this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: keir starmer sets out his plan for a labour government — pledging to create a publicly owned energy company within a year if his party wins at the next election. because it is right for growth, because it is right for energy independence from tyrants like putin. then, yes, conference, great british energy will be publicly—owned. the labour mp rupa huq has been suspended from the parliamentary party after she described the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, as "superficially black". she was recorded making the comments at a meeting on the sidelines of the labour conference. dozens of banks and building societies have stopped mortgage offers after the fall in the pound prompted fears of a sharp

rise in interest rates. russian officials say up to 98% of people in four occupied areas voted to join russia. ukraine has denounced the process as a sham. and it's liverpool vs glasgow in the battle to find out which city meanwhile, russia is accused of causing leaks in two major pipelines in europe. the kremlin says it is concerning. and it's liverpool vs glasgow in the battle to find out which city will host eurovision. hello, good afternoon. sir keir starmer has delivered his keynote speech to the labour party conference

in liverpool, promising a "fresh start" for the country. the labour leader promised to set up a publicly—owned green company within a year if elected — with 100% clean power. he also promised a brighter economic future under a labour government. sir keir said that the conservatives had lost control of the uk economy and told delegates they should "not forgive or forget" that. he promised that a labour government would take action on the cost of living crisis and invest in the nhs, bringing in extra medical staff. and he pledged that he would make brexit work. the centrepiece of his speech was a pledge to turn the uk into a "clean energy superpower" by 2030. let's hear some of what sir keir had to say on that. we won't make the mistake the tories made with north sea oil and gas back in the 1980s, when they frittered away the wealth from our national resources. just look at what's happening at the moment. the largest onshore wind farm in wales.

who owns it? sweden. energy bills in swansea are paying for schools and hospitals in stockholm. the chinese communist party has a stake in our nuclear industry and five million people pay their bills to an energy company owned by france. so we will set up great british energy within the first year of a labour government. a new company... applause conference, a new company that takes advantage of the opportunities in clean british power and because it is right forjobs, because it is right for growth, because it is right for energy

independence from tyrants like putin, then, yes, conference, great british energy will be publicly—owned. cheering and applause 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in liverpool. jonathan, the mood of the week seems to have been pretty optimistic. did sir keir�*s speech add to that optimism? i sir keir's speech add to that optimism?— sir keir's speech add to that 0 timism? ~ , optimism? i think it did. there is undeniably _ optimism? i think it did. there is undeniably an — optimism? i think it did. there is undeniably an upbeat _ optimism? i think it did. there is undeniably an upbeat feeling - optimism? i think it did. there is i undeniably an upbeat feeling among delegates here in liverpool. they were boosted already by their faith in the party and their sense that the economic turmoil and the decisions the conservative government has taken the last couple of weeks positioned labour in a place where they could seize that opportunity and hopefully at the

next election come into power. we heard from sir keir starmer this afternoon, probably more a speech about positioning that it was about policy. that said, there were some big announcements in there. oblique the most significant one, as you said, to create a publicly owned energy company, great british energy, which would have a mandate from the government to invest in and eventually produce and generate renewable and nuclear energy. there was a target to reach 70% homeownership and a government—backed guarantee scheme. keir starmer also laid claim to some traditional conservative aims of being the party of home ownership, he said, the party of sound money and being pro—business as well, and he took credit for changes since 2019, when labour, let's not forget, suffer a disastrous general election defeat, losing control of so many areas in the end midlands north england and elsewhere, and trying to

firmly close the door on thejeremy corbyn era, echoing tony blair, describing the labour party as the political wing of the british people —— in the midlands, in the north. he described this as a labour movement, trying to evoke the sense that it was labour best poised to win power as they did in 1997 and in times previously, but in an attempt not to appear complacent, because that is the danger, if sir keir starmer talks about a belief in labour, that they will win the next election, we are a couple of years away from that, he has urged delegates to be disciplined and prepared, saying the conservatives cannot be underestimated. g ., ., ., ., conservatives cannot be underestimated. ., ., ., underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going _ underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going on _ underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going on in _ underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going on in the _ underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going on in the main - underestimated. jonathan, that was what was going on in the main hall, | what was going on in the main hall, but as always with these conferences, something going on in the sidelines, and one event has led to a party, a labour party mp having web suspended. tell us about that. yes, labourmp

web suspended. tell us about that. yes, labour mp rupa huq was speaking here at a fringe event here in liverpool. she was talking but kwasi kwarteng, the chancellor, and his background and as part of her comments, she referred to him as a superficially black. this call from calls from others to remove the whip, essentially remove herfrom the parliamentary labour party at least, and several of her colleagues here liverpool have criticised those remarks. just in the last hour, a labour party spokesman said, we condemn the remarks, they are totally inappropriate and we call for her to condemn them. rupa huq will sit as an independent mp as an investigation into those comments gets under way. investigation into those comments gets under way-— investigation into those comments nets underwa . ., ~ , . gets under way. thank you very much. our political — gets under way. thank you very much. our political correspondent _ gets under way. thank you very much. our political correspondent jonathan i our political correspondent jonathan blake there our political correspondentjonathan blake there in the report. —— in liverpool. i'm joined now by dr lawrence haar, a lecturer in energy finance at the university of brighton.

thanks very much forjoining us. the big announcement is to set up a publicly owned green company within a year if elected. what you think of that as a plan?— that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would _ that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would say _ that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would say it _ that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would say it is _ that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would say it is bad - that as a plan? thanks for being here. i would say it is bad for. here. i would say it is bad for jobs, bad for growth, and creating a large public lyons government proxy would be surely inefficient. it is a bad idea. ~ g would be surely inefficient. it is a bad idea. ~ ., ~ would be surely inefficient. it is a bad idea. ., ~ ., would be surely inefficient. it is a bad idea. ~ ., ~ ., , bad idea. why? talk to us those vafious bad idea. why? talk to us those various points _ bad idea. why? talk to us those various points you _ bad idea. why? talk to us those various points you made. - bad idea. why? talk to us those various points you made. your l various points you made. your listeners need _ various points you made. your listeners need to _ various points you made. 7m;- listeners need to understand that renewable energy, people can say it has gotten cheap as chips, but that is not the case. you are looking at the price per kilowatt and confusing that with the price per kilowatt hour, and on the kilowatt hour basis, renewable energy remains very expensive. you take until the back—up cost that are involved with it. solar operates only 18% of the time, offshore wind third of the time, offshore wind third of the time, that means you have all the

gas turbines backing up renewable, but like having a really cheap to run car but it is not reliable, and s class mercedes sitting in the driveway... 5 class mercedes sitting in the driveway- - -_ 5 class mercedes sitting in the drivewa �* , ., ., , driveway... i'm 'ust going to but in there. if driveway... i'm 'ust going to but in there. none — driveway... i'm just going to but in there. if one were _ driveway... i'm just going to but in there. if one were to _ driveway... i'm just going to but in there. if one were to increase - there. if one were to increase capacity would that not then result in more energy being created? the trouble is, in more energy being created? tia: trouble is, let's in more energy being created? the trouble is, let'sjust in more energy being created? tt2 trouble is, let'sjust start with trouble is, let's just start with onshore wind. it operates a quarter of the time, so you might think that i will have enough to operate renewable, to have wind power all the time, running four times as much, but there is no diversification across the waterfront in most of the country, and what if they are not all working at the same time? {etc in addition, i at the same time? ok. in addition, i should also add for listeners, because bruno —— renewable energy is disputed, needs a lot more wires. in the

northeast, powerhouse, if you cover the whole site, if you cover the whole site with solar cells, you would have about seven or so megawatts, so you need a lot more places covered in solar or wind and all those different places mean a lot more all those different places mean a lot need back—up we are for we are for it we are for it as we are mm- paying for it as consumers. do you think that this — paying for it as consumers. do you think that this i not, _ paying for it as consumers. do you think tha aspiration, , , paying for it as consumers. do you think tha aspiration, because , paying for it as consumers. do you think tha aspiration, because we all laudable aspiration, because we all know that are laudable aspiration, because we all know ti the are going»... ,, ,, , laudable aspiration, because we all know ti the waye going»... ,, ,, , laudable aspiration, because we all know ti the waye which ,, , laudable aspiration, because we all know ti the ways ofvhich ,, ,

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going on this afternoon. i have two pieces breaking news. the chancellor has been talking to conservative mps, kwasi kwarteng speaking to his mps, kwasi kwarteng speaking to his mps after reactions in the market to his physical statement last friday. the pound is losing value, mr urged v u rg ed to their nerve. we bring you holdgtheir nerve. we will bring you when we know more about what more when we know more about what went on in that meeting, and separately we had that story that jonathan blake was telling us about about the labour mp rupa huq, who had the whip withdrawn after comments about mr kwartang, and she has apologised wholeheartedly after comments that she made at a fringe event during the labour party conference, and she says that she

has contacted kwasi kwarteng to offer her sincere and heartfelt apologies for comments that she now says were illjudged, so two bits of breaking news for you there from our colleagues in westminster. back to theissue colleagues in westminster. back to the issue of the economy. a small number of lenders have withdrawn new deals entirely, while others — including the scottish building society — are understood to have withdrawn offers at fixed rates. yorkshire building society joined virgin money and skipton building society in halting mortgage offers for new customers. halifax said it would stop mortgages with product fees. the bank of england said on monday it would "not hesitate" to hike interest rates after the pound hit record lows. our economics correspondent andy verity has been explaining what the falling pound means for mortgages. we tend to focus on the bank of england's official rate, the mortgage rate that it announces at its meetings, but fewer than 2 million households have variable rate mortgages.

and it's already very difficult for some of them, but most mortgage holders — about 6 million households — are on fixed rate deals and almost all lenders are pulling the deals they had on offer last week. here's a list of them. the cost of fixed—rate deals depends not on where the bank of england's official rate is now but on what traders on financial markets think is going to happen to rates in the next few years, and it's that that's changed since friday — big time. the bank's official rate, currently 2.25%. by december, traders think that will be 4.5%, and byjune, 5.75%. now, lenders say households will have to pay much more because of that. so why is that happening? well, because kwasi kwarteng's planning to borrow so much, investors now think it's much more risky to lend money to the government, so they're demanding higher interest rates to make up for it. this is what's happened to the effective rate the government has to pay to borrow over five years. you can see that sharp jump there after the government's

announcement on friday. now, because the government's the least risky borrower to lend to, slightly more risky borrowers like mortgage lenders have to pay a little more to raise funds on financial markets, so their costs are shooting up, and that's why cheap fixed—rate deals have been rapidly disappearing. that's the bbc�*s andy verity there. we can speak to matt stevens, managing director at the mortgage genie. afternoon to you, matt, just in a quick sentence, tell us what the morgan feeney does. we quick sentence, tell us what the morgan feeney does.— quick sentence, tell us what the morgan feeney does. we are an advisory firm- — morgan feeney does. we are an advisory firm. we _ morgan feeney does. we are an advisory firm. we specialise - morgan feeney does. we are an advisory firm. we specialise in l advisory firm. we specialise in mortgages, let investments as well, so we see mortgage inquires through the moment, absolutely through the roof. the development market coming out of covid... first—time buyers at

the moment, we are heavily focused on them, especially with the announcements in the budget last friday. announcements in the budget last frida . ., ~ ~ friday. right, thank you. and in terms of what _ friday. right, thank you. and in terms of what people _ friday. right, thank you. and in terms of what people have - friday. right, thank you. and in| terms of what people have been saying to you since last friday, given that interest rates are forecast to be going up, given the withdrawal of some of the mortgage deals, what sort of feedback are you getting from customers?— deals, what sort of feedback are you getting from customers? yeah, a lot of questions — getting from customers? yeah, a lot of questions from _ getting from customers? yeah, a lot of questions from people _ getting from customers? yeah, a lot of questions from people who - getting from customers? yeah, a lot of questions from people who really | of questions from people who really need a lot of help, and in reality that's what we hear for. being a specialist in the market, we can help determine the best structure, the best mortgage for a client, but forecasting it, it is very, very difficult for clients at the moment, as is the pricing which is why you are seeing some prices being pulled from the market. obviously some

lenders absolutely pulling out of the market at the moment, albeit hopefully temporarily, but obviously there's a couple of issues there, mainly because lenders has increased as well. so we're with a lot of questions, on a minute by minute basis, and the overarching thing for all of our clients and all of your viewers is any questions that that you have, there's obviously specialist and broker advisory firms like ourselves, but they should be talking to the lenders as well to get any understanding of what kind of rates are available to them. because i am sure you could explain this, that if the cost of borrowing goes up for the government as it has done over the past few days, that means the cost of borrowing also goes up for mortgage providers? that's exactly it. so in the middle

of all of this, the bank of england, they increase interest rates, and they increase interest rates, and the idea of that is to slow down spending, encourage people to borrow less. when the rate rises, it eventually will be passed on, hopefully passed on to savings accounts which makes savings accounts which makes savings accounts more attractive, but you've got the bank of england, what they are looking to achieve, kind of in the opposite direction of the government puzzle aiming for a trickle—down effect, in the middle of it are the lenders. the most important, the public. rate rises are going to affect everybody was cutting mortgage, whether they are looking to remortgage network those who are looking to buy, and then you have got complicity by complex or —— looking to remortgage or looking to

buy, and then you've got complexity. it will continue to rise for nearly everyone... it will continue to rise for nearly everyone- - -_ it will continue to rise for nearly everyone. . .- really - it will continue to rise for nearly everyone... yes. really encouraging eve one everyone... yes. really encouraging everyone to — everyone... yes. really encouraging everyone to engage with their finances, for good housekeeping habits, but it is important with anyone with a mortgage need now or in the next six to nine months, that they understand exactly what the current situation really means for their circumstance. so current situation really means for their circumstance.— their circumstance. so that is the main message. _ their circumstance. so that is the main message, engage - their circumstance. so that is the main message, engage with - their circumstance. so that is the main message, engage with your mortgage provider, go and talk to them, because people will be looking at the forecasts, which involve potentially hundreds of pounds on top of their monthly mortgage, and they will be feeling real worry? yeah, without a doubt. obviously, there are key decisions to be made by homeowners. but there are some really good support out there, so definitely reach out for support and guidance. specialist advisory firms,

but starting with the lenders as well. this rate rises catch pretty much everybody. it was close to 2 million people on variable deals, so any movement of the base rate and i think the bank of england have announced it will be the 3rd of november, the next to be announced, any base rate movement will affect those variable deals, but those on fixed rates, or the term is going to come to an end within the next six to nine months, they need to take swift action now. for those who fall into that category, the bank of england data showed around 3 million households will need to take action before the end of this year. it is about 700 households affected, coming out of a benefit period, the current rate, and will need to seek

advice in that time. tqm. current rate, and will need to seek advice in that time.— current rate, and will need to seek advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank ou advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank you very _ advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank you very much _ advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank you very much for _ advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank you very much for that. - advice in that time. 0k, thank you, thank you very much for that. that | thank you very much for that. that is matt stevens, who is managing director of the mortgage genie. thank you very much. and just before move onto another story, just want to let you know that the chancellor is set to meet bankers from wall street on wednesday, in a couple of days' time. this has been reported by bloomberg. and this comes a day after he is meeting asset management firms and insurance groups from the city of london. this all follows, of course, the turbulence on the markets over his fiscal plan, so thatis markets over his fiscal plan, so that is being reported from bloomberg. ok, let's move on now. a new survey provided exclusively to the bbc�*s wake up to money programme suggests almost one in six people in the uk have taken on an additionaljob to help pay for the increasing cost of living. a further 30% of respondents said they will need to do the same if the cost of living continues to rise. the survey was conducted by polling company opinium on behalf of the mutual life,

pensions and investment provider, royal london. we can get more on this with our business reporter noor nanji. shejoins me now. just tell us she joins me now. just tell us a little bit more about what the survey says. little bit more about what the survey says-— little bit more about what the survey says. little bit more about what the surve sa s. , .,, i. survey says. this was a survey of 4000 people _ survey says. this was a survey of 4000 people across _ survey says. this was a survey of 4000 people across the - survey says. this was a survey of 4000 people across the uk - survey says. this was a survey of - 4000 people across the uk and what it does is gives us an indication of the ways in which people are trying to cope with soaring living costs. what he found was 16% of people that it surveyed said that they had taken additionaljobs to try and cope with those increased costs of living. if you take that across the uk, that equates to around 5.2 million people. a further 30% said they may need to take on an additionaljob if costs continue to climb. we should say those numbers are different to the official figures from the ons, the official figures from the ons, the ons says around 1.2 million workers currently have a second job

in the uk, but even then, their data has been trending up over the last two years, so what is behind all of this? as we know, the cost of living is rising postal we're experiencing that all around us, and is rising postal we're experiencing that allaround us, and in is rising postal we're experiencing that all around us, and in is increasing at his fastest rate in nearly 40 years. inflation, the rate at which prices are rising, is currently at 9.9%, during buy things like food and energy, and this is all putting pressure on household budgets and that is those price rises are outstripping wages and this survey suggest that against that backdrop, with all of that going on, many workers are finding that onejob simply going on, many workers are finding that one job simply is not enough and they are having to turn to an additionaljobjust make and they are having to turn to an additionaljob just make ends and they are having to turn to an additionaljobjust make ends meet. and what are people doing to make ends meet? this and what are people doing to make ends meet?— ends meet? this survey suggested many people _ ends meet? this survey suggested many people are — ends meet? this survey suggested many people are working - ends meet? this survey suggested | many people are working extremely long hours, but despite taking on potentially additional jobs and working longer hours, many people are still finding it difficult, it seems, to bring in enough money to cover bills. to this research suggests nearly a third, 31% of

people, or having to spend money they don't have through things like bank overd rafts or they don't have through things like bank overdrafts or borrowing as well. the government has announced a series of measures to try and help with the rising cost of living. earlier this month, liz truss announced that energy bills for households would be capped for two years and there was also other measures in place such as a one—off £400 energy discount for all households, but despite this, many people are still very concerned about their finances. according to the survey, three fifths of adults say they feel overwhelmed, selecting you do if you're in the position? turn to us, which is a national poverty charity, turned to people to seek help as soon as possible and they also suggest to speak to specialist at organisations. noor, thank ou specialist at organisations. noor, thank you very — specialist at organisations. noor, thank you very much. _ specialist at organisations. noor, thank you very much. noor - specialist at organisations. noor, thank you very much. noor nanji| thank you very much. noor nanji there. one person who's had to take a second job to help with the cost of living

isjude harford from poole. she's on the line now. good afternoon to you, jude, thanks so much forjoining us. tell us a bit more about your circumstances and why you took on a second job. tats and why you took on a second job. as you might be able to tell from my clothing. — you might be able to tell from my clothing. i— you might be able to tell from my clothing, i am a nurse. you might be able to tell from my clothing, lam a nurse. i you might be able to tell from my clothing, i am a nurse. i work in primary— clothing, i am a nurse. i work in primary care _ clothing, i am a nurse. i work in primary care. just finished my shift — primary care. just finished my shift i— primary care. just finished my shift i do— primary care. just finished my shift. i do have a young family as welt _ shift. i do have a young family as welt my— shift. i do have a young family as well. my nursing pay, as you can imagine. — well. my nursing pay, as you can imagine. is— well. my nursing pay, as you can imagine, is never going to be really high _ imagine, is never going to be really high i_ imagine, is never going to be really high i did — imagine, is never going to be really high. i did not want to take on extra — high. i did not want to take on extra hours. ialready high. i did not want to take on extra hours. i already work .4 hours as a nurse. — extra hours. i already work .4 hours as a nurse. i— extra hours. i already work .4 hours as a nurse, i didn't want to take on extra _ as a nurse, i didn't want to take on extra hours— as a nurse, i didn't want to take on extra hours doing that, because, the pay does _ extra hours doing that, because, the pay does not make it attractive enough — pay does not make it attractive enough and i have a young family i need _ enough and i have a young family i need to— enough and i have a young family i need to be — enough and i have a young family i need to be around, i've still got childcare commitments and so forth and they— childcare commitments and so forth and they need me around. sol childcare commitments and so forth and they need me around. so i wanted to try— and they need me around. so i wanted to try and _ and they need me around. so i wanted to try and find something. i needed

the extra _ to try and find something. i needed the extra income, because the cost of living _ the extra income, because the cost of living in— the extra income, because the cost of living in the fuel, housing costs. — of living in the fuel, housing costs, food, everything, is getting astronomical, and in terms of planning _ astronomical, and in terms of planning for the future as well, i need _ planning for the future as well, i need to— planning for the future as well, i need to have some security for the future, because at the moment, i don't have — future, because at the moment, i don't have a — future, because at the moment, i don't have a huge pension. my husband — don't have a huge pension. my husband does not either. i wanted something — husband does not either. i wanted something that would pay better, and another— something that would pay better, and another nurse introduced me to a utility— another nurse introduced me to a utility company that was hiring, and it seemed _ utility company that was hiring, and it seemed like a really good option, because _ it seemed like a really good option, because it _ it seemed like a really good option, because it enables me to have great pay but _ because it enables me to have great pay but also a lot of flexibility, so i pay but also a lot of flexibility, so i can — pay but also a lot of flexibility, so i can fit _ pay but also a lot of flexibility, so i can fit in some extra hours around — so i can fit in some extra hours around family commitments. can you work from home _ around family commitments. can you work from home doing _ around family commitments. can you work from home doing that, - around family commitments. can you work from home doing that, are - around family commitments. can you work from home doing that, are you| work from home doing that, are you able to work from home? tt is work from home doing that, are you able to work from home?— able to work from home? it is really flexible. i able to work from home? it is really flexible- i can _ able to work from home? it is really flexible. i can do _ able to work from home? it is really flexible. i can do it _ able to work from home? it is really flexible. i can do it around - able to work from home? it is really flexible. i can do it around my - flexible. i can do it around my family— flexible. i can do it around my family commitments, but it does give me a better— family commitments, but it does give me a better income and itjust enables— me a better income and itjust enables us to pay the bills every month— enables us to pay the bills every month and have a little bit extra for doing — month and have a little bit extra for doing something nice, which

obviously— for doing something nice, which obviously it is lovely to have, because _ obviously it is lovely to have, because we don't want just to be living _ because we don't want just to be living a _ subsistence lifestyle and not being of the _ subsistence lifestyle and not being of the do _ subsistence lifestyle and not being of the do the nice things. we want the children to do activities and have _ the children to do activities and have afterschool clubs, music lessons _ have afterschool clubs, music lessons. everything isjust phenomenally expensive and to be able to— phenomenally expensive and to be able to ride that and to be able to be there — able to ride that and to be able to be there as — able to ride that and to be able to be there as a parent and support them _ be there as a parent and support them as— be there as a parent and support them as they are growing up, it is funny— them as they are growing up, it is funny that — them as they are growing up, it is funny that other income that allows the income — funny that other income that allows the income and the flexibility —— to provide _ the income and the flexibility —— to provide that. the income and the flexibility -- to provide that-— provide that. 0k, we wish you the ve best provide that. 0k, we wish you the very best with _ provide that. 0k, we wish you the very best with it _ provide that. 0k, we wish you the very best with it all. _ provide that. 0k, we wish you the very best with it all. thank - provide that. 0k, we wish you the very best with it all. thank you . very best with it all. thank you very best with it all. thank you very much for speaking to us. that isjude harford. russia has announced initial results for its self—styled referendums in four areas it occupies or partly occupies in ukraine. it claims people have voted overwhelmingly in favour ofjoining the russian federation. the head of the russian parliament has also said it may consider

incorporating those areas into russia next tuesday. ukraine and its allies have ridiculed the way the votes have been conducted and called them — and the plan to annex the areas — illegal. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and joins us now. hugo, widespread scepticism about these referendums and the results too, i imagine. these referendums and the results too. i imagine-— these referendums and the results too, i imagine. yeah, ithink nobody outside of those _ too, i imagine. yeah, ithink nobody outside of those who _ too, i imagine. yeah, ithink nobody outside of those who organise - too, i imagine. yeah, ithink nobody outside of those who organise these j outside of those who organise these so—called referendums, those who supported it, will be recognising legitimacy of this process. the numbers or any decision announced as a result of this process. in the last hour or so, the russian state media said that around one fifth of the votes have been counted and the results show something around 96 to 98% in favour ofjoining russia in

those four occupied regions where the so—called referendum has been held, donetsk and luhansk in the east of the country, her —— kherson and zaporizhzhia in the south. what is next is what will happen... they say this was a propaganda exercise, that the results had already been decided by moscow and this is good abuse —— going be used as new skus by russia to annex parts of ukraine. earlier today the ministry of defence said president putin could announce the annexation of those regions on friday. he is to address the russian apartment on friday so a decision could be announced then, but reacting to the numbers into the so—called referendum, the head of nato said this process was a blatant

violation of the international law and, if any annexation goes ahead and, if any annexation goes ahead and any announcement goes ahead by russia, i think western countries will have a very strong response. we have heard from the biden administration, saying more economic sanctions would be imposed on russia, and last night president zelensky said that tough reaction was being planned by the international community as a result of the so—called referendum and the possibility of these territories being annexed by russia. thud possibility of these territories being annexed by russia. and hugo, as we know. — being annexed by russia. and hugo, as we know, president _ being annexed by russia. and hugo, as we know, president putin - being annexed by russia. and hugo, as we know, president putin has - as we know, president putin has called for this partial mobilisation in russia, and in the last few minutes, we've had some figures from the eu's border agency suggesting that over 60,000 russians have entered the eu over the past week. that is a 30% increase, they say, on the week before. what do you make of those figures?

i think those images of those long queues of cars of people trying to leave russia as result of the announcement is striking. taste leave russia as result of the announcement is striking. we are seeint announcement is striking. we are seeing protests — announcement is striking. we are seeing protests erupting - announcement is striking. we are seeing protests erupting in - announcement is striking. we are seeing protests erupting in many| seeing protests erupting in many locations across the country, hundreds of people have been arrested we have seen videos on social media of people resisting. joining the army. i think these numbers are again the example of this exit is that is happening. people are trying to leave russia 66,000 russians entering the eu last week alone. it shows the fear perhaps as a result of this partial military mobilisation. plans to call up military mobilisation. plans to call up around 300,000 reservists in russia to perhaps come here and fight in ukraine.— fight in ukraine. thank you very much.

tuesday brought us a day of blustery winds. chris both developing. a recipe for a fairly chilly night ahead. few showers continuing a bit of rain for the south west of england. few showers from northern scotland around some of these higher seacoast wanted to and east as well. clear skies elsewhere. later winds. 3-8 clear skies elsewhere. later winds. 3—8 for the towns and cities for most of us but a little bit colder than that in the rural spots. starting wednesday on that fresh note centre in recent days but still this odd chopper for south—west wales. more persisted for a time for east of scotland, north east england but there could be a lot of thunderstorms. fairly cool here just 12 degrees. most of it as 12—14. should feel touch warmer than the past few days. that we have a reasonably quiet day at the odd shower around on thursday but we will return to wet and windy weather by friday.

keir starmer sets out his plan for the labour government pledging to create a publicly owned energy the labour government pledging to create a publicly r year. energy the labour government pledging to create a publicly r year. if 1ergy the labour government pledging to create a publicly r year. if his jy the labour government pledging to crea' at| publicly r year. if his jy the labour government pledging to crea' at the jlicly r year. if his jy the labour government pledging to crea' at the next ryear. if his jy the labour government pledging to crea' at the next ryear. if the! wins at the next election. the labour mp has apologised wholeheartedly after describing the chancellor kwasi kwarteng as superficially black. she was recorded making the comments at a fringe of events. she has been suspended from the parliamentary party. dozens of banks and building societies have stopped mortgage offers after the fall in the pound prompted fears of a sharp rise in interest rates. sport —and for a full

round—up, from the bbc scotland could be promoted in the nations league tonight, if they avoid defeat against ukraine in poland and that would also assure them of a playoff spot for euro 2024. they beat ukraine and republic of ireland in the last have been hit with a virus and have already been depleted through injuries and suspensions. t already been depleted through injuries and suspensions. i spoke about the summer _ injuries and suspensions. i spoke about the summer and _ injuries and suspensions. i spoke about the summer and how - injuries and suspensions. i spoke about the summer and how we . injuries and suspensions. i spoke i about the summer and how we felt injuries and suspensions. i spoke - about the summer and how we felt and we have tried to kick—start and go again. we have seen with the two performances in the two results that we have done that. but we have not done anything yet. we won't finish to the group we will have to go to root ukraine. you have to play as well as we can play and get the result. ., ., ., ., ~' .,

result. scotland looking for promotion _ result. scotland looking for promotion but _ result. scotland looking for promotion but they - result. scotland looking for promotion but they face . result. scotland looking for| promotion but they face the result. scotland looking for- promotion but they face the threat of relegation when they take on greece tonight. they called on their players to take care of business in athens they sit third in their group after a 14 game winless run. leicester city defends and what would be his 100th international appearance. he will become the only fourth northern irishman to reach a century following the likes of others. your winners are back in the england scott ahead of the international friendly us against the usa and the czech republic next month. the pair miss out on the world cup qualifiers last month. they both received a for the first time but there was no place for former captain. the first time but there was no place forformer captain. she has not featured further and finances ——

line esses. the fia world counsellor voted in favour of the proposal but the rays of which will be held in next years record 24 race calendar had yet to be confirmed. sprint events differ by holding a shorter events differ by holding a shorter event on saturday the results of which sets the great for the grand prix then on sunday. as fans of worcester warriors of the week to see what happens there after the club was put into administration yesterday former ceo jim o'toole is fronting one of two bids to buy the premiership club and he has told fans to stay positive as his group look to take over. the reality is we are in the hands

of the administrator. he or she will have the personalised strategy on how to deal with this. they are in officer of the court and have to follow the legal process which involves a minimum of two weeks of marketing business. we will do everything we can and died. to persuade them that our solution is the correct one. ijust asked people to keep believing and think positive thoughts. three time paralympic champion hannah russell has retirement from swimming. she won silver and bronze in her games debut at london 2012 when she wasjust 16. world and european titles, world records and two paralympic titles followed at rio 2016. russell then took a period of time away from the water in 2019 to focus on her mental health, but returned and won another paralympic gold at tokyo 2020. her most recent international success came with a silver medal at the birmingham 2022 commonwealth games this summer. that's all the sport for now.

a british victim of six trafficking told she cannot help the police persecute a british victim of sex—trafficking has told the bbc she can't assist the police in prosecuting a large and violent gang abusing her because there are no long—term meausures to protect her safety. the woman says she been waiting more than a year to get access to a safe house. as annabel deas reports, welfare charities fear other victims are trapped in similar circumstances. another victim explaining how she was groomed for six. it all started as a child i was passed around and exposed to horrific things. haifa as a child i was passed around and exposed to horrific things.- exposed to horrific things. now an aduu exposed to horrific things. now an adult isabella _ exposed to horrific things. now an adult isabella still— exposed to horrific things. now an adult isabella still being _ adult isabella still being trafficked around the country. but mostly british citizens of pakistani origin. tia

mostly british citizens of pakistani oritin. ., ., , , ., origin. no one seems to care professionally _ origin. no one seems to care professionally wise. - origin. no one seems to care professionally wise. we - origin. no one seems to care professionally wise. we say i origin. no one seems to care i professionally wise. we say no further action again. for professionally wise. we say no further action again.— professionally wise. we say no further action again. for her safety we are not — further action again. for her safety we are not giving _ further action again. for her safety we are not giving away _ further action again. for her safety we are not giving away her- further action again. for her safety we are not giving away her real - we are not giving away her real identity or saying where she is from. police and social services know what happened to her but with no long—term measures in place to protect her from the man she is too afraid to give police the evidence needed to prosecute them. thea;r afraid to give police the evidence needed to prosecute them. they know where i live needed to prosecute them. they know where i live i— needed to prosecute them. they know where i live i have _ needed to prosecute them. they know where i live i have been _ needed to prosecute them. they know where i live i have been followed - needed to prosecute them. they know where i live i have been followed in i where i live i have been followed in my car. tomorrow i could be rates and i have no control over it. i've had a gun held to my head, gas poured all over me. her had a gun held to my head, gas poured all over me.— had a gun held to my head, gas poured all over me. her case is also raised over— poured all over me. her case is also raised over a _ poured all over me. her case is also raised over a year— poured all over me. her case is also raised over a year ago _ poured all over me. her case is also raised over a year ago to _ poured all over me. her case is also raised over a year ago to an - raised over a year ago to an organisation run by the home office to provide national support and see passes of victims. but 12 months on isabella still waiting for relocation. she is still at the mercy of the men.— relocation. she is still at the mercy of the men. the ultimate failure has _

mercy of the men. the ultimate failure has become _ mercy of the men. the ultimate failure has become is _ mercy of the men. the ultimate failure has become is that - mercy of the men. the ultimate failure has become is that she i mercy of the men. the ultimate | failure has become is that she is expected — failure has become is that she is expected to carry the burden of prosecuting what could be up to 40, 50 perpetrators of this abuse. she is expected to do that without any real and _ is expected to do that without any real and proper assurance of her safety _ real and proper assurance of her safe . . . real and proper assurance of her safe . ., , , ., ~ real and proper assurance of her safety. last year, 462 british girls and women _ safety. last year, 462 british girls and women were _ safety. last year, 462 british girls and women were identified - safety. last year, 462 british girls and women were identified to - safety. last year, 462 british girls and women were identified to the | and women were identified to the national referral mechanism. because of sexual exploitation. waffle charities have told the bbc the organisation is unable to cope with the number of victims coming forward. police forces save their approach to tackling sexual exportation has evolved significantly and in a statement the home office set it's committed to tackling modern slavery and supporting victims. meanwhile isabella still waiting for that support to come. tt t isabella still waiting for that support to come.— isabella still waiting for that support to come. if i could feel safe that would _ support to come. if i could feel safe that would be _ support to come. if i could feel safe that would be incredible. i support to come. if i could feel - safe that would be incredible. that would mean the world to me. joining me now to talk more

about this is someone you saw in that story there, the shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding, jess phillips. thank you forjoining us. watching that report people will be baffled that report people will be baffled that isabel has no means of getting her abusers into the courts. it is essentially because she does not feel safe enough to give evidence. that is the case here. she does not feel safe enough. when you are talking about serious organised crime, canes —— gangs criminal or sexual exportation, isabel scates is not the only one that feels this way. unless there is a guarantee of their safety. way. unless there is a guarantee of theirsafety. i way. unless there is a guarantee of their safety. i think people in the country think that if she just came

forward and gave all of her evidence that all of this people would just be locked up. but in other cases that i am handling where people have been charged and awaiting court cases they are waiting seven years for court case. cases they are waiting seven years for court case-— cases they are waiting seven years for court case._ yes . cases they are waiting seven years i for court case._ yes i'm for court case. seven years! yes i'm handunt for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a _ for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case — for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case where _ for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case where she - for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case where she is - for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case where she is 20 - for court case. seven years! yes i'm handling a case where she is 20 and came forward at 13. so it has been adjourned in the number of times it takes a long time to gather evidence, it is both case she has had about four different times at gathering evidence. the reality is until she and others, and there are plenty of others there is a growing number. i think people think that sexual grooming and harassment is a historic thing where we read these reports about historic cases. it is getting worse in our country. my better. the number of children trafficked in the uk has gone up every year. in the last five years.

those numbers are now majority british children being trafficked in the united kingdom. in the charge and conviction rates have gone down in every category. at the moment isabel's case is just another example of a failing and crumbly system. example of a failing and crumbly s stem. . example of a failing and crumbly s stem. , ., . , system. the number of children being trafficked increasing, _ system. the number of children being trafficked increasing, do _ system. the number of children being trafficked increasing, do you - system. the number of children being trafficked increasing, do you think - trafficked increasing, do you think thatis trafficked increasing, do you think that is because abusers think they can do that because they won't face punishment? qt can do that because they won't face punishment?— can do that because they won't face punishment? of course it is. that is literally the — punishment? of course it is. that is literally the beginning _ punishment? of course it is. that is literally the beginning middle - punishment? of course it is. that is literally the beginning middle and i literally the beginning middle and end of the reason. abusers will use the fact the failures in the system to manipulate the system. criminals are often one step ahead of criminal justice systems. we have to make sure our systems are fit for purpose. but of course. they know that if they threaten and abuse they

know there is failures in the system that can't keep you will say. they idea that the police will go around and round up 40 men in one go, it is just... it is the stuff of tv and movies, not reality. just. .. it is the stuff of tv and movies, not reality.— just... it is the stuff of tv and movies, not reality. and isabel's case it is so _ movies, not reality. and isabel's case it is so striking _ movies, not reality. and isabel's case it is so striking and - movies, not reality. and isabel's l case it is so striking and dismaying is that she is continuing to being trafficked, abuse because she can't actually be put into a safe house and from there try and seekjustice. it is in incredibly traumatic. as someone who has supported isabel... turns up to see you harms, physically and emotionally it is very traumatising. the need for specialists complex needs an adult

sexual exportation services in our country is large i am afraid. the national referral mechanism is simply not fit for purpose. especially when we are looking at services for british children and adults who have been trafficked. whether that is through county lines, orthrough whether that is through county lines, or through the sexual exportation and grooming that we have been hearing new stories about for the last ten years. you have been hearing new stories about for the last ten years.— for the last ten years. you make the case very forcefully. _ for the last ten years. you make the case very forcefully. there _ for the last ten years. you make the case very forcefully. there is - for the last ten years. you make the case very forcefully. there is a - case very forcefully. there is a backlog in the courts for a whole range of cases. this is one very stark example of people not being able to get access to texas you would say. —— justice. able to get access to texas you would say. ——justice. tt is able to get access to texas you would say. -- justice. would say. -- 'ustice. it is always been difficult — would say. -- justice. it is always been difficult when _ would say. -- justice. it is always been difficult when you _ would say. -- justice. it is always been difficult when you try - would say. -- justice. it is always been difficult when you try to - would say. -- justice. it is always i been difficult when you try to move on from a culture of victim blaming

but following some of the high—profile cases the police, social service agencies they have tried to learn. but if they don't work together and are probably resource and specialist art available for people with complex needs than i am afraid to say all anyone does is allow the perpetrators to continue to fail. t perpetrators to continue to fail. i would like to ask you a question about the main policy announcement by the labour leader this afternoon. announcing a great british energy company to produce clean energy to make britain a green energy superpower by 2030. it all sounds great, we had an expert on earlier who said it was not realistic that it will be expensive and it will not be able to generate enough clean energy anyway. we need more detailed only when will we get it? definitely, we will be getting more

detail certainly. it is not my policy detail. but sir keir starmer will be no doubt lee getting out that data. but that is the thing we said about the nhs. ts that data. but that is the thing we said about the nhs.— said about the nhs. is that it is otitn to said about the nhs. is that it is going to be _ said about the nhs. is that it is going to be expensive - said about the nhs. is that it is going to be expensive and - said about the nhs. is that it is going to be expensive and we i said about the nhs. is that it is i going to be expensive and we are in an economic crisis. yes going to be expensive and we are in an economic crisis.— going to be expensive and we are in an economic crisis. yes we are in an economic crisis _ an economic crisis. yes we are in an economic crisis made _ an economic crisis. yes we are in an economic crisis made ever - an economic crisis. yes we are in an economic crisis made ever worse i an economic crisis. yes we are in an economic crisis made ever worse byj economic crisis made ever worse by the conservatives in the right is behaviour. tt the conservatives in the right is behaviour-— behaviour. if it is going to be expensive one _ behaviour. if it is going to be expensive one of the - behaviour. if it is going to be expensive one of the details| behaviour. if it is going to be i expensive one of the details how will it set up where will the money come from how will it generate enough electricity to be worthwhile. like i save those details will be worked out by the people who are in charge of those policies. or but we

could do is have other countries leading the way in green energy and british people and britishjobs could miss out on that, or the other alternative is that the french government could own all of our electricity and be at the forefront and french people could be getting better welfare or better health care because of money generated by british people. british people walking past me. i certainly would much prefer to see, and i am not saying anything will be easy. if, when the labour party wins the next election we will be facing an incredibly difficult situation because the conservative government have basically broken every single service. we have to be realistic about what the future holds. i feel today for the first time ever hope for the future and those details will come. it's nice to feel

hopeful. will come. it's nice to feel hopeful-— will come. it's nice to feel ho-eful. . ., , . g ,, hopeful. inc. you very much jess. from liverpool. _ the state funeral of japan's assassinated former prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taking place in tokyo. many world leaders are attending, including the us vice president, kamala harris. but the decision to hold a state funeral has proved controversial, with some people worried about the cost and about the close links between mr abe's party and the controversial unification church. our correspondent mariko oi reports from tokyo. akie abe, the widow ofjapan's longest serving prime minister, carries his ashes to his state funeral. 4,500 people attended to pay respect to shinzo abe, who was shot dead injuly in a rare case of violent crime in the country. among those attending today were the us vice president kamala harris, india's prime minister narendra modi

and the uk's former prime minister theresa may. outside, a long queue of people also waited for hours to express their condolences, butjust as when he was prime minister, mr abe's state funeral has divided opinion. translation: i'm about to pay for a tribute to mr abe - because of his contribution to the country, but also to the way he was killed. translation: i have nothing against spending that much i money for the country, but the money can be spent on other things, like people who are suffering in shizuoka, where a typhoon hit. many protests took place throughout the day questioning the legitimacy of a state funeral, which is usually only reserved for imperial family members.

diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishida, who is taking the opportunity to hold dozens of meetings with the state leaders who have attended. pushing ahead with the event has affected his popularity. whether it was worth the cost and the surrounding controversy remains to be seen. mariko oi, bbc news, in tokyo. the contest to host eurovision 2023 has been whittled down to the final two, either liverpool or glasgow will host the song contest next year. seven cities had been in contention, but newcastle, leeds, manchester, birmingham and sheffield are now out of the running. the bbc has said the final decision will be made within weeks. our culture reporter daniel rosney joins me now in the studio. my my phone has been popping off all

day knowing why they were not shortlisted. over the last few weeks a few cities were shortlisted to the european broadcasting you're in to why they should host next contest. they said liverpool or glass globe are the two strongest bids. let's remind us why you eurovision is coming to the uk. mac ukraine one this year so they said it is dangerous to hold it there so they will be coming to the uk. it was the best result the country had in years. next years competition in the uk will be the first time the bbc has hosted the event in 25 years. we are told a final decision will come from the bbc within the next few weeks. d0 from the bbc within the next few weeks. ,., from the bbc within the next few weeks. ~ ., ., , ., weeks. do we know anything about the criteria that the _ weeks. do we know anything about the criteria that the bbc _ weeks. do we know anything about the criteria that the bbc was _ weeks. do we know anything about the criteria that the bbc was using - weeks. do we know anything about the criteria that the bbc was using to i criteria that the bbc was using to judge why it is liverpool and laszlo

came out on top. we judge why it is liverpool and laszlo came out on top.— judge why it is liverpool and laszlo came out on top. we know what they were initially — came out on top. we know what they were initially looking _ came out on top. we know what they were initially looking for— came out on top. we know what they were initially looking for and - came out on top. we know what they were initially looking for and i - were initially looking for and i suspect they will kind of take on, now there are two cities. what they are looking for is an arena. we also know they are events booked in the arenas for the next april, may in 2023. that is when the song contest is held. production is needed for between five and six weeks before then so some productions will need to be cancelled that are already in place there. they are already looking at looking at things like space for hotel rooms, for the thousands of fans that travelled there. and space for the production crew and crucially to see if they have the passion and enthusiasm as well as if they can afford it. hagar well as if they can afford it. how much will _ well as if they can afford it. how much will it _ well as if they can afford it. how much will it cost? _ well as if they can afford it. how much will it cost? it _ well as if they can afford it. how much will it cost? it is _ well as if they can afford it. how. much will it cost? it is expensive. we are expecting _ much will it cost? it is expensive. we are expecting a _ much will it cost? it is expensive. we are expecting a significant i we are expecting a significant financial contribution. the contest

this year was in may and we went back there in august to speak to the deputy mayor who said it cost the city 10 million euros to put it on and that is for things like the eurovision village. and the infrastructure that is part of it. they say although it did cost 10 million euros they were able to get that back seven times over in the hospitality sector because you have tens of thousands of people who come for weeks in advance. this is not just one i night tv show that the viewers might think it is. it does take over the city. they will be spending money in hotels, bars, restaurants. he did also say that the cost of living crisis now they will find it difficult to justify. i am sure as the month role on it is the money that will become one of the money that will become one of the main talking points. thts the money that will become one of the main talking points.— the main talking points. as for the sont the main talking points. as for the song contest _ the main talking points. as for the song contest itself _ the main talking points. as for the song contest itself when _ the main talking points. as for the song contest itself when does i the main talking points. as for the song contest itself when does it i song contest itself when does it start? �* . song contest itself when does it start? �* , ., song contest itself when does it start? . , ., ., , .,

song contest itself when does it start? �* , ., ., , ., ., start? and use on release now from the 1st of september _ start? and use on release now from the 1st of september is _ start? and use on release now from the 1st of september is eligible i start? and use on release now from the 1st of september is eligible to i the 1st of september is eligible to be put forward in the song contest next may. eurovision fans know it is roughly december when country start to take it seriously. rooms are already circulating, 40 countries took part to semifinalist in it will probably be around february or may when we find out who the uk representative is. it will be the second or third week of may when the eurovision contest will be held. it will be a saturday in may for sure. look forward to it thank you very much. the song scored a 15th week on the billboard top 100 breaking the record previously held by elton john. the song is currently number

one on the cinema box office chart with the song don't worry darling. time now for a look at the weather here is louise. shirey day once again and has been quite cool as well we had weather watch your pictures sent in with rainbows. the showers will tend to ease as we go through the evening. temperatures are likely to fall away as well. this is the story then, we have a weather front bringing some rain across the far south west. because of the wind direction most of the showers have been a long the north and east. though showers will tend to fade over the next few hours the rain across the south—west slipping awayjust the rain across the south—west slipping away just to the rain across the south—west slipping awayjust to cornwall. underneath those clear skies temperatures really falling away that strong northerly wind still driving in a few showers across the bar north—east. we could see temperatures getting down to low

single figures so it will be a chilly start to wednesday morning. there will be further shot was to come as well. it's the northerly wind that will continue to drive in more showers. really along the north coast for a time that we will see a weather front pushing and across north see and across parts of edinburgh down towards newcastle porthole. we will see more persistent rain here. top temperatures of around 12 to 16 degrees on the coast perhaps you will know zeus a difference with the weather. a little bit further south and west showers and there will be a little bit more cloud around so not quite as cold of a start. we some of the showers thursday starting to clear away from the south they will do so and then things quiet down. not for long, we are likely to see a speu not for long, we are likely to see a spell of more unsettled weather as he headed to the begin system challenge across the bristol channel and south of that. drier, brighter

but still that breeze just continuing to push in one or two showers across east anglia. the warmest for the south and west. friday into the weekend we will see some wet and windy weather pushing its way steadily south. so some usable ring for all of us towards the end of the week and into the weekend. friday it looks like a particularly wet and windy day some of that rain could linger to the start of the weekend across central and southern parts of england. that does it take care.

today at six, labour promises to lead the uk towards economic stability, away from "endless crisis" under the conservatives. that's the message delivered by sir keir starmer to the labour conference in liverpool, setting out the key aims of a labour government. britain will get its future back — a country where aspiration is rewarded, where working people succeed, a force for good in the world, a clean energy superpower, a fairer, greener, more dynamic nation. this is my committal to you. meanwhile, many banks and building societies have stopped making mortgage offers, amid hints that the bank of england is going to push interest rates up again. think it is hard