— trying to draw a line under the liz truss premiership. ason why he would be going around _ earthly reason why he would be going around talking about liz truss and the mini _ around talking about liz truss and the mini budget. hisjob is to present— the mini budget. hisjob is to present as positive a vision as he can of— present as positive a vision as he can of the — present as positive a vision as he can of the prospects of returning as government. the labour party will talk about — government. the labour party will talk about liz truss and he will answer — talk about liz truss and he will answer those questions when put in byjournalists but it would be bizarre — byjournalists but it would be bizarre for him to be putting her or boris _ bizarre for him to be putting her or borisjohnson front and bizarre for him to be putting her or boris johnson front and centre in what _ boris johnson front and centre in what is _ boris johnson front and centre in what is fundamentally his government election— what is fundamentally his government election

i rather think that liz truss also she's she , she got it in for liz truss she, she got it in for liztruss was dealt a pretty poor hand and she, she was i mean the queen died fairly soon after she was. >> it's all about liz truss. what did liz truss say ? why did what did liz truss say? why did she die? yes. it's why. why did she die? yes. it's why. why did she do it now? >> she has been trained. >> she has been trained. >> she's been framed as crashing the economy, which doesn't quite add up given the fact that interest rates were going to go up anyway and did all over the rest of the world, in america and the eu, can we talk about populism , which has become a bad populism, which has become a bad word, but all too often, liz kershaw, i think it means popular among voters. >> it does. i mean, i spent a lot of time in holland because i've got half dutch friends . are i've got half dutch friends. are you into dykes, no. no, i can come back with. i can come back with an answer that can. >> i just say they're very they're very impressive. and i've actually watched dykes. yeah on online a

i rather think that liz truss also she's she , she got it in for liz truss she, she got it in for liztruss was dealt a pretty poor hand and she, she was i mean the queen died fairly soon after she was. >> it's all about liz truss. what did liz truss say ? why did what did liz truss say? why did she die? yes. it's why. why did she die? yes. it's why. why did she do it now? >> she has been trained. >> she has been trained. >> she's been framed as crashing the economy, which doesn't quite add up given the fact that interest rates were going to go up anyway and did all over the rest of the world, in america and the eu, can we talk about populism , which has become a bad populism, which has become a bad word, but all too often, liz kershaw, i think it means popular among voters. >> it does. i mean, i spent a lot of time in holland because i've got half dutch friends . are i've got half dutch friends. are you into dykes, no. no, i can come back with. i can come back with an answer that can. >> i just say they're very they're very impressive. and i've actually watched dykes. yeah on online a

, nicola sturgeon said — when liz truss stepped down, nicola sturgeon said it _ when liz truss steppedimperative — sturgeon said it was a democratic imperative to _ sturgeon said it was a democratic imperative to call— sturgeon said it was a democratic imperative to call a _ sturgeon said it was a democratic imperative to call a general- imperative to call a general election _ imperative to call a general election it— imperative to call a general election. it was _ imperative to call a general election. it was because . imperative to call a generall election. it was because the imperative to call a general- election. it was because the tories were _ election. it was because the tories were crowning _ election. it was because the tories were crowning new— election. it was because the tories were crowning new leaders. - election. it was because the tories were crowning new leaders. so- election. it was because the tories were crowning new leaders. so is. election. it was because the toriesl were crowning new leaders. so is it not a _ were crowning new leaders. so is it not a democratic—

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and also, remember, when liz truss was anointed as prime minister, she actually drove around the blockr and all the news reporters had to just like commentate on pictures of from the helicopter going, "oh, she's driving past this building. "oh, that's where that's where i go and cash my cheques. "oh, that's that's where i got the bottle back." alex, what's interesting for us, though, is politicaljournalists is like when you go to a prime ministerial media event, it is very tightly controlled. there are lots of people with clipboards and there's ropes and then there's people like tug your arm if you've been speaking to the prime minister and asking him questions for like ten seconds too long. well, you're contrasting that with the downing street moment today, which was just a slightly strange melee! you know, ijust think in terms of the choreography of the day, it was it was entirely fascinating to me because i'm happy to admit that i genuinely was surprised by it coming today, as it did, because although there had been, as laura rightly said, speculation about the prospect of a summer

liz truss— is, liz truss. it is soeb serring and of course _ is, liz truss.-- sobering and he is, liz truss. it is soeb serring - and of course -- sobering and he has and of course —— sobering and he has and of course —— sobering and he has a great deal to do as a prime minister. but rushy is an expert on the economy and i look forward to keir starmer raising the economy, because rishi can always knock it out of the park. waiting lists imply real suffering. we did come through covid and both the disease and the lockdown and restrictions had health consequences. i’m lockdown and restrictions had health consequences— consequences. i'm going to pause ou, consequences. i'm going to pause you. because — consequences. i'm going to pause you, because the _ consequences. i'm going to pause you, because the conservatives i consequences. i'm going to pause i you, because the conservatives have beenin you, because the conservatives have been in powerfor ia years you, because the conservatives have been in power for ia years and the waiting lists were going up before cov

of liz truss, many members of the public have tuned _ budget of liz truss, many members of the publiclic have tuned out of tory politics of the _ the public have tuned out of tory politics of the need _ the public have tuned out of tory politics of the need these - the public have tuned out of tory politics of the need these radical| politics of the need these radical proposals — politics of the need these radical proposals to _ politics of the need these radical proposals to get _ politics of the need these radical proposals to get people - politics of the need these radical. proposals to get people interested in what _ proposals to get people interested in what they— proposals to get people interested in what they are _ proposals to get people interested in what they are saying _ proposals to get people interested in what they are saying again. - proposals to get people interestedl in what they are saying again. let’s in what they are saying again. let's brina in what they are saying again. let's bring martin _ in what they are saying again. let's bring martin in _ in what they are

don't you think those ideas were badly executed by liz - ideas were badly executed by liz truss and kwasiy? ida. i why we are where we are today? no, i think what liz — why we are where we are today? no, i think what liz truss _ why we are where we are today? no, i think what liz truss did _ why we are where we are today? no, i think what liz truss did and _ why we are where we are today? iirr. i think what liz truss did and we can get into an analysis about her premiership, but she saw huge increases in public spending through the energy price guarantee and that is a timid —— ultimately what did shock the markets. i would never argue for unfunded tax cuts. i would like to see someone come in and manage the budget but reducing national debt, reducing public spending, allowing people to keep more of what they are in. the conservative party at the moment are robbing people of money they have rightfully earned themselves and thatis rightfully earned themselves and that is morally wrong but also economically wrong throughout society, people deserve to keep more of what they earn and i think y

to be trusted on the economy, they have tried to capitalise on everything that happened after the liz truss

is liz truss making a return as well?ere was a question of farage and if it he would come back to reform uk to play a part in how uk politics is formed. it is an interesting second half of the year with the elections set to be in place. >> if i'm rishi sunak, i would point out and say i'm more popular than liz truss. >> very low bar. 48-day time span. in the amount of time that he has and barely making it past liz truss. >> i heard you want to work out of the blackpool bureau. >> not yet. >> we have to get you back. i like you by the waterside. arabile, thank you. >>> turning attention back to u.s. news. apple shares are lower in trade after warren buffett trimmed his stake in the company. >> we will own less unless something extraordinary happens. it doesn't bother me in the least to write that check. i would really hope with what america has done for all of you, it shouldn't bother you that we do it. if i'm doing it at 21% this year and we're doing it at a higher percentage later on, i don't think you will mind the fact

liz truss. mortgage rate holders will feel worse off this year.l feel worse off this year.— worse off this year. not a lot of leverage _ worse off this year. not a lot of leverage spending - worse off this year. not a lot of leverage spending was. i worse off this year. not a lot - of leverage spending was. when you imagine the difference is will emerge?— you imagine the difference is willemerae? ., ., ~ �*, will emerge? from the market's persoective _ will emerge? from the market's persoective that _ will emerge? from the market's perspective that doesn't - will emerge? from the market's perspective that doesn't seem i perspective that doesn't seem to be an awful lot of difference between the two parties. we know from the liz truss era, whoever is the chancellor, they have to keep a very tight fiscal ship. the market will not tolerate anything other than a prudent budget so any growth in the coming few years is not going to come really from the public purse, it really does need from a business investment. business investment has been pretty weak

>> liz truss was your girl. >> liz truss was your girl. >> well i supported boris johnson.actually a conservative? >> why don't you join reform? >> why don't you join reform? >> i am, but this isn't about me. it's about the labour party. let's have a clip of what keir starmer said to christopher hope about immigration. >> number three, launch a new border security command. you're not saying stop the boat. >> nobody but nobody should be making that journey across the channelin making that journey across the channel in a small boat. i think that we can smash the vile gangs that we can smash the vile gangs that are running this trade, that are running this trade, that are running this trade, that are making a fortune putting people into boats. gimmicks such as rwanda, which cost a fortune and removes less than 1% of those arriving by small boat, is not going to work. i want to tackle the very real problem with a serious response . response. >> this is exactly what the government has been trying and this hasn't actually worked. because without a deterrent for people to come, al

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emir; polling is lower since when liz truss was prime minister. inister _ truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can _ truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can make - truss was prime minister. only a prime minister can make the - truss was prime minister. only a - prime minister can make the decision to go to the election. opinion polls, people look at them and then tend to ignore the actual poles, like in the by—elections that were nowhere near as what they looked in the opinion polls. rishi sunak is prepared to make decisions. i look at keir starmer and do not know what that guy stands for. he stood for election as labour leader supporting a lot of socialist, left—wing stuff. ines says i never believed in the first place. when i compare the two of them and when i think the country goes, there will come to the conclusion that rishi sunak is clear, bold plan and labour has none of that i know the general election is it pointing the fingers that other people, but let's talk about what the conservatives stand for, what the conserv

liz truss lost control of price. liz truss lost control of the economy . in scotland, everybody with a mortgage is paying everybody with a mortgage is paying the price month by month by month. the average increase £120 in scotland per month . £120 in scotland per month. people desperately worried about whether they can afford it, what they can't do as a result, even thinking of having to sell their house and downsize . how do you house and downsize. how do you think they feel when rishi sunak says we've turned a corner? everything's fine? how do you think they feel when they see those that advise liz truss in the house of lords swanning around because rishi sunak was too weak to block them? they are paying too weak to block them? they are paying the price and we visited a food bank. anas sarwar not so long ago and this was in glasgow . a real shock. people going to pick up their food because they couldn't afford for themselves to put food on their own table. shocking. in its own right. shocking, particularly when we saw people coming from work having finis

, having rishi after borisjohnson, liz truss, having rishi sunak, after boris johnson, liz truss, havingtastrophe at the general election. i think it could look ridiculous to a lot of voters and i think that is the prevailing mood among most tory mps. prevailing mood among most tory mp5. the more immediate future, what are we expecting this afternoon and into tomorrow in terms of results? we have a very _ tomorrow in terms of results? 2 have a very busy 48 hours, as i said, coming up, lots of councils declaring in the course of late morning, include the afternoon. i think the next big thing to watch out for is the result of the tees valley mayoral contest, the conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking real action. conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking realaction. in conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking real action. in 2021, conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking realaction. in 2021, he conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking real action. in 2021, he won on a vast chair of the vote, about 72%. he is a big character, hoping he can win. the tory party has been i

because if you do that, you are going down the liz truss route and we saw the damage that she did to going down that route, i never will. but you can address pensioners who are thinking about where to cast their x in the ballot box in six weeks' time and at the moment they have an offer from the prime minister and the current chancellor which is, if you are on the state, basic state pension, you won't get taxed on it if you vote for them whereas with labour, you would. well, pensioners are only looking at paying tax on the basic state pension because of what the conservatives have done. people should not believe these promises from the government because unless a plan is fully funded, you shouldn't have any confidence it is going to be delivered. and that is the problem with the conservative party. in the lake district, some other opposition parties were chasing floating voters, perhaps. the lib dems leader, sir ed davey, said the state pension move was a u—turn. the last thing pensioners need is another dose of conservative government. the last thing the country needs. liberal democ

i went to wolverhampton a week after liz truss crash the economy with the mini budget.. they had had their plan, they found a new home where they could have their family, they got a provisional mortgage offer that they could afford. liz truss crash the economy, their mortgage offer went through the roof and they couldn't afford it. they had to cancel their home, stay where they were and take a much more profound decision, which is not to have a second child. and they will live with that decision for the rest of their lives. that is the price they are paying for the mess this government made of the economy. so stable economy is the first. an nhs back on its feet with 40,000 appointments and operations each and every week under a labour government, to get that waiting list out. there isn't anybody watching or listening to this it isn't themselves on a waiting list or doesn't know someone on a waiting list. we set out our first step to take back control of our borders with a border security commands that can smash the gangs that are running the vile trade of putting people

david: remember the liz truss fiasco?ored economic stability but didn't mention that it was members of his own party that he had restored security for. he has stabilized things. investors would all have to agree. but when you look at the parallels and the differences between the u.k. and the united states with simultaneous elections here, like president biden he wanted to remind us of how bad it was in pandemic, coming out of it, and how much better off we are today, emphasizing stability and security, something that joe biden will be emphasizing in contrast to trump. at the same time, it comes down in the end 2 -- do we think we will be better off with one person or the other? it was interesting to me that he really hit on -- what is the plan for keir starmer? i have heard that from some, we are not sure what his plan is, unlike -- thinking back for a minute -- tony blair when he came to office, his plan was clear. sonali: less than a minute here, but he called this the most dangerous time since the end of the cold war.

time is any commitments that are not fully funded, because if you do that, you are going down the liz trussrishi sunak is going down that route and i never will. but rishi sunak is going down that route and i never will.- route and i never will. but you can address — route and i never will. but you can address pensioners - route and i never will. but you can address pensioners who . route and i never will. but you | can address pensioners who are thinking about where to put their x in the ballot box in six weeks' time, and at the moment they have an offer from the prime minister and current chancellor which is if you are on the basic state pension, you won't get taxed on it if you vote for them, whereas with the labour party, you would. pensioners are only looking at paying tax on the basic state pension because of what the conservatives have done. people should believe these promises from the government because unless a plan is fully funded, you shouldn't have any confidence it's going to be delivered and that's the problem with the conservative party. they are throwing around these ideas

and he could have come back when liz truss was when liz truss basically ousted herself because she wast to by people like iain duncan smith, who were his biggest cheerleaders because of what was going on with the privileges committee. so we can't forget that when we talk about boris. but do i think we would be in a better or worse situation had we stuck with boris now , i don't stuck with boris now, i don't think any of us could have foreseen the situation that that the conservative party is in currently. when boris was ousted, maybe we would have been better off sticking with him. maybe we'd be in the same place. we'll never know, i mean, alex, are you? i think actually, if bofis are you? i think actually, if boris had stuck around, i'm not sure i do agree that actually , i sure i do agree that actually, i think he could have turned things around. >> he's a fantastic campaigner. look. look at what he managed to do during the, you know, the brexit election, let's call it that. he inspired the country. and this is what i was saying. not not that long ago on gb news. there is nobody with

well, you know, she was part of the party who trumpeted the fact that she was supporting liz truss backg to own the decisions and fixing them, she could take a little bit of a look at her own stance and decide whether she wants to do that first before having a go at rishi sunak. she's not wrong, though, in saying that this wasn't good news. doesn't something need to change before at the general election? or should itjust be the status quo? the conservative party had an appalling set of results, there is no doubt about that. the only positive was ben houchen winning in tees valley. but when you look at the actual result and what it means projected at a national election, it would actually mean the conservatives losing every seat in his mayorality area. if these results were projected nationally at a general election, it would mean the labour party would only be the largest party in a hung parliament, so it does give something for the conservatives to work towards. but they have got to focus on delivery and getting a clear message across and actually presenting a united front. because at

liz truss lost control of the economy and working people paid the price.ampton and i saw a couple. they had one child, a three—year—old. they had made the decision that they wanted a second child. they had found a new house that they could move into for their expanded family. they had got a mortgage offer that they could afford. they were looking forward to the next step in their lives. liz truss trashed the economy. their mortgage offer went through the roof. they had to pull out of the sale, stay where they were, cancelled their house. but they also took a more profound decision. they decided that they could no longer afford to have a second child. they will live with the consequences of that for the rest of their lives. that is the price that they paid, and i'm not prepared to let a labour government ever inflict that pain on working people. ever. that's why stability is our first step, a non—negotiable pact with working people, a symbol of a changed labour party ready to serve our country. step two, we will cut nhs waiting times. a000 extra appointment

interested in as well, talked - i'm interested in as well, talked about the money markets and that liz trussay, what does their make of the timing of this election announcement?- timing of this election announcement? . .. .. ~ announcement? they have taken it in their stride. — announcement? they have taken it in their stride, there _ announcement? they have taken it in their stride, there is _ announcement? they have taken it in their stride, there is a _ announcement? they have taken it in their stride, there is a lots _ announcement? they have taken it in their stride, there is a lots of - their stride, there is a lots of movement— their stride, there is a lots of movement in— their stride, there is a lots of movement in the _ their stride, there is a lots of movement in the bond - their stride, there is a lots of. movement in the bond market, their stride, there is a lots of- movement in the bond market, bond yields— movement in the bond market, bond yields reason— movement in the bond market, bond yields reason today, _ movement in the bond market, bond yields reason today, and _ moveme

conservative losses since the liz truss mini budget being - conservative losses since the liz truss it is happening yet, it doesn't look like it is happening yet. and _ it doesn't look like it is happening yet. and these _ it doesn't look like it is happening yet, and these local— it doesn't look like it is happening yet, and these local election - yet, and these local election results — yet, and these local election results in _ yet, and these local election results in the _ yet, and these local election results in the by—election i yet, and these local election - results in the by—election results we have — results in the by—election results we have had _ results in the by—election results we have had this _ results in the by—election results we have had this you _ results in the by—election results we have had this you have - results in the by—election results we have had this you have all- we have had this you have all confirmed _ we have had this you have all confirmed this— we have had this you have all confirmed this same - we have had this you have all confirmed this same sto

well, you know, she was part of the party who trumpeted the fact that she was supporting liz truss back decisions and fixing them, she could take a little bit of a look at her own stance and decide whether she wants to do that first before having a go at rishi sunak. to scotland now where — with less than 2a hours to go until nominations close to replace humza yousaf as leader for the scottish national party — there are suggestions of a late entry to the race. at the moment, john swinney, the former deputy first minister and party leader, is the only person officially in the running. but veteran party activist graeme mccormack says he believes he can garner enough nominations by monday's deadline. 0ur bbc scotland political reporter — jenni davidson, told us more aboutjohn swinney and what this challenge could mean for him. he's a very popular figure. he's very high profile, very experienced, and there's a lot of personal affection for him within the smp. so it's unlikely that this is actually going to be a serious issue for him. but what it does mean for the party is that it would caus

they've tried to capitalise on everything that happened during liz truss's premiership and they've triednot make any unfunded spending commitments to repeatedly say that they can be trusted. so, you know, talking about sound money, that's the key message that they're going to want to be landing with voters, that that labour aren't scary, they're not going to do anything that means you're worse off. and those voters in the mail on some of the kind of more right—leaning papers are people that labour still needs to convince, to make sure that they can, you know, to ensure that they can win a majority at the next election. yeah, and yes, go ahead, james. do you want to come back in? no, i completely agree with lizzie, to be honest. you know, the big hurdle, the big fear for labor is, is this going to be 1992 all over again when despite dissatisfaction with the conservative government, the tories were able to accuse labor were able to accuse labour of planning tax hikes after the election. we remember those posters, labor's tax bombshell and the fallout we remember those posters, labour's tax

because if you do that, you are going down the liz truss route and we saw the damage that she did toi never will. but you can address pensioners who are thinking about where to cast their x in the ballot box in six weeks' time and at the moment they have an offer from the prime minister and the current chancellor which is, if you are on the state, basic state pension, you won't get taxed on it if you vote for them, whereas with labour, you would. well, pensioners are only looking at paying tax on the basic state pension because of what the conservatives have done. people should not believe these promises from the government because unless a plan is fully funded, you shouldn't have any confidence it is going to be delivered. and that is the problem with the conservative party, they are throwing around these ideas with no idea of how they are going to pay for them. in the lake district, some other opposition parties were chasing floating voters, perhaps. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, said the state pension move was a u—turn. the last thing pensioners need is another dose of conserv

stability, stability, stability — and they're trying to remind the electorate of what happened under liz trussl reeves, but nor will she match the pension tax cut. what you won't get from me, either in this election campaign or if i become chancellor of the exchequer in a few weeks' time, is any commitments that is not fully costed and fully funded, because if you do that, you're going down the liz truss route and we saw the damage that she did to our economy. rishi sunak is going down that route — i never will. but you can address pensioners who are thinking about where to cast their x in the ballot box in six weeks' time, and at the moment, they have an offer from the prime minister and the current chancellor which is, if you're on the basic state pension, you won't get taxed on it if you vote for them, whereas with labour, you would. well, pensioners are only looking at paying tax on the basic state pension because of what the conservatives have done. people shouldn't believe these promises from the government because unless a plan is fully funded, you shouldn't have any confidence it is go

_ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz and a real appetite — there's a real mood and a real appetite for— there's a real mood and a real appetite for change. - there's a real mood and a real appetite for change. you - there's a real mood and a real appetite for change.— there's a real mood and a real appetite for change. you have said the 're appetite for change. you have said they're coming _ appetite for change. you have said they're coming directly _ appetite for change. you have said they're coming directly to - appetite for change. you have said they're coming directly to labour l they're coming directly to labour but in your home city, swathes of them are going to reform. you will see different _ them are going to reform. you will see different kinds _ them are going to reform. you will see different kinds of _ them are going to reform. you will see different kinds of results - them are going to reform. you will see different kinds of results in - see different kinds of results in areas _ see different kinds of resul

liz truss lost control of price.ss lost control of the economy , and in scotland, the economy, and in scotland, everybody with a mortgage is paying everybody with a mortgage is paying the price month by month, by month . by month. >> the liberal democrats have made a pledge to provide free school meals to all primary school meals to all primary school children in a manifesto pledge they say would be funded by a tax on share buybacks. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, says they'd extend free school meals starting with those in poverty. the party said it would start by immediately extending the scheme to provide school meals to almost a million children living in poverty, who currently miss out . in the us, currently miss out. in the us, donald trump was found guilty last night of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal in a historic turnaround from commander in to chief convicted criminal. no former or serving us president has ever been convicted of a crime before trump , who pleaded not guilty trump, wh

liz truss crashed the economy.d it. i had to cancel the plans. no more new homes or no more moving on. stuck. but they also made a much more profound decision. they decided that they couldn't afford a second child. they are going to live with that decision for the rest of their lives. i am decision for the rest of their lives. iam not decision for the rest of their lives. i am not prepared to allow an incoming labour government ever to do that kind of damage to working people. and this isn't just and this isn'tjust about and this isn't just about the and this isn'tjust about the past because rishi sunak has not learned the lessons. he says he will abolish national insurance. that is a £46 billion unfunded tax cut, £46 billion. that is why i could hardly believe i am saying this, stability is change. that is why it has to be our first step. the second step is cutting nhs waiting times. it is impossible to overstate the seriousness of this problem. nearly 8 million operations and appointments needed, 8 million. that

you have to go back to notjust partygate but also some of the disaster decisions like electing liz trusset and other decisions, to show that frankly the conservatives are not really in a position to be listened to any more. the fact that rishi sunak is in this position and you have got suella braverman stating from the backbenches that the course should be changed, she was part of the party who trumpeted the fact that she was supporting liz truss back in 2022, so when she talks about needing to own decisions and fix, she can take a little bit of a look at her own stunts and decide whether she wants to do that first before having a good rishi sunak. she is not wron: having a good rishi sunak. she is not wrong in _ having a good rishi sunak. she is not wrong in saying _ having a good rishi sunak. she is not wrong in saying that - having a good rishi sunak. she is not wrong in saying that this - having a good rishi sunak. she is l not wrong in saying that this wasn't good news, doesn't something needs to change before the general election? orshould to change before the general election? or

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if you get fan of liz truss.is true blue tory defecting to the labour party ? doesn't it just show that party? doesn't it just show that your party is a sinking ship ? your party is a sinking ship? >> no, it shows something about the individual, not about >> no, it shows something about the individual , not about the the individual, not about the party. it's a very, very, odd decision, i guess. as you say, she's very much criticised. the labour party on many issues, but particularly on immigration and the fact they have no plan on immigration, i mean , she, she, immigration, i mean, she, she, she, you know, she, she's she'll have to answer herself , i guess. have to answer herself, i guess. but, how you can change your views that much. and, you know, there's many, many colleagues in kent, i think, who, who are really disappointed because they helped her a lot over many personal issues as well. so it's disappointing. but, you know, her principles have shifted and i think, as rosie duffield said, at least one kent

so we're hearing more from more from her. >> that sounds a bit of a swipe at perhaps liz truss, formera little bit of a tension in the labour party. keir starmer saying that he is a socialist and rachel reevesis he is a socialist and rachel reeves is calling herself a social democrat, is that interesting? yes >> well, i think it is. what does socialism mean? because i asked a question in the press conference just gone. if you're not a socialist, then do you believe that those in business can get filthy rich ? and she can get filthy rich? and she said she recognised that people should be able to get the pay, be paid properly for what they get for the work they do. if they work hard, get a decent wage. and i think that whole kind of the labour's position on big business fat cats, to use the old jargon from, from the, from the 80s and 90s, what would labour do when you have these big bonuses being paid out? what would labour do? i think that the base of the party may be interested to hear that. yes certainly. >> and it does seem that we haven't heard all that much. there's a big, lot of s

because if you do that, you are going down the liz truss route and we saw the damage that she did tothat route, i never will. but you can address pensioners who are thinking about where to cast their x in the ballot box in six weeks' time and at the moment they have an offer from the prime minister and the current chancellor which is, if you are on the state, basic state pension, you won't get taxed on it if you vote for them whereas with labour, you would. well, pensioners are only looking at paying tax on the basic state pension because of what the conservatives have done. people should not believe these promises from the government because unless a plan is fully funded, you shouldn't have any confidence it is going to be delivered. in the lake district, some other opposition parties were chasing floating voters, perhaps. the lib dems leader, sir ed davey, said the state pension move was a u—turn. the last thing pensioners need is another dose of conservative government. the last thing the country needs. liberal democrats have some really attractive policies for pensioners. not onl

the parties that borisjohnson attended in the pandemic times, followed by the scandal, and then liz trusst really happened and it is against the backdrop of a big deficit in the policies taking the scandal. the public are effectively having to vote sense the mini budget. after the turbulence of the last few years. also people will look back, 14 years of government labour will say a regular 14 years of tory leadership. david cameron not even elected for the pointing to the house of lords or foreign secretary. they share churn of being a government for a long time with one party you start to run out of good people, don't you?— party you start to run out of good people, don't you? rishi sunak wants to sa look people, don't you? rishi sunak wants to say look at — people, don't you? rishi sunak wants to say look at my _ people, don't you? rishi sunak wants to say look at my record, _ people, don't you? rishi sunak wants to say look at my record, his - to say look at my record, his record in less than two years that he has been at the helm. labour will want to say, look at 14 years of conservat

what did liz truss stand for? >> liz truss stood for.stood no principled ideological leader we've had in a very long time. >> yes, but bonkers. >> yes, but bonkers. >> well, i don't agree with that anyway, this is really exciting. in a fascinating new discovery from the depths of volcanic ash in herculaneum, a new papyrus scroll has revealed how one of the great western philosophers, plato, may have spent his final evening the ancient scroll was found carbonated because of the ad 79 explosion of mount vesuvius, and it suggests that the greek philosopher was extremely ill with fever, spent his last hours listening to a thracian slave girl playing the flute. well, stella , this is so flute. well, stella, this is so exciting because there may be all sorts of other amazing classical works there. but also we now know for certain that plato is real. >> exactly. we know that he's a historical figure, and we were never sure whether he existed, whether he was one person or many people, which is, of course, something that we see with a lot of othe

if you remember , liz truss in september remember, liz truss in september 2022 was appointed by her majestyueen at balmoral due to the queen's health, the king is still continuing cancer treatment so they may decide nearer the time in july that the new prime minister whoever that is, has to go to where the king is, has to go to where the king is rather than it happening at buckingham palace. none of that, of course, is confirmed . as it of course, is confirmed. as it stands, the top line here is the king has granted the prime minister permission to hold a general election on the 4th of july. >> interesting stuff. thank you very much for that. cameron walker, i was listening to you then as cameron was explaining that about events being paused and actually you were just saying to me that one of your events that you're associated with looks perhaps likely to be affected by that. >> so i think one of the garden parties that was due to take place in edinburgh for many charities and for volunteers in the week running up to the general election, obviously, as we've just heard, that no doubt will n

and her downfall, rishi sunak. — liz truss and her downfall, rishi sunak, during during the pandemiche pandemic, vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, — vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, on— vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, on the big events we have had, _ ukraine, on the big events we have had, rishi — ukraine, on the big events we have had, rishi sunak pointed to some of them, _ had, rishi sunak pointed to some of them, he _ had, rishi sunak pointed to some of them, he wants to point to some of those _ them, he wants to point to some of those and _ them, he wants to point to some of those and say it is the evidence of the dangers of the world we live in an these _ the dangers of the world we live in an these things have been driven, change _ an these things have been driven, change inflation, and that he is now sought— change inflation, and that he is now sought to _ change inflation, and that he is now sought to bring some order and stability. — sought to bring some order and stability, stick with him and explain _ stability, stick with him and explain. the

or boris johnson years or he is saying is he's not liz truss or borisjohnson and he has a prime ministeroing with this campaign. it's only day one but how personal _ this campaign. it's only day one but how personal do — this campaign. it's only day one but how personal do you _ this campaign. it's only day one but how personal do you think - this campaign. it's only day one but how personal do you think this - how personal do you think this campaign could get? it is how personal do you think this campaign could get? it is already uuite campaign could get? it is already quite personal- — campaign could get? it is already quite personal. even _ campaign could get? it is already quite personal. even before - campaign could get? it is already quite personal. even before the i quite personal. even before the campaign began you could very much see in prime minister's questions for example rishi sunak and sir keir starmer really going at each other with personal insults. the one issue sir keir starmer will have is not being accused of flip—flopping. it's something rishi sunak in sight to sir k

campaign, but then ran against him for the leadership of the conservative party and he was critical of liz trusse she resigned as prime minister. so someone who has been really at the forefront of politics in the uk for really quite some time, while he hasn't quite ever been having the quite job of hasn't quite ever been having the quitejob of —— topjob of prime minister, he has been in the ear of many prime ministers and held quite a number of influential roles. 0ne a number of influential roles. one of many mps now standing down, i think we would have to double check the exact total, but i think this brings us to 120 mps now who are not standing for late reelection. not quite as high as in 2010 but quite higher than 1997. among them there are some other significant names — teresa mae made her last speech in the house of commons this afternoon, also matt hancock, the former health secretary. ben wallace, the former defence secretary, he spoke this afternoon urging mps to continue to invest in defence spending and security of the country and also to add to the people who are leaving parliament t

labour party leader and a lot of labour activists talk about the former conservative party leader, liz trussom corbyn versus truss election? >> oh, well, there could be a bit of that. i mean, let's remember why the conservatives won the 2019 election. jeremy corbyn was a big factor in that. getting brexit done was a factor. and the fact that boris johnson was very popular , it was johnson was very popular, it was the bbc factor. >> brexit, boris corbyn. >> brexit, boris corbyn. >> exactly, and all of those factors are now disappeared so that the only thing that really gives the conservatives comfort is the fact that the centre left vote is still split between laboun vote is still split between labour, the liberal democrats and the greens, and the greens are growing, indeed . and so if are growing, indeed. and so if they were to unite, we ran some figures once the you know, labour was majority would be even larger. but then on the right, boris johnson was able to make sure that the, brexit party did not call serious electoral problems. concerns do not have that happy situation at the moment b

but now there is been huge damage the economy done by liz truss and the tories in the last five yearsion fees and have 40,000 appointments extra in the nhs. we can't have both so i've taken a political choice, which is to say, at the moment we have got to prioritise the nhs and that is a political choice of the labour party, that is what we put before the electorate and the electric know you have to make difficult choices because after what has happened in the last five years they have had to make difficult choices, thinks they had hoped to do, examples i've given today, people who wanted bigger houses have had to make the choice not to do it because they can't because the economy has been damaged. it is no different in a way to the choice i have had to make, which is the nhs, and we won't be able to do what we wanted on tuition fees. thank you. michael at the express. fees. thank you. michael at the exress. �* ' . ., , express. add the 15 eu countries lookin: to express. add the 15 eu countries looking to secure _ express. add the 15 eu countries looking to secure our _ express. add