we the labour party as to how it sees the country-— the labour party as to how it sees the count . ~ sunday, will geronimo be saved? the alpaca diagnosed with tb and sentenced to death. . diagnosed with tb and sentenced to death. , ., . ., .,, diagnosed with tb and sentenced to death. ,., , death. this alpaca has been diagnosed _ death. this alpaca has been diagnosed with _ death. this alpaca has been diagnosed with tb. - death. this alpaca has been diagnosed with t8. the - death. this alpaca has been i diagnosed with t8. the owner death. this alpaca has been - diagnosed with t8. the owner is diagnosed with tb. the owner is arguing after four years, the alpaca still alive but the government is going to send in a shooter with his own security to ensure nothing happens when you get there, to do the bloody deed on geronimo. he needs to be dispatched because he is a danger to cattle nearby. hundreds of cows are shot every year because they have bovine tb so i think this is a hard one for geronimo's combo —— owner to keep arguing. it is a hard one for geronimo's combo -- owner to keep arg

yes, this is the labour party. _ a family on." yes, this is the labour party, which - a family on." the amount of money they've claimed — they had a £20 a week uplift which will end in october, and the party of course trying to formulate policies which will be different to what the ruling party has and presenting an image of having policies that could make it a government, though that looks very unlikely, it will come up with schemes that say that uplift should remain, and the universal credit system should be considerably changed. i system should be considerably chanced. ~ ., �* , changed. i know you'll be licking our li -s changed. i know you'll be licking your tips on _ changed. i know you'll be licking your lips on the _ changed. i know you'll be licking your lips on the figures - changed. i know you'll be licking your lips on the figures at i changed. i know you'll be licking your lips on the figures at this i your lips on the figures at this one, but you're slightly frustrated because we have page two — all we are told is that the shadow pension secretary is proposing a reduct

yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of the labour party but also questions within government first double, why was he able to get a shot gun certificate in the first place. he was a young man, did he really need to have a shot gun at home in a city and particularly after there were concerns about his mental health, which there seemed to have been for many years. but, then, when his certificate was taken away after an allegation of assault against a teenager in september, the shotgun and the certificate were taken away in december but then returned in july taken away in december but then returned injuly and, in those months, he was posting all kinds of messages and videos on the internet expressing hatred for his mum, expressing hatred for his mum, expressing an interest in the incel culture, this culture where young men resent not being able to have sex and, also, showing a clear obsession with gun culture so now the independent office for police conduct are investigating and, ultimately, it will be a matter for the inquests. ultimately, it will be a matter for the inquests-_

labour's lost support in several towns in the midlands and north — like leigh. but half an hour down the road in manchester, the party's says giving communities more power would help voters reconnect, and labour must be clear on what it can offer. the country's crying out for somebody to step forward and say, "you know what? "we can't have this. "we need a big drive to improve people's work, "improve people's homes, improve people's communities..." we've become too timid sometimes and too nuanced in terms of putting forward our policy agenda. i think we kind of have to get bolder again in saying how labour is the right party to rebuild post—pandemic britain. is keir starmer the man to do it? well, he's certainly got my support. and i think absolutely, he could be the man to do it, no question. for these current and former labour backers in manchester, the challenge is whether a party that's been divided about its direction can appeal across the board. what is important will be to keep the manifesto we had under the last leader. as a labour party, you're veering left and right trying to position yourself but you're tryi

criticism from uk's opposition labour party, but praise from within the travel industry, as the uk governmentfor an amber �*watchlist�* of countries for international travel. and firefighters in helicopters are battling wildfires raging for a seventh day near southern coastal resorts in turkey. a warm welcome to tokyo and what a momentous day it's been. one of the greatest races in olympics history took place this morning. norway's karston warholm won the gold in the men's 400 metre hurdle in a world—record time of 45.94 seconds. it's the first time anyone has run the event in less than 46 seconds. the 25—year—old was overwhelmed with his win, ripping his shirt in delight. he was ahead in the early stages, but a strong challenge by america's rai benjamin propelled him to smash his own world—record — to gain gold. in the sailing — team gb's has won double gold medals in both the men's 49—er and finn classes. giles scott earned the nation's second olympic sailing gold, shortly after dylan fletcher and stuart bithell clinched the men's 49er gold. in team pursuit cycling, germany have taken gold,

leader, sir keir— ahead, and the labour party leader, sir keir starmer, was talking about the gap it comes to teacher— very generous when it comes to teacher assessment —— let's remember. it would appear that independent private school teachers are being _ independent private school teachers are being more indulgent of their pupils— are being more indulgent of their pupils then teachers in the state schools — pupils then teachers in the state schools. so very difficult to distil the real — schools. so very difficult to distil the real trends here of what they will really — the real trends here of what they will really mean, we will have to wait and — will really mean, we will have to wait and see. but people are worried about— wait and see. but people are worried about this _ wait and see. but people are worried about this for several reasons. henry, — about this for several reasons. henry, can _ about this for several reasons. henry, can you sit there in all seriousness that an independent school assist tenneco teacher is more indulgent of pupils because they've done better?— mor

labour's lost support in several towns in the midlands and north — like leigh. but half an hour down the road in manchester, the party'sower would help voters reconnect, and labour must be clear on what it can offer. the country's crying out for somebody to step forward and say, "you know what? "we can't have this. "we need a big drive to improve people's work, "improve people's homes, improve people's communities..." we've become too timid sometimes and too nuanced in terms of putting forward our policy agenda. i think we kind of have to get bolder again in saying how labour is the right party to rebuild post—pandemic britain. is keir starmer the man to do it? well, he's certainly got my support. and i think absolutely, he could be the man to do it, no question. for these current and former labour backers in manchester, the challenge is whether a party that's been divided about its direction can appeal across the board. what is important will be to keep the manifesto we had under the last leader. as a labour party, you're veering left and right trying to position yourself but you're trying to hold the group together t

unite is the labour party's biggest trade union funder. bour leader sir keir starmer, who came under criticism from her predecessor. tesco and iceland have warned there could be food shortages at christmas due to issues with the supply chain. the supermarkets are calling for the government to allow more emergency lorry drivers from overseas to help solve the problem. customers are being urged not to panic buy. the england captain harry kane has announced he won't be leaving tottenham hotspur during this transfer window. the striker, who's contracted to spurs until 2024, has been the subject of intense transfer speculation all summer. manchester city had previously confirmed that they were interested in signing him. cricket, and england got off to a flying start against india on the first day of the third test at headingly. after dismissing the visitors forjust 78 runs, england's opening batsmen then reached 120 without loss — a lead of 42 runs. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching the action. strange things happen at headingley�*

we the labour party called on the government in autumn of last year to have a plan b in case exams couldn't to step up now, show some leadership. a drug to treat cystic fibrosis, that became available on the nhs in england last year, is transforming lives. medics at the royal papworth hospital in cambridge say kaftrio is having an impact that some have described as "mind—blowing". the bbc�*s science correspondent richard westcott went to meet laura — who had been told she may not live beyond 30, but who has now celebrated that birthday in good health, and has even started a family. this is life with cystic fibrosis. a few months ago laura filmed herself exhausted by a simple walk. the transformation is incredible. after taking a newly available drug, kaftrio, she has got her life back and created a new one. laura, when this drug first came out, we all heard how amazing it was, but did you dare to hope it could have this kind of impact on your life? not really. because of how you feel with cystic fibrosis and how scary it can be, i just thought two tablets in the morning, a tablet at night,

but the opposition labour party has accused the government of hanging in total chaos over its bordertravel industry needs maximum clarity, not u—turns and confusion. simonjones, bbc confusion. simon jones, bbc news. fighting in a major city in afghanistan has been intensifying. there are fears lashkar gah in the southern helmand province could be the first provincial capital to fall to the taliban. a tv station there is reported to have been seized by the militants, and thousands of people have been fleeing rural areas. ramzan karmali has the details. gunfire. firing on the city of herat, just one of the three provincial capitals coming under fire by the taliban. in kandahar in the south, thousands have been forced to flee, and in lashkar gah in helmand province, the taliban are reported to have seized a local tv station. over the last few months, the taliban have taken over large parts of the countryside, but in recent days fighting has been taking place on the outskirts of the capital kabul. the insurgents' main focus has been on three provincial cities, with the cities under the h

the labour party produced their own report presented to parliament and it had a whole series of measures% on learning and not distracted by the stresses and strains of modern life. we want be busy out of hours and over the summer. every school has been a testament to tory failure. these are the things we present the department fully costed with money rishi sunak had already allocated but he chose to give it to allocated but he chose to give it to a tax break in a superconductor to the 1% top businesses rather than investing in the next generation of workers forever workforce. you cannot have global briton with global skills and the government has underestimated the challenges of young people and schooling has face in the last two years and i am afraid there was an alternative, they do not choose and impact is there for all to see enough us up and congratulations to every young person for getting through this time, most of them will make these next steps which is the essential thing for those young people who do not have adults going to bat for them right now, we need to make sure we are

unite is the labour party's biggest trade union funder. starmer, who came under criticism from her predecessor. the online food delivery company just eat says it's creating 1,500 new customer service jobs in the north east of england within the next 12 months. the staff will be based at a new office in sunderland, as part of a £100 million investment in the region over the next five years. the government is holding a public consultation on whether beavers should be reintroduced to england's rivers, as has already happened in scotland. the creatures were hunted to extinction in britain 400 years ago. beaver dams create wetland habitats, which act as natural flood barriers, but the national farmers' union warns the animals can damage trees and impede drainage from farmland. thousands of lives could be harmed if more isn't done to reduce regional inequality in britain, according to a report by the salvation army. the government says it's investing billions in what it calls its "levelling up" agenda. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael b

the labour party saying they think we figure as high higher.irport is no longer a possibility. the last british plane has left. the americans will leave very soon. government sources telling me they are working hard to build those relationships, have those conversations with border countries like pakistan, for example, to try and get people through the land borders. 0bviously that is fraught with difficulty. will people have the right paperwork? will they be able to get through taliban checkpoints? what processing centres will be in place for those people? lisa nandy, labour shadow foreign secretary, was saying in conversation she has been having with pakistani officials, the mood music has been rather negative. i think we will have to see how it pans out over the coming weeks and months. i don't think anyone is pretending it is going to be easy to get these people out. speaking of conversation, what about conversations with the taliban? the us national security adviser doing an interview with cbs news today saying that the taliban have communi

speaker, let me be clear -- the labour party fully supports the deployment of troops to that end. we want it to succeed just as quickly and safely as possible. the defence secretary has said that some people who have worked with us will not get back -- unconscionable. the government -- in one moment, i will -- the government must outline a plan to work with our allies to do everything possible to ensure that that does not happen, guarantee that our troops have the resources they need to carry out their mission as effectively and safely as possible, and to work to provide stable security at the airport in kabul so that flights can depart and visas can be we all know how difficult that is. we all know how hard everybody is working on the ground and we fully support them. i raise an issue not by way of criticism, but just to get some reassurance. there are reports from non-governmental organisations that an evacuation plane left almost empty this morning because evacuees could not get to the airport to board that plane. as i say, we are not challenging the work on the ground-we know

the labour party for example are saying that it is actually the communication strategy that need improving't want to listen to dusty old ministers in suits standing behind podiums, they are far more likely to listen to people of their own age with the wider campaign here but the government is saying this as a sort of gentle nudge nudge policy accompanied with the stick which potentially comes at the end of september if you're not double jab you won't be allowed into large, crowded venue such as nightclubs. the government has now, though, drop the idea that students when they return to university campuses in the autumn will also have to show proof of vaccination.— of vaccination. thank you very much for that. the headlines on bbc news... gymnast max whitlock secures team gb's tenth gold at the tokyo games — retaining his olympic pommel horse title. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. employers who still have staff on furlough will have to start contributing 20% of workers' wages from today. co

we, the labour party, called on the government in autumn of last year to have a plan b in case examsing to happen this week and i want the prime minister to step up now and show some leadership. teachers, secondary school pupils, prison officers and prisoners will all be offered the flu vaccine this winter in scotland. it's the biggest seasonal vaccine programme the country has ever done and means that three—quarters of the scottish population can get a jab for free. the programme will run from september until march 2022. the argentine footballer lionel messi has made a tearful farewell to barcelona, the spanish club hejoined at the age of 13. messi has been at barcelona for more than 20 years, helping them win 34 trophies — including ten spanish and four uefa champions league titles. barcelona said it was letting him go because it could not afford to pay his wages. the 34—year—old did not say what he planned to do next, but acknowledged that a move to paris st—germain was a possibility. he also expressed his deep affection for the club where he'd spent so much of his life. translati

the labour party seeing that from the contacts they are getting, they think the figure is much greater the coming weeks there will be a focus on whether those people can get out and how. �* ., ., ., g. ~ how. and on that note, jake sullivan. — how. and on that note, jake sullivan, the _ how. and on that note, jake sullivan, the national- how. and on that note, jake | sullivan, the national adviser how. and on that note, jake . sullivan, the national adviser in the us has been speaking to television seeing the taliban have been communicating publicly and privately that they will allow for safe passage for americans and others to leave afghanistan after the us military withdrawal ends next week. what do we know about contacts between the uk and the taliban to ensure a similar pathway for other people who want to leave, uk nationals and afghans who worked with the uk, to leave afghanistan? the government is saying openly that it is going to engage with the taliban, alongside other international partners and countries. what borisjohnson has been seen to date they also will hold to account

war -- former labour party leader jeremy corbyn. he helped form the stop the war coalition to campaign against the u.s. invasion. this is corbyn in october 2001 questioning then prime minister tony blair in the british parliament two weeks after the u.s. invaded afghanistan. >> does the prime minister not recognize the continuing bombing campaign including the use of cluster bombs and afghanistan is forcing large numbers of people to seek refuge in pakistan, bringing devastation and poverty to people of afghanistan, and seems to be directed in part against conscripted soldiers and against civilian targets? does he not accept the call of the eight agencies last week for holding bombing told out the humanitarian aid to get in rather than more death and destruction? >> mr. speaker, i spoke about the humanitarian program. i drew attention to comments of the world food program. it is not the bombing preventing the food getting through. in respect of the campaign itself, there are no civilian targets at all. we do everything we can, unlik

the labour party has been calling for more _ labour party has been calling for more detail about what make it onto flights in the last couple of weeks — it onto flights in the last couple of weeks is far higher than the government is saying. they accused ministers _ government is saying. they accused ministers of — government is saying. they accused ministers of spain, saying there could _ ministers of spain, saying there could be — ministers of spain, saying there could be many as 5000. have a listen to the _ could be many as 5000. have a listen to the shadow minister. 5000 could be many as 5000. have a listen to the shadow minister.— to the shadow minister. 5000 as the number 11 that _ to the shadow minister. 5000 as the number 11 that labour _ to the shadow minister. 5000 as the number 11 that labour mps _ to the shadow minister. 5000 as the number 11 that labour mps are - number 11 that labour mps are dealing — number 11 that labour mps are dealing with. _ number 11 that labour mps are dealing with, presumably, - dealing with, presumably, conservatives _ dealing with, presumably,

starmerfor the leader of the labour party keir starmer for complacency, the leader of the labour partyervative mps who have really lamented what has happened in afghanistan. spending the last hour orso afghanistan. spending the last hour or so in the house of commons chamber, it is still relatively full with mps trying to catch the eye of the deputy speaker to have their three minutes to say their piece and to grapple with the big questions that are hanging over what has happened in afghanistan. was the effort of the british armed forces day in vain? what happens now and what many now perceived to be a failure of the british government in not foreseeing the swift rise to power of the taliban in the wake of british and us troops withdrawing, what does that mean for british policy in general? those questions will not amount to a huge amount today because apart from this collective catharsis from mps, and a chance for them to grill ministers and scrutinise the work of the government, there is no vote and there will be no conclusion to this debate beyond the foreign secretary dominic raab

did he hear from the uk parliament where you have conservatives and labour party members voting to holde minister, was even part of this action. the prime minister, same one who praised biden, now calling him out for dishonor. this is the same prime minister that president biden took 36 hours to pick up the phone and call when he was doing god knows what on vacation at camp david. he should have been calling foreign leaders. >> harris: joey, i want to take this back to the ground in afghanistan, where our allies depended on each other over the last 20 years. i'm hearing german and french soldiers, british soldiers looking for their own citizens. i have to think, joey, that those are incredibly dangerous situations, not just for their citizens but for those men and women, of whom some you fowing fought alongside. it's not about the governments of allies, it is the actual people who carry out the orders that we're thinking of in terms of allies. >> no, absolutely. we have amazing men and women who have fought in this war for 20 years. when it comes to the issue of where we are with the al

, the lib the opposition parties, labour, the lib dems _ the opposition parties, labour, the lib demsgn or he should be sacked. i don't think that is where _ should be sacked. i don't think that is where he — should be sacked. i don't think that is where he is as far as where the government— is where he is as far as where the government is likely to be in response _ government is likely to be in response to this. their argument is, look, _ response to this. their argument is, look. given— response to this. their argument is, look, given where the afghan government was last friday, in other words _ government was last friday, in other words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of— words deteriorating, perhaps that kind of call wouldn't have counted for very— kind of call wouldn't have counted for very much. let's explain the context — for very much. let's explain the context. dominic raab was on holiday. — context. dominic raab was on holiday, as lots of people do in august — holiday, as lots of people do in august. we are told by the foreign office _ august. we are told by the foreign off

the labour party is among those calling for change.nd there is baked—in unfairness. and yet again it is the students who most need the support of government who are not getting that support. the government's former education tsar for england, who resigned over a high—profile disagreement about catch—up funding, is backing calls for a review but believes that fairness issues are much wider than an attainment gap between state and fee—paying schools in england. i think we should be worried. i think we should be worried about not only the gap at a—levels but the gap we see throughout the system. to tackle that and to deal with that we need a comprehensive, robust and long—term plan. i don't believe that recovery will happen naturally and i think if we don't do something intentional about it, we will have growing inequality in our education system. uk students taking a—levels, scottish highers and vocational qualifications have been subject to teacher—assessed grading to calculate their grades. in a recent pre—pandemic years, the governmen

applications for asylum in the uk rejected for various reasons and that have been calls from the labour partyas they are doing that. as quickly as possible, likewise they will try to get as many british nationals out of afghanistan as quickly as they can, we think there are around 4000 definitely left in afghanistan, maybe some others working with agencies not accounted for but that operation is intended to be as quick as possible, taking a matter of weeks to get the domain in citizens out. there will be an embassy presence that stays in kabul, the ambassador and a small number of staff and being moved to a secure location. there is a plan for what happens in that sense in the next few weeks but i think over the next few weeks but i think over the next few weeks but i think over the next few days there will be questions about the longer term strategy about what we do about afghanistan. whilst you have been on the air we have just heard boris johnson is convening a cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the current situation in afghanistan, an emergency meeting that will bring together the re

but the opposition labour party has accused the government of being in total chaos over its border policydustry needs maximum clarity, not u—turns and confusion. simon jones, bbc news. and we will have more on that in our business coverage. the rapper known as dizzee rascal has been charged with assault, following an incident in south london. the 36—year—old, whose real name is dylan mills, was charged after police officers visited an address in streatham on 8thjune. they said a woman at the property had suffered minor injuries, but did not need hospital treatment, police said. mr mills is due to appear at croydon magistrates�* court on 3rd september. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it's considered one of the hardest gold medals to win. we meet the australian teenager competing in the new olympic discipline of sport climbing. this is bbc news. an olympic sprinter from belarus who was ordered home has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland and is due to fly to warsaw on wednesday. the international olympic committee announced an investigation. norway's karsten warholm beats hi

in the labour party has said that for example we meet £30 billion of investment in debtjobs for the futureit is that sort of ambition that we need. not sound bites that are not backed up by action. the young swedish activist greta thunberg says she now hopes to attend the cop26 summit in glasgow if all the delegates are vaccinated. she also said the world must take heed of the dire report by the u.n. climate panel. this report does not tell us what to do and it does not say you have to do this and then do this — it does not provide us with such solutions or say that you need to do this, and that is up to us. we are the ones who need to take the decisions and we are the ones who need to be brave and ask the difficult questions to ourselves, like what we value, are we ready to take action to make sure of our future and present living conditions? let's get more on this and speak to professor corinne le quere, royal society research professor of climate change science at university of east anglia. she is a member of the uk committee on climate change and has been involved with two previous ipc

but the opposition labour party has accused the government of being in total chaos over its border policy jones, bbc news. let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. it seems to be a uniquely british thing, firstly overthink a traffic light and then you turn on a policy before it is ever announced. this is all caettin before it is ever announced. this is all getting into _ before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. - before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. rather. all getting into semantics. rather than a u—turn i would say this as may a policy being parked in a lay-by, may a policy being parked in a lay—by, to continue the driving metaphor. this is something that was proposed to ministers and discussed at a meeting in whitehall last week, this idea of an amber watch list. no decision was made about it, the pros and cons were discussed, and yesterday at the point of decision, the prime minister in the words of a whitehall source, decided to kill it. it has never been adopted as government policy but when you looked at repo

the labour party maintains a six-point lead over morrison's conservative coalition., 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. >> still to come on bloomberg markets: asia, india -- >> just ahead, another day, another sector in the crosshairs for chinese regulators. find out why chip stocks are slumping, next, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> welcome back. the latest industry to feel the heat from authorities in beijing is the chip sector. let's get the details from stephen engle. we kept thinking where will the knife all and here we are, semiconductors. >> in the hardware space. we probably should have seen this coming. last week, we got a statement from government regulators saying they were probing allegations of pricing the manipulation. we saw some weakness late last week. the regulator back then said -- it did not name specific companies but it did say it would vowed to strengthen punishment of those who poured chips, manipulate prices or raise prices throug

the former leader of the labour party - be appalling for people. out of afghanistan from america was imbecilic— was imbecilic. would you go that far? the decision _ was imbecilic. would you go that far? the decision to _ was imbecilic. would you go that far? the decision to withdraw i was imbecilic. would you go that far? the decision to withdraw is l far? the decision to withdraw is from the united states and nobody can say we were not warned and we have had two successive presidents who made clear they would end involvement in afghanistan after 20 years and thousands of lives lost. while the us deserves criticism for the decision to withdraw quickly with a hard deadline, which signalled to the taliban it was simply a waiting game and if they held tight, the us would be gone and they knew when they would be gone and i suspect that is why we saw a rapid advance. there have been mistakes made in terms of afghanistan including the past 18 months when the government has not put plans in place for a proper evacuation. right now what we have to do is ma

the labour party has been calling for more detail about what will happen and also suggesting that thehe last couple of weeks is far higher than the government is saying. they have accused ministers of spain, saying it could be as many as 5000. have a listen to the shadow minister this morning. listen to the shadow minister this morninu. :: :: :: listen to the shadow minister this mornin. :: :: :: .,, listen to the shadow minister this morninu. :: :: :: .,, , listen to the shadow minister this mornin. :: i: i: , ., ., morning. 5000 as the number alone that labour mps _ morning. 5000 as the number alone that labour mps are _ morning. 5000 as the number alone that labour mps are dealing - morning. 5000 as the number alone that labour mps are dealing with. i that labour mps are dealing with. presumably— that labour mps are dealing with. presumably conservative - that labour mps are dealing with. presumably conservative mps - that labour mps are dealing with. i presumably conservative mps have many _ presumably conservative mps have many thousands— presumably conservative mps have many tho

with the national election due by may, the opposition labour party maintains a six point lead over morrison'sires raging in greece, spurring further evacuations of the second largest island. blazes almost a week ago due to the heatwave have cut across the popular summer destination, destroying homes and businesses. thousands of residents and tourists have been forced to flee, some escaping on flotilla's into the night. soccer superstar leah no messy is said to have found -- lionel messi is said to have found a new home. he will undergo a medical exam for signing. talks collapsed between him and barcelona. he was emotional at a news conference, saying he had been expecting to remain with his old team but that this is a possibility. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: and shery, this has been a bigger story than the closing of the tokyo olympic games, this news that lionel messi is leaving barcelona, the club he has played since he was 13 years o

we've heard the labour party talking a lot about this today, scotland's first minister saying that shetaking refugees or asylum seekers. i would expect to get some concrete plans from the government in the next few days and expected to be a scheme that prioritises women and girls and tries to address some of the unfolding humanitarian disaster. w' of the unfolding humanitarian disaster. . , of the unfolding humanitarian disaster. ., , ., disaster. nick eardley at westminster, _ disaster. nick eardley at westminster, thank - disaster. nick eardley at westminster, thank you | disaster. nick eardley at. westminster, thank you for disaster. nick eardley at - westminster, thank you for that. najum iqbalfrom the international committee of the red cross. he joins us live from geneva. that news of some kind of scheme to help people flee afghanistan. that has got to be some good news? thank ou ve has got to be some good news? thank you very much- — has got to be some good news? thank you very much. certainly _ has got to be some good news? thank you very much. certainly there - has got to be so

that is something also that the labour party and shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy has been sayingme influence to bear on the taliban. she said this is an important moment. borisjohnson chairing the g7, to try to get a common approach. the air bridge is about to close, on the 31st _ the air bridge is about to close, on the 31st of— the air bridge is about to close, on the 31st of august, and my office is in touch— the 31st of august, and my office is in touch with hundreds of people still stuck— in touch with hundreds of people still stuck in afghanistan who are eligible _ still stuck in afghanistan who are eligible to come out on uk flights but simply cannot get onto them for lots of— but simply cannot get onto them for lots of different reasons, so we have _ lots of different reasons, so we have got — lots of different reasons, so we have got to get an agreement at the g7 have got to get an agreement at the 67 today— have got to get an agreement at the g7 today that will make a common approach _ g7 today that will make a common approach to the taliban to extend that deadline, and

let me be clear, the labour party fully supports the deployment of troops to the sign. as quickly and safely as possible. the defence secretary has said that some people who work with us will not get back. unconscionable. the government must outline a plan to work with our allies to do everything possible to ensure that does not happen. guaranteed our troops have the resources they need to carry out their mission effectively and as safely as possible and work to provide stable security at the airport in kabul, so flights can depart and visas can be processed. we all know how hard everybody is working on the ground and we fully support it. i raise an issue not by way of criticism butjust to get some reassurance because there are reports this morning from ngos that an evacuation plane left almost empty this morning because evacuees couldn't get to the airport to get to that plane. as i say, we are not challenging the work on the ground, we know how difficult it is, but it's appropriate moment i would like to the addressed. if true. i it's appropriate moment i would like t

a5 don't is something the labour party is raising concerns about.ave as much chance to catch up with their education. so potentially, that could have been worse. but it's worth bearing in mind, boris johnson's big slogan of his government is wrapping up and if this government is serious about living up there are some who say it would have to come up with a serious plan over the next couple of years to allow children from disadvantaged backgrounds to make up the ground they have lost during the pandemic. thank you. the actress una stubbs has died at the age of 84. her career spanned seven decades and included roles in a wide range of british tv classics such as sherlock, eastenders, til death us do part and worzel gummidge as well as appearing in films like summer holiday with sir cliff richard. lizo mzimba looks back at her life. she could never have asked for a better debut cast next to the biggest box office star. we are not going on a london bus if that's what you had in mind. we are not going on a holiday on our way an engagement. she always wan

so inevitably, the incumbent suffers, and the main opposition party labour are ahead in the polls. but during the sort of euphoria of the vaccine rollout, the tories were miles ahead as the incumbent. now whether there are doubts about opening up and some of the incoherence of policymaking is a bit clearer, the polls are narrowing. to make sense of politics in any democracy at the moment, you have to weigh in the freakish conditions we've all been living in for the last 18 months. we aren't out of yet. how is it going down in iraq? that's a democracy with enough problems to deal with and enough troubles to establish itself after the saddam hussein regime, after the american—led invasion. how much has covid complicated the picture there? well, it's complicated i people's lives incredibly. the political picture, - as you know, is already quite difficult, but we've seen again how corruption . and mismanagement lead i to people losing their lives. we've had two major hospital fires due to oxygen cylindersl catching fire, and therefore . the entire hospital not having the right sprinkle

the uk and there is high expectation on the government to match that go further from opposition parties. labours offer is needed, the liberal democrat saying it needs to be at least 20,000, the snp talking about 35,000 people or more that could be resettled in the uk. conservative mps putting pressure on the government saying now is not the time to be strict, time is of the essence, and one describing this as what could be the biggest mass migration of people since the end of the second world war. as you heard the foreign secretary saying the uk has always been a big hearted nation, we will find out when the prime minister speaks in parliament tomorrow what that means in practice.— president biden says he stands 'squarely�* behind his decision to pull us troops out of afghanistan. he said he wasn't willing to sacrifice more young american lives when the afghans themselves had caved in. america spent $2 trillion on the war — and over 2,000 troops lost their lives. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool reports from hookstown in pennsylvania. patriotic country music plays. it's a procession in rural wes

sources are reporting he feels let down, betrayed, furious, the leader of the opposition, the labour partyed by the british or anyone else. look at how the germans, the leader of the german party said this was the worst debacle for nato since its founding. however the special relationship between britain and america i am confident that will recover as soon as biden is gone. ashley: there's this effort, there has been calls for impeachment, for him to resign but as i asked many of our previous guests do you really want a kamala harris presidency? >> that is such a good point. i addressed it last sunday. the truth is she is exactly like him in the sense that she's also a machine politician who has no beliefs and principles of been -- i think she would undoubtedly be worse than biden, that is true. however at some point there has to be some accountability for a catastrophe on this scale so i think it is important that biden is impeached and that is very likely to happen if republicans take back the house in the midterms next year which is looking more and more likely. ashley: watching preside

party. how are labour transparent _ with the conservative party. party. how are labour transparent about their - labour transparent about their donations? what is the difference? no we are absolutely transparent, all of our donations artfully reported. we are not the government, we are not spending public money in that way and we are talking about billions of pounds of money that has gone into the pocket of people connected with the conservatives. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah — the capital of helmand province. taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. a un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. afghan and us airstrikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. earlier i spoke to our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the fighting has been going on for eight or nine days and it has become a bone of contention between the t

it's got to be something far more like the proposition that kevin hollins had in the labour party... ents have taken control of 10 of the country's 3a provincial capitals and the un say more than one thousand civilians have died in the past month. let's take a look at the latest developments. intense street by street fighting is taking place in the city of kandahar, where the taliban have also taken control of the jail and released hundreds of prisoners. the taliban say they have taken control of the strategically important city of ghazni, which is on the road to the capital, kabul. president ashraf ghani earlier flew to the northern city of mazar—i—sharif — traditionally an anti—taliban bastion — to try to rally pro—government forces. our correspondent yogita limaye has the latest from the capital, kabul. we are we a re really we are really beginning to see the fallout of the violence that has been taken all over afghanistan in kabul. i was in the north of the city yesterday where there are thousands of people who have come in from provinces in different parts of this country, fleein

same number of councillors as labour, because we have a directly elected mayor who is for the labour partyrs from all political parties to unanimously vote for the first climate emergency declaration in europe. 50. vote for the first climate emergency declaration in europe.— vote for the first climate emergency declaration in europe. so, have they held true to — declaration in europe. so, have they held true to that? _ declaration in europe. so, have they held true to that? obviously - declaration in europe. so, have they held true to that? obviously the i held true to that? obviously the story today is about inconsistencies in local councils with signing up to that but then on the other hand pushing through policies which are at odds with it.— at odds with it. yes, and unfortunately, _ at odds with it. yes, and unfortunately, your i at odds with it. yes, and i unfortunately, your research at odds with it. yes, and - unfortunately, your research rings true with my experience in bristol. it shows that we have a huge problem. there is a massive gap between the promises that some politicians

that is something also that the labour party and shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy has been sayingg some influence to bear on the taliban. she said this is an important moment. borisjohnson chairing the g7, to try to get a common approach. the air bridge is about to close, on the 315t of august, and my office is in touch with hundreds of people still stuck in afghanistan who are eligible to come out on uk flights but simply cannot get onto them for lots of different reasons, so we have got to get an agreement at the g7 today that will make a common approach to the taliban to extend that deadline, and that relies on us support. it really does matter. there are few other options available to us, and the reality is, unless we get that agreement at the g7 today, many people will be left behind and face reprisals from the taliban. one interesting thing the uk government has said is that it is not putting on the table the idea of more sanctions on the taliban. perhaps that is a sign that what they're looking for at the moment is some sort of accommodation, relying on taliban help, to kee

watched their events in afghanistan unfold, leading conservative backbenchers as well as labour and other opposition partiesvernment's decision in the first place to withdraw troops, but more so the way that that decision has manifested in the tally band's rise to power so swiftly and afghanistan. what struck today certainly what struck me in the comments was the fact that it was packed in a way that we have not seen since pre—pandemic, some ministers where they are having to go eyeball with they are having to go eyeball with the labour front bench and their own backbenchers as well as this criticism came their way. so i think i deeply uncomfortable day for the prime minister and for the government where mps aired their frustration, their exasperation so clearly. frustration, their exasperation so clearl . ~ . ~ ., frustration, their exasperation so clearl. . ~ ., clearly. what kind of debate was there about _ clearly. what kind of debate was there about that _ clearly. what kind of debate was there about that they _ clearly. what kind of debate was there about that they give - clearly. what kind of debate