across the dispatch box once, i am kier starmer across the dispatch box once, iam not kier starmer acrossending will show that the coalition and the reassembly of his party is more fragile than it looks. that is where things will be difficult for him in the mid—term, long term but in the short term, today, i think he is in a strong position. the party prefer the upgrades they have made on their leader than they have before. pmc’is leader than they have before. pmqs is re leader than they have before. pmqs is pretty nerve-racking _ leader than they have before. pmqs is pretty nerve-racking as _ leader than they have before. pmqs is pretty nerve-racking as an - is pretty nerve—racking as an experience because you have to be quite agile on your feet, you don't know what to expect.— quite agile on your feet, you don't know what to expect. yes, extremely hard. ton know what to expect. yes, extremely hard- tony blair _ know what to expect. yes, extremely hard. tony blair ever _ know what to expect. yes, extremely hard. tony blair ever is _ know what to expect. yes, extremely hard. tony blair ev

i kier starmer and jonathan have been clear about. ., , kier starmer and jonathan have been clear about still unclear about whether you _ clear about. i am still unclear about whether you are - clear about. i am still unclear about whether you are going | clear about. i am still unclear i about whether you are going to reverse that ip cut or not. about whether you are going to reverse that 1p cut or not. well, sli . htl reverse that 1p cut or not. well, slightly surprised _ reverse that 1p cut or not. well, slightly surprised by _ reverse that 1p cut or not. well, slightly surprised by that, - reverse that 1p cut or not. well, slightly surprised by that, with l slightly surprised by that, with respect, because i was very clear in saying that we will announce our fiscal plans before the next general election, quite rightly, we will set out exactly how we will pay for our spending plans, but our approach will not be one of having that burden on working people, and i think that's exactly what carrie starmer was saying when he said that right now we would be seeking to be moved that burden

labour leader kier starmer says his party hasn't got complacent — and repeats calls for a general electionhools struggling to keep the lights and heating on — headteachers warn spiralling energy costs could see most schools in england run out of money next year. and jodie whittaker is set to make her final appearance as the doctor. more headlines at six o'clock. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and welcome to unspun world, the programme where the bbc�*s experts give us clear answers about the big questions of the moment. this week, britain's political and economic crisis entered a new and even more difficult phase — and so did the war in ukraine. all of this has rather overshadowed the already slightly muted celebration of the bbc�*s 100th anniversary, which falls this week. in october, 1922, the bbc started up, and quite soon became the world's most famous and respected public service broadcaster, operating from its headquarters here in central london. and london is where our programme starts this week with the extraordinary political and economic goings—on. pretty m

figure to discuss them with because as luck would have it we had pre—arranged to have a chat with kier starmerer of the labour party. here is what we discussed with him just mere minutes after liz truss had made her big announcement. hello. what a day. that is one way of putting it. we're calling it 2:30 to and it is just happened in the last hour or so. the prime minister will be a different opponent for you to face. it will be another opponent - and we're burning through prime ministers and chancellors, we are running _ through him secretaries. and that gives it an - element of soap opera. but it is notjust a soap opera and this is, you know, - | for many people, who are facing | higher prices, higher mortgages, this is real damage _ that is being inflicted on them. real damage to our economy- and our reputation around the world and that is why i really don't think that another revolving door- of chaos, another experiment at the top of the tory party i is the way out of this. there is an alternative — - a stable labour government. the public are entitled to a say in this, and you've been out

so kier starmer and the rest of us watch on again while the conservative party decides in the next fewuntry. you can catch up on anything you missed on iplayer as ever, and i'll see you this time next week, when there'll be a new prime minister — maybe they will even be here! who knows? it's not long till the lectern will be out in downing street again. whoever is at it, it will be the fifth entrance to number ten since 2010. and they face a hell of a job, after a hell of a 12 years. goodbye. her majesty the queen has asked me to form a new government and i have accepted. but i do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. her majesty the queen has asked me to form a new government and i accepted. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. i have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will remain as prime minister until a su

the labour leader sir kier starmer said she should reverse what he called her "kamikaze" economic planomes amid renewed turmoil in the bond markets, and fears of a looming recession — latest figures show the uk economy shrank by 0.3% in august. from westminster — leila nathoo. a government weathered by storms of its own making. it's hard to believe this was only liz truss's second outing at prime minister's questions. have you wrecked the economy, prime minister? her budget—in—all—but—name not yet three weeks old set out a programme of major tax cuts, but it triggered turmoil in the financial markets, prompted a rise in mortgage rates and caused unrest within her own party. in the commons, the labour leader sir keir starmer attacked the measures and called for the government to change course. who voted for this? not homeowners, paying an extra 500 extra on their mortgages. who voted for this? not working people paying for tax cuts to the largest companies. who voted for this? not even most of the mps behind her, who know you can't pay for tax cuts on the never—never. does she think the

i heard you —— i'm sure you were listening to sir kier starmer there.ll? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it is _ well? yes, i've been pushing for it for some time and it is important l for some time and it is important for some time and it is important for a few reasons. firstly it gives the chancellor the ability to come out and settle the markets with a sensible plan that the opr feels will stack up. it will come before a meeting on the 3rd of november when they will be looking at raising rates. if the plan lands well with the markets it will soften the likely level of increase that might come out. and that will be very important for millions of mortgage holders up and down the country. let me go a little deeper in that. what in your view especially will economists and politicians be looking for from this announcement? and are they necessarily the same thing? and are they

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figure to discuss them with because as luck would have it we had the arrange to have a chat with kier starmere discussed with him just mere minutes after liz truss had made her big announcement. hello. what a day.— made her big announcement. hello. what a day. that is one wa of hello. what a day. that is one way of putting _ hello. what a day. that is one way of putting it. _ hello. what a day. that is one way of putting it. were - hello. what a day. that is one way of putting it. were calling| way of putting it. were calling it her best _ way of putting it. were calling it her best to _ way of putting it. were calling it her best to and _ way of putting it. were calling it her best to and it _ way of putting it. were calling it her best to and it is - way of putting it. were calling it her best to and it isjust i it her best to and it is just happened in the last rso. the prime minister will be a different opponent for you to face. it different opponent for you to face. , . ., face. it will be another opponent _ face. it will be another opponent and - face. it will be another opponent and ru

there was laughter from kier starmer�*s jokes.nment, things you shouldn't am done, in that letter use of real criticism talking about the fact she said i've taken responsibility and resign giving that implication that the prime minister has not done that. the conservative party fell into metres manifesto promises so feel on the fire of those critics and all of their shows, and we havejust hearing there, the factors nature of things at the minute which can turn on a dime. i, ~ things at the minute which can turn on a dime. i, ,, things at the minute which can turn on a dime. i, ~' , i, ii, things at the minute which can turn on a dime-— things at the minute which can turn onadime. i, , i on a dime. thank you both very much. you are here — on a dime. thank you both very much. you are here with _ on a dime. thank you both very much. you are here with us _ on a dime. thank you both very much. you are here with us watching - on a dime. thank you both very much. you are here with us watching on i on a dime. thank you both very much. you

kier starmer and others have been saying there has to be a general election and there is a question aboutin the end, we do have parliamentary democracy and so long as someone can maintain the confidence of the house of commons then they will be able to avoid a general election. the other big question facing the conservative party is, will it be possible for whoever succeeds liz truss to be able to maintain the house of commons with the divisions inside the conservative party be so great that we eventually discover there is no one in which case we might be precipitated into an early general election. that has to be at the back of tory mps mind as they try to work out who they are going to back and under what conditions.— out who they are going to back and under what conditions. thank you as ever for your — under what conditions. thank you as ever for your unique _ under what conditions. thank you as ever for your unique political - ever for your unique political analysis. good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. the time is to be pm and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the w

that dead ringers impersonation of you is that you are always telling keir starmer to get going a bit, "go on, give them hell, kierthink keir has to own who he is, like i do. i am who i am. some people will say they don't like the way i speak, they don't like what i say, and that is fine, that is their opinion, and that is healthy, and keir starmer has to own who he is and the way he articulates and presents himself. i think the country want somebody who is actually going to put the country first for a change. what you mean by �*own who he is'? because that is his personality, we have very different personalities. we have the same different aims and goals and values but we are completely different people and the way in which we express ourselves is completely different, doesn't make it wrong, but itjust means that we articulate ourselves in different ways. peter mandelson said keir starmer has made labour safe to vote for again, the question now is what for? you say you are confident of your programme. i put it to you that if you went out in your constituency in stockport where you grow up, if you ask what they th