confidence. fall in consumer confidence. consumer confidence had been climbing and climbing and climbing and climbing and climbing in the united kingdom until last month, when we saw a pretty precipitous dip that, of course, all coincided with the government saying how tough their inheritance was and how painful the coming budget will be. have they overdone it.7 have they talked down the british economy too much.7 that could be one of the reasons why we might well hear from the chancellor something more optimistic in the hall. i'm sat here just yards from where the chancellor will be speaking in any moment now, and i'm very interested to hear precisely what she says. will there be a rabbit out of the hat.7 sometimes, of course, there are big policy moments in these speeches. we have, of course, heard one moment of policy. so far at this conference a new planning passport that was announced slipped out on saturday night, where we learned

some of the detail of that planning reform policy that they've been hinting at for years and years. but are we going to get more meat on the bone, or is this going to be an attempt to just rouse up a crowd, a crowd that, as you say, emily, has been pretty uneasy of late? we heard boos in the conference hall earlier this morning when it was announced that the that the winter fuel vote would be delayed, something that unions have been criticising the party about as an obfuscation tactic because they know they would lose the vote. >> well, tom, i should say to our viewers and listeners , we our viewers and listeners, we are watching the conference hall as you speak. there's someone speaking ahead of rachel reeves. she is due to speak imminently, so we will bring that live. but as you say, could there be a slightly frosty reception in that conference hall? as you say earlier, there were a few boos over whether this winter fuel vote would go ahead. the trade unions not particularly happy as it seems to be delayed . it seems to be delayed. >> well, it looks like rachel

reevesis >> well, it looks like rachel reeves is standing up. i can hean reeves is standing up. i can hear, actually, i can feel the room vibrate with the music and the claps and the cheers. so i think i think that it might be that there certainly is a lot of good feeling towards rachel reeves in the room. there are her supporters. there are, of course, her detractors as well. but i have to say, feeling the room actually shake just a moment ago, as the crowd stood up and started clapping, i think i think she might be in for an okay response from the audience. there is a preview video currently playing of course, but, but yes, there has been some unease at this conference today as i mentioned, that that boos from the audience when they were told they wouldn't be getting that vote. they expected to get on winter fuel payments today. that, of course, is the albatross around the neck of the chancellor . albatross around the neck of the chancellor. but albatross around the neck of the chancellor . but let's see if chancellor. but let's see if that actually weighs into the speech. the crowd are, of

course, on their feet applauding. they're going to be trying to make as much positivity towards her. let's listen . in. listen. in. thank you . thank you. >> thank you . conference. thank >> thank you. conference. thank you . this time last year , i you. this time last year, i stood on this stage and i made a commitment. i promised that we would get britain building again , would get britain building again, repair our nhs and power growth in every part of britain. today after 14 wasted years , i stand after 14 wasted years, i stand here as your chancellor of the exchequer, ready to deliver on that commitment . at this

that commitment. at this conference we welcome more than 200 new labour mps , members of 200 new labour mps, members of the most diverse parliament in our country's history. labour winning for the very first time in seats like south east cornwall, the isle of wight , cornwall, the isle of wight, aldershot, banbury and basingstoke in hexham, altrincham and the ribble valley and labour is back in the service of communities that we never should have lost in our port cold steel and mill towns from bolsover , bassetlaw and from bolsover, bassetlaw and grimsby to hartlepool , rother grimsby to hartlepool, rother valley, newton aycliffe and bridgend and conference in edinburgh , in glasgow, across edinburgh, in glasgow, across the central belt and out in the western isles. labour is back in scotland . to. so let me pay scotland. to. so let me pay

tribute to the people in this hall who made that difference . hall who made that difference. those who stayed and fought through the hard years, those who came back to our party under kia's leadership and those who joined us for the very first time. you helped change our party and you gave us this priceless chance to change our country for the better . to all country for the better. to all of you, a huge thank you . in of you, a huge thank you. in this hall one year ago, i stated my intention, but the next time i addressed you, i would do so as the first female chancellor of the exchequer . today of the exchequer. today conference, you can consider that a promise fulfilled. 800 years. the post of chancellor of the exchequer has existed. every

one a man on the 5th of july we made history. every woman watching this will know no matter how high you climb, how hard you work, how qualified you are. there will always be moments when you are reminded some people still do not believe that a woman can get the job done, but millions of women in our party, in our trade unions, and in every walk of life beat back those doubts. i am here today because i worked hard, yes, but most of all, i'm here because of the efforts of those who went before me. trailblazing women like jenny lee, barbara castle, and our friend and our inspiration, harriet harman . and inspiration, harriet harman. and i'm here because of thousands of women, many of you in the hall today who broke down barriers and defeated low expectations to pave the way for the rest of us.

i am a labour chancellor because of that collective endeavour. i am the first woman chancellor because of that collective endeavour and that collective endeavour and that collective endeavour does not stop here. it falls to me and to our generation of labour women, to follow in the footsteps of those who went before us to right the work of all women back into our economic story, to show our daughters and our granddaughters that they need place no ceiling on their ambitions. that is the britain we're building . that is britain we're building. that is the britain that i believe . the britain that i believe. in. but conference, why is it that the british people put their trust in us for the first time in five general elections? it is because, thanks to kia's leadership, we left no stone unturned to show that labour is

the party of economic responsibility and the party of working people. we were elected because for the first time in almost two decades, people looked at us, looked at me and decided that labour could be trusted with their money. that is more than a political choice or a single line in any manifesto. it is about our values because we saw what happened two years ago, when governments play fast and loose with the public finances, when the prices of food and housing and energy soar, it is working. people with mortgages, rents and bills to pay who suffer the consequences. well, i will not take that risk. i will repay the trust that people put in us and trust that people put in us and trust is hard earned. but it's easily squandered. just ask the conservatives. they paid the price for their incompetence, their dishonesty and their rule breaking. we are still selling

arms to israel. >> i thought we were voting for change, rachel. i'm afraid now is not our doorstep. and we are still backing . still backing. down. wegovy is in a mess with the party divided on father diab. harmondsworth stop attacking players, stop i stop attacking players, stop! >> this is a changed labour party. a labour party that represents working people , not a represents working people, not a party of protest .

we' re we're in government today because we changed our labour party and we now have the chance to change our country for the better . we've had years of better. we've had years of protest and we've had years of division and decline that left working people worse off. it wasn't for the conservatives, just the heaviest defeat in their party's history, but it was the heaviest defeat for any governing party in british history and conference. i can tell you today. i can tell you today that i am so proud that our women's parliamentary labour party is bigger than the entire conservative parliamentary party .

and so where will the conservatives go next? well, what a clash of the titans. their leadership contest has become . the former home become. the former home secretary, who called the rwanda scheme and is, of course, now pledging to bring it back. the former immigration minister, who found himself too right wing to work with suella braverman . the work with suella braverman. the moderate candidate, the security minister, former security minister, former security minister who says that he acts on his principles previously demonstrated by backing liz truss to be prime minister. and

then there's the former business secretary, who claims that she became working class at the age of 16. but conference, the tories failure was not just because they were incompetent or deluded, not just because they put party before country, though of course, both of those are true. it is because they do not understand the world as it is today. they do not understand the premium on economic stability in an uncertain world. they do not understand that in our new age of insecurity, government cannot just get out of the way and leave markets to their own devices. instead, the tories cling to the discredited trickle down and trickle out dogma that a strong economy can be built through the contribution of just a few people, a few parts of the country, or a few industries. their ideas choked off. investment opened wide gaps between different parts of the

country, and it suffocated growth and living standards. we will not make those mistakes. yet when their ideas were found wanting, what did they do? they doubled down. never forget what the conservatives did two years ago today in their clamour to cut taxes for the richest, they crashed the economy, sent mortgages spiralling and put pensions in peril. and you will hear many things at their conference next week, but you won't hear an apology, no apology for the cost of your mortgage. no apology for crumbling classrooms and rising waiting lists , no apology for waiting lists, no apology for mismanaging our public finances , mismanaging our public finances, degrading our institutions and crashing our global standing in the world. they do not care, and they have learned nothing. so be in no doubt .

they have learned nothing. so be in no doubt. be in no doubt. given the chance, they will try and do it all over again. only we, only the labour party can stop them. so we must have no complacency. a relentless focus on the priorities of the british people and iron discipline. we cannot give them that chance. so let's resolve together today that we will not give them that chance. now, i know that you are impatient for change. i am too. but conference, because of that legacy left by the conservatives, the road ahead is steeper and harder than we expected. you don't need to take my word for it. figures released only on friday showed another month of record borrowing. debt

at 100% of gdp. that is the inheritance that they left in black and white. in my first weeks at the treasury. the true extent of the tories irresponsibility was revealed to me . £22 billion of spending me. £22 billion of spending plans this year that the previous government did not disclose , which they had no plan disclose, which they had no plan to pay for, and which they had covered up from parliament and from the british people . from the british people. departments have been allocated money that they were spending, but which did not exist . the but which did not exist. the money was not there. a £22 billion black hole, which , if billion black hole, which, if not tackled now, will pose risks for years to come. that included more than £6 billion overspend on the asylum system , including on the asylum system, including their failed rwanda policy. almost £3 billion on rail projects. the nation's reserve,

intended for genuine emergencies set to be spent three times oven set to be spent three times over. only three months into the financial year, they were reckless. they were irresponsible and they acted in that way not because they believed it was right for our country, but because they believed it might rescue their party from defeat. they promised solutions that they knew could never be paid for roads that would never be built public transport that would never arrive, and hospitals that would never treat a single patient patient. they showed no regard for ordinary working people, and they did not care about the consequences . it was made clear consequences. it was made clear to me that failure to act swiftly could undermine the uk's fiscal position, with implications for public debt, mortgages and prices. and so i

took action to make the in—year savings necessary. we are reviewing plans for new hospitals promised by the conservatives, but which they did not budget for. we cancelled road and rail projects promised by the conservatives, but which they did not budget for. and i made the choice to means test the winter fuel payment so that it is only targeted at those most in need. i know that not everyone in this hall or in the country will agree with every decision that i make, but i will not duck those decisions, not for political expediency, not for political expediency, not for personal advantage. faced with that, £22 billion black hole that the conservatives left this year, and with the triple lock ensuring that the state pension will rise by an estimated £1,700 over the course of this parliament, i judged it the right decision in the circumstances that we inherited .

circumstances that we inherited. i did not take those decisions lightly. i will never take the responsibilities of this office lightly and i will never take lightly and i will never take lightly the trust of voters who have been burned too often by politicians who put ideology and party and self—interest above the interests of the british people. and so we must deal also with another tory legacy. conference. i know how hard people work for their money. taxpayers money should be spent with the same care with which working people spend their own money. and so one year ago, i promised you that this labour government would wage a war on tory waste. it has begun. i pledged that we would aim to halve government consultancy spend, and we have already announced savings this year. i pledged that we would cut down on the excesses of tory ministers, private air travel, and we have already cancelled the £40 million contract for

rishi sunak's vip helicopter. and i pledged that we would act on the carnival of waste and fraud that took place during the covid pandemic. billions of pounds of public money handed out to friends and donors of the conservative party. billions more defrauded from the taxpayer. more than £1 billion spent on ppe that either did not arrive or was not fit for purpose. all under the cover of the greatest crisis of my lifetime. on entering government, we found £674 million of contracts in dispute. will we inherited a recommendation from the previous government that any attempt to reclaim that money should be abandoned? the tories simply did not care. but labour will not stand for it. i will not stand for it . so as

not stand for it. so as i promised, we are appointing a covid corruption commissioner. it could not be more urgent, and it could not be more urgent, and ihave it could not be more urgent, and i have put a block on any contract being abandoned or waived until it has been independently assessed by that commissioner. i will not turn a blind eye to rip off artists and fraudsters. i will not turn a blind eye to those who use a national emergency to line their own pockets. i will not let them get away with it. that money belongs in our police. it belongs in our police. it belongs in our health service and it belongs in our schools and it belongs in our schools and conference. we want that money back .

next month, i will deliver the first budget of this labour government. the first labour budget in 14 years. and because i know and because i know how much damage has been done in those 14 years, let me say one thing straight up. there will be no return to austerity . no return to austerity. conservative austerity was a destructive choice for our pubuc destructive choice for our public services for and investment and growth too. yes, we must deal with the tory legacy. and that means tough decisions. but i won't let that dim our ambition for britain. so it will be a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations. a budget to deliver the change that we promised. a budget to rebuild britain. and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments. every choice we make will be within a

framework of economic and fiscal stability. you'd expect nothing less . we said we would not less. we said we would not increase taxes on working people , increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat. additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat . and national insurance or vat. and we will cap corporation tax at its current level for the duration of this parliament. conference. as promised. we will extend the energy profits levy on oil and gas producers to invest in home grown energy here invest in home grown energy here in britain . we will end the in britain. we will end the non—dom tax loopholes and we will crack down on tax avoidance and tax evasion. that is the difference that a labour government will make . and we are government will make. and we are already delivering on that promise to cut down on tax avoidance and tax evasion , avoidance and tax evasion, strengthening the powers of hmrc under the leadership of our exchequer secretary james murray, and recruiting 5000 new tax compliance officers. because this government will not sit

back and indulge the minority who avoid paying the taxes that they owe . and conference. we they owe. and conference. we will enact another manifesto commitment because i know every parent has aspirations for their children and i know the strain that our state schools have been unden that our state schools have been under. this government will introduce vat on private school fees to invest in our state schools . it is the fair choice, schools. it is the fair choice, the responsible choice, the labour choice to support the 94% of our children in our state schools. that is the britain we're building. that is the britain that i believe . in. this britain that i believe. in. this budget will be a budget for economic growth. it will be a

budget for investment because today we find ourselves at the very bottom of the g7 league table for economy wide investment as a share of our gdp. and we must change that. conference. i believe in a better britain. a britain of opportunity, fairness and enterprise. i know that country has sometimes felt far off in recent years as our growth, our productivity and family finances fall behind . but it doesn't have fall behind. but it doesn't have to be that way . the british to be that way. the british capacity for inventiveness and enterprise and old fashioned, hard work has not gone away. so believe me when i say my optimism for britain burns brighter than ever. my ambition knows no limits. because i can see the prize on offer. if we make the right choices now. stability is the crucial foundation on which all of our ambitions will be built. the essential precondition for to business invest with confidence, and for families to plan for the

future. the liz truss experiment showed us that any plan for growth without stability leads to ruin. so we will make the choices necessary to secure our pubuc choices necessary to secure our public finances and fix the foundations for lasting growth . foundations for lasting growth. stability paired with reform will forge the conditions for businesses to invest and for consumers to spend with confidence. growth is the challenge and investment is the solution. investment in new industries , new technologies and industries, new technologies and new infrastructure. let me put what we are doing into some perspective. if the uk economy had not grown at just the average rate of other oecd economies, economies under the tories , our economy would be tories, our economy would be £140 billion larger today. that would have provided an extra £58 billion to invest in our public services without raising a single tax rate by a single penny. revenue to invest in our

schools, our hospitals, our police and all our public services. and that's not the limit of my ambitions, because with growth, we will create jobs that pay enough to raise a family on for you and your children. put real money in the pockets of working people and wealth in all of our communities. that flows into vibrant, high streets. that is how we will make britain the best place to start and grow a business. whatever background you come from, wherever you grew up, things built to last and exported around the world and made here in britain. this is how we will achieve what we promised. the five missions that will comprise a decade of national renewal. that is the britain that we are building. thatis britain that we are building. that is the britain that i believe . believe. in. dufing believe. in. during the election campaign , i during the election campaign, i visited businesses all over britain from historic brands,

seizing the opportunities of the future to innovative start—ups at the cutting edge to high street businesses breathing new life into their communities, our world leading universities, creative industries , life creative industries, life sciences, tech companies and professional services. i see immense potential wherever i go . immense potential wherever i go. but for every success story , but for every success story, there is potential held back . there is potential held back. entrepreneurs struggling to access finance. high street businesses punished by our outdated system of business rates. builders frustrated by a planning system which hands power to the blockers. exporters tied up in red tape by a failed brexit deal. too many people out of work through chronic illness waiting for treatment or without the skills, training and security that they need to build their potential. and a welfare state that does not always incentivise work. brilliant young people shut out of the opportunities that they deserve,

and whole industries held back without a real strategy for their future. so we must learn their future. so we must learn the lessons of the tories failure. we must build growth in a changed world. in this age of insecurity, growth requires stability, but not stability alone. it requires active governments and it requires the contribution of people in every part of britain, not just a few. where there are vested interests, outdated practices or institutional barriers obstructing productive investments, we will confront them head on. we are active. government is called for. this government will act. and conference. it is time that the treasury moved on from just counting the costs of investment to recognising the benefits too. so we are calling time on the ideas of the past, calling time on the days when government stood back, left crucial sectors to fend for themselves and turned a blind eye to where

things are made and who makes them. the era of trickle down, trickle out economics is over, and so i can announce . and so i and so i can announce. and so i can announce that next month, alongside our business secretary, jonathan reynolds, we will publish our plans for a new industrial strategy for britain . industrial strategy for britain. a strategy for driving and shaping long term growth in our manufacturing and service sectors. a strategy to unlock investment, create jobs and deliver prosperity. a strategy to help break down barriers to regional growth, speed ahead to net zero and clean power by 2030, and build prosperity on strong and secure foundations. because when i said that this labour party is proudly , labour party is proudly, pro—business and proudly pro—worker , i meant it. this pro—worker, i meant it. this

mission . this mission for mission. this mission for investment, for growth, for jobs is why in a few weeks time, this government will be hosting a major international investment summit, bringing together hundreds of business leaders to send a simple message that after years of instability and uncertainty, britain is open for business once again . and this business once again. and this mission is why we will reform our pension system, overhaul business rates , give power to business rates, give power to our regional mayors and leaders , our regional mayors and leaders, deliver a plan to get waiting lists down and people back to work and forge a closer relationship with our neighbours in the european union, while pursuing trade deals to open up new markets to . it's why we new markets to. it's why we launched a new national wealth

fund to invest in new and growing industries right across britain, and it is why angela rayner and i have wasted no time in ripping out the blockages in our planning system so we can get britain building again. our planning system so we can get britain building again . you get britain building again. you know, within 72 hours of taking office, we did more to unblock the planning system than the conservatives did in 14 years, including an end to the senseless tory ban on onshore wind . and conference. we won't wind. and conference. we won't stop there. onshore wind to bnng stop there. onshore wind to bring down your energy bills. new data centres for good jobs in the industries of the future, and housing for the decent homes that every family deserves. that is the britain we're building. thatis is the britain we're building. that is the britain that i believe . in. if you want to believe. in. if you want to start or grow a business, if you

want to export overseas, if you want to export overseas, if you want to export overseas, if you want to build in britain , but want to build in britain, but fear local opposition and delay if you have felt the quiet desperation of jobs , opportunity desperation of jobs, opportunity and investment slipping away, then be assured your ambitions, your hopes, your future will not be held back any longer. i have promised this hall before that what you will see in your town, in your city is a site that we have not seen often enough in our country. shovels in the ground, cranes in the sky, the sounds and the sights of the future arriving. we will make that a reality. jobs in the automotive sector of the future. in the industrial heartland of the west midlands. in the industrial heartland of the west midlands . jobs in life the west midlands. jobs in life sciences across the north west. clean technology across south yorkshire. a thriving gaming industry in dundee . and jobs in

industry in dundee. and jobs in carbon capture and storage on teesside, humberside and right here on merseyside. two. well created and well shared in every part of britain that is the prize that is the britain we're building . that is the britain building. that is the britain that i believe . in. and that i believe. in. and conference, because growth must be built by the many, its proceeds must be felt by the many too. and because of the indignity and insecurity that stems from the broken link between hard work and fair reward, we will deliver on another promise . a new deal for another promise. a new deal for working people with a ban on exploitative zero hour contracts, an end to fire and rehire, and a minimum wage which takes into account the real cost of living. so that last we will

have a genuine living wage in our country for dignity, for security , for growth. this security, for growth. this labour government will make work pay- labour government will make work pay. that is the britain we're building. that is the britain that i believe . in. within weeks of entering office, we faced another choice. we could accept the independent pay review bodies recommendations and give public sector workers their first above inflation pay rise in 14 years. or we could

allow further industrial disruption to wreak havoc on our pubuc disruption to wreak havoc on our public services. patients having hospital appointments cancelled, parents unable to send their children to school, key workers, the men and the women who kept us safe during the pandemic, forced to pay the price for a crisis that they did not create. the conservatives gave no guidance to the pay review bodies on affordability , nor did bodies on affordability, nor did they budget for the recommendations they offered . recommendations they offered. and the conservatives will deny that this was a choice that had to be made at all. they will claim that it was a viable strategy to let industrial action continue, to let a crisis in recruitment and retention spiral, and let public services deteriorate yet further. that was not a choice i was willing to make. and it was not a choice that was in the national interest either. so i am proud. i am proud to stand here as the first chancellor in 14 years to have delivered a meaningful, real pay rise to millions of

pubuc real pay rise to millions of public sector workers . we made public sector workers. we made that choice. >> we made that choice not just because public sector workers needed a pay rise, but because it was the right choice for parents, patients and for the british public. >> the right choice for recruitment and retention. and it was the right choice for our country. if the conservative party, they want to fight about this. if they want to argue that we should have ignored those pay review bodies, that public sector workers should fall further behind the cost of living, that ordinary families should pay the price of industrial action. if the conservative party want a fight about who can be trusted to make the right choices for our public services and those who use them, then i say bring it. on. public services that we can be proud of once again with a labour government that is the britain that we're building and that is

the britain that i believe . in. the britain that i believe. in. let me tell you where i'm coming from. my mum and dad were primary school teachers and i'm really proud of that. my mum was a special needs teacher at my school , and my a special needs teacher at my school, and my dad was a head teacher at a different local primary . i teacher at a different local primary. i know teacher at a different local primary . i know how hard my teacher at a different local primary. i know how hard my mum and dad worked , how dedicated and dad worked, how dedicated they were, the long hours they put in. my sister ellie and me playing in our dad's office whilst he worked late, and they had to do that in the face of a conservative government that in its every action, showed that it didn't care much about kids in schools like theirs. ordinary comprehensive schools, like the one that i went to and the kids that i grew up with, my mum and dad lived their values , and they dad lived their values, and they taught me the value of public service , of hard work, of giving service, of hard work, of giving something back to your community. i joined this party because of three words spoken in

a conference hall in blackpool 28 years ago. education. education. education . education. education. i joined this party because i believe that strong public services are the backbone of any decent society. because i believe that people should rise and fall on their own merit, not on the circumstances of their birth. and because i believe that we do not have to choose between a fair society and a strong economy. i don't want kids to succeed against all odds. i want them to succeed because they deserve it, because the odds aren't stacked against them. that's the britain that i want to live in, just like every other parent who wants the best for their kids. so i will judge my time in office as a success if i know that at the end of it, there are working class kids

from ordinary backgrounds who lead richer lives , their lead richer lives, their honzons lead richer lives, their horizons expanded and able to achieve and thrive in britain today. that starts by taking the first steps on delivering another manifesto commitment. our promise, led by our education secretary, bridget phillipson, to introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school across england . today school across england. today i can announce that that will start in hundreds of schools for primary school aged pupils from this april, ahead of the national rollout. an investment in our young people, an investment in reducing child poverty and investment in our economy . and an investment so economy. and an investment so that in years to come , we can that in years to come, we can proudly say that we left behind a britain where the next generation has a chance to do better than those who came before it. conference. that is

the britain that we are building. that is the britain that i believe . in. the work of that i believe. in. the work of change is only just beginning and the stakes are high. trust is a fragile thing. we've seen the consequences when mainstream politics comes up short . it politics comes up short. it falls to us to show that politics can be a force for positive change, not through words, but through action, through progress towards that. britain of opportunity, fairness and enterprise . that is our and enterprise. that is our task. that is my task . it comes task. that is my task. it comes with a great weight of responsibility . i embrace it . it responsibility. i embrace it. it will mean hard work. i am ready

for it . the british people put for it. the british people put their trust in us and we will repay it . and when someone asks repay it. and when someone asks you, does this government represent me ? when they ask, represent me? when they ask, whose side are they on? you can tell them. when you work hard, labour will make sure you get your fair reward. when barriers obstruct opportunity and investment is constricted, labour will tear down those barriers. when working people have paid the price for the tory chaos, whilst waste spirals and taxes are avoided, labour will act. and when the national interest demands hard choices , interest demands hard choices, labour will not duck them. we will make fair choices for decent public services and the people who rely on them for investment and opportunity in every part of britain for an end

to the naysaying, the division, the defeatism , an end to the low the defeatism, an end to the low investment that feeds decline and an end to the easy answers, the empty promises and the tory stagnation conference. you can tell them that we stand, that we will always stand with working people . we people. we changed our party. now let us change our country. this is our moment, our chance to show that politics can make a difference. that britain's best days lie ahead, that our families, our communities, our country need not look on while the future is built somewhere else that we can, and we will make our own future here. a britain trading, competing and leading in a changed world. a britain founded on the talent and the effort of working

people. that is the britain we're building. that is the britain i believe in. together, let's go and build it. >> thank you . thank you .

logan mwangi . that was . logan mwangi. that was. >> okay, well, there you go. that was the big speech from rachel reeves, the chancellor. she's now taking a few photos with the prime minister, keir starmer, to thunderous applause. standing ovation in the room for her speech. i think it's fair to say that she did adopt a bit more of a positive tone, but let's have a little look at the content, what she actually had to say, because joining me live in the studio is political commentator matthew stadlen. and we also have pollster and academic matt goodwin with us, matt goodwin, i'll start with you. what did you take away from that? it was i did think the biggest amount of applause apart from right at the end, was for the vat on private schools. >> well, well, great. i mean, that's going to raise, you know , that's going to raise, you know, about 1.5 billion. >> so a sort of drop in the ocean.i >> so a sort of drop in the ocean. i thought it was a very weak speech. i thought the party

embodied in rachel reeves looked insecure, looked on the defensive. not like a party that's just won the biggest majority since 1997. they talked a lot about how much they dislike the tories. why are they wasting all that time on the tories? a new party of government? she talked endlessly about identity politics. she's the first female chancellor who cares? we want a chancellor who is doing the job and delivering a thriving economy. we don't want to constantly be discussing identity politics, and there's a remarkable amount she didn't talk about at all. she said very little about our national debt, which we've seen over the last few weeks, is forecast to reach 300% of gdp in the too not distant future. she said nothing about the broken model of mass immigration, which the obr said two weeks ago is costing the average taxpayer £150,000 a year for every low skill, low wage migrant coming into the country, which many of them are. >> she spoke of the cost of the rwanda scheme. >> she said she spoke about the cost of the rwanda scheme, but she didn't talk about the actual

model of mass immigration in our country. she didn't say anything about social care. she talked about, you know, the winter fuel payments, which are going to save 1.5 billion. she didn't talk about the elephant in the room, which paul johnson and the institute for fiscal studies have said is the really big problem facing the british people, which is how are we going to pay and support a much larger number of older people in the future? she didn't say anything about that. and just lastly, i mean, this was the line for me where there are vested interests, labour will take them head on. well, actually, where there are vested interests, i think labour will say, let's give you a pass to number 10 downing street. let's take the apartments in new york. let's take the clothes, let's take the glasses, let's take the expensive photographers. let's keep going and going and going. because actually we quite like vested interests. >> yes. difficult for them to land those criticisms of the conservatives which rachel reeves did try to do, didn't she, matthew? she spoke about the conservatives record when it came to all sorts of things, but perhaps it falls a little flat when there's such a spotlight on labour when it comes to donations and sleaze. some

accusations of corruption , maybe accusations of corruption, maybe there in the labour party too. i'm just going to show a quick clip of what happened in the middle of the speech. well, closer to the start, a pro—palestine heckler started heckling the chancellor. let's have a watch . and we are still have a watch. and we are still selling arms to israel. >> i thought we were voting for change. rachel lyman craig snell is not our doorstep and we are still backing . down. jayson still backing. down. jayson molumby isn't mbacc putting the burden on father diab. >> this is a changed labour party, a labour party that represents working people, not a party of protest. >> can you get that on camera ? >> can you get that on camera? are these people saying they love me? the us people . love me? the us people. >> he's amazing. >> he's amazing. >> i'm not particularly interested in the interruption. i think it actually gave rachel reeves , the chancellor, an reeves, the chancellor, an opportunity to say again that this is a changed labour party,

andifs this is a changed labour party, and it's a party for working people. it's not a party of protest. what i'm interested in is the substance. i think some key takeaway messages. no return to austerity. well, the proof will be in the pudding. to austerity. well, the proof will be in the pudding . the will be in the pudding. the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. for that, i think it was a speech about growth. and she was starting to put some flesh on the bones of how the labour party are going to how the government is going to generate growth. but again, time will tell. we desperately need growth because if we're going to pay growth because if we're going to pay for social care, which matt correctly identifies as one of the crises facing our ageing population, we really need to start growing the economy, she said. it is about investment. the challenge is growth and the answer is investment. in order to invest properly, you're going to invest properly, you're going to have to raise some taxes. i mean, she didn't talk. i don't think about the broader shoulders of the wealthiest, but i think we'll see that very

possibly in the budget. it's not just about taxes, though. it is also about growing the economy. she did repeatedly say, we have to have economic stability, and the labour party has been scarred over the decades by these charges that it isn't economically responsible. and she said she won't take risks with our money. so this is about economic stability. it is also about growth. it is about growth in the regions. she talks about the regions. she namechecked different parts of the country. we'll see whether that materialises. yes. >> this promise of no return to austerity is an interesting one, isn't it ? particularly when you isn't it? particularly when you have her. well, she's going to be taking away welfare from pensioners and also raising taxes, presumably at the budget. i'm very sorry. we're going to have to cut you off there. but thank you very much indeed. we'll come back to you because we're going to cross live to liverpool because gb news is gloria de piero is joined by former shadow cabinet minister jonathan ashworth for some reaction. gloria, thank you very much indeed. please do take it away . away. >> jonathan, welcome. so we

heard about tough decisions. we heard about tough decisions. we heard about tough decisions. we heard about iron discipline . we heard about iron discipline. we heard about iron discipline. we heard about iron discipline. we heard about the britain that rachel reeves is believed believes in. it's there's not that much hope at this conference. there's not that much detail on how you're going to improve people's lives. well, look , i thought it was a very look, i thought it was a very serious speech from rachel reeves because she is a very serious figure, and these are indeed very serious times. >> now, this is our first conference since we got back into government after 14 years of the tories. but we don't want to be triumphant here. we are sobered by the realities that the challenges facing the country are deep and we've got to tackle them. so there are going to be tough decisions and what we got today from rachel reeves was her levelling with the british public, that there are tough decisions on the road ahead , but also outlining that ahead, but also outlining that there is a better and brighter day that we can glimpse at. because you were talking about breakfast clubs for kids, she was talking about getting our economy rebuilt again. so people are better off. so i think there

is some hope there. >> but why would you choose if politics is about choices, why cut the winter fuel payment from. i'm not saying the king should get it, but those pensioners who are just above the very, very, very low threshold at which people will be able to get that benefit . be able to get that benefit. >> well, look, i mean, that has been an incredibly difficult decision. but remember, pensioners are also going to get a big increase in the state pension next april. >> next april. it's this winter where they'll be making difficult decisions about their heating. >> and they have had a big increase in in the pension this yeah increase in in the pension this year. but look, i'm under no illusions that that is a very, very difficult decision that the government has made. they would argue that when you've got the sort of so—called triple lock increases in the pension, you don't need the winter fuel payment going all the way up the income scale so that richard branson and king charles get it. that's the government's argument. but look, that's a difficult decision. and there are people here at this conference who are arguing about it. they were wanting to put pressure on rachel reeves this

week. i don't think the vote is going to be allowed or i can't quite i think it's i think it's been delayed till wednesday when lots of people will go , lots of people will go, presumably because they didn't want to overshadow rachel reeves speech today. well, there's going to be an argument about that this week. and i know ministers know that it's been a difficult decision. but on the bigger picture, i do think that was a serious speech focusing on what we can do when we fix the pubuc what we can do when we fix the public finances and how we can build on that foundation. >> you used to be shadow health secretary. your reaction as as rachel reeves was speaking, we got the news that the royal college of nursing, that's the trade union for nurses. they have voted to reject the 5.5% increase. >> well, i mean, that's obviously the pay increase. >> that's obviously disappointing. >> it's obviously their right as a trade union to express their opinion in their ballot. but that's obviously disappointing. wes streeting is going to have to speak pretty quickly to the leader of the royal college of nursing. >> should you give them a bigger pay >> should you give them a bigger pay rise like you've given the train drivers? what do you do

when the nurses say 5.5%? that's above inflation. they've rejected it. what are the opfions rejected it. what are the options for wes streeting? >> we've got to get fair pay settlements. that's certainly true. but also we've got to be clear that, you know, the public finances are in a state and, you know, pay settlements should be fair, but they should be affordable. but now is a big job for both wes streeting and the general secretary of the royal college of nursing to get together and see if they can get an agreement urgently, because nobody wants to see nurses go on strike again and i was reading keir starmer's interview in the mirror today. >> he said he was asked about nigel farage and the threat that potentially reform will be to labour local elections coming up, but perhaps even in parliamentary constituency , he parliamentary constituency, he said he doesn't spend much time worrying about nigel farage. i put it to you, he probably should. >> well, look, keir starmer should be spending his time focusing on fixing the country, fixing the economy, fixing the nhs. but you are right. actually, i run a think tank now

called labour. together. we did a report just on friday which showed that, yes, people have switched their vote to labour. people used to vote conservative but labour's victory is fragile and we've what the voters were telling us is fix the economy, deal with the nhs and fix the illegal migration. that's got to be what labour focuses on. >> thank you very much indeed. jonathan ashworth, still a big figure in this party. >> well, thank you very much indeed. gloria de piero with jonathan ashworth there. i'm going to have to say thank you very much to my panel, matthew goodwin and also matthew stalin. thank you very much indeed. it was short and sweet, but we got to the crux of that speech from rachel reeves. we'll be back in just a tick. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . solar sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> time for your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. further heavy rain is likely to cause further problems. today we have an amber

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on monday. the 23rd of september. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood live from the labour party conference. well reeves heckled the chancellor, defended public sector pay rises and promised to wage a war on tory waste in her labour conference speech earlier this afternoon. we're going to be getting all the latest reaction and migration nation, the home office confirmed migrant arrivals for the year surpassed 25,000 this weekend, as the number of small boats crossing the channel continues to rise and flood warnings over a month's worth of rain is set to fall across the uk today. we'll be finding out which parts of the country are being hit the hardest .

hardest. now when i last spoke to tom at labour conference, he was just the speech was just about to kick off for rachel reeves . he kick off for rachel reeves. he could feel the movement on the ground as she took to the stage. but i want to know what you make of what she had to say there. of course, she criticised the conservatives and their record . conservatives and their record. she spoke about that financial black hole, the 22 billion, which of course is disputed too. we've also got tom harwood on the ground with us. tom, what did you take away from that speech? what were the key highlights for you ? highlights for you? >> i think the one thing that everyone will remember from this speech is, of course, the heckler. although it wasn't a heckler. although it wasn't a heckle over the issue of winter fuel, it wasn't over economic policy, it was over the middle east, an issue that still dogs the labour party, where they get

criticism from both sides of the of the of that conflict, taking this peculiar path of limiting some arms sales to israel, but not all, she not only annoys those that are in favour of israel, but those who are against it too. so i think that's going to be the standalone moment that people remember months from now. but clearly what rachel reeves was trying to get across was that more positive, future looking agenda. you could see that she was really trying to smile throughout that speech. it's almost as if she had been trained in coming across less glum. i wonder if this is a new rachel reeves that we'll be seeing more of with this sort of forced smile in the weeks and months to come? >> yes, it did appear that way. there was a bit of aggression as well , i felt. there was a bit of aggression as well, i felt. and of course, she spoke a lot about the fact that she is the first female chancellor. some people might say , oh for goodness sake, a bit say, oh for goodness sake, a bit too much identity politics in politics, but others will champion her as a voice of women

in such a position. so there you go. gbnews.com forward slash kwasi. please do get in touch. see you tom, in a little bit. but first it's the news headunes but first it's the news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> a very good afternoon to you from the newsroom. just gone 1:03. the top story this lunchtime. rachel reeves has accused the last conservative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living standards in her speech just moments ago at labour's conference in liverpool, but not before she faced a protester. we are still selling arms to israel . well, as selling arms to israel. well, as you heard there, he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed by security with shouts of free palestine heard from backstage. getting back on track, though, the chancellor declared labour is a party that represents working people, not a party of protest,

earning her a standing ovation. she went on to promise to repay the trust of voters, and vowed that labour would not repeat the mistakes of trickle down economics, pledging to safeguard living standards and public finances will be a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments . our manifesto commitments. >> every choice we make will be within a framework of economic and fiscal stability. you'd expect nothing less . we said we expect nothing less. we said we would not increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase the basic higher or additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat. and we will cap corporation tax at its current level for the duration of this parliament. >> meanwhile, hundreds of pensioners are staging a protest outside the conference centre this lunchtime as part of unite's campaign against the cut to winter fuel payments. the unions demanding a u—turn on the

policy , which removes payments policy, which removes payments from 10 million pensioners. unite's andy green's called it an outrage , claiming that labour an outrage, claiming that labour leadership have attempted to take out the debate on the cuts. the government, though, insists the move is necessary to fix a £22 billion budget shortfall. however, shadow treasury minister gareth davies told us the tories would not have made the tories would not have made the same move. >> what this is really all about, which is a political choice for the labour government, they have chosen, on the one hand, to hand, massive pay rises to the unions, while at the same time taking away support for pensioners ahead of winter. that is a political choice, as i say. thatis is a political choice, as i say. that is not a choice that we would have made in breaking news this lunchtime. >> we've heard that nurses in england have rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise. two thirds of the royal college of nursing members voted against the deal, in a record turnout of 145,000 members. the pay turnout of 145,000 members. the pay award was announced in july, just shortly after labour's general election win, but the

rcn general secretary says nursing staff are determined to for stand up themselves, their patients and the nhs while pushing for reforms. the unions turnout in that vote exceeded previous ballots for industrial action, hinting at continued unrest within the health sector and turning to news in the middle east. at least 100 people have been killed and more than 400 left wounded in the most widespread wave of israeli strikes in around a year against hezbollah. this morning, residents in southern lebanon reported receiving calls telling them to evacuate with warnings also broadcast across lebanese media. israel has claimed in the last few minutes that all targets and homes that have been attacked were , they say, storing attacked were, they say, storing hezbollah weapons. israel is now believed to be considering a ground incursion, with a spokesperson saying they will do whatever is needed to protect israel from further attacks. meanwhile, hezbollah has vowed to fight until a ceasefire in gazais to fight until a ceasefire in gaza is reached . back here at

gaza is reached. back here at home, almost half of the total number of migrants who have crossed the english channel this year have arrived. in just the 11 weeks since labour came to power. despite worsening weather, over 1400 migrants have arrived in dover in the weekend, pushing this year's total to 25,000. 11,500 have now crossed in the space of just two, and a half months since labour won the election in july. the latest total is more than a thousand, ahead of the number of migrants who arrived illegally in the uk at this point last year. thousands of post office subpostmasters are still reporting issues with the controversial horizon it system. a recent survey revealed nearly 7 in 10 have experienced unexplained discrepancies since january 2020. it comes as the final phase of the post office inquiry is ongoing today, investigating how fujitsu's faulty system led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of operators. the horizon system

falsely showed misleading funds , falsely showed misleading funds, devastating lives and businesses. now subpostmasters hope the inquiry will bring answers and accountability . answers and accountability. we've heard today that a 15 year old boy has died after being stabbed in south east london. police were called to the attack in woolwich on sunday evening, where the boy was found with a stab wound. he sadly died shortly after. a witness who tried to save him, said the boy pleaded i'm 15, please don't let me die. as she stemmed the bleeding. the victim's family has been informed, but no arrests have been made, so far. the investigation continues as police are appealing for witnesses . three men have been witnesses. three men have been arrested in london after police uncovered a counterfeit airbag operation. raids in leyton and ilford led to the seizure of 500 fake air bags and £140,000 in cash, most of it hidden in nappies in a wall cavity. the men, aged 34, 36 and 51, are

suspected of importing the air bags from china and then selling them abroad. detectives warn the fake airbags can pose a serious safety risk, with some of them sold for just £25. safety risk, with some of them sold forjust £25. the operation sold for just £25. the operation followed a tip off from us homeland security after fatal incidents involving substandard air bags in america , and heavy air bags in america, and heavy rain has been battering parts of england today, with some areas bracing for more than a month's worth of rainfall in just 24 hours. areas in bedfordshire are already submerged, with police confirming a number of road closures. you can see here footage that's been shared on social media showing cars having to battle high water in north london. meanwhile firefighters have been attending the scene of various flooded homes and an amber weather warning is in force in worcester, birmingham, nottingham and in hull until 9:00 tonight. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back with you just after 1:30 for another roundup for the very latest gb news

direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thanks, sam. now, as we heard in rachel reeves the chancellor's speech, she very much justified public sector pay rises. she says they're the right thing for public sector workers, of course. but also for the country. she spoke about how it's very much justified from an economic perspective as well as a moral one. but right at the end of the speech, the news broke that the nursing union have rejected the government's latest pay offer of about 5.5%. so presumably they're going to be demanding more. now, this is a difficult for the government because they're talking about how tough decisions need to be

made. the talking about in the run up to the budget, how, you know, it's going to be a difficult one. yes, things will get better eventually, but it's going to be a difficult one. how do they handle more public sector pay demands? they were hoping that these things would sort of die down, that they could settle it, or they could give a few pay offers out. and there would be no further strike action. things would settle. what do they do now that the nurses are not accepting that 5.5% pay rise? will they go higher? do they have the money to go higher? of course, rachel reeves talking about that £22 billion financial black hole. can they find the money now for even more for the nurses? we'll be keeping our eye on that, that's for sure. but we're going to speak to tom harwood because chancellor rachel reeves, she said she believes in a better britain, didn't she? she said british enterprise and hard work has not gone away under labour and an industry who are no strangers to hard work are, of course, our farmers, our farming community. so let's cross straight back to liverpool because tom harwood is joined by

president of the national farmers union , tom bradshaw. farmers union, tom bradshaw. tom, thank you very much indeed . tom, thank you very much indeed. >> yes, that's right. we're here at the labour party conference, just yards from where rachel reeves made her big speech just in the last hour. >> but i'm delighted to be joined by tom bradshaw, who is sitting in a tractor, because tom, you're the president of the national farmers union. tell us why you've brought this big tractor with you today. >> well, we're bringing farming to the labour party conference to the labour party conference to make sure that the voice of farming isn't ignored and that they hear our calls. we've got a critical budget coming at the end of october, and it's absolutely to make the investment in farming that we need so we can deliver economic growth. we can deliver food security and those legislated environmental targets . environmental targets. >> now, we didn't hear a lot about the agricultural sector from the chancellor in her speech. we heard a lot about urban development. do you think that the labour party risks ignonng that the labour party risks ignoring rural communities too much? >> i guess there's a huge test

here now at the end of october. that's where we're all focused, is to make sure they really understand what happens if they don't match our ambition with their investment. we cannot deliver those critical goals. so there's a lot of there's a lot sort of riding on that 30th of october. now, do they believe in the farming industry? will they invest in it and can we help them deliver those legislated targets? you can't just say food security is national security and then not deliver the policy that's going to underpin that. >> we've seen farmers protest across europe in recent months and years. we've seen farmers pretty angry in wales. a lot of the new targets, the environmental obligations being placed on farmers has been a tough, tough sell right across this part of the world. are you fearful for what might be coming? >> look, for me, this is all about a fair transition. it's making sure that it's equitable, that farming can be profitable . that farming can be profitable. we cannot reinvest in our businesses if we're not profitable producing the food that people need. and if we're not investing today, we won't deliver food security tomorrow. so it's absolutely crucial that the correct conditions for

investment are enabled by this government so that we can invest for the future and deliver the food security that the country needs. >> now, the issue of the issue that farmers face, trying to be profitable, trying to diversify , profitable, trying to diversify, came to the fore in the last couple of years with jeremy clarkson and his farm sort of bringing this issue and the issue of sort of trying to be able to sell things that you make, the restrictions that are so often placed upon farmers not being able to lay down farm tracks, all of this, i think not many people quite understood the level of bureaucracy that farmers face so often. are you to some extent positive about some of the planning reform proposals from this government? might this be a moment that could really help the farming industry ? industry? >> absolutely. that planning has been a huge barrier. there's just been so, so burdensome. it's been an inability to cut through and actually move on and make your business viable . so make your business viable. so the ability to invest and have a planning system that really supports food production would be incredibly encouraging . we'd be incredibly encouraging. we'd like to see a food impact assessment within that. so if it

can deliver for food security for the future, it's prioritised within the planning legislation. >> what is a food impact security? >> a food impact assessment. if it's to deliver for food security, then if the country is serious that food security is part of our national security , part of our national security, you have to underpin that with policy. so the planning, planning directorate should be instructed that if it's for food security, it's prioritised within the planning system. >> that is very, very interesting. thank you so much, tom bradshaw, forjoining us from your rather spectacular tractor that you've brought along to this conference. it really does bring these sort of issues to the fore, and it's delightful to see such a splendid display. really appreciate your time. thank you. emily. farming is of course a huge issue. we've covered it a lot on the show in recent months andindeed lot on the show in recent months and indeed years. it will be interesting to see if what the national farmers union is bringing to the labour conference is taken to heed, is taken to heart. we'll have to have a look out in that budget. not to long go now, tom. >> i remember before the

election, in the run up to the election, in the run up to the election, there was quite a lot of criticism from the farming community, from farmers who were angry that agriculture was mentioned so few times in the manifesto. i'm reading here from that time, just 87 words on farming. they've got a lot to prove. the labour party . prove. the labour party. >> certainly a huge amount to prove. and the labour party has always seemed a bit more distant from rural communities. there have always been these issues, particularly under the last government. we saw all of the rows over foxhunting. it's seen as more of an urban party, the labour party, but he now holds more rural constituencies than just about any point in its history. many, many seats that are very farming heavy have been won by the labour party. now, could this shift the way that the party looks about these issues? it will be very interesting to see. although whilst of course they do hold many more rural and county seats ,

many more rural and county seats, the heart of the labour party is of course still in those urban areas. >> very interesting indeed. thank you very much, tom harwood. we'll check in with you a little bit later on from the labour party conference in liverpool. but in other news in other news, the home office has confirmed 25,000 small boat migrants have now crossed the channel. so far just this year, half of them in the 11 weeks since labour took power. now this weekend alone, more than 1400 small boat migrants arrived in dover in just one weekend. well, to discuss this, i am joined by gb news home and security editor mark white. mark, thank you very much indeed. well, over a thousand people just in one weekend. >> yes, i mean, it was really a bumper weekend of arrivals and surprising actually, because the conditions in the english channel were far from ideal. we've got some exclusive images. we've got some exclusive images. we can bring you out in the middle of the channel taken from a boat that shows a small migrant boat crossing the

channel crossing, not far from a p&0 channel crossing, not far from a p&o ferry. it passes that ferry on its way to uk waters and, as you said, very significant . you said, very significant. significant numbers crossing 707 on the saturday and then yesterday when those images of that small boat were taken, another 13 boats carrying 717 migrants crossed . and then again migrants crossed. and then again today, emily, we have more small boat crossings and the conditions in the channel are appalling. two more boats have made it across despite the very treacherous conditions in the middle of the channel, with at least 100 more migrants to add to that total. taking it now over 25,000. and as you said in the introduction, more than or just almost half of those migrants who have crossed have crossed in just 11 weeks since

labour took power. now, perhaps that's not surprising . we are in that's not surprising. we are in the summer months. but having said that, we are a thousand ahead of where we were at this point last year. so the numbers crossing are not slowing at all. despite the promise of sir keir starmer to smash the gangs and mark, we just heard from rachel reeves, the chancellor, she gave a speech. >> we did hear her mention the cost of the failed rwanda scheme. we didn't hear her mention the cost in general of illegal migration. >> no. well, we know it is very significant as 5 or £6 million a day just to house the 40 to 50,000. we don't know the figure because the government haven't now told us how many people are actually in hotel accommodation, but it was between 5 and £6

million a day to house up to 50,000 people in hotel accommodation. and of course, more have been coming. all the while this current government has decided it wants to move away from housing people in expensive hotels and taking hotels out of the picture. in terms of making them available to local communities. so handing them back to local communities, which of course will be welcome . which of course will be welcome. but where are these people going to be placed ? because they are to be placed? because they are going to no longer put people in wethersfield, no longer put people at raf scampton, the bibby stockholm barge is not going to be in use. instead they're going to be distributed out to communities right across the country, which in itself will be highly controversial. yes, the issue of social housing and where that is allocated is going to be hugely controversial. >> i'm sure, as the months and years go on. mark white, thank you very much indeed for bringing us the latest figures

from the channel, our home security editor there in central london. this is good afternoon britain. we're on gb news now. in other news, away from the politics, prince harry has kicked off his string of events in new york. but he's he's gone solo . we'll have more on that solo. we'll have more on that after the break. why is he on his own?

well welcome back. this is good afternoon britain. you're watching and listening now. the duke of sussex, he started his solo trip to new york this week dunng solo trip to new york this week during the un general assembly's high level week and climate week, new york. he'll be attending a range of events, including a charity event to raise money for clearing landmines in africa. following in his mother, princess diana's footsteps. well, joining me now to discuss this is former royal correspondent at the sun, charles rea charles. thank you very much indeed. tell us a bit

about this trip, these events that prince harry is going to be partaking in. >> well, good afternoon emily. it kicked off last night with a lavish dinner in support of who? and that's the world health organisation. and that is to honour children who have suffered from mental health issues. and we've got various other events this week where he is looking at an organisation called african parks and the halo trust, the diana award and travalyst. and this is a set, and that's on top of the various events to do with climate change that he, he's devoted to, which you can understand. and it's actually nice to see prince harry doing these sort of things without uttering one word of criticism of his family. it seems to me that some sort of light bulb moment has been switched on, and he suddenly realised he doesn't need to do the netflix or spotify or any

other files, you know, to get by in this world. this is what we want to see. prince harry doing. these are the things that he made his name with, these sort of charity events. and it's great to see him back on these sort of projects, but these are the sorts of things he would have been doing as a, as a working royal. >> but, but, charles, is this, is it significant that he's doing this all alone, that he's, he's going solo? >> i can't understand what you could possibly mean by that, emily, but yes, it is hugely significant that he's not doing this now . he was at the kevin this now. he was at the kevin costner charity event just before he flew over to new york. that's an event that's to raise funds for the emergency services . funds for the emergency services. and he was there alone. meghan apparently was sick, i'm assuming that that was a truthful, excuse for her not to be there, but she was there last year , and you would expect, you year, and you would expect, you know, that she would have been with him in new york. i mean,

these two are usually glued together, you know, let's not forget about that. and now he's doing things on his own. he went on a boys weekend. i don't see too much about being. and it's the same as, you know, girls going on a girls weekend. that's just the way things are. i don't think we should leave any tracks and marriages, or anything like that, but it is significant. >> charles, we all know a lads weekend is different from a ladies weekend. it's different. charles >> you're you're you're right emily, that a lads weekend is a bit more boisterous than a girls weekend, but he's coming across to the uk on monday as well, that's for the wellchild awards. something like this. he was here last year. he really is keen on that event again . meghan's not that event again. meghan's not going to be with him. not surprised she hasn't set foot in this country for 2 or 3 years now, and how long he's going to be here. i'm too not sure. i doubt very much. we'll be seeing

the king, because the king and queen will be in balmoral, and i don't think there's any plans to see his brother. >> well , that's the question, is >> well, that's the question, is it? that's what everyone wants to know. when will prince harry sit down with his father? sit down with his brother and make up? i really do hope that it does happen at some stage. i'm sure a lot of people in this country and across the world would be quite pleased to see that, but charles will leave it at that. charles rae former royal correspondent at the sun. always great to speak to you. thank you very much indeed. now i'll take you back to the world of politics and to the labour party conference because, chancellor rachel reeves, she delivered a speech a little bit earlier on, but it didn't quite go to plan . i'd say in the in go to plan. i'd say in the in the first half, it was disrupted by a rather noisy heckler as she tried to set out her party's approach to the economy. let's have a listen. and we are still selling arms to israel. >> i thought we were voting for change, rachel. i'm afraid now is on our doorstep and we are still backing . down. we

still backing. down. we jayson molumby is an american company devoted to. >> this is a changed labour party, a labour party that represents working people, not a party of protest . party of protest. >> well, she trotted out that line. it's the same thing that keir starmer said. we're not. we're no longer the party of protest. we no longer want to be that party. that heckler was quite smartly dressed , wasn't quite smartly dressed, wasn't he, for your average protester. but this was all about pro—palestine protests. he was arguing against arms sales to israel, of course, so he heckled right in the middle. there took quite a little while for him to be escorted out, shouting and screaming at rachel reeves, i presumably i mean, she took it quite well , a little bit quite well, a little bit robotic, but this is what labour have to contend with sometimes. the heckling. there weren't any heckles about the winter fuel payments, though things did kick

off a little bit earlier in the conference earlier this morning when a trade unionist came on stage and used the opportunity to to, argue argue against the people who organised the schedule to argue that there should be a vote and that they're trying to force it out. but there you go. rachel reeves disrupted by a pro—palestine heckler. this is good afternoon britain on gb news. we've got lots more coming up on today's show. i don't know if you've noticed, but the weather is pretty dodgy. there's flood warnings. they're being issued across the uk. apparently we could be in for a month's worth of rain in just one day. that's not your headlines with sam . not your headlines with sam. >> very good afternoon to you from the newsroom. it is exactly 1:30. the top story this lunchtime. rachel reeves has accused the last conservative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth in living standards. that was in her speech in the last

hour or so at labour's conference in liverpool. but not before she faced a protester. take a listen . we are still take a listen. we are still selling arms to israel . well, as selling arms to israel. well, as you heard there, he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed by security with shouts of free palestine, heard from backstage. getting back on track, though, the chancellor declared that labour is a party that represents working people, not a party of protest , working people, not a party of protest, earning her a standing ovation. and she went on to promise to repay the trust of voters and set out what her first budget on the 30th of october will focus on will be a budget with real ambition, a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain. >> and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments . every manifesto commitments. every choice we make will be within a framework of economic and fiscal stability. you'd expect nothing less . we said we would not less. we said we would not increase taxes on working people ,

increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat. additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat . and national insurance or vat. and we will cap corporation tax at its current level for the duration of this parliament. >> nurses in england have rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise. two thirds of a 5.5% pay rise. two thirds of royal college of nursing members voted against that deal, in a record turnout of 145,000 members. the pay award was announced in july, shortly after labour's general election win. the ch's general secretary says nursing nursing staff are still determined to for stand up themselves, for their patients and the nhs, while pushing for reforms . at least 100 people reforms. at least 100 people have been killed and more than 400 left wounded in the most widespread wave of israeli airstrikes against hezbollah in airstrikes against hezbollah in a year . airstrikes against hezbollah in a year. residents in southern lebanon reported receiving calls this morning telling them to evacuate, with warnings also broadcast across lebanese media.

israel claims all targets and homes that were attacked were storing hezbollah weapons. israel is now believed to be considering a ground incursion, with a spokesperson saying they will do whatever is needed to protect israel from further attacks. meanwhile, hezbollah is vowing to fight until a ceasefire in gaza is reached . ceasefire in gaza is reached. here, thousands of post office subpostmasters are still reporting issues with the controversial horizon it system, a recent survey revealed nearly 7 in 10 have experienced unexplained discrepancies since january 2020. it comes as the final phase of the post office inquiry is now ongoing, lasting for six weeks, investigating how fujitsu's faulty system led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of operators and finally parts of the uk are underwater after more than a month's worth of rain has fallen in just 24 hours. flood warnings have been issued for areas across northamptonshire, bedfordshire and london, causing

widespread travel disruption. some school closures and damage to homes. london fire brigade says it's had to respond to hundreds of calls rescuing people from homes and cars as transport, including the tube lines, have been severely impacted. an amber rain warning remains in place, with some areas expecting up to 120mm of rain today and more heavy rain and weather warnings expected throughout the rest of this week. those are the latest headunes week. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you for another roundup at 2:00. next, though, a look at the markets for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. forward slash alerts . gbnews.com. forward slash alerts. >> cheers! britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news financial report, and let's take a quick look at the markets for you this afternoon. >> the pound will buy you

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>> good afternoon britain. it is now 138 and we mentioned before the break the flooding across the break the flooding across the east of england. there's severe travel chaos, roads are being shut, london trains delayed. the met office has issued an amber alert. these are live pictures from northamptonshire. this is a motorway that's being disrupted by severe flooding. as you can see it's closed to the public, closed for use. huge amounts of water. people saying that roads in many areas, including bedfordshire, northamptonshire ,

bedfordshire, northamptonshire, peterborough, the roads are looking more like rivers than they are roads. we're going to be speaking to our national reporter, who will be in an affected area for us and tell us how locals are coping with this, but it does look like quite extreme flooding. people talking about potentially a month's worth, a month's worth of rain falling in just a single day today. but before we speak to our national reporter about that, let's cross back to liverpool because gloria tapiero is joined by labour mp for is joined by exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray. gloria, thank you very much indeed. please do take it away . indeed. please do take it away. >> thank you. emily james murray, you're in rachel reeves team. a man who has responsibility for the nation's finances . while the chancellor finances. while the chancellor was on her feet, the news broke that nurses have rejected the 5.5% pay offer. they voted. they rejected it. they want more cash from you . from you. >> well, look, we'll work with the nurses and the trade union

representatives to get through this because i think what nurses need to know is that after so long of not having a government, who's going to work with them to try and make sure that they get recognised for their work and to make sure they have a partner in government? i think that's different now because they know they have a government who wants to work with them to make this work. >> that sounds to me like you could give them some more cash. >> well, no, look, we're going to work with the nurses and their trade unions to get through this. but i think what's really important is that we recognise that the nurses have had a tough few years, as have many people in the nhs. we also recognise that, you know, we need to work with them to get through this. and that's what i'm sure my colleagues at the secretary of state for health will be doing. >> so we're not going to see strikes, nurses on strikes. are you confident that we won't be seeing nurses go on strike? because of course , they've because of course, they've rejected a pay offer. so the natural conclusion is that that will lead to industrial action. >> well, we know how damaging strikes are to people who are using the nhs as well as to people who are working there.

>> you know, when we go into government, we were determined to use our opportunity of being a new government to say, look, we need to move away from these strikes, which are ongoing, which keep making meaning that patients are not getting seen on time strikes in the railway strikes and other public services. we need to reset that relationship and actually what the nurses can know is they have a government here who wants to work with them to get through this. >> let's think about this conference. there are a number of hot topics here. the cut to the winter fuel payment. there's lots of people here who are angry about that. there's going to be a vote on it at this conference. if the party if the conference. if the party if the conference says no , reverse it, conference says no, reverse it, bnng conference says no, reverse it, bring it back, change the taper. would you listen to the conference? would you think again on the winter fuel payment if this conference asks you to? >> well, look in the treasury and in government, we've thought about it very carefully. the proposals to target the winter fuel payment, people who are in receipt of pension credit. and it's a difficult decision. it's a tough choice, but we believe it's the right choice to make in

the given the dire fiscal inheritance that we had after the election. you know, we have to take some difficult decisions now. and let me be clear that going into the budget on october, the 30th, we're going to have many more difficult decisions when it comes to welfare, taxation and spending, because what is absolutely crucial is to get stability back in the nation's finances and the economy, because that's how we get the economy growing and make people better off. >> you mentioned benefits there in the budget. so is that something is that getting people back to work? is that a big priority for you ? people who are priority for you? people who are currently not working may be entitled to some benefits. are they in your sights in this budget to come on the 30th of october? >> well, the chancellor will set out everything in the budget on october the 30th. if i start revealing stuff now, then i don't think i'll have my job for much longer. but i think it's very clear from what rachel said. and i know what's the priority for the chancellor in making sure that people who can work do work is a very important part of our approach, but i think there's no getting away

from the fact that although there will be some difficult decisions when it comes to, as you say, welfare, also spending and taxation at the budget, the reason why we're taking those difficult decisions is because that's how we can steady the economy and make sure we can grow the economy in the future. that's the prize. getting the economy growing is how we make people better off, and we have to keep our eyes on that prize. you know, all of you guys say it's much worse than we thought it's much worse than we thought it was going to be. >> we didn't expect to have to do this. but, you know, when rachel reeves first talked about this £22 billion black hole, of course, lots of that by the way, is because you've given quite some big pay deals out. so you're responsible for some of that. but i just wanted to say what the at the time, the institute for fiscal studies, they did. that's a very respected think tank. you will have quoted them many times when you were in opposition, but they said, i think there were some things that were hidden from view. but the overall picture over the next 4 or 5 years is very, very similar to what we knew before the election. so, i mean, they're basically saying you sort of you're overegging this. well let me take that head

on, because i think what we what we did know going into the election, what everyone in the country knew is that difficult years lie ahead in terms of the fiscal situation. >> what we didn't know and what in fact, the office of budget responsibility said confirms they didn't know either was the in—year spending pressures. that's where the £22 billion comes from. so it's not like pressures which are going to happen next year or the year after or in the years ahead. it's money being spent this yean it's money being spent this year, which the previous government had not accounted for. you know, within that 22 billion, £6 billion of that is overspending on accommodation costs for asylum seekers. so there is a huge amount of overspending, which is within that 22 billion which which the conservatives hid from view ahead of the election. >> i am older than you. i was here in 1997 celebrating the election of that labour government. the theme was upbeat. it was all about things can only get better. do you know the vibe i'm getting here? these things can only get worse . things can only get worse. really? is that the message people voted for? change. they want a bit of hope. it all feels

miserablist. >> well, i think the message that the chancellor, rachel reeves, gave today was that there is a big prize ahead. the prize is making people better off the prize is getting the economy growing. the prize is getting wealth to be created across the country. >> how long do we have to wait times? because the times feel pretty, pretty tough right now. >> and they are tough right now. they're tough for people right across the country. and it would be wrong of us as a government to come in and pretend that everything is fine and say everything is fine and say everything is fine now, and it's going to get even better. what we know is that we've inherited a really difficult situation, which is why we're having to take difficult, tough choices right now. but the point that rachel reeves shadow, the shadow chancellor, sorry, i've got to get out of the habit. rachel reeves the chancellor was saying today, is that there's a reason why we're taking those tough decisions and the reason why is to get the public finances on a firm footing, to get stability back in the economy. and that's how we get the economy growing, which makes people better off. >> we'll see if the voters buy it.thank >> we'll see if the voters buy it. thank you very much indeed. exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray. thank you. back to you, emily, for now. how. >> now. >> thank you very much indeed. gloria de piero there with james murray, who is the exchequer

secretary to the treasury. well, this is good afternoon, britain. we're on gb news. please do keep your views coming in on rachel reeves speech and all the reaction we've been getting from people at liverpool. but we're also going to be heading to an affected area with these flood warnings in place across parts of the uk, we're going to be live actually in a house that is currently with water and speaking to residents after this,

us. good afternoon britain, welcome back. it is now 149. now more than a month's worth of rain is set to fall across england and wales today, prompting significant amber flood warnings from the met office. now this morning many schools were forced to close while commuters faced travel delays . roads flooded, travel delays. roads flooded, trains, lines suspended . now, trains, lines suspended. now, the environment agency has urged the environment agency has urged the public to plan their journeys carefully because the disruption is set to continue into this evening and may well do beyond that as well. well,

joining me now is our national reporter, charlie peters, who is at a flooded house in ruislip , i at a flooded house in ruislip, i believe. charlie, what an absolute nightmare for those affected. please do tell us more . affected. please do tell us more. >> afternoon, emily. yes this house, one of dozens around me in ruislip. where there was severe flooding overnight. i'm joined by some of the residents who've been working to try and rescue their homes since the flooding started. i'll start with you , pav. what happened with you, pav. what happened last night? when did you realise there was flooding going on? >> it was about 240 in the morning. i could see a flood in the front garden came down, water all in my porch and in the kitchen. started cleaning it up. and 20 minutes later the water started seeping in through the whole of the house and it was just it was just a nightmare. >> and you've had some support from the authorities this morning? >> no, not really. we've emailed them, but nothing back. the firefighters have been here all morning helping out. my family have come. my brother and sister

in law, they're just cleaning since 230 this morning. >> and janine , what's been going >> and janine, what's been going on here for you? how did you get here? and how have you been helping out? >> so i only actually live 15 minutes away, but, it took two hours to get here after i dropped my children off to nursery in school. came straight away to help pav, and it's been taken two hours, so, we've been just been sweeping , tidying, just been sweeping, tidying, talking to the fire brigade and checking on the residents, because there's a lot of old people and they're by themselves. >> so, yeah, let's see some of the flooding you've had in this area. i mean, just the carpet here is sodden. you're wearing wellington boots to get around your own home and this sort of damage. have you seen it across the area with local residents here as well? >> yes. all my neighbours are flooded. i've been into their homes. i called for my neighbour last night to make sure he was all right. he lives on his own and nothing. and finally he opened the door and was shocked . opened the door and was shocked. and we've been helping. just clearing, clearing up . clearing, clearing up. >> well, janine, let's go outside and see what else is going on on this street here in

ruislip. because, emily, we have seen the london fire brigade working hard here to deal with some of this flooding. there's one truck here now. there was another one here earlier, just moments ago, and they've been working with an ejector pump to get all the water out of the ground. we took footage of that some 15 minutes ago. this ejector pump, it's the most bafic ejector pump, it's the most basic thing they use to get rid of water. it's a core capability of water. it's a core capability of the london fire brigade. it's an ejector. it's reasonably new. it's a good bit of kit. it uses the water pressure in the truck . the water pressure in the truck. they put that down. that creates an air vacuum and that sucks up water in the street. but you can see further down the road other people sweeping to get the water out of the area. the london fire brigade have been here. they told me since 8 pm. last night. ispoke told me since 8 pm. last night. i spoke to one member of the fire brigade. one fireman said that he had had 40 minutes of sleep working hard to help people rescue their homes from total destruction. there's trucks here from stanmore. others from hammersmith. there

have also been fire brigades from outside of london coming here to support the area. everywhere from london. the fire bngade everywhere from london. the fire brigade has been coming down to try and make sure these homes aren't too damaged. now the met office, as you said, emily, they are issuing those amber alert warnings across the country. but lots of people here are doing what they to can react to the flooding they've already had. people are pushing into the drains in the street. they're coming out and trying to manually capture all the water in their gardens, in their homes with buckets and then emptying it into the drains, pushing into them to make sure the water keeps flowing . and janina, just keeps flowing. and janina, just outside with me to the left, if you can just pan the camera around. they've been using this equipment just to push water out of their homes to make sure their carpets aren't too destroyed. and this bucket, just to my just to my right here, that's also been used. i saw a member of the fire brigade coming out earlier, picking up water from one gentleman's garden and then just pouring it

into the drain on the right. so significant concern here in islip . many people fear they'll islip. many people fear they'll be homeless tonight after hundreds of millimetres of rainfall in one night. >> peterson, please do send our best wishes to those residents there that you were just talking to. i hope that they can get that water out, get safe and dry very quickly. thank you very much. now, these are live pictures. actually, i've got here from northamptonshire where a car has actually been submerged and overturned in the floods. you can see just how dramatic those flooding scenes are. it seems that we are, quite frequently affected by this type of flooding. we're going to bnng of flooding. we're going to bring you more pictures as and when we get them. but there you go. a car overturned in northamptonshire. there. stick with us. we'll be back in a second. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> time for your latest weather

update from the met office here on gb news. further heavy rain is likely to cause further problems. today we have an amber weather warning in place covering central and southern parts of england in particular. from this area of low pressure, it's been pretty slow moving and the area of rain that's kind of associated with it just continuing to drop downpours through the day today we have an amber warning covering parts of central and southern england. as i said, but a broader yellow warning, details on that in a second. for scotland and northern ireland, by and large, a fine day, but a patchy rain across the far north but some bright or sunny spells here and some brightness too. across west wales and the southeast and east anglia could see temperatures up to 20 celsius. but it's in this central zone where we do have the weather warnings in place. we've already seen over 100mm of rain in some locations , and 70 rain in some locations, and 70 80mm of rain could again fall through today. more than that in some places. so again, some further flooding is likely. there's the broader yellow warning in place again, some disruption, a lot of spray, a

lot of surface water on the roads, along with the risk of flooding. there's that rain across northern scotland. but as you can see, much of scotland and northern ireland will stay fine and dry through the day. now the rain will start to ease, but not until well into this evening. so further downpours to come. further flooding is likely. check out the environment agency actually for details of flood warnings, but the rain does at least ease as we go through the night working its way across eastern counties before tending to fizzle as we go into tomorrow. temperature wise, mostly holding up in double digits. tomorrow is a much drier day, certainly for england and wales. even some sunny spells likely to come through a bit of a damp start across east anglia in the southeast. we will see some more rain coming into the north of scotland. quite a wet day across the moray firth. 1 or 2 scattered showers elsewhere, but many places having a dry day tomorrow. quite a bit of cloud, but some bright or sunny spells and temperatures mostly sticking in the mid teens. bye for now. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors

>> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on monday the 23rd of september. i'm emily carver reeves heckled the chancellor defended public sector pay rises. she promised to wage a war on tory waste, all in her labour conference speech earlier this afternoon. we'll be getting all the latest reaction and migration nation. the home office confirmed migrant arrivals for the year surpassed 25,000 just over the weekend, as the number of small boats crossing the channel continues to rise and flood warnings across the uk. these are live shots you're seeing now. fire services have rescued people trapped in cars, assisted people from their homes and responded to flooding in underground stations, roadways and commercial properties. live pictures here from northampton ,

pictures here from northampton, northamptonshire, there is a submerged car in the left hand side of your screen . side of your screen. yes, well, as i just said, there was a bit of a heckling incident at rachel reeves. the chancellor's speech, a pro—palestine protest, quite a posh guy, a posh young man, i would say, stood up in the middle of the speech and started shouting about arms sales to israel. he was swiftly dragged out. rachel reeves was able to say we are no longer the party of protest . we are the party for of protest. we are the party for working people. quite a few of you saying that perhaps she came across a little robotic. she was trying to put a positive spin. there's been quite a lot of criticism of the labour party for being quite miserable in their outlook of the state of our economy and the state of our country. the state of society, talking about how things things are going to get worse, how the budget is going to be full of

difficult decisions. was it an optimistic speech in your view? please do let me know and right at the same time as the chancellor was delivering her speech, we heard that the royal college of nursing will not be accepting the 5.5% pay offer put to them, and i wonder , why to them, and i wonder, why should they? they've seen the train drivers be given 15%. they've seen junior doctors being given 22% or thereabouts. so is it hardly surprising that the nurses are now saying, you know what, we're not going to take your first offer. we'll hold out for something better. what should wes streeting and the rest of the cabinet do about that? gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to get in touch, but let's get the headlines with sam francis . francis. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just gone. 2:00 the top story from the newsroom this hour. story from the newsroom this hour . rachel reeves story from the newsroom this hour. rachel reeves has story from the newsroom this hour . rachel reeves has accused hour. rachel reeves has accused the last conservative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living

standards. in her speech at labour's conference in liverpool. but not before she faced a protester. we are still selling arms to israel . well, he selling arms to israel. well, he was heard accusing labour of selling arms to israel before being removed by security with shouts of free palestine ! also shouts of free palestine! also heard from backstage getting back on track, though the chancellor declared that labour is a party that represents working people, not a party of protest. she said , earning her a protest. she said, earning her a standing ovation. rachel reeves then went on to promise to repay then went on to promise to repay the trust of voters and set out what her first budget on the 30th of october will focus on will be a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain. >> and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments . every manifesto commitments. every choice we make will be within a framework of economic and fiscal stability. you'd expect nothing less . we said we would not

less. we said we would not increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat. additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat . and national insurance or vat. and we will cap corporation tax at its current level for the duration of this parliament. >> meanwhile, hundreds of pensioners have been staging a protest outside the conference centre in liverpool as part of unite's campaign against the cut to winter fuel payments. the unions demanding a u—turn on the policy, which is set to remove payments from 10 million pensioners. the union's andy green has called it an outrage, claiming the labour leadership have attempted to take out the debate on the cuts at the conference. the government insists, though the move is necessary to fix a £22 billion budget shortfall. however, shadow treasury minister gareth davies told us this morning the conservatives would not have taken away the support. >> what this is really all about, which is a political choice for the labour government, they have chosen on the one hand to hand massive pay rises to the unions, while at the same time taking away support for pensioners ahead of

winter. that is a political choice, as i say, that is not a choice, as i say, that is not a choice that we would have made. >> nurses in england have rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise this afternoon. two thirds of royal college of nursing members voted against that deal, in a record turnout of 145,000 members. the pay turnout of 145,000 members. the pay award was announced in july, shortly after labour's general election win. the ch's general secretary says nursing staff are determined to stand up for themselves , for their patients themselves, for their patients and the nhs, while pushing for reforms. the union's turnout in that vote exceeded previous ballots for industrial action, hinting at continued unrest within the health sector . well, within the health sector. well, next, turning to the middle east, where the death toll in lebanon is continuing to rise. 180 people are now known to have been killed, and more than 727 left wounded in the most widespread wave of israeli airstrikes against hezbollah in

the last 12 months. residents in southern lebanon reported receiving calls this morning telling them to evacuate , with telling them to evacuate, with warnings also broadcast across lebanese media. israel claims all the targets and homes that they have attacked were, they say, storing hezbollah weapons. israel is now believed to be considering a ground incursion, with a spokesperson saying they will do whatever it takes to protect israel from further attacks. meanwhile hezbollah has vowed to continue fighting until a ceasefire in gaza is reached. here, almost half the total number of migrants who have crossed the english channel so far this year have arrived in just the 11 weeks since labour came to power. despite worsening weather conditions, over 1400 migrants arrived in dover the weekend, pushing this year's total to 25,000. 11,500 of those have now crossed in the space of just two and a half months since labour won the general election. the latest total is more than 1000 over the number of migrants

who arrived illegally in the uk at this point last year. thousands of post office subpostmasters are still reporting issues with the controversial horizon it system. a recent survey revealed nearly 7 in 10 have experienced what they've described as unexplained problems since january 2020. it comes as the final phase of the post office inquiry is underway , post office inquiry is underway, investigating how fujitsu's faulty system led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of operators . three men have of operators. three men have been arrested in london after police uncovered a counterfeit airbag operation . raids in airbag operation. raids in leyton and ilford led to the seizure of 500 fake air bags and £140,000 in cash. most of it hidden in nappies in a wall cavity. the men , aged 34, 36 and cavity. the men, aged 34, 36 and 51, are all suspected of importing the airbags from china and then selling them abroad. detectives warn the fake airbags can pose a serious safety risk. the operation followed a tip off

from us homeland security after fatal incidents involving substandard airbags in america , substandard airbags in america, and parts of the uk are under water this afternoon after more than a month's worth of rainfall has fallen in just 24 hours. flood warnings have been issued for areas across northamptonshire, bedfordshire and in london, causing widespread travel disruption. some school closures and damage to property. london fire bngades to property. london fire brigades responded to hundreds of calls rescuing people from homes and cars with transport, including the tube, being severely impacted. an amber rain warning is still in place, with some areas expecting up to 120mm of rain today and more rain expected throughout the rest of this week . those are the latest this week. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back with you for one last update at half past two. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com

forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it is now 209 and we're going to take you straight across to the labour party conference in liverpool, because former first minister of wales carwyn jones is joining gloria de piero at our stand. our gb news stand in liverpool. gloria, please do take it away. >> carwyn jones, you were first minister of wales. you had a good stint 2009 to 2018, but anyone thinking about those dates will realise that most of your time leading wales was spent under a tory government. so you can say aren't they blooming awful? it's much harder now, isn't it, for the new first minister, who will be addressing conference today? eleanor morgan she has to she. well, i mean, should she. should she be a critical friend , actually. critical friend, actually. >> well, the difference is i had

four months with the labour government, with gordon brown there. >> i spent nine years dealing with people who, for example, gave loads of money to northern ireland, nothing to wales and scotland. now what's different is, yes, there's a closer relationship, but it means you can get a lot more things done. it's a lot easier to work with people of the same political beliefs as you, than it is when you've got people who are actively trying to do you down. >> same political views as you, but come on, the winter fuel payments from all but the very poorest pensioners. you can't have been cheering at that one. well look, it's a hard decision, okay? >> no one's going to be overjoyed at that decision, least of all rachel. it shows how bad the tories have left pubuc how bad the tories have left public finances. the decisions like that have to be taken now. i'm looking forward to king's speech tomorrow and i want to see hope. we've already we've been honest with people. there's a bedrock of honesty on which a house of hope can be built, and that's where i hope and i think will go tomorrow. >> it is a bit miserablist, isn't it? i mean, i was here in 1997 full of euphoric year. things can only get better. it

doesn't feel like that. and i think people do need a bit of hope. >> i think voted for change. yeah, i think people are a bit more sceptical now. social media is distorted. so many things these days you don't get that level miserable. >> you can't blame . no, but you >> you can't blame. no, but you don't get the same. >> you don't get the same group, collective joy that you had in 97. but you're right, it's really important that we as a party show that there's hope, that there's light at the end of the tunnel. yet we're in a hole, but we know the way out. and that's where i think he will go tomorrow. >> now, you have got big elections in about 20 months time in wales. nigel farage reform has explicitly said we are feeling good about wales because you have a different electoral system for a start. how worried are you? how how worried should you be about nigel farage? keir starmer gave an interview this morning saying he doesn't spend time worrying about nigel farage. i think he should bring it on, bring it on. >> let's have that debate about scrapping the nhs, which is what they want to do. let's talk about how they want to take money away from wales. they want to scrap the barnett formula.

that means more money for the south east of england, less money for everybody else in the uk. so i say let's have it, let's have that debate and let's make sure people understand what their policies really are. okay >> final question to you. the welsh parliament is sitting at the moment. i understand, and i'm sure you'd want your former colleagues to be able to watch and listen your to your words of wisdom on gb news. however, you cannot get gb news even if you want to watch it. the welsh parliament has banned it. it's under review. it's ridiculous. come on. >> well, look, that's the decision taken, but not by the government or the welsh government, but by the presiding officer, elin jones , who runs officer, elin jones, who runs the parliament building. not it's not nothing to do with the first minister at all. and well, here i am. hopefully people can listen to what i have to say. i'm always keen to make sure that we have a balanced view in broadcasting, and that's why i'm here now. >> okay, let's. well, let's hope she's listening . although if she's listening. although if she's listening. although if she's at work, she wouldn't be able to. but carwyn jones, thank you very much. enjoy the new

first minister's speech this afternoon. thank you. thank you. emily i'm back tomorrow. >> thank you very much indeed, gloria de piero. thank you very much indeed. well, there you go. gloria de piero there interviewing carwyn jones, the former first minister of wales. interesting question. she asked about whether labour should be afraid of the reform party. i mean, nigel farage there was a buzz at that reform conference, wasn't there? lots of people turned up, can they actually get above five mps? they certainly hope so. big aspirations for 2029. do labour need to worry about the conservatives and also the reform party? that's a big question. but chancellor rachel reeves, when she was delivering her speech at the conference a little bit earlier, there was a bit of an interruption, wasn't there? she was disrupted by a heckler, a pro—palestine heckler. she set out her party's approach to the economy. let's have a watch. we are still selling arms to israel . selling arms to israel. >> i thought we were voting for

change. rachel i'm afraid that is what our doorstep . and we are is what our doorstep. and we are still backing . down. jayson still backing. down. jayson molumby. is it a mess for putting the burden on father diab? >> this is a changed labour party. a labour party that represents working people, not a party of protest . party of protest. >> well, there you go. rachel reeves heckled on the issue of israel and arms sales to israel, the middle east. he was swiftly taken out of the conference hall. as you saw there, rachel reeves saying, we're not the party of protest. we're the party of protest. we're the party of protest. we're the party of working people. but things kicked off a little bit earlier in the day at a quieter time in the conference hall, when they were just talking about the scheduling for the day ahead. you know, which sessions they pick, which questions are going to go to the voter? who's going to go to the voter? who's going to go to the voter? who's going to be speaking when? now, lynne morris, who chairs the conference arrangements committee. now, this is presumably the committee that

sorts out all of this very tncky sorts out all of this very tricky scheduling. she was also heckled and booed by some delegates. let's have a listen. >> the conference. this is a really busy conference, and we are trying to accommodate as much as we can. wait, wait, wait for it, wait for it. come on. we are trying to accommodate as much as we can. and we are. i am going to take this back straight to the cac, and we will come back to you with an answer asap . back to you with an answer asap. >> now, can you guess what that was about? that was, of course about the winter fuel payments . about the winter fuel payments. now, lots of people desperately want to vote at the labour party conference on this issue, not least the trade unions , who have least the trade unions, who have been very vocal indeed about how scrapping this winter fuel payment should not be labour policy. there was the woman who's in charge of this scheduling, or at least has to deliver the message being shouted down, but this was kicked off by andy greene, the chair of unite the unite the union , who took the opportunity.

union, who took the opportunity. he was supposed to only ask a question to the committee, the people there in the conference. instead, he decided to have a bit of a rant about the winter fuel vote being dropped. >> this is simply an attempt to take out the debate on the winter fuel allowance. >> so it's more of a surprise. and in fact , an outrage to us and in fact, an outrage to us that the composited motion from unite and the cwu on an economy for the future is not listed on the agenda for today. for the future is not listed on the agenda for today . we are the agenda for today. we are asking for the cac to go away. excuse me urgently resolve this issue this morning . colleagues, issue this morning. colleagues, please support that . please support that. >> that was not a relevant point of order. >> so there you go. andy greene, the chair of unite the union, questioning why that winter fuel payment vote wasn't there in the schedule today. he was told he can't speak of such matters and was booted off the stage. but he got his point across to thunderous applause in the room. and also outside of the

conference hall, there is protests. there are many people, many people outside on this very issue talking about protesting the government, pensioners impacted by the cut to the winter fuel allowance. they've been mobilising. they've been protesting outside in liverpool, outside labour conference. they want their voices to be heard. of course we heard rachel reeves in her speech, justifying this, saying we have to make these tough decisions. but lots of people at that conference do not agree. we'll be there after this

break. good afternoon britain, it is now 220. we are going to be crossing live to protests outside the liverpool conference hall at the labour party conference this over the winter fuel allowance. but today also is the day when the latest zombie knife ban comes into

force. now, over the last four weeks, the public have been given the opportunity to hand in their weapons at police stations. gb news. west midlands reporter jack carson. he went to see some of the knives being recovered in birmingham. >> for those in the west midlands, it's a familiar sight. a forensic tent and police tape marks the spot where a dangerous weapon was used in an attack. >> from tomorrow , the law will >> from tomorrow, the law will get tougher and it will be illegal to own zombie style knives and machetes. >> adding to the list of what's already banned, like zombie and butterfly knives and samurai swords over the past few weeks, anyone who has one of these weapons has been urged to hand them over at police stations or use a surrender bin. there are 31 surrender bins across this region, and as one was opened, the scale of the problem facing police was made clear. police and crime commissioner for the west midlands, simon foster, says the bins are just one part of the strategy and we're absolutely committed to doing everything within our powers in order to ensure that we prevent,

tackle and reduce knife crime , tackle and reduce knife crime, protect young and vulnerable people and save lives. >> this is only but one part of the strategy that we have to prevent , tackle and reduce knife crime. >> plainly, we also need robust policing in order to be able to deal with those people who are intent on causing harm to others. >> in addition to that, we also have to invest in prevention early intervention, diversion and addressing the underlying causes of crime. >> but whilst these knives are on their way to being destroyed, weapons just like them are still on the streets. according to figures from the ons, the west midlands has the highest rate of knife crime offences in england and wales. there were 5268 offences in the force area between april 2023 and march 2024, giving a rate of 178 per 100,000 of the population . 100,000 of the population. that's higher than the metropolitan police forces, which recorded a rate of 169 per 100,000 people in birmingham city centre. the attempts at

solving knife crime haven't made people confident. >> you see 12 year olds like carrying knives and i think it's absolutely disgusting that the police aren't doing anything about it. no, i don't feel safe at all. we're here today for a reason, but we'll be in and out as quick as possible. don't feel safe at all, anywhere, not just birmingham. >> you know, anything could happen at any moment. >> you can't predict who who will have a weapon and who doesn't have a weapon. the government says the ban on zombie style knives is the first step in their plan to halve knife crime within a decade, as this surrender bin is sealed again, will the change in the law make streets safer? jack carson gb news. birmingham. >> well, there you go. the latest on the zombie knife ban. but let's return back to politics because pensioners impacted by the cut to the winter fuel allowance, they've been protesting outside the labour conference in liverpool today, trying to make their voices heard. now the protest was part of the defend the winter fuel payment campaign by unite the uk's leading union.

now a vote for the cut to be reversed, originally planned to be held at the conference today, has been pushed back to the final morning and is now due to take place this wednesday. and i believe many people are unhappy about this. i wonder why they're moving it back. is it so that it's after keir starmer's speech? we can now speak to gb news political correspondent katherine forster, who's at the labour party conference. and, catherine, please tell us how many people were outside the conference hall there protesting against this measure ? against this measure? >> yes. good afternoon emily. well, a good few dozen at 1:00. ihave well, a good few dozen at 1:00. i have to say, the weather was absolutely atrocious pouring. absolutely pouring with rain. really quite horrible. but a number of people had come out battling the elements, including some quite elderly people, including a lady who told me that she had dementia. she was with a friend in a wheelchair. they were getting absolutely

soaked, but they didn't care because they are outraged , because they are outraged, frankly, that the government and a labour government to capital has made the decision to withdraw the winter fuel payment from 10 million pensioners. now, of course, the government say they've had tough decisions to make. it's not a decision they've taken lightly. they say that the most vulnerable will be protected, but charities and many others take a rather different view. and it was organised by the unite union and they are absolutely up in arms. and talking of this vote, it was originally supposed to be after rachel reeves speech. it's been pushed back to what they call the graveyard slot. just before the graveyard slot. just before the close of conference on wednesday. now that basically means that you know, it's the end of the event. the prime minister will already be in new york, etc. so let's just take a

look now at what some of the people i spoke to earlier had to say to me, i've got terminal dementia and i've probably got five years. >> if i'm lucky, i could drop down dead now and we have to have keir starmer do that to us. it's heartbreaking . it's heartbreaking. >> people can't afford to keep warm as it is during the winter. i can't afford to keep warm dunng i can't afford to keep warm during the winter. i'm still working and we can't afford to keep warm during the winter, so we know how difficult it is. i a result. every year. and the uni knowf course, very a result. every year. and the uni knowf col difficult' a result. every year. and the uni knowf col difficult it is. i couldn't do you know what? i'm we know how difficult it is. i couldn't do you know what? i'm glad my mum's not here because glad my mum's not here because she wouldn't have survived a she wouldn't have survived a winter without it. it's shocking . winter without it. it's shocking . winter without it. it's shocking. >> so a lot of unhappiness and winter without it. it's shocking. >> so a lot of unhappiness and real worry about what it will real worry about what it will mean for some elderly people mean for some elderly people this winter if they feel that this winter if they feel that they can't afford to heat their they can't afford to heat their homes. we know that elderly homes. we know that elderly people, particularly vulnerable people, particularly vulnerable to the cold and people do die as to the cold and people do die as a result. every year. and the a result. every year. and the

unions, of course, very unions, of course, very unhappy about this unite union in particular. and their general secretary, sharon graham, has been very outspoken and about pushing this vote back . she said pushing this vote back. she said that labour leaders have tried to silence the voice of pensioners, workers and communities and that they've made blatant manoeuvres to block debate over winter fuel cuts. she goes on to say when this is widely known, that there will be real anger among everyday people , real anger among everyday people, real anger among everyday people, real anger. so the unions, of course , normally broadly

catherine for star much indeed. catherine for star political correspondent there at the labour party conference, stick with us. we've got a huge amount coming up. but the home office, the home office has confirmed that 25,000 small boat migrants have crossed the channel so far this year, half of them in the 11 weeks since labour took power. now this weekend alone, more than 1400 small boat migrants arrived in doven small boat migrants arrived in dover. a huge number. and to discuss this, i am joined by gb news home and security editor , news home and security editor, mark white, to talk us through the figures. a huge weekend in the figures. a huge weekend in the channel >> yes, and it continued into this morning as well. really surprising given the weather conditions that we're experiencing across the country. they are also being felt in the engush they are also being felt in the english channel with very significant winds , storms, rain, significant winds, storms, rain, but still the migrants were coming across just two boats today. but over the weekend, as you said there, emily, more than

1400 arrived. and that took us to that grim milestone figure of 25,000 who have arrived across the channel so far this year, and we really only have about another 4000 to go until we surpass the total for the entire year last year. and of course, we've still got three and a bit months of this year. still to run. so we're likely, i think certainly to surpass that total if things continue the way they are. because what is happening, emily, is that people smugglers are far from being deterred by sir keir starmer and his pledge to smash the gangs. they're taking more and more risks and pushing these boats out in increasingly difficult and treacherous weather conditions. and that's why we've seen this year already, some 47,047 people, i should say, who have been killed in the english channel trying to cross the

channel channel trying to cross the channel, including two recent incidents in which eight people died , followed by 12 people who died, followed by 12 people who died, followed by 12 people who died just in the space of a couple of weeks . couple of weeks. >> and mark, there was little mention of this issue in rachel reeves speech. she did talk about the cost of the rwanda scheme, how the labour government will be saving money when it comes to the scrapping of that. we're yet to hear from yvette cooper, a difficult issue for a labour party conference. there will be people in the room, in the conference hall who want very little in the way of border control . border control. >> yes, well, the home secretary, of course, is going to be speaking. her keynote speech is tomorrow, so we'll learn from the home secretary what the situation is with regard to their plans and how they see their plans going. i think, to be honest, i mean, they had or the home secretary had said to to, cabinet shortly

after labour came to power that they could expect a difficult few months ahead. as we were in the summer months, and usually by and large, better weather conditions and more people likely to come across in very significant, significant numbers across the channel. but, you know, there's only so much time people will be prepared to wait before they will want to see results from the new government in terms of cracking down on the gangs, there were 31 arrests over the weekend in an immigration enforcement operation at various locations across the country, but even taking people out of the loop will take an awful long time. before that starts to actually filter through and make any meaningful impact on the people smuggling operation, which is highly organised. >> absolutely. well, thank you very much indeed. mark white,

our homeland security editor there, bringing us the very latest from the english channel. now, this is good afternoon , now, this is good afternoon, britain. we are of course on gb news. we've got lots more coming up on today's show including the fire services. they've rescued people trapped in cars, assisted people trapped in cars, assisted people from their homes and responded to flooding in underground stations and commercial properties across the country. we'll bring you more on the flooding that is hitting across the country after the headunes across the country after the headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> 232 the top stories from the newsroom this hour . rachel newsroom this hour. rachel reeves has accused the last conservative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living standards. in her speech at labour's conference in liverpool, but not before she faced a protester still selling arms to israel . well, he accused labour israel. well, he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed by security with shouts of free palestine! heard

from backstage . getting back on from backstage. getting back on track, the chancellor declared that labour is a party that represents working people, not a party of protest, earning her a standing ovation. and she went on to promise to repay the trust of voters and to set out what her first budget on october the 30th will focus on will be a budget with real ambition, a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain. >> and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments . every manifesto commitments. every choice we make will be within a framework of economic and fiscal stability. you'd expect nothing less . we said we would not less. we said we would not increase taxes on working people , increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax, national insurance or vat. and we will cap corporation tax at its current level for the duration of this parliament. >> nurses in england have rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise this afternoon, two thirds of royal

college of nursing members voted against the deal, in a record turnout of 145,000. the pay award was announced in july, shortly after labour's general election win. the ch's general secretary, though, says nursing staff are still determined to stand up for themselves for their patients and for the nhs, while pushing for reforms, some breaking news from the us that we've heard in the last half hour or so that the suspect in the second assassination attempt of donald trump wrote a note detailing plans to kill the former president. that's according to prosecutors in the case. ryan ruth was arrested near trump's west palm beach golf course, where he had been tracking trump's movements for nearly a month. the note addressed dear world, was found in a box dropped at an unknown person's home and handed to authorities. prosecutors have also discovered a list of dates and locations where donald trump was expected to be. the us justice department revealed those details in a court filing

earlier . in those details in a court filing earlier. in the middle east, 180 people have now been killed and more than 700 left wounded in the most widespread wave of israeli airstrikes against hezbollah in over 12 months. residents in southern lebanon reported receiving calls telling them to evacuate this morning, with warnings also broadcast across lebanese media. israel claims all targets and homes that have been attacked were, they say, storing hezbollah weapons, and israel is now believed to be considering a ground incursion, with a spokesperson for the israeli military saying they will do whatever is needed to protect their citizens from further attacks. meanwhile, hezbollah has vowed to fight until a ceasefire in gaza is reached and finally, parts of the uk are underwater after more than a month's worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. flood warnings have been issued for parts of northamptonshire, bedfordshire and london, causing widespread travel disruptions. some school closures and damage to homes. the london fire brigade says

it's responded to hundreds of calls rescuing people from their homes and cars, with transport, including the tube lines, severely impacted an amber rain warning is still in place, with some areas expecting up to 120mm of rain and more warnings expected throughout the rest of this week . those are the latest this week. those are the latest headunes this week. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you tomorrow morning . with you tomorrow morning. sophia wenzler will have your next update at 3:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward alerts

>> good afternoon britain, welcome back. it is now 239 and we're going to cross live back to liverpool because tom harwood is now joined by labour mp for bracknell, peter swallow. thank you very much indeed. please do

take it away. tom >> thanks, emily and i'm delighted to be joined, as you said, by peter swallow. peter, you won your seat. well, against the odds it was, what, a 20,000 tory majority . firstly, did you tory majority. firstly, did you expect to win two months ago? >> i absolutely. >> i absolutely. >> you know, i always believe that the, the good people of bracknell would put their trust in, in the change that that labour promised and now i'm incredibly proud to have the opportunity to deliver on that change as, as part of, of the huge number of labour mps that are sitting in the house of commons, right, 411 labour mps now, i believe that's the second highest number ever. >> but perhaps the highest labour majority ever, because the size of the chamber has shifted over the years. but but this is a very interesting time because it was an enormous election victory for the labour party. but on a fairly low share of the votes , just 34.9%

of the votes, just 34.9% nationally. of the vote. is there a sense that this is a very broad but somewhat unstable majority? >> well, i mean, it is broad, and i think that's the real strength of this government. >> you know, we spoke to a huge range of seats, you know, in in berkshire where bracknell is, you know, five out of the eight mps are now labour in berkshire. >> that's incredible. that's a historic achievement. but we independents even elected as well. a very interestir but we also won seats, you know, across historic achievement. but we also won seats, you know, across our rural and coastal our rural and coastal communities. we won seats back communities. we won seats back in the red wall. we have built in the red wall. we have built an incredible coalition and an incredible coalition and that's because people, frankly that's because people, frankly wanted change. wanted change. >> it's very clear that the >> it's very clear that the country wanted change, although country wanted change, although even though they were very clear even though they were very clear of wanting to get rid of the of wanting to get rid of the last government, we did see a last government, we did see a massive fracturing of the massive fracturing of the electorate. the highest number electorate. the highest number of votes for the smaller third of votes for the smaller third parties ever before. and parties ever before. and independents even elected as independents even elected as

well. a very interesting well. a very interesting composition of the house of commons. and that brings me on to something that happened today in the hall during rachel reeves speech. there was a heckler, a protester, who heckled on that issue of gaza. of course, labour actually lost seats in the general election to some of these pro gaza independents, as well as winning many others. this is an issue that hangs heavy in the hall. >> well, i think it should hang heavy. it's hard to see what's happening in israel and palestine and not feel, you know, passionate about wanting to

>> did you expect to see a protester at the chancellor's speech? >> well, it's a labour party conference. i can't remember the last time there wasn't a protest last time there wasn't a protest last year. it was keir being covered in glitter. it happens. but rachel handled it incredibly well. you know, she moved on and as she said we are now the party of government, not the party of protest. and that's important. >> well it is it is obviously a notable moment, but perhaps surprising that the protest was on gaza rather than on winter fuel payments, which of course have been a big issue , some have been a big issue, some might say an albatross around the neck of the chancellor, clearly in seats like yours, there will be many people missing out. it's some of the most marginal labour seats where the most people will now miss out on winter fuel payments. >> yeah, look, i'm working incredibly hard with my local authority to make sure that we use the household support fund, which the government extended to make sure that we support households in fuel poverty. actually, that's not just

pensioners. that's households sort of across the age range . sort of across the age range. it's really important we get that support and i'm going to work tirelessly. but also, you know, we do have to recognise that we've had a really tough inheritance. we have to make difficult choices. i was elected on a manifesto , with the top on a manifesto, with the top commitment of which was delivering economic stability. and you know, i will back 100% rachel reeves when she stands up on that stage, as she did today, and say that this government is committed to delivering economic stability , because once we've stability, because once we've delivered that, we can deliver all of the other things we promised in our manifesto. >> just finally, do you think that rachel reeves has been told to smile a bit more? do you think that potentially she's been a bit too dour, too much talking down the british economy, when of course, our deficit is now incredibly low compared to the g7 ? our debt is, compared to the g7? our debt is, of course, as a percentage of our economy, one of the lowest in the g7 as well. has she been talking down the country too

much? >> look, we are incredibly ambitious about what we can achieve. that's why we stood on achieve. that's why we stood on a manifesto of change. that's why this conference is all about delivering that change. that's a positive message. it's a positive message. it's a positive message. it's a positive message for our country . positive message for our country. >> well, peter swallow, labour mp for bracknell , newly elected mp for bracknell, newly elected two months ago. thank you so much for joining two months ago. thank you so much forjoining us here on gb news. back to you, emily. >> thank you very much indeed. tom. just i have a question for you, of course, there's been a huge amount of talk about donor gate, wardrobe gate, all of these different accusations, allegations against government ministers for taking money from donors, particularly lord alli front page of the daily mail today, the exclusive from andrew pierce, our very own and jason groves. this about rainer hiring a £68,000 vanity photographer. apparently this is the she's the first minister or first deputy prime minister to do so. how is that going down in the conference hall ? conference hall? >> yeah, it's strange, isn't it? particularly because angela

rayner criticised boris johnson for hiring a personal vanity photographer. there are there are tweets still online about this. so it does speak to what some might describe as hypocrisy that then she does the same. of course, liz truss had a photographer as well, famously came with her on various trips overseas when she was international trade secretary. so cabinet ministers do have photographers . it's not that photographers. it's not that unusual. but what is the particular issue for angela rayner here is that she criticised other politicians who did it when she was in opposition. this is the balancing act that the labour party now has to have, because it's a lot harder to be in government than it is in opposition, in opposition , opposition, in opposition, you're under a lesser degree of scrutiny than you are in government. and i think that the party is finding out these fairly uncomfortable lessons in its first, in its first few months in office. yes, i just wonder whether the taxpayer thinks £68,000 is good value for

for money a private photographer, for her and her team. >> but there you go. let them decide. thank you very much indeed, tom. almost as much as a train driver earns. well, yes, indeed.thank train driver earns. well, yes, indeed. thank you. tom, you were with peter swallow, labour mp for bracknell. the newly elected labour mp for bracknell. thank you very much indeed. well this is good afternoon. britain on gb news. we've got lots more coming up on today's show including last orders for the pub, more than 50 boozers a month. we're losing more than 50 boozers a month in england and wales, which is quite incredible , which is quite incredible, actually. 50 pubs closing down every single month . i'll be speaking a pub owner next. stay with

us. good afternoon britain . it is good afternoon britain. it is now 250 and new analysis of government data revealed today that more than 50 pubs a month on average, were lost in england and wales during the first half of 2020. for now, some pubs have

been converted into other types of use, such as homes, offices, even day nurseries. but with 50 closing every single month, is this last audits for the pub? and is the ale industry an ailing industry? well, joining me now to discuss this is operations director at north star pubs, mick howard. mick, thank you very much indeed. 50 pubs closing in the first half of this year. every single month . of this year. every single month. very worrying times for the for the boozer . the boozer. >> yeah. good afternoon emily, we see a slightly different trend. i mean, i don't doubt the numbers that have been published today , but at heineken , we've today, but at heineken, we've committed to investing £39 million in our pub estate in 2024, that will see 612 pubs get sort of investments and improved facilities and 62 long term closed pubs will open this year. and we've opened 156 closed pubs

since the start of 2023. >> and we think the great british public still loves the great british pub. >> but the pub needs to evolve and it needs, it needs to evolve and it needs, it needs to evolve and needs investment . and needs investment. >> so your business is bucking the trend then? you're doing quite well. >> yeah , we think so. so, as i >> yeah, we think so. so, as i say, we'll we'll invest £39 million this year. we invested £40 million the previous each year for the previous two years. so since the pandemic we've, we've put our money where our mouth is and really backed the great british pub , we see great british pub, we see investments key to meeting the pub goers, changing needs and habits. we think people just don't want to . it's not just a don't want to. it's not just a boozer for people anymore. people are looking for a community hub. they want places to eat, they want to drink other dnnks to eat, they want to drink other drinks than alcohol. although that's still an important part of a pub business. but, you know, a great coffee, great soft dnnk know, a great coffee, great soft drink range, great wines , pubs drink range, great wines, pubs opening in the morning for local

community groups, different things on of an evening, and we believe and our numbers show us that if we invest in, in the pubs, create those facilities, create those offers, then then the, the public, you know, do want to go to the pub. yeah. >> i mean, i know there are many increasing costs. there have been, particularly when it comes to energy and other important things and everything else that goes into running a pub. but i imagine there are some pubs that sadly just haven't kept up with the times, as you say, people want so much more when they go to a pub. they want a sit down meal, they may want other types of entertainment. they don't just necessarily want to sit and have a drink, as perhaps back in the day . but thank you very much the day. but thank you very much indeed. mick howard, director of nonh indeed. mick howard, director of north star pubs, really great to get your perspective on that news that 50 pubs are have closed every single month, but perhaps some have opened, perhaps some have opened, perhaps some have opened. i mean, mick said that his business is doing quite well, quite a lot of money and investment going into that.

well, thank you very much indeed for watching. good afternoon britain. this afternoon we had tom harwood in liverpool bringing us the very latest and some top interviews from reaction to rachel reeves big speech. we've got martin daubney up next. he'll be bringing you more coverage from liverpool as of course, and i'm sure he's got much more up his sleeve as well for you as well. so do stick with us. i'll see you back tomorrow and we'll see you tom as well. stick with us. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . solar sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> afternoon. thanks for joining me for this latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. we do still have an amber weather warning in force. further heavy rain likely to continue to cause some flooding issues, particularly over central parts of england. but there's a broader yellow met office weather warning in place, covering much of england and parts of wales. the rain just

continues through parts of oxfordshire down towards bristol and bath over the next few hours, before slowly starting to ease. overnight stays pretty damp across eastern parts of england and rain creeping into northern scotland, but elsewhere, many places becoming dry overnight, staying quite mild. temperatures mostly in double digits onto tuesday. overall, a much, much drier day. we are still going to have some rain early on over parts of east anglia in the southeast, but that should be clearing away a much drier day over parts of hampshire and wiltshire and the midlands compared to today. a few showers developing tomorrow over northern england, northern ireland and staying fairly wet across northern parts of scotland. tomorrow looks fairly soggy, with a brisk north easterly wind blowing along the moray firth and a few heavy showers likely to push a little further south, perhaps into the edinburgh area too. but as i said, overall, particularly in these central parts of england where it has been so wet today it looks a lot drier, tomorrow probably staying fairly cloudy, but some bright or sunny spells

could poke through a few more showers during the day over northern england and still across parts of scotland, although the west coast should by and large be dry and fine. bit of sunshine temperatures struggling into the mid to maybe high teens, but feeling cool where it stays . cloudy with where it stays. cloudy with further showers coming across the north and the east. they'll continue to push a little further south during tomorrow evening, but generally things drying up, at least for a time because we are expecting further wet weather to come later this week. this area of low pressure moves in, bringing some quite heavy spells of rain , and as heavy spells of rain, and as that starts to clear away, we'll see northerly winds picking up, which will bring a cooler feel for the end of the week. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather

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welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, chancellor rachel reeves speech at the labour conference today was interrupted by pro—palestine protesters and she defended the tough decision to axe the winter fuel allowance to millions of british pensioners. miss reeves claims she's never been so optimistic about the future. on the day an opinion poll claimed 60% of voters don't think they think labour would lose the next general election. and an astonishing 11,500 illegal immigrants have arrived in small boats. in the 11 weeks that the labour party have been in power. and that's almost half the total number for the entire year before the election. labour promised to smash the gangs, but with 1400 arriving this weekend alone , it seems the gangs simply alone, it seems the gangs simply aren't listening . and if you aren't listening. and if you think things couldn't get much worse, more than 50 pubs a month on average were lost in england and wales during the first half

of 2024. that's according to