it is for you, you are the leader of the labour party, it l party.or you, you are the| leader of the labour party, it is party. it is for you, you are the l leader of the labour party, it is a question of that. i leader of the labour party, it is a question of that.— question of that. i hope the next election we _ question of that. i hope the next election we should _ question of that. i hope the next election we should be _ question of that. i hope the next l election we should be able to form question of that. i hope the next - election we should be able to form a government and that is precisely why my focus is on the question of the release of the hostages and how we alleviate the suffering on the ground for so many civilians that have lost their lives in gaza. that is what you would expect from the leader of the opposition, that is what you would expect of someone who wants to form the next government, working with their international allies to ensure that we can get those hostages released, we can alleviate the situation on the grounds, the kil

this is not about the labour party. this is about anj the labour party.got news in the last day that one of the hostages has been found dead, and civilians in gaza, including women and children, who have lost their lives in this conflict. that is where my focus is. alleviating that suffering and ensuring that we can have a stepped approach to the two state solution that is so desperately needed. 0n solution that is so desperately needed. on that issue, alleviating the suffering, a two state solution and making sure we get there, there is complete unity in the labour party. is complete unity in the labour pa . �* , , party. but there is in complete unity over— party. but there is in complete unity over a — party. but there is in complete unity over a ceasefire. - party. but there is in complete unity over a ceasefire. you - party. but there is in complete i unity over a ceasefire. you clearly have a divide in your party there. if you ask anybody in the labour party whether they want to alleviate the suffering in gaza, get those hostages released, ensure th

to test the strength of the labour party that we have people _ of the labour party that we have peoplety and sir keir starmer has led ford in— inner party and sir keir starmer has led ford ina— inner party and sir keir starmer has led ford in a way that can tackle this issue — led ford in a way that can tackle this issue by working with our international partners to bring pressure — international partners to bring pressure to bear on israel to act with— pressure to bear on israel to act with restraint, but also recognise that hamas is a terrorist organisation. one way we could end this conflict — organisation. one way we could end this conflict really quickly is for hamas— this conflict really quickly is for hamas to — this conflict really quickly is for hamas to release the hostages and move _ hamas to release the hostages and move towards a political situation. one of— move towards a political situation. one of the — move towards a political situation. one of the frontbenchers said that she didn't field you're being impartial enough. that you should be more critical of that you weren

the labour party seems to be horribly divided. what are you going to do about that? ut this, not just in the labour— strongly about this, not just in the labour party but in all political parties — labour party but in all political parties and across the country because — parties and across the country because every day we can see the awful— because every day we can see the awful suffering going on in israel and in _ awful suffering going on in israel and in gas — awful suffering going on in israel and in gas. for me, this isn't about and in gas. for me, this isn't about a particular— and in gas. for me, this isn't about a particular position taken by individuals within the labour party, it is about — individuals within the labour party, it is about alleviating that suffering. just at the moment we desperately need humanitarian aid to -et desperately need humanitarian aid to get any— desperately need humanitarian aid to get any faster into gaza. we can see the images — get any faster into gaza. we can see the images of children and innocent civilians _ the images of c

where does that leave his labour party right now?- labour party right now?now? this is a particular issue _ labour party right now? this is a particular issue where _ labour party right now? this is a particular issue where clear- particular issue where clear divisions within the party are exacerbated by events out of their control in the middle east. obviously people have come back into the labour party since the corbin era, someone supported israel, not all, others from different political traditions with the labour party, so wasn't all that together in the face of this international conflict was going to be a big challenge but the view is this is the biggest challenge, and another issue is trying to show more unity, certainly from his point of view, he has been fortunate because of the government was �*s issues over the rwanda policy, and the second of suella braverman, it is overshadowed some of his internal difficulties, but these difficulties will not be resolved tonight and there will still be difficulties, i believe as grassroots, it will be difficul

labour party has had tensions around keir— party.around keir starmer's position. - party. labour party has had tensions around keir starmer's position. it. around keir starmer's position. it is because the leader of the labour party— is because the leader of the labour party difficulty in managing discipline within this group and the significant — discipline within this group and the significant rebellion going on in the front— significant rebellion going on in the front bench week or so ago with the front bench week or so ago with the view— the front bench week or so ago with the view relatively low level but still significant resignations and it felt— still significant resignations and it felt a — still significant resignations and it felt a little bit problematic in the sense that alyssa comes down to semantics _ the sense that alyssa comes down to semantics between what's the humanitarian cease—fire and these are just _ humanitarian cease—fire and these are just words but the reality that we are _ are just words but the reality t

_ to have fights within the labour party it's — to have fights within the labour party.—state solution _ years, that he call sway two—state solution and that is the clear application what he said in that speech — application what he said in that seech. ., , . , application what he said in that seech. ., , ~ , a ., application what he said in that seech. ., , ~ , ., ., speech. louise, if andy mcdonald had told us it was a _ speech. louise, if andy mcdonald had told us it was a clumsy _ speech. louise, if andy mcdonald had told us it was a clumsy use _ speech. louise, if andy mcdonald had told us it was a clumsy use of- told us it was a clumsy use of language, and apologised, do you think that would have been enough for you? think that would have been enough foryou? i think that would have been enough for ou? ~' ., ., , for you? i think it would have been better if andy _ for you? i think it would have been better if andy had _ for you? i think it would have been better if andy had said _ for you? i think it would have been better if andy had said that. - for you? i think

hat reeves but have we heard anything from the labour party?— from the labour party?om the labour party? not keir starmer specifically, i _ from the labour party? not keir starmer specifically, i don't - from the labour party? not keir. starmer specifically, i don't think, but certainly the labour party jumping on the idea that rishi sunak is trying to talk about change, as he did at the top of the cabinet meeting, and yet he has brought back someone from the not—too—distant past and so it is difficult for him to make that argument they are also making the case that whoever is sat around that big green table in the building behind me, it doesn't matter in terms of what is happening out there in the country, what matters to voters is that after 13 years of the conservative party, peoples lives have got worse, public services or any worse state etc and these are the argument is we will hear continually over the next while towards the next general election. there's a concern about the pivot towards the centre ground because they need to set themselves up as having someth

and i think moment the labour think at the moment the labour party, the labour party has 199 mps, womenomen. there a party mps, 104 are women. there a party where the majority of mps who the whip women? so who take the whip are women? so that's progress. one thing that's good progress. one thing i could and i think that could be added and it's a important caveat it's a really important caveat to this is it's class. it's not just the middle class women. it's working class women, and it's working class men and that class is a huge barrier to progression. and i'd i think these campaigns are well intentioned and right, but something that needs to be recognised . recognised. >> is angela rayner passionate about that because obviously that's her background isn't it? >> she's absolutely passionate. but if you look at not just the labour party but politics generally, a middle generally, it's a very middle class profession to class profession and to represent country and the represent the country and the different kind of walks of life and experiences in the country, i think you've got to take a

the difficulty of the labour party— back. the difficulty of the labour party is — back.or— party is that some people say, other members or mps in front benches believe _ members or mps in front benches believe that what we say in britain, our commentary on that might affect what's _ our commentary on that might affect what's going on in the middle east. 0nly america can bring the effort and the _ 0nly america can bring the effort and the energy under israel and on the countries like qatar can bring pressure — the countries like qatar can bring pressure on hamas to release the hostages — pressure on hamas to release the hostages. because of the end of the day, the _ hostages. because of the end of the day, the quickest way to change what is happening on the ground would be for hamas— is happening on the ground would be for hamas to release the hostages because _ for hamas to release the hostages because then they could go into a completely different phase. the ener: completely different phase. the energy they _ completely different phase. tue: energy they need completely

labour frontbench team. >> that's a real loss for the labour party. i mean, biased labour party.ecause her, but and i'm because i like her, but and i'm actually also helen's actually i think also helen's gone my estimation and gone up in my estimation and i think if your mp takes think if your local mp takes a stand, suddenly you sort of sit up and notice them a bit don't you? >> @ term s e- @ terms of where keir's >> but in terms of where keir's positioned, i and watched positioned, i went and watched that on saturday. that enormous march on saturday. i them file past and i watched them file past and i was staggered by its size, but also by the numbers of people holding the socialist worker placards . and the question is placards. and the question is the extent to which this will lead to a fallout at the ballot box for labour because he can reshuffle all his frontbench a bit. he can patch over it, people can be forgiven. look at suella braverman. how many times does she bounce back before she suddenly bounced i think suddenly bounced out? so i think he recover . for many there h

so do you believe the labour party is actually proud to be british? ex labour mp simon danczuk takes on one of his own former party aide, stella shante guido. and that's in the clash . guido. and that's in the clash. plus, this is not just a christmas ad, it's a woke christmas ad, it's a woke christmas ad, it's a woke christmas ad , but i won't do christmas ad, but i won't do that. >> no, i won't do that. >> no, i won't do that. >> well, it turns out they will do that because in a double whammy, m&s also apologised for burning christmas hats that apparently looked a little bit like the palestine flag will debate if these brutally misjudged the national mood in the media. buzz prince harry's dependency on meghan markle is taking its toll. that is to according royal journalist phil dampier and lady c gives her brutal assessment of the new series of the crown, which depicts princess diana as pregnant. when she died. more of that to come with our royal masterminds later on in the houn masterminds later on in the hour. as always, you're get a first look at

gaping vacuum in the labour party immigration policy.igration policy. you fell into the trap of _ party immigration policy. you fell into the trap of not _ party immigration policy. you fell into the trap of not answering - party immigration policy. you fell into the trap of not answering the question. do you remember if you used that phrase? i question. do you remember if you used that phrase?— question. do you remember if you used that phrase? i don't remember a conversation — used that phrase? i don't remember a conversation like _ used that phrase? i don't remember a conversation like that. _ used that phrase? i don't remember a conversation like that. i _ used that phrase? i don't remember a conversation like that. i listened - conversation like that. i listened very carefully to the labour party proposals, and their grand idea is to do some of the things that the government is already doing, but not all of the things we are proposing. the bottom line is, and i do have a huge amount of respect for yvette cooper, she is experienced a

they were the labour party type. far to the left of the labour party, but joined the party in order to elect jeremy corbyn as leader. there were other fundamental changes to the structure of the labour party made under jeremy corbyn, which keir has tried to keir starmer has tried to change. but it does take a while . he can change the people at the top. he can change the direction at the top, but it will take a long time for those changes to filter through into the rest of the labour party. if indeed they ever do. as you say , indeed they ever do. as you say, there tendency for the there is a tendency for the labour to sort of snap labour party to sort of snap back to its hard left core as time goes on. >> no, absolutely fascinating. olivia utley , thank you very olivia utley, thank you very much for joining olivia utley, thank you very much forjoining us there olivia utley, thank you very much for joining us there from our westminster studio. philip davies is still in the studio with us and phil, i suppose it's very

labour party in a bit of a picioh, iver this. labour party in a bit of a picioh, they his.picioh, they certainly are. and >> oh, they certainly are. and i think the reality is that think that the reality is that labour remains a hard left party. yeah, you do have some moderates in some leadership roles, but the reality is that the, the extreme ists in the labour party are in large numbers and it is frankly i think, a frightening vision of britain's future. if you have a hard left government in power who would frankly tolerate all of these these protests, these demonstrations, they would do nothing to act against the pro—hamas sympathisers on the streets of british cities . and streets of british cities. and the labour party split right down the middle in many respects , this is still jeremy corbyn's labour party. keir starmer may be the leader, but in reality be the corbyn supporters are still there in large numbers. they're very influential in terms of how labouris very influential in terms of how labour is overall responding to this. >> let matthew come back on that. we k

ddeid from his opposite number david lammy in the labour party?— in the labour party? ut out a in the labour party? david lammy has put out a tweet _ in the labour party? david lammy has put out a tweet being _ in the labour party? david lammy has put out a tweet being pretty _ put out a tweet being pretty critical of the appointment are saying here is a failed prime minister, an unelected minister who mps will not be able to scrutinise, and that he doesn't in any way represent any kind of change. pretty robust criticism from the shadow foreign secretary. i don't think mr cameron will be too troubled by that. what will be interesting now is to see what mr cameron says. we think he is giving an interview this afternoon at some point. we will see that. what does he make out of his priorities, what does he think of the key issues of the day, whether about the middle east, china, the war in ukraine against russia's invasion. that is what really matters. there is lots of baggage he brings with him and he will be politically controversial in parts of the country. but the int

the question for the labour party is why don't they?help with symptoms of menopause. updated draft guidance for the nhs says it could be offered alongside or instead of hormone replacement therapy. a little earlier i spoke to our health reporter who has been following the story. the new guidance is the first time in almost a decade that new recommendations have been put out. one of the key changes is offering something called cognitive behavioural therapy, which is talking therapy, to help with symptoms like hot flushes, sleep problems and low mood. critics say the overall advice is quite disappointing in terms of offering something that is maybe an alternative to hrt drug treatments, but proponents of it say it gives people more choice. the body that looked at making the recommendations looked at making the recommendations looked at making the recommendations looked at all the available evidence and they say that cbt, this talking therapy, does seem to help some women, so if people would like to try that instead or as well as taking di

that is a question for the labour party. . a question for the labour party. is a plan to invest _ what the trade union wants is a plan to invest in — what the trade union wants is a plan to invest in our public services because — to invest in our public services because that is critical in delivering better economic growth. think— delivering better economic growth. think about the activity over the course _ think about the activity over the course of — think about the activity over the course of this year and that is linked — course of this year and that is linked to— course of this year and that is linked to the problems in our health service _ linked to the problems in our health service and — linked to the problems in our health service and we want to see all politicians _ service and we want to see all politicians recognising that fundamental issue, that you can't have _ fundamental issue, that you can't have a _ fundamental issue, that you can't have a strong and growing economy without _ have a strong and growing economy without strong public services a

labour party in a bit of a picioh, iver this. labour party in a bit of a picioh, they his.picioh, they certainly are. and >> oh, they certainly are. and i think the reality is that think that the reality is that labour remains a hard left party. yeah, you do have some moderates in some leadership roles, but the reality is that the, the extreme ists in the labour party are in large numbers and it is frankly i think, a frightening vision of britain's future. if you have a hard left government in power who would frankly tolerate all of these these protests, these demonstrations, they would do nothing to act against the pro—hamas sympathisers on the streets of british cities . and streets of british cities. and the labour party split right down the middle in many respects , this is still jeremy corbyn's labour party. keir starmer may be the leader, but in reality be the corbyn supporters are still there in large numbers. they're very influential in terms of how labouris very influential in terms of how labour is overall responding to this. >> let matthew come back on that. we k

has the labour party really moved on past that problem? ys says labour rishi sunak says he's and he's he's all about change and he's just employed the former prime minister, yes, minister, david cameron yes, that's the problem, that's also the big problem, isn't there's a lot of isn't it, that there's a lot of words around and we're words going around and we're going how this falls going to see how this falls out. >> yeah, this this vote >> but yeah, this this vote today going to be very today is going to be very interesting for keir starmer and it fascinating to see it will be fascinating to see just sharp that number just how how sharp that number of firings actually of potential firings actually comes down and what what's actually in return actually being offered in return to frontbenchers. to those frontbenchers. >> it's interesting >> well, it's interesting because 12 plus frontbenchers, 550 plus back bench or mps in total , that's that's more than total, that's that's more than a quarter of the parliamentary labour party. that's a sho

now, if frontbench shadow ministers vote against the labour party motion or vote for the snp party motione responsibility and there's much suspicion that the labour party would then have to sack those shadow ministers. that could be more than a dozen shadow ministers facing the sack tonight for disobey saying keir starmer on this crucial issue. >> well, do you think he'd follow through on that? it's a crucial question, but of course this is a man who criticised rishi sunak for not sacking suella braverman when she went against the prime minister's wishes and freelanced writing a letter to the times . letter to the times. >> now that broke collective responsibility. it would be very strange for sir keir starmer to say that suella braverman should be sacked for breaking collective responsibility, but maybe a dozen of his own shadow ministers. will they get a free pass to break collective responsibility ? if keir starmer responsibility? if keir starmer is going to be consistent on this issue, he would be sacking shadow ministers who vote with the snp and with jeremy corbyn and not with sir k

with even an labour mp a changed party and strong leadership.— even an labour mp a changed party andrtant business. — business today, very important business, with— business today, very important business, with important- business today, very important business, with important votesi business today, very important - business, with important votes and i want to— business, with important votes and i want to get— business, with important votes and i want to get through _ business, with important votes and i want to get through this _ business, with important votes and i want to get through this speedily. i want to get through this speedily. keir starmer _ want to get through this speedily. keir starmer. for— want to get through this speedily. keir starmer. for 13— want to get through this speedily. keir starmer. for 13 years - want to get through this speedily. keir starmer. for 13 years our- keir starmer. for 13 years our security— keir starmer. for 13 years our security has been undermined by this tory government and now the most ridiculous, — tory government and now the most ridiculo

shall we just have a word labour party word about the labour party though? over though?t over over the middle east, over gaza . over the middle east, over gaza. starmer has held the line. he's been quite courageous. i don't think he's going to move the line now. is this indicative of a broader split within the labour party and is this going to be a big problem for as to be a big problem for him as he towards election? he runs towards the election? >> i don't think so, michael. i think he's shown that is more think he's shown that he is more than being a good than capable of being a good prime minister for he has taken the right line. it's not the right call for a right time to call for a ceasefire in gaza. i think most emotionally intelligent human beings and appalled beings are shocked and appalled at the middle east. at any death in the middle east. but understands why israel is but he understands why israel is taking the action that it has taken, albeit he's calling for humanitarian pauses. but he has shown the labour party he'll put the country first and that's that

there is complete unity in the labour party , but there in the labour party, but there isn't completeif you ask anybody in the labour party whether they want to alleviate the suffering in gaza, those hostages gaza, get those hostages released, ensure that civilians are not caught in the crossfire of this. a humanitarian aid gets in and that we find a way, a pathway to the two state solution. there is complete unity and my focus, i'm afraid , unity and my focus, i'm afraid, is on that issue as hostages are being held, as we have this conversation , often as people conversation, often as people are dying in gaza , as we have are dying in gaza, as we have this conversation , i'm sure this conversation, i'm sure you'll understand that my focus is on how we alleviate that situation, not questions of labour party management. >> in terms of that frontbench, have you made replacements there? have you made decisions on collective on that collective responsibility is very important to any political party. >> it's for me to manage that . >> it's for me to manage that. i'm not going to do that li

that's right, 61 grand to be a top honcho in the labour party. urday. it comes as starmer faces his first set national frontbench resignation over his middle east stance. so is labour doing its to best blow the general election open goal? that's the big debate next with tonight's top panel this evening. christine hamilton, adam brooks and matthew lazar. also tonight, climate zealots feel the strong arm of the law . feel the strong arm of the law. and now time for my close up. our police right to use physical force to remove just stop oil protesters. former police sergeant harry tanguy and emma brown from just stop oil do battle in the clash . meanwhile battle in the clash. meanwhile as a tory minister says, the government seems to have given up following a dismal king's speech has rishi sunak already conceded the next election ? i'll conceded the next election? i'll be asking one of britain's most respected and most fearless journalists, tom bower, live in a studio before the end of the houn a studio before the end of the hour. plus as it's reveal

that's right, 61 grand to be a top honcho in the labour party. urday. it comes as starmer faces his first set national frontbench resignation over his middle east stance. so is labour doing its to best blow the general election open goal? that's the big debate next with tonight's top panel this evening. christine hamilton, adam brooks and matthew lazar. also tonight, climate zealots feel the strong arm of the law . feel the strong arm of the law. and now time for my close up. our police right to use physical force to remove just stop oil protesters. former police sergeant harry tanguy and emma brown from just stop oil do battle in the clash . meanwhile battle in the clash. meanwhile as a tory minister says, the government seems to have given up following a dismal king's speech has rishi sunak already conceded the next election ? i'll conceded the next election? i'll be asking one of britain's most respected and most fearless journalists, tom bower, live in a studio before the end of the houn a studio before the end of the hour. plus as it's reveal

the party line. the labourumanitarian pauses in the fighting and reject the snp king's speech amendment, calling for all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire. our political correspondent katherine forster has more . has more. >> a real challenge to sir keir starmer was leadership. he'd hoped that by offering a vote on a labour amendment, that would be enough to stave off a rebellion. but it was not to be. just over a quarter of labour mps, some 56 actively side with the scottish national party and voted for a ceasefire despite explicit instructions as not to do so . now eight shadow do so. now eight shadow ministers and two parliamentary private secretaries have now left the front bench the most well known example, i think probably jess phillips. she was shadow domestic violence and safeguarding minister for proof that rishi sunak is not the only party leader struggling to manage his own party. arlene foster reporting from westminster earlier on. >> well , westminster earlier on. >> well, meanwhile, pro—p

let's listen to pat mcfadden from the labour party and who is the labour party's campaign manager. one thing this reshuffle isn't as change. it will not change the fundamental problems of the country, it won't do anything to fix the cost of living or nhs waiting lists, and the only way to get real change is to get rid of this failed tory government. this change is to get rid of this failed tory government.— change is to get rid of this failed tory government. this all kicked off this morning _ tory government. this all kicked off this morning when _ tory government. this all kicked off this morning when it _ tory government. this all kicked off this morning when it suella - this morning when it suella braverman was sacked as home secretary. what is your response to her leaving government?— her leaving government? suella braverman _ her leaving government? suella braverman should _ her leaving government? suella braverman should never- her leaving government? suella braverman should never have . her leaving government? suella i braverman should never have been appointed home

the party line. the labourumanitarian pauses in the fighting and reject the snp king's speech amendment, calling for all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire. our political correspondent katherine forster has more . has more. >> a real challenge to sir keir starmer was leadership. he'd hoped that by offering a vote on a labour amendment, that would be enough to stave off a rebellion. but it was not to be. just over a quarter of labour mps, some 56 actively side with the scottish national party and voted for a ceasefire despite explicit instructions as not to do so . now eight shadow do so. now eight shadow ministers and two parliamentary private secretaries have now left the front bench the most well known example, i think probably jess phillips. she was shadow domestic violence and safeguarding minister for proof that rishi sunak is not the only party leader struggling to manage his own party. arlene foster reporting from westminster earlier on. >> well , westminster earlier on. >> well, meanwhile, pro—p

the muslim community is turning its back on the labour party at the moment. ful lot of muslims was the soft way into politics as was described to me. but it is no longer and people are looking again very, very aggressively at what keir starmer has been saying and they're encouraged to they're being encouraged to do so and community so by imams and community leaders all across the country. and the danger for the labour party is that the other side of this argument really this argument is really well—organised and moving quite fast. so i've been told there are spreadsheets passing around of every single labour mp with a reasonable muslim vote in his constituency, a reasonable muslim majority looking at exactly what he or she has said on this subject and how what they're saying is changing week by by week . i mean , that's extraordinary. >> that was andrew marr in late october . well, i'm delighted to october. well, i'm delighted to be joined in the studio by scarlett mccgwire, former labour adviser under tony blair. gordon brown very experienced in labour politi

where does that leave his labour party right now? hey say this is a particular issue where there are clear divisions within the party exacerbated by events outside their control in the middle east. people have come back into the labour party since the corbyn e ra, jewish people. some of them supportive of israel, not all. some from the business community, others from different political traditions in the labour party. holding them together in the face of this international conflict was always going to be a big challenge. if you is that this is the biggest challenge -- the view is that this is the biggest challenge. certainly from his point of view he has been fortune because of the government's difficulties over its rwanda policy. that to some extent has overshadowed some of labour's internal difficulties. those difficulties are not going to be resolved tonight. they will still be difficult with labor's grassroots. it is difficult to bridge this gap. from keir starmer's point of view, he would say he is in step with the international

and let me and the labour party. aq war. it's got a labour mp, lorna fitzsimons at the time. she's very pro israel. there's a large muslim population in rochdale . they population in rochdale. they effectively campaigned against her and she lost in 2005 and it went liberal democrat and a big proportion of muslim voters went liberal democrats because of the iraq war and the fact that blair took us, taken us into it, and a similar sort of scenario could occur here where starmer loses a proportion of the muslim vote and the tories, the conservatives , hold on to seats conservatives, hold on to seats that they might have lost because the tories are not calling for a ceasefire either. >> so he's behaving more like somebody from the tory party than he is. >> and this is his problem within his own party. and so where he wants to, you know, where he wants to, you know, where he wants to, you know, where he needs votes in these red wall in hyndburn , in red wall seats in hyndburn, in places like blackburn and burnley and place

. confined to the labour party.k calls for a ceasefire will grow i can't see keir grow and i can't see keir starmer to bed. starmer putting this one to bed. any soon because, you know, any time soon because, you know, he's tried to stake his claims on what the government on doing what the government does pretty does and basically being pretty open following in open about being following in the footsteps of what america does. america decides does. but until america decides to its stance, can't see to shift its stance, i can't see labour the same. labour doing the same. and certainly going cause certainly that's going to cause a in the medium a lot of problems in the medium to term. to long term. >> james hill, thank you >> okay, james hill, thank you for on gb news. forjoining us on gb news. superb. moving on, the final superb. now moving on, the final series has been series of the crown has been released on netflix and it covers, of course, the controversial death of diana, princess you'd princess of wales, and as y

as an international community, as labour party members and as representatives of the labour party, these hostage that they must give up their right to self—defence is not, for me, the correct position. so what we have to do is concentrate on the the need, concentrate on those innocent individuals who are caught in this, the children, the young people, the civilians in gaza. those in israel subject still to being subject to attack through rockets. we have to say humanitarian pauses to get that aid in and alleviate the situation. this is your party and you've advised in the past. he is done on these two speeches this week and tried to address these concerns of disquiet and his party. is he being tough enough? i disquiet and his party. is he being tough enough?— disquiet and his party. is he being tough enough? i think he has landed on the riaht tough enough? i think he has landed on the right position. _ tough enough? i think he has landed on the right position. i _ tough enough? i think he has landed on the right position. i think - tough enough? i think he has landed on the right positio

the muslim community is turning its back on the labour party at the moment. ful lot of muslims was the soft way into politics as was described to me. but it is no longer and people are looking again very, very aggressively at what keir starmer has been saying and they're encouraged to they're being encouraged to do so and community so by imams and community leaders all across the country. and the danger for the labour party is that the other side of this argument really this argument is really well—organised and moving quite fast. so i've been told there are spreadsheets passing around of every single labour mp with a reasonable muslim vote in his constituency, a reasonable muslim majority looking at exactly what he or she has said on this subject and how what they're saying is changing week by by week . i mean , that's extraordinary. >> that was andrew marr in late october . well, i'm delighted to october. well, i'm delighted to be joined in the studio by scarlett mccgwire, former labour adviser under tony blair. gordon brown very experienced in labour politi

there is labour party that we want the labour party that we want the labour party that we want the come burden to come down on working people. it's the highest it since the second it has been since the second world war. we've had 25 conservative rises this conservative tax rises in this parliament alone, but we can only announce those tax cuts when they can be fully funded. and if the chancellor is going to announce a tax cut on wednesday, we're going to be looking at how he's been able to get money to pay for that get the money to pay for that happen. third part of get the money to pay for that happquestion, third part of get the money to pay for that happquestion, whichd part of get the money to pay for that happquestion, which wasrt of get the money to pay for that happquestion, which was around your question, which was around pubuc your question, which was around public spending, of public sector spending, one of the there is that the key things there is that even though the chancellor has been taking more money us been taking more money from us than our than ever before, all of our

no doubt the labour party. no doubt the labour party.l they? keir starmer rishi sunak pointed out today dunng rishi sunak pointed out today during prime minister's question time hasn't voted for a single law that's helped to tackle immigration. so starmer, you'd expect will be dead against this irrespective . irrespective. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and what an enemy to have against you on this policy as well. a man who knows how to use the law to manage to get things done because that's keir starmer's area of expertise at the end of the day, it's not rishi sunak. and when you come to it you look at this to it and you look at this situation that we're in and situation that we're now in and you it's an absolute you realise it's an absolute dream the labour party, dream for the labour party, nobody asked policy on nobody asked for this policy on the doorstep . i mean i've just the doorstep. i mean i've just rang round afternoon some rang round this afternoon some former staffers are former labour staffers who are to talking some people who are l

should other mps that express these views against what the labour party leader is saying face similarion . similar discipline and sanction. >> look, jeremy corbyn is no longer a labour mp either. the mainstream of labour opinion is with keir starmer . i think the with keir starmer. i think the speech and the arguments he made last week will help reassure many others that our single common concern within labour and more widely for people who are anguished by what we see on our tv screens and in the on social media is to see a reduction in civilian casualties, more aid going into gaza. yes and more hostages out . and by that, hostages out. and by that, creating some sort of space and confidence that allows further diplomacy in the long run to try and settle this conflict . and settle this conflict. >> mr healey, i wondered if you might be perhaps more equivocal than, say , unequivocal rather than, say, unequivocal rather than, say, unequivocal rather than, say, unequivocal rather than, say, oliver dowden was when i asked him this question earlier , should this march on earlier, should t

and keir starmer is exemplified it where we must and the labour party must hold to the labour party mustthe line and keir starmer has the line and keir starmer has the right line. >> well, i don't think they're holding to the line. are they? not conforming not everyone's conforming to that seem to that line. people seem to be able to say whatever they want to. are you at with it? to. where are you at with it? >> peter that's an >> peter well, that's an intrusion into private grief as >> peter well, that's an intras on into private grief as >> peter well, that's an intras the nto private grief as >> peter well, that's an intras the labourvate grief as >> peter well, that's an intras the labour party'ief as >> peter well, that's an intras the labour party isf as far as the labour party is concerned. what i'm interested in consistency what in is the consistency of what people and the and the people say and the and the meaning of it. first of all, anybody who's familiar with gaza as i am , will understand the use as i am, will understand the use of the term refugee camp is itself probably in

the labour party's funders that. the labour party's funders .and don't like that oil and gas is scotland's biggest industry centred on aberdeen and labour needs scotland if they're going to get the keys to downing street. so what's what starmer has done has allowed sunak to put a wedge between the various parts of labour's coalition, if you like, because you've got the trade unionists who want these drilling licences and you've got the sort of johnson university town , well—heeled labour voters , town, well—heeled labour voters, the islington tendency, if you like, they don't want any of this , they're the eco zealots. this, they're the eco zealots. >> but is there any sort of meat on the bone of what they're actually offering as an alternative we've heard about alternative? we've heard about this, this green energy plan, about new energy about new labour's new energy plan. they keep promising loads more green jobs, but we don't seem detail about how seem to get any detail about how we're to money on our we're going to save money on our bills. w

here in the uk, a council leader and nine other councillors have resigned from the labour party over y called for sir keir starmer to resign over his position. instead, he has quit the party tonight along with a number of colleagues. a number of labour mps — including shadow ministers — have called for a ceasefire. but sir keir starmer has rejected the calls. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us from the newsroom. thank you forjoining us. what more do we know about their position and this resignation from the statement? it is not completely unexpected because as you say councillor anwar was one of those who call for sir keir starmer to resign for failing to call for a ceasefire in gaza but clearly councillor anwar and ten of his colleagues have decided they cannot stay in the labour party any more. i want to read you just part what they've said in this letter tonight. they say we've collectively decided to resign with immediate effect feeling that our place of the new party is untenable given its present position and we cannot remain in a party that is not doing enough whi

the people who have been speaking out in the labour party , they out in the labour party, they want al because for a ceasefire to work, a ceasefire requires two parties to agree to a ceasefire . and as to agree to a ceasefire. and as far as i know, hamas are not offering a ceasefire. hamas are not releasing the hostages and until hamas released the hostages , there can be no proper hostages, there can be no proper negotiations that would move us towards a ceasefire and move us towards a ceasefire and move us towards peace negotiations and move us towards what everybody wants . a two state solution with wants. a two state solution with peace and security on both sides. >> well, john mcternan , in >> well, john mcternan, in a nutshell, you've put your finger on why the calls for this ceasefire are out of question. your party leader has defended israel's right to defend itself and yet we are seeing the spectacle as we approach armistice day at the weekend of busloads of labour voters being shipped in from places like dewsbury and batley and leicester to join the pro—palestine leicester t

is the eu anthem , the labour party. anthem, the labour party. >> i mean,ns ninth symphony, the choral ode to joy. that's been hardwired in me for a long, long time. so i would go with that. there are many others, yes, that i could associate with the labour party. but is that sense of moving forward to a better place , a forward to a better place, a better place ? better place? >> yes. and last night we saw a further piece of the puzzle. the eu president, ursula von der leyen , has opened the door to leyen, has opened the door to the united kingdom, rejoining speaking of this, european union , do you believe that britain could ever rejoin this european union ? union? >> britain, who it's a small country with an ambassador sitting right there . sitting right there. >> it's a small pirate island off the coast of france , the uk, off the coast of france, the uk, united kingdom . could it rejoin united kingdom. could it rejoin the european union? >> ambassador ? >> ambassador? >> ambassador? >> so, ambassador, you know, my position, first of all, thanks god. wi

there has been an angry reaction by the labour party, there shadow set duty —— shadow home secretary labour leader keir starmer gave his reaction. let's hear what he had to say. reaction. let's hear what he had to sa , �* . reaction. let's hear what he had to say. across the country, i think that we see _ say. across the country, i think that we see people _ say. across the country, i think that we see people who - say. across the country, i think that we see people who are - that we see people who are reasonable, moderate and who would always want to support the police in making difficult decisions in difficult circumstances. and that is what you get with a labour government if we are privileged enough to come in. what you've got at the moment is the complete opposite, home secretary who is stoking up tension at the very time where we should be trying to reduce tension and is undermining the police as they go into a very difficult set of operational decisions. so she is doing the complete opposite of what i think most people would see is the proper role of the home secretary. but the

why did you feel the need to resign from the labour party ? party? >> hi, good afternoon. g me on. just to make a small correction, i wasn't the council leader, i was a sitting labour councillor and i resigned after keir starmer's disastrous lbc interview where he was asked quite specifically whether he supported a siege on gaza, to which he replied yes. and at that stage i saw urgent clarification from the local and national leadership. but unfortunately none was forthcoming . he unfortunately none was forthcoming. he did unfortunately none was forthcoming . he did eventually forthcoming. he did eventually come out to say he was answering a different question, but it took him nine days to say that and at the same time, his national all his frontbench were on national tv justifying his initial comments. so i couldn't initial comments. so i couldn't in good conscience remain in a party where the national leadership had such disregard for human life and international law and hence i resigned . law and hence i resigned. >> so the way you're talking, you do not sound at all ver

i the labour party has been questioning?— the labour party has been questioning? questioning? i don't think it is i credible or government ministers to say that they believe in the independence, operationally, of the police, after the home secretary's conduct over the last 24 others. being home secretary is one of the most important responsibilities in the british government. it is one of the british government. it is one of the major departments of state. and the major departments of state. and thejob of the major departments of state. and the job of the home secretary is to keep the public safe. this home secretary is using that position, not to do herjob, but to pick one fight after another. last week it was homelessness charities, this week... i was homelessness charities, this week... ., ., ,, . my week... i want to speak specifically on the marches, _ week... i want to speak specifically on the marches, that _ week... i want to speak specifically on the marches, that is _ week... i want to speak specifically on the marches, that is what i week... i want to s

well mr from the labour party. well mr speaken from the labour party.l mr speaker, my old friend is right and i'm proud that since 2010 we've created 5.5 million apprenticeships and, mr speaker, that's the difference between us. >> us. >> we now know that the party opposite want to halve the number of apprenticeships if they were in office. meanwhile we want to make an apprentice education secretary, but my honourable friend is right that labour's plans to borrow £28 billion a year would just push up inflation, interest rates and taxes, undermining all the progress that we've made on the economy. and it's only the conservative evs that will give people opportunity to build people the opportunity to build wealthier, secure lives for wealthier, more secure lives for them and their families . them and their families. >> leader of the opposition keir starmer . starmer. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> like the prime minister i know the whole house will welcome the agreement reached overnight . might we repeat our overnight. might we re

labour party's immigration policy. tion policy. your falling straight _ party's immigration policy. your falling straight into _ party's immigration policy. your falling straight into the - party's immigration policy. your falling straight into the trap of not answering the question. please just answer the question. did you use that phrase? will i do not remember a conversation like that. the point i am saying, i made this at the dispatch box, i listen very carefully to the labour party's proposals, and basically their grand idea is to do some of the things that the government is already doing but not all of the things we are proposing. but not all of the things we are proposing-— but not all of the things we are --roosina. ., , ., proposing. the bottom line is, and i do have a huge _ proposing. the bottom line is, and i do have a huge amount _ proposing. the bottom line is, and i do have a huge amount of _ proposing. the bottom line is, and i do have a huge amount of respect l proposing. the bottom line is, and i. do h