labour party was once upon a time.not, it was a party that understood the working class. starmer has bet the farm on getting growth and getting immigration down and fixing the national health service. now, six months into this labour government, there's precious little sign of any progress on any of those things. and if they don't start making progress soon, the reality is that the likes of reform, which are well placed in a lot of labour constituencies, came second in 89 labour constituencies, 60 of which were in the north of england. that that reform wolf is at the door. and if labour doesn't make progress on those key issues, then reform could be a real threat. >> well thanks, paul. >> well thanks, paul. >> insightful as ever. i recommend your book despised as well, which really had an impact on my own thinking. let's just bnngin on my own thinking. let's just bring in the panel for a second. patrick o'flynn. i mean, there's something going on. workers are going to reform, but there is a tension here, don't you thin

thel last six months, we have a labour government— last six months, we have a labour government withernment with a large majority, albeit on a small share _ government with a large majority, albeit on a small share of the - government with a large majority, i albeit on a small share of the vote, and they— albeit on a small share of the vote, and they seem _ albeit on a small share of the vote, and they seem to _ albeit on a small share of the vote, and they seem to be lurching - and they seem to be lurching from one crisis to — and they seem to be lurching from one crisis to the _ and they seem to be lurching from one crisis to the next. _ and they seem to be lurching from one crisis to the next. compare i and they seem to be lurching from i one crisis to the next. compare this to tony— one crisis to the next. compare this to tony blair — one crisis to the next. compare this to tony blair in 1997, _ one crisis to the next. compare this to tony blair in 1997, it's— to tony blair in 1997, it's completely— to tony blair in 1997, it's completely different. - to tony blair in 1997, it's c

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my question is , should labour be cosying up is, should labour be cosying up to china? by author of the great us—china tech war and the coming collapse of china, gordon chang. gordon, thank you very much for joining me. now, look, the chancellor is coming under intense pressure. of course, the uk's economy looks like it's in a nosedive right now. but i want to ask, what would donald trump make of this visit? the incoming president elect? >> i don't think that he'd like it because it would undercut his diplomacy. but i think his diplomacy. but i think his diplomacy is also misguided because unfortunately, you can't have responsible conversations with china. we've tried that throughout this century, and they have all failed. the only way to get results from china is to impose severe costs on beijing, and then beijing will see it in its interest to have those discussions. but, you know, going over to china like rachel reeves is doing is really not going to be a solution. >> i mean, so, you know, the previous prime minister, the conservative prime minister, david cameron, h

labour— convicted offender. it was quite strong. labour probably - convicted offender.s quite strong. labour probably do not| convicted offender. it was quite - strong. labour probably do not have fully formulate a plan about how they respond to elon musk. i don't think— they respond to elon musk. i don't think the _ they respond to elon musk. i don't think the conservatives do either. the challenge for kemi badenoch and the conservatives is, how can you -et the conservatives is, how can you get to— the conservatives is, how can you get to a _ the conservatives is, how can you get to a point by the next election when _ get to a point by the next election when it— get to a point by the next election when it feels like it is kemi badenoch against keir starmer? at the moment it feels like kemi badenoch versus nigel farage and it is not _ badenoch versus nigel farage and it is not helping her. we badenoch versus nigel farage and it is not helping her.— is not helping her. we will talk today about — is not helping her. we will talk today about the _ is not helping her. we wi

the labour market is stron: 2025? the labour market is strong and _ 2025? and you _ 2025? the labour market is strong and you have - 2025? the labour market is strong and you have that i 2025? the labour market is - strong and you have that whole ai attack cycle that is bolstering the economy and are you at the possible policies from donald trump that is very much making... us exceptionalism continue on, tax cuts, fiscal spending or deregulation so i think the use outlook is likely to be quite robust in 2025, particular equities. what is your outlook for asia? a nuanced approach. i would say perhaps you have to look at... i think in china, we are neutral because there is outside and downside risk but i think in india and the aussie and region, the outlook is bright because the us is easily going to grow by 6.5 or even higher in terms of growth, so a very strong middle class domestic consumption. —— asean. exports, particularly digital, are quite resilient and insulated from the whole headwinds associated with trade. ., ., ., trade. you said neutral on china

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more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour lawsly one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein's success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein's meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations that their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. well, it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it's illegal and it violates basic human rights. so it's a human rights issue. it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens. and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced, especially in such an opaque company tha

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according to the labour department, inflation in the world's largest economy rose by 2.9% in decemberarlier. prices of energy and eggs jumped but the cost of other items rose by a smaller margin than expected. ben harris used to work at the us treasury department and helped us to break down the numbers. markets still think the fed will not cut in march, the probability of a cut is about 28% but there is a fair amount of data that will come in between now and then. in particular on the labour side we will have to see whether or not we will get a strong reading like we did last friday. we saw an unexpectedly hot reading when it came to payroll and unemployment falling to 4.1%. the fed is in a wait—and—see mode. we need to see what will happen with the labour market but today's information is unequivocally good news. information is unequivocally good new-— information is unequivocally aood news. ~ . ., good news. what about the fed auoin good news. what about the fed going forward — good news. what about the fed going forward for— good news. what about the fed going forward for 2025? - g

, it's quite difficult for some of these new labour mps.t's right, to face their constituents. yeah, adrian. >> but the problem is that the money that they'll be saving or making is pittance, just like the winter fuel allowance. i mean, when you think, you know, it's been announced on tv yesterday, ed miliband's net zero campaign cult i would say is 37 billion. actually it's more it's going to be £100 billion per year for the next 30 years. when you're looking at the farmers, i think it's more of an ideological, as you said, linda and yourself, emily, an ideological sort of policy, not for anything for financial, but just it's horrible, though, because they frame it as if it's something that must be done in order to get this money into the treasury in order to pay for crumbling public services. >> and the same with the tax on school fees and all of that. talking about ed miliband, jan in dorset says keep lighting those beacons. it will upset miliband as well. presumably there's a few little carbon emissions, she says. double whammy. burn th

more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week in contravention of chinese labour law.door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there is an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it's illegal, and it violates basic human rights, so it's a human rights issue, it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens, and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced, especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doi

and it's now in labour's ballpark.the average level 340,000. if you look at just this this parliament 1.75 million arriving here net between now and the election, this government wants to build 1.5 million new homes. the new homes they want to build won't even keep pace with the numbers arriving here. or that more than leaving, because, as andrew says, the figure is twice that for those arriving. because this is a net figure, including those who leave. there's also issues about the ticking time bomb over 80s doubling to 2 to 3.3 million by 2047. the big pressure on space for people to live in is in england increased 7.8%, far more than, say, scotland, 4.4%. a big, big issues, big worries here for the government. now in the city today, sir keir starmer hasn't yet reacted to this. he did respond today , though, to did respond today, though, to the efforts he's him and rachel reeves are doing to get the economy growing. he's met with ceos in the square mile, and here's what he had to say earlier. >> growth is the number o

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will you say that should be in the next labour ma nifesto ?s a reformer, is - a plan and a set of options onj both reform and what she will be clear about the investment that is needed. _ that's not quite a yes. i have no doubt that wes streeting, a health secretary who wants to fix this problem once and for all, however, what does he have any guarantee that the labour party as a whole will accept whatever louise casey comes up with? does he have any guarantee that he will be able to do what he really wants to do, get all of the parties to agree to it in 2028, so theoretically it could be in all of their manifestos next time round and not something they all use against each other and fight about? he's got no guarantee of either of those things. his supporters in what he would say is that you cannot fault us for trying and we are sincerely trying to get on with trying to fix this. even though there is still sort of thing is that the government has to grapple with. your mac it's unusual for us, we it's unusual for us, we normally have henry zeff

more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour laws, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein's success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein's meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations that their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. well, it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it's illegal and it violates basic human rights. so it's a human rights issue. it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens. and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced, especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doing. hard work

she kind of doubled down and accused labour of all sorts of nefarious things.apparently, in our politics. and there is some, i mean, that does speak to something that makes this more complex, paddy — and sorry to interrupt, which... no, good. which is that, yes, westminster spent a lot of this week talking about grooming gangs because elon musk had catapulted it up the political agenda. but there are a lot of or some people in westminster and a lot of people in the country who think it should never have fallen down the political agenda. and that is, what's, i don't know, someone in silicon valley might call a complexify to all of this, which is that there are people, i think, in westminster, who are very uneasy with the fact that elon musk has used his power over social media to get this issue up the agenda, and are completely baffled about why he cares so much, but nevertheless think that the uk should care, and think that the uk government has not done enough to address this issue, to implement the recommendations of this inquiry, and perhaps in some cases th

she kind of doubled down and accused labour of all sorts of nefarious things.apparently, in our politics. and there is some... that does speak to something that makes this more complex, paddy. and sorry to interrupt. westminster spent a lot of this week talking about grooming gangs because elon musk had catapulted it up the political agenda. but there are a lot of or some people in westminster and a lot of people in the country who think it should never have fallen down the political agenda. and that is, what's... i don't know, someone in silicon valley might call a complexifier to all of this, which is that there are people, i think, in westminster, who are very uneasy with the fact that elon musk has used his power over social media to get this issue up the agenda, and are completely baffled about why he cares so much, but nevertheless think that the uk should care, and think that the uk government has not done enough to address this issue, to implement the recommendations of this inquiry, and perhaps in some cases think there should be a new inquiry. yes, it

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the former labour deputy _ in illegal practices.uty leader - in illegal practices. the former labour deputy leader ward - in illegal practices. the formerl labour deputy leader ward tom watson, the other remaining claimant in this battle, also received an apology. —— lord tom. ngn had admitted he had been placed under surveillance. admitted he had been placed under surveillance-— admitted he had been placed under surveillance. , , ., , , , , surveillance. news group newspapers oh so many such _ surveillance. news group newspapers oh so many such apologies. _ surveillance. news group newspapersl oh so many such apologies. thousands of ordinary— oh so many such apologies. thousands of ordinary people just trying to live their— of ordinary people just trying to live their lives have suffered the same _ live their lives have suffered the same unlawful behaviour. many were victims _ same unlawful behaviour. many were victims of— same unlawful behaviour. many were victims of heinous crimes, including victims _ victims of heinous crimes, i

labour sa s that and a seven-year review. labour says that tories _ and a seven-year review.ys that tories didn't put - and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't put in - says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough. the task force that rishi sunak set up — the task force that rishi sunak set up has _ the task force that rishi sunak set up has led _ the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to— the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 - setup has led to over 500 arrests_ setup has led to over 500 arrests of— set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang _ set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape - arrests of gang rape perpetrators - arrests of gang rape perpetrators and - arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered arrests of gang rape _ perpetrators and uncovered this prohiem — perpetrators and uncovered this prohiem has _ perpetrators and uncovered this problem has not _ perpetrators and uncovered thi

a consistent theme on this programme is access to skilled labour.they have available. have you got enough trained lawyers? yes, absolutely. look, as ever, you know, for us, when it comes to talent, it's about serving our clients. the lawyer talent market at the moment, particularly in the us and the uk, is very hot. it's very, very competitive. frankly, it's driving up salaries, particularly, as i say, in the uk and in the us. you know, we embrace that. i know one of the moves that you've made to sort of free up some of those lawyers is to start implementing ai in what you do. how much of a game—changer could it be? every conversation i have with a business leader will inevitably turn to the topic of ai. jl inevitably turn to the topic of ai. , , ., ., inevitably turn to the topic of ai. it is pervading all aspects of our lives _ ai. it is pervading all aspects of our lives and _ ai. it is pervading all aspects of our lives and businesses. l ai. it is pervading all aspects i of our lives and businesses. we embraced ai early on and we have put that a

just as last week, he did not want an a groovy that might expose dodgy labour councils. the prime minister knowingly appointed a convicted fraudster as his transfer secretary. the anticorruption minister he had full confidence in only days ago resigned yesterday in disgrace. he's negotiating a secret deal to surrender british territory and taxpayers in this country will pay for the humiliation. now, it turns out his government may write a check to compensate jerry adams. this is shameful. we left him the fastest -- we left him the fastest growing economy in the g7. in just six months, under his leadership, it has been taxes up, borrowing up, mortgage rates up, and that is not all. business confidence is down, jobs are down, growth is down. can the country afford four more years of his terrible judgments? >> mr. speaker, among that was complete nonsense. there is one point that i need to address because it is the legacy act. it will be a real interest across the house. that act was unfit because, not least because it gave immunity to hundreds of terrorists, supported by v

down a request for government help with an inquiry in 0ldham, the conservatives and a handful of labour and the billionaire elon musk have all called for new inquiries. the conservative _ called for new inquiries. the conservative leader - called for new inquiries. tie: conservative leader kemi badenoch earlier when she was giving her first major speech on 2025 said again that local inquiries would not be enough and repeated her call for a full nationally inquiry. find be enough and repeated her call for a full nationally inquiry.— a full nationally inquiry. and we exect a full nationally inquiry. and we meet yvette _ a full nationally inquiry. and we expect yvette yvette _ a full nationally inquiry. and we expect yvette yvette cooper . a full nationally inquiry. and we expect yvette yvette cooper to | a full nationally inquiry. and we - expect yvette yvette cooper to talk about what the government will do. and i can also report that yvette cooper has been threatened with legal action by a former greater manchester police detective who set “p manchester police detective who set up a char

and i think she might say if it was just the conservatives for labour right now, then it's down to labourmselves, you know, which they're sort of doing, they're doing so much damage to their own reputation that tories might have a chance, but it looks like farage is going to take a lot of that. yeah. and the same is not happening on the other side. it's not that labour is losing a lot of votes to corbyn's totally based on one identity 2000 miles away, whilst ignoring all the other suffering identities across the middle east, africa and the rest of the world party. so that's not happening on that side. but there is a, i guess there is from the left as well. >> going towards there is the on the left, there is the muslim vote. so, you know, there's a bloc of 5 or 6 mps who got elected on on muslim issues. essentially. and, and that's likely to grow and i think nearly was nearly a much more substantial bloc. do you think that's likely to grow. yeah. yeah. >> i mean i can see it definitely. i mean, both jess phillips, god bless him, that party and wes streeting in particular came very, very cl

the size of labour's ma'ori this bill. the size of labour's majority means _ this bill.ing thing about this particular amendment is that because of the stage of the bill we are at, so as a bit of legislation goes through the house of commons, it goes through various stages. what we are getting today is what is known as second reading, and this is not the point where mps can make tweaks or changes to be built. if any changes are made, because of the way parliament works, the whole bill would fall. so the government has been calling this a bit of political opportunism from the conservatives. they are saying that if this passes, it would kill the bill stone dead, and would therefore knock out some of the measures contained in this bill, things like for example treating it register for children who are not in school, changing the regulation of teachers to offer better protection to children. but part of thejob protection to children. but part of the job of an opposition is to try to take the opportunities where they can to put pressure on the government, so even though the c

that this bill reverses two decades of progress, and closing labour's new -- imposing labour 's new curriculumn every school, excluding talented outsiders, the pro shop is back, this is pure educational vandalism, and alongside these attacks, removing judgment so parents cannot see the standards. it is the same old labour. bad outcomes for all children, excellent for none. mr. speaker i know what it is like to go to a school that did not care about standards. it is a tragedy in the making. the children in this bill were not in their election manifesto, isn't that because she knew parents and teachers would reject them. p.m. starmer: parents and children know we are for standards. we are committed to them. they are part of the future. we will continue to focus on standards. she talks about settle, she's got to know they have asked me questions, these prime minister's questions about the appalling situation of special needs under their watch. we are going to fix that mess like we are fixing every other one! >> thank you, mr. speaker. parents should feel confident that when their child is sick, t

sometimes we talk as though labour— on that? sometimes we talk as though labour not _ on that?proactive leadership in reducing the risks of people _ leadership in reducing the risks of people being drawn into being a peppereytte or a victim. do people being drawn into being a peppereytte or a victim.- people being drawn into being a peppereytte or a victim. do you see an sins peppereytte or a victim. do you see any signs of— peppereytte or a victim. do you see any signs of that — peppereytte or a victim. do you see any signs of that working _ peppereytte or a victim. do you see any signs of that working yet? i peppereytte or a victim. do you see any signs of that working yet? yes, | any signs of that working yet? yes, we have scheme _ any signs of that working yet? yes, we have scheme in _ any signs of that working yet? yes, we have scheme in bristol, - any signs of that working yet? yes, we have scheme in bristol, setting up we have scheme in bristol, setting up an— we have scheme in bristol, setting up an office — we have scheme in bristol, setting up an office for violence p

we have the monthly government report in just over a week, what is the state of the labour market do going forward? the biggest thing _ you think going forward? tue: biggest thing with you think going forward? tte: biggest thing with regards you think going forward? ttl: biggest thing with regards to the labour market is you�*re seeing average earnings, the rate of growth, that is starting to slow. although we saw a down tick in unemployment claims, the duration for which people remain unemployed has got longer and they have less bargaining power and that means the european commission says the eu has prepared for the change and most states will cope. but hungary and slovakia are heavily dependent on russian gas and slovakia�*s prime minister says his country�*s interests have been "trampled". we�*re nowjoined by independent global gas analyst, tom marzec—manser. thank you forjoining us today. rurve was once europe�*s biggest supplier of gas, that ended when the war started. which countries depend on russia and what alternatives do they have? yes, so slovakia is the main country that

so the amount of labour labour will be lower going forward.rational energy policy, making productions much more. we have excessive regulation, which slows everything down, very high tax rates, which sapped the incentives to put an effort in and go for growth opportunities, so a lot of sites where we would need structural reforms. this is an environment. so a lot of potential issues that could be addressed by the next government. in other news... the us markets watchdog — the sec — is suing elon musk, alleging he failed to disclose a large number of shares that he'd bought in twitter before declaring his intention to take over the platform. the lawsuit alleges that the tesla boss saved 150 million dollars, buying the shares at "artificially low prices." responding, mr musk called the sec a "totally broken organisation." us chipmaker intel has said it it will separate its venture capital and investment arm into a standalone company as it seeks to cut costs and increase efficiency. intel capital — a prominent tech investor with more than five bil

the temperatures are falling like a stone already across the country, tonight, the labour minister called a rape genocide apologist by elon musk tells us his posts have put her in danger. musk tells us his posts have put her in dancer. �* , in danger. being in the spotlight like this and _ in danger. being in the spotlight like this and the _ in danger. being in the spotlight like this and the intimation - in danger. being in the spotlight like this and the intimation of. in danger. being in the spotlight i like this and the intimation of what elon musk, the disinformation as i believe the prime minister referred to it as is put out about me, it is endangering. to it as is put out about me, it is endangering-— to it as is put out about me, it is endangering. and we will hear the inside view _ endangering. and we will hear the inside view from _ endangering. and we will hear the inside view from trump _ endangering. and we will hear the inside view from trump world. - endangering. and we will hear the inside view from trump world. in | inside view from trump world. in less than two weeks,

bank has to take in mind it is also a labour market cost as well.r goods, and the worry has been that if tariffs are imposed that if tariffs are imposed that would put up the price of consumer goods and his immigration policies could mean that labour costs would go up. so there are still lots of questions which are very unanswered, but as far as tariffs are concerned, i think we are seeing rises in markets because they are seeing perhaps it is a negotiation ploy by president trump. figs it is a negotiation ploy by president trump.- it is a negotiation ploy by president trump. as you say, that point _ president trump. as you say, that point underlined - president trump. as you say, that point underlined by - president trump. as you say, that point underlined by an i that point underlined by an interview he gave the fox news where he said he doesn't actually want to levy tariffs on china, something which contradicts what he said on the campaign trail. what is your reading of what he has had to say about demanding an interest rate cut? is that putting t

and i am sure we will hear more of that from the labour party, from the labour government but neverthelessent, the onus is on them, yesterday, they announced various measures they would be bringing forward first and a lot of people will be watching to see how commemorations are due to be held in france, marking ten years since the islamist gun attack at the offices of the satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. 12 people were killed, including several of its best—known cartoonists. the magazine has released a special edition, proclaiming itself "indestructible" on the front cover. the attack was carried out by two brothers to punish the magazine for publishing caricatures of the prophet muhammad. we expect president macron to arrive at the scene shortly, because he is going to lead the commemorations on the tenth anniversary of that gun attack, it sparked international outcry at the time, the phrase i am charlie became a slogan for freedom of speech. now this actually happened around seven minutes' time, ten years ago, a black car drove up to the charlie hebdo building, and two masked gunmen bo

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a local labour spokesman said the move was disappointing.s after an off—duty police officer caught him using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a rolls—royce in london. the 31—year—old rapper pleaded guilty to driving while using a device in west kensington last march. the judge described stormzy�*s actions as dangerous and irresponsible and said his driving record was not good. more on the stories on our website. you're live with bbc news. european gas prices have risen since russian stopped flowing to eu states by ukraine. it comes after a five year transit deal between russia and ukraine expired at the end of 2024 marking the end of a decades long arrangement. the ukrainian presidents as moscow was dealt one of its biggest to beat and the energy exports have been funding russia's invasion of his country. let's talk about the story with angela, senior fellow at the brookings institute. great to see you again how significant do you think it is that we have seen ukraine take the step now? i think it's an important symbol of step. i'm not sur

labour say the recommendations that made were not implemented by the last government.laying politics with the issue. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators, but has also uncovered this problem has not finished and that's why it's — because of those reasons — that's why it's so important we now have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. injust over two weeks, elon musk will be part of trump's us government, increasing his already enormous influence. but it's his interventions in british politics that worry labour ministers here, whether and how they respond could dominate the weeks ahead. harry farley, bbc news. the first big film awards of the season take place later, with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. wicked and conclave are all in the running for top prizes. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. emma vardy reports. the golden globes kicks off hollywood's awards season with what's known as

yes, the tech sector appears to have a bright future but it is not as labour—intensive.tting—edge robotics, not crowded production lines, so the government needs new sectors to emerge, and to drive this it needs an increase in domestic demand. but the more pessimistic chinese people are about their economy, the more likely these already conservative consumers are to save more rather than spend more. and turning this sentiment around will be very tough indeed. against that global backdrop, hsbc�*s chief investment officer for southeast asia adendia james cheo laid out what investors can expect from the us and china in 2025. i think at this stage it is hard to predict whether it is the scale, the timing and reaction functions of countries. early days but of course it is a headwind overhanging the region, so i think something to watch out for but a good trump being able to deregulate industries and may benefit the region. we saw michelle fleury talk about those things and the us saw strong growth in 202a. do expect that will continue into 2025? yeah. i think the starting po

when they were including labour when they were in opposition. 2017 election campaign proposing changes to social care. her changes to social care. her change was branded a dementia tax. similarly, gordon brown's bands were branded a death tax by the conservatives. she could see how this becomes highly politicised in advance of an election campaign. this review is going to report in 2028, just a year out from the next general election. labour's hope is that all the political parties in this intervening period will have agreed on the best strategy to confront... in the hope that come this election in all those years' time that it won't be pounced upon and turned against them. let's get more on our top story now and that interview by cbs by the brother of the attacker. let's speak to cbs reporter kati weis who is in new orleans. it is certainly a question that is on everyone's mines when something horrific like this happens is who was this person and why could this have happened? now we're finally getting some more information, some more details ab

let's bring in sarah champion, labour mp for rotherham and chair of the international development selectinent role in investigation into the grooming gangs in her own constituency. thank you so much for being with us. there was an independent inquiry as chris says into child sexual abuse stopped and went on for seven years. there were tens of thousands of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse who were part of that inquiry, it cost nearly £200 million. it is —— its key recommendations was mandatory reporting meaning that failing to report abuse could in and of itself become a new criminal offence. what happened to those recommendations that the last conservative government were given? conservative government were civen? ., ., , ., given? unfortunately, nothing happened- _ given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... _ given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... why - given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... why is - given? unfortunately, nothingj happened. and... why is chris philp saying. _ happened. and... why is chris philp saying, sounding - happened. and... why is ch

care sector is saying it is nowhere near enough and i think there be some disappointment that the labourto murder the national health service which is under huge pressure as a result of the pressures on the care sector, inextricably linked and labour came in with a slogan of creating a national care is a best without having a plan for that and now it will take another three years to get to what a national care service looks like so frustration in the care sector and for families and people basing their relatives are themselves facing care. huge financial pressures to grapple with in the short term.— around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the ten—year—old's murder. according to the sun newspaper urfan sharif is said to have been attacked at belmarsh prison on new year's day by two other inmates in a cell. he's said to have suffered cuts to his neck and face, and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison. a prison service spokesperso

labour say the recommendations that made were not implemented by the last government.w was not robust enough. they denied playing politics with the issue. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators, but has also uncovered this problem has not finished and that's why it's — because of those reasons — that's why it's so important we now have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. injust over two weeks, elon musk will be part of trump's us government, increasing his already enormous influence. but it's his interventions in british politics that worry labour ministers here, whether and how they respond could dominate the weeks ahead. harry farley, bbc news. meanwhile in the past few hours, elon musk has taken aim at nigel farage — writing on x that he "doesn't have what it takes" to lead reform uk. the pair met in december at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort, amid reports that mr musk was considering donating up to $100 million to reform uk. and mr farage has recently defended the billion

let's be clear if the labour party are serious about growing the economy, they need to improve investment, and if ai is going to grow the economy, they're going to need a lot more investment because labour pulled out the £1.3 billion for the supercomputer. so they say one thing, but frankly, they�* re doing another. the government says there wasn't the money for that computer. ai will be central to the economy society of tomorrow. but what about today, as the markets charge the government more to borrow and the economy flatlines? the country is in a hole economically. bluntly, the government looks to be in a hole economically. are we looking increasingly inevitably at further yes, the last prime minister talked up ai, too, hosting a safety summit. so what is the conservative critique of all this? let's be clear if the labour party are serious about growing the economy, they need to improve investment sentiment, which is dire at the moment, and if ai is going to grow the economy, they're going to need a lot more investment because labour pulled out the £1.3 billion for the supercomputer. s