the third award would go to callaghan in 65, the fourth award also to callaghan in 64, callaghan must go. the conservative party under the leadership of edward geeth won the parliamentary elections in 1970 . thatcher was appointed secretary of state for education and science. in her first months in office, she drew public attention to the administration's efforts to cut spending. she prioritized academia. needs of schools and introduced a reduction in state spending on state education education system, which led to the abolition of free milk for schoolchildren aged 7-11. she believed that few children would be affected if schools charged for milk, but she agreed to give the younger students 200 ml of milk every day. her decision caused a storm of protest from the labor party and the press and led to the fact that thatcher... began to be called margaret thatcher the milk thief. in '73, geeth's government struggled with the oil embargo and union demands for higher wages, and was defeated in the general election in february '74. the conservatives' result in the general election in octobe

will it be versus be like thatcher versus callaghan? to callaghan? will she be able to win?be win? because labour will be chaos and misery. and then, much like the trade unions and the callaghan, be callaghan, will, will kemi be able that? able to exploit that? >> the direct >> and of course, the direct opposite of what i said is she comes she can call comes in now and she can call herself prime minister forever. she'll be longer herself prime minister forever. she'lliz be longer herself prime minister forever. she'lliz truss. be longer than liz truss. >> she could actually, i think she come and she could even come in now and survive. she come in now she could even come in now and survno. she come in now she could even come in now and survno one's come in now she could even come in now and survno one's expectinga in now she could even come in now and survno one's expecting her now she could even come in now and survno one's expecting her tow and no one's expecting her to win loses. but maybe win and she loses. but maybe it's a loss. but then they it's a big loss. but then th

well, sure, callaghan of course, in 78 and callaghan and yes , 78 to 79. but. 78 to 79. but. but and everyone says oh that was a mistake. but he'd have lost in the autumn, so there's no point being wonderfully clever and losing , it? mean, it losing, isn't it? i mean, it really everything depends on you've to try and make sure you've got to try and make sure that you've done everything you can now, the advantage, can to win. now, the advantage, i think, of an early election would be to say, now, look, we've not cleared up boats. we've not cleared up the boats. question we want to stop the boats. we're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but 're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't itted to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it alls plan. but we can't wrap it all up. no flights are going to leave until the election

well, sure, callaghan of course, in 78 and callaghan and yes , 78 to 79. but.8 to 79. but. but and everyone says oh that was a mistake. but he'd have lost in the autumn, so there's no point being wonderfully clever and losing , it? mean, it losing, isn't it? i mean, it really everything depends on you've to try and make sure you've got to try and make sure that you've done everything you can now, the advantage, can to win. now, the advantage, i think, of an early election would be to say, now, look, we've not cleared up boats. we've not cleared up the boats. question we want to stop the boats. we're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but 're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't itted to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it alls plan. but we can't wrap it all up. no flights are going to leave until the election an

and that was, when was, of course, when jim callaghan's government callaghan's labour government cameown. damaged callaghan's labour government cathe tumbling down. damaged callaghan's labour government cathe prime ng down. damaged callaghan's labour government cathe prime minister's damaged is the prime minister's authority after this ? authority after this? >> um, i think the party is damaged. i think rishi sunak comes out of this slightly stronger because he saw them off easily. did, i think what easily. he did, and i think what you an interesting point you make an interesting point about we were about both you and i, we were chatting about chatting earlier about the numbers predicted. i numbers we both predicted. i said in my team, oh, no more said to in my team, oh, no more than yeah. um, and i think than 12. yeah. um, and i think you said the same. and i think if we can see that, how did the rebels that? so what rebels not see that? so what i don't understand why did they don't understand is why did they go battle knowing they were go into battle knowing they were going badly in

and while my granddaughter, mabel james, isn't quite old to be here tonight and just like general callaghan'snew grandchild, by the way, congratulations, general. [applause] >> so, mabel james is not here with us here tonight and she remind me why i'm here. she reminds me of why you're here. she reminds me why everyone that's listening in the state of rhode island is on board. because we all want a rhode island that's better for our kids, for our grandkids, for the next generation and the one after that. we want to ensure rhode island is a place they want to call home and a place they can afford to call home. and last year's state of the state we set a goal on education. this year, we're going to set a goal to raise per capita income by a minimum of $20,000 by the year 2030. [applause] >> just think, just think how much housing insecurity and food insecurity we could address as a state if we doubled down and worked to raise per capita income across rhode island helping every family in our state. and just like we did with our education goals, within the next 100 days, we all roll out a game pl

they don't say, is keir starmer, the next jim callaghan or michael foot or ed miliband or ed milibandhis is a very powerful , powerful position to powerful, powerful position to be in in terms of the effect you have. be in in terms of the effect you have . but it doesn't necessarily have. but it doesn't necessarily mean you can do very much. is that do you think that's frustrating ? frustrating? >> look, i think so. i don't think frustrates him. i think think it frustrates him. i think he's i think one of the tony blair's, uh, final speech his blair's, uh, final speech to his constituency , um, had kind of an constituency, um, had kind of an american ring to it, like, uh , american ring to it, like, uh, he'd been he'd been proud to be prime minister of the greatest country in the world. um, again, there's very few modern prime ministers who could say that. and you think they actually meant it in their hearts? he definitely meant and i know definitely meant it. and i know tony always thought that the thing britain. that's thing about britain. that's great. we're a democracy. what does

they don't say, is keir starmer, the next jim callaghan or michael foot or ed miliband or ed milibandhis is a very powerful , powerful position to powerful, powerful position to be in in terms of the effect you have. be in in terms of the effect you have . but it doesn't necessarily have. but it doesn't necessarily mean you can do very much. is that do you think that's frustrating ? frustrating? >> look, i think so. i don't think frustrates him. i think think it frustrates him. i think he's i think one of the tony blair's, uh, final speech his blair's, uh, final speech to his constituency , um, had kind of an constituency, um, had kind of an american ring to it, like, uh , american ring to it, like, uh, he'd been he'd been proud to be prime minister of the greatest country in the world. um, again, there's very few modern prime ministers who could say that. and you think they actually meant it in their hearts? he definitely meant and i know definitely meant it. and i know tony always thought that the thing britain. that's thing about britain. that's great. we're a democracy. what does

but but our former leader, councillor ex—councillor gavin callaghan, he's investments have made 4 millione been lucky. we had a good leader who was business sound wise, labour, i don't know , but everyone can't i don't know, but everyone can't have everything. yeah, exactly . have everything. yeah, exactly. um, but he's been shrewd. but there's been other councils, such as my neighbours in thurrock, who've been very reckless. so i would say to people , when you the ballot people, when you use the ballot papen people, when you use the ballot paper, out the people paper, check out the people you're voting for, not the rosette. >> that's a very good >> yeah, that's a very good point. but you find in point. and but you often find in local elections that people vote on national issues rather than local and this is local issues. and this is partly, i think, because whenever things go wrong for a council , they get money from the council, they get money from the government. so it is the government. so it is the government that is the ultimate fallback . so whoever you vote fallback. so whoever y

you were a minister in tony blair's government and in his last few months in office he gave the callaghank victims of knife crime, there are perpetrators from all ethnicities as well and that means we have to take action wherever you find it and it is really important that we do. yvette cooper, thank you. thanks, nick. let's speak to james atkinson, who used to carry a knife and spent around two yers injail for possession with intent to supply drugs and possession of a knife with intent to use. thank you very much for talking to our audience tonight. just explain to everybody watching what drew you to everybody watching what drew you to carry a knife and what sort of knives used to carry.— to carry a knife and what sort of knives used to carry. flick knives, zombie knives, _ knives used to carry. flick knives, zombie knives, stanley— knives used to carry. flick knives, zombie knives, stanley blades, i knives used to carry. flick knives, j zombie knives, stanley blades, to protect me. protection from what? everyone anyone, drug dealers, enemies. ., ., ,, , ., enemies. how did it make you f

the last time a government lost a third reading vote was 50 years ago, when sunny jim callaghan was theme minister. the bill intends to declare rwanda a safe country as a means of overriding the supreme court's judgement last yean supreme court's judgement last year, but it's faced criticism from both sides of the aisle on the tory right . from both sides of the aisle on the tory right. many argue from both sides of the aisle on the tory right . many argue that the tory right. many argue that the tory right. many argue that the bill does not do enough to stop individual claims made by asylum seekers in the uk courts, but on the left we've heard criticism, haven't we, that it's unprecedented for to parliament make factual assertions contradicting the judiciary in this case, that rwanda is safe. and speaking of rwanda , the and speaking of rwanda, the president of the east african country , paul kagame, appeared country, paul kagame, appeared to offer britain a refund of the upwards of £240 million. it already spent on the deportation scheme, in a case that the plan fails and not a single

it happened with callaghan had with jim callaghan in 79. it had with jim callaghan in 79.brown in 2010. >> why there's >> that's why i think there's going to a may election. going to be a may election. >> i think might be right. >> yeah, yeah. um here's a quick one on tipping. what do you make of this, norman? you'll you'll know when the tip added know when the tip is added automatically yes. automatically to the bill. yes. 12.5. it normally. is that includes vat as well . oh, is includes vat as well. oh, is that right? yes. >> because because a discretionary charge is on the bill, including vat. >> well, that that's terrible, isn't it? we shouldn't be. we. so you tipping on vat, you could say right. >> service was okay, but >> the service was okay, but i only want to pay 10% on the food, not including the vat. but then really then you couldn't really step foot . in that restaurant again, foot. in that restaurant again, could you? >> well, you could do, but i mean i mean, i think you either pay mean i mean, i think you either pay it or you don't pay it. i mean, i the issue

and 70 underjames callaghan and harold wilson, labour came back with a bang in 1997, with the firstcloser to the political centre and abolished its commitment to mass nationalisation of industry. blair also reversed his party's policy on unilateral nuclear disarmament, and the events of black wednesday allowed labour to promise better economic management under the chancellorship of gordon brown . chancellorship of gordon brown. after three consecutive election wins and then a stint of falling popularity, made way for popularity, blair made way for gordon brown, who governed for just years losing just three years before losing to conservatives in the 2010 to the conservatives in the 2010 election. labour has been out in the wilderness ever since, and endured a spell of bitter division under jeremy corbyn's leadership between 2015 and 2019. but the number of mps leaving the party for. good. five years on from corbyn's departure and the party is almost unrecognisable now keir starmer hopes to make history by overturning the conservatives 54 seat majority and securing a landslide labour

callaghan placed first in the nation out of a pool of 8500 students and colleges and universities. their achievement is remarkable and i offer my congratulations and my thanks to the coaches and professors who support and encourage this terrific success. once again, i appreciate the great work you've done and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the strikes on the houthi rebels inside yemen. the coalition partners conducted strikes against numerous targets in yemen used by hewitties. -- houthis. they have attempted to disrupt global commerce and wreak havoc in the red sea. these attacks risk the lives of our servicemembers and innocent civilians, they dletten to disrupt the international economy. and the circumstances demand it, we must rise to the occasion and act. as a member of the house ar

britain virtually bankrupt after two short spells in government in the 1960s and 70s under james callaghan wilson , labour came back harold wilson, labour came back with a bang in 1997, with the first blair landslide . tony first blair landslide. tony blair brought the party closer to the political centre and abolished its commitment to mass nationalisation of industry. blair also reversed his party's policy on unilateral nuclear disarmament and the events of black wednesday allowed labour to promise better economic management under the chancellorship of gordon brown . chancellorship of gordon brown. even after three consecutive election wins and then a stint of falling popularity, blair made way for gordon brown, who governed for just three years before losing to the conservative in 2010 conservative in the 2010 election. labour has been out in the wilderness ever since, and endured spell bitter endured a spell of bitter division under jeremy corbyn's leadership between 2015 and 2019, with the number of mps leaving the party for. good. five years on from corbyn's departure and the party i

. >> 1964 the outgoing chancellor of the exchequer left a note for jim callaghan and said, jim callaghanmoney left. every single first was joke. every single one. it money left. every single first was only:e. every single one. it money left. every single first was only when�*ry single one. it money left. every single first was only when richard,�* one. it money left. every single first was only when richard, what's: was only when richard, what's his laws. the first david his name? laws. the first david laws came in. was the laws came in. who was the liberal? first time he'd done it? he said, oh gosh, i'm not going to take joke. going going to take a joke. i'm going to leak it every to actually try to leak it every single of single chancellor of the exchequer, secretary exchequer, first secretary of the tory exchequer, first secretary of the always tory exchequer, first secretary of the always that tory exchequer, first secretary of the always that note)ry exchequer, first secretary of the always that note for have always left that note for each they usually each other, and they usually l

so, you know, jim callaghan, john major gordon brown, they all play it long in uh, in the hope somethingeason for october the 22nd is that's the last thursday before the clocks go back and you can get away with a winter election , uh, as you did winter election, uh, as you did in 2019. once you do not want to be knocking up at 7 or 8:00 in the evening when it's desperately cold, it's probably raining. um, and it's really dark and to some extent, winter elections, in my view , work in elections, in my view, work in terms a change narrative. terms of a change narrative. >> boris johnson was almost fighting against the hung parliament was a change parliament that was a change election and so it helps that everything was miserable and dark because he wanted to change and turn on the lights and all the rest of it. perhaps that doesn't work so much when it looks defending looks like you're defending 13 years than just a couple years rather than just a couple of james price, do you of months. james price, do you agree yeah i think agree with that? yeah i think that's right. >> i think that the