let's speak to councillor barry lewis now. chair of the county council network, which represents most of england's county councils. councillor, i would just start by getting your reaction to the autumn statement because you are critical of some of the chancellor's plans. yeah, i am. of some of the chancellor's plans. yeah, iam. critical of of some of the chancellor's plans. yeah, i am. critical of the lack of recognition of the seriousness of the problem that faces local authorities up and down the country. there is an opportunity during the autumn statement to at least recognise that local authorities are facing the most severe funding landscape that they have had for perhaps decades. but landscape that they have had for perhaps decades.— landscape that they have had for perhaps decades. but the chancellor sa s that perhaps decades. but the chancellor says that his — perhaps decades. but the chancellor says that his focus, _ perhaps decades. but the chancellor says that his focus, i _ perhaps decades. but the chancellor says

that is councillor barry lewis, leader of derbyshire county council. forjoining us on bbc news. more now on those net migration figures published by the office for national statistics earlier this morning. let's take a look again at the numbers. gfx uk net migration was 672,000 in the year tojune 2023. this number is slightly higher compared to the year tojune 2022. however, it is down on updated estimates from the office of national statistics. net migration is the number of people arriving in the uk, minus those who left. reducing net migration, and stopping small boats crossing the channel is one of the prime minister's key pledges to the nation. i'm joined now by the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. now labour has been critical of the government's record on immigration. what does labour think is unacceptable number of migrants coming into the country? ishiellll. is unacceptable number of migrants coming into the country? well, these fiuures coming into the country? well, these fi . ures are coming into