i think abthe john major years. do you of the john major years.ou rem goter try to reset our has got to try to reset our politics. but if he's going to be man for that, cannot be the man for that, he cannot go . it's one thing being go low. it's one thing being robust, but if fighting fire with means going low, then with fire means going low, then that loses my support. i'm going to vote labour, right? i'm not going to make any bones about that. but as someone who wants a labour government, i'm going to i'm to i'm going to call for them to behave integrity and decency. >> and if they don't, what will you do? >> well, i'll keep calling them out. the if get nothing. >> no, no, nothing. » no, >> no, no, no, if we get if we get government as a, as get a labour government as a, as a journalist and political a journalist and a political commentator, hold those commentator, i will hold those guys to account. >> think the funny thing is >> i think the funny thing is actually, i think keir starmer can't get away with going as low. interesting low. i mean,

and then along comes the utterly normal man off the street, john major.a surprise, wasn't he? people weren't. .. that wasn't kind of in the line—up. he was as surprised as anybody, i can tell you. he will tell you that himself. but formidably normal. yes, exactly. at a time when nobody voted down... well, maybe in some editorials, but no strategist said the one thing, the one thing, john major, you must be is in every respect not margaret thatcher, so you have to be generous and you have to be extremely courteous in all circumstances, not as a formality, like mrs t, but the genuine article. and john major was authentic. is keir starmer, quote unquote, normal? yes. does he manage to communicate that? i think it is very difficult as labour leader to communicate that. because to be normal means to be almost perpetually relaxed. and if you are relaxed, you know as labour leader that the nearest erroneous syntax, slipping a reference, that the merest erroneous syntax, slip in a reference, half announced a swear word, not that keir starmer does a lot of cussing

margaret thatcher's successor, john major, abandoned this system in 1991.instead, reforms in education and health care have proven their durability. subsequent governments built on their achievements and partially expanded the scope. their application. the economy boomed in 87-88, but also began to overheat. in 1988, interest rates had to be doubled. there was an open split in the government regarding currency management. margaret thatcher strongly opposed the policies proposed by her chancellor of the exchequer and others. pegs of the pound sterling to the dolchmark through the european exchange rate mechanism. because of this, the relationship with the chancellor of the exchequer, nigel lawson, also deteriorated, and he resigned in october '89. by this dispute was deeply divided within the government over policy towards the european union itself. the prime minister was increasingly at odds with her foreign secretary, sir geoffrey gow, on all matters of european integration. her speech in bruges in september. in 1988, it started a process in which the cons

the thing i just mentioned the other thing i just mentioned is this in 1997, john major had no majoritywhatever think whatever you think of the government, they have pretty government, they have a pretty chunky it's a much chunky majority. it's a much bigger hill for the labour party to think i can get >> i think as well i can get this graph up because there was a nice graph in the telegraph that screen whilst that i can put on screen whilst we're you. that shows we're talking to you. that shows the difference between the achievement election achievement of 2019 election versus current projection. achievement of 2019 election versus on current projection. achievement of 2019 election versus on this rent projection. achievement of 2019 election versus on this pollprojection. achievement of 2019 election versus on this poll foriection. achievement of 2019 election versus on this poll for 2024,. based on this poll for 2024, what do you make to this poll? do as accurate? do you regard it as accurate? what's thoughts it? richard >> polling is more of an art than a science. in some ways, this

this was the final nail in the coffin for the then prime minister, john major. have speculated on what the world might have looked like had john smith lived and become prime minister. we surely wouldn't have followed america into and would have almost into iraq and would have almost certainly higher taxation . certainly had higher taxation. when tony blair ran for leader , when tony blair ran for leader, many were surprised, and only three years later he took the keys to downing street in 1997, marking . the beginning of the marking. the beginning of the era of cool britannia, new labour was modern, young, dynamic and represented middle britain . the sunday mirror was britain. the sunday mirror was one of the most influential british newspapers in the 1990s. the left leaning paper represented the mood of masses in britain, exposing hundreds of scandals within british government the then political editor of the sunday mirror, nigel nelson, was a key figure in the dissemination of news and the way the blair government was portrayed to the public. and you were in t

this was the final nail in the coffin for the then prime minister, john major. have speculated on what the world might have looked like had john smith lived and become prime minister. we surely wouldn't have followed america into and would have almost into iraq and would have almost certainly higher taxation . certainly had higher taxation. when tony blair ran for leader , when tony blair ran for leader, many were surprised, and only three years later he took the keys to downing street in 1997, marking . the beginning of the marking. the beginning of the era of cool britannia, new labour was modern, young, dynamic and represented middle britain . the sunday mirror was britain. the sunday mirror was one of the most influential british newspapers in the 1990s. the left leaning paper represented the mood of masses in britain, exposing hundreds of scandals within british government the then political editor of the sunday mirror, nigel nelson, was a key figure in the dissemination of news and the way the blair government was portrayed to the public. and you were in t

this is reminiscent of tony blair's landslide victory over john major in 1997, in which he secured a at majority . the secured a 179 seat majority. the other poll, however, that didn't make the front pages, seems to explain , at least in part, the explain, at least in part, the risk of a forthcoming electoral disaster for the tories. this research, commissioned by the think tank onward, run by the estimable sebastian payne , has estimable sebastian payne, has revealed that 90% of constituent aces would like to see immigration reduced in the uk. here's the picture that tells a thousand words. the red constituencies are the ones who want to increase immigration, while the blue constituencies are the ones who want to reduce it. if only this map was showing tory labour seats in red and blue, but perhaps even more importantly, these data suggest that the british public, under estimate the rate of immigration by a 10th the average respondent believed net migration last year was a mere 70,000, when in reality see net migration for the year to june 2023 was 675,000. what does this tell us.7 w

david says he's the only bloke to make john major sound exciting . i and major sound exciting. is vote laboun other says my view is vote labour, get conservative. there is no difference and i have to say , apart from a few marginal say, apart from a few marginal policies around the edge, i feel that way too. now. the best stories we ever get for this program come from you, the viewers and the listeners. we were tipped off that something was going on in farnborough, in the aldershot , the constituency of aldershot, and we sent adam cherry, gb news reporter this morning to down have a look. adam, what did you find? yeah >> so build as brand new one two bedroom, uh, three bedroom apartments in the heart of farnborough. there's a block of 113 of these. just as the website said, a stone's throw from the town centre . um, from the town centre. um, they've been withdrawn from the market in recent weeks. why because the home office has taken them over, taking the whole property over to house what's expected to be up to 300 asylum seekers. so as you say, we travelled to farnborough earl

more people voted for john major in 1992 than voted for tony blair in 1997.d 1997. now, look, clearly, tony blair, if you look at the polls, tony blair was more popular than keir starmer is now, so there clearly was more enthusiasm for tony blair as an opposition leader in the run up to the 1997 general election than there appears to be for keir starmer now. but i do sometimes wonder whether the sort of famous photos of people waving union flags as tony blair arrived in downing street and, by the way, they were labour activists, slightly gives a false sense of what a landslide victory for the labour party or, indeed, for any party looks like. and certainly that's what keir starmer's team are hoping, because they're very aware of the problem or of the reality that he's not being carried into downing street on a sedan chair, even if the polls do suggest that, as it stands, he could be on course for a pretty thumping victory. talking of being carried into downing street on a sedan chair. i once saw the diagram that new labour, very much new labour, had prepared

i mean, what john major did was very interesting.idn't think it was advisable, but two years before the election in 1995, he said, i'm stepping down as leader and immediately myself immediately presenting myself as candidate again, calling the bluff of the rebels. so in fact, what happened was , um, uh, i've what happened was, um, uh, i've forgotten his name now. john. what's his name? redwood. redwood i couldn't couldn't get his right. john redwood his name right. john redwood stood against him, but, but stood against him, but, um. but major victor , so, um, so major was the victor, so, um, so major was the victor, so, um, so major established then that . he major established then that. he was the leader and he wasn't going to be challenged in the next two years up to the election. we're now an election yeah election. we're now an election year. yeah. rishi can't do the ludicrous. >> then the idea of deposing rishi now, is it for the birds? >> completely for the birds? rishi now, is it for the birds? >> what letely for the birds? ri

brown did write to the very end, john major if we cast our minds even further back to 1997, and whenn their way out, they hope something will change and more often than not it doesn't and the polling stays roughly where we expected it to be and they lose. rishi sunak is hanging on, hoping something comes up, but i doubt it will. ., . ~ something comes up, but i doubt it will. ., , , ., will. come back, because we also heard from _ will. come back, because we also heard from sir— will. come back, because we also heard from sir kier— will. come back, because we also heard from sir kier starmer- will. come back, because we also. heard from sir kier starmer talking about his speech for the year. we will come back to your thoughts on that in the moment. just on the timing of the election, let's go to the us. this is now potentially going to coincide with a rather important election where you are. yes, indeed. it is fixing here in the us— yes, indeed. it is fixing here in the us most likely based on the current— the us most likely based on the current polling a rematch between joe biden— c

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anideain realised john major hasn't got an idea in his head. uld point for could be a turning point for keir starmer £100 billion benefits for bill people who could be in work of working age people at the moment. >> he needs to tell us how he's going to bring down that benefits bill, whilst not letting those people who need support fall through the net. yeah. >> hold on. you have no idea whether these people could be working. of them awful working. a lot of them are awful . lot of long, long . lot of them are long, long terms sick . a lot of them are terms sick. a lot of them are waiting on nhs waiting list. exactly, exactly . exactly, exactly. >> so why didn't they tackle bma are always on strike. he's going to tackle it right. >> i've got absolute rubbish. >> i've got absolute rubbish. >> who thought a keir starmer speech such speech could give rise to such debate now? hale. humph tories cool the crown cool hand luke wins the crown for britain at the darts championship. all after the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of w

but the 87 election was a triumph that in 92, no one gave john major a chance. aged to get a majority of just over 20 against all the odds. get a majority of just over 20 against all the odds . and david against all the odds. and david davis was saying, as a veteran , davis was saying, as a veteran, you know, don't be downhearted. we can do this. but do you see any signs , signs, any signs at any signs, signs, any signs at all of a pickup in support for sunak conservatives ? sunak conservatives? >> well, i think david davis is also very clear that a united party is what wins elections . party is what wins elections. and i'm afraid there are certain people in the tory party who are highlighting the differential differences, and they would be far better to take david davis's point of view , uh, not point of view, uh, not highlighting it, trying to get speedy resolution on issues, because in fact, there have been good, uh, the action that the government took in relation to the post office, uh, over the last few days , um, the action last few days, um, the action tha

when george h w bush becomes president and architecture is no longer part minister, john major has succeededer, european allies get together and make it clear to president bush that they are vehemently opposed to any deployment of strategic defenses. one french diplomat warned that we call into question the very existence of the transatlantic alliance. in this anxiety about deployment about strategic defenses really remains in place until president bill clinton cut space interceptors from the missile defense researchgenda. when we fast forward to the 21st century, what we find is significant continuity when it cometo views on national missile that it's seen as really destabilizing in. when the us decided pull out of the m treaty under george w bush, there's really significant concern about that as well. but a new caveat that or a new perspective that emerges, an embrace of theater, missile defense. so the europeans really embrace this idea that theater, missile defense doesave significant benefits in asia-pacific. we also embrace of theat missile defense, not to guard against emerging missile

again again, in 92 to 97, um, john major lost his majority, whereas we have a clear majority , but weare just fighting ourselves and the country wants to us pull it around, get the economy going, get the taxes down, look a bit more tory and who knows, it may not be so dreadful. um, mark, as as we all, we like to lament the end of end of the world. um, but i think it won't be the end of the world. and we'll pull back . the world. and we'll pull back. >> uh, let me ask all of you, your predictions for the outcome of the next election. i'll grant you it changes by the day. it's like the stock market. but if there were a poll. well, let's just imagine speculating that it's november. it's going to be november. hopefully inflation will be well below the current level of 4. interest creeping down, interest rates creeping down, economic growth back to something sensible. neil parish a november poll . the result? a november poll. the result? your prediction ? your prediction? >> i reckon there will be labour by about 3030 seats. >> okay. michael crick uh, labour majority of about 60. mm. ralph

again again, in 92 to 97, um, john major lost his majority, whereas we have a clear majority , but wejust fighting ourselves and the country wants to us pull it around, get the economy going, get the taxes down, look a bit more tory and who knows, it may not be so dreadful. um, mark, as as we all, we like to lament the end of end of the world. um, but i think it won't be the end of the world. and we'll pull back . the world. and we'll pull back. >> uh, let me ask all of you, your predictions for the outcome of the next election. i'll grant you it changes by the day. it's like the stock market. but if there were a poll. well, let's just imagine speculating that it's november. it's going to be november. hopefully inflation will be well below the current level of 4. interest creeping down, interest rates creeping down, economic growth back to something sensible. neil parish a november poll . the result? a november poll. the result? your prediction ? your prediction? >> i reckon there will be labour by about 3030 seats. >> okay. michael crick uh, labour majority of about 60. mm. ralph alo

john. >> lauren, if everyone is voting, how many republicans can vote no on impeachment, without it going down? >> reporter: yeah, they have a two-seat majorityjohn. that is a narrow, narrow majority. most narrow majority that we have seen in this congress. and that just shows you they had to convince people like ken buck and tom mcclintock who had concerns whether or not this rises to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. that work continues we asked republican leadership if they had a plan to try to get the votes. they said the w.h.i.p. operation would begin after the two articles of impeachment passed through the house committee. >> not at all a fait accompli, lauren fox, keep us posted. sara. >>> now, president biden vowing action and this morning, we're standing by to see if we've learned anything more about what the united states will do in response to the drone attack that killed three americans in the middle east. we are closely watching live picture, the white house right now, biden expected to leave very soon. the concern inside the administration right now, will the retaliation they choose trigger a wider war with iran? we beg

only a few more than they had under john major in 1997.really can't afford . government really can't afford. >> doris had to say. the former culture secretary to us a few minutes ago, olivia , i'm afraid minutes ago, olivia, i'm afraid politics is not always an honourable game and, you know, if you were to ask me honestly, what do i think my opinion is of rishi sunak as prime minister? >> i don't think he's a politician. i don't think he gets it. i don't think he understands what motivates people, and i think he people, and i don't think he understands basic principles understands the basic principles of is that makes people of what it is that makes people go for a particular go out and vote for a particular party and what it is they want for themselves they for themselves and what they want for themselves more want for themselves is more responsibility to decide themselves how they spend their money. they want the tax man to be diving into their pockets less. they want to do up their homes. they want to go on holiday. want their holiday.

and that is what ministers need to just i think, i think >> i'll just i think, i think pfi john majorerjohn major, but it continue throughout that it did continue throughout that labour government. just to labour government. but just to just to be just put that i think to be honest, what this honest, what about this isn't what now. what we need what we need now. what we need now is a focus on how we're going this right, going to set this right, particularly for those individuals and what the lessons are for the future are going to be for the future for a government of any party. that's we need to focus on. okay. >> we're going to move to on a question from one of our listeners mr listeners and our viewers. mr we'll which one it is we'll find out which one it is by next week's show, but ryan wants and a big wants to know, and this is a big question, guys . question, guys. >> you solve the >> how do you solve the immigration crisis? >> estimate. you're in the cabinet. you've been saying it for years. >> you've had 13 years in power. >> you've had 13 years in power. >> well, as everybody

you know, disaster was coming down , but due to down the track, but due to misguided loyalty to john majoryou know, with respect, people like yourself and other mps showing the time , misguided showing the time, misguided loyalty, they could have got rid of john major in 95. and look, you lost your seat. many other conservatives lost the seat in 97. and i feel we're heading towards that at the moment . and towards that at the moment. and so i think that it's right that we see these resignations . and i we see these resignations. and i agree with you. you know , agree with you. you know, flights are not going to go to off rwanda with this appalling policy . we're letting down policy. we're letting down the british and i'd i'd like british public and i'd i'd like to see more resignations and a new leader. um, one who's, you know, got the strength and the gumption this through . gumption to see this through. um, and, you know, actually do what suella wanted. do what? um also what robert jenrick wanted . also what robert jenrick wanted. and then deliver for the people, because with this policy

>> so sunak is hoping to, uh, essentially replicate the success of john major in 1992, where he won a are going well, don't rock the boat with laboun well, don't rock the boat with labour. don't take the risk. i just don't think it's going to work for him because people are not feeling better . off. we've not feeling better. off. we've had 15 years of wage stagnation. inflation is coming down. that's true. but you know, for most people, prices aren't actually going down. it's just the rate of that is of price increases that is slowing. uh, doesn't look like gdp is going to go up. that much is how he's trying to say, you know, don't throw away all this great stuff we have. we don't have that much great stuff. and on the flip side with starmer devotes is really see him as a risk in terms of the economy. i mean, voters probably see him as a bit boring, probably playing it too safe. if anything, i don't know. >> what do you make of it now that you've sort of taken a backward step, backward step, yes. away from sideways yes. but away from from sideways steps. sideways step, steps. okay. si

major john spencer, got to leave it there for today.ou so much as always for offering us your perspective and expertise. >>> hamas leadership confirming this morning it is studying a proposal for a new deal that would release hostages in exchange for a cease-fire. and joining us from tel aviv, israel, is matt bradley. as hamas studies this new proposal, they said any deal would need a permanent cease-fire. israel says that's out of the question. what more do we know about this plan? what is different this time? >> reporter: we heard from hamas that in fact their position now is flexible. we don't know exactly what that means. hamas seems to be studying this plan, they may be coming back with information about changes and that's why the israelis we heard from last night, they said they have the final word on this plan either. it is still now in the cabinet and it is being discussed. we should hear from them in the next couple of hours. this is a fluid negotiation, despite the massive meeting we saw in paris, between those four different

john major. sorry, major's time in sorry, john major's time in office.y off end to care in the community off the awful the back of these awful, awful murders. kids , of murders. um, also, fat kids, of course, we've got new statistics today to say that lockdown triggered even more fat children in this country. triggered even more fat children in this country . and we are in this country. and we are topping the global leaderboard. for how long children spend on tiktok . those two issues are, of tiktok. those two issues are, of course , uh, are not unrelated . course, uh, are not unrelated. and does it feel like we're just neglecting a whole generation of children? it feels like all adults, whether it's parents, teachers , politicians, we never teachers, politicians, we never put children dup front and centre decision making. it centre of decision making. it seems care workers. would you like to see care workers have a minimum for their minimum requirement for their engush minimum requirement for their english language? if your mum or dad, your grandma, you

the rest of the operations on the way in china is west indian john region where a major escalate has struck. several people are reported to have your name chad in the magnitude 7 from one point residents of jenny laquita to temporarily shelter this up to thousands of friends collapsed. a beer is new presidents up to you and to almost pains do in his integration ceremony 7 to 9 year olds juice of what kind of foods several times and how to be supported by aids, to in his swear in on need in speech. the episode was claimed on keith takes us the us presidential races, eating up nikki haley has been making a final push for votes in the states of new hampshire. he is doing those problems. last remaining major rival for the republican nomination. up to florida governor on desantis dropped out to the race on sunday. but suppose for just a trump when new hampshire by e comfortable margin outside easily went in the iowa caucuses. any of his a deed of use. janelle doom allow and is being met and locked in new hampshire. she told us what the candidates done to gain from the victory in the state

it had really been a major issue. john f kennedy lbj knew personally, professionally, how hard it is to enact immigration legislation. and immigration is just an area that affects so many aspects of life in. the united states people have very strongly held views on what priority should be enacted in our immigration laws, because the immigration laws determine who will be future americans. it goes to the heart of national values. and we have a range of opinions. so lbj knew this was very difficult but he was persuaded ultimately to take it up because he came to that it was in alignment with his goals for civil rights legislation and when he campaigned for those reforms, he constantly this mantra and as mark from the previous panel referred to the system that had been in place, the criteria for your chances emigrate into the united states, rested on your national origins. and the national origins have privileged people from western and northern european country us and lbj's slogan that he used that your rights to emigrate in

another world news headlines. rescue operations are underway in china is western sion, john region following a major earthquake. several people are reported to have been injured in the magnitude 7 point one quake. presidents have been evacuated to temporary shelters after dozens of homes collapsed. us australia hasn't post actions on a russian hacker for his role. and one of the countries worst ever data fast. the government says the man behind a cyber attack on the medi bank health insurance company. in 2022, nearly 10000000 people were effected. this is the 1st time australia hasn't posted cyber sanction powers and nato secretary general. yeah. and stalls and burke has signed a 1100000000 euro contract for our salary. an issue shows this comes as russian born ukraine has become a bottle for ammunition. the european union had promised to deliver 1000000 shells by march of this year, but european parliament lawmakers say only 300000 have been delivered so far. ukrainian officials say at least 6 people have been killed by russian missile attacks on cuba and har keys thousands more were reported. the

yes, some some have some have have said clooney, some have said i've got lovers said john major. i've got lovers and haters out there. i think. >> i think that's inappropriate. they always of being they always accuse me of being george clooney accused. george clooney esque accused. >> terrible >> what a what a terrible accusation. love accusation. all right. i'd love to let's look to chat, but let's have a look at the front pages. so the times has base has drone strike on us. base raises of war. the raises fears of iran war. the guardian of us—iran guardian fears of us—iran conflict after troops conflict intensify after troops killed you get killed in drone attack. you get the similar. the sun. the idea. very similar. the sun. kyle, the daily kyle, i'm so sorry. the daily mail strike hell on trains as chiefs in the express semi chiefs cash in the express semi stirring stop stirring tory plotters must stop messing the messing around. and finally, the daily about daily star barmy which is about weather we are front weather and those we are front pages. weather and those we are fron

major case. can a state make it a crime to perform or assist in an abortion in an emergency situation? johnarl is standing by. >>> major winter storm, alerts from georgia to new york and boston. dangerous mix of ice, snow, rain and damaging winds. what will new york city see after 690 days without snow? rob marciano times it out. >>> outside new york, passenger planes landing in that heavy smoke, a massive fire erupting near newark airport at an industrial complex. first responders on the scene, trevor ault is there. >>> president biden in the first major speech of his re-election campaign. making the case he says donald trump is a threat to our democracy. rachel scott reporting. >>> the head of the nra resigning days before his civil corruption trial starts. >>> deadly high school shooting in perry, iowa, the sixth grader who was lost, and what the principal who was shot did to save as many as possible. >>> the actor and two young daughters killed in a plane crash. >>> case that made national headlines, daughter abused by her mother, put on a feeding tube and in a wheelchair she didn't nea

and that's a bigger loss than john major faced.seats. this poll is predicting it's because of the reform party splitting the votes. what do you make of the reform party? are they helping labour? >> well, labour will fight a general election on its policies , on its terms. and quite frankly , i don't care who our frankly, i don't care who our opposition are or the tories opposition are or the tories opposition for that matter , in opposition for that matter, in terms of reform or the liberal democrats. doesn't matter as far as i'm concerned . we'll go to as i'm concerned. we'll go to the the case for the polls, make the case for labouh the polls, make the case for labour, make the case for change. that's the position i come from . i really don't come from. so i really don't care who stands against us or who tories who stands against the tories for . for that matter. >> okay, peter, when liam byrne left note for david left that note for david cameron saying money left, we saying there's no money left, we were a mere £97 billion in de

john yang. on the sunday before the primary, the presidential field has narrowed. ron desantis ended his candidacy and endorsed donald trump. he made the announcement on x. >> it's clear that a majority of republican primary voters want to give trump another chance. trump is superior to joe biden. john: this make the contest a two person race. nikki haley is the only other competitor. lisa desjardins is a new hampshire. what does this do to the race? >> if you ask former president trump, he said he have the votes regardless but for nikki haley, while some of her supporters say it gives her an opportunity to win over some new voters, the truth is they believe most of the santos voters will go with former president trump. however, they want to see any bump they can. i am told the margin will matter. the closer she can get, the longer she has and the longer she has to prove herself. how much does it matter? it's probably a matter of margins. at the end of this, that is the reason the santos is dropping out. his margins are small and it's not clear he had money despite initially having tens of millions of dollars. the campaign imploded and it's not clear there are big enough margins to m

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