iain watson - since the 1950s. thank you for joining us. iain watson in - joining us.nisers of the world cup in qatar have announced that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at the stadiums. consuming alcohol in public is illegal in the deeply conservative muslim country, but budwieser — a world cup sponsor — had been granted rights to sell beer within the ticketed perimeter of stadiums. well, both england and wales are in training today. in a moment, we'll talk to hywel griffith who's with wales, but first let's cross to alex howell with the england team. let's talk about the ban on beer in the stadiums first.— let's talk about the ban on beer in the stadiums first. well, the mood miaht be the stadiums first. well, the mood might be very _ the stadiums first. well, the mood might be very different _ the stadiums first. well, the mood might be very different when - the stadiums first. well, the mood might be very different when the i might be very different when the matches are going on here in qatar after fifa announced that no alcohol would be sold in any of the e

here's our political correspondent iain watson.rime minister, a new approach, and a firm pledge. this government will have integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level. on the same day he brought his ally sir gavin williamson back into government, 2a hours after he was told sir gavin was facing a potentially serious complaint about his behaviour. he sent wendy morton, a senior member of liz truss's government, a series of texts complaining, in no uncertain terms, about the treatment of mps who had not backed the truss leadership campaign. even accusing her of rigging the ticket allocations to the queen's funeral, something she denies. a number of his messages contain expletives. he warns, "there is a price for everything". that is not acceptable, he should not have said it. he has said he regrets doing so. he has given... so what is the consequence for him? he has given some context that this was at a time of heightened frustration. downing street said the first time the prime minister saw sir gavin williamson's te

iain watson, bbc news.he republican party at the crucial mid—term elections has failed to take place. it's two years intojoe biden�*s presidency, and the battle for control over america's congress will have a profound impact on what he can achieve from now on. most of the results are in, and the fight for control is incredibly tight. this is how the situation stands right now. in the lower house — the house of representatives — all 435 seats are up for grabs, and here the republicans do look set to take control, but by a narrower margin than they had hoped. in the upper house — the senate — where just over a third of the seats have been up, the democrats and republicans are neck and neck on 48. democrats need 50 to remain in control. the republicans were expecting to do much better than this. and several candidates chosen by donald trump have been beaten. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. joe biden, congratulations. this is not uuite joe biden, congratulations. this is not quite the _ joe biden,

iain watson, bbc news. westminster. in 2024. he made the announcement from his mar—a—lago estate in florida, claiming that "america's comeback starts right now. claiming that "america's comeback starts right now." but mr trump has found himself being blamed for the poor performance of the republican party at the recent midterm elections. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal reports. in front of his crowd, inside his home, donald trump officially announced his comeback. america's comeback starts right now. cheering. it was classic trump. he painted america as a dystopia that only he could rescue. because this is notjust a campaign. this is a quest to save our country. talking about saving our country... he boasted about his time in office... everybody was thriving like never before. ..had a go at president biden... now we have a president who falls asleep at global conferences. ..and hit out at the various legal investigations into him... and i'm a victim. i will tell you, i'm a victim. many of donald trump's sup

iain watson, good to talk to you. _ the public. iain watson, good to talk to you, our _ the public. to you, our political correspondent at westminster. our business correspondent hannah miller is at a community cafe in gloucester this morning, finding out what people there think of the chancellor's statement. shejoins us now. good morning to you. she “oins us now. good morning to ou. a, , ., , you. morning. yes, we have been talkin: to you. morning. yes, we have been talking to peeple _ you. morning. yes, we have been talking to people here _ you. morning. yes, we have been talking to people here in - you. morning. yes, we have been l talking to people here in gloucester all morning, people still crunching through many of the details at this community cafe where people can pay what they can afford for a hot meal throughout the day. we have emma here to talk us through what you do here. just show us around a bit we have got to come over there is the cafe? , .., have got to come over there is the cafe? , .. ., , , have got to come over there is the cafe? , ,., cafe? yes, the cafe open

downing street has now called the messages �*unacceptable' — as our political correspondent iain watsonprime minister promised a new approach and gave a firm pledge. this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. on the same day, he brought his ally sir gavin williamson back into government. but we now know 2a hours earlier, rishi sunak been told that a potentially serious complaint had been lodged with conservative headquarters about sir gavin's behaviour. that complaint of bullying and intimidation came from the former chief whip, wendy morton, a senior member of liz truss�*s government. in a series of texts published in the sunday times, he accuses her of rigging the ticket allocations to the queen's funeral in september, to exclude mps who were critical of liz truss, something she denies. a number of his texts contain expletives. he refers to her as stupid and warns there is a price for everything. so, what did his ministerial boss make of this? that'ss not acceptable, he shouldn't have said it. he said he regrets doing so. so what are the co

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.ighest for more than a0 years — with the bank of england governor warning it may not return to normal for three years. nato says the missile that killed two people in poland was probably fired by ukrainian air defences. the deputy prime minister asks for an independent investigation after two formal complaints against him about his behaviour. a toddler who died from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his flat "deserved better", according to the housing secretary michael gove. speaking in the commons this afternoon, he said it's "scarcely believable" a child could die in those conditions in 21st century britain. and he accused the landlord of a "terrible dereliction of duty". let's hear what he had to say. one of the principal roles of the housing 0mbudsman service is to ensure that robust complaint processes are put in place so problems are resolved as soon as they are flagged. it can order landlords to pay compensation to residents, and it can also refer cases to the regulator

here's our political correspondent iain watson.r promised a new approach and gave a full pledge. this promised a new approach and gave a full ledue. , ., full pledge. this government will have integrity. — full pledge. this government will have integrity, professionalism, | full pledge. this government will. have integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level. on the same day, he brought his ally 0n the same day, he brought his ally sir gavin williamson back into government. we now know, 24—hour daily, rishi sunak had been told that a potentially serious complaint had been lodged at conservative headquarters about sir gavin's behaviour. that complaints of bullying and intimidation came from the former chief whip wendy morton, a senior member of liz truss's government. in a series of text published in the sunday times, he accuses her of rigging the ticket allocations to the queen's funeral in september to exclude mps who were critical of liz truss, something she denies. a number of his texts contain explosives refer t

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.ary, james cleverly, hasjust come back the foreign secretary, james cleverly, has just come back from bali and made a statement in the commons about last night. he said... we will not rush to judgment on this incident but the only reason why missiles are sailing through the skies is russia's brutal invasion. another bit of defence news, a statement from james wallace, sorry, ben wallace, forgive me... we will leave that, i will bring you that after we have heard from the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey, who, currently you see that is harriett baldwin who is the new chairperson of the treasury select committee.— select committee. potential inflationary _ select committee. potential inflationary upside _ select committee. potential inflationary upside risks - select committee. potential inflationary upside risks in i select committee. potential i inflationary upside risks in the economy. the goal is to present, what has gone wrong with your forecast modelling? it what has g

downing street has now called the messages �*unacceptable', as our political correspondent iain watsonrnment will have integrity, professionalism and accountability. at every level. fin professionalism and accountability. at every level-— at every level. on the same day he brouiht at every level. on the same day he brought sir— at every level. on the same day he brought sir gavin _ at every level. on the same day he brought sir gavin after _ at every level. on the same day he brought sir gavin after he - at every level. on the same day he brought sir gavin after he was - at every level. on the same day he brought sir gavin after he was leftl brought sir gavin after he was left to gather after a potentially serious complaint about his behaviour. he sent a senior member of the liz truss government a series of the liz truss government a series of texts complaining in no uncertain terms, that the treatment of mps who had not backed the leadership campaign. even accusing her of reaching the ticket allegations to the queens funeral, something she denies. a numberjust messages contain expletiv

iain watson, thank you very much- — the chancellorjeremy hunt has said it's a "source of great regrete across the country should feel angry about this. this isn't, by any means, the first time that social care has been let down. the 97—2010 labour government promised to take action and didn't. the 2010 to now conservative government came in in 2010 saying it was urgent to deal with this. they promised they would do that after the 2015 election. it got cancelled then. the current government, when borisjohnson came to power, said he was going to fix this. part of the manifesto on which all of them were elected. it has now been put off again to beyond the next election. it really is time for all of us to think of social care and the really vulnerable people that are protected by it as a top priority, not the one that can be put aside. sir andrew dilnot. our social affairs correspondent is with me now. this was proposed a long time ago, this cap on social care costs. sir andrew dilnot led an inquiring more than a decade ago recommending that they should be a limit to the amount that any o

let's get more from our political correspondent, iain watson.h capital gains tax, what is it saying? what more money through capital gains tax, what is it saying?— tax, what is it saying? what the government _ tax, what is it saying? what the government is _ tax, what is it saying? what the government is saying _ tax, what is it saying? what the government is saying is - tax, what is it saying? what the government is saying is that. tax, what is it saying? what the | government is saying is that this time round, not like the austerity drive from george osborne, they're not going to simply cut public spending to make up this huge hole, perhaps a0 billion, £50 billion gap in public finances. they are going to share this between tax raising and spending cuts. it's not surprising that there is quite widespread speculation about which taxes may go up. there is a very strong hint indeed that the scope and the duration of the windfall tax from the energy companies would be extended. the latest news that we have, certainly what the newspapers are record

our political correspondent iain watson told me what he makes of kwasi kwarteng's comments. rather than himself when he says that she was very dynamic, very forceful, he warned her to slow down the pace, that the pace itself had consequences, but equally the strategy of reducing taxes to boost economic growth, that's right, his only objection really is the pace at which they proceeded. he was asked also if he wanted to apologise for the mini budget and he did say that he was sorry about people facing remortgaging, but that was as far as he went in expressing regret. he also, i think, quite interestingly, said that it was mad for liz truss to have sacked him as chancellor. she was gone about a week later. he said she was very distressed, very emotional, when she dismissed him. but i do wonder whether the current chancellor, jeremy hunt, believes it was all that mad, because we have been hearing from him talking about the contraction in the economy, the gdp figures but he was also asked about kwasi kwarteng's comments in that talk tv interview as well, and he said all he would

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. 19 people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed into lakeen to hospital. emergency workers had to use small boats to reach the passengers. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has called for a general election, saying the conservatives have unleashed chaos on the economy — and he proposed a plan for cash grants to help homeowners badly affected by rising interest rates. sir ed was making the keynote speech following the cancellation of the lib dem party conference in the wake of the queen's death. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has more. sir ed davey leads a party with only a small showing at westminster, trying to punch above its political weight. boosted by recent by—election wins, he came to rally liberal democrats in london today, and attacked the conservative government for the damage he said they had done. never again can the conservatives claim to be the party of homeowners. never again can they claim to be the party of business. never again can the conservatives claim to be the party that balances the books. the conse

let's talk to our political correspondent iain watson. :, , of events? good morning. it was the late us president _ of events? good morning. it was the late us president john _ of events? good morning. it was the late us president john kennedy - of events? good morning. it was the late us president john kennedy that| late us presidentjohn kennedy that said success has 100 fathers and failure is an orphan. so it proved with the mini budget because in his comments, kwasi kwarteng puts the blame on liz truss, rather than himself when he say she was very dynamic, very forceful and he warned her to slow down the pace. the taste itself had consequences, but the strategy of reducing taxes to boost economic growth, that is right. his only objection is the pace at which they proceeded. he was asked also if he wanted to apologise for the mini budget. he did say he was sorry about people facing remortgaging. but that is as far as he went in expressing regret. he also, ithink, quite interestingly said it was mad for liz truss to have sacked him as ch

let's get more from our political correspondent, iain watson.ut to try and raise mone 7~ ., ., ., ., ., ., money? we are going to get a lot of speculation between _ money? we are going to get a lot of speculation between now _ money? we are going to get a lot of speculation between now and i money? we are going to get a lot of i speculation between now and november 17 whenjeremy hunt will make a statement. some of it will be well resourced and some of it less so. certainly, the government has said that those with the broader shoulders should have the heaviest burden. half of that will come from raising taxes and half of it from cutting spending. i think what we're seeing on the tax—raising side that they are trying to stick to this that those in the broader shoulders line, first of all by heavily hinting that the windfall tax will be extended both in scope and in duration. so they can take money from big energy companies making profits that seems to be more accepted than personal taxation. also in some of the newspapers there has been talk of ra

iain watson reporter:.ng night and day to deal with the rising number of migrants arriving across the channel, but warned there was still "a long way to go" before a solution can be found. suella braverman made the comments in an interview with the mail on sunday after facing heavy criticism over the government's immigration policies. 0ur reporter simonjones is in dover for us this morning. simon, what more can you tell us? well, the home secretary visited dover on thursday to meet border force staff and then she went on to the controversial migrant processing centre at manston. she reviews than to talk to the media, she has now written this newspaper article. in it she has an uncompromising message, suella braverman says that the message to migrants is if you arrive by boat from another safe country illegally, then you are not welcome here and you will not be allowed to stay. now, in terms of what she is planning to do about it, she says she recognises the restoration of people when they see these boats ar

we're joined by our politicial correspondent, iain watson.as been said by the former chancellor.— has been said by the former chancellor. , ., ., ., chancellor. yes, charlie, good morning- _ chancellor. yes, charlie, good morning. kwasi— chancellor. yes, charlie, good morning. kwasi kwarteng - chancellor. yes, charlie, good. morning. kwasi kwarteng broke chancellor. yes, charlie, good - morning. kwasi kwarteng broke his silence after his 38 day stint as chancellor of the exchequer in his talk tv interview. effectively his message was that the mini budget that he presided over that the measures of —— that the measures in it had gone far too quickly and fast, and although he said that he bought some response ready for it, he tended to shift the blame as far as possible onto liz truss. pointing out she was very dynamic, very forceful, in a hurry. and he said that he had warned her that if he was sacked, this is how things would turn out. i was sacked, this is how things would turn out. ~ ., , ., ., was sacked, this is how things would turn out.

we're joined now by our political correspondent iain watson.? it is a hard to sell because, _ chancellor, isn't it? it is a hard to sell because, just _ chancellor, isn't it? it is a hard to sell because, just to - chancellor, isn't it? it is a hard to sell because, just to repeat| chancellor, isn't it? it is a hard - to sell because, just to repeat what we were _ to sell because, just to repeat what we were hearing, basically, at this stage _ we were hearing, basically, at this stage in— we were hearing, basically, at this stage in the political cycle, with an election a couple of years away perhaps. — an election a couple of years away perhaps, he is presiding over the highest _ perhaps, he is presiding over the highest tax burden since the second world _ highest tax burden since the second world war— highest tax burden since the second world war and the biggest fall in living _ world war and the biggest fall in living standards since records began in the _ living standards since records began in the 1950s. that is not a great backdrou — in t

here's our political correspondent, iain watson.elves from the mini budget but now the very chancellor who delivered that many budget seems to be doing much the same thing. he says, "oh, i'm not washing my hands of it but kwasi's comments suggest it was liz truss's hands that were all over it. even suggesting that she was pushing radical measures through parliament far too quickly and that he was warning her of consequences of doing too much too soon. well, i said actually after the budget, because we were going very fast, even after the mini budget we were going at breakneck speed. i said, "we should slow down, slow down." what did she say? she said well, "i've only got two years." and i said, "you'll have two months if you carry on like this." and that's, i'm afraid, what happened. now, interesting though that kwasi kwarteng was talking about slowing the pace after the mini budget. because just two days after he delivered it, he told the bbc that essentially, there were more tax cuts to come, more unfunded tax cuts to come. he als