now one of the most powerful things about angela rayner is that— powerful things about angela raynernd she is very— is that she does speak your mind and she is very powerful of the speaker and does _ she is very powerful of the speaker and does not mince her words. but she has— and does not mince her words. but she has decided that on this occasion— she has decided that on this occasion it would little too far and she has— occasion it would little too far and she has pulled it back out to people across _ she has pulled it back out to people across applicable divide praising her for— across applicable divide praising her for this statement today. sifter her for this statement today. after leavin: her for this statement today. after leaving there _ her for this statement today. after leaving there is _ her for this statement today. after leaving there is we've _ her for this statement today. after leaving there is we've been - her for this statement today. he leaving there is we've been at a time but you're both back at 11:30pm so some great stories on the front pages and use discussio

apologising. 50 concentrating on is angela rayner apologising-— concentrating on is angela rayner a-uuoloisineased a very - the labour party released a very lenqthv— the labour party released a very lengthy statement and today she has not been _ lengthy statement and today she has not been in the public eye much in the last— not been in the public eye much in the last couple of weeks, she has apologised for using the word scum�* at eight _ apologised for using the word scum�* at eight labour party event and was heavily— at eight labour party event and was heavily criticised immediately. the conservative mp david amess was killed _ conservative mp david amess was killed not— conservative mp david amess was killed not long afterwards and also to media _ killed not long afterwards and also to media there was some sort of linkage — to media there was some sort of linkage of— to media there was some sort of linkage of this rhetoric and this very— linkage of this rhetoric and this very sort— linkage of this rhetoric and this very sort of negative word about politicians — very sort of negative word

labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, has "unreservedly" apologised, for calling conservatives "scum since reflected on the abuse that features in political debate, and wouldn't use, such language again. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster. am lex, this is a marked change of tone, clearly? am lex, this is a marked change of tone. clearly?— tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is riuht. if tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right- if you _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your mind - tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your mind back| right. if you cast your mind back jessica raine's comments provoked a —— angela rayner�*s reaction, she did stand by them but tonight he is a hasissued stand by them but tonight he is a has issued a statement when she said during some time away from parliament due to bereavement she has reflected on her comments and political debate more broadly which she said often featured threats

to angela rayner, she did withdraw that word, but of— rayner, she did withdraw that word, but of coursehe first place. the essentiat— used it in the first place. the essential thing is that in politics, language — essential thing is that in politics, language must be tempered and reasonable, you are putting across an argument and you can do that without— an argument and you can do that without insulting your opponent. what _ without insulting your opponent. what you — without insulting your opponent. what you are trying to do is persuade _ what you are trying to do is persuade them. most politicians, in fairness. _ persuade them. most politicians, in fairness. do— persuade them. most politicians, in fairness, do that, you have the odd case where — fairness, do that, you have the odd case where they don't but i think that the — case where they don't but i think that the speaker's intervention is absolutely right and that lindsay hoyte _ absolutely right and that lindsay hoyle was absolutely right to sail this. everybody must remember when they are _ this. everybody must remember when the

different degrees of passion but i am reminded of the situation only three or so weeks ago when angela rayner her ground and the use of the word some to describe conservatives. is that the sort of thing, no you're looking 7 but not looking to point the finger at individuals, is that what makes you uncomfortable and you don't think it causes anything but kind of poison the atmosphere and dehumanises the people who do politics7 the atmosphere and dehumanises the people who do politics?— people who do politics? look, i don't think _ people who do politics? look, i don't think this _ people who do politics? look, i don't think this is _ people who do politics? look, i don't think this is a _ people who do politics? look, i don't think this is a weekend i people who do politics? look, i i don't think this is a weekend for, you know, particular links to be made and there are many that are not going to want to be the ones to cast the first stone in this and many others who are spoken, times i've spoken about my opponents both outside of the labour party and inside in a way that was probably unwise b

degrees of passion, but i am therefore reminded of the situation only three or so weeks ago when angela raynerf her word some to describe conservatives. it would be daft to suggest it causes any event but poisoned the atmosphere and kind of dehumanises the people who do politics. dehumanises the people who do olitics. ., , ., , politics. you will understand why i don't think— politics. you will understand why i don't think this _ politics. you will understand why i don't think this is _ politics. you will understand why i don't think this is a _ politics. you will understand why i don't think this is a weekend - politics. you will understand why i don't think this is a weekend for i don't think this is a weekend for particular links to be made, and as many of us who are not going to want to be the ones to cast the first stone in this, there are many of us who have spoken, i can remember times i have spoken about my opponents both outside of the labour party and inside in ways that i think was probably unwise. i really hope this is a moment... we thought this would have happened afterjo died, a

and we knew that angela rayner had had some abuse and threats in recent weeks. flooding in cumbria today — as a month's worth of rain is expected to fall in just 36 hours. some holiday lets in cockermouth have been affected — but defences installed after 2009 have helped spare the kind of scenes witnessed during storm desmond in 2015. mark mcalindon reports. we are standing at the very point where cocker meets the derwent, that run through cockermouth and you can see the height the figures now even at the peak has passed at one point this town came close to devastation. by and large, the flood defences here have protected most of the people here but there have been one or two properties where water got in. we've been through this before so it's get up, get on with it. yes, it's upsetting but we kind of got a bit hardened to it, got used to it, and we just have to crack on and sort it out. of course, back in 2009 and 2015 anyone he was here cannot forget pictures of water running waist deep in the worst on main street saint last night of course was an anxious nig

angela rayner, a labour mp, has been a labour mp since 2015.about it as soon as we get it. it cost "eye—watering" sums of money, but failed to achieve its "main objective". that's the damning verdict of a cross—party group of mp5, about the government's test and trace programme in england. the public accounts committee, which examines whether government spending is value for money, has condemned what it calls "a reliance on over—priced consultants", and says the programme failed to help cut the transmission of the virus. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the performance of the test and trace programme in england has been under scrutiny for months. this assessment by mp5 could hardly be more damning. the public accounts committee which examines value for money of government projects says the programme's outcomes have been muddled, and it hasn't achieved a number of its main objectives, despite costing the taxpayer millions. the nhs test and trace programme has been one of the most expensive health programmes delivered during the p

52—year—old man has been arrested in halifax in west yorkshire after the deputy labour leader, angela raynermpact on her, but also on her family and her staff. france has released a list of sanctions that could come into effect next week unless enough progress is made in its post—brexit fishing row with britain. france could notably step up border and sanitary checks on goods from britain, prevent british fishing boats from accessing designated french ports and beef up checks on trucks coming and going from the uk. a uk government spokesperson says france s threats are disappointing and disproportionate. the duchess of cornwall has paid tribute to those whose lives have been "brutally ended" as she called for action to prevent violence against women. she was speaking at an event in central london. she said shame has contributed to women not reporting sexual harrassment. it is, as almost all women know, a deeply disturbing experience to be sexually harassed. and yet somehow a culture of silence has grown up in which these women conceal their experiences of such offences. why? there are, of co

labour's deputy leader angela rayner has apologised �*unreservedly�* for comments she made at her party's from cambridgeshire was given an 18 month suspended sentence and two year restraining order, after sending threats to ms rayner. she described the incident as �*terrifying' and thanked police for handling the threats she received. ms rayner also paid tribute to sir david amess, who was stabbed to death in his constituency earlier this month. the latest government figures for coronavirus in the uk show that 39,842 new infections were recorded in the latest 24—hour period, along with 165 deaths, that's of people who died, within 28 days, of a positive covid test. a further 962 people were admitted to hospital in the same period. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. flooding and travel disruption increasing in southern scotland, especially the scottish borders and into dumfries and galloway. from northwest england and cumbria where there is still a met office amber warning and for us here, and even where there may be a little bit of a lull in the rain in some

been issued with a restraining order after admitting sending threats to labour�*s deputy leader, angela rayner a minimum term of 35 years. 19—year—old danyal hussein had just turned 18 when he stabbed bibaa henry and nicole smallman, who were celebrating ms henry�*s birthday in fryent country park in wembley. speaking outside the old bailey, their mother, mina smallman, paid tribute to her daughters and gave her reaction to the sentencing. today, we're celebrating what is wonderful— today, we're celebrating what is wonderful about the metropolitan police _ wonderful about the metropolitan police i_ wonderful about the metropolitan police. i have never been one to cast _ police. i have never been one to cast a _ police. i have never been one to cast a whole organisation by one particular— cast a whole organisation by one particular sort of incidents, but we do have _ particular sort of incidents, but we do have a — particular sort of incidents, but we do have a problem. we do have an underground that is infiltrated and growing _ underground that is infiltrated and growing in our metro police. o

52—year—old man has been arrested in halifax in west yorkshire after the deputy labour leader, angela rayner 40 and london. my shower, and once again one of london's mean archery is blocked by protesters. their aim is to bring traffic to a standstill. mt; to bring traffic to a standstill. ij�*i patients to bring traffic to a standstill. m patients are to bring traffic to a standstill. m1: patients are not to bring traffic to a standstill. m1 patients are not going to to bring traffic to a standstill. m1: patients are not going to be to bring traffic to a standstill. m1 patients are not going to be happy about this because you are blocking me. people need us and you are blocking us from getting to them. but their protests have angered many ordinary people simply trying to get to work. one man's brain inc. in the faces of those who glued themselves to the floor. they have done this 15 times all over the capital. they are being spoken to by the police and they will be removed. many of them have glued themselves to the floor. why are you doing this? irate have glued themselves to the floor. why

labour's deputy leader angela rayner has apologised "unreservedly" for calling conservatives "scum" at stood by the remarks, but said she had reflected since that there was too much abuse in political debate and vowed to be "more careful" about her language. e—cigarettes could soon be prescribed on the nhs in england to help people stop smoking. the medicines regulator is inviting manufacturers to submit products for approval. it could mean england becomes the first country in the world to prescribe e—cigarettes as a medical product. the social networking giant facebook has changed its corporate name to "meta" as part of a major rebrand. the change does not apply to its individual platforms — such as facebook, instagram and whatsapp — only the parent company that owns them. founder mark zuckerberg said the new name better reflects the firm's ambitions to move beyond social media into areas such as virtual reality. pope francis has urged global leaders to take radical decisions that offer hope to the world ahead of this weekend's climate change summit. he's called on those gathering to

another complication, by rights it would have normally been angela rayner, she is still away from westminsterold, so close, of course, to the moment, but rachel reeves will have her chance, the shadow chancellor to step into keir starmer�*s shoes, and give that response, of course she will have been pretty well briefed on everything, as she knows the sort of material that is going to be, but still having to step up and do that at the last moment isn't easy. normally you see the shadow chancellor whispering o in the ear of the leader of the opposition throughout the budget. rachel reef, she is a very well—respected figures she is a very well—respected figures she was a former economist at the bank of england, there are no flies on her, so i don't think she will be caught out but it's a nightmare of a political moment to handle, even if you are the most ex economist in all of westminster.— of westminster. meanwhile you can see the chamber _ of westminster. meanwhile you can see the chamber there, _ of westminster. meanwhile you can see the chamber there, as - of westminster. meanwhile you can s