simonjack, bbc news, the guildhall.tegist and founder of fordham global foresight. she works with a lot of insurance companies and banks and investors here in the uk. how receptive were they to the pro—minister's message today? very receptive. people want to hear good news about the uk. we have hadn't not much good news about business and investment in the last 1a years or so. and since brexit, to be honest. four prime ministers, six chancellors, a split from the uk's largest market. the famous letters and _ uk's largest market. the famous letters and the _ uk's largest market. the famous letters and the budget _ uk's largest market. the famous letters and the budget fiasco - letters and the budget fiasco of years past. so there is a real opportunity here minister and the chancellor to say that britain is open for business, but they have to follow up. yeah. he was boasting today that there is stability. you can well boast that there is stability because he has a whopping majority, and he is at the beginning of a tyrant,

we will pull away from events in the guildhall in - events in the guildhall in salisbury.eputy police constable answering questions at the inquiry. he took up his role the day after that attack on the skripals and is describing the events that led up describing the events that led up to the death, the poisoning of dawn stu rgess up to the death, the poisoning of dawn sturgess and the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. earlierwe poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. earlier we had from caroline sturgess, the mother of dawn stu rgess caroline sturgess, the mother of dawn sturgess and spoke about the last conversation she had with dawn the night before she was poisoned and later died of that poisoning. it was pure chance, she said, that dawn sprayed herself with novichok from a perfume bottle. she was then taken ill... we can say what she talked about also was the experience that her daughter had as a mother of three, how she loved to see her daughter and how she has now become a grandmother and tell her daughter said she never got to see her mother to say goodbye. so da

simonjack, bbc news, the guildhall. 0ur political editor chris masonjoins me now.usiness and workers�* rights are. we interests, business and workers' rights are-— rights are. we have seen the awkwardness _ rights are. we have seen the awkwardness of _ rights are. we have seen the awkwardness of that - rights are. we have seen the awkwardness of that and - rights are. we have seen the awkwardness of that and it i rights are. we have seen the - awkwardness of that and it plays out in the last couple of days with the row about p and 0 ferries and their previous employment practices, and the words of the transport secretary being contradicted by the prime minister and the company threatening to pull out of today�*s summit and in the end turning up. if you take up a step back what we can see is the government are eyeing absolutely everything at today�*s gathering, so the king has been deployed, so has eltonjohn, paddington bear must have been double booked because every big british brand seemingly being thrown in the direction of trying to woo these mobile money men an

simonjack, bbc news, the guildhall.irl, found dead in her home in surrey last year, had suffered dozens of injuries. sara sharif�*s father, urfan sharif, her stepmother, beinash batool, and uncle, faisal malik, all deny murder. the jury was told the three fled to pakistan before the body was discovered and her father then called police to admit that he'd killed his daughter. urfan sharif now claims he did that to protect the child's stepmother. the american hip—hop star sean combs, known as "diddy", is facing a series of new sexual assault allegations in the us. six new lawsuits were filed in court today by men and women accusing him of sexual assaults and rape. sean combs is currently in prison awaiting trial for criminal charges involving sex trafficking. let's talk to our los angeles correspondent emma vardy. what are the latest allegations? a lot of the latest allegations centre around the high—profile parties that sean combs held. in one of these lawsuits, a man who said he was 16 at the time alleges sean colmes gr

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in the ornate surroundings of salisbury�*s guildhall, the chair of the public inquiry started with ans we are able, and of our sympathy. today, the inquiry released a series of unseen photos, including these ones of dawn the day before she became ill. the inquiry heard she'd unwittingly sprayed the deadly nerve agent novichok on her wrist from a perfume—like bottle her boyfriend had found. the real possibility emerged that she'd been caught, an innocent victim, in the crossfire of an illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt. the real target lived here on the outskirts of salisbury, which became a massive crime scene. the inquiry released these photos of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia on the day they were poisoned with novichok, four months before dawn sturgess. for the first time, we see them slumped on a bench as they became seriously ill. and in another first today, we heard the views of sergei skripal himself. it came in the form of a written statement in which mr skripal, who once worked for russian military intelligence, said he never thought that the rus

. >> london's financial district was brought to a standstill this morning as t roads around the guildhall commerce for 600 years were closed for some very urgent people. inside the engine room there are a couple hundred of the world's most powerful business people with hundreds of billions to invest. the idea is the thing to spend as much in the u.k. as possible. the precincts maybe agent but the -- maybe agent but the message is modern. we are laser focused on growth. that seemed like news to the former boss of google. >> i was shocked when labor became strongly in favor of growth should >> wealth creation is number one mission of a labor government should >> >> his promise to these highrollers was a new era of stability after four prime ministers and six chancellors in years. >> we have a golden opportunity to use our -- to end the culture of chop and change. the policy churn, the sticking past a politics that makes it so hard for esther's. >> that seemed to go down well. >> stability for investors and predictability is always important for us as an investor. >> well a promise to speed

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from the likes of energy giant equinor to pension and insurers aviva flocked to london's historic guildhall return the uk to its former status as an open, outward looking nation at the uk investment summit. here's prime minister sir keir starmer. we have a golden opportunity to use our mandate to end the culture of chop and

today at this all day event at the guildhall in the city of london the government hopes to unveil billionsrts of different kinds of british economic life. so i think politically, it's an attempt for the government to draw a line under what have been a difficult first 100 days in office and show that they are moving on. but economically as well, this is the government trying to find a way to boost growth in the uk. you will hear from boost growth in the uk. you will hearfrom keir starmer boost growth in the uk. you will hear from keir starmer about cutting red tape as one way of doing so. all eyes also on the budget which will come at the end of the month. henry, thank ou. the strictly come dancing professional, katya jones, has dismissed suggestions that her celebrity partner wynne evans made herfeel uncomfortable during saturday's show. clips from the programme show her moving his hand when he puts it on her waist and her appearing to avoid a high five from him. in a video posted on social media, jones later said the incidents were an "insidejoke" between the pair. a three—armed robot has

the purpose of the inquiry that starts its public hearings this morning here in salisbury's guildhallinvestigate the circumstances of her death. and it is no exaggeration to say that the circumstances of dawn sturgess's death were extraordinary. they were indeed unique — extraordinary. they were indeed unique as— extraordinary. they were indeed unique. as you will hear, dawn sturgess — unique. as you will hear, dawn sturgess lived a life that was wholly — sturgess lived a life that was wholly removed from the worlds of politics and international relations. she was born here in salisbury— relations. she was born here in salisbury and spent the rest of her life — salisbury and spent the rest of her life in— salisbury and spent the rest of her life in and nearthe salisbury and spent the rest of her life in and near the city. she — her life in and near the city. she had _ her life in and near the city. she had three children. her life she had three children. her iife was_ she had three children. her life was not without its challenges, but she faced those challenges, but she faced those c

not only has it been completely pouring with rain, they have also been hosted in historic guildhall.eet the king at st paul's cathedral and eltonjohn. it doesn't really get more london than that. so far the billions have been pouring in. the government thinks it has bagged about £60 billion worth of investment. we have heard that stansted airport, which isjust outside london, will be expanded. that will have £1 billion worth of investment. we have heard there will be £1 billion investment from dp world, that is the port owner. and also we have heard from eli lilly, the drug company, that they are going to invest £279 million and that is to do with a weight loss drug trial with a national health service here. i think the government feels it is going well. what is the government promising in return? i think it is about stability. let's not underestimate the incredible political instability there has beenin political instability there has been in this country over the last eight years. for prime ministers, six chancellors of the x. we now have a labour government with a very big majorit

it has poured with rain for most of the day, very typical, they have been hosted at the historic guildhallng quite mercenary and they have pulled together some of the biggest bankers and biggest banks, insurers, private equity groups, because they want their money. they have a group of some 200 executives who between them control £40 trillion worth of assets. the reason they want their money is because they are desperate for the economy to grow. in terms of what is the government offering in return, they would say, we have stability, because do not underestimate the political turmoil of the last eight years with four prime ministers, and thatis with four prime ministers, and that is the message they are conveying to investors and that is what the international business community really cares about. has it worked? at the moment the government is talking about having bagged about £60 billion, 20 billion from the australian group mcquarrie on things like electric charging points and solar farms and a new reservoir, £1 billion extension, expansion of stansted airport, more than 6 billion on da

they spent seven years in guildhall, you know, which you know, kind of an asterisk. then they went to shiloh. it's the first place the jewish people stopped wandering from the moment they left egypt. the miscount, the tabernacle stood there for 369 years. this jerusalem, you know, before there was a jerusalem, this pre first temple. right. and, you know, it's where all the tribes would, you know, kind of were given. they're not allowed out. you know, you go that way. you go this way. they were told where to go. the people would come back every you know, every one of the shabbos regular. you can actually how that the altar that his back was built in a way where because can't eat from them is bad unless you can it there it's like you see like bleachers all around with the altered down low in the you all the almost like seating almost steps like an amphitheater all around you see shards of pottery and there were shards, pottery because you had to break the vessels after you ate from something holy. i said this is where you know, this is shmuel navi was born. this is whe

top business executives from banks, private equity firms, companies, in the city of london, at the guildhalla reception hosted by the king at st paul's cathedral. 0ne the king at st paul's cathedral. one of the wealthiest men in the world, however, will not be there, elon musk. a little earlier we asked peter kyle the site secretary where he will not be attending. like peter kyle the site secretary where he will not be attending.— he will not be attending. like your viewers, i he will not be attending. like your viewers. i was _ he will not be attending. like your viewers, i was watching _ he will not be attending. like your. viewers, i was watching slack-jawed viewers, i was watching slack—jawed in amazement at the staggering achievement he had yesterday, to see the booster_ achievement he had yesterday, to see the booster rockets coming down was a great _ the booster rockets coming down was a great achievement. elon musk has never_ a great achievement. elon musk has never come — a great achievement. elon musk has never come to any investment government submits, he tends not to come _ gover

and, frankly, if you look at the 300 businesses that we had in the guildhall today, they don't want tot, high productivity businesses. institute of directors says your plans will become, will make it more expensive and time consuming to recruit workers. the head of the employment lawyers association says he has no doubt it will mean extra costs for businesses. i mean, you can at least acknowledge that, if you add, you know, statutory, sick pay from the first day somebody is ill rather than the fourth day, paternity leave from day one, unpaid parental leave from day one, you've got to accept that will ask... if you're asking me to apologise for statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay, you've come to the wrong politician. i wasn't asking you that, i wasn't asking you that. the question, no, please. the question was, you've got to accept that will add cost to businesses. but i'm saying, what's our vision of the economy? sure, but if you could answer the question. if you let me answer the question, i'll do my best. go for it. we have a vision of the economy, which is high skill at hi

they spent seven years in guildhall, you know, which you know, kind of an asterisk. then they went to shiloh. it's the first place the jewish people stopped wandering from the moment they left egypt. the miscount, the tabernacle stood there for 369 years. this jerusalem, you know, before there was a jerusalem, this pre first temple. right. and, you know, it's where all the tribes would, you know, kind of were given. they're not allowed out. you know, you go that way. you go this way. they were told where to go. the people would come back every you know, every one of the shabbos regular. you can actually how that the altar that his back was built in a way where because can't eat from them is bad unless you can it there it's like you see like bleachers all around with the altered down low in the you all the almost like seating almost steps like an amphitheater all around you see shards of pottery and there were shards, pottery because you had to break the vessels after you ate from something holy. i said this is where you know, this is shmuel navi was born. this is whe

they spent seven years in guildhall, you know, which you know, kind of an asterisk.hen they went to shiloh. it's the first place the jewish people stopped wandering from the moment they left egypt. the miscount, the tabernacle stood there for 369 years. this jerusalem, you know, before there was a jerusalem, this pre first temple. right. and, you know, it's where all the tribes would, you know, kind of were given. they're not allowed out. you know, you go that way. you go this way. they were told where to go. the people would come back every you know, every one of the shabbos regular. you can actually how that the altar that his back was built in a way where because can't eat from them is bad unless you can it there it's like you see like bleachers all around with the altered down low in the you all the almost like seating almost steps like an amphitheater all around you see shards of pottery and there were shards, pottery because you had to break the vessels after you ate from something holy. i said this is where you know, this is shmuel navi was born. this is where

some very big names amongst those in london's guildhall, some of the world two biggest companies andng investment. we have heard that the £1 billion investment in the £1 billion investment in the london gateway container powered by p and 0 ferries own it dp world, which had appeared to be possibly in doubt after comments from the transport secretary, is now on track. that will be happening. louise haigh described the ferry company is a rogue operator in a president greek government press release but the government distanced themselves from those comments and earlier today dp world confirmed that £1 billion investment in london gateway would go ahead and would create 400 newjobs and make it the largest container port in the uk within five years. the conference that we are expecting keir starmer to speak out very shortly taking place at london's guildhall, featuring keynote speeches from the prime minister and the chancellor rachel reeves, who we cottage himself sitting in the audience and keir starmer is going to say that he will do everything in his power to galvanise growth, includi

we're welcome to this investment summit here in martin at the guildhall.rime minister is just is still here. he's been speaking earlier. if you shut your eyes. i was struck by how. almost like truss, like liz truss, the former tory prime minister, he sounded he says that we will make sure that every regulator in this country, especially our economic and competition regulators, takes growth as seriously as this room does. and so, in a sense, they are trying to say we're going to rip up regulation. if it gets in the way of our growth message, it won't last long. now the labour, when they're in opposition, of course , said that it was just course, said that it was just that approach in terms of getting rid of regulation, which helped to lead towards the grenfell tower fire, because that meant that building standards were not not as followed as they should have been. as 1500 00:10:06,528

big investment summit that keir starmer has opened today, where global ceos have descended on the guildhalln london. but there's a few other questions we want to ask chris. >> please ask her about the tone of those tweets. >> i will ask her about the tone on the astroturf and not tennis. >> hockey? >> hockey? >> yes, yes, she'd like to use the facilities of the private school, yes, but of course not good for anyone else. yeah, we'll ask her about that. tweet went down very badly indeed, where she seems to gloat, sneering, sneering at private schools, and she seems to think that he or she at least wants to project that every private school is eton, but there's lots of questions over how that's going to be implemented. is it still going to be the 1st of january, despite the unions, tax experts, parents, military families, etc. saying it can't happen, then i don't know, but we'll be asking about that. and also schools like eton, they'll be able to get back some of the vat on their capital projects. so it's not going to save any money anyway. >> last ten years m i believe they can claim their v

or unveiled here at the guildhall. rachel reeves is quite is quite upbeat.met her earlier in the interview. plays out at 5:00. she's someone who thinks that they want to clear away red tape.i that they want to clear away red tape. i mean, close your eyes , tape. i mean, close your eyes, martin. you could imagine liz truss or one of the tories from the last government saying similar things. here's the prime minister. just about a few hours ago when he spoke to investors here, he said, we will make every regulator in this country, especially our economic and competition regulators, take growth as seriously as this room does. he wants to where he finds it needlessly holding back investment. he wants to take this country forward and look at regulation across the piece. this is language which the tories would have said in the old days, and labour would have attacked. it's funny, isn't it, what power can do, perhaps they've recognised that some red tape gets in the way of growth. now, one area where the government would say it was wrong was on the dreadful events.

we're waiting for the prime minister to speak at this major summit today, which is happening at the guildhalle moment it's jonathan reynolds, who's the business secretary, who's not quite as nasal as the prime minister, but matthew, how this is all about showcasing, trying to get them on the first back on the front foot after a pretty rocky 100 days. i'm always sceptical about these summits. do they ever really generate real new jobs? real new investment, or is it all tied up long before we should probably tell you who was in the studio with us? >> sorry. so sorry. former labour adviser matthew torbay is here and author and broadcaster emma woolf. we're so keen to get started with you both. forgive me matt, i would on the side of scepticism. >> yeah, i think it's supposed to look good and sound good to the public. we've got money coming in and how many of those jobs we will see at the end of this will, will remain to be seen over five years, but i think it's good soundbites in a time that the labour party need them. at the moment, the labour government after the first 100 days been panned sor

getting under way, the international investment summit international investment summit in london's guildhallr political correspondent has been listening in. a lot of mentions of the word growth, a word peppering keir starmer�*s speech throughout. he word peppering keir starmer's speech throughout. he described it as his most _ speech throughout. he described it as his most important - it as his most important mission in government, didn't he? it really is the central economic pledge of this government. he says he wants to be the highest growing economy in the g7 and he related the idea of growth to meaning more public services, more cash in people's pockets, more holidays, when working people benefit from growth keir starmer argues that leads to more stability. he says he has got the stability and the government at the moment that can help create the growth. there is a sort of virtuous circle is his argument there. i think the challenge with that of course is the last government would have said that it wanted growth as well and it proved to be very elusive. in part, certainly this government

from the likes of energy giant equinor to pension and insurers aviva flocked to london's historic guildhall on monday to be wooed by the new government in its drive for economic growth. sizing up an offer of a new era of stability to return the uk to its former status as an open, outward looking nation at the uk investment summit. here's prime minister sir keir starmer. we have a golden opportunity to use our mandate to end the culture of chop and change, the policy churn, the sticking plaster politics that makes it so hard for investors. it is time to upgrade the regulatory regime. make it fit for the modern age. harness every opportunity available to britain. we will rip up the bureaucracy that blocks investment. we will march through the institutions and make sure every regulator in this country, especially our economic and competition regulators, take growth as seriously as this room does. that sounds like the sort of thing investors want to hear but the elephant in the room was the upcoming budget. speaking to our business editor simon jack at the conference, chancellor rachel reeves o