adam fleming, thank ou, at uninspiring. adam fleming, thank you, at brighton. _ uninspiring.piring. adam fleming, thank| you, at brighton. let's talk to fern mark labour adviser tom hamilton. who used to help prepare leaders for prime minister's questions and also mish rahman from labour's governing body, the national executive committee. mr hamilton, do you think labour with search keir starmer as leader can when the next general election? it obviously can but it has a very tough challenge to do so. the two big facts, all things being equal, you have a very tight mountain to climb, 120 seats just to get an overall majority of one which is difficult. but has an opposition party, they are not there yet and don't need to be there yet because there is not an election for a while, but they can build on the bones of what a labour government might look like and the speech is important to in that process. there is no definite when our definite loss and that is why this matter so much. d0 loss and that is why this matter so much. , ., loss and that is why this matter so much. ,., ,,

adam fleming - call to be unanswered. adam, thank you very much. adam fleming in - you very much.iban's claim. this photo posted by a man who describes himself as the taliban s chief of multimedia branch, as the taliban s chief to show a group of taliban fighters outside the building of panjshir s provincial governor. our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, is following events. is it actually any clearer now who is in control of their panjshir valley? earlier, the national resistance front denied those claims by the taliban. find resistance front denied those claims by the taliban-_ by the taliban. and they continue to re'ect the by the taliban. and they continue to reject the claims _ by the taliban. and they continue to reject the claims of _ by the taliban. and they continue to reject the claims of the _ by the taliban. and they continue to reject the claims of the taliban, - reject the claims of the taliban, saying they are not in control of the whole of the province, they say their forces are still in strategic positions in the valley. one of the reasons it is very diffic

adam fleming is somewhere, i don't know where, in the bbc westminster building.ff, and here is chris! thank goodness, i was nearly out of words for the first time in my life. hello! how nice to see you. that must be me getting a promotion in this reshuffle. i've just thrown the key in the thames. after that sophisticated ending to our television programme and podcast, ithink that is certainly enough from me, don't know about you two? we will call it a day, i think. goodbye. good evening. with low pressure sitting across the uk today, it has been a showery picture. there have been sunny spells between the showers as we saw in suffolk earlier in the day, but we've also seen a lot of lively showers through the second half of the afternoon across the eastern half of england. the weekend, though, will bring fewer showers for many of us with some sunny spells, but it'll feel fresher. and the reason? the low pressure that's been bringing those showers yesterday and today that's sitting across us is moving out into the north sea, so bringing wet and windy weather to scan

our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins me know — this is a reshuffle that's long been talkeded? that talked about and predicted? is very true. it has be: subject that is very true. it has been subject to speculation for weeks. journalists and mps gossiping about what is going to happen or the government using it as a tool to maintain discipline around the cabinet table is big decisions are being made. the reshuffle is on. confirmation from the government it will happen today and tomorrow. different ranks of the cabinet and the lower orders happening on different days. we also suspect if it follows the pattern of previous reshuffles the findings will be done out of the public eye and the prime minister's office in the palace of westminster so we will not see tearful former ministers working out of their meeting with the prime minister. but we probably will see joyful new ministers or newly appointed ministers going into downing street to take over their new portfolios. he had hinted at some of the speculation. dominic rapped the foreign secretary came in for quite a lot of cri

speak for yourself, adam fleming! ever, so my socialising is going to be tiny. right, thanks to everyone who has been on newscast tonight and thanks to you, too, for watching and listening. we will be back with another episode very soon. bye. goodbye. bye. newscast. newscast, from the bbc. good evening. it's been anotherfine drive reasonably warm day across many parts of the uk and that story really continues into the weekend as well. mostly dry warm weekend ahead with some sunny spells before things turn more unsettled and next week but before we go, for the rest of the evening, things looking predominantly dry and quite a lot of cloud around and the bit of nastiness here and low cloud first thing tomorrow morning. and generally in the teens comes us to start for saturday the northeast of scotland. a letter dry weather was some sunshine breaking through and sunday for the likes of north wales, parts of the midlands, eastern england in eastern scotland and church spots of rain for the rest of scotland to the day. temp

adam fleming is somewhere, i don't know where, in the bbc westminster building.or the first time in my life. hello! how nice to see you. that must be me getting a promotion in this reshuffle. i've just thrown the key in the thames. after that sophisticated ending to our television programme and podcast, i think that is certainly enough from me, don't know about you two? we will call it a day, i think. goodbye. hello there. the past 24 hours have seen the downpours arrive and the heat ebb away. but with fewer showers yesterday across some eastern parts of england, we saw temperatures getting up to 27 degrees in suffolk, very warm for this time of the year. it was 26 in cromer, 25 in the east midlands. charterhall, though, in the scottish borders was 29 degrees on wednesday. thursday was 10 degrees cooler, as the rain arrived. and earlier in the night, we had some torrential thundery downpours in northern england. that led to some flash flooding in some areas. but the worst is now over, the showers are heading their way northwards into scotland. many places will st

speak for yourself, adam fleming! everyone who has been on newscast tonight and thanks to you, too, for watching and listening. we will be back with another episode very soon. bye. goodbye. bye. newscast. newscast, from the bbc. good evening. it's been unusually warm september so far. we've got a few more warm days to come as we head towards the weekend and for many of us, today was a pretty warm affair. thursday was a warm day for many — thursday was a warm day for many but _ thursday was a warm day for many but not _ thursday was a warm day for many but not for _ thursday was a warm day for many but not for all, - thursday was a warm day for many but not for all, 23 - many but not for all, 23 degrees _ many but not for all, 23 degrees the _ many but not for all, 23 degrees the top - many but not for all, 23 - degrees the top temperature in the midlands _ degrees the top temperature in the midlands and _ degrees the top temperature in the midlands and compare - degrees the top temperature in the midlands and compare

good adam fleming is here. morning. consultation now it good morning.ely been spoken about for some time.— it has definitely been spoken about for some time. morning. this is the government — for some time. morning. this is the government pushing _ for some time. morning. this is the government pushing ahead - for some time. morning. this is the government pushing ahead with - government pushing ahead with something they had already announced before, this idea that all health care workers in the nhs in england have to get their covid vaccination. something like 88% of people have already had both doses, who are working in the health service, but it varies from trust to trust and place to place, so this would be about making sure there was a blanket coverage. also health care workers would be compelled to get the flu vaccine, as well. the government is looking at extending that compulsory vaccination programme to workers in social care who are already obliged to have the covid vaccine. this would be controversial with the trade unions who represent those

let's go to downing street now to talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. e phase the reshuffle has entered is the ranks below the cabinet, ministers of state and below. that started last night. we had a few names this morning. any mordant is moving from the cabinet office to the department for international trade. that means as things stand at the moment, all the internationaljobs in government are going to be done by women, whether it's at the foreign office of the department for international trade. that may change throughout the morning but one of the messages the morning but one of the messages the government wants you to get from this reshuffle is lots of women have been appointed. the other big message is delivery, they want us to think this is a bunch of people who are good at getting things done. for example, michael gove going to the department for communities, that means he will be in charge of delivering, levelling up, building a lot more houses. nadeem zahawi going from vaccines minister to the education secretary means he will be in charge of d

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. oping to get from these talks? hello, sally. the first thing that the focus seems to be on is getting kabul airport up and running again, because that would just transform the operation of getting afghan nationals who want to leave afghanistan out of the country and resettled in other places like the uk. it would be so much easier logistically and practically for the people themselves if they could go to the airport rather than having to go to one of the land borders of afghanistan's neighbours. so i think there is that. then there is the bigger diplomatic picture. remember the us, the uk and france passed a resolution at the security council earlier this week which is about securing safe passage for people, about making sure there is a safe space in afghanistan for humanitarian organisations and charities and the united nations to keep functioning. then there is the bigger picture about making sure that terrorist organisations can't take root in afghanistan, again, and also the govern

that was adam fleming _ over the contents of the job. that was adam fleming in downing street. new defence and security partnership — to counter china's growing military presence — china calls it �*irresponsible.’ borisjohnson is expected to announce more ministerial appointments in the biggest shake—up of his government since he entered downing street. north korea has released new details of its weapons test on wednesday — saying for the first time, the missiles were launched from a train. and let's stay with that last headline now. north korea has given more details of a ballistic missile test it carried out on wednesday, saying the weapons were launched from a train for the first time. state media showed two missiles being fired from a railway carriage. our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has more details. this is the first time that north korea has fired a ballistic missile from a train. the images are extraordinary. you see two ballistic missiles being fired from a carriage on the tracks in the middle of the mountains. when you see and speak to analysts, they tell yo

we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. leaders there — how much of an impact will borisjohnson be hoping to make? some of the winds are stacking up for the uk already, being part of the us — australia security pact, the us — australia security pact, the fact transatlantic travel will start again in november and also, whenjoe biden speaks to the united nations meeting today, lots of speculation he will increase the us contributions to less rich countries to fight climate change is part of the process leading up to the climate change conference the uk will host in glasgow in november. i think that will be chalked up as another diplomatic win for the uk, although it might be as much about us interests as british. speculation in the other direction the us is not that impressed by the uk's chairmanship of the conference so far. i always think back to big meetings between british prime ministers and american presidents. rather than the big diplomatic staff it is the personal stuff we remember. remembertony it is the personal stuf

consider-— lot of operational issues to consider. ., ,, , ., , . 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleminghe would stop these crossings once and for all but so far, she hasn't been able to do that. ., , all but so far, she hasn't been able to do that-— to do that. that is one thing that is kind of clear _ to do that. that is one thing that is kind of clear in _ to do that. that is one thing that is kind of clear in this _ to do that. that is one thing that is kind of clear in this situation i is kind of clear in this situation amongst the things that are not very clear, the government has been throwing the kitchen sink at what it sees as the problem of these bow crossings and it is not working so they are having to up the anti once again. the other thing that is clear is the relationship between the uk and france on the stroke problem seems to be deteriorating as well. so what is she going to do? so my understanding _ so what is she going to do? so my understanding is _ so what is she going to do? so my understanding is that _ so what is she going to do? so my understanding is that the - s

let's get more on this with adam fleming, our chief political correspondent.at simon has been hearing the same thing i have been hearing. at the start of the week, there is talk that the government would step in and help energy companies that were taking on for thousands of new customers from the collapsed energy companies. the reason that the energy companies needed help, was because of the energy price cap which limits how much they could charge customers. they can charge these new customers the real cost of gas and the global market, which means they were taking them on at a loss. there was a suggestion that there would be government backed loans to incentivise governments to do that. ministers are now not skin wanting to do that. they seen this system working, and they think it's pretty robust. the business minister explained why they are thinking that way. what we're not going to do, is we're not going to bail out companies. we're not going to bail out companies that haven't got a business model that can be sustained. but what we are interested in doing i

situation he will face at home could give him more cause for concern. 0ur political correspondent is adam fleming about any special relationship about the uk and the us if we cannot get the trade deal we are after? ., ., , , , , are after? the relationship is still satial, are after? the relationship is still spatial. but _ are after? the relationship is still spatial. but you _ are after? the relationship is still spatial, but you cannot _ are after? the relationship is still spatial, but you cannot escape i are after? the relationship is still. spatial, but you cannot escape what the us national interests are and in this case there are two big national interest, what is their priority for their economy and their trade and their economy and their trade and the uk is fairly low down on the list, so they are acting in a rational way in terms of how much attention to devote to a trade deal with the uk. and the other national interest and stability on the island of ireland. i do not think the us wants to progress the trade track until they are totally convinced that some of the tension around northe

helen catt, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster.servative rebellion? i what has happened to the conservative rebellion? i wonder if the prosraect _ conservative rebellion? i wonder if the prosraect of— conservative rebellion? i wonder if the prosraeet of a _ conservative rebellion? i wonder if the prospect of a rebellion - conservative rebellion? i wonder if the prospect of a rebellion is - the prospect of a rebellion is slightly exaggerated. i imagine there was never going to be run. but because these proposals leaked out at the start of the summer and continued to leak out as they were reaching a decision point in government, a lot of the conservative backbench from other parties and other parts of the health and social care sector could explain their concerns. actually, it looks like the government acted on them. for example, extending the health and social care levy to people of state pension age who are still working and extending the attacks on dividends from shares, they seem to be quite late additions to this whole package t

our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins me from westminster. to you, adam. i think this takes us back to the question of listening to the science, because a lot of eminent scientists and medical professionals are saying to the government that they should be introducing plan b now, not waiting for cases to build up further. so, what is the government saying in response to all of that?— what is the government saying in response to all of that? well, there is the potential— response to all of that? well, there is the potential i _ response to all of that? well, there is the potential i think _ response to all of that? well, there is the potential i think in _ response to all of that? well, there is the potential i think in the - response to all of that? well, there is the potential i think in the next i is the potential i think in the next few months for their to be quite a bit of tension between the politicians and the scientists over whether plan b needs to be triggered, how much of plan b is used, and whether plan b is sufficient. and it is inte

we can talk now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning, adam.bit of theatre around this day, the happy face and the sad face, walking in and out, but what difference will all these decisions, i know there are a few more appointments to be made, what difference will it wear any make—up? the made, what difference will it wear any make-up?— any make-up? the focus of this reshuffle. _ any make-up? the focus of this reshuffle, the _ any make-up? the focus of this reshuffle, the government -- i any make-up? the focus of this i reshuffle, the government -- what reshuffle, the government —— what difference will it really make? this reshuffle, the governance has, is about delivering on its priorities. for example the communities secretary robertjenrick is replaced by michael gove, known for getting things done. it's going to be getting levelling up done and reforming the planning system and getting more houses built. nadhim zahawi, the man you got the vaccines roll out done, is now getting to take over schools and lots of catching up to be done there. th

let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.t's start with the social care and nhs. where are we on the spending? the social care and nhs. where are we on the spending?— the spending? the least controversial _ the spending? the least controversial bit - the spending? the least controversial bit is - the spending? the least| controversial bit is being the spending? the least _ controversial bit is being announced today, _ controversial bit is being announced today, an _ controversial bit is being announced today, an extra {5.5 billion for the nhs to— today, an extra {5.5 billion for the nhs to be — today, an extra {5.5 billion for the nhs to be spent on the second half of this_ nhs to be spent on the second half of this financial year, to help the health_ of this financial year, to help the health service cope with the backlog, _ health service cope with the backlog, people who weren't able to -et backlog, people who weren't able to get treatment during covid, and also to help _ get treatment during covid, and also to help the _

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. er 10 for the first time since last march to hear the prime minister's plan. what is the atmosphere going to be like? morning to you. it will be a slightly unusual cabinet meeting for a number of reasons. it is the first time they will be squished around the slightly too small tabling and in straight sets starter the pandemic last year. second level we know there are some cabinet ministers who are strongly opposed to the idea of increasing national insurance to pay full social care and extra funding for the nhs. bad of all, there are quite a lot of rumours doing the rounds there might be a reshuffle of the prime minister's top team in the next few days. it might be the first time they had seen each other in ages and it may be the last. for the last few days, the picture has basically been occupied by critics and opponents. people say national insurance would be a tax on the young and also that it is a tax on employers because employers also had to pay national insurance. what we are se

our political correspondent adam fleming is in brighton.the latest on day two-— on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules — on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules unveiled _ on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules unveiled by _ on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules unveiled by rachel i fiscal rules unveiled by rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, when she does her conference speech at lunchtime, the broad parameters to how labour would manage the public finances. we will get a policy on replacing business rates. it is more complicated than that. they are saying the first year of a labour government would give some business as a discount on their rates and they would bump up the tax on the tax giants for one year to raise money from them and a new system would be put in place. no details of what that system would be like but we know the broad principles labour would employ, which is that you would employ, which is that you would focus less on bricks and mortar retailers on the high street and more on the big profita

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, who is in brighton for us this mornings give a discount too small businesses on business rates and at the same time increase taxes on digital companies to make a lot of money from them while they were developing a new system. the principles of that system would be less tax on bricks and mortar shops on the high street and more tax on big businesses, especially online. the details are still to be worked out. we are talking a lot of money. it raises £30,000,000,000 a year, so it is not peanuts. what rachel reeves will look at his every single tax break in the system, all the tax reliefs, which if you add them up to get a chance for the same budget as the nhs. labour has said it will look at each one to work out if it is value for money for the taxpayer and is it fairfor people? that is what they will be talking about today. yesterday the discussion was about big changes to the internal labour party rule book. it sounds dull but is quite important. it will be harderfor mps to get dull but is quite important. it will be harder

i'm nowjoined by our chief political correspondent adam fleming. morning.g. what did he say about this issue about vaccinations for 12 to is—year—olds? ministers are treading very carefully here because they want to preserve the independence of the jcvi, the expert committee that will make the recommendation about booster jabs for the older population and initial vaccinations for 12 to is—year—olds. just because thatis for 12 to is—year—olds. just because that is the process and thejcvi, the god that quite jealously. i think ministers are also aware that if there seems to be any kind of political interference in the scientific advice, that might dissuade people from getting the vaccine. —— they guard that quite jealously. it is a bit delicate. but you do not need to be an expert in decoding political language to listen to the department for education, gavin williamson, who was really keen for the jcvi to education, gavin williamson, who was really keen for thejcvi to make a decision and to recommend that young people get the vaccine. i think parents will fi

our political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster.cuss what the government is going to do to try to sort out the issuesit going to do to try to sort out the issues it is facing right now. good morning. firstly, on the energy companies who had to take on board the customers from smaller companies which have gone or are going to go bustin which have gone or are going to go bust in the midst of this crisis, how will the government help them? the government is relying on the existing process whereby customers, as you rightly said, from struggling suppliers are transferred to more stable suppliers, known as a supplier of last resort, but the problem is that process is less appealing for the bigger energy companies because, of the energy price cap, they have to spend more to supply those customers that they will get in their bills, so the government is looking at ways to make up that gap. this morning business secretary kwasi kwarteng was adamant that the gap will not be made up with grants, hand—outs or bailouts. the option that seems to b

we can talk to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming so your impressions? your impressions? it's makin: fleming so your impressions? it�*s making me think of the newjames bond film, we had to wait a few years for it to arrive, quite long but it will get good reviews. m50 but it will get good reviews. also the last appearance _ but it will get good reviews. also the last appearance of daniel craig? may be stretching the metaphor! did he show himself to be a prime minister in waiting? we he show himself to be a prime minister in waiting?— minister in waiting? we saw a funnier keir _ minister in waiting? we saw a funnier keir starmer, - minister in waiting? we saw a i funnier keir starmer, somewhat better at rhetoric, more emotional keir starmer so we definitely learned a lot more about him and we saw him handle those hecklers pretty well and i think he and his team will be really pleased he got heckled counterintuitively because it dramatises the fight he has been having behind—the—scenes all week here which is to push out what he would call the far left, the

chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us now.with the crisis, has it been averted? this where are we with the crisis, has it been averted?— been averted? this bit of the gas crisis looks _ been averted? this bit of the gas crisis looks like _ been averted? this bit of the gas crisis looks like it _ been averted? this bit of the gas crisis looks like it has _ been averted? this bit of the gas crisis looks like it has been - crisis looks like it has been averted at least for bit, because they have decided to cover the operating costs of one plant for three weeks for several million pounds. this plant makes fertiliser but a by—product of that is carbon dioxide that is used in different industries, especially food production. if you have no carbon dioxide it affects food on the shelves, or at least it would have donein shelves, or at least it would have done in a few weeks, so this will bide them over the next few weeks so there is no immediate crisis. but what happens at the end of the three weeks, if gas prices are still superhigh,

our political correspondent adam fleming has more details.r over—50s, which we think will follow the same age brackets as the original covid vaccination programme, so the elderly and most vulnerable first, and then working down the age bands, and then there will be a single dose offered to people six months after they have had their second dose of the initial vaccine. then in addition to that, there is the offer for 12— to 15—year—olds, and that is plan a. ministers hope that will help to depressed levels of a covid in the population. if that doesn't work there will be a plan b, or at least elements to make up a potential plan b. we are having to wait to see what they will be in black and white but there are suggestions it could include things like toughening up the rules on wearing of masks in public places, could you also see a bit of a switch in the emphasis and reminding people to work from home again? and then of course, in the back of the locker, and deep down in the back pocket, this idea of covid vaccine certificates for access to cro

we talk now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming at westminster.taliban to try to get safe passage for afghan and british nationals, the government keeps referring to using all the levers available to it, but do they give any sense of how quickly they hope these talks might bear fruit? know, ve few these talks might bear fruit? know, very few details _ these talks might bear fruit? know, very few details about _ these talks might bear fruit? know, very few details about these - these talks might bear fruit? know, very few details about these talks, l very few details about these talks, which are happening quite under the radar. we know is that it is the prime minister�*s special envoy for the afghan transition, a senior diplomat, who is conducting these discussions with the taliban representatives. we do not know exactly who, but all we know is they are happening in doha come where several eu foreign ministers are also there, for discussions. if you look at the statement from downing street confirming these talks last night, they say that sir simon

katy austin, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster.ill be trying to do today, to try to solve this crisis. the government's - to solve this crisis. the | government's preferred to solve this crisis. lie: government's preferred outcome to solve this crisis. “115 government's preferred outcome is that the market takes care of it and if a supplier is in distress then it either gets brought up by someone else and they solve the problem or the next stage as if that energy company goes bust, the companies are given to another supplier that is more stable and they take them over but the problem with that is it is not an appealing prospect for bigger energy companies because taking on those new customers is quite expensive because of the cost of gas at the moment, and then you have the energy price cap, a limit to how much they can charge customers, so there is some pressure. and then 0fgem could appoint special administrators to take over struggling firms, but that is only designed to happen once in a blue moon so that is under pressure as we

. ~ ., ., ~ ., , joining me now is our chief political correspondent, adam fleming.ernment realises. what has been interesting _ which the government realises. wast has been interesting for me which the government realises. kwisgt has been interesting for me as an outsider who doesn't have children and observing this is not something i have had to grapple with in my life, but then you realise, there are lots of professionals out there who have been grappling with it as you have been hearing for decades and there is case law out there. i know it is interesting and i have been struck in the last few days but teachers and schools do not want to go there. they are happy to provide the venue through the jab is to be given, they are happy to collect the consent forms and handed leaflets that can be provided by the government, but they don't want to get involved in any of these discussions or facilitating the conversations with the people doing the injections, the parents and children receiving them. a, bit the injections, the parents and children receiving them. a bit of a

let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, who's in downing street.presents his plans this morning to the cabinet, how much what you think it has to do to allay concerns about paying or using national insurance to pay for these reforms? the it sounds like there's going to be a vote in parliament later this week which will be like the big bang moment so i'm sure a lot of work will be potential projects that might reduce the of conservative mps worried about these proposals they will have to see over the next few months how these proposals will be sea at which point you could get some descent or opposition of could be derailed. but this whole thing about convincing people about to do this is the fees the government has moved into now. there was a statement from downing street overnight talking about the size of the nhs backlog. we've seen mr zahawi saying there could be millions who have not had their treatment yet let alone having it delayed as a result of covid along with the decades long wait for changes as to how the social care system in england ac

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. ks? yeah, although it's not clear how detailed these discussions are with the taliban because that statement we got from downing street last night revealing the talks were happening at all said the prime minister's special representative will be underlining the importance of the taliban allowing so—called safe passage for people to leave the country. so that's underlining the importance of providing safe passage, not necessarily going into the detailed logistics of how that safe passage will be provided. although i think government ministers are still pinning their hopes that the airport in kabul, now under taliban control, could be reopened in the coming days, which would make thatjourney much, much more easy. in terms of what the uk is doing, the foreign office is sending some civil servants to neighbouring countries to afghanistan to help process people travelling to the land borders. yesterday, we spoke to dominic raab on this programme and talk to him about the uk government's rec

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.of questions to answer about the practicality of this. ~ , ., ,~ answer about the practicality of this. ~ , ., , ., , this. we will be asking questions for ears. this. we will be asking questions for years- the — this. we will be asking questions for years. the big _ this. we will be asking questions for years. the big question - this. we will be asking questions for years. the big question is, i this. we will be asking questions. for years. the big question is, will it work? will this money, which is initially to appear up the backlog initially to appear up the backlog in the nhs because of coronavirus be enough and where the nhs actually be able to deal with the backlog in a way that means everyone gets good quality care over the next few years? the money is then meant to switch from going to the nhs for covid to the social care system. there are questions about whether the money will flow in that direction or whether it will get gobbled up by the nhs for ever. then there is a questi

adam fleming is at the party conference in brighton. morning to you. of a battle going on between the party leadership and the far left. you have keir starmer changing the party will but, so it'll be harderfor an mp likejeremy corbyn to ever become leader again and you have keir starmer abandoning some of the policies that group of people really liked. in terms of policy today we will hear from the shadow home secretary and a couple of minutes. his big thing is about making police on the beat his big thing is about making police on the heat more visible and is calling for policing hubs in your community so you can see where the police are. they are talking about upgrading neighbourhood watch for the 21st century. what do you do with neighbourhood watch when so many people have dash cams and video door bells? i am sure a lot of the politics around the resignation of andy mcdonald will rumble on as well. we will be finding out more because we will be speaking to him later. nearly —— only half of children and teenagers in england are currently willing to

let's talk more about this with our chief political correspondent, adam fleming.ood morning. what more can you tell us? ~ ~' ., good morning. what more can you tell us? ~ ~ ., , ., us? we know there will be a meeting today between _ us? we know there will be a meeting today between the _ us? we know there will be a meeting today between the business - today between the business department and the energy companies and we will have a lot more information after that meeting has taken place. at the moment the government is relying on the existing system for when you have a problem with energy suppliers, which is that if a smaller supplier goes bust and its customers are transferred over to a larger energy supplier, and that is known as a supplier, and that is known as a supplier of last resort. the problem here is that for big energy companies it is not a very attractive prospect because the cost of supplying those customers is going to be so high, so is that where the government is going to have to step in and provide support? 0r have to step in and provide support?

let's get more now on the government's winter plan from our chief political correspondent, adam flemingare we expecting to hearfrom ministers? well, we actually got a very short statement — well, we actually got a very short statement from boris johnson last night _ statement from boris johnson last night which has got it interesting bits _ night which has got it interesting bits the — night which has got it interesting bits. the prime minister said the pandemic— bits. the prime minister said the pandemic is far from over, preparing us for— pandemic is far from over, preparing us for this— pandemic is far from over, preparing us for this virus to be around for quite _ us for this virus to be around for quite a — us for this virus to be around for quite a long _ us for this virus to be around for quite a long time. that isjust in such— quite a long time. that isjust in such contrast to the sort of thing he would — such contrast to the sort of thing he would say at the start of the pandemic, when he said it could be over in— pandemic, when he said it could be over in a _ pandemic, when he

starmer had ordered him to oppose the right —— 15 panzanella. 0ur chief political correspondent adam flemingrt the corbynite policies. we saw a skirmish over the weekend when keir starmer successfully change the party will be to make it harder for change the party will be to make it harderfor a change the party will be to make it harder for a futurejeremy corbyn to get on the ballot any future labour leadership contest. we saw a fightback when andy mcdonald resigned and that fowler fightback continues with a tussle over this motion. the labour leadership is not taking up the invitation to fight about this. they say it is a non—binding motion, party activists having their say on something they feel passionately about at the leadership agree with 99% of the other stuff in this motion. listen to shadow home secretary nick thomas—symonds not taking up the opportunity to have a real fight. there is a motion before conference today, _ there is a motion before conference today, the _ there is a motion before conference today, the leadership is happy for delegates to be supporting, i do not think th

we can speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.ive he joins us live from westminster, good morning. is the prime minister expected to urge caution?— expected to urge caution? yeah, i think they probably _ expected to urge caution? yeah, i think they probably will _ expected to urge caution? yeah, i think they probably will because l think they probably will because there is a combination of things which means that winter could be a worrying period. you have the delta variant of coronavirus which is much more infectious than other versions of it, you have the fact that flu will be circulating and we haven't had flu for a while because we have all been locked down. there's also some concerns about how effective the flu vaccine we'll be this year. then the combination of blue and covid, that all adds up to everyone having to still be very careful. what we will get from the government this week is a winter plan where they will talk about their contingencies they will have on their back pocket in case the situation gets bad. we will pro

we can speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. pressure is on the government that they don't have to go to this so—called plan b. that they don't have to go to this so-called plan b.— that they don't have to go to this so-called plan b. yeah, although i thinkthere's _ so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going _ so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going to _ so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going to be _ so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going to be a - so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going to be a bit - so-called plan b. yeah, although i think there's going to be a bit of l think there's going to be a bit of tension over the next few months about if and when plan b is actually deployed. because if you listen to the prime minister, he says, we have got these things in reserve, we might not use them all the time, and all at the same time, and they would be a last resort. then you get patrick vallance, his chief scientific adviser, saying history and experience

. —— would still end up. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. the government is not going to bail out struggling energy suppliers, what help is on offer? well, the government is relying on the existing system working properly. and the existing system is that if_ properly. and the existing system is that if you _ properly. and the existing system is that if you are with an energy sumter— that if you are with an energy supplier that goes bust, then that company— supplier that goes bust, then that company gets no help from the government, but you are transferred by ofgem. _ government, but you are transferred by ofgem, the energy regulator, to by 0fgem, the energy regulator, to another— by ofgem, the energy regulator, to another company that is functioning. and they— another company that is functioning. and they take you one. the issue for that company is that because of the energy— that company is that because of the energy price cap, they cannot charge you as _ energy price cap, they cannot charge you as a _ energy price cap, they cannot charge y

let's speak to adam fleming, who is at brighton's conference. aha, let's speak to adam fleming, who is conference. a huge i moment for sir keir starmer. what will he say? _ moment for sir keir starmer. what will he say? key-macro _ moment for sir keir starmer. m�*ué�*jf will he say? key—macro messages, that he is more serious than boris johnson a more serious about winning power than jeremy johnson a more serious about winning power thanjeremy corbin ever was. power than jeremy corbin ever was. there power thanjeremy corbin ever was. there will be a massive attempt to jaw a line under the corbyn era amid the party forward. —— draw a line. there will to big policies. if you need treatment for mental hail, you will get that treatment within months. also there will be a big investment promised in english schools to recruit thousands of teachers. the message behind both policies is the country has some big challenges but up until now the politics to address them has been too small. this will be the first time he has done a big conference speech in big hall with hundreds and hundreds of peo

katy austin, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming explained the challenges facingo work out how to respond to the issue later. the government's preferred outcome is that the market takes care of it and if an energy supplier is in distress then it either gets bought up by someone else and they solve the problem, or the next stage is if that company goes bust, the customers are given to another supplier that is more stable and they take them over but the problem with that is it is not an appealing prospect for bigger energy companies because taking on those new customers is quite expensive because of the cost of gas at the moment, and then you have the energy price cap, a limit to how much they can charge customers, so there is some pressure there. and then 0fgem could come in and appoint special administrators to take over struggling firms, but that is only designed to happen once in a blue moon so that bit of the system is under pressure as well, so they have to come up with a plan c with the industry to deal with the sheer number of companies finding themselves in

increase in national insurance would cost them about £200 a year. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam flemingd to me it is already pretty feeble before anyone has even got here. what we are expecting is two things. the first is this extra £55 billion for the nhs this financial year for the second half of this year and that is to help health service get through the winter to deal with covid and also to help deal with the backlog, people who missed out on other treatment because the pandemic. that is the less controversial starter if you like. then as soon as tomorrow we could get the more controversial main course which is the government's proposals for reforming aduu government's proposals for reforming adult social care in england and we think the centrepiece of that will be revising this idea of a cap on the total amount that an individual could be liable for their care costs over their lifetime which would protect people from extortionate bills, but that would mean more taxpayer money going into the social care system and it looks like ministers have decided an increase in national insuran

for the latest, here's our chief political correspondent, adam fleming.these talks, which are happening quite under the radar. all we know is that it's the prime minister's special envoy for the afghan transition, senior diplomat sir simon gass, who is conducting these discussions with taliban representative. we don't know exactly who and all we know is that they are happening in doha in qatar, where several allow ——eu foreign ministers are therefore the discussion as well. if you look at the statement from downing street confirming these talks last night, they say that sir simon is there to reinforce how the uk once ——wants it rather than to actually pin down logistical details of particular routes with taliban representatives, although let's see. but the fact is, this is quite a delicate piece of diplomacy because the uk obviously wants something from the taliban but they don't want to bestow them with too much legitmacyjust yet and the delicacy of the diplomacy was summed up by the home office minister, victoria atkins, who this morning was talking abo

earlier i spoke to adam fleming, our chief political correspondent, who told me that the government isns to energy companies. at the start of the week, there was talk that may be the government would start then and help the energy companies that were taking on thousands of new customers from collapse energy companies. the reason that _ collapse energy companies. the reason that the _ collapse energy companies. tue: reason that the energy collapse energy companies. tta: reason that the energy companies need help was because of the energy price clap, which limits how much they could charge customers, they can charge these new customers the real cost of gas on the global market. they were taking them out one at a loss. there were suggestions that they may be had to be government backed loans provided to incentivise companies to do that. it now seems ministers are not minded to do that. they've seen the existing system working and they think it is pretty robust. the business minister, paul scally, explained why the government sees it that way. explained why the government sees it that wa .

our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, has this assessment of the us stance on a british tradehat the us national interests are and there are two big national interest, what is their priority for their economy and their priority for their economy and their trade, and the uk is fairly low down on the list so they are acting in a rational way in terms of how much attention to devote to it we deal with the uk. and the other national interests and stability on the island of ireland. i do not think the us wants to progress the track until they are convinced that some of the tension around northern ireland as a result of brexit is dissipated. i think that is what is driving the us behaviour rather than the special relationship with the uk. it brings us to a point where there are multiple position on this potential trade deal between the us and america. joe biden�*s position where he is lukewarm, some people in the prime minister entourage you are travelling with him talking about an idea ofjoining the usmca deal, which would surprise some people because it does not have a clause in i