i think you're such a _ keir starmer. i think you're such a long _ keir starmer.ons if his - to fight to elections if his party— to fight to elections if his party will— to fight to elections if his party will allow— to fight to elections if his party will allow him - to fight to elections if his party will allow him that. because _ party will allow him that. because boris— party will allow him that. because borisjohnson. party will allow him that. because borisjohnson is| party will allow him that. - because borisjohnson is still pretty— because borisjohnson is still pretty popular— because borisjohnson is still pretty popular as _ because borisjohnson is still pretty popular as we've - because borisjohnson is still pretty popular as we've been| pretty popular as we've been discussing _ pretty popular as we've been discussing despite _ pretty popular as we've been discussing despite the - pretty popular as we've been. discussing despite the terrible pandemic. _ discussing despite the terrible pandemic, despite _ discussing despite the terrible pandemic, despite f

i think the jury is stilll out with keir starmer.ir starmer needing to fight two elections . if his party will allow him that. because borisjohnson- is still pretty popular as we've been discussing, despite the terrible pandemic, . despite the fuel crisis. i i don't think he can attract big. names at the moment but i don't think he necessarily needs to. i think he needs to get his own position and his own policies . and his own team right to then be able to say right, _ we can win the election. that takes me to your relationship and your colleagues' relationship with jeremy corbyn. did you in any way help shape policies do you think or test media lines? no, and this is something that has been thrown at us repeatedly. the frank reality was corbyn and his people were so over stretched with the challenges they faced internally and externally they didn't even have the time to do that kind of stuff. the kind of intricate rebuttal, building relationships, they didn't do it. they should've done it. do we feed into policy? i think some of th

keir starmer has| had a holiday this year. when keir starmer is away _ had a holiday this year.n keir starmer is away on holiday - had a holiday this year. when keir starmer is away on holiday to - had a holiday this year. when keirl starmer is away on holiday to make sure that he knows what is going on. i don�*t think keir starmer would be going on holiday in the midst of this crisis, but of the prime minister is a bit, maybe he could stop his ministers arguing with each other, squabbling. 0nly last week, they were blaming businesses, the public, now they are blaming each other. and it becomes more extraordinary and more chaotic by the day. extraordinary and more chaotic by the da . . ~ extraordinary and more chaotic by the da. ., ,, i. extraordinary and more chaotic by theda. ., , . divisions between the eu and the uk over the northern ireland protocol look set to come to a head again this week, with the government trying to make significant changes to what was agreed under the brexit deal. the eu is also due to put its own proposals forward. let�*s speak to our correspondent

sir keir starmer said he welcomed that _ support it.upport it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a _ support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding - support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding up i support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding up ofj welcomed that as a speeding up of the process and that there would possibly be an advance in bringing in penalties, but we will wait to see if that comes forward when the legislation is brought forward. buckingham palace says the queen has cancelled her trip to northern ireland today, and has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest. she's 95 and said to be in good spirits, but disappointed. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here. the suggestion is, nicholas, that this is alljust a precaution. the important _ this is alljust a precaution. the important thing _ this is alljust a precaution. tue: important thing is this is alljust a precaution. tte: important thing is to this is alljust a precaution. tt2 importa

you are saying that keir starmer is just as keir starmer isjust as dishonest as keir starmer is justest as boris keir starmer isjust as dishonest as borisjohnson and that he rings the rules. is that he rings the rules. is that the kind of dramatic statement and the reason why your readers go to you? i would not say it _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is dramatic. _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is dramatic. people i not say it is dramatic. people have — not say it is dramatic. people have opinions. the thesis of that— have opinions. the thesis of that is— have opinions. the thesis of that is available for anybody who — that is available for anybody who wants to read it. in terms of our— who wants to read it. in terms of our coverage, we have reporters and the first port of call, — reporters and the first port of call, it— reporters and the first port of call, it would be through inaudible. we have a show which looks_ inaudible. we have a show which looks at— inaudible. we have a show which looks at the conferenc

but keir starmer reasserted his own authority and stamped a little bit of his character.fact that he sees himself as a serious player up against what he calls a trivial prime minister. thank you for that. thomas, do you think it's changed the game? i think it has. for one thing, i agree with ian that he is a totally different beast, starmer. he is against theatricality, the hallmark of a lot of british policy production and performance. he is serious, down to earth and he means business. and this is not the time where you want actors on the stage parading themselves as johnson has successfully done over the last few months in his term in office. you want a sober guy like keir starmer who is not charismatic or anything which will help them to get his message across. and johnson will have to watch out for a man like him who speaks directly to the senses and the normality of people and does away with all sort of extraneous efforts to be a showman or showboating. so i think that'll stand him in good stead. i agree it was a good week and a good speech. not too much should be m

so i think keir starmer was laying _ meet. so i think keir starmer was laying out — meet.ink keir starmer was . laying out in his speech some of the ways forward — laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some of _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some of the - laying out in his speech some of thel ways forward and some of the things that labourer— ways forward and some of the things that labourer would _ ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. _ ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. but - ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. but withoutl that labourer would do. but without making _ that labourer would do. but without making wild, — that labourer would do. but without making wild, extravagant _ that labourer would do. but without making wild, extravagant promises| making wild, extravagant promises that he _ making wild, extravagant promises that he could — maki

keir starmer has been in brighton for the party conference.ry good question. _ team handle the media? that is a very good question. i - team handle the media? that is a very good question. i would i a very good question. i would have said before today there have said before today there have been some teething problems. on the eve of conference we would have expected a big interview say, with the guardian, and he did something with the sunday mirror i think with the guardian, there wasn't really a major piece there and i think he struggled actually because of the pandemic, and because of just where we are with the labor party. i think he has struggled, actually, to have a proper hearing from the press, and i think that part of that is that he hasn't been able to break through due to covid but also because he hasn't really, as he said today, got his health in order and i think today that has been a slight game changer in terms of how the media regard him. a will just read out a tweet from the political editor of the son who said, long road to go

well, for sir keir starmer, the labour opposition leader, his first conference speech in person was billedake or break". where did it land? and with borisjohnson heading to manchester — if he can manage to fill up his petrol tank — what will conservative conference bring this week? we also head to germany, where a political leader who mastered staying power, angela merkel, is now only a caretaker chancellor, whilst the german political class decides who to form as its coalition government. what will emerge and what does it all mean for germany and europe? and we end today with a brewing storm here in the uk. empty petrol stations, empty supermarket shelves, surging living costs, cuts to benefits, a struggle to see your doctor in person all combining to create a sense of deep frustration in the uk — and we haven't even mentioned christmas! are we already in an autumn of discontent or will the labour shortage ultimately help the conservatives as they try and force businesses to pay british workers more? well, with me today are columnist at the guardian, ian birrell, contributing editor at th

the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called i leader, sir keir starmer, has called for his resignationldn't think of a more inappropriate thing to say. the commission has tweeted, saying i would like to wholeheartedly apologise for my comments on bbc radio york and wish to retract them in full. our political correspondent peter saull is in westminster, the level of revelation, i think, in the last few days, has been shocking to many, about how problems within the police in the country are still rife and intense, but it has become very political now. ads, and intense, but it has become very political now— political now. a huge amount of olitical political now. a huge amount of political reaction _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this - political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this horrific| political reaction to this horrific case, we heard from the prime minister saying that we can still trust in the police, but there are still serious questions to answer in this case, and he said authorities sho

keir starmer on the front — 2024 at least anyway.he front page of _ 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the _ 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the moors - 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the moors andj on the front page of the moors and borisjohnson averts crisis, he needs to get a grip. is it fair to say, do you agree that people are still giving the government the better it to a net benefit of the doubt because they don't trust in any opposition leader?— any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. it _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. it doesn't l that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter— that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter to _ that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter to be with the polls are saying — matter to be with the polls are saying whether they would vote for the tory _ saying whether they would vote for the tory party. this

keir starmer ro osed forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step _ forjobs and jobs.r proposed step four in - forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step four in july, - forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step four in july, if i forjobs and jobs. keir starmer. proposed step four in july, if you proposed step four injuly, if you remember. if we listens to captain hindsight, we would still be in lockdown. if columbus was famous for being captain hindsight, he would have discovered tenerife! laughter this was an upbeat speech full of the flourishes we have come to expect from boris johnson. the flourishes we have come to expect from borisjohnson. the big question is whether it is in step or not with the national mood. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in manchester. what do you think borisjohnson was trying to achieve with this beach? i think what he was trying to achieve fundamentally is to keep together this wide coalition of voters that gave him a thumping majority in 2019, some traditional conservative voters, new voters from labour. and he was telling

., ., , ., ., keir starmer.ingly we have been here before. informed by his faith, sir david had a profound sense of public duty and he was highly respected and much like across the house of parliament on all sides. and within the christian community. we now have to come together in response to this horrendous act and show that violence, intimidation and threats will never prevail over the tireless work of public servants like david. simply doing hisjob. fishd work of public servants like david. simply doing hisjob.— work of public servants like david. simply doing his job. simply doing his 'ob. and you have come simply doing his 'ob. and you have simply doing his job. and you have come across them _ simply doing his job. and you have come across them and _ simply doing his job. and you have come across them and worked i come across them and worked alongside many years, what was he like as— alongside many years, what was he like as a _ alongside many years, what was he like as a person and as an mp was as though—

what are we going to ask keir starmer? i have been thinking about this for ages, because we have wanted to get him on the pod for ages, haven't we? there is so much we could ask. five—a—side football? i've always wanted to ask him about that. what's it like finally doing a conference speech? in front of actual people. reacting to the budget. in front of actual... hang on, he's got covid. he's at home. 0h. what are we going to do? we have got his stand in! it's the shadow chancellor rachel reeves, who did this very thing in the budget response in parliament this week. hello, rachel. i got a whole 45 minutes' notice for that. ooh! i want you to talk us to the moment when, i don't know what happened, where were you, did the phone ring? when did it suddenly dawn on you, that oh, my goodness, i'm going to have to stand in for the boss? well, i was just walking back to my office past keir's office and... ..i walked into the sort of room where the staff are and i said, shall i pop in and see keir? and there was like this deathly

well, some of what i think- was happening was the labour party turning a corner, | or keir turning aer to lead us far closer- to getting back to a labour government as opposed - to the difficulties that we had in the run—up to the 2019 election, the difficulties. we've had in the past at our past defeats. i so some of that inevitably is going to be bumpy, - but it is part of actually - changing the party to get more of a focus on the country. rather than looking inward ourselves and on the things - that we need to do to earn back support, because we lost a lot of votes in the last general- election, and that has i got to be turned round. one of the rule changes that went through at the weekend was changing the threshold above which local party activists could deselect you or your colleagues as the labour candidate in the next election, and we were told that is because you guys were having to look behind your shoulders at the hard left, was the phrase were given from keir starmer�*s team. is that something that was happening to you, where you having to look behind your shoulder the wh

— in the polls, he is more popular than keir starmer, he is in a strong political— than keir starmer,osition to try and do this. ~ . ., ~ , , political position to try and do this. . ~ , , this. what do you think is his task and the task _ this. what do you think is his task and the task of _ this. what do you think is his task and the task of other _ this. what do you think is his task| and the task of other conservatives this week, sam? particularly in the light of the labour conference last week. , , . , light of the labour conference last week. . . . , light of the labour conference last week. ... i, light of the labour conference last week. .. week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least — week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two _ week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two years _ week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two years out - week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two years out from i week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two years out from an i are at least two years out from an election and so it is a bit of a steady as she

sir keir like david simply doing hisjob. 5 " keir starmer, leader of the opposition labour party.eath. in a statement, he said: "the tragic death of david amess creates a painful loss in so many lives. i pray for his family and friends, those reeling from shock at this time. i pray for his constituents all those who worked with him in his political career. david carried out his vocation as a catholic in public life with generosity and integrity. he served in parliament for four decades and was respected by all political parties across the house. his untimely death is a great loss. may he rest in peace." mervyn thomas is founder president of christian solidarity worldwide and campaigned together with david amess on religious liberty issues. hejoins me now from farnham, in surrey. he also knew him from a very young age. thank you very much for being with us. this must be a terrible shock to you. with us. this must be a terrible shock to yon-— with us. this must be a terrible shock to ou. ~ , , . , shock to you. absolutely. and first of all i would _ shock to you. absolutely. and fir

keir is wearing a smart suit. your hair cut is nice too. >>> coming up, we'll talk about the filmset "rust" and breaking silence. miguel almaguer is there with the details. miguel? >> reporter: good morning. hannah gutierrez-reed's job was to ensure gun safety. she failed to do that. now she's at the center of the investigation. this morning, hannah gutierrez-reed, the armorer in charge of the props on set, breaking her silence. her attorneys releasing a statement overnight saying she's been falsely portray and slandered in the media, adding she fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire, but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. the whole production set became unsafe due to various factors including lack of safety meetings. with the set shut down and production halted on the movie, gutierrez-reed's statement comes one week after alec baldwin shot and killed cinematographer halyna hutchins with a gun he was told was safe to use. santa fe county sherif

cheering and applause what did you make of the speech and what keir starmer had to deal with, was it he was heckled in terms of defining himself? he certainly gave a strong response to the hecklers.| so good he did it twice! he took no nonsense from them. they shouldn't have been doing that. it was disrespectful. maybe it is useful politically? it showed he was not going to be deterred by a bunch of people i heckling and he was clear about needing to make i sure the labour party is fit for government, needing to make sure _ that the labour party is focussing on getting a labour government, because that is how you change i lives as he put it. i think it was a very confident performance from someone i i who is setting out a pitch to be i a labour prime minister and to be a proper, serious person who could do the job, i who would be standing up for people, for working people, for care, - he talked about a caring society. and about his family and i think it would be so much better- for the country than the chaotic conservative prime minister we have. it was a bumpy week. it wasn't just a

so there's an issue there, and sir keir starmer was saying — there, and sir keir starmer was saying the be aiming for500,000jabs a saying the government should be aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think— aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think saiid— aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think sajid javid, this is right at the top — think sajid javid, this is right at the top of— think sajid javid, this is right at the top of his priority list, and he's _ the top of his priority list, and he's trying _ the top of his priority list, and he's trying to encourage this because _ he's trying to encourage this because this is the way to keep society— because this is the way to keep society open. if we are now going to be talking _ society open. if we are now going to be talking about vaccine passwords as part _ be talking about vaccine passwords as part of _ be talking about vaccine passwords as part of plan b, which has already been _ as part of plan b, which has already been introduced in wales and scotland, i think the government has to look— scotland, i think the government has to look at— sc

this morning the prime minister borisjohnson arrived in leigh—on—sea with the labour leader, sir keir secretary, priti patel and the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. the politicians laid a wreath at the front of belfairs methodist church, where sir david was fatally stabbed on friday. the killing of sir david is being treated as a terrorist incident by police. officers say they are investigating a "potential link to islamist extremism". detectives have been carrying out searches at two addresses in the london area, the met said. a 25—five—year old man remains in custody. let's cross to our correspondent in leigh—on—sea ben boulos. thank you. as people here in southend and lee and sea have been waking up that man they have known for so many years as their representative in parliament is no longer with them. and that is reflected in the flowers that have been laid, the notes and the memories that people are sharing. there was a vigil held last night at the near by catholic church where people took the chance to come together to come to terms with their grief and to ta

starmer and borisjohnson of keir starmer and boris johnson together which of keir starmer and borisjohnsonverybody in public service because it isn'tjust mps, it is their staff as well, many of whom will be working as volunteers, many of them who will be young, many of them who will live in constituencies and are having to deal with this staff when the westminster ? when the mps at westminster. we cannot go on talking to each other as if there are no consequences. we have heard it from gps, we have heard it from people on the front line emergency staff, this is where it ends. and there has got to be a turning point where everybodyjust to be a turning point where everybody just turned to be a turning point where everybodyjust turned it down, just calm down a bit, don't get so angry. and the example has got to come, i'm afraid, from leaders of the party. just on that point, it is interesting, nigel, at the top of the independent, pointing out columns inside the independent, jess phillips, stop dehumanising people. it is inescapable to think back to a few weeks at the labour party conference

keir, thanks for joining us. that's a nice backdrop.re have been reports that a lot of european leaders are still wary of the united states after former president trump's four chaotic years in office. we know some of america's closest allies were upset about how the withdrawal from afghanistan took place, and, of course, the deal the president made with australians and the uk, cutting out the submarine contract. how will he be received? what work does he have to do? >> reporter: hey, jonathan. congratulations on the new role there, my friend. listen, president biden wakes up in rome having had little sleep and multiple headaches. really this trip should all be about the fact that president putin and president xi of china aren't here, whereas, president biden is. but, of course, everything president biden faces is controversy. the europeans will have noticed that those troubles that he's having with his own party back there with progressives with the build back better act and when he meets even with the pope here in the next hour, i gues

keir simmons, athens greece. >>> up next for us tonight, some reflections on colin powell, the american dream and the barriers he broke >>> finally, colin powell took great pride in his family's story, and he hoped in his achievements, others would build their own success. >> reporter: colin powell soared to historic heights. that journey from his childhood in the south bronx always with him. >> i'm a son of immigrants my parents came here on banana boats from jamaica. and all they said to me was do your very, very best and always make sure that you love this country of ours. >> reporter: and he did, breaking so many barriers along the way. the young man who went to still segregated georgia for basic training at fort benning, rising to become the first black national security adviser, chairman of the joint chiefs and secretary of state. >> they will say that colin powell, the first african-american to ever hold the position of secretary of state and i'm glad they will say that and i want it repeated i want to repeat it because i hope it will be give inspiration to young african-american

the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp sir david amess in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police have said that they are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25—year—old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody — and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is at leigh—on—sea. ben, all morning local people here have been coming up to this police cordon surrounding the church where sir david amess was stabbed and died. they have been laying flower, all ages, all backgrounds, have seen the very old to young school—children who met him in their schools and it a genuine outpouring of community grief but led by the nation's political leaders who were here first thick this morning. a moment of unity across the divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning boris john

lester >> keir simmons with that late update thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, u.s. diplomats suffering devastating brain injuries the growing mystery over havana syndrome three of the original victims speak out for the first time, exclusively to andrea mitchell >>> back now with our nbc news exclusive. five years after u.s diplomats and spies began suffering from so-called havana syndrome, the cause and the culprit behind the mystery illness remains unknown. now, however, for the first time on television, three of the original diplomats to be affected are breaking their silence about what they experienced with permission from the state department they spoke to our andrea mitchell >> reporter: in the winter of 2016, these diplomats were working at the u.s. embassy in havana, cuba their nights at home interrupted by a piercing noise coming from their background. >> i'll just play it for you so you can hear. >> there is a lot worse. >> it was persistent, kind of at the same level all the time very, very loud. it's nothing you could sit with. >> reporter: kate, did anyo

the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowersr at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amess, in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25—year—old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader, keir starmer, stood together on a quiet road in leigh—on—sea, where sir david amess lost his life. the committed constituency mp who, at the age of 69, showed no sign of giving up his work or his community. campaigning on every issue that mattered — climate change, cycling, veterans and even local dogs. less than 24—hours ago, david was in his own constituency doing a local advice surgery, which is somet

the labour leader sir keir starmer talking just - leader sir keir starmer talking just a little earliere likely to be across the north and west of scotland where you could hear the odd rumble of thunder and into the afternoon we will have the showers on and off through the day. for northern ireland and northern england sunshine and showers and a lot of dry weather but breezy and for the rest of england and wales a similar story with that of sunshine and a showers and some of the showers in the south—east could prove to be heavy and thundery. temperatures lower than yesterday. yesterday we were looking at 60 degrees or above. today we are looking at 11 to ia. —— i6 degrees or above. today we are looking at 11 to ia. —— 16 degrees. showers are slowly easing. as i knew that the fun comes in from the west it is going to introduce some thicker cloud and some persistent rain. following away to between six and about 11 degrees. as we go through tomorrow the weather front continues to push steadily eastwards. there will be a lot of cloud rent. some murky conditions in the west on the coasts and

keir simmons will explain coming up in our next hour. beautiful. >>> let's get to your headlines.sident biden and chinese leader xi jingping are expected to hold a virtual meeting by the end of the year. the u.s. has raised concerns with china about its recent military provocations with taiwan and beijing's efforts to suppress prodemocracy efforts in hong kong. the meeting is intended to serve as a follow-up to last month's call between the two leaders. >>> firefighters were hurt this week after a smoke explosion and the dramatic moments were caught on cameras. firefighters were battling a commercial fire when suddenly that huge ball of smoke and flames shot from the building. the firefighters were treated at the hospital and later released. thankfully, no one else was hurt. no word on what caused that fire. >>> let's move to baseball now. if you didn't catch the dramatic ending to the wild card game last night. dodgers, cardinals, all tied up. two outs in the bottom of the ninth. here's what happened. >> swing and a drive. deep left field! chris taylor! >> chris taylor with the t

reports say the police believe the assailant tended to be walking around shooting people keir simmons, nbc news >>> today the advisory committee will start two days to discuss moderna and j&j boosters. >> they will discuss the second timing, the best timing for the single dose j&j. >> reporter: phil lip, good morning. what could yet be another sign we could potentially be fearing the end of the pandemic. the biden administration is lifting more restricts on border crossings. this all comes as later today an fda advisory panel is set to meet to discuss the moderna booster shots and tomorrow johnson&johnson shots. the fda is questioning the evidence johnson&johnson provided in its application for booster shots. scientists say there may be a benefit two months after the initial dose the agency noted the data is limited, saying a ke fda didn'te enough time to independently review much of the raw data from the trial. ahead of an advisory panel this friday it's not clear whether these concerns would be enough to delay emergency use authorization. >> we have the vaccine supply and we'll be r

sir keir starmer is self isolating at home. _ sir keir starmer is self isolating at home. which univesal credit is reduced once a claimant starts to earn above a certain amount. currently it's 63p which means that if you earn an extra pound you lose 63p in benefit. that's to be cut to 55p in every pound — allowing people to keep more of their money as they start to earn more. but campaigners and charities — say the amount doesn't address wider issues of cost of living or help those who are on benefits and out of work. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, is here. this is a measure of good news for some of those people, not all but some of those people, not all but some of those people, not all but some of those people who are you on universal credit.— universal credit. that's exactly ri . ht. universal credit. that's exactly right- it's _ universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted _ universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted at - universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted at working i right. it's targeted at working families. so low paid

starmer, no matter what _ mind that keir starmer, no matter what colourful comparison boris johnsont him, it was actually is doing better in his lengthy. — was actually is doing better in his lengthy, not as exciting speech to the lahour— lengthy, not as exciting speech to the labour party conference. let�*s the labour party conference. let's move on to _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk about _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk about the - the labour party conference. let�*s move on to talk about the front page of the eye and may be trouble ahead. lots of different bullet points here about issues that are facing the uk right now that we have touched on already to some degree and the petrol crisis, energy bills, global shipping, industry fears. there is a lot to think about, and yet the front page of the i saying the prime minister shrugs off britain's cost—of—living crisis. is there a feeling he has shrugged it off and it does not matter because it was not really mentioned to that extent in his

labour's sir keir starmer held his profound sense of public duty.nt ago from the home secretary pretty patel, she was with them here as well. she paid tribute and also raise those concerns about keeping other mps safe. with them, as well, so lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, who described sir david is a much loved mp and a bright light of parliament. well, it has once again raised many questions about the safety of mps and about the inevitable access that their constituents have two them to raise matters of concern or matters that are important to them directly. for them to take that to westminster and reflect the views of the people around the country. but it raises the question of how much access can be maintained, but at the same time mps and their staff can be kept safe. it is something that harriet harman, the labour mp has raised, and she is calling for a speaker's conference. a nonparty political gathering to address the issue among mps. harriet harmanjoins us gathering to address the issue among mps. harriet harman joins us

yeah, and actually interesting and - yeah, and actually interesting and having said that keir starmern was housing and i think a lot of labour mps were quite surprised that housing did not feature in his speech. and it needs to make it needs to because it is a huge issue. more homes are needed to be built and the conservatives have a manifesto pledge to build 3,000 homes a year. where leg going to build those homes was met you need to have levelling up and you have to balance that with the place now that he is not going to have to stick to not to build on greenfield sites. but ministers of all different governments have been pledging for years, for decades that they want to free up brownfield land but there is land banking in all sorts of issues and still planning issues on brownfield land. so it's not as easy as just say of course were going to build 300,000 homes on wherever we can. you cannotjust do that overnight. so there has to be a balance there, have to be a proper strategy rather than a pledge to say this is what we are going to build and i think it feeds into the levelling o

boris johnson, keir starmer, minister borisjohnson, keir starmer, leader of the opposition and robertsonthat some mps have had to endure and clearly reflections will be on what can be done by the likes of the home secretary, leader of the commons to protect mps going about their daily business. , ., , protect mps going about their daily business. , ._ ., ., business. yesterday for that debate come to the — business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again in _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again in the i business. yesterday for that debate j come to the fore again in the house of commons and the official business before the tributes with the home office questions with a home secretary and others took questions from across the house and the shadow home secretary was was being done in respect of mp safety and there should be greater consistency across the board in terms of the arrangements that mps have in place and some do have a level of poli

joining us from moscow, nbc's keir simmons. keir, good to see you. jose, as you say, norway security agency saying this appears to be an act of terror but cryptically saying they've not identified a motive at this time, naming the suspect is 37-year-old danish citizen aspen anderson who converted to islam and there are fears that he had been radicalized. of course this was a bizarre attack using a bow and arrow, five people were killed in this norwegian town, four women and one man. a terrifying scene but they do not appear according to the police to be any other suspects so the norwegian prime minister telling people that they can feel secure. >> and you're in moscow, where undersecretary victoria nolan is wrapping up a three-day diplomatic visit. its u.s. calling the talks there constructive? >> that's right. president putin also saying that the talks were constructive. let's be honest, the relations between the u.s. and russia have been in deep freeze. i think the talks with victoria nolan looked at cyber and arms control, so very limited areas wh

go to msnbc's keir simmons joining us from rome. keir, welcome again.came out of this meeting? >> reporter: alex, i guess you could say important symbolism, unity between the europeans and the u.s. over the approach to iran. and i guess you could argue a little bit of hope. things have been incredibly difficult. we've been watching the nuclear brinkmanship between iran and particularly the u.s. develop over the months since president biden was elected, and elected saying he wanted to go renew the deal that president trump walked away from. president biden asked today whether there would be renewed talks. take a listen. >> do you propose and when would you like to talk to iran? >> definitely rerejoin. >> reporter: when those talks resume depends on iran. the joint statement from, alex, the europeans and americans kind of appears to offer a carrot, if you like. it says a return to the jcpoa nuclear deal compliance providing sanctions lifting with long-lasting implications for iran's economic growth. only positive if iran changes course. call upon the pres

sir keir was killed five short years ago.cular pain that conservative colleagues of sir david will be feeling today in the aftermath of his death. this evening, as the final members of the congregation make the way out of the church in westminster abbey, just across the road from the houses of parliament, it has been a day were politicians in the house of commons and house of lords on all sides have come together to pay their respects and pay tribute to the longest—serving mps in parliament, sir david amess, who was stabbed to death in his constituency on friday. jonathan blake, our political correspondent in westminster outside of st. margaret's and known as the parliament church. sir david, his wish on south and an given city status will be made. much more on those tributes throughout the evening here on bbc news, but now let's take a look at the weather. without some outbreaks of rain and drizzle already, for a while overnight, will be dried with a few breaks macleod leading to some mist and fog patches but the mf thickeni

today, we want to explore keir starmer and his current relationship with the media.re of the party, how do they see their roles now? let me introduce you to my guest. jane merrick is policy editor at the i newspaper. before that she was political editor of the independent on sunday. you've been on twitter today with the assessment of keir starmer�*s speech for all your readers. i was tweeting a very long thread it was a very long tweet actually, it was a very long speech actually,

keir simmons joins us live. what's it like?n msnbc on the top of a mountain in the swiss alps, the roane glacier is beautiful. it is also under threat. you should be able to see in the water pieces of the ice breaking off, but it's not just that, steph. if i walk this way and show you, these rocks are smoothed out. decades ago the glacier was here, where i am. i would have been underneath it and not just that, if you look down behind me there, where the waterfall is and across you can see all those rocks are smooth because the glacier was there, too, and if the cameraman pans across, the incredible thing the glacier ran 150 years ago right down into the valley, the buildings you can see in the distance are hotels they built at the bottom at the foot of the glacier. as dave pans back i'll explain that the glacier scientists say are a warning to the world. if the ice melts it won't cause a catastrophic rise in ocean levels but it will of course if the arctic ice melts, and the thing about the glaciers as i stand here, you can pic

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sir keir starmer chooses look into as well. , . . ,, ., , sir keir starmer chooses look into as well.aring that this is the last question, ithink, that hearing that this is the last question, i think, that isjust being answered. the speaker is on his feet, let us listen in as the prime minister makes his way into the chamber. we now start with questions. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others will stop i shall have a further such meetings later today. david amess and james brokenshire were both tragically taken from us. both served in this place with integrity and served their constituents well. as we offer our heartfelt love and prayers to their families, theirfamilies have families, their families have offered families, theirfamilies have offered as a new path to a new politics, built on kindness and love. mr speaker, sarah everard and claudia lawrence were both from york. right now, women are filling and safe. many women are unsafe and the very people that should be protecting us are telling as to engage with potential perpetrators to identif

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earlier, the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowersite of the fatal stabbing, which happened during a constituency surgery yesterday. a candle lit vigil for sir david has been held in leigh—on—sea. the police say they are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was murdered. he was killed doing a job that he loved, serving his own constituents as an elected democratic member. and, of course, acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. it was formally declared a terrorist incident late last night, with forensic specialists poring over the crime scene, counter terrorism detectives are leading the investigation.

a tweet from sir keir— secure. indeed. more reaction. a tweet from sir keir starmer, - secure.unn, you mentioned the area, it is an area i know reasonably well having worked there, southend west is a busy area. shops, schools, plenty of people would have been around. part of the worrying thing is faultless to have happened, someone presumably carrying a knife and doing this in the of the day. absolutely. cell like all seaside resorts, — absolutely. cell like all seaside resorts, we expect a sort of thing on the _ resorts, we expect a sort of thing on the seafront, sadly, and the police — on the seafront, sadly, and the police have been wonderful in this particular— police have been wonderful in this particular area of the weight they have covid our seafront during the hot period — have covid our seafront during the hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, _ hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, you— hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, you don't expect this to happen— course, you don't expect this to happen in— course, you don't expect this to happen in the suburbs