measurable missions, clear missions. measurable missions, missions that embraced the challenge of clear accountability, set a focused direction and bring the whole country together to move us forward. so our economic mission, our goal on growth, the target we will put in the next labour manifesto is this. in the next parliament, britain will have the highest sustained growth in the g7. it is ambitious, i know that, and i don't make any apologies for that. the highest sustained growth in the g7 should draw a sharp intake of breath. and i am aware of the difficulties. we have to navigate our way through revolutions in technology, and energy and medicine and within ageing society. climate

change is a recipe for global instability, the shape of power in the world is changing. there is a war on our continent. and because of all of this, we must square up to eight new economic era where the old assumptions on labour and energy and trade under goods no longer apply. no doubt about it. the way i see it, there are also opportunities to be seized. new markets to open up. a more prosperous future that can be one. take net zero and the green industries of tomorrow. a new global market of up to £1 trillion. but of course, a competitive market, where countries all around the world, not just in the us, are setting a new

template. —— for green growth, and we have to be on the pitch. this is the biggest opportunity to make our country work for working people that we have had in decades. and it is no good carping from the sidelines, holding onto an outdated economic logic as the rest of the world eats our lunch. some nation is going to design medicines personalised to match our unique dna. why not this one? some nation will create the next generation of quantum computers. why not has? some nation will lead the world in offshore wind, why not britain? i will tell you one reason why not. our planning system. i have met people running the national grid recently. do you know what they said to me? they said, if we want to get anywhere near our goals on net zero, we need to build more infrastructure in the

next seven years than we have in the last 30. let that sink in. and yes, what is the average time it takes to build an offshore wind farm? 13 years. an entire tory government. and now house—building crashing to a record low, onshore wind, just two turbines built last year, critical infrastructure like hs2, built more slowly and expensively because of the red tape. and the net result, an economy stuck in second gear, a doom loop of low growth and low productivity and high taxes, a generation and its hopes, an entire future lost. by those who more often

than not enjoy the secure homes and jobs they are denying to others. the evidence couldn't be clearer. there are 38 countries in the 0ecd and we are 38 countries in the 0ecd and we are the second worst when it comes to the effectiveness of our planning system. some people call our problem is the productivity puzzle. we know the problems. we havejust got to show a bit more bottle to fix them. i listened to the prime minister at the dispatch box recently, burying his head in the sand, playing to the tory gallery. that is not serious. you can't be serious about raising productivity, about improving the supply—side capacity of our economy, about arresting our economic decline, without a plan for wind farms, the laboratories and

warehouses and homes of this country so desperately needs. that doesn't work for britain, it doesn't work for business, it doesn't work for growth. and i won't accept it. because there is nothing that wreaks more of decline than the idea that this country no longer knows how to build things, so mark my words, we will take on planning reform, we will take on planning reform, we will bring back local housing targets, we will streamline the process for national infrastructure projects and commercial development and we will remove the vtol used by big landowners to stop shovels hitting the ground. tough choices but the right choices. choices we make with her eyes wide open. we choose the builders, not the blockers, the future, not the past. renewal not decline. we choose

growth. and there is a bigger lesson here. in this new and more volatile era, businesses need a government thatis era, businesses need a government that is not involved. there is no business in a stand aside state. that will not deliver the security uncertainty, manage the tide of change that is coming. it is simple, every business in this room has a strategy for growth, the nation needs one as well. that is not a return to the mistakes of the past, we have got to get over that hangover. every one of our competitors industrial policy is the bread and butter of responsible economic management. what the state does, not how big it is. how it can support businesses of all sizes to innovate and grow, can bring in the creative brilliance of our

scientists and universities, can work with trade unions and bring it all together to unleash the potential of our strengths, our cutting edge technology centre, our superpowered services, life sciences that save lives. it is a shared undertaking that is not state—controlled or pure free market, but a genuine partnership, sleeves rolled up and working in the national interests. this is fundamental to my politics. i believe in the power of dynamic government but i also believe in the brilliance of british businesses, and i have changed my labour party to reflect that. we are notjust a pro—business party, we are a party thatis pro—business party, we are a party that is proud of being pro—business, that is proud of being pro—business, that reflects the contributions profit makes to jobs and growth,

gets that working people want success as well as support, understands that robust private sector growth is the only way we pay our way in the world. but look, i have also got to be clear, we hold our hand out in partnership but we do it with an uncompromising purpose, a purpose that shapes everything we want to achieve in government, all five of our national missions. that is to change this country so it once again respects, serves and delivers for working people. we are going to tip the scales away from the vested interests that have held their business and economy back for too long, the blockers in the stifler is, those who are comfortable with tory stagnation and failure. and they will not give up without a fight. that is not how change happens. but these past 13 years,

what working people have been through, what business people have been through. record numbers of small businesses going other. —— going under. and every one of them a personal tragedy, and ambition and a dream and an investment any better future. all this, it has to be a turning point. britain needs a new business model and changing a business model and changing a business model and changing a business model is hard, you know that. it requires ambition, purpose, determination... labour leader sir keir starmer speaking at the british chambers of commerce annual conference saying that the shape of power in the world is changing and britain must square up to a new economic either.— britain must square up to a new economic either. making the case

that the planning _ economic either. making the case that the planning system - economic either. making the case that the planning system must. economic either. making the case that the planning system must be changed, keir starmer speaking and let you take you back now to our core coverage, you're watching bbc news. drivers on the road, pedestrians and to new york police department officers. while being... it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety, dissemination of these images and the ways in which it was obtained encourages a highly dangerous practice, dangerous to all involved. i should say that some of the background to this is that they were at a gala in new york last night and it appears this incident happened after that gala had finished in new york, saying that this relentless pursuit lasted two hours. my understanding on that front is that they were staying at a friend's house and not in a hotel

and they didn't want the paparazzi to know where they were staying which is why they didn't go directly back to where they were staying which perhaps explains why this alleged chase lasted for over two hours. my understanding is that when they talk about a near catastrophic car chase, they are suggesting that it could have been fatal, that traffic violations included driving on the pavements, that there was running of red lights, reversing down a one—way street, driving while on the phone, driving while photographing and illegally blocking a moving vehicle. my understanding also is that in the videos were confronted by uniformed police multiple times but they sped off to continue this pursuit. there was footage taken from security along with other evidence to support this

timeline and circumstances, so the suggestion being that while we have no pictures of this pursuit at the moment, that there are pictures out there. so it will be interesting to see whether those pictures do actually come to light. hence that last line you brought us about the nature of the pictures and what perhaps will be done with them. in terms of what has gone on here, as we learn more about the detail and you just talked about how some of these paparazzi behaved, what we know as fact because there have been so many interviews and references from friends harry —— prince harry. he has condemned these practices again and again from the paparazzi. you're absolutely right, this has been a concern of his for many years of course spamming back to his mother and her dealings with the paparazzi. we saw lots of images of

horror being chased by the paparazzi and as you say this is something prince harry has brought up again and again and again in various court stories that have been going on, in statements that he has released, both while as a working member of the royalfamily and both while as a working member of the royal family and subsequently. this is an issue he has been very concerned about. he has mainly focused up until now on the conduct of paparazzi in britain. to my knowledge, i am of paparazzi in britain. to my knowledge, iam not of paparazzi in britain. to my knowledge, i am not aware that this has been a huge issue for them in the united states so far but certainly this incident last night appears to have been significant on that front. like i say, this statement, worth reiterating that top line, last night the duke and duchess of sussex were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive

paparazzi. i should reiterate that when i spoke to their people, the first thing they said was to make sure everybody knew they were 0k. sure everybody knew they were ok. stay there, i will come back to you moment or two but let's head straight to washington because as sarah was telling us, as we have been learning, this incident happening in new york on tuesday and as more details emerge in the states, have we heard anything first of all from the new york police themselves? 50 of all from the new york police themselves?— of all from the new york police themselves? ., ., ., ., themselves? so far all we have got from them is _ themselves? so far all we have got from them is that _ themselves? so far all we have got from them is that they _ themselves? so far all we have got from them is that they have - themselves? so far all we have got from them is that they have not. from them is that they have not immediately commented on the incident but we are waiting to see if they give us details later on. it is worth emphasising this has come from prince harry's spokesperson alone and so we are still waiting to verify exactly what happened from other places. it is worth mentioning this was the first public appearance by the duke and duchess of sussex

since the coronation. they were both in new york last night for this awards event, the 2023 women of vision awards, meghan there to pick up vision awards, meghan there to pick up an award for what they described as global advocacy for women and girls. i know you have read the statement butjust girls. i know you have read the statement but just to girls. i know you have read the statement butjust to reiterate it, the duke and duchess of sussex and meghan's mother were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. we also learn from the statement that this pursuit lasted for about two hours resulting in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and to nypd officers. we have put in calls to the new york police department but so far they haven't immediately confirmed what happened. haven't immediately confirmed what ha - ened. . haven't immediately confirmed what hauened. . ., , haven't immediately confirmed what hauened. . . , happened. prince harry was back here for the coronation _ happened. prince harry was back here for the coronation only _ happened. prince harry was back here for the coronation only recently - happened. prince harry was back here for the coronation only recently and i for the coronation only recently and was also back for the court case, the hacking court case that is going

on, so he has only recently returned to the united states. he on, so he has only recently returned to the united states.— to the united states. he has and as ou are to the united states. he has and as you are talking _ to the united states. he has and as you are talking about _ to the united states. he has and as you are talking about before - to the united states. he has and as you are talking about before prince | you are talking about before prince harry has been very open especially since moving to ds about his hatred of the paparazzi. he did a bbc documentary in which he called them a pack of dogs because he blames them for what happened to his mother, princess diana. it is something obviously that this is a huge issue for the couple. they stepped down and, as we remember, in 2020, partly because of what they described as media harassment and so they find themselves in this situation and it is important to emphasise again that we are still trying to verify a lot of the details. just to read something else in the statement they say that while being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety. dissemination of these images given the way they were obtained encourages a highly

obtrusive practice dangerous to all involved. there are pictures circulating on social media but we are yet to verify them. we circulating on social media but we are yet to verify them.— are yet to verify them. we are lookin: are yet to verify them. we are looking at _ are yet to verify them. we are looking at a — are yet to verify them. we are looking at a picture _ are yet to verify them. we are looking at a picture from - are yet to verify them. we are looking at a picture from lastl are yet to verify them. we are - looking at a picture from last night of the royal couple, and as those details from the prince's statement and his spokesperson we are all assessing, in terms of the early detail of this, clearly this is an incident that happened after this eventin incident that happened after this event in new york. we know that from what the prince has said previously about security, a lot of security concerns about when he returns to the uk, but when he is in the states, does he have a team of security around him?— states, does he have a team of security around him? they do have a lot of security. _ security around him? they do have a lot of security, privately _ security around him? they do have a lot of security, privately paid - security around him? they do have a lot of security, privately paid for - lot of security, privately paid for we understand. in terms of exactly what the security detail was last night we don't know. there are lots of videos and images of them arriving at the event and they were surrounded, with a lot of paparazzi but they had security with them. in

terms of travel from the event to wherever they were going, the location was secret, of course. we just don't know what kind of security they had. what was interesting in terms of their statement, they say the pursuit went on for two hours. it is really difficult to piece it all together at the moment given that is only their statement, at the moment given that is only theirstatement, prince at the moment given that is only their statement, prince harry's statement, that we have got so far. but once we do get more details, and just to reemphasise we have put in calls with the new york police department and we should be able to get a bigger picture of exactly what happened last night in new york. i will bring sarah campbell back in, who continues to look at this and talk to her contacts, our royal correspondent sarah campbell. in terms of the detail, it is coming from prince harry's team, and we are

getting bits of it, adding to the initial statement, getting bits of it, adding to the initialstatement, but getting bits of it, adding to the initial statement, but do we know some of the basics? do we know the numbers of paparazzi he is talking about here? do we know if they were in cars or bikes, any of the basic detail? mn; in cars or bikes, any of the basic detail? ~ , , ., , in cars or bikes, any of the basic detail? g , . , ., detail? my understanding is that the chase they are _ detail? my understanding is that the chase they are talking _ detail? my understanding is that the chase they are talking about - chase they are talking about involved half a dozen blacked out vehicles with unidentified people, this was according to, our understanding of what went on. unidentified people driving recklessly and endangering the convoy and everyone around them. so those details again, my understanding, traffic violation, so the kind of chase we are talking about, driving on the pavement, running red lights, reversing down a one—way street, driving while on the phone, illegally blocking a moving vehicle. but we have to understand,

we are trying to independently verify whether this marries up with what the new york police department are saying as well because the only information we have at the moment is coming from the spokespeople for the duke and duchess of sussex. as you rightly say it would appear that this happened after this awards ceremony. the duchess of sussex was presented with an award last night, they are with her mother, and then they are with her mother, and then the three of them appear to have been then a car on their way back. this to our police chase and my understanding is that because of the place they were saying they didn't want to immediately go home knowing they were being followed by this group of paparazzi because they didn't want to identify the place they were staying or the person they were staying with which is why it appears this long and convoluted to our chase appears to have happened. like i say, we are waiting to independently verify the details from the new york police department.

clearly they were involved, it would appear, according to the duke and duchess of sussex's spokespeople is one would imagine they would have a view on this as well. i one would imagine they would have a view on this as well.— view on this as well. i understand all the caveats _ view on this as well. i understand all the caveats and _ view on this as well. i understand all the caveats and all— view on this as well. i understand all the caveats and all those - view on this as well. i understand all the caveats and all those calls| all the caveats and all those calls are going in in terms of a variety of our team is here and the teams we have in the united states, more detail from the authorities to add to the details that have been made public from the prince's team, but on the face of it, when you look at what is described, this is alarming because this is what in part he left the uk to avoid and here it is, happening to him again in the us now. you are absolutely right. if you remember the netflix documentaries before christmas which put forward their perspective on why they left, and absolutely, i think when you listen to prince harry speaking again and again, the

paparazzi and the relentless pursuit ljy paparazzi and the relentless pursuit by the paparazzi is always brought up, but that was in the context of living in the uk. the reason they moved to the us part labels because they wanted to escape that and they have been that they are now since 2020, been there three years. i am not aware of any incident, certainly on this scale were that we have been informed about, but as you say, it would appear the issues he left the uk for have followed them across the atlantic. �* ., . ., , uk for have followed them across the atlantic. �* ., _, , , uk for have followed them across the atlantic. �* ., , , ., atlantic. and of course 'ust for an one atlantic. and of course 'ust for enoney not i atlantic. and of course 'ust for anyone not particularly_ atlantic. and of course just for| anyone not particularly familiar with all of the movements geographically, normally the couple are in california. this was an incident that happened in new york so you had the added complication of the as the prince and his wife and the as the prince and his wife and the team move around, security have to follow. ., ., ., , , to follow. you are absolutely right. the live to follow. you are absolutely right. they live in —

to follow. you are absolutely right. they live in montecito, _ to follow. you are absolutely right. they live in montecito, an - to follow. you are absolutely right. they live in montecito, an area - to follow. you are absolutely right. they live in montecito, an area of i they live in montecito, an area of california, but what in new york for this awards ceremony on tuesday night so that was why they were in new york city, not staying in a hotel but at a private residence, and so as you say, they do have their own security detail. presumably that security detail would have been with them last night, but as we are finding out, it appears from their perspective it resulted in a near catastrophic car chase. 0ur resulted in a near catastrophic car chase. our understanding that it involved half a dozen blacked out vehicles with unidentified people driving recklessly and endangering people's lives. as we say, this is according to the duke and duchess's spokespeople and we are waiting for independent verification. i spokespeople and we are waiting for independent verification.— independent verification. i thought it was interesting _ independent verification. i thought it was interesting the _ independent verification. i thought it was interesting the line - independent verification. i thought it was interesting the line you - it was interesting the line you brought us earlier from the conversations you are having, and i will leave that out again, dissemination of these images given the way they were obtained

encourages a highly obtrusive practice that is dangerous to all involved, because quite clearly when you did that, there is obviously concern and there are pictures out there, but clearly they want to try to ensure that those are not published anywhere, paid for and published. published anywhere, paid for and ublished. ~ , , ., ~ published. absolutely, and i think that will be _ published. absolutely, and i think that will be very _ published. absolutely, and i think that will be very much _ published. absolutely, and i think that will be very much a _ published. absolutely, and i think that will be very much a reason i published. absolutely, and i think| that will be very much a reason for them putting the statement out, is to make sure that any media companies and newspaper companies which are hoping to buy those pictures exactly the background to them and how they were obtained, and as we have been saying, since the story came out, this is a very long running battle that prince harry has had, his fight against the paparazzi, and it would appear that there has been another incident which certainly they consider to be extremely serious which occurred in new york last night. we extremely serious which occurred in new york last night.— extremely serious which occurred in new york last night. we all use that hrase new york last night. we all use that phrase paparazzi _ new york last night. we all use that phrase paparazzi as _ new york last night. we all use that phrase paparazzi as shorthand - new york last night. we all use that phrase paparazzi as shorthand but i phrase paparazzi as shorthand but both sides of the pond, where are we

when it comes to the press and the use of photographs from that group of people? 50 i use of photographs from that group of --eole? , ., ., of people? so i 'ust want to point out that i of people? so i 'ust want to point out that l think — of people? so i just want to point out that i think one _ of people? so i just want to point out that i think one of _ of people? so i just want to point out that i think one of the - of people? so i just want to point out that i think one of the other | out that i think one of the other points is that they were at a public event, at this gala event, and my understanding is that there were sort of fixed points at the entrance and the exit to that event, so they would argue that it wasn't that they were trying not to be photographed at all, there were plenty of legitimate opportunities for members of the press to take photographs of them, which they would have been able to do on the way i'm in the way out and i have seen pictures that were clearly ta ken out and i have seen pictures that were clearly taken on the way n and the way out, but clearly what the duke and the duchess are hugely objecting to, and if these details are true then you can certainly understand why, they are objecting and saying why on earth would you need to pursuers for two hours to get more pictures when you have had

the picture. we were at the public event, but clearly something else has gone on beyond that. in event, but clearly something else has gone on beyond that. in terms of where they do _ has gone on beyond that. in terms of where they do though _ has gone on beyond that. in terms of where they do though it _ has gone on beyond that. in terms of where they do though it might - has gone on beyond that. in terms of where they do though it might go, i where they do though it might go, they have released this statement and are giving details and are clearly concerned, but apart from that, do they have any sort of recourse?— recourse? that is probably a question _ recourse? that is probably a question to _ recourse? that is probably a question to ask— recourse? that is probably a question to ask the - recourse? that is probably a question to ask the police i question to ask the police department. if these traffic violations that are being reported, if these happened, if there is some sort of criminal element to this then i guess that is something that will be pursued. there is talk of footage from security cameras in the same way that if something like that happened here in the uk no doubt it would be caught on security cameras somewhere. i am sure there will be people pouring over that footage to see exactly what has happened and i am sure that if there is a possibility of bringing any of those

paparazzi to court then i would imagine, and i am not saying this with any knowledge whatsoever of this particular incident, but we know that prince harry is absolutely determined to try and bring these people to book, to try and end practices such as this, so i am sure that if there is any way that this can happen then he will more than happily get involved. i can happen then he will more than happily get involved.— can happen then he will more than happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago _ happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago but _ happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago but i _ happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago but i will— happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago but i will ask - happily get involved. i was asking a short while ago but i will ask you i short while ago but i will ask you the same question, we have known from previous statements from the prince, he has been particularly concerned about security when he is in the uk. in terms of security in the us, what do we think he has in terms of trying to secure both himself and his wife and his wife's mother. we himself and his wife and his wife's mother. ~ , ., ., , ., ., mother. we understand he does have a security detail — mother. we understand he does have a security detail he _ mother. we understand he does have a security detail he has _ mother. we understand he does have a security detail he has paid _ mother. we understand he does have a security detail he has paid for. - mother. we understand he does have a security detail he has paid for. he - security detail he has paid for. he will have paid for, and i am assuming that because he was any

public place last night then they would have been with him last night so that is as much as i can tell you, and they will have had a security detail and will have been there, but again clearly this is an incident that they feel was out of their control, judging by their statement. in their control, 'udging by their statement._ their control, 'udging by their statement. . , ., ., ~ , statement. in a situation like this, are we likely _ statement. in a situation like this, are we likely to _ statement. in a situation like this, are we likely to hear— statement. in a situation like this, are we likely to hear anything - statement. in a situation like this, | are we likely to hear anything from the palaces here, from buckingham palace came out with all of the details so far coming to us from the prince and his team, but do we expect them to get involved in any way in terms of having any view on this at all?— way in terms of having any view on this at all? . . , ., ~ ., this at all? prince harry and meghan as we know — this at all? prince harry and meghan as we know are _ this at all? prince harry and meghan as we know are no _ this at all? prince harry and meghan as we know are no longer _ this at all? prince harry and meghan as we know are no longer working i as we know are no longer working members of the royal family, as we know are no longer working members of the royalfamily, so in terms of buckingham palace, i would think, and i haven't spoken to them this afternoon, but i would imagine they would consider this to be a private matter. so i wouldn't expect any official comment from them. that

said, prince harry is still king charles's son and prince william's brother, so i am sure on a personal level there will be a huge amount of concern hearing the stories coming out of new york, because clearly potentially according to the duke and duchess of sussex this was potentially a near fatal incident as far as they are concerned, and so on a human level but not so much an official level i am sure there will be much disquiet amongst the members of the royalfamily. be much disquiet amongst the members of the royal family.— of the royal family. thanks very much. i know _ of the royal family. thanks very much. i know you _ of the royal family. thanks very much. i know you will— of the royal family. thanks very much. i know you will stay - of the royal family. thanks very| much. i know you will stay there of the royal family. thanks very i much. i know you will stay there as you make more calls and try and find out more details of this breaking news, and we will return to her in the next little while, our royal correspondent but those details coming in now over the last 45 minutes or so, news that prince harry and the duchess of sussex and her mother involved in an incident that they described as a near

catastrophic car chase with the highly aggressive paparazzi. that is how they describe it, as they release that statement of their concern about what happened on tuesday night. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us on bbc news we are staying with the breaking news that has come to us in the last little while. ii breaking news that has come to us in the last little while.— the last little while. if you are 'ust the last little while. if you are iustioining — the last little while. if you are iustioining us _ the last little while. if you are just joining us it _ the last little while. if you are just joining us it is _ the last little while. if you are just joining us it is worth - justjoining us it is worth recapping those developments. it is the breaking news from the united states involving prince harry who says he and his wife were involved in a near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi photographers on tuesday evening. here is the photograph of the event itself, that prince harry, meghan and her mother were attending on tuesday. it was an awards ceremony in new york for the couple actually attending, and in the statement it says last night the duke and duchess of sussex and doria

ragland were