so mel stride there very clearly _ street. so mel stride there very clearly setting - street.he j very clearly setting out the case for the prosecution, as it were. from rachel reeves's point of view she was actually quite keen to make this statement to mps today because i think she wanted to take on some of these wider criticisms that had been swilling around in parliament and in the papers andindeed in parliament and in the papers and indeed some of the grumbles on their own backbenches. the approach she took is more effectively the best form of defence is attack. i have been under no illusion about the scale that we face. after 14 years of stagnant economic growth, higher debt and economic uncertainty, and we have seen global economic uncertainty play out in the last week. but leadership is not about ducking these challenges. it is about rising to them. the economic headwinds that we face are a reminder that we should indeed, we must go further and faster in our plan to kick start economic growth. too kind of bill current state of economy. we have heard many times before, t

ben houchen said she was a fantastic mel stride but he - a fantastic mel stride but he said that people he wrong? he trust us, few people see us as credible. is he wrong?- credible. is he wrong? he is absolutely _ credible. is he wrong? he is absolutely right _ credible. is he wrong? he is absolutely right and - credible. is he wrong? he is absolutely right and the - absolutely right and the general election typifies this, that we have a huge mountain to climb but at the time to do it. do you? with nigel farage snapping at your heels? this snapping at your heels? as there will _ snapping at your heels? sis there will probably snapping at your heels? s there will probably not snapping at your heels? sis there will probably not be an election for another 11.5 years. we have to regain the trust in a number of areas, we have to regain the trust in a number ofareas, including most significantly the economy. i am absolutely confident that under kemi badenoch this is leadership, she knows what conservative principles are, that will do the hard charger a cassette tape and fought for work to com

we've also had mel stride, the shadow chancellor.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 some discussions with the government there about how britain and china improve their trade. she's obtained about 600 million, which is quite a small amount in benefits over the next five years. mel stride said she shouldn't be there, cap in hand, as he put it, but it was put back to him that the trouble that the government is facing on the economy at the moment partly comes from the fact that they inherited a very difficult situation when they took over six months ago, won the election. and mel stride, the shadow chancellor, said that the previous governments, liz truss and rishi sunak and what they did on the economy could not be blamed for what is happening now and labour is dealing with. this is what he said. the first thing they did when they came into office was to talk th

mel stride was talking to laura kuenssberg, the shadow chancellor, what did he say?fairly modest amount of money in potential trade benefits for britain in the next five years. she has been criticised for going to china and having these conversations. mel stride the chat shadow chancellor said i would not be in shanghai cap in hand when momentous things are going on in the economy. he is talking about the increase in borrowing costs, the government has to pay money to borrow, that has gone up this week. it was put to him that part of this was the inheritance this government is having to deal with from the liz truss mini budget back couple of years ago and rishi sunak�*s government. this is what he said in response to that criticism. the first thing we did in the government— the first thing we did in the government was— the first thing we did in the government was to - the first thing we did in the government was to talk - the first thing we did in the government was to talk the economy— government was to talk the economy down,. _ government was to talk the economy do

shadow chancellor mel stride has said her policies announced in the budget last year are taking us back

mel stride questioned the government spending. millions of hard-working _ government spending. of hard-working people up and| of hard—working people up and down our country are now having to pay the price for yet another socialist government taxing and spending their way into trouble. does the right honourable gentleman not now accept that it is time to change course? i accept that it is time to change course?- accept that it is time to change course? accept that it is time to chance course? .. , ., change course? i am pleased the riaht change course? i am pleased the right honourable _ change course? i am pleased the right honourable gentleman - right honourable gentleman enjoyed my performance. i haven't— enjoyed my performance. i haven't even had my first cup of coffee _ haven't even had my first cup of coffee yet this morning. let me answer some of his questions. the honourable members should listen if the questions are so important to them — questions are so important to them he _ questions are so important to them. he asked me about the fiscal— them. he asked me about the

the shadow chancellor, mel stride, has accused are her ofjumping on a jet when she should be gettings, for example, are saying that she should be coming up with a plan b for how she plans to address market volatility. and of course, for the chancellor who's out there trying to sell uk plc. she is facing these questions at press conferences like this about these issues at home. but she has defended her budget. she said her fiscal rules are non—negotiable and she's talked about how important economic stability is. but i'm sure when she gets back on monday, there are still likely to be a lot of questions for her. a former thai soldier accused of killing a cambodian opposition politician has been handed over to the authorities in thailand. he's suspected of shooting dead lim kimya after the former legislator stepped off a bus in bangkok. the suspect, ekkalak phaenoi has apparently confessed to the crime, but his motive is unclear. he then fled to cambodia, from where he's been repatriated. the 27—year—old will take part in a two—day summit in islamabad focusing on girl's education in isl

because that's mel stride. he was then talking about the chancellor, rachel reeves. she's currently going nowhere, and she issued a fierce defence. so we'll look at that. but on the other side of the fence, in other side of the fence, in other breaking news today, tulip siddiq, the anti—corruption minister accused of corruption, she has finally resigned. what a mess. and speaking of messes, kemi badenoch, she's in trouble again today. she's been heavily criticised because she said that rape gangs are made up of peasants from subcultures. your thoughts on that? also, i've got this fascinating story that i must tell you about tonight. you won't even believe your eyes and ears when i share it with you. i'll be getting stuck into all of that and more with my panel tonight. jacqueline foster, the conservative peer and former member of the european parliament, and matt lazar, the former labour adviser. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live to tonight's latest news headlines. >> very good evening to you. the top story tonight at six. well, the princess of wales has r

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is that a source of concern to mel stride? and former chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be here. i'll be asking him why. what's been going on with the economy is any worse than liz truss's mini—budget of 2022. lord walney, the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption, will be with me to discuss the latest on the grooming gangs, child rape scandal and why labour is still blocking a national inquiry. and we'll be looking ahead to president elect trump's upcoming inauguration and also reflecting on the devastating wildfires in los angeles, with jennifer ewing of the republican overseas group. another 90 minutes of punchy british politics lies ahead. don't go anywhere. but first, let's delve now into the sunday papers with former conservative special adviser james price, who joins me this morning. james, lovely to see you. good morning. right. great story on the front of the mail on sunday by the political edhon on sunday by the political editor, glen owen and his deputy, anna mikhailova,

the shadow chancellor, mel stride, slammed her for leaving during financial turmoil here in the uk, calling it a crisis made in downing street. >> to go or not to go, that is now a question . the prime now a question. the prime minister will be damned if he does, but he will surely be damned if he does not. the british people deserve better. chancellor of the exchequer. >> in other political news tonight, tulip siddiq has stepped down as treasury minister amid mounting pressure from an anti—corruption investigation. the labour mp is facing allegations of embezzlement involving her family in bangladesh, where her aunt served as prime minister. she is also under investigation in the uk over properties linked to her aunt's allies. well, despite insisting she's done nothing wrong, she says she's staying. she wouldn't stay in the role because it could be a distraction. it's the second resignation now in just six months, raising further questions about sir keir starmer's leadership. and shadow home secretary chris philp is one of those weighing in on siddique's resignation, accusing keir starmer

of having fled to china rather than explain how she'll fix the uk's economy, shadow chancellor mel strided gb news the chancellor's judgement has been poor. >> he should not be in china at the moment. talking to the chinese and the way she is saying that she's got this £120 million a year additional funding coming into the uk economy. given that the moves in the bond market recently partly, at least substantially, at least because of the decisions that she's taken, is costing us an estimated £12 billion a year. that's enough to fund 300,000 nurses, for example. so, no, i think her judgement has been very poor and very poor judgement around the budget, which is why we are in that in that situation. >> in other news, a man has been arrested after the attempted abduction of a three year old girl in wolverhampton. the 37 year old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnap yesterday after the incident, which happened in leicester street at around 5.15 on thursday afternoon. that's according to west midlands police. the little girl was not injured during that incident. elsewhere, a north

the shadow chancellor, mel stride, slammed reeves for leaving during financial turmoil here at home, calling it a crisis made in downing street. >> to go or not to go, that is now a question . the prime now a question. the prime minister will be damned if he does, but he will surely be damned if he does not. the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> tulip siddiq has stepped down as treasury minister amid mounting pressure from an anti—corruption investigation. the labour mp is facing allegations of embezzlement involving her family in bangladesh, where her aunt served as prime minister. she's also under investigation here in the uk over properties linked to her aunt's allies. while despite insisting she's done nothing wrong, she says that staying in that role could have been a distraction. it's the second resignation in just six months, raising further questions about sir keir starmer's leadership. well, the shadow home secretary, chris philp, has weighed in on sadiq's resignation, accusing the prime minister of being far too slow to act now that the prime minister

shadow chancellor mel stride called it a crisis made in downing street, accusing the government of breaking promises and crushing business confidence . and crushing business confidence. >> to go or not to go. that is now a question . the prime now a question. the prime minister will be damned if he does, but he will surely be damned if he does not. the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> in other political news tonight, treasury minister tulip siddiq has resigned after being named in a corruption probe in bangladesh, where her family is accused of embezzling almost £4 billion. she referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser and was cleared of breaching the ministerial code, but said that staying on would detract from government work. keir starmer thanked her for her service, but the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, accused the prime minister of dither and delay. the liberal democrats also added that voters expected better from the government. the chair of the criminal cases review commission has quit after intense criticism over her handung intense cri

but the shadow chancellor, mel stride, slammed reeves for leaving financial turmoil here at home, callingt a crisis made in downing street. >> to go or not to go, that is now a question. the prime minister will be damned if he does, but he will surely be damned if he does not. the british people deserve better, trusted the exchequer. >> political news tonight tulip siddiq has stepped down as treasury minister amid mounting pressure from an anti—corruption investigation. the labour mp is facing allegations of embezzlement involving her family in bangladesh, where her aunt served as prime minister. she's also under investigation here in the uk over properties unked here in the uk over properties linked to her aunt's allies. but despite insisting she's done nothing wrong, she said staying in the role could have been a distraction. it's now the second resignation in just six months, raising further questions about sir keir starmer's leadership and the shadow home secretary. chris philp has weighed in on tulip siddiq resignation. he's accused keir starmer of being far too slow to act. >> now.

shadow chancellor mel stride told gb news miss reeves judgement has been very poor. >> she should notin china at the moment. talking to the chinese and the way she is saying that she's got this £120 million a year additional funding coming into the uk economy, given that the moves in the bond market recently partly, at least substantially, at least because of the decisions that she's taken, is costing us an estimated £12 billion a year. that's enough to fund 300,000 nurses, for example. so, no, i think her judgement has been very poor and very poor judgement around the budget, which is why we are in that , in which is why we are in that, in that situation. >> in other news, the los angeles fires are raging on as the death toll has now reached 16, with the blame directed at celebrity residents who broke water saving rules to attend their lavish gardens. more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. looters are also a persistent thorn in the side of the authorities, with criminals even dressing as firefighters in order to steal from evacuated homes. malibu has lost one third of

but shadow chancellor mel stride told gb news rachel reeves must get a grip on the economy. >> i don't know about the future of rachel reeves. that's in the hands of the prime minister, but what i do know is that she's got to get a grip of this economy. you know, we've seen growth, killed, stone dead. we've seen a government that's taxed the living daylights out of businesses. we have seen, even though inflation has come off a little bit this morning, high inflation above target. and you put all those things together with the moves that there have beenin with the moves that there have been in the bond market. and you've got an economy that's in a very precarious situation. and she really needs to get a grip, particularly on how she's going to start generating growth. >> meanwhile, the chief secretary to the treasury, darren jones, says he and the prime minister have complete faith in the chancellor. >> i have confidence, of course, in the chancellor, as does the prime minister. she returned from china this week doing trade deals for uk businesses and gave a statement to the house of co

shadow chancellor mel stride slammed rachel reeves for disappearing on that trip and updated the chancellor mess. he said that she has left behind, calling the economic situation a crisis made in downing street. mr reeves defended her position, though, and hailed agreements she reached during her visit to asia. >> the opportunity to make working people off by making britain better off. that is the mandate that this government had, has and this is what we will deliver. >> rachel reeves speaking earlier. well, despite calls for her sacking, sir keir starmer has insisted rachel reeves will stay in post until the next general election. but mr stride finished his questioning earlier, referring to the chancellor's situation to shakespeare's hamlet, saying the british people deserve better. >> to go or not to go, that is now a question . the prime now a question. the prime minister will be damned if he does, but he will surely be damned if he does not. the british people deserve better. chancellor of the exchequer. >> a gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal is said to be on the brink, with talks