balance between fantastic public services and a strong dynamic market economy. i say when people get up at hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the crack of dawn to get their the headlines: business ready, when people take out a mortgage for a new venture, when party leaders pitch their policies to business leaders. people have the guts to put a new borisjohnson says he'll put planned product on the market, we don't cuts to corporation tax sneer at them. we cheer for them. on hold to help pay for investment in public services. and to make sure that the businesses of this country can continue to we believe emphatically in fiscal prudence. i hope you won't mind flourish, i am today announcing a if i also announce today package of measures, you may have that we are postponing further cuts seen, cutting business rates further. we will have a big review in corporation tax. of business rates. cutting business if a labour government rates further, particularly for is elected on 12th december, you are going to see more investment smes, to stimulate the high street. than you had ever dreamt of. we will cut national insurance you're going to have the best contributions to make it easier to educated workforce you could hire and to put more cash into the ever have hoped for. pockets of the low—paid. we will riot police in hong kong surround increase the release for new a university campus with hundreds buildings that businesses need and of pro—democracy protesters inside. china's ambassador to the uk says this government will double in order to help businesses innovate. this the protests are having

a severe effect on the territory's reputation. government will double funding for prince andrew faces calls to apologise to the victims of sex research in the next parliament, the offenderjeffrey epstein. biggest ever increase in support for the american woman at the centre research and development. and we of misconduct allegations involving proudly back business across this borisjohnson says he's country because we understand that ignored her and blocked her phone calls. it is they, you, who are creating the wealth that actually pays for the wealth that actually pays for the nhs. and by the way, because the prince andrew is facing calls nhs is the nation's priority, our to apologise to the victims ofjeffrey epstein for his close association with the convicted sex offender. priority, and because we believe emphatically in fiscal prudence, i a lawyer who represented epstein's alleged victims has told breakfast hope you won't mind if i also that the duke showed an astonishing lack of empathy in his bbc interview at the weekend. announced today that we are jeffrey epstein took his own life while awaiting trial postponing further cuts in on sex—trafficking charges. corporation tax. here's andy moore. we have come to buckingham palace in before you storm the stage, let me remind you that this saves a £6 highly unusual circumstances. it is billion that we can put into the

the interview that continues to priorities of the people, we have already cut it from 28 to i9%, the dominate the national conversation. people close to jeffrey lowest of any major economy and the alternative is jeremy dominate the national conversation. people close tojeffrey epstein told the bbc he stood by... he has used lowest of any major economy and the alternative isjeremy corbyn, who would whack it straight back up to the highest levels in europe. that is the key difference between this honesty and humility, but it's hard government and the labour party. it to find anyone who thinks it has been a success. he is a member of is not just the royal family who been a success. he is a member of the royalfamily who is been a success. he is a member of government and the labour party. it is notjust that labour would be an the royal family who is clearly friendly with a convicted sex economic disasterfor offender. he is going to go on is notjust that labour would be an economic disaster for this country, they would simultaneously rake this television —— that if he is going to economy with a £i.2 trillion trend go on television, the first words out of his mouth should be, and spending splurge which would be sorry. if there's any way i can rejected by the markets, and assist the system, i will that. but increase those countries that massively but the cost of our debt —— and also the cost of our debt. it today's newspapers have expressed would jeopardise the government's that he didn't express the same opinion he had in public and balance sheet and the possibility of making future investments. to pay for it, they would put up taxes in private. the sun newspaper takes a every household. i will be right different line. whatever the angle, with you. this piece of news continues to dominate the headlines. there is laughter

also analysis of may's position. do you want me to stop now? as soon as you can, prime minister. dominate the headlines. there is also analysis of may's positionm there are questions that she has to do you want me to stop now? as soon as you can, prime ministerlj do you want me to stop now? as soon as you can, prime minister. i will answer, that is her problem. i'm not be right with you. i feel obliged to ina answer, that is her problem. i'm not in a position to be able to comment, make these important points. they when way or the other. when was your would put up taxes to the chain of last co nta ct when way or the other. when was your last contact with her? , it was £2400 a year. they are so wedded earlier this year, in the summer, in themselves about a run in the pen the spring or summer. about what? thatjohn mcdonnell is going to make she was here doing a rally. she exchange controls. only countries that have these controls are places like angola, zimbabwe or venezuela. hasn't been seen in public for many we cannot let it happen, that is months, and no one seems to know true. but that is the choice at this where she is now. election. you can come with us and our royal correspondent daniela had a government that backs armed relph is at buckingham palace. forces orjeremy corbyn who wants to it has been reported that he said he scrap them or you can, come with us thought it went really well, have and support the police in their you been getting anywhere little? fight against crime, particularly against crime, particular games now, go with corbyn and the labour party there has been no news from as it had to stop and search

buckingham palace this morning as regards health they thought it went. but i think it would be safe to inappropriate. —— particularly knife presume that the public response to crime. jeremy corbyn means higher the interview was not what the duke taxes for everyone. we know that the of york prior‘s private office would only way that we can have the investments that we need an nhs and have wa nted of york prior‘s private office would have wanted or anticipated. they fantastic public services is to have wa nted a strong and dynamic market economy have wanted or anticipated. they wanted to do this interview, to do a proper sit down interview to answer all the rumours that have been and the policy ofjohn mcdonnell is swelling around his relationship with jeffrey epstein. literally, as he says, to ferment swelling around his relationship withjeffrey epstein. in the hope that it would draw a line and everything. it has, in fact, the overthrow of capitalism. above all, ladies and gentlemen, i am that it would draw a line and everything. it has, infact, drug done the opposite. there has been going to wind up, above all the criticism that prince andrew didn't choice is very simple, it is that we just say, and filled with regret. he can go with the government and they say that. those it will be we re can go with the government and they were nation conservative party that wa nts to were nation conservative party that wants to unleash the talents and the potential of this whole country and interesting to see what the charity get brexit done, get on with our is involved in thankfulness. it is farfrom —— it has farfrom drawn plans for investment in, as i say, the line under this situation. thank 40 new hospitals that have will be you very much. we can talk now to a

greater because of the decision taken as given, 20,000 more police, senior editor for title maccabee levelling up funding for education times. what did you think when you and get on with that fantastic one watched it? he just doesn't know how nation conservative programme. because we are able to get brexit done, the biggest increase in living wage and living memory. or we could to do it. all the basic things you consign his country to another year of debtor and drift and a year of should do in an interview, he didn't really do. you saw an interview two referendums in 2020 —— a year of there, expressing some concern for there, expressing some concern for the circumstances. you interviewed him yourself, and i suppose having seen a bit about how he operates, dither. i want annexure to be a year what makes him tick? he of productivity and growth, not a year or two referendums. i don't wa nt year or two referendums. i don't want others to wake up on friday the u nfortu nately what makes him tick? he unfortunately is arrogant, he is entitled, and he is in it he is not the sharpest tool in the royal box. 13th of december with a nightmare on downing street in the form ofjeremy he thinks he knows how to do it, and corbyn and at the labour party. what he is not very good at it. he i want is to take this country doesn't listen to his advisers, who would have told him to do various forward with a sensible, moderate, things. hejust seems dynamic, one nation, but tax—cutting would have told him to do various things. he just seems to want to do it his way. unfortunately, his ways

really not the best way. what you conservatism. that is what i am advocating at the selection, uniting and levelling up across the entire country. i believe it is good for think of the journalists? it is very business, good for your country and i hope you'll support it. thank you difficult to say to him to much. journalists not to do interviews, because that is what they do. but he applause. has got a problem because he wants to reinvent himself as an entrepreneurial vigour. he has a picture of himself at the palace, we've got a few minutes for and he wants to do that, he wants to questions. we will take some media questions, which the prime minister continue doing that, but he can't will manage and then. but we only really get through this. how does he have 15 minutes in total so keep the do that, and does this actually take questions be. thank you very much, him closer to having to speak to investigators in the united states? john. forgive me, ithought i guess it is up to the questions be. thank you very much, john. forgive me, i thought i had a investigators. i guess he was hoping word to go, but it was obviously but that this interview would close the icame to word to go, but it was obviously but i came to about postponing the cut book, but it seems to have opened an in corporation tax that caused. i encyclopaedia. it has been said that hope you'll understand that it is the fiscally responsible thing to do at the present time. it does not he would privately express sympathy mean that we are in any way adverse for the victims, but of course he

didn't say that when it came out to to reducing taxes on business, as i get this interview. does he need to am sure you understand. i will go to now give further clarification? he simon of the bbc and some of the sky might be advised to, but i think anyone advising him would now say, and john stevens of the daily mail. don't do anything at all. he shouldn't have done anything in the getting brexit done, as you've first place. but now, he has created promised includes concluding a deal, a trade deal with the eu by next so many other stories that he is not going to be able to put this december. unless you chose ask buy one—hour way. he shouldn't have more time by the end ofjune. will you do that if necessary? can you perhaps listened to his advisers in the first place. one a few things guarantee that today's audience that the uk will never leave the eu that was extraordinary about without the deal? and also could i watching it was that he was speaking, as he said it was a no add one other question, which holds barred interview, and he was encourage his royal highness, the duke of york to cooperate with us answering questions as he went. we authorities about his knowledge of the activities of the late... 0k, are quite used to seeing people interviewed who do not answer nice try there, simon. questions they don't want to face, but he didn't do that. he tries to answer, and the reason why he tries to be open if he actually thinks laughter on the substantive question about he's good at it. i know it is

the deal, be in no doubt that people extraordinary, given what commentators are saying about his said we could not get a deal for performance, but he generally thinks cement. we have got a great deal he's good at it. and nobody has been that allows us to come out of the eu able to convince him he isn't. the truth is, he isn't very good at it. as one uk. they said we could not and until someone can permit some of that, he's going to carry on doing it. emily wrote a piece in the times change anything on the backstop, we could not change a word in their withdrawal agreement, and the time this morning, and she said that when available, which was two months, and they were planning it, having we did. and we got a fantastic new conversations, there was a moment when prince andrew said, i need to deal, we're able to get it through injusta go higher than this. that is when deal, we're able to get it through injust a few deal, we're able to get it through in just a few weeks and, if you look, simon, at the detail of the she realised he was getting permission from the queen from for this. do you know much about these forthcoming talks, the uk and the eu conversations, having been in these as everyone knows my mil, are positions yourself? there are already in his state of grace as far various things you always have to go through four big interviews, asi already in his state of grace as far as i tariffs and quotas are whatever newspaper it is. in my concerned. we are in a state of perfect alignment and harmony. there case, they were all with people at is no other trade negotiation the eu the palace and the press team that

has ever embarked upon with a third we re the palace and the press team that were based there. and you get the country where that has been the case. so i think that we are off to a flying start and i see no reason feeling that this is the why we should not get it done any headquarters of the firm, and the time available. some coats of sky? fan has the queen at its head. —— beef farmer has the queen at its head. she has probably rather cbi leaders does agree with you on your approach angle is a brexit new changed her mind on its approval plan for immigration, fda, the cbi now. we saw an interview with worry that your young on the biggest princess diana some time ago, and i questions on our economy, how can don't think anyone saw that coming. you put to bed lingering suspicions that was different. that was a rogue operation, but this was an official attempt to change things.” or do you think that the cbi does not represent the true voice of operation, but this was an official attempt to change things. i guess the shutters were always down anyway business? one more thing, did you on that one,... but this has been a share the nation's incredulity about prince andrew's account of his own different approach. we have also seen prince harry and megan behaviour and, as principal adviser to the queen, what would you approaching things in a different recommend she does about prince way. where do we go from here? do

things just way. where do we go from here? do thingsjust go back way. where do we go from here? do things just go back down on lockdown andrew? fantastic, some i havejust a lwa ys things just go back down on lockdown always the genie out of the bottle? the question is, do you do the big got red hot news from john. he does feature pieces like with panorama or not think that we are at variance on newsnight? i think it is going to be our plans for immigration, and by the way, i think that i had the very difficult to argue that you do highest regard for the cbi and have spoken at many cbi conferences over these long, enormous interviews, many, spoken at many cbi conferences over because there are so many things any spoken at many cbi conferences over many, many years and i think it a that can go wrong. as the duke and job. all | many, many years and i think it a job. all i can say is that we will stand out. i suspect that you might make sure that we already have a deal that protects the needs of see perhaps some more travel oriented things. but the idea of an british business and industry and, interrogation of the best part of an on immigration, remember, sam, how hour, i think that is probably for we use to do it in london. i believe the birds now. that is a shame. in in having a society and a country terms of where everyjournalist is now, everyone is going to be thatis in having a society and a country that is open to talent. i can see following up, wanting to trump that. the methods of doing that and we'll sit in our everyday lives. but you also need democratic control. that everybody is going to be continuing

is all we are saying. and an to chase, even more avidly, australian style points based system which, i think, follow—u ps to chase, even more avidly, follow—ups from this? australian style points based system which, ithink, be to chase, even more avidly, follow-ups from this? yes, because australian style points based system which, i think, be a great, great it isa value to this country in alleviating follow-ups from this? yes, because it is a genuine story. whatever people might say, there is a lot of people's sense that their politicians are simply allowing immigration to be uncontrolled. i do u na nswered people might say, there is a lot of unanswered questions around this. not think that unlimited, there are now more questions to be uncontrolled immigration is the right way forward for this country. answered, as a result of this the united states of america, for interview, so it has really not been a su ccess interview, so it has really not been a success from the palace's point of instance, has absolutely a huge view. i think this story has country of emigration, has very strict controls on who gets in. probably just been given view. i think this story has probablyjust been given another many, many other countries have very couple of years, i would have strict controls, much, much stricter than in this country and we should thought, maybe more. thank you very much. be democratically accountable for and if you missed that extraordinary our immigration policies. we should interview over the weekend you can watch the whole thing on iplayer now and it's called ‘prince andrew and the epstein scandal: the newsnight interview‘. a miniature book written have control, but control. and by charlotte bronte when she was 14 years old is expected to go up for auction later in paris. the book, which features three handwritten stories, business across the economy should has been in private ownership be able to attract talent. as bigger since the death of

the author in 1855. other question, if you'll forgive now, the bronte parsonage museum me, i will not get dragged into in haworth, west yorkshire, commentary about matters concerning has launched a public fundraising to bring the manuscript back the royal family if that is all to the author‘s home town. right. john stevens of the daily mail? if you're be elected, were you let‘s speak now to ann dinsdale, principal curator at commit to keeping sajid javid as the bronte parsonage museum. your chancellor? i'm going to give we set thank you very much for joining us. that is amazing, isn‘t your chancellor? i'm going to give you an absolutely categorical it? written when she was 14 years assurance that i will keep sajid old. ido javid as my chancellor. how about it? written when she was 14 years old. i do manage to have a read‘s that? it? written when she was 14 years old. i do manage to have a read's” have seen that the contents, but applause. i think he is a great guy they have never actually been published in any of the additions of andi applause. i think he is a great guy and i think he is doing a fantastic charlotte‘s writing. job and i'm proud to count him as a colleague. i would job and i'm proud to count him as a colleague. iwould be job and i'm proud to count him as a colleague. i would be grateful, published in any of the additions of charlotte's writing. how does it however, if... can we not have in compare to what she wrote later?m this questions about the personnel are top of the tory party? can we is really interesting because a lot of the themes in the stories in the little book actually continue into

her adult writing. so they are live under general questions. if you have a question raised your hand and actually there in that little book, you should get a pat on the microphone and then please state how which is really interesting. what you are, who you represent and are those themes in particular that you have been able to glean? one of please no questions on the royal family. that gets tedious after a while. —— you should get a paddle these stories can sands a murderer, and a microphone. i am not a mccann who is haunted by his victim. there and a microphone. i am not a mccann andl and a microphone. i am not a mccann and i am from advance, which has the third largest software company here are bed curtains that are very in the uk —— i reminiscent of the famous scene in third largest software company here in the uk —— lam laura third largest software company here in the uk —— i am laura mccann. third largest software company here in the uk —— lam laura mccann. we have 30% of females on board, however as caroline bourbon said, thatis bronte‘s jane and, with mr however as caroline bourbon said, that is not the case for many businesses across the country. i was rochester. obviously you're hoping wondering if you had any particular to be able to bring it to the museum plans that you're going to bill into there, and that depends on how many policy to try and rectify that other people are desperate to get it diversity because, as a young person and how deep their pockets are. have looking ahead to my career, i would you got a limit on how much you can like reasons to stay in this bid? we do, but we are hoping to be country. yes, thank you very much. we are doing a huge amount to break able to make a very competitive bid. the glass ceiling where we can in

that point about how exciting it is, boardrooms where the glass ceiling where we can in boa rd rooms where companies how much does this add to our son... the glass ceiling where we can in boardrooms where companies now have to look at their perils and ordered the pay that they give their the sum of our knowledge of her and how developed she was at certain employees and —— their payrolls. we stages? it is a huge scholarly are seeing a reduction in the gender resource, and her this may be one of pay gap and that there are more women now in the workforce than the most iconic items in the ever. that is a great thing. i think museum‘s collection. her books inspire people of all ages, and this one helps us to chart her it boosts the productivity of the development as a writer. how much do uk. we need to do more in one particular area and that is you think it is going to go for?” childcare. and we will be bringing have no idea. we missed it last forward some stuff, i don't want to time, when it sold in 2011 at anticipate the manifesto. we will be doing more and childcare. if you can get choke about, you can do a huge amount of good, notjust for sotheby‘s. we have had tremendous families, but also for the support for this campaign, and we productivity of our company is —— if hope this time will be successful. you can get childcare right. john how much did this go for in 2011?m laramie from exeter college. thank went for £600,000. —— £600

you for the work you have already done to lift up the funding for a fee colleges. when you commit over this parliament to levelling up the funding to £5,000 for the 16 to 19 how much did this go for in 2011?m went for £600,000. -- £600 they are going to be bidding later, and we will let you know what happens coueges funding to £5,000 for the 16 to 19 colleges as well as those in schools? i will take that away. i am happens (presa mass shooting in california has killed at least four people not certain that we are not already doing that, but i will come back to and injured six others. (oov)police say a gunman had started shooting after entering a home in fresno where a family had gathered i may. a final, george mcintosh with friends to watch a football game on sunday night. the suspect is believed here. george, do you want to wait to have fled the scene. deputy chief of the fresno police department michael reids says for microphone which is on its way. that this was ‘very likely‘ a targeted attack. it is very likely that it was george mcintosh, chairman of the cbi's council. will you protect the targeted, we just don‘t know why. interests of the innovators and entrepreneurs in this country by it looks like there was a target, we holding on entrepreneurs relief? just don‘t know what the reason for the shooting was. we have exhausted judge, i'm not to make any fiscal commitments at this stage. if that every investigation we can to find is all right. we have lots of tax out who did this, why they did this, and bring them to justice. cuts and ways that we want to

australia‘s prime minister has support entrepreneurs, but i will condemned comments made by a former rugby player, certainly register your interest, israel folau suggesting that your point with the chancellor. wildfires that have ravaged parts certainly register your interest, your point with the chancellorlj your point with the chancellor.” think we have got room, because of the country were god‘s judgment for legalising same—sex marriage and abortion. people have been agreeably brief, folau was sacked from australia‘s for a couple of questions. can we national rugby team in may for posting homophobic have the gentleman over here who has comments on social media. had his hand up for quite a long six people have died since last month in blazes raging time? peter? thank you pye minister, in eastern australia. the country‘s prime minister scott morrison condemned folau‘s remarks it has nick lakin from kingfisher. as "appallingly insensitive". —— prime minister. he did talk a lot a suspension bridge between two rural communities about equality of opportunity. i in southern france has collapsed, would say festival starts with people having a roof over their own killing a fifteen—year—old heads and when the average house girl. price is eight times the average the fire brigade said two more wage, and the number of social people were missing. houses built in this country were at least three vehicles plunged some twenty metres into the river 6000 last year and there are 30,020 tarn north of toulouse. the girl‘s mother was among four ten, i would question whether the people who got out alive. the bridge between mirepoix—sur—tarn conservative party's housing policy and bessieres was renovated sixteen years ago. is enough about a third will housing but first the headlines on bbc news: -- 30,020 ten. -- 30,000 in 2010. of party leaders have been making their pitch to business leaders. borisjohnson says he‘ll put a planned cut to corporation tax on hold to pay for investment

in public services. the stand—off in hong kong. the housing we built last term show riot police surround that more than 6000 affordable homes a university campus with hundreds of pro—democracy for. i would have to look at the protesters inside. prince andrew faces calls figures that you're quoting. but, do to apologise to the victims of sex offender, jeffrey epstein. not forget that this coming, the conservative government, build more council homes in one year than the labour party did in 13 years, which borisjohnson, jeremy corbyn and jo swinson are addressing is... we are the party building. business leaders at the cbi conference today. hoping to win support ahead of next month‘s general election. speaks latin. prime minister has pledged to freeze planned cuts to corporation tax next april, look around greenwich at what we we re look around greenwich at what we were able to do. by stimulating with the money being spent on the nhs. around £6 billion growth in areas on brownfield sites, will be spent on not cutting we have huge numbers of homes. and corporation tax. since i ceased to be mayor of london, there has been a marked falling off in construction. but ( — swinson)later this afternoon

when sir edward and i wear here, jo swinson will claim the lib dems are the true party of business, as they want to stop there was a vast expansion in the brexit. number of properties being built and we will do that hand are doing that as they want to stop around london. a 220,000 figure that it as they want to stop is a very interesting cbi i quoted, it is the biggest number conference it is a very interesting cbi conference this year, because it is of houses built, homes built in this the first time that his it has country for every year in the last actually coincided with a general election campaign. it is 31 yea rs, except country for every year in the last 31 years, except one. so it has not, we are going in the right direction understandably dominating proceedings. the headline of the event claims that politics next year but we need to do more. the secret will define the uk for a generation. is to tackle some of the among one of the many points that obstructions in planning, we do have the cbi has been making today is a problem with the monopoly by a very small number of... are not that the strong relationship between government and business has amiably butan supported the economy for decades. very small number of... are not amiably but an oligopoly by a small number of developers and we need to but as it puts it, that relationship is now in question. so far we have encourage more small developers. and heard from the prime minister, who has been reiterating his get brexit we need to be putting in the done message, and are editor asked transport structure that liberates development on brownfield sites and liberates great new housing developers across the country. that him if he could guarantee that

is what we are going to do. if, for britain would leave the european instance, you missed my message or union without a deal next year. —— it was interrupted and i did not get would not leave the european union. to the crescendo, we want to unit and level up with better they are going to cut corporation infrastructure, better education and tax from 19 to 17%, the idea being technology. and that is the way to that that would free up money for the nhs. jeremy corbyn tried to put deliver greater housing numbers, we did it in london and we can do it across the whole country. we have to bed the myth, as he put it, that time for two final questions. a paddle four has quite a while. he is anti—business. he promised paddle five and then that is it. i delegates the certainty of a know you've likely pye minister to membership of the european customs stay all day. but i think that we union. more investment, he said, then they could ever dream of. he have other political guests to come urged them to park their along and talk to us. —— the prime preconceptions about his planned minister to stay all day. my name is programme of nationalisation of various industries, like trains, rhianna and i'm with the patriot like the water sector and the energy foundation. my question is whether sector also. among those delegates the conservative party have any was peter lacey, the senior managing plans to tackle youth disengagement in terms of politics and voting and director of... he is here to share so on. in terms of politics and voting and so on. what plans do have two that his thoughts about what the two

especially with ethnic minoritiesand leaders said today. what did you make that? i think it was an the conservatives launch an independent enquiry to into important morning as the campaign islamophobia and let religious moves on to engage with us directly discrimination? —— and the justice in the election debate. i think both leaders touched on some key themes commission cosmic we are doing an that businesses are concerned about, independent enquiry into pages of infrastructure, education and all kinds and your point about youth technology. borisjohnson emphasising more the brexit terms on disengagement. we are doing a huge which we leave, jeremy corbyn talking more about the long—term amount asa disengagement. we are doing a huge amount as a government to encourage areas like climate change. i think we all wait with expectation as to participation in politics and to what that really means in terms of encourage people to get involved. i how they want to deliver those priorities. any voters are right now am delighted to say that we have re—evaluating their traditional and long—standing relationship with huge numbers of people registering individual political parties. do you on the selection and that is a great get the sense that a business thing. i believe that young people leaders are doing the same? what if you look at the last decade, this is the most stark choice that we have had every reason —— registering in had in the general election, in this election. young people have every reason to get involved in our terms of what the different party

country's politics now because it is stand for. businesses need to listen very carefully to speeches like this their future that we're talking to see what the future might hold, about. i am very proud, by the way, and what it might mean notjust the of everything this government is brexit, although i think that is doing to tackle the issues of very much front and centre for climate change and the environment. that is so important for the young business leaders, but beyond that. people, that is why we have a zero there are issues we need to deal carbon target, a carbon neutral with in terms of global competitiveness and sustainability. target by 2050. our approach is the what you make of the message that the senior director general has on her dress, that the relationship most effective one because the way between government and business, is under question right now. let‘s face to reduce carbon emissions and to improve the environment, which so it, have those for whichever party many young people care about is not we put that in this election, only just to adopt a hairshirt policy of one party has been leading government for the last years. she attacking business and attacking questions that the conservatives are the natural leaders? i think this is consumption, though we do consume too much of some things, but also to notjust true in support dynamic new technology. it the natural leaders? i think this is not just true in the the natural leaders? i think this is notjust true in the uk the natural leaders? i think this is not just true in the uk at the moment, i think it is going on around the world. there is a strong is the fantastic battery companies sense that we are at a juncture in

in this country, the wind turbine companies in this country that are terms of equality, how we navigate instrumental in reducing co2 the industrial revolution and emissions, notjust in this country, sustainability. that requires us to but in the whole world. and, to get question our conventional relationship with government, that is absolutely the case in this back to my main point, it is the election. with this even with this general election, we've got a decade private sector and its innovation in of that coming up. both leaders the private sector that is helping talked about their ability to get to drive the change. and we would brexit done quickly, but based on not be able to tackle climate change your analysis of the situation, even if it were not for the engagement of if the withdrawal is ratified soon, business. and the engagement of companies like your own, so that is is there anything out there right why we also... it is precisely now that could give businesses the because we care about the environment that we also want a clarity that they want in the 12 months ahead? i think all of us look strong innovative economy. that is a point i would also make. to young at that fret, at that possibility, people. i think we're going to have to finish. i'm sorry to disappoint the person i thought would be the as is highly undesirable. were you disappointed that borisjohnson it la st the person i thought would be the last speaker. if anyone has any is to do that? i think we realise questions they would like to feed into the prime minister, feed them that the politicians need to have into the prime minister, feed them

into the prime minister, feed them into the cbi policy desk over there all their options open for and we'll make sure that the premise negotiations. what i hear from gets them in and i am sure he will business leaders across the uk and respond to them. now, many thanks to clients is that we need to get beyond this paralysis. there is a you forjoining us here —— we will make sure that the prime minister huge amount of capital on the gets in. this is a crucial time in sidelines, and we need to make sure that the uk as a result of the next our country's history and development. i think we should show 12 months, becomes an attractive our appreciation for your coming to place for domestic and international visit. thank you, thank you. businesses. thank you very much for joining us. delegates here so far applause. so, the premise are have heard from borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn. after lunch time, we addressing the cbi conference and he is going to be followed byjeremy are going to hearfrom jo swinson, corbyn. we will be back there when the leader of the lib dems. she will jeremy corbyn starts to speak, but just a quick couple of lines on what be talking about her party as the emerged from what he was saying. he natural party for businesses to support. relationships between was... one of the top plans to merge businesses and government is to as that he announced that the tory strain. party will postpone plans to large parts of central venice are once again under water continue to reduce corporation tax as another exceptionally high tide next year. it was planned to be cut inundated the city. three of the worst ten floods since records began in venice to 17% from 90% but borisjohnson nearly a hundred years ago have now has announced it has been put on happened within a week. rich preston reports.

for venetians, more water and more misery. hold —— from i9%. the money will go a week of flooding has closed businesses and attractions to the nhs. he said that the uk will in one of the world‘s most never leave without a deal and he popular tourist destinations. this, the famous st mark‘s square, was asked a few times about prince normally filled with people. andrew, you might have seen an the city‘s narrow streets interview that emily maitland did with prince andrew on those and alleyways turned into a network allegations around his former of canals themselves. the floods, known as the "acqua alta", brought friend. well, he said over that he suffering and heartache. will not get dragged into matters concerning the royal family. translation: we have lots of damage. will not get dragged into matters concerning the royalfamily. so will not get dragged into matters concerning the royal family. so we are going to be backed at the cbi the electrical system went underwater and lots of merchandise got lost. shortly whenjeremy are going to be backed at the cbi shortly when jeremy corbyn speaks. necklaces and other some breaking news to bring you, goods, all underwater. we had to work a lot, every day, though, the chinese ambassador in as you can see we have had london has been speaking about to lift desks and drawers. events here following on from the violence in hong kong. you may have there is a lot of work still to do. been aware that hong kong'sjustice rainfall of 140mm floods roughly 70% of venice. sunday‘s rainfall was forecast minister theresa cheng was to be around 160mm.

surrounded by protesters last week in the end, it was slightly lower, and fell to the ground. the a small relief for residents ambassador says the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and says and business owners. the mayor of venice has that anti—china extremists have blamed the recent extreme weather on climate change, taken hold abroad, including the in calling for more to be done. the uk. police are surrounding a hong kong translation: the water university campus after a violent has devastated the city overnight stand—off with hundreds of protesters inside. there were more chaotic scenes , but venetians are on their knees earlier today as police fired tear gas at the demonstrators only when they pray. and made at least 40 arrests venice will stand up. it will always stand up. as clashes continued in surrounding streets. several hundred people are thought but i deem it appropriate that to remain inside the campus. promises made by the government and all political forces this is the moment when heavily armed police stormed be carried out. parts of the university campus strong winds brought in a pre—dawn raid where several these surges of water into venice and are threatening further arrests were made overnight. other areas, too. earlier the president of the polytechnic university further south, in florence and tuscany, the threat appealed for calm, and issued this of the rising river arno. appeal direct to the protestors. if the protesters do not back in venice, the waters initiate the use of force, are now due to subside the police will not initiate but a massive clean—up operation the use of force. lies ahead, as well as the constant fear: what about next time? in addition, we have also received permission from the police

for you to leave the campus peacefully and i will personally accompany you to the police station to ensure that your case will be fairly processed. our correspondent robin brant has a spell of dry weather across the uk been following developments during the day at the polytechnic today. it may have been a bit of a university in hong kong — cold start, as captured here across he was reporting for us the moment some demonstrators attempted to break the police cordon. shropshire. the dominating factor repeated bangs. so, it's 1.45 and all of a sudden, across eastern parts of the we hear tear gas and you look down country... that will clear up to the and see a large crowd of protesters. north. across eastern europe, it they're basically making a run for it. i think there must be will keep these rain weather fronts maybe 100 of them. at bay. for the time being, we are they came running out over the barriers, a large amount of tear gas fired down between two areas of cloud, mostly in their direction. repeated bangs. and this is them escaping, basically. clear skies and some fog patches. you can hear what the police are doing a response. range drifting down... that for it looks like most of them have been successful in their escape. most, we stick with a dry and sunny i think maybe one or two weather right for the afternoon. are being detained and arrested down here by the police, but essentially what the police are

clear skies around as we go into doing is firing tear gas at them. and now the protesters tonight, temperatures are going to ta ke tonight, temperatures are going to take a tumble again. for the are getting over the barriers that they themselves or their friends constructed in the last 48 hours, but this looks northern isles and south—west, could it had a dip of temperature. the breeze will pick up and more cold like a fairly successful break. airwill breeze will pick up and more cold air will move then, notice colder temperatures across england and that is the latest from hong kong. wales. mine is near 9 degrees in we arejust that is the latest from hong kong. we are just hearing from the prime minister borisjohnson that rural parts of scotland. a chilly we are just hearing from the prime minister boris johnson that they will shortly be hearing from the start to tuesday. dense fog patches leader of the labour party —— we across parts of southern england. we re leader of the labour party —— we were just hitting from the prime that might have left, cloud across minister. she was speaking earlier anglia... for many, bright sunny spells, but more cloud into northern and said that... same at liber‘s ireland and some rain at times. there weather fronts that come with nationalisation programme has sent a chill through boardrooms. a bit of rain are being held at bay as we go through tuesday night into nationalisation programme has sent a chill through boa rd rooms. let's nationalisation programme has sent a chill through boardrooms. let's get the thoughts of our political editor norman smith. what is particular wednesday. some rain running up these western districts, but mostly

getting interested in what you're hearing today? we have the first dry. chilly start, chilly spells, clear u—turn of the election with a and some breeze. again, could be borisjohnson clear u—turn of the election with a boris johnson announcing clear u—turn of the election with a borisjohnson announcing that clear u—turn of the election with a boris johnson announcing that the tories are going to drop their some rain at times. for the vast pledge, made in november, to cut corporation tax from 19 p on the majority, we stick with the dry pound to i7p on the pound. boris theme. chilly in the east, mother in theme. chilly in the east, mother in the west. sunshine will try to push johnson are very affordable at the its way across many areas. into the moment and intimating that the money weekend, holding onto the drier saved, around £6 billion, which go weather for longer. towards the nhs. the corporation tax promise by philip hammond on the november budget is not now happening. mrjohnson said that he has not given up on tax cuts, but in the current climate says it is not fiscally appropriate. mrjohnson was coming here with quite a difficult sell because clearly many many people in the cbi deeply unhappy about brexit, fearful of the deal that he may negotiate, whether he can negotiate a deal within the next 12 months or so. let me stop there because i thinkjeremy corbyn is taking to the stage.

we can listen in now to labour party leader, jeremy corbyn.... thank you for inviting me to address your conference today. an absolute pleasure to be here and i thank caroline for that introduction. i stand—off in hong kong. have to say how helpful and your splitters to regular meetings with riot police surround a university campus with hundreds of pro—democracy protesters inside. after violent scenes overnight, your officials and other business several protesters have been arrested trying to escape organisations, which i certainly learn a great deal from and i from the site. organisations, which i certainly learn a great dealfrom and i am most grateful for them for the time they're giving they came running out over most grateful for them for the time they‘ re giving up. most grateful for them for the time they're giving up. and i hope you the barriers, a large amount of tear enjoyed the warm up act that has gas fired down in their direction. and this is them just left the stage. weight. it is escaping, basically. you can hear what the police absolutely right that party leaders, and set our plans out to you are doing in response. directly. because this is an we‘ll bring you all the latest from election that will shape our country our correspondent on the ground. also this lunchtime... for a generation. another to say that almost every election, but i borisjohnson tells business leaders think this one you will agree has he‘s shelving plans to cut corporation tax next april to spend come under such unusual and special more on the nhs. circumstances that it really is something that will set our country's course for a long to come. after his bbc interview, prince andrew faces calls to cooperate with legal cases let mejust address country's course for a long to come. let me just address something right away to you. it is sometimes claimed brought by victims of the sex

offenderjeffrey epstein. that i am anti—business. actually, this is nonsense. it is not anti—business to be against poverty pat’- anti—business to be against poverty pay. it is not anti—business to say that the largest corporations should pay their taxes just as smaller companies too. and it is not anti—business to want prosperity in every pa rt anti—business to want prosperity in every part of our country. not only any financial centres of the city of london. i say this to business too, ifa london. i say this to business too, if a labour government is elected on the 12th of december, you're going to see more investment than you have ever dreamt of. you're going to have the best educated workforce you could ever have hoped for. and you are going to get the worlds leading infrastructure, including full fibre broadband, you have long, long demanded a year after year at these

conferences. you will enjoy the fast and reliable transport links you've always wanted, you will have the certainty ofa wanted, you will have the certainty of a customs union and access to the single market as you have always advocated at your conferences since 2016. you and your businesses have so much to gain from a labour government. small businesses well see late payments tackled, whether those late payers are larger companies or government or local authorities. business rates reformed because we know the damage they are currently doing to our high streets and our communities. and i think on this it is important we understand the high street is not just is important we understand the high street is notjust a place of doing business, it is that sense of being an community that is very important, andi an community that is very important, and i want to see that improved, and that means tackling the issue of business rates, as well is something i feel passionately about, much more

support for very small start—up businesses, where often people trade a lonely path trying to set up a business they have dreamt of. it's about access to finance improved through a business development agency as part of the new postbank will be setting up. that is to me very important development of how local communities will develop. yes, let's be frank, labour will ask those at the top to pay their fair share in tax. and we will put an end to the tax tricks that allow the wealthiest individuals and biggest corporations to avoid their way. and, yes, we will bring some key services into public ownership, and i'm not making any apologies for that. it is not an attack, it's the very opposite, it's the norm in many european countries. it is taking the

essential steps to build a genuinely mixed economy for the 21st—century. even at the city editor of the financial times called the privatisation of water and organising the poor. i understand your caution but your businesses, workers and consumers have been failed by rough energy bills and very poor rail and bus services in many parts of the country. and i'm sure many of you know that because you know things can cut on as they are. we will be launching a ma nifesto are. we will be launching a manifesto on thursday but i see you've got there ahead of others and publish your own manifesto. you set out three great challenges for the next government, firstly, ensuring every young person has the skills they need is, secondly, reducing the

blight of inequality, and thirdly, tackling the climate and environmental emergency. on all three of those we are an absolute agreement with you. all three are central to my party's plans to rebuild and transform this country andi rebuild and transform this country and i am pleased the cbi has made it clear to meet the challenges we all need to change. you've said the cbi is ready to play its part in this. that is music to my ears because, despite the impression sometimes given in parts of the press, labour does not believe the state can do it all alone, nor do we think the state can sit back and leave it to the market, either. in government we will set a sustainable boards, sustainable investment boards involving the chance of secretary and bank of england governor, and there will also be seats for

businesses and trade unions on that board. a labour government will work closely with business because it is in ourcommon closely with business because it is in our common interest to build the high skill green economy of the future. there is no time for complacency, as caroline fairburn has said, we simply cannot afford another wasted year of political paralysis, indecision and distraction, while productivity and investment suffer. i am afraid that despite what is said this morning, the prime minister's deal will not end the damaging uncertainty and not get brexit done. it will subject us to years of drawn—out bog down negotiations, three years, maybe more, is how long michelle barney said a trade deal on the prime minister's terms would take. and the toxic deal with president trump

would take even longer. our plan, on the other hand, will get brexit sorted quickly and immediately end the uncertainty for business and there are communities because we will not be ripping up our main trading relationship. major british industries like steel will struggle to survive in a deal with the usa promoted by president trump. now we know the prime minister is preparing to sell out our national health service to us trade deal that would drive up the cost of medicines and lead to the runaway privatisation of our nhs. 500 million each week of nhs money could be handed to big drugs companies as part of a deal now being plotted in secret. let me say this, a labour government will exclude the national health service, medicines and public services from any trade deals and we will make

that a binding in law. because, to be quite clear about it, under us, our national health service is not for sale. the tories' brexit failure has wasted three years. three years too long. enough. labour has a clear plan to get brexit sorted within six months. we will secure a sensible deal, including a customs union, close single market relationship and guarantees of rights, standards and protections and ensure the future of manufacturing and, crucially, of the good friday agreement that has brought relative peace to northern ireland. we will then put that deal toa ireland. we will then put that deal to a public vote, alongside the option of remaining in the eu. only a labour government will take this out of the hands of politicians and give it to the british people for the final say. that's not mind—boggling, it is simple and

straightforward and will be settled far more quickly than at the endless negotiations we will face over the prime minister's deal. and with brexit sorted, we will focus on delivering the real change our country needs. labour will get our economy moving. in every town, city and region with record investment blitz and boost the devolved budget in wales, scotland and northern ireland. we will upgrade our national infrastructure with 250 billion of investment over ten yea rs, billion of investment over ten years, through a green transformation fund, we will breathe new life into every community with a further 250 billion of capital for businesses and cooperatives and we will urgently upgrade and expand our schools, hospitals, care homes and housing with a five year 150 billion social transformation fund. this is

investment on a scale our country has never known. bringing good new jobs and fresh growth to every part of the country. and with a serious economic plan we can prioritise any kind of growth we need. let's be clear about it, we are facing a climate crisis. we can no longer deny it. we can see it all around us. we can see it all around the world. the recent floods in yorkshire and the east midlands were a vivid demonstration. this election is the last chance to tackle the climate and environmental emergency. it is also an opportunity to act before it is too late. our green industrial revolution will be a central motor of our plans to transform our country and economy using public investment, create goods, cleanjobs using public investment, create

goods, clean jobs and tackle the climate and environmental emergency. and rebuild those towns that have been held back, the cities that have seen been held back, the cities that have seen too little investment in those communities that have seen almost nothing for 20 years. this will create huge new opportunities for businesses to expand, as well as for workers to take up new, well—paid, sustainable jobs, workers to take up new, well—paid, sustainablejobs, especially workers to take up new, well—paid, sustainable jobs, especially in renewable energy and green technology. we do not want anyone, anywhere, to feel they are shut out of these new opportunities. that means everyone, young and old, need to have access to education and skills training. and so we will create a national education service, providing free education as a rights to all throughout their lives. and we will focus as passionately on the

technical education as an academic education. let's leave behind the snobbery that has made further education and technical colleges easy targets for cuts. to get workers into these new green jobs we will also need to expand apprenticeships so today we are announcing a new climate apprenticeship programme, delivering 320,000 apprenticeships in england alone, during the first year. these climate apprenticeships will offer training to school leavers and workers, looking to change jobs mid—career, creating the engineers, technicians and construction workers we need to transition to a green economy. two thirds of businesses worry they will not be able to fill skilled posts in the future. climate apprenticeships will help to address that, funded with money you as employers already set aside for the

apprenticeship levy, as well as excess dividends in our planned inclusive ownership funds. we agree with you that the levy needs reform so we will give you much more freedom in how to spend your levy funds by letting funds be used for a wider range of training, doubling the amount you can transfer to small businesses in your supply chains and giving you more time to spend at your levy funds. in government, labour will deliver real change compared to that the tories have failed to invest in our economy, failed to invest in our economy, failed to invest in our economy, failed to deliver apprenticeships and failto failed to deliver apprenticeships and fail to face up to the climate and fail to face up to the climate and environmental emergency. this also has to be addressed in our education system, where i still think many of our children in primary schools do not get to learn enough functional skills, and secondary schools do not give enough emphasis on engineering and issues like that in order to develop greater skill levels amongst young people before they even start

apprenticeships. we will certainly look into all of that through the national education service. our green industrial revolution means tackling the climate crisis and reducing inequality can actually go hand—in—hand because the inequality that scars our society is not inevitable, it is not an act of god, it is not a law of physics. it is a result of deliberate policy. it has made us one of the most unequal countries in europe, both between the billionaires at the very top and everybody else, and between different parts of the uk. this inequality is unsustainable and i believe immoral. ending its requires government action, so that investment reaches all and people are supported to unlock their talents. what a labour government will do is raise the platform on

which our whole society stands so that businesses and individuals can build themselves up, even higher, and reach their dreams. you know, despite people's differences there are things we can all agree on. none of us wants to live in a society where we have to step over rough sleepers on our way to work. none of us wants to live in a society where food bank collection points are neededin food bank collection points are needed in every supermarket. none of us wants to live in a society where one in three, one in three of our children are growing up in poverty. ijust want children are growing up in poverty. i just want to live in children are growing up in poverty. ijust want to live in a decent society. and i know you do too. it doesn't have to be an either or choice, because the opportunities created for businesses under a labour government will be immense. no more good companies going into

the wall because of a dearth of investment and an inability to access the funds they desperately need to survive or grow. no more towns and entire regions abandoned because government ministers are only concerned with the financial sector. and no more talented workers feeling they have been thrown on the scrapheap with no opportunity to learn new skills. so work with us to make that happen, work with us to change the way the economy works so it really does work for everyone. and help save our children and grandchildren from climate breakdown. it is serious, it's real, it's happening all over the world. we have to play our part all over the world as well. let's build a country that is prosperous, where business thrives alongside the people and environment. a country that truly works for the many, not

just the few. that's the real change labour stands for and i thank you for inviting me here today and sharing my thoughts with you. thank you. applause thank you very much, mrjeremy corbyn. he has now agreed to take some questions first from our media representatives and then the general audience. i like to take the media questions first and we will ask all three of the media who have nominated themselves. simonjack, libby and sam coates, if they would like to table their questions then mr corbyn will answer them. sam, you first. thank you. mr corbyn, you say you need the private sector, but did you acce pt need the private sector, but did you a cce pt we nt need the private sector, but did you accept went you out of the blue add to your list businesses you want to nationalise with your bt announcement last week you are

putting off that investment and as the director general of the cbi said, sending a chill through boardrooms? libby is next, or whoever. mr corbyn, do you think companies like bp, and bae systems do good for community and society and if perhaps not then can you name a ftse 100 not then can you name a ftse100 company that is a good role model for behaviour? and are you going to renationalise any part of the bus network? and libby. where is she? here. mr corbyn, you say your plan will get the brexit sorted quickly but how will a second referendum after a renegotiation get anything done quickly?

0k. done quickly? ok. thank you for your questions. on the first one, about bringing part of british telecom into public ownership, it is bt open reach that will be part of the broadband network that we want for the whole country. listen, every business has been arguing for years that in order to grow they need good quality broadband and in orderfor their business to operate. and in inner—city areas it very good, in some places very good, sometimes it is terrible. in remote rural areas broadband bad hard exist so the chance of getting anyone to move the business they are or start a business they are or start a business simply isn't possible. the proposal put forward by the government was for 5 billion into broadband which would then be rolled out, and that's obviously not enough and the private sector have not

shown any great enthusiasm for delivering it across the country, particularly in remote and rural areas. you seen the schemes, people areas. you seen the schemes, people are fundraising to triangle fibreoptic into some part of the country. when south korea can manage 95% access to high quality broadband, and we manage less than 10%, surely there is a lesson for us all there. it's absolutely right we should say at the fundamental, and everyone's lives that they have access to high quality broadband and therefore the proposal i announced last week at lancaster university was for a ten year roll—out of broadband to every property across the country, starting with the areas that have the least access at the moment, moving into the cities and so on the access generally tends to be better. and i think it seems to mea be better. and i think it seems to me a good proposal. you accept the principle there should be universal supplies of electricity, universal

supplies of electricity, universal supplies of electricity, universal supplies of water and universal delivery of postal systems, that is a norm for every industrial society, these days modern communication is actually by computer, intranet, therefore, broadband is absolutely central to this and i put forward his proposals and i think they are sensible, affordable and doable and so we would take over bt open reach is part of the broadband network. on your point about big business and what they do, and where they have social good or social not so good in their work, yes, most companies do have social impact funds, most companies do give a great deal of support to community enterprises. my concerns are sometimes about the behaviour of very big oil and mineral companies in other countries, and environmental problems that are caused by their

activities there. so i do think there is a question of good governance that has to be applied but i absolutely accept companies do wa nt to but i absolutely accept companies do want to improve where they are —— improve the environment where they are. iam improve the environment where they are. i am not anti—business, improve the environment where they are. iam notanti—business, iam just saying we problems of environmental damage or social damage done by multinational companies in other countries as well as here, then they have a social responsibility to behave differently andi responsibility to behave differently and i would be happy to work with them to achieve that. on bus companies is quite simply this, with the regulation of our transport system in the 1980s only london retains a regulated bus service and you can see the results of that in london in the very high levels of bus ridership compared to the rest of the country. andy very effective bus routes that exists. i know a bit about this because i was a member of the house of commons

committee in the 1980s that dealt with the issues of the abolition of the metropolitan counties and the future transport relationship. they won the prince about the should be a fully regulated bus service across london but that did not apply elsewhere at —— we won the principal. the newly elected mayors are trying to develop a regulated bus service across the region. we are empowering local authorities to develop bus services where they do not exist, some can do that, some are not thought we'd extend that to all but also make it a requirement of the integration between buses and rail services as well. the rabbit 1.5 billion railjourneys every year, three times —— there are about 1.5 billion railjourneys every year and many more by bus so bus access

is important to your workforce and to communities as a whole. if we wa nt to to communities as a whole. if we want to develop suburban and rural areas they must be good quality public transport systems and i believe buses and trams and metros are an essential part of that and that's very much in our thinking. libby, your point on brexit, this has been debated endlessly in parliament ever since the referendum, debated endlessly in all political parties. our party represents people who voted remain or vote on leave in the referendum. nobody voted to lose theirjob or for deregulation, they made a decision to vote leave or remain in 2016. there has been a huge demand for the second referendum and there is many demands in other directions as well. what i've developed and our party is developed is what i think

is and credible approach. we go back to the eu and say we will negotiate you rapidly a credible option of a trade relationship and dynamic relationship on rights with the eu, that will also protect the good friday agreement and legislate for a referendum to take place within six months was a very strict spending limits on how the referendum campaigns will be conducted, also i think an independent audit of the claims made by both sides in the referendum, which is equally important. put that to a vote within six months. we will either have a guarantee of a trading relationship with europe, albeit outside membership of the eu, orfull remain within the eu. then we can play our pa rt within the eu. then we can play our part in whatever reforms want to make in the future. we put this forward as a way of bringing people together and bringing an end to this endless debate. you know, everyone

in this room the uncertainty that has come from brexit. you know the jobs lost, the people that have left the country because of the uncertainty about their family situation and shortages of nurses and doctors within the nhs as a result. i want to bring that uncertainty to an end by the policy we put forward in this election which is designed to bring people together in order to forward and develop our society and country in the kind of way i hope i've helped outline to you this morning. we will take questions from the audience. i suggest we take three. i think that's all we will have time for. can we have some hands. number one, first, please, hold on a second. number four. there one, first, please, hold on a second. numberfour. there is a gentleman with his hand up there who has not got a paddle but has got five fingers so let's give him an opportunity as well.

let's start with number one. my name is olivia nights and i am the founder of patchwork and also part ofa founder of patchwork and also part of a trade body that represents uk platform businesses that enables people to trade their space, skills and staff and my question... train them? trade. my question is what do you see in terms of the value of the sharing economy, particularly as it relates to our goal is to be net zero by 2000 and 50. we certainly believe in order to achieve those goals we as a society need to learn to share more and waste less and i would like to know what labour is planning to do to support the sharing economy which is one of the fastest—growing economies

in the uk, estimated to be worth 125 billion by 2,025. q. numberfour, billion by 2,025. q. number four, please. my billion by 2,025. q. numberfour, please. my name is hannah. all this because today have spoke about the importance of diversity in the business and politics. but a recent survey shows 85% of the british dues in the uk think you are personally anti—semitic. i wanted to ask what are you going to be doing personally to demonstrate you care about racism and anti—semitism in society to show that labour is notjust for the many but not the due. chris buxton. mr corbyn, you talked

about a lot of the expenditure and investment you are going to put into the economy, and you have explained you are going to be increasing taxes, the burden that is going to be placed on industry, the people in this room, is not going to be insignificant. you made no mention of industrial strategy and as we all know if you do not know where you're going to any road will do, so the strategy that was developed a couple of years ago by the current government, are you going to pick up that. finally, connected to that, of course, we all know how far behind the rest of the western world we are in terms of productivity, could you explain how the four—day week will with that productivity and if it is investment and innovation, given how

poor our adoption of automation technology... you are watching coverage of the cbi conference, jeremy corbyn has been addressing delegates. full coverage continues on the bbc news channel and we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. thank you for the questions. on the first question from olivia, thank you for your question, i look forward to the next climate emergency conference being held in britain next year and i look forward to taking part. i took part in the paris climate change conference in 2015, to learn and listen to many people there and, quite honestly, we have to address the climate emergency in many ways, one is by our use of energy, the other is by the efficiency of the use of energy, and therefore our green proposals

are about retrofitting of homes across the country to make them more energy efficient. and of course levels of air pollution, but also about what we can do on the world stage. the point about the sharing economy is an important one and so we still waste far too much, we still reused to little and recycle too little in this country compared too little in this country compared to many other countries and the sorta proposals you putting forward and working on actually very efficient. we waste more food than any other country in europe and have the lowest levels of recycling. these issues can be addressed by local authorities in order to undertake the strategies that they should but also encouraging and empowering people to take those decisions locally. i have attended lots of green transformation round ta bles lots of green transformation round tables all over the country over the past few months and it is fascinating the wish but is there to live in a more sustainable world and

recognised everywhere has a contribution to play in this. i had a long meeting with a group of start—up businesses in stevenage and one of the questions came was what was i going to do about importation of palm oilfrom unsustainable plantations around the world and what we do with trade policy to play our part in ensuring the protection of biodiversity. i thought it was an excellent question, albeit i was slightly surprised to hear it in that forum but i was delighted to hear it and that's the kind of forum i think fortu nately we fortunately we have lived on a bit from 14 but we have a long way to go. thank you for the question on diversity and racism in our society.

racism is a scourge and an evil for all of us in our lives. it is an evil within our society in any form. i have spent my life opposing racism in anyform i have spent my life opposing racism in any form be it done by the far right or the random attacks on individuals. or i guess a man who was murdered outside my house because he happened to be a muslim and there happen to be a racist person driving by who thought it was located into a crowd of religious people. the same as people who attack synagogues or vandalise. .. racism does not have a place in civilised society. we will support and continue to fund protection for all places of worship and also support education within our schools

and look at the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of prevent strategy is trying to stop young people from falling into extremist hands. racism leads you to holler costs if you do not challenge it in the first place but it is also about ensuring that every young person in our society is guaranteed a place of safety, free from oppression and racism in any form. so we will be auditing the way in which public and private sectors recruit to ensure that everyone has a placed in our society. i was brought up to be anti—racist and i have lived my whole life and will continue to do so as someone who hates racism in

any form. it weakens and demeans all of us and i am determined to make sure that that is what i carry into government if we are elected in the general election. on your point about the last question, in terms of taxation, yes, it is going to change. we have made no secret of that in fact we have made it very clear. the richest 5% will pay more and over a lifetime of government we will increase cooperation tax and to no higher than the 2010 levels. i think our economy needs that and it isa think our economy needs that and it is a necessary thing to do. we cannot go on being the economy that invests lease in a country that becomes unequal more. we cannot go on wasting the skill levels and opportunities of so many young

people due to inadequate —— like inadequate funding in terms of training for a nursery care and several other things, i want to make sure that some tax rises at the very top and also, as i pointed out previously, we will have a much better qualified and trained workforce in the future. we have the creative ability of all young people being able to be brought to before. poverty is a terrible waste. a family growing up, four orfive children in a one—bedroom flat, it is quite hard for those children to do their homework or any type of creative activity because they are simply lacking space. tackling the housing crisis does help tackle issues with young people. you know

this from your workforces. it does mean redressing the imbalances but it also means that we create a more productive society and our productivity levels will increase. the shorter working week that we aspire to will be funded and paid for through productivity increases, it will happen as a result of that increase productivity. it is surely only right that we look at ourselves and our stresses and the way that government and the public sector can play in bringing about that more decent society and the role that all businesses can play in terms of employers and contributors to the local economy and communities. i look forward to working with all of you to bring about that more fear society that we should all sign up and agreed to. thank you very much.

applause jeremy corbyn addressing the cbi conference. he spoke again about his investment in broadband at the cost of £20 billion. he said he would make no apology for the nationalisation programme after the head of the cbi said that labour applause nationalisation programme sent a chill through boardrooms. he also spoke about brexit. he also hinted at more nationalisation in terms of the bus network. he was asked a direct question on that and he said that that was very much what he was thinking. let's get more from norman smith. both he and borisjohnson have spoken, what was your takeaway?

quite a big bombshell in terms of partially privatising bt. that has spoke to business people. there are more business taxes and plans to ta ke more business taxes and plans to take 10% of the shares of larger companies and therefore boris johnson, he comes here as the man he wa nts to johnson, he comes here as the man he wants to press ahead with brexit and those in the business community are deeply uneasy about the sort of deal he might negotiate. and whether or not he will manage to get it by december 2020. the immigration rules will also curb the number of unskilled migrants coming into the country. on top of all that, boris johnson dropped another bombshell in terms that he was backtracking on the tory pledge to cut corporation tax. that is gone and is no more.

the car saves, he estimated £6 billion or so a year, will go to the national health service. listen to him announcing it. we proudly back to business across this country because we understand that it is they, you, that is creating the wealth that actually pays for the nhs. because the nhs is the nation's priority and our priority and because we believe emphatically in fiscal prudence, i hope you won't mind ifi fiscal prudence, i hope you won't mind if i also announced today that we are postponing further cuts in corporation tax. what is want to make of that? to things that strike me, mostly perhaps that is a possible precursor to another tax u—turn when we eventually get the

conservative manifesto. there is a good deal commentary as to whether that will be junk. but i would also suggest that it borisjohnson that will be junk. but i would also suggest that it boris johnson feels that he has the business vote in his back pocket, due to the apprehension of the suggestions put forward by jeremy corbyn. jeremy is proposing that labour are making more investment in the economy. they are talking about free broadband for all businesses. it will be a huge investment in the economy overall with a two argent £50 billion green transformation fund and a national investment bank. so jeremy transformation fund and a national investment bank. sojeremy corbyn is saying that he is not anti—business, it is pro—business. sadlyjavid is put out because borisjohnson has announced he is keeping hisjob after the election after a lot of

speculation that he may lose his job after the election. borisjohnson didn't want to be asked about more members of his cabinet. before she has to be cbi conference, jo swinson is in state organs visiting a tech company. i think she is on her way to make that vote to this —— speaks to the cbi no. the lib dems are now the natural party of business is the headline from the party. the main message is that they will stop brexit that we have heard throughout this campaign. you will hear again from jo swinson this afternoon. there will be a better economic picture and freedom of movement will be good for businesses, just like

the tech one that we were atjust the tech one that we were atjust the air, making the argument that freedom of movement will make it more likely that more skills will come into the country. the big question for this party is worthy pursue a different economic policy to be one they were going to pursue last time in 2015? the basic answer from jo swinson is, well, yes. we wa nt to from jo swinson is, well, yes. we want to do things differently and leaving the economic circumstances have changed. they think that they can borrow it a lot more money and invest in things like infrastructure and green projects. i am told that jo swinson it has some big policy announcements for this afternoon to come but unfortunately the —— out alas you will not tell me what those things are yet.

police are surrounding a hong kong university campus after a stand—off with hundreds of protesters outside. dozens of protesters tried to leave but were pulled back after phi on with rubber bullets by the police. several hundreds p of people have got to be hiding inside the university. liu xiaoming has been cut has condemned what he calls violent extremists. hong kong is sliding into an abyss of chaos. the future of hong kong, if such a situation continues, would be unimaginably dreadful. the writers have challenged the principal bottom line of their country. the violent extremists have

eradicated hong kong independence and are publicly can the same for the liberation of hong kong. this is highlighting the true and sinister agenda by the so—called people. my my mask is because the bbc are firing gas at the moment. what we are seeing for the last half an hour, when we arrived this was com pletely hour, when we arrived this was completely clear, we have seen this often used tactic by the protesters, they have descended in large numbers and we are nearly polytechnic university, they are trying to have as much impact as we can on hong

kong was like infrastructure. riot police have arrived in the middle of the carriageway and they are using tear gas to commute the crowds. we are also physically moving some of the blockages to try and get the traffic moving. large numbers of people have descended on the area to show their support for the protesters. lots of them are picking up protesters. lots of them are picking up bricks and walking the road as well. this is a classic tactic we have seen so many times here in hong kong. the protesters block roads as a way of showing how angrily our change they want to see here. we wa nt to change they want to see here. we want to force hong kong was my government stop doing like this. how representative are the

protesters of broader opinion in hong kong and what is life like away from these protests? how much of an impact on having? we are going to get district elections this sunday, assuming they are going ahead. that will give an act direct barometer of how people feel about the situation. in terms of the impacts, we had figures last week in terms of hong kong's economy. we are now in a recession for the first time in a decade. taxi drivers are hurting and hoteliers are hurting. airlines and smaller businesses are hurting. it is usually disruptive but one protester we talked to said he doesn't want people to sympathise with him but he wa nts people to sympathise with him but he wants people to understand why they are doing what they are doing. the young people here want to see reform

here but they also want to stop the onset of some kind of repressive change that they think is coming to hong kong. they feel that, frankly, they have nothing to lose. in terms of day—to—day life, just like. this is what hong kong is on a sunday evening at quarter past eight. the headlines on bbc news... party leaders have been making their pitch to business leaders — borisjohnson says he'll put a planned cut to corpoartion tax on hold to pay for investment in public services stand—off in hong kong — riot police surround a university campus with hundreds of pro—democracy protesters inside prince andrew faces calls to apologise to the victims of sex offenderjeffrey epstein.

throughout the election campaign we will be putting your questions to all of the main parties. our guest this morning is labour's treasury spokesmanjonathan reynolds — he's in our salford studio.1. thank you very much forjoining us. susan from neath — will labour promise to ensure the free movement of eu citizens is guaranteed in their renegotiated brexit deal? the answer is that depends on what the result of the referendum would be in terms of the referendum we we re be in terms of the referendum we were told within six months of a labour government taking office. if it was about the alternative deal that we would negotiate, the rights for eu citizens would be a very big pa rt for eu citizens would be a very big

part of that. the details would mainly be about the economic details and trade within the rest of europe but the rights of eu citizens would bea but the rights of eu citizens would be a big part of that is because clearly people who have made their homes here in the uk deserve to be treated with respect and welcome to stay in this country. i know there isa stay in this country. i know there is a lot of concern at the moment. if we did leave the eu in terms of a deal we negotiated...” if we did leave the eu in terms of a deal we negotiated... i would like to press you, labour's current position is to extend to freedom of movement rights. so. orthat position is to extend to freedom of movement rights. so. or that exact commitment to be in the manifesto? it does not extend in terms of a geographic commitment... i am just explaining it is not an extension due to geography. in terms of the full right of people living here, in

terms of the right to have a family life and buy someone and have them live with you, that is what we are talking about. it people choose to remain in the uk after we leave the eu they should expect the full rights of living here and making their lives here. calum — i'm a leave voter, but voted labour in 2017 as you had promised to deliver brexit. i feel betrayed by the remain stance that labour adopted following the election, now advocating for a second referendum. why should i ever vote labour again? the muck what we're trying to do on the labour side is to find a position could bring the whole country forward. what i don't think is going ahead on brexit at all costs in terms of not giving people all the information. what we said in 2017 it is that we would leave

without a deal and that is what we have done. we are prevented by minister by leaving without a deal. we think the only way forward is to give people the exact information on what the impact would be on the lives and what that means to them and how to give them the final say. there's all only future relationships that need to be negotiated. many of the issues of the referendum will be evident still. i was it anyone who voted leave that we want to bring the country together and tackle the issues that led to all the frustrations that led to believe vote. it might be a lack of investment in the country people feeling left behind. the only workable way forward is the policy that liberal labour has come to. it is regardless of how people voted in the referendum in 2017. brian — does the labour party believe that they will retain to the eu referendum result?

for context, obviously constituencies don't exactly reflect but it is estimated at around 61% of labour constituencies differently. the answer, very simply, is yes. my constituency voted leave but whatever we had a vote on whether or not we had a nodule brexit, my constituents were very firmly against all of those things and it is not just a against all of those things and it is notjust a split between the voters and remain voters. there are leave voters who oppose those deals because of the impact it will have on northern ireland and we don't know what those would mean. if you look back to the vote leave campaign, they stated that we would not be a certain step that would be a relationship. people didn't know what that meant in terms of their

jobs and their lives. people have perhaps try to betray parts of the country which i don't believe it is quite as binary. i am confident we have acted in the best interest of the country. alan — whilst understanding the need to sort out the railways, how is labour going to ensure when nationalised they will be customer focused, an asset to the public purse and not a drain? we have said very clearly that what we don't want to recreate is the big monopoly state structures that were given public ownership after the war. we want to give a better service to the uses of the services. we wa nt service to the uses of the services. we want those industries to be run differently to how they have perhaps

been done in the past but i would say as well that in terms of labour‘s nationalisation programme, it isa labour‘s nationalisation programme, it is a big difference to what we are offering know to be kind of nationalisation we had in the 50s and 60s were part of what we were no —— like what we clearly see now is the private sector, even travel agents were in the public sector, we are not looking at that. we are looking at part of utility sectors such as water, seeing if they can be run better in the public sector. nigel — if labour is going to increase the tax on the top 5 percent do you have an annual figure of what it would raise in tax revenue and does that figure cover all you're spending promises? yes, alongside the manifesto we will publish the promises to honour pledges called the grey book. that

will be readily available to people. nigel is talking about the rise in income tax that we had in the last ma nifesto. income tax that we had in the last manifesto. there will be similar figures in this manifesto. it will generate a lot more revenue, corporation tax will go up to something much more again to be average of developed countries, i think this u—turn that the prime minister has announced that we have essentially won the argument on that. all of the costs and day—to—day expenditure is that labour wants to bring about in this country will be met with their clear sources of revenue being raised. the other part of a programme is the investment programme and there will be very clear fiscal rules and we will set out how the chancellor will run the economy and all that information will be there just like it was in 2017. can you explain how

the reduced working week would affect emergency services? we won't be able to go into a shorter working week stay away. it will have to be sector specific with sector specific decisions. but i would say that in my constituency, quite a few years ago, people used to work 85 or 90 hours a week. as our economy became more productive we played those games back into the weekends which we all know expect. it is certainly an aspiration to return to seeing a reduction to working hours and a gain in productivity. it could be done but it will take time. the biggest issue in the uk has been our very poor productivity where our workers will produce something in five days that french or german

workers will do in four days. thank you very much for talking to us. and, at 5.30 this evening we're going to be speaking to the brexit party's richard tice about his party's election pledges. please do get in touch with us with your questions. you can do so on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. please remember to leave your name and where you are from. us businesswoman jennifer arcuri says borisjohnson should have declared the nature of their relationship when he was mayor of london because it would have been ‘transparent and open'. mrjohnson has faced questions about an alleged conflict of interest when he was running london, centring on grants the entrepreneur received from city hall, and overseas trade

missions she accompanied him on. speaking to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire show earlier, in his handling of the controversy between the pair. this is why it was hard for me to date. every guy we tell you they would call and not for work. not borisjohnson. every would call and not for work. not boris johnson. every time would call and not for work. not borisjohnson. every time he said he would call, he would call me. i was convinced he was a man of his words because i couldn't believe the linear, fervent focusing hard on me. it was notjust linear, fervent focusing hard on me. it was not just a sexual linear, fervent focusing hard on me. it was notjust a sexual intention, he was very interested in the way i could work a room, the way i met everybody. i was in london 30 seconds and i knew a lot of people. he recognised that. i think it is a real shame because i know that he is

a very in depth and charismatic, very considerate person, but it has been very hard for me to step back and keep excusing this. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor the last of the majority of the uk is dried. a lovely afternoon to come. a lovely start for the northern part of the country. for the vast majority we stick with the sunshine even though there is some rain in some areas. it will turn cold in this area tonight. it will be an early dip in temperature but elsewhere, in rural parts, there will be widespread frost in wales and also through scotland. maybe at

-9 and also through scotland. maybe at —9 or 10 celsius in sports. as illegals on there will be some fog through southern england which will develop due clouds towards the middle of the country. there will be a chance of some reins through 01:30:17,122 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 northern ireland.