of it, still that cold wind, a few showers and drier. temperatures 11 to about 17 degrees. and it is after that you will notice a change in the temperature, as the cold air, this northerly wind filters across the country, so temperatures will be lower, and then when you add on the wind chill it will feel pretty nippy, and the rain itself will take its time to pull away from the south, particularly the south—east particularly the south—east and east anglia. and east anglia. behind it a lot of dry behind it a lot of dry weather and a few showers, weather and a few showers, some could be wintry some could be wintry on the highest peaks on the highest peaks of the grampians for example. of the grampians for example. temperatures nine to about 1a temperatures nine to about 1a or 15 degrees, so temperatures or 15 degrees, so temperatures below average for this time below average for this time out of year. out of year. then moving on, into then moving on, into the weekend, it does turn the weekend, it does turn colder, it will be largely dry, colder, it will be largely dry, though there will be some rain though there will be some rain at times on saturday at times on saturday in the north—west, and then in the north—west, and then we have the risk of the wet we have the risk of the wet and windy weather at and windy weather at the end of the weekend. the end of the weekend.

you are watching bbc news. let's return to events on the final day of the labour party conference in liverpool. in the last 30 minutes, health secretary wes streeting addressed the delegates. he has insisted he wouldn't back down from his claim that the nhs is broken, despite the bbc reporting growing unease about the government passed �*s messaging. let's take a listen to what he said. —— government's messaging.

what he said. —— government's messi people now expect charges for in ten people now expect charges for nhs care to be introduced. i've said it before, i'll say it again, over my dead body. applause we will always defend our nhs as a public service free at the point of use, so that whenever you fall ill, you never have to worry about the bill. ~ , ,, �* , you never have to worry about the bill. ~ , ,, �*, ., bill. wes streeting there. let's go to the conference _ bill. wes streeting there. let's go to the conference itself _ bill. wes streeting there. let's go to the conference itself and - bill. wes streeting there. let's go to the conference itself and speaki to the conference itself and speak to the conference itself and speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth. alex, did wes streeting inject less doom and gloom then we have seen of late?— have seen of late? interesting that the health secretary _ have seen of late? interesting that the health secretary tried - have seen of late? interesting that the health secretary tried to - the health secretary tried to answer, head on, what the bbc has been reporting this morning, which is some criticism and concern among senior nhs figures at the government's repeated use of that phrase that the nhs is broken. the concern being that might dent

patients' confidence in the nhs but rather than back away from that, wes streeting did completely the opposite and said he wouldn't back down. we can talk to professor phil banfield from the bma. thank you very much forjoining us, i presume you are listening to the health secretary's speech?— you are listening to the health secretary's speech? yes. what did ou make secretary's speech? yes. what did you make of _ secretary's speech? yes. what did you make of the _ secretary's speech? yes. what did you make of the decision from wes streeting to repeat again the phrase that the nhs is broken. 0f streeting to repeat again the phrase that the nhs is broken. of course, he would say he also has the solution to fix it. the bma has used that phrase, as welt _ the bma has used that phrase, as welt you — the bma has used that phrase, as well. you don't need a politician or a doctor_ well. you don't need a politician or a doctor to — well. you don't need a politician or a doctor to tell you what's been going _ a doctor to tell you what's been going on— a doctor to tell you what's been going on in_ a doctor to tell you what's been going on in our nhs. patients and relatives— going on in our nhs. patients and relatives have seen it for themselves. the ambulance queues and themselves. the ambulance queues and the lines _ themselves. the ambulance queues and the lines of— themselves. the ambulance queues and the lines of patients on trolleys in hospital— the lines of patients on trolleys in hospital corridors. it is also correct that it has been run down — it is also correct that it has been run down it_ it is also correct that it has been run down. it is broken in many places —

but that is there to fix and we are there _ but that is there to fix and we are there to _ but that is there to fix and we are there to fix — but that is there to fix and we are there to fix it. gf but that is there to fix and we are there to fix it.— but that is there to fix and we are there to fix it. of course, what the health secretary _ there to fix it. of course, what the health secretary has _ there to fix it. of course, what the health secretary has said - there to fix it. of course, what the health secretary has said and - there to fix it. of course, what the | health secretary has said and what he said again today in his speech at conferences that this is about reforming the nhs, rather thanjust putting more money in, do you agree with that approach?— with that approach? well, you need both. with that approach? well, you need both- there — with that approach? well, you need both. there isn't _ with that approach? well, you need both. there isn't a _ with that approach? well, you need both. there isn't a doctor _ with that approach? well, you need both. there isn't a doctor or - with that approach? well, you need both. there isn't a doctor or a - both. there isn't a doctor or a patient — both. there isn't a doctor or a patient that doesn't want to change in the _ patient that doesn't want to change in the nhs. —— want change. we are using— in the nhs. —— want change. we are using computers that are way out of date _ using computers that are way out of date we _ using computers that are way out of date. we are hand writing prescriptions. there are many different— prescriptions. there are many different ways of delivering health care _ we are hampered both by our it and the ancient — we are hampered both by our it and the ancient nature of some of our dilapidated buildings. what we do have is a dedicated workforce. we have seen the numbers of staff eroded _ we have seen the numbers of staff eroded comedy numbers of beds eroded, — eroded comedy numbers of beds eroded, we are under provided for, compared — eroded, we are under provided for, compared with comparable countries

in europe _ compared with comparable countries in europe -- — compared with comparable countries in europe —— eroded, the numbers of. it isa_ in europe —— eroded, the numbers of. it is a political— in europe —— eroded, the numbers of. it is a political choice and it has been _ it is a political choice and it has been a — it is a political choice and it has been a political choice over the last terr— been a political choice over the last ten years and it is a political choice _ last ten years and it is a political choice to— last ten years and it is a political choice to fix it.— choice to fix it. what about the time frame? — choice to fix it. what about the time frame? the _ choice to fix it. what about the time frame? the government i choice to fix it. what about the - time frame? the government talks about a ten year plan for the nhs. coming back to what has been a theme we have heard throughout this conference, that there are no quick fixes or easy solutions, but i wonder about the immediate. we are heading into winter. in previous winters, we have seen the nhs under real strain. winters, we have seen the nhs under realstrain. if winters, we have seen the nhs under real strain. if it is going to take ten years, can be nhs wait that long? —— can the nhs. -- can the nhs. we spend our time t in: to -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do — -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the _ -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the best _ -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the best we _ -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the best we can - -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the best we can for- -- can the nhs. we spend our time trying to do the best we can for our| trying to do the best we can for our patients— trying to do the best we can for our patients and those with greatest need _ patients and those with greatest need every day, day and night, 365 days of— need every day, day and night, 365 days of the — need every day, day and night, 365 days of the year. broadly speaking, we divide _ days of the year. broadly speaking, we divide into elective care, where peopie _ we divide into elective care, where people have got on the waiting lists and emergency care. if you are very sick irr— and emergency care. if you are very sick in this— and emergency care. if you are very sick in this country, you cannot beat _ sick in this country, you cannot beat the — sick in this country, you cannot beat the nhs.

and it is incredibly, incredibly important that people keep belief in the nhs~ _ important that people keep belief in the nhs. it is by far and away the best way— the nhs. it is by far and away the best way to spend our money. i thought— best way to spend our money. i thought the point made about having a hadonat— thought the point made about having a national care service, investing and being — a national care service, investing and being able to get patients out of hospital, into care, either in their— of hospital, into care, either in their own — of hospital, into care, either in their own homes or in community hospitals, — their own homes or in community hospitals, hugely important. that is something — hospitals, hugely important. that is something that can be done now. professor— something that can be done now. professor phil banfield from the bma, thank you very much forjoining us. reaction to the health secretary's speech, wes streeting, the first person this morning to take to the platform here on the last day of the labour party conference. in liverpool. we will also hear speeches from the education secretary, bridget phillipson, the work and pensions secretary liz kendall. that one will be watched quite closely because one of the things that has been bubbling away here at the party conference is some concern and anger, even, but

the government's can delete my decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. —— the government's decision. in one of the exhibition halls, with lots of stands and people milling around, there was a protest by unite the union against the government's decision to cut the winter fuel payment and they will be a vote on the conference floor on that later this morning. it wouldn't be a binding vote and it wouldn't mean the government would have to change its position but if the conference did express its concern at the government's approach, that would be very uncomfortable for ministers. no sign that they will reverse their decision on that winter fuel payment cut. more broadly, we have heard the speech from sir keir starmer, the prime minister, yesterday before he left conference and went off to a meeting of the un general assembly in new york. the message behind sir keir starmer�*s speech is that he wanted to level with the public. he was still talking about the difficult decisions that there would be and the trade offs that would

come with national renewal. let's listen to what some of keir starmer has been talking about after he gave his conference speech. the has been talking about after he gave his conference speech.— his conference speech. the first thin i his conference speech. the first thing i set _ his conference speech. the first thing i set out _ his conference speech. the first thing i set out in _ his conference speech. the first thing i set out in my _ his conference speech. the first thing i set out in my speech - his conference speech. the first thing i set out in my speech is l his conference speech. the first i thing i set out in my speech is the change _ thing i set out in my speech is the change that has already happened. the fact— change that has already happened. the fact that we have set up a national— the fact that we have set up a national wealth fund to get investment into our country. we have launched _ investment into our country. we have launched gb— investment into our country. we have launched gb energy to make sure we can get— launched gb energy to make sure we can get clean energy for the future. that we _ can get clean energy for the future. that we have taken steps to stabilising the economy. today, obviously. — stabilising the economy. today, obviously, i was able to add to that by saying _ obviously, i was able to add to that by saying we'll enact the hillsborough law, for many of the injustices — hillsborough law, for many of the injustices. horizon, windrush, grenfeii— injustices. horizon, windrush, grenfell tower. and i was able to announce that we will make sure that veterans who are homeless, care leavers who are homeless, and those that have suffered domestic abuse or are homeless, will be given a roof over their head. so the first thing was really to set out the change

that has already begun. we've been busy these three months, but also there was a broader message which was, you know, this is going to be tough. there are difficult decisions along the way, and i need to level with you about how difficult it will be. but there's a purpose. there is light at the end of the tunnel because the britain we are building will be a better britain, and we will make sure that living standards go up so people feel better off, our public services are functioning properly, and our nhs is not have some just back on its feet, but fit for the future. all of those changes appear to be quite a long way in the distance. are you asking people to be very, very patient when maybe there isn't a lot of patience around? well, the ones i announced today that we've already done are obviously already happening, so i'm really pleased that we've been able to get on with those early steps, so change has already begun. we're seeing things change. the big change in terms of the economy, the health service, yes, that will take time. and that's why i wanted to level with people, because what i don't want to say is we can fix the economy by christmas, or that the health

service will be completely fixed within a year. that is not a fair thing to say to voters. i've got to say to them it's going to take time. but the reason we're stabilising the economy, the reason we are going to reform the nhs, is because we will deliver that better britain for you, because that, in the end, is what people voted for when they voted for a labour government. three months in, is there anything you've done and you've looked back and thought, that was a mistake, i regret that, whether it's the way you've handled something or the way you've delivered the message about something? well, look, i think in any walk of life, there are daily things that you look back on and say, well, i would have done that differently. i wouldn't be human. go on, for example? i'm not going to go over a great list of that. i think anybody in any working environment, any family, will know, um, you know, in retrospect, perhaps i'd have done that differently. we all do that. what would you have done differently? well, for me, the most important thing is what do i wake up

every day focused on and determined to deliver? and i'm really pleased that we've made those early steps. now in august, we obviously had an additional challenge, which i don't think anybody predicted, which was the disorder across the country that we had to deal with very rapidly and very effectively. and i had to make big asks of the police, of prosecutors, of criminaljustice, to ensure that those that were on the streets involved in thuggery went to prison as quickly as possible. now, you know, that's three weeks, which i would have liked to use to focus on other things, but it was necessary to restore calm, restore order. and we did it. um, but we've still done a lot in the first three months. there's a long way to go, but the most important thing is, what do i wake up focused on? and i wake up focused on the job i've been given, which is to change our country for the better. that was sir keir starmer speaking to saity— that was sir keir starmer speaking to sally nugent from bbc breakfast this morning. you

to sally nugent from bbc breakfast this morning-— to sally nugent from bbc breakfast this morning. you heard him talking about trade-offs, _ this morning. you heard him talking about trade-offs, asking _ this morning. you heard him talking about trade-offs, asking people - this morning. you heard him talking about trade-offs, asking people to l about trade—offs, asking people to stick with them as they get to where they say they are going to end up which is a better place. he talked about the light at the end of the tunnel. there are some people saying, "how long is the tunnel going to be before it gets a bit brighter at the end of it all?" one of the decision siegemund has taken on one of the things we have talked about a lot because it has come up a lot at the labour party conference is a decision to cut the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners. the government's argument is that it didn't have a choice because it found a black hole in the public finances for this financial year and it had to make some difficult decisions around it. when saying the conservatives dispute that claim about the black hole. some people at conference, particular unite union, which has been leading the charge on this, that think it is just the wrong decision. they are putting pressure on the government to budge on it. there will be a vote on it in the conference floor in the next

couple of hours. it won't be binding, won't force the government to change its position but at the conference suggests they think the government has taken the wrong decision, that will be pretty uncomfortable for ministers. sir keir starmer was asked about that winter fuel payment decision and we can hear what he had to say.— can hear what he had to say. queen i wonder if one — can hear what he had to say. queen i wonder if one day _ can hear what he had to say. queen i wonder if one day you _ can hear what he had to say. queen i wonder if one day you might - can hear what he had to say. queen i wonder if one day you might regret i wonder if one day you might regret the decision to take away winter fuel allowance from 10 million pensioners? i think the first thing to say about that, because i do understand why you put that to me and why people are concerned about it is, um, why did we even have to make this decision? and the answer to that is because we knew we were inheriting a bad economy. but when we then audited the books, we found a £22 billion black hole unaccounted for by the last government off the books. and we've got to fix that this year. and we're not going to pretend the problem isn't there. so we've got to take really difficult decisions. but the purpose of fixing it is to stabilise the economy. that means that we can and do commit to the triple lock,

which means that for pensioners they had a £900 increase this year. they will have a predicted £460 next year. and we will keep to the triple lock because we're stabilising the economy. and that means that pensioners, every pensioner, as i said in my speech, will be better off with a labour government. these are difficult decisions, but equally as you would expect, we are getting as many pensioners as possible onto pension credit, which means they are guaranteed the winter fuel payment and many more have now got pension credit. that is a very good thing to ensure that they've got the protection they need and the allowance which will go towards their winter fuel. sir keir starmer talking to sally nugent from bbc breakfast. you had the prime minister use a phrase we have had time and time again during the course of this conference and thatis the course of this conference and that is about economic stability. we had lots from the government about this in the run—up to the general election —— we heard. and from rachel reeves when she stood on the conference platform and gave her speech and we heard it again from

the prime minister. the argument they are making as they want to put stabilising the economy above everything else because they say if they can do that, and if they can get the economy growing, ultimately it will make the country better off and it will mean more money for public services and everyone in the country will, as a consequence, feel better off. they are also saying that to get there, there are going to have to be more painful decisions. what they are calling trade—offs. some of the things they want to do are going to involve trade—offs for the public. let me give you some examples. sir keir starmer making the our committee yesterday that if you want cheap electricity, you might have to have pylons built. if you want more homes you will have to happen in communities, to fix prisons, some people will have to have a new prison built near where they live. this isn't all a message of sunny uplands, they are saying it will take time to get there and difficult choices. but that we will get there in the end. the question for lots of people who might have felt they have already been through quite a painful period, particularwhen already been through quite a painful period, particular when it comes to the cost of living, is how long it

will take before they start to feel better. let me fill you in on what is happening at conference this morning. we already heard from the health secretary, wes streeting, who pushed back white hard against criticism that the government had relied too hard on the face at the nhs is broken. he said he won't back down but has a plan to fix it. later we will hear from the education secretary, bridget phillipson. 0f secretary, bridget phillipson. of course, we know they have already said they will roll on with their plan for breakfast clubs in schools, that was a central plank of the labour party manifesto. something that chancellor rachel reeves said in her speech would start pretty imminently with a pilot scheme. another big point of pressure on the education system is the recruitment and retention specifically of teachers. they made a promise to recruit thousands more teachers. there is a question about how you keep people in the profession when there are lots of warnings about working conditions and workloads. i wonder if the education secretary bridget phillipson will talk about that when she gets to her feet. i am

keeping half an eye on a feed we have got from the conference hall because we are expecting that the speech from the education secretary, bridget phillipson, pretty shortly. when we get that, we will bring it to you. after that, a speech from the work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. 0f the work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. of course, under her brief, comes a decision about winter fuel payments. that support package for pensioners that the government is cutting. it will only go to the very poorest pensioners, those on pension credits. the government saying it has to make that decision to get the public finances on track. lots of concern about that decision here at the party conference. unite, the union, are pushing for a vote on the conference floor and we expect that to happen in the next couple of hours. not a to happen in the next couple of hours. nota binding to happen in the next couple of hours. not a binding vote but an expression of the view of this conference. it could potentially be uncomfortable for ministers. in fact, we have already had at conference this morning a small protest organised by unite by a bunch of their members in the main exhibition centre, full of stalls and people, in very public view, at

this conference, expressing their concern about cuts to winter fuel payments. while the message from the government is they have a plan to make things better, there is still some disquiet at elements of the government's economic and policy choices. of course, this conference, the first conference for the labour party in power in 15 years comes just one month before the budget on october the 30th. we will get lots of decisions about the government's tax and spending plans. we didn't hear a huge amount of detail from the chancellor rachel reeves when she gave her speech and you wouldn't expect to hear a lot of detail from the chancellor during a conference speech, to be honest. but the budget is when we will get some of the detail of those decisions and lots of people are waiting for that moment. ,, , . ., ., moment. studio: while we wait for briduet moment. studio: while we wait for bridget phillipson, _ moment. studio: while we wait for bridget phillipson, we _ moment. studio: while we wait for bridget phillipson, we also - moment. studio: while we wait for bridget phillipson, we also have - moment. studio: while we wait for| bridget phillipson, we also have one eye on the stage to start speaking... ithink eye on the stage to start speaking... i think she hasjust arrived, i won't ask the question i was about to. we will start to listen in back over to liverpool. applause

thank you, conference. thank you, conference. i owe you so much, more than i could ever say, i owe you so much, more than i could eversay, more i owe you so much, more than i could ever say, more than i could ever put into words, thank you. what you and amazing teachers like you at my local state schools believed, what i believe, what labour believes, is that the best education shouldn't just labour believes, is that the best education shouldn'tjust be for some of our children, but for all our children. applause notjust as children but right throughout their lives. that education is how we build a better future, notjust for each of us as individuals, but for all of us together. conference, it is the honour of my life to be before you as labour's secretary of state for education and minister for women secretary of state for education and ministerfor women and secretary of state for education and minister for women and qualities

secretary of state for education and ministerfor women and qualities in a labour government led by keir starmer. —— women and equalities. and as a labour government, we see education as so much more than what happens in the classroom. it is about children and their opportunities. 0pportunity notjust opportunities. 0pportunity not just for some opportunities. 0pportunity notjust for some of our children but for all of our children. a vision of education centred not simply on schools or nurseries, knowledge or skills, university or college, but on our young people, on their chance to achieve and thrive, to succeed and flourish. i spent my teenage years growing up under the previous labour government and i saw the changes that brings, the classes we build, teachers are respected, and trying to drive up standards for every child, hundreds of thousands of children lifted out of poverty. a labour government transforming lives

and life chances. thanks to you all here today, we have a labour government again after so many years in opposition. applause we all know how much it means not merely to call for change, but to make it happen. and that change is so desperately needed because my story, the stories i had comedy like i had, is not enough. life shouldn't come down to luck, it can never be enough but the system works only for a lucky few that it will never be enough for some of us to defy the odds when the promise of opportunity must belong to all of us. we have to change the odds. so that success belongs to each and every child in every school and every corner of our country. applause

conference, be in no doubt, the mess the tories left behind stack the odds against our children even further. a threadbare child care system asked to do more but reeling from years of being given less. teachers leaving the classroom not in dribs and drabs but in their droves. school absence stubbornly high. attainment for children growing up in poverty far too low. support for children with special educational needs, for children growing up in care, left in crisis. year after year. t—levels botched, apprenticeship banishing, standards falling. universities turned into noisy political battlegrounds, not prized for their success. ministers who forgot that children grow up in homes and playgrounds as well as classrooms. who watch technology turn our children's world upside down but whose answer was to turn back the clock. and, of course, the defining image of that last tory government, schools are literally

crumbling around the next generation. children cowering under steel props to stop the roof falling in on their heads. this is what we find after ia years. and i know, we all know, the tories love a one—word judgment. today, conference, i have two. neveragain. let those judgment. today, conference, i have two. never again. let those words ring out notjust in this hall and our party but across our country. applause never again. applause because, conference, that is the difference between our parties. we have always known that bringing up the next generation doesn't start and stop at the school gate. conference, across education i hear a story told time and again. of staff at our nurseries and schools,

colleges and universities, going above and beyond so often. who stepped in when the services around them frayed and failed. school staff ending up as both maths teacher and mental health counsellor. college staff helping with benefits as well as btecs. and i want to put on record my thanks from our thanks, labour's thanks to everyone who works in education right across our country. you deserve a government that works with you to deliver the change in our children need. applause —— deliver the change our children need. i am —— deliver the change our children need. iam here —— deliver the change our children need. i am here today to tell you that we are that government. that we will work with you and your unions. that change has already begun. in the 12 weeks we've been in government, we have begun the hard work of reform. we've already brought an end to one—word 0fsted judgments in our school once and for all.

applause today, the curriculum and assessment review begins a national conversation to ensure that a rich and broad education, the start that every parent wants for their children, is the experience of the many, not the privilege of the few. applause in less than 100 days, we will end private schools' tax breaks to drive high and rising standards for the children who go to our state schools. we've launched skills england to bring the skills we need for a decade of national renewal for our communities, businesses, country. we will focus apprenticeships once more in our young people to set them up to succeed. conference, we have turned government to the work of tackling child poverty once again. because it is the purpose of our party above all others, it is my purpose to

ensure that no child, no child grows up ensure that no child, no child grows up in poverty in modern britain. but this isjust the beginning. applause you know as i know that if we are to build a better society for tomorrow, we must change the childhood of today. our mission to deliver opportunity for the next generation must start with our youngest children. so much in life depends on those crucial early years before school, when the gaps between rich and poor open up. it is my first priority. the life chances of our children and the future of our country demands nothing less. conference, a year ago i told you from this stage that we were launching a review of early years education. our manifesto pledged 3000 new school—based nurseries. today i can tell you change begins, delivery begins, those extra places start opening next year.

applause the first phase of our new nurseries, of high quality early education, boosting life chances for children and work choices for parents. two years ago, i promised you that the next labour government would bring breakfast clubs to every primary school. and i am so proud that breakfast clubs will start to roll out from april with hundreds of schools set to become early adopters this school year. applause change begins. delivery begins. a new era of child—centred government. building a country where children come first. applause

conference, labour in government once again honouring the promises we made to the british people. putting education, putting our children, once again at the heart of national life. you know as well as i do that this can only be the start, conference. the legacy we have inherited is bleak, the challenges last. the path to change will be paved with tough decisions. but my belief is simple. 0ur paved with tough decisions. but my belief is simple. our best days lie ahead of us. and the work of government is to deliver them. to bring to life, to make realfor our children. 0urvision bring to life, to make realfor our children. our vision of the chances in life that they deserve. a vision rooted in our values. and the belief that socialism is about using the power of government to extend to all of us the freedom is that, in the past, a great education only gave to a lucky few. the freedom to choose

your calling and your cause. the freedom to achieve and succeed. to make a living for yourself and your family. freedom notjust for security today but to build a better tomorrow too. that ordinary hope that inspires the ambition working people have for their children. conference, our party has always shared that ambition. but only now do we have the power to make that a reality with this labour government comes the chance to build on our proud history. to deliver opportunity notjust for some but opportunity not just for some but for all. opportunity notjust for some but forall. let opportunity notjust for some but for all. let us seize the moment together and deliver the brighter future our children and our country deserve. thank you. applause

the penultimate speech from a cabinet minister at this labour party conference. she was talking about their plan for schools of course but also saying she recognise the pressures, not least the pressure on the workforce. we note that teacher recruitment, has been a huge challenge. phillips and talking about that. that's not it as a pilot scheme in a certain

number of