i say brave because yes, keir starmer will thing, as well.ng, as well. i say brave because yes, keir starmer will get some good headlines today, particularly from the middle—of—the—road press. but jeremy corbyn was not only the last leader of the labour party, he brought in a massive proportion of its current membership. lots of people join the labour, they formed of the electorate that only recently elected keir starmer. and keir starmer is now taking on the person who brought them into political activism. and i think there could be trouble ahead for the labour party, but i think keir starmer absolutely did the right thing. the problem withjeremy did the right thing. the problem with jeremy corbyn is did the right thing. the problem withjeremy corbyn is he essentially has the same beliefs today that he did 40 years ago. decades of past, crises have happened, anything is exactly the same thing. he can never admit error, and he could have been gracious about the report today, he could've acknowledged some of his weaknesses, but he can't ever r

sir keir starmer was a senior member and so it may be seen he was complicit in that.within the shadow cabinet and outside it so he is trying to distance himself from that culture and certainly today showing with this action againstjeremy corbyn, unprecedented to take that kind of action against the former party leader, to be suspended from the party in such short shrift, very determined to move on and say, the party is clearly under new management, he has no connection, when it comes to the handling of anti—semitism. when it comes to the handling of anti-semitism. in terms of a political calculation by keir starmer, does he think he is in full control of the party? he doesn't really need to know about the corbynistas, the hard left wing of the party any more? he's tried to make that clear since he took office, making tackling anti—semitism the number one priority. he was quick to sack rebecca long—bailey, the shadow education secretary who was a close ally ofjeremy corbyn who had challenged him over the leadership. he was quick to sack her when she had retweeted an ar

but is keir starmer just too afraid we're going to fix it. there isn't a problem with anti—semitism there hasn't been and isn't still a problem, having read this report, they probably shouldn't be in the labour party. that is a matter for them and matter for due labour party. that is a matter for them and matterfor due process and for keir starmer but we look to see now what he's going to do next. have you been in touch with luciana berger and other colleagues who have suffered abuse? many senior figures within the party. do you think keir starmer is going to get the support? are you seeing people like that returning to support the labour party? margaret and i never left the labour party but i think all of this will be looking to see what actually happens and what changes going forward. i really hope we won't be fixed as a party until louise ellman is back. we will see what luciana berger wants to do with her future but this was an experience we face together because we retained the figureheads of it. i can't tell you how difficult this proces

in our coverage, we have drawn attention to the fact that this is keir starmer really saying that theto be sort of a very, very strong in his actions, and you can see the consequences of that have been there is now a huge crisis engulfing the party and lots of sort of different reactions to mist and corbyn‘s suspension. ultimately, tim, this comes down to discipline, doesn't it? certainly discipline is a very big factor, and i think because keir starmer is currently making some progress in the opinion polls, largely because of the government's difficulties, he will be able to maintaina difficulties, he will be able to maintain a measure of discipline if he was going backwards in the opinion polls, i think people would be more per rebellious towards him. —— would be more rebellious. crisis isa —— would be more rebellious. crisis is a word we as journalists use perhaps too much about this time it really is a crisis for labour. this is not, after all, are low —— an ordinary labour party leader. many of the mps that sits behind keir starmer in the house of commons owe their political bein

at least keir starmer and a few others rich but not risk attached to this but at least keir starmer ist things in leadership that's what you do. so he was right to suspend jeremy corbyn in terms of his reaction? as i understand there is some dispute about actually who took the decision. did jeremy corbyn today and every way shape or form respond is when would expect to a report in to such a serious issue that‘s done so much damage to the labour party on his watch, under his leadership? i don‘t think he did. and actually, i first didn‘t read the report until i read the headlines. when i read the report, i think the report is actually worse than going out for the labour party thatis than going out for the labour party that is been presented in the media today for some it is dire, it is dreadful. i think for that than to be said yet again, all you are all getting out of contacts all getting it out of contacts and so forth. i just think it‘s wrong. the labour party has suffered so much damage as a result of this issue. notjust this issue over the last few years but this one i think one of

the political impact of what keir starmer had to say caught my eye withjohnson starmer had to say caughty eye with johnson conceding starmer had to say caught my eye withjohnson conceding at starmer had to say caught my eye with johnson conceding at the starmer had to say caught my eye withjohnson conceding at the top left—hand corner of the telegraph thatis left—hand corner of the telegraph that is circuit breaker which is what keir starmer has asked for it may be necessary if his tier system fails. that's according to the briefing that paper has run with for some interesting just a position of those photos on the top half of the paper there. we have borisjohnson from downing street with the chancellor rishi sunak behind him and to the right we have keir starmer and you get the impression of him getting caught and viselike grip because you have the chancellor who wants the prime minister to back business and save the economy and not go too far and keir starmer you wa nt not go too far and keir starmer you want him —— he attacked him tonight, saying he has lost control and keir starmer i

is keir starmer risking a new labour war this. is keir starmer risking a new labourwar in the this.in the labour party with this? it is certainly a big move. a year ago, jeremy corbyn was running to be prime ministerfor labour. now he is not able to sit as a labour mp. this will be seen as provocative —— provocative by some on the wing of the party that very much supported jeremy corbyn. he brought a lot of new supporters into the party under his leadership. it is certainly going to be very provocative to those people are really support him. sir keir starmer was under pressure and labour has been under pressure to show that they mean what they see on anti—semitism and some very tough words from sir keir starmer earlier. there was a lot of pressure from groups like the glm to say that they wa nted groups like the glm to say that they wanted to see that action was going to follow words, not necessarily on jeremy corbyn, but in general there was pressure on labour to show that they are tackling this and have it in hand —— pressure fromjlm. in terms of the other thing that keir starmer

the historical context is that we've never, from day one, from keir hardie — keir starmer was called the intolerant extreme of the left. all parties have their divisions. what we've witnessed today is the latest chapter in the tussle for the soul of the labour party. history suggests it won't be the last. chris mason, bbc news. live to westminster and our deputy political editor vicki young. we heard her report earlier. what is your sense of the reaction to this? we have some people forecasting there will be chaos within the party. what's your reading of how keir starmer has played this?” think it's a really interesting debate tonight within the labour party about how much this was planned in advance by sir keir starmer. we heard there about the former labour leaders who had their defining moment, wanting a break with the past, and after disastrous election results those huge rows over anti—semitism, you can see why sir keir starmer might want to take that stand, but i'm not convinced he woke up this morning thinking he was going to suspend his predecessor from the party and the ques

keir starmer knows that.previous labour leaders at times of national crisis. i think the approach he is taking is one that is not in the best interests of the country. what we wa nt best interests of the country. what we want to see is a proper, regional lockdown enforced on this tier base system. that is the way those restrictions, properly enforced, is the way we can control it. at the moment i agree withjonathan ashworth. a national lockdown would bea ashworth. a national lockdown would be a disaster because you were trying to beat lockdown part of the country which have very low covid rates. i don‘t understand why you would want to do that. we need to put labour mps and council leaders in my region and other parts of the country have been calling for, which isa country have been calling for, which is a proper, locally led approach where the restrictions are looking at and we try to control it in those regions of the country. i am not saying we are ruling anything out in the future, but we have to try and

labour leader keir starmer has renewed his position.concerned by the rising number of cases and tragically by the rising number of deaths. that is why i called for a circuit break for half term. my concern is that the tier system is not bringing the infection rate down. it is notjust here, many european countries are also caught up in a second wave. a relaxation of restrictions over the summer allowed the virus to take off again. it has prompted new lockdown is in france and germany to bring infections back under control. some authorities think the same will be needed in england. i do not know about a fool lockdown, it is a distinct possibility but there is also the chance we will end up there by default, i suspect not everywhere but nearly being moved up into tier 3. i suspect that is the way it will go. it is a deteriorating situation, certainly. some hospitals are already under pressure. the concern is rapidly rising cases will in turn lead to greater hospital admissions and deaths. for now, the government is waiting to see whether t

keir starmer's skepticism to the 10pm curfew. measures necessary. they are talking about eight to ten people not showing any symptoms. the huge cost of shutting down businesses and the hospitality industry. i think this speaks also to the fact why this new traffic light system has been announced yet because there was this big divide within the cabinet —— haven't been announced. you've got the health secretary matt hancock, his primary motivation is to make sure hospitals and cope and he wants to make sure the virus as low as possible. on the other hand, if you've got the chancellor who is primarily concerned about keeping the economy going as much as possible because we did dive very deeply into a recession after the lockdown. but the about bounce really quickly, and i think what rishi sunak is concerned about is if we go back towards cutting back economic growth, that will create a much bigger hole for the

there's time for keir starmer to unite. people in the party wa nt keir starmer to unite.rty want to look forward, they want to take on the conservatives, and this might help him. that's it for dateline london for this week — thanks to my guests ned temko, jeffrey koffman, and jo coburn — we're back next week at the same time, when we might know the name of the next president of the united states. goodbye. hello. the weather's already being a little bit wild in places across the uk so far today. and there is more to come through the rest of this weekend. more in the way of heavy rain at times and the risk of gales. there is a flooding risk with that rain continuing and of course there's winds, touching 70, maybe 80 mph in some spots, some travel disruption possible too. let's get back to the here and now, though. today it's all about storm aidan, named yesterday by the irish weather service. on the southern edge of that's where you have the strongest of the winds, which will push through northern ireland into western scotland this afternoon, but it does help to clear the r

sir keir starmer thank you for your time. sir keir starmer, leader of the labour party. the over—60s, and extend the congestion charge. but he says sadiq khan weakened his negotiating position by putting in places a fares freeze amongst other moves. sadiq khan has said that the government is punishing londoners by imposing draconian conditions. luton is the latest area in our region to face tougher restrctions. from tomorrow it will move into tier 2, after agreeing a financial package with the government. the number of cases in the town has risen to 178 per 100,000 people. there's particular concern over the increase of the virus in people over 60. as we approach halloween this weekend, you might be wondering what you can and can't do. while celebrations are different — you can go trick—or—treating if you live in a high— or medium—risk area, which includes london — but must wear a face covering, wash your hands and keep your distance. more on our facebook page. and staying on the whimsical theme — a family from berkshire has built a replica street from harry potter. it's

these conditions, the nhs will be under tremendous strain, maybe if this had been done earlier, as keir starmerdone earlier, as keir starmerasked... and i am this had been done earlier, as keir starmer asked... and i am not making a political point here, the scientists were saying this, the other three nations were saying this, andi other three nations were saying this, and i feel for them other three nations were saying this, and ifeel for them because they were supposed to reopen in three weeks. so it is a mess, it is a real big mess. and when you look at this, rosamund, this could have been brought in three weeks ago, but the way the virus has come in has even chucked the scientists. really depressing line, it is worse than the worse scenario. absolutely, yes, but is not three weeks ago sage said we are going to need a circuit breaker lockdown, so can evan dunham even earlier, of course, —— so it could have been done even earlier. i think the difficulty is the tory party committed heavily to the idea that a second lockdown would be disastrous and sort of attacked keir starmer quite brutally,

he made, and i love the fact that digby is now keeping all this ordeal on keir starmer as if he didn'there we were last, because he said he didn't have an economic plan. this is now his plan. the government said he was following the science, we fiow said he was following the science, we now realise from a sage meeting that the scientists wanted lockdown they told the prime minister for three weeks ago, keir starmer has decided having read what they said that this is what we should be doing. yes, we may be kicking the can slightly down the road, but it will give us time to improve the test and trait. it may also invest time to help the nhs because we are entering the winter season and to get pressure and unable the knighting gal hospital —— nightingale hospital. you might say it's scientific and it may also be what we need. let's talk about the telegraph because it says what we need. let's talk about the telegraph because it sastohnson conceived a second breaker. it's political in the sense that sir keir starmer may have forced boris his hand on this —— boris's hand. if the system doesn

sir keir starmer has complaints about what it has been going on.r not in favour of the rule of six or not in favour of the ten o'clock curfew in england? it is unclear whether your party is rowing back on your support for these measures. first thing to mention is that almost 50,000 people we re mention is that almost 50,000 people were not traced so they were going about their business blissfully unaware that they had all they could potentially have the virus and i think that is part of the problem that there has been with the system. the government has been slow from the get go and in terms of the test entry the get go and in terms of the test e ntry syste m the get go and in terms of the test entry system we were promised a world beating system, instead we have an utter shambles. as was pointed out, as was quoted, it is intergalactic level of incompetence. in terms of the government measures, we have said from the get go that we are in favour of supporting the government. we do not want to be running a parallel system. we want that support to be

clearly that is a risk for sir keir starmer.y process, disciplinary process, no more details about that being released by labour but there will be a formal investigation and it is related to those comments thatjeremy corbyn made in response to the findings of the equality watchdog, not their report, the conclusions of that report themselves, butjeremy corbyn‘s claim that the scale of anti—semitism in the labour party under his leadership had been dramatically overstated by his political opponents. have a listen to what sir keir starmer had to say. it is not for me to say what process should be followed — that is for the general secretary — or what sanction is in order. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one, i want to unite the party but i'm not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. i think this suspension ofjeremy corbyn, although sir keir starmer is at pains to stress it was not his decision, it was a decision taken by the general secretary of the labour party

you after member the source, the paper does not want keir starmer to be prime minister, so you have to that, and the two things are, and the ability of the situation is, of course there is still a significant constituency of people within the labour party, grassroots and so on, who are corbyn supporters and so pathetic to him. and secondly, the logic of his suspension was corbyn made this accusation that the whole thing is been overblown —— corbyn supporters who are sympathetic to him. clearly, if that was you've suspended 70 from and they were to retract what they said, the logic is you have to accept that apology and therefore acce pt accept that apology and therefore accept them back in. what he does that or not, corbyn, is another matter but that is the logic of the position of the first place. he was not suspended simply because of what he had done as a leader, he was suspended because of reaction, and that particular point, trying to betray him as the victim, and people are accusing him of getting it wrong and overblown. we have got a few more seconds, turning to the daily mirror

quite interesting that this kit you can see why keir starmer is in a bit ofa can see why keir starmer can see why keir starmer is in a bit of a pickle. he is in a bind where he supports the government but also criticising the measures. he is well aware that actually, a lot of his supporters around the country do back quite a tougher lockdown measure. it is the same with the conservative mps who are railing against it. a lot of people are still us quite scared about the virus and don't want to read through —— that wanted to rip to the country and they are keen to support measures that will bring it down. just going to the guardian now, we stabbed the daily briefings and they became far fewer and now it looks like we actually have somebody to to face these briefings come it will be allegra strata, formerly of newsnight fame, more recently itv. what a fair reading of this? —— what is your reading? when when i have a politician. we‘ll have a journalist instead giving us the details. —— we will not have. it is part of number ten had a comms has been looking for some time now to centralise

labour leader keir starmer has renewed his position.r of deaths. that is why i called for a circuit break for half term. my concern is that the tier system is not bringing the infection rate down. it is notjust here, many european countries are also caught up in a second wave. a relaxation of restrictions over the summer allowed the virus to take off again. it has prompted new lockdown is in france and germany to bring infections back under control. some authorities think the same will be needed in england. i do not know about a fool lockdown, it is a distinct possibility but there is also the chance we will end up there by default, i suspect not everywhere but nearly being moved up into tier 3. i suspect that is the way it will go. it is a deteriorating situation, certainly. some hospitals are already under pressure. the concern is rapidly rising cases will in turn lead to greater hospital admissions and deaths. for now, the government is waiting to see whether tougher local restrictions are working, but with difficult winter months ap

but it is the test of leadership now for keir starmer.ity politics, in other words, rather than voting on anti—semitism as mostjewish people did, they will vote on their views on the nhs, the economy, taxation, free school meals. like everybody else. and it will be very good for the country. the return to that normality in our politics. you won't have seen it, ella, you were nodding very enthusiastically with that list that john mann set out so what do you wa nt john mann set out so what do you want from this report from the equality and human rights commission? it sounds really cliched but i just want change. commission? it sounds really cliched but ijust want change. you know. i look at the scores of pieces, me and my peers in the community that we sent over the years and we have no faith in the system that it was going to deal with it so i want to know when i put in a complaint, someone has been anti—semitic or home of demo, public, i want to know that something is different and i wa nt to that something is different and i want to know

yes, i do keir starmer, so he's at the other end.'t do, but noises that sound like the sort of thing trump would do, so i kind of make him squeak a lot. trump impression: we can't trust these people, they're very sneaky! normal voice: and even though he doesn't sound like that, it's the sort of noise you can imagine him making. whereas keir starmer, he's obviously at the other end of the spectrum, he's highly contained, very professional, very pragmatic, very lawyerly and parliamentary. in terms of getting his voice, he sounds a bit like he's got a permanent blocked nose that he can't shake off. maybe not a fully blocked nose, maybe just one nostril blocked. keir starmer impression: the prime minister has been very clear, as have we, that we will support the government when it does the right thing, and that emphasis sometimes, but it is a kind of blocked — it's halfway to alan rickman and a little bit ofjosh widdicombe. it's just kind of... he's got a partial blockage, is the way that i've started with keir starmer. matt forde — the

when he took over as leader, sir keir starmer promised to bring together the warring factions of thehad dramatic defining moments where they took a stand, really trying to demonstrate a clean break with the past and this could well be the moment that sir keir starmer did the same. i don‘t think he set out today to suspend his predecessor, but he had promised zero tolerance when it comes to anti—semitism and he simply felt he had to act. he has a mantra since becoming leader that the party is under new management, no one can be any doubt about that tonight. he also promised to unite his party, it could well be that instead he has reignited one of the oldest battles of all, a battle with the left of the labour party. many thanks, vicki young with the latest at westminster. the whole of france has been placed on the highest level of security alert after three people were killed in a knife attack in a church in nice. the suspect was shot by police and is being treated in hospital. officers have also been dealing with a second incident in avignon. the deaths in nice comes less than a fort

keir starmer accused borisjohnson of pitching one council against the other. ofa other. secondly, there is a question of a bailout for transport for london. borisjohnson of a bailout for transport for london. boris johnson described of a bailout for transport for london. borisjohnson described the labour mayor of london sadiq khan is bankrupt. sadiq khan for his part has suggested that borisjohnson is being vindictive. let's go to south yorkshire. it is being reported that the deal went quite smoothly, but not as smoothly as all that. a leader of the rotherham council area has suggested they were given a take it or leave it deal and had the government been listening they would have got more support. in a meeting between health minister and labour leader in the area people were asking for clarification as to whether people should go on holiday. first they said yes, then no, then they would get back to them. it tends to lead to confusion and it leads to wrangling. but what boris johnson says as we take a national approach, we will end up punishing areas with the

tonight keir starmer said he wanted a two or three week shutdown now.here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. coronavirus cases on the rise, hospitals under pressure, liverpool faces new restrictions from tomorrow... faces new restrictions from tomorrow. . . we've faces new restrictions from tomorrow... we've got the spirit of scousers! households are not allowed to mix but shops, restaurants, workplaces and some pubs will stay open will stop some don't think this will be enough to get the virus under control. three weeks ago the government's scientific advisers privately recommended what they called a national circuit breaker, a short period when all hospitality and leisure venues would suck. —— would shut. ministers discussed this but rejected it. the labour leader has broadly supported the government's approach but today that came to an end. sir keir starmer said it was time to act decisively and he had a direct message for the prime minister. you know the scientific evidence backs this approach. do you know the restrictions you introduced wi

keir starmer came out earlier this week and called for this to to three week circuit break as they callonal lockdown. which is based on the advice of the governments scientific advisors. borisjohnson will not governments scientific advisors. boris johnson will not want to be seen boris johnson will not want to be seen to give ground or seed victory to keir starmer. to him it would be humiliation. and that as i say, this is part of the block towards what inevitably have to happen. yes. it feels like so much has been happening today that briefing earlier on, it feels like a lifetime ago. and that'sjust earlier on, it feels like a lifetime ago. and that's just only on friday. let's look at the daily telegraph. it now looks like teachers unions, some of the teachers unions are calling for a two—week half term. we got a have term i don't know, differs around the country. half term starting possibly for some children next week for many others the week after. two week have terms. have parents a little bit concerned. yeah, ithink have parents a little bit concerned. yeah, i think so. this has b

nick, as you are saying, we are waiting for the labour leader keir starmer.olding his first live televised press conference as labour leader and i think he might be just arriving now. labour leader and i think he might bejust arriving now. let labour leader and i think he might be just arriving now. let us listen in to what he has to say. good afternoon. we are the decisive moment in the fight against coronavirus. the figures are stark and i'm afraid there are all heading in the wrong direction. the number of covert cases has quadrupled in the last three weeks. cases may be doubling as quickly as every seven to eight days. there are now more people in hospital with covid than oi'i people in hospital with covid than on the 23rd of march when we went international lockdown. and while the numberof international lockdown. and while the number of cases is rising more sharply in some areas, it is rising across all regions of the united kingdom and in all age groups. we know from bitter experience and great personal loss were all this leads. three things and are cle

do do the left as well, do you do keir starmer?ut noises into perhaps he wouldn't do, but not sound like the sort of thing that donald trump would do. sol make and squeak a lot. i say, mike, we can't trust these people, there are very we can't trust these people, there are very squeaky! and even though he doesn't sound like that, it is sort of the noise you can imagine him making. whereas keir starmer is at the other end of the spectrum, highly contained, very professional, very pragmatic, lawyerly and parliamentary. in terms of getting his voice, he sounds a bit like he has got a permanent block knows that he can't shake off. and maybe not a full block knows, maybe just one nostril block, the prime minister... has been very clear, as have we, that we will support the government when it does the right thing, and that emphasis sometimes... but it is kind of blocks, halfway to alan rickman and a little bit of the way tojosh widdecombe rickman and a little bit of the way to josh widdecombe and it rickman and a little bit of the way to

when he became leader, sir keir starmer promised zero tolerance for anti—semitism.of shame for the labour party. we have failed jewish people, our members, our supporters, and the british public. mr corbyn, though, had struck a very different tone, insisting he'd improved things, made it easier and quicker to kick out anti—semites, but he added that. the scale of the problem was dramatically overstated for political reasons by opponents inside and outside the party as well as much of the media. and its that statement that has prompted his suspension. i made it clear that we won't tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it's exaggerated, and that's why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken which i fully support. for this jewish former mp who resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enough. we can point to a catalogue of things he himself said and platforms he shared that were anti—semitic and he has shown no contrition in the response he has issued today, d

sir keir starmer there.trictions for england and we will bejoined by the restrictions for england and we will be joined by the virologist christmas from the university at cambridge so send us send your questions so you can use to hash—tag. —— chris smith. e—mail them as well. let us look at the weather with the been rich. good evening. today back cloud and rain eastwards a cross evening. today back cloud and rain eastwards across the ek. brightest ice following from the west. we will see more in the way of dry and fairly bright weather this week. it will stay though on the chilly side. through the rest of this evening, we see operates a brain pushing feast in england and bending back in towards north england and rain returning to parts of eastern scotland. 2 degrees and glasgow, chilly and southwest scotland and we keep some showers out towards the west. they will push southwards the wales in the southwest of england during tomorrow and i'll bring terrain continue to affect parts of eastern england, northern

for months, sir keir starmer has broadly supported the government's approach.an end with this direct message for the prime minister. you know that the scientific evidence backs this approach. you know that the restrictions you introduced won't be enough. you know that a circuit breaker is needed now to get this virus under control. you can't keep delaying this and come back to the house of commons every few weeks with another plan that won't work. he says the test and trace system isn't working effectively and that is hampering the return to normality. you are now talking about a return to a blanket national approach. isn't this going to be a huge cost to the economy and isn't it better to have a tailored approach for every single region? i think the damage to the economy will be caused by weeks and months of the approach the government has set out. this will break the circuit, bring the r rate down. and here in wales, where labour is in charge, the administration is also putting pressure on the prime minister to discuss a uk—wide approach to tighter restrictio

yes, i do keir starmer, at the other end.d like the sort of thing trump would do, sort of thing trump would do, soi sort of thing trump would do, so i kind of make him squeak a lot. made, we can't trust these people, they are very sneaky. and even though he doesn't sound like that, it is the sort of noise you can imagine him making. whereas keir starmer, he is obviously at the other end of the spectrum, he is highly contained, very professional, very pragmatic, very lawyerly and parliamentary. in terms of getting his voice, he sounds a bit like he's got a permanent blocks knows that he can't shake off. maybe not a fully blocked knows, maybejust one nostril blocked. the prime minister has been very clear, as have we, but we will support the government when it does the right thing, and that emphasis sometimes, but it is a kind of block, it is halfway to alan rickman, it is just kind block, it is halfway to alan rickman, it isjust kind of... it isa rickman, it isjust kind of... it is a partial blockage, is the way that i started

how about this for a line for keir starmer? i'm a constructive leader of the opposition, but...ke... there is a slight blockage in his nose somewhere. maybe not a full nose block, but maybe just one nostril is blocked. he kind of has a... there is a blockage there, i agree with the prime minister on the issue, but we were always very clear. what was it you wanted me to say, i'm a what? i'm a constructive... you are kind of on the gist of it. i'm a constructive leader of the opposition, but... i guess that summed him up. we should have you writing on it. you summed him up ina sentence. probably better than me having some of our sketches. thanks for coming on, tell us when we can watch it. saturday night on brit box and it's on ten weeks and each episode drops every saturday on brit box. come back another time, it's always great to have you on and we hope it goes well and i'm sure we'll all be watching. thank you so much. nice to chat. what a joy in these times to talk to someone full ofjoy about what they're doing. bouncing enthusiasm. describing the production process of new spi

sir keir starmer said it was time to act decisively, and he had a direct message for the prime ministerthat the scientific evidence backs this approach. you know that the restrictions you introduced won't be enough. you know that a circuit break is needed now to get this virus under control. you can't keep delaying this and come back to the house of commons every few weeks with another plan that won't work. he says the test and trace system isn't working effectively and that's hampering the return to normality. you're now talking about a return to a blanket national approach. isn't this going to be a huge cost to the economy? and isn't it better to have a tailored approach for every single region? i think the damage to the economy will be caused by weeks and months of the approach the government has set out. this will break the circuit, bring the r rate down. in wales, 17 areas are already under some extra local restrictions, but the first minister wants an emergency meeting to discuss going even further. i asked the prime minister for an extra special cobra meeting specifically to disc

it dispatch box with keir starmer and boris johnson.ster was then forced to defend his approach which is a regional approach which is a regional approach at this stage. but he had a slight difficulty of not being able to absolutely rule out any future national measures. but for now, borisjohnson national measures. but for now, boris johnson saying national measures. but for now, borisjohnson saying that national measures. but for now, boris johnson saying that we national measures. but for now, borisjohnson saying that we should target the areas where the virus is the most prevalent that includes liverpool, which he says are under stringent measures at the moment and continue that approach. keir starmer then says that we should have a nationwide, effective mini lockdown similarto nationwide, effective mini lockdown similar to the lockdown in the spring, with the exception of schools and colleges which would remain open. he is effectively in the position to criticise boris johnson in the weeks to come if the reproductive rate of the viru

keir starmer.hy labour backs it, so can the prime minister tell us what is his alternative plan to get r below one? mr speaker, the plan is the plan at the right honourable gentleman supported on monday and the whole point, mr speaker, is to seize this moment now to avoid the misery of another national lockdown into which he wa nts to national lockdown into which he wants to go headlong by delivering a regional solution. mr speaker, opportunism is, i'm afraid, the name of the game for the party opposite, he backed the rule of six and then refused to vote for it. i think at three o'clock, mr speaker, the shadow health spokesman said that a national lockdown would be disastrous. at five o'clock, he was calling for it. let's go back to the approach that he was supporting on monday. let's try to avoid the misery of another national lockdown in which he would want to impose, as i say in which he would want to impose, as isay in in which he would want to impose, as isayina in which he would want to impos

that was sir keir starmer in the commons.and lecturer in global health at st george's university in london. thank you for being with us once again. these three tiers announced by the prime minister, do you think they go far enough. they are certainly welcome, because they do add clarity, and they make it true for the entirety of england rather than having localised measures. does it go far enough? we need to wait on the details as to how this is going to be implemented, but however, this is about household mixing, and this is about household mixing, and this is only a part of the bigger picture of transmission, so we'lljust tackling one part b enough? u nfortu nately tackling one part b enough? unfortunately the data is missing and only time will tell. and from what you can see, what exactly is the virus doing now in this country? because we heard from the government's scientists early on that more people are now in hospital with the virus than they were at the time of lockdown back in march, and yet the death rate of those g

we heard from sir keir starmer claiming that boris johnson heard from sir keir starmer claiming thatthe labour leader really going for the government on this and saying they have lost control of the virus and the need to get a grip and to come up with the new strategy. 0ne to come up with the new strategy. one of the things in particular labour party is worried about as many of the areas represented by labour politicians are in those increased local restrictions but they don‘t really seem to know how they don‘t really seem to know how they will get out of it. have a listen to what labour shadow health secretaryjohn ashworth said. listen to what labour shadow health secretary john ashworth said. we support local restrictions but people want clarity. borisjohnson did all the regional news interviews and can teen explain what the original restrictions were because they chop and change every day so we need clarity on why an area goes into restrictions and how it gets out of restrictions. the key is any area a cross out of restrictions. the key is any area across the country, the local au

sir keir starmer accused the government of bargaining with people's lives — while the prime ministeriven as much support as his government. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. why is it so chaotic? are you short—changing the people of manchester? big questions for the government over its local restrictions plan. after a breakdown in talks with greater manchester, and warnings of a grim winter ahead, many have questioned what economic support will be available, and what the exit plan is, as many employees face weeks with their workload. their rent and mortgage will not be lower. their food and heating bills will not be lower and that could last for months. why can't the prime minister and the chancellor understand this? stop bargaining with people's lives, stop dividing communities and provide the support that is needed in manchester. the government says it is offering proportionate funding to all areas and manchester would get the money offered yesterday, £60 million distributed to local boroughs. there's no other country in europe, mr speaker, where so much support and

that was labour's sir keir starmer.ictions are in place around the uk. in wales, the 17—day "firebrea k" lockdown — with people only able to leave their homes for limited reasons — continues. it is currently set to finish on november 9th. northern ireland's first minister arlene foster has said that the current tightened restrictions there will end, as planned, on the 13th of novermber. pubs and restaurants have been closed, and schools, which will re—open on monday, were closed for two weeks. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has urged against non—essential travel across the border with england. a new five—level system of restrictions for tackling coronavirus will come into force in scotland on monday, which will see travel restrictions imposed on many scots. the prime minister has announced that new four—week lockdown across england, and it starts from thursday. let's take a look at some of the new restrictions. bars and restaurants will close, but takeaways can continue to operate — as in the spring lockdow

meanwhile, the conservative party are calling on keir starmer to make an apology for something that histe about the financial support on offer to areas in tier 3, the highest tier of restrictions. she has already apologised for using the word "scum" during a parliamentary debate whilst a conservative mp was speaking but overnight we have seen a letter from the co—chair of the conservative party and 100 conservative backbenchers who are saying the comment made by angela rayner resulted in widespread abuse towards members of their party and they‘ re calling on keir starmer to also apologise for what has happened. i have asked the labour party for a response and i will bring you that when i have it, but i think it does show you it has been a pretty fraught week in parliament. jessica parker, thank you. the headlines on bbc news... millions of people across the uk face tighter covid—19 restrictions, as residents in wales begin a 17—day lockdown and south yorkshire comes under tier 3 rules. countries across europe take action as infections surge, with some imposing more social limitations th

so this from keir starmer, leader of the labour party. so that was keir starmer commenting twitter.evolved nations. we will start off in wales. in wales — the 17—day "firebrea k" lockdown — with people only able to leave their homes for limited reasons continues. it is currently set to finish on november the 9th. northern ireland first minister arlene foster has said that the current tightened restrictions there will end — as planned — on the 13th of november. pubs and restaurants have been closed, and schools, which will re—open on monday, were closed for two weeks. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has urged against nonessential travel across the border with england. a new five—level system of restrictions for tackling coronavirus will come into force in scotland on monday, which will see travel restrictions imposed on many scots. sport and we can cross over tojohn watson. england have one hand on the six nations trophy following their bonus point victory over italy this afternoon in rome. they have to wait on the outcome of the france and ireland game which is underway in

this morning sir keir starmer has again been defending the decision.cal correspondent leila nathoo. out in the cold, for now unwelcome in the party he led just seven months ago. jeremy corbyn's response to a report into how anti—semitism was handled while he was in charge of labour saw him dramatically suspended. but his allies say the move threatens party unity and have called for him to be reinstated. i think it was unjust and hopefully, with discussions that can take place, we can resolve it and we can all move on. my message, really, to, literally, hundreds of thousands of our members, who are already expressing their anger, is to stay in the party. shame on you! yesterday's report by the equalities regulatorfound labour had broken the law in relation to how it dealt with anti—semitism and said there had been a failure of leadership on the issue. it was this statement byjeremy corbyn, that anti—semitism had been dramatically overstated by his opponents, that led to his membership being temporarily revoked. his successor says there will be an indepe

but keir starmer wasn't impressed.can pay £7,000 a day for consultants on track and trace — which isn't working — that can find £43 million for a garden bridge that was never built but who can't find £5 million for the people of greater manchester. i really think the prime minister's crossed a rubicon here, not just with the miserly way that he's treated greater manchester but the grubby take—it—or—leave—it way these local deals are being done. i think it is the height of absurdity, mr speaker, that he stands up and attacks the economic consequences of the measures that we're obliged to take across some parts of the country when he wants to turn the lights out with a full national lockdown, taking kids... that was his policy last week anyway, wasn't it? perhaps he could confirm that that's still his policy. is that what he wants to do? a challenge keir starmer didn't reply to. the snp‘s westminster leader wanted more help for workers. yesterday, we saw his total disregard for the people of greater manchester, a tory at

meanwhile, the conservative party are calling on keir starmer to make an apology for something that isebate about the financial support on of the two areas in tier3, the financial support on of the two areas in tier 3, the highest tier of restrictions. she has already apologised for using the words come during a parliamentary debate whilst a conservative mp was speaking but overnight we have seen a letter from the co—chair of the conservative party and a 100 conservative backbenchers who are saying the comment made by angela rayner resulted in widespread abuse towards members of the parliamentary party and their calling on keir starmer to also apologise for what has happened. i have asked the labour party for a response and i will bring you that when i have it but i think it does show you it has been a pretty fraught week in parliament. jessica parker, thank you. a pakistani television channel says that one of its reporters has gone missing in karachi. ali imran syed, who works for geo news, did not return home on friday evening after going out to a nearby bakery. amnesty international

the prime minister has clashed with the labour leader in the commons, after sir keir starmer called forree—week circuit—breaker lockdown across england to slow the infection rate. our first report this lunchtime is from northern ireland, and our correspondent, chris page. chris. yes, the restrictions which have been announced at stormont this morning where the product of late—night talks, discussions over scientific advice and ultimately political compromise, given that the five parties in the power—sharing devolved government had different perspectives on just how far they should go. but the result is that ministers here have basically decided to go further than their cou nterpa rts decided to go further than their counterparts in the rest of the uk in the new measures they are imposing to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus. half term has been doubled. schools will shut for two weeks, not one as they regularly do the halloween. pupils will be from monday, an unexpectedly early start to the break. i suppose it is timely given that numbers are rising, beginning to rise. it's alwa

sir keir starmer, speaking a short time ago.bbc news, talking movies will look ahead to the forthcoming 2021 academy awards race as it begins to unfold. with reports on the venice, toronto and new york film festivals. hello from new york! i'm tom brook and welcome to our special talking movies programme, when we look forward to award season. normally at this time of the year, i would of the year, award season is taking shape, but because of the pandemic everything has changed, with the oscars now shifting to april. but some potential awards contenders have emerged, especially at the venice film festival. from venice in talking movies, emma jones reports. to the astonishment and the acclamation of the film industry, the venice film festival took place in 2020. it even had behind the masks instantly recognisable faces. but this year, with only two american films in competition, it was undoubtedly a european event, and given its timing, that is unusual. this is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, but coming to venice in

and viewers were divided again on tuesday of the response by labour leader sir keir starmer to boristatement the previous day. this time it was shown live on the news channel. the government has not got a credible plan to slow infections. it has lost control of the virus. and it is no longer following scientific advice. that elicited this reaction from alison simpson. again, though, there was a different perspective, with phil green e—mailing this on wednesday. so what was the government's response to sir keir starmer‘s response to sir keir starmer‘s response to sir keir starmer‘s response to the prime minister's announcement? well, not favourable. they met —— don't know minister or spokesperson is going on the record on tuesday night you say so. instead, the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg tweeted that a senior government source had called the opposition leader a "shameless opportunist playing political games in the middle ofa political games in the middle of a global pandemic". legal journals from other broadcasters and newspapers also reported the same anonymous quotation.

and viewers were divided again on tuesday of the response by labour leaders sir keir starmer to borisjohnsonnt the previous day. this time it was shown live on the news channel. the government has not got a credible plan to slow infections. it has lost control of the virus. and it is no longer following scientific advice. that elicited this reaction from allison simpson. again there was a different perspective with phil green e—mailing us this on wednesday. so what was the governments response to cirque hears response to the prime ministers announcement? well, not favorable. the note minister or spokesperson was going on the record on tuesday night to say so. instead the bbc‘s political editor lara kunz berg tweeted that... while politicaljournalist from other broadcasters and from newspapers also reported the same anonymous quotation. but the tweet arose the ire of many people including andrew pickering who responded to it like this... and sp asked... well, we put that question to bbc news and they told us... the statement went on. we mentioned last week newsnight moved to a new studio and