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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are jane merrick, who is the policy editor at the i, and kieran andrews, who is the political editor at the times scotland. hello to you both. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the telegraph leads with borisjohnson�*s party conference speech highlighting a pledge to protect green spaces. it comes, it says, after a tory voter backlash which saw them lose the safe seat of chesham and amersham. bombastic and vacuous — that's the damning verdict of the prime minister's conference speech from the business community, according to the guardian. it says they've reacted angrily to his failure to deliver an economic plan or address the supply chain crisis which has seen many petrol stations run out of petrol. the mail leads with the high court ruling that the ruler of dubai ordered the hacking of his ex—wife�*s
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phone in a bitter custody battle over their children. the ft leads with the volatility of the gas market. it reports vladimir putin's offer to stabilise the market, which has seen prices increase dramatically recently. the metro it leads to the british prime minister's speech with the headline referencing the manyjokes and light—heartedness of the speech. so, let's begin. let me ask you first of all, jane, at the front page of the metro at borisjohnson and his wife sharing a kiss and the headline build back banter, referencing the tone of the speech, the tone very much light—hearted, jokey, humourous. was it the right tone given the state of affairs in this country right now? i'm not sure it was. it was in stark
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contrast obviously to keir starmer�*s speech last week which was very serious, very earnest, very policy rich. this speech had manyjokes, one involving michael gove dancing at a club in aberdeen. as you say extraordinarily outside of the conference hall, was to people queuing for petrol, the universal credit was, and it did perhaps slightly miss in terms of what the tone should have been, i think. it’s tone should have been, i think. it's funn he tone should have been, ithink. it's funny he called him john bonnett funny he called himjohn bonnett goby. funny he called himjohn bonnett goby, which goes against the news that it was not a club in aberdeen, more trance than a rock but before we get to top of the pops, let me ask you, karen, was the tone right or wrong today? is ask you, karen, was the tone right or wrong today?— ask you, karen, was the tone right or wrong today? is the kind of tone that boris johnson _ or wrong today? is the kind of tone that boris johnson revels _ or wrong today? is the kind of tone that boris johnson revels in. - or wrong today? is the kind of tone that boris johnson revels in. it's i that borisjohnson revels in. it's what _ that borisjohnson revels in. it's what he — that borisjohnson revels in. it's what he appears to so often so far defied _ what he appears to so often so far defied political gravity when he looked — defied political gravity when he looked like he is under pressure, when _ looked like he is under pressure, when he — looked like he is under pressure, when he looks like everything is going _ when he looks like everything is
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going wrong around him. he strikes that sound — going wrong around him. he strikes that sound and he seems to be able to shrug _ that sound and he seems to be able to shrug off— that sound and he seems to be able to shrug off his biggest problems. now there are many problems coalescing around borisjohnsonjust coalescing around boris johnson just now, coalescing around boris johnson just now. and _ coalescing around borisjohnsonjust now, and the big test for him will be if— now, and the big test for him will be if he _ now, and the big test for him will be if he is — now, and the big test for him will be if he is able to actually provide some _ be if he is able to actually provide some substance and address the concerns— some substance and address the concerns that were shown by business leaders. _ concerns that were shown by business ieaders. by— concerns that were shown by business leaders, by farming leaders, the sort who— leaders, by farming leaders, the sort who generally support the conservatives and are now looking for answers — conservatives and are now looking for answers and not just jokes. conservatives and are now looking for answers and notjustjokes. | for answers and notjustjokes. [ see for answers and not just jokes. see you for answers and notjustjokes. i see you nodding there, jane. you agree with that? i see you nodding there, jane. you agree with that?— agree with that? i think that is ri . ht and agree with that? i think that is right and the _ agree with that? i think that is right and the reaction - agree with that? i think that is right and the reaction from - right and the reaction from mainstream businesses as the adams institute described as sort of not very glowing terms and i think there were concerns that it was very light on substance and he did not really have any real answers. he did not mention the fuel crisis at all and honestly we have the gas problems today and issues with the farming industry and none of that was touched on. i think there are deep
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concerns from business about the labour market shortages that have not really been addressed, and he talked in big somatic terms about how he wants to see a high skill, high wage economy but does not rely on liberal immigration and that is one thing. but i think he is not really addressed the sort of short—term urgent measures that are needed to tackle things like the amount of pigs that need to go into the food chain, but fuel and hdv driver issues and i think there were serious issues there that he is not really put his finger on. ads, serious issues there that he is not really put his finger on.- really put his finger on. a feeling was there not _ really put his finger on. a feeling was there not that _ really put his finger on. a feeling was there not that he _ really put his finger on. a feeling was there not that he was - really put his finger on. a feeling was there not that he was not. really put his finger on. a feeling l was there not that he was not talk to people at home who perhaps don't have a lot of fuel left in our car or who perhaps are seeing their universal credit ending today and instead he seemed to be talking to the party faithful who were there in that hall who left it up and loved it. in that hall who left it up and loved it. ,., ._ , that hall who left it up and loved it. , , ~ it. in some ways this felt like postelection _ it. in some ways this felt like postelection celebratory - it. in some ways this felt like - postelection celebratory conference. jane mentioned the pirate conference and it— jane mentioned the pirate conference and it was— jane mentioned the pirate conference and it was like that in the hall and around _ and it was like that in the hall and around stalls and in the conference
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bars if _ around stalls and in the conference bars if people were on a high and it was reflected in borisjohnson's speech and again not a lot of policy in there _ speech and again not a lot of policy in there. and it willjust be the bil in there. and it willjust be the big test— in there. and it willjust be the big test and in terms of the levelling of agenda that boris johnson went on about there, again, speaking _ johnson went on about there, again, speaking to— johnson went on about there, again, speaking to the conservative party faithful— speaking to the conservative party faithful in — speaking to the conservative party faithful in the hall but delivering a message that actually if you stop and think— a message that actually if you stop and think about it or was delivered by someone with less charisma and who was— by someone with less charisma and who was not quite as popular internally in the partyjust now, the message itself might have gone down very— the message itself might have gone down very badly in terms of the tax rises _ down very badly in terms of the tax rises that— down very badly in terms of the tax rises that will be necessary and looking — rises that will be necessary and looking to _ rises that will be necessary and looking to invest in poor communities and move away from the focus _ communities and move away from the focus on _ communities and move away from the focus on the _ communities and move away from the focus on the southeast of the country~ _ focus on the southeast of the country. but again it's the delivery and whether or not he gets this through— and whether or not he gets this through and actually move beyond the
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rhetoric _ through and actually move beyond the rhetoric that has served him pretty well so _ rhetoric that has served him pretty well so far— rhetoric that has served him pretty well so far as prime minister and actually— well so far as prime minister and actually deliver this ambition with the kind _ actually deliver this ambition with the kind of detail that was wholly tacking _ the kind of detail that was wholly lacking from his speech today. let�*s lacking from his speech today. let's move on to — lacking from his speech today. let's move on to the _ lacking from his speech today. let's move on to the daily _ lacking from his speech today. let�*s move on to the daily telegraph front page talking of policy and some criticising in the speech as lacking policy but there was something for the prime minister. forcejohnson yesterday, not yesterday but it will be yesterday soon, but today saying that houses should not be built on green fields. this basically is ministers abandoning proposals or part of proposals for an overhaul of planning rules. jane, what do you make of this change in tactics by the tory party? it’s make of this change in tactics by the tory party?— the tory party? it's been a few weeks ago _ the tory party? it's been a few weeks ago actually _ the tory party? it's been a few weeks ago actually that - the tory party? it's been a few weeks ago actually that they i the tory party? it's been a few- weeks ago actually that they signal that they were going to climb down on this planning rule which did allow for much more liberal planning system and allowed people to basically build in a much more
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liberal weight, a much easier way and there was a huge backlash in your recall the violation injune that the tories lost to the liberal democrats over this very issue was up democrats over this very issue was up and i think borisjohnson inc. ministers were quite shocked and taken aback by that is they thought they had a strong mandate to basically do what they wanted after winning in a landslide and have had to roll back in quite a serious way. so whilst over the last nearly two years he has been appealing to the red wall in northern seats, this was actually a shot from the south and i think what he needed to do today and what he did do and it did little rep picked up on this is a need to reassure those southern voters, traditional tory heartland, that he is not abandon them for the sake of the red wall. and basically had to speu the red wall. and basically had to spell out and quite clear terms that houses will not be built on green fields and i think he really had to hammer that home for their benefit rather than itjust coming out piecemeal as we have heard of the last few weeks. this piecemeal as we have heard of the last few weeks.— last few weeks. this is the key thing that _ last few weeks. this is the key thing that some _ last few weeks. this is the key thing that some political - last few weeks. this is the key i thing that some political analysts
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are arguing with the red wall and with traditional tory voters there is this fine balance when it comes to policy that the tory party has not had to deal with before the election where the red wall felt to them. , ., ._ , election where the red wall felt to them. , ., ., , ., them. there is always a tension when an -a them. there is always a tension when any party is — them. there is always a tension when any party is able _ them. there is always a tension when any party is able to — them. there is always a tension when any party is able to build _ them. there is always a tension when any party is able to build such - any party is able to build such a broad _ any party is able to build such a broad coalition and then the question— broad coalition and then the question is what happens to the traditional base was met you see very obsolete with the liberal party over the _ very obsolete with the liberal party over the last year's with the switch there _ over the last year's with the switch there and — over the last year's with the switch there and it — over the last year's with the switch there and it will be quite the challenge for boris johnson to hold this together because there is a real housing shortage in problems diagnosing again and again and i suppose — diagnosing again and again and i suppose in this regard, we talk about— suppose in this regard, we talk about delivery before, the appointment of michael gove as a secretary— appointment of michael gove as a secretary of state with responsibility for this, secretary of state with responsibility forthis, he secretary of state with responsibility for this, he is the person— responsibility for this, he is the person who is seen in government as being _ person who is seen in government as being the _ person who is seen in government as being the doer of this government.
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he is— being the doer of this government. he is the _ being the doer of this government. he is the person most likely to actually— he is the person most likely to actually come up with solutions and deliver— actually come up with solutions and deliver them. actually come up with solutions and deliverthem. so actually come up with solutions and deliver them. so with that change after— deliver them. so with that change after michael gove has enter that office. _ after michael gove has enter that office, that shows a shift in policy and again— office, that shows a shift in policy and again some thinking, proper thinking — and again some thinking, proper thinking and perhaps a proper policy emerging _ thinking and perhaps a proper policy emerging from the department of housing _ emerging from the department of housing now. do emerging from the department of housing now-— emerging from the department of housin: now. ., ., housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually _ housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually interesting - housing now. do you agree with that? yeah, and actually interesting and - yeah, and actually interesting and having said that keir starmer gave a policy rich speech last week, one of theissues policy rich speech last week, one of the issues he did not mention was housing and i think a lot of labour mps were quite surprised that housing did not feature in his speech. and it needs to make it needs to because it is a huge issue. more homes are needed to be built and the conservatives have a manifesto pledge to build 3,000 homes a year. where leg going to build those homes was met you need to have levelling up and you have to balance that with the place now that he is not going to have to stick to not to build on greenfield sites. but ministers of all different
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governments have been pledging for years, for decades that they want to free up brownfield land but there is land banking in all sorts of issues and still planning issues on brownfield land. so it's not as easy as just say of course were going to build 300,000 homes on wherever we can. you cannotjust do that overnight. so there has to be a balance there, have to be a proper strategy rather than a pledge to say this is what we are going to build and i think it feeds into the levelling of agenda that it's interesting that the treasury are now stepping up their recruitment of the economic campus with a treasury outreach in darlington wanting to have many more civil servants all over the country. they are campaign is basically closer to home and that is basically closer to home and that is the idea of the campaign is so they want an economy that moves away from london and they have to have the housing and have to have the infrastructure and had to have the public transport and that is a huge task for michael go to actually deal
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with because you cannot transform this problem overnight. you cannot just with a magic wand and crack a fewjokes as borisjohnson did today. few jokes as boris johnson did toda . ~ , few jokes as boris johnson did today. absolutely and you mentioned levellin: u- today. absolutely and you mentioned levelling pp and _ today. absolutely and you mentioned levelling up and you _ today. absolutely and you mentioned levelling up and you mentioned - today. absolutely and you mentioned levelling up and you mentioned go i today. absolutely and you mentioned levelling up and you mentioned go toj levelling up and you mentioned go to the yorkshire post next because their headline reads lots of promises but little policy in a johnson speech and they refer specifically to the 45 minute long speech containing no detail on long—awaited northern powerhouse rail project. a lack of detail over the transport project has attracted criticism from leaders across the yorkshire region and that feeds into whatjim was saying a second ago about having all the kind of talk of levelling up with her knees to beat substance behind the words. it levelling up with her knees to beat substance behind the words. it does, and there were _ substance behind the words. it does, and there were a _ substance behind the words. it does, and there were a number _ substance behind the words. it does, and there were a number of - substance behind the words. it does, and there were a number of events i and there were a number of events and there were a number of events and something else of the party conference center from all the mayors — conference center from all the mayors from the greater manchester
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region. _ mayors from the greater manchester region, including the conservative mayor, _ region, including the conservative mayor, pressuring and pushing the uk government in the conservative party to effectively hurry up and improve the transport in and around greater manchester. the entire northeastern and northwestern, all calling for these _ and northwestern, all calling for these transport upgrades and it got a courtesy— these transport upgrades and it got a courtesy message in boris johnson's speech, a line there much like a _ johnson's speech, a line there much like a upgrading roads that will connect — like a upgrading roads that will connect the north of england and scotland — connect the north of england and scotland. but again nothing in detail — scotland. but again nothing in detail. and you see there was a call of the _ detail. and you see there was a call of the red — detail. and you see there was a call of the red wall seats that we had running _ of the red wall seats that we had running in — of the red wall seats that we had running in the times this week that should _ running in the times this week that should actually that they were a reasonably high number of the seats that are _ reasonably high number of the seats that are at _ reasonably high number of the seats that are at risk for the conservative party. and againjust hoping _ conservative party. and againjust hoping to— conservative party. and againjust hoping to build that fragile coalition, borisjohnson wants
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hoping to build that fragile coalition, boris johnson wants to establish — coalition, boris johnson wants to establish himself in the seats that he has _ establish himself in the seats that he hasjust one in december 2019 and we keep— he hasjust one in december 2019 and we keep coming back to this like a broken _ we keep coming back to this like a broken record, he is going to have to deliver— broken record, he is going to have to deliver and deliver something before _ to deliver and deliver something before the next general election, which _ before the next general election, which again that might be sooner than people may have originally considered. than people may have originally considered-— considered. let's stay with the yorkshire _ considered. let's stay with the yorkshire post _ considered. let's stay with the yorkshire post and _ considered. let's stay with the yorkshire post and talk- considered. let's stay with the yorkshire post and talk about | considered. let's stay with the i yorkshire post and talk about this little bit of information about the music used for the prime minister to walk outwith. the indie band from the fires apparently hit out at borisjohnson after he walked out to one of their songs for his speech of the tory party conference and apparently they tweeted we do not endorse the conservative party bus make use of our track blue cassette and our permission was not sought and our permission was not sought and a forced us to need something to walk out to him he should have used a set of a busy food bank. alex, that must hurt, jane. find
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a set of a busy food bank. alex, that must hurt, jane. and actually i think their message _ that must hurt, jane. and actually i think their message has _ that must hurt, jane. and actually i think their message has not - that must hurt, jane. and actually i think their message has not been l think their message has not been included by the yorkshire post but there was a much stronger word as well that they used in response to this and they would have called the blue cassette something different. i think it shows that borisjohnson of the first party leader to get into trouble in this way. there have been other parties before who have used tracks and then the band or the artist has been pretty annoyed about it. but, yeah, they are basically making a very pointed reference obviously to food banks and again coming back to the cut in universal credit that was not mentioned obviously at all by boris johnson but will be felt quite keenly by many people, 4 million people i think overnight. you many people, 4 million people i think overnight.— think overnight. you think that politicians _ think overnight. you think that politicians would _ think overnight. you think that politicians would learn - think overnight. you think that politicians would learn now - think overnight. you think that politicians would learn now to | think overnight. you think that i politicians would learn now to ask permission of the artist before they do something like this because it is quite embarrassing. it’s do something like this because it is quite embarrassing.— quite embarrassing. it's not quite bruce springsteen _ quite embarrassing. it's not quite bruce springsteen versus - quite embarrassing. it's not quite bruce springsteen versus ronald| bruce springsteen versus ronald reagan, — bruce springsteen versus ronald reagan, but... 0h,
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bruce springsteen versus ronald reagan. but- - -—

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