iain watson, many thanks.russia. the g7 group of wealthiest nations has condemned what it says are sham referendums and ukraine has dismissed the process as a farce. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. russia's version of their so—called referendums. a free and fair democratic process where ukrainians in kherson decide whether they want to join russia. but, on the same spot today, in the city centre, it's deserted. ukrainian officials have posted footage like this. loud knocking apparently, ballots being taken door—to—door, with the support of armed men. on this unverified cctv clip, a man is asked what apartment he is from. "i don't live here." "are you sure?" "yes", he says. he carries on down without looking over his shoulder. we have spoken to several people under russian occupation. outgoing dialling tone hello. including natalia — not her real name. nice to hear you, too. a producer has voiced her words. what are your friends and family thinking about this? do they want to go and vote? tr

iain watson, bbc news. she is all over the front pages this morning as you would expect.ook at some of the front pages, the time says straight to business. liz truss plans energy bill freeze amid fears of mass bankruptcy. we will talk about this more in our business coverage, what some are expecting her to announce in the next 48 hours in terms of support for household and businesses. daily mail, cometh the hour, the woman. she will hit the ground running and announce lots of tax changes and new policies within days, which is what she did promise, she said i would do various tax changes on day one and offers. the daily mail saying she has no honeymoon period she has to hit the ground running and a fairly optimistic view of her leadership. the guardian says liz truss once but can she avert the looming crisis, many papers look at the two challenges, cost of watching iain watson mentioned but the deep divide that has loomed over this conservative party as they have done the race for the leadership. the son, liz truss puts her foot on the gas, new prime minister to freeze ene

we can speak to iain watson at labour's conference now. f between them is as wide as the mersey, and keir starmer is thinking it might bejust mersey, and keir starmer is thinking it might be just enough to oppose what liz truss is doing because the political essay question after this week is what they would do differently. new policies are being promised but today labour had to clarify that they were not against a cut in the basic rate of tax, the government policy, and with people potentially seeing them as the alternative party of government, they have got to get details right, so there's a lot at this week. —— there's a lot at stake this week. iain watson, many thanks. and both the labour leader and the chancellor will be on sunday with laura kuenessberg tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. russian troops are reported to be going door to door in occupied regions of ukraine, forcing people to vote in a series of so—called "referendums" onjoining russia. the g7 group of wealthiest nations has condemned what it says are sham referendums and ukrai

our political correspondent iain watson gave us his she does have multiple challenges.pport ukraine because of the russian invasion, the health service has a huge backlog even before the winter pressures. so it's notjust the energy crisis or the cost of living, but that is at the very summit of her overflowing in—tray and that is the issue that she will tackle first. we're expecting later in the week potentially a price freeze in energy prices. we don't know for how long or exactly if everyone will benefit from this, and we don't know exactly how it will be funded. we know discussions have been going on with energy companies. the energy companies about whether people would pay the money back in higher than expected bills further down the line or whether there'd be a massive government intervention. all this is in play, but nonetheless, it's moving towards a substantial intervention to try to at least keep these high energy prices from going even higher this winter. so i think that's going to be one of her first priorities, and it is on that i think her administration ma

here's our political correspondent, iain watson.l fortunes could be turning around. just as their party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far more stark. applause arriving in liverpool, the labour leader believes this will work to his advantage. and after 12 long years of tory failure, didn't they just show their true colours yesterday? crowd: , and earlier, the party's deputy leader argued that yesterday's tax—cutting, not so mini budget, had now given labour an opportunity to set out a distinct vision on the economy. the conservatives have failed to grow our economy over 12 years and now we're seeing that there is a last—ditch casino attempt at going for the risky strategy byjust helping those at the top. i don't believe that will give us the growth and investment we need for the future or will help those that are working hard today. over loudspeaker: # my city, my people, my heart. but not everything in the wider labour movement is harmonious. keir starmer has told his

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool.l. meant that redraws the political battle lines between labour and the government. it was a seismic moment. the labour party conference is always a really important moment for its leader sir keir starmer ware for a few days all the focus on the media is on him and his party in the proposal they put forward to voters and resource of the proposals in the conference centre earlier this happening. it is still cranking up here tomorrow at the moment and delegates are coming tomorrow. i spoke to shadow minister lucy powell and asked for her reaction from the chancellor's statement to the chancellor. well, this budget — as it was a budget in all but name — we think it is taking the country in the wrong direction. if you take the packages as a whole and what they are offering we think it is the wrong approach because they are basically saying that if you are very wealthy, we're going to give you more money back in pay packets, they're going to get rid of the a5p top rate of tax, they're going

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool.t middle income earners stand to lose the most money from the tax policies announced yesterday by the government, with the very richest benefiting most. but the government insists the tax cuts are fair to all and will get the economy growing. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. a bit more money for everyone will get businesses investing and people spending — that's the government's aim. but at this market in buckinghamshire, there is scepticism about who will benefit most from these tax cuts. well, the higher end are going to be a lot better off but the lower end, is it a penny? it's nothing, considering the cost of living and inflation and the bills. it will take six months to kick in, really, won't it, and to see if it does help. just hopefully it does. according to the think—tank the resolution foundation, the top 5% of earners will overall be about £2,500 better off, while the lowest 5% will be about £9 worse off, but the middle fifth of earners, labelled by some as th

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool.situation in eastern ukraine that was "intolerable" for ethnic russians living there. translation: | would like just - to comment on some of the statements thatjust today have been heard from washington, london, brussels and other western capitals with respect to the referenda which in these days are to be carried out in donetsk people's republic, the luhansk people's republic and the liberated territories of kherson and zaporizhzhia oblast in ukraine. the hysteria with which we have seen is very telling. the direct expression of the popular will of citizens has long ceased to be a form of establishment of control over a territory which the west has embraced and supported. however, once again i do wish to draw attention to something i have said already when, in august of 2021, mr zelensky, in one of the interviews, vociferously proclaimed that in the east of ukraine, there are not even people. for the sake of the future of their children, he would recommend that those people leave, go

iain watson, thank you very much.plan for the government to subsidise rapidly rising gas and electricity bills. stephen fitzpatrick, the founder of 0vo energy, says that under the scheme, the poorest households would get the most help, while higher earners using more energy would see the amount of help they get taper off. here's our business correspondent, theo leggett. turning down the heating. a warm home is something millions of people will struggle to afford this winter. cooking food or cleaning clothes, it's all becoming much more expensive and today a stark warning from one of the country's biggest energy suppliers. we are going to see a winter like never before with people going hungry, going cold and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. here's the problem — consumer bills are capped by the regulator, 0fgem, but the cap has been rising because the cost of energy on international markets has shot up. last october the annual bill for a typical household wasjust under £

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool.al correspondent, damian grammaticas, gave us the latest from liverpool. even before yesterday's budget which to all intents and purposes pretty much was that, they were going to focus on what they call a fairer, greenerfuture and i think in many ways they will feel that this has even sharpened up the focus on that. in that they believe there are issues of fairness they can attack the government on for what was announced yesterday, the distribution of those tax cuts, where the vast majority of the benefits accrue to the very richest, people earning over £150,000, over £1 million, getting many benefits from it or large tax reductions. those on the lowest incomes getting much smaller ones. the government will say that is because if you are on a higher income you pay more tax but labour saying that the fairness of this is what they will focus on. and the issue about who should be really footing the bill here so looking at things like that top rate of tax, that 45% rate, that is something

iain watson, bbc news. tom greatrex is ceo of the uk's nuclear industry association. shadow energy minister, covering energy policy for the opposition labour party here in the uk. thank you so much forjoining me today. it is good to see you. yesterday i was watching a clip of tony blair mocking david cameron about the conservatives stance on nuclear, and that one day someone might turn around and say the lights are going to go out, let's rustle up some nuclear. this is the major criticism — you can'tjust rustle up nuclear energy. no, you can't, it takes time to build them, but once built, produce a lot of power from a very small site for a very long time without any carbon emissions and without the prices we are seeing by relying on burning fossil fuels. how long would it take, all things considered, to be up and running? do you think 15 years even remotely realistic?- do you think 15 years even remotely realistic? yes, if we aet remotely realistic? yes, if we net on remotely realistic? yes, if we get on with — remotely realistic? yes, if we get on with it, _ remotely

iain watson, bbc news.red in a series of stabbings in the canadian province of saskatchewan. police have identified two suspects who are on the run and considered armed and dangerous. residents have been told to shelter in a safe place under a dangerous person alert. here's the bbc�*s jessica murphy with more. police say it could be the largest mass casualty event in saskatchewan history. it's an incident canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has called horrific and heartbreaking. saskatchewan police so they receive the first quarter of a stabbing just before 6pm local time from james smith cree nation, and indigenous community of about 2000 people. soon, more calls began to come in with police confirming on sunday evening that multiple people had been killed and more injured. that's across 13 sites injames gray and the nearby town of weldon. there is now a major manhunt under way. there is now a ma'or manhunt under way-h there is now a ma'or manhunt under way. -- cree. let me be clear, under way. -- cree.

much. at _ difficulties. 0k, iain watson, thank you very much, at the _ difficulties. 0k, iain watsonthank you for your time today. as iain wat5on wa5 time today. as iain wat5on was asking, doe5 time today. as iain wat5on was asking, does a statement make things a5king, does a statement make things worse or make it better? would you like to hear some more detailfrom the government and from the chancellor right now?- the government and from the chancellor right now? what we need to seize parliament _ chancellor right now? what we need to seize parliament coming - chancellor right now? what we need to seize parliament coming back- chancellor right now? what we need to seize parliament coming back and we need to hold the prime minister and the chancellor to account. we are in a real cri5i5. when you look at that statement from the imf la5t at that statement from the imf last night it makes it absolutely crystal clear that they come amongst others, want the government to revisit the proposal is that they have brought forward. the reason that we are in the mess that we are in is because in

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.led plans to help businesses and consumers cope with spiralling energy costs. sweden and finland have announced multi—billion—pound packages to support energy companies, while the german chancellor, 0laf schulz, has put aside £56 billion to help industry and give extra payments to pensioners, students, and people on benefits. so what are people here hoping the next prime minister will do to help them? 0ur correspondent mairead smith has been talking to people in leeds. rosita runs two cafes and a bar in leeds, employing 30 people. for her, the hike in the cost of living has hit hard. as a business, her energy bills aren't capped and she's watched them rise to a level she just can't afford. energy's probably been the worst, to be honest. i'd say this time a year ago, i was spending around 1,200 a quarter for electricity here. and i've had a bill that came in a week ago for seven grand. i think ultimately, if things carry on like this, we're going to have to shut. we will have a new prim

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.cellor, olaf scholz, has announced a package of new measures worth more than £50 billion to help people and businesses hit by soaring energy costs linked to the war in ukraine. european leaders have accused russia of weaponising energy supplies , a claim denied by moscow. here's some of what mr scholz had to say. translation: the third | relief package we have put together is larger in scope than the first two combined. if you add it all up, we are talking about 65 billion euros. it is 95 billion euros if you include the first two relief packages. that is a lot that we are moving. it is necessary, it is to help the citizens go through this situation together with us. the swedish government has said it will provide nordic electricity producers with liquidity guarantees worth billions of dollars to try to ensure that the energy crunch does not trigger a financial crisis. the prime minister, magdalena andersson, said sweden was facing a "war winter" as a result of russia's decision to cut

here's our political correspondent, iain watson.y now believe their political fortunes could be turning around. just as her party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far more stark. applause show their true colours yesterday? and thiago labour had been given an opportunity to set out a distinct vision on the economy. services are failing to grow the economy over 12 years and now we are seeing a last ditch casino attempt at going for the risky strategy by just casino attempt at going for the risky strategy byjust helping those at the top. i don't believe that will give us the growth and investment that we needin growth and investment that we need in the future or will help those working hard today. # my co, those working hard today. # my cd, my people, my heart. # my city, my people, my heart. keir starmer has urged people to stay away from picket lines, but not far away from his conference, a strike has picked up conference, a strike has picked up at liverpool docks. they ar

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent iain watson, who's in liverpool for us.gulf between labour and government policy is widening. what we are seeing dividing lines in british politics and we have seen for some time, cutting that additional rate of tax, as they call it, those for earnings over £150,000, is now a clear dividing line between the conservative government and labour, saying that the better off ought to pay, as they would see it, their fare share during a cost of living crisis. liz truss, is in some ways a unifying force for the opposition, because they are able to say, this is what we would do differently. it gives them greater definition as a result. where there was less agreement was on the question of whether to reverse the proposed cut in the basic rate of income tax, because some in the party, including the party's deputy leader, only a day or so ago, seemed to think perhaps that ought to be diverse too. and andy burnham, a leading figure in the party, a former leadership contender, felt that the money that could have been used to cut that bas

i'm joined now by our political correspondent, iain watson. been looking at this very closely. great to get you on the programme. what a day for you, that you've been having. liz truss now facing possibly the biggest economic challenge of it british leader in over a0 years. what she expected to tackle first? she leader in over 40 years. what she expected to tackle first? she does have multiple _ expected to tackle first? she does have multiple challenges. - expected to tackle first? she does have multiple challenges. she - have multiple challenges. she continues to support ukraine because of the russian invasion, the health service has a huge backlog even before winter. it's notjust the energy crisis or the cost of living, but that is at the very summit of her overflowing in tray and that is theissue her overflowing in tray and that is the issue that she will tackle first. we'll expecting leader potentially a price freeze in energy prices. we don't know for how long or exactly if everyone will benefit from this, and we don't know exactly how i

iain watson speaking to be a little earlier about the situation in the uk and the reaction there on thewe will have more on that story looking at the international reaction looking at the uk leadership race. do stay with us for that. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the duke and duchess of sussex are back in the uk, where meghan has addressed a leadership summit for young people. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, - and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today- in a loud and a clear voice, "enough of blood and tears. enough!" _ translation: the difficult | decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. lam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headli

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.or, olaf scholz, has announced 65 billion dollars worth of new measures to help people and businesses hit by soaring energy costs linked to the war in ukraine. the plan includes extra payments to the most vulnerable. these are pensioners, students and people on benefits. germany's government is also planning to raise billions of dollars to mitigate energy bills, with a windfall tax on energy company profits. the measures come just two days after russia said it was suspending gas exports through the nord stream one pipeline indefinitely. here's some of what mr scholz had to say. translation: the third | relief package we have put together is larger in scope than the first two combined. if you add it all up, we are talking about 65 billion euros. it is 95 billion euros if you include the first two relief packages. that is a lot that we are moving. it is necessary, it is to help the citizens go through this situation together with us. european leaders have accused russia of weaponising en

iain watson, bbc news, liverpool.florida. it's the third delay in a month for the test flight, which suffered a fuel leak and other technical glitches at the end of august. nasa had previously said that a further delay the international recording artist, bad bunny, has released a new music video from his latest album. the clip isn'tjust a video to accompany his hit "reggae—ton" track. it's also a viral documentary about the issues facing the artist's native puerto rico. released just hours before hurricane fiona struck, it's already racked up millions of views. ben derico has the story. # puerto rico, esta bien, cabron...# this is bad bunny, one of the world's most popular musicians. on spotify alone, he has over 44 billion streams. he's just released his latest music video for his song el apagon, but it's not your usual video clip. they called and said, "how do we turn a music video into a documentary?" into a 20—minute report about some of the island's most pressing issues, like blackouts, corruption and american in

from liverpool, here's our political correspondent, iain watson.as on an industrial scale, the worst result since the 1930s. keir starmer has had to work hard to get a hearing. he was elected as the party leader in 2020 just as the pandemic struck and proper political campaigning was put on hold. and proper political campaigning was ut on hold. ., ., , put on hold. labour to win briefing, 17 oints put on hold. labour to win briefing, 17 points clear _ put on hold. labour to win briefing, 17 points clear in _ put on hold. labour to win briefing, 17 points clear in the _ put on hold. labour to win briefing, 17 points clear in the polls. - 17 points clear in the polls. celebrate good times. 17 points clear in the polls. celebrate aood times. . ., celebrate good times. here at labour conference. — celebrate good times. here at labour conference. he _ celebrate good times. here at labour conference, he will— celebrate good times. here at labour conference, he will be _ celebrate good times. here at labour conference, he will be making - celebrate good t

iain, correspondent iain watson. good morning to you. long with this plan. that's right, it will be their decision, - along with this plan. that's right, it will be their decision, not - along with this plan. that's right, it will be their decision, not borisj it will be their decision, not boris johnson's. i think what we are getting today is a statement of intent by the outgoing prime minister and perhaps a message to his successor, this 700 million, part of the energy strategy, that has been pledged, is only really a down payment. it will take an awful lot more to try and get other companies involved to give a commitment to building new nuclear reactor in east of england. i understand in his speech he is going to be talking about the myopia, as he called it, the short—sighted net of previous month. his message to his accession is to look at the long—term strategy. there is a worrying indication of the scale of the challenges that his successor will be facing, the resolution foundation is a think tank which looks at people with low inco

our political correspondent iain watson is in in liverpool for the labour party conference. members of the party at the conference, that idea of reversing the cut to the top rate of income tax? that idea of reversing the cut to the top rate of income tax?— rate of income tax? that is hugely --oular rate of income tax? that is hugely penular with _ rate of income tax? that is hugely penular with party _ rate of income tax? that is hugely popular with party members, - rate of income tax? that is hugely popular with party members, and| popular with party members, and obviously no it is creating dividing lines in british politics and we have seen for some time, cutting that additional rate of tax, as they call it, those for earnings over £150,000, is now a clear dividing line between the conservative government and labour, who is saying that the better of what to pay, as they would see it, their first year during a cost of living crisis. that movement itself is certainly something that will draw the activist here, and to some extent, liz truss, is in some ways a unifying force f

let's get more from our political correspondent iain watson. what is going on? process of transformation _ what is going on? we are seeing this process of transformation coming - process of transformation coming already. liz truss making clear in her victory speech that she campaigned as a conservative, she will govern as a conservative, but equally with people are saying at westminster is, predominately, not entirely, she will back people loyal to her in the course of that campaign, certainly in seniorjobs. priti patel expressed hopes she could continue in the role, but the speculation showers likely to be replaced by suella braverman, one of the leadership candidates, became a more than speculation. people close to liz truss were firming this up, saying the top jobs, kwasi kwarteng become a chancellor, that these big key opponents were going to happen, and in light of that, priti patel did not wait around to be removed or offered something she did not want. she said quite clearly she is going to continue with the causes he has been championing from the back be

iain watson, bbc news.derstand borisjohnson has really been living here —— has not been living here for the last week, he has based himself at chequers while everything is moved from his flat here and then somebody�*s stuff or moving tomorrow. it is notjust today that the announcement will be a big deal, it is a huge week and we will be right across it for you. let me run you through the times and days you need to know. at around 12:30pm, that is when it is time to watch bbc news or switch on the app. around 12:30 today, either liz truss or rishi sunak will be crowned the winner of the conservative leadership contest and the country's next prime minister. the queen will then formally appoint them to their post tomorrow, at balmoral. that is what the first time ever. she is staying there at this summer, she is not flying back to london to do that. after that, the new prime minister will address the nation for the first time from downing street. tomorrow afternoon into the evening, the new leader will likely

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.ister takes over this afternoon. standing here this morning you feel the sense of impending change with media from all over the world. five times more than were here yesterday. photographers have their positions to get the shots of the prime minister leaving and this afternoon a new prime minister arriving. this is what you needs to know this morning. at 7:30, borisjohnson will deliver his final speech as prime minister outside the doors of number 10. he'll then quit downing street and head to meet the queen at balmoral, where he'll formally resign. liz truss will then make her way to balmoral, where the queen will ask her to form a government and she officially become prime minister. she'll then return to downing street. she will get the security briefings. then she will come here, we expect her to make the famous speech this afternoon outside the famous door, weather permitting. and then she will start to appoint her cabinet. we know some of them pretty much already, but she will fin

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. the outgoing prime minister wants to go nuclear.w power station in sizewell in suffolk. he is pledging £700 million, which he hopes will set off something of a financial chain reaction as private companies and france's state—owned edf in turn pledging more cash for the project. the deal is not done yet, but he said nuclear power was part of a strategy to improve the uk's energy security. out of this catastrophe of putin's war, i think good will come in that europe will wean itself off russian hydrocarbons. we will no longer be subject, vulnerable, to his blackmail, and in this country, we will have greatly accelerated long—overdue reforms and steps to become energy independent, in particular by rectifying the damage we've done to our nuclear industry. borisjohnson cannot guarantee that a new nuclear power station will be built. that decision will be taken by his successor. and it could take billions of pounds, not the millions he's pledged, to get the project off the ground. even then, it might not produce any power for another 15 y

our political correspondent iain watson reports from liverpool.ngland metro mayor. she's also former member of the european parliament for the east of england. thank you forjoining us. do you think that the labour party are right to be focusing on these long—term plans, given there is actually so much uncertainty and worry right now? should they not be addressing today �*s concerns first of all? i addressing today 's concerns first of all? .. addressing today 's concerns first of all? ~' ., ,., ., , addressing today 's concerns first of all? ~' ., ., , ., of all? i think the labour party are addressing — of all? i think the labour party are addressing both _ of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the _ of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the short - of all? i think the labour party are addressing both the short term . of all? i think the labour party are | addressing both the short term and the long—term issues. i think one of the long—term issues. i think one of the big challenges of our time is the big challenges o

iain watson, bbc news. the key moment is scheduled for half—past 12.ut whether is liz trash or rishi sunak who has won that ballot of conservative party members. the queen will then formally appoint them to their post tomorrow, at balmoral. at lunchtime tomorrow we will hear from the new occupant of downing street. then the new prime minister starts to appoint the new government team. it is expected the first cabinet meeting will take place on wednesday, before the new prime minister has their first prime minister's questions, as is traditional, at lunchtime. whoever becomes prime minister will have a monumental task, both economically and politically. rising inflation and high energy prices will be at the forefront of voters�* minds, while businesses will be keen to see stability and a commitment to economic growth going forward. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been looking at some of the immediate pressing issues. this is the economic reality, inflation at 10%, heading for a 15%, perhaps 20%, five, ten times target. economy in general already f

iain watson, bbc news. when we won't know for sure whether it is rishi sunak or liz truss, who will be the next prime minister. the queen will then formally appoint the winner to their post tomorrow, at balmoral. that is a break with tradition because of the queen's mobility issues. after that, the new prime minister will address the nation for the first time from downing street. from tomorrow afternoon into the evening, the new leader will likely begin to appoint their top government team. it's expected the first cabinet meeting will take place on wednesday, before the new leader of the conservative party appears at prime minister's questions. that is the weekly question session inside the house of commons that happens every wednesday lunchtime. that is the schedule for the coming days, continuing cabbage, as you would expect, here on the bbc. let us talk to two conservative mps now. kevin hollinrake, who's conservative mp for thirsk and malton and backs rishi sunak. alec shelbrooke, who's the conservative

.— let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson.the government this morning but the full package to be unveiled soon. probably in a couple of hours' time we are expecting it by liz truss herself, during an energy debate, not a statement, she will open a wider energy debate. it will concentrate notjust on help for this winter and beyond, but also what she would see as some of the long—term solutions towards uk energy security. that could mean ending the moratorium on fracking and more licences for companies to explore and indeed extract oil and gas from the north sea. we expect all of that but, earlier today one of her close allies, promoted to levelling up secretary in the government, simon clarke, was asked about the package we are expecting with perhaps typical household bills limited to £2500, and he was asked should that money go to those who need it most and he said there is already money pre—announced which will be going to some of the poorer households, £650 for people in any form of benefits, but you can see that it form of

our political correspondent iain watson reports from liverpool., aesthetically, it doesn't make a great deal of difference either. itjust makes the room slightly shorter. keir starmer and shadow chancellor rachel reeves are visiting a home insulation scheme in bootle on merseyside. from insulation, from the plasterboard on top and that's set on batons so it's brought the wall out about that much. they want to see more projects like these because they believe they'll keep heating bills down in future and that going green is the way to tackle the energy crisis. and you could do all the external stuff with the family in there? yes. and then you just get in for the internal bit? yeah. today they'll announce a scheme to put government money into private sector projects to expand renewable sources of energy, such as wind farms all across the uk. we're investing £8 billion as part of a big package to create jobs, i to create the skills, _ and to create the green industry that we need for the future. labour say taxpayers would be able to share in future p

let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson. about numbers. you say 100 billion often enough and you get used to the number. these are extraordinary sums of money we are talking about. it is of money we are talking about. it is difficult to get _ of money we are talking about. it is difficult to get your head around the scale — difficult to get your head around the scale of it and what is interesting is notjust a huge cost likely— interesting is notjust a huge cost likely to — interesting is notjust a huge cost likely to be attached to government intervention in the market, but also these _ intervention in the market, but also these ideological and political dividing lines between the parties because _ dividing lines between the parties because clearly if you are going to limit people's typical household bills to — limit people's typical household bills to two and a half thousand pounds — bills to two and a half thousand pounds per year it has to be paid for one _ pounds per year it has to be paid for one way— pounds per year it

let�*s talk to our political correspondent iain watson. yes, it is certainly back with a i where it left off. yes, it is i certainly back with a vengeance. where it left off. yes, it is - certainly back with a vengeance. if you cast your mind back to that mourning period, then the dividing line between the major parties on how to freeze energy bills or restrict energy bills, liz truss is sticking to the campaign promises she made when she was vying to become conservative leader and prime minister saying that actually there will be no further taxes on those companies because it might discourage investment. there will be familiar battle lines being drawn up, but as prime minister she will want to effectively have a sense of momentum after politics has been in the bay and is at least publicly for the bay and is at least publicly for the last ten days. you mentioned her speech to the un general assembly, she will make the argument about continued support for ukraine. she�*s also playing down any prospects in the short and medium term of any tr