chris mason, as ever, thank you — lunchtime. chris mason, as ever, thank you very — lunchtime.you very much, _ lunchtime. chris mason, as ever, thank you very much, and - lunchtime. chris mason, as ever, thank you very much, and lovely | lunchtime. chris mason, as ever, i thank you very much, and lovely to see you dry! and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and broadcaster and journalist caroline frost. hope you can join hope you canjoin us hope you can join us for that. retailers say petrol supplies are still not getting to london and south—east england, with more than a fifth of forecourts still dry. the petrol retailers' association said the crisis is virtually at an end in scotland, the north and midlands". on sunday morning, up to 22% of filling stations in the uk's most populous region were dry. but the pra said only 6% of stations were dry in the midlands, northern england and scotland. brian madderson is

thanks for that, chris mason there. - amount of new policy. thanks for that, chris mason there.he country. more than a fifth of petrol stations still don't have any. it says it could be a more than any. it says it could be a more than a week before things get back to normal. army drivers, getting ready to ferry fuel around the country. 200 military personnel are being deployed to help deliver petrol and diesel to forecourts. in many areas, the situation has eased dramatically, retailers say. but in london and the south—east, queues south—east, queues remain common. the news this morning is better than bad. it's slightly positive. but our poll later in the day will confirm whether it is a real turning point today. and i think that the military drivers will add a little bit of confidence to that, but it's not the full panacea. at the height of the crisis, some 65% of service stations said they were running dry, as a wave of panic buying took hold across the country. but by the weekend, that figure had fallen to just 16%. the government is hoping that with the help of the military,

thank you very much indeed, chris mason, our political— chris mason, our political correspondent.try in part to prevent the region from becoming "an incubator for terrorism". james langdale has been examining those talks. ~ ., those talks. when the taliban took over, the whole _ those talks. when the taliban took over, the whole of— those talks. when the taliban took over, the whole of the _ those talks. when the taliban took over, the whole of the british - over, the whole of the british diplomatic mission moved to safety reasons. but there have been contacts ever since then, but today is the first day that the prime minister's personal representative in afghanistan has gone to kabul and sat down with three of the most senior members of the leadership. to actually discuss those issues that the uk has. they have responsibility, and this concern about afghanistan and the future becoming an incubator, i haven for terrorism. on an overt level, there are important issues to discuss. , . , level, there are important issues to discuss. , ., ., more than 200,000 pupils were absent from s

chris mason - o'clock this evening. chris, thank you very much. chris mason at i you very much. former counter terrorism national co—ordinator and security commentator. thank you forjoining us today on bbc news. the key question is at stake here are, how do we protect mps and by extension, protect democracy? at the same time, how do we effectively identify those individuals who pose a serious risk to those mps?— to those mps? those are two very distinct questions _ to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and _ to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one - to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one of - to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one of the l distinct questions and one of the challenges over the last 2a hours has become conflated. if i can address the first one. at the moment there are quite effective measures in place, mechanisms in place by which mps can receive support should they feel they are at home. we need to create the distinction between the threats and the harm who come from those in society are

we have actually got chris mason standing by for us. are waiting prime minister boris johnson to arrive. the backdrop isn't the best for him with the fuel crisis, a shortage of hgv drivers, he has a lot on his plate?- he has a lot on his plate? good evenin: , he has a lot on his plate? good evening. we — he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are _ he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are here _ he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are here in - evening, we are here in the mancunian drizzle awaiting the arrival of the prime minister, he has spent the afternoon across the pennines, the other end of the moto—mack keeping half an ion the gate within the secure compound of the conference, the main conference hotel and to the manchester central conference venue just off to the right. there is quite a lot in his entry, around that first business of petrol and the shortages we are seeing in particular in the south—east of england. the prime minister said it's not a shortage. there is not a lack of supply. it's effectively to

chris mason joins me and many other subjects as well. s well. chris mason joins me in the studio. are we anywhere at nearer reaching a solution to this? fin are we anywhere at nearer reaching a solution to this?— solution to this? on the face of it, no. when solution to this? on the face of it, n0- when you _ solution to this? on the face of it, no. when you look _ solution to this? on the face of it, no. when you look at _ solution to this? on the face of it, no. when you look at what - solution to this? on the face of it, no. when you look at what the - solution to this? on the face of it, | no. when you look at what the two sides have been saying, ask questions as they were in the closing press conferences at the g20 summits, but the british prime minister and the french president, both sides really taking in their heels and saying it is for the other side to climb down. borisjohnson has said he is particularly irritated, possible was his words, about this letter that was leaked at the other day from the french prime minister. there has

here's our political correspondent chris mason.ak showing off his footwear and socks in a set of photos released by the treasury of the chancellor preparing for today. chatting through the budget with his advisers, always with an eye to his image. his dog nova even features, as do his snacks. but by the time we get to this moment later on... can the country afford l this budget, mr sunak? ..and him addressing the commons, what will really matter is what it means for each of us. the biggest question for him is how much is he going to have to spend on all those public services, particularly the ones that have really suffered during the austerity years, in a world in which the economy, i'm afraid, is smaller as a result of the pandemic than it would have otherwise been. a big issue for many right now is the cost of living, and whether the government's upbeat language matches how things feel week by week for lots of people. this is going to be a brutal and bitter winter for millions of householders who are not going to be able to bear

chris mason, many thanks. 0ur political correspondent in manchester.rch. it says 216,000 children have been abused by priests and clergy in the last 70 years. and the number of victims could rise to 330,000 a third of a million once the actions of lay members of the catholic church are also taken into account. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in paris. the inquiry saying there could be even more victims? this the inquiry saying there could be even more victims?— the inquiry saying there could be even more victims? this report was from a commission _ even more victims? this report was from a commission set _ even more victims? this report was from a commission set up - even more victims? this report was from a commission set up two - even more victims? this report was i from a commission set up two games ago by the church in response to the growing number of scandals and legal cases involving the church. the french public was perfectly well aware of problems in the church with paedophilia before this, but the report will break the news to many and be

chris mason is our political correspondence in manchester.y driver shortage, saying it's the road haulage industry that needs to pay british drivers more and we don't need cheap imports of foreign labour. that’s imports of foreign labour. that's riuht. he imports of foreign labour. that's right- he has— imports of foreign labour. that's right. he has been _ imports of foreign labour. that's right. he has been on _ imports of foreign labour. that's right. he has been on a - right. he has been on a preconference visit to leeds general infirmary, heading overfrom west church manchester, expected here shortly. as you say, the argument he is making is that this is a transition of a symptom of this transition of a symptom of this transition so he is looking at this through brexit, plenty of people back to brexit because they wanted lower immigration and higher domestic wages and that this is part of shifting what he sees as a low—wage, high emigration economy. into a lower immigration, higher wage economy. those sectors as those in government see i

iain watson, bbc news, manchester. 0ur chief political correspondent chris mason can join us now. xplain to the party faithful, to the most die hard conservatives where you are, why taxes are going up, explaining away price increases, food shortages, wages not going up soon as people want, did rishi sunak do enough of a convincing job to convince rank and file conservatives that the party government is on the right one? that the party government is on the ri . ht one? . that the party government is on the riaht one? . , , , ., right one? that is the big question this afternoon _ right one? that is the big question this afternoon and _ right one? that is the big question this afternoon and that _ right one? that is the big question this afternoon and that is - right one? that is the big question this afternoon and that is the - right one? that is the big question this afternoon and that is the talk| this afternoon and that is the talk of a conference now, the extent to which, as we heard in en's report, there is a gap between some of the rhetoric we have heard from the government an

chris mason, street harassment. chris, for now, i thank you very much.ent at the conservative party conference in manchester. let's now speak to the quimby by red bee media. of london, sadik khan, welcome to bbc news. —— let's speak to the mayor of london. is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met? it is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met?— is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met? it is a start, i have been _ trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in — trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in constant - trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in constant contact. trust in the met? it is a start, i- have been in constant contact with the home secretary over the last few days, and i welcome the announcement. the vast majority of our police officers are very brave, running towards danger, in this case sarah everard's abduction, rape and murder by a serving police officer who used his position to get sarah into his car has shattered the confidence of the british public, no stone must be left unturned, to find out

let's get more on the importance of cop26 from chris mason. , ,., ., mason.ortant diplomatically for - mason. very important diplomatically for the l mason. very important i diplomatically for the uk hosting is huge international conference, 120 world leaders expecting 6lasgow arriving tomorrow night, many flying straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. 0ne straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. one of the biggest events uk has ever hosted in the words of number 10 downing st, the prime minister's residence. a big moment, clearly notjust for the clearly not just for the british prime minister but more broadly for the un and world leaders, trying to reach some sort of deal in the next couple of weeks. they have two weeks to do about the real focus for international leaders in the first couple of days, the world leaders summit, starting on monday, with borisjohnson monday, with boris johnson right monday, with borisjohnson right at the heart of that, the prince of wales, the head of the throne and the uk, sir david attenborough, the naturalist, the du

good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sima kotecha. our headlines today: a terrorist investigation into the killing of mp sir david amess, the man arrested is named as ali harbi ali, a british man of somali heritage. sir david's life remembered — hundreds gather to pay their respects at a candle—lit vigil. british tennis success in the united states might not be done just yet. cameron norrie is into his first masters final in indian wells after cruising past grigor dimitrov in the last four. and nobody does it better — the cars taking centre stage at a special exhibition celebrating james bond. good morning. temperatures are set to climb over the next few days but that does not mean it will always be sunny. there is cloud and rain and forecast. i will have all the details later the programme. it's sunday, october the 17th. our main story: the man arrested by police following the killing of the essex mp, sir david amess, has been named as ali harbi ali. the 25—year—old is being held under the terrorism act, and officers have until frida

from manchester, our political correspondent chris mason reports.traditional uniform of a chancellor of the exchequer. rishi sunak turned up here yesterday in a hoodie. before long he'd found his suit — and his fans. plenty of conservatives think he might be prime minister one day. i spotted rishi sunak last night rehearsing here in the auditorium. it's a pretty big moment for him — his first in—person address as a chancellor at a conservative party conference cos he's only been in the job for a little over 18 months. but what an 18 months it's been with the pandemic. almost as soon as he got the job he was announcing an unprecedented splurge in public spending on things like the furlough scheme. expect him today, though, to say his instinct is to be cautious with taxpayers�* money and cut taxes where possible — even though he's had to put them up, and that isn't going down well with some people here. we must always be looking to ensure the money spent by the state is spent officially — efficiently, and the tax burden is reasonable, and we are at th

chris mason — change. thank you very much indeed. chris mason live _ change.d. chris mason live in westminster. - throughout the morning we'll be speaking to friends and colleagues of sir david, including lord jeffrey archer who will be on after eight. police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 14—year—old boy in glasgow. justin mclaughlin was was found seriously injured at high street station on saturday afternoon, before being taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. our scotland reporter connor gillies has the latest. high street station in the centre of glasgow, one of the city's busiest. now a crime scene, the centre of a murder investigation. the victim, a schoolboy, 14—year—old justin mclaughlin, stabbed to death in broad daylight on saturday afternoon. eye witnesses described seeing emergency services giving him cpr inside this station. the 14—year—old was taken to the queen elizabeth university hospital, where he died a short time later. it's very difficult to comment on whether it was a targeted attack or not, giv

they should expect to pay more at the pump as wholesale prices rise. 0ur political correspondent, chris masonthe conservative party conference will begin tomorrow. do you think delegates will think this fuel crisis is under control? borisjohnson is on top of it? or could it be a real headache for him at conference?— at conference? there is a real bullishness _ at conference? there is a real bullishness in _ at conference? there is a real bullishness in government - at conference? there is a real- bullishness in government tonight. they see this, the prime minister sees this through the prism of brexit, and what he interprets as a demand notjust for lower demand not just for lower immigration but demand notjust for lower immigration but also for higher wages, and these are the bumps of a transition in the economy the queen a low—wage economy, as he sees it, and a higher wage economy. but what is the lever that the government has cranked to try and alleviate the short—term pressures? it's the leave of immigration, with a relaxation of visa restrictions to allow more foreign based drivers to com

threatened to sour relations at the summit, on the eve of the crucial cop26 climate meeting, as chris masoned. yes, diplomacy by twitter thread on a saturday afternoon from the cabinet minister lord frost, so this is the guy who is responsible for the uk side around the implementation of the trade and cooperation agreement, to give it its fancy title, the brexit deal that was done between the uk and the eu. clearly there is a spat going on at the moment between the uk and france on fishing rights, access to each other�*s waters. quite spiky language from lord frost, saying the british government is now actively considering legal proceedings via the mechanisms set out in that international agreement if france goes ahead with its threats on tuesday of next week to crank up the diplomatic row, basically, by making trade between the two countries that bit more difficult. the view from the uk side is that it is doing its part of the bargain, that 98%, lord frost says, of fishing applications that france has made for its fishing vessels have been accepted. it thinks that if france ratchets this u

roger, thank you. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster. n climate change, which britain is hosting? good afternoon. it absolutely is. politically and diplomatically it matters for the government and boris johnson. hosting that summit, world leaders heading to glasgow for the skagit shindig, trying to nail down global promises as far as cutting emissions are concerned. in this document here, published in the last 30 minutes, as we heard from roger, a sense of how you turn those big promises into reality. crucially, how you take people with you, how the government tempts people to change behaviour and change behaviour pretty quickly. and what is striking when you look at some of the language being used is how the government attempts to do that. they talk about the net zero strategy,, taking the slogan about building back better and adding a slash of green paint to it and the other mission of the government, talking about wanting to level up and help out communities that feel they have been left behind, the prime minister saying in the forewor

good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sima kotecha. 0ur headlines today: a terrorists ali harbi ali, a british man of somali heritage. sir david's life remembered — hundreds gather to pay their respects at a candle—lit vigil. british tennis success in the united states might not be done just yet. cameron norrie is into his first masters final in indian wells after cruising past grigor dimitrov in the last four. and nobody does it better — the cars taking centre stage at a special exhibition celebrating james bond.

chris mason, bbc news.er. what sort of responses are you picking up on there in manchester? what kind of reaction to that performance from boris johnson? what kind of reaction to that performance from borisjohnson? you performance from boris johnson? you called it a performance from borisjohnson? 7m. called it a performance and i guess it was. 0ne mp said to me he is a great showman, someone with an optimistic message, quite a few jokes set to put people in good spirits and they left the conference. you have to go away from the conference floor to find out sometimes what people really think. a bit more worry and concern about what might be happening down the line, in the next six months, the cost of living, the national insurance increase but certainly borisjohnson set out an optimistic vision in one design to try to keep that big coalition of voters that gave him his thumping 80 seat majority together. a big emphasis on levelling up. in any speech they tried to leave you with a memorable phrase and of cour

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.join our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, who's at downing street. we know quite a lot of the details of what is going to happen in the budget but the cabinet will be gathering in downing street later to discuss the details. away from the headlines we already know, i guess it is the detail, what else will be hidden in the pages.— it is the detail, what else will be hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been _ hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been a _ hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been a little _ hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been a little bit _ hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been a little bit of - hidden in the pages. morning, yeah, there have been a little bit of the - there have been a little bit of the chancellor's speech released in advance overnight, and he talks about how this is a moment to start building the new economy for the post covid era. that is a pretty big obvious clue that the emergenc

chris mason, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, is at westminster.e hall absolutely loved it, what about the country? absolutely loved it, what about the count ? . , , , ., country? that is the big question, isn't it? they _ country? that is the big question, isn't it? they were _ country? that is the big question, isn't it? they were lapping - country? that is the big question, isn't it? they were lapping it - country? that is the big question, isn't it? they were lapping it up . country? that is the big question, i isn't it? they were lapping it up in the room, laughing along, so many one—liners, the phrase build back beaver, i am told is trending on social media. 0ne beaver, i am told is trending on social media. one of the jokes that borisjohnson made about getting more beavers into our wetlands. but he didn't address at all some of the wider issues that are currently happening in the economy, the queues that we have recently seen at petrol pumps, the soaring price of wholesale gas, which could ultimately impact on people's energy bills, the pros

our political correspondent, chris mason, is live at westminster for us this afternoon. chris.tminster is a sombre and thoughtful place this lunchtime. mps morning a colleague and asking big questions about their safety. downing street saying it is up to individual mps and the police whether they want to press ahead with meeting constituents face—to—face. but there is good reason why so many are worried. parliament reopening this morning. mps returning here, remembering sir david amess. he mps returning here, remembering sir david amm— david amess. he was “ust a really nice, david amess. he was “ust a really decent. h david amess. he wasjust a really nice, decent, honourable - david amess. he wasjust a really - nice, decent, honourable gentlemen. and to be taken in such a horrible and evil way, is frankly, hard to believe. many people are numb today. my believe. many people are numb today. my crime and a tragedy, but an attack on democracy, too. yet again, many here feel frightened and vulnerable. i'll some mps considering walking away from politics? considering walking away fr

here's our political correspondent, chris mason. and socks and a set of photos released by the treasury of the chancellor preparing for today. chatting to the budget with his advisers, always with an eye to his image. his dog even features as do his snacks. but by the time we get to this moment later on, and him addressing the comments, what will really matter is what it means for each of us.- means for each of us. the bi est means for each of us. the biggest question - means for each of us. the biggest question for - means for each of us. tue: biggest question for him means for each of us. tte: biggest question for him is means for each of us. tt2 biggest question for him is how much is he going to have to spend on all of those public services, particularly the ones that have really suffered during the austerity years in a word in which the economy, 0fa, small as a result of the pandemic then it would otherwise have been. aha, pandemic then it would otherwise have been. a big issue for— otherwise have been. a big issue for many _ o

borisjohnson has to show he has a plan to deal with it. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, isster. some big themes emerging from that interview this morning with the prime minister, especially about tax and immigration.— and immigration. absolutely. they were the big _ and immigration. absolutely. they were the big themes, _ and immigration. absolutely. they were the big themes, and - and immigration. absolutely. they were the big themes, and there i and immigration. absolutely. theyl were the big themes, and there has been reaction to them, let's look at the tax issue first, various fringe meetings going on around the conference hall where small gatherings of conservatives discuss topics. a couple worth mentioning, one involving jacob rees—mogg, cabinet minister, he is saying taxes are at the highest level it has been since the war, we are at the upper limit of reasonableness of tax burdens, so clearly he is nervous about those rises in tax, national insurance and corporation tax, and a couple of hours ago the new foreign secretary, saying there was a need to keep the tax bur

our political correspondent, chris mason, has this report. details that weren't mentioned in the speech. the obr says you've raised more tax this year than any chancellor since 1993. are you happy to have that title? no, and i acknowledged it. yesterday during the budget, and i was very clear about it. i'm not... i'm not happy about that and i'm not comfortable about it _ but it is the result of the country and the economy suffering - an economic shock, the likes i of which we haven't seen in 300 years, and our response to that i to help get the country through it. a plan which — as we saw yesterday — has really worked. _ here are the key things we learnt. the economy is doing better than some thought, and the government's going to spend the extra money that it raises in taxes. prices are going up — and are likely to for some time. the recent cut in universal credit won't be reversed, but workers who get it will be able to keep more of it as they earn more. and there'll be a 50% discount in business rates in england for the retail, hospitalit

our political correspondent, chris mason, is in manchester.k us through what has been said so far. ., ., . , ., so far. from the arches of the convention. — so far. from the arches of the convention, this _ so far. from the arches of the convention, this was - so far. from the arches of the convention, this was a - so far. from the arches of the j convention, this was a railway station until the late 60s. this must be one of the biggest once they have done since the pandemic. fascinating strands of conversation here, here we have a governing party that has been in government for 11 years and conventional wisdom suggests after 11 years most parties are weary if not frankly clapped out and yet the conservatives have an opinion poll lead in most polls and remain pretty chipper but as vicky set out there that is this colossal set, this scenario problems that they are confronting, and the essence of the question in politics now is how much do voters blame some of these supply chain issues and shortages on the government, all to what extent are they

with me as chris mason, he said it was reasonable, that is the most damning we have heard.as disappointing? we could. forrester very — that as disappointing? we could. forrester very demure _ that as disappointing? we could. forrester very demure and - that as disappointing? we could. . forrester very demure and character is normally is rarely more than a sentence or two away from the jocular, from puns, from wordplay, and there was none of that, really, there, this was a prime minister serious with intent, consciously is effectively the host of this summit thatis effectively the host of this summit that is starting in glasgow this evening, cop26, and in his view, as you say, the agreement at the g 20 were just reasonable and as we heard him asked in that, if you cannot get agreement amongst 20, how do you get agreement amongst 20, how do you get agreement amongst 20, how do you get agreement amongst 200 at the assembled collection of leaders heading to glasgow? the prime minister said that his nip and tuck, touch and go, inching forward as far as progress was turned at the

our political correspondent chris mason is in manchester.e big rows is all going to be about tax.— i think one of the big rows is all going to be about tax. evening to ou. i am going to be about tax. evening to you. i am swamped _ going to be about tax. evening to you. i am swamped by— going to be about tax. evening to you. i am swamped by drivel- going to be about tax. evening to you. i am swamped by drivel in l going to be about tax. evening to i you. i am swamped by drivel in the drizzle! we are waiting for the prime minister to arrive in manchester, you might get drizzle but not drivel! there is a big row about tax, the prime minister was not able to rule out further tax rises, we have seen the rise in corporation tax and the rise coming in national insurance, and some pushback from senior conservative figures, jacob rees—mogg and liz truss saying they felt that the tax burden was as big as they would want it to be, the prime minister says he does not want to raise tax unless he has two book talks about the fiscal meteorite of the pandem

to fund health and social care secretary recovers from the pandemic. 0ur political correspondent chris masontemplated cracking, and the prime minister was huffing, puffing and smiling around the streets of manchester. inside the streets of manchester. inside the conference centre, the queue to watch his speech snaked along. they had got up early too. six. watch his speech snaked along. they had got up early too.— had got up early too. six o'clock. su er had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans- _ had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans. we _ had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans. we all _ had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans. we all love - had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans. we all love boris. i had got up early too. six o'clock. super fans. we all love boris. at| super fans. we all love boris. at half ast super fans. we all love boris. at half past 11. _ super fans. we all love boris. at half past 11, the _ super fans. we all love boris. at half past 11, the big _ super fans. we all love boris. at half past 11, the big moment. . super fans. we all love

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.m our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning. it is interesting, we saw the reaction in the commons yesterday after the budget had been delivered but now it is all about what do we, how do we label the conservative party, how do we label this chancellor's strategy? i conservative party, how do we label this chancellor's strategy?— this chancellor's strategy? i think we label rishi _ this chancellor's strategy? i think we label rishi sunak _ this chancellor's strategy? i think we label rishi sunak is _ this chancellor's strategy? i think we label rishi sunak is someone | this chancellor's strategy? i think - we label rishi sunak is someone who is happy to put up taxes because thatis is happy to put up taxes because that is what he did in the budget in march, the first one this year, and then he has been happy to spend that money on government departments in this budget in october. and that will be a little bit uncomfortable with some conservative mps in the long term

chris mason, bbc news, in manchester.ical correspondent adam fleming is at the conservative party conference in manchester. good morning. the chancellor will lay out his vision for the economy but there are other things on the horizon for him.— but there are other things on the horizon for him. ,., ., ., ., horizon for him. good morning. yeah, he will talk about _ horizon for him. good morning. yeah, he will talk about this _ horizon for him. good morning. yeah, he will talk about this extra _ horizon for him. good morning. yeah, he will talk about this extra £500 - he will talk about this extra £500 million today which will go into an existing scheme which pays employers to take on young people who are at risk of unemployment and also there will be extra money for skills and career advice, particularly targeted at the over 50s. the government will say that the jobs market is looking pretty good. there are more than 1 million vacancies at the moment and average wages are rising depending on how you look at the statistics.

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.s us from westminster. very good morning to you, adam. as chris says, the analysis onlyjust beginning, but i wanted to talk to about the politics, if i may. we heard the chief secretary to the treasury acknowledging this budget was a philosophical shift for the conservative party. what is your take on the politics of it? the short-term — take on the politics of it? the short-term politics _ take on the politics of it? tue: short—term politics started take on the politics of it? tte: short—term politics started this morning where you have labour saying the government has made the wrong priorities, so reducing the taxation on prosecco and air passenger duty for domestic flights, example, and reducing quite complicated tax that banks pay. rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, says that would have been better focused on cutting that for domestic fuel to help people with a cost of living, so this morning the chancellor is having to defend what he has done on the cost of living because also

chris mason is there. chris, over to you. good afternoon, joanna.nty in the industry say there are not enough butchers so we might have to incinerate animals rather than send them for processing for sale for meat. what have you been saying to those who have been protesting here and saying, things need to change it you need to step in to make it easierfor more you need to step in to make it easier for more butchers to come you need to step in to make it easierfor more butchers to come in? the main thing is that across the food _ the main thing is that across the food sector— the main thing is that across the food sector there are labour shortages. it is a very tight labour market _ shortages. it is a very tight labour market. most of them are carrying absence _ market. most of them are carrying absence levels of around 12—15%. pils absence levels of around 12—15%. pigs is_ absence levels of around 12—15%. pigs is not— absence levels of around 12—15%. pigs is not an exception. what we really— pigs is not an exception. what we really need — pigs is not

our political correspondent chris mason is there.scent jacket and past, he has got rid of his orange fluorescentjacket and is heading into the hall, as is the thing when the chancellor gives his conference speech, traditionally one of the set piece events of a conservative governing party conference hearing from the chancellor. i don't think we are going to get very much, i don't think anything sparkling new or anything that is a big shift of one of the big levers at a chancellor's control, income tax or anything like that. instead it will be picking up the baton of the conversation you are having a few moments ago around the economic context at the moment at the furloughs scheme coming to an end, the end of the uplift to universal credit, that additional £20 a week offered to recipients of universal credit in the pandemic. i think we will hear quite a bit from the chancellor about additional support for people to get into jobs and stay injobs, particularly younger for people to get into jobs and stay in jobs, particularly younger pe

chris mason is in westminster.ng. serious ambition from the government but the prime minister's choice of a language is slightly unusual.— minister's choice of a language is sliahtl unusual. , ., slightly unusual. yes, good morning. it is classic boris _ slightly unusual. yes, good morning. it is classic boris johnson _ slightly unusual. yes, good morning. it is classic boris johnson flourish - it is classic borisjohnson flourish with the rhetoric and language this morning. here is the article he has written in the sun newspaper. as you mentioned in the headlines, the boiler police are not going to kick your door in with their sandal clad feet and sees at character point to your trusty old combi. —— sees at carrot point. we have a big summit coming up in glasgow, cop26, and a little bit, so it is how on earth to take people with you as a government when you have made a massive promises about getting to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. all sorts of ideas including changing how we heat our homes. how do you do it s

let's get more now from our political correspondent chris mason.good morning to you. we heard from the health secretary very clearly outlining the scale of the problem where we are now, on the other hand we have health leaders and nhs leaders to say now is the time. where have we got in this debate today?— time. where have we got in this debate today? time. where have we got in this debate toda ? , . , , ., , debate today? keep 'abbing and carry on cautiously. _ debate today? keep 'abbing and carry on cautiously. that — debate today? keepjabbing and carry on cautiously. that seemed _ debate today? keepjabbing and carry on cautiously. that seemed to - debate today? keepjabbing and carry on cautiously. that seemed to be - debate today? keepjabbing and carry on cautiously. that seemed to be the | on cautiously. that seemed to be the message yesterday and today. england seem to be an outline as far as restrictions are concerned. now there is glamour from restrictions are concerned. now there is glamourfrom people in the medical world saying something h

let's get more from our political correspondent chris mason.t seems to be sticking to plan a for now but there seem to be hints that they might not. it to plan a for now but there seem to be hints that they might not.- be hints that they might not. it was all about decoding _ be hints that they might not. it was all about decoding language - be hints that they might not. it "wes all about decoding language but you can almost to an extent focus on the tone from sajid javid the health secretary. yesterday it was the first downing street covid news conference in five weeks, the five o'clock ritual of the medics and ministers and charts and graphs. the fact that was happening tells you something. 0stensibly they were meeting to tells about new antivirals, to make new drugs which could help mitigate the effects of covid for those who have already caught it, and we await their approval by the regulator. but the bigger picture was the rising number of cases in england and rising hospitalisations and deaths. and what the government might want to do. th

let's speak to our political correspondent, chris mason. morning, chris.f more face—to—face appointments, 0k, some patients have been asking for that. what some gps reacting saying they are doing the best they can at the moment? yes. best they can at the moment? yes, aood best they can at the moment? yes, good morning- _ best they can at the moment? yes, good morning. the _ best they can at the moment? yes, good morning. the government has latched _ good morning. the government has latched onto a sense, there have been _ latched onto a sense, there have been used — latched onto a sense, there have been used come —— newspaper campaigns— been used come —— newspaper campaigns about it, the gp surgeries around _ campaigns about it, the gp surgeries around england have been too slow in moving _ around england have been too slow in moving back to a kind of pre—pandemic approach to appointments. the health secretary makes _ appointments. the health secretary makes the argument to one of the newspapers this morning that there is a valuable role for a kind of digit

let's go to the conservative conference and our political correspondent chris mason.nak to get his message across —— rishi sunak, did you think you did? it is sunak, did you think you did? it is interesting. _ sunak, did you think you did? it 3 interesting, rishi sunak saying i want to be a low—tech story, i want to reduce taxes if i can, but the caveat that was also a massive one, that he wants to balance the books, that he wants to balance the books, that there is going to be a period ahead where he is not going to be able to reduce taxes because he is trying to make sure that the economy stays in a stable position. so it kind of felt a bit to me like jam tomorrow from the chancellor. saying what he wants to do but not necessarily what he's going to do. let's chat this over with ali mirage, who i am glad to sayjoins me, a columnist for the article. ali, what do you think, do we know much more about rishi sunak today compared to what we knew yesterday? i think this was soon at the smooth, the sequeh — i think this was soon at the smooth, the sequel. you have the jame

of anybody in this room, green is good, green is right, green works. 0ur political correspondent chris masony. the strategy here is to ensure that _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are _ strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are taken - strategy. the strategy here is to ensure that we are taken with i strategy. the strategy here is to l ensure that we are taken with the prime minister and others who are demanding these big, radical changes to our lifestyle and our homes and how we get about the place. because i think otherwise the fear within government is that you can make these big green pitches and bold promises going decades ahead but unless society is willing to change and is incentivised to change, then ultimately the changes that plenty say are absolutely essential, not least the path towards a net zero carbon emissions by 2050, simply woke happen, so you have a sense of the flourishing rhetoric there which some people lap up and some people don't like and a similar amount of it in the sun newspaper this mo

home secretary has called for a review of mps security arrangements. 0ur political correspondent chris masonmorning. mps returning here, remembering sir david amess. he was just a really nice, decent, honourable gentlemen. and for him to be taken in such a horrible and evil way isjust, frankly, hard to believe. i think a lot of people in there are numb today. a crime and a tragedy, but an attack on democracy, too. yet again, many here feel frightened and vulnerable. are some mps considering walking away from politics? yes, i do question whether... because it's notjust about me, it's about my staff and about my family as well. but i'm passionate about wanting to change the world and... and nobody is going to stop me. chris bryant received a death threat over the weekend, a man has since been arrested. every mp you speak to is asking themselves questions about their safety, particularly when they are away from the security at westminster. when the news came through about david amess, just after i had finished my surgery, i was just in profound shock thinking he had been carrying out his duties

i've been speaking to our political correspondent, chris mason.ovid news conference in five weeks, that five o'clock ritual of the medics and minister and their charts and graphs and words. the fact that it was happening tells you something. yes, ostensibly they were meeting to tells about two new antivirals, two new drugs which could help mitigate the effects of covid for those who have already caught it, and we await their approval by the regulator. but the bigger picture was the rising number of cases in england, the rising number of hospitalisations and deaths and what the government might want to do. if you look at the document which accompanied the last news conference in september five weeks ago which set out explicitly the idea of plan b and what would be within it, actually the first strand of plan b was implemented yesterday which was the government saying cases are going up and asking us in england voluntarily to take mitigating measures, but not then go to the second and third strands of plan b which would be mandating face masks in cr