and that all happened, as was discussed by laura kuenssberg, dame laura kuenssberg, and paddy 0'connellck in — no, but hold on. we've got to end this section with an optimistic note. so the bond market behemoth i spoke to... yes. ..said there is a landing strip for rachel reeves. markets often overreact, they're very emosh, really, i know that's not a technical term, but basically... yeah, but markets are based on sentiment, aren't they? yes. as well as numbers on a screen. in fact, perhaps even more so. so some people are telling us that they've got this, they've overreacted. and they've also said that if rachel reeves does get growth, and if inflation does come down, and if uk interest rates come down, then, actually, the situation for her is better. and also, politically, if they do cut nhs waiting lists, that is a massive win with the public. so i think we're ending this section because we've got a scoop from you to deal with, but there's a lot to talk about with rachel reeves. most of the headlines are negative, and i'vejust inserted the view from one of the most famous bond market

this is what he had to say to laura kuenssberg. country and society in a way that government just sits back and lets it happen. that's not what i went into this for and went into politics for. if we get this right, we will be able to be in the driving seat of it, creating the innovation and therefore the wealth that's created from creating the technology stays in our country and contributes to our economic growth and prosperity as a country. and the technology that comes out the other end benefits everyone from every part of the country equally, and isn'tjust the preserve of those people with privilege and affluence. but with technology there is always a flip side. we saw mark zuckerberg talking about how his platforms would no longer use banks of moderators to check whether things were going to be true or false or potentially misleading. he said users were going to do that more. that led to questions on laura kuenssberg's programme about whether the government's online safety act was strong enough to prevent harm is online. we had

so cue peter kyle, who arrived on the laura kuenssberg programme this morning.ent her case off to the prime minister's standards adviser to be assessed. tulip has referred herself to the authorities to be investigated. that needs to be completed. but the thing you can guarantee with this government and keir starmer as prime minister, is he will abide to the outcome of that inquiry. so if laura magnus finds that she is heard, she will be out? keir said numerous times he has respect for these institutions. he has given them more independence. more authority to do their own inquiries. i'm pretty sure that he will adhere to what comes out. and so far, sir keir starmer is saying he is backing his ministerfor now. ok, so that's that issue there. we've also had mel stride, the shadow chancellor. five he was also speaking to laura kuenssberg and he was going after the rachel reeves who is at the moment actually in china. yes. so all sorts of things happening on the economy this week, the cost of borrowing has gone up. rachel reeves has gone to china to try and start som

speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, mr farage defended mr musk�*s right to say what he chooses.ens to be the richest man in the world. but equally. ..equally, the fact that he's bought twitter now actually gives us a place where we have a proper, open debate about many things. and hey, even facebook, even meta, are adjusting to the modern world. free speech is back. we may find it offensive, but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. in recent days, mr musk has accused the prime minister of being complicit in the scandal of grooming gangs. he has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a "rape apologist" for refusing a national inquiry into the issue. and he has called for stephen yaxley—lennon, better known as tommy robinson, to be released from prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr farage, who has repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of the world's most influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he

laura kuenssberg's programme is available on the bbc iplayer.managers at ava nti west coast up to 400 rail managers at avanti west coast have gone to strike today on the first of a series of rolling walk—outs on sundays. the dispute is over rest day working — with rmt union members walking out each sunday until the end of may. services between london euston and glasgow via manchester will be affected. the foreign secretary is in saudi arabia for talks on syria's future, one month after the collapse of the assad regime. david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks in riyadh with the new syrian authorities, as well as arab countries and european allies. after doctors found that baby luca's spine wasn't forming properly in the womb, his mum was faced with a remarkable treatment option — effectively giving birth to him twice. he was removed from the womb at 27 weeks for an operation to help reduce his spina bifida. baby luca was then born naturally atjust under nine months. leanne rinnee has the s

this morning, the reform uk leader sat down with laura kuenssberg on bbc one, where he was asked aboutthey're very angry. they're very angry about the state of the country. do you think that's what it's about. as they should be, as they should be. you know, the reopening of the debate around the. well, they called it the grooming gang scandal, but it's not. it's the mass rape scandal. i just think people ask themselves, what has happened to our country? how could this possibly have happened? why did everybody want to cover it up? why has there been no full public inquiry? people are angry about that. yes. and they're right to be. absolutely right to be. they're also angry. economically, we are getting poorer. you know, if you look at the last eight quarters, gdp per capita is falling in six of them. and it coincides with the period of record net legal migration. mass immigration not only makes it tough for young people to get a house not only makes it very difficult to see a gp not only makes our roads and infrastructure struggle to cope, it's making us poorer. and i think the anger is

here in the uk — bbc�*s laura kuenssberg asked the chancellor, rachel reeves, if she will take lessonstrump who has she said she wouldn't comment on speculation and that you will see the plans when we set them out. earlier, the conservatives accused her of driving down growth and business confidence. however many times you have said it, and you have said it a lot, the latest growth is only i%, how have the last six months gone? our economy has essentially flatlined for more than a decade now. i don't believe low growth is our destiny, though. i know we can do so much better than that. my optimism for britain has never burned brighter than it does now, and that's why we are going further and faster in removing those things that are blocking investment and blocking businesses from creating the wealth and prosperity in our country. wealth and prosperity in our count . �* , ,, wealth and prosperity in our count .m ,, , country. business people say that things — country. business people say that things you _ country. business people say that things you chose - country. business people say t

speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, mr farage defended mr musk�*s right to say what he chooses. things get said. they get said by both sides of the debate. you're right, this man happens to be the richest man in the world. but equally — equally — the fact that he's bought twitter now actually gives us a place where we have a proper open debate about many things. and hey — even facebook, even meta, are adjusting to the modern world. free speech is back. we may find it offensive. but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. in recent days, mr musk has accused the prime minister of being complicit in the scandal of grooming gangs. he has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a "rape apologist" for refusing a national inquiry into the issue. and he has called for stephen yaxley—lennon, better known as tommy robinson, to be released from prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr farage, who has repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of

nigel farage told sunday with laura kuenssberg yesterday morning how elon musk�*s support for reform make them cool with huge numbers of young people and he said elon musk was a hero. i was later elon musk posted in x, the reform party needs a new leader. arise does not have what it takes. in a series of posts later he started suggesting that rupert lowe, the mp for great yarmouth, might make a better leader of reform. all pretty embarrassing for nigel farage. but what it is all about is more important because it speaks to a serious strategic decision that nigel farage has made. he appears to have fallen out with elon musk, perhaps even jettisoned the possibility of a mega donation from elon musk, because nigel farage believes tommy robinson, in prison for contempt of court, should not be part of reform uk, nor should anybody who support him. elon musk clearly disagrees. that has made for a very embarrassing morning for nigel farage. it is also a big call he has made about the future of the right and where its limits should be drawn. nice quiet day for you to start the term, henry. t