iain watson is here. the tough line downing street is taking and its likely effect? i think actually, most of the battalions are massing behind boris johnson at the moment. nonetheless, there is still the prospect of a conservative civil war after this rather uncivil warning to mps that they either get behind borisjohnson oi’ they either get behind borisjohnson or they could be sacked as a conservative mp. how is that playing with the potential rebels? some of them are immune to strong arm tactics by the whips because they are big figures like ken clarke and oliver letwin, they have said they will stand down at the next election in any case. others who were due to meet the prime minister tomorrow and have had the meeting cancelled are angry about that because they say it is discourteous and their views are becoming even more entrenched. we also must remember that boris johnson has a majority of one, even with the help of northern ireland's dup. if he sacks his brexit rebels, he would be presiding over a m

let's cross to our political correspondent iain watson in brighton. debated, diane abbott talking about immigration, for example, but behind the scenes there are divisions over whether labour should be campaigning to remain at the general election, or whether a decision should be put off until after the general election with a special conference. i am joined after the general election with a special conference. iam joined by the mayor of london, sadiq khan, you are the mayor of london, sadiq khan, you a re pretty clear, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, you are pretty clear, you have always campaigned to remain, you think labour should be a remain party, what is your advice to delegates discussing whether to have this argument on the conference floor tomorrow? well, labour is at a crossroads now. i do not think it is sustainable to maintain a neutral position. we are a party about internationalism, solidarity, social justice. my message to labour delegates as this is not a time for delay, this is not a time forfudge. we should make it unequivocally cle

that was iain watson reporting.id downing street's tough approach to dealing with tory rebels could bring the prospect of an election closer. there is still the prospect of a conservative civil war after the rather unsuitable wanting to get behind borisjohnson rather unsuitable wanting to get behind boris johnson or you rather unsuitable wanting to get behind borisjohnson or you could be sacked as conservative mp. some of the rebels are immune to strong—arm tactics by the weeks because big figures like ken clarke, they said they would stand down in the next election in any case others who were due to meet the prime minister have had the meeting cancelled and they are angry about that, saying it is difficult yes and their views are becoming entrenched. borisjohnson has a majority of one even with the help of the dup, if he sacks the rebels, he will presiding over a minority government and that brings the prospect of a general election ever closer. a veteran conservative mp said the real reasons rebels were dealt with

iain watson. he was right, it was interesting.a former labour advisor and commentator. she told me earlier that this was not the way to start a political conference. well, it is a very unfortunate start. normally when you go into conference you want to go in with a very big positive message, normally a policy announcement, something to really kind of rally the troops, send a signal to the outside world that you are thrusting forward. remember, conferences are a shop window for political parties to show their wares to the media and the public. this is a critical time because we could have a general election being announced within a couple of weeks. so i think for a lot of delegates i have spoken to today, i arrived lot of delegates i have spoken to today, iarrived here lot of delegates i have spoken to today, i arrived here last night, people are just a bit dazed and confused about this, because the labour party had felt like it was sort of coming together on brexit, yet to go into this party conference in such disarray and with su

well, iain watson is at the party conference now. iain.s you heard there, one policy has been dominating discussions behind—the—scenes, and soon on the conference floor, the discussions around brexit, and the divisions have been laid bare, i think it is fair to say, on that particular policy, but labour trying to move the attention back to policies where there is notjust a great deal of agreement among labour members but they think will be popular if there is a snap election. one of those is about the nhs, and i'm joined by the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth, first of all, you are saying now you will do what the snp government has done in scotla nd what the snp government has done in scotland and make prescription charges free, but if you want to get more money into the health service, why are you effectively subsidising people who can afford to pay for prescriptions? we are also doing what the welsh labour government have introduced in wales, which is free prescriptions. ijust think it is really unfair that scotland, wales, norther

iain watson in brighton, thank you very much for that.iday—makers back to the uk if the tour operator thomas cook collapses, according to the foreign secretary. dominic raab said the government would make sure no—one would be stranded, but he dampened hopes of a government rescue bid for the firm. the travel company is currently in emergency talks and insists a deal to save it is still possible. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. the beginning of a holiday in majorca, on the day when britain's oldest travel agent is fighting to stay afloat. a deal to save thomas cook is, we are told, still possible, but it has to come in a matter of hours. i couldn't care less. if i get stuck, i get stuck. we are rather concerned as to what will happen, whether we can fly home or not. last night, confusion for holiday—makers at this hotel in tunisia, as they were effectively held hostage. the hotel was, we are told, worried that money owed to it by thomas cook might not be paid. and then there are people like andrew and sharon, uncertain if

iain watson, thank you. apologies for the distorted sound on that.hones and shoes are among the items now subject to a 15% tariff in the us. china has introduced similar tariffs on american products. our business correspondent katie prescott is here. how far reaching is this, katie? this is just the latest round in a trade war that has been going on for two years trade war that has been going on for two yea rs now. trade war that has been going on for two years now. it's really significant because we are talking about the world's two biggest economies. america brings in about $550 billion worth of chinese goods every year. china is its biggest trading partner. what is really different about this round of ta riffs different about this round of tariffs compared to what's gone before is they will hit consumers squarely in the pocket. whereas ta riffs before squarely in the pocket. whereas tariffs before had been on things like steel and aluminium that have hit industry, this will be on things like food, clothes and nappies, things households by everyday

speaking to the shadow home secretary diane abbott earlier, our political correspondent, iain watson,er iam remainderand i am remainder and i iam remainder and i represent a solidly remain constituency and we do need to arrive at a position that everybody can unite behind. and i think

iain watson, bbc news, brighton.al attempt to piece together a rescue deal. the travel firm could fall into administration within days, unless it finds an extra £200 million. there are reports that some holiday resorts are concerned about being paid. the british travel association, abta, says thomas cook is operating as normal and all package holidays are protected. a memorial service will take place in the swiss alps today to mark the disappearance of a glacier. the pizol glacier has been reduced to a few frozen lumps. scientists warn that 80% of switzerland's 1,500 glaciers could disappear by the end of this century, if global warming continues. strictly coming dancing is back. snazzy outfits, big songs and brave moves. 15 couples did their thing for the first time, including our very own mike bushell and his partner, katya jones. mike proved he had rhythm, with head judge shirley ballas saying his kick—ball changes had week—eight potential. mike was not optimistic about week two because he was the favourite of the

our political correspondent iain watson reports. nds of the labour leader said he was livid when he found out of plans last night by fellow left—wingers to oust his deputy, tom watson. there is no love lost between them but it is also on the eve of an expected election and that was politically dangerous and today he said he would rather review tom watson's than abolish it. we are going to consult on the future of diversifying the leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society. he is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson set up a group of moderate mps in the party and he has accused some of his left—wing opponents of trying to politically assassinate him. i think it is very sad, we are supposed to be here this week to fight boris johnson and outline our positive vision for the country in a general election and it has been undermined on day one. i want this week to be the most positive one we can have, i want us to unify and talk about plans for the country during and after the general el

our political correspondent, iain watson reports from westminster.the streets, and a week of rebellion at westminster lies ahead. save our democracy! these protesters want the suspension of parliament later this month lifted. but mps will still meet this week and opposition parties plan to seize control of the parliamentary agenda and pass a law effectively ruling out a no—deal brexit. but if that happens, this cabinet minister refused repeatedly to say that the government would accept the will of parliament. we will see what the legislation says when it is put forward. let's see what the legislation says. you're asking me about a pig in a poke. let's see what the legislation is. but michael gove also expressed hope that the government would defeat attempts to block no deal. i believe that a majority of mps in the house of commons this week will back the prime minister because we know the prime minister is making progress with our european friends and allies in attempting to secure a deal. and this could be the reason for michael gove's confidence. a

speaking to the shadow home secretary diane abbott earlier, our political correspondent, iain watson, asked her about the decision of labour's national executive to back jeremy corbyn‘s brexit plan, not to endorse either leave or remain in any general election campaign. iam i am remainder iam remainderand i am remainder and i iam remainder and i represent a solidly remain constituency and we do need to arrive at a position that everybody can unite behind. and i think the statement that is coming forward will do that. you have to bearin forward will do that. you have to bear in mind the lib dems are not offering a choice, they willjust revoke it, and the tories willjust go over a cliff with no deal. we are the only party offering the people i say. and that the whole labour party can unite. you offer people a say but some members of the shadow cabinet, emily thornberry, say that during the campaign labour should be leading the to remain and we have one ofjeremy corbyn‘s biggest supporters, len mccluskey, saying that anybody in the shadow cabinet who does not stick to the line, in other

first day of a conference which had been designed to demonstrate unity. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonhton. the day began in relative calm after a stormy night. labour ‘s deputy leader had almost been swept from office by left—wingers who saw him as disloyal but jeremy office by left—wingers who saw him as disloyal butjeremy corbyn was not in on the plan, so to avoid damaging pre—election row he had to stop some of his supporters from abolishing the post. we are going to consult on the future of the position to reflect the diversity of oui’ position to reflect the diversity of our society. tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson leads a group of around 100 moderate mps and arriving this afternoon he accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unitylj accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. i am disappointed because i hoped we could unite the swing and i am still hoping that and that is what i am hoping that and that is what i am hoping to do. it is fair to say t

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. recess, where legislation to stop no—deal will be introduced by opposition mp5. on wednesday the bill will be debated in the commons. at midday, borisjohnson will take to the podium for his first pmqs as prime minister. the anti—no deal bill could reach the house of lords on thursday, if it is passed by mp5. otherwise, the consideration of the bill could spill into monday. if the bill passes all hurdles, it will become law on monday. i like the way that louise stressed the word "if" there. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent ben wright. it isa it is a high risk strategy from the prime minister. this could be a seismic day. mp5 are trying to do what has proved difficult in the past which is take control of the parliamentary agenda, pass a law themselves and the effect of which, they hope, opposition mp5 hope, will be to close down the possibility of a no—deal brexit at the end of october. the question is how many tory mp5 willjoin them in that effort and we have s

our political correspondent iain watson is at the conference in brighton — how significant is this commitmentneral election? i think it's hugely significant because actually labour's policy if there is a snap election, the policy they would pursue during that election campaign became clearer today. jeremy corbyn had been under huge pressure by many figures in his party, very seniorfigures huge pressure by many figures in his party, very senior figures such as the deputy leader tom watson, to say during the election campaign that labour would unequivocally campaign to remain in the eu. today he said quite bluntly he's not going to do that, instead labour is going to try to negotiate its own brexit deal and put that brexit deal to voters in a referendum along with an option to remain. the reason that is so significant is he now has the big trade unions on board for that position and they have a huge influence in drawing up labour's election manifesto. his critics will say there's an obvious snag in the plan, because during the course of the entire election campaign, labour will be unable to say

our political correspondent iain watson has been following the day's events in brighton.egan in relative calm after a stormy night. labour's deputy leader had almost been swept from office by left—wingers who saw him as disloyal — butjeremy corbyn was not in on the plan, so to avoid damaging pre—election row he had to stop some of his usual supporters from abolishing the post. we are going to consult on the future of diversifying the position to reflect the diversity of our society. tom watson is the deputy leader of the party and i enjoy working with him. tom watson leads a group of around 100 moderate mps and arriving at brighton station this afternoon he accused some on the left of derailing any hope of unity. i am disappointed, because i hoped we could unite this week and i am still hoping that and that is what i am hoping to do. it is fair to say that the atmosphere has been heating up inside the labour party. make no mistake about it, if tom watson had been forced out of his position as deputy leader we could have seen a pre—election crisis in the main party of oppo

deal, but will not commit to either leave or remain at that stage, as our political correspondent iain watsonneral election? we are looking forward to it. jeremy corbyn may well be looking forward to an election but many voters are still looking for clarity on his brexit policy. and today at the tuc, they got it. well, up to a point. and in that election, we will commit to a public vote with a credible option to leave and the option to remain. in other words, by partly focusing on a leave option, he was facing down calls from senior figures in his own party to campaign unequivocally to remain in the expected election. but much of the real business was concluded behind—the—scenes, with the trade union leaders who will have huge influence over labour's next manifesto. so what exactly was the plan that they agreed? elect a labour government, let that labour government go and negotiate the very best terms, but then, crucially, we will put that deal to the people and they will be able to determine, decide and vote on whether they want to accept that as the route out of europe or whether they want

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. hey, ho, borisjohnson's got to go!n the streets. a week of rebellion at westminster lies ahead. save our democracy — stop the coup! demonstrators want the suspension of parliament later this month lifted, but the politicians will still meet this week. opposition mps and some conservative rebels will attempt to stop borisjohnson taking the uk out of the eu without a deal. but how? very simple. the route will be by legislation, because i believe there has got to be legislation in place to lock this and make it unlawful for him to take us out without a deal. but this could lead to a further delay to brexit. obviously, if we're at the 31st october, that will require an extension, but i think this should be a very short, simple exercise. so, if the opposition parties pass a law to stop no—deal, will the government to respect it? this cabinet minister refused repeated invitations to say that the government would abide by the of parliament. we will see what the legislation says when it is put forward. let's see what the legis

chief secretary to the treasury, rishi sunak, who's been speaking to our politucal correspondent iain watsone negotiations, to delay brexit until 2020, to hand billions of pounds to brussels if they demand it and stop the british people having their say before brexit is delayed yet again. jeremy corbyn simply doesn't trust the british people. the prime minister does, he believes they should get to decide who is going to go to that european summit on the 17th of october and i know the prime minister will get us out of the european union by the end of october with or without a deal. so how does he plan to do this, a motion to parliament on monday, a fixed term parliament act or a different mechanism like a simple majority of mps? the key question is that we want to have this election and we have an extraordinary situation of the leader of the opposition... never mind the leader of the opposition for a second, tell me what you're going to do about it. he is blocking it, how are you going to get around it? the key question is why is the leader of the opposition running scared of an election that

|j am though, could be more intriguing.” am reading a tweet from our colleague, iain watson, that the if it is a time of boris johnson's general election if it is a time of borisjohnson's choosing. how can he get there was blue he can trying get two thirds of mps to vote for —— how does he get there? he can try and get two thirds of mps to vote for it. brought in by the conservative — liberal democrat coalition, it ties the hands of a prime minister. normally, if you got to a stage where a governing party has lost its majority, you are in this kind of circumstance, you would think the prime minister could call an election. he can put down a motion calling for one. he needs two thirds of mps to vote for it. if labour will not go along with that, it is tricky for him to get through that route. there are other options. he can take it three short bill. he can say regardless of that act him the next date of the election will be october 14, which is his preference. that would only need a simple majority. that would be easier. talking to emily thornberry, i put it to her that for two years,

first, our political correspondent iain watson is in brighton.abour laid bare, here. absolutely. if anyone was in any doubt about the uncanny ability brexit to divide the major parties, just consider this. just 2a hours previously, here in brighton behind closed doors at the tuc, jeremy corbyn thought he had hammered out a compromise with the big unions that would have a huge influence in writing the labour election manifesto. that there would bea election manifesto. that there would be a referendum further down the line but in the meantime during the election campaign no official endorsement of leave or remain. 2a hours later the party's deputy leader basically said that position is rubbish and that labour must unequivocally campaign for remain. what is interesting is this fragile unity party had over closing ranks around opposing no—deal, that has been shattered, so in two weeks' time, the labour conference will be held right here but in brighton grassroots activists are already saying that they will be challenging the position thatjeremy corby

deal but will not commit to either leave or remain at that stage — as our political correspondent iain watsong forward to an election. jeremy corbyn may well be looking forward to an election but many voters are still looking for clarity on his brexit policy. and today at the tuc, they got it. well, up to a point. and in that election, we will commit to a public vote with a credible option to leave and the option to remain. in other words, by partly focusing on a leave option, he was facing down calls from senior figures in his own party to campaign unequivocally to remain in the expected election. but much of the real business was concluded behind—the—scenes, with the trade union leaders who will have huge influence over labour's next manifesto. so what exactly was the plan that they agreed? elect a labour government, let that labour government go and negotiate the very best terms, but then, crucially, we will put that deal to the people and they will be able to determine, decide and vote on whether they want to accept that as the route out of europe or whether they want to remain as part of

that move by some at the top of the deputy leaderjohn watson, well, our political correspondent iain watsonlition. to defuse the tom watson. if there is going to bea the tom watson. if there is going to be a review, that is obviously going to bea be a review, that is obviously going to be a climb—down, clearly, from the position pushed for byjohn land ——jon the position pushed for byjohn land —— jon lansman the position pushed for byjohn land ——jon lansman and the position pushed for byjohn land —— jon lansman and ken mccluskey. there has been and is a backlash against the net as thomas and ed also hearing that jeremy against the net as thomas and ed also hearing thatjeremy corbyn will make a statement shortly to the nec. there was due to be a decision from the nec attorney and and then it was to go to the party conference this afternoon, but this will no doubt cause alarm bells despite what seems to be some attempt to try to resolve this from the leadership. now, it's thought more than a million people will soon be living with the symptoms of dementia in the uk — but, despite this, new res

let's speak now to our political correspondent, iain watson.f commons and he lost by a big margin than expected which means he is likely to lose again tonight when mps discuss delaying brexit further and we see people who were until recently sitting in the conservative cabinet, phillip hammond, ken clarke, former business secretary greg clarke, david gauke, told that they have lost the conservative whip which means they cannot stand as conservatives at the next general election and that in itself its absolutely extraordinary. interestingly, keeping a straight face, the brexit minister told this programme a while ago that the conservatives were not divided!” don't think there was a deep division. many of the 21 have been in government and pursued the policy that no deal was better that a bad deal as the previous prime minister said, and now they are seeking to undermine the current prime minister by taking no deal off the table. when he says that they are not deeply divided, but the numbers are the numbers, whatever anybody says, lets look forwa

our political correspondent iain watson has this report on what promises to be a momentous day in westminsterbritish protest, people with competing views on brexit standing side by side outside parliament. inside, though, the atmosphere is turning nasty. rubble conservative mps are being threatened by boris johnson with being turfed out of their party. and the opposition and some of those rebels might back emergency legislation today as a first step towards stopping no deal. former chancellor and current rebel philip hammond says enough conservative mps will defy their own government. i think we will have the numbers. many colleagues have been incensed by some of the actions over the last week or so. and i think there is a group of conservatives who feel very strongly that now is a time when we have to put the national interest ahead of any threats to us personally. and he warned boris johnson threats to us personally. and he warned borisjohnson not to try threats to us personally. and he warned boris johnson not to try to end his career as an mp. i've been a member of this party for 45 years

our political correspondent iain watson is there.mit in the election to another referendum on brexit that's right. labour already said any conservative deal or no deal to any conservative deal or no deal to a referendum in the campaign to remain but there's been a big question over what labour would do in an election campaign and what it would save when it was in government, if it wins the election. that is a bit clearer today because jeremy corbyn said here at the tuc that labour would offer a referendum with a credible leave option against the option to remain but he's been under huge pressure from some people in his shadow cabinet, from many grassroots activists to say that labour in that election campaign should campaign to remain under all circumstances in other words even against any labour negotiated deal and in the last few minutes, the big trade union leaders those who fund the labour party, who are affiliated to labour have been meeting with jeremy corbyn, just emerging from that meeting, i understand what has been agreed t

iain watson, bbc news.e timetable of events this afternoon here at westminster. there are a number of items on the agenda before tory rebels and opposition mps make their application for an emergency debate. at 230 the foreign secretary dominic raab takes questions. an hour later, the prime minister borisjohnson stands up to make a statement about the g7 summit. any time from 430 onwards there'll be an update on the uk's preparations for brexit and no deal. then at 530, the education secretary gavin williamson makes a statement on on education funding and that's all happening before 630, when that request for an emergency debate will be madeif that's granted, which we expect it will be, the debate would start from around seven o clock onwards. then from ten o clock tonight — that key vote on whether those opposed to no deal will be allowed to bring the bill forward which would force the prime minister to ask the eu to delay brexit beyond october 31st — if a deal acceptable to mps hasn't been reached. with m

corbyn‘s policy to stay neutral on brexit if it wins a general election. 0ur political correspondent iain watson, something that should appeal to a wider generation of voters, there will be a dispute over one aspect of it, whether you can have a target of net zero emissions by 2030 or whether, as some unions think, that is unrealistic. more people are vaping than ever before, according to new research. the charity action on smoking and health says the number of adults using e—cigarettes has reached 3.6 million. the charity says e—cigarettes are the most popular tool to help people quit smoking. skies over an indonesian province turned blood red due to widespread forest fires which have swept across large parts of the country. the extraordinary pictures, from the jambi provence, look like they were taken on the surface of mars. every year, fires in indonesia create a smoky haze that can end up blanketing the entire south east asian region. experts say the unusual sky was caused by a phenomenon known as "rayleigh scattering". the duke and duchess of sussex are on the second day of a royal tour of

here's our political correspondent iain watson.emy corbyn is given a rousing reception last night at the opening rally of the labour conference. this is the kind of support he wanted to see, close to a snap election. but elsewhere, unity was fragile and beginning to shatter. first of all, jeremy corbyn had to stop an attempt by some of his usual allies to oust his deputy, tom watson, who thought that he hadn't been loyal enough to the leader. then, members of his top tea m the leader. then, members of his top team said the party should campaign to remain in the you eu at the next election. what do you think of the idea of labour campaigning for no brexit? he wants the final policy to be delayed until after the election. grassroots activists have sent more than 50 motions to the conference, also calling on the party unambiguously to remain. one staunch supporter called on remainers in the party to back down in the interests of unity. i'm confident that at this conference we will emerge united behind the policy that the a labour lead

our political correspondent iain watson is at the party conference in brighton now. can clear up the confusion they are talking about on brexitjust yet but an attempt to do it because half an hour's time, behind closed doors, away from publicity, conference delegates are going to try to hammer out some kind of compromise on brexit to avoid will be a very divisive debate on the floor tomorrow but i have to say it does not look like they will be able to bring that off because it is able to bring that off because it is a fundamental difference between the leadership position which is led to a general election campaign to decide the policy of leave or remain ona decide the policy of leave or remain on a subsequent referendum and a lot of the grassroots activists want the party to go out in campaign to remain inside the eu during any snap election and interestingly, a programming supporter taught me a little bit earlier that the delegates are having these meetings behind closed doors to see if they should not back down, should not accept any compromises and shouldn't acce

let's go to brighton now and our political correspondent iain watson.d banks, a green industrial revolution, but is it policy or those internal arguments that will make the headlines for labour today? i think it is helpful for them to try to get to a policy agenda where they can effectively try to appeal toa they can effectively try to appeal to a new generation of voters, especially on the environment, and there are some radical policies to unveil, including 37 new wind farms, an electric car revolution with new factories producing some of the batteries. but they will not escape splits on this either because there isa splits on this either because there is a big divide between some of the grassroots members on one hand and some of the unions on the other when it comes to setting a target for ambitious reductions in carbon emissions. what the grassroots want is to have a target of 2034 net zero carbon emissions. some of the unions think it is unrealistic and there is no plan behind us but even if there where it might actually cost some of their workers

here is a tweet from our colleague iain watson. help me out here, christian.rd margins repeatedly? yeah, but stephen kinnick who i spoke to on beyond 100 days, he was fearful it would lead to borisjohnson taking overin would lead to borisjohnson taking over in number ten, it would raise the prospects of no deal and i think he was regretful maybe they had not voted through the withdrawal agreement. i had another labour mp here tonight who said, i have no problem with the withdrawal agreement. she wanted more flesh on the bone. there are some labour mps are disposed that way. are there enough consumer to make mps who think, actually, it wasn't as bad as all that? -- actually, it wasn't as bad as all that? —— conservative mps who think? maybe we grab her nose and seeks to amend what happens through. it will be interesting to see where that debate goes tomorrow, whether it falls flat on its face or whether there is an appetite for it. see if we get there as well. help us understand what has been voted on this evening and that what might follow if it goes against b

iain watson, bbc news.e made comparing muslim women who wear a hijab to bank robbers and letterboxes. the labour mp for slough, tanmanjeet singh dhesi, called on mrjohnson to apologise for his comments, which he called "derogatory". let's listen to that exchange now, which took place during prime minister's questions. mr speaker, if i decide to wear a turban, or you decide to wear a cross, or he decides to wear a kipper or a skullcap, or she decides to wear a hijab or a burqa, does that mean it is open season for right honourable members of this house to make derogatory and divisive remarks about our appearance? for those of us who from appearance? for those of us who from a young age have had to endure and face up to being called names such as powell head or taliban or coming from bongo and go land, we can appreciate full well the hurt and pain felt by already vulnerable muslim women when they are described as looking like bank robbers and letterboxes. so rather than hide behind sham and whitewash investig

let's get the thought of iain watson who joins us from brighton. has broken ra nks big three unions, unison, has broken ranks and said that they will back a out and out through the main stance. giving an opportunity for those in the grass roots and want to see the potted up that position a chance of victory. whatjohn potted up that position a chance of victory. what john mcdonnell was trying to do was three things, i think. first of all, i think it was trying to say to people let's try and be civilised in this brexit debate. while he personally backs remain, he was saying to people, lets not have elections and things getting out of hand. he paid strong tribute to jeremy corbyn getting out of hand. he paid strong tribute tojeremy corbyn which got the first standing ovation at the beginning of his speech. the second thing is they show that labour have some policies which might appeal to a new generation of voters when an election comes. for example, he pledged to reduce the working week to 32 hours over the next decade, also to set up a commission to

our political correspondent iain watson is in brighton at the tuc conference where the labour leaderjeremyaking. tell us about what he has been saying. i think there are three things which are significant. firstly, the one rallying cry that keeps his own party at united, a big denunciation of a no—deal brexit, the potential risks outlined including higherfood the potential risks outlined including higher food prices, the potential risks outlined including higherfood prices, a diminishing employment rights, something which goes down well here with the tuc. the second, if you are in any doubt we are in a pre—election period, it was dispelled by the announcement of new policies including a new ministry to protect employment rights. one area which perhaps might go slightly unnoticed but i will flag it up for you very clearly, is what he said labour would do in a general election campaign itself on brexit. there has been an argument inside the labour party about whether it should campaign unequivocally to remain in orbit to see off a challenge by the liberal democrats —— in orderto challenge by

the chief secretary to the treasury rishi sunak has been speaking to our politcal correspondent iain watsonremy corbyn simply doesn't trust the british people. the prime minister does, he believes they should get to decide who is going to go to that european summit on the 17th of october and we know the prime minister will get is out of the european union by the end of october with or without a deal. so how does he plan to do this, a fixed term parliament act or a different mechanism like a simple majority? the key question is that we wa nt majority? the key question is that we want to have this election and we have an extraordinary situation of the leader of the opposition... never mind that for a second, tell me what you're going to do about it. he is blocking it, how are you going to get around it? the key question is why is the leader of the opposition are running scared of an election that just as recently as monday he said he wanted to have? within an extraordinary situation on the question forjeremy corbyn is, why are you running scared of letting the british people decide? some woul