so we had bridget phillipson, the education secretary.usly all newscasters on the planet, wherever they are, will know that we are three days away from the budget, a big bazooka, huge budget, biggest day so far for this newish government and the fact that bridget phillipson was on the programme was a very subtle clue that schools is one of the bits of the public realm, which is actually going to get a bit of extra change, rather than quite a lot of bits of the public sector that may actually find things are quite squeezy. however, ratherthan getting tangled up in lots and lots of budget speculation, we also wanted to do a sort of progress check on the things that she said she'd do in the education bit of the manifesto, and this is what she said about the 6500 extra teachers that she promised to that target. i think you said there is people are going to have to wait till 2029. you said to the end of the parliament, so is that the target? people are going to have to wait till 2029 to get those 6500 extra teachers that you promised in the el

so we will have bridget phillipson. — perish the thought that any newscasters would be political nerds — they might notice a very big break in convention because... no chancellor. right. so for years and years and years and years and years, people have said, have the chancellor the week before the budget. and what happens is you have an interview where they say, i can't tell you. yeah. you'll have to wait for wednesday. well, this year, a break in convention and we will be talking to the chancellor, rachel reeves, next sunday once everybody has had a chance to chomp through the budget, digest it and work out what it really means. let's save all our budget chat for sunday's episode. we'll have more to go on once you've spoken to bridget phillipson. we will. we need to spend a bit of time because actually we know quite a lot about what's going to be in it because rachel reeves and her allies have said it or briefed it. they've said a lot, and not least the big, big change to how the government is going to count debt, whic

that's the message that bridget phillipson is sending.he way, keir starmer sent after the protests in the summer. he's more interested in cracking down on free speech, cracking down on free speech, cracking down on free expression than allowing people to express their views. >> i was almost i was almost with you till then on quite a lot of what you said. but that's just that's just silly. >> i don't think little old ladies should be sent to prison for what they write on facebook. >> people setting fire to asylum. >> that's a separate issue. that's a separate issue. >> no, that's not that's what that's what happened in the summer. and that's what he was just about just about the universities we'll come back to. >> what about the universities? >> what about the universities? >> so i'm very conscious that like you have spent like decades in universities, which i certainly haven't. and you know, i've hardly i've you know, i've beenin i've hardly i've you know, i've been in and out of universities a bit, but i've never worked in a bit, but i'v

here in the uk — the education secretary — bridget phillipson says that "working people" will not seetaxes on their payslips following wednesday's budget. staying with the middle east... the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been talking about israel's air attack on iran early on saturday morning. mr netanyahu said the attack was "precise and powerful" and achieved all its objectives. iran's supreme leader says the attack should not be "downplayed" nor "exaggerated". echoing that stance, iran's president massoud pezeshkian said iran will respond with "foresight and intelligence". the secretary general and co—founder of the palestinian national initiative, mustafa barghouti joined us from ramallah and told us more about the most important factors in the upcoming ceasefire talks. well, there are two major issues here, and the first one is whether we are talking about a temporary ceasefire or a continuous and permanent ceasefire. what palestinians want to see is an end of this war and a complete ceasefire, and also a complete exchange of prisoners, so that all the israeli cap

but in an interview with the bbc, the education secretary bridget phillipson was repeatedly pressed onief economics correspondent dharshini david takes a look at who's likely to be affected by wednesday's announcements. rachel reeves's budget will be the first meeting chancellor, once she claims will lead to economic renewal but it may include some measures that could see many workers paying more tax from their income regardless of the government's definition of a working person. first the budget will boil down to this. two targets, she set herself to hit in five years' time. what she calls the investment ruled that she can only borrow to fund a project such as building hospitals or rows, which aim to boost growth. second, all services like education must be funded through income such as taxes. she may have to find £40 billion to fund those priorities. bottom player? let's start with that investment rule. likejeremy investment rule. like jeremy hunt, investment rule. likejeremy hunt, racialabuse investment rule. likejeremy hunt, racial abuse has promised that debt will be falling in fi

we did speak to bridget phillipson about this and she said that they have inherited a system that isill take time. so she was very clear that this is not an immediate fix but it is one that will happen over a period of time. so the calls today for more funding, they are hoping for it in the budget but it seems that that may not happen.— in the budget but it seems that that may not happen. parents of course will _ that may not happen. parents of course will feel— that may not happen. parents of course will feel that _ that may not happen. parents of course will feel that is _ that may not happen. parents of course will feel that is one - course will feel that is one thing they don't have, time, because every year of education where your child does not get enough support they slip further backwards. children need qualifications in order to get a job. the spill over into your adult life if you don't get proper education support at the beginning is massive. yes. the beginning is massive. yes, that is so _ the beginning is massive. yes, that is so true _ the beginning is massive. yes, tha

so finally, bridget phillipson, the education secretary, has curbed the higher education, freedom ofarliament went into recess to prevent any debate from happening. or at least that's what it looks like to me . how what it looks like to me. how can we make people understand that there is a problem with academic threats to academic freedom? >> well, i actually think i believe i want to believe that that the fact that it's a problem has already been established. right? right . so established. right? right. so the real question is how can we make people want to do something about it now, the do something that we need universities. and, you know, i'm one to say, this having been cancelled by two universities, get away with what they get away with because there's no enforcement mechanism right apart from a very expensive employment tribunal and there's no enforcement mechanism . if i'm a speaker, as mechanism. if i'm a speaker, as we found out at an external speaken we found out at an external speaker, as we found out from the reindorf report. so the higher education freedom of speech act

education secretary bridget phillipson abandoned the tories law protecting free speech in universitiesiming it was unnecessary . but we are now unnecessary. but we are now seeing why it was necessary to protect freedom from the cancel culture. the durham union society, the university's 182 year old debating society, has been excluded from the university's freshers fair by the students union. now, the students union has tried to claim that this is because of historic allegations of racism made against the durham union society, but gb news understands that this is much more than a mere spat between warring student factions. a few years ago, the student union accused the debating society of being a safe haven for colonial apologists. since then, the debating society has tried to be pragmatic so it can have a presence on campus. but the student union has insisted on an equality , diversity and equality, diversity and inclusion agenda to be rolled out if it wanted to be included. so you've got to be inclusive to be included, otherwise you're excluded for not being inclusive. in other words,

and bridget phillipson's tone of voice, because if you're asking children to leave school to go to at school , to go to a different school, it's the child that's going to suffer. >> but, but, but it's about kids in state schools. and one of the real challenges within this is that private schools spend double the amount on those children than do state schools. and if this is generating funds that can be used to increase the numbers of teachers in state schools, i think that's a really it won't , though, will it? it won't, though, will it? >> it's not it's not going to be hypothecated. it's not going to say we're going to take this out of the private school system, and we're going to put it into education. >> no, that's exactly what the labour government is saying. it's talking about 6500 teachers who can be funded through this come from we haven't got that. >> people aren't training to be teachers. we don't have enough. >> look at the record of the last labour government where we significantly increase the numbers of teachers within the system, where we significantly increase spending

here in the uk — the education secretary — bridget phillipson says that "working people" will not seee minister benjamin netanyahu has been talking about israel's air attack on iran early on saturday morning. mr netanyahu said the attack was "precise and powerful" and achieved all its objectives. iran's supreme leader says the attack should not be "downplayed" nor "exaggerated". echoing that stance, iran's president massoud

bridget phillipson was asked about how they define working people when she appeared with laura kuenesburgthe precise measures she has announced. . when people, after the budget, basically receive what they will see as a labour government that has prioritised making sure that they do not see higher taxes because we know that we were going in the wrong direction. we think there will be more spending on health. rachel reeves has written in a sunday newspaper today. she says it is a budget for stripers. she says that working families are where children have to work in crumbling classrooms, people are on long nhs waiting lists and people who are working but are unable to afford a home. these are the sort of areas that will be have the maximum investment in. this budget is all about priorities which they always are. ultimately, labour — it is a great opportunity for them to set their vision for the country. they want to spend some money. they say that there is a £20 billion black hole in the finances. it's about working out those priorities. find out for the on wednesday. let's move to georgia

here in the uk, the education secretary bridget phillipson has insisted that labour will not break itseatedly promised not to increase taxes for "working people". the government has also pledged £1.11 billion to build and refurbish schools across england, ahead of wednesday's budget. it comes amid warnings the school rebuilding programme, which aims to rebuild 50 schools a year, has been falling far behind target. here's our education correspondent hazel shearing. you can see the marks on the ceiling. i mean, they're old ceiling tiles. there's probably been some damp there. this was dave baker, the chief executive officer of the olympus academy trust. a few weeks ago, talking through the growing number of structural problems that the ageing patchway community school in bristol is facing. there are holes in the ceiling tiles on the roof. they're just not worth replacing because the whole thing is going to be knocked down within the next two years. we're having to think very carefully about where we prioritise spending. patchway is one of more than 500 schools on the government's school

education secretary bridget phillipson joins us this morning as she launches a new funding programme as part of ambitious plans to open 3000 new nurseries. >> the king and queen head down under in their most significant overseas tour since his cancer diagnosis. >> nearly 1 million brits living with dementia could soon be aided by an ai robot specialising in alzheimer's care. >> new government plans are going to offer unemployed brits discounted driving lessons, so we're debating this morning whether the jobless should get freebies. >> later this morning, britain's most decorated paralympian, dame sarah storey , divulges the sarah storey, divulges the secrets of her success and also in sport, the country is coming to terms with a german becoming the england manager. so ben ainslie's britannia is on new zealand's tail. or is it stern.7 or is it star.7 is it stern.7 stern.7 it's on the stern. and pickle paddle or tennis? which racquet sport is which and why? we'll discuss. >> following a gloomy wednesday with outbreaks of rain, for many of us, thursday is looking much brighter. i'll hav

education secretary bridget phillipson says that new nurseries will target areas with the greatest needhe greatest need, with projections indicating a requirement for around 70,000 additional places. requirement for around 70,000 additional places . king charles additional places. king charles and queen camilla are heading to australia for a shortened tour following his majesty's cancer diagnosis earlier this year. doctors advised curtailing that trip, cutting out a visit to new zealand originally planned instead adjusting other parts of the schedule. the king is also pausing his cancer treatment dunng pausing his cancer treatment during the 11 day overseas visit while down under. their schedule now includes a review of the royal australian navy in sydney and meetings with top cancer experts, before continuing to on samoa . those are the latest samoa. those are the latest headunes samoa. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you for another update. in around half an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the

. >> well, the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has now been branded divisive and stupid forschool pupils against state school kids. but she's got a battle on her hands because there's this unlikely alliance now of trade unions , independent now of trade unions, independent schools and tax experts have all joined forces to heap pressure on the government to delay the private school vat rate. isn't it high time the government u—turned on this policy as ? former labour minister 7 former labour minister geoff welcome back to patrick christys tonight. and it's emerged today that a close friend of a government minister wrote a crucial report that labour has repeatedly used to justify its vat raid on private schools. so matthew pennycook, a minister in the department for levelling up, housing and communities, was reportedly the best man at the wedding of luke sibieta, who authored the institute for fiscal studies report that found the policy could raise more than £1 billion for the treasury. well, it comes as this unlikely alliance now of independent schools , teaching unions and t

in my defence, i have, i think, gone for both bridget phillipson and rachel reeves.that deservedly so. i could have very easily have gone for them again tonight. but i do think this wagatha christie thing that massively gets on my proverbials, you know, the idea, the legal bills, the cost, the time, the effort for no minibars for nothing, for no reason. so two wags can just go at each other in a court. honestly, just let it go. it's pathetic . let it go. it's pathetic. >> but also, if footballers weren't paid such ludicrously grotesque salaries, this would never happen or generate that money. >> they do generate . they'll be >> they do generate. they'll be fleeing the country too. >> so let's be honest, wayne rooney, you know, can no longer tell his missus to not do stuff like this on account of the fact that he's no doubt still very sorry about a load of other stuff. right? okay. well done everybody. thank you very much. i've had a great show this evening. i've thoroughly enjoyed it. i will see you tomorrow at 9 pm. p.m. >> expect a warm front moving from the kitche

, the bridget phillipson, the education secretary, said that they were going to be this was going toschool year. that's supposed to be the plan, but that's going to cause all sorts of problems. and it's not very far away. children will already be in school idea to bring it in halfway through . to bring it in halfway through. i suspect what might happen, and i suspect what might happen, and i don't have the inside track on this, but i think it's likely that it may be delayed till next september to give schools and parents time. but i mean, that's only one of the problems. one of the things coming, i mean, one of the issues with that, and i know a lot of people and a lot of you watching, think putting vat on schools is a bad idea. >> however, then it stirs the argument to say, well, in fact, what you are doing then is giving a break to people who can afford to send their children to private schools while still taking money off pensioners . taking money off pensioners. >> well, i suspect they'll go ahead with the vat on private schools, i think. i think it will be delayed, but they are

education secretary bridget phillipson has scrapped the free speech legislation aimed at universitiesmeans that higher education will continue to churn out a generation of intolerant , closed generation of intolerant, closed minded and brainwashed robots. now, to be fair to the government, they have achieved one record since coming into office. a thousand migrants entered the country illegally yesterday. that is the highest in a single day this year. four people tragically died, including a child who, it is reported, was trampled to death. the illegal crossings are an economic, national security and humanitarian disaster. labour's stroke of genius was to axe the rwanda plan, our only serious deterrent, which the irish government admitted was already working before the first flight had gone. feared tax rises in the october budget to pay for inflation busting , pay packets inflation busting, pay packets for junior doctors and train drivers are already seeing britain's wealth creators taking flight, with 10,000 millionaires expected to leave the uk this year alone. another unwanted recor

universities, which has been exacerbated by the decision of the secretary of state for education, bridget phillipson would have rarely been in place to deal with these sorts of things if it weren't for her. this dispute goes back. it was a, revelations in the durham student newspaper several years ago in which the durham union was accused of being colonial apologists and various other sort of nebulous accusations like that. and there's been this on and off disagreement between them and the students union ever since then. >> it's fascinating. i should declare my interest here as a former president of the durham union, who managed to hold debates that were controversial. we had we had, i once got dragged out of a tutorial because the chinese embassy had phoned up the union because they wanted us to cancel a debate on whether china or not was a threat, and they threatened trade terms with the united kingdom. i think they sort of thought the durham union was more important than it was. but i said, no, we're holding the debate. and it was a massive success. but this, this seems that it seems that the soc

speaking earlier on gb news , bridget phillipson avoided news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small businesses are working. people . working. people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to face higher taxes. we hold to that and they will not see increases in vat in national insurance or in income tax and coming out of the budget when they receive their pay slip, they receive their pay slip, they will not see higher taxes . they will not see higher taxes. >> over to the world of sport now and british tennis number one jack draper has won his second atp title at the erste bank open in vienna. the 22 year old won in straight sets against russian karen khachanov to take the victory. speaking after the match, draper described the win as a relief and a british woman has begun her attempt to become the first woman to row solo from mainland europe all

well, i believe we now have the education secretary, bridget phillipson, on the line from the summit.k you very much indeed . bridget, can we much indeed. bridget, can we start with that sort of change of tone that we're hearing from the prime minister? all this talk of how fantastic this country is to invest in, including the education sector, including the education sector, including our brilliant schools and universities. bridget phillipson, you haven't always been so positive about our country's record on education. >> our country is a great place to come and do business and today's investment investment summit is all about that. >> making clear that we're open to the world and we welcome new investment. >> and there's been a number of big announcements today demonstrating our commitment and business kind of confidence in what we're delivering when it comes to education. >> the question that you ask our universities for example, are world leading, both in terms of research, technology . and it's research, technology. and it's the reason that lots of people from around the world wa

then labour get in and the education secretary, bridget phillipson, just scotches it.fore parliament is due to go into recess, which means that there couldn't be a debate in parliament about this act of political vandalism. it's absolutely mad, isn't it? >> it's quite ironic. >> it's quite ironic. >> well, yeah, i don't think labour do irony, do they? i mean, but this is it. does suggest this in tandem with the draconian jail terms for people posting offensive memes. the fact that labour wants to revamp the online safety act , the fact the online safety act, the fact that they've pledged to increase so—called hate speech laws, are we just dealing with an authoritarian government at this point? >> well, yes, i think we are. and also weirdly authoritarian students. where's the rebellion ? students. where's the rebellion? why aren't 19 year olds trying to be outrageous instead of calling for more safety? why are you so upsetting? >> were you an outrageous 19 year old? >> nick, i think students have always been stupid and very far left, but we haven't always emboldened the

education secretary bridget phillipson has failed to clarify what labour means by working people.hile thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget next week. according to the telegraph newspaper, more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month. that's the highest number of closures this yean highest number of closures this year, and more than double the amounts for the whole of last october. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small firms are indeed working people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got to long wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to face higher taxes. we hold to that and they will not see increases in vat, in national insurance or in income tax. and coming out of the budget when they receive their pay budget when they receive their pay slip, they will

education secretary bridget phillipson has failed to clarify what labour means by working people.hat's while thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget. according to the telegraph newspaper, more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month. that's the highest number of closures this yean highest number of closures this year, and more than double the amount for the whole of last of october. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small businesses are indeed working people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait, the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to face higher taxes. we hold to that and they will not see increases in vat, in national insurance or in income tax and coming out of the budget when they receive their pay slip, they will not see higher taxes. >> prince

the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has failed to clarify what labour mean by working peopleile thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget. it comes as sir keir starmer denied misleading the pubuc starmer denied misleading the public after promising not to raise taxes on working people in the run up to the general election. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions about whether people running small firms are working. people . people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to face higher taxes. we hold to that and they will not see increases in vat, in national insurance or in income tax and coming out of the budget when they receive their pay slip, they will not see higher taxes. >> the us has said israel's strikes on iran should be the end of direct conflict between the two countries. speaking a

the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has failed to clarify what labour mean by working peoplewhile thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget, the telegraph newspaper is reporting that more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month, the highest number of closures this year, and more than double the amount for the whole of last october. it comes as sir keir starmer denied plotting a war against middle britain and misleading the public. after promising not to raise taxes on working people in the run up to the general election. speaking earlier on, gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small firms are working people as she provided further confusion over the party's tax pledges . party's tax pledges. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to

education secretary, bridget phillipson, has failed to clarify what labour mean by working people. while thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget, the telegraph newspaper is reporting that more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month, the highest number of closures this year and more than double the amount for the whole of last october. it comes as sir keir starmer denied plotting a war against middle britain and misleading the pubuc britain and misleading the public after promising not to raise taxes on working people in the run up to the general election . speaking earlier on gb election. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small firms are working people as she provided further confusion over the party's tax pledges . pledges. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was c

we'll have to stress it's not the bridget phillipson show. there's much else. there's much else.esides, we've also got josh simons, the labour mp who co—chairs the labour growth group, coming on obviously more about this investment stuff . but about this investment stuff. but did you know that the government, despite talking about approving loads of projects, they are actually delaying more national significant infrastructure projects than the last government ? this is a new report government? this is a new report out today. saving money. really extraordinary. 40% of applications have been delayed. >> gosh what is that about? >> gosh what is that about? >> well, we will find out between 12 and 3. emily and tom will be with you. keir starmer has been asked to describe his time as prime minister. he used the word bumpy. what word you use to sum it up? this britain's newsroom on >> it is 1140. this is andrew pearson, bev turner on gb news. she was talking about her will. >> actually, i've got a secret just talking about will. >> i know something about her will. >> well sorry no i di

when asked about the definition yesterday, the education secretary, bridget phillipson, revealed thatisters count as working people, that is, people earning more than £150,000. the top 2% of earners. meanwhile, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, pat mcfadden, has said that working people is not the right way of looking at this. that's just a brilliant way of politicians getting out of awkward questions. just tell the interviewer we don't like it. look at it this way. let's look at it another way. according to my press release, it is really rather convenient. the government is going to base its budget on a group of people whom it cannot define. i rather like this idea of self—defining. if you define as a working person, then surely you can't be taxed. so then they get pressed on it and they ask the media to stop asking questions, perhaps like their master in chief lord alli, they think such questions are not nice. or could it be because the government is about to betray its core promise at the election? the government is reported to be about to increase employer national insuran

well, the education secretary, bridget phillipson, said the uk was a highly attractive country to invest. >> our country is a great place to come and do business and today's investment investment summit is all about that, making clear that we're open to the world and we welcome new investment. and there's been a number of big announcements today demonstrating our commitment and business kind of confidence in what we're delivering . delivering. >> the perfume bottle carrying the russian nerve agent that killed a salisbury woman contained enough poison to kill thousands of people. the official novichok inquiry heard how 44 year old dawn sturgess died in hospital hours after coming into contact with the nerve agent she had collapsed at her boyfriend's home on the 30th of june 2018, after the pair found the discarded perfume bottle in a local park . the bottle in a local park. the nerve agent had been used in a bid to murder former spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia, and a local police officer also fell seriously ill. russia denies any involvement and has described the inquiry as a ci

. >> and education secretary bridget phillipson joins us this morning as she launches a new funding programme as part of ambitious plans to open 3000 new nurseries . nurseries. >> king charles and queen camilla head down under in their most significant overseas tour since his cancer diagnosis. >> nearly 1 million brits living with dementia could soon be aided by an ai robot specialising in alzheimer's care. >> a new government plans will offer unemployed brits discounted driving lessons. this morning we debate whether the jobless should get freebies . jobless should get freebies. >> and later this morning, britain's most decorated paralympian. sarah storey divulges the secrets to her success. and also in sport, the new england manager, thomas tuchel, has been saying all the right things but doesn't start his job until january. right things but doesn't start hisjob untiljanuary. in his job until january. in sailing, the america's cup is not over yet as great britain won two races yesterday and more cycling britain have won their first track world championship gold since 2008, following a gloom

i'm going to be quizzing bridget phillipson about that later, because that strikes me as a clear manifesto breach. they said they weren't going to put up national insurance. we can have a debate about what working people are , about what working people are, but that seems to me to be going back on a promise. absolutely. but there's also talk about capital gains tax rises. there's talk about perhaps some tweaks to inheritance tax. and they're saying that working people i think we had lisa nandy in the week describing a working person as a bus driver, but not someone that owns a small business, which strikes me as confused in its thinking. are we now going back to the days where a working person is someone who clocks in and out on, you know, like literally that old tv series clocking off in some kind of northern factory that isn't the definition of a working person these days. >> well, it's absolute sophistry, because many of the people, as you say, who they they define as not a working person, work extremely hard and pay person, work extremely hard and pay an awful lot of tax and are probab

one of those spending money is the education secretary, bridget phillipson, who joins us now from westminstergood to see you. this morning. i know you're not talking huge amounts of money here, but you are talking about either adding or increasing somewhat 300 nurseries or so that are already based within schools . based within schools. >> hello. good morning. what i'm setting out today is the investment that we want to make investment that we want to make in providing school based nurseries. so a £15 million pot that schools will be able to bid into from today to create more provision within primary schools. we have a falling rules within primary schools . so fewer within primary schools. so fewer young people coming through primaries. and we want to use that space to create early years provision because we know that's where we make the biggest difference to children's life chances. difference to children's life chances . and it also allows chances. and it also allows parents to work. and there are lots of pressures at the moment in terms of places that parents tell me they're experiencing.

education secretary bridget phillipson joins us this hour as she launches a new funding programme. as part of ambitious plans to open 3000 new nurseries. >> the king and queen are heading down under for an overseas tour , king's first overseas tour, king's first since his cancer diagnosis. >> and in a bit. britain's most decorated paralympian, dame sarah storey, divulges the secret to her success and in other sport, this morning, the new england manager, thomas tuchel, has been saying all the right things but doesn't start his new job until january. >> in sailing, the america's cup isn't over yet. great britain won two races yesterday and cycling more cycling britain have won their first track world championship gold since 2008, following a gloomy wednesday with outbreaks of rain for many of us, thursday is looking much brighter. >> i'll have the full forecast coming up very soon. >> it'sjust coming up very soon. >> it's just gone 8:00. i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. all the stories today are about effect, about liam payne.i are about effect,

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