mick lynch, are you after the king's _ always right.s speech _ always right. mick lynch, are you after the king's speech today a l after the king's speech today a happy union leader?— after the king's speech today a happy union leader? happier than a cou-le of happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks _ happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks ago. _ happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks ago. i _ happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks ago. i think - happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks ago. i think we - happy union leader? happier than a couple of weeks ago. i think we gotj couple of weeks ago. i think we got the country on the move again. there is a bit of dynamism in the leadership of the country and we hope they can get their programme of the stocks very quickly, get a bit of energy going on all the issues that they are looking at, especially theissues that they are looking at, especially the issues we are interested in, transports. good news on that today. what they told us i

and we just handing a load of power here to people like mick lynch . people like mick lynch. >> therethere's a really simple question. >> simple answer. people are not happy, often delayed, cancelled. it's not acceptable. and i mean, i'd ask you the other commentator here, what do you want to leave it as it is? are we happy with how it's been for the last ten years? is a disgrace. and for me, i mean, look, i often see the bigger picture. i look at this country and i think this is a great country. okay? we created the trains. you know, i'm like, i want to be proud of this country. and like, you look at our train system and actually , our train system and actually, you know, you know, it's unreliable. it's inefficient. it's everything. we don't want it to be. so i'm like, hey, let's give this a go. you know , let's give this a go. you know, now let's come back in a year's time. and if you're not seeing good results, that's fine. but what i think is a little bit i mean, i'm not a pessimist. i'm not optimist. i'm also someone that likes to find solutions. and i think you're going to strug

i saw mick lynch on newsnight. oh, yeah. from the rmt.he obviously approves of the desire to nationalise the railways. he said that's great. on the subject of lifting the cap on benefit for more than two children, he said look, 75% of parents who claim benefits are in work, so we're already not paying people enough to work because i've often pointed out the there are many people who can't afford to have more than two children they don't have. so the point being, is it fair to give benefits to people who have three children or more if other people are going without children? but anyway, he made the point that actually 75% of people who are getting the benefits are in work. so of course, that's a great example of how keir starmer will be under pressure from figures on the left to get his chequebook out. he will. and you know, whether that's sharon graham from unite, who told us last week she thinks labour will have to ease off on its fiscal rules, its spending limits. she basically thinks they should. they'll have to kind of move them or fi

i’m to mick lynch and nigel evans en'oy your retirement?i your retirement? — your retirement? i'm not going to retire, i'm only 66! _ your retirement? i'm not going to retire, i'm only 66! my _ your retirement? i'm not going to retire, i'm only 66! my best i your retirement? i'm not going toj retire, i'm only 66! my best years are ahead of me! ladle retire, i'm only 66! my best years are ahead of me!— are ahead of me! we are back tomorrow. — are ahead of me! we are back tomorrow, see _ are ahead of me! we are back tomorrow, see you _ are ahead of me! we are back tomorrow, see you then, i are ahead of me! we are back| tomorrow, see you then, have are ahead of me! we are back i tomorrow, see you then, have a are ahead of me! we are back - tomorrow, see you then, have a good night. live from london, this is bbc news. the first labour government in ia years sets out its plans for the country, amid the pomp and pageantry of the state opening of parliament. fanfare plays in a crowded house of lords, the king says sir keir starmer�*s government will create a new na

we have mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt and nigel evans, who was a tory mp for 32 years untilbout when voters might experience that change that chris was referring to. newsnight, bbc two and iplayer. the head of the us secret service, kimberly cheatle, is under more pressure to resign over the attempted assassination of donald trump, after she said agents didn't guard the roof used by the gunman because it was too slanted. she said there were health and safety concerns about putting people on to it. the former president is expected to speak shortly about the attempt on his life. our north america editor sarah smith reports. donald trump always relishes the spotlight. and he knows how to use it to his best advantage. today, he's being shown around the stage where he will speak tomorrow. he says he ripped up his prepared speech after he was shot and wrote a whole new one, focusing on national unity. so has he really changed? we'll find out on thursday night. at his first convention appearance, we could see how closely he's now being guarded. look at all the secret service around

forget about mick lynch and his striking rmt.s it's vladimir putin that's been running british rail all along . running british rail all along. meanwhile, john lewis have won a planning application to build 353 flats in south london as part of their plans to become one of the country's biggest housing developers. that's right, john lewis, of all people, folk are already queuing up to buy flats in what has been nicknamed the waitrose tower. in what's expected to become the most middle class block of flats in the world. the building will be organic , made with pasture organic, made with pasture raised bricks and painted with free range paint paint that was to free roam on a sunny pasture. the roof will be made of recycled couscous and flats will come with a supply of hot and cold water and another tap just for prosecco . presumably these for prosecco. presumably these properties will never be knowingly undersold. ooh, there you go . i'm here all week. okay, you go. i'm here all week. okay, folks, let's get reaction to all of the bi

the royal college of nursing , mick lynch college of nursing, mick lynch the mind boggles.s ever. thank you very much for joining excellent as ever. thank you very much forjoining us. now, very much forjoining us. now, very shortly, we'll continue the discussion with the former chairman of the bma gps committee and also between now and 5:00, tony blair is back calling the shots for the labour party as he predicts sir keir starmer will have to put up taxes by an eye—watering £50 billion. is blair back? did he ever go away? who's really in control? first, it's time for your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst. >> the headlines this hour. labour ministers are sitting on the government front benches for the government front benches for the first time in 14 years today, with a new session of parliament now underway, 643 mps gathered ahead of parliament's state opening and are currently being sworn in as mps. sir keir starmer paid tribute to colleagues past and present, as he made his first appearance in the commons since becoming pm. as you've been hearing, pay negotiat

forget about mick lynch and his striking rmt.at's been running british rail all along . running british rail all along. meanwhile, john lewis have won a planning application to build 353 flats in south london as part of their plans to become one of the country's biggest housing developers. that's right, john lewis, of all people, folk are already queuing up to buy flats in what has been nicknamed the waitrose tower. in what's expected to become the most middle class block of flats in the world. the building will be organic , made with pasture organic, made with pasture raised bricks and painted with free range paint paint that was to free roam on a sunny pasture. the roof will be made of recycled couscous and flats will come with a supply of hot and cold water and another tap just for prosecco . presumably these for prosecco. presumably these properties will never be knowingly undersold. ooh, there you go . i'm here all week. okay, you go. i'm here all week. okay, folks, let's get reaction to all of the big stories of the day in