the purse may well be holding the purse strings fairly soon. so may well be holding the purse strings fairly soon.— strings fairly soon. so do you revisit? there _ strings fairly soon. so do you revisit? there is _ strings fairly soon. so do you revisit? there is no - strings fairly soon. so do you revisit? there is no doubt - strings fairly soon. so do you revisit? there is no doubt in | strings fairly soon. so do you i revisit? there is no doubt in my mind _ revisit? there is no doubt in my mind labour will come in with the worst_ mind labour will come in with the worst crisis — mind labour will come in with the worst crisis in the public sphere in terms _ worst crisis in the public sphere in terms of— worst crisis in the public sphere in terms of capital. because we have -ot terms of capital. because we have got the _ terms of capital. because we have got the water industry pumping sewage. — got the water industry pumping sewage, raw sewage into rivers. you have schools — sewage, raw sewage into rivers. you have schools which have crumbling concrete~ _ have schools which have crumbling concrete. . ., , have schools which have crumbling concrete. . , ., , concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going _ concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going to _ concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going to have _ concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going to have to _ concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going to have to deal- concrete. the cost of mending pfis. we are going to have to deal with i we are going to have to deal with every— we are going to have to deal with every single element of what we come into because the government have been _ into because the government have been strangling public services, we will have _ been strangling public services, we will have to find a way to put more revenue _ will have to find a way to put more revenue in — will have to find a way to put more revenue in an labour identified tax increases — revenue in an labour identified tax increases to — revenue in an labour identified tax increases to switching to particular bits of— increases to switching to particular bits of service. in terms of the capital— bits of service. in terms of the capital required to do everything we want capital required to do everything we went over— capital required to do everything we want over the first term and i hope the second — want over the first term and i hope the second term of a labour government if we get elected, we will need — government if we get elected, we will need to go back to the private sector _ will need to go back to the private sector we — will need to go back to the private sector. we cannot borrow as a government the amounts of capital we need to— government the amounts of capital we need to renovate the country so we will have _ need to renovate the country so we will have to... pfi need to renovate the country so we will have to. . ._

need to renovate the country so we will have to. . .- we - need to renovate the country so we will have to. . .- we will- will have to... pfi 2.0. we will need a public _ will have to... pfi 2.0. we will need a public and _ will have to... pfi 2.0. we will need a public and private - need a public and private partnership because if we don't, we will have _ partnership because if we don't, we will have to — partnership because if we don't, we will have to say if health gets this, — will have to say if health gets this, schools can't get that, that is not _ this, schools can't get that, that is not acceptable and we have to find an _ is not acceptable and we have to find an acceptable way of lowering the cost _ find an acceptable way of lowering the cost of capital to the private sector— the cost of capital to the private sector in — the cost of capital to the private sector in finding a way to borrow with them — sector in finding a way to borrow with them and work with them and invest— with them and work with them and invest with — with them and work with them and invest with them, sometimes risking investments in energy and sometimes having _ investments in energy and sometimes having a _ investments in energy and sometimes having a partnership. there is a lot to learn. _ having a partnership. there is a lot to learn. trut— having a partnership. there is a lot to learn, but the problem we have is hi-h to learn, but the problem we have is high inflation. and high inflation increases — high inflation. and high inflation increases all costs. if you don't -et increases all costs. if you don't get enough money... we increases all costs. if you don't get enough money. . ._ increases all costs. if you don't get enough money... increases all costs. if you don't uretenouhmone ___. ., ., . get enough money... we have got much time, 'ust get enough money... we have got much time. just briefly — get enough money... we have got much time, just briefly on _ get enough money... we have got much time, just briefly on h52, _ get enough money... we have got much time, just briefly on h52, pfi _ get enough money... we have got much time, just briefly on h52, pfi to - time, just briefly on hsz, pfi to finish it up to manchester, with the labour government take a different view or is it someone else's problem? i view or is it someone else's problem?— view or is it someone else's roblem? ~ . ., ., ., problem? i think the cancellation of h52 is a betrayal _ problem? i think the cancellation of h52 is a betrayal of _ problem? i think the cancellation of h52 is a betrayal of the _ problem? i think the cancellation of h52 is a betrayal of the north - problem? i think the cancellation of h52 is a betrayal of the north and i hsz is a betrayal of the north and the commitment to reduce regional inequalitv — the commitment to reduce regional inequality. and a labour government has to— inequality. and a labour government has to he _ inequality. and a labour government has to be able to do the transformative infrastructure investment we need in all spheres. steita _ investment we need in all spheres. stella creasy, last word, does the

sound of resorting to pfi in a different form perhaps fill you with hope or dread on what would you do about hs2? taste hope or dread on what would you do about h9?— about h52? we have to learn the lessons about _ about h52? we have to learn the lessons about having _ about h52? we have to learn the lessons about having used - about h52? we have to learn the lessons about having used the i lessons about having used the private sector in such an expensive and exorbitant wayjust private sector in such an expensive and exorbitant way just as we private sector in such an expensive and exorbitant wayjust as we did with payday lenders and buy now pay later lenders. so the public sector needs to get better. things like sovereign wealth funds are part of the solution, separating out the service management contracts from any kind of investment. and recognising letting profit be made within the nhs is money that can be going into public services. so we need to get better at managing projects ourselves.— need to get better at managing projects ourselves. stella creasy and john mcternan, _ projects ourselves. stella creasy and john mcternan, thank - projects ourselves. stella creasy and john mcternan, thank you i projects ourselves. stella creasy i and john mcternan, thank you both very much. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. daily telegraph, huge decisions to change britain on the rishi sunak speech. the mirror are calling it a train wreck. it condemns the north to a future of decline, they say. the daily mail, the day richey gave tories a reason to believe he can

save us from keir, going on the non—real aspect of the speech today. and the guardian, tory civil war after declaring he is the change candidate. this particular high—speed programme has arrived on time at its destination. that's all from us. do join us again tomorrow. goodnight. donald trump left the court here in new york in the afternoon, flying back tomorrow lago. he isn't wrist expected to return back for the police say the dog was killed to protect the public and a 44—year—old man has been arrested.

you're live with bbc news. news from the uk, and the conservative party conference, where the prime minister has announced he's scrapping a major part of one of europe's biggest infrastructure projects. rishi sunak confirmed that a key leg of the h52 high speed rail project — which would have linked the london—birmingham stretch of the line to the northern city of manchester — has been axed due to its soaring costs. another leg to leeds had already been dropped. he pledged to reinvest every penny in other rail, road and bus projects in the north, the midlands and across the country. the speech was widely seen as an opportunity for the prime minister to revitalise his party, ahead of a general election expected next year. political editor chris mason reports. manchester this lunchtime, and the prime minister's warm—up act — his wife. rishi and i are each other's best friends, and i could not imagine being anywhere else to show my support to him.

rishi sunak began by thanking her, his daughters, his parents as he drew a link between himself and margaret thatcher. this conservative party, the party of the grocer�*s daughter and the pharmacist�*s son, will always be the party of enterprise, the party of small business. he said he's taken a look at how government works since he became prime minister, and not liked what he's seen. it isn't anger, it's an exhaustion with politics. we've had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. as for taxes, they will come down, he claimed, but didn't say when. and then, it was to the crux of this speech — the proposed high—speed rail line between manchester and birmingham, scrapped.

i am ending this long—running saga. i am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. and in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new transport projects in the north and the midlands, across the country. this means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. applause this would include, he promised, an extension to the west midlands metro, building a tram system in leeds, electrifying the main rail line in north wales and upgrading... the a1, the a2, the m5, the m6! but there is more. and there was, but not necessarily popular, even in his own party. some conservatives hate the idea of banning things. rishi sunak wants to ban smoking for the next generation.

i propose that in future, we raise the smoking age by one year every year. the debate over trans rights prompts strong feelings. the prime minister's view got one of his biggest cheers here. we shouldn't get bullied into believing that people can be any sex they want to be. they can't. a man is a man and a woman is a woman — that's just common sense. the final big policy idea in this speech was about post—i6 education in england. we will introduce the new rigorous, knowledge—rich, advanced british standard, which will bring together a—levels and t—levels into a new single qualification for our school leavers. as the speech drew towards a conclusion, there was a return to personal reflection. rishi sunak said the uk was not racist. now, i am proud to be the first british asian prime minister,

but you know what? i'm even prouder that it's just not a big deal. applause this was a speech in which the fifth prime minister in a so far 13—year run in office for the conservatives made an audacious bid to be seen as the face of change. we will be bold. we will be radical. we will face resistance, and we will meet it. be in no doubt, it is time for a change, and we are it. thank you. applause this was an attempt by the prime minister to revitalise, to reenergise his premiership, the grab politics by the scruff of the neck. the big question now for him is, will it improve his political prospects? last roll of the dice? well, look, we know that there's going to be a general election coming up in the fairly near future. this is a statement of intent.

are we seeing rishi sunak unleashed? yes. he came in at quite a difficult time and he's been showing the countryi how serious and how focused he is. watching from his hotel room next door, this man, the conservative mayor of the west midlands, who had pleaded to save hsz. obviously i'm very disappointed that he announced that today. as you know, ifought for it to be maintained. and you've lost. i have lost. where does that leave you politically? will you carry on as mayor? i will carry on as mayor, yeah, because i do think it is right that you should stand up, particularly when something is really important to your region. this wasn't a speech of instant crowd pleasers, but instead, ideas that will divide and provoke. it is, then, a gamble. chris mason, bbc news, in manchester. i'm joined now by marcusjohns, a senior research fellow at the ippr north progressive policy think tank.

thank you very much, marcus, for your time here on newsday. this is a huge change of policy direction that has over shadowed the conference answer or divisions within his own party, what do you make of rishi sunak�*s decision. i party, what do you make of rishi sunak's decision.— sunak's decision. i am very disappointed _ sunak's decision. i am very disappointed in _ sunak's decision. i am very disappointed in the - sunak's decision. i am very| disappointed in the decision sunak's decision. i am very - disappointed in the decision the prime minister made to ask the hs two to manchester. cross party support and the backing of local and regional leaders, and this decision seems to have arrived very rapidly and taken many people by surprise, to the point it dominated the entire conference, and for a government that has said it is committed to rebalancing the uk in favour of regions like the north, to pull away its infrastructure piece that is due

to deliver that is questionable and perhaps signals a waning of commitment. and i think that the scatter—gun of local and regional transport projects that the prime minister has announced today, many of which are rehashed, repeated. just don't cut the bill in terms of fixing the uk economy and rebalancing it regionally. bind rebalancing it regionally. and marcus, rebalancing it regionally. and marcus. the _ rebalancing it regionally. and marcus, the money for the hs two will be used on other and for structured products including network north.— structured products including network north. . network north. there are parts of network north. there are parts of network north — network north. there are parts of network north i _ network north. there are parts of network north i have _ network north. there are parts of network north i have been - network north. there are parts of - network north i have been announced today, they are welcome solutions but welcome ultimately at the north, and regions of the midlands as well shouldn't be forced to choose between having good local transport and regional links. we look internationally and i'm sure internationally and i'm sure international services are looking at the uk in bewilderment at the

inability to build a high rail line when many other countries are getting on with it and developing local transport networks two, north should not be in this position to choose between the two. we know that both of those national and local links are fundamental to strong resilient local economies that deliver prosperity and that's what the government have said what they want to do for all regions and i don't think the announcements today are set to deliver at that, not least because so many of them are things we've already heard. tram things we've already heard. two marcus jones. — things we've already heard. two marcusjones, thank you things we've already heard. two marcus jones, thank you very much marcusjones, thank you very much for your perspective on that story. more than two—hundred items belonging to the late sir roger moore are being auctioned today at bonhams in london. the items include one of the costumes worn by the actor when he first played james bond in live and let die — with the sale taking place exactly fifty years since the film was released in 1973.

celestina olulode went along for a preview. music daring, dangerous, and yet irresistibly suave. the late sir roger moore as james bond in the 1985 hit a view to a kill. it's a role he would play more than any other actor. a total of seven times. and this is one costume his son geoffrey remembers well. well, i was there with him when he wore it on set and i worked on the film too. not many people know that. but in his, in his contract, he wasn't allowed to ski in case of injury. and here he is in the film, jumping off mountains with a parachute and skiing. so once he was able to, it was, you know, a kid in a candy store, you just couldn't get him off the skis. it's a collection that includes a hollywood hall of fame plaque, lamborghini skis, and the first item of clothing roger wore as bond.

bond girl susie vana remembers his humour. what's happened? where are you going? it was just the most fun ever. he's so funny, so charming. but, james, i need you. so does england. i'm actually a little bit distressed to find there are no red underpants, because that's what he wore when we did our love scene together! and for collectors, there's a number of limited edition items. so this watch was created for the 50th anniversary of the bond franchise. i'm curious, how much is it expected to go for? well, we've got an estimate of £20,000 to £30,000 and we'll see how it goes on the day. the auction will take place at bonhams, central london, later today. celestina olulode, bbc news.

fifa has confirmed the 2030 world cup will be held across six countries in three continents. spain, portugaland morocco will co—host — but only after uruguay, argentina and paraguay have staged the opening three games. the three south american nations had claimed the right to host, to mark the centenary of the first fifa competition — played and won by uruguay. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. some of you may be forgiven for thinking that summer has returned this weekend. yes, for some of you, the weather is set to get a lot warmer. but before you get there, at the moment, cloud is thickening to our west and we have rain on the way as well for quite a few. now we're starting to see rain edge into northern ireland. that's going to be turning steadier and heavier over the next few hours, but some patches of rain also for the south—west of scotland, the north—west of both england and wales. with extensive cloud around,

its a mild start to thursday morning, with temperatures into double figures widely. but across the northern half of scotland with some clearer skies here — we're starting on a chilly note. now, through thursday, this low pressure is the system that's bringing the rain. so it's going to be quite windy. you can see some fairly tightly packed isobars there. the rain at its heaviest in the morning across northern ireland. that wetter weather then swings across scotland, northern england, wales and some damp weather too, for the midlands for a time, east anglia and southern parts of england probably staying dry until after dark with some bright spells coming through the cloud. and for many areas of the uk, temperatures are running above average. now eventually you might see a little bit of rain thursday evening trickling down across parts of southern england and east anglia, but it won't really amount to very much. on into friday's forecast, we've got another zone of rain pushing into western scotland. the rain now clearing further southwards as this ridge of high pressure starts to build in and that should mean that the weather becomes increasingly dry. there'll be a bit more sunshine

to go around and those temperatures are creeping up — 22 in london, while the average for this time of the year in the capital is 16 degrees. now, the process of that high pressure really starting to flex its muscles continues into the weekend. pushing the band of rain ever further northwards across scotland where it could be quite wet across northern areas of scotland on saturday. otherwise, lots of sunshine around and those temperatures climbing, well, we could see highs of 26, maybe a 27 this weekend in the very warmest areas. certainly those temperatures are a long, long way above average. and if we look at temperatures in october — now, we often see temperatures, the highest temperatures in a month getting to the low 20s. but it's quite rare to see temperatures up to 26 or 27. that would make it one of the hotter days that we've seen in october in this country.

if it wasn't for the contract, we would have more teachers this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from brussels. i'm stephen sackur. in an era of great power, rivalry and increasing hostility, eu leaders profess confidence in the ability of their bloc to compete

with the us and china. butjust how well positioned is europe to safeguard its own prosperity and security? well, my guest is the eu economy commissioner, paolo gentiloni. are internal divisions over economic policy, migration and the rise of populism undermining the credibility of the eu? commissioner paolo gentiloni, welcome to hardtalk. my pleasure. let me begin by some words written in the economist magazine very recently. "gloom," they said, "is now spreading across the continent." you're economy commissioner.

the european economy is struggling.