bank has to take in mind it is also a labour market cost as well. goods, and the worry has been that if tariffs are imposed that if tariffs are imposed that would put up the price of consumer goods and his immigration policies could mean that labour costs would go up. so there are still lots of questions which are very unanswered, but as far as tariffs are concerned, i think we are seeing rises in markets because they are seeing perhaps it is a negotiation ploy by president trump. figs it is a negotiation ploy by president trump.- it is a negotiation ploy by president trump. as you say, that point _ president trump. as you say, that point underlined - president trump. as you say, that point underlined by - president trump. as you say, that point underlined by an i that point underlined by an interview he gave the fox news where he said he doesn't actually want to levy tariffs on china, something which contradicts what he said on the campaign trail. what is your reading of what he has had to say about demanding an interest rate cut? is that putting th

labour has accused the conservatives of leaving an appalling legacy of broken border security. our's decision to scrap the plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda means there is no effective deterrent to bring numbers down. last year was the deadliest on record for crossings. the french authorities say more than 75 people lost their lives. at least three people died on sunday when their boat got into difficulty off the coast of northern france. what the government needs to do is not just try and smash the gangs through enforcement activity, it needs to continue to do that, but also critically put in place legal routes so that people fleeing the war in sudan, for example, or tyrannical rule in afghanistan, are able to come here safely without having to take dangerous crossings. the numbers making thejourneys this way across the channel are far smaller than legal migration figures, are far smaller than legal migration figures. the home office said, "we all want to end dangerous small boat crossings which threaten lives and undermine our border security." simon jones, bbc news.

labour party was once upon a time. whether you agree with it or not, it was a party that understood the working class. starmer hash and getting immigration down and fixing the national health service. now, six months into this labour government, there's precious little sign of any progress on any of those things. and if they don't start making progress soon, the reality is that the likes of reform, which are well placed in a lot of labour constituencies, came second in 89 labour constituencies, 60 of which were in the north of england. that that reform wolf is at the door. and if labour doesn't make progress on those key issues, then reform could be a real threat. >> well thanks, paul. >> well thanks, paul. >> insightful as ever. i recommend your book despised as well, which really had an impact on my own thinking. let's just bnngin on my own thinking. let's just bring in the panel for a second. patrick o'flynn. i mean, there's something going on. workers are going to reform, but there is a tension here, don't you think? with working class voters often leaning a little bit left to the economy, right, a little bit

is the deindustrialisation of europe, because, you know, europe, because, you know, europe has pretty high labourhen there was the relatively cheap lng, relatively cheap lng, relatively cheap lng, relatively cheap russian gas, that was very helpful in terms of competitiveness. now you have high labour costs and high energy costs, which is not helpful. energy costs, which is not helpful. belgium has become the first european country to ban the sale of disposable e—cigarettes. other countries, such as france ireland and the uk will follow suit later in the year and 12 eu health ministers have backed a paper calling on the european commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content. dustin dahlmann is president of the independent european vape alliance, which represents the industry. he told us why the ban won't be effective, because we see in other countries, in member states, because we see in other countries, in memberstates, it is difficult. and it is likely that we would see in high increase in the black market in belgium for these k

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i'm grateful that this tragic case has been raised. >> thank you. since becoming a labour leader, has the prime minister ever communicated casey about the >> right. >> thank you, mr. speaker. york is an incredible city but demands on tourist destinations for recent receive 9 million visitors and 1.7 million overnight stays places pressure on public services and housing used as short-term holiday lets. what steps will the prime minister take to better balance the benefits of tourism with the additional cost to our communities? >> mr. speaker, tourism is vital to the economy, particularly in cities like york. places can already choose to introduce a voluntary levy on overnight stays. our focus is supporting industry, including providing a 40% relief for retail hospitality and leisure properties, and permanently lowering their rates from next april. >> thank you, mr. speaker. market from stockton is furious. stockton's council are axing her collection, scrapping free high street parking and closing local recycling centers while employing a ridiculous number of people on 100,0

crippling strike in the us has been averted as a union representing 16,000 port workers has secured a new labour began on tuesday were focused on court on automation. the new agreement will enable the implementation of new technologies. workers previously had a three—day strike in october 2024, estimated to have cost the us economy $5 billion a day. artificial intelligence continues to be a major theme going into 2025, but with a leadership change in the us, could be landscape start to change? former president and cfo of softbank international group alok sama gave us his insights on the future of ai and how a trump presidency could impact the industry. first of all, elon musk is front and centre to everything trump is going to do this year. he has appointed some people in the world of ai. i think you will see as you might expect lighter touch regulation, so i think less of a focus on, to somewhat misplaced woke mass in the previous administration, so i think you will see faster innovation led by the private sector, probably more of a willingness or proclivity towards ai implications for national

speaking of donald trump, his america first labour policy has the debate over the role of foreign workersry. at the centre is the hb one visa scheme, which allows businesses to hire highly skilled professionals from overseas. the usefulness of the programme has divided trump supporters and raised concerns in india. the 81 b visa is one of hottest debates in the us, pitching donald trump supporters from the tech industry from his far right loyalists. silicon valley, which relies on hb one visas to hire foreign workers says that it will fill a big skills gap in the us workforce. elon musk now a key voice in this circle, has defended these visas, saying: but the republican hardliners call it a scam that undercuts jobs and wages for americans. the h1b visa programme _ wages for americans. the h1b visa programme is _ wages for americans. the h1b visa programme is a - wages for americans. the h1b visa programme is a total - wages for americans. the h1b visa programme is a total and complete scam concocted by the lords of easy money on wall street. , ,., , ., lords of easy money on wall street.

meanwhile, the health secretary has warned the use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities. meanwhile, labour mp for liverpool walton, dan carden, has called for a national inquiry, the first from the party to break ranks, urging sir keir starmer to use the full power of the state to deliver justice in germany. the afd has nominated co—leader alice weidel as chancellor candidate at a congress live streamed on elon musk's social media platform x, she promised to close the borders and abandon eu. eu climate policy, pledging to tear down windmills of shame. earlier, protesters clashed with delegates attending the congress in risor, the right leaning alternative for germany is polling at second ahead of the country's election in february. ukraine says its troops have taken two north korean soldiers prisoner in the kursk region. writing on x, president volodymyr zelenskyy said the wounded men who are fighting alongside russian forces are being treated and transported to kyiv, where journalists will be able to speak with them. some 10,000 north koreans are believed to be supporting putin's armies i

and i mean donald trump will come into office i trump will come into office with a strong labour market, that has had the latest figures showing the number of americans filing for jobless benefits fell, that suggests there weren�*t many layoffs last year. we have the monthly government report in just over a week, what is the state of the labour market do you think going forward? the bi est you think going forward? the biggest thing _ you think going forward? tue: biggest thing with you think going forward? tte: biggest thing with regards you think going forward? ttl: biggest thing with regards to the labour market is you�*re seeing average earnings, the rate of growth, that is starting to slow. although we saw a down tick in unemployment claims, the duration for which people remain unemployed has got longer and they have less bargaining power and that means the european commission says the eu has prepared for the change and most states will cope. but hungary and slovakia are heavily dependent on russian gas and slovakia�*s prime minister says his country�*s interests have been "trampled". we�*re

lets turn our attentions to cricket because the england and wales cricket board has today met with the labourh and take a stand against the taliban regime, which has effectively banned women's participation in sport since 2021. many of afghanistan's female players have left the country for their own safety. the labour mp earlier called the ecb's position "spineless, slippery and morally wrong". i was really crossed to their response, the one they give to me is the one that went out to the media. ijust the one that went out to the media. i just felt it was noncommittal, ijust felt it was noncommittal, it did not show any backbone, so i do stand by what i said earlier. but also, i undressed, and —— understand the context in which she's dealing with it. i still think that they should be seriously considering a boycott. i made my views clear to him and then he, obviously, they made their views very clear about what the consequences of doing such a thing would be. this competition hasn't been around for the last eight years. it happens to be a very big deal for people in pakistan, for the pakistan

the labour party has adopted the app definition of islam phobia, the same report said talking about that was an example of islam phobia. this is why people are scared to tell the truth. the lack of clarity, the lack of clarity, the lack of clarity means they are smeared by association. that's not fair and only a national inquiry can solve this. will the prime minister look at the labour party's adoption of the definition of islam phobia, its chilling effect and rule out introducing it in government? >> prime minister. >> i will call out any aspect that prevented anybody coming forward or any case going forward when it comes to child abuse or child sexual exploitation as i have been doing for the best part of 15 years. but yes, some people will say there should be a further inquiry. that means all the victims and survivors need to be in a position to do so. i've been speaking to them. some think they are. it will take time. all free institutions, that will take time, delay things to a point. but we already know, we already know what the major flaws are. we should get on with that action.

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the fierce debate about it has raged for years. labour will deliver growth. l have ' will deliver growth. l have always liver growth. l have always been ;rowth. l have always been clearh. l have always been clear that a third runway at heathrow will unlock did a good further growth can be increase exports and investments. increase exnorts and the uk more and more not everyone is so sure. we'll look at what it means for you. environmentalists are virtually unanimous. a third runway is a bad at least 12 people are feared dead in a crush documentary on the crisis. a ban on all knives is a very difficult thing to uphold. # we are brave...# goes far beyond the classroom. and coming up on bbc news... against club brugge as an opportunity, not a problem. hello, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor rachel reeves has confirmed that the government the scheme has long been a contoversial one. impact and the effect on people living nearby. speech setting out how labour will deliver the growth it our political correspondent iain watson r

bbc has found that some workers at chinese fashion retailer shein�*s suppliers in guangzhou are working nearly 75 hours a week. that's nearly double the number of hours allowed under china's labours come out to say that it requires all supply chain partners to to adhere its code of conduct. it added that it works with auditors to ensure compliance. you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website. it is on our mobile app as well. that is it for this edition of business today. thank you as always were watching. i will be back at the top of the hour for new state where we'll be back with more coverage of those fires. sport is next. hello and welcome to sportsday. iam olly i am olly foster. manchester united hit the spot in the fa cup, knocking out arsenal on penalties. ten—man barcelona hit five past real madrid in the spanish super cup. and a desert rose: justin rose's great britain and ireland team win the team cup in abu dhabi. hello, and welcome along to the programme where it's been a gripping day in the third round of the fa cup. the two most successful sides in the history of the competition were facing each other with the 13—time winners and

of agriculture trade and moves in the areas of mobility which the european union has been promote onning where the labourbeen resistant so far. moves in the area of professional qualifications and moves in the area of cultural tours and so on. which were the leftovers from the brexit negotiations with where early moves are possible and where i think if you have a foundation of moving ahead in those s, it will be possible to move forward. >> right. i'm afraid we have to leave the conversation there. sir nigel. >>> coming up on the show, wildfires continue to rage in california while 2024 is recorded as the hottest year on record. we'll take a look at the implications of climate change for the insurance market after this break. ♪ ♪ with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites. get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month. >>> as we approach the end of the show, here are the four things to get you up to speed ahead of the open on wall street. we get the check of the consumer

this is a figure unless we forget that the last labour government met and has never been met by the toriesince david cameron's cuts and withjohn healy, we will lead and we will challenge to convince all of our nato allies that rising defence spending is a strategic necessity. and third, we must forge closer partnerships with the global south because the world is larger than the north atlantic and mediterranean, we cannot divorce the euro atlantic from the indo—pacific and the kremlin has spread its tentacles across the world spewing out misinformation on every continent. dispatching mercenaries to africa seeking closer relations. a grim vision of unending competition is not compelling to the vast majority of states. we must avoid repeating the mistake of the early cold war period where the west lost ground to the so—called third world, from jakarta to kampala, this movement was a result and today many of those same states are structuring their foreign of those same states are structuring theirforeign policy of those same states are structuring their foreign policy to avoid harm from us com

this doom and gloom narrative from labour has had an impact. you can see it in terms of this british retail consortium survey, the tax hikes the narrative weighing on confidence among businesses. but the market turmoil, guest after guest has said to us, is also an international picture which is why we need to be nuanced about the extent to which the chancellor is weakened . tom: thank you very much indeed. we will review live pictures of a space x launch that is expected in the next couple of seconds. the kennedy space center there in florida and there is the launch. let's listen in. >> vehicle is positioned downrange. >> two plus three seconds into launch, falcon 9 has successfully lifted off at kennedy space center. the vehicle is going vertically but it will begin to move horizontally. we will gimbal those engines -- we are still going up. >> we are supersonic. >> we are moving horizontally and that helps the vehicle get into orbit and avoid being pulled back down to earth. we are coming up on max q, this is the largest structural load the v

us over the next hour to find out why a grooming gang detective has said keir starmer is as guilty as anyone over the scandal, while labour's wes streeting is in hot water with cold pensioners and why meghan markle has joined the tradwife trend. i'm leo pearson tonight i've got the comedians paul cox and kerry marx taking you through friday's top stories. there they are. don't they look ready? this is headliners. but before we look at saturday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> while the top story tonight. nigel farage has rejected any links between his party and tommy robinson after elon musk threw his support behind the jailed activist. a reform uk conference in leicester. earlier, farage made it clear that robinson, who is currently serving time for contempt of court, isn't someone his party needs. that's despite mr musk calling him a hero for standing up to grooming gangs. well, our political editor, chris hope, asked farage earlier if elon musk had become a political risk to reform uk. >> britain's been terribly badly led and that the grooming scandal, the mass rape scandal, which has resurfac

the labour market is going to be very important, it has to hold up in orderfor consumption to hold uphe majority of the us economy. it is a very important report that is coming in the next 30 minutes or so, let's see what openings look like. the concern we are seeing is that companies are not hiring. we are not seen hiring coming to play, which means it will probably not the wages continue to go higher, so death is something the fed will be watching and putting into the equation. watching and putting into the euuation. ~ ., ., ., equation. will have to leave it there, thank _ equation. will have to leave it there, thank you _ equation. will have to leave it there, thank you so _ equation. will have to leave it there, thank you so much - equation. will have to leave it there, thank you so much to l there, thank you so much to victoria fernandes. japanese steel giant nippon has come out fighting after its planned $50 billion to cover it was blocked by president biden. in a press conference the firm's executive chief accused the president of caving to executive lobbying and acting unlawf

tulip siddiq has lived in various properties which are or were owned by people with links to her political party including a flat in central london which labour to her parents. and the ft newspaper said the businessman gifting her that that has links to her aunt although the labour source points out it would be linked, it would be wrong to link tulip siddiq to these political organisations for that the prime minister said she was right to your affairs after the ethics watchdog and the conservative say that there are questions to answer. i think the move today is an effort to try to resolve this issue which has been hanging over the government for a number of weeks. it is also awkward, ironic of course that the minister now forced to deny financial corruption is also the uk government minister tasked with tackling it. two films have won big at the golden globes, the musical thriller, emilia perez, which tells the story of a mexican drug lord who changes gender, won four prizes, and the brutalist, about a holocaust survivor trying to succeed in america, took three awards. emma vardy, has more from los angeles. known as hollywood's biggest party

the mantra of the conservative government, "stopping the boats" has been replaced by the labour governmentt's here at the home office that the daily figures for arrivals are pored over. labour says the previous conservative government left an appalling legacy of broken border security, allowing criminal gangs to take hold. the conservatives say that labour's decision to scrap the plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda means there's effectively no deterrent. last year was the deadliest on record for crossings. the french authorities say more than 75 people lost their lives. at least three people died on sunday when their boat got into difficulty off the coast of northern france. what the government needs to do is not just try and smash the gangs through enforcement activity, it needs to continue to do that, but also critically put in place legal routes so that people fleeing the war in sudan, for example, or tyrannical rule in afghanistan, are able to come here safely without having to take dangerous crossings. the government says it's investing in its new border security command with t

meanwhile, as labour oversees a year on year increase in small boat crossings, gb news has been told by the former head of border force that labour will never stop the crisis unless they make one big change. and in what has been dubbed sir keir starmer's reward for failure, mayor of london sadiq khan has been knighted in the new year's honours. but why has khan, who loves decolonising things, agreed to become knight of the order of the british empire? plus, we'll be looking at some of the new year's eve celebrations across the country. they haven't all been cancelled. i'm hearing our reporters will be live on the scene and that's all to come this new year's eve after the latest headlines with sophia wenzler. >> emily. thank you. good evening. your headlines at 7:00. japan, australia and new zealand were the first to ring in the new year, with celebrations and fireworks displays. they were followed by hong kong and taiwan, who in the last few hours celebrated the new year. and thailand, vietnam and india have also rung in the new year in the past hour. but as world welcomes in 2025, se

labour. >> yeah. i mean, there quite clearly gaza has had a huge effect on the on the labour vote had during the electionobviously now we've got a ceasefire there if that is permanent and gaza ceases to be a major problem, it doesn't necessarily mean that the muslim vote won't return to labour mps. >> i don't think it will. >> i don't think it will. >> but but it's you know, there are so many areas we have a crisis of population where people like me and miriam are not having enough children. mean. >> i've had three. >> i've had three. >> well, there's seven in our family, but most people are not having enough children. they're having enough children. they're having one point. >> i've got six. i've done. >> my part. >> my part. >> wow. >> wow. >> however, in immigrant populations, they are having lots and lots of children. so this is a growing population of people in our country who are having more and more effects on our policy and our mps. then we have to have a conversation about culture clashes, and we have to be able to talk about whether different cultures can comfortably sit side by side with the v

saadiq was gifted before she was an mp, by a businessman who the financial times says has links to sheikh hasina. labourothers. there's a lot of unanswered questions here, notjust for the minister in question, the city minister, who's also meant to be the government's anti—corruption minister, but also for keir starmer, who's put her in this position. in her letter to laurie magnus, the ministerial ethics watchdog, tulip siddiq wrote... an added awkwardness is the fact that tulip siddiq — the very politician who's being investigated for financial corruption — is also the uk minister responsible for tackling it. joe pike, bbc news, westminster. the government is promising to cut the number of nhs patients in england who are waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment. it wants to slash the numbers by nearly 500,000 by the end of march next year. ministers say there'll be greater use of the private sector, and more access to local testing and treatment centres. hugh pym has been talking to patients. that's all right. this is what the government wants to see a lot more of — dedicated local nhs diagnostic cent

the declining confidence comes with an economy that has slowed sharply since labour won a landslide victorylast july's election. the new french administration of francois bayrou expects to raise 2 billion euros this year from the richest individuals with a planned levy to counterattacks optimization. the measure is part of a package of around 52 billion euros in spending cuts and tax increases aiming at bringing the country's public finances under control. the french finance ministry says 12 billion euros will come from additional taxes on companies. let's go back to japan right now pray lines crossing from the boj at the presser for the governor ueda. so far he is not sounding particularly dovish after raising interest rates for the third time by him and the team in this cycle. rates are at 0.5% after they hiked by 0.25 percent. he is talking about expectations that wages and those negotiations will continue in line with expectations for this boj. he's talking about trump as well. we have a line from ueda talking about will markets, the calm, we know that is a factor they were considering

largest departments in the federal government, including the departments of labour and transportation, suddenly dismissed it has illegal bearing in mind that it is now the law that congress be given 30 days' notice of any such dismissals. there has been no word on this so far from the white house but a lot of consternation expressed are those who believe this really is the thin end of the wedge as far as rooting out opponents of donald trump and the government are concerned. the us state department has halted spending on almost all foreign aid projects, with exceptions for israel and egypt, according to an internal memo sent to officials. a review is set to be carried out over the next three months. the us is the world's biggest international aid donor, spending $68 billion last year. the notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid, and risks cutting off life—saving services, though there are exceptions forfood aid. violence—torn haiti will be one of the countries most impacted. the us is haiti's biggest donor, providing more than $5.6 billion since the 2010 earthquakes for d

that the sun, the flagship title for rupert murdoch's uk media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. the former laboury leader lord tom watson, the other remaining claimant in this battle, also received an apology. ngn admitted the long—closed news of the world had placed him under surveillance. news group newspapers owes so many such apologies. thousands of ordinary people, just trying to live their lives, have endured the same unlawful behaviour. many were victims of heinous crimes, including victims of terrorism, grieving families, and people caught in personal tragedies. i'll never get over some of the stories i've heard in this case. this is a major victory for prince harry and his legal team. it's the first time in 18 years of battles that the news group newspapers have admitted any wrongdoing on behalf of the sun, but it also has benefits for the murdoch empire. by settling now, they avoid a trial, which could have seen allegations of a corporate—wide cover—up. that would have looked at rupert murdoch's confidant, rebekah brooks, ngn's chief executive and former sun editor. she was found not gu

has been crossed. he said conservatives had done nothing in government and labour would make it a crime not to report childexual abuse if you were aware of it. our political correspondent rob watson has been giving me more analysis on the pm's reaction. one doesn't often use the word impassioned and keir starmer side by side. but i mean, i think that was probably the most passionate he's been since becoming a prime minister. and i think very interesting that he used that line, that a line had been crossed in the treatment ofjess phillips, but also, of course, rather interesting that he tried not to make his defence of his government's role, the defence of handling of the rape gangs, by mentioning... by not mentioning mr musk personally, saying this wasn't about musk, it wasn't about america, that it was much more about british politics and british politicians, in particular those from the now opposition conservative party. surely, he said, they should come out and denounce attacks on ministers. surely they should favour the use of sort of evidence and facts in political debate, because if not, you are head

the suspended labour mp mike amesbury has pleaded guilty at chester magistrates court to assaulting an to the ground in the early hours of the morning in his cheshire constituency. amesbury and his 45—year—old victim had both been drinking and got into an argument. amesbury apologised outside court. he'll be sentenced at a later date. improving weather conditions and slower winds across southern california are giving exhausted fire crews some respite as they continue to try and contain the devestating fires across los angeles. to try and contain the devastating fires across los angeles. the fires began more than a week ago and have killed at least 25 people. let's join clive myrie, who is in los angeles for us now. we are in altadena. it is a suburb, part of greater los angeles. we are about 1k miles from downtown, and this is one of the areas that was very badly hit by the wildfires, but it's also a closed area now. people still cannot return to their homes. why? well, the construction crews working up there, they are trying to sort out the gas and electricity supplies, make them saf

the publisher of the sun newspaper — which was due to start this morning — has been pushed back to wednesday. the former labourer lord tom watson is also suing the company. lets catch up with the sports headlines. good afternoon, ollie. the ten—time champion novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals at the australian open after a thrilling, hard—fought victory over spain's carlos alcaraz alcaraz, who beat djokovic in both his wimbledon final triumphs, took the first set 6—4 but from that point onwards, even though both men broke each other, the serb took control, winning the next three in a match that lasted over three and half hours and finished just before one in the morning. alcaraz, was third seed in melbourne but has never made it past the quarters. djokovic will face alexander zverev in the semis. the women's champion, aryna sabalenka, will play paula badosa in the semis after a 19th win in a row at melbourne park. the world number one, who is looking to secure a hat—trick of australian open titles, had to work really hard to battle past the 27th seed, anastasia pavlyuchenkova. she won the first set 6

labour politicians on the issue of grooming gangs. he has jess phillips a rape apologist after she declined to hold an inquiry in to exploitation in oldham. keir starmer and jess phillips have — keir starmer and jess phillips have been on the receiving end of ill— have been on the receiving end of ill founded criticism are peopie _ of ill founded criticism are people who have done in their professional lives more than people — professional lives more than people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife heaters _ paedophiles, rapists, wife beaters and every other kind of scumbag — beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. they have — scumbag in our society. they have been_ scumbag in our society. they have been several inquiries into— have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse including rotherham, telford and a — including rotherham, telford and a seven—year review. including rotherham, telford and a seven-year review. labour sa s that and a seven-year review. labour says that tories _ and a seven-year review. labo

the health secretary, wes streeting, has accused elon musk of a "disgraceful smear" after he attacked labour. the tech tycoon called the home office minister, jess philips, "a rape apologist" after she rejected a request for a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. there have been past inquiries into the issue. here's our political correspondent, harry farley. come here. take over, elon, just take over. the richest man in the world and owner of the social media site x, elon musk will have a key role in donald trump's administration. but he's also supported nigel farage's reform uk party and has made controversial attacks on keir starmer, saying he was complicit in the rape of britain and the labour minister, jess phillips, over her refusal to hold a new public inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs. it's a disgraceful smear, keir starmer and jess phillips, by the way, who have both been on the receiving end of completely illjudged and ill founded criticism, are people who have done in their professional lives more than most people will ever do to lock up paedop

largest departments in the federal government, including the departments of labour and transportation, similarly dismissed, it hasrted, and it is thought that may even be illegal, bearing in mind that it is now the law that congress be given 30 days notice of any such dismissals. there has been no word on this so far. but a lot of consternation expressed by those who believe this really is the thin end of the wedge, as far as rooting out opponents of donald trump and the government are concerned. two senior government ministers have warned tech firms that a failure to remove extreme content from social media platforms could inspire attacks similar to the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport.in a joint letter to companies including x, meta, tiktok, google and youtube, the home secretary, yvette cooper, and the technology secretary, peter kyle, say the ease of access to dangerous and illegal material is "unacceptable". our political correspondent iain watson reports. the shocking, sickening murders of elsie, bebe and alice in southport last summer have led to a public inquiry. last week, the home secret

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is about locally led inquiries but with national backing, similar to what the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, hase says there needs to be more investigation and a level of accountability as much as anything else and she was making the case earlier that the way to do that was to allow the inquiries to be led locally but with the power and backing of the support of the government which means they can do things like summon witnesses ensure people turn up and give evidence, so we think something broadly similar to the model is what yvette cooper will announce when she gets her feet into the commons but the details at the moment are a little scant and we are waiting for confirmation of what the current approach will be and when yvette cooper stands up and makes the statement, we will be watching closely the details about how much the government has moved on this and any subsequent inquiries —— inquiries and investigations might be but more importantly what all of this will mean for the victims of the horrendous crimes. basically, a national review, _ the horrendous crimes. basically, a national review

seemed to go quite well, because, of course, donald trump's close ally, elon musk, has been denouncing keir starmer and his labourthat was anything like the tone of this conversation. i'm told it was warm and personal. it does look as though both men were getting out of their way to try to find points of agreement, rather than points of difference. here's a few examples. there was praise from keir starmer for donald trump's role ahead of, taking office in negotiating or helping to negotiate that cease fire in the middle east and, of course, the release of the hostages, something that keir starmer had praised his predecessor, joe biden, too. in addition to that, on the other side of this, donald trump sent condolences to keir starmer on the death of his brother, but also asked after the royal family and said he had great respect for them. so it does look like they were trying to talk about issues where they could have a reasonable 45—minute long. 45—minute long, as it turns out, conversation. there was no hint in readouts, either from the white house orfrom downing street, that they really got into any kind of pol

mr musk has in recent days posted a series of inflammatory messages about senior labour politicians onister of complicity and called the minister jess phillips a "rape apologist" after she declined to hold a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. it is a disgraceful smear. keir starmer and jess phillips, by the way, who've both been on the receiving end of completely ill—judged and ill—founded criticism, are people who have done, in their professional lives, more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham, in 201a, in telford and a seven—year national review that published its final report in 2022. labour says the tories didn't put in place the recommendations of that review. the conservatives argue it wasn't robust enough. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators but has also uncovered this problem has not finished. for those reasons, tha

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ha ., . himself to delete from comments about tommy robinson. he worked very hard to distance yourself from that but he won't do so in the same way about his comments about labour should not be surprised about that because they are his political opponents. but what all of this also does do is it makes life tricky for the government. the government has got elon musk chucking rocks and stones online with his huge, massive megaphone and he was doing government interviews this morning... you get this real sense in labour circles that they think it's maddening to get this kind of offensive staff being chucked at them as they see it by elon musk, they don't want to do anything to pick more of a row with one of the most powerful men in the world, not least because he is notjust any billionaire, he's a billionaire who might have a big job in the white house. this was how wes streeting was trying to square that circle today. keir starmer and jesse phillips have been on the receiving end of thejudge criticism are people who have done in their professional lives more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife beaters and every other type of scumbag in

has also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour.ions their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. it is not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it is illegal, and it violates basic human rights, so it is a human rights issue, it is an extreme form of exploitation that happens, and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced. especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doing. the thrum of machines continues well into the night. in a statement, shein told us it's committed to ensuring the fair and dignified treatment of all workers within its supply chain, and it is investing tens of millions of dollars in strengthening governance and compliance. they added that they strive to set the highest standards for pay, and that all partners adhere to their code of conduct. but the work here will go on as long as someone in london or new york continues hunting for thei

mr musk has posted a series of inflammatory messages about senior labour politicians on the issue ofster of complicity and called jess phillips a "rape apologist" after she declined to hold an inquiry in to child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. it is a disgraceful smear. keir starmer and jess phillips have been on the receiving end of ill—founded criticism are people who have done in their professional lives more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, including in rotherham, telford and a seven—year national review published in 2022. labour says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough. the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- 500 arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered, this problem has not finished. for those reasons, it's- important we have a proper national inquiry looking at all of this. _ when donald trump returns to the white house

i say quite well because of course donald trumps close ally elon musk has been denouncing keir starmer and his labourthat was anything like the tone of this conversation. i'm told it was warm and personal. it does look as though both men went out of their way to try to find points of agreement rather than points of difference. a few examples, praise from keir starmer for donald trump's roll ahead of taking office in negotiating or helping to negotiate that cease—fire in the middle east. and of course the release of the hostages, something keir starmer praised his predecessorjoe biden for too. 0n the other side of this donald trump sent condolences to keir starmer with the death of his brother and also asked after the royal family and said he had great respect for them. it does look like they were trying to talk about issues where they could have a reasonable 45 minute long conversation. there is no hint in readouts from the white house orfrom downing street that they really got into any policy detail in this discussion for the big areas of potential difference seem to have been left for another day o