jonathan blake, bbc news.er i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake and asked him how many more times boris johnson can continue to intervene in the brexit debate without the prime minister taking action against him. it's another broadside from the foreign secretary on brexit. he was accused a couple of weeks ago of back—seat driving after he wrote a very long piece in the telegraph about what the approach to brexit should be. and here we are again, on the eve of an important event for the conservative party and the prime minister, he's getting in there first and laying out his stall as far as the approach to brexit should be. is it a direct challenge to the prime minister? the foreign secretary says no and the people around him reinforce that. but there will be questions in brussels about perhaps who speaks for the government, and what exactly is britain's position with the foreign secretary going further than the prime minister did in her speech. as the conservative party gets ready to gather i

jonathan blake talking to me earlier. let's speak now to the chief political commentator for the independent, john rentoul, who joins us from the newspaper‘s offices in central london. thank you for being with us. what do you think boris johnson thank you for being with us. what do you think borisjohnson is up to? sorry, the sound went! it is all on the timing! what do you think boris johnson is up to? i think the foreign secretary has realised that he has one more chance of becoming prime minister, which is over the next 18 months. if the government splits over the question of brexit. because by the time of the next general election, i think his chance will have come and gone. he will not be the candidate to appeal to young people. which is what the conservative party is going to be interested in in the next election, countering the jeremy interested in in the next election, countering thejeremy corbyn appeal. despite the fact that boris johnson was popular as mayor of london, as leader of the leave campaign, i think he

jonathan blake is with me now.ortnight ago the foreign secretary was accused of back—seat driving, izzy at it again? it is another broadside from rosejohnson, important but is it a challenge to the prime minister? he says no, he that not contradict government policy but goes further on these issues. there could be questioned on who really speaks for the government, what government what the endgame will be and questions how long the foreign secretary can keep making these eye—catching interventions. theresa may goes into the conference battered and bruised by the election result injune, many people thought she would not survive it but her challenge will be on keeping the focus on the domestic agenda, tuition fees and public sector pay, demonstrating that she has the ideas and the focus and authority to win back the support that she lost. the nhs is not fit for the 21st century, according to the chief inspector of hospitals in england. in a newspaper interview, ted baker, said the system hadn't adapted to deal with p

jonathan blake talking to me earlier.e spending far less money than the older generation on having fun, according to a new study. research from the resolution foundation says people in their 20s and 30s can't afford as many meals out or expensive coffees due to the fall in their incomes and the rising cost of housing. joe lynam explains. today's young adults have been accused of spending all their money on eating out, the infamous avocado toast, rather than saving for their futures. older people, though, have a reputation of being cautious with their money. well, a study for the resolution foundation seems to dispel that. it says it's the so—called baby boomers who are dining out the most. the study, which has tracked consumption habits among the age groups for 57 years, has found spending power for 25 to 35—year—olds has fallen by 15% since the year 2000. housing costs have also risen faster for young adults than for workers aged between 55 and 60. and millennials spend more every week on their mobile phones than cigaret

here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake.ng the stage for the conservative party's annual gathering in manchester. their first conference since the bruising election result in june. but what or who will delegates be talking about? borisjohnson has made sure brexit is top of the agenda on day one. in an interview with the sun newspaper, he sets out four conditions for britain's exit from the eu. the transition period after march 2019 should not be a second longer than two years. the uk should not accept any new rulings from brussels during that time. no payment should be made for access to the single market and there should be no shadowing of the eu after brexit. mimicking eu rules to ensure free trade. in florence last week, the prime minister set out the government's position. the foreign secretary does not contradict what she said but goes further in parts. ministers insist the government is united. what i want from the brexit talks, and what borisjohnson wants, and all of us around the cabinet table want, is the best possi

jonathan blake joins me jonathan blakejoins me now.r borisjohnson got himself in trouble over what he thinks the brexit dil should look like. expect him to set up his position. he's talking about four clear lines red lines —— he has talked about four clear lines on brexit. he's gone further than the prime minister has stated, particularly on the issue of transition. the prime minister said it should be around two years after march 2019. borisjohnson has said it should not be one second longer than two years. his other red line, no new eu rules, no payments to access the single market and no shuddering of eu rules once we are out. this is the foreign secretary restating his position and strain from the establish consensus. restating his position and strain from the establish consensusm restating his position and strain from the establish consensus. if you establish red lines, the implication is that if they crossed, he will go? he will refute that this is any kind of ultimatum. that's not how it is being put forward to those close to th

jonathan blake, bbc news. let's back to chris in manchester.borisjohnson intervene in this way before theresa may has to do something? that is a very good question. i suspect, once again, downing street will be irritated by this intervention from borisjohnson. the irritated by this intervention from boris johnson. the fact irritated by this intervention from borisjohnson. the fact is able to do it consistently speaks to the political reality the prime minister finds herself in. what is striking about this latest intervention is not just the about this latest intervention is notjust the remarks about brexit where he went beyond what the prime minister had said in her speech in florence but he meandered once again onto territory way beyond the brief ofa onto territory way beyond the brief of a foreign secretary, talking about student debt for those graduating from university and talking about public sector pay as well. the simple reality at this stage right given the prime minister's precarious political reality, is their israeli she can do that

our political correspondent jonathan blake has more of the detail.e game changer. theresa may in florence to jump start the process of negotiating britain's future outside the u. early on an admission the uk had neverfelt comfortable outside the u. early on an admission the uk had never felt comfortable as pa rt the uk had never felt comfortable as part of the european union. throughout its membership the united kingdom has never totally felt at home being in the european union. and perhaps because of our history and geography, the european union never felt to us like an integral pa rt never felt to us like an integral part of our national story. in the way it does to so many elsewhere in europe. look into the prime minister was clear what she did not want. one way of approaching this question is to put forward a stark and unimaginative choice between two models, either something based on european economic area membership or a traditional free european economic area membership or a traditionalfree trade european economic area membership or a traditio

jonathan blake for us at westminster.ti—million pound accounting scandal. the supermarket‘s former managing director, its finance director and food commercial director are accused of helping to inflate the company's profits in 2014. all three men deny charges of fraud by abuse of position, and false accounting. emma simpson reports from southwark crown court. he is to be tesco's uk boss now accused of abusing his position. so too was this man. he was the uk finance director. and this man, a former commercial director. all jointly accused of massaging the figures. the case centres on tesco's accounts. in september 2014 it revealed that it had passed the overstated what was expecting to make in profits. there was a shortfall of £250 million. the accounting scandal was headline news as tesco's share price plummeted and billions wiped off the value of the company. the prosecution alleges that the three men were the generals who were in a position of trust, page huge compensation to safeguard the financial health of the compan

lets head to westminster now — and our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the timing ofjeremy corbyn putts—mac speech yesterday and theresa may putts—mac speech today, we have set out very starkly this huge contrast in ideologies, if you like. and theresa may arguing that the free—market economy is underrated to sustain people's living standards. there's the real chisora people. their speech at the bank of england this morning was to mark 20 years of its independence. a loving it to set interest rates free from political intervention. it was of course a decision taken by the labour government back in 1997 after the landslide win. it underlies the central court order argument today, that a free—market economy with as little as possible state intervention would allow businesses to flourish is, the economy to grow and living standards, as she puts it, to rise. it is, she says, the only way for a modern economy to function, and depicted address, to introduce more states and eventing, would mean more borrowing, higher taxes, and a drop in living standards. he is

let's talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake who joins us from our london newsroom. onathan. boris johnson talking about public sector payjust before the tory party conference begins. that is right. the foreign secretary is saying that people aren't being paid enough and the national living wage, which is £7 50, rising to £9 an hour by 2020 is not enough. he thinks people should be paid more. how would he pay for what will be an expensive policy, waging the salary of public sector workers across the board? he says that you can cut the pay bill by getting rid of a lot of public sectorjobs. he says the private sectorjobs. he says the private sector is booming and people will be able to find jobs they're quite easily. the timing is no coincidence, on the eve of the conservative party conference and outside borisjohnson‘s conservative party conference and outside boris johnson's normal brief. and people will assume that it isa brief. and people will assume that it is a bit of leadership posturing, if not a challenge? who is also talked about brexit in the david davies. ye

let's speak to jonathan blake about this. talk about pay and how it is going to work if certain public sector workers get the pay increase beyond the 1% cap. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, increase beyond the 1% cap. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is setting out his stall this morning as far as public sector pay goes in the interview with the sun saying very simply he thinks people should be paid more. in his words, the national living wage, £7 50 at the moment, rising to £9 per hour by 2020, is not enough. so how would he fund what would be a very expensive policy decision? he says the wage bill could be cut overall in effect by getting rid of a lot of public sectorjobs, and by getting rid of a lot of public sector jobs, and those by getting rid of a lot of public sectorjobs, and those people, he says, will be helped by the government to find employment in the private sector, which he says is booming. this is not government policy at the moment and it is outside of his brief as foreign secretary and therefore a

let's talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake who joins us from our london newsroom.d morning. an interesting intervention from boris johnson, just before the party conference. it's no accident and straying away from his brief as foreign secretary into domestic policy, he is saying that people should be paid more. the living wage of £7 50, rising to £9 50, is not enough, according to borisjohnson. the 50, is not enough, according to boris johnson. the difficult question of how the pay rise will be funded is by reducing the actual page bill, getting rid of public sectorjobs. he said that these people will be able to find jobs in the private sector. an interesting intervention on the eve of the party conference. he has also been sticking to his brief if you like, talking about brexit, sending out four red lines of policy. he says the transition period should not be a second longer than two years, which is different to what the prime minister theresa may has set out. the foreign secretary against sticking his neck out on brexit and make sure that it is this subject, cert

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