—— another mistake from keir starmer. no prime minister— mistake from keir starmer.in modern power has come into number— minister in modern power has come into numberten so minister in modern power has come into number ten so unprepared for office _ into number ten so unprepared for office in_ into number ten so unprepared for office in terms of the clarity about what _ office in terms of the clarity about what he _ office in terms of the clarity about what he wants to do and the people around _ what he wants to do and the people around him — what he wants to do and the people around him and the prime minister is only as good — around him and the prime minister is only as good as the top staff at number— only as good as the top staff at number ten, only as good as the top staff at numberten, tony blair only as good as the top staff at number ten, tony blair knew that, gordon— number ten, tony blair knew that, gordon brown, david cameron, they knew_ gordon brown, david cameron, they knew that, _ gordon brown, david cameron, they knew that, but keir starmer did not lis

certainly that does seem to be what keir starmer is focussed on.ough, some might argue, is if you look at what happened in the us, some would sayjoe biden did ok with the economy and brought down inflation, but still... people didn't feel it. so they didn't give him credit for it. well, you were in the states, vic. economic factors was clearly a big part of a lot of swing voters voting for donald trump again. so it may not work even if things improve in the next five years. but if the labour government brings down hospital waiting lists in a measurable way within 12 months, that's a big win for the new government. so as well as talking about the milestones with pat mcfadden, we both talked about the resignation of the transport secretary, louise haigh, and asked, you know, why did she have to resign when keir starmer knew that she had this previous conviction? she'd pleaded guilty to a fraud offence before she became an mp a decade ago, and pat mcfadden said he didn't know who knew what when, which could well be true, but he's one of the most power

keir starmer back in 2022.f the most high profile supporters of the waspi women isjeremy corbyn, the former leader of the labour party. he's an independent mp and gave me his reaction to the government's decision i'm shocked, to be quite honest. shocked. the campaign of the waspi women has gone on for a very long time, and they've been absolutely brilliant campaigners, getting the image across and getting the story across. and they convinced a very large range of politicians in the labour party, including keir starmer and liz kendall, of the justice of their cause. i included it in our election commitments in 2019 to settle the issue. it was referred to the ombudsman and the government has done something that's quite unprecedented, which is completely reject the 0mbudsman�*s report. well, liz kendall, the work and pensions secretary, said a state—funded payout wouldn't be fair or value for taxpayers. sir keir starmer called compensation for waspi women a burden on the taxpayer today. the labour government says

why do you think keir starmer is doing this now? i why do you think keir starmer is doing this now?w? i think there is an _ is doing this now? i think there is an admission - is doing this now? i think - there is an admission among some people in government that the first five months of keir starmer�*s time as prime minister have gone quite as smoothly as they might initially had hoped. i think they also see this as being an opportunity to set out a measurable goal and to be able to say, look, this is how we will define success. these are the standards by which you should judge us and determine whether or not be delivered. there is a feeling in the deep awareness in government that many people in the wider public have very little confidence in politicians to deliver anything, very little trust in politics and in westminster and it is an attempt to try to wrestle some of that back in some ways by saying, look, this is what we say we are going to do. you judge us by the end of the parliament. the other thing that was really noticeable today was keir starmer�*s language in relation to

what is it that keir starmer has to avoid, paddy?ets of the united kingdom, which were full of rioters just a few months ago, who were throwing petrol bombs at hotels where people known in the press as migrants... but we can call them people. families were firebombed, because that's what the state of this argument had been. and when he became the prime minister. he cannot be blamed politically for what happened at the moment he took office. what he then did, of course, was send them all to prison very quickly. and that, you know, to answer this point, what does he have to do? what does he have to avoid? he has to avoid looking like he's not the prime minister when something like that happens. so i would answer that this issue posed him a question straight away when he was in power. "what are you going to do?" so he addressed the riots. well, now he's got to address what's happening with the actual state of the problem itself. and it's worth saying there that keir starmer has said very, very little about the aspect which those riots h

so that is keir starmer takin: about. so that is keir starmer taking questions _ about. to continue watching the questions, you can do that on the beauty news website and app. we are now going to analyse some of the prime minister said. a reminder of the six milestones that he outlined, higher living standards with working people having more money in their pockets. building 1.5 million new homes. more police on the beat, stubbing out what he said was anti—social behaviour in all communities. given the best start in life every child, promising to ensure a record proportion a five—year—olds start school ready to learn. and clean power by 2030 was milestone five. finally milestones six was waiting lists in the nhs cut, the 18 week target finally met. hannah miller was listening to all of that. was there anything new in it, as far as you can see? we were expecting _ it, as far as you can see? we were expecting in _ it, as far as you can see? - were expecting in relation to raising living standards, about the and it's about giving the public something measurable to look at th

i�*m sure keir starmer will have that at his elbow as well.o the uk and — it is my honour to welcome him to the uk and i— it is my honour to welcome him to the uk and i look forward to my discussion— the uk and i look forward to my discussion with him and how to invest— discussion with him and how to invest trade and boost development invest trade and boost development in terms _ invest trade and boost development in terms of— invest trade and boost development in terms of a multi—billion pound partnership. mr speaker, sunday marked _ partnership. mr speaker, sunday marked world aids day and those living _ marked world aids day and those living with — marked world aids day and those living with hiv today and we look to reduce _ living with hiv today and we look to reduce the — living with hiv today and we look to reduce the cases in england by 2030. mr speaker, can i also know that we are joined _ mr speaker, can i also know that we areioihed in— mr speaker, can i also know that we are joined in the gallery by the mother— are joined in the gal

keir starmer the other day didn't even mention immigration. about it. you know, since starmer's been in i think it's 20,290 have come over in on starmer's watch. you know what's happening to smashing the gangs, all this blah, blah, blah. nigel talks sense. he's a people's person . and i think both labour person. and i think both labour and the conservatives are very worried about reform. >> but talk can be cheap. i mean, you can say all sorts of things. that's what keir starmer and his party did whilst the conservatives were in power. and now it's all coming back to it's being chucked back in their face. i mean, they rachel reeves a prime example of saying one thing and then doing the very, very opposite. >> yes, that's a very good point, nana, because actually nigel is very good at pointing out what's wrong. but if you listen to what he says about the solutions, they're rather more thinner on the ground as to what he actually says he will do. but listen, you asked a question. will he win? and i'm going to try and deal with this objectively rat

we can see they are in the middle of the shot, that is the prime minister sir keir starmer, arriving.ary, david lammy. we can cross straight to buckingham palace and speak to my colleague, kasia madera. you join us at buckingham palace wherejust you join us at buckingham palace where just further down the mall... because there is a sir keir starmer, and him, this is his first royal state visit as the leader of the united kingdom as prime minister, so for him, a critical trip, a critical moment because he would like to build those relations with qatar, important in terms of we know that qatar already has billions of pounds worth of wealth invested in the uk, so no doubt sir keir starmer wants to build on that, and that is what these state visits are all about. it is that soft diplomacy, red carpet diplomacy, the pomp and ceremony that these royal state visits really bring about when it comes to building ties, building those bilateral relations between countries, between the united kingdom and between the united kingdom and between countries such as qatar. obviously, there is controvers

"country first, party second" — prime minister keir starmer unveils his �*plan for change�*, settingdges on extra police officers, more housebuilding and fixing the health system. hello, i'm ben brown. let's bring you some significant developments from syria — where islamist rebels have made another breakthrough in their surprise offensive against the goverment and seized a second major city — hama. this footage shows rebels, entering the city — apparently unopposed. you can see rebels riding through the near—empty streets and being welcomed by cheering local people. the rebels then turn the cameras round and film themselves celebrating. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ceding control there to the rebels. the rebel campaign to seize the city began just two days ago and comes after their suprise capture of aleppo last week, which reignited the war in syria. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ceding control there to the rebels. the rebel campaign to seize the city began just of aleppo last week, which

sue gray, the civil servant who investigated party gate and went on to become keir starmer chief of staffecome a life peer. and the face—off lasted 11 minutes and 20 seconds. now all eyes on usyk and fury ahead of their hugely anticipated rematch tomorrow. more on those stories coming up in the next 30 minutes. now time for all the latest sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. oleksandr usyk and tyson fury�*s highly awaited rematch on saturday is getting closer. in a few hours we'll have the weigh—in in riyadh. that follows thursday's press conference where we saw perhaps the longest face—off in boxing history, neitherwould back down, it lasted over 11 minutes. usyk defeated fury by split decision in march, and that's what former world champion lennox lewis believes will be the main motivating factor for fury this time round. psychologically, for tyson fury, he doesn't want that to happen again. so mentally he's going to say, "this is not going to happen to me again. i'm going to make sure that i'm fully ready for this guy and he can't beat me. i'm bigger, i'm stronger, i'm faster". this

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keir starmer's approval ratings _ months. keir starmer's approval ratings are — months. of all of the broken promises — —32% because of all of the broken promises on tax which are going to punish _ promises on tax which are going to punish business and cause job losses as we've _ punish business and cause job losses as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their— as we've heard, stripping pensioners of theirwinter as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their winter fuel payment leaving them _ of their winter fuel payment leaving them in _ of their winter fuel payment leaving them in poverty this winter while keir starmer has been loading up on freebies— keir starmer has been loading up on freebies from lord ali and handing out inflation busting pay rises to his union — out inflation busting pay rises to his union masters. i think this will be his union masters. i think this will he a _ his union masters. i think this will be a desperate attempt to salvage what is _ be a desperate attempt to salvage what is already a clearly failing government. but what is already a clear

and, of course, keir starmer as a constituency mp, opposed hs2 because it goes through.e mps have opposed local house building or other projects, and then again stood but what comes with that, - which is fascinating and people might be more entertained, is what does this look- like geographically, new towns, what's going to happen? i we're going to let cambridge and oxford grow hugely- because that's an engine of growth that's - been restrained. they are building, - i think, a fast train line between those two cities. what's going to happen in the middle? - you know, if this - works, the geography of england will change substantially. - then you've got the twist of look at the parliamentary labour party now and where labour have mps, including in lots of rural, rural seats. fast forward those couple of years and they can see the election on the horizon, notjust those, in rural seats everywhere. and they're getting a bit of grief locally from their local authorities, from potential constituents. you know, you have a particular project that might be sitting there for, you

they describe as keir starmer�*s 17th relaunch. been short—changed by they have been short—changed by the party that offered them change. downing street for their part saying it is a refocusing, not a relaunch, of the government's priorities. but victoria atkins from the conservatives also spoke to the laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out plans _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out plans for - not setting out plans for change. we know for example that government is opening up more _ that government is opening up more hotels across the country, we know — more hotels across the country, we know that they're focusing on the — we know that they're focusing on the process, which whilst that— on the process, which whilst that is— on the process, which whilst that is important, because it is, nonetheless it is also about— is, nonetheless it is also about how we deter people from coming — about how we deter people from coming

they describe keir starmer�*s 17th relaunch, saying people will rightly be wondering why they have beennge. downing street saying it is a refocused not relaunch of priorities. they are not setting out any firm — they are not setting out any firm plans— they are not setting out any firm plans for— they are not setting out any firm plans for change. - they are not setting out any firm plans for change. whatj they are not setting out anyl firm plans for change. what i am concerned _ firm plans for change. what i am concerned about, - firm plans for change. what i am concerned about, we - firm plans for change. what i. am concerned about, we know firm plans for change. what i - am concerned about, we know for example — am concerned about, we know for example the — am concerned about, we know for example the government - am concerned about, we know for example the government is - example the government is opening _ example the government is opening up— example the government is opening up more _ example the government is opening up more hotels- example the government is i opening up more hot

there was a call between keir starmer and | call between keir starmer and donald trump yesterday.social democrat, that is a tricky combination when you are talking about donald trump. but donald trump has shown interest in a trade deal, if you were serious about avoiding tariffs, may be improving the relationship on trade, he would be a good person to send. i think there is certainly something to that. the hard thing — something to that. the hard thing with trump, republican in congress — thing with trump, republican in congress right now seeing this as we — congress right now seeing this as we speak, what trump once is not always— as we speak, what trump once is not always best articulated in terms — not always best articulated in terms of— not always best articulated in terms of policy, he wants flattery— terms of policy, he wants flattery and filthy, and sometimes he just wants political allies, we could see ourselves in a world six months from _ ourselves in a world six months from now— ourselves in a world six months from now where trump is saying trade, _ from now where trum

followed keir starmer to _ prime minister? followed keir starmer to parliament. - prime minister?r to parliament. an - starmer to parliament. an independent report concluded millions of women were not properly informed the state pension age is going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he prime minister and others had left in opposition-— prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many hotos in opposition. he lined up for many photos with — in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi _ in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women - in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying . in opposition. he lined up for many| photos with waspi women saying he would _ photos with waspi women saying he would have their gaps and he has 'ust would have their gaps and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible-— way possib

it matters a great deal because what keir starmer - matter?s soon as this swift advanced took place by hts and other groups, and assad fled to russia, is that he wants to see a political process and a political solution to determining the future how syria's government during the level of engagement to look at whether the promises by the rebel groups to respect the different religions and ethnic backgrounds of people in syria would happen in practice, but in order to do that, for the uk to engage, they cannot engage directly with an organisation that it regards as a terrorist organisation, that is a proscribed organisation. in order to do so, if hts is the leading force in syria it would have to reach a decision to take them off a list of proscribed organisations to have that kind of engagement and they seem to be doing this at one step removed with the regional allies in the region who may get in contact with hts but if the british government wants to get involved, this is a change they would have to make, which is why there is a suggestion th

here is keir starmer speaking yesterday.ggest mistakes i think of the last 14 years was the idea that everything could be fixed by christmas. it can't. the planning will take time. the change to regulation will take time. we've got a national wealth fund which is investing, getting record investment into the country. that will take time. but already some of the lowest paid are already feeling the benefits of a labour government through what we did in the budget. for more on this we're joined now by our business correspondent marc ashdown. joined now by our business it joined now by our business is the end of the year, �* are it is the end of the year, we are trying to work out where we are trying to work out where we are individually and in the wider economy. we had interest rates being held yesterday and a lot of economic data out at the minute. borrowing is something we take the temperature of to look at the temperature of to look at the national finances. generally, water gets the nationalfinances. generally, water gets i

on thursday, keir starmer accused the conservatives of experimenting with open borders.pen borders, do we? why did he say that? well, he said that because if you look back to the brexit vote some years ago, people in my constituency and many other parts of the country voted for brexit. maybe not entirely, but in large part because they wanted to see a fall in net migration. since then, it's more than tripled. yeah, but we don't have open borders. well, we have a policy which, uh, when free movement ended, has resulted in more than a tripling of net migration. but we don't have open borders. why did he say that? because the results seem a lot more open than the era of free movement. 200 people have died in the channel in the last six years — 50 this year. that would suggest we don't have open borders. well, that's, as you pointed out to me a minute ago, illegal migration. the figures he was talking about on thursday were the legal migration. so we're talking about two different things there. the sunday times reports that ministers are preparing to do a deal with brussels

followed keir starmer to parliament.lions of women were not properly informed that the state pension age was going up and deserved compensation for that. the government said sorry, but said no to handing over any money, despite the impression that the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he'd have their backs, and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. anger opposite the prime minister and on his own side too. we did promise them that we would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conservatives promised compe

followed keir starmer to parliament.ate pension age was going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he would have their backs and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is this what the prime minister meant when he's promised to lead a government of change? anger opposite the prime minister and on his side. we did promise them that we would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conse

they include a string of sir keir starmer loyalists and ex—mps. among them — sue gray? yes, not a huge surprise to see sue gray's name there, becoming a baroness may soften the blow unsweetened life after that quite difficult departure from keir starmer�*s team. she brings a wealth of experience, some decades in government. what i think is significant and notable about today's announcement is that a prime minister who has committed to eventually getting rid of an unelected upper chamber has today announced a pre—christmas stuffing of it with 30 labour loyalists. there are also six conservatives and two lib going into the building behind me which already has 800 also members, it's the largest second chamber in the world. labour sources saying tonight there was an imbalance in that in that chamber that needed to be corrected, to get keir starmer�*s plan for change through parliament. those names announced today, if there isn't reform, do get a job for life. it's notjust a title, is the ability to vote on legislation and also they get paid £361 a day

he says he doesn't know how how keir starmer sleeps.y cat went missing. oh, but the highs was that he came back one week later. yay! we do like a happy ending, ray. so we do on this programme. look donald trump, let's just finish just reflecting on him. what do you think his election will mean for the uk? >> i think it's a seismic moment. i think i mean, the implications are enormous. i think it offers us an opportunity to do something different, other than what the labour government obviously wants us to do, which is, you know, become chained to a stagnating, declining european bloc that is divided politically and unproductive economically. i think trump offers us offers us actually a genuine alternative. i think he also for many people and one of your one of your viewers, i think has just summarised that, you know, it's a big pushback against this creeping censorship and clampdown on free speech that we've all felt in recent years. trump's not tolerating that. it's a big pushback against woke ideology. trump's not tolerating that. it'

the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has paid tribute to his brother nick, who has died aged 60.r as a "wonderful man". a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a fight against cancer. the prime minister had been due to go on holiday with his family on friday, but it is understood he will now stay at home. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome back. now for a look at the sport. hello. two games in the premier league on friday. brighton host brentford and arsenal can take advantage of chelsea slipping up against fulham yesterday if they beat ipswich. mikel arteta's side have dropped behind nottingham forest, but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win against kieran mckenna's side at the emirates. that would take them to within six points of leaders liverpool. however, arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo sa ka. take it in a positive way, because that's going to mean that we are going to be different. we went through the period with martin, we went through the period with five, six defenders missing, and we went throug

and this guy keir starmer is so stupid.ks that just going to donald trump and being nice to him is all donald trump needs. >> that is that is a good start. >> that is that is a good start. >> to be fair with it, isn't it is a it's a good start to give donald trump something to say. hey, i'm keir starmer and labour has made a mistake with this government, but that's not going to happen. yeah. he's got he's going to be crushed by donald trump. >> i think we can all agree die hard would be like a 38 minute long film if it was peter mandelson as hans gruber. come on straight. >> i'd turn it off immediately. >> i'd turn it off immediately. >> but that's what that's what america does to nick bearer bonds. >> he knows people who are going to lend him money for a house. >> yeah. do you know what's interesting about this story, though? i think it's interesting because they allegedly. well, they went over there, didn't they, to meet trump and including david lammy. and apparently they hit it off at dinner and it's like david lammy, i

..followed keir starmer to parliament.y informed the state pension age was going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money, despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he would have their backs and he hasjust betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is this what the prime minister meant when he's promised - to lead a government of change? anger opposite the prime minister and on his side, too. we did promise them that they would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. nei

prime minister sir keir starmer has paid tribute to his brother nick, who has died aged 60.other as a "wonderful man". a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a fight against cancer. the prime minister had been going on holiday with his family on friday, but it is understood he will now stay at home. one of the last functioning hospitals in northern gaza has been forcibly evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say air strikes overnight that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. the israeli army subsequently entered the hospital and has been removing the patients that remained. israel has not commented on the evacuation. let's speak to dr mimi syed in deir al balah. she is an emergency physician from the united states on her second medical mission to gaza. mimi, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us. i'm sure it has been traum

they include a string of sir keir starmer loyalists and ex—mps., iain watson. 0ne prominent name — sue gray. yes, secure —— sir keir starmer�*s former chief of staff, and the head of the partygate inquiry. in the 13 new labour lords who have been appointed i think will all be very loyal to the labour leadership. they include keir starmer�*s director of strategy when he was in opposition, a smattering of mps who have been critical ofjeremy corbyn as well. but i think what is very interesting is just to but i think what is very interesting isjust to remember, with but i think what is very interesting is just to remember, with all these new appointments, labour is still formally committed to completely replacing the unelected house of lords. but a labour source said to me, the conservatives have been stuffing this place with their supporters for years, so it would seem that labour are not opposed to doing some pre—christmas stuffing of their own. i think that tells us that they are going to keep their manifesto promise to axe hereditary peers, but i

trying to set his— this is keir starmer trying to set his vision and agenda for the country.ry. admirable the things he has to —— proposed, the question will be do they have — the question will be do they have the _ the question will be do they have the bandwidth and capacity to actually deliver it and i think— to actually deliver it and i think keir starmer has had a rough — think keir starmer has had a rough five months is because we heard _ rough five months is because we heard a — rough five months is because we heard a lot — rough five months is because we heard a lot of talk and we had these — heard a lot of talk and we had these six _ heard a lot of talk and we had these six milestones and we have — these six milestones and we have had _ these six milestones and we have had first steps and foundations and missions i think— foundations and missions i think people of had enough of the framing of what they want to achieve and actually went to see some _ to achieve and actually went to see some progress being made atter— see some progress being made after five — see some p

also tonight, sir keir starmer says questions need to be answered over the death of 10—year—old sararif. after her father and stepmother are found guilty of her murder, the pm wants increased protections brought forward for children who are home—schooled. beeping nhs bosses say a tidal wave of flu is sweeping england's hospitals. a man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers during the summer riots is jailed for nine years. in there by tavernier — it's a good chance... it's a goal for rangers! and rangers take the lead in their europa league tie against tottenham, but was it enough? on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. in syria's new dawn, parliament has been suspended — along with the constitution — for the next three months. rebel leaders who ousted the long—time dictator bashar al—assad say the moves are necessary to allow for a smooth transfer of power. but a spokesman says syr

the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, sent his "deepest condolences" sir keir starmer, sent his toies and paid tribute to the work of the emergency responders. and in the past hour, president biden has said he's "deeply saddened" by the korean crash, and he offered the united states�* assistance. yuna ku from the bbc�*s korea service says muan international airport remains busy as officials work to identify bodies. you can see so many people, especially hundreds of families of the bereaved and government officials to aid them, still inside the airport. as you can see from my back, there are emergency shelters set up inside the airport to support those families who are staying up all night inside the airport. they are staying inside the airport because they are still waiting for the government authorities to identify the casualties. only a few hours ago, the government announced that there are total 179 deaths among 181 passengers who were inside the plane. however, dozens of them still need to be identified and these families are waiting for the identification results. let's stay w

sir keir starmer in recent days has talked about resuming talks over a trade deal.f course lord mandelson served as business secretary and also european commissioner for trade in brussels. helen catt. one of the names long touted for the show, lord mandelson, he has been cagey about it. one of the names in the frame certainly. two things are striking about him is a choice, the first this comes after many years when actually the top diplomats of the uk centre washington have tended to be civil servants or have a civil service background, dame karen pierce for example. a political figure, lord mandelson. an unusual move in and of itself, the second thing is really what has driven the choice we believe, as you outlined his experience with trade. his role as a commissionerfor experience with trade. his role as a commissioner for trade experience with trade. his role as a commissionerfor trade in the past, he was the business secretary under gordon brown's government and it is that experience, we know there will be such a focus of that is part of the uk— us relationship

when he was in opposition, keir starmer called for an urgent clamp—down.ar that directorsl of companies are criminally liable for failing to tackle this type of material on their sites. i now, his government says the answer is to implement the new 0nline safety act, but that will rely on the honesty and transparency of the platforms. in france, they're taking a tougher approach. pavel durov�*s currently on bail and not allowed to leave the country. for years, pavel durov has allowed telegram to be used for the worst kinds of criminality, and it's only since his arrest has he offered to clean up his platform. but can we really trust him to do what he says? it means a lot to me to have the support of so many aryans. for now, telegram is still awash with harmful content. look at those beautiful swastikas! white power! there we go. white power! pavel durov says it's all about privacy and freedom of speech. yeah! make america white again! woo—woo! megan squire: the time for telegram to regulate itself is over, _ and they've proven that they're not up to the tas

>> it matters a great deal because what keir starmer said all along, unexpectedly, this swift advancee by hts and other rebel groups. assad fled to russia. he said he wants to see a political process, political solution to determine any future, how syria is governed. indeed, during that level of engagement, to look at the promisesrom the rebel groups to respect the different religions, ethnic backgrounds of some of the people in syria, would indeed happen in practice. in order to do that, for the u.k. to engage, they cannot engage directly with an organization that it regards as a terrorist organization, in the jargon, prescribed organization. in order to do so, if hts is now the leading force in syria, they would have to reach a decision to take them off the list of prescribed organizations to have that kind of level of engagement. they seem to be doing this and one step removed from what other allies in the region, who they themselves may be getting in touch with hts. if the british government wants to get involved, this is the change that has to be made, which is why there is some

sir keir starmer said there needed to be safeguards for children, especially those being home—schooledities will need to give consent for children under child protection plans to be schooled at home — and there would be a register of children not being educated in schools. sir keir said the case was shocking. this isjust this is just an awful case. it's very— this is just an awful case. it's very hard _ this is just an awful case. it's very hard to see and read about for many— very hard to see and read about for many people who will be reviewing this. many people who will be reviewing this~ that's— many people who will be reviewing this. that's where i start on this. obviously. — this. that's where i start on this. obviously, there's going to be questions that need to be answered in relation _ questions that need to be answered in relation to this case. i don't think— in relation to this case. i don't think that _ in relation to this case. i don't think that we should allow ourselves to think— think that we should allow ourselves to think whatever the rules, that's -ot to think whateve

sue gray, the civil servant who investigated partygate and went on to become sir keir starmer�*s chiefff lasted 11 minutes and 20 seconds. now all eyes on usyk and fury ahead of their hugely anticipated rematch tomorrow. straight back to the breaking news i mentioned in the headlines, because it isjust been officially confirmed by the uk prime minister who has confirmed the appointment of peter mandelson as the next uk ambassador to the us. and peter mandelson has spoken about this being the great honour to serve the country as that appointment is confirmed. it is a hugely significant, because we are going to enter into

they did talk, sir keir starmer and the president, yesterday. happened to lord kim derek and the way he was ousted, it is a tricky job, this. helen: it is, but lord mandelson is seen as a particularly skilled political operator. he is one of the architects of the new labor in the 1990's and 2000s. he is seen westminster as really skilled at that political operation. and there is ground laying going on as well. i understand that the incoming trump administration was told about this, about this choice, before he was appointed. there has been ground late as well. [laughter] christian: i have no doubt about that. yeah, you will need all those skills in that job. helen, thank you very much. we will take a short break. around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. christian: welcome back. the sordid details of the abuse to which dominique pelicot exposed his wife, gisÈle, are shocking. he drugged her, he raped her, and for 20 years he invited her to 70 men to the bedroom to do as they please. it shocked france and attracted worldwid

china offers economic opportunities — keir starmer wants to seize those.ry of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to laura bicker our correspondent in beijing. what is being said where you are? $5 correspondent in beijing. what is being said where you are? as you can exect, being said where you are? as you can expect. beijing _ being said where you are? as you can expeet. beijing has — being said where you are? as you can expect, beijing has reacted _ being said where you are? as you can expect, beijing has reacted angrily i expect, beijing has reacted angrily to the allegations and said china has always dealt with honour in its business dealings. china described mi6 business dealings. china described m16 as recruiting two people that they said were trying to spy on china. the point is that surveillance is something both countries deal in. it is striking a balance between security and business interests. there was a hope in china that after keir starmer met xijinping, there would be a reset, they would be a

expected to announce that more than 20,000 people have come to the uk in small boats since sir keir starmer at the figures here. this is the figures here. this is the figure for 2024, just over 20,000, from july when labour took power to now. looking at previous years covering the same period, to figure this year is higher than it was last year. it is a lot lower than it was in 2022, that was a record number of crossings. it is broadly the same as it was in 2021. there was a sharp spike in october this year which contributed to that number. home office figures claim that the weather was a factor, but does that argument stand up to scrutiny? you might hear about this today, days when the met office says the weather is better and the government thinks it is more likely that people will come across the channel on a small boat. there were a high number of these read days in october. in and of itself, is that an explanation for these crossings? we have looked at this issue before. we have obtained home office figures in the past. these figures in the past. these figures can be quite complicated

in the last few minutes sir keir starmer called for all involved to find a political solution. for any offence that i caused. the bbc airs the latest edition of masterchef, while gregg wallace regrets comments he made about the women alledging sexually harrassing behaviour. we report from the teeming refugee camps of chad, as millions escape conflict and famine in neighbouring sudan. everyone we meet here says they come from just across the border and everyone has a story of the horrors of this war. and imagine waking up to this outside your home — a giant sinkhole in merthyr tydfil some 50 feet deep. on bbc london... and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one or you can watch on iplayer. next, it's newsnight. good evening.

china offers economic opportunities — keir starmer wants to seize those.uld he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph told us more about the new christmas plans for prince andrew. i think it will be fair to say that there will have been a fair amount of family pressure on prince andrew to not attend the family christmas at sandringham this year. it was actually becoming a real problem for the royal family and the team around the royal family because it was threatening to overshadow the entire royal family christmas. and it is a christmas this year that has planned to be particularly meaningful, because it's been a really difficult 12 months for both the king and the princess of wales in particular, who will both be at sandringham. palace sources said confirmed this afternoon that with a little bit of that family pressure, of course, that prince andrew would not be going to norfolk this year, they said that it had been the general hope that he would withdraw an honou

sir keir starmer�*s announcement means that the former senior labour cabinet minister will take up thegins his second term as president. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. peter mandelson has been a familiar face in the labour party for decades. he was one of the driving forces behind the creation of new labour in the 1990s. a trusted adviser to tony blair with a reputation as a master of spin. he'd been rumoured as a potential candidate for a while, but had been cagey when asked about being the ambassador. would you be interested if you were asked? i would be very interested indeed in giving advice about trade to whoever is appointed. elected as the mp for hartlepool in 1992, peter mandelson went on to serve in tony blair's cabinet, but was forced to resign twice. in the noughties, he went to brussels as the european trade commissioner before returning as business secretary under gordon brown. it's his experience of trade that's one of the reasons behind his appointment as ambassador. donald trump has talked of imposing big tariffs on imports into the us, which the prime

sir keir starmer. by truong my lan a businesswoman sentenced to death in april for stealing 44 billion dollars from one of the country's biggest banks. the sentence can still be commuted to life in prison if the defendant hands back three—quarters of the stolen funds. she's now in a race against time to raise the money before the sentence is carried out. here's our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head who's in bangkok with more on the background which is why the sum are so big. this trial is something of an example set by the vietnamese authorities, and i do not think anyone was too surprised that the court rejected her pleas for leniency, saying the case was so serious they had to uphold the death penalty. it is rare, but then too is a case of this size. jonathan head. president biden is in angola for his first and only trip to africa as president. during his visit he will highlight a us loan for a new railway that will stretch 1,300 kilometres, or 835 miles. it will connect mines in neighboring

mr patel has also spoken about using the agency since sir keir starmer became prime minister. of thenation experiment in open borders". former world snooker champion terry griffiths has died at age of 77, after a long battle with dementia. from south wales, he came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 crucible title as a qualifier, and also won the masters and the uk championship to complete the sport's illustrious �*triple crown'. in later years, he also became an accomplished coach. you're live with bbc news. donald trump has nominated his daughter's father—in—law to become a senior adviser on arab and middle eastern affairs. massad boulos is a lebanese—american businessman who moved to us as a teenager. his son, michael, is married to mr trump's youngest daughter, tiffany. mr boulos — who's from lebanon's maronite christian minority — helped the trump campaign mobilize arab—american voters, particularly in the swing state of michigan. meanwhile, mr trump is facing pushback from the white house over his plan to sack the fbi director and replace him with a loyal stafer when

the problem that keir starmer has is that single definitional phrase that the public can kind of hangto because you're absolutely right, phil, the public, when it gets down to figures, they're quite quickly -- it just becomes white noise and they can't remember the numbers. they do want public services to be better. and they do want to feel better off. interestingly, it is not about household income. it is about much more basic things, are my bills going down? and that type of thing is not only in the gift of government. that is in the gift of markets. the biggest problem that keir starmer has, he hasn't linked the government's actions with how we can free enterprise to make this country work better. >> the economist. how does he do that? >> i completely agree, he needs a story. every great leader in many ways tells you why they're like you. so margaret thatcher, strength. obama, hope. tony blair, new. this isn't coming from me, this is coming from things i'm reading around how is it that you can -- >> i wish -- i bet you wish you thought of that. >> i will, trevor. >> so, what he did