and to try and persuade people that one, the labour party could survive. , that the labour party was relevant to modern scotland and modern britain and then third, to try and persuade people that the labour party could govern again was something that people just thought, ok, you might do the first part but could you do the other parts? actually, thejourney we've been on has been quite incredible. i'm sure we will touch upon that later but i would say, i still think i've got the hardest job in british politics but i think humza yousaf is catching up with me. yeah, well, we will talk about him and his problems injust a second. but you in a sense, as i said, were simply going into the family business. this was something you'd prepared your whole life for. your father was notjust an mp but a powerful and successful figure in scotland. do you feel as you grew up that this is what you were expected to do and almost certainly would do? it's interesting because i always recoiled at the thought of standing for politics. i think my father wanted me to go into politic

so i'm wondering, could labour shortages mean more opportunities for people with a criminal record toorkforce? ithink, you know, tighter labour market is helping employers to be more open to hire the people who have criminal records. actually, as you said, 70 million or 100 million people who have criminal record. but the research showed 40% of them can delete these criminal records, but they don't know they can delete it. so we're supporting the project to letjob—seekers know they can have an option to delete the criminal record. and also we are talking with employers to be more open to hire the people who have criminal record. and i think we are seeing the good progress through this project. do you see people changing jobs more and morejust to keep up with the cost of living crisis? we saw that situation, you know, from last two years, especially in the middle of covid. people who was changing jobs was getting bigger salary bump compared with the people who keeps the same job. but right now, the situation is cooling down and the salary bump for the people who is changing jobs and wh

keir starmer suggests that if labour could win here, _ suggests that if labour could win here, in— suggests what rock-solid _ here, in what seems of what rock—solid tory constituency, then they can _ rock—solid tory constituency, then they can win — rock—solid tory constituency, then they can win anywhere. and what labour _ they can win anywhere. and what labour really need to do if they are going _ labour really need to do if they are going to _ labour really need to do if they are going to get back into power in the next election is take back all those seats— next election is take back all those seats that — next election is take back all those seats that they lost to the conservatives in the 2019 general election. — conservatives in the 2019 general election, red bull seats across the north— election, red bull seats across the north of— election, red bull seats across the north of england and midlands. they need to— north of england and midlands. they need to win those back if sir keir starmer— need to win those back if sir keir starmer is — need to win those back if sir keir starmer is

lets talk more about that significant loss for labour in south rysel it, they hoped and thought they couldthat seat. they have never won it before, only a 7000 majority they needed to overturn that the tories only won by 495. what does it say about the wider messaging of the labour party, that they didn't manage to win it? it labour party, that they didn't manage to win it?— labour party, that they didn't manage to win it? it is complicated because it is _ manage to win it? it is complicated because it is a _ manage to win it? it is complicated because it is a very _ manage to win it? it is complicated because it is a very local _ manage to win it? it is complicated because it is a very local issue. - manage to win it? it is complicated because it is a very local issue. it l because it is a very local issue. it is about the impact on a very small number of motorists who would have to... it number of motorists who would have to... , ., number of motorists who would have to... ,, , to... it is a local issue, but shouldn't— to... it is a local issue, but shouldn't labour— to... it is a local

but it's worrying for labour and the conservatives to because what's very clear in these three by—elections is they are not at all typical of what couldm for complacency is by the conservatives and they have to deliver on its primitives. less talk and more do. but if i was labour, i might a player to be complacent but i tell you what, behind the scenes i would be worried.— would be worried. you've got a 23,000 majority? _ would be worried. you've got a 23,000 majority? |f_ would be worried. you've got a 23,000 majority? if there - would be worried. you've got a 23,000 majority? if there was| would be worried. you've got a. 23,000 majority? if there was a lay-election _ 23,000 majority? if there was a lay-election in — 23,000 majority? if there was a by-election in lichfield, - 23,000 majority? if there was a by-election in lichfield, would l by—election in lichfield, would probably lose it and you know what? in 1990, there was a by—election in lichfield and it won labour. and the next general election 18 months later, it went back and people voted me in, a conservative. what happened that by—elections happened... what happened in lich

real gains in their political arguments on crime, immigration and things like that, which they could labour matters to you most is it the culture wars? is it the economy or are they interlinked? the great interlinked? so for the great british debate this hour, i'm asking wars asking do the culture wars matter well let's see matter to you? well let's see what panel make of that. i'm what my panel make of that. i'm joined by journalist and broadcaster danny kelly, also former party adviser former labour party adviser matthew so matthew matthew lazer. right. so matthew laterza, the culture wars are they relevant? are they important? well i think they've blown out of all proportion and i actually i i think that they actually i think sort ironic that think it's sort of ironic that some conservatives are saying let's leave the culture wars alone and focus on our great record because actually, think record because actually, i think that reality the that in reality, the conservative party and the australian electoral gurus who sit inside number ten being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to up ,

we've got lots of policies. >> i mean , to be fair, matt, you >> i mean, to be fair, matt, you could that labourdn't do the tories do a worse job than the tories over 13 years that over the last 13 years and that would be reasonable. the economy is doghouse, rest is in the doghouse, all the rest of it. but adam brooks, i just wonder whether the public, when confronted with idea, the confronted with the idea, the nightmare of prime nightmare scenario of prime minister starmer propped up minister keir starmer propped up possibly the snp and possibly by the snp and corbynite hard left corbynite mps , i wonder that the public mps, i wonder that the public might actually sort of think twice and actually give sunak another go. >> you know what sunak problem is? someone like me that was a conservative voter in 2019. i won't be voting now . i can't won't be voting now. i can't give my vote to rishi sunak. he's a glorified school prefect that talks down to people like me, doesn't understand small business, only cares about big business. the conservative party hit the self destruct button when they got ri

regard to ulez could actually ulez weather ulez could actually be one of the linchpins that could lose labourpologise directly to nigel farage. going through nigel farage. he's going through their procedure. >> with him that. >> good luck with him on that. >> good luck with him on that. >> also can it still >> and also brexit. can it still be because so if be a success because so far, if we look actually it's we look at it, actually it's been quite successful, but the parties reporting parties haven't been reporting it looking it in that way. you're looking at as sounds a very, at me as that sounds a very, very show. very feisty show. >> don't to go anywhere very feisty show. >> all don't to go anywhere very feisty show. >>all foron't to go anywhere very feisty show. >> all for that to go anywhere very feisty show. >> all for that one, to go anywhere very feisty show. >>all for that one, butio anywhere very feisty show. >> all for that one, but thankvhere at all for that one, but thank you so much forjoining us. don't go anywhere, though. nana is brilliant is up next with a brilliant show. bu

labour government. using taxpayers' money? could i a labour government. using | taxpayers' money? uld do, could borrow as well. _ taxpayers' money? could do, could borrow as well. rowing _ taxpayers' money? could do, could borrow as well. rowing has - taxpayers' money? could do, could borrow as well. rowing has been . borrow as well. rowing has been higher— borrow as well. rowing has been higher than— borrow as well. rowing has been higher than recently— borrow as well. rowing has been higher than recently but - higher than recently but historically— higher than recently but historically its _ higher than recently but historically its low - higher than recently but historically its low and i higher than recently but i historically its low and the higher than recently but - historically its low and the social good _ historically its low and the social good from — historically its low and the social good from something _ historically its low and the social good from something like - good from something like house—building _ good from something like house—building as - good from somet

counties, where there was a remainer sort of tory public who will not bring themselves to vote labour, but couldn the so—called blue wall? the could be a pressure point in the so-called blue wall? the tactical votin: will so-called blue wall? the tactical voting will have _ so-called blue wall? the tactical voting will have a _ so-called blue wall? the tactical voting will have a huge - so-called blue wall? the tactical voting will have a huge impact . so-called blue wall? the tactical voting will have a huge impact i | voting will have a huge impact i think _ voting will have a huge impact i think we — voting will have a huge impact i think. we have seen it in the by—election and it is magnified in by—elections, but the liberal democrats who are going to fight a very localised campaign will try and take advantage of this in terms of their— take advantage of this in terms of their remain flavourand take advantage of this in terms of their remain flavour and talking about— their remain flavour and talking about planning and rishi sunak will be fighting on two fronts, with labour— be fighting on t

and next labour government. yes. and it couldges. >> it's in the top 40 seats in england and wales for people with mortgages who will have been hammered by those rising interest rates. and that was a point that labour strongly campaigned on here. and speaking to people in selby as well, they said no matter what their politics, they want their next mp to focus strongly on boosting access to gp's and dentists and improving transport links as well as tackling the cost of living crisis. so people here in selby and ainsty will be looking to keir mather to do that for them . them. >> indeed. anna, thank you very much indeed for that. let's just reflect, of course, that constituency is 90 miles from the prime minister's there in richmond in north yorkshire, but there was a tory victory just in uxbridge. let's go there now . uxbridge. let's go there now. paul hawkins is outside the tube station there for hundred and 95 votes. pretty tight stuff. paul yeah, it was a dramatic night, especially when they announced that recount just before 2

yeah but it must be tough for them because the latest polling data labour could data shows that labouropes grow of a shock win . as hopes grow of a shock win. >> okay. >> okay. >> let's talk to our political reporter olivia utley. morning, olivia . i mean, this is it. olivia. i mean, this is it. can't imagine actually what the what the conservatives are going to have to try to put into all of these by elections when they know they are really up against it . well absolutely, rishi sunak it. well absolutely, rishi sunak and the conservatives are now fighting on five different fronts and it is beginning to look more than plausible that they could lose every single one of these five by elections. >> selby in north yorkshire, where nigel adams has recently resigned, is perhaps the one that they're the most worried about. they have a majority there of nearly 20,000, which in ordinary times would be considered completely safe. but there are quite a lot of aggravate ing factors which makes it actually possible that labour could overturn it. one is that nigel adams resigns and at a surprise sur

not something replacing labour, but that can contribute to make labour better. one couldr to a construction crane. we can't lift everything, we build bridges together with labour and the machines. why not envisioning the same thing? this will not happen unless the people and government at large work together to steer the development of the technology. this is crucial, the priority should be steering ai towards technology that made people's lives a better place and nonthreatening technology, which doesn't risk the jobs of the people, but also helps the future of society. if you think of massive unemployment, the consequences will be less growth. i will leave the discussion on that, but let me say even those who keep theirjobs will see detrimental effects. indie even those who keep their 'obs will see detrimental effectsh see detrimental effects. we had to leave it there. _ see detrimental effects. we had to leave it there. it _ see detrimental effects. we had to leave it there. it is _ see detrimental effects. we had to leave it there. it is so _ leave it there. it is so i

labour. how much soul—searching do you think they need to do and how well that reflect when it comes to a general election, which couldere, lots of figures now blaming sadik khan. he is the elected — blaming sadik khan. he is the elected labour politician who has to make _ elected labour politician who has to make difficult decisions. you saw this week— make difficult decisions. you saw this week a — make difficult decisions. you saw this week a big row for sir keir starmer— this week a big row for sir keir starmer on the benefits cap. he said he's going _ starmer on the benefits cap. he said he's going to keep it because there's— he's going to keep it because there's not enough money elsewhere. the two _ there's not enough money elsewhere. the two child policy.— the two child policy. exactly. and he said he — the two child policy. exactly. and he said he would _ the two child policy. exactly. and he said he would keep _ the two child policy. exactly. and he said he would keep it - the two child policy. exactly. and he said he would keep it despitei the two child policy. exactly. and i he said he would keep it despite

and as this as frost points out, this time they but it could they hit labour, but it could soon hit the hit the tories unless they rethink pumps in the 2030 rethink heat pumps in the 2030 electric nonsense electric car deadline. nonsense >> so, lewis, is >> yeah. okay. so, lewis, is there they can do, there anything that they can do, do mean, nick's do you think? i mean, nick's view that conservatives view is that the conservatives have conservative, have to be more conservative, but really at this point, is it not the case that labour have basically in the bag for basically got it in the bag for next time? basically got it in the bag for nexwell,e? basically got it in the bag for nexwell, i think it's lowest. >> well, i think it's lowest. there's something about this country they country where they just they spend time on one spend so much time on one political that time political party that by the time the elections they're just the elections come, they're just so up that political so fed up with that political party. just party. they're willing to just throw the whole thing out. you

labour candidate. holmes for the conservatives and khayre maeva to arrive. looks like they could become quite soon. the last time i can think of a by—election, two by—elections on the same day where the government ends up successfully defending what looks like a marginal seat and then losing heavily what seemed to be a one coming have to go back to 1977, the labour government at that time, labour government at that time, labour managed to hold on to grimsby, the television presenter, for what many thought was an effective local campaign but at the same time lost the constituency, one that the conservatives picked up in 2019, in the wake of the decision of the then labour mp david mark to go off and become a european commissioner. that seemed to cause disquiet locally. in the end it has to be said that it was the adverse result for labour in ashfield that proved to be the more reliable guide to the direction in which labour's support was going than the good result achieved in grimsby. can i ask ou result achieved in grimsby. can i ask you one _ result achieved in grimsby. can i ask you one other _ r

there'll be real questions in labour headquarters today about not gaining uxbridge i >> -- >> mr and lam >> mr and you say that uxbridge is the standout result. you couldlt here. that was a 19,000 tory majority that has swung to an 11,000 or sorry, that's that's the wrong one there. but labour have shattered that huge tory majority in selby and ainsty 23.7. sorry is the correct figure . 23.7% swing to correct figure. 23.7% swing to laboun correct figure. 23.7% swing to labour. there you only need a 12% swing for labour in the general election. for them to have a majority in the house of commons. so that is a momentous swing. the largest by—election win in post—war for britain. thatis win in post—war for britain. that is a terrifying prospect, isn't it, for the tory party ? isn't it, for the tory party? >> well, as i say, clearly we're disappointed by the result in selby and ainsty. we had a fantastic candidate in claire holmes, but what i would say is that result was driven largely by conservative voters , previous by conservative voters, previous conservative voters staying at home. clearly we've got work to do to win back the trust and confidence. we

lot of support in the labour for having what labour party for having what i would view to be a sensible brexit policy. there are two possible policies you couldht? one is you say we're democrats. the eu isn't the most wonderful thing that's ever existed . so leaving ever existed. so we're leaving and going find the most and we're going to find the most progressive leave. progressive labour way to leave. that's one. the that's one coherent one. the other one is you say this is a disaster matter and so we're going to make it the most brexit in name only thing we can do, or if possible, overturn it. and the problem is we have both of those coming next to each other. and first one, which i think and the first one, which i think is better, both politically , lee is better, both politically, lee and also in outcome policy terms, i think it's more it's more correct that one would never had the strength in the party on corbyn himself. >> i mean there's been a little bit of what i've described as a corbyn absence. the chair of the labour party in uxbridge resigned and on friday sort of said that jeremy corbyn had done more for the party than starmer h

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if they can take seats in parts of the country where labour can't win, than the conservatives could facee opposition parties come the next election. what we achieved here is nothing short of spectacular. the trend was clear even before last night, but now it is certain. the liberal democrats are back in the west country. big lib dem by—election victories have almost become commonplace these days. the sun is shining on us. the conservatives believe they still have a narrow path to victory at the next election, but these latest results could be the political equivalent of the hazard warning sign bearing the legend "road narrows". iain watson, bbc news. so a good night for the labour leader keir starmer — but not completely. here he is talking to the bbc�*s chris mason. you have one big here but failed to win in london. that must give you the jitters. we that must give you the 'itters. we have a that must give you the jitters. - have a big win here. this is history in the making. never has a party overthrown a majority. we've done that. that is history in the making. 0bviously, that. that i

and as this as frost points out, this time they but it could they hit labour, but it could soon hit the hit the tories unless they rethink pumps in the 2030 rethink heat pumps in the 2030 electric nonsense electric car deadline. nonsense >> so, lewis, is >> yeah. okay. so, lewis, is there they can do, there anything that they can do, do mean, nick's do you think? i mean, nick's view that conservatives view is that the conservatives have conservative, have to be more conservative, but really at this point, is it not the case that labour have basically in the bag for basically got it in the bag for next time? basically got it in the bag for nexwell,e? basically got it in the bag for nexwell, i think it's lowest. >> well, i think it's lowest. there's something about this country they country where they just they spend time on one spend so much time on one political that time political party that by the time the elections they're just the elections come, they're just so up that political so fed up with that political party. just party. they're willing to just throw the whole thing out. you

labour. laboun >> there certainly could be that read into it. ople who decided not to vote labour and instead were conservative voters who stayed at home that was who stayed at home and that was part contributed to tony part of what contributed to tony blair's massive landslide. so abstentions are damaging to the party as people swinging the other way . now, i spoke to lots other way. now, i spoke to lots of voters in selby and ainsty who didn't think they were going to they weren't to vote. they weren't necessarily with rishi to vote. they weren't necessgovernment, with rishi to vote. they weren't necess government, but h rishi to vote. they weren't necess government, but they hi to vote. they weren't necess government, but they were sunak government, but they were very certainly unhappy with the departure of their sitting mp nigel adams. and they sort of said they thought he was said to me they thought he was petulant, that he'd sort of resigned in a fit of rage and they feel need to they didn't feel the need to come support his come out and su

the woman who in a few short months could be responsible for our entire banking sector and an opportunity to finally show laboure on the side of ordinary folk rather than the establishment . she failed establishment. she failed spectacularly and instead decided to pathetically turn the issue into another boring debate of identity politics. because dame alison rose just happens to be a woman. >> i don't like some of the frankly , what i see as bullying frankly, what i see as bullying attitudes towards her. she's the first female chief executive of natwest. she took over at a time when that bank had real big problems. it seems to me that alison rose has done a good job turning that bank around . turning that bank around. >> the guardian went even further today suggests that the reckoning of our banks was damaging the international red reputation of uk plc . damaging the international red reputation of uk plc. how damaging the international red reputation of uk plc . how wrong reputation of uk plc. how wrong could they be? the only damage being done to our reputation is through the pernicious culture of censorship

the woman who in a few short months could be responsible for our entire banking sector and an opportunity to finally show laboure on the side of ordinary folk rather than the establishment . she failed establishment. she failed spectacularly and instead decided to pathetically turn the issue into another boring debate of identity politics. because dame alison rose just happens to be a woman. >> i don't like some of the frankly , what i see as bullying frankly, what i see as bullying attitudes towards her. she's the first female chief executive of natwest. she took over at a time when that bank had real big problems. it seems to me that alison rose has done a good job turning that bank around . turning that bank around. >> the guardian went even further today suggests that the reckoning of our banks was damaging the international red reputation of uk plc . damaging the international red reputation of uk plc. how damaging the international red reputation of uk plc . how wrong reputation of uk plc. how wrong could they be? the only damage being done to our reputation is through the pernicious culture of censorship

could do very well . and what about do very well. and what about labour? comparison . now the comparison. now the conservatives realised that they rode back on the poll tax. they won the subsequent election , so won the subsequent election, so it's perfectly possible that keir starmer will learn from that and he'll roll back on ulez and therefore not perform and not be subject to an unexpected defeat at the election . it is defeat at the election. it is perfectly possible that that is what he will do and where i in his shoes now, i'd probably be thinking along those lines, but it's mighty cynical because after all, he said, what's he going to actually do to implement all the net zero and the clean air and, you know, all the clean air and, you know, all the other stuff ? what is he the other stuff? what is he actually going to do about it now, ann, you always look fabulous you're on the show. >> we having the >> we love having you on the program . politics, tv program. politics, legend, tv personality , always so well personality, always so well dressed. ca

could do very well . and what about do very well. and what about labour? comparison . now the comparison. now the conservatives realised that they rode back on the poll tax. they won the subsequent election , so won the subsequent election, so it's perfectly possible that keir starmer will learn from that and he'll roll back on ulez and therefore not perform and not be subject to an unexpected defeat at the election . it is defeat at the election. it is perfectly possible that that is what he will do and where i in his shoes now, i'd probably be thinking along those lines, but it's mighty cynical because after all, he said, what's he going to actually do to implement all the net zero and the clean air and, you know, all the clean air and, you know, all the other stuff ? what is he the other stuff? what is he actually going to do about it now, ann, you always look fabulous when you're on the show. >> @ having the >> we love having you on the program politics, legend, program. politics, legend, tv personality , always so well personality, always so well dres

it is hard to know what they could do to stop manual labourers having to work outside, but what would to see done? yes, i think there is more the — like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities _ like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities can - like to see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities can do. - is more the authorities can do. whether this is to do with climate mitigation, reducing the emissions and hitting that zero targets and beyond, or climate adaptation, like nature —based solutions, or what you're saying, which will be legislation. i know that parts of the middle east for example, outdoor workers would be expected to work more in the evening, so they shift the patterns just because of how hot it is there of and this might be things we have to see in the rest of the world in the coming years, but i think it is about us all working together and consulting the workers on what would be best for their health and their livelihoods. climate scientists have been warning about this for years now. what is the most frustrating part of all

it is hard to know what they could do to stop manual labourers having to work outside, but what wouldto see done? yes, i think there is more the authorities can do, whether this is to do with climate mitigation, reducing the emissions and hitting net zero targets and beyond, or climate adaptation, like nature—based solutions, or what you're saying, which will be legislation. i know that parts of the middle east, for example, outdoor workers would be expected to work more in the evening, so they shift the patterns just because of how hot it is there, and this might be things we have to see in the rest of the world in the coming years, but i think it is about us all working together and consulting the workers on what would be best for their health and their livelihoods. chloe brimicombe there, a climate scientist. rescue workers in south korea are trying to reach people trapped by flooding inside their cars in an underground tunnel. floods and landslides have killed more than 20 people over the past three days. in the latest rescue operation, one person is reported to have died and at l

>> that could be a labour party policy . instead, i. policy.ey had it set up and manage hugely better than we did with the sovereign wealth fund and all of that stuff. >> but now i agree with that . >> but now i agree with that. >> but now i agree with that. >> the norwegians themselves are moving to having wind and other renewable energies because it's going to go if had a time going to go if i had a time machine, should we would be machine, should we would we be better having a sovereign better off having a sovereign wealth fund started two generations which would generations ago, which would give sovereign give us the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world? >> yes, of course. but given we are we are, my answer is are where we are, my answer is that it's a false dichotomy to say it's false proposition, to say it's a false proposition, to say it's a false proposition, to say we got the natural say that if we got the natural resources now, we should resources we have now, we should stop and to stop using those and switch to renewable energy

labour were hopeful that they could take it, but they fell just short. gn, which the conservative party made much of, was this plan by the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, to expand the charging zone for polluting cars, old polluting vehicles, to the edge of london, which would have just taken in that constituency. people in the constituency with old cars could face a cost of £12.50/$15 a day to drive their cars. and that was credited with tipping it. in the wake of that, as you say, pressure or calls from the right wing of the conservative party and rishi sunak to water down climate policies as a potential vote winner. and now what we have is the sort of backlash to that, if you like. so these environmental groups, some of the biggest in the country, the national trust, the royal society for the protection of birds, the woodland trust, they say between them they have 20 million members. they say they've mobilised those members in the past. and on what they call a critical policy area, they say they are alarmed at reports that the government might be l

recorded the kind of swing that labour have not achieved since the 1992—97 parliament. 0n the other hand, he will be worried that his party's election strategy apparently couldin uxbridge. i think almost undoubtedly, labour will want to ta ke to take lessons from that. so a win each for three parties — plenty for each of them to digest, but with still up to 18 months to go until a general election, a long way to go until the real test of public opinion. thank you. let's go back to chris, in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire. chris, the bottom line is, all the main parties, naturally they will claim that they won this and that. bottom line, which of the leaders do you think will sleep better tonight? you know what? i think they will all do at least a little tossing and turning. the conservatives, the picture is bleak. there is no escaping that. they had a right old stuffing in somerset, and here in north yorkshire, the huge majority vanished in a by—election puff of smoke. labour deserve all the superlatives that have been thrown in their direction about their victory here, because if you describe it as historic and various other things that occasionally jo

perhaps there needs to be a bit of a rethink on that ulez plan, which suggests that, you know, labour coulds well. so other green policies as well. so yes, if , if rishi other green policies as well. so yes, if, if rishi sunak yes, perhaps if, if rishi sunak started moving on this and started moving on this and started listening, essentially the problem is that although focus groups and polls suggest that the public is very much behind green policies when push comes to shove and it actually comes to shove and it actually comes money in comes to having less money in their wallets , then in comes to having less money in theimiddle s , then in comes to having less money in theimiddle of then in comes to having less money in theimiddle of a1en in comes to having less money in theimiddle of a cost in comes to having less money in theimiddle of a cost of in comes to having less money in theimiddle of a cost of living the middle of a cost of living crisis aren't quite as keen on green policies as they would appear be. the conservatives appear to be. the conservatives seem that, but seem to be real

uh, labour could be almost certain. well, that's a relief. arch remainer. i voted remain, i think with my head rather than my heart, just to put it like that. >> he he towards brexit with my head and my heart towards towards the end of the towards the end of those and i'm not somebody who thinks all somebody who thinks that all brexiteers are stupid or racist. >> not. the debate, >> of course not. the debate, but people are. i mean, the but some people are. i mean, the debate very chamber. but some people are. i mean, the delcan't very chamber. but some people are. i mean, the delcan't it very chamber. but some people are. i mean, the delcan't it specifically chamber. but some people are. i mean, the delcan't it specifically on:hamber. he can't it specifically on twitter of twitter and other forms of social media towards the end of those years to labour those ten years were to labour achieve that dream and have a second term. >> you might argue that starmer, if , could if he's still around, could be moving us towards some sort moving us back

labour party's frontbenchers as well. they are congratulating them. they do an a lot of resources at the by—election, confident and hopeful they could win it. t... i think you might be speaking to one of our correspondence. let's listen in. . of our correspondence. let's listen in. , ,, _ ., in. the result here in selby and ains is in. the result here in selby and ainsty is absolutely _ in. the result here in selby and ainsty is absolutely incredible. | in. the result here in selby and. ainsty is absolutely incredible. it is the first time that the labour party and its history has overturned a 20,000 majority in a former conservative seat. and, i think it shows that after we have changed the party, we can win anywhere, including in places that were tory strongholds. so, i know people in this constituency put their trust in the labour party, in keir mather is a new mp, and we will deliver on that trust. its, a new mp, and we will deliver on that trust-— that trust. a great result for the labour that trust. a great result for the labour party. — that trust. a great result for the labour party, but _ that trust. a great result for the labour pa

for labour to win a general election, they have to do astonishingly well. and yet they couldng number of conservatives are rather gloomy. if they manage to hold on here, it would raise their spirits for labour. victory here would be a colossal achievement. the covid public inquiry could finally gain access to borisjohnson's whatsapp messages, after a record of the passcode on an old phone was found. the former pm had said he wasn't sure of the code and there were fears getting it wrong could lead to data being wiped from the phone. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, is at westminster. how was this worked out in the end? the covid inquiry is a tough time getting hold of this important batch records it needs from the time of the pandemic. but the government refused to hand over borisjohnson's whatsapp, diaries and notebooks in full, saying they needed to be re—enacted to stop the inquiry seeing things irrelevant to its work. it went to court to fight the request and lost the challenge and borisjohnson had said then he was happy for the inquiry to have everything it requ

howard beckett has railed against the labour leadership, saying labour is no longer worthy of the name and that they are tories. so couldour at the next election? let's speak to nigel nelson . gb news is senior nelson. gb news is senior political commentator. nigel is this a civil war? >> no, not quite it. >> no, not quite it. >> it's the usual rumblings. you get.tony >> it's the usual rumblings. you get. tony blair had the same kind of problems when he was trying to form new labour. so keir starmer is changing the labour party . he. you've got labour party. he. you've got david williams , the. the david williams, the. the chairman in uxbridge who's resigned, but he's a corbynista. it's really a rerun of what was going on in about 1994 as new labour was formed. so not a civil war. a lot of grumbling , civil war. a lot of grumbling, but you've got grumbling in all parties. >> not a good look, though, is it, nigel, for a party which seeks to govern if labour do achieve power, but with a small majority at the next election, the party will be ungovernable, won't they? given that the corbynites on the back benches could effe

howard beckett has railed against the labour leadership, saying labour is no longer worthy of the name and that they are tories. so couldour at the next election? let's speak to nigel nelson . gb news is senior nelson. gb news is senior political commentator. nigel is this a civil war? >> no, not quite it. >> no, not quite it. >> it's the usual rumblings. you get.tony >> it's the usual rumblings. you get. tony blair had the same kind of problems when he was trying to form new labour. so keir starmer is changing the labour party . he. you've got labour party. he. you've got david williams , the. the david williams, the. the chairman in uxbridge who's resigned, but he's a corbynista. it's really a rerun of what was going on in about 1994 as new labour was formed. so not a civil war. a lot of grumbling , civil war. a lot of grumbling, but you've got grumbling in all parties. >> not a good look, though, is it, nigel, for a party which seeks to govern if labour do achieve power, but with a small majority at the next election, the party will be ungovernable, won't they? given that the corbynites on the back benches could effe

labour market is slowly improving. the overall headline unemployment rate should continue to decline. a lot of the focus is on the use of employment which is over 20% and couldeven higher in the coming months because we have nearly 10 million college graduates coming to the labour market. i think that is one of the key concerns at this moment. we're starting to hear from foreign investment companies and banks, their nerves have been shaken a bit by all of the news coming out of china. are they still seeing this as a good place to do business? at this moment, when we talk about the confidence is a bit low, the corporate sector, sentiment is low because of the policy uncertainty in the last several years. also part of that is the reluctance of the government to support the economy at this moment which is really posing a risk to the economic growth this year. from a long—term perspective, i think it really depends on what the government is trying to do to reduce the policy uncertainty. on that front, i think the government actually is stepping out, recently relaxing deregulation in the housing sectors, the platform economy sector and welcome foreign company inv

could... and i would be concerned to see that the labour party is talking about reneging on commitments for climate invest now, it will cost less money in the long run. also... the cost of doing _ money in the long run. also... the cost of doing something _ money in the long run. also... the cost of doing something about - cost of doing something about climate — cost of doing something about climate change, for example... one last point. — climate change, for example... one last point. sorry. — climate change, for example... one last point, sorry, we _ climate change, for example... qua: last point, sorry, we only have climate change, for example... <1>iaz last point, sorry, we only have one minute, i understand why you would put forward what you see as socialist policies to win that side of the argument but we know from somerset and frome that the lib dems are also a danger to the conservative majority and you need to convince them as well, don�*t you? does that not involve the keir starmer strategy, attacking the conservative government in record and playing it safe? i conservative government in

labour. we'll have plenty of analysis on what the results could mean for a general election.here's our political editor, chris mason. a thumbs up from keir starmer this morning, but he had to get on a train to find a spot to celebrate. destination, yorkshire. selby and ainsty had a rock—solid conservative majority, until that is, it didn't. labour's win here, then, unquestionably one heck of an achievement. you voted for change, you put your trust in the labour party, and we hear you. we hear that cry for change, away from the chaos, away from those rising bills, the crumbling public services, a cry for change, and we will deliver. we will deliver through keir mather here, and we will deliver with the next labour government. this is whatjubilation looks like for labour, winning big in a place where they don't expect to win. and yet, and yet, there's just that sense of the jitters because of what happened in london. steve tuckwell, the conservative party candidate, 13,965. - cheering. delight in the middle of the night from conservative activists in north—west london, squeakin

same with the two child policy which you would think that people could turn to labour for. labour? >> it is i think it is >> i think it is i think it is very normal. doesn't mean very normal. that doesn't mean to the right way to say it's the right way forward, although politically i think i understand it . think it's i can understand it. it's the leader it's very normal for the leader of opposition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of theirpposition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their bigsition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun] to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun policiesi fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun policies until on their big gun policies until closer to the election. why because otherwise they might be stolen by the by the party or because he doesn't have any. i mean, it's possible. it's possible that keir starmer doesn't feel that strongly on enough issues. what i want from him, though, after 13 years of tory rule, is sensible. moderate leadership and serious g

same with the two child policy which you would think that people could turn to labour for. labour? >> it is i think it is >> i think it is i think it is very normal. doesn't mean very normal. that doesn't mean to the right way to say it's the right way forward, although politically i think i understand it . think it's i can understand it. it's the leader it's very normal for the leader of opposition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of theirpposition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their bigsition to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun] to hold fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun policiesi fire it's very normal for the leader of their big gun policies until on their big gun policies until closer to the election. why because otherwise they might be stolen by the by the party or because he doesn't have any. i mean, it's possible. it's possible that keir starmer doesn't feel that strongly on enough issues. what i want from him, though, after 13 years of tory rule, is sensible. moderate leadership and serious g

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we a labour policy, a labour mayor, and it stopped us winning a seat. and what other damage couldd a lot of blame going on within labour about their own green policies and we saw they already rowed back weeks ago from that 28 billion a year pledge. but the conservatives think that they now spy an opportunity because of course as many mps in westminster had already decided that the next election was lost. much of the media also and sure , the results in selby and somerton were dire for the conservatives, but this very narrow win in uxbridge based, let's face it, on the expansion of the ultra low emission zone, which is deeply unpopular, is making them now think more . making them now think more. maybe there's votes to be had because we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis. at the end of the day, it will be about the and how well off the economy and how well off people feel or don't feel. won't it come next election in and it come the next election in and costs still going to be very costs are still going to be very high. if you're giving people a little bit of a reprieve in