined to tackle inequality, to scrap tuition fees in england, and to impose new controls on private rents. he insisted labour was better placed to manage the brexit process, and accused theresa may of presiding over a "coalition of conservative chaos". this report on mr corbyn‘s speech is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. no need to hesitate any more. he knows he will walk—out to rapture. every time he makes his entrance.
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jeremy corbyn! two minutes and 32 seconds of chanting and applause, adoration and belief. conference, thank you so much for that wonderful welcome, and this incredible feeling and spirit and unity and love and affection that we have here. he is much more than a contender, now. against all predictions, injune, we w011 against all predictions, injune, we won the largest increase in the labour vote since 1945. the 19115. the tories have been put on notice and labour on the threshold of power. after tensions around the threshold of conference, he said any political abuse that his name should
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come to an end. but there was anger over the tories deal with the dup, and shop was for him on their record. this coalition of chaos is nojoke. just record. this coalition of chaos is no joke. just look record. this coalition of chaos is nojoke. just look at the record. this coalition of chaos is no joke. just look at the record since the conservatives have been in office. nhs waiting lists have increased, class sizes have grown, and teachers are leaving. over 4 million children now living in poverty. and condemned by the un for violating the rights of disabled people. applause. that is not strong and stable. it is callous and it is calculating. applause. the challenger brexit, the party's top brass has settle on a broad position whichjust brass has settle on a broad position which just about contains the pa rty‘s differences. one which just about contains the party's differences. one thing is to be made straightaway: 3 million european union citizens currently
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living and working in britain are welcome here. surgery theresa may, if you are watching, and i am sure you are... laughter. given the full guarantees leaders are today. because if you don't, we will, when we are in government. -- give them. he repeated the labour promised to cut rents, and give people a chance to stop redevelopment in their area and to stay in their homes that happens. i want our cities to have powers where tenants have protections. no social cleansing, no jacking up rents, and no exorbitant land rates. but then the man who is considered on the fringes of his own party made his previous claim: that you have moved, that public
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sentiment is and police now aligned with him. conference, it is offer and said that elections can only be one from the centre ground. and, all right, ina one from the centre ground. and, all right, in a way, that is not wrong, so right, in a way, that is not wrong, so long as it is clear that the political centre of gravity is not fixed or unmemorable. applause. a new consensus is fixed or unmemorable. applause. a new consensus is emerging from the great economic crash and the use of austerity, when people started to find a political voice for their hopes for something different, and something better. 2017 may be the year when politics finally caught up with the crash of 2008. that is the real centre of gravity in politics. we are now the political mainstream. yes. applause. labour can and will
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deliver a britain for the many, not the few. newjubilation, but some of the few. newjubilation, but some of the old songs. i think that was one of the seminal moments in the history of the labour party. of the seminal moments in the history of the labour partym of the seminal moments in the history of the labour party. it was inspirational. what about the family? what did you think?m inspirational. what about the family? what did you think? it was wonderful. it was awesome. it has been many years as a political speech has made people feel like this. jeremy corbyn has changed, and labour has changed. after two years and nearly constant bickering, the leader is now in total control. —— labour. sustained by the hopes of his legions of followers that even inside this bubble of confidence, a
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bit of the party, there is an awareness that they cannot count on that forever or rely on the excitement you can see and feel here in brighton, sending him to number ten. a hugejob, still, to carry that feeling to every corner. ground shifts, yes, the country's edges are forever moving, but it is for you, not any politician, to draw the lines. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. in bristol, police officers who shot dead a driver this morning near the m5 say they were responding to reports that he was carrying a gun. witnesses have described hearing up to 10 shots being fired by officers after the car was stopped. the shooting happened near portishead. avon and somerset police say they have informed the independent police complaints commission, who are now investigating, as our correspondentjon kay reports. morning rush hour, and a shooting
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involving armed police will stop the redcar has a handgun on the roof. portholes in the rear window. and there is shattered glass on the ground. eyewitnesses describe the vehicle being surrounded by marked an unmarked police cars, and then officers firing inside. it was just the beginning turnaround, i thought, but i look down, and looked up, and there were five or six shots fired, and the officers standing there, and then they dragged him from the vehicle. one can back later, i could see a helicopter had landed, and the road was completely closed. see a helicopter had landed, and the road was completely closedm see a helicopter had landed, and the road was completely closed. it was chaos. they got the air ambulance. it was a red car with two cars behind. it did not lead to crash scene. we thought somebody had taken ill, we did not think that they had been shot. avon and somerset police confirmed the operation was not
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terror related. they set officers we re terror related. they set officers were responding to calls from concerned members of the public, who had reported seeing a man with a handgun driving on the m5. it is claimed that he had threatened another motorist. when it covers the motorway at portishead, officers stopped it and shots were fired. and in somerset police have voluntarily referred what happened here to the independent police to place commission. they have officers here right now surveying the scene and try to analyse what is going on. —— independent police complaints commission. as part of its investigation, the ipcc will check the footage from the cameras at the offices might be wearing, and are asking anyone with dashcam footage to make it available. jon kay, bbc news, portishead. the prime minister says she's bitterly disappointed
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by the decision of the us authorities to impose a tariff of up to 220% on jets made by the firm bombardier which employs thousands of people in northern ireland. the tariff was imposed following a claim by its rival boeing. in northern ireland the dup, whose support is essential to the conservatives at westminster, said they'd received an assurance that mrs may would fight to secure localjobs. our business editor simonjack has the latest. thousands of jobs thousands ofjobs at northern ireland's biggest manufacturing employer could go, if the us rival, boeing, succeeds in getting a tariff of 220% put on plays produced by bombardier sold in the us. people are concerned. there is worry, from everybody, that is what you would expect. it is all up in the air. it
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is what it is. we can't do nothing about it. disappointing, yes. i think they are being bullies. no doubt about it. if the planes achieve the expected demand... the aerospace industry has a long history in belfast, having been here since 19118. the factory remains a huge part of northern ireland's economy. last year, it paid £158 million in wages. it accounts for over 8% of all of northern ireland's exports, and its sources parts and exports, and its sources parts and exports from 800 companies in the uk and ireland. the future of this plant is designed around the success of the plane onto which these lives will be attached. so any threat to the c series programme is a direct threat to thousands ofjobs here in belfast. boeing has a powerful cheerleader. companies that receive
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subsidies and so cheaply in the us, as boeing claims in this case, are the enemy of donald trump's america first palsy. michael fallon said future defence contracts with boeing could be jeopardised, and future defence contracts with boeing could bejeopardised, and tonight, theresa may echoed that warning. we have a long—term partnership with boeing. we have worked with boeing over the years. i think this is no way to operate in terms of such a long—term partnership, and i said that that long—term partnership is being undermined by this behaviour by boeing. the plant itself is in constituency held by dup, which the government relies on to pass laws, so it is getting westminster‘s full attention. the promised has previously raised this issue with justin trudeau and donald trump will stop so at the highest level, we have been emphasising how important is it. thousands ofjobs depend on this. there is a long way to go in this. there is a long way to go in this increasingly acrimonious journey. a second ruling will be made in february, next year, and
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even that will be appealed. —— can be. northern ireland is caught in the crossfire of a dispute between canada and the united states. remember that they other‘s biggest trading partners. as the uk looks when you trade friends, it is a reminder that even special relationships can sour. ryanair has announced more cancellations over the winter months, which will more than double the number of passengers affected. last week, the airline grounded around 2000 flights until the end of october. now it says it's cancelling another 18,000 from november to march. the airline denies it is struggling to retain pilots. 11 men have been arrested across england and wales on suspicion of belonging to the banned neo—nazi group national action. six of them — all from the north—west of england — are alleged to have been involved in preparation of acts of terrorism. the ministry of defence said there were no current or former members of the armed
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forces among them. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more details. rated this morning by counterterrorism police, the warrington home of a former activist from the extreme right group, national action, one of 11 addresses across england and wales search today. it is the home of chrysalis 90, today. it is the home of chrysalis go, who with five other men from england is suspected of being a national action member and making significant threats to individuals. in garforth in leeds, a bond of ozil van arrived at the address of another suspect, who had been involved in national action before it was listed as a terrorist group. he is ashley bell, who along with four men is being held on suspicion of being a member of a banned organisation. although the arrests we re organisation. although the arrests were the product of two separate investigations, they are all part of
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a national operation against suspected national action supporters, by counterterrorism police. it became illegal to be a member of national action last december, when the home secretary, amber rudd, listed it as a terrorist organisation. the home office as it is very be racist, anti—semitic, and homophobic, that it rejects democracy, and celebrated the killing ofjo cox, mp, last year. before it was banned, national action had been most active in northern cities, staging provocative but small demonstrations with openly nazi themes and posting videos online. its most prominent former members have been much less public since then, but several of them were arrested, today, suggesting detectives

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