this is bbc news. i'm ben brown at westminster where rishi sunak has faced his first prime minister's question time. he defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary, just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code was his home secretary right to resign last week for breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, the home secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances, it had been planned for halloween, now it'll be on november the 17th. we'll bring you all

the reaction to that and the rest of rishi sunak�*s first full day in office. and i'm shaun ley in the studio, here are our other main stories this hour: public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets, amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there is a call to make childcare a political priority after warnings that the sector is understaffed. 0h, he's gone, that is exactly what ireland were looking for... and coming up in sport: a shock defeat for world champions england at the hands of ireland in the men's t20 world cup. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news live from westminster.

the chancellorjeremy hunt has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday, in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government's finances in order. he will instead deliver a full autumn statement on november the 17th. the news came shortly before rishi sunak took part in prime minister's questions for the first time since he entered number ten. at pmqs he came under pressure from labour about his decision to appoint suella braverman as home secretary, less than a week after she resigned the post following a data breach. rishi sunak said she had made an error ofjudgment but he was delighted to welcome her back. our first report is from our political correspondent damian grammaticas.

first thing on rishi sunak�*s first full day, his new cabinet assembled. it is not really that new, though. the top jobs like the chancellor jeremy hunt have mostly stayed the same. many are still warts from borisjohnson and liz same. many are still warts from boris johnson and liz truss's same. many are still warts from borisjohnson and liz truss's time. old faces so where will the new ideas come from? this appointment has drawn much criticism, suella braverman back as home secretary after a week of being forced out for breaching ministerial rules. behind the smiles, there are serious problems to deal with. the first decision was to delay next week's announcement on fixing the mess in government finances. the announcement on fixing the mess in government finances.— announcement on fixing the mess in government finances. the question is how ou government finances. the question is how you deal — government finances. the question is how you deal with _ government finances. the question is how you deal with that _ government finances. the question is how you deal with that turbulence - government finances. the question is how you deal with that turbulence to l how you deal with that turbulence to make sure that they're very important, very difficult decisions that i and the prime minister have to make, are the right ones. decisions that stand the test of time and do the right thing for people at home who are worried about

their mortgages, theirjobs, the cost of living and so on. rishi sunak has — cost of living and so on. rishi sunak has less _ cost of living and so on. rishi sunak has less political - cost of living and so on. rishi sunak has less political experience than any recent minister, he only became a senior minister less than three years ago so the question for many is how will he cope in the eye of the storm?— of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. _ of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. the _ of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. the first - of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. the first british l prime minister. the first british asian _ prime minister. the first british asian prime minister is a significant moment in our national story _ significant moment in our national story it _ significant moment in our national story it is — significant moment in our national story it is a — significant moment in our national story. it is a reminder that for all of the _ story. it is a reminder that for all of the challenges that we face as a country. _ of the challenges that we face as a country, britain is a place where people _ country, britain is a place where peorfle of— country, britain is a place where people of all races and all beliefs can fulfil— people of all races and all beliefs can fulfil their dreams.— people of all races and all beliefs can fulfil their dreams. then, the scrutiny of _ can fulfil their dreams. then, the scrutiny of his _ can fulfil their dreams. then, the scrutiny of his controversial - scrutiny of his controversial appointment. scrutiny of his controversial appointment-— scrutiny of his controversial appointment. scrutiny of his controversial anointment. ~ , ., appointment. was his home secretary riaht appointment. was his home secretary ri . ht to appointment. was his home secretary right to resign — appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last _ appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last week _ appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last week for _ appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last week for breach . right to resign last week for breach of security? 0r right to resign last week for breach of security? or the home secretary made _ of security? or the home secretary made an— of security? or the home secretary made an error ofjudgment that you recognise _ made an error ofjudgment that you recognise that, raise the matter and she accepted her mistake. that is why i_ she accepted her mistake. that is why i was— she accepted her mistake. that is why i was delighted to welcome her back into _ why i was delighted to welcome her back into a — why i was delighted to welcome her back into a united cabinet that brings— back into a united cabinet that brings experience and stability to the heart —

brings experience and stability to the heart of government. | brings experience and stability to the heart of government.- the heart of government. i know first-hand _ the heart of government. i know first-hand how _ the heart of government. i know first-hand how important - the heart of government. i know first-hand how important it - the heart of government. i know first-hand how important it is i the heart of government. i know. first-hand how important it is that first—hand how important it is that we have _ first—hand how important it is that we have a — first—hand how important it is that we have a home _ first—hand how important it is that we have a home secretary- first—hand how important it is that we have a home secretary who i first—hand how important it is thatl we have a home secretary who has integrity _ we have a home secretary who has integrity and — we have a home secretary who has integrity and professionalism - we have a home secretary who has integrity and professionalism at - we have a home secretary who has| integrity and professionalism at the question _ integrity and professionalism at the question so. — integrity and professionalism at the question. so, have— integrity and professionalism at the question. so, have officials- integrity and professionalism at the question. so, have officials raised i question. so, have officials raised concerns— question. so, have officials raised concerns about _ question. so, have officials raised concerns about his _ question. so, have officials raised concerns about his decision - question. so, have officials raised concerns about his decision to - concerns about his decision to appoint— concerns about his decision to appoint her? _ concerns about his decision to appoint her? mr— concerns about his decision to appoint her?— concerns about his decision to appoint her? mr speaker, i 'ust address the fi appoint her? mr speaker, i 'ust address the issue i appoint her? mr speaker, i 'ust address the issue of i appoint her? mr speaker, i 'ust address the issue of the h appoint her? mr speaker, ijust address the issue of the home | address the issue of the home secretary, he talked about crime, i would _ secretary, he talked about crime, i would hope... iwould hope secretary, he talked about crime, i would hope... i would hope that he would _ would hope... i would hope that he would welcome... i would hope that he would _ would welcome... i would hope that he would welcome the news today that there are _ he would welcome the news today that there are over 15,000 new police officers _ there are over 15,000 new police officers on — there are over 15,000 new police officers on our streets. that sidesteps — officers on our streets. that sidesteps the _ officers on our streets. that sidesteps the question. - officers on our streets. that sidesteps the question. the i officers on our streets. trust sidesteps the question. the labour leader turned to the economy. yesterday on the steps of downing street _ yesterday on the steps of downing street he _ yesterday on the steps of downing street he also _ yesterday on the steps of downing street he also admitted _ yesterday on the steps of downing street he also admitted what - yesterday on the steps of downing street he also admitted what the l street he also admitted what the whole _ street he also admitted what the whole country _ street he also admitted what the whole country knows, _ street he also admitted what the whole country knows, the - street he also admitted what the whole country knows, the tories| street he also admitted what the - whole country knows, the tories have crashed _ whole country knows, the tories have crashed the _ whole country knows, the tories have crashed the economy, _ whole country knows, the tories have crashed the economy, and _ whole country knows, the tories have crashed the economy, and now- crashed the economy, and now somehody— crashed the economy, and now somebody has _ crashed the economy, and now somebody has to _ crashed the economy, and now somebody has to pay _ crashed the economy, and now somebody has to pay for - crashed the economy, and now somebody has to pay for their. crashed the economy, and now- somebody has to pay for their mess. i somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, _ somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, it— somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, it shouldn't _ somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, it shouldn't be _ somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, it shouldn't be working - i say, it shouldn't be working peopie — i say, it shouldn't be working peopie who _ i say, it shouldn't be working people who have _ i say, it shouldn't be working people who have been - i say, it shouldn't be working - people who have been hammered time

and again— people who have been hammered time and again by— people who have been hammered time and again hythis— people who have been hammered time and again by this government. - people who have been hammered time and again by this government. mr- and again by this government. speaker, my record is clear, and again by this government.- speaker, my record is clear, when times— speaker, my record is clear, when times are — speaker, my record is clear, when times are difficult for this country. _ times are difficult for this country, i will always protect the most _ country, i will always protect the most vulnerable. that is a value of our party — most vulnerable. that is a value of our party. we did it in covert and we will— our party. we did it in covert and we will do — our party. we did it in covert and we will do it— our party. we did it in covert and we will do it again.— we will do it again. labour is a a reneral we will do it again. labour is a a general election. _ we will do it again. labour is a a general election. it _ we will do it again. labour is a a general election. it is _ we will do it again. labour is a a general election. it is the - we will do it again. labour is a a general election. it is the time i we will do it again. labour is a a i general election. it is the time he ran in a competitive _ general election. it is the time he ran in a competitive election, - general election. it is the time he ran in a competitive election, he. ran in a competitive election, he -ot ran in a competitive election, he got trounced by the _ got trounced by the former prime minister— got trounced by the former prime minister who— got trounced by the former prime minister who herself got - got trounced by the former prime minister who herself got beaten i got trounced by the former prime. minister who herself got beaten by got trounced by the former prime i minister who herself got beaten by a lattice _ minister who herself got beaten by a lattice why— minister who herself got beaten by a lattice. why doesn't _ minister who herself got beaten by a lattice. why doesn't he _ minister who herself got beaten by a lattice. why doesn't he put - minister who herself got beaten by a lattice. why doesn't he put it- minister who herself got beaten by a lattice. why doesn't he put it to - lattice. why doesn't he put it to the test? — lattice. why doesn't he put it to the test? let— lattice. why doesn't he put it to the test? let working _ lattice. why doesn't he put it to the test? let working people i lattice. why doesn't he put it to. the test? let working people had their say— the test? let working people had their sayand— the test? let working people had their say and call— the test? let working people had their say and call a _ the test? let working people had their say and call a general- their say and call a general election _ their say and call a general election-— their say and call a general election. . . , , their say and call a general election. . . , ., ., election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that _ election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that we _ election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that we were _ election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that we were elected - election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that we were elected on i election. our mandate is based on a| manifesto that we were elected on to remind _ manifesto that we were elected on to remind him _ manifesto that we were elected on to remind him in an election that we won and — remind him in an election that we won and they lost. mr remind him in an election that we won and they lost.— won and they lost. mr sunak's performance _ won and they lost. mr sunak's performance was _ won and they lost. mr sunak's performance was met - won and they lost. mr sunak's performance was met by - won and they lost. mr sunak's i performance was met by cheers won and they lost. mr sunak's - performance was met by cheers from tory benches who will undoubtedly face more scrutiny over his choice of home secretary and hughes challenges are grappling with the economic choices he is facing.

jonathan blake, our political correspondent is with me. suella braverman is rishi sunak's first big political row, he faced questions at prime and is the questions at prime and is the question is, the government position is, yet he made a mistake, she accepts that, there is nothing to see here. trio accepts that, there is nothing to see here. ., , , , ., see here. no surprise that keir starmer went _ see here. no surprise that keir starmer went on _ see here. no surprise that keir starmer went on the _ see here. no surprise that keir starmer went on the attack - see here. no surprise that keiri starmer went on the attack over suella braverman's reappoint and as home secretary, we can expect more of that from labour, i'm sure. rishi sunak says she accepts she has made a mistake, as you say, he is happy with that. he is happy to reappoint her. we're also told she will have the claimants do herjob which is just about as high as it gets. he is clearly expecting this criticism, ready for it, and willing to absorb it in the opening days, the early days of his administration. and take the political hits to appoint

someone who is an influential voice and a key figure on the right of the conservative party. and, you have to assume, to keep some of his troops happy. assume, to keep some of his troops ha - . ,, ., assume, to keep some of his troops hau. ,,. happy. keir starmer asked whether civil servants _ happy. keir starmer asked whether civil servants had _ happy. keir starmer asked whether civil servants had expressed - happy. keir starmer asked whetherl civil servants had expressed concern about that appointment. the cabinet secretary was livid about suella braverman's reappointment. the prime minister's spoke _ braverman's reappointment. the prime minister's spoke when _ braverman's reappointment. the prime minister's spoke when was _ braverman's reappointment. the prime minister's spoke when was asked - minister's spoke when was asked about those very reports in a question and answer session after pmqs this lunchtime, he said, he didn't recognise that reporting. simon case was not livid, we are led to believe, those conversations are not one that the prime minister's official spokesman was willing to get into, but we certainly haven't had the last abyss. labour and the government's other opponents will keep pressing i'm sure. itrufhat government's other opponents will keep pressing i'm sure.— keep pressing i'm sure. what we think of rishi — keep pressing i'm sure. what we think of rishi sunak's _ keep pressing i'm sure. what we

think of rishi sunak's first - think of rishi sunak's first performance on his first full day as prime minister? it performance on his first full day as prime minister?— prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, prime minister? it was fascinating to watch. in _ prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast _ prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to _ prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to the - prime minister? it was fascinating to watch, in contrast to the very l to watch, in contrast to the very serious expression on rishi sunak's face yesterday outside downing street. there was a nervous grin fixed on his face as pmqs got under way today, it was reasonably confident, he did have if you little nervous text, he was frantically flicking through the folder of notes, but all prime ministers do that as they cannot answer every question of the top of the head. i think, it seems like keir starmer and rishi sunak are going to be quite well matched. you might expect rishi sunak to be a details man who doesn't necessarily give too much rhetoric or way to the gallery in parliament but he did a fair bit of that today, clearly trying to encourage his own mps to support him against the sustained questions on suella braverman's appointment and other aspects that came from the labour side. other aspects that came from the labourside. it other aspects that came from the labour side. it could be an interesting weekly appointment in

parliament, again.— interesting weekly appointment in parliament, again. jonathan to see ou, parliament, again. jonathan to see you. jonathan _ parliament, again. jonathan to see you, jonathan blake _ parliament, again. jonathan to see you, jonathan blake a _ parliament, again. jonathan to see you, jonathan blake a la _ parliament, again. jonathan to see you, jonathan blake a la political. you, jonathan blake a la political correspondent with his thoughts on prime minister's questions. let's get some reaction to what we heard at prime minister's questions and talk to the former downing street press secretary and labour party spokesman and adviser, we are told from alastair campbell's memoirs even people like tony blair got a little bit nervous before pmqs. to face your first prime minister's questions, is that a bit nerve—racking? i minister's questions, is that a bit nerve-racking?— nerve-racking? i think it is fair to sa that nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair was _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair was nervous . say that tony blair was nervous right— say that tony blair was nervous right throughout his premiership and ithink— right throughout his premiership and i think that _ right throughout his premiership and i think that is part of what made him an— i think that is part of what made him an effective performer at the dispatch— him an effective performer at the dispatch box. he always got nervous, he had _ dispatch box. he always got nervous, he had some — dispatch box. he always got nervous, he had some very odd superstitions that he _ he had some very odd superstitions that he always went through before he went _ that he always went through before he went into the chamber, i thought, i he went into the chamber, i thought, i agree _ he went into the chamber, i thought, i agree with _ he went into the chamber, i thought, i agree with what jonathan said, he went into the chamber, i thought, i agree with whatjonathan said, i think— i agree with whatjonathan said, i think that — i agree with whatjonathan said, i think that rishi sunak was pretty punchy — think that rishi sunak was pretty punchy i— think that rishi sunak was pretty punchy. i don't actually think that

he was _ punchy. i don't actually think that he was answering the questions. i think— he was answering the questions. i think that — he was answering the questions. i think that is really disappointing. is it think that is really disappointing. is it a _ think that is really disappointing. is it a differentjob think that is really disappointing. is it a different job there think that is really disappointing. is it a differentjob there in a sense, for rishi sunak, obviously he was chancellor of the exchequer, he performed in the house of commons in that role in quite a detailed economic brief. the point is pmqs has everything?— has everything? normally you can ruess has everything? normally you can guess pretty _ has everything? normally you can guess pretty much _ has everything? normally you can guess pretty much where - has everything? normally you can guess pretty much where all - has everything? normally you can guess pretty much where all of i has everything? normally you can | guess pretty much where all of the cretins _ guess pretty much where all of the cretins are — guess pretty much where all of the cretins are going to come from, it was obvious— cretins are going to come from, it was obvious that labour would go on the attack— was obvious that labour would go on the attack over the economy and over suella _ the attack over the economy and over suella braverman and over the general— suella braverman and over the general chaos that we have had and that is— general chaos that we have had and that is what keir starmer did. i do think— that is what keir starmer did. i do think that — that is what keir starmer did. i do think that rishi sunak underestimates the opportunity that he has _ underestimates the opportunity that he has missed to signal some real change _ he has missed to signal some real change i— he has missed to signal some real change. i think the cabinet reshuffle has been frankly a bit of a dogs _ reshuffle has been frankly a bit of a dogs dinner. i think the suella braverman _ a dogs dinner. i think the suella braverman appointment is a terrible mistake _ braverman appointment is a terrible mistake that he will regret. i can quite _ mistake that he will regret. i can quite soon — mistake that he will regret. i can quite soon as well. there is a very good _ quite soon as well. there is a very good reason — quite soon as well. there is a very good reason why keir starmer was

asking _ good reason why keir starmer was asking about whether he had been given— asking about whether he had been given official advice that this was not a _ given official advice that this was not a good idea and that is because everybody— not a good idea and that is because everybody in westminster and whitehall knows that he was and the worry— whitehall knows that he was and the worry he _ whitehall knows that he was and the worry he should have is that there may he _ worry he should have is that there may he a — worry he should have is that there may be a piece of paper floating around — may be a piece of paper floating around to— may be a piece of paper floating around to that effect. added to which, — around to that effect. added to which, suella braverman, he has reappointed williamson and to say today— reappointed williamson and to say today that doesn't matter because it happened _ today that doesn't matter because it happened four years ago that williamson was sacked, he was sacked for a briefing out of a national security— for a briefing out of a national security council meeting. that is an unforgivable offence. there are several — unforgivable offence. there are several appointments that could unravel— several appointments that could unravel fairly quickly. what i saw today— unravel fairly quickly. what i saw today was — unravel fairly quickly. what i saw today was rishi sunak being pretty punchy, _ today was rishi sunak being pretty punchy, wanting to get the support of his— punchy, wanting to get the support of his backbenchers but not really engaging — of his backbenchers but not really engaging in the substance of the questions and i think you will find, as he _ questions and i think you will find, as he goes— questions and i think you will find, as he goes on, the best way to deal with the _ as he goes on, the best way to deal with the difficult questions is actually— with the difficult questions is actually to have the answers. not 'ust actually to have the answers. not just to _ actually to have the answers. not just to do — actually to have the answers. not just to do what johnson did and do them _ just to do what johnson did and do them into— just to do what johnson did and do them into an insult on the other

side _ them into an insult on the other side. , ., them into an insult on the other side. ,, ~' them into an insult on the other side. i. ~ ,., them into an insult on the other side. i. ~ , ., side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak — side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak is _ side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak is more _ side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak is more of _ side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak is more of a _ side. do you think in some ways that rishi sunak is more of a formidable i rishi sunak is more of a formidable opponent for keir starmer? he had borisjohnson, the party gate allegations, liz truss with her disastrous mini budget and a collapsing economy, maybe rishi sunak will be a bit more formidable. i said on the podcast that i do that if rishi _ i said on the podcast that i do that if rishi sunak could beat keir starmer... i think the tory party has woken — starmer... i think the tory party has woken up to the wisdom of that. ithink— has woken up to the wisdom of that. i think boris — has woken up to the wisdom of that. i think borisjohnson in terms of pmqs— i think borisjohnson in terms of pms was— i think borisjohnson in terms of pmqs was incredibly difficult opponent because parliament couldn't -et a opponent because parliament couldn't get a handle on how to deal with somebody who at the dispatch box was willing _ somebody who at the dispatch box was willing to _ somebody who at the dispatch box was willing to lie not answer questions and just— willing to lie not answer questions and just bluster. that is not as easy— and just bluster. that is not as easy as — and just bluster. that is not as easy as might seem. what we will get with rishi _ easy as might seem. what we will get with rishi sunak, it was interesting thatjonathan blake said he sees him as being _ thatjonathan blake said he sees him as being evenly matched, i think

what _ as being evenly matched, i think what he — as being evenly matched, i think what he meant was that they are quite _ what he meant was that they are quite similar in terms of their natural— quite similar in terms of their natural style of communication. keir starmer— natural style of communication. keir starmer is _ natural style of communication. keir starmer is very frenzied, his decency— starmer is very frenzied, his decency and basic values come through— decency and basic values come through and i thought today rishi sunak— through and i thought today rishi sunak was slightly overdoing the performative side of things and, if i performative side of things and, if i were _ performative side of things and, if i were him. — performative side of things and, if iwere him, i performative side of things and, if i were him, i would focus much more on genuinely — i were him, i would focus much more on genuinely having proper answers for the _ on genuinely having proper answers for the questions and i'll back on the rhetoric. do for the questions and i'll back on the rhetoric.— for the questions and i'll back on the rhetoric. ., , ., , the rhetoric. do labour, some people are sa in: the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour— the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour need _ the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour need to _ the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour need to raise - are saying labour need to raise their game a bit, to... saya are saying labour need to raise their game a bit, to... say a little bit more about why they should be in government? yes we have had some specific commitments on windfall tax and so on, but there is a feeling that perhaps they are a bit coy on what they would do if they were elected at the next election. funnily enough, i watched the pmqs on the _ funnily enough, i watched the pmqs on the bbc and the panel beforehand, clive lewis _

on the bbc and the panel beforehand, clive lewis at the labour mp was making _ clive lewis at the labour mp was making that point, i agree with this, _ making that point, i agree with this, i— making that point, i agree with this, i think the labour party has done _ this, i think the labour party has done a _ this, i think the labour party has done a very— this, i think the labour party has done a very good job and keir starmer— done a very good job and keir starmer has done a very good job in decontaminating the brand. that is what i _ decontaminating the brand. that is what i thought was a bit ridiculous constant _ what i thought was a bit ridiculous constant going on about rishi sunak about— constant going on about rishi sunak aboutjeremy corbyn etc, constant going on about rishi sunak about jeremy corbyn etc, i also think— about jeremy corbyn etc, i also think on— about jeremy corbyn etc, i also think on the economy, both parties are going _ think on the economy, both parties are going to face in very difficult questions — are going to face in very difficult questions. i would like to see much more _ questions. i would like to see much more from — questions. i would like to see much more from labour on what they are planning _ more from labour on what they are planning to— more from labour on what they are planning to do with education, health. — planning to do with education, health, housing. ido planning to do with education, health, housing. i do think, planning to do with education, health, housing. ido think, now planning to do with education, health, housing. i do think, now the opportunity— health, housing. i do think, now the opportunity is there, there is no doubt _ opportunity is there, there is no doubt that— opportunity is there, there is no doubt that the country is listening to labour— doubt that the country is listening to labouragain, the doubt that the country is listening to labour again, the country really does _ to labour again, the country really does want — to labour again, the country really does want to see the back of the tories, _ does want to see the back of the tories, they have literally had enough. — tories, they have literally had enough, five prime ministers in six years— enough, five prime ministers in six years as _ enough, five prime ministers in six years as an— enough, five prime ministers in six years as an for anybody. at the same time, _ years as an for anybody. at the same time there _ years as an for anybody. at the same time there is— years as an for anybody. at the same time, there is that door open now, lahour— time, there is that door open now, labour has — time, there is that door open now, labour has got you walk through that door with _ labour has got you walk through that door with real confidence and a real sense _ door with real confidence and a real sense that — door with real confidence and a real sense that we have got ideas not 'ust sense that we have got ideas not just from — sense that we have got ideas not just from the economy but right across— just from the economy but right across the — just from the economy but right across the gamut of all the big

issues — across the gamut of all the big issues that people care about. obviously, the economy is most important — obviously, the economy is most important and everything else flows from that _ important and everything else flows from that but i would like to hear more _ from that but i would like to hear more on — from that but i would like to hear more on other areas as well. alastair— more on other areas as well. alastair thank you for your time. alastair thank you for your time. alastair campbell with his analysis. with me now to discuss the pmqs is lucy fisher, chief political commentator at times radio. what did you make of rishi sunak and his performance at this very first prime minister questions for him? i prime minister questions for him? i thought it was quite confident and sure—footed. he had the role of the backbenchers around him, they were stamping their feet and backbenchers around him, they were stamping theirfeet and slamming their hands at the speaker had to tell them, don't damage the furniture. he clearly had prepared very well and to my mind he pre—empted a lot of the questions that keir starmer did asked him, he had quite smart answers to try and flip things back. when keir starmer questioned his mandate, he said keir starmer was when you try to overthrow the democratic election by trying to block brexit, things like that. really, we saw a return to the

basics. this is someone who is quite good at communication, quite good at the dispatch box, i thought it was a win for rishi sunak. taste the dispatch box, i thought it was a win for rishi sunak.— the dispatch box, i thought it was a win for rishi sunak. we told he had been preparing _ win for rishi sunak. we told he had been preparing this _ win for rishi sunak. we told he had been preparing this morning - win for rishi sunak. we told he had been preparing this morning with i been preparing this morning with michael gove and oliver dowden. i guess it was a fair bet that the whole suella braverman row would be raised. is that going to come back to bite him? do you think that is possibly a cause for concern that already, so early into his premiership, he is facing a major political row? i premiership, he is facing a ma'or political mad premiership, he is facing a ma'or political pond political row? i do think it was a hith-risk political row? i do think it was a high-risk appointment - political row? i do think it was a high-risk appointment for - political row? i do think it was a high-risk appointment for that i political row? i do think it was a . high-risk appointment for that very high—risk appointment for that very reason. i don't thing questions are going to go away anytime soon. the spokesman at downing street wasn't able to confirm after pmqs whether or not officials had, as reported, raised concerns about her being reappointed to that role, given that she was sacked, effectively sacked, less than a week ago for a security breach. again, she is back in charge of national security. lots of questions about the security clearance level that she also has, and whether that is appropriate for

her to have after leaking confidential information. which is appropriate for her to have after leaking confidential information. pretty soon it was also asked by a labour mp in the comments about gavin williamson returning to the front bench. he was sacked about four years ago about at debacle involving a security breach, some question marks about rishi sinner�*s appointment there. its, question marks about rishi sinner�*s appointment there. a, lot question marks about rishi sinner's appointment there.— appointment there. a lot of old faces, a appointment there. a lot of old faces. a lot _ appointment there. a lot of old faces, a lot of _ appointment there. a lot of old faces, a lot of familiar - appointment there. a lot of old faces, a lot of familiar faces . faces, a lot of familiar faces actually doing the same as they were doing. not a lot of change. did you get the balance right? it doing. not a lot of change. did you get the balance right?— get the balance right? it was quite a continuity _ get the balance right? it was quite a continuity cabinet, _ get the balance right? it was quite a continuity cabinet, as _ get the balance right? it was quite a continuity cabinet, as you - get the balance right? it was quite a continuity cabinet, as you say, . a continuity cabinet, as you say, i'm in a sense it was understandable that he wanted to appoint people with experience, only about two years left until the next election unless he tries to call one earlier. he has his skates on to try and deliver. when you look at someone like jeremy deliver. when you look at someone likejeremy hunt, he has nine years experience, michael gove has 11, grant shapps has seven, these are people that know their way around it

department and won't need six months or a full year to understand the levers of whitehall and how to get things done. i do think, it is slightly notable how few women there are, only around one quarter of appointments are women, that might be a bit of an error. apart from that, it is quite balanced in terms of his loyalists people like mel stride, oliver dowden, gavin williamson, who supported him early and vociferously in the contest this summer and since. and also members of both borisjohnson and liz truss's cabinets to show that he is trying to bring the party together as he promised he would. ihe trying to bring the party together as he promised he would. he has kept jeremy hunt — as he promised he would. he has kept jeremy hunt as _ as he promised he would. he has kept jeremy hunt as chancellor, _ as he promised he would. he has kept jeremy hunt as chancellor, jeremy - jeremy hunt as chancellor, jeremy hunt said today before pmqs he is delaying that economic statement from monday until the 17th of november. a bit more time, is that sensible do you think to push things back a little bit? that date has been backed or moved to and fro. i been backed or moved to and fro. i do think it is sensible given his

experience and the fact he was chancellor for two years, he will want to see under the bonnet of those figures and really have a rep on him like than himself. even his election searches is a pound rally, we have seen uk 38 gilt yields fall, it is looking like that markets are at rest for the minute and that gives him more manoeuvring. if you get a bit more time, he can have more accurate numbers because, of course, when we look at the cost of government uk borrowing, that will make an impact on how big the fiscal gap is that you need to try and sort out. ., ., gap is that you need to try and sort out. ., ,, , ., gap is that you need to try and sort out. a, ~' , ., , gap is that you need to try and sort out. ., ,, i. , . gap is that you need to try and sort out. ., , . _ , out. thank you very much lucy fisher chief political — out. thank you very much lucy fisher chief political commentator _ out. thank you very much lucy fisher chief political commentator from - chief political commentator from format times radio. her thoughts on first pmqs where rishi sunak did face some tough questions on his controversial appointment of suella braverman as home secretary.

with me now is benjudah, a seniorfellow at the atlantic council, an american think tank specialising in the field of international affairs. he also followed rishi sunak on his campaign trail in yorkshire during the 2015 general election. bent, very good to have you with us. it's interesting to reflect on how little time rishi sunak has been a member of parliament, only seven years. here he is at his first prime minister's questions. what were your thoughts watching him today? was it a confident performance? i thoughts watching him today? was it a confident performance?— a confident performance? i thought it was confident _ a confident performance? i thought it was confident performance, - a confident performance? i thought it was confident performance, i - a confident performance? i thoughtj it was confident performance, i was remembering the first time that i interviewed him in yorkshire in 2015 interviewed him in yorkshire in 2015 in which i felt i was the only person in the starbucks that knew this gentleman was running for parliament. it has been an astonishing story to see his rise in british politics.— british politics. what is it, in him that has taken _ british politics. what is it, in him that has taken him _ british politics. what is it, in him that has taken him from - british politics. what is it, in him. that has taken him from becoming british politics. what is it, in him - that has taken him from becoming an mpjust a few that has taken him from becoming an mp just a few years ago to number 10 downing street? mpjust a few years ago to number 10 downing street?— downing street? confidence, the fact that he thinks — downing street? confidence, the fact that he thinks an _ downing street? confidence, the fact that he thinks an xl, _ downing street? confidence, the fact

that he thinks an xl, he _ downing street? confidence, the fact that he thinks an xl, he has - downing street? confidence, the fact that he thinks an xl, he has got - that he thinks an xl, he has got this ability to run them at and present the numbers, he is a very smooth performer. bud present the numbers, he is a very smooth performer.— present the numbers, he is a very smooth performer. and he has got tolitics in smooth performer. and he has got politics in his _ smooth performer. and he has got politics in his blood, _ smooth performer. and he has got politics in his blood, do _ smooth performer. and he has got politics in his blood, do you - smooth performer. and he has got politics in his blood, do you think? he also has a lot of money, that is what people say. he doesn't need to be in politics, clearly. but can he when the next general election, if it is indeed he that fights the next general election as leader? i it is indeed he that fights the next general election as leader? i think that the economic _ general election as leader? i think that the economic storm - general election as leader? i think that the economic storm that - general election as leader? i think that the economic storm that we . general election as leader? i think l that the economic storm that we are entering is way more severe than most of the mps behind sue nack realise. i think this is a very bad situation. i don't think he is going to be able to turn the ship around in 18 months and i do expect him to lose. i don't expect him to lose as badly to the labour party as liz truss or indeed borisjohnson would have. truss or indeed boris johnson would have. ., ., ., , , have. you got the leadership, there talks we heard _ have. you got the leadership, there talks we heard between _ have. you got the leadership, there talks we heard between him - have. you got the leadership, there talks we heard between him and - have. you got the leadership, there i talks we heard between him and boris johnson and him and penny mordaunt,

possible deals that they were looking for, and he didn't go for that. he stuck it out. what does that. he stuck it out. what does that tell us about him and, he has got some political cunning, hasn't he to be able to fight out, albert out his rivals and get the top job. what we are going to see that we haven't yet is that he has a diplomatic charisma and already we have seen the fact that he is by minister be praised byjoe biden and the diwali party in white house. many of the worlds most senior ceos would be there and it has been a long time since the prime minister was praised in the white house in such a manner. ihe was praised in the white house in such a manner.— was praised in the white house in such a manner. he is the youngest prime minister, _ such a manner. he is the youngest prime minister, 42 _ such a manner. he is the youngest prime minister, 42 years _ such a manner. he is the youngest prime minister, 42 years of- such a manner. he is the youngest prime minister, 42 years of age, i such a manner. he is the youngest| prime minister, 42 years of age, he is the youngest for a couple of centuries or more in the modern political era. the first british asian prime minister. he is making history despite being their number ten, notwithstanding anything he does an office. lithe

ten, notwithstanding anything he does an office.— does an office. one thing to remember _ does an office. one thing to remember is _ does an office. one thing to remember is that _ does an office. one thing to remember is that russian i does an office. one thing to - remember is that russian propaganda is trying to characterise the us and uk as the air of colonial empires of the 19th century. this is really working in places like india and in africa and the fact that there now is that photo of rishi sunak as the prime minister of the united kingdom meeting king charles iii, that photo has already travelled around the world. it is undermining putin's message which a few weeks ago try to say, what is happening right now is the continuation of the opium wars. do you think the conservative party talking about their backbenchers, cheering him on, where they were relieved in the sense to have a leader that they think they can get behind he was trying to unite the party and has brought in members of various different factions? i party and has brought in members of various different factions?— various different factions? i don't think they realise _ various different factions? i don't think they realise what _ various different factions? i don't think they realise what a - various different factions? i don't think they realise what a big - various different factions? i don't. think they realise what a big factor having him as a prime minister is going to have on the world stage.

already, my sources in france say that emmanuel macron is very keen to move forward with reconciling with britain, there is excitement at that at last there is someone competent he was going to be prime minister in washington. i think mps don't realise that yet and they are going to appreciate that more as policy continues to get worse.— to appreciate that more as policy continues to get worse. thank you very much — continues to get worse. thank you very much for— continues to get worse. thank you very much for being _ continues to get worse. thank you very much for being with - continues to get worse. thank you very much for being with us. - continues to get worse. thank you very much for being with us. that| very much for being with us. that much anticipated plan for uk tax and spending has been postponed from halloween, monday, two november the 17th. let's talk to our business correspondence. what has been the reaction to that delay? bore correspondence. what has been the reaction to that delay?— reaction to that delay? are pretty calm reaction _ reaction to that delay? are pretty calm reaction on _ reaction to that delay? are pretty calm reaction on the _ reaction to that delay? are pretty calm reaction on the markets. - reaction to that delay? are pretty calm reaction on the markets. i. calm reaction on the markets. i think there is a feeling that prudence pays. i understand people sitting at home will be thinking,

here we go again, another delay and more uncertainty. when it comes to the markets, they were expecting this. there is no surprise, at all, that rishi sunak a previous chancellor wants to kick the tires on these big policies. no real surprise. last look at pound, it made some early gains, still up there against the dollar, cost of government borrowing, gilts, that has stayed pretty stable. another big positive is that this is being upgraded from a mini statement to a full autumn statement, now getting into semantics, but it is an effect a full budget. we should get a lot more detail on howjeremy hunt plans to bring back this economic stability and how he plans to get growth moving and government debt moving down. in short, he says he wants to give people security of mortgages, jobs and the cost of living. promising, really, a budget that stands the test of time. with the previous administration we saw the previous administration we saw the impact that hasty decisions can have on market confidence and could

ability. as ministers try to resist spending cuts and so on, this gives a bit of time for the cost of government borrowing to come down and give the chancellor is the more headroom. i chancellor is the more headroom. i imagine everybody will be making their case for the individual departments, let's give you a road map with some dates for the diary. first, we are going to get that decision from the bank of england on the 3rd of november on interest rates. they are currently 2.25% that was an expectation priced in that they would go up potentially by 1%, so up to 3.25%, already the economic outlook has improved somewhat. there is a feeling now that they only may go is a feeling now that they only may 9° up is a feeling now that they only may go up to about 3%, .75%. if elected the 16th of november that sammy will

get the next inflation data, which went up last month to 17%. we are thinking we are reaching a peak now and could start to come down. now of course we get that full autumn statement on the 17th. firstlyjeremy hunt is staying in hisjob, that is firstlyjeremy hunt is staying in his job, that is the firstlyjeremy hunt is staying in hisjob, that is the indication firstlyjeremy hunt is staying in his job, that is the indication that it's not going to be torn up and rethought, so there are no big surprises. secondly, it was quite pointed in saying that he spoke with the governor of the bank of england yesterday who understand this decision. if you wind your mind back, there were lots of criticisms that the bank and the government when working together. there is a feeling now that that will reassure things. finally, the office for budget responsibility, we hear about them quite a lot, the independent body he will stress test at those figures, they will have a few more weeks to go through them. we are told that will be published on the 17th of november. that will give

everyone a better understanding of how these figures add up if they do. thank you for that analysis, mark. that is pretty much it for now from westminster on rishi sunak's first full day at number ten. i will hand you back now to the studio. bennett was mentioning that rishi sunak was our weather is our youngest prime minister in history, he is the youngest since lord liverpool. in other news, directors of public health england are urging the government not to make further cuts to their budgets. further cuts to their budgets amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities.

this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i'm carole. i'm from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he's now stuck gateshead's queen elizabeth hospital. so how many cigarettes do normally smoke a day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital's stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it's something to do with your hands, and that's full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i could do it, anybody can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn't exist. i think people will die sooner because they're not getting the support that they need, and i think now if we're educating the grannies, the mothers, they're going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it's them that's

the future, isn't it? on the respiratory ward of the medical team can see that the work is getting results. if medical team can see that the work is getting results.— is getting results. if i can support a tatient is getting results. if i can support a patient with _ is getting results. if i can support a patient with lung _ is getting results. if i can support a patient with lung cancer, - is getting results. if i can support a patient with lung cancer, they . a patient with lung cancer, they live longer it is as powerful as palliative chemotherapy. it has real impact straightaway being able to offer these services, if they get cut it will be devastating. in cut it will be devastating. in england public health measures like stop smoking services are funded by local services. a grant from that is worth three and a half billion pounds. but bridges have been squeezed hard over the last decade. inflation means that the money is being spread more thinly. the budget has been cut — being spread more thinly. the budget has been cut by _ being spread more thinly. the budget has been cut by a _ being spread more thinly. the budget has been cut by a quarter _ being spread more thinly. the budget has been cut by a quarter since - has been cut by a quarter since 2016, with higher inflation. its, has been cut by a quarter since 2016, with higher inflation. a fresh anal sis of 2016, with higher inflation. a fresh analysis of what _ 2016, with higher inflation. a fresh analysis of what impact _ 2016, with higher inflation. a fresh analysis of what impact that -

2016, with higher inflation. a fresh analysis of what impact that has i 2016, with higher inflation. a fresh. analysis of what impact that has had on 2015, shows when reductions have already been made. stop smoking services have already been hit with budgets down by 40%. money for adult drug and alcohol services has been reduced by 28%. sexual health services saw 23% cuts. in communities like gateshead, with areas of the severe deprivation. talk of budget cuts is bleak. i am talk of budget cuts is bleak. i am here to improve _ talk of budget cuts is bleak. i am here to improve and _ talk of budget cuts is bleak. j—h here to improve and protect the well—being of the population of gateshead. having some of the limitations around budgets is very concerning. if we take tobacco, tobacco harm costs around us £6 million per year. if we were reducing some of those services, it doesn't make any sense. the department _ doesn't make any sense. the department of _ doesn't make any sense. the department of health and social care says that grants for next year will be announced in due course. the

worry is that high inflation will mean vital services will be lost and poor communities will suffer. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. we start at the men's t20 world cup in melbourne where ireland's fine form continues to england's detriment this time. their title hopes have taken a knock after ith a dramatic rain—affected defeat at the mcg.after a surprisingly meek performance in pursuit of 158, england, one of the tournament favourites, were 105—5 in the 15th over when rain arrived. with england behind the required rate, ireland secured a five—run win on the duckworth—lewis—stern method when the match was called off soon after. ireland captain andrew balbirnie described the victory as emotional.

i think that t20 cricket is probably the best i have played in this team for a number of years. we have never had a result like this, it has been hit and miss, had a result like this, it has been hitand miss, it had a result like this, it has been hit and miss, it culminated in the knockout phase last year and we need to readdress what we are doing into 20 cricket. we need everyone to buy into how we want to play. we didn't get the score we wanted, the guys were still time to play that way and thatis were still time to play that way and that is really... i am really proud of that. more champions league action tonight with liverpool and spurs looking to confirm their plac e in the knockout stages... tottenahm host sporting.they�*re currently a point clear at the top of group d, and can create a four point gap between themselves and their opponents with a win. antonio conte says it shows

the development at the club, who were struggling in the third tier of european competition, the europa conference league — last season. we are talking about another competition and we have a great opportunity. we need to go to the next round and it will be a really good achievement for us and for a club like tottenham that last season liverpooljust need to avoid defeat against ajax to go through. althouthurgen klopp will be without thiago alcantara again but will be able to call upon both ibrahima konate and darwin nunez for the clash in amsterdam, where he'll hope to see an improved performance from saturday's defeat at nottingham forest. very good performances on a consistent level don't fall off

trees. we have to work for it and we have to go for it in the long term. that is what we are doing, we are working on trying to do it without being nervous or thinking that something is going against us. we know it is the difficult situation. a difficult match against i acts. —— are yaks. manchester united manager erik ten hag has confirmed cristiano ronaldo will be in his squad for tomorrow's ronaldo returned to training yesterday after he was dropped for the premier league game against chelsea after refusing to come on in the previous match against tottenham. it is not difficult, but i think we said everything and answered all the questions. so he was out for one game and now he's back in the squad as usual.

australia were pushed all the way but clinched a dramatic one—goal win in the first test against england's netballers. the roses were trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54—all but diamonds debutant donnell wallam scored with five seconds left on the clock to complete a perfect performance and help australia snatch the victory. they play again on sunday morning. that is all the sport for now. in his first speech as prime minister yesterday, rishi sunak promised a stronger nhs, a better economy, more good schools and levelling up. now voters are wondering how those pledges will be delivered, after the mistakes of the last few weeks. ellie price has been talking

to voters in the conservative—held we're living through scary times. even the new prime minister thinks so. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. here, they're used to rubbishjokes about creepy crawley. but in this tory—voting town, where labour always come a close second, the conservatives will be hoping to avoid an election shocker. but it'll all depend on what they think of the new pm. i don't know, i'm losing hope with all of them. and we've been conservative for quite some time, so, i don't know. well, it's a change, so hopefully it's going to be a good change, and it will do something positive for the country. and i'm just excited to see what that will be. you are excited ? yeah. yeah, lam. gandhi must be _ applauding him right now. so, yeah, i'm happy forthat. because he's. . ?

well, one, because he's asian, and itjust shows you how- britain has changed. and that's a good thing. i will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government's agenda. that was the main message. but on half term, were people here listening? we need to stop living on the credit card, sort the finances out. he says he wants to put economic stability and confidence at the centre of everything he does. does that instil confidence in you? no. it's a lot of saying and not a lot of doing, so... ask me in two years. i'm petrified to put the heating on. every week you do the food shop and it's like, "yeah, _ well, "we can't have l that this week, then." you know, out of the trolley. trust is earned, and i will earn yours. he says he's got to put the trust back in the people and he's... yeah, he's... good luck to him, i say, why not? it can't get any worse, can it, really?! what's he got to do to put the trust back for you? well, the bills.

i know the high office i have accepted, and i hope to live up to its demands. and , i think he probably will. i think he'll do... he's a very clever man. and he did welland in the covid situation. i so, yeah, ithink he'll be all right. the new pm has been putting the finishing touches on his new cabinet, trying to unite his party. the bigger test will be uniting the country. ellie price, bbc news, crawley. reforming the early years was a priority for liz truss. now the early years alliance is urging rishi sunak to make it a priority.

the cost of childcare is p keeping people awake at night.— the cost of childcare is p keeping people awake at night. every week i am out of pocket, _ people awake at night. every week i am out of pocket, i _ people awake at night. every week i am out of pocket, i am _ people awake at night. every week i am out of pocket, i am thinking - people awake at night. every week i | am out of pocket, i am thinking how can i pay the bills and it isjust endless stress. can i pay the bills and it is 'ust endless stressi can i pay the bills and it is 'ust endless stress. . ., ., ., endless stress. natasha has had to make bit endless stress. natasha has had to make big changes. _ endless stress. natasha has had to make big changes. she _ endless stress. natasha has had to make big changes. she was - endless stress. natasha has had to make big changes. she was a - make big changes. she was a geography teacher and now is a stay—at—home mum. thejoy of stay—at—home mum. the joy of the family has meant giving up a job she loved. family has meant giving up a 'ob she loved. ,, . , ._ , ., family has meant giving up a 'ob she loved. ,, ., , ._ , ., ,, loved. she was in three days a week and that was — loved. she was in three days a week and that was £700 _ loved. she was in three days a week and that was £700 a _ loved. she was in three days a week and that was £700 a month and - loved. she was in three days a weekl and that was £700 a month and then it was £400 a month i, i didn't earn enough to cover that.—

enough to cover that. currently there is no _ enough to cover that. currently there is no funding _ enough to cover that. currently there is no funding for - enough to cover that. currently there is no funding for nurseryl there is no funding for nursery places under the age of two. low income families are entitled to up to 15 hours per week. all three and four—year—olds can access 15 hours a week of childcare increases to 34 working parents. scotland and northern ireland have different entitlements. the government says it has invested £20 billion to support families and is working on reforms to eating increase the number of childminders and the number of children that can be looked after in nurseries. this nursery in salford say there also needs to be a focus on pay in early years. it is on pay in early years. it is frustrating _ on pay in early years. it is frustrating because - on pay in early years. it is frustrating because we . on pay in early years. it is| frustrating because we are on pay in early years. it 3 frustrating because we are losing high quality staff. people going to work in the local supermarket because they get better pay. and a lot of staff in childcare are very

passionate, keen to be here and we are here for the well—being of the children and families. it is a crucial role and it is so sad that it is not recognised as a profession.— it is not recognised as a trofession. , ., , it is not recognised as a trofession. ,., , ,, profession. the government is keen to tet profession. the government is keen to get people _ profession. the government is keen to get people back— profession. the government is keen to get people back into _ profession. the government is keen to get people back into work - profession. the government is keen to get people back into work to - profession. the government is keen to get people back into work to help boost economic growth but with some of the highest childcare costs in europe, there is growing pressure to help parents who can't afford to work. with inflation at 10% and spending cuts are, what chance is there of levelling up in these communities. louisa's on her half term break and her grandparents have brought her here to this place on the outskirts of burnley, where ponies and horses rescued

from cruelty are taken care of. but people are feeling the pain of the economic crisis, with some contemplating cutting back on day trips to save a few pounds. my granddaughter absolutely loves coming here, and i do bring her quite often. it's £5, which is not a lot of money. but, you know, if you keep coming once a week, it does add up. i try my best to give to charities. i do donate through my wage every week through work, which i've done for the last 20 years, donated £5. but to be honest, i am actually thinking, am i going to have to stop this because i maybe can't afford it any more? and the older visitors are nervous about the winter months. even though our pensions may not go up, we are managing. but the biggest worry is that our heating has got to be on all day. i also do quite a lot of cooking, so we are quite anxious about the next bills and what they're going to be like and we're trying to sort of take precautions to keep

the heating down if we can. yes, there's a new prime minister, but the cost of living crisis remains. and what is palpable from speaking to people here in burnley at places like this is that it's affecting all sections of society, with some telling us they're optimistic about the new administration, while others are saying they're terrified about what could lie ahead. we're going to feel it. we feel the crunch already and we're just sort of getting our heads around the fact that... winter is always difficult anyway so for us, we're kind of preparing and asking people to give what they can and accept that sometimes that might not always be what they've been able to afford in the past. the cafe on site is paying more for its food, like the rest of society. here they tell us food inflation is impossible to ignore and means a weekly shop isn't what it used to be. just everything's gone up.

especially the products like fruit and veg that i use a lot and margarine is gone up a lot. what about the basics you feed these children? yeah, that's been really affected in the shop. you're just not getting as much in your trolley as you used to. it's clear the government has some tough choices to make with a massive financial hole worth billions of pounds to fill. nato's secretary general jens stoltenberg says the war in ukraine has reached a pivotal moment — with russia's president putin responding to failures on the battlefield with more aggression. russian forces are reported to be digging in for extremely heavy battles in the strategic southern region of kherson — as the kremlin tries to defend the largest city under its control in ukraine. let's go live now to kyiv and our correspondent hugo bachega. do battle for her son is likely to be the next big chapter in this war

—— kherson last night we heard an adviserfrom government —— kherson last night we heard an adviser from government and —— kherson last night we heard an adviserfrom government and of ukraine saying that there is no signs that russian forces are leaving out, the russians are fortifying their positions and sending in more troops. here we see at ukrainian forces firing at troops in kherson. kherson is one of the largest cities and one of the capitals of the four regions that president putin claims to have annexed. here in kyiv and across the country there are concerns about how the energy system will cope as the winter approaches. a third of the countries electricity infrastructure has been destroyed after waves that

have attacks. researchers in the us have found a genetic link between people with african ancestry and an aggressive type of breast cancer. they hope their findings will encourage more black people to get involved in clinical trials in a bid to improve survival rates for people with the disease. todayis today is the anniversary of the earliest born twins. harley and harry, the uk's most premature twins. they were so tiny they nearly didn't make it. i had premature twins. they were so tiny they nearly didn't make it.- they nearly didn't make it. i had a sus-icion they nearly didn't make it. i had a suspicion that _ they nearly didn't make it. i had a suspicion that i _ they nearly didn't make it. i had a suspicion that i was _ they nearly didn't make it. i had a suspicion that i was potentially i suspicion that i was potentially leaking fluid and i went into the

hospitalfor a leaking fluid and i went into the hospital for a check. leaking fluid and i went into the hospitalfor a check. they said i was in preterm labour, so i was going to be delivering imminently. their language was at, this doesn't happen, this is a miscarriage, and let's get it over with. harley harley was the first wind to be born. whati harley was the first wind to be born- wha— harley was the first wind to be born. wha i ,. . �* . born. what i said that i didn't hear them c . born. what i said that i didn't hear them cry- the _ born. what i said that i didn't hear them cry. the nurse _ born. what i said that i didn't hear them cry. the nurse said - born. what i said that i didn't hear them cry. the nurse said that - born. what i said that i didn't hear them cry. the nurse said that you| them cry. the nurse said that you wouldn't at this stage in gestation and then she started crying as if to say yes i can! and then she started crying as if to say yes i can!— say yes i can! there was signs of life so there _ say yes i can! there was signs of life so there was _ say yes i can! there was signs of life so there was a _ say yes i can! there was signs of life so there was a responsibility| life so there was a responsibility to save — life so there was a responsibility to save them.— to save them. she was so tiny, i don't think— to save them. she was so tiny, i don't think anything _ to save them. she was so tiny, i don't think anything can - to save them. she was so tiny, i don't think anything can prepare used to see a baby so small. so tiny.

used to see a baby so small. so tin . ., , used to see a baby so small. so tin . . , . , used to see a baby so small. so tin. ., ., ., ., tiny. harry was born an hour later, they were — tiny. harry was born an hour later, they were both _ tiny. harry was born an hour later, they were both put _ tiny. harry was born an hour later, they were both put on _ tiny. harry was born an hour later, they were both put on ventilators. they were both put on ventilators and rushed to intensive care unit where they spent the next five months. no one expected them to survive. you had to say goodbye so many times to your babies. brute survive. you had to say goodbye so many times to your babies. we were advised if we — many times to your babies. we were advised if we want _ many times to your babies. we were advised if we want a _ many times to your babies. we were advised if we want a christening - many times to your babies. we were advised if we want a christening we i advised if we want a christening we should do it now, we did that at two weeks old because we thought we would lose one of them. it weeks old because we thought we would lose one of them.— weeks old because we thought we would lose one of them. it was her horrific the — would lose one of them. it was her horrific the first _ would lose one of them. it was her horrific the first few _ would lose one of them. it was her horrific the first few weeks, - would lose one of them. it was her horrific the first few weeks, things | horrific the first few weeks, things were _ horrific the first few weeks, things were changed by the hour. sifter horrific the first few weeks, things were changed by the hour. after five months they — were changed by the hour. after five months they were _ were changed by the hour. after five months they were finally _ were changed by the hour. after five months they were finally allowed - months they were finally allowed home. just look at them now. they get ready to celebrate their first birthday, the twins have caught up and are already at the expected weight of a one—year—old. to give you a sense of scale, this was the size when they were born. they were 25 centimetres.— 25 centimetres. there was a long

list of things _ 25 centimetres. there was a long list of things that _ 25 centimetres. there was a long list of things that were _ 25 centimetres. there was a long list of things that were wrong - 25 centimetres. there was a long | list of things that were wrong with them _ list of things that were wrong with them and — list of things that were wrong with them. and at the moment they are happy— them. and at the moment they are happy with— them. and at the moment they are happy with where they are, who knows what is _ happy with where they are, who knows what is round the corner for them? if it what is round the corner for them? if it was _ what is round the corner for them? if it was a — what is round the corner for them? if it was a hand of cards are i would — if it was a hand of cards are i would be _ if it was a hand of cards are i would be very happy. it is like winnint would be very happy. it is like winning the — would be very happy. it is like winning the lottery. _ would be very happy. it is like winning the lottery. i- would be very happy. it is like winning the lottery. i couldn't| would be very happy. it is like - winning the lottery. i couldn't won any more in life, this is as good as it gets. you can't get any better than this. they have made our life complete. miracles happen, this is proof. shares in the technology firms alphabet and microsoft have fallen, after they announced slowing sales. alphabet, which owns google and youtube, said sales rose just 6 percent in the three months to september, to 69 billion dollars, as firms cut their advertising budgets. microsoft said demand for computers had weakened as business customers cut back.

the labour leader keir starmer has been asked about a tweet. over the last 24 hours and mp of yours has deleted a tweet in which she wrote, rishi sunak as prime minister is not a win for asian representation. at the spokesman says that she was told to delete that. let the spokesman says that she was told to delete that.— to delete that. let me be very clear about the position _ to delete that. let me be very clear about the position of _ to delete that. let me be very clear about the position of the _ to delete that. let me be very clear about the position of the labour - about the position of the labour party. i was able to say that at prime minister's questions, we were able to welcome our first asian prime minister, it shows that britain, whatever your race or belief, your dream can come true. i was very pleased to be able to say that in the house of commons. i said it last night to rishi sunak, we had

a private call and i congratulated him for being a prime list of asian descent. did him for being a prime list of asian descent. , , ., ~ , descent. did you tell the minister to delete the _ descent. did you tell the minister to delete the tweet? _ descent. did you tell the minister to delete the tweet? i _ descent. did you tell the minister to delete the tweet? i have - descent. did you tell the minister to delete the tweet? i have set . descent. did you tell the minister. to delete the tweet? i have set out the position _ to delete the tweet? i have set out the position of— to delete the tweet? i have set out the position of the _ to delete the tweet? i have set out the position of the labour- to delete the tweet? i have set out the position of the labour party - to delete the tweet? i have set out| the position of the labour party and thatis the position of the labour party and that is why i said this is what makes us proud to be british. there is re tort makes us proud to be british. there is report that _ makes us proud to be british. there is report that a _ makes us proud to be british. there is report that a new— makes us proud to be british. there is report that a new strategy - makes us proud to be british. there is report that a new strategy of - is report that a new strategy of yours is to present yourself as a centrist dad?— centrist dad? and i have held leadership — centrist dad? and i have held leadership positions - centrist dad? and i have held leadership positions all- centrist dad? and i have held leadership positions all of. centrist dad? and i have heldj leadership positions all of my centrist dad? and i have held - leadership positions all of my life and after the damage of the last 12 years where our economy has been neglected and wages have been stagnant, then coupled with the absolute car crash of the economy in

the last few weeks, what this country needs is stability, seriousness and a plan that can take us forward instead of the utter chaos that we have seen. iikla us forward instead of the utter chaos that we have seen. no answer if ou are chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a — chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a centrist _ chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a centrist dad _ chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a centrist dad or— chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a centrist dad or not. - chaos that we have seen. no answer if you are a centrist dad or not. . - if you are a centrist dad or not. . cert keir starmer is remarks to that tweet. for more than four decades it's been one of britain's most popular cars — but the end of the road could be in sight for the ford focus. the model is expected to be discontinued next year after selling almost five million cars in the uk alone. vincent mcaviney has been looking back at its reign on the roads. i think i put the success of the fiesta down to the fact that, you know, it's small, it's compact, it's always been very good value for money. it's had that magic ingredient that all fords do, which is it's a great driver's car as well.

since first rolling off the production line in dagenham in 1977, ford has sold over 20 million fiestas worldwide, with brits buying 4.8 million. the american car—maker spotted an opportunity after the 1973 oil every year since 1980. so what's changed for the iconic model? a shift in consumer buying habits highlighted by the soaring popularity of baby suvs is said to have been a motivation. but the axing follows that of ford's previously popular mondeo and focus models,

too, as the company prepares to reset its brand to go all—in on electric vehicles. ford has not officially confirmed the fiesta's demise. but for many brits, it's set to be the end of the road for a car that gave them their first taste of freedom behind the wheel. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. the move is part of the agency's push to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century under its artemis project. the rover was put on display in the us state of arizona — and comes complete with a toilet. if anything the temperatures will

continue to rise through the week. temperatures may reach 22 celsius in the south and east anglia, with this warm stream coming in from the south. the record for the end of october is around 24 celsius. the all—time record is closer to 29 celsius which was at the beginning of october. it stays very warm in the south—westerly air stream. here is the forecast for the end of today, we are looking at 18 celsius on whole, mid for glasgow and edinburgh. clearfora on whole, mid for glasgow and edinburgh. clearfor a time and then towards the end of the night we will see some rain spreading into south—western parts of the uk. very blustery weather. we have all of the wind that will be over us, it will be very mild 14 celsius in london

closer to 10 celsius in scotland. tomorrow, there will be a lot more cloud, outbreaks of rain and then a few breaks developing in the afternoon across the southern half of the country. 18 celsius in liverpool 16 celsius in glasgow. we will be exceeding 20 celsius as we head to the end of the week. on friday a weather front is expected across the country, that will bring across the country, that will bring a spell of heavy rain and then in the afternoon it will brighten up and on friday it will be a decent end to the day. again 20—22 c in the south—east, mid—teens in the north. staying incredibly mild. at the weekend, thejet staying incredibly mild. at the weekend, the jet stream with the low pressure is coming which means more unsettled conditions. the weekend is looking very mixed, with spells of

rain and wind across the country. we will see those temperatures easing as we get into next week.

this is bbc news i'm ben brown at westminster where rishi sunak has faced his first prime minister's question time. he defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. was his home secretary right to resign last week for breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, the home secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances. it had been planned for halloween, now it'll be on november the 17th. we'll bring you all

the reaction to that and the rest of rishi sunak's first full day in office. and i'm shaun ley in the studio, here are our other main stories this hour: public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets, amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there's a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. oh, he's gone, that is exactly what ireland were looking for... and coming up in sport: a shock defeat for world champions england at the hands of ireland in the men's t20 world cup. good afternoon and welcome to bbc

news live from westminster. the chancellorjeremy hunt has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday, in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government's finances in order. he will instead deliver a full autumn statement on november the 17th. the news came shortly before rishi sunak took part in prime minister's questions for the first time since he entered number ten. at pmqs he came under pressure from labour about his decision to appoint suella braverman as home secretary, less than a week after she resigned the post following a data breach. rishi sunak said she had made an error ofjudgment but he was delighted to welcome her back. our first report is from our political correspondent damian grammaticas. first thing on rishi sunak's first

full day, his new cabinet assembled. it is not really that new, though. the top jobs, like the chancellorjeremy hunt, have mostly stayed the same. many are stalwarts from borisjohnson and liz truss's time. for some, this is a team who are ready from day one. for detractors, it's a retread. old faces so where will the new ideas come from? this appointment has drawn much criticism, suella braverman back as home secretary less than a week after being forced out for breaching ministerial rules. behind the smiles, there are serious problems to deal with. the first decision was to delay next week's announcement on fixing the mess in government finances. the question is how you deal with that turbulence to make sure that the very important, very difficult decisions that i and the prime minister have to make, are the right ones. decisions that stand the test of time and do the right thing for people at home who are worried about their mortgages, theirjobs, the cost of living,

the bills and so on. rishi sunak has less political experience than any recent minister, he only became a senior minister less than three years ago so the question for many is how will he cope in the eye of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. the first british asian prime minister is a significant moment in our national story. it is a reminder that for all of the challenges that we face as a country, britain is a place where people of all races and all beliefs can fulfil their dreams. then, the scrutiny of his controversial appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last week for breach of security? the home secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. that is why i was delighted to welcome her back into a united cabinet that brings experience and stability to the heart of government.

i know first—hand how important it is that we have a home secretary whose integrity and professionalism are beyond question. so, have officials raised concerns about his decision to appoint her? mr speaker, ijust address the issue of the home secretary, but he talked about fighting crime, i would hope mr speaker... i would hope that he would welcome... would welcome the news today that there are over 15,000 new police officers on our streets. that sidesteps the question. the labour leader turned to the economy. yesterday on the steps of downing street he also admitted what the whole country knows, the tories have crashed the economy, and now somebody has to pay for their mess. i say, it shouldn't be working people who have been hammered time and again by this government.

mr speaker, my record is clear, when times are difficult for this country, i will always protect the most vulnerable. that is a value of our compassionate party. we did it in covid and we will do it again. labour say it is time for a general election. the only time he ran in a competitive election, he got trounced by the former prime minister who herself got beaten by a lettuce. why doesn't he put it to the test? let working people have their say and call a general election. our mandate is based on a manifesto that we were elected to remind him, in an election that we won and they lost. mr sunak's performance was met by cheers from tory benches. he will undoubtedly face more scrutiny over his choice of home secretary and huge challenges grappling with with the economic issues he is facing. jonathan blake, our political

correspondent, is with me. jonathan, keir starmer is saying that the tories have crashed the economy, that rishi sunak has confirmed that. we are going to get the economic plan from the chancellorjeremy hunt, it is not when we thought it would be, october 31, it has been moved to november the 17th. what is the significance of that? ., . ., the 17th. what is the significance ofthat? ., . ., the 17th. what is the significance ofthat? ., of that? the chancellor has been s-teakin of that? the chancellor has been speaking about _ of that? the chancellor has been speaking about that _ of that? the chancellor has been speaking about that delay - of that? the chancellor has been speaking about that delay this i speaking about that delay this morning, jeremy hunt said it was a decision in order to make sure the forecast will come alongside what will now be called an autumn statement, second only to the budget, a full budget in terms of its significance in terms of its... it also gives the prime minister a bit of time to have a look at the figures. given a couple of key economic factors, the price of government borrowing falling, also, the price of wholesale gas coming

down as well, it might mean that they have a little bit more wriggle room to play with. it might mean that the black hole that they need to plug, if you like, is smaller. and, that they don't have to put taxes up and cut spending by as much as they might have feared. so that is one big reason for the delay. there is also a sense that rishi sunak having come in as prime minister, the volatility on the financial markets having come somewhat recently, give them a bit of breathing space to make sure, in the way that the chancellor this morning, these decision stand the test of time. but political criticism from labour and others saying, people feeling the pain of the current financial conditions mean that households and businesses need to answer sooner rather than later. ~ need to answer sooner rather than later. . ., need to answer sooner rather than later. ~ ., . need to answer sooner rather than later. . ., ., , ., need to answer sooner rather than later. ~ ., . , ., . , later. we got that news from jeremy hunt that it — later. we got that news from jeremy hunt that it is _ later. we got that news from jeremy hunt that it is being _ later. we got that news from jeremy hunt that it is being delayed. - later. we got that news from jeremy hunt that it is being delayed. we - hunt that it is being delayed. we got that just before hunt that it is being delayed. we got thatjust before pmqs where rishi sunak was making his first appearance as pm, what did you think of his performance? it

appearance as pm, what did you think of his performance?— of his performance? it was, i think, tuite a of his performance? it was, i think, quite a confident _ of his performance? it was, i think, quite a confident performance. - of his performance? it was, i think, quite a confident performance. he i quite a confident performance. he did seem to have a bit of a nervous grin on his face as the questions got under way. he was frantically flicking through the folder as all prime ministers do, to look at their prepared notes for this showpiece parliamentary occasion, but he is often regarded as a details man, by his own admission, something of a nerd, what he did today, to an extent, playing to his own side, trying to take so keir starmer on, turning his questions back in the labour party and trying to rally the troops. i think he will be pleased with his first performance as prime minister at prime minister's questions, and, you seem to be a good match, him and said keir starmer, spied in a way that he didn't really have with liz truss or borisjohnson didn't really have with liz truss or boris johnson before didn't really have with liz truss or borisjohnson before that. he was a very different parliamentary performer. very different parliamentary performer-— very different parliamentary terformer. ,, ., �*, ., performer. keir starmer's line of attack not _ performer. keir starmer's line of attack not surprisingly _ performer. keir starmer's line of attack not surprisingly was, - performer. keir starmer's line of attack not surprisingly was, why | performer. keir starmer's line of - attack not surprisingly was, why was rishi sunak reappointing suella

braverman as home secretary, given that she had put out government information on her personal e—mail, she had had to resign for that, she was forced to resign only a few days ago. here she is back in the same job the government say, she has accepted that, she has apologised, we should move on. there is nothing to see here. the opposition are not having any of that.— having any of that. know they are not. i having any of that. know they are not- i think _ having any of that. know they are not. i think we _ having any of that. know they are not. i think we are _ having any of that. know they are not. i think we are going - having any of that. know they are not. i think we are going to - having any of that. know they are not. i think we are going to see i not. i think we are going to see that as a consistent theme to labours attacks on the government. they will pick away at that reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary, definitely seen as a weakness in rishi sunak's government. no surprise, that it was so keir starmer is the government. they will pick away at that reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary, definitely seen as a weakness in rishi sunak's government. no surprise, that it was so keir starmer is this question to him at prime minister's questions today. as you suggest, rishi sunak has said that she has owned up to her mistakes, except as she did the wrong thing, as it is good enough and she is happy to see him reappointed as home secretary. the price that he is taking is what he sees as a cabinet designed to unify

the party and provide continuity. you wonder what sort of deal he might have done with suella braverman in the run—up to nominations closing when boris johnson dropped out of the race, she came on board with rishi sunak at the last minute. it came on board with rishi sunak at the last minute.— the last minute. it was a key endorsement. _ the last minute. it was a key endorsement. absolutely . the last minute. it was a key - endorsement. absolutely crucial to rishi sunak's campaign, one that people see as ending borisjohnson's hopes of making a comeback. that is the conclusion that a lot of people are jumping the conclusion that a lot of people arejumping to, a deal was done. rishi sunak's prime minister's press secretary saying the first time it was discussed earlier on was when he had the job in was discussed earlier on was when he had thejob in downing street yesterday. had the job in downing street yesterday-— had the job in downing street yesterday. thank you for your analysis- _ yesterday. thank you for your analysis. our _ yesterday. thank you for your analysis. our political- analysis. our political correspondent there. we have been getting more reaction to rishi sunak's vers prime minister's questions. i spoke to tony blair's director of communications at downing street, alastair campbell.

i think rishi sunak was pretty punchy— i think rishi sunak was pretty punchy but i don't think he was answering _ punchy but i don't think he was answering the questions. is punchy but i don't think he was answering the questions. is it punchy but i don't think he was answering the questions. is it a different job. — answering the questions. is it a different job, in _ answering the questions. is it a different job, in a _ answering the questions. is it a different job, in a sense, - answering the questions. is it a different job, in a sense, for. answering the questions. is it a i different job, in a sense, for rishi differentjob, in a sense, for rishi sunak, he was chancellor of the exchequer, he performed in the house of commons in that role on quite a detailed economic brief. at prime minister's questions, you have to answer questions about everything. usually, you can guess pretty much where _ usually, you can guess pretty much where most of the questions are going _ where most of the questions are going to — where most of the questions are going to come from, it was pretty obvious— going to come from, it was pretty obvious that labour would go on the attack— obvious that labour would go on the attack over— obvious that labour would go on the attack over the economy and over suella _ attack over the economy and over suella braverman and over the general— suella braverman and over the general chaos that we have had. that is what _ general chaos that we have had. that is what keir— general chaos that we have had. that is what keir starmer did. i do think that rishi — is what keir starmer did. i do think that rishi sunak underestimates the opportunity he has missed to signal some _ opportunity he has missed to signal some real— opportunity he has missed to signal some real change. ithink opportunity he has missed to signal some real change. i think the reshuffle _ some real change. i think the reshuffle has been a bit of a dogs dinnen _

i think the suella braverman appointment is a terrible mistake that he will regret. quite soon as well. there is a very good reason why keir starmer was asking about whether he had been given official advice that this was not a good idea and that is because everybody in westminster and whitehall knows that he was and the worry he should have is that there may be a piece of paper floating around to that effect. added to which, suella braverman, he has reappointed gavin williamson and to say today that doesn't matter because it happened four years ago that williamson was sacked, he was sacked for a briefing out of a national security council meeting. that is an unforgivable offence. there are several appointments that could unravel fairly quickly. what i saw today was rishi sunak being pretty punchy, wanting to get the support of his backbenchers but not really

engaging in the substance of the questions and i think you will find, as he goes on, the best way to deal with the difficult questions is not just to do what johnson did and turn them into an insult on the other side. i. ,, , ., rishi sunak is more of a formidable opponent for keir starmer? he had borisjohnson, the partygate allegations, liz truss with her disastrous mini budget and a collapsing economy, maybe rishi sunak will be a bit more formidable. i said on the podcast that i do that if liz truss could then she could beat _ if liz truss could then she could beat the — if liz truss could then she could beat the keir starmer. i think the tory party has woken up to the wisdom of that. i think borisjohnson in terms of pmqs was incredibly difficult opponent because parliament couldn't get a handle on how to deal with somebody who at the dispatch box was willing to lie, not answer

questions and just bluster. that is not as easy as might seem. what we will get with rishi sunak, it was interesting thatjonathan blake said he sees him as being evenly matched, i think what he meant was that they are quite similar in terms of their natural style of communication. keir starmer is very frenzied, his decency and basic values come through and i thought today rishi sunak was slightly overdoing the performative side of things and, if i were him, i would focus much more on genuinely having proper answers for the questions and cut back on the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour need to raise their game a bit, to... say a little bit more about why they should be in government? yes we have had some specific commitments on windfall tax and so on, but there is a feeling that perhaps they are a bit coy on what they would do if they were elected at the next general election. funnily enough, i watched the pmqs

on the bbc and the panel beforehand, clive lewis the labour mp was making that point, i agree with this, i think the labour party has done a very good job and keir starmer has done a very good job in decontaminating the brand. that is what i thought was a bit ridiculous this constant going on about rishi sunak about jeremy corbyn etc, i also _ think on the economy, both parties are going to face some very difficult questions. i would like to see much more from labour on what they are planning to do with education, health, housing. i do think, now the opportunity is there, there is no doubt that the country is listening to labour again, the country really does want to see the back of the tories, they have literally had enough, five prime ministers in six years is enough for anybody. at the same time, there is that door open now, labour has got to walk through that door with real confidence and a real

sense that we have got ideas not just from the economy but right across the gamut of all the big issues that people care about. obviously, the economy is most important and everything else flows from that but i would like to hear more on other areas as well. alastair campbell with his analysis. the chancellorjeremy the chancellor jeremy hunt the chancellorjeremy hunt announced today that the government's tax and spending plan has been pushed back a couple of weeks to november the 17th. that plan has been much anticipated by businesses right across the country and joining us now to talk about what many are hoping to see from the government is the director—general of the british chambers of commerce. very good to have you with us. you have a new prime minister, we have got the economic statement delayed a little bit until the middle of next month, what do you make of that? what is business looking for from this new prime minister and his new government?—

prime minister and his new government? �* , ,, , , government? business will be pleased to see a little — government? business will be pleased to see a little bit _ government? business will be pleased to see a little bit of _ government? business will be pleased to see a little bit of stability _ to see a little bit of stability brought to the political landscape, for sure, brought to the political landscape, forsure, remembersince brought to the political landscape, for sure, remember since last summer businesses had been facing into a tsunami of class, rising raw materials, last summer, shipping issues, difficulty getting staff. now, of course, eye watering emory or energy bills. they've had to sit through a leadership battle and now are changing prime minister. what we want to see, if it takes a little bit longer, but what we want to see is a longer term, rounded, economic strategy that will build confidence in the economy so that they can get back to investing for the future. lets take a couple of specifics. energy support, you mentioned. that was originally going to be a couple of years then scaled back until april, what would you like to see for business in terms of energy

support? we for business in terms of energy su- tort? ~ . ., , support? we welcome the energy su- tort support? we welcome the energy support for— support? we welcome the energy support for businesses _ support? we welcome the energy support for businesses for - support? we welcome the energy support for businesses for six - support for businesses for six months, but, what we really need to see is what happens after that six months, what we don't want is a cliff edge. we have got businesses telling us what one manufacturer in lancashire worked out in april her energy bills will go from £9,000 a month to £35,000 a month. that will mean they immediately need to look at laying off people. we don't want at laying off people. we don't want a cliff edge after six months, we want to work with government to say, how are we going to support the most vulnerable companies? that is energy, there are three things we want to see, energy moving away energy, there are three things we want t° 599, energy moving away from want to see, energy moving away from the cliff edge remember we still have 1.2 million open head count in the uk, help businesses help with those occupation less and thirdly, we want government to look again at

how we can help export led growth. businesses want to export to the eu, we still have great difficulties with the tca, we want them to look quickly at how we can fix that. another of your concerns is getting in more labourfrom abroad. that is a political hot potato, isn't it. we have got suella braverman back at the home office as home secretary, who is clearly not very keen on relaxing immigration levels, whereas, she was under some pressure, we heard from liz truss before to do that. why do you think this new government stands on that? i'm listening those control so that businesses can bring in more labour? there are structures that are already in place in government, they were set up when we left the eu so that we can manage our own borders, we can manage our own economy and we are not talking about unrestricted immigration, we are talking about looking at sectors of the economy

that need more staff and turning on those taps. if you look at the hospitality industry, there are hoteliers i all over the country that are working at a maximum of 80% service levels because they cannot get the stuff in the kitchens and the hotel rooms. it is really a drag on economic growth.— the hotel rooms. it is really a drag on economic growth. thank you very much. on economic growth. thank you very much- very — on economic growth. thank you very much- very good — on economic growth. thank you very much. very good to _ on economic growth. thank you very much. very good to talk— on economic growth. thank you very much. very good to talk to - on economic growth. thank you very much. very good to talk to you, - much. very good to talk to you, director—general of the british chambers of commerce. that's all from westminster for now. back to you in the studio. thanks then we will see you after 4pm. directors of public health in england are urging the government not to make further cuts to their budgets.

they say local authorities are on a financial cliff edge, and more cuts will hit the poorest communities hardest. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i'm carole. i'm from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he's now stuck gateshead's queen elizabeth hospital. so how many cigarettes do normally smoke a day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital's stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it's something to do with your hands, and that's full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i could do it, anybody can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn't exist. i think people will die sooner because they're not getting the support that they need, and i think now if we're educating the grannies,

the mothers, they're going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it's them that's the future, isn't it? and on the respiratory ward, the medical team can see that carole's work is getting results. if i can help support a patient diagnosed with lung cancer to stop smoking, they live longer. as powerful as having palliative chemotherapy. so it has a real impact straightaway, being able to offer these services, and if they get cut, that willjust be devastating. it's a critical tool in my armoury. in england, public health measures like stop smoking services are funded by local authorities with a grant from the department of health and social care worth £3.4 billion this year. but budgets have been squeezed hard over the last decade, and now rising inflation means the money is getting spread ever more thinly. the public health grant has been cut by around a quarter since 2015—16, and with higher—than—expected inflation at the moment, we're expecting another

real term cut this year. a fresh analysis of what impact that's had on public health spending since 2015 shows where reductions have already been made. stop smoking services have been hardest hit, with budgets down by more than 40%. money for adult drug and alcohol services has been reduced by more than a quarter. and sexual health services saw funding fall by more than 20%. and in communities like gateshead, with areas of severe deprivation, talk of further budget cuts is a bleak prospect. it really concerns me, you know. i'm here to improve and protect the health and well—being of the population in gateshead, having some of the limitations around budgets is really concerning. so if you take tobacco, for example. tobacco harm in gateshead costs about £62 million a year, about £9 million to the nhs. so if we were reducing some of those services that help us to tackle that issue, it doesn't make any sense.

the department of health and social care says public health grants for next year will be announced in due course, but the worry is that double—digit inflation will mean vital services will be lost and the health of the poorest communities will suffer. dominic hughes, bbc news, gateshead. reforming the childcare industry was part of liz truss's growth agenda during her brief period in number ten. now the early years alliance, the biggest membership organisation for childcare providers in england, is urging the new prime minister to make the sector a top priority. they say the childcare in england is underfunded and in the middle of a recruitment crisis. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this report. nice and high! at these sessions in manchester, a chance for toddlers to play and parents to have a catch—up. and it's notjust crying babies keeping them awake at night, but the eye—watering

cost of childcare. more than my wage for the day to send them both to childcare, and before i've even left the door, i'm out of pocket. every week, i'm thinking, what can i cut down or how can i cut down this, and bills...? it's just endless stress, i suppose, now, it really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she was a geography teacher and is now a stay—at—home mum. the joy of having a family has meant giving up a job she loved. for us, when we had one, she was in three days a week, and that was £700 a month. then, for two, it was £1,400 a month. ijust didn't earn enough for it to cover that, and so i would be going to work and losing money. so, we've got our baby shakers... currently, there is no funding for nursery places for children under the age of two across the uk. low income families with two—year—olds in england and wales are entitled to up to 15 hours per week. all three—to—four—year—olds can access up to 15 hours

a week of childcare, which increases to 30 for working parents. scotland and northern ireland have different entitlements. the government says it has invested £20 billion over the past five years to support families and is working on reforms to increase the number of childminders and the number of children that can be looked after in nurseries. this nursery in salford says there also needs to be a focus on pay for those working in early years. it's extremely frustrating because we are losing high—quality staff who are going off to work in the local supermarket because they get a better pay. and yet really a lot of the staff in childcare, they're really passionate, they're keen to be here. we're primarily educators and we're here for the well—being of the children and the families, it's such a crucial role, and it's so sad that it's not recognised as a profession. # say hello to my friend...#

the government is keen to get people back into work to help boost economic growth, but with some of the highest childcare costs in europe, there is growing pressure to help parents who can't afford to work. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. it remains super mild out there, if anything it will turn even warmer over the next day or so. the satellite picture shows the rain clouds sweeping over northern ireland and into scotland, that is in the early hours and through the morning. by the second half of the day, it is way to the north of us, that rain. and we are left with plenty of bright and sunny weather. the highs are between 16 and 19 celsius, way above the average for this time in october. clear to start with tonight but towards the early hours of thursday morning, we will see some heavy showers moving into the south—western part of the country. these are the overnight lows, mid—teens in the south, around ten celsius in scotland. tomorrow, more cloud compared to today. a good chance of catching some rain.

i think some brighter spells for the midlands and east anglia and the south later in the afternoon. those temperatures in the high teens got up to 20 celsius in the south—east. higher hello this is bbc news, the headlines: rishi sunak has defended bringing back suella braverman as home secretary, just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. was his home secretary right to resign last week for a breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, the home secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances it had been planned for halloween, now it'll be on november 17th. public health directors in england

urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there's a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. we start for an incredible result for ireland at the men's t20 world cup, they beat england by 5 runs, a major blow to their chances of reaching the knockout stages. it leaves england needing to beat australia, new zealand and sri lanka in their remaining games. joe lynskey reports.

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point. we were short of where we should have been an island deserve to win. ,, . , should have been an island deserve to win. ,, ., , , , to win. surreal, it is the best feelint. to win. surreal, it is the best feeling- at — to win. surreal, it is the best feeling. at this _ to win. surreal, it is the best feeling. at this is _ to win. surreal, it is the best feeling. at this is the - to win. surreal, it is the best feeling. at this is the best i i to win. surreal, it is the best i feeling. at this is the best i have played _ feeling. at this is the best i have played in — feeling. at this is the best i have played in this team for a number of years— played in this team for a number of years and _ played in this team for a number of years and we haven't had a result like this — years and we haven't had a result like this it— years and we haven't had a result like this. ., , years and we haven't had a result like this. . , .~' years and we haven't had a result like this. . , a ., years and we haven't had a result like this. . , . ,, ., ., like this. it was luck that ireland needed. more champions league action tonight with liverpool and spurs looking to confirm their place in the knockout stages. tottenahm host sporting. they're currently a point clear at the top of group d, and can create a four point gap between themselves and their opponents with a win. antonio conte says it shows the development at the club, who were in the third tier of european competition, the europa conference league, last season. we are talking about another competition. we have a great opportunity of winning and to go to the next round.

it will be a really good achievement for us, for a club like tottenham that last played in the conference league in november. we were in trouble. manchester united manager erik ten hag has confirmed cristiano ronaldo will be in his squad for tomorrow's europa league game against sheriff tiraspol. ronaldo returned to training yesterday after he was dropped for the premier league game against chelsea after refusing to come on in the previous match against tottenham. it is not difficult, but i think we said everything and answered all the questions. so he was out for one game and now he's back in the squad as usual.

james cleverly has said that is dating that anyone travelling to the tournament should be respectful of the home nation where the behaviour is illegal. labour has said that the remarks were tone deaf. australia were pushed all the way but clinched a dramatic one—goal win in the first test against england's netballers. the roses were trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54-54 but diamonds debutant donnell wallam scored with five seconds left on the clock to complete a perfect performance and help australia snatch the victory. they play again on sunday morning.

that's all the sport for now. in his first speech as prime minister yesterday, rishi sunak promised a stronger nhs, a better economy, more good schools and levelling up. now voters are wondering how those pledges will be delivered, after the mistakes of the last few weeks. ellie price has been talking to voters in the conservative—held seat of crawley in west sussex. we're living through scary times. even the new prime minister thinks so. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. here, they're used to rubbishjokes about creepy crawley. but in this tory—voting town, where labour always come a close second, the conservatives will be hoping to avoid an election shocker. but it'll all depend on what they think of the new pm. to be honest, i don't know, i'm losing hope with all of them. and we've been conservative for

quite some time, so, i don't know. this well, it's a change, so hopefully it's going to be a good change, and it will do something positive for the country. and i'm just excited to see what that will be. you are excited ? yeah. yeah, lam. gandhi must be _ applauding him right now. so, yeah, i'm happy forthat. because he's. . ? well, one, because he's asian, and itjust shows you how- britain has changed. and that's a good thing. i will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government's agenda. that was the main message. but on half term, were people here listening? we need to stop living on the credit card, sort the finances out. he says he wants to put economic stability and confidence at the centre of everything he does. does that instil confidence in you? no. it's a lot of saying and not a lot of doing, so... ask me in two years. i'm petrified to put the heating on. every week you do the food shop and it's like, "yeah, _ well, "we can't have i

that this week, then." you know, out of the trolley. trust is earned, and i will earn yours. he says he's got to put the trust back in the people and he's... yeah, he's... good luck to him, i say, why not? it can't get any worse, can it, really?! what's he got to do to put the trust back for you? well, the bills. i know the high office i have accepted, and i hope to live up to its demands. and to be fair, i think he probably will. i i think he'll do... he's a very clever man. and he did welland in the covid situation. i so, yeah, ithink he'll be all right. the new pm has been putting the finishing touches on his new cabinet, trying to unite his party. the bigger test will be uniting the country. ellie price, bbc news, crawley.

but with inflation at 10%, eating into government budgets, and spending cuts in prospect, what chance is there of levelling up places like blyth and bishop auckland and burnley? amidst days dominated by political movements in westminster, sima kotecha has been talking to families to see how the cost of living crisis is affecting them. louisa's on her half term break and her grandparents have brought her here to this place on the outskirts of burnley, where ponies and horses rescued from cruelty are taken care of. but people are feeling the pain of the economic crisis, with some contemplating cutting back on day trips to save a few pounds. my granddaughter absolutely loves coming here, and i do bring her quite often. it's £5, which is not a lot of money. but, you know, if you keep coming once a week, it does add up. i try my best to give to charities. i do donate through my wage

every week through work, which i've done for the last 20 years, donated £5. but to be honest, i am actually thinking, am i going to have to stop this because i maybe can't afford it any more? and the older visitors are nervous about the winter months. even though our pensions may not go up, we are managing. but the biggest worry is that our heating has got to be on all day. i also do quite a lot of cooking, so we are quite anxious about the next bills and what they're going to be like and we're trying to sort of take precautions to keep the heating down if we can. yes, there's a new prime minister, but the cost of living crisis remains. and what is palpable from speaking to people here in burnley at places like this is that it's affecting all sections of society, with some telling us they're optimistic about the new administration, while others are saying they're terrified about what could lie ahead. we're going to feel it. we feel the crunch already and we're just sort of getting our heads

around the fact that... winter is always difficult anyway so for us, we're kind of preparing and asking people to give what they can and accept that sometimes that might not always be what they've been able to afford in the past. the cafe on site is paying more for its food, like the rest of society. here they tell us food inflation is impossible to ignore and means a weekly shop isn't what it used to be. just everything's gone up. especially the products like fruit and veg that i use a lot and margarine is gone up a lot. what about the basics you feed these children? yeah, that's been really affected in the shop. you're just not getting as much in your trolley as you used to. it's clear the government has some tough choices to make with a massive financial hole worth billions of pounds to fill.

nato's secretary generaljens stoltenberg says the war in ukraine has reached a pivotal moment, with russia's president putin responding to failures on the battlefield with more aggression. russian forces are reported to be digging in for extremely heavy battles in the strategic southern region of kherson, as the kremlin tries to defend the largest city under its control in ukraine. ukraine's defence minister says its counter offensive is proving more difficult than in the north east because of the weather and the nature of the terrain. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv the battle for kherson is likely to be the next big chapter in this war. forweeks, ukrainian forces have been advancing along the dnipro river. they are still far from the city, but it seems that russian forces are preparing the streets for defence. last night, we heard from an adviser to president zelensky saying there were no signs that russian forces

were preparing to leave, he said that russians forces are fortifying their positions and sending in more troops. here we see at ukrainian forces firing at troops in kherson. russian authorities say they are evacuating parts of the city. kherson is one of the largest cities and one of the capitals of the four regions that president putin claims to have annexed. this is very significant. here in kyiv and across the country there are concerns about how the energy system will cope as the winter approaches. a third of the country's electricity infrastructure has been destroyed after a wave of russian attacks. an investigation has found that china has set up at least 20 police

stations in other countries. it is alleged that it is being used to silence chinese nationals abroad. there was evidence of two stations in the netherlands. the chinese embassy says it is not aware of the existence. , , ., , . ., embassy says it is not aware of the existence. , , . ., , existence. this is the official base ofthe existence. this is the official base of the chinese _ existence. this is the official base of the chinese government - existence. this is the official base of the chinese government in i existence. this is the official base of the chinese government in the| of the chinese government in the netherlands. but according to reports, beijing has been operating underground police units to tackle transnational crime and administrative duties but according to a report, to carry out persuasion operations against those who have been speaking out against the chinese regime. the original investigation has the chinese have

established 54 police centres across five continents and 21 countries. the dutch journalist took that information and found one chinese dissident here in the netherlands. he says that he received a phone call earlier this year claiming to be from a station and he says that he was urged to return to china and think about his parents. since then he says he has been subjected to harassment and intimidation which he believes is being orchestrated by the chinese government i spoke to the dutch foreign ministry who say that the dutch government was not made aware of these operations. they said they would investigate and decide the appropriate response,

depending on the nature of any covert operations at, they said the police would be offering protection to chinese nationals. beijing has also responded, a spokesman said what has been described as police stations overseas are actually service stations for citizens abroad. china fully respects other countries judicial sovereignty. the headlines on bbc news. rishi sunak defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary, just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances, it was planned for halloween, now it'll be on november the 17th. public health directors in england urge the government not to make

researchers in the us have found a genetic link between women with african ancestry and an aggressive type of breast cancer. they hope theirfindings will encourage more black women to get involved in clinical trials in a bid to improve survival rates for women with the disease. endometriosis is often described as a hidden epidemic. it's a condition that affects one in 10 women in the uk, causing chronic pain, heavy periods and infertility. in northern ireland around 37,000 women are waiting for surgery on the nhs. the department of health has admitted centres require specialised investment but many women have been forced to go private in the meantime. marie—louise connolly reports. for claire nicholls, the pain and discomfort began as a teenager. there were numerous visits to doctors. i had originally been taken to get scanned, but was told that i was ok and everything was normal. this was when i started to think, "ok, it's in my head." as claire got older, the episodes

got worse and were happening a lot more frequently. after almost a decade, she was diagnosed with endometriosis, which involves tissue similar to the lining of the womb growing and attaching itself to other organs. after a three—and—a—half—year wait, claire had to go private. whenever they completed surgery, i was told that they couldn't see a lot of my organs due to the amount of scar tissue and adhesions that the endometriosis had caused. and due to the severity of the endometriosis and for having to wait so long, i have now irreversible damage to my fallopian tubes, which means that one of them no longer works, which can have a huge impact on my fertility. northern ireland has the longest gynaecological waiting lists in the united kingdom, and they've gone up about 55% during the pandemic. and that's just really not serving our population well.

what we're calling for it really is the establishment of regional endometriosis centres in northern ireland, where the specialists are available, and a multidisciplined team of a specialist nurse, their case history is discussed with a team of surgeons, bowel surgeons, radiologists and a specialist nurse. this campaign group says it's all very unfair. we have yet to speak to one person in our group that hasn't gone private for at least a consultation. it's expensive? very expensive. the department of health says specialist care is the way forward, but centres require investment. marie—louise connolly, bbc news.

meeting the family of the earliest born twins. harry and harley, born at 22 weeks and five days, the uk's most premature twins. they were so tiny the nearly didn't make it. i tiny the nearly didn't make it. i had a suspicion that i was potentially leaking fluid and i went to the hospital for a potentially leaking fluid and i went to the hospitalfor a check, they said i was in preterm labour so i was going to be delivering imminently.— was going to be delivering imminentl . . ., ., , was going to be delivering imminentl . . . ., , , imminently. the language was this doesnt imminently. the language was this doesn't happen- — imminently. the language was this doesn't happen. and _ imminently. the language was this doesn't happen. and they - imminently. the language was this doesn't happen. and they won't i doesn't happen. and they won't survive, doesn't happen. and they won't survive. and — doesn't happen. and they won't survive, and this _ doesn't happen. and they won't survive, and this is _ doesn't happen. and they won't survive, and this is a _ doesn't happen. and they won't i survive, and this is a miscarriage, let's get it over with.— let's get it over with. harley was the first twin _ let's get it over with. harley was the first twin to _ let's get it over with. harley was the first twin to be _ let's get it over with. harley was

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they have made our life complete. hgppy they have made our life complete. happy endings do happen, miracles do happen. shares in the technology firms alphabet and microsoft have fallen, after they announced slowing sales. alphabet, which owns google and youtube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to september, to $69 billion, as firms cut their advertising budgets. microsoft said demand for computers had weakened as business customers cut back. the clothing giant adidas has cut ties with the musician ye, formerly known as kanye west. it comes after the rapper posted anti—semitic comments to his twitter account. adidas says it does not tolerate "any sort of hate speech". our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. he had what every marketer dreams of, a larger—than—life personality. adoring fans.

global stardom. a music industry extrovert. and a maverick. money—spinning tie—ups with household names of fashion were lucrative. but the commercial prowess of kanye west is imploding. after posting anti—semitic remarks, ye has been banned from twitter, facebook and instagram. the luxury fashion house balenciaga dropped the rapper. gap is removing yeezy products from its stores, and the talent agency caa has stopped working with him. ye's relationship with adidas has been fractious for some time. in now—deleted instagram posts, he accused the german company of stealing his designs. when he wore a white lives matter jacket at a paris fashion show earlier this year, the firm said it was going to review their relationship. now, it has called time on their multi—year deal, saying adidas does not tolerate anti—semitism, and any other sort of hate speech. ye's comments and actions

were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous. the company said ending its multi—year partnership would have a short—term negative impact of up to $250 million on its net income this year. there is a feeling that adidas should have acted a lot quicker than it did, i know it is going to have to make amends with thejewish community, and show them that it is sorry as a brand. there has been no response from ye to the move by adidas. he is facing a huge reputational and financial hit. forbes magazine says he has lost his status as a billionaire. he is now worth only $400 million. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. for more than four decades it's been one of britain's most popular cars, but the end of the road could be in sight for the ford focus. the model is expected to be discontinued next year after selling almost five million cars in the uk alone.

vincent mcaviney has been looking back at its rain on the roads. i think i put the success of the fiesta down to the fact that, you know, it's small, it's compact, it's always been very good value for money. and actually, it's had that magic ingredient that all fords do, which is it's a great driver's car as well. so, you know, it's not only a first—time driver's car, it's a car for everyone. a car that is easier to park and a pleasant, airy interior. since first rolling off the production line in dagenham in 1977, ford has sold over 20 million fiestas worldwide, with brits buying 4.8 million. the american car—maker spotted an opportunity after the 1973 oil used to smaller cars.

mondeo and focus models, too, as the company prepares to reset its brand to go all—in on electric vehicles. ford has not officially confirmed the fiesta's demise. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. the move is part of the agency's push to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century under its artemis project.

the rover was put on display in the us state of arizona, this vehicle can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. so mild out there, isn't it? even where we have had the rain, it's not been particularly cold. if anything, the temperatures will continue to rise as we go through the week. i don't think we will be very making records. temperatures may reach 22 degrees in this south—easterly standing from the airstream coming in from the southern climes. i think the record at least towards the end of october is around 24 celsius. the all—time record is closer to 29, but that is the very beginning of october on the first. we are not going to get to the dizzy heights of that, but it stays very, very warm, relatively, in this south—westerly air stream. here is the forecast for the end of the day and into the evening hours.

we are still talking about 18 in hull. mid—teens for glasgow and edinburgh about the same. clear for a time this evening, and then towards the end of the night, i think we will see some rain spreading into south—western parts of the uk. very blustery weather there, gale—force winds around north west scotland. with all the wind over us, it is going to be very mild. 14 overnight low in london, closer to ten in scotland. tomorrow, ithink, overall, there is going to be a lot more cloud across the uk, outbreaks of rain. you can see where they are on the weather map here. and then a few breaks developing in the afternoon across the southern half of the country. look at that. 18 in liverpool, 16 in newcastle, 16 in glasgow, and we could be exceeding 20 celsius as we head towards the end of the week in the south—east. here is a look at friday's weather forecast. a weather front is expected across the country. that will bring a spell of heavy rain at least early in the day. and then in the afternoon, it will brighten up on friday, and it is actually going to be

a pretty decent end to the day. again, 20 or more, perhaps even 22 celsius in the south—east, mid—teens further north. staying incredibly mild. the weekend is bringing jet stream here with the low pressure nestled in, and that means more unsettled weather conditions heading our way. now, the weekend is looking very mixed, a real mixed bag with spells of rain and wind spreading across the country, but we are going to see temperatures easing as we head to next week.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown at westminster, where rishi sunak has faced his first prime minister's question time he defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary — just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. was his home secretary right to resign last week, for a breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, she made an error ofjudgment. but she recognised that, she raised the matter, and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances. planned for hallowe'en, it will now be on november the 17th. we'll bring you all

the reaction to that and the rest of rishi sunak's first full day in office and i'm shaun ley in the studio, here are our other main stories this hour. public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets — amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities there's a call to make childcare a political priority — with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. and coming up in sport: a shock defeat for world champions england at the hands of ireland in the men's t20 world cup

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the chancellorjeremy hunt has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday, in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government's finances in order. he will instead deliver a full autumn statement on november the 17th. the news came shortly before rishi sunak took part in prime minister's questions for the first time since he entered no 10. at pmqs he came under pressure from labour about his decision to appoint suella braverman as home secretary, less than a week after she resigned the post following a data breach.

after sending on her personal e—mail confidential cabinet documents. rishi sunak said she had made an error ofjudgment but he was delighted to welcome her back. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. first thing on rishi sunak's first full day, his new cabinet assembled. it's not really that new, though. the top jobs, like the chancellorjeremy hunt, have mostly stayed the same. many are stalwarts from borisjohnson and liz truss's time. for some, this is a team who are ready from day one. so the first decision was to delay next week's announcement on fixing the mess in government finances.

the question is how you deal with that turbulence, to make sure that the very, very important and very difficult decisions that i and the prime minister have to make are the right ones, decisions that stand the test of time and do the right thing for people at home, who are worried about their mortgages, theirjobs, the cost of living, their bills and so on. rishi sunak has less political experience than any recent prime minister. he only became a senior minister less than three years ago. so the question for many is how will he cope in the eye of the storm? may i welcome the prime minister. the first british asian prime minister is a significant moment in our national story. and it's a reminder that, for all the challenges we face as a country, britain is a place where people of all races and all beliefs can fulfil their dreams. then, the scrutiny of his controversial appointment. was his home secretary right to resign last week for a breach of security?

the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that. she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. and that is why i was delighted to welcome her back into a united cabinet, that brings experience and stability to the heart of government. i know first—hand how important it is that we have a home secretary whose integrity and professionalism beyond question. so, have officials raised concerns about his decision to appoint her? mr speaker, ijust addressed the issue of the home secretary. but he talked about fighting crime. iwould hope, mr speaker, that he would welcome... i would hope that he would welcome the news today that there are over 15,000 new police officers on our streets. that sidestepped the question. the labour leader turned to the economy. yesterday, on the steps

of downing street, he also admitted what the whole country knows. the tories have crashed the economy and now somebody has to pay for their mass. to pay for their mess. i say it shouldn't be working people, have been hammered time and again by this lot. mr speaker, my record is clear. when times are difficult in this country, i will always protect the most vulnerable. that is the values of our compassionate party. we did it in covid and we will do that again. labour say it is time for a general election. the only time he ran in a competitive election, he got trounced by the former prime minister, who herself got beaten by a lettuce! laughter. so, why doesn't he put it to the test, let working people have their say, and call a general election? our mandate is based on a manifesto that we were elected on. to remind him, an election

that we won and they lost. mr sunak's performance was met with cheers from tory benches. he'll undoubtedly face more scrutiny over his choice of home secretary and the huge challenges in grappling with the economic issues he faces. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. jonathan blake, our political correspondent is with me. jonathan, lets just talk about the economy, because that's what most people really care about at the moment. we have had this news that the government's economic status being delayed to a full economic autumn statements. what have we learnt about the government's priorities? in learnt about the government's triorities? , ., learnt about the government's priorities?— learnt about the government's triorities? , ., , priorities? in short men, everything is on the table _ priorities? in short men, everything is on the table and _ priorities? in short men, everything is on the table and that _ priorities? in short men, everything is on the table and that includes i priorities? in short men, everything is on the table and that includes it i is on the table and that includes it seems is made in the conservative 2019 election manifesto with it rishi sunak has promised to deliver

on including the pensions triple lock, that should rise by in line with earnings or inflation which ever is the higher figure with earnings or inflation which ever is the higherfigure now with earnings or inflation which ever is the higher figure now you may remember liz truss getting into a tangle about that when it was noted that her chancellorjeremy noted that her chancellor jeremy hunt noted that her chancellorjeremy hunt as he was then was considering breaking their commitment, liz truss very swiftly said in the house of commons that she will stand by the pensions triple lock. if the chancellor were to change that policy, also the can to any discussion about benefits which would ordinarily rise in line with prices, in line with inflation, universal credit and other working age benefits, could they go up potentially in line with earnings which would not be so much of an increase, and we have had so much debate and argument about some people saying that is unfair on those really struggling. while downing street is not saying that they are going to do anything either way, they do keep repeating the

commitment of the 2019 manifesto oh, and they did it say that the prime minister wants to act in the interest of the most vulnerable they are keeping us guessing but there are keeping us guessing but there are some big decisions that play it is clear. both of those things can save a chancellor a lot of money, but be deeply politically controversial. t but be deeply politically controversial.— but be deeply politically controversial. , , , ., controversial. i suppose they have boutht controversial. i suppose they have bought themselves _ controversial. i suppose they have bought themselves thinking i controversial. i suppose they have bought themselves thinking time . bought themselves thinking time putting this off? big decisions to on fracking that we heard about today, tell us about that. that is much more _ today, tell us about that. that is much more clear— today, tell us about that. that is much more clear cuts, _ today, tell us about that. that is much more clear cuts, the i today, tell us about that. that is i much more clear cuts, the promise was asked by caroline lucas the green mp about the government apostrophe position and whether he would lift the ban and after the queues his spokesman confirmed that his policy was to can revert to the commitment in the manifesto. liz truss had attempted to change that policy saying if go ahead in areas where there was local consent but it proved deeply controversial and it

is now off the table and in the bin. it was the vote on fracking that led to the chaos and help to bring her down in the end. it to the chaos and help to bring her down in the end.— to the chaos and help to bring her down in the end. it felt a sum like a fitht down in the end. it felt a sum like a fight that _ down in the end. it felt a sum like a fight that she _ down in the end. it felt a sum like a fight that she did _ down in the end. it felt a sum like a fight that she did not _ down in the end. it felt a sum like a fight that she did not really i down in the end. it felt a sum like | a fight that she did not really need to pick, and one which many backbenchers were deeply uncomfortable with. she seemed to be going against the grain with it, and it was part of the confluence of factors that led to her downfall. just one last question, labour really went on the attack over suella braverman is reappointment despite breaching the minister or code days ago and being forced resign over it.— code days ago and being forced resitn over it. , ., , , resign over it. yes, labour pushing the points- — resign over it. yes, labour pushing the points- no _ resign over it. yes, labour pushing the points. no surprise _ resign over it. yes, labour pushing the points. no surprise that - resign over it. yes, labour pushing the points. no surprise that keir. the points. no surprise that keir starmer made his first question to rishi sunak about that, rishi sunak

said she has made a mistake and owned up to it and that is good enough for her to be reappointed but i would expect those questions about her integrity and judgment to continue and for labour and other opposition parties to keep pushing that issue is something which, they claim, disproves rishi sunak's argument that he is here to provide integrity and honesty in government. jonathan, thank you as ever, jonathan, thank you as ever, jonathan blake there are political correspondent. shortly after prime minister's questions i also got some analysis from lucy fisher. t minister's questions i also got some analysis from lucy fisher.— analysis from lucy fisher. i thought it was quite — analysis from lucy fisher. i thought it was quite a _ analysis from lucy fisher. i thought it was quite a confident _ analysis from lucy fisher. i thought| it was quite a confident performance those behind him were slamming their hand so hard that the speaker had to tell them not to damage the furniture. he clearly had prepared very well, and to my mind he pre—empted a lot of the questions that keir starmer did ardent skim

and he had some quite smart answers. when starmer questioned his mandate, he said that starmer was the one who tried to overturn democracy by blocking brexit. this is someone who is quite good at communication and at the dispatch box and i thought it was a win for rishi sunak. locate at the dispatch box and i thought it was a win for rishi sunak. we were told he was — was a win for rishi sunak. we were told he was war-gaming _ was a win for rishi sunak. we were told he was war-gaming this i was a win for rishi sunak. we were i told he was war-gaming this morning told he was war—gaming this morning with michael gove and oliver downton and it was a fair bet that the suella braverman issue would be raised, do you think it will come back to bite rishi sunak? a concern for him so early in his premiership? high risk appointment for that very reason and i don't think questions about it will go away anytime soon. his downing street spokesman was not able to confirm after pm cues whether officials had as reported, raised concerns about her reappointment given that she was

effectively sacked less than a week ago for a security breach. she is backin ago for a security breach. she is back in charge of national security so lots of questions about the clearance level that she also has, and whether that is appropriate for her to have that after leaking confidential information. rishi sunak was also asked by stephen kinnock, labour mp, about gavin williamson returning to the front bench, he too was sacked over a security breach involving huawei. with the appointments in general, a lot of old faces and familiar faces in many cases doing the same jobs, did he get the balance right? i{tuite did he get the balance right? quite a continuity cabinet _ did he get the balance right? quite a continuity cabinet as _ did he get the balance right? quite a continuity cabinet as you - did he get the balance right? qt it2 a continuity cabinet as you say, quite right that he should want to recruit people with experience with only two years if not less to the

next election. when you look at someone likejeremy hunt he has nine years apostrophe experience around the cabinet table these are people who know their way around the department and aren't going to need time to understand the levers of whitehall and how to get things done. i do think it is slightly notable how few women there are, only around a quarter of the appointments are women. that may be appointments are women. that may be a little bit of an error. but in terms of his loyalists people like mel stride, oliver dowden, gavin williamson who supported an early lead and vociferously in the leadership contest the summer and since and also members of both boris johnson and liz trusss cabinet he is trying to bring the party to together as he promised? lets also talk now to — together as he promised? lets also

talk now to carl _ together as he promised? lets also talk now to carl emmerson, - together as he promised? lets also talk now to carl emmerson, of- together as he promised? lets also talk now to carl emmerson, of the . talk now to carl emmerson, of the issue institute for fiscal studies and a member of the social security advisory committee. we want to talk particularly becausejeremy hunt, the chancellor, has announced today that economic statement you on monday has been delayed and is now going to be an autumn statement. do you think it is important for the government to have bought itself a little bit of time to think through these big economic decisions? t these big economic decisions? i think there was a strong case these big economic decisions? t think there was a strong case for delaying, the reason is that there are huge decisions to be made. the economy is much weaker than back in march when the last of the forecasts were published. that is because of russia's invasion of ukraine and what has happened to gas prices. we know the outlook is weaker and also more uncertain, and given these factors it is seems likely that further tax rises or spending cuts are going to be needed to get debt for the over the medium term. it is

very important that the government comes up with a plan they can agree with, that the prime minister is on board with and that they stick to it. so i think there is a good reason why the new prime minister should take a bit more time to make sure he is happy with what the treasury says about how to get public finances back into a sustainable state. in public finances back into a sustainable state.- public finances back into a sustainable state. ., sustainable state. in that time the cost of government _ sustainable state. in that time the cost of government borrowing i sustainable state. in that time the l cost of government borrowing might fall a bit more, which might help? its, fall a bit more, which might help? bit. what they do as they take the average of what the government is paying over the few weeks and of course those rates have been coming down quite sharply in the last few days, so when the office for budget responsibility takes the average and a couple of weeks' time, that average is likely to be lower and it will imply a bit less debt interest spending, and it means that perhaps the size of those spending cuts will be a little bit smaller. they will not be easy they will still be big but they will not be quite as big as what they might need to be if we

were doing the calculation based on numbers from say a go. you were doing the calculation based on numbers from say a go.— numbers from say a go. you talked about spending _ numbers from say a go. you talked about spending cuts _ numbers from say a go. you talked about spending cuts and _ numbers from say a go. you talked about spending cuts and tax - numbers from say a go. you talked about spending cuts and tax rises, | about spending cuts and tax rises, do you think both will be needed to? it is a difficult situation for the chancellor. he will not want to put up chancellor. he will not want to put up taxes because the tax burden is quite high by historical standards, but on the spending side there are clear arguments why you might not want to cut working age benefits or state pensions and for government services next three years it looks a lot less generous than it did. neither tax rises or spending cuts would look particularly easy to do, you could quite well imagine him announcing measures to come in to effect in a few years' time in the hope that we get lucky and the economy recovers more quickly in the tax cuts and spending —— tax rises

and spending cuts would be needed. then there's the energy support package, the triple lock on pensions a lot for the government to get its head around. the a lot for the government to get its head around-— head around. the energy price guarantee _ head around. the energy price guarantee is _ head around. the energy price guarantee is a _ head around. the energy price guarantee is a huge _ head around. the energy price guarantee is a huge decision . head around. the energy price| guarantee is a huge decision as head around. the energy price i guarantee is a huge decision as you say, it is providing a lot of support to households and the support to households and the support is expensive and it is not very well designed stop is the kind of thing the government has to put into place because it was an emergency. we need something that is more targeted at those who really need help, and something that encourages households to use less energy because when the price is high when need summary to be using less. ., high when need summary to be using less. . ., ~ high when need summary to be using less. ., ., ~ , ., , less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good _ less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good to _ less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good to talk _ less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good to talk to _ less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good to talk to you. - less. carl emmerson thank you very much very good to talk to you. one | much very good to talk to you. one issue that emerged at premises question today was fracking. mps

were told the moratorium on fracking would be reintroduced, after liz truss had lifted the ban during her very brief time in office. the process of extracting gas from rocks was first stopped in 2019 when scientists said they were not sure about the size of earthquakes that fracking could cause well professor stuart hazell dean is a professional of the university of edinburgh. to freckle not to fret what is your verdict? ~ , ~ freckle not to fret what is your verdict? ~ , . , freckle not to fret what is your verdict? g . , ., ., verdict? my verdict is that not frackin: verdict? my verdict is that not fracking is _ verdict? my verdict is that not fracking is by _ verdict? my verdict is that not fracking is by far _ verdict? my verdict is that not fracking is by far and - verdict? my verdict is that not fracking is by far and away - verdict? my verdict is that notl fracking is by far and away the verdict? my verdict is that not - fracking is by far and away the best decision to make, because that honours and takes account of the scientific evidence which as you say in 2019 fracking was certainly linked to a series of earthquakes. the problem was that we could not predict the timing of the next earthquake or how big it was going to wee so the next one could have

been ten times bigger than last one because huge amount of and damage. so we have got a history in the uk as well of fundamental failure with fracking, because we have tried to do that since the early 2000 and vanishingly small amounts of shale gas have ever been produced, and thatis gas have ever been produced, and that is because geologically our assessment is that the shale gas was there, but it has leaked away almost completely, tens and hundreds of millions of years ago. so there is no significant gas to be found, and that was borne out by samples of rock taken from drilling analysed the gas, and hardly any gas was present. there are many reasons not to as well you need to build capacity of drilling crews and drill tens of hundreds of more holes if there is any gas there and of course it is all sold on the international markets, there is no way of

decreasing the price of gas in the uk so there is very little value for individual citizens in going through that folk process of fracking. so what the government is doing here is honouring the 2019 manifesto naturally to save yourself a lot of time and effort where it can work on the future of building positive growth in the economy rather than taking a diversion into the historical past. {lit taking a diversion into the historical past.— taking a diversion into the historical past. of course, liz truss made _ historical past. of course, liz truss made a _ historical past. of course, liz truss made a big _ historical past. of course, liz truss made a big deal - historical past. of course, liz truss made a big deal about| historical past. of course, liz - truss made a big deal about fracking are saying it was an important part of this country's self—sufficiency in energy will stop. self—sufficiency is something i support, it is clear from the conflicts in europe that importing energy in large amounts leaves one very vulnerable. we can of course gained the resilience in supply of energy by building renewable, we

have barely exploited yet offshore and there is a lot more to come and we can produce huge amounts of electricity from tidal power, as the regular tides sweep past twice a day, that can be exploited to produce electricity. an when you have electricity you convert some of it into hydrogen by passing electricity through water to make hydrogen which can be stored from the summer to the winter to see us through from the wartime look all the time so we can be self—sufficient, but in cleaner, greener ways which employ people in britain and retain the in britain. professor of carbon capture and storage, thank you very much indeed for discussing fracking with us. now back to sean, i was just thinking this whole issue of fracking was one

of the issues that brought down liz truss because of the chaotic vote in the commons on the eve of her resignation but a relatively minor issue in the scheme of things a nyway anyway back to you let me bring you some breaking news from the united states, three of the 14 arrested for attempting to kidnap the governor of michigan some years ago. gretchen vintner was facing this attempt to kidnap her because of coronavirus restrictions that she had imposed

during lockdown during the pandemic. the three men were part of a plot allegedly to take her away at gunpoint and put her on trial in a kangaroo court on treason charges. the prosecution allege that this is part of a conspiracy by a group called the wolverine watchmen that would lead to a revolution in some sort of civil war. the court today found them guilty of finding material support to terrorism all of them in their 20s certain possible charges for the other 11 men arrested in october 2020, prosecutors have successfully can vince deteriorate that these three men were guilty of attacks in support of terrorism. i should say gretchen whitner is focused on

something else right now as she is focused on tight fight over whether she will retain the governors mansion in the mid—term elections. mid—term elections. directors of public health in england are urging the government not to make further cuts to their budgets. they say local authorities are on a financial cliff edge — and more cuts will hit the poorest communities hardest. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. this is what public health in action looks like. hi, i'm carole. i'm from the quit smoking team. anthony is a smoker, but with a fractured foot and shoulders, he's now stuck gateshead's queen in gateshead's queen elizabeth hospital. so how many cigarettes do normally smoke a day, anthony? ten at the most. so, carole, one of the hospital's stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you an inhalator, it's something to do with your hands, and that's full of nicotine as well. carole herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i could do it, anybody

can, and i did it. so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn't exist. i think people will die sooner because they're not getting the support that they need, and i think now if we're educating the grannies, the mothers, they're going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it's them that's the future, isn't it? and on the respiratory ward, the medical team can see that carole�*s work is getting results. if i can help support a patient diagnosed with lung cancer to stop smoking, they live longer. so it has a real impact straightaway, being able to offer these services, and if they get cut, that willjust be devastating. it's a critical tool in my armoury. in england, public health measures like stop smoking services are funded by local authorities with a grant from the department of health and social care worth £31; billion this year. but budgets have been squeezed hard

over the last decade, and now rising inflation means the money is getting spread ever more thinly. the public health grant has been cut by around a quarter since 2015—i6, and with higher—than—expected inflation at the moment, we're expecting another real term cut this year. a fresh analysis of what impact that's had on public health spending since 2015 shows where reductions have already been made. stop smoking services have been hardest hit, with budgets down by more than a0%. money for adult drug and alcohol services has been reduced by more than a quarter. and sexual health services saw funding fall by more than 20%. and in communities like gateshead, with areas of severe deprivation, talk of further budget cuts is a bleak prospect. it really concerns me, you know. i'm here to improve and protect the health and well—being of the population in gateshead, having some of the limitations around budgets is really concerning.

so if you take tobacco, for example. tobacco harm in gateshead costs about £62 million a year, about £9 million to the nhs. so if we were reducing some of those services that help us to tackle that issue, it doesn't make any sense. the department of health and social care says public health grants for next year will be announced in due course, but the worry is that double—digit inflation will mean vital services will be lost and the health of the poorest communities will suffer. dominic hughes, bbc news, gateshead. let's talk now to charlene mcgee who campaigns for improved health care. the obvious question to ask is, if the government decides that cuts are needed to balance the books when it announces its autumn statement next month, why should public—health be exempt from the restrictions that will face every other part of public

sector? i will face every other part of public sector? ~ , , sector? i think there is every incentive _ sector? i think there is every incentive to _ sector? i think there is every incentive to take _ sector? i think there is every | incentive to take preventative action in public health, in the interest of the economy. public health interventions have been shown to be really cost—effective, and investing in these and measures such as helping people to stop smoking there are really important to keep you healthy in the first place. also reducing future costs will bring benefits the economy and society into the future. i benefits the economy and society into the future.— into the future. i notice some fiuures, into the future. i notice some figures. you _ into the future. i notice some figures. you may _ into the future. i notice some figures, you may be - into the future. i notice some figures, you may be able - into the future. i notice some figures, you may be able to l into the future. i notice some i figures, you may be able to help into the future. i notice some - figures, you may be able to help me with these. for every additional year of good health somebody gets at a cost of about £3800 because of public health intervention that is estimated to be three to four times

lower than the money the nhs would have to spend on treating their ill health. how do we know that? i think there are lots — health. how do we know that? i think there are lots of _ health. how do we know that? i think there are lots of measures _ health. how do we know that? i think there are lots of measures that - health. how do we know that? i think there are lots of measures that we i there are lots of measures that we can use to assess where we can make the intervention, and then there are those kind of savings in terms of keeping people firstly economically active, i think that's a bit concerned that we had seen in terms of an increasing economic inactivity in the pandemic and certainly, in the long term, we see a trend towards greater health challenges in this country as well. this towards greater health challenges in this country as well.— this country as well. this is part of health funding _ this country as well. this is part of health funding which - this country as well. this is part of health funding which people | this country as well. this is part - of health funding which people might be surprised to learn go to local authorities rather than the nhs. it's like social care, isn't it,

local authorities have to make the books balance, and if there is a cut it will be made by local authorities? orare it will be made by local authorities? or are they required to spend a certain amount of money given by government on public health? i given by government on public health? ~ . ., , given by government on public health? ~ . . , , , . health? i think certainly the public health? i think certainly the public health funding _ health? i think certainly the public health funding comes _ health? i think certainly the public health funding comes from - health? i think certainly the public health funding comes from local i health funding comes from local authorities as the place that in terms of understanding the challenges to communities. appropriate yes. what we would certainly raise as a concern is that what we have seen in the past three years, allocation had been madejust for the financial year, and given that we conceive these are really significant real term reductions, the uncertainty makes it really

difficult for local authorities to effectively plan and implement services for the long—term, for the good of residents in the area. fascinating figures from your foundation, a real terms cut of 24% 41% in foundation, a real terms cut of 24% km in terms of tobacco and smoking services. in one local authority area blackpool, the cut has been about £40 in real person since 20152016. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you are news 5; at

breaching the ministerial code. was his home secretary right to resign last week for breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, the home secretary made an error ofjudgment but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances — it had been planned for halloween, now it'll be on november the 17th. public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets — amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there's a call to make childcare a political priority — with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.

we start for an incredible result for ireland at the men's t20 world cup. they beat england by 5 runs in a rain affected match — a major blow to their chances of reaching the knockout stages. it leaves england needing to beat australia, new zealand and sri lanka in their remaining games. joe lynskey reports. for irish cricketjust to be here was a breakthrough. a world cup match with england. gorgeous shot. with each six their hope grew. they went to 157 but when england came to bat they got into a tight spot. the captain, jos buttler out on his second ball, now one of the lowest ranked teams in the tournament. england's top buttons collapsed. at

67 to four but based on ireland 's school adidas rate england trailed. the rain meant defeat. we would have loved to have stayed on and hit a couple of sixes, if we could, but it got heavy and the game is lost at that point. we were a long way short of where we needed to be and ireland deserved to win. ,, . , needed to be and ireland deserved to win. ,, ., , , , , win. surreal. this is the best i have played — win. surreal. this is the best i have played in _ win. surreal. this is the best i have played in this _ win. surreal. this is the best i have played in this team - win. surreal. this is the best i have played in this team for. win. surreal. this is the best i have played in this team for a | have played in this team for a number— have played in this team for a number of years and we have never had a _ number of years and we have never had a result— number of years and we have never had a result like this. it number of years and we have never had a result like this.— had a result like this. it was the luck ireland _ had a result like this. it was the luck ireland needed _ had a result like this. it was the luck ireland needed for - had a result like this. it was the luck ireland needed for a - had a result like this. it was the luck ireland needed for a huge l had a result like this. it was the - luck ireland needed for a huge world cup scalp. they have never been so happy to get caught in the rain. more champions league tonight with spurs, liverpool and rangers all in action. liverpool can confirm their place in the last 16 if they avoid defeat away to ajax. the six—times champions have suffered from patchy form domestically this season but manager

jurgen klopp insists they will turn it around. very good performances on a consistent level don't fall off trees. you have to work for it and you have to go for it in the long term and it is what we are doing. we are working on trying to turn each screw and build without being nervous or thinking something is going against us. we know it is a difficult situation. it will be difficult tomorrow, here, away against ajax, but i think it makes sense to be optimistic. and that is what i am. a tough task for rangers this evening — they're off to napoli. the italian club are top of their domestic league, haven't lost in any matches across all competitions this season, and are on an ii—game winning streak. rangers have struggled in the tournament so far,

the foreign secretary, james cleverly, has said that lgbt football fans who attend the world cup in qatar should be willing to show some compromise. cleverly has been criticised for his comments to radio station lbc — after stating that anyone traveling to the tournament should be "respectful of the host nation", where same—sex activity is illegal. labour have called the remarks "tone—deaf". australia were pushed all the way but clinched a dramatic one—goal win in the first test against england's netballers. the roses were trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54—all. they play again on sunday morning. that's all the sport for now.

let's head over to westminster now with ben brown. thank you very much indeed. looking forward to that liverpool game tonight. you're watching bbc news with me ben brown. prime minister rishi sunak has, this afternoon, faced sir keir starmer across the dispatch box during prime minister's questions. his first prime minister's questions. the labour leader welcomed mr sunak, the first british asian pm, saying that it's a reminder that "britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams". but sir keir starmer accused mr sunak of doing "a grubby deal trading national security" in order to buy suella braverman's support in the tory leadership election. she was controversially reappointed as home secretary yesterday. despite a breach of the ministerial code only a few days ago which meant that she resigned under liz truss

and now she is back in the very same job. i'm nowjoined by former special advisor and political editor of talk radio, peter cardwell. good to have you with us. what do you make of this whole suella braverman affair? do you think rishi sunak has shot himself in the foot on that? ila sunak has shot himself in the foot on that? ., ., �* ~' sunak has shot himself in the foot on that? ., ., �* ~ , on that? no i don't. i think she resiuned on that? no i don't. i think she resigned on — on that? no i don't. i think she resigned on a _ on that? no i don't. i think she resigned on a technical- on that? no i don't. i think she resigned on a technical breach. on that? no i don't. i think she - resigned on a technical breach. the written ministerial statement was going to be published anyway. it was marked official sentences, this category of secrecy is not that secret at all really. these pinged around e—mails and what zaps all all of the time. sol around e—mails and what zaps all all of the time. so i think it was the slight change in which why she originally wanted to resign which was that she disagreed hugely with what liz truss and her government was doing. if you look at her resignation letter, the first half is about the breach, the second half

is about the breach, the second half is about the breach, the second half is about her government and i would agree that the second half is more significant than the first. you agree that the second half is more significant than the first.— significant than the first. you are sa inc significant than the first. you are sa in: it significant than the first. you are saying it was _ significant than the first. you are saying it was a — significant than the first. you are saying it was a technical - significant than the first. you are saying it was a technical breach, | saying it was a technical breach, she is saying is a technical infringement in her resignation letter last week. the civil servants are saying that if it was a civil servant who had put that out on a personal e—mail they would have been fired on the spot. the times reporting today that the cabinet secretary has been littered about the reappointment of suella braverman.— the reappointment of suella braverman. officials and civil servants couldn't _ braverman. officials and civil servants couldn't be - braverman. officials and civil servants couldn't be annoyed braverman. officials and civil i servants couldn't be annoyed by these things, essentially suella braverman resigned. she decided to do that. she was out of government for a very short period of time, a few days. then it was up to rishi sunak to decide what to do. with her views on immigration, the fact that she wants to sort out the chaos of the crisis on the immigration system in terms of legal immigration is something that she needs to do to

ensure that that side of the conservative party is represented in the party. he conservative party is represented in the -a . ., conservative party is represented in thea . ., , ,, conservative party is represented in the - . ., , the party. he said on the steps of downin: the party. he said on the steps of downing street _ the party. he said on the steps of downing street that _ the party. he said on the steps of downing street that he _ the party. he said on the steps of downing street that he wants - the party. he said on the steps ofj downing street that he wants this government to be about integrity and accountability. if he wants this government to look at least whiter than white why cast doubt on that by bringing back suella braverman? the labour charge is, as we heard earlier that rishi sunak did what labour are calling a grubby deal to get her into the sunak camp and helping win the leadership. i don't think any politician _ helping win the leadership. i don't think any politician can _ helping win the leadership. i don't think any politician can hold - helping win the leadership. i don't think any politician can hold any i think any politician can hold any prime minister under fire as to who he appoints into cabinet, that is his or her prerogative. i would be surprised if there was a deal. that would have absolutely helped him become prime minister but it would have been up to rishi sunak to do

what he wanted to do. i think him choosing suella braverman is much more about her role within the conservative party, the fact that he is trying to unite a divided party. looking at the back benches appear to be more united and it has been in the past year or so. i think that is the past year or so. i think that is the political calculation he has made. ,., ., the political calculation he has made. ., ., ~ ., the political calculation he has made. ., . ~ ., . the political calculation he has made. ., ., ~ . made. good to talk to you. we can also talk about _ made. good to talk to you. we can also talk about the _ made. good to talk to you. we can also talk about the delay _ made. good to talk to you. we can also talk about the delay in - made. good to talk to you. we can also talk about the delay in that i also talk about the delay in that economic statement we are expecting on monday. it is now in november the 17th it is going to be a full autumn economic statement and of course big decisions in the next couple of weeks then. maybe slightly delayed decisions but still big decisions about possible big spending cuts and possible tax rises. what do you think we will hear on november the 17th? it's

think we will hear on november the 17th? �* , ' . ., think we will hear on november the 17th? �*, ' . ., ~ ., 17th? it's difficult to know until it happens _ 17th? it's difficult to know until it happens what _ 17th? it's difficult to know until it happens what exactly - 17th? it's difficult to know until it happens what exactly is i 17th? it's difficult to know until| it happens what exactly is going 17th? it's difficult to know until i it happens what exactly is going to be there. it seems pretty inevitable that some tax rises and spending cuts any to be announced to get the public finances looking sustainable. the chancellor is indicated that he wants to see debt falling and various press reports put the gap at somewhere between 20 and £40 billion that need to be found in the medium term. that could come from tax rises but certainly lots of the rumours that the talk seems to be that the focuses more the spending side. what focuses more the spending side. what about thin . s focuses more the spending side. what about things like _ focuses more the spending side. what about things like the pension trip or lot, benefits rising, what do you expect the government to do on some of those key issues as well? it seems at the moment that everything is on the table. increasing pensions ljy is on the table. increasing pensions by a smaller amount than inflation, increasing benefits would also save that money. i think what is really important here is none of these

therefore i think it is right that therefore i think it is right that the statement has been delayed, albeit a couple of weeks, to allow those decisions to be considered more carefully. also a couple of weeks isn't long and i don't think weeks isn't long and i don't think we can expect to see the government set out where all of the cuts are going to come, indeed if it is spending cuts. particularly on departmental cuts, with the impacts of pandemic on public services. it means that most public services are really struggling. inflation is also running higher than previously expected which means that the budgets were announced at the spending review last year and are less generous than they were before. i think we should be a bit cautious and the government would be right not to lay out exactly how it plans to fill that fiscal hole on the 17th of november, even if it does need to lay out a broad planner where those cuts are coming. instead it needs to make sure that any cuts it does have are consistent with its broader

plans for a government which is the spending choices you make have a big impact on what you can achieve is a government. i do think we should expecting rishi sunak and jeremy hunt to hang out and identify all of the areas for cuts in two and a half weeks. , ., ,., weeks. the institute for government have released _ weeks. the institute for government have released a _ weeks. the institute for government have released a paper— weeks. the institute for government have released a paper about - have released a paper about austerity. of course, a lot of people are thinking that we are in a big economic hole at the moment, no doubt about that. are we returning to the story to years of george osborne?— to the story to years of george osborne? ~ . , , ., , , osborne? what the paper shows is that certainly _ osborne? what the paper shows is that certainly if _ osborne? what the paper shows is that certainly if you _ osborne? what the paper shows is that certainly if you are _ osborne? what the paper shows is that certainly if you are looking i that certainly if you are looking for the £40 billion worth of cuts, even £20 billion, you are talking about cuts in real terms less than inflation over the next couple of years. along the types of level that we saw in the 2010s. also that we should expect those cuts to be harder to find now than they were then. in the 2010s, that was after a

period of relatively generous budget increases. any cuts that could be found were found quite early on. and if we look at the way that those cuts were achieved in the 2010s, lots of that came from holding down public sector pay or reducing them. it is very unlikely that in the current environment they will be able to repeat that trick again. public sector is already struggling to recruit, recruit enough nurses or an adopters for a example. holding down pay is unlikely to be an answer to that. whereas in 2010, public sector pay was actually quite a pie and impaired to private sector. because private sector pay had fallen under the recession. now public sectors are getting less relative to private sectors and they have been in recent years. yes, there could be further cuts, if they are they are going to be difficult

to achieve. that is why we are arguing that the government needs to really take its time to decide, if it does want to implement these cuts, where it does want them to four to ensure that they meet their wider priorities.— wider priorities. they have got a bit of time _ wider priorities. they have got a bit of time to _ wider priorities. they have got a bit of time to go _ wider priorities. they have got a bit of time to go until _ wider priorities. they have got a j bit of time to go until november wider priorities. they have got a i bit of time to go until november the 17th. thank you very much for your analysis. that is me for an hour from westminster. back to sean. the online retailer has stopped taking orders as it is on the brink of collapse. they were failing to secure a buyer after rescue talks collapse and they were looking for other courses of funding. my business correspondence is with me in the studio. what is the background to this? it in the studio. what is the background to this? in the studio. what is the back round to this? ., , �* ., background to this? it wasn't long that may dot-com _ background to this? it wasn't long that may dot-com was _ background to this? it wasn't long that may dot-com was on - background to this? it wasn't long that may dot-com was on lining . background to this? it wasn't long i that may dot-com was on lining the that may dot—com was on lining the shopping boom was riding the boom.

people after big ticket items like furniture and sofas. but then they hit some really big problems. their business model is quite simply that they will source directly from manufacturers abroad affordable sofas and velvet chairs, for a computer savvy younger audience you didn't mind buying the stuff online. but now they have got caught up on these supply chain problems. and thatjust—in—time delivery model went up the spout. so they ended up having to delay deliveries, they ended up with too much stock and of course that tied up a lot of cash. and then of course, consumer sentiment does nosedive. consumers were really after buying big ticket items. 50 were really after buying big ticket items. ., , items. so the thought is deferring items. so the thought is deferring it until next _ items. so the thought is deferring it until next year _ items. so the thought is deferring it until next year or _ items. so the thought is deferring it until next year or beyond. i items. so the thought is deferring it until next year or beyond. who | it until next year or beyond. who

wants to buy _ it until next year or beyond. who wants to buy a — it until next year or beyond. who wants to buy a sofa _ it until next year or beyond. two wants to buy a sofa right now it until next year or beyond. lg“u;r> wants to buy a sofa right now when income is drying up, it is not an essential purchase. so then they had a string of profit warnings and in september they hoisted their for sale sign and yesterday they put out the statement saying that these rescue talks with potential buyers had basically terminated. it feels like the end of the road because they urgently need funding. of course it is such a reversal of fortunes because this business was listed on the stock exchange about six months ago valued at £675 million, the share price about £2 and now it is worth 50p a share. so and now it is worth 50p a share. so a dramatic reversal of fortunes really. it a dramatic reversal of fortunes reall . , , ., really. it will be interesting to see what comes _ really. it will be interesting to see what comes through i really. it will be interesting to see what comes through and l really. it will be interesting to | see what comes through and of really. it will be interesting to - see what comes through and of course the implications for businesses involved in the area of the economy. thank you very much, msm sent our business correspondence. reforming

of child care was part of liz truss's plan. you could say it was part of her political identity. now the early years alliance is urging her successor, the early years alliance is urging hersuccessor, rishi the early years alliance is urging her successor, rishi sunak to make the sector a top priority. they say childcare in england is underfunded and in the middle of a recruitment crisis. as our educational correspondent explains. at the sessions in manchester, a chance for toddlers to play and parents to have a catch up. it is notjust crying babies keeping them up at night but that eye watering cost of childcare. more than my wage for the day. before i have left the door i am out of pocket. every week i'm thinking what can i put down, how can i put down there some bills and is just endless stress i suppose now it really is. endless stress i suppose now it reall is. ., .,

endless stress i suppose now it reall is. . ., ., ., ., really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. _ really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she _ really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she was i really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she was a i make big changes. she was a geography teacher and is now a stay mum. thejoy of geography teacher and is now a stay mum. the joy of having geography teacher and is now a stay mum. thejoy of having a geography teacher and is now a stay mum. the joy of having a family has meant giving up a job that she loves. meant giving up a 'ob that she loves. ., , ., ., , loves. for us when we had one she was in three _ loves. for us when we had one she was in three days _ loves. for us when we had one she was in three days a _ loves. for us when we had one she was in three days a week— loves. for us when we had one she was in three days a week and i loves. for us when we had one she was in three days a week and that l was in three days a week and that was in three days a week and that was £700 and then the two it was 1400 a month. ijust didn't earn enough to cover that so i'll be going to work and losing money. so we have got our baby shakers. currently. _ we have got our baby shakers. currently, there is no funding for nursery places for children under the age of two across the uk. low—income families with two—year—olds are entitled to up to 15 hours per week. all three to four—year—olds can access up to 15 hours of childcare which increases to 34 working parents. scotland and northern ireland have different requirements. the government says it has invested £20 billion over the past years to support families and is working on reforms to increase the number of childminders and the

number of children that can be looked after in nurseries. this nursery in salford said there also needs to be a focus on pay for those working in early years. it is extremely _ working in early years. it is extremely frustrating i working in early years. it 3 extremely frustrating because we are losing high quality staff who are going off to work in the local supermarket because they get a better pay and yet really the lot of stuff in childcare, they are really passionate, they are keen to be here. we are educators and we are here. we are educators and we are here for the well—being of the children and their families. it is such a crucial role and it is so sad thatis such a crucial role and it is so sad that is not recognised up a profession.— that is not recognised up a profession. that is not recognised up a rofession. , ., , that is not recognised up a rofession. ,., , ~ profession. the government is keen to net profession. the government is keen to get people _ profession. the government is keen to get people back— profession. the government is keen to get people back into _ profession. the government is keen to get people back into work - profession. the government is keen to get people back into work to i profession. the government is keen to get people back into work to help boost economic growth. but with some of the highest childcare costs in europe, there is growing pressure to help parents who can't afford to work. nato's secretary general jens stoltenberg says the war in ukraine has reached a pivotal moment — with russia's president putin responding to failures on the battlefield with more aggression.

russian forces are reported to be digging in for extremely heavy battles in the strategic southern region of kherson — as the kremlin tries to defend the largest city under its control in ukraine. ukraine's defence minister says its counter offensive is proving more difficult than in the north east because of the weather and the nature of the terrain. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. the ukrainian defence minister said there is more difficult because of there is more difficult because of the rainy conditions in the area. they did not give details about the operation in the region, the ukrainian forces are advancing along the river and the main target here is the hit city of kurdistan which is the hit city of kurdistan which is one of the larger cities under russia occupation. the capital of one of the four regions that the president putin claims to have

annexed. an adviser to president zelensky said last night that there were no signs that russian troops were no signs that russian troops were preparing to leave the city. in fact, he said that russian troops were preparing the streets for defence and sending in more troops. the defence minister here also said there was a change in russian tactics after the appointment of the russian general as the commander of the russian forces here in ukraine. the minister said that russia was now openly fighting against civilians, notjust ukrainian civilians, not just ukrainian military civilians, notjust ukrainian military by attacking civilian infrastructure across the country. he said it was priority number one to strengthen the country's defence systems. finally, the minister also dismissed the allegations being made by russia that ukraine is ready to use a dirty bomb. he said, this was an attempt by moscow to reduce western support to ukraine and he described it as blackmail in a civilised world.

the clothing giant adidas has cut ties with the musician yay, formerly known as kanye west. it comes after the rapper posted anti—semitic comments to his twitter account. adidas says it does not tolerate "any sort of hate speech". our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. he had what every marketer dreams of — a larger than life personality, adoring fans and global stardom. a music industry extrovert and a maverick. money—spinning tie—ups with household names from the world of fashion were lucrative. but the commercial prowess of kanye west is imploding. after posting anti—semitic remarks, ye's has been banned from twitter, facebook and instagram. the luxury fashion house balenciaga dropped the rapper. gap is removing yeezy products from its stores, and the talent agency caa has stopped working with him. ye's relationship with adidas has

been fractious for some time. in a now deleted instagram post, he'd accused the german company of stealing his designs. and when he wore a white lives matter jacket at a paris fashion show earlier this month, the firm said it was going to review their relationship. now it's called time on their multi—year deal, saying, "adidas does not tolerate anti—semitism and any other sort of hate speech. "ye's comments and actions were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous. " the company said ending its multi—year partnership would have a short—term negative impact of up to $250 million on its net income this year. there's a feeling that adidas should have acted a lot quicker than it did, and now it's going to have to make amends with thejewish community and show them that it's sorry asa brand. there's been no response from ye to the move by adidas. but he's facing a huge

reputational and financial hit. forbes magazine says he's lost his status as a billionaire and is now worth only $400 million. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. time for a lock at the weather. i was getting blown around on the way into work. plenty of leaves on the ground. and yet mild? i know, i don't know myself what to wear in this weather. it is very mild out there and the conclusion is you won't be reaching for your coach anytime soon. yes, more rain on the way in more of a breeze too. the temperatures could peak at around 21 or 22 celsius as the stream of, call it warm air spreads northwards, right across the country. and reaches areasjust south of iceland in fact. it is this vortex, large area of low pressure

this side of the atlantic that is pushing notjust their northwards but weather systems embedded in this large area of low pressure. so the south—westerly winds through this evening, it is clear for south—westerly winds through this evening, it is clearfor a time and then towards the end of the night we see rain spreading into south—west parts of england and wales. very gusty winds, breezy as well very windy in fact. these are the morning temperatures on thursday, 14 in london, ten in liverpool around ten in hull, 11 in liverpool that is. and not far off that for the low lands of scotland. tomorrow starts off pretty cloudy, outbreaks of rain here and there they will be moving northwards pushed by that wind. but then the clouds break up across many parts of england and wales and give it a bit of sunshine. i wouldn't be surprised at those temperatures reached 21 or 22. 20 pretty certain, elsewhere across the country 16 to 18 celsius. the same pattern continues through thursday and into friday. again, we keep on getting

these weather systems from the south—west. this is friday morning, outbreaks of rain, where the system sweeps through and then this is the afternoon here and mild south—westerly breeze, occasional showers and sunny spells. if you are out on friday afternoon i think the weather is not looking bad at all. it is mildly warm in the south—east, 19 or 20 celsius, 15 or 16 further north. the average for this time of year is closer to around 14 or 15 in the south uk for the example. here is the jet stream, a big the south uk for the example. here is thejet stream, a big dip in the jet stream this weekend. low temperatures tend to nestle themselves within pattern and the weather is the same, very changeable. you can seejust weather is the same, very changeable. you can see just a weather is the same, very changeable. you can seejust a bit of a dip in thejet... jet changeable. you can seejust a bit of a dip in the jet... jet stream changeable. you can seejust a bit of a dip in thejet... jet stream as we head into next week. that's it. back to you.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown at westminster, where rishi sunak has faced his first prime minister's question time. he defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary — just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. was his home secretary right to resign last week, for a breach of security? he asked about the home secretary, she made an error ofjudgment. but she recognised that, she raised the matter, and she accepted her mistake. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances. planned for halloween, it will now be on 17 november. there is a good reason for the new prime minister to take a bit more time to make sure that he is happy

with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get public finances back into a