the work and pensions secretary liz kendall is on her feet delivering her speech and i think we can listen to it into what she has to say. the first labour government in the first labour government in the first labour prime minister in 14 long years. our national wealth fund is up and running but gb energy has switched on. the unsure when banks scrap renters rights overhauled and local busesin renters rights overhauled and local buses in local, teachers pay up tackling child poverty back where it should be. a top priority all around us we see the consequences of tory failure. most record numbers of people who want to work locked out because of poor health. millions stuck in insecure jobs. mum struggling with childcare. disabled people denied equality. food bank use soaring and more than 4 million children growing up poor. this is result of a failed tory government but a failed ideology which says opportunity is only a few. i conference we say no more no more denying people the chances and choices they deserve. but instead real opportunities so families can build a betterfuture opportunitie

, liz kendall.t is cutting. it will only go to the very poorest pensioners, those on pension credits. the government saying it has to make that decision to get the public finances on track. lots of concern about that decision here at the party conference. unite, the union, are pushing for a vote on the conference floor and we expect that to happen in the next couple of hours. not a to happen in the next couple of hours. nota binding to happen in the next couple of hours. not a binding vote but an expression of the view of this conference. it could potentially be uncomfortable for ministers. in fact, we have already had at conference this morning a small protest organised by unite by a bunch of their members in the main exhibition centre, full of stalls and people, in very public view, at this conference, expressing their concern about cuts to winter fuel payments. while the message from the government is they have a plan to make things better, there is still some disquiet at elements of the governme

the argument for liz kendall is that there's not much money to go round therefore we have to target it who do not need this money, so where do you stand on the principle?— the principle? there are many --eole the principle? there are many peeple who — the principle? there are many people who receive _ the principle? there are many people who receive the - the principle? there are manyj people who receive the winter fuel— people who receive the winter fuel payment that do not need it but— fuel payment that do not need it but the — fuel payment that do not need it but the more progressive way of dealing with this would be putting — of dealing with this would be putting this into taxation so those — putting this into taxation so those with the broader shoulders pay more but also looking _ shoulders pay more but also looking at how you can schedule and target more support around people — and target more support around people on— and target more support around people on low incomes, with tiasic— people on low incomes, with basic pensions, because it is an opt— basic pensions, because it is

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confirmation of the number next week and it's up for the department for work and pensions secretary liz kendallil.— will go up next april. thank you, faisal islam. _ will go up next april. thank you, faisal islam, economics - will go up next april. thank you, faisal islam, economics editor. | dame sarah storey has extended her record as the most successful british paralympian, winning gold in paris in the women's cycling time trial. she's now won 18 golds in her career. with that and the rest of the paralympics news, here's andy swiss. it is one of british sport's most gloriously familiar sights, dame sarah storey on top of the podium. but goodness, she had to work for it. storey described the women's time trial course, only half the length of the men's, as appalling. her ride, though, was anything but. she had trailed in the early stage, but a late charge saw her snatch the gold. commentator: it's going to be close, but dame sarah storey has done it. - it is the latest chapter in a remarkable career. it's now 32 years since her paralympic debut as a swimmer. she came to these games with 17 gol

are ho going to hearfrom bridget philipson the education secretary and work and pension secretary liz kendallfew more speeches before we wrap up. thank you we will be back to liverpool for more reaction to wes streeting's speech, and as alex says we have more people to come, with the speeches of the labour party conference on its lay day. we have a live page running so you can keep up with that, that is on the bbc news website and the bbc news app, bbc news website and the bbc news app, so we will return to that soon. in the meantime the latest on the middle east conflict because israel has intercepted a hezbollah missile targeting the headquarters of its intelligence agency in tel aviv. it is the furthest fired during this conflict. hezbollah says mossad hq conflict. hezbollah says mossad h0 is responsible for the assassination of senior hezbollah leaders and for blowing up those pagers and wireless devices last week. let us show you the pictures of the missile attack, it was taken son someone's phone out of the their window, you you can see the missile after it was intercepted by israel's a

heard a great dealfrom labour about yet, by way of policy it is something when you have listened to liz kendal she would be happy with the announcement of. she has talked about moving beyond the language of strivers versus scroungers, but it is a difficult issue because of course, that benefits bill is rising, they haven't said what they are going to do about that and starmer will use today in part to make that offer on welfare but with it comes the question of what else he will do to tackle that bill. because the government _ do to tackle that bill. because the government is _ do to tackle that bill. because the government is getting - the government is getting economic growth at the heart of everything they do, if we get the economy growing, the country will feel better off and so will everyone so andrew on thissish about welfare, benefits about getting people backin benefits about getting people back in to work, is that a valid point for him to be focussing on given the economic... focussing on given the economic. . ._ focussing on given the economic... ., economic... look part of the reaso

but there was not enough a lot of the sense of that today from liz kendall, the minister. talk about plans to try to encourage far more pensioners who do qualify for pension credit, which means they would also get a lot of other benefits as well, and about 800,000 who do not claim it. they are trying to encourage and find those people and get them to claim it but previous governments have tried this. she says she is going to combine it with housing benefit, which might increase the take—up, but that is a longer term issues so imminently it is not entirely clear that there is much they can do about this even though a lot of labour mps were looking at that so—called cliff edge and trying to work out a way of tapering this so that pensioners don't lose all of that winter fuel allowance but it is normally paid a november survey getting pretty close to the point where that gets paid for and as i guess have been pointing out, it is now that pensioners will really be feeling that.— pensioners will really be feeling that. pensioners will really be feelinuthat. . , . feeling that.

it is certainly something, when you hear from liz kendall to work and pensions secretary, that she would language of strivers versus scroungers which — strivers versus scroungers which the previous government used, _ which the previous government used. but — which the previous government used, but the benefits bill is rising — used, but the benefits bill is rising. keir starmerwill use today— rising. keir starmerwill use today in— rising. keir starmerwill use today in part to make that offer _ today in part to make that offer on _ today in part to make that offer on welfare, but with that comes— offer on welfare, but with that comes the question of what else he is _ comes the question of what else he is going to do to tackle that— he is going to do to tackle that bill _ he is going to do to tackle that bill. gf he is going to do to tackle that bill-— that bill. of course, the government _ that bill. of course, the government has - that bill. of course, the government has put i that bill. of course, the i government has put getting economic growth at the heart of everything they do. if we

we're going to be hearing from liz kendall.she's department of work and pensions, but also wes streeting, the health secretary, who has got big plans for reform of the national health service. so i know he'll be coming on breakfast a little bit later talking about this himself. but i think it is interesting that there is this sort of joined up thinking now between health and the dwp in that what he's going to say this morning is that they are going to say the take the best of the nhs to the rest of the nhs. so basically surgeons, hospital doctors who've got really great practice at getting through procedures and through operations efficiently and getting a number of procedures done quickly to roll out that practice in other parts of the country. because of course, we've got 7.6 million people on waiting lists. and one of the knock on effects of that is that there's something like 2.8 million people sitting on out of work benefits because they are ill, and lots of those are waiting for treatment on the nhs, which means that they

. >> well, i mean, one of the first things that the new work and pensions secretary, liz kendall, saidfirst week is, is say we need a plan to get britain back to work. i mean, you know, i have to disagree with your introduction, jacob, when you said that socialists don't believe in hard work, the very name of our party and we are the party of labour, we are the party of labour, we are the party of labour, we are the party of hard work. i mean, i think on the junior doctors, i don't understand why they didn't negotiate some concessions from the train drivers. i think that was the most egregious example on the on the junior doctors. theidea on the on the junior doctors. the idea was to get them back to work and then you're going to look at the and you're going to look at the and you're going to look at the nhs as a whole. because as we saw last week, doctors have immediately said we want more money and they're not going to get it. so you know, you know, you say that, are you? >> honestly i don't know how. and they didn't get all they wanted. right. they're saying we wanted. right. they'r

figures are clarified next week and a final decision will be made by the work and pensions secretary liz kendall final report into the grenfell tower disaster blames it on cladding companies, successive governments and the fire service. dame sarah storey wins gold in the women's time trial, securing her 18th paralympic medal. coming up on bbc news, all 23 players that remain in the england squad have been training this morning as lee carsley prepares to take charge of the team for the first time since becoming interim manager. there have been fresh russian attacks on ukraine with at least seven people, including three children, in the western city of lviv. it comes after 51 people were killed yesterday in strikes on an army training camp and nearby hospital in the city of poltava. the deadliest single attack of the war this year. 0ur correspondent nick beake is in there. what nick beake is in there. can you tell us about the latest what can you tell us about the latest attacks today?— what can you tell us about the latest attacks today? well, we know there's been — latest attacks today? well, we

applying for. in the number of people applying for pension credit and we have seen the uptick and liz kendall want to apply for what they are entitled to and we need to break through those barriers. that is why we need to ensure all of the local agencies are working as hard as they can to make sure those vulnerable pensioners get the support they need. hope sure those vulnerable pensioners get the support they need.— the support they need. how is it coherent to _ the support they need. how is it coherent to decide _ the support they need. how is it coherent to decide to _ the support they need. how is it coherent to decide to means - the support they need. how is it| coherent to decide to means test winter fuel payments but provide breakfast clubs for everybody? weill. breakfast clubs for everybody? well, we know that — breakfast clubs for everybody? well, we know that one _ breakfast clubs for everybody? well, we know that one of— breakfast clubs for everybody? well, we know that one of the _ breakfast clubs for everybody? -ii we know that one of the most important things about our children'

i think on the second thing, i agree with you on worklessness and actually liz kendall, the work andretary, in her very first week in office, made absolutely clear that, you know, the clues in the title that labour's mission is to get more people back into work, get the percentage of people of working age in work up. and we're the only country in the world in the industrial world, where the number of people in the workforce has gone , has stayed workforce has gone, has stayed down since covid. that needs to change. >> seems like it's a bit hard being in government. yes, a bit trickier . trickier. >> it's quite hard defending it on the sofa, never mind being in government. >> you had a prisoner released in this early release scheme immediately rearrested. i mean, after about 30s. >> well, and today diana johnson, the policing minister, has had her, has had her purse nicked at the police superintendents conference. >> that is like i mean, not for her obviously, but it is a comedy sketch. >> i mean, if you wrote it in a comedy sketch, do people say it's too far fetched? >> well, i'll te

we've got the work and pensions secretary, liz kendall is speaking to this conference this morning, oneey receptive to your campaign? >> we have had a meeting with emma reynolds on the 7th of september, the pensions minister. she's the pensions minister. she's the pensions minister. very cordial meeting and she definitely listened to us. and we're hoping it's the first meeting of many. emma's only been in the job two months. our campaign has been going for over ten years, so we are impatient. but we are willing to give them some time to help sort it out. >> and of course, angela, some of the supporters of waspi women, they will die before this is sorted out . they will, yes, is sorted out. they will, yes, by definition, because they're they're older members of the community. >> yes. we've already lost 293,000 women since we started this campaign. and it's estimated that one woman is dying every 13 minutes. so by the time we finished this interview, another waspi women may have died. >> and even if you were to win, that money wouldn't be restored to their families. >> no, no it wouldn't.

liz kendall, of course, the secretary of state for work and pensions insisting this is the right thing how soon can we expect a result? chris hope ? we expect a result? chris hope? >> yeah. martin, welcome to the historic westminster hall. they've seen some dramas here. they've seen some dramas here. the trial, the trial of charles, the first being one of them, but over 100 yards away from where i am now, mps are voting on a withdrawal of the £300 winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners from november. it comes into law next week, september the 16th, and today was the last day that the government could allow space for mps to debate and vote on it. so, to the credit of the government , they are allowing government, they are allowing the show of opposition from the tories and everyone opposed to the cut and a few labour mps around the edges will be will be able to show their discontent. what's expected, i think, is a few dozen. maybe not even that might vote against this measure, but might abstain, withdraw support from that measure . but support from that measure. but only a ha

you've got bridget phillipson, ed miliband , wes streeting, liz miliband, wes streeting, liz kendall,rly two decades. contributions have increased under keir starmer's leadership. so is he very much taking the lead from the front , setting a lead from the front, setting a bad example, setting the example to his team that it's absolutely fine, to receive whatever gifts, whatever donations, as long as you write them in down in the way that you should, it's all fine. it's all fine. take what you want. but the prime minister, he received over 155,000. deputy prime minister angela rayner, 72,000. it turns out also that angela rayner welcomed the new year in at a £2 million manhattan flat owned by you guessed it, lord alli for five nights. and that's raised some questions about gift declarations amid this cronyism row. so, joining me is political commentatorjonathan lis. jonathan, this doesn't seem to be going anywhere. you've got ministers and senior mps having to answer all sorts of questions on this when they go on to the media. jess phillips, this morning you had angela eagle battling w