lichfield's new mp was in westminster today.ntwood and the villages, their major concern isn't just about what's being built. it's what's being built and the lack of infrastructure to support that. so i think, as a government, when we're trying to push that through, making sure that the infrastructure comes alongside or ahead of housing, that's something that we should really champion and we should really celebrate. it's not just house—building. today, the government said it would introduce more rights for renters, protecting them from blameless evictions, and take steps to end leasehold for new flats. at this coffee shop in lichfield high street, they're clear something must be done about the housing market. kit�*s struggling to afford somewhere to rent, while sam's renting, trying to save to buy. looking at the rental - properties that are available, i can't afford to move in and then still eat and pay the bills. - i'd literally be able to afford the walls and that's it. - how are you finding it out there in the market? it's m

lichfield's new mp was in westminster today.ncern isn't just about what's being built. it's what's being built and the lack of infrastructure to support that. so i think, as a government, when we're trying to push that through, making sure that the infrastructure comes alongside or ahead of housing, that's something that we should really champion and we should really celebrate. it's not just house—building. today, the government said it would introduce more rights for renters, protecting them from blameless evictions, and take steps to end leasehold for new flats. at this coffee shop in lichfield high street, they're clear something must be done about the housing market. kit�*s struggling to afford somewhere to rent, while sam's renting, trying to save to buy. looking at the rental - properties that are available, i can't afford to move in and then still eat and pay the bills. - i'd literally be able to afford the walls, and that's it. - how are you finding it out there in the market? it's massively overpriced. like, some of the

lichfield's new mp was in westminster today.ld in the villages, their major concern isn't just about what's being built. it's what's being built and the lack of infrastructure to support that. so i think, as a government, when we're trying to push that through, making sure that the infrastructure comes alongside or ahead of housing, that's something that we should really champion and we should really celebrate. it's not just house—building. today, the government said it would introduce more rights for renters, protecting them from blameless evictions, and take steps to end leasehold for new flats. at this coffee shop in lichfield high street, they're clear something must be done about the housing market. kit�*s struggling to afford somewhere to rent, while sam's renting, trying to save to buy. looking at the rental - properties that are available, i can't afford to move in and then still eat and pay the bills. - i'd literally be able to afford the walls, and that's it. - how are you finding it out there in the market? it's massi

max lichfield for great britain qualified second fastest for that.g — a couple of hours' time. i'm enjoying every _ a couple of hours' time. i'm enjoying every moment of this and will keep— enjoying every moment of this and will keep enjoying it through the day and — will keep enjoying it through the day and into tonight. it's good to be here — day and into tonight. it's good to be here again tonight and just enjoy it. just _ be here again tonight and just enjoy it. just going to go in there tonight— it. just going to go in there tonight and enjoy it and have fun. the defending champion not in there. yes, but it doesn't mean anything, everyone _ yes, but it doesn't mean anything, everyone in— yes, but it doesn't mean anything, everyone in that final will be fast, so get _ everyone in that final will be fast, so get in — everyone in that final will be fast, so get in there and see what i can do tonight — so get in there and see what i can do tonight-— so get in there and see what i can do toniaht. ., ., ., ., , do tonight. tough for him to go up auain

, jack carson it looks lichfield, jack carson it looks lovely out there .are lovely out there. so what are people saying on the street in michael fabricant's constituency of lichfield? did he did he keep his seat ? his seat? >> no. well this is this is the interesting point. now, this is why we're here in lichfield today because of course michael fabncant today because of course michael fabricant lost his seat. you know, he held it since 1992. he lost it here in the election because of you know he the conservatives here dropped 30 points in in that poll. and reform got 20% of the vote share here. so this is very much one of those seats where some conservative voters that had kept michael fabricant in this seat since 1992 for some reason, whatever that reason was, you know, differing ones, as we've heard over the election period , heard over the election period, chose to support someone else, whether it was moving to the labour party, whether it was moving to reform. and so when you have now this leadership race within the conservative party, of course, prit

hello from norton canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield.eah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where we're, and i am. i've actually got pins and needles in my backside. we've just got out of our little car where there were three of us sitting on the back seat, and i was sitting in the middle seat. and you know that the middle seats kind of slightly raised. yeah. and a long stint in that particular position is is not good for the posterior, i've discovered. i'm now sat on a wall outside a community centre and blood is returning to all necessary parts. chris, you're always doing the decent thing by other people, whether it's taking the middle seat, which no one likes doing, or i noticed on your piece on the 10:00 news, along with loa

>> it's a real mixed response, really, up here in lichfield, of course, to put it into perspective aboutw it is politically. i mean, this has been a tory stronghold really since 1992. michael fabricant was the mp up until the election this year, where the conservatives saw a 30% drop in their vote share. one of the big parts of that was, of course, was the rise of reform , part of was the rise of reform, part of the reform party, of course, led by nigel farage. they took almost 20% of the vote here, almost 20% of the vote here, almost certainly that being one of the main reasons why michael fabncant of the main reasons why michael fabricant was unable to hold on to this seat. so it's gone. laboun to this seat. so it's gone. labour. so this is really the epitome of one of the seats that whoever is the next conservative party leader is going to have to try and win back at that next general election in a few years time, if they have any chance, really, of trying to form a government. of course. dame priti patel being the latest name to put herself forward for that role, talking about unity.

he moved comfortably into the final, along with britain's max lichfield, adam peaty�*s comes tonight. and we'll be catching up with natalie at the pool shortly, ahead of the big evening of swimming finals. but first let's round up some more of today's key events starting with rowing. natalie touched on helen glover and her women's four team—mates making it through to the final. and ollie wynne—griffith and tom george reaffirmed their favourites tag in the men's pair by winning their heat to qualify for the semi—finals. team gb�*s men's fourfinished second in their heat, but also progress directly to the final. we know it is not like any other regatta, people will come hard, so we look forward to the next round. fantastic start. how do you build - through the regatta? we have got a few things to build on. we didn't really use the last 500 much, we could control the race from 1500, so we want to step on there and we know we can and have done it in training. it is about piecing the blocks together round by round. great britain's women's bid to win a hockey medal at a fourth—straight olym

hello from norton canes in the west midlands, sort of roughly between cannock and lichfield.s. yeah. if you are aficionado of the m6, it might be a name that rings a bell because there is a service station on the m6 toll the bit that you have to pay extra for called norton canes, which i was familiar with, but i wasn't familiar with the place itself. i didn't even know there was a place itself beyond the service station. but there is. and that's where we're, and i am. i've actually got pins and needles in my backside. we've just got out of our little car where there were three of us sitting on the back seat, and i was sitting in the middle seat. and you know that the middle seats kind of slightly raised. yeah. and a long stint in that particular position is is not good for the posterior, i've discovered. i'm now sat on a wall outside a community centre and blood is returning to all necessary parts. chris, you're always doing the decent thing by other people, whether it's taking the middle seat, which no one likes doing, or i noticed on your piece on the 10:00 news, along with

you know— the former member for lichfield. you know i_ the former member for lichfield.know i am onlyjoking. , i was thinking just the other day, i know i am onlyjoking. , i was. thinking just the other day, you must _ thinking just the other day, you must be — thinking just the other day, you must be the _ thinking just the other day, you must be the only person - thinking just the other day, you must be the only person that. thinking just the other day, you i must be the only person that went thinking just the other day, you - must be the only person that went to bed tast _ must be the only person that went to bed last thursday— must be the only person that went to bed last thursday evening _ must be the only person that went to bed last thursday evening as - must be the only person that went to bed last thursday evening as a - bed last thursday evening as a father— bed last thursday evening as a father of— bed last thursday evening as a father of six— bed last thursday evening as a father of six children _ bed last thursday evening as a father of six children and - be

i'm from lichfield in staffordshire very much like him.but i have to say, if he's got a home in america, it may well be cambridge in massachusetts because that's where a lot of his papers are kept in the library. he did some some so many great johnson scholars have come from the united states, which i've always thought a real strange thing, because he was very rude about the american patriots in response to macaulay's pamphlet in 1775, johnson one called taxation no tyranny, which included a phrase that once read never forgotten, which is how, is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of --? maybe we'll talk a bit more about that later, but johnson was very much on the side of what he thought the as the common person he was, he was very interested in what he thought of as the living world and the big theme throughout all of johnson's writing was about happiness. in 1759, he produced a novella called restless, which is all about the quest for happiness. he uses this phrase the pursuit of happiness five times in his w

. _ conservative mp, he has been beaten in lichfield, pipped to the post, dave _ in lichfield, pipped after dorset i was meeting voters who were willing _ dorset i was meeting voters who were willing to _ dorset i was meeting voters who were willing to reject snp as much as the conservatives. in willing to reject snp as much as the conservatives.— conservatives. in terms of your own campaign. — conservatives. in terms of your own campaign. what _ conservatives. in terms of your own campaign, what was _ conservatives. in terms of your own campaign, what was being - conservatives. in terms of your own campaign, what was being raised i conservatives. in terms of your own campaign, what was being raised to you. what people really talk about the snp and their arguments about it or that this is time for the pendulum to swing across the uk? truthfully, there was not much focus on independence in this campaign. people _ on independence in this campaign. people are — on independence in this campaign. people are tired of the constitutional obsession. one in six of us _ constitutional obsession.

well, let's get the views of former conservative mp for lichfield, sir michael fabricant.have you on the show. commiserations regarding thursday. i know you've been a very loyal servant to your constituents for many, many years in the constituency, but it's about the future now . who it's about the future now. who is the best kind of person to take over the party? is this a battle of left versus right ? battle of left versus right? >> i think sadly it will become just that. >> but you know, it's so unbecoming to see at the moment the squabbling that's already started in the last couple of days between kemi badenoch and suella braverman and all the others, i mean , this is the sort others, i mean, this is the sort of thing that got us into the big problem and the big hole in the first place. that of course, along with non—delivery, as far as the immigration concerned. >> yeah, for sure. and what do you make of this cat fight that started to kick off between kemi badenoch and suella braverman? an allegation that kemi badenoch accused suella braverman of having basically a ne

. for lichfield. >> you know, i'm only joking, mike. >> i was thinking just the other day, you mustf six children and woke up the father of 649. >> although seriously , it's been >> although seriously, it's been an absolute privilege to serve this house as the hundred and 58th speaker. >> i've got to say that four and a half years of flow with the authority of the chair comes great responsibility, which is something i've never taken lightly or for granted. >> i know from experience that decisions have consequences, but with experience comes wisdom, and if re—elected, i will be guided by that. as i continue to be fair, impartial and independent to say i have had the most unusual speakership in the most unusual speakership in the last parliament is an understatement. from ensuring that the house could function dunng that the house could function during the covid pandemic and to new members, they might want to google the rees—mogg conga to adapting technology developed dunng adapting technology developed during to covid allow president zelenskyy to be the first world leader to broadcas

well, look, i mean, one big tory heartland that fell was lichfield.huge. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> anyway, that's the big beasts that fell. >> so it's a great place to try and gauge public opinion throughout the course of this morning in terms of what people want from the conservative party, what they want to see in a new leader. jack carson is going to be looking into all of that over the next hour or two. jack.i that over the next hour or two. jack. i mean, it's going to be fascinating to hear what people actually want . actually want. >> well, this is it. i mean , you >> well, this is it. i mean, you know, you mentioned this, this was a conservative heartland . was a conservative heartland. this is 1992 is when michael fabncant this is 1992 is when michael fabricant first took, you know, part control of this seat was elected here. and nobody really envisaged him being one of the people that would lose their seat at the election. but of course he did. and very much down to the rise of reform. they took 20% of the votes here at the start of july on, on el

. >> well, she may be popular with members, but these voters, we spoke to in lichfield have a very differentview. >> i don't think i like the lady too much and her views and things . things. >> she's a very pleasant individual and i wouldn't want her as a leader if my life depended on it. she's just not a very good politician and it's not what we need now. >> what for you? does the does the tory party need david cameron back? >> i think she can be quite aggressive in a manner , i don't aggressive in a manner, i don't like some of the things that she's suggested. >> ulez home secretary. she could be a useless leader for the conservative party i refuse to vote for her tough crowd. >> israel has carried out air attacks against hezbollah overnight after a rocket killed 12 people, including children, in an israeli occupied area of golan heights . israel has golan heights. israel has released this footage, which it says shows weapons caches and terrorist infrastructure being targeted deep in lebanon. the country has vowed to inflict a heavy price after a rocket struck a football pitch in the villa

wider west midlands, of course, we have seen quite a big name michael fabricant lose his seat in lichfieldlabour candidate there narrowly got in. and so that's another conservative mp and the wider west midlands, those tory strongholds outside of birmingham, which have been lost as well. we are still getting lots of labour gains in around the west midlands as well as we head into this early morning. >> okay, jack , thank you. let's >> okay, jack, thank you. let's head to jeff moody. should we? he was at the northeast somerset count and of course jacob rees mogg. jeff, i mean, the a bit of a shocker because he's such a character and such a parliamentarian. and yet he's gone. >> i know it's barely conceivable a parliament without jacob rees—mogg. he's one of the most colourful characters, as we know, has been ever since he first came onto the campaign trail back in 2010, when he's rumoured to have been campaigning alongside his nanny. and even in the last week, apparently he's been seen around the constituency blaring out rule britannia from his car as he as he passes the minions on the way