iain duncan smith, thank ou checklist this. iain duncan smith, thank you for— checklist this. g _ checklist this. iain duncan smith, thank you for coming to - checklist this. iain duncan smith, thank you for coming to talk - checklist this. iain duncan smith, thank you for coming to talk to i checklist this. iain duncan smith, | thank you for coming to talk to us on the bbc news channel. interesting that the, iain duncan smith has called for the government to think about the money that is going to save by canning birmingham to manchester part of the hs2 line, he thinks part of that money should be given to devolved leaders to the mayors in places like manchester and the west midlands. interesting, we'll put it to the government, we're pretty sure we know what happening with hs2, wejust not we're pretty sure we know what happening with hs2, we just not know what prime minister will do with the money. studio: fascinating conversation. you are no stranger to political conferences. what do you think the tories really need to do at this point? what does rishi sunak need to do at thi

i'll be joined tonight by sir iain smith, nadhim zahawi iain duncan smith, nadhim zahawi i'm to ask will any i'm going to ask will any actions really come from that speech today? and the other big question is, is there a message that goes out to the country here from manchester? if there is, i have no idea what it is, but doubt, sir ian and the but no doubt, sir ian and the team can make me make me aware of because can't out of it because i can't work out what it is. first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel. thank you. the top story today is that the home secretary suella braverman has warned of a future hurricane of mass migration into the uk. in her speech to the tory party conference in manchester today, ms braverman says that as well as stopping illegal migrants from coming to the uk , she'll from coming to the uk, she'll also make sure that legal migration is held at reasonable levels. gb news presenter nigel farage criticised the speech , farage criticised the speech, saying the government was out of touch with ordinary voters. ms bra

one man who knows a lot about conservative conferences is the former conservative leader iain duncan smith to speak to us. you know the difference between a good conference and bad conference, which is this? i and bad conference, which is this? i think this is a good one actually. it is short— think this is a good one actually. it is short and there is, i sense from _ it is short and there is, i sense from delegates that there is a kind of mood _ from delegates that there is a kind of mood that the coming fight to the election_ of mood that the coming fight to the election is_ of mood that the coming fight to the election is one they could win. despite — election is one they could win. despite everything on h is two, despite the fact we've had this strange cloud hanging over the conference here in manchester, the big question on whether h is too will reach this place hasn't been answered by number ten. i will reach this place hasn't been answered by number ten.- answered by number ten. i was sliuhtl answered by number ten. i was slightly surprised _ answered by number ten. i was slightly s

[applause] it for loose one thing that helped us get through covid, iain duncan smith welfare reforms were another. the old system could not have coped with the pressure in the way that s his universal credit list, but we have more to do. we must end the national scandal where our benefit system declares that more than 2 million people of working age are incapable of actually doing anything. that's not conservatives. that's not compassionate. that was change. infi 2011, one in five of those doing the work capability assessment were deemed unfit to work. but the latest figure now stand at 65%. our people sicker today than it were a decade ago? no. of course not. it's that good for our economy. it's not fair on taxpayers left to pick up the bill, and it's a tragedy forwo those 2 million people being written off. i refuse to accept this, and that is why we're going to change the rules so that those who can work, do work. [applause] your values and your priority should be expressed in everything the public sector does. too often it is not. in too many parts of our permit state, virtual ci

i have to say. >> sir duncan smith >> sir iain duncan smith it's marvellous. years in marvellous.fter 30 years in parliament, you still exude optimism election . optimism for the next election. i think he's rather wonderful. in , a special exclusive in a moment, a special exclusive report from lampedusa. the implications of which will play out in the english channel very, very shortly . back with you in very shortly. back with you in two minutes radio. >> well, suella braverman talks about a hurricane of migration , about a hurricane of migration, in particular coming from north africa , and nowhere has been africa, and nowhere has been more acutely affected over the last couple of weeks than the italian island of lampedusa. gb news home affairs and security editor mark white has been to lampedusa and produced for us this exclusive report a week after more than 11,000 migrants arrived on this tiny italian island . island. >> and we watched as the final batch of 101 mainly young men from sub—saharan africa left to board a ferry to the italian mainland . authorities here took mainla

>> are liz truss and iain duncan smith worrying unnecessarily about the presence of the chinese?usly there is a concern about chinese hacking and you're inviting them to our ai summit . well this and you're inviting them to our ai summit. well this isn't just our ai summit. >> we are of course convening the world for the first time, but this needs to be a proper global conversation and let's face it, it is undeniable that al that china are a leading ai ai that china are a leading ai nation. they're not just consumer of ai, they're producers of ai as well. the second in the world. if we're going to have a really productive conversation and if we're going to be strategic about we have least about this, we have to at least try talk to and work with try to talk to and work with china . absolutely. there are china. absolutely. there are areas where we won't want to inform them about certain parts of our work because of national security. but we need to at least try and bring that. okay. table is akin climate change table is akin to climate change if going to really have an if we're go

i'll be joined tonight by sir iain smith, nadhim zahawi iain duncan smith, nadhim zahawi i'm going askctions really come from that speech today? and the other big question is, is there a message that goes out to the country here from manchester? if there is, i have no idea what it is, but doubt, sir and the but no doubt, sir ian and the team can make me make me aware of because i can't out of it because i can't work out what it is. first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel. thank you. the top story today is that the home secretary suella braverman has warned of a future hurricane of mass migration into the uk. in her speech to the tory party conference in manchester today, ms braverman says that as well as stopping illegal migrants from coming to the uk , she'll from coming to the uk, she'll also make sure that legal migration is held at reasonable levels. gb news presenter nigel farage criticised the speech , farage criticised the speech, saying the government was out of touch with ordinary voters. ms braverman though , says the braverman

iain duncan smith in the universal credit experience, he would often find it very difficult that civil skilling in guy thing and accountability for long—term decisions. so we should not assume that everything dominic cummings said today was irrelevant. there are problems in the british civil service, it is not the rolls—royce service of legend. civil service, it is not the rolls-royce service of legend. boris johnson will — rolls-royce service of legend. boris johnson will give _ rolls-royce service of legend. boris johnson will give his _ rolls—royce service of legend. boris johnson will give his evidence before christmas, i understand. is he going to be able to call some of this back, do you think, and a bell? i think it is unlikely, his reputation _ i think it is unlikely, his reputation has - i think it is unlikely, his reputation has been i i think it is unlikely, his - reputation has been absolutely dragged — reputation has been absolutely dragged through _ reputation has been absolutely dragged through the _ reputation has been absolutely dragged through the mud. i. reputation h

former prime minister liz truss and sir iain duncan smith, former party leader , are amongst former party leader, are amongst those who have signed up along with seven former cabinet ministers the promise means they won't vote for the chancellor's autumn statement if it contains tax rises . putting further tax rises. putting further pressure on rishi sunak ahead of the conservative party conference. jeremy hunt, the chancellor has told the times today he wants to stop the vicious circle of ever rising taxes , but has ruled out cuts in taxes, but has ruled out cuts in the short term. all too often we have seen these promises and pledges made by mps across the political divide that haven't materialised. >> that is why this tax pledge is different. it isn't connected to the conservative party. it is a direct pledge from me and my constituents in rossendale and dannen and to the british people that i will not vote to put taxes up. it's for keeps. it is a pledge that i will stick to as long as i am a member of parliament. >> meanwhile, the prime minister says he is slamming the brakes on the w

i'll be joined tonight by sir iain smith, nadhim zahawi iain duncan smith, nadhim zahawi i'm to ask willns really come from that speech today? and the other big question is, is there a message that goes out to the country here from manchester? if there is, i have no idea what it is, but doubt, sir ian and the but no doubt, sir ian and the team can make me make me aware of because can't out of it because i can't work out what it is. first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst .

to be built properly for infrastructure in the north of england and we had a former minister iain duncan smithing the money saved should be given to the mayors of manchester in the west midlands and other devolved leaders to decide how they want to spend it. rishi sunak is not going, he set out william he will not be pushed on that decision. there is a lot of talk about it happening tomorrow so we may get clarity tomorrow. more broadly the prime minister is trying to reset things tomorrow, his speech will be an absolutely crucial moment for his leadership. rishi sunak is trying to move himself from the guy who can stabilise the economy and take problems you had with inflation and the aftermath of liz truss's government, stabilise the economy, he argues he has done it, there is debate in different quarters about how successful that has beaten but he thinks he is ready to move onto the next phase.— he thinks he is ready to move onto the next phase. thank you very much. riuht now the next phase. thank you very much. right now we — the next phase. thank you very much. right now we want _ the next

. >> and we're going to bring in one of those grandees, former conservative party leader iain duncan smith the program. morning i program. good morning to you. i don't know how much you're able to that segment, to hear of that last segment, but a fringe but talking about a fringe event, truss going be event, liz truss is going to be calling once again for growth and cuts, specifically to and tax cuts, specifically to corporation tax. your thoughts on first of all? well on that? first of all? well first of all, i want to thank you very much for describing me as the ex—prime minister. >> so that was a promotion i never thought i'd get. >> should have been, though. >> you should have been the leader . leader. >> your question ? yeah. so the >> your question? yeah. so the key here in all of this debate, i'm next to liam, so i heard him. but the key is that we need growth . the uk economy growth. the uk economy desperately needs growth. if we go on in the tightening vice we're in at the moment, we could end up with a dual problem which is high taxes, no growth and huge debts and all of this is

former tory bigwig iain duncan smith has rightly insisted that if the bbc is going to revisit this cesspoolt should be an cesspool, it should be an unfiltered plunge, showing a whole new generation how awful it was by spilling, these are his words, the true story and i say here, here too, that if anti beeb's going to give us a rerun of this tawdry tale, it's high time that they own up to their partner. it no more sugar coating , no partner. it no more sugar coating, no more partner. it no more sugar coating , no more convenient coating, no more convenient omissions , and certainly no more omissions, and certainly no more pretending that they're the moral compass of the nation. so bbc, if you're going to make us relive the savile years all over again , then don't dare edit out again, then don't dare edit out your own incompetence and moral failure. we're all footing the bill for this soap opera , so at bill for this soap opera, so at least the very least that you can do is give us the director's cut. the ugly, the uglier, and the downright grotesque . now, the downright grotesque. now, benja

former tory bigwig iain duncan smith has rightly insisted that if the bbc is going to revisit this cesspoolt should be an cesspool, it should be an unfiltered plunge, showing a whole new generation how awful it was by spilling, these are his words, the true story and i say here, here too, that if anti beeb's going to give us a rerun of this tawdry tale, it's high time that they own up to their partner. it no more sugar coating , no partner. it no more sugar coating, no more partner. it no more sugar coating , no more convenient coating, no more convenient omissions , and certainly no more omissions, and certainly no more pretending that they're the moral compass of the nation. so bbc, if you're going to make us relive the savile years all over again , then don't dare edit out again, then don't dare edit out your own incompetence and moral failure. we're all footing the bill for this soap opera , so at bill for this soap opera, so at least the very least that you can do is give us the director's cut. the ugly, the uglier, and the downright grotesque . now, the downright grotesque. now, benja

had heard some voices from those that have been critical of china policy in the past, notably iain duncan smithst few moments , a significant few moments, a significant intervention from the former prime minister, liz truss , who prime minister, liz truss, who makes the argument towards the government that that china uses ai in a very different way than in the united kingdom or like minded g7 countries use ai. she describes the way that china uses as this new technology as a means for systematic repression and state control and says that there was a reason why there was a security review and the united kingdom stopped using chinese cameras in government buildings and the like. and she says in the letter that she would have hoped that that same thinking would have been applied to this summit. course, what the summit. of course, what the government says is that if you're trying to achieve a global system of ai regulation, if you're trying to achieve buy in from all of the players at the forefront of this new technology, then you can't exclude any one country, especially see a country as technolog

justice, think tank, which co—founded by which is co—founded by conservative iain conservative mp iain duncan—smith right? it's jeremy hunt, right? literally they should have >> well, they should have mentioned far more than inflation, frankly, they should be the biggest inflation, frankly, they should be time the biggest inflation, frankly, they should be time the goingst right ticking time bomb going on right now. work the now. and that's work and the amount people are out of amount of people that are out of work 3.8 million people are out of benefits, 700,000 of of work benefits, 700,000 of which want to work. and all of this is important towards inflation because you have more people work system. people in the work system. you've paying you've got more people paying taxes, and it's better for people's health. their aspiration , all of that, and no aspiration, all of that, and no one's mentioning like one's mentioning it. it's like madness. we're in liverpool madness. even we're in liverpool right now. yeah. and there is 9000 jobs available out there. average salary at £34,000. and yet there's 1

conservative party , former prime conservative party, former prime minister liz truss and sir iain duncan smithader, among them, not very happy at all that china has even been invited . china has even been invited. noted because of course, we know. okay, we can argue till the cows come home. if it's a threat or a systemic challenge. but china in many ways, though, we have close economic relations with them, is not our friend and also in terms of intellectual property theft, they are very well known for basically nicking ideas and technology from other countries . but the bottom line, countries. but the bottom line, isuppose countries. but the bottom line, i suppose , is that this is a an i suppose, is that this is a an opportunity , artificial opportunity, artificial intelligence and also a potential threat to the whole world. so if you close out china , one of the biggest two superpowers in the world, and you leave yourself open to bad actions from from them, so the thinking is better to have china within than to leave them out in the cold. >> catherine force thank you for that update. appreci

action if furlough was one thing that helped us get through covid, then iain duncan smith's welfare reformld system could not have coped with the pressure in the way that his universal credit did . but we universal credit did. but we have more to do . we must end the have more to do. we must end the national scandal where our benefit system declares that more than 2 million people of working age are incapable of actually doing any. that's not conservative. that's not compassion , innit? that must. compassion, innit? that must. changein compassion, innit? that must. change in 2011, 1 in 5 of those doing a work capable assessment were deemed unfit to work. but the latest figure now stands at 65. are people three times sicker today than they were a decade ago? no, of course not. it's not for good our economy. it's not for good our economy. it's not for good our economy. it's not fair on taxpayers who have to pick up the bill. and it's a tragedy for those 2 million people being written off. i refuse to accept this. and that is why we are going to change the rules. so that those who can work do