now there is some suggestion she wasn't aware that this billion pound investment into the london gatewayock was actually on the cards. i do find that a bit hard to believe, but she is the transport secretary, so if she didn't know there is a failure of communication somewhere along the line which needs to be addressed. if she did know it was the wrong time to say it. you're talking about an investment summit tomorrow. the people coming are worth £4,040 trillion and a promise to stick £40 billion worth of investment in britain. that's really important. >> very briefly, i've got about seconds, nigel. should she perhaps resign, seeing as she's coming across as quite incompetent? >> no, i don't think she's incompetent. i think it was an unfortunate remark, and i think we can forgive this one. >> well, it depends how much it costs us. nigel. nigel nelson, thank you very much. that's nigel nelson. he's the gb news senior political commentator. right. you're with me. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. louise hague, as we talked about it, rock the boat

international investment summit tomorrow, where it's expected to announce £1 billion for the london gateway dp world would pull out after the transport secretary, louise haigh, called for a boycott on p&0 for sacking 800 british staff in 2022. sir keir starmer says that is not the view of the government. the white house has released kamala harris�* medical records, saying she's in excellent health and fit for the presidency. ms harris has accused her rival donald trump of not being transparent because he hasn't done the same. mr trump's team says he's in perfect health. bands and singers are playing half as many gigs in the uk on an average tour as they did in the 1990s. the music venue trust says a typical tour used to have 22 gigs, while now there's often just 11. the trust is blaming rising costs and wants to see a levy on larger stadiums to support small venues. the exploration firm spacex, owned by elon musk, is preparing to launch the fifth test flight of its starship rocket later today. the launch could see the company attempt to return the rocket�*s boosters to their launch pad in w

the dubai —based logistics firm dp world reveals £1 billion plan to expand the london gateway containergo. today the public inquiry into her death begins. four israeli solders are killed and many more people wounded, in a hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern israel. in the next few minutes so keir starmer will promise to get rid of red tape that holds back investment investment at a major business conference in london. the prime minister will promise to scrap regulation that in his words needlessly hold back investment. the owner of piano terriers, dp world, has revealed a £1 billion plan to

this is the london gateway port in thurrock in essex run by dp world.years ago, they sacked around 800 staff, replacing them with cheaper workers. speaking to itvjust the other day, the transport secretary louise haigh said: hello. how you doing? hearing this, the company went wobbly on whether it would turn up at a major uk investment summit happening on monday and on the bbc�*s newscast podcast last night, i asked the prime minister what he made of it. that doesn't seem to be the open welcome to those that might be bringing money and jobs into the uk. well, look, ithink we'll resolve that. the transport secretary said p&0 was a rogue operator and argued that consumers should boycott the company. was she right to say that? that's not the view of the government. a blunt and public rebuke — dp world now seemingly assured though the investment likely to go ahead. to the bigger picture and the prime minister's first three and a bit months in office, he's been in thejob 100 days. when i look at what it was i wanted to achieve in the first 100 days and ask m

this is the london gateway port in thurrock in essex, run by dp world.ears ago, they sacked around 800 staff, replacing them with cheaper workers. speaking to itvjust the other day, the transport secretary louise haigh said, i've been boycotting p&0 ferries for 2.5 years, and i encourage consumers to do the same. hello. nice to see you. hearing this, the company went wobbly on whether it would turn up at a major uk investment summit happening on monday. and on the bbc�*s newscast podcast last night, i asked the prime minister what he made of it. that doesn't seem to be the open welcome for those who 0pen welcome for those who might be bringing money and jobs into the uk.— might be bringing money and jobs into the uk. well, look, i think we will— jobs into the uk. well, look, i think we will resolve - jobs into the uk. well, look, i think we will resolve that. - jobs into the uk. well, look, i j think we will resolve that. the transport _ think we will resolve that. the transport secretary said p&0 was a rogue operator and argued consumers should boycott

one of the first pledging cash, dup world, the owner of the port london gateway.creating 400 jobs. the commitment looked in jeopardy after the transport secretary louise haigh last week urged a boycott of their subsidiary p&o ferries over their treatment of staff. downing street distanced himself from her comments. but she was at the summit today. for some, the message is for some, the messa-e is strikin-. i for some, the message is striking. i was shocked when labour became strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the _ strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number _ strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number one - strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number one mission | creation is the number one mission of a labour— creation is the number one mission of a labour government. but creation is the number one mission of a labour government.— creation is the number one mission of a labour government. but that is not all. of a labour government. but that is not all- the — of a labour government. but that is not a

in london, and a source says the company is set to announce a $1.3 billion investment in its london gatewaythat will create 400 jobs. we are told the ceo will stick with the original plan to be part of the event after u.k. prime minister keir starmer walked back criticism of the company from some of his own ministers. more details will be coming back from that summit where keir starmer hopes to announce millions of pounds of investment in ai, life sciences, into structure during that event. joining me now for a preview is lizzy burden. what are they are they expected to announce? how much of this will be precooked or reheated announcements? how consequential is it really? lizzy: this is not your first radio, is it? they preannounced money and re-announce money. the top economic priority is growth and investment is the pastor that, and to the spotlight on london today. we are expecting them announce 50 billion pounds of prsctor investment into the conomy 24 billion pounds of that has gree advancement -- investment announced last week. we also expect customer doing en in his power to galvaniz

dp world is going ahead with a 1 billion pound investment in the london gateway port.ny had put plans on old over two ministers. speaking to sky news, the uk business secretary said the investment was confirmed after talks with the dubai-based firm. >> specifically with dp world, what happened was wrong. we believe it was wrong. the government at the time, conservative government believed it was wrong. the problem was it was legal. we are changing that situation. we can work with them. we've had to have a conversation following some of the press reports. >> it could have gone? >> it's gone ahead. >> this is pretty awkward. >> look, it's part of the set of incesvestments that are underpid by it had a stability it didn't have before the election. >>> and macquarie is set to invest into the uk. the funds are expected in the energy, water waste and transport sectors in the next five years as well as data centers. uk prime minister keir starmer is setting aside priorities for the competition and markets authority when he addresses the government investment summit later toda

it's historically it's way more ingrained in the history- of london, and it has such a function as well in terms of where it sits in the gatewaycheeky, but you'd rather have bought that one, wouldn't you? yes. you know, it's a beautiful bridge. and when i drove over it yesterday, i thought, there's no way that mr mcculloch got this wrong. i think it would be fair to say our london bridge. it's used, it's functional. it's probably not loved to the people of lake havasu city. love it. it is. lake havasu city is notjust called lake havasu city. it's always lake havasu city, home of the london bridge. if it was publicity he wanted, then a story that's bridged 50 years has given rp mcculloch the last laugh after all. when it was painted more than 200 years ago, john constable's the hay wain was considered radical by many at the time. it's instantly recognisable and now a new exhibition details just why it became so universally famous, as zoie 0'brien reports. more than 200 years old and still the centre of attention, the hay wain catapulted john constable to fame in france and wider europe, winning him a gold medal at the paris sal