keir starmer addresses the . sir keir starmer addresses the labour conference this afternoon as he sets his sight on downing streets. >> he's expected to promise a new generation of new towns and suburbs . but does everyone want suburbs. but does everyone want them? we're live in liverpool and the home office announces that they will return asylum seekers to the bibby stockholm barge in portland as early as next week. >> after the lengthy legionnaire's disease delay . legionnaire's disease delay. >> and as scotland recovers from widespread flooding, another 33 warnings and ten flood alerts are put in place across much of the country. we're live in perth. one of the worst hit areas . here's your headlines now areas. here's your headlines now with . aaron with. aaron >> it is 12:01. good afternoon to you, aaron armstrong here in

the gb newsroom . almost 200,000 the gb newsroom. almost 200,000 people are fleeing their homes in gaza as israel continues to launch hundreds of airstrikes on hamas terrorists . supplies of hamas terrorists. supplies of water, food and electricity to gaza have been cut off as the conflict enters its fourth day. its health ministry says at least 770 palestinians have been killed and 4000 injured since saturday. hamas has threatened to kill an israeli hostage for every unannounced airstrike . every unannounced airstrike. israel's defence force has confirmed it's retaken control of the gaza border fence stormed by hamas gunmen at the weekend, which left at least 900 people dead. additionally, it says the bodies of 1500 hamas militants have been found on israeli territory . and we can take you territory. and we can take you live now to gaza where the israeli air force say they are carrying out waves of intensive airstrikes on hamas targets every four hours. the un says

schools, apartment blocks and a mosque have been hit and has called for a humanitarian corridor. israeli forces are gathering near the border ahead of an expected major ground offensive in a bid to shore up support. benjamin netanyahu's coalition has in the last few moments approved the formation of a unity government to include opposition politicians . earlier, opposition politicians. earlier, the prime minister described hamas fighters as savages, akin to the isis terror group . to the isis terror group. >> we didn't want this war. it was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way . but brutal and savage way. but though israel didn't start this war, israel will finish it. hamas will understand that by attacking us, they have made a mistake . work of historic mistake. work of historic proportions . we will exact a proportions. we will exact a price that will be remembered by them and israel's other enemies for decades to come . for decades to come. >> well, meanwhile , iran says it >> well, meanwhile, iran says it was not involved in the attack on israel at the weekend , but on israel at the weekend, but says it kissed the hands of

those that planned it in a televised speech, ayatollah ali khamenei hailed what he called the irreparable military and intelligence defeat . he says the intelligence defeat. he says the israeli regime's own actions are to blame for the disaster. israeli regime's own actions are to blame for the disaster . the to blame for the disaster. the leaders of france , germany, leaders of france, germany, italy, the united states and the uk issued a joint statement last night. they offered their united support for israel and condemned hamas for what they described as appalling acts of terrorism. foreign secretary james cleverly says the uk is ready to support its citizens . its citizens. >> completely understand that there will be many people who are very, very concerned about family, about loved ones who are in israel , a very large in israel, a very large proportion of the british nationals in israel will be dual nationals in israel will be dual nationals who regard israel as their permanent home or may even be serving with the israeli defence forces. but anyone that is concerned concerned should get in contact with the department. the contact details are available on our website and

we will of course provide support to any family who requests that of us. >> former labour minister lord mandelson says sir keir starmer is no tony blair, but he is in touch with people in a spontaneous discussion at the labour party conference, he told gb news what he thinks of the labour leader. >> keir starmer is not tony blair, but i said something else. he's the nearest thing to tony blair of any leader of the labour party since blair, right? he's a main stream politician . he's a main stream politician. you know, he's complete in touch with and connected with what people are thinking in the country. he's totally committed to restarting the economy and he's not wobbly on defence and national security . national security. >> the government says it's now safe for asylum seekers to return to the bibby stockholm barge , but they haven't set barge, but they haven't set a date yet . but it's been vacant

date yet. but it's been vacant since august following an outbreak of legionella but a dorset resident is set to challenge the home office in court over using the barge. carolyn parks , who lives on the carolyn parks, who lives on the isle of portland and is also the mayor, believes the government needs planning permission to use the barge in portland port. needs planning permission to use the barge in portland port . the the barge in portland port. the government will spend nearly £200 million to attract more teachers into the profession. the money will be used to fund scholarships, bursaries and salary grants, scholarships for those training to teach maths, physics, chemistry and computing will be brought up to £30,000. tax free. it's after teaching unions warned of a deepening recruitment and retention crisis , and the uk and ireland have been confirmed as the hosts for euro 2028. the joint bid was the only one remaining following turkey's withdrawal. they're focusing on a bid alongside italy for euro 2032. now six of the venues are in england, with one each in northern ireland, the republic of ireland,

scotland and wales. two spots have been reserved should any of the hosts not qualify ? the five hosts not qualify? although england requested although england have requested to go through the qualification process , this this is gb news on process, this this is gb news on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker too. that's it for the moment. now back to mark and . pip ireland. >> thank you. welcome back to the live desk with the latest reports from israel saying the death toll from the various attacks in israel itself climbing to more than 900 people, mostly those civilians , people, mostly those civilians, was gunned down in their own homes on streets or at the kibbutz music festival . kibbutz music festival. >> scores of israelis were taken to gaza as hostages . with hamas to gaza as hostages. with hamas now threatening to kill one captive for every palestinian home that is bombed, bombed without warning. among the families believed to be held captive is this mother and her two young sons. this is believed to be the moments when they were taken , according to palestinian

taken, according to palestinian health ministry officials, some 770 people have been killed in israeli airstrikes on gaza so far with whole districts flattened. >> well , the united nations says >> well, the united nations says 180,000 people in gaza having been made homeless . with growing been made homeless. with growing calls now for a humanitarian corridor with egypt , the rafah corridor with egypt, the rafah crossing to be reopened and indeed, the un's human rights chief, volker turk, has gone further, declaring israel's siege to be illegal under international law . international law. >> iran's supreme leader has denied they were directly involved in the attacks on israel, but has praised the hamas fighters who carried them out. >> well , let's get the very >> well, let's get the very latest now from tel aviv and we can speak to israeli journalist yotam confino. yotam thank you for your time. yotam confino. yotam thank you for your time . first to the for your time. first to the political situation there with this. suggest of a coalition or unity government. how is that likely to change, change the political landscape , bearing in political landscape, bearing in mind that we've got hamas

suggesting that it will not negotiate late on the hostages until the fighting is over ? until the fighting is over? >> well, first of all, it will bnngin >> well, first of all, it will bring in much more responsible people from the centre of the political landscape. former defence ministers from former military generals, people who actually know what they're talking about. netanyahu's government right now consists of several far right, extreme chemists who have no military background, never served in the army. yet they are at the security cabinet and they are very extreme, some of them. and they are basically early, some of them, first of all, refusing palestinians to have a state. that's number one. but a lot of them also do not really acknowledge that they even exist. thirdly, they would like to flatten gaza. so if there is a unity government with centrist or responsible politicians, we will likely see a different tactic , a different answer from tactic, a different answer from israel. but if netanyahu doesn't

follow through with it and sticks with his own cabinet and the far right ministers, it will be probably a much harsher response. that's at least what i think you just talked there, yotam, about a different tactic and we are hearing from hamas that they will not negotiate on hostages until the fighting is over. >> oven >> that creates a very difficult problem for israel soldiers, doesn't it, as they go into gaza and wreak what israel says is mighty revenge. how on earth are they going to differentiate hamas terrorists from civilians i >> they cannot , for the most >> they cannot, for the most part. and they will also likely kill israeli hostages. hamas has already said that four israelis have been killed in israeli airstrikes. so if israel continues to launch airstrikes and bombard gaza, the likelihood of killing your own people will just will just rise. it's just it's just very simple . so the

it's just very simple. so the question for israel right now is whether israel will negotiate with hamas and free thousands of palestinian terrorists from israeli jails in exchange for the 100 and roughly 150 israeli hostages kept in gaza. that is a big price to pay. but i think a lot of people here are hoping for that, at least the relatives of those kept hostage inside gaza. of those kept hostage inside gaza . others will likely say gaza. others will likely say just flat in gaza, get it over with. and this is the collateral damage. so lots of divided opinions here on that issue . opinions here on that issue. >> yeah, and increasing international concern about the humanitarian situation with unicef and indeed the un itself saying that the siege may be illegal. we've got, i think, the rafah crossing is partially open in southern gaza into egypt, which would be the corridor, i guess, for humanity , an aid. guess, for humanity, an aid. what is the government likely to decide on that . decide on that. >> well, first of all, we do

hear israeli media reporting that egypt has warned israel not to try and force gazans out of gaza and into the sinai desert . gaza and into the sinai desert. in other words, resettle millions of people from gaza into the sinai desert. israel kind of hinted at that earlier. they told all gazans to get out if they can. well, the only way they can get out really right now is the border crossing with egypt. that's also not egypt. and that's also not likely . egypt not letting likely. egypt is not letting millions palestinian teens millions of palestinian teens just into sinai. so that's not really likely scenario . what really a likely scenario. what is more likely is that israel will these bombardments is more likely is that israel will we'll these bombardments is more likely is that israel will we'll see these bombardments is more likely is that israel will we'll see the e bombardments is more likely is that israel will we'll see the death bardments is more likely is that israel will we'll see the death toll ments and we'll see the death toll rising, least in the coming rising, at least in the coming hours. and the humanitarian disaster unfolding on both sides. let's remember that there is an absolute humanitarian disaster in israel right now with israeli rescue organisation is constantly uncovering new bodies and on the palestinian side we see the death toll rising rapidly. >> yotam , a question many people >> yotam, a question many people might be asking is hamas , as we

might be asking is hamas, as we know, they are a terrible terrorist organisation. we know what they've done over the last few days is utterly barbaric. but when we look at the pictures, as we are now of what is happening in gaza city, of how israel is flattening gaza city , what does that make israel city, what does that make israel and netanyahu in people's. city, what does that make israel and netanyahu in people's . eyes? and netanyahu in people's. eyes? >> first of all, this is part of hamas's pr campaign, not only is it for good them for hamas to show the world that gazans are suffering in larger numbers is to show these pictures to the rest of the world so as to shift sympathy from the israelis who were slaughtered onto israeli onto palestinian children and women who are now being killed in gaza. it's a very clear tactic for hamas, and they are very cowardly in the way that they hide underneath the underneath the earth there are in tunnels and they are in hiding in bunkers. the leaders are. and that's always the case.

they wait until the military campaign or the war is over and then they come back to the surface and see the destruction and the death that they have caused. this is exactly what caused. and this is exactly what we're seeing now. it's the same recipe as hamas uses to recipe as hamas always uses to try and gain sympathy from the world. >> now, the other significa thing is what's not happened, and that is that the border with the north, with lebanon and the hezbollah forces on the other side, that that has been relatively quiet . what is the relatively quiet. what is the thinking about that bearing in mind that iran, of course , is mind that iran, of course, is denying that the country has been involved in these attacks, but praising those who have carried out . so the carried them out. so the question really is how involved iran is. >> and according to the military , the fingerprints are always on the iranian fingerprints are always on terrorist attacks because iran sponsors islamic jihad, finances them, trains them. it meets with hamas leaders . but iran itself says leaders. but iran itself says it's not involved. and the

israeli military also said that iran likely didn't actually give the order. now, the northern border is even more sensitive because of hezbollah, which is a much stronger entity than hamas. so far, we've seen israeli airstrikes kill three hezbollah members and in return, 3—1 israeli soldier has been killed in a cross—border attack by islamic jihad . so this border is islamic jihad. so this border is very, very , very it's a crucial very, very, very it's a crucial area for israel . and it's very area for israel. and it's very sensitive, really. and what of life there in tel aviv ? life there in tel aviv? >> we can see 1 or 2 people behind you there, but relatively quiet . i behind you there, but relatively quiet. i gather you've had air sirens going off at various intervals. how are people going about their daily lives there in tel aviv ? tel aviv? >> obviously, life is a little bit normal , a little bit more bit normal, a little bit more normal than in the south. for example, a along the border, the gaza border communities have been evacuated. most people have left at this point. so it's a complete war zone with flooded

with military and ambulance crews and emergency services . crews and emergency services. whereas in tel aviv, life is a little bit more normal. but as you see, the barely any people and this is a you know, it's a it's not a holiday today it was supposed to have normal life in in and people are in tel aviv. and people are simply staying inside because they're afraid, really. and they're afraid, really. and they're watching the news. they're also watching the news. they want to know what is happening is this situation happening when is this situation going to be under control . going to be under control. >> okay. well, yotam, thank you very much indeed for updating us there with the situation in tel aviv with, of course, fast developing situations both in gaza and, as you say, the eyes on the north as well. we'll be back to you as we get more. thank you very much indeed for your time here on gb news. >> well, prime has >> well, the prime minister has been reporters been speaking with reporters just moments ago about just a few moments ago about palestinian aid and protests over the issue in the uk. here's what he had to say. >> change now. we're going to talk about israel and gaza, if we can. >> and can you tell what the uk

is doing in response? you is doing in response? are you reviewing aid to palestine and are you fearful of seeing demonstrations and violence in the streets here in the uk ? we the streets here in the uk? we know there have been pro—palestinian and pro israeli demonstrations in on the streets here. well we stand in solidarity with israel and the people of israel in the face of these barbaric acts terrorism i >> and last night i went to visit a synagogue in to london express my support for the jewish community in the uk. i was unequivocal with them that we will make sure that they feel safe at this time. we will make sure that they feel safe at this time . and the safe at this time. and the police have been given very clear guidance and advice from the government to do everything that they can to keep the community safe. they will clamp down behaviour that falls down on any behaviour that falls foul the i just remind foul of the law. i just remind everyone is everyone that hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation. people should not be supporting hamas and we will make sure that we hold people to account they are what's the account if they are what's the latest number britons latest on the number of britons injured, missing dead and injured, missing or dead and what is the uk government doing to help get britons out of this

area should they wish to leave? i know there will be families who are anxious about their loved the region. i want loved ones in the region. i want to we're doing to reassure them we're doing everything to reassure them we're doing everyth with the israeli closely with the israeli authorities to establish what is happening on the ground, provide support to people where it's needed. i'd urge anyone there to contact the foreign office so that they have their details . that they have their details. follow advice locally from follow the advice locally from the israelis, but also from the foreign office. and we stand ready to support everyone the best we can. >> prime minister , just just a >> prime minister, just just a few minutes ago, and of course, just remind you earlier, james cleverly, the foreign secretary saying there were significant saying there were a significant number that was a phrase he used of british israeli nationals caughtin of british israeli nationals caught in the conflict. >> we'll update you as we get more, of course, from the foreign office. >> do stay with us here on the live we'll be going to live desk. we'll be going to liverpool party liverpool where the labour party conference taking place and conference is taking place and looking to a major speech looking ahead to a major speech today to be made by sir keir starmer at the labour conference. is he a prime minister in waiting? conference. is he a prime

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a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news channel . britain's news channel. the live desk. >> let's bring you the latest pictures showing the plumes of smoke still rising there from gaza, particularly, we believe in the north where it is known hamas has a strong enclave or base. hamas has a strong enclave or base . suggestions from the

base. suggestions from the israeli air force. they've carried out some 200 air raids or targets being hit overnight . or targets being hit overnight. and as a result of that , we do and as a result of that, we do have various bodies. the world health organisation and unicef and the united nations saying that there needs to be now a concentration on a humanitarian corridor being established or certainly humanitarian supplies being taken into the gaza strip. >> israel has said it wants mighty revenge . the israeli mighty revenge. the israeli defence force claims that it's fired 4500 rockets and they have been pounding gaza . the fiercest been pounding gaza. the fiercest air strikes we are seeing now in the 75 year history of its conflict with the palestinians. this these airstrikes hitting gaza despite hamas threatening to execute at an israeli captive for every home that is hit. we understand there are some 130

hostages, israeli hostages being held in gaza at the moment. >> yeah, the latest we're getting from the hamas political bureau, which is based in qatar, this is ismail haniyeh saying that hamas will negotiate that hamas will not negotiate with israel over hostages until it's captured . that captured it's captured. that is captured until the fighting is over. clearly, no information yet as to whether there will be a ground incursion from israel. but the numbers, we have to remind , palestinian remind you, the palestinian health authority is health authority authority is saying 770 have been killed in gaza itself, while in israel, more than 900 are saying with many bodies now being recovered from the kibbutz in the south of the country that was attacked by those hamas plumes of smoke. >> we can see now over gaza. and just looking at this footage, it gives you a very good idea of how densely populated gaza is . how densely populated gaza is. it is only some six miles wide , it is only some six miles wide, some 25 miles long and is home to over 2 million people. more

more from gaza and israel as it comes through. >> but let's reflect, of course , that we've got a major speech from labour leader sir keir starmer this afternoon in liverpool and he's expected to say perhaps the political tide turning towards labour. will he be setting out perhaps plans to have at least two terms in power? let's get the latest with christopher hope, our political editor, who is there . editor, who is there. christopher, we had certainly the message of rebuilding britain from the, uh, the shadow chancellor yesterday . i think chancellor yesterday. i think the theme to be continued by sir keir today. that's right. >> he's going to talk about having a decade of national renewal by a new labour government if it wins power in the election expected next year, the election expected next year, the party will never again return in to the party of protest. that's obviously a clear nod to the period of jeremy corbyn. for me, that almost summarises this, this , almost summarises this, this, this, this whole event in the past cardigans past three days, the cardigans have and mark and pippa, have gone and mark and pippa, the suits are back . this party the suits are back. this party is ready for power. and that's impression which sir keir

starmer give starmer will try and give members . starmer will try and give members. i'll starmer will try and give members . i'll tell you that members. i'll tell you that they're starting at 2:00 over in they're starting at 2:00 over in the hall. it's all ticket only all the tickets have gone. there'll be a big crowd of people around gb news stand. people around the gb news stand. we had 100 watching rachel reeves a reeves yesterday. there's a feeling momentum is so feeling here that momentum is so important is important in politics is definitely with labour definitely with this labour party . party right now. >> and peter mandelson speaking to the news stand to us on the gb news stand drawing those parallels with 1997. >> that's right. it 1997. >> that's right . it was just >> that's right. it was just behind us here, wasn't he? and i saw him approaching. so i was able to tell andrew pierce for gb viewers turn round gb news viewers to turn round because many think because the guy who many think is the hand behind behind the kind of starmer project is approaching like some kind of shark through the waters. and we got to ask if knew. got to ask him if he knew. of course, of keir starmer, course, all of keir starmer, five, objected , which which not five, objected, which which not many of us know that because of course we're focusing much more on objectives. on the tory objectives. but there's that in there's a feeling here that in many ways starmer, the coming man, i did ask him in that interview, do you think he lacks a of blair magic dust and

a kind of blair magic dust and mandelson said, well, he's the best leader we've had since blair since two thousand and seven, he's doing his seven, and he's doing it in his own way. not the same own way. he's not being the same as an amazing as blair. blair was an amazing orator. remember that. i orator. we all remember that. i was all of his party was there for all of his party conference speeches is utterly mesmerising and the tories couldn't wait till basically couldn't wait till he basically walked away from power and that's think that keir that's what they think that keir starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not i mean, starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not are i mean, starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not are projecting i mean, starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not are projecting a i mean, starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not are projecting a fresh nean, starmer hasn't got that, but i'm not are projecting a fresh new, they are projecting a fresh new team and all the whole debate. i mean, this is real dreadful scenes from israel under jeremy corbyn. that would have been a real test the leadership real test for the leadership i think for this this party, it hasn't even been a problem in terms of discipline terms of any issue of discipline or any rouse the floor. we or any rouse on the floor. we had david being clear had david lammy being very clear about the party's standing behind israel from the from the platform yesterday, and that has really set the whole tone of a grown up party ready for power . grown up party ready for power. >> and as far as sir keir's speech goes, he will probably speak for what maybe, maybe an hour? it should give people a little more of an insight in into who the man is because many

people just aren't really that sure . sure. >> yeah, that's right. pippa, you're so right on. he lacks that visibility . he. he's quite that visibility. he. he's quite buttoned up. that's in his nature. when you meet him privately, he's all smiles and making jokes about the football. but is buttoned up on but he is buttoned up on the stage he that almost. stage and he lacks that almost. the actor in blair made him so relaxed on stage, didn't he? and he that kind easy, easy he lacks that kind of easy, easy way. is . but i think, yeah, way. he is. but i think, yeah, we're going to see not a lot of news in what he says. it's more introducing himself as the next prime this idea that introducing himself as the next pri might this idea that introducing himself as the next pri might thias dea that introducing himself as the next pri might thias lea that introducing himself as the next pri might thias i say, at he might rule for, as i say, this decade of power. now there's hubris there's an issue of hubris there, forget, because there, don't forget, because remember johnson remember when boris johnson allowed headlines in allowed those headlines in september 2021 to say he'd rule for terms of johnson for three terms of a johnson government ? he out government? well, he was out within so politics within nine months. so politics comes at you quite fast nowadays. keep watching gb news and just looking at the messages, we're likely to get, beanng messages, we're likely to get, bearing in mind as we said, what rachel was saying rachel reeves was saying about rebuilding yesterday , we rebuilding britain yesterday, we think there may be some announcements of a new generation large towns , suburbs. >> george , georgian style homes.

>> george, georgian style homes. i mean, this could be quite controversial. it could be a vote loser, couldn't it? bearing in mind all the concerns about, you know, home counties , you know, the home counties, blue belt, green belt land blue belt, about green belt land pylons, new towns. and so on. well that's right, mark. >> you know, i might remember the remember the eco towns. they were a big deal in the late noughties under under gordon brown. people in brown. lots of people in communities got really upset about that. but the idea of putting these standalone new towns in green fields is this idea . but how on earth do you idea. but how on earth do you buy them? we all know that the cost of land goes up very quickly. as soon as any any development happens nearby. so that's but getting that's an idea. but getting britain is the britain building again is the idea 1.5 million new homes we want build in the five years want to build in the five years of labour government, a third of a labour government, a third more tories are more than the tories are planning at the planning of building at the moment. to that they're moment. but to do that they're going choices going to take some bold choices and there will be conflict along the we're the way and something we're heanng the way and something we're hearing about, which the way and something we're heehaven't about, which the way and something we're heehaven't a about, which the way and something we're heehaven't a lotout , which the way and something we're heehaven't a lot about'hich the way and something we're heehaven't a lot about soh we haven't heard a lot about so far, land , not

far, is grey belt land, not green belt land, grey belt land thatis green belt land, grey belt land that is a nod to the fact that lots of green belt isn't actually greenfield sites, it's car parks. it's the previously developed land which is in the green belt. so we, you and i might think of that as brownfield sites pretty sites that why can't we put a building on there. but in fact it sits within curtilage green within the curtilage of green belt. green belt was of course a legal definition in to and legal definition in to try and stop sprawl of towns stop the sprawl of towns building outwards into green fields after the war. and that's now seen as sacrosanct, certainly in the home counties. tory and tory governments have always said that is important. but the idea of this grey belt is where they might try and build. that's the easiest choice, is harder ones are choice, is the harder ones are the big green belt field of elements, say elements, which many would say we are starting to require. >> course we the >> and of course we had the indication important the indication how important the economy be from rachel economy will be from rachel reeves. economy will be from rachel reeves . yesterday, psychonomics reeves. yesterday, psychonomics was the phrase that she introduced to us. yes, but then we've got the imf today saying, well, know, forecasts for well, you know, forecasts for next year down from nought point

six from 1, halving the estimate on growth if they do get into power, they've got a lot in the in—tray . in —tray. >> in—tray. >> yeah, that's right. it's not like in 97 when of course ken clarke's careful stewardship of the economy arguably left a massive bounty for labour government coming in. completely different big choices to be made . and that's why you're not seeing the labour team here committing to hs2. if they get into power, they're going to say wait and see what's under the bonnet in. but bonnet when they get in. but i think rachel reeves was think the rachel reeves was massively helped by that intervention, very rare intervention, very rare intervention the political intervention on the political stage former bank of stage from former bank of england mark carney, england governor mark carney, appointed course , george appointed by, of course, george osborne by tory government, osborne by a tory government, saying it's about time we heard herideas saying it's about time we heard her ideas put into action and that will reassure, i think, lots business people . i think lots of business people. i think there's been a bit of events here in the conference, the business event yesterday when the mr sunak said that the last week mr sunak said that we love you, but labour will tolerate you. well, i've been told who was there, told by somebody who was there, that's not the case. this party loves because they know

loves business because they know that's how where the money is going from to invest. going to come from to invest. christopher political christopher hope, political editor, you. editor, thank you. >> of course, bring you >> we will, of course, bring you sir keir starmers this sir keir starmers speech this afternoon live here on gb news. right. let's get your latest headlines, as is aaron. >> aaron's waiting . >> aaron's waiting. >> aaron's waiting. >> hi there. it's 1231. >> aaron's waiting. >> hi there. it's1231. i'm >> hi there. it's 1231. i'm aaron armstrong in the newsroom. apartment blocks , schools and apartment blocks, schools and united nations building in gaza have been hit by israeli airstrikes. the most brutal in the conflict, 75 year history . the conflict, 75 year history. israel struck hundreds of targets overnight, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee as fighting enters a fourth day. the un is warning israel's siege of gaza is illegal under international law, but has also said the abduction of hostages by hamas is forbidden. the enclave is home to 2.3 million

people and the un is warning of a mounting humanitarian disaster. supplies of water, food and electricity to gaza have been cut off. its health ministry says at least 770 palestinians have been killed and 40,000 injured since saturday. and these pictures are coming to us live from gaza. it's just after 2:30 in the afternoon there. now this area was bombarded earlier with some israeli strikes hitting the nearby sinai peninsula in egypt. israel says it has now retaken control of the gaza border fence, which was stormed by hamas gunmen in 900 israelis have been killed since saturday. former labour minister lord mandelson says sir keir starmer is no tony blair, but he is in touch with people in a spontaneous discussion at the party conference in liverpool, he told gb news what he thinks of the labour leader keir starmer not tony blair. starmer is not tony blair. >> but i said something else. he's the nearest thing to tony

blair of any leader of the labour party since blair, right? he's a mainstream politician. you know , he's completely in you know, he's completely in touch with and connected with what people are thinking in the country . country. >> he's totally committed to restarting the economy and he's not wobbly on defence and national security and the government says it's now safe for asylum seekers to return to the bibby stockholm barge. >> but they haven't set a date for that yet. the barge has been vacant since an outbreak of legionella in august, but local mayor carolyn parks is set to challenge the home office in court . she believes the court. she believes the government needs planning permission to use the barge in portland port . more permission to use the barge in portland port. more on all of our stories is available on our website. that is gbnews.com .

from three on gb news choose . from three on gb news choose. i'm welcome back to the live desk now. >> the home office has announced it's begun to notify asylum seekers that they will be sent back to the bibby stockholm barge in portland harbour from the october the 19th. but the mayor of portland, carolyn parks, continuing an application for judicial review into the government's decision to house them on that barge. >> acting in her capacity as a

private citizen and local resident, she's arguing that the use of the barge breaches the town and country planning act of 1990 and should not go ahead and well. for the latest updates , we well. for the latest updates, we can speak to gb news national reporter theo chikomba, who is outside the royal courts of justice . so tell us a bit more, justice. so tell us a bit more, theo , about what her lawyers theo, about what her lawyers have been saying . in have been saying. in >> yes. well, a very good afternoon to you. as you've just rightly pointed out, that she is here in her own capacity. carolyn parks is arguing that this planning permission should have gone ahead before the barge went into the port over in portland. and she's essentially looking to get the green light to day from the judge to see whether she can take on the home office. now, in terms of what we saw in july, we saw the barge arriving in dorset at portland . arriving in dorset at portland. and then, of course , on the 7th and then, of course, on the 7th of august, we saw some of those asylum seekers going on to the

barge. and only after four days they had to be taken off because of legionella, which was found in the water system. but today, though, we've now understood from the home office that asylum seekers will be returning onto the barge. however, they haven't said the specific date of when they will be returning onto their inner statement. they said that all necessary tests had been conducted on the bibby stockholm and that letters had been sent out to asylum seekers, reiterating that accommodation continues to be offered on a no choice basis. and as i say , no choice basis. and as i say, no date has been confirmed . but in date has been confirmed. but in terms of the legal representatives of carolyn park today, they've been looking at four grounds to see whether they can go ahead with this application. and some of those are whether it is right to separate out people by race or if this is indirect discrimination in taking place. they also touched on if this was

on land or on sea , it can still on land or on sea, it can still be considered as development should something need to be done in the future. this should have gone through a planning process which they argue the home office didn't do. >> so that's a key question, isn't it? is it under the aegis of the local authority and planning regulations or is it effectively, i guess, offshore . effectively, i guess, offshore. >> well, this is it. and the judge rightly pointed out that, of course, the barge is on water and water is always going to be there . it's not a case of having there. it's not a case of having land where it might have some water, some time and then there isn't. so the judge has been repeatedly asking questions whether or not that this is this is a case which would apply on land, for example . so those are land, for example. so those are some of the arguments that have been going backwards and fonnards, particularly on the first ground. first and second ground. the judge some concerns and judge has some concerns and saying, is this going to help you? if i do give permission for this to go ahead and whether there jurisdiction for them

there is jurisdiction for them when it comes to the law for this to go ahead as well . this to go ahead as well. >> okay, theo, outside the courts , thank you for that. of courts, thank you for that. of course, details as they course, more details as they come through. >> let's return to the conflict between israel and hamas because it has translated into protests right across the world, including here in the uk. one of those areas was near the israeli embassy in london. and you can see footage there from last night. those protests taking place in in kensington high street. i think it was. let's cross to ray addison , our gb cross to ray addison, our gb news reporter. ray what more can you tell us about those protests? we were just looking at some footage there from last night . well police guarding this night. well police guarding this private road in west london, which leads to the israeli embassy, have actually left now i >> but you will be able to see in a moment that they've actually padlocked with heavy duty chains . the gates that lead duty chains. the gates that lead to that through that building .

to that through that building. now, hundreds of people, of course, as you were saying, took part a pro palestine part in a pro palestine demonstration yesterday evening. and now that prompted wind shows to be boarded up and a very heavy police presence as well. groups there included stop the wall and the palestine solidarity campaign . nine people solidarity campaign. nine people at that event were waving placards calling for israel to, quote , end the occupation. they quote, end the occupation. they were also letting off fireworks, lighting flares and chanting free palestine as well . now, free palestine as well. now, ben, our cameraman, is just going to pan around so you can see the situation as it stands today. you'll still be able to see now that there are a lot of signs of that protest still remaining. windows are boarded up and the police have actually placed these heavy barricades to limit access to this private road . in fact, there was just road. in fact, there was just a truck coming down here earlier delivering, delivering a generator to one of the properties that wasn't able to access it because they've

restricted access to that extent. now, there's quite a lot of stickers free palestine stickers have been left all over the roads and you won't be able to see it, but just directly behind our camera, there's quite a lot of graffiti that's been sprayed onto the buildings as well. again saying free palestine . and police officers palestine. and police officers telling us that their concern is that there may be an even bigger protest this saturday. but obviously more people are off now. we do know that there's been three there were three arrests last night across london, two of which were close to this location . now, just to to this location. now, just to give you an idea of the age range, one was a boy as young as 15, and the eldest was a man of 70 years of age. some of the charges across the three that were arrested include racial , were arrested include racial, highly motivated criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon. the home secretary suella braverman, has urged the police to increase their

policing of areas with a large jewish community to provide some kind of feeling of safety for them. she's stressing we have absolute zero tolerance. sorry, this is the met police now stressing we have absolutely zero tolerance for hate crimes. they say that officers will continue to have an enhance visible presence on the streets of london. the foreign secretary, james cleverly , has secretary, james cleverly, has been doing the rounds as well today . he described the current today. he described the current situation as difficult and delicate , but he's urging delicate, but he's urging supporters of palestine to stay at home. he says there is no need for people to come out. it causes distress to the jewish community and to indicate why it's so important to have the diplomatic channels open . of diplomatic channels open. of course, with the israeli embassy, james cleverly having said this morning that i think the phrase was a significant number of british and israeli nationals are caught in the

conflict . absolutely. and he's conflict. absolutely. and he's he's spoken to palestine's ambassador to the uk , husam ambassador to the uk, husam zomlot, and he's told him that it's important now for palestinian voices, people in leadership up to come out and criticise the appalling behaviour of the terrorist organisation hamas , to criticise organisation hamas, to criticise their atrocious, atrocious actions, the indiscriminate killings and the murders, and to do that very vocally. now right outside the embassy for the moment. thank you very much for updating us. >> the uk is on forecast to be the slowing growing economy amongst the g7 region next year. now that's according to projections from the international monetary fund. >> yeah, the figures are pretty stark. it's slashed britain's growth outlook from 1% to just 0.6% ahead of what could be the general election year. so let's get more with our economics and business editor liam halligan in

liverpool at the labour party conference who will be looking fairly closely at these figures . liam, in terms of the job in hand, if they do get into power , i'd say mark and pip, the leader of the opposition , leader of the opposition, biden's speechwriting team, they're probably updating his speech as we speak because these figures do not present the uk economy in a flattering light at all. >> tories will push back that the imf has been very gloomy about the british economy in recent years. many of their forecast cuts have turned out to be far too pessimistic . and if be far too pessimistic. and if the imf was correct in its previous forecasts, then the uk would currently be in recession. with the economy contracting , with the economy contracting, which of course is not currently the case. let's just have a look at some of these numbers. i've put them to in a graphic for you, hopefully you can see you, so hopefully you can see them and we know that the uk economy says the imf will grow by nought point 4% this year. i think that's probably about right. but then they say growth

will be 0.6% in 2024 and that would mean that the uk is the lowest growing economy in the g7 interest . hinckley though this interest. hinckley though this imf forecast , it doesn't include imf forecast, it doesn't include the big upgrade to uk economic growth numbers which the ons our own office for national statistics , has announced during statistics, has announced during the summer. do you remember dunng the summer. do you remember during the summer these numbers came out suddenly the uk has actually recovered quite quickly from the covid pandemic from the global covid pandemic and the numbers were much better than we thought. and also the imf doesn't include does include in assumptions is their in its assumptions is their forecast that the bank of england will raise interest rates all the way up to 6% from the current rate of 5.25. most economists would say mark and pip that that 6% peak of uk interest rates is far too pessimistic . the peak is likely pessimistic. the peak is likely to be either 5.25, where we currently are or 5.5, which means the economy won't get hammered as much as it othennise

would. so all in all, these numbers are very pessimistic from the imf, but there are very good reasons to believe that they're going to turn out to be too gloomy when the growth numbers for 23 and 2024 are actually published. yeah. >> however, just on that issue of interest rates, it is significant, of course, that they're indicating that they believe that interest rates will believe that interest rates will be higher for longer , even be higher for longer, even though they won't perhaps peak at that sort of level. and this is something you've spoken about in terms of what the bank of england did, in terms of monetary policy. yeah, look , i monetary policy. yeah, look, i used to work at the international monetary fund. >> i know how these people all think. and there's some sense in what they're saying. i think their headline growth forecasts for the uk have been far too pessimistic for far too long. 27 of the imf's last 30 forecasts about the uk have turned out to too be pessimistic. and i do think there's some politics going on here. the imf basically run by the us, they don't like

brexit. there are lots of people working at the imf who are former civil servants who don't like brexit, by the way. but having said that, the imf are right to point out that interest rates could go higher for longer. they're 6% forecast of an interest rate peak in the uk is the aspect of these numbers come out today with which i have the least problem. i don't think it will be happen, but i do think it's possible. well, and the because what the reason is because of what you have been you and i and pip have been discussing on gb news discussing a lot on gb news dunng discussing a lot on gb news during the day in recent weeks and that's the price. oil and that's the oil price. oil pnces and that's the oil price. oil prices are high. the opec prices are going high. the opec exporters cartel is deliberately restricting the amount of oil they're putting on global markets, deliberately pushing up the doing the oil price. they were doing that . they now we've seen that anyway. they now we've seen these this ghastly explosion of violence , tragic violence in violence, tragic violence in israel. of course, given the conflict with hamas, oil prices are ticking up some more high oil prices means higher inflation means it's harder for the bank of england to lower interest rates. and it means we

may even see some more interest rate rises. so there's some truth in what the imf is saying. but i think overall, while it's truth in what the imf is saying. but pessimisticrall , while it's truth in what the imf is saying. but pessimistic ,ill , while it's truth in what the imf is saying. but pessimistic , liam,1ile it's truth in what the imf is saying. but pessimistic , liam, just t's truth in what the imf is saying. but pessimistic , liam, just very too pessimistic, liam, just very quickly , you mentioned the bank quickly, you mentioned the bank of england. >> there . what was your take on >> there. what was your take on the former bank of england, mark carney reacting to rachel reeves speech yesterday at the labour conference? should he not be a political tool ? political tool? >> well, i have to be a little bit careful here because putting my cards on the table, i was actually at university with mark carney. i've known the guy for a long time. having said that , i long time. having said that, i don't think it's right. i just don't think it's right. i just don't think it's right. i just don't think it's right that somebody who has to a somebody who has paid to be a very well paid to be an independent governor of the bank of england, you know, one our of england, you know, one of our most senior civil servants in the from his native the uk recruited from his native canada in order to be the governor of the bank of england, recruited by a former tory chancellor, george osborne . i chancellor, george osborne. i think he undermines the role of an independent bank of england governor when he clearly enters into party politics. he

undermines his own reputation as a bank of england governor. he undermines the reputation of all previous future bank of previous and future bank of england governors. it's absolutely vital that the governor the bank england absolutely vital that the g(seen)r the bank england absolutely vital that the g(seen to the bank england absolutely vital that the g(seen to be1e bank england absolutely vital that the g(seen to be abovek england absolutely vital that the g(seen to be above party ngland is seen to be above party politics. and in my view, mark carney has clearly entered the realm of party politics, sending an endorsement to rachel reeves at such a crucial political moment . and mark, i wouldn't moment. and mark, i wouldn't have done that just looking at a bit of controversy, too, in what we're expecting from sir keir starmer this afternoon and it's being trailed that he'll talk about these new generation of large towns and suburbs, georgian style townhouses, compulsory purchases, purchase powers . powers. >> that's going to send some alarm bells around the home counties, isn't it? it will and it won't, mark. >> i mean , look, we haven't >> i mean, look, we haven't built a new town, a major dwelling in this country in my lifetime, and i'm, you know, the wrong side of 50. during my

lifetime, the population of the uk has increased by about 20 million people. this this is a completely unsustainable thing . completely unsustainable thing. so i welcome any attempts to build new towns. i've written about that a lot in the past, but i think what labour are trying to do by emphasising compulsory purchase orders being very, very ideological , all very, very ideological, all they're talking about taking what's called planning gain of land owners. so when landowners sell agriculture land and it gets planning permission for residential property , the value residential property, the value of that land rockets 2 or 300 fold at the moment, all that upside what we call planning uplift goes to landowners and their land agents . labour want their land agents. labour want to take all that upside and give it to local authorities in a complete sort of ideological switch that will lead to massive lawsuits. it will lead to endless blockages in the supreme court. it could even lead to the european convention on human rights being invoked if we're still a member of that . so

still a member of that. so i would go for a more moderate split of the planning gain. i would share it 5050 between land owners and local authorities. so local authorities can then build the infrastructure that you need to build a new town. the developers won't build the roads and the hospitals and the schools. they'll just build the houses. so you need to be more moderate in this. i would say, but certainly very interesting that the keir is using this key moment in his political journey to number 10 or not to stress this very controversial issue . this very controversial issue. >> yeah, liam, thank you for updating us there. and of course, more from liverpool with that speech to you about 2:00 this afternoon. the latest from israel, because israeli forces are massing near the gaza border as they pledge a mighty revenge for the deadly attack by hamas . for the deadly attack by hamas. >> whole regions have been flattened in gaza as the region continues to be sealed off from food, fuel and medical supplies. yeah, the latest that we're getting is that hamas says it won't negotiate late on the hostages. >> it's taken until the end of

the as they declared it. the battle as they declared it. indications the israeli indications from the israeli ambassador to the united nations between 100 and 150 people being held captive in gaza. let's get the very latest now in tel aviv with our own reporter there, charlie peters. and charlie , charlie peters. and charlie, indication on the political front that there may some new front that there may be some new kind unity or coalition kind of unity or coalition government to try to cope government there to try to cope with all these difficulties . with all these difficulties. >> that's right. i mean, this government has attracted significant controversy since it entered into power in the knesset last year as and its its leadership is under significant scrutiny since the perceived intelligence failure that led to the attacks on saturday morning. but now we're hearing that a cross party and unity approach to governance is occurring. and as we're just hearing the response from hamas that they will not be negotiating to deaung will not be negotiating to dealing with those people they have captured is a significant step. it comes soon after. they also said the militants that

they would execute out a new hostage every time the israeli defence forces launched an attack in gaza . well, now here attack in gaza. well, now here in tel aviv, those who avoided being killed or captured by the hamas militants have fled to this city. a place of relative safety. >> it's endured just one successful rocket attack since this war started very near to the airport where we travelled through earlier today. >> the airport is quiet. coming in was smooth , but many people in was smooth, but many people are leaving and we have seen reports of foreign governments and their militaries gathering potential military aircraft in the airport. >> should a national emergency order and a need to evacuate occlii'. >> occur. >> charlie peters live for us in tel aviv. >> thank you for that. we will return to you. we will also be returning to liverpool as the labour leader, sir keir starmer makes his pitch to be prime minister. what do you think? do stay with .

us very good afternoon. >> it's 1:00 very good afternoon. >> it's1:00 and you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this tuesday lunchtime , unicef calls for humanitarian corridor as the death toll in gaza continues to rise. >> the palestinian health authority says 770 people have died along the strip while in

israel . officials say at least israel. officials say at least 900 people have been killed . 900 people have been killed. >> in the other headlines , a >> in the other headlines, a decade of national renewal. sir keir starmer to address the labour party conference this afternoon. he sets his sights on downing street, expecting to promise a new generation of towns and suburbs . but does towns and suburbs. but does everyone want them ? we're live everyone want them? we're live in liverpool . and the home in liverpool. and the home office announces they will return asylum seekers to the bibby stockholm barge in portland in dorset as early as next week. >> following the lengthy legionnaire's disease delay . legionnaire's disease delay. >> and as scotland tries to recover from the widespread flooding, another 33 warnings and ten flood alerts now being put in place across much of the country. we're live in perth. one of the worst hit areas . one of the worst hit areas. before that, though, latest headunes before that, though, latest headlines now with . aaron

headlines now with. aaron >> good afternoon. it's minute past one. i'm aaron armstrong in the newsroom . some apartment the newsroom. some apartment blocks, schools and united nafions blocks, schools and united nations buildings in gaza have been hit by israeli airstrikes . been hit by israeli airstrikes. it's the most brutal in the conflict . 75 year history it's the most brutal in the conflict. 75 year history . conflict. 75 year history. israel struck hundreds of targets overnight, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee the fighting has entered a fourth day. the un is warning israel's siege of gaza is illegal under international law, but also says the abduction of hostages by hamas is forbidden. the enclave is . home to 2.3 the enclave is. home to 2.3 million people and the un's warning of a mounting humanitarian disaster. supplies of water, food and electricity to gaza have been cut off, its health ministry says at least 770 palestinians have been killed and 4000 injured since . killed and 4000 injured since. saturday live pictures now from

gaza where the israeli air force continues to carry out waves of intensive airstrike on hamas targets. israel's defence force has confirmed its retaken control of the border fence that was stormed by hamas at the weekend, which left at least 900 people dead. additionally, it says the bodies of 1500 hamas militants have been found on israeli territory . meanwhile, israeli territory. meanwhile, israeli territory. meanwhile, israeli soldiers have been clearing the far as kibbutz, one of the hardest hit areas . on of the hardest hit areas. on saturday, troops have been retrieving the bodies of civilians killed when hamas breached the border from gaza. benjamin netanyahu's coalition has approved the formation of a unity government to include opposition politicians in a bid to shore up support. he's described hamas as savage, as akin to the isis terror group . akin to the isis terror group. >> we didn't want this war. it was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way . but brutal and savage way. but though israel didn't start this war, israel will finish it.

hamas will understand that by attacking us, they have made a mistake . work of historic mistake. work of historic proportions . we will exact a proportions. we will exact a price that will be remembered by them and israel's other enemies for decades to come . the leaders for decades to come. the leaders of france, germany, italy, the us and the uk have issued a joint statement offering their united support for israel and condemnation of hamas for what they've described as appalling acts of terrorism . acts of terrorism. >> the prime minister, rishi sunak, says the uk will support british israeli families. we stand in solidarity with israel and the people of israel in the face of these barbaric acts of terrorism . terrorism. >> and last night i went to visit a synagogue in to london express my support for the jewish community in the uk. i was unequivocal with them that we will make sure that they feel safe at this time. and the police have been given very clear guidance and advice from the government to do everything that they can to keep the

community safe. they will clamp down behaviour that down on any behaviour that falls foul law. just remind foul of the law. just remind everyone hamas a everyone that hamas is a proscribed terrorist proscribed and terrorist organisation . organisation. >> let's turn to the labour party conference where former cabinet minister lord mandelson says sir keir starmer is no tony blair, but he is in touch with people in a spontaneous discussion in liverpool, he told gb news what he thinks of the labour leader keir starmer is not tony blair, but i said something else. >> he's the nearest thing to tony blair of any leader of the labour party since blair, right? >> he's a main stream politician i >> -- >> you know, he's complete in touch with and connected with what people are thinking in the country. >> he's totally committed to restarting the economy and he's not wobbly on defence and national security . national security. >> the government says it's now safe for asylum seekers to return to the bibby stockholm

barge. no date has been set though it's been vacant since an outbreak of legionella disease in august . outbreak of legionella disease in august. local mayor carolyn parks, though, is set to challenge the home office in court . she believes the court. she believes the government needs planning permission to use barge in permission to use the barge in portland port . the government portland port. the government will spend nearly £200 million to attract more teachers into the profession. the money will be used to fund scholarships, bursaries and salary grants , bursaries and salary grants, scholarships for those training to teach maths, physics, chemistry and computing will be brought up to £30,000. tax free. it comes after teaching unions warned of a deepening recruitment and retention crisis on the uk and ireland have been confirmed as hosts for euro 2028. the joint bid was the only one remaining after turkey withdrew. turkey will focus on a joint bid with italy for euro 2032. six of the venues are in england, with one each from northern ireland, the republic

of ireland, scotland and wales. now two spots have been reserved . should any of the hosts not qualify? england, though, have requested they want to go through qualifying for the tournament ? through qualifying for the tournament? this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio. and if you want us on your smart speaker , just say your smart speaker, just say play your smart speaker, just say play gb news now back to mark and . pip and. pip >> thank you very much. sharon and welcome back to the live desk. now the latest we have is that hamas say they will not negotiate date while the airstrikes continue on gaza. indeed, the israeli air force saying they've carried out another 200 overnight and earlier hamas saying that they'd threatened to kill one captive for every palestinian home bombed without warning . bombed without warning. >> these are the latest pictures from gaza where you can see many parts of this very densely

populated area to one of the most densely populated areas on earth, home to some 2 million people. many parts have been absolutely flattened. well among the families believed to be held captive is this mother , this captive is this mother, this israeli mother and her two young sons. latest reports in israel say the death toll from the hamas attacks has reached 900 people whilst israeli retaliation has claimed the lives of almost 700 palestinians. let's get the latest now in tel aviv and our reporter charlie peters is there. >> and charlie, with this political change that you outlined , of course, we've got outlined, of course, we've got this new coalition or unity government. they've got to make the decision on as to how they treat this issue of the hostages being held in gaza and whether indeed they go for any kind of ground incursion into the strip . well, that's right. >> and this conflict, this war is definitely now entering a new phase. in the last 24 hours, the israeli defence forces have said

that they've now secured that border with gaza after it was overrun so drastically. >> and dramatically on saturday. special forces pushed down and have cleared out the remaining pockets of hamas terrorists in the area. this is a significant upgrade because as of as later of yesterday, we knew that there were some seven locations where they were still fighting. they have now mined the fences that were broken through and they have cleared through the small farming hamas farming communities that hamas committed some violent atrocities in. earlier today, i spoke to one of the members of a family who had survived a horrifying ordeal there and some members of the family have also sadly been captured. his name is al—bukhari . and the details of al—bukhari. and the details of that attack on the kibbutz in been that attack on the kibbutz in beeri is in this report here, which does contain contain some images that our viewers may find distressing , executing innocents distressing, executing innocents in their homes as this is the moment hamas terrorists stormed a small community in israel.

they pushed through the gates on motorbikes with rifles on their backs , footage acquired by the backs, footage acquired by the south firstrillionesponders show terrorist s looting dead bodies. terrorists looting dead bodies. they have since been ejected by israeli forces, rpgs and rifles are littered among children's toys and garden furniture as israeli forces survey the devastation over 100 bodies have already been recovered , already been recovered, according to local humanitarian agencies, after militants rampaged through the unprotected village . that's roughly 10% of village. that's roughly 10% of the tiny farming communities population. this location was among the worst affected areas when hamas stormed israel on saturday with the israelis now claiming to have re established control of all of its communities surrounding gaza , communities surrounding gaza, israeli forces are now expected to focus their attention on gaza, where hamas militants are holding dozens of hostages and firing more rocket attacks into

israel . israel. >> picking up, did you say , well >> picking up, did you say, well , today i will be meeting with all the family members of some hostages held in gaza. >> american citizens is really exposing the international dimension of this conflict as dozens of the confirmed casualties on the israeli side are revealed to be international. >> well, charlie, thank you for that. just to remind you, the latest figures we're getting from the palestinian health authorities , 770 killed in gaza. authorities, 770 killed in gaza. and in terms the israeli and in terms of the israeli authorities, more than 900. we'll you, of course, as we'll update you, of course, as we get more details coming through. >> labour leader sir keir starmer is expected to say that the political tide is turning towards his party as he sets his sights on at least two terms in power during a speech which is due to start within the hour. >> well, we think there'll be a promise of a decade of national renewal, suggesting perhaps he's confident that he can in confident that he can stay in government until the mid 2030. a two term government. well, let's get the latest now in liverpool and gloria has got more for us

there. >> yes, i'm with somebody who knows keir starmer incredibly well. >> she was the mp for ten years in darlington . she lost her seat in darlington. she lost her seat in darlington. she lost her seat in 2019 and went to on run keir starmer's leadership campaign . starmer's leadership campaign. what does he need to do today? jenny chapman i think today he needs to speak to the country and he needs to reassure her and just show that he's got the ideas and the vision and the stability that the country is really crying out for. stability that the country is really crying out for . and i really crying out for. and i think we've had enough of drama and chopping and changing and, you know, policy announcements that go nowhere . the country that go nowhere. the country wants to know, you know, who are you, you for ? stand what you, what do you for? stand what are you going to do for me? and you know, are you really going to you say you're going you know, are you really going to do? you say you're going you know, are you really going to do? and you say you're going you know, are you really going to do? and keirsay you're going you know, are you really going to do? and keir starmer,5 going you know, are you really going to do? and keir starmer, is|oing you know, are you really going to do? and keir starmer, is that kind of politician. he's very grounded makes grounded and if he makes a statement he's going to statement today, he's going to deliver. of voters deliver. but lots of voters still say we don't know what the labour party for. still say we don't know what the labour party for . stand we don't labour party for. stand we don't know what he really stands for.

why to get why haven't you been able to get that through? think that message through? i think we are and what are starting to now and what you've seen the last few you've seen over the last few months what you've seen this months and what you've seen this week is sort of colouring the months and what you've seen this week really. of colouring the months and what you've seen this week really. othink uring the months and what you've seen this week really. othink ising the months and what you've seen this week really. othink is what the gaps really. i think is what people this as. s0, people are seeing. this as. so, you the announcements you know, the announcements they've been making on housing, on the health service and about investing in these new scanners to get people diagnosed. we've got 100,000 people waiting over three months for diagnostic checks that are about whether or not they've got cancer. and, you know , that's just not that's know, that's just not that's just, you know, you can't leave people like that. so we are starting to get some of that more detail . and we know that's more detail. and we know that's what and by the what people want. and by the time election comes, you time the election comes, you know, people know, we won't be asking people to without knowing to vote labour without knowing what going to do. but no what we're going to do. but no one's to do that. so you one's going to do that. so you know, we understand that people want information want more, more information and that's to get that's what they're going to get . what this . and that's part of what this week last at week is about. last week at the conservative party conference, rishi prime minister rishi sunak, the prime minister was introduced by his wife. yes might we see that today ? i mean, might we see that today? i mean, i am vic starmer's biggest fan.

she is amazing. and i would absolutely love to see vic introduce keir on stage. but the girl's too cool. you know, she she'll be there. she'll be really supportive and. and i'm not expecting to see vic starmer introduce her husband, but, you know, she is, you know, make no mistake, she would do a great job if she did it. and mistake, she would do a great job if she did it . and just job if she did it. and just finally, on the policy detail of today and the sort of messaging of the to conference get britain building again. now, you and i were both mps . yes. planning were both mps. yes. planning sounds great when you do it in a speech , but actually when it speech, but actually when it comes down, you say no, you get a estate. then not a new housing estate. then not everyone's thrilled, are they? a new housing estate. then not evereveryonerilled, are they? a new housing estate. then not evereveryone is.ed, are they? a new housing estate. then not evereveryone is thrilled they? a new housing estate. then not evereveryone is thrilled .|ey? a new housing estate. then not evereveryone is thrilled . how not everyone is thrilled. how are you to how are you to are you going to how are you to going make it reality without upsetting do come upsetting voters? if you do come to reality what to power, the reality is what happens moment is that happens at the moment is that and of the reasons not and one of the reasons not everyone because everyone is thrilled is because developers just say, right, we're going to do a few hundred houses here, a few hundred houses here, a few hundred houses . no one's looking houses there. no one's looking at infrastructure or, you know, not enough. no one's looking at school pressure on gps

school places, pressure on gps services. what we want to do is take away that kind of like almost random specular of piecemeal development and do it in a much more planned way. so we're building communities because we do need more houses, you know , a lot of have got you know, a lot of us have got kids getting an kids who are getting to an age where we'd see them where they we'd like to see them get on the property ladder because we that's how you because we know that's how you get put down get on in life and you put down roots it gives you that roots and it gives you that security that we roots and it gives you that sec want that we roots and it gives you that sec want for that we roots and it gives you that secwant for our that we roots and it gives you that secwant for our kids. that we roots and it gives you that secwant for our kids. and, we roots and it gives you that secwant for our kids. and, you all want for our kids. and, you know, have have a housing know, you have to have a housing building in order to building programme in order to be to be able to that. but be to be able to do that. but it's be properly managed it's got to be properly managed and . and moment and planned. and at the moment with tories , as with so with the tories, as with so many things, bit chaotic. things, it's all a bit chaotic. we're bring some order we're going to bring some order to it and that means we'll be able deliver what is able to deliver for what it is the country we're going able to deliver for what it is thnleave try we're going able to deliver for what it is thnleave you we're going able to deliver for what it is thnleave you to we're going able to deliver for what it is thnleave you to go we're going able to deliver for what it is thnleave you to go intoe going able to deliver for what it is thnleave you to go into thening able to deliver for what it is thnleave you to go into the hall to leave you to go into the hall and watch that speech by jenny chapman. have you on chapman. great to have you on the back to you, mark. and the show. back to you, mark. and pip. so just update you here on the live desk. >> we're getting some news from reuters news agency that the hamas armed wing, a spokesman

for them, has warned the residents of ashkelon , which is residents of ashkelon, which is in the south of israel, near to the border with gaza , that they the border with gaza, that they have until 5 pm. to leave. leave apparently , there's been leave apparently, there's been a telegram that's been sent , but telegram that's been sent, but no indication as to what hamas is threatening. but, of course , is threatening. but, of course, this is near the kibbutz that was attacked with those paragliders and others coming over the border fence with with more than 260 people being killed as a result of that. these details are just coming through . no riposte from the through. no riposte from the israeli authorities at the moment . but clearly this is moment. but clearly this is rather alarming for those troops still in that area trying to hunt down any remaining hamas gunmen . gunmen. >> this is also a live shot we can show you from gaza, which each well is being reduced to rubble. some 2 million plus people live there. the world health organisation is warning that medical supplies in gaza

have been used up . the un is have been used up. the un is warning that there is a severe shortage of drinking water and unicef is appealing for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in and out of gaza. the israeli military . is carrying israeli military. is carrying out its threat to wreak mighty revenge. >> yeah, i think many of these pictures we're getting from the khan yunis area, which is where it's believed that hamas had a lot of its administrative buildings and political control centres . but also we're getting centres. but also we're getting from authorities in gaza that the airstrikes have been going further south, down towards the crossing with egypt, which, of course is the area where the united nations and other aid agencies wants to be reopened to get a humanitarian corridor. but indications that at the moment there are just very few crossings being allowed pre

planned crossings at that rafah crossing . so effectively, gaza crossing. so effectively, gaza is still cut off at the moment. >> the un human rights chief is saying that these retaliatory airstrikes against hamas , these airstrikes against hamas, these sieges , he is saying that they sieges, he is saying that they are illegal under international law. but israeli military , law. but israeli military, they've called up some 300,000 reservists to impose this total blockade of the gaza strip. >> well, let's get more now from tel aviv, and we can speak once more to israeli based journalist natalie blanford, who spoke to us yesterday . natalie, thanks us yesterday. natalie, thanks for updating us. i mean, lots of developments in terms of gaza there and maybe ashkelon as well, and political developments, too, with this suggestion now this coalition or unity government that . unity government that. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> as you say, the news changes by the second here at the moment. the ashkelon warning is obviously very alarming and look, i mean, it's such an

enormous situation that they need to figure out. obviously, the reason that we are in the situation and the reason that gazais situation and the reason that gaza is being bombed is because hamas started a war on saturday morning and they have hostages , morning and they have hostages, which they have also , you know, which they have also, you know, this is also a disregard for international law and if they return the hostages, i imagine the response from israel would be different. but they are threatening to execute threatening instead to execute a hostage time there's an hostage every time there's an airstrike. but it's kind of like i mean, i'm not a military analyst, but i can just tell you, it's obviously something that has escalated out of nowhere. tuesday. it nowhere. we're only tuesday. it started saturday. it started on saturday. and it feels going on feels like it's been going on for or weeks already. for about 5 or 6 weeks already. and you know, i think hamas is trying to incite panic. it's also trying to incite more terror . they also issued terror. they also issued a statement earlier saying that they want friday to be a day of a mass rallies around the world. i mean, i don't really want to give them airtime to what they're saying, they're they're saying, but they're essentially inciting more violence saying that people

violence and saying that people should target as close to jerusalem as they can and that obviously, if you your obviously, if you use your brain, kind of suggest brain, that can kind of suggest that across the that jewish people across the world are also danger. so you world are also in danger. so you know, it's like they are starting this war and israel have no idea what israel's strategy is because they won't reveal with the reveal it. but, yes, with the new unity government, hopefully we will have some more clarity later on what their plans are. and you know, there's been problems in israel with the rise of right politicians of some far right politicians joining the government and hopefully the unity government, which will be a little bit more centrist, although they're only going on the war, going to focus on the war, hopefully it will be slightly more representative israeli more representative of israeli rational beliefs and, you know, more focussed on solving this problem and, you know, non extremist in its nature, which would obviously be a good thing. >> but you've touched on, you've touched on something very interesting there, and that is interesting there, and that is in terms of the way that this was actually prearranged , it was actually prearranged, it took the israeli authorities by

surprise and the question as to whether they'd prepared for the aftermath in trying to draw netanyahu into to what some may say is an overreaction and all the consequences thereof , what the consequences thereof, what do you mean an overreaction? >> you mean an overreaction from netanyahu or. >> you mean an overreaction from netanyahu on well, yeah . netanyahu on well, yeah. >> in terms of what the damage would be if, for instance , a would be if, for instance, a ground incursion was to take place into gaza. at the moment, yeah. >> i mean, i think the israeli military prepare scenarios over the years and soldiers are trained in what what things would look like if, for example , it was a ground operation in gaza or anywhere else. they have training this . but, yes, training on this. but, yes, israel not expecting this. israel was not expecting this. that's fair to say. i don't think anybody involved in this a week ago thought would be week ago thought they would be doing in gaza doing a ground operation in gaza and but, you know, those pictures you showed earlier of the kibbutz berry being the gates being breached by these terrorists, i watched it also

earlier on on twitter and that literally just exemplifies what we're dealing with, which is a peaceful community, a rural community where people were asleep and these people are waiting to start a war and this must have been part of the. >> i'm just going to interrupt you. it was just getting live pictures from gaza and it appears there are more rockets being fired from gaza. and clearly the iron dome defence system has knocked a lot of them out. but it's interesting that clearly hamas appears still to have the capability of launching attacks from within gaza . attacks from within gaza. >> well, this is what's really , >> well, this is what's really, really confusing because, you know , of course, israel is know, of course, israel is bombing and we would have hoped that that was taking out the rocket launchers and then that would kind of expedite the end of this problem. but it hamas have their have their equipment all over gaza and they they famously used their citizens homes as human shields. they do that it's their strategy . it's that it's their strategy. it's well known. and so, yes, it's

baffling that they can still, after a night of bombardment, that can send that they can still send rockets. it's concerning, of rockets. and it's concerning, of course , at the moment in tel course, at the moment in tel aviv, it's relatively quiet, but that can change, you know, a dime. >> it's being reported , natalie, >> it's being reported, natalie, that israeli is in towns close to the borders, but also jewish—arab cities inside israel and west bank settlements. they are going to be armed with assault rifles, some 4000 have already been bought for them . already been bought for them. >> yeah, think that sounds i mean, oh, there's a siren . i'm mean, oh, there's a siren. i'm going to take you into the shelter with me. we'll go together if you want to keep me on air. but i have to go in to keep. >> to keep talking. yeah. >> to keep talking. yeah. >> give me a second . well, >> just give me a second. well, we're just following natalie here into her shelter. >> there might be a break up on the signal, but clearly she's not going to take any chances with her own safety. it is now a reality of life for many in israel that the sirens are still

going. we saw the rockets being fired. of course , in gaza as fired. of course, in gaza as well . indications that the war, well. indications that the war, as has been declared between israel and hamas, is continuing ing. natalie, can you hear us now? can you actually pick up the signal at the moment? yeah okay. you're safe there in your shelter. we've just changed over wi—fi network. >> network . so the connection >> network. so the connection will take a second. but i'm now in my shelter. >> natalie, how often does does this happen or has this been happening ? yeah i'm fine. happening? yeah i'm fine. >> i'm still here. i'm safe. we can continue if you want to , as can continue if you want to, as long as you're okay. >> natalie , are you able to tell >> natalie, are you able to tell us how often you have to escape into your shelter? uh it hasn't happened for about 24 hours, but i'm very fortunate that i have a shelter in my home. >> and if you listen now, i'm

not sure if you can hear the sirens still blaring . now you're sirens still blaring. now you're going to hear an explosion. let's listen . let's listen. >> and you think that might be what the iron dome defence system actually intercepting those missiles coming in? >> yeah. so basically what happens is rockets get launched. the israelis have a very sophisticated system called the iron dome, which for those that don't know about, it's not an actual dome. easy to think it is. i used to think so. it doesn't catch the rockets like a net. it's not an actual dome. but what it does is it uses intelligence and tracking to be able to intercept. so if they're sending a rocket, here is rail will send an anti a sort of interception here and they meet interception here and they meet in the middle but then you have the risk of falling debris . so the risk of falling debris. so this why you have to this is also why you have to take other problem take shelter. the other problem is , there's bombardment is, is if there's bombardment and this is what happened on saturday, of saturday, they send a lot of rockets at the same time. the iron reliable. iron dome isn't always reliable. so to be in a secure,

so you have to be in a secure, protected space. i'm fortunate enough in this modern enough that in this modern apartment lot of apartment that i pay a lot of money every month it has a money for every month it has a bedroom that doubles. it's a bomb shelter disguised as a bedroom. dressing bedroom. you can see my dressing gown behind you. so yeah, i'm just laughing because when things get stressful, my response is to find the humour in it. but obviously it's quite a terrifying thing when you hear this , when you hear this and you this, when you hear this and you have to get into your shelter quickly , what fear, you know , quickly, what fear, you know, you must be being stabbed right through with fear . um, it's, through with fear. um, it's, it's a, it's like a physical. like, first of all, there's the practical . okay. you have to practical. okay. you have to seek shelter. so now i'm here in this room . i didn't put the air this room. i didn't put the air conditioning on. i didn't bring in any water. but last night i was telling your producer we were sent a message to say that were sent a message to say that we should prepare enough suppues we should prepare enough supplies that we can survive. 72 hours in a protected space. and this is the protected space. so i've got in here. well, i should have in here some water, but i think it's actually not in here.

it's still in fridge. i'm it's still in the fridge. i'm not frightened because not so frightened because i trust protect me trust in israel to protect me and grateful that and i'm very grateful that i have this room. but if i was in another building around the corner next corner or my neighbours next doon corner or my neighbours next door, wouldn't have this room. door, i wouldn't have this room. this a new building. israel this is a new building. israel is process replacing this is a new building. israel is buildingsess replacing this is a new building. israel is buildings with replacing this is a new building. israel is buildings with new.acing old buildings with new buildings, but takes time. so buildings, but it takes time. so i would be in a stainnell right now with babies and children , so now with babies and children, so it be much more scary and it would be much more scary and am extremely fortunate that i'm that i'm home. i mean , a couple that i'm home. i mean, a couple of hours ago, i was out buying the supplies told me to the supplies they told me to buy. had happened, buy. and if this had happened, i would have more would have been much more scared. on scared. so you've got me on a good one because home good one because i'm home and i'm well , natalie, let i'm safe, but well, natalie, let us update you with we're getting. >> we've just got the live shots from gaza where there are plumes >> we've just got the live shots frosmokei where there are plumes >> we've just got the live shots frosmokei whnappears�* are plumes >> we've just got the live shots frosmokei whnappears�* are there 5s of smoke sort appears that there have airstrikes in have been airstrikes in retaliation or trying to take out those rocket out perhaps those rocket launchers where we saw the rockets being launched. also in the south, we're being told the sirens are sounded in ashkelon with rockets from gaza being launched there as well . so you launched there as well. so you are not alone at the moment. but clearly, as as you're

clearly, as far as you're concerned and others in tel aviv, it appears as that iron dome, the defence system has worked . worked. >> it seems so , i mean, >> it seems so, i mean, certainly on my street, but usually what happens is after the siren, so the siren sounds for 90s in tel aviv, which means you have 90s to get to your shelter, which we had some spare time you could see it took me about 30s had to close when the wi—fi cut out because this room has its own private wi—fi network that can with the network that can deal with the steel door and the steel window because am now in basically a bomb shelter and i had to set up close the window. that was when the wi—fi cut out . and then the wi—fi cut out. and then after that, you have the remainder of the 90s and then usually you hear a which usually you hear a bang, which is rocket was in fact is if the rocket was in fact headed tel aviv, the iron is if the rocket was in fact heade will tel aviv, the iron is if the rocket was in fact heade will interceptthe iron is if the rocket was in fact heade will intercept ite iron is if the rocket was in fact heade will intercept it and n dome will intercept it and explode it overhead. this explode it overhead. on this occasion a bang, occasion, i didn't hear a bang, so know what means. so i don't know what that means. that it wasn't that means perhaps it wasn't headed here. or maybe because my room is so secure i didn't hear . but. yeah. and then. then i'm supposed to stay in here for ten minutes, so my phone gave me a

notification as well about that. let's time it did ring. let's see what time it did ring. it rang with an alert, but i'm not sure exactly what time it was. oh yeah, tel aviv city centre. that was at 322. so i still have to stay here for another five minutes so that bang could come at moment. bang could come at any moment. >> and like you say, natalie, you are in a very modern building in a modern apartment, but there must be so many buildings that aren't modern like yours . like yours. >> well, yeah , absolutely. if >> well, yeah, absolutely. if you look you know, i think your reporter earlier called reporter earlier was he called charlie, he on the charlie, so he was on the balcony . i he's also balcony. and i hope he's also seated safety. but he seated and found safety. but he was in a kind of his backdrop was in a kind of his backdrop was representative of tel aviv. it's something talk about lot it's something talk about a lot is old and the new. there is the old and the new. there was half finished new was a sort of half finished new building on side him and building on one side of him and a building to the right of a new building to the right of him and then middle building a new building to the right of him armiddle. middle building a new building to the right of him armiddle. and:idle building a new building to the right of him armiddle. and onlybuilding a new building to the right of him armiddle. and only oneiing in the middle. and only one of those buildings have those buildings would have this protected the protected space in the individual . the other individual apartments. the other night i was at a friend for dinner was two sirens dinner and there was two sirens and we had to carry his two year old into the stainnell old twins into the stainnell

with his 12 year old son. we had 2—2 year olds and a 12 year old, a grandfather and 2—2 dads. myself and a friend. and we all sheltered in the stainnell and it was utterly terrifying. it was way louder than than what you're hearing here, because again, . most again, i'm protected. most buildings don't have it. we stood in a stainnell with a big old house window just hoped old house window and just hoped for the best. and then as soon as it finished, i ran home and i was home for the next siren . was home for the next siren. it's really scary , you know, i'm it's really scary, you know, i'm talking through it, which is calming me down. but it is a very horrible thing to live through. >> all right, natalie , thank you >> all right, natalie, thank you very much for updating us very much indeed for updating us there in tel aviv. >> stay safe. course, as we >> stay safe. of course, as we say, those those sirens going off there, the explosions , tel off there, the explosions, tel aviv, separately, we're being told, sirens and missiles is heading towards ashkelon . this heading towards ashkelon. this follows a warning from the armed wing of hamas. follows a warning from the armed wing of hamas . the spokesman, wing of hamas. the spokesman, abu obeida, telling residents there to leave the area of

ashkelon by 5 pm. tonight without giving any further details. so it is a fluid situation. we'll update you as we get more this is liverpool and sir keir starmer, who in the last few minutes has arrived for his keynote speech at the labour party conference. >> are we all looking at a future prime minister , a prime future prime minister, a prime minister in a year's time? yes >> the keynote speech expected at 2:00. we'll have all the build up to that and an indication that he's going to be, again, talking about rebuilding britain, new towns and pylons and other developments . all that coming up developments. all that coming up shortly . but first, let's get an shortly. but first, let's get an update on all the news headlines with . aaron with. aaron >> hi there. it is, 131 aaron armstrong here in the gb news

room. the un is warning of a mounting humanitarian disaster in gaza as israel continues to target hamas terrorists with waves of airstrikes . s . israel waves of airstrikes. s. israel struck hundreds of targets overnight , hit struck hundreds of targets overnight, hit apartment struck hundreds of targets overnight , hit apartment blocks, overnight, hit apartment blocks, schools and mosques were also hit, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee . the un says people to flee. the un says israel's siege of gaza is illegal under international law, but also that the abduction of hostages by hamas is forbidden . hostages by hamas is forbidden. suppues hostages by hamas is forbidden. supplies of water, food and electricity have been cut to off the 2.3 million people who live in the gaza strip . its health in the gaza strip. its health ministry says at least 770 palestinians have been killed and 4000 injured since saturday. and right now, plumes of smoke can be seen over the gaza skyline. it's just after 330 in the afternoon there . a local the afternoon there. a local authorities say the rafah border crossing to egypt has now been closed because of israeli airstrikes in the area. that's

the only exit point for civilians on the southern border . separately, israel says it has now retaken control of the gaza border fence , which was stormed border fence, which was stormed by hamas gunmen. border fence, which was stormed by hamas gunmen . 900 israelis by hamas gunmen. 900 israelis have been killed since saturday. labour peer lord mandelson says sir keir starmer may not be tony blair, but he is in touch with the british people. the leader of the opposition will address his party's conference shortly where he'll promise to build a new britain if labour wins the next election. >> keir starmer is not tony blair, but i said something else. >> he's the nearest thing to tony blair of any leader of the labour party since blair, right? he's a mainstream politician , he's a mainstream politician, an, you know, he's completely in touch with and connected with what people are thinking in the country. >> he is totally committed to restarting the economy , and he's restarting the economy, and he's not wobbly on defence and

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gb news is the people's. channel well, welcome back to the live desk. >> and let's get the latest now from the labour party conference in liverpool with sir keir starmer due to speak in less than half an hour with that keynote address . let's bring in keynote address. let's bring in our political editor, chris hope, who's awaiting , well, a hope, who's awaiting, well, a set piece where i guess he's going to try and explain why people should vote for labour rather than against the conservatives as yeah, that's right, mark. >> we're going to hear a lot more about keir starmer as a future prime minister. not a lot of policy. we've been briefed overnight about the idea of new garden cities, the idea of building on more of the green belt where it's not very green, more brown grey belt to be more brown or grey belt to be frank, it's more and there's frank, but it's more and there's no none of no news on on taxation, none of the of the kind of things the kind of the kind of things you a party on you and i mightjudge a party on and party can can make get and how a party can can make get gb news viewers richer more about person and trying to about the person and trying to get some passion behind him. they recognise the team they do recognise the team around that be seen around him that he can be seen as quite wooden, but i think they to try and get the they want to try and get the idea is a safe pair

idea of this guy is a safe pair of hands not for the of hands and not just for the next years. they win the next five years. if they win the election, next ten election, but the next ten years. seen briefed years. we seen briefed overnight, they wanted the idea. they the they want they want to be the a decade renewal. decade of national renewal. they've and they make it they've said and they make it clear this party won't be the party of protest ever again. that's clearly a nod back to jeremy corbyn when the party was the party of protest. and i've been struck over the past few days cardigans gone days how the cardigans have gone and the suits are back. and let me tell you, this hall is jam packed 20 minutes packed and we are 20 minutes away the speaking to get a away from the speaking to get a ticket to in you are ticket to come in that you are allocated before it allocated one by email before it even started. i'm a journalist. i can get in because i'm here to cover it for our viewers. but it really is popular. there's a momentum feeling the momentum feeling about the labour party, which just wasn't there the tory there last week at the tory party conference. mark we saw sir keir starmer arriving with his wife victoria, a few moments ago. >> is there any chance we might hear from her first like we did from rishi sunak's wife, akshata last week ? last week? >> i think that's right. i mean,

pippa, you're right. of course. victoria his wife is. is the person behind the throne. the person behind the throne. the person who is supporting sir keir , his leadership. you you keir, his leadership. you you know, is an nhs worker in her own right. we don't know much about her. it could well be that she comes on stage to introduce sir keir because, of course, sarah brown introduced gordon brown back in 2009 before that election. but of course labour went on to lose and we saw last week, didn't we, how akshata murty emerged with a speech from notes. autocue very notes. now autocue very confident . so i notes. now autocue very confident. so i think you can imagine people wanting victoria starmer to come out and say some words about her husband, sir keir. but we'll wait and see. what is clear though, is the children name. we don't children never name. we don't know. name ever in know. we don't name ever in reporting . sir keir starmer's reporting. sir keir starmer's children. family children. he keeps his family very private. and told very private. and i'm told that's victoria mia. she that's really victoria mia. she wants give them a normal wants to give them a normal upbringing but upbringing and that's fair. but i idea of showing more i think the idea of showing more about the man behind the leadership will happen about the man behind the le.a ership will happen about the man behind the le.a fewip will happen about the man behind the le.a few minutes will happen about the man behind the le.a few minutes time. happen about the man behind the le.a few minutes time here pen about the man behind the le.a few minutes time here here in a few minutes time here here in liverpool. >> going >> and is there going to be a bit back the future? we

bit of back to the future? we had this extraordinary moment when peter mandelson shared his thoughts on the gb news stand there about, you know, is it 1997 part two? >> that's right. there's lots of talk, isn't there, about what is the influence of peter mandelson and tony now, and indeed tony blair? now, i saw, as you did, mark and pippa mallinson on the front row with the shadow cabinet applauding along though he part along as though he was part of the government. he's not part of the government. he's not part of the government. he's not part of the government. labour the government. he's a labour peer i when interests. i mean, when i interviewed him for my podcast before year, he said to me, before last year, he said to me, there's day by when i there's not a day goes by when i don't miss missing in don't miss been missing being in power , and he's everywhere here power, and he's everywhere here at conference, he even at the party conference, he even named on air, didn't he? those five keir five pledges from sir keir starmer, which not many people know . he obviously learned them. know. he obviously learned them. he to be part of the team he wants to be part of the team around starmer and. and if you were starmer, i mean, know he were starmer, i mean, i know he carries baggage , peter carries baggage, peter mandelson, supreme mandelson, but he's a supreme strategist and want strategist. and you'd want somebody win somebody who knows how to win landslide. the art landslide. and he was the art strategist back in the early, late early 90s, which

late 80s, early 90s, which helped propel tony blair to that landslide. you'd want him landslide. so you'd want him around political editor around you political editor christopher hope inside the conference hall where we are waiting for sir keir starmer to appearin waiting for sir keir starmer to appear in the next few minutes. >> thank you . now, gb news is >> thank you. now, gb news is political correspondent. catherine forster is just outside the conference hall and you should hopefully be able to tell us what people there are saying. how excited are they to hear what sir keir starmer is going to tell them ? it really is going to tell them? it really is absolutely buzzing here in liverpool today . liverpool today. >> labour really feeling very buoyant. that 20 point lead seems to be set firm. there's an optimism, there's an energy here that labour really feel that they are at last after 13 years back on the path to government. now it's an astonishing reversal of fortunes , isn't it, because of fortunes, isn't it, because it's only three years since jeremy corbyn led labour to its

worst defeat since 1935, and at the point that sir keir starmer took over the party, it was seen as a ten year project that basically everybody thought, well, there's no way on earth he can turn it around. it's going to take ten years. and yet here we this may well be his last we are this may well be his last conference before he if the polls are to be believed. and of course, a lot can change and change very fast this time next yean change very fast this time next year, potentially could be year, he potentially could be prime minister. i was at conservative conference last week and the mood i have to say here is entirely different. there is an energy, there is a momentum, there is a feeling that they are on the cusp of power . now, of course, they're power. now, of course, they're being very cautious about it. but there is a real optimism now. there was a queue here all the way along. now it's gone in. but for well over an hour, there were people queuing all the way down along here, three, four, five deep, waiting patiently to

get a spot inside the hall. as you will have seen over the last couple of days for angela rayner and the shadow chancellor , and the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves. this is a massive of space. there's a huge number of space. there's a huge number of seats. i would say it's at least three times probably that that was used for the conservative conference and there were many, many empty seats last week apart from for rishi sunak, now for angela rayner , it was rammed. there rayner, it was rammed. there were hundreds of people standing rachel reeves yesterday there was a cheer, so loud when rachel reeves announced the covid corruption commission winner so loud that it was almost impossible to hear what she was saying. so we're expecting sir keir starmer there's going to be again. i can already see very large numbers of people standing and that we anticipate probably about 45 minutes laying out his plans for a decade of national renewal. they think if they can get into power, they're likely to stay there for ten years,

promising to give britain its future back rather punchier as a slogan than the conservatives, which was long term decisions for a brighter future. so all eyes now on labour leader keir starmer to see what he says and just to sort of reiterate that he's trying to explain to people why they should vote for labour rather than against the conservatives because this is no longer being seen as a party in opposition effectively , yes, opposition effectively, yes, they really want to be seen as a government in waiting. and when sir keir starmer took the party and they had a three pronged phases , if you like, to what phases, if you like, to what they wanted to do, the first thing was take control . all of thing was take control. all of the labour party , kick out all the labour party, kick out all the labour party, kick out all the people on the far left, all the people on the far left, all the very strict corbyn supporters. of course, jeremy corbyn has had the whip withdrawn , doesn't even have a withdrawn, doesn't even have a conference pass , drive out conference pass, drive out

antisemitism . etcetera. then the antisemitism. etcetera. then the second thing was to highlight right the record of the conservatives over the last 13 years and the last part that we're now entering is if not the conservatives. why labour? that's the essay question that they've sort of set themselves to answer for. they want people to answer for. they want people to have a positive reason to vote for them, not just that they're fed up with a conservative. so all these pledges about building and building infrastructure, green infrastructure from rachel reeves. but today they building houses. we know, of course, there's a chronic housing shortage in this country that's obviously going to appeal to lots of people. but keir starmer speech expected to focus on making things better for working people and doing that up and down the country. wherever you live . so lots of anticipation , live. so lots of anticipation, lots of excitement and we'll be going to his speech very shortly. okay >> thank you very much, catherine. for the moment, back to you. of course, as that gets undennay shortly. but just undennay shortly. but let's just update latest we're

update you with the latest we're getting from israel and indeed gaza , because reuters is gaza, because reuters is reporting that an israeli airstrike has killed two senior hamas officials in gaza . hamas officials in gaza. according to an official, no further details on that. but that's just literally come through in the past minute and we have also heard that hamas is warning israeli citizens in ashkelon. >> that's in southern israel near to the gaza strip are warning citizens to leave their homes before 5 pm. there is footage coming in which shows rockets from gaza fired over israeli troops and tanks, but they were intercepted by israel's iron dome anti—missile system. >> and as we were updating, of course, we were hearing those sirens going off in tel aviv, suggestions, rockets are being intercepted there as well. these onesin intercepted there as well. these ones in the south of the country over ashkelon. well, hamas has said it will not negotiate while the airstrikes from the israeli

side continue on gaza , the side continue on gaza, the israeli air force indicating they carried out some 200 overnight. we've seen more plumes of smoke, too, in the last hour . and the hamas last hour. and the hamas announcement saying they would threaten to kill one captive for every palestinian home bombed without warning. >> among the families believed to be held captive is this israeli mother and her two young sons. there are believed to be some 130 israeli hostages being held in gaza . latest reports in held in gaza. latest reports in israel say the death toll from the hamas attacks has reached 900 people, whilst israeli retaliation has claimed the lives of almost 700. palestinian owns charlie peters, who is live for us shortly in tel aviv. he can bring us this report. now execute sting innocents in their homes . homes. >> this is the moment hamas terrorists stormed a small community in israel. they pushed through the gates on motorbikes

with rifles on their backs . with rifles on their backs. footage acquired by the south. first responders show terrorists looting dead bodies. they have since been ejected by israeli forces. rpgs and rifles are littered among children's toys and garden furniture as israeli forces survey the devastation over 100 bodies have already been recovered. according to local humanity . korean agencies local humanity. korean agencies after militants rampaged through the unprotected village. that's roughly 10% of the tiny farming community's population. this location was among the worst affected areas when hamas stormed israel on saturday with the israelis now claiming to have re—established control of all of its communities surrounding gaza , israeli forces surrounding gaza, israeli forces are now expected to focus their attention on gaza, where hamas militants are holding dozens of hostages and firing more rocket attacks into israel . charlie attacks into israel. charlie

charlie peters there updating us more live from charlie short . more live from charlie short. >> charlie. but as we were being updated from reuters indicating that ashkelon, the southern port city, the warning to israeli civilians there from hamas to get out now and certainly there are some pictures coming through of rockets being fired from gaza over ashkelon, as well as tel aviv. but it is a changing situation . but back here in the situation. but back here in the uk , the conflict well, it's been uk, the conflict well, it's been translated into both protests and vigils with a pro—palestine demonstration taking place near the israeli embassy in london last night . let's go there live last night. let's go there live now and speak to our reporter, ray addison rae . quiet there ray addison rae. quiet there now, but clearly we can see from behind you they've put some fairly robust defences in position . absolutely, yes. position. absolutely, yes. hundreds of people took part in that protest just yesterday. they were waving placards saying, quote , end the

saying, quote, end the occupation . they were letting occupation. they were letting off fireworks, lighting flares as well, and chanting free palestine met. police confirmed that there were three arrests across london, two within this area alone, and charges included racially motivated criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon. and as you can, as you've been saying, we can, as you've been saying, we can still see the effects of that event here today. >> these heavy duty barricade he'd put in just just yesterday before that protest is not normally here, severely limiting access to this area . access to this area. >> the heavy duty gate behind me as well, that's been locked unlocked as police have been coming and going. there's been an armed police presence as police on motorcycles , cars as police on motorcycles, cars as well. and we can see some of the effects of that protest. bits of litter , stickers, free palestine litter, stickers, free palestine stickers , sort of littering the stickers, sort of littering the road, graffiti , daubing. some of road, graffiti, daubing. some of the buildings as well. and

police telling us that they anticipate that a larger protest potential rally this coming weekend on saturday. now, about 45 minutes ago or so now, as we were standing here, a car drove past with a palestinian flag coming out of one of the windows. it turned out in the middle of the road and then came back and drove past this, the entrance to this private road, which leads to the israeli embassy . again, as as though to embassy. again, as as though to make that point. and make some kind of statement. i spoke to one local jewish resident and i asked him how it made him feel . asked him how it made him feel. and he he actually said they have a right to do that as long as what they're doing does not descend or provoke any kind of violence . that he said that the violence. that he said that the uk, in his opinion , is the best uk, in his opinion, is the best country for race relations and he hopes that the events over this week will not lead to any

kind of disintegration of that situation. however, he, of course, described the attack by the hamas terrorist organisation as beyond barbarism . i also as beyond barbarism. i also spoke to one young woman who works in one of the companies based along this private road and she was saying that echr of centre an email to all of the staff saying if they don't feel safe , they should work from home safe, they should work from home and they don't have to come in. of course, shopkeepers as well who i've been speaking to say that fear that these that they fear that these protests could just spark up again and could continue to happen over the coming days as this conflict proceeds . now, the this conflict proceeds. now, the home secretary suella braverman, obviously has spoken to the met police and she's urged them to increase their presence in communities in large jewish communities. they're doing that. they say they have aao tolerance for any hate crimes and the foreign secretary, james cleverly urging supporters of

palestine to stay at home and saying there's just no need to come out because it just causes distress . distress. >> we're watching the situation closely. ray addison , thank you closely. ray addison, thank you very much for that. and just very much for that. and just very quickly, uk charities , very quickly, uk charities, they're calling for an urgent de—escalation in the conflict. there's claims that ambulances carrying the injured and through gaza, they have been hit by airstrikes . ai rstri kes. >> and airstrikes. >> and in addition, just to reflect on what ray was saying there, james cleverly our foreign secretary, of course, earlier, saying a significant number of british israeli nationals had been caught in the conflict. no exact details in terms of numbers from the foreign office, but we'll update you we get more that in you as we get more on that in just a few moments. >> labour leader keir >> labour leader sir keir starmer be his big starmer will be making his big speech at the labour party conference in liverpool. will we be looking at a future prime minister stay with us. >> hello again . it's aidan >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office the news office with the gb news forecast. rain forecast. outbreaks of rain today across northern parts of the uk. it does clear through

dunng the uk. it does clear through during the evening and overnight and it stays fine in the south today before rain arrives here dunng today before rain arrives here during the next few days. we've got some weather fronts pushing in and that they are mainly affecting the far north of england, scotland and northern ireland. during the evening and the part of the night, the the first part of the night, the rain falling saturated rain falling onto saturated and in ground in in places flooded ground in western scotland cause western scotland could cause issues. eventually central issues. but eventually central belt northwards clear as the rain by strong winds rain followed by strong winds and showers . but it's and frequent showers. but it's really across northern ireland. northern england, parts of wales where we'll see that wet weather effect through the night in the far south, a lot of low cloud and mist returns . so a gloomy and mist returns. so a gloomy start once again here. and that cloud will some time to cloud will take some time to lift a few light lift and break a few light showers coming along for southern counties of england. but wettest weather actually but the wettest weather actually for will across for tomorrow will be across wales midlands, wales, the midlands, east anglia, heavy outbreaks of anglia, some heavy outbreaks of rain, particularly the welsh rain, particularly for the welsh mountains for mountains, clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland, albeit , with quite a few albeit windy, with quite a few showers in the north and northwest of scotland and feeling here

feeling much colder here actually with 10 to 13 celsius. a bright start though for much of northern uk on thursday, perhaps a touch of frost in places in the south we've got cloud and outbreaks of rain

away . we welcome back to the away. we welcome back to the live desk with a big live event due to start in liverpool fairly

imminently because it is the key speech from labour leader sir keir starmer at his party conference and indications that he will be eyeing at least two terms in power as a prime minister in waiting . minister in waiting. >> well, a key aim of his speech is to give voters a reason to back labour in the next general election. expected to be in around a year's time, rather than give them reasons to vote against rishi sunak and the conservatives as he is due on stage very shortly, we will be able to take you live to liverpool and he has been seen in the last few minutes , in the last few minutes, accompanied by his wife, victoria , as he made his way victoria, as he made his way into the conference hall. will we have an introduction by his wife like we had an introduction by rishi sunak's wife last week, which was pretty gushing. >> we did have an introduction from a certain mandelson from a certain peter mandelson on the gb news stage and in liverpool earlier indicates that there may well be shades of 1997

and the blairite part, the part of the party with the applause there . rachel reeves, of course, there. rachel reeves, of course, in the front there, who had that speech talking about rebuild ing britain yesterday as shadow chancellor and an indication that theme may well be amplified by sir keir talking about a decade of national renewal and that labour could be in government until the 2030 expected to announce a new generation, for instance, of large towns and suburbs, georgian style townhouses with compulsory purchase powers and of course the whole issue of renewable green energy, more pylons being built, more electricity lines and certainly getting britain back moving again. yeah labour at this conference over the last few days really does seem to be re—energized . re—energized. >> they are ahead in the polls. there's also , though of course there's also, though of course been as by—election victories, which has only made the party's conference grow. and you have to ask why are they so far ahead? is it because of sir keir

starmer? and he's providing a certain excitement for voters , certain excitement for voters, or is it because so many people are now thoroughly unhappy with the conservatives? well, sir keir starmer will be on that stage very shortly to explain why he should be the next prime minister. this could well be his last speech h before the general election expected in a year's time. >> yeah. and we saw ed miliband there, of course, who is in charge of energy policy still suggestions that a certain david miliband might be coming back as well to join this new look labour party. we won't call it new labour because of course thatis new labour because of course that is dating back to 1997, but certainly peter mandelson giving his assessment that this is the best leader in his view since tony blair and an indication that, of course, sir keir starmer will want to take this sort of fairly centrist position in terms of the economy, certainly. but an indication

that there is a job of work to be done. the latest from the imf that that britain's economy will have its growth downgraded from an expected 1% growth in gdp next year to 0.6% as interest rates take a hit on the economic performance. although we did hear from liam halligan, of course, at the conference that imf will assessments of the uk economy had been slightly wider. the mark in these recent assessments pessimistic some people might say. >> you may say that here is possibly the labour leader . possibly the labour leader. big keynote speech. well he'll be proposing a community policing guarantee and that means guaranteeing patrols

through 13,000 more neighbourhood police and police community support officers. on the speech on the streets. this speech is the third day of the labour party conference. we've heard from many other shadow ministers so far , including ministers so far, including shadow chancellor rachel reeves, who was well, widely applauded yesterday . it'll be interesting yesterday. it'll be interesting to see if sir keir starmer gets the same reception with his plans for the country . plans for the country. >> we're likely to get perhaps an echo of tony blair's 1993 conference speech on remember tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime with a plan perhaps to set up 980 new youth hubs to give teenagers the best start in life and stop the knife crime that is killing our children. that was outlined by yvette cooper a little earlier , yvette cooper a little earlier, the shadow home secretary. but also, we're being told this idea of a next generation of new towns , extra powers for local towns, extra powers for local mayors. but this is sir keir

starmer's moment, not in the spotlight . and feel he laid it spotlight. and feel he laid it my blood . let the stars out of my blood. let the stars out of beth mead the sky doesn't fall in my love it tonight out of me i >> -- >> it. emma >> it. thank you hm >> it. thank you . thank you >> it. thank you. thank you. thank you . thank you thank you. thank you. thank you. conference thank you. conference i >> true democracy is citizen led. >> politics needs an update. >> politics needs an update. >> we demand a people's house.

we demand the people's house. we are in crisis . we are in crisis. are in crisis. we are in crisis. our whole future is in jeopardy i >> -- >> it's of sir keir starmer arriving on stage there, a protest being taken away by stewards fairly rapidly dragged indeed by the arm and the collar there. and we will wait to hear what sir keir responds in terms of that interruption and clearly questions about the security in liverpool as he brushes off his sleeve there. don't quite know what's been put over it, whether it's water or some other kind of liquid or is it glitter and he's going to remove the jacket anyway and carry on shirt sleeves, which well , yes, is sleeves, which well, yes, is perhaps tony blair's style. we remember all those years ago rolling up his sleeves for the job. now he's definitely looking a little bit more relaxed without his jacket . without his jacket. >> and whoever was on stage , >> and whoever was on stage, thatis >> and whoever was on stage, that is tough now to deliver a speech after what has just

happened. speech after what has just happened . but let's see how he happened. but let's see how he does. >> thank you. conference . thank >> thank you. conference. thank you . you. >> thank you. conference >> thank you. conference >> if he thinks that bothers me, he doesn't know me . he doesn't know me. protest or power. that's why we changed our party conference. >> that's why we changed our . party >> thank you .

>> and it was just as well it was me because my wife's dresses really beautiful . really beautiful. >> thank you, marie , for those >> thank you, marie, for those words . words. >> my mum would have loved to have been here and to have heard you saying those words. >> thank you so much for doing me that honour and thank you. >> conference this . thank you >> conference this. thank you for that reception. it is fantastic to be here with you in liverpool again and now before i get going, i know what you're thinking . please, please, please i >> no more arsenal jokes . and i >> no more arsenal jokes. and i think you're right. >> but conference. i do want to

offer my sympathies to manchester. >> no, not for that reason. >> no, not for that reason. >> but because i really do feel for any city that had to host that circus last week. >> honestly . >> honestly. what can you say about a prime minister who goes to manchester to cancel manchester's train line ? line? >> the self—declared champ of motorists who had to borrow a car for a photo op? >> a man who keeps a very close watch on the cost of living crisis from the vantage point of a short haul helicon raptor conference. >> i never thought i'd say this, but i'm beginning to see why liz truss won . truss won. >> although . although i still

>> although. although i still think we'd have been better off without lettuce. actually she . without lettuce. actually she. but it's been 13 years now . but it's been 13 years now. >> and what does britain have to show for it? >> where is their minimum wage? >> where is their minimum wage? >> where is their minimum wage? >> where is their sure start crime ? down by a third. crime? down by a third. >> more students than ever devolution. >> the shortest nhs waiting lists in history. half a million out of child poverty . out of child poverty. >> a peace in northern ireland. i'm not going to do the whole list . list. >> i haven't got time . but isn't >> i haven't got time. but isn't the contrast stark ? the contrast stark? >> 13 years of things can only get better versus 13 years of things have only got worse as . things have only got worse as. conference. this is what we have

to fight. >> the tory project to kick the hope out of this country during the reservoir of our belief that is why i started with our achievement . achievement. >> i wanted to remind everyone that there was a time and it wasn't that long ago when questions such as is britain destined for decline, would have felt ridiculous even to ask . and felt ridiculous even to ask. and ihave felt ridiculous even to ask. and i have to warn you , our way back i have to warn you, our way back from this will be hard . but know from this will be hard. but know this what is broken can be repaired . what is ruined can be rebuilt. >> wounds do heal and ultimately that project , their project will that project, their project will crash against the spirit of working people in this country. and they are the source of my .

hope because there are two stories of the past 13 years. >> a westminster of chaos and crisis. five prime ministers in seven years and then the other side of britain where working people never let each other down in fact, whenever they were asked, they dug deep for this came together for this country . came together for this country. and that's the cruellest cost of these 13 years of decline . but a these 13 years of decline. but a government this week can win the confidence of a proud nation under man our foundations with the gnawing rot of despair , a the gnawing rot of despair, a sense that government cannot achieve great things , that achieve great things, that britain cannot achieve great things, but i believe in this country, i believe in its spirit, in its people, in its businesses , in its communities. businesses, in its communities. i don't just see the sewage in our streams and seas. >> i see the volunteers ears,

people who love their community standing up to fight for clean water. >> i don't just see the crumbling concrete in our schools . i see the teachers in schools. i see the teachers in the temporary classrooms still giving our children the education they need. i don't just see the boards going up in our high streets . i see the our high streets. i see the businesses, the pubs, the cafes still trading, still finding a way through the chaos, still serving their . community serving their. community >> that's the real britain conference. millions of people who've looked at the tory circus and said, fine , we'll get on and said, fine, we'll get on with it ourselves . with it ourselves. >> and i say, let's stand with them, give them the government they deserve to turn our backs on never ending tory decline with a decade of national

renewal . renewal. do not doubt that the fire of change still burns in britain. the question is whether it lives on inside labour. and today we show it does . show it does. today we turn the page answer the question why labour with the plan for a britain built to last with higher growth, safer streets, cheap british power in your home, more opportunity in your home, more opportunity in your community, the nhs off its knees. your community, the nhs off its knees . a britain with its future knees. a britain with its future back.

it will require an entirely new approach to politics. mission government new priorities is totally focussed on the interests of working people . interests of working people. five national mission all fixed on a single minded purpose to govern for the long term end. the tory disease of sticking plaster politics with a simple labour philosophy that together , whether we fix tomorrow's challenges today . challenges today. and conference this new path can only be walked by a new party. a

changed labour party no longer in thrall to gesture politics, no longer a party of protest, a party of service . this . week party of service. this. week. we built renewed reconnected to an old partnership, a bargain that we serve working people as they drive our country fonnard. and that's why we had to change so fast. that's why we had to change so fast . that's why we had to that's why we had to change so fast. that's why we had to fight so hard to change this party. the bond of respect that comes from service is special national renewal depends on it . that's renewal depends on it. that's why we stood with nato , a why we stood with nato, a historic achievement of this party held out our hand to business, ripped antisemitism

out by the roots back to ukraine country . first party, second . country. first party, second. thank you . thank you. >> thank you. conference thank you . you. >> conference. i am shocked and appalled by the events in israel. i utterly condemn the senseless murder of men, women and children, including british citizens in cold blood by the terrorists of hamas. this . terrorists of hamas. this. party this party believes in the two

state solution . a palestinian state solution. a palestinian state solution. a palestinian state along side a safe and secure israel . but this action secure israel. but this action by hamas does nothing for palestine ions and israel must always have the right to defend her people . conference these events. the war in ukraine in they show precisely the test of our era . precisely the test of our era. the world is becoming a more volatile place . revolutions in volatile place. revolutions in energy , science, technology are energy, science, technology are reshaping the global economy. the race is on for the new job,

the new supply chains, the new industries that will emerge. climate change is a recipe for instability . we've seen that on instability. we've seen that on our tv screens all summer. terror ism. the movement of people , criminal gangs who people, criminal gangs who exploit their vulnerability. they're all challenges we must confront . and through all this, confront. and through all this, because of all this democratic rules, democratic values and democratic certainties are under attack. a new age of insecurity with fault lines that run right through the living standards of working people . but look, as working people. but look, as we've seen throughout our history , where there is change, history, where there is change, there is also possibility , there is also possibility, possibility in industry in winning the race for the jobs of the future, possibility in technology, innovation is like gene editing that will save countless lives . possibility in countless lives. possibility in

four nations standing together no longer distracted or divided and possibly guilty in working people in parts of our country. ignored passed over, disregarded as sources of growth and dynamism , but with the potential dynamism, but with the potential ready to be unlocked, it boils down to this can we look the challenges of this age squarely in the eye and amidst all the change and insecurity , i find change and insecurity, i find the hunger to win new opportunities and the strength to conserve what is precious because conference, i tell you , because conference, i tell you, thatis because conference, i tell you, that is what britain needs and that is what britain needs and thatis that is what britain needs and that is what britain needs and that is what we must become . that is what we must become. people are looking at us because they want our wounds to heal and

we are the healers . people are we are the healers. people are looking to us because these challenges require a modern state and we are the modernisers people are looking to us because they want to build a new britain and we are the builders , but and we are the builders, but they also look out at the chaos in the world and in westminster and they want to know and we find that elusive path to an economy that serves their community. can we deliver the rock of stability they need to move fonnard with their lives ? move fonnard with their lives? shelter from the storm and a passage to calmer waters because as conference, we should never forget that politics should tread lightly on people's lives . but our job is to shoulder the burden for working , carry the burden for working, carry the load, not add . this year i want

load, not add. this year i want on holiday to the lake district . my family . we were sitting in . my family. we were sitting in a pub near windermere . i was a pub near windermere. i was eating fish and chips. vic had the plant burger. you see we don't focus group everything . don't focus group everything. anyway, we were sitting there , anyway, we were sitting there, it was calm. it was beautiful. the lake district never lets you down. i went there every year as a child with my family , and a child with my family, and although she struggled so much to walk my mum loved the lake , to walk my mum loved the lake, so it was really special . share so it was really special. share it with my kids and if you can believe it , it with my kids and if you can believe it, it was sunny this summer , but the reason i summer, but the reason i remember it , summer, but the reason i remember it, the privilege of it , is because on my first day back from holiday , i was in back from holiday, i was in a cafe in worthing in sussex talking to people and one woman

said, released in my mind she was a single mom with two kids and she said to me , it's and she said to me, it's survival mode . i can't think, survival mode. i can't think, oh, let's do something nice. there's no long term planning, no thinking about the future. and i could see the hurt in her eyes as she told me . that's what eyes as she told me. that's what this cost of living crisis does. it intrudes on the little things that we love. whittles away at our joy days out meals out holidays . the first things that holidays. the first things that people cut back on picking up a treat in the supermarket just to put it back on the shelf conference. we have to be a government that takes care of the big decisions. so working people have the freedom to enjoy what they love or time .

what they love or time. more time , more energy, more more time, more energy, more possibility , more life. it could possibility, more life. it could be football, fishing or just a quiet time with your family , but quiet time with your family, but we all need that . we all need we all need that. we all need the ability to look fonnard to move fonnard, free from anxiety . that's what getting our future back really means . but look back really means. but look, conference, here's what we can't do . we can't take advantage do. we can't take advantage because it's exactly in moments like this when people want change, need change, they cry out for change. that the hope of the easy answer can prosper and conference is we cannot be about that.

conference is we cannot be about that . change conference is we cannot be about that. change in a country. changing a country is not like ticking a box. it's not the click of a mouse. long term solutions are not oven ready . if solutions are not oven ready. if you think our job in 1997 was to rebuild a crumbling public realm that in 1964 it was to modernise an economy left behind by the pace of technology . but in 1945, pace of technology. but in 1945, to build a new britain out of the trauma of collective sacrifice, then in 2024, it will have to be all 3—3 . three and. conference and at a time

when our politics feels broken , when our politics feels broken, when our politics feels broken, when our politics feels broken, when our public services are broken , when our public finances broken, when our public finances wrecked the tory mortgage bombshell that's blown up the finances of millions nurses, teaching assistants , builders, teaching assistants, builders, drivers, shop workers , carers, drivers, shop workers, carers, people who never before missed a payment in their life , working payment in their life, working harder than ever for the wage in their pockets , and who now find their pockets, and who now find themselves walking a little more slowly past the food bank in their town at the age of insecure charity loaded onto the backs of working people . but backs of working people. but there's no magic wand here. a decade of national renewal. that's what it will take. we will need ambition, determination , patience. determination, patience. absolutely but also bravery , absolutely but also bravery, because it's brave to reject the hope of the easy answer. courageous is to choose instead, the hope of the hard road. but

if we give britain the certain destination, if we walk step by step with working people bulldozed through the barriers in their way, they secure foundations at their feet . foundations at their feet. mission government. our guide , mission government. our guide, then yes, we can get our future back. so let's set the course. let's get britain building again . take back our streets, switch on great british energy, tear down the barriers to opportunity , get our nhs back on its feet. and today, another step along that road. an answer to the outrage that is 7.5 million people waiting , waiting, waiting people waiting, waiting, waiting for treatment on our nhs . people

for treatment on our nhs. people like hamza semakula. he's a semi—pro footballer who plays for hendon in the southern league. last year he tore his knee ligament very badly and that left him with a choice of paying that left him with a choice of paying £15,000 to go private or abandoning his career for his love, his joy. now humza actually crowdfunded his operation . in the end, the operation. in the end, the british people dug deep and got him back on the pitch and he's back in the goals as well . he back in the goals as well. he scored in the fa cup this season . but honestly , was it come to . but honestly, was it come to this working people paying for their own health care in a cost of living crisis ? pensioners of living crisis? pensioners waiting weeks, months , sometimes waiting weeks, months, sometimes waiting weeks, months, sometimes waiting years just for the care that they need . now the whole that they need. now the whole point of our nhs is to be the

crowdfunded solution for all of us. that's the fundamental principle. and at the next election it's on the line. >> the conservative party have brought our nhs to its knees, will put it in the ground . will put it in the ground. >> we have got to get it back on its feet . its feet. >> thank you. conflict . >> thank you. conflict. thank you. conference thank you i >> -- >> the non—dom tax status is a legal loophole that allows some of the richest people in the world to avoid paying tax. in britain . that's money we could britain. that's money we could invest in our nhs. that's always been our priority . and right been our priority. and right now, the biggest challenge is cutting waiting lists . so we cutting waiting lists. so we will invest that money in boosting capacity . we will get

boosting capacity. we will get the nhs working round the clock and we will pay staff properly to do it. more operations , more to do it. more operations, more appointments, more diagnostic tests. you will be seeing more clearly in an nhs clearing the backlog seven days a week . but . backlog seven days a week. but. conference conference do not doubt the hard road either , doubt the hard road either, because if all we do is place the nhs on a pedestal, because if all we do is place the nhs on a pedestal , then i'm the nhs on a pedestal, then i'm afraid it will remain on life support . i afraid it will remain on life support. i know afraid it will remain on life support . i know some people support. i know some people don't like the word reform , but don't like the word reform, but i tell you now there's no other opfion i tell you now there's no other option . we must be the option. we must be the government that finally transforms our nhs. we can't go on like this . we can't go on on like this. we can't go on with a sickness service . we need with a sickness service. we need an nhs that prevents illness, keeps people healthy and out of

hospital in the first place. we must use we must use technology to overhaul every aspect of delivery , move care closer to delivery, move care closer to community, deploy the power of artificial intelligence to spot disease quickly. mental health treatment when you need it will guarantee that the atm scramble for the gp appointment will end it. >> dangerous waits for cancer diagnosis . diagnosis. >> we will consign them to history , but conference is history, but conference is here's the bigger lesson because what is true of our nhs is true right across the board. we're not here to manage the shop . not here to manage the shop. we're here to make government more dynamic, more joined up, more dynamic, more joined up, more strategic focussed at all times, and without exception on long term national renewal mission government. it's not about size, it's about capacity

. a more powerful engine, not a bigger car, a reform in state, not a chequebook state people will say, don't rock the boat. we've always done it like this. is this really necessary? i've reformed a public service before i know how it goes , but it's our i know how it goes, but it's our responsibility to do it. and across our public services, the prize is huge because if we call time on wasteful police procurement, then we can have a community policing guarantee . community policing guarantee. more police in your town fighting anti—social behaviour and taking our streets back . if and taking our streets back. if . we if we ignore the appeal to the status quo on private school tax breaks or outdated national curricula , then we can have curricula, then we can have mental health staff in every school , more expert teachers in school, more expert teachers in the classroom , more creativity the classroom, more creativity speaking skills. confidence should shatter the glass ceiling

at source . and if we want to at source. and if we want to challenge the hoarding of potential in our economy, then we must win the war against the hoarders in westminster. give power back and put communities in control. that is mission government . government. but conference. it also has to be something more, a deeper bond, a partnership between people and politics that in our age, after these 13 years of decline, will be hard to renew . decline, will be hard to renew. some people say to me, it's about honesty, isn't it? we were lied to these politicians were liars . but lied to these politicians were liars. but you lied to these politicians were liars . but you know , that's not liars. but you know, that's not it . well, maybe for one of them it. well, maybe for one of them it. well, maybe for one of them it actually was. it but for people like rishi sunak, it's

more that they cannot see the country before them. the walls of westminster are so high. the view that your lives, your services, your future are just pieces on their board that's so deeply ingrained in their mindset. they have no way to understand what you've been through. you know , they actually through. you know, they actually believe what comes out of their mouths when your public services were cut to the bone and they said, we're all in it together. when they told you to your face that brexit would only bring benefits for your business when they say now that they're taking tough decisions for you in this cost of living crisis, they've convinced themselves that this is what they're really doing and they can't see britain . not your they can't see britain. not your britain can't accept that every time your interests were on the line , they made you pay . but line, they made you pay. but when it's people like them , they when it's people like them, they look after themselves . rishi look after themselves. rishi sunak.

rishi sunak and the shallow men and women of westminster unable to see, unable to listen , unable to see, unable to listen, unable to see, unable to listen, unable to stand in your shoes and serve this country . and they won't this country. and they won't change. they can't change. wouldn't even change during a pandemic. when our country came together to follow rules and rules that they set and they broke . conference my sister is broke. conference my sister is a care worker . he was a care care worker. he was a care worker during the pandemic . 14 worker during the pandemic. 14 hour shifts off an overnight unimagined pressure on the reward , a struggle every week . i reward, a struggle every week. i mean, every week, just to make ends meet . but it's not just ends meet. but it's not just about that. it's also about respect . working people never

respect. working people never let each other down. and in the pandemic, the british people didn't let them down. the bond of respect was there . that's why of respect was there. that's why we clapped. britain knew exactly who was serving it in its time of need , and for me , that's the of need, and for me, that's the biggest frustration , the pitiful biggest frustration, the pitiful reward the government gave for that service , but also the that service, but also the countless missed opportunities to deepen that bond use it to change our country , because i change our country, because i believe this country respects itself. i believe the british people respect each other. and i believe that if people see that respect, see that service in their politics, then they will commit to the mission of national renewal . national renewal. let me put it this way. at some

point in your life , many people point in your life, many people here will have heard a nagging voice inside saying , no, this voice inside saying, no, this isn't for you. you don't belong here. you can't do that . working here. you can't do that. working class people certainly hear that voice. trust me, in some ways it's the hardest glass ceiling of all. but imagine if in a whole country said you do belong . imagine if a whole country said we back your potential. imagine that if a whole country commits properly to unlocking the pride you have in your community, then look what we could build a country where every contribution is equally respected and where you do not have to change who you are just to get on where whatever your background you feel secure, valued certain that things will

be better for your children . be better for your children. >> thank you. thank you . >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> a britain's strong enough stable enough. secure enough for you to invest your hope, your possibility , your future. possibility, your future. a britain built to last, where working people are respected. crime is prosecuted, ambulances come, the minimum wage is enforced , infrastructure gets enforced, infrastructure gets built , enforced, infrastructure gets built, children feel safe in their classrooms . businesses and their classrooms. businesses and workers unite in partnership , workers unite in partnership, fight for the jobs of the future , the jobs that are well paid and in your town and where mps have only one job service is . no have only one job service is. no more .

more. no more bonuses for people pumping sewage into our rivers. no more pensioners , no more no more pensioners, no more pensioners freezing while energy firms make record profits and no more government contracts awarded by the back door. no more cleaners mocked as they scrub mess off the walls of illegal parties in westminster . illegal parties in westminster. thank you. 20 a future where we believe a future where we believe a future where we believe workers rights are good for growth. inequality corrosive communities should have a bigger stake. climate change is an

opportunity we can't pass up young people's aspirations must be met. britain is respected around the world again . that's around the world again. that's our future conference. let us get it back . get it back. because government can be a force for good. we can fight alongside working people in the name of justice and opportunity . and that's why i came into politics. i've looked into the eyes of the people that we must serve . but the crown prosecution serve. but the crown prosecution service , in my work in northern service, in my work in northern ireland and i've seen reflected back the knowledge that government can make or break a life . it's that response ability life. it's that response ability that drives me to on cause the reforms i know we must make the britain i know we must build. so

let's get to work because there is one barrier. so big, so imposing that it blocks out all light from the other side, a blockage that stops this country building roads , grid building roads, grid connections, laboratories , train connections, laboratories, train lines, warehouses , wind farms, lines, warehouses, wind farms, power stations and obstacle to the aspirations of millions now and in the future who deserve the security of home ownership. a future hidden by our restrictive planning system and conference. we must bulldoze through it . through it. we used to call it the dream of home ownership. didn't we? we used to say it glibly on stages like this . but look at britain like this. but look at britain now . it has become a dream . it's now. it has become a dream. it's out of reach for millions . and

out of reach for millions. and if we don't take action, then it will only become more distant, a luxury for the few , not the luxury for the few, not the privilege of the many . and look privilege of the many. and look , i'm trying really hard. not to mention the house i grew up in. again but seriously , that again but seriously, that pebbledash semi was everything to my family . to my family. it gave us stability through the cost of living crisis. in the 70s. it served as the springboard for the journey i've been on in my life and i believe every family deserves the same to have made that aspiration harder for working people, that's been a disaster for our economy and for the unity of this country . so the unity of this country. so today we launch a new plan to get britain building again, a signal of our determination to

fight the blockers who hold a veto over british aspiration . no veto over british aspiration. no more land bankers sitting comfortably on brownfield sites while rents in their communities rise . no more councils refusing rise. no more councils refusing to develop a local plan because they prefer the back door deal . they prefer the back door deal. no more inertia in the face of resistance and there will be resistance and there will be resistance from people who say no , we don't want britain's no, we don't want britain's future here. my message to them is this a future must be built. thatis is this a future must be built. that is the responsibility of serious government and if we continually wash our hands of this task, we all end up in a rut just like now. so it's time to get britain building again. it's time to build 1.5 million new homes across the country . new homes across the country. opportunities for first time buyers in every community. you development corporations with the power to remove the

blockages, new infrastructure to support families and communities to grow roads, tunnels , power to grow roads, tunnels, power stations built quicker and cheaper , and a new effort to cheaper, and a new effort to rewire britain in the national grid, moving faster, a lot faster, laying the cables. our future prosperity needs. it's a future prosperity needs. it's a future with more beautiful cities , more prosperous towns. cities, more prosperous towns. you parks, green spaces, new pubuc you parks, green spaces, new public services, all aligned with our plan and conference. sometimes the old labour ideas are right for new times. so where there are good jobs, where there is good infrastructure , there is good infrastructure, where there's good land for affordable homes , we'll get affordable homes, we'll get shovels in the ground, cranes in the sky and build the next generation of labour. new towns

thank you . thank you. thank you. thank you. >> council . and no, this doesn't >> council. and no, this doesn't mean we're tearing up the green belt. >> labour is the party that protects our green spaces. no party protects our green spaces. no party fights harder for our environment . we created the environment. we created the national park, created the green belt in the first place. i grew up in surrey, but where there are clearly ridiculous uses of disused car parks, dreary wastelands, not a green belt, a grey belt. sometimes within a city's boundary. then this cannot be justified as a reason to hold our future back. we will take this fight on. that's a britain built to last. and here's why. because getting britain building again is critical for economic growth.

our most important mission, and also a means as a way to soften that hard road, deliver on national renewal and escape the cost of living crisis, permanent . and that is why this labour party will fight the next election on economic growth . an election on economic growth. an economy that works for the whole country is what the british people want . the tory, the people want. the tory, the tories know that they stood at this crossroads before . they this crossroads before. they called it levelling up, but as soon as they counted their votes, they turned back , back, votes, they turned back, back, back to the comfort of the easy answer , back to the trickle down answer, back to the trickle down nonsense that sees wealth trickle up and jobs trickle out . you cannot understate this . . you cannot understate this. those ideas . ideas are finished those ideas. ideas are finished , blown away by a world where

tyrants like putin pay little regard to the niceties of market dogma, but also because in the end, they always make working people pay . you saw it last year people pay. you saw it last year tax cuts for the richest, the pound sinking like a stone, a wrecking ball to our finances , wrecking ball to our finances, economic shrapnel everywhere . economic shrapnel everywhere. family budgets shredded a . £300 family budgets shredded a. £300 billion bill. the only remedy labour stability party . labour stability party. you know, i never thought i would hear a modern conservative prime minister that 50% of our children going to university was a false dream . my dad felt the a false dream. my dad felt the disrespect of vocational skills all his life , but the solution all his life, but the solution is not and never will be. the levelling down of working class

aspiration to go to university . aspiration to go to university. but conference . but conference. conference but conference. this is the tory mindset now don't solve problems . exploit them . so if you are a . exploit them. so if you are a conservative voter who despairs of this , if you look in horror of this, if you look in horror at the descent of your party into the murky waters of populism and conspiracy with no argument for economic change, if you feel our country needs a party that can serve , that party that can serve, that fights for our union, our environment, the rule of law, family life, the careful bond between this generation and the

next, then let me tell you, britain already has one and you can join it. it's this labour party . we . party. we. thank you. >> conference . >> conference. >> conference. >> and this is our mission every new era of growth must start with an expansion of the country's productive capabilities . that is country's productive capabilities. that is an iron law. but what isn't an iron law is who that growth benefits . is who that growth benefits. back in the 80s, the tories gave us the financial big bang and we're still counting the cost , we're still counting the cost, wealth and opportunity concentrate in the hands of the few . our labour era will instead few. our labour era will instead unleash the big build and the

winners. this time will be working people everywhere . working people everywhere. that's a britain built to last. it . it. and conference. it is a new way. unlike the tories , we won't be unlike the tories, we won't be dragged back to the easy answers. the barriers of dogma will not block our path that is why we hold out the hand of partnership to business champion the need for a competitive tax regime . understand that private regime. understand that private enterprise is the only way this country pays its way in the world. and at the same time, we scrap zero hours contracts. we end fire and rehire , make work end fire and rehire, make work pay end fire and rehire, make work pay with a real living wage and say, unambiguous , this is good say, unambiguous, this is good for growth .

conference we say yes to sound money, yes to cutting waste and debt. money, yes to cutting waste and debt . embrace the need for debt. embrace the need for stability and fiscal responsibility is non—negotiable . and if investors can kickstart growth , if investment can save growth, if investment can save money in the long run, can protect jobs, create jobs in billions of private investment, then yes, we must get on and do it . and look . and look. it. and look. and look. businesses ready to join us in this endeavour. i can't tell you how many conversations i've had with leading ceos who tell me it's the chopping and changing the sticking plaster politics, the sticking plaster politics, the chaos that is holding back

investment in our country. that's why we'll set up the national wealth fund work hand in glove with the private sector to rebuild this country. but as we share the risk, we must also share the rewards so we will make sure that the british people retain a stake in our investing moment. this is our mantra in the fight for the future must go hand in hand with the fight for every pound that's a britain built to last. it. is not state control, not pure free markets, but a genuine partnership. sleeves rolled up, working for the national interest work and business. pubuc interest work and business. public and private. building a bndge public and private. building a bridge from the jobs we must protect today to the opportunities we have to win for

tomorrow . that's why the global tomorrow. that's why the global crisis of the last 13 years have been so painful for britain. the standard side state that leaves nobody with the future. they want because there's no direction and irresponsibility towards the future that defies the values conservatives say they support. you heard the prime minister banging the drum again last week . but i say to again last week. but i say to him, look around britain, look at the bills working people are paying at the bills working people are paying now. they're more expensive because you didn't build the gas storage, you didn't invest in clean british energy. you scrap home insulation and you're doing it all again, moving the targets back, passing it on to the next generation, even letting the cost rise because you won't pay. so sticking plaster politics an approach as river and through the foundations of our security as the crumbling concrete in our schools as the never ending

cycle of tory britain party first country second drift stagnate decline. we have to turn the page on this conference. government must steer the ship on industrial policy . that's a crucial part of policy. that's a crucial part of any plan for growth . so here's any plan for growth. so here's our strategy . step one our our strategy. step one our national wealth fund standing with business ready to invest in the critical industry that we need.the the critical industry that we need. the battery gigafactory, the clean british steel, the ports that can finally handle large industrial parts. more growth , more demand, more jobs . growth, more demand, more jobs. step two long term stability for researchers, investors , researchers, investors, innovators. a real boost for life sciences and the automotive industry. and a british jobs bonus that will attract new investment to our industrial heartlands from bridgend to burnley, the backbone of britain once again powering us towards

national renewal . step three national renewal. step three a new direction on skills because a future must be trained as well as built and the generation that sacrificed so much during the pandemic and their potential must be backed up. so today we commit to a new generation of colleges , technical excellent colleges, technical excellent colleges, technical excellent colleges , colleges with a colleges, colleges with a stronger lead to their local economies , planted firmly in the economies, planted firmly in the ground of young people's aspirations , but also in the aspirations, but also in the pride , the pull of the badge on pride, the pull of the badge on your shirt, the ambition you feel when building a legacy for your community. training lab workers in derbyshire automotive engineers in wolverhampton , engineers in wolverhampton, computer scientists in manchester or nuclear technicians in somerset, builders in stafford , cheshire builders in stafford, cheshire all make us in hull. my dad would have loved that . and would have loved that. and conference step for a new

mindset because when an opportunity is there to be one, you have to take it clean . you have to take it clean. british energy is cheaper than foreign fossil fuels that means cheaper bills for every family in the country . in the country. >> but conference also a chance to make us more competitive . to make us more competitive. >> countries like america are using this gift to create manufacturing jobs, the like of which we haven't seen for decades. which we haven't seen for decades . and they're not the decades. and they're not the only ones . so when rishi sunak only ones. so when rishi sunak says row back on our climate mission , i say speed ahead. mission, i say speed ahead. speed ahead with investment, speed ahead with half a million jobs, speed ahead with great british energy , a new energy british energy, a new energy company that will harness clean british power for good british jobs , a company that will be

jobs, a company that will be publicly owned conference. and we will boast in scotland . we will boast in scotland. because conference, though great british energy will be a shared mission, scotland has the skills , as scotland has the ingenuity , and scotland is at the heart of a britain built to last. that's what the people of rutherglen voted for. a conference. i want to thank anas for his inspiring leadership in that campaign and beyond. and michael shanks, who will serve his community with dignity, pride and determination. michael

conference yes, scotland can lead the way to a labour government , but be under no government, but be under no illusion we must earn every vote. we must understand that the scottish people are not just looking at us, they're also looking at us, they're also looking at us, they're also looking at britain . the looking at britain. the challenge of change remains us, but nonetheless , yes, for the but nonetheless, yes, for the first time in a long time, we can see a tide that is turning for nations that are renewing old wounds of division, exploited by the tories and the snp. bigger winning to heal. so let the message from rutherglen ring out across britain . labour ring out across britain. labour serves working people in scotland because labour serves working people across all these islands. there's nothing more important, no distractions , no

important, no distractions, no higher calls . that's that's who higher calls. that's that's who we stand for. what we stand for. our argument for britain, an old partnership , perhaps, but partnership, perhaps, but a flame now reignited the face. a modern age of insecurity . a modern age of insecurity. a britain once again united by the solidarity of working people , solidarity of working people, staring down the challenges of a more volatile world, fighting for our future. together . for our future. together. and conference. it will be a fight . the and conference. it will be a fight. the snp will regroup . of fight. the snp will regroup. of course they will once again they will wave away the lessons of history. try to present nationalism as a bridge to the world. we have to remind them it bears provide a ferry out of the hebndes

bears provide a ferry out of the hebrides as . as for the tories , hebrides as. as for the tories, as i have to warn you, a party that has so completely severed its relationship with the future thatis its relationship with the future that is prepared to scorch the earth just to get at us. they will be dangerous . trust me . will be dangerous. trust me. wherever you think the line is, they've already got plans to cross it. but they'll be up for the fight . they're always up for the fight. they're always up for the fight. they're always up for the fight. they're always up for the fight to save their own skins . and this isn't over here. skins. and this isn't over here. in fact, it's barely begun in. so we have to be disciplined, focussed , ready to fight back focussed, ready to fight back and confident conference because we have come so far already. we've dragged this party back to service and we can do the same for politics. as i grew up, working class , as i've been working class, as i've been fighting all my life and i won't

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