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 sustainable state. also this afternoon rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking reversing liz truss decision to ban it. please do be respectful of the host nation, they will try, they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson.

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 17 november. 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 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. 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 she was forced out for breaching ministerial rules. behind the smiles, there are serious problems to deal with. 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 mess. i say it shouldn't be working people, have been hammered time and again by this lot. —— who have been hammered. 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? 0ur 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. a really busy first full day for rishi sunak as prime minister in the commons for the pmqs. i gather he's now talking to tory backbenchers was yellow guest. the now talking to tory backbenchers was yellow guest-— yellow guest. the prime minister is meetin: yellow guest. the prime minister is meeting the _ yellow guest. the prime minister is meeting the 1922 _ yellow guest. the prime minister is meeting the 1922 committee, - yellow guest. the prime minister is meeting the 1922 committee, and l yellow guest. the prime minister is i meeting the 1922 committee, and one of the wood panel grooms in parliamentjust behind me there, i'm sure there will be the customary banging of tables as he enters to address that body of conservative mps properly for the first time as prime minister. and i'm sure he will be stressing to them the message that we've heard from him since he took office, and indeed before that during the very short leadership campaign such as it was, that now is

the time for the party to unite. it'll be interesting to see if there is any sort of hint of dissenting voices or probing questions from tory backbenchers, because their were 1—2 senior cabinet ministers at pmqs who were trying to catch sunak�*s i, so you wonder what was going through their mindset and what they were about to post to the prime minister. they didn't get a chance but perhaps they'll do so stop what he said yesterday that we are in a profound economic crisis. the economic statement that was due on monday has been put back. he economic statement that was due on monday has been put back.— economic statement that was due on monday has been put back. he and the chancellor have a _ monday has been put back. he and the chancellor have a couple _ monday has been put back. he and the chancellor have a couple weeks - monday has been put back. he and the chancellor have a couple weeks of- chancellor have a couple weeks of breathing space to make some key decisions on the economy.- decisions on the economy. they've made some _ decisions on the economy. they've made some actually _ decisions on the economy. they've made some actually crucial- made some actually crucial decisions. we've heard today that everything is on the table, the prime minister not ruling out changes to the so—called triple—lock policy on state pensions which sees

it lying in —— rise in line with pensions. will working age benefits rise in line with inflation or earnings? both politically controversial moves, were they to change other policies, they could save the public finance is a huge amount of money. so while the manifesto stands, he wants to deliver on the promise of what the conservatives promised in 2019, if they start asking about specifics, than they aren't quite so black—and—white in terms of the response. black-and-white in terms of the resonse. , ., . . black-and-white in terms of the response-_ black-and-white in terms of the resonse. , ., . ., ., ~ , response. jonathan, thank you very much, response. jonathan, thank you very much. our — response. jonathan, thank you very much, our political _ response. jonathan, thank you very much, our political correspondent. | i'm joined by dave penman, general secretary of the fda, the civil servant�*s union. i want to talk to you about this decision to put suella braverman backin decision to put suella braverman back in charge of the home office. it's a very controversial decision because she did use her personal

e—mail as home secretary to put out and disseminate government documents. that's why she was forced to resign last week, now she's back as home secretary. that was a decision criticised heavily by the labour party. what do you make of that decision to bring her back was yellow the prime minister said that he was going to govern with integrity. he was going to govern with inteuri . . , �*, ., he was going to govern with inteuri. �*, ., ., , integrity. clearly he's not made his first decision _ integrity. clearly he's not made his first decision around _ integrity. clearly he's not made his first decision around that _ integrity. clearly he's not made his first decision around that very - first decision around that very well. we understand that she resigned as minister over a week ago for sharing confidential documents outside the government via her own personal e—mail account. now if a civil servant had done that, they'd likely be sacked. but they would also face the security clearance being withdrawn, and i think it's unclear at this point, given the prime minister's answers today, what exactly has happened. we've got a

home secretary responsible for national security who may well be a national security who may well be a national security who may well be a national security risk.— national security risk. when she resi . ned, national security risk. when she resigned. she — national security risk. when she resigned, she said _ national security risk. when she resigned, she said it _ national security risk. when she resigned, she said it was - national security risk. when she resigned, she said it was a - resigned, she said it was a technical infringement — in other words, not a very big deal. technical infringement - in other words, not a very big deal. what's critical about _ words, not a very big deal. what's critical about this _ words, not a very big deal. what's critical about this is _ words, not a very big deal. what's critical about this is this _ words, not a very big deal. what's critical about this is this is - critical about this is this is not some accident, she was deliberately sharing information outside the government, and she was deliberately doing that from her personal e—mail. those things are not allowed for a reason. so we have cases where people have perhaps left papers in a public place by mistake, they've made a mistake and paid a high price for that. made a mistake and paid a high price forthat. but made a mistake and paid a high price for that. but we are dealing with is someone who deliberately dealt with confidential information in that way, and it seems quite clear that the prime minister is giving her a pass on this, and also he's indicated that if he does appoint an independent adviser, because member we still don't have one of them for the last four months, that he would not allow the ministerial adviser to

investigate this incident. so i think they're just trying to brush over it — but it'll be interesting to see what actually happens because it would be a huge impact on security clearance if you did anything like this is a public service —— as a public servant. anything like this is a public service -- as a public servant. when challenged — service -- as a public servant. when challenged by _ service -- as a public servant. when challenged by the _ service -- as a public servant. when challenged by the labour _ service —— as a public servant. when challenged by the labour leader, he said yes, she's made the mistake, but she's accepted she made the mistake, and she's accepted the punishment, if you like, having to stand down, but now he's giving her a second chance — in other words, move along, nothing to see here? exactly, no civil servant would get a second chance for doing something like this. going back to the point of national security, if you do something that affects your security clearance, that's not a professional judgment, you don't get to apologise your way out of that. and it'll be interesting to know what the judgment is about her security risk,

or rather the prime minister is just overwriting that. if a minister was routinely sharing confidential information outside of government through a private e—mail account, that would raise serious questions about national security and the prime minister has not answered that point today at pmqs._ point today at pmqs. dave, thanks ve much point today at pmqs. dave, thanks very much indeed. _ point today at pmqs. dave, thanks very much indeed. good _ point today at pmqs. dave, thanks very much indeed. good to - point today at pmqs. dave, thanks very much indeed. good to talk- point today at pmqs. dave, thanks very much indeed. good to talk to | very much indeed. good to talk to you, thanks for your time. i'm joined by labour mp lucy powell, shadow culture secretary. we heard what keir saying about the appointment of suella braverman, but appoint the question to you— the prime minister has said she accepted she made a mistake, so why are the labour party still going on about this? it’s mistake, so why are the labour party still going on about this?— still going on about this? it's not 'ust a still going on about this? it's not just a mistake, it's _ still going on about this? it's not just a mistake, it's like - still going on about this? it's not just a mistake, it's like liz- still going on about this? it's not just a mistake, it's like liz truss| just a mistake, it's like liz truss saying she made a mistake in taking the economy and all of us paid the price for it with higher mortgage

rates. this is notjust a sorry it was a mistake accident, this is a fundamental issue of national security. and that's why actually, liz truss, the previous prime minister, asked her to step down — because it was a breach of national security, you can't deliberately forward to your own private e—mail account, private and confidential government papers, and forward them on intentionally to other people to get their opinions of it. so i think there was a great deal of disquiet about this in the security services and within the government civil service, and it begs the bigger question about the new prime minister'sjudgment and question about the new prime minister's judgment and why he felt he needed to bring her back as home secretary. because i've spoken to a lot of conservative mps this week, as well, and i must say that quite a few of those, even from suella braverman's own side of the party, are not happy about her appointment

for these reasons, because it really does expose the whole government to these very serious judgment questions. these very serious 'udgment questionah these very serious 'udgment cuestions. ~ . .,~ these very serious 'udgment cuestions. . ., questions. what did you make of rishi sunak's _ questions. what did you make of rishi sunak's performance - questions. what did you make of rishi sunak's performance in - questions. what did you make of rishi sunak's performance in his| rishi sunak's performance in his first pmqs? a lot of observers said he seemed to be pretty confident, is he seemed to be pretty confident, is he perhaps a more formidable opponent for keir starmer in the commons?— opponent for keir starmer in the commons? , , , opponent for keir starmer in the commons? ,, , ., commons? look, the bar is pretty low after the short — commons? look, the bar is pretty low after the short period _ commons? look, the bar is pretty low after the short period of _ commons? look, the bar is pretty low after the short period of liz _ commons? look, the bar is pretty low after the short period of liz truss - after the short period of liz truss being prime minister. so i think anybody coming in could have done a betterjob this week at prime minister's questions then liz truss was able to do. but we say, bring it on. there are some big issues that the country faces, and we just don't see that the conservative government, after 12 years in office of which the last three years, rishi sunak was the chancellor of, that

they have got the big calls right about the economy and the big issues the country faces — yet under keir starmer�*s leadership, we are answering those big questions in coming forward with our own plans. so we will relish the next few months in having those arguments with this new government, and we want there to be a general election where we can really all let the public decide who they think is better to govern the country. in the meantime. — better to govern the country. in the meantime. the _ better to govern the country. in the meantime, the government - better to govern the country. in the meantime, the government have i better to govern the country. in the meantime, the government have some pretty big decisions to make on the economy. the prime minister was saying he has to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor. the economic statement we were expecting has been delayed until 17 november. is that delay sensible for the government to take more time over those very big economic decisions? i think what's really important is we don't forget, and we understand why we are where we are. and i don't think it's ok to just push these

things aside as a mistake the previous prime minister made. we have some fundamental big issues facing our economy, of which rishi sunak was as much of an author as anyone else. but also, because of those recent actions taken by liz truss and her government, we are facing a much bigger black hole in our economy and public finances then we were otherwise facing, and that's mainly because the cost of debt has gone up so much, which we feel individually in our mortgage rates. but for the government, they feel it in servicing the government debt costs, and those costs have gone up ljy costs, and those costs have gone up by billions of pounds a year, which is why we are now facing this big black hole in the economy. so yes, you need to take time to sort that out, but it's the government's own problem and making, and it's their black hole they now have to try and fill, and it will be everybody else who pays the price for that with

either higher tax rises or spending cuts, something our public services can ill afford the weather at this stage. can ill afford the weather at this state. . , ., can ill afford the weather at this state. , ., ., , . stage. lucy powell, thanks very much for bein: stage. lucy powell, thanks very much for being with — stage. lucy powell, thanks very much for being with us. _ let's talk about fracking, you may remember the conservative 2019 manifesto put a moratorium on fracking after opposition from parliament. i'm joined by caroline lucas, green mp for brighton pavilion. thanks for being with us, the prime minister announced this reversal to liz truss's position in answer to you at pmqs, you must be pleased? i'm pleased, this is the resurgence

of common sense. i think people up and down the country will be really delighted to hear that on this issue, at least, rishi sunak will stick to the moratorium that was in his manifesto. just stick to the moratorium that was in his manifesto.— his manifesto. just explained to eo - le his manifesto. just explained to people who _ his manifesto. just explained to people who aren't _ his manifesto. just explained to people who aren't very - his manifesto. just explained to - people who aren't very knowledgeable perhaps about what fracking is or why you are so strongly opposed to it, why you don't like it? fine why you are so strongly opposed to it, why you don't like it?— it, why you don't like it? one of the key things _ it, why you don't like it? one of the key things i _ it, why you don't like it? one of the key things i don't _ it, why you don't like it? one of the key things i don't like - it, why you don't like it? one of the key things i don't like about it, why you don't like it? one of. the key things i don't like about it is the climate and missions for which it is responsible. it is far more responsible for admissions than even ordinary gas because it emits methane in the process of getting that gas out of the ground. communities up and down the country are concerned because when you put pressurised water down under the ground, that can lead to earthquakes, and we've seen that in areas in the north where that happened. but crucially it will not get our bills down. there's simply not enough of it there to get our bills down, and it gets sold on international markets at international markets at international prices. even kwasi kwarteng, the tory mp who was at the time a ministerfor kwarteng, the tory mp who was at the time a minister for business and energy, himself set a few months ago

that this will do nothing for energy security because it will simply get sold on international markets, just because it's for act in the uk doesn't mean it'll get used in the uk. what the government should be doing is the obvious thing, which is insulating people's homes, getting that local authority led home installation programme, which is the fastest, most effective way of getting people's prices down. the art ument getting people's prices down. the argument from liz truss and her government was that it was part of british self—sufficiency and energy, a programme of potential self—sufficiency. we've seen that if we are dependent on russia for gas, that leaves us in a very vulnerable position. self—sufficiency was liz truss's argument, but you're saying that was pie—in—the—sky? i’m truss's argument, but you're saying that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying she needs to — that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying she needs to get _ that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying she needs to get her— that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying she needs to get her head _ that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying she needs to get her head around i that was pie-in-the-sky? i'm saying l she needs to get her head around how international gas markets work! and its the case that simple he because something is for act in the uk, it doesn't get used here, it gets sold on european markets. i agree with

those saying we need more self—sufficiency, but the way to do thatis self—sufficiency, but the way to do that is through a massive investment in green energy, renewable energy, and that home retrofit programme which will fix some of the coldest, leaky us, most multi housing stock in europe. that's what the government should be doing, that's what will help people right now. we've seen some abrupt terms from the various governments over the last few years, anti—fracking, pro fracking, back to anti—fracking with yellow it's important to know how much opposition there was from the tory backbenchers whenjacob rees—mogg announced the end of the moratorium in parliament a few weeks ago. it was a massive moratorium because we know the communities don't want it. he thought he would try and find a compromised way through that by saying it’ll try and find a compromised way through that by sayin- through that by saying it'll only ha en through that by saying it'll only happen if communities - through that by saying it'll only happen if communities actually through that by saying it'll only - happen if communities actually want it — we know that no communities do want to and he couldn't come up with a way they would be consulted in an independent way, rather than the government themselves consulting

them. the climate can't stand it, no one wants it, and it doesn't get our fuel bills down, so let's do the things that do. the fuel bills down, so let's do the things that do.— fuel bills down, so let's do the things that do. the chaos around that fracking _ things that do. the chaos around that fracking vote _ things that do. the chaos around that fracking vote helped - things that do. the chaos around that fracking vote helped bring . things that do. the chaos around - that fracking vote helped bring down liz truss? ~ , , , . liz truss? absolutely, perfect symmetry _ liz truss? absolutely, perfect symmetry here. _ liz truss? absolutely, perfect symmetry here. caroline - liz truss? absolutely, perfect i symmetry here. caroline lucas, thanks for— symmetry here. caroline lucas, thanks for being _ symmetry here. caroline lucas, thanks for being with _ symmetry here. caroline lucas, thanks for being with us. - symmetry here. caroline lucas, thanks for being with us. that's| symmetry here. caroline lucas, i thanks for being with us. that's it from me, a busy day for the prime minister, his first full day of premiership. back to you in the studio, jane. let's get more on that economic statement that's been delayed by the chancellorjeremy hunt. it was due on 31 october, that's next month, but now it won't happen until 17 november. it will now be a full autumn statement, and will lay out plans for getting the government's finances in order. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. soa so a delay first of all, what sort of reaction to that? because it had been eagerly awaited on monday. the

been eagerly awaited on monday. iie: markets been eagerly awaited on monday. the: markets have been eagerly awaited on monday. ti9: markets have been volatile been eagerly awaited on monday. ti9 markets have been volatile over the last few months. column is good, and we got home today, everything fairly flat. —— column is good. everyone at home is thinking, what's going on? and other delay? but the markets were expecting this, there was no surprise at all that rishi sunak will want to kick the tires of these policies, make sure he's happy with it all. so everything is pretty quiet, the state of the pound had a search against the dollar, stayed there, and the government borrowing costis there, and the government borrowing cost is stable as well. positive reaction that this will now be a full budget — it's gone from a mini economic plan to a full works release, and we'll probably get more detail on how our chancellor plans to bring back economic stability, how we get growth moving again slowly and steadily, having to bring down the government debt as well, and also he's promised to give people security over mortgages, jobs

and the cost of living. in short, he says he's promising a plan that stands the test of time. they don't want to be on picking this in a few weeks' time, and i think that we saw that, when taken hastily, that can impact our credibility in the markets. 50 impact our credibility in the markets. impact our credibility in the markets-— impact our credibility in the markets. :, :, ., markets. so if you weeks to go, what should we be — markets. so if you weeks to go, what should we be looking _ markets. so if you weeks to go, what should we be looking out _ markets. so if you weeks to go, what should we be looking out for - markets. so if you weeks to go, what| should we be looking out for between now and then? afleet should we be looking out for between now and then?— now and then? get your diary out, i've not now and then? get your diary out, we got key _ now and then? get your diary out, i've got key dates. _ now and then? get your diary out, i've got key dates. the _ now and then? get your diary out, i've got key dates. the first - i've got key dates. the first significant date will be with the bank of england. busy month ahead, november, on the 3rd of november, we get the decision on interest rates. widely expected they'll go up, 2.25% at the moment, the markets like the price he sings in so we are attracting a full percentage point rise to a 3.25%. chances are now that might be a bit less, we hope a new economic which improves a bit. on 16 november, the inflation figures, which have been creeping up, 10.1% at the moment, all signs are starting to get to that peak,

can fingers are crossed that might start to come down soon. then 17 november, this full autumn statement. a couple other reasons why the markets are feeling — firstly, jeremy hunt stays in the role as chancellor, no big surprises suggested over the horizon. he did speak with the governor of the bank of england, saying he's fully on board with it, andrew bailey, and they'll continue to work closely, that was one of the biggest criticisms of the previous ministration. the other big criticism now is the full office for budget response ability run through, a real stress test for the figures to that body. that's crucial to help us understand how it all adds up. absolutely, and those dates probably really are in your diary. thank you very much, mark ashdown. the dutch foreign ministry say it's launched an investigation into reports that china is operating at least two unofficial police

stations in the netherlands. a media investigation found evidence that beijing was using service centres for chinese citizens to try to silence dissidents. beijing denies the allegations. let's to to rotterdam and our correspondent anna holligan. on the surface of it, this is a bizarre story. what are the accusations here?- bizarre story. what are the accusations here? , , :, :, accusations here? this is one of the addresses which _ accusations here? this is one of the addresses which sparked _ accusations here? this is one of the addresses which sparked the - addresses which sparked the investigation. so according to investigations by a spanish ngo initially, chinese state is running secret undeclared police stations from here in russia down in russia and amsterdam. i've spoken to some of the neighbours, we are ten minutes walk away from the city centre, all the neighbours next door told me they didn't know who live here, they never saw anyone. in the last few minutes i've spoken to someone who said everyone inside this building is chinese but they

never communicate. we have to be very clear that there is no confirmation of this. i've run the bell, there are people inside, but it's a a—storey building and the winners are open. you can't see it, there's a chinese style ceramic vase in the window. the allegation as they are using this address to track down and intimidate chinese dissidents who have been granted asylum here in the netherlands. the report by the spanish ngo was picked up report by the spanish ngo was picked up by report by the spanish ngo was picked up by dutch media and the journalists spoke to one young man who said he had been targeted, they'd ask him to return home to think about his family. and based on those allegations, i spoke to the dutch foreign ministry earlier who said they were concerned and they were launching an investigation to investigate the nature of any covert activities that may or may not be taking place behind the store. it is extraordinary. _

taking place behind the store. it is extraordinary, so what more are the dutch authorities saying? are they saying much more about what they think is going on, what response they got to all this? where does this go now? the they got to all this? where does this go now?— this go now? the real concern here is about sovereignty _ this go now? the real concern here is about sovereignty and _ this go now? the real concern here is about sovereignty and the - is about sovereignty and the jurisdiction that the dutch state has. so what the foreign ministry told me is that there was no communication through the diplomatic channels that there was any kind of alternative policing taking place outside the official chinese embassy here in the netherlands, which is based in the hague. so they tell me thatis based in the hague. so they tell me that is illegal, it's a huge concern. but beyond that, we solve dutch we've also heard from the chinese foreign ministry today that these allegations of secret police units in the netherlands, more than 50 other countries according to the spanish ngo were untrue. they said that it would've been described as police stations overseas are actually service stations for for

chinese stations abroad, and they understand judicial sovereignty. the real fear here is that allegations suggest that chinese dissidents, refugees and others may not be as safe as they think they might be in these foreign countries, and that's why the dutch state and government is now conducting an investigation, and the foreign ministry also told me that police are offering protection to that one individual who has been speaking to dutch media about his experience, he says, of harassment and intimidation by chinese security forces. he says from police station based in rotterdam, according to the spanish ngo at this address. we are not exposing or giving the exact address because these are still allegations which are yet to be verified, but the dutch government is investigating.—

the dutch government is investigating. the dutch government is investiuuatin. :, ~' ~ ., the dutch government is investiuuatin. :, ~ ., investigating. thank you, anna. more to come in the _ investigating. thank you, anna. more to come in the next _ investigating. thank you, anna. more to come in the next half— investigating. thank you, anna. more to come in the next half hour. - now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. so mild out there, and it will turn even warmer over the next day or so. you can see a lot of clear weather in eastern and northern areas, early on thursday morning there can be some heavy rain across southwestern england and wales, and mild morning on thursday, 1a celsius in london, around nine celsius in the lowlands of scotland. through the morning it'll be overcast without bricks of rain moving northwards. the sun should break through the clouds across large parts of the country, and if it comes out for any across the southeast at 22 celsius. it looks as though friday will be every

bit as mild across the southern areas, further north with mid or high teens, and still remaining mild as we head into the weekend with rain at times. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister defends bringing back suella braverman as home secretary — just a week after she resigned over breaching the ministerial code. and the chancellor delays his statement on the government's finances. planned for halloween, it will now be on november the 17th. rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking in england, reversing liz truss's decision to lift it. the foreign secretary tells lgbt football fans attending the world cup in qatar

should show compromise. comments that have brought criticism. homosexuality is illegal in the gulf state. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson. time to catch up with the latest sports news with holly hamilton. the england cricket captainjos buttler has admitted his side were not good enough and lacked intensity in that shock defeat to ireland at the t20 world cup today after a surprisingly meek performance that brought 158, england, one of the tournament favourites, were hundred and 5—5 in the 15th over when rain arrived. with england behind the required rate, ireland secured a five run win on the duckworth—lewis method when

the match was called off soon after. england face a group match host australia on frida . host australia on friday. i against host australia on friday. i don't think we were consistent enough. we let them score both sides of the wicket. there are some favourable conditions for bowling and we had everything in ourfavour winning the toss and electing to and we had everything in ourfavour winn knowing d55 and electing to and we had everything in ourfavour winn knowing thered electing to and we had everything in ourfavour winn knowing there was cting to and we had everything in ourfavour winn knowing there was weather field knowing there was weather around and we didn't take advantage of that. the around and we didn't take advantage of that. ., , :, , ., of that. the champions league continues tonight _ of that. the champions league continues tonight with - of that. the champions league | continues tonight with rangers, liverpool and spurs all in action. tottenham host sporting, and they are currently a point clear at the top of group d and can create a four point gap between themselves and their opponents with a winter night. antonio conte says it shows the development of the club who were in the third tier of european competition at the europa conference league last season. we competition at the europa conference league last season.— league last season. we are talking about another _ league last season. we are talking about another competition. - league last season. we are talking about another competition. we - league last season. we are talking | about another competition. we have league last season. we are talking i about another competition. we have a great opportunity. in winning to go to the next round. and it would be a

really good achievement for us and for a club like tottenham that last season played in the conference league in november when we were in trouble. to league in november when we were in trouble. :, ,., :, .., league in november when we were in trouble. :, _, trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place _ trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in _ trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in the _ trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in the last _ trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in the last 16 - trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in the last 16 if- trouble. to liverpool can confirm their place in the last 16 if they i their place in the last 16 if they avoid defeat away to ajax. the six time champions have suffered patchy form domestically this season but managerjurgen klopp insists they will turn it around. i managerjurgen klopp insists they will turn it around.— will turn it around. i expect us to be double _ will turn it around. i expect us to be double play — will turn it around. i expect us to be double play better _ will turn it around. i expect us to l be double play better consistently, yes. am i ready to take the necessary steps to get there? yes. so it's not very good performances on a consistent level do not fall off the trees. you have to work for it and you have to go for it in the long term and that's what we are doing. we are working on trying to turn each screw and we will do that without being nervous or thinking something is going against us. we

know it's a difficult situation. also in liverpool's group are rangers, who are off to napoli tonight. the italian club are top of their domestic league. they haven't lost in any matches across all competitions this season and they are on an 11 game winning streak. rangers have struggled in the tournament so far losing all their group games and conceding 16 and scoring once. another big date in the diary for the lioness is at wembley. sarina wiegman's euro 2022 winners will take on copa america champions brazil in the very winners will take on copa america champioifinals. l in the very first“ 99 99 99 999 99 9 winners will take on copa america champioifinals. they ie very £19599 99 99 99 999 99 9 winners will take on copa america champioifinals. they willery is’5t 99 99 99 99 999 99 9 winners will take on copa america champioifinals. they will play 5t 99 99 99 99 99 9 99 9 winners will take on copa america champioifinals. they will play in 9999 99 99 99 99 9 99 9 women's finals. they will play in july. the foreign secretaryjames cleverly has said that lgbt football fans who attend the world cup in qatar should be willing to show some compromise. he has been criticised

for his comments to the radio station lbc after stating that anyone travelling 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 a point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54-54. ellie cardwell scored to level at 54—54. diamonds debutant donna well and managed to get one back to complete a perfect performance to help snatch victory. pie? plat; morning. will play again on sunday morning. that is all your support for now. there is a full round—up on sports day at 6:30pm. but it's goodbye from me. we will talk a little bit more about politics and the news that the

economic statement we were expecting on monday is now going to be a full autumn statement and we will hear it on november 17, when the government will lay out its plan for setting the country's finances in order. we have been talking to carl emmerson, deputy director of the iss, the institute for fiscal studies, and he said the government needs to come up with the planet will stick to. there was a strong _ with the planet will stick to. there was a strong case _ with the planet will stick to. there was a strong case for _ with the planet will stick to. there was a strong case for delaying. . with the planet will stick to. ti99 was a strong case for delaying. the reason is there are huge decisions to make. we know the economy is much weaker than in march when the last set of forecasts were produced and published. that's because of the russian invasion of ukraine and what has happened to gas prices. we know the outlook is weaker and also more uncertain. given the weakness in the economy, it looks likely that either further tax rises or further spending cuts will be needed to get debt falling over the medium term and it's important the government comes up with a plan that they can

agree with, that the prime minister is on board with, and that they will stick to. there is a good reason for the new prime minister take a bit more time to make sure he is happy with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get the public finances back into a sustainable state. the scale of the problem looks pretty big. it's a difficult situation for the chancellor. obviously he will not want to put up taxes. the tax burden in the uk is at a high level already by historical standards. but on the spending side, there are clear arguments why you don't want to cut working age benefits or state pensions and the finances for government services over the next three years look less generous than they did. you could imagine him going for a mix of the two and you could imagine him announcing measures to come into effect in a few years' time in the hope that actually we get lucky and the economy recovers more quickly and perhaps those spending cuts or tax

rises will not actually be needed. carl emmerson from the institute for fiscal studies. 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 northeast because of the weather and the nature of the terrain. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. the ukrainian defence minister said the ukrainian advance in kherson is being made more difficult because of the terrain in the region but also because of the rainy conditions in the area. oleksii reznikov did not give details about the operation in the region. the ukrainian forces are advancing along the dnipro river and the main target here is the city of kherson,

which is one of the largest ukrainian cities under russian occupation, and the capital of one of the four regions that president putin claims to have annexed. last night an adviser to president zelensky said there were no signs that russian troops were preparing to leave the city. in fact he said russian troops were preparing the streets for defence and sending in more troops. but the defence minister here also said there was a change in russian tactics after the appointment of the russian general sergey surovikin as the commander of the russian forces here in ukraine. the minister said russia was now openly fighting against civilians, notjust the ukrainian military, by attacking civilian infrastructure across the country. and he said it was priority number one to strengthen the country's defence systems. and 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. he described it as blackmail aimed at the civilised world. hugo bachega in kyiv. iranian security forces have opened fire on protesters in several cities during widespread protests exactly 40 during widespread protests exactly a0 days after the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini. there was a major demonstration in the capital, tehran, where protesters shouted death to the dictator. live ammunition was fired by police in tehran, as well as in other cities, including mahsa amini's home town. some people are known to have been injured but the internet has been cut off so few firm details are currently known. injust

cut off so few firm details are currently known. in just two weeks' time... in just two weeks americans will take to the polls in the us midterm elections, the first real electoral test of the democrat—held congress and white house. big issues like inflation, crime, and the dangers of election denial, loom large for voters — but a major factor impacting turnout and voter enthusiasm across both parties has been the supreme court ruling this summer overturning the constitutional right to abortion. 13 states have already outlawed abortion, and these upcoming elections will determine the future of abortion access in other states. our north america editor sarah smith reports from michigan. tim draeger often uses his private plane to fly cancer patients to hospital. now he's volunteering to transport pregnant women from states that have banned abortion to places where they can terminate a pregnancy. in michigan, abortion is legalfor now.

across the us, 13 states have severely restricted abortion, some with no exceptions for rape or incest. and it's become a major election issue. what does it say about america when people see what's been happening to abortion laws in some states? we are the country that espouses freedom. we say we have freedom of choice for a lot of things. here i have to use that same freedom to help women find the freedom that they deserve, that they had for 50 years. they should have that freedom everywhere, and that's what i hope we can push. at st mary's catholic church, politics have now made their way into the pews. here in michigan, there is a special proposition on the ballot asking voters if they want to guarantee abortion rights for women. and the priest is organising the opposition. it is one thing to kill a person, but to kill one's own child is another dimension of evil. for anti—abortion advocates,

as well as pro—choice campaigners, abortion is central to this election campaign. it's really not that difficult to see on at least a grey moral issue like this one, you know, what you need to do and how you should vote. we think the fundamental right is not abortion but life. the right to access an abortion was overturned by the supreme court injune and now the battle over what the law should be is being fought out state by individual state. why is it a right to kill your own child? abortion has to become unthinkable. people have to really realise what it actually is and i think people that are for abortion don't really understand. we've lost the wholej idea of life is sacred. that's a gift from god. abortion has always been one of the most divisive issues in america but this is the first time in almost 50 years that voters can have their say. in states like michigan, huge numbers of women have been registering to vote, vastly outpacing new male voters,

and that's because this year abortion rights are specifically on the ballot. as democrats organise their campaigns, they are focusing on reproductive rights. instead of the rising cost of living, they would much rather warn voters about strict abortion limits many republicans advocate. to go to a total ban that doesn't have any exceptions for rape or incest, that says if you are having a miscarriage you have to wait until you are deathly ill to get a procedure, that is not something we are going to allow here, because it rolls us so deeply backwards. anti—abortion activists have been campaigning for decades, and it's long been an issue republicans could use to rally their base. but now it could cost them votes. chanting: our bodies! our choice! _ the furious backlash to the removal of abortion rights is energising sarah smith, bbc news,

lansing, michigan. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister defends appointing suella braverman as home secretaryjust appointing suella braverman as home secretary just days after she resigned from the post for breaching the ministerial code. the government's much anticipated fiscal on tax and spending is to be plan on tax and spending is to be delayed. it will now place on delayed. it will now take place on november 17. delayed. it will now take place on november17. rishi delayed. it will now take place on november 17. rishi sunak has reintroduced a ban on fracking in england. the decision reverses liz truss's move to lift it. 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 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. 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. global greenhouse gas emissions are way off target to avert the worse effects of climate change. that's the conclusion of a new un report released today, which says carbon emissions are set to increase by 10.6% by 2030. that's far off the a3% decrease that could help rein in global warming. the bbc�*s climate editor justin rowlatt has been sitting down with un chief antonio guterres and putting questions to him

from the bbc�*s global audience in a special programme. here's some of those questions. on that subject of accountability and also of the attitude of governments to climate change, a couple of questions we got from twitter. from berlin, and a similar question from another viewer, who say, do governments understand the gravity of the situation? the point you're making, we have to turn this around within two or three years and do they understand that and get it? not all governments understand it. it's notjust a question for government, it's a question for everybody. it must be understood by heads of companies, especially those that contribute to climate change. it must be understood by those who contribute to cities. more than 70% of global emissions are made by cities. it must be understood by each one of us. we all have a footprint in relation to climate change and it depends a lot on the attitude of citizens what

governments will do. so to mobilise public opinion, to mobilise civil society and to make public opinion ask governments to do things and act accordingly is very important for governments to assume the absolute need to bring back climate action to an absolute priority government action everywhere in the world. let us no action everywhere in the world. let us go now to a question from a farmer in pakistan. translation: every fifth or sixth year our homes and families get washed away because of flooding. there is no place to live _ of flooding. there is no place to live. where do we go? either crops face water— live. where do we go? either crops face water shortage or there comes so much _ face water shortage or there comes so much water that it in and dates everything — so much water that it in and dates everything. there are no facilities, no slipporl, — everything. there are no facilities, no support, where is the world and what _ no support, where is the world and what is _ no support, where is the world and what is it— no support, where is the world and what is it doing for us? we can do anything. — what is it doing for us? we can do anything, be it agriculture or anything _ anything, be it agriculture or anything to stop either there is drought— anything to stop either there is drought or flood. that

anything to stop either there is drought or flood.— anything to stop either there is drought or flood. that was from pakistan. you _ drought or flood. that was from pakistan. you have _ drought or flood. that was from pakistan. you have raised - drought or flood. that was from pakistan. you have raised this l pakistan. you have raised this question already, who pays for the loss of damage climate change causes and it looks set to be one of the keyissues and it looks set to be one of the key issues at the conference in egypt. the focus in the past has been on cutting emissions and preparing for climate change. we have seen this year the terrible impact of climate driven weather and they have become even more damaging. lots of developing nations are going to egypt demanding the world also helps them recover from the effects of climate change. let me ask you this. developed nations say they will not sign up to in effect an open cheque book that could run to trillions of dollars and the developed world has a point there. we are not talking about a check of trillions of dollars, let's be clear. :. �* . trillions of dollars, let's be clear. . �* , ., clear. that's the ultimate liability- _ clear. that's the ultimate liability. let's _ clear. that's the ultimate liability. let's be - clear. that's the ultimate liability. let's be clear, . clear. that's the ultimate i liability. let's be clear, what we want first of— liability. let's be clear, what we want first of all _ liability. let's be clear, what we want first of all this _ liability. let's be clear, what we want first of all this to - liability. let's be clear, what we want first of all this to have i liability. let's be clear, what we want first of all this to have for| want first of all this to have for the first time a serious discussion of the loss and damage and recognition there is loss and damage. go to pakistan and see it.

second, the fact that loss and damage exists creates in my opinion a responsibility to start effectively responding to it and supporting the countries that are supporting the countries that are supporting more. this can be done gradually. it doesn't necessarily need to be done immediately for everyone everywhere. but that needs to start, and to start i think it's not enough to have a road map with promises for the future. it would be good to create an institutional mechanism to start effectively to address loss and damage. some countries have already offered to do so, to be part of it. i encourage all other developed countries to understand that to have a positive attitude on loss and damage in cairo, in sharm el—sheikh, is one essential element of rebuilding trust. and without rebuilding trust we will not be able to fight climate change together.— change together. trust is a huge theme in egypt- _ change together. trust is a huge theme in egypt- i _ change together. trust is a huge theme in egypt. i spoke - change together. trust is a huge theme in egypt. i spoke to i change together. trust is a huge theme in egypt. i spoke to john | theme in egypt. i spoke tojohn kerry last week and he said as far as the us is concerned they are

happy to have a formal discussion about loss and damage. the europeans have indicated much the same. you are unlikely to get near a resolution of the issue. you said it was the litmus test for the conference. if that is your measure of success then you are setting yourself up for failure in egypt. first of all, we need to tell the truth. the problem of the way politicians discuss things is to omit the truth in order to get what they believe is to the interests of their country. we need to tell the truth. and the truth is the impact of climate change on a number of countries in the world, especially on hot spots, is already devastating. those countries need support. support will have to be provided. if not, i mean, life will be a total disaster. so let's organise it in a way. as i said, it

needs to be gradual. i'm not asking for it immediately. it needs to be gradual. but we need to not only assume that the problem exists and to have a road map to address it, but we need to create a mechanism, an institution, whatever, to start delivering in relation to loss and damage. because as i said, we have now an east—west divide that was exacerbated by the war in ukraine and it is one of the main obstacles to truly address climate change seriously. but we also have a north—south divide and this north—south divide and this north—south divide and this north—south divide needs to be bridged. and to bridge it developed countries must understand it is very important to do what they committed to do in paris. to invest seriously in adaptation, at least offer climate finance, and to take seriously the need to move in loss and damage. lii! seriously the need to move in loss and damage. un secretary-general antonio guterres. _

and damage. un secretary-general antonio guterres. the _ and damage. un secretary-general antonio guterres. the bb _ and damage. un secretary-general. antonio guterres. the bb understand —— the antonio guterres. the bb understand -- the bbc antonio guterres. the bb understand —— the bbc understands that ford will discontinue production of the fiesta next year. since the 1970s more than 20 million have been sold worldwide but its popularity has dwindled in recent years. apparently ford has refused to comment. nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. the movie 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. the vehicle can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions and apparently comes complete with a toilet. i'm glad we filmed the toilet as well, just in case you weren't sure what one looks like or something. but proof, i suppose, because we all wonder about astronauts. moving on, let's take a look at the weather prospects with

tomasz schafernaker. 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 breaking records. temperatures may reach 22 degrees in this south—east from the airstream coming in from the southern climes. i think the record at least towards the end of october is around 2a 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 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. 1a, the 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 the 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.

at six — rishi sunak's first full day as prime minister as yet more of liz truss' plans are ditched. at his first prime minister's questions he told mps the ban on fracking is back — and he defended his reappointment of suella braverman as home secretary. the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. he's so weak, he's done a grubby deal, trading national— security, because he was scared i to lose another leadership election. the chancellor's long awaited economic plans have also been delayed until 17th november. also on the programme... if climate change is not

prioritised, we are all doomed, that