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keir starmer ending that speech.tion that we are used to from conference, no rapturous applause. so we can now talk about the substance of the speech he has just left, talk about the substance of the speech he hasjust left, as has roots me. lisa nandy, the shadow foreign secretary is still here as his vicki young for the bbc, but let's get some reaction from the left and right of the political spectrum. we can talk to camilla tommy, the associate editor of the telegraph newspaper and steve richards, the political commentator, listening to that, it was blunt and to the point and he talked about the party having to change and he talked a little bit about himself and the importance of family values, but what did you make of the speech?” think it was about framing an argument. it's very interesting the rhythms of being leader of the opposition. no labour leader has won an election when they begin as leader at the start of the parliamentary term. the winners, wilson and tony blair got their mid—term elections were looming
keir starmer ending that speech.tion that we are used to from conference, no rapturous applause. so we can now talk about the substance of the speech he has just left, talk about the substance of the speech he hasjust left, as has roots me. lisa nandy, the shadow foreign secretary is still here as his vicki young for the bbc, but let's get some reaction from the left and right of the political spectrum. we can talk to camilla tommy, the associate editor of the telegraph newspaper and steve...
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break, sir keir starmer and boris johnson involved summer break, sir keir starmer and borisjohnson involvedlved in something of an ill tempered exchange at times. we will discuss what happened this afternoon very shortly, with stephen doughty for the labour party and andrew parry for the conservatives and pete wishart from the snp. it's interesting, because sir keir starmer picked boris johnson up on a series of government u—turns over the summer and, as they we re u—turns over the summer and, as they were discussing that, a further u—turn dropped in our inbox, regarding restrictions that were being eased in bolton and trafford, the plan to ease those restrictions was reversed. we heard that during prime minister's questions. let's get reaction from andrew parry from the conservative party. a u—turn dropping while the prime minister was being grilled on the issue of u—turns, not a great look, is it? well, i think people out there are sensible enough to understand, when the medical and scientific advice changes, the couple tapped out accordingly, and that is what we are doing, putting people
break, sir keir starmer and boris johnson involved summer break, sir keir starmer and borisjohnson involvedlved in something of an ill tempered exchange at times. we will discuss what happened this afternoon very shortly, with stephen doughty for the labour party and andrew parry for the conservatives and pete wishart from the snp. it's interesting, because sir keir starmer picked boris johnson up on a series of government u—turns over the summer and, as they we re u—turns over the summer...
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once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum.ll on that today and seemed to acknowledge it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still see him as the arch remainer who fought brexit tooth and nail. the policy details will come later. today was all about laying out his personal values and trying to rebuild labour's brand after so many election defeats. the speech was dismissed as a mixture of slogans and platitudes by the left—wing of the party, but sir keir starmer thinks he has plenty of time to explain his plan to voters. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. now on bbc news, our world reveals what life is really like inside iran during the coronavirus pandemic. iran is a mystery to many — and its rulers like to k
once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum.ll on that today and seemed to acknowledge it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still...
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about support for the ira, smear against keir starmer about support forthe ira, he smear against keirat withjohn mcdonnell support for the ira, he could do that with john mcdonnell and jeremy corbyn but you can't get away with that with somebody who has a career prosecuting terrorists. boris johnson was furious at the end of all of this, he had been admonished by the speaker and now wants to launch more personal attacks on keir starmer. it is a ridiculous strategy and tory mps are beginning to ask whether borisjohnson is beginning to lose it, whether he is up to the job, whether he is still suffering from the after—effects of covid. but the idea of going for keir starmer personally is sure to backfire. the idea of going for keir starmer personally is sure to backfirelj will personally is sure to backfire.” will stay with you nigel, because the front page of your paper and new material we will learn perhaps about princess diana. this is the deal harry and meghan have done with netflix. it is worth $100 million but one of the by—products of this is the suggestion they may well make a do
about support for the ira, smear against keir starmer about support forthe ira, he smear against keirat withjohn mcdonnell support for the ira, he could do that with john mcdonnell and jeremy corbyn but you can't get away with that with somebody who has a career prosecuting terrorists. boris johnson was furious at the end of all of this, he had been admonished by the speaker and now wants to launch more personal attacks on keir starmer. it is a ridiculous strategy and tory mps are beginning to...
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, a feeling that boris johnson is not doing too well against keir starmer in prime minister's questionss from prime minister's questions last weeks, apparently, according to the observer, were boris johnson weeks, apparently, according to the observer, were borisjohnson was asked by the speaker to withdraw comments he made about keir starmer and the ira. and after that, he refused to apologise, and after that sort of spat, he told people, boris johnson told people at conservative headquarters he wanted to go after keirstarmer 's headquarters he wanted to go after keir starmer 's legal records and double down on personal attacks against him. i mean, keir starmer, a human rights lawyer, former director of public prosecutions, he spent five years of his legal career prosecuting ira terrorists so it was perhaps, and misplaced attempt to attack him so as you say, this is against a background for boris johnson 's personal popularity is falling and keir starmer 's is rising and a lot of people asking questions about the competence of this government after a whole series of u—turns and everythi
, a feeling that boris johnson is not doing too well against keir starmer in prime minister's questionss from prime minister's questions last weeks, apparently, according to the observer, were boris johnson weeks, apparently, according to the observer, were borisjohnson was asked by the speaker to withdraw comments he made about keir starmer and the ira. and after that, he refused to apologise, and after that sort of spat, he told people, boris johnson told people at conservative headquarters...
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once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum. it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still see him as the arch remainer who fought brexit tooth and nail. the policy details will come later. today was all about laying out his personal values and trying to rebuild labour's brand after so many election defeats. the speech was dismissed as a mixture of slogans and platitudes by the left—wing of the party, but sir keir starmer thinks he has plenty of time to explain his plan to voters. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has been hearing from the family and friends of the youngest victim, eight—year—old saffie—rose roussos. the emotional tributes included her mother lisa,
once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum. it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still see him as the arch remainer who fought...
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keir starmer gave exa m ples of and tuesday.from london to scotland for a test... but i'm wondering if you as the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 10%... the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 1096. .. they quoted the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 1096... they quoted a figure of 75,000 tests not used each day, i think that gives the scale of the problem. the problem was we had a different excuse yesterday, which was that there was a problem with lab capacity, from today when they we re lab capacity, from today when they were blaming the public. the truth is we need testing to work on the government needs to get a grip on it because it is demonstrating a com plete because it is demonstrating a complete lack of competence. unless testing works, we can't get people back to work properly when they have to go out to work, we can't... we need schools to stay open safely. testing is crucial for that. need schools to stay open safely. testing is crucialfor that. and need schools to stay open sa
keir starmer gave exa m ples of and tuesday.from london to scotland for a test... but i'm wondering if you as the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 10%... the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 1096. .. they quoted the opposition no how big a problem this is, is it 1096... they quoted a figure of 75,000 tests not used each day, i think that gives the scale of the problem. the problem was we had a different excuse yesterday, which was that there was a problem with lab...
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once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum.d seem to acknowledge it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still see him as the arch remainer who fought brexit tooth and nail. the policy details will come later. today was all about laying out his personal values and trying to rebuild labour's brand after so many election defeats. the speech was dismissed as a mixture of slogans and platitudes by the left—wing group momentum, but sir keir starmer thinks he has plenty of time to explain his plan to voters. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has been hearing from the family and friends of the youngest victim — eight year—old saffie—rose roussos. the emotional tributes c
once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls for a second brexit referendum.d seem to acknowledge it was a policy that drove away many traditional labour voters. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this... we hear you. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. keir starmer wants to show he's made a break with the past, but many former labour voters in leave seats will still see him as the arch...
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he accused keir starmer of undermining confidence in the return to school.'ll be a fine thing that after three months of refusing to do so, as pupils go back to school, that it finally be said that school was safe to go back to. come on. prime minister is just here to make it up as he goes along. the education secretary stood at the dispatch box yesterday and said and acknowledge that labour‘s first priority was getting people back to school, i have cited numerous times, he knows very well and he was just playing games. keir starmer said his own children had been at school but that didn't deter the prime minister. this leader of the opposition said absolutely nothing to oppose the method of examinations that was proposed and indeed, they opposed the teacher accreditation system that we eventually came up with, is he now saying that those grades are not right? or is he just tapped in hindsight leaping on a bandwagon and opposing the policy that he supported two weeks ago? governing in hindsight, that slave made so many mistakes. this is been a wasted summer.
he accused keir starmer of undermining confidence in the return to school.'ll be a fine thing that after three months of refusing to do so, as pupils go back to school, that it finally be said that school was safe to go back to. come on. prime minister is just here to make it up as he goes along. the education secretary stood at the dispatch box yesterday and said and acknowledge that labour‘s first priority was getting people back to school, i have cited numerous times, he knows very well...
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it is my immense pleasure to introduce the leader of the labour party, keir starmer.ke at the last election and today in doncaster, keir starmer delivered his speech, literally, in front of a red wall. references to patriotism replaced detailed policies and he listed what he saw as labour's values. decency, fairness, opportunity, compassion and security. that reference to security was designed to address what was seen as a weak spot under jeremy corbyn but keir starmer had an even tougher message for his grassroots. borisjohnson didn't so much as win the last election — labour lost it. we've granted the tories a decade of power. the tories have had as many election winners in five years as we've had in 75. it's a betrayal of what we believe in to let this go on. it's time to get serious about winning. he distanced himself from the last labour leader and then from the conservatives, but his blunt attack on borisjohnson wasn't so much about policy as character. whilst borisjohnson was writing flippant columns about bendy bananas, i was defending victims and prosecuting
it is my immense pleasure to introduce the leader of the labour party, keir starmer.ke at the last election and today in doncaster, keir starmer delivered his speech, literally, in front of a red wall. references to patriotism replaced detailed policies and he listed what he saw as labour's values. decency, fairness, opportunity, compassion and security. that reference to security was designed to address what was seen as a weak spot under jeremy corbyn but keir starmer had an even tougher...
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keir starmer is making his speech in a party conference this week as labour puts forward its ideas toin a virtual way, virtual forum. politically we have got to remember that the conservatives still have a 80 seat majority. they have an 80 seat majority but it turns out to feel a lot less secure than they thought, that this rebellion that happened this week, was extraordinary and enough to make them have to u—turn yet again. and they have another side of the tory party who are the extreme libertarians who are very angry with any lockdown restrictions at all. so they have two sides of the party in a state of fury. so even 80 seats does not feel quite as comfortable as it did. also, borisjohnson won his amazing electoral victory with 26 points ahead. now it is only a point or two. keir starmer, the new labour leader, who has only been in power a few months, is now ahead of borisjohnson in terms of who would be best to run the country. keir starmer comes across, as he was director of public prosecutions, as a formidable, serious prosecutor of all of the government's failings and it is an
keir starmer is making his speech in a party conference this week as labour puts forward its ideas toin a virtual way, virtual forum. politically we have got to remember that the conservatives still have a 80 seat majority. they have an 80 seat majority but it turns out to feel a lot less secure than they thought, that this rebellion that happened this week, was extraordinary and enough to make them have to u—turn yet again. and they have another side of the tory party who are the extreme...
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i think the main thing was sir keir starmer basically saying, look, i am main thing was sir keir starmern the labour party who felt thatjeremy corbyn was sometimes on the side of britain's enemies. he was very much criticised for that. it was striking too that the person introducing him in an otherwise empty room in doncaster was the jewish former labour otherwise empty room in doncaster was thejewish former labour mp who lost her seat at the last election, a seat of course that back exit. keir starmer did not dwell too much on the brexit issue and many will know him has a leading voice call for a second referendum. this was him trying to introduce himself to people. it is hard at the moment with the political landscape dominated by coronavirus to get his voice heard. he wanted to talk in broader terms, really, about his values at this point. he is not going to be coming up with very detailed policy areas. we need to be thinking about the questions of 2024 and the 20 305. not the questions of the past. if anything, and the 20 305. not the questions of the past. ifanything, covid has quic
i think the main thing was sir keir starmer basically saying, look, i am main thing was sir keir starmern the labour party who felt thatjeremy corbyn was sometimes on the side of britain's enemies. he was very much criticised for that. it was striking too that the person introducing him in an otherwise empty room in doncaster was the jewish former labour otherwise empty room in doncaster was thejewish former labour mp who lost her seat at the last election, a seat of course that back exit. keir...
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keir starmer clash between the party leaders since july.leaders sincejuly. keir starmer pointed to discontent amongst some conservative mps over the handling of the coronavirus crisis and he stowed up a series of criticisms of his own. this has been a wasted summer. the government should have spent it preparing for the autumn and winter. instead, they have lurched from crisis to crisis, u—turn to u—turn. to correct one error, even to might make sense but when the government has done 12 u—turns and rising, the only conclusion is serial incompetence. actually, what has happened so far as we have succeeded in turning the tide of this pandemic and in spite of the negativity and the constant sniping from the opposition, we are seeing a country thatis opposition, we are seeing a country that is not only going back to school but going back to work. theme of keir starmer‘s leadership has been an attempt to establish a reputation for competence and to compare this with the government's turbulent handling of the coronavirus crisis, but by the time of
keir starmer clash between the party leaders since july.leaders sincejuly. keir starmer pointed to discontent amongst some conservative mps over the handling of the coronavirus crisis and he stowed up a series of criticisms of his own. this has been a wasted summer. the government should have spent it preparing for the autumn and winter. instead, they have lurched from crisis to crisis, u—turn to u—turn. to correct one error, even to might make sense but when the government has done 12...
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but the leade, sir keir starmer, was not there in pers. at has gone in self-ision. tol this morning that keir starmer was advised to self-isolate after a member of hisss household show le symptoms of coronavirus. they said that the member of his household has now had a test with nhs guidelines, and keir starmer will self-isolate while awaiting the resul. encouraged go to i pub,ill being despite warnings from- - from some experts today that doing so is dangerous. jd weatherspoon is the biggest chain of pubs and is i the news today, and these are punters queuing to get into one recently appearede learned that 66 of its workers tested positive for covid. unthe for opposed lockdown measures when they were imposed back in march, although the company says it has invested 15 million pounds in safetyme ures. to finish off our update on the u.k., there are growg concerns about a backlog within the testing system. reportsontinue to emerge about people being asked to drive hundreds of miles to get a test. there are claims that there may be a shortage of staff in the government
but the leade, sir keir starmer, was not there in pers. at has gone in self-ision. tol this morning that keir starmer was advised to self-isolate after a member of hisss household show le symptoms of coronavirus. they said that the member of his household has now had a test with nhs guidelines, and keir starmer will self-isolate while awaiting the resul. encouraged go to i pub,ill being despite warnings from- - from some experts today that doing so is dangerous. jd weatherspoon is the biggest...
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so, a challenge there to the prime minister from the labour leader sir keir starmer.estart and there should be an apology to the public over the way the government has handled the test and trace programme. i think that is unlikely but it is very clear labour is trying to keep up the pressure on the government there over the handling of test and trace, saying that if that had been handled better and was more efficient then we wouldn't be in the position of rising cases and the potential need for further restrictions. jonathan blake there, our political correspondent. president trump has said his nominee to replace ruth bader ginsberg on the us supreme court will be a woman, and he'll make the announcement next week. justice ginsberg died on friday, triggering a huge debate over whether her replacement should be announced before, or after, november's presidential election. paul hawkins has more. america's election in a microcosm. a divided nation, liberals vs conservatives, arguing over what is important, and now who gets to decide. replacing the latejustice ginsburg on
so, a challenge there to the prime minister from the labour leader sir keir starmer.estart and there should be an apology to the public over the way the government has handled the test and trace programme. i think that is unlikely but it is very clear labour is trying to keep up the pressure on the government there over the handling of test and trace, saying that if that had been handled better and was more efficient then we wouldn't be in the position of rising cases and the potential need for...
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once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls keir starmer wants to show he's made a break withnail. the policy details will come later. today was all about laying out his personal values and trying to rebuild labour's brand after so many election defeats. the speech was dismissed as a mixture of slogans and platitudes by the left—wing of the party, but sir keir starmer thinks he has plenty of time to explain his plan to voters. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. nasa has outlined a multi—billion dollar plan to return to the moon by 2024. it will be the first time humans have been sent up to the lunar surface since 1972. this time around, a female astronaut will sent along with a male colleague. the ambitious mission relies on congress releasing 3.2 billion dollars in funding. let's speak to the space scientist maggie ederin—pocock. she got the best backdrop! look at that! you can almost find a moon and that! you can almost find a moon and that somewhere! lovely to have you with us. 50 years, why now? 50 years, last year since apollo 11. 12 people have been on the moon, but non
once upon a time, keir starmer led parliamentary calls keir starmer wants to show he's made a break withnail. the policy details will come later. today was all about laying out his personal values and trying to rebuild labour's brand after so many election defeats. the speech was dismissed as a mixture of slogans and platitudes by the left—wing of the party, but sir keir starmer thinks he has plenty of time to explain his plan to voters. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. nasa has outlined a...
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he accused keir starmer of undermining confidence in the return to school.hink you'll be a fine thing today, after three months of refusing to do so, as pupils go back to school, if it be finally said that school was safe to go back to. come on. prime minister is just making it up as he goes along. the education sector, secretary, stated at that dispatch box yesterday and said that he acknowledged that labour‘s first priority is to be getting kids back to school, that has been our first priority and he knows it very well, he isjust playing games. and keir starmer said his own children had been at school throughout the crisis. it is the same every time. pretend the problem doesn't exist, brush away scrutiny, make the wrong decision and then blame somebody else. this is got to change. because the next major decision from the prime minister is on the furlough scheme, the jobs of many people, millions of people are risk, the longer he delays, the more we are at risk. finally get this decision right and permitted to extend the furlough for the sectors and those w
he accused keir starmer of undermining confidence in the return to school.hink you'll be a fine thing today, after three months of refusing to do so, as pupils go back to school, if it be finally said that school was safe to go back to. come on. prime minister is just making it up as he goes along. the education sector, secretary, stated at that dispatch box yesterday and said that he acknowledged that labour‘s first priority is to be getting kids back to school, that has been our first...
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front page there on the right—hand side, he has article there about keir starmer, the labour leader,t at at the annual labour conference tomorrow from yorkshire. what are they pulling out, eve? they are pulling out that the labour party is under totally new management. they are saying that very strongly throughout this online co nfe re nce very strongly throughout this online conference and apparently he is going to dunk after to make the speech. but he is also saying —— don casters to make the speech. but he is also saying that labour party puts family first and puts patriotism and love of country first. he says i want to skip with grass country to live and in the greatest want to grow up and in the greatest want to grow up and in the greatest to go old in. well there we re greatest to go old in. well there were feelings that jeremy corbyn was more attuned to russia and other countries. sol more attuned to russia and other countries. so i think that a lot of those people who left and voted tory in the last election, they will send their children to the army and there have been are m
front page there on the right—hand side, he has article there about keir starmer, the labour leader,t at at the annual labour conference tomorrow from yorkshire. what are they pulling out, eve? they are pulling out that the labour party is under totally new management. they are saying that very strongly throughout this online co nfe re nce very strongly throughout this online conference and apparently he is going to dunk after to make the speech. but he is also saying —— don casters to...
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keir starmer.s of families are trying to get a test in the last week and they can't get one. i do acknowledge the number of tests overall, but this is basic stuff. people who've got covid symptoms are very anxious about themselves, their children, their families or what to do. it means they can't go to work, they can't send their children to school — it matters. and if they can't get tests, the prime minister needs to take responsibility and not just talk about the future or something else, but address this problem. the prime minister said the government would do more. and the world we want to move to as fast as possible is a world in which we can take, everybody can take enabling tests at the beginning of the day, an antigen test to identify whether or not we have the virus or not — like a pregnancy test within 15 minutes or so — so that we know whether we're able to live our lives as normally as possible. that's the vision that the health secretary and others have been sketching out over the last
keir starmer.s of families are trying to get a test in the last week and they can't get one. i do acknowledge the number of tests overall, but this is basic stuff. people who've got covid symptoms are very anxious about themselves, their children, their families or what to do. it means they can't go to work, they can't send their children to school — it matters. and if they can't get tests, the prime minister needs to take responsibility and not just talk about the future or something else,...
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this morning, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has announced he is self—isolating after a membereloped possible symptoms of the virus. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. for some this weekend was a time to make the most a being with friends, meeting in large groups was against the rules but from today it is against the law for social gatherings to include more than six people. those who refuse to comply could be fined. the police will be encouraging and explaining the situation. we hope that at that stage most people will comply. and if they fail to comply, obviously fixed penalty notices can be issued but what we saw in the first phase of the lockdown is enormous compliance. the british people recognised we had to work together to get on top of these numbers. with corona infections on the rise, england, scotland and wales announced the so—called rule of six last week. it was meant to clarify things for the public with concerns and variations across the uk will leave people confused. in england and scotland, it applies both indoors and outdoors but in scotland the s
this morning, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has announced he is self—isolating after a membereloped possible symptoms of the virus. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. for some this weekend was a time to make the most a being with friends, meeting in large groups was against the rules but from today it is against the law for social gatherings to include more than six people. those who refuse to comply could be fined. the police will be encouraging and explaining the...
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the labour leader sir keir starmer challenged him to announce new measures to help business.cal correspondent jess parker reports. emerging into a new phase of this fight, borisjohnson's warning that if people don't follow the rules, he reserves the right to go further. we are now going to move on to prime minister's questions... in a subdued chamber, labour attacked the government's record on test and trace. losing control of testing is a major reason why the prime minister is losing control of this virus. as a result, as a result, he is phasing in health measures, restrictions which we do support, but at the same time he is phasing out economic support. health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of sync. borisjohnson said his government had provided unparalleled support for business. we will go forward with further creative and imaginative schemes to keep our economy moving, and that is the essence, mr speaker, of the plan, of the proposals. he has talked about them, he supported them last night, he supported them yesterday, mr speaker. i hope he continue
the labour leader sir keir starmer challenged him to announce new measures to help business.cal correspondent jess parker reports. emerging into a new phase of this fight, borisjohnson's warning that if people don't follow the rules, he reserves the right to go further. we are now going to move on to prime minister's questions... in a subdued chamber, labour attacked the government's record on test and trace. losing control of testing is a major reason why the prime minister is losing control...
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the labour leader sir keir starmer has refused to rule out the possibility of supporting another scotlandlitical editor, laura kuenssberg, sir keir repeatedly said he would argue against another referendum during the scottish elections next year but did not rule out an independence vote in the future. he was also asked how he would take labour forwards, after yesterday telling the party — at a speech in doncaster — that labour deserved to lose the last general election. the message i was getting across yesterday is if you lose an election ina yesterday is if you lose an election in a democracy, you don't turn and say, "what were you thinking?" you look at yourself and you ask what we re look at yourself and you ask what were you doing respect because if we don't get that lesson we will not go to the next general election understanding the scale at the task at what we have got to do to win back trust. but you said more than that yesterday. your message and blazoned on your left turn and slogan at the conference this year was under new leadership. you said the party was such on security, no
the labour leader sir keir starmer has refused to rule out the possibility of supporting another scotlandlitical editor, laura kuenssberg, sir keir repeatedly said he would argue against another referendum during the scottish elections next year but did not rule out an independence vote in the future. he was also asked how he would take labour forwards, after yesterday telling the party — at a speech in doncaster — that labour deserved to lose the last general election. the message i was...
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the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, has given his support to the new measures.gs get to this point. this was his response in parliament. mr speaker, given the rise in infections we are seeing, these restrictions are necessary, but they were not inevitable. we warned the prime minister months ago that testing needed to be fixed by the autumn. the academy of medical sciences told him the same injuly. they said that testing and tracing capacity will need to be significantly expanded to cope with the increased demands over the winter. but the government did not listen. they pretended there wasn't a problem. they didn't act quickly enough. now the testing system isn't working just when we need it. testing in the uk is currently unable to keep up with demand. many people who need a test can't get one. the government argued that it's increased testing significantly — and that capacity will increase still further. the prime minister also had another more unusual defence. have a listen to this exchange. does he think the reason germany and italy have far lower covid rate
the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, has given his support to the new measures.gs get to this point. this was his response in parliament. mr speaker, given the rise in infections we are seeing, these restrictions are necessary, but they were not inevitable. we warned the prime minister months ago that testing needed to be fixed by the autumn. the academy of medical sciences told him the same injuly. they said that testing and tracing capacity will need to be significantly expanded to cope...
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keir starmer!dependent organisation and credit had to be given to their views. all summer long, mr speaker, he has been going around undermining confidence, spreading doubt is, in particular about the return to school in safe conditions and... today is a great day because the parents of pupils of this country, the teachers of this country are overwhelming approvingly him wrong. proving the doubters wrong, mr speaker, because they are going back to school in record numbers, in spite of all the gloom that he tried to spread. i think the finding is today after three months of refusing to do so, as pupils go back to school if today finally he said that school was safe to go back to come on! the prime minister is just making it up as he goes along. iam surprised... just making it up as he goes along. i am surprised... the education secretary stood at that dispatch box yesterday and said and acknowledged that labour‘s first priority has been getting children back to school. that has been our first priori
keir starmer!dependent organisation and credit had to be given to their views. all summer long, mr speaker, he has been going around undermining confidence, spreading doubt is, in particular about the return to school in safe conditions and... today is a great day because the parents of pupils of this country, the teachers of this country are overwhelming approvingly him wrong. proving the doubters wrong, mr speaker, because they are going back to school in record numbers, in spite of all the...
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keir starmer. it has been a com plete storm. keir starmer.t the government says we have a world beating system. we have seen some commentary suggesting that it was an enormous surprise kids going back to school might have costs and levels and asked for a test, but nevertheless... —— corpse and sniffles. if we want to reopen the economy, you have to have a test and track system for people who suddenly developed a cough in the middle of the night, for example... laughing let's let you sort out that call. if ican turn let's let you sort out that call. if i can turn to the front page of the telegraph —— the daily telegraph. prince charles warning we have a bigger problem on our hands. he is saying the corbyn pandemic shouldn't act as a wake—up call, global warming being an issue close to his heart, he is saying that climate change will end up dwarfing corbyn 19 is change will end up dwarfing corbyn 19isa change will end up dwarfing corbyn 19 is a huge global emergency. interesting timing during the speech. —— covid. greenhouse emissions went down
keir starmer. it has been a com plete storm. keir starmer.t the government says we have a world beating system. we have seen some commentary suggesting that it was an enormous surprise kids going back to school might have costs and levels and asked for a test, but nevertheless... —— corpse and sniffles. if we want to reopen the economy, you have to have a test and track system for people who suddenly developed a cough in the middle of the night, for example... laughing let's let you sort...
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this sort has been quite tricky for them to come forward in this so it is quite different from keir starmerarty will support the legislation if it fixes the substantial cross—party concerns raised. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who is serving a five —year sentence in iran, is due in court later today to face a new charge. she has already been convicted of spying charges that she vigorously denies. the latest we're hearing is although this new is expected to help today her husband richard is saying she was not picked up for court today and the lawyer was told that the trial is not happening today. nazanin called the prosecutors office and was told she would be brought in the next couple of days for a discussion and the lawyer is saying they don't quite know what is going on at the moment. maybe a sort of game of cat and mouse. she is certainly very stressed say those close to nazanin an pretty angry at what is going on and feeling she is being treated as and feeling she is being treated as a political diplomatic barn. —— pawn. there's fresh concern over the growing spread of coronavirus after m
this sort has been quite tricky for them to come forward in this so it is quite different from keir starmerarty will support the legislation if it fixes the substantial cross—party concerns raised. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who is serving a five —year sentence in iran, is due in court later today to face a new charge. she has already been convicted of spying charges that she vigorously denies. the latest we're hearing is although this new is expected to help today her husband richard is...
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sam and kat, while not enamoured by keir starmer, are pragmatic about his prospects. at the front of his name, so i think he's much more likely to win because he fits what we think a politician should look like. but i am a little bit worried that he willjust be another tony blair. i think you can maybe work towards becoming more socialist once you have the right person in power in the first place. labour has to find a way to rebuild in seats like this, where many traditional voters turned away, and at the same time maintain the support thatjeremy corbyn won, particularly among younger voters. that's no easy feat. local boutique owners jackie and trish aren't convinced by any politician right now, but they are open to persuasion. we've been labour for so long and then we voted conservative this time. it's like, will i go back or won't i go back, so it's very open—minded. to me, you vote for whoever is hopefully going to give you the best outcome for your life and your family's lives. so some hope, perhaps, for labour to win back what's been lost, but it will be a long,
sam and kat, while not enamoured by keir starmer, are pragmatic about his prospects. at the front of his name, so i think he's much more likely to win because he fits what we think a politician should look like. but i am a little bit worried that he willjust be another tony blair. i think you can maybe work towards becoming more socialist once you have the right person in power in the first place. labour has to find a way to rebuild in seats like this, where many traditional voters turned away,...
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sir keir starmer accused ministers of failing to anticipate the rise in coronavirus infections duringister said the test and trace scheme was a vital tool in helping to identify local outbreaks, and praised the work of baroness dido harding and her team in helping to contain the virus. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. interesting pmqs, the prime minister being pressed on the context of the test and tray system and around what sort of financial support he is going to put in place for industries badly hit by that. i'm joined by the conservative mp, andrew griffiths. the labour mp and shadow health minister, justin madders. and munira wilson from the liberal democrats. before we get into the meat of pmqs, i wanted to ask you, your colleague writing in the guardian these new restrictions are about as far as he thinks he could ask his constituents to go, do you think that is the case and that is why borisjohnson hasn't got as far as scotland? nobody wants to introduce restrictions like this, that curtail the liberty of individuals and affect the lives of businesses
sir keir starmer accused ministers of failing to anticipate the rise in coronavirus infections duringister said the test and trace scheme was a vital tool in helping to identify local outbreaks, and praised the work of baroness dido harding and her team in helping to contain the virus. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. interesting pmqs, the prime minister being pressed on the context of the test and tray system and around what sort of financial support he is going to put...
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you broadly welcomed the measures, as mr keir starmer announced.with scotland and the labour government in wales. if you are in power, would you be trying to address these measures to match the other parts of the uk or not? we do support as you say what the prime minister has done today and we understand why he's had to impose these national restrictions. we would rather we were not in these place and if he had fixed testing and not allow it to descend into the shambles it's become we could have avoided these restrictions today. on your specific question would we be doing the same as what is happening in scotland and wales, well, we will ta ke in scotland and wales, well, we will take whatever measures necessary to suppress the virus but we are not in the government and we don't have access to the same data and the scientific advice the government has s0 scientific advice the government has so re—support what has happened today but, obviously, this is a perilous moment and these measures need to be kept under review but it is also urgent that testi
you broadly welcomed the measures, as mr keir starmer announced.with scotland and the labour government in wales. if you are in power, would you be trying to address these measures to match the other parts of the uk or not? we do support as you say what the prime minister has done today and we understand why he's had to impose these national restrictions. we would rather we were not in these place and if he had fixed testing and not allow it to descend into the shambles it's become we could...
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keir starmer wrote to boris johnson saying that he knows that they had problems.onomy and managing the end of the furlough scheme. we said last week that we are ready to roll up our sleeves and help. that is still there. there are not many political points in a pandemic, we are ready to put our shoulders to the wheel. people have to stop of the self congratulations, stop with the dislocated fantasy foot ball stop with the dislocated fantasy football way of looking at how things are going on and be more candid with it. i think if we did that, it would be eight for everyone. just to bring ben everitt back in, what you make of that? well, where to start? no one is being self congratulatory. i have said before that it is tricky and challenging, we are with issues. i think sitting on the sidelines and saying let's not make this political is possibly the most political thing you could have said just then. it is absolutely ridiculous of the labour party to say that they want to help stop we have had no ideas other than what we are already doing. we are ramping up lab cap
keir starmer wrote to boris johnson saying that he knows that they had problems.onomy and managing the end of the furlough scheme. we said last week that we are ready to roll up our sleeves and help. that is still there. there are not many political points in a pandemic, we are ready to put our shoulders to the wheel. people have to stop of the self congratulations, stop with the dislocated fantasy foot ball stop with the dislocated fantasy football way of looking at how things are going on and...
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and covid testing also came up at pmqs, where angela rayner was filling in for sir keir starmer, who'diting for the results of a coronavirus test for a family member. mr speaker, i want to start by reading the prime minister a message that i've received from a man called keir. keir wasn't able to go to work today, and his children couldn't go to school. because his family had to wait for their coronavirus test results despite the prime minister promise of results within 24 hours. keir was able to do the right thing and self— isolate and work from home. but other people aren't in this position, mr speaker. many of them are the very people who are getting us through this crisis, like the care workers that i used to work alongside before i was elected to this house. the prime minister once earned £2,300 an hour. so, can the prime minister tell us what is the average hourly rate of a care worker in this country? the prime minister began by defending the government's record on testing. 89% of those who have in—person tests get them within the next day. turning to care homes, he said the gov
and covid testing also came up at pmqs, where angela rayner was filling in for sir keir starmer, who'diting for the results of a coronavirus test for a family member. mr speaker, i want to start by reading the prime minister a message that i've received from a man called keir. keir wasn't able to go to work today, and his children couldn't go to school. because his family had to wait for their coronavirus test results despite the prime minister promise of results within 24 hours. keir was able...
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keir starmer cannot go through the division lobbies this evening knowing that we are deliberately andinternational law. it's the wrong thing to do for our moral standing in the world, but it's also absolutely counter—productive in achieving what we want to achieve, and that is a free trade agreement with the european union. is any of this likely to change downing street's to change downing street's position? we know this is a government that does like to dig in. that legislation is still due to start the latest stage of its progress through parliament tomorrow, so it's unlikely that we're going to see them change course because of these. helen catt, our political correspondent. more than 30 people have been killed by wildfires that are sweeping through us west coast states, officials say. dozens of people are missing in oregon alone, with one emergency official saying the state should be preparing for a "mass fatality incident. kathryn armstrong reports. the city of portland, almost invisible under a thick layer of smoke — the result of deadly wildfires that have been raging on the we
keir starmer cannot go through the division lobbies this evening knowing that we are deliberately andinternational law. it's the wrong thing to do for our moral standing in the world, but it's also absolutely counter—productive in achieving what we want to achieve, and that is a free trade agreement with the european union. is any of this likely to change downing street's to change downing street's position? we know this is a government that does like to dig in. that legislation is still due...
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the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, addressing a virtual trade union congress, called for new formsor example, retail, hospitality, aviation. all those hit by local lockdown, and provide certainty for workers and for businesses. the government is waiting to see if british workers can defy predictions of massive rises in joblessness by retraining for new jobs, like here with construction. humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover and slow its "accelerating decline". that's according to a report by the un convention on biological diversity. it sets out what it calls urgent transitions that could slow the ongoing decline in nature. these transitions also provide the basis for an agreement that 196 nations are expected to sign up to at the un biodiversity conference in china next year. joining me now is mike barrett, the executive director of science and conservation at the world wildlife fund. thank you very much forjoining us. this is a global report, so how bleak is the situation you're in the uk? i think we should not be too surpr
the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, addressing a virtual trade union congress, called for new formsor example, retail, hospitality, aviation. all those hit by local lockdown, and provide certainty for workers and for businesses. the government is waiting to see if british workers can defy predictions of massive rises in joblessness by retraining for new jobs, like here with construction. humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover and slow...
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the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, addressing a virtual trade union congress, called for new forms need, for example, retail, hospitality, aviation. all those hit by local lockdown, and provide certainty for workers and for businesses. the government is waiting to see if british workers can defy predictions of massive rises in joblessness by retraining for newjobs, like here with construction. faisal islam, bbc news. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening. the coronavirus testing problems will take weeks to resolve says the health secretary, as he acknowledged the system is facing an "enormous challenge". and coming up, we take to the skies to remember the battle of britain, 80 years on. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. arsenal keep their man. pierre—emerick aubameyang signs a new three—year deal, ending speculation he'd leave injanuary. he says "the best is to come for arsenal". humanity is at a crossroads and we have to take action now to make space for nature to recover and slow its ‘accelerating decline'. this is according to a report by the un convention on biologic
the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, addressing a virtual trade union congress, called for new forms need, for example, retail, hospitality, aviation. all those hit by local lockdown, and provide certainty for workers and for businesses. the government is waiting to see if british workers can defy predictions of massive rises in joblessness by retraining for newjobs, like here with construction. faisal islam, bbc news. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening. the coronavirus testing...
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yes, which will be great reading for keir starmer, but not such good reading for borisjohnson.ore doubts amongst conservative mps about the tea m amongst conservative mps about the team at number ten and this feeling thatis team at number ten and this feeling that is going on the back benches that is going on the back benches that you alluded to, martin cox, that you alluded to, martin cox, that there is a sense of growing revolt that parliament is not being consulted. on wednesday, parliament is due to vote on new measures to get a six—month extension tour for special powers to deal with coronavirus, but there is growing revolt which is going to probably see a link between the liberal democrats, the snp and labour, supporting the graham brady, who is chairman of the 1922 committee, which is very unusual to have the opposition parties aligning with tory backbenchers against their own government. so i think borisjohnson will not have a happy breakfast reading, looking at the observer. what difference though, nigel, might it make to the way the government has approached this? bec
yes, which will be great reading for keir starmer, but not such good reading for borisjohnson.ore doubts amongst conservative mps about the tea m amongst conservative mps about the team at number ten and this feeling thatis team at number ten and this feeling that is going on the back benches that is going on the back benches that you alluded to, martin cox, that you alluded to, martin cox, that there is a sense of growing revolt that parliament is not being consulted. on wednesday, parliament...