.- ministerjess phillips.kl ministerjess phillips. helen i catt in westminster, thank you for the moment. the british government has been defending its handling of the economy after a turbulent day on the markets on thursday saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16 year high. the chancellor rachel reeves is on her way to china with a delegation of city executives, as labour seeks closer economic links with beijing as part of its quest for growth. 0ur asia business reporter sura njana tewari has more. rachel reeves under quite a bit of pressure over this trip to china given what is going on in the uk markets, but the goal could ultimately benefit the uk economy, with her defenders saying the trip is important for uk trade & investment. china is a uk's fifth largest trading partner with $68 billion worth of trade going from china to the uk last year. miss reeves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seven years and as you mentio

director of public prosecutions but also of his own government's record and his safeguarding ministerjess phillipsd a line had been crossed in the criticism of her. he said, i enjoy the cut and thrust of politics but it has to be based on truth and not lies. he talked about elon musk, he did not mention him directly by name, at least initially. his focus of criticism was more on the conservative party. he said, i won't tolerate politicians jumping on the bandwagonjust to get attention and he went on to get attention and he went on to say, those politicians sat in government for 14 years not doing anything. and in particular, cases of the conservative party was what he said the failure of and preventing an inquiry into child six abuse that reported in 2022, may 20 recommendations was that he said his focus is implementing those recommendations rather than notching another review. the calls without further inquiry has focused on wanting to make it around the links between the different grooming gang cases that we have seen around the country. those are still ongoing. he said he did not think it was

and musk attacked the safeguarding ministerjess phillips, saying her behaviour had been utterly disgusting, she was a rape genocide apologist, should also be in prison. the prime minister clearly felt he could no longer ignore the interventions and waded in today, defending his record as director of public prosecutions, saying he was the first to tackle the gangs head on. that is why i reopened cases that had been closed, and supposedly finished. i brought the first major prosecution of an asian grooming gang in the particular case in rochdale, but it was the first of its kind, there were many that then followed that format. we changed, or i changed, the whole prosecution approach. rochdale was just one town of many. over several decades, thousands of young girls were groomed and abused by gangs. many of the men involved of pakistani descent. nervousness about inflaming racial tensions meant some cases were not investigated. the controversy over grooming gangs, and what government, police and others failed to do, goes back many years. elon musk�*s interventions are helping whip it up anew,

he attacked the safeguarding ministerjess phillips, saying her behaviour had been utterly disgusting, a rape genocide apologist, should also be in prison. the prime minister clearly felt he could no longer ignore the interventions and waded in today, defending his record as director of public prosecutions, saying he was the first to tackle the gangs head on. that is why i reopened cases that had been closed, and supposedly finished. i brought the first major prosecution of an asian grooming gang in the particular case in rochdale, but it was the first of its kind, or many that then followed that format. we changed, or i changed, the whole prosecution approach. rochdale was just one town of many. over several decades, thousands of young girls were groomed and abused by gangs, many of the men involved of pakistani descent. nervousness about inflaming racial tensions meant some cases were not investigated. the controversy over grooming gangs, and what government, police and others failed to do, goes back many years. elon musk�*s interventions are helping whip it up anew, and now others h

he called the home office ministerjess phillips a "rape genocide apologist", and today, he conducted america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignance, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon, simply to get attention, when those politicians sat in government for 1h long years. tweeting, talking, but not doing anything about it, now so desperate for attention that they are amplifying what the far right is saying. at the heart of this row are victims — vulnerable, young, often white girls exploited, abused, sometimes ra

they are saying that they are monitoring elon musk after he posted about the safeguarding ministerjess phillipsre looking not just at his account, but the reach of posts by others who have large followers, who shot and who is engaging in. it is being carried out by a team in homeland security group, responsible for reducing national security risks, and focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland, according to their website. the source said it is being done to make sure that they are on top of whatever challenges are being posed by non—state actors. the home office is monitoring social media posts with a large number of followers. the us supreme court has denied a last—minute bid by president—elect donald trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. the top court rejected mr trump's emergency application seeking to block friday's sentencing by a 5—4 vote. he'd been convicted in a new york court of covering up payments to an adult film performer. two conservative judges joined the three liberals to reject mr trump's bid to delay the hearing. this was his reaction to the decision. well,

he called the home office ministerjess phillips a rape genocide apologist, and today, he conducted a britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignant is, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon, simply to get attention. when those politicians sat in government for 14 long years. tweeting, talking, but not doing anything about it. now so desperate for attention that they are amplifying what the far right is saying. at the heart of this row are victims — vulnerable, young, often white girls exploited, abused, sometimes raped by men predominantly of pakistan

he called the home office ministerjess phillips a rape genocide apologist, and today he conducted a surveyople of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now listen to the prime minister's indignance, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head—on. and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... so this government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention. when those politicians sat in government for 14 long years, tweeting, talking, but not doing anything about it. now so desperate for attention that they are amplifying what the far right is saying. at the heart of this row are victims — vulnerable, young, often white girls, exploited, abused, someti

he called the home office ministerjess phillips a rape genocide apologist, and today, he conducted ahe people of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignant is, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highest number of child sexual abuse cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says... 50 cases being prosecuted on record. and now, he says...— and now, he says... so this government _ and now, he says... so this government will _ and now, he says... so this government will get - and now, he says... so this government will get on - and now, he says... so this| government will get on with and now, he says... so this - government will get on with the job of protecting victims, but what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping calling

he's accused the prime minister of complicity and called the ministerjess phillips a "rape apologist"ir starmer and jess phillips, by the way, who've both been on the receiving end of completely ill—judged and ill—founded criticism, are people who have done, in their professional lives, more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham, in 2014, in telford and a seven—year national review that published its final report in 2022. labour says the tories didn't put in place the recommendations of that review. the conservatives argue it wasn't robust enough. the grooming gangs task force that |rishi sunak set up has led to overl 500 arrests of gang rape _ perpetrators but has also uncovered this problem has not finished. i for those reasons, that's why it's. important we have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. _ take over, elon. when donald trump returns to the white house later this month, elon musk will be wi

he has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a "rape apologist" for refusing a nationalm prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr farage, who has repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of the world's most influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he stresses he and mr musk don't always agree, things could get much trickier if mr musk continues his controversial interventions into politics this side of the pond. helen catt, bbc news. the first big film awards of the season take place later, with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. 0ur la correspondent, emma vardy, has more. the golden globes kicks off hollywood's awards season with what's known as the biggest party of the year. and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go.

and he described the safeguarding ministerjess phillips as a "rape genocide apologist."nister hit back... we've seen this playbook many times, whipping up of intimidation and threats of violence, hoping that the media will amplify it. jess phillips does not need me or anybody else to speak on her behalf, but when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats tojess phillips and others, then in my book a line has been crossed. what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention. when those politicians sat in government for 1h long years, tweeting, talking, but not doing anything about it. now so desperate for attention that they're amplifying what the far right is saying. what was was behind the decision of keir starmer doing this today? downing street decided he had to call out elon musk clearly and to do so in a way that would not jeopardise his relationship with donald trump, so he did not name elon musk but he talked about people who are p

he has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a "rape apologist" for refusing a nationalost influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he stresses he and mr musk don't always agree, things could get much trickier if mr musk continues his controversial interventions into politics this side of the pond. helen catt, bbc news. the first big film awards of the season take place later with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. 0ur la correspondent emma vardy has more. the golden globes kicks off hollywood's awards season with what's known as the biggest party of the year. and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're green. iam. wicked, the wizard of oz reimagined, has been spellbinding audiences as a stage show for two decades. now, as one of the biggest films of the year, it could win best musical or comedy at the globes with cynthia erivo and ariana grande

billionaire accused sir keir starmer of inaction and said safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves prison over her comments of exploitation in oldham. the conservatives have also criticised musk for sharing what they described as factually inaccurate claims, and warned against distracting from survivors needs. but wes streeting has hit back, urging musk to help tackle rape gangs. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing to work with tech giants to make sure that we keep young people safe online and free from exploitation. >> flu cases in hospitals across england have quadrupled in a month, with over 5000 patients treated just last week alone. nhs chiefs are warning of intense pressures as the virus pushes hospitals to breaking p

the safeguarding ministerjess phillips had said, decided last year that it would be better to have a inquiry. she said she decided that because in her experience local inquiries had delivered better, quicker results and delivered quicker change to local areas. that decision, though, not to have a government at inquiry, that has been picked up, reported in the media, picked up last week by elon musk, world's richest man, owner of x, the social media site, he started posting about it. that turbo—charge the whole debate and turbo—charge the political debate around this, then we see these calls for a national inquiry into the issue of grooming gangs, into, to look into what the conservatives said they want is to look into whether there should be held response will come and nobody had been held responsible of those who had failed in the past to properly investigate those grooming gangs. and there is a question, then, of focusing on that issue. that's why they have been attached an amendment to this bill today, the second reading that's just took place today, and that vote to say that amen

the tech billionaire suggested safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves to be in prison. it comes after she insisted it was for oldham council alone to launch an investigation into child exploitation. meanwhile, tory leader kemi badenoch is calling for a full national inquiry into the issue, saying justice for victims is long overdue. a group of 20 councillors has quit the party. 20 labour councillors thatis party. 20 labour councillors that is accusing sir keir starmer of abandoning traditional party values. the group, from broxtowe borough council, have formed a breakaway independence group with 100 members and a county councillor also leaving labour. in response. the remaining labour councillors in broxtowe say they're extremely disappointed by the move, but have pledged to continue working for local residents. suspected people smugglers could soon face travel bans, phone restrictions or social media blackouts under new government proposals. ministers are introducing interim serious crime prevention orders to impose immediate restrictions while courts

billionaire accused sir keir starmer of inaction and said safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillipseserves prison over her comments of exploitation in oldham. the conservatives have also criticised musk for sharing what they described as factually inaccurate claims, and warned against distracting from survivors needs. but wes streeting has hit back, urging musk to help tackle rape gangs. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing to work with tech giants to make sure that we keep young people safe, online and free from exploitation. >> flu cases in hospitals across england have quadrupled in a month, with over 5000 patients treated just last week alone. nhs chiefs are warning of intense pressures as the virus pushes hospitals to breaking po

the billionaire suggested safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves to be in prison, he said. it comes after she insisted it was for oldham council alone to launch an investigation into child exploitation. between 2011 and 2014. meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch is calling for a full national inquiry into the issue, saying justice for victims is long overdue. a group of 20 labour councillors has quit the party today, accusing sir keir starmer of abandoning traditional labour values. the group, from broxtowe borough council, have formed a breakaway independence group with 100 members and a county councillor also leaving labour. in response. the remaining labour councillors in broxtowe say they're extremely disappointed but pledged to continue working for local residents. suspected people smugglers could soon face travel bans, phone restrictions and social media blackouts under new government proposals. ministers are introducing interim serious crime prevention orders to impose immediate restrictions while courts review full orders. the move follow

accused sir keir starmer of inaction and said safeguarding minister jess said safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves to be in prison over her comments on child exploitation in oldham. the conservatives have also criticised musk for sharing what they've described as factually inaccurate claims, and warned against distracting from survivors needs. however, wes streeting has hit back and urged mr musk to help tackle the rape gangs. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing to work with tech giants to make sure that we keep young people safe online and free from exploitation. >> former conservative mp for dudley north, marco longhi, has announced he is joining reform uk. today he'll join nigel farage this evening at a sold out regional conference in l

speaking in the house of commons today, home office ministerjess phillips said work to implement recommendationsade by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be completed as quickly as can possibly be done. that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. joe biden has delivered a foreign policy speech from the white house a short time ago, saying a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is on the brink of fruition. the outgoing us president said the deal would also include a surge of aid to palestinians in what was his final foreign policy address. a round of gaza ceasefire talks will be held in doha tomorrow morning to finalise the remaining

billionaire accused sir keir starmer of inaction and said safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillipseserves prison over her comments on child exploitation in oldham. the conservatives have also criticised musk for sharing factually inaccurate claims, they say, and warned against distracting from survivors needs. however, wes streeting has hit back and urged musk to help tackle rape gangs. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing to work with tech giants to make sure that we keep young people safe , online and free from safe, online and free from exploitation. >> the government is promising a shake up of social care, but it could be years before big changes happen. health secretary wes streeting says an independent commission starting indep

minister has also hit back at musk over his comments on twitter that claimed safeguarding ministerjess phillips is an evil witch and deserved to be in jail. sir keir starmer went on to accuse opposition politicians of amplifying what the far right is saying on child sexual abuse, after failing to act for 14 long years. >> victims here suffered terrible abuse, unthinkable. unspeakable. genuinely sickening abuse. and then they weren't listened to. and that has to be taken seriously. >> commenting on the criticism of jess phillips, the home secretary, yvette cooper has said jess phillips, minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, has dedicated her career to tackling sexual violence and abuse and to being a voice for victims and survivors of the most terrible crimes, including child sexual abuse. she has worked with whistleblowers and campaigned tirelessly for justice for those let down by endemic institutional failure. meanwhile, also this morning, sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce nhs waiting lists, saying we need nhs reform from top to bottom and that he would fight fo

back at elon musk over his comments on x that claimed safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillipss an evil witch and deserved to be in jail. yvette cooper told the commons there's no excuse for anyone not to take such crimes seriously. >> ten years ago, two reports by alexis jay and louise casey in rotherham found that 1400 children were sexually exploited, raped by multiple perpetrators, trafficked across other towns, abducted, beaten, threatened with guns. even children who had been doused in petrol. girls as young as 11 who were raped and their reports identified. then a decade ago, a failure to confront pakistani heritage gangs and, quote, a widespread perception that they should downplay the ethnic dimensions. >> in other news, police say a man's body has been recovered from an area of flooding in nonh from an area of flooding in north yorkshire. police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours. the man is described as white in his early 50s to 60s with short brown hair, and he was wearing a multi—coloured knitted jumper. well, that's his. two majo

social media, the tech billionaire suggested that safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves to be in prison. it comes after she insisted it was for oldham council alone to launch an investigation into child exploitation. meanwhile, the tory leader, kemi badenoch is calling for a full national inquiry into the issue, saying that justice for victims is long overdue. a group of 20 labour councillors has quit the party today, accusing sir keir starmer of abandoning traditional party values. the group, from broxtowe borough council, have formed a breakaway independence group with 100 members and a county councillor also leaving labour. in response, the remaining labour councillors in broxtowe say they are extremely disappointed by the move, but pledged to continue working for local residents. suspected people smugglers could soon face travel bans, phone restrictions and social media blackouts under new government proposals. ministers are introducing interim serious crime prevention orders to impose immediate restrictions while courts review full orders. the move follows

elon musk over his comments on twitter that claimed safeguarding minister jess phillips is an ministerjess phillipsan evil witch and deserved to be in jail. sir keir starmer went on to accuse opposition politicians of amplifying what the far right is saying on child sexual abuse, after failing to act for 14 long years. liberal democrats leader sir ed davey says the uk us ambassador should be summoned over elon musk's online attacks. >> its ambassador should make it clear both to the current white house and the president elect, that anyone who is working in a senior level in any american government needs to be very careful about how they comment on uk affairs, whether they're the richest man in the world or anyone else. >> commenting on criticism of jess phillips, the home secretary, yvette cooper has said this. jess phillips, minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, has dedicated her career to tackling sexual violence and abuse and to being a voice for victims and survivors of the most terrible crimes, including child sexual abuse. she goes on to say that she has worked with

back at elon musk over his comments on x that claimed safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillipsan evil witch and deserved to be in jail. yvette cooper told mps there's no excuse for anyone not to take crimes of child sexual abuse seriously. >> ten years ago, two reports by alexis jay and louise casey in rotherham found that 1400 children were sexually exploited, raped by multiple perpetrators, trafficked across other towns, abducted, beaten, threatened with guns. even children who had been doused in petrol. girls as young as 11 who were raped and their reports identified. then a decade ago, a failure to confront pakistani heritage gangs and, quote, a widespread perception that they should downplay the ethnic dimensions. >> a 39 year old man has been charged with sending malicious communications to the safeguarding minister, amid criticism from elon musk. devon and cornwall police says jack bennett has been charged with three counts of malicious communications. the messages were sent between april last year and january this year involving three victims. while commenting on the cr

speaking in the house of commons today, home office ministerjess phillips said work to implement recommendationsby the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be completed as quickly as can possibly be done. that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. to use the full power of the state to deliver justic as fires thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have been arrested. meanwhile, us president elect donald trump has called politicians i

musk has been accused of making ridiculous claims about grooming gangs, with safeguarding ministerjess phillips telling him to crack on with getting to mars. it comes as the scandal in rotherham is back in the spotlight, with details revealing children as young as just 11 were brutally abused by organised gangs. downing street says the prime minister is working to protect children and halve violence against women. but reform uk's nigel farage has threatened an unofficial inquiry if the government doesn't act soon. meanwhile, sir keir starmer has accused conservative mps of putting retweets over protecting children by pushing for a new investigation into child grooming. kemi badenoch, the tory leader, is backing a plan to launch another inquiry, even though a major investigation wrapped up in 2022 and made key recommendations. the prime minister says this could delay crucial child safety laws and called the move short sighted. in an interview with the mirror, labour ministers argue it's time to act on existing recommendations like mandatory reporting of abuse, rather than starting another new re

she has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a rape apologist for refusing a nationalcalled for tommy robinson to be released from prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr barrage was repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of the world's most influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he stresses he and mr musk don't always agree, things will get much trickier when mr musk continued his controversial intervention into politics the side of the pond. helen catt, bbc news. plans for an upgraded nhs app to allow more patients in england to book treatments and appointments will be part of a package of measures unveiled by the government on monday. the changes will allow patients who need non—emergency elective treatment to choose from a range of providers, including the private sector. ministers and nhs leaders are due to publish what's been described as an elective reform plan, designed to speed up planned treatmen

he attacked the safeguarding ministerjess phillips, saying her behaviour had been utterly disgusting, she was a rape genocide apologist, should also be in prison. the prime minister clearly felt he could no longer ignore the interventions and waded into day, defending his record as director of public prosecutions, saying he was the first to tackle the gangs head on. . , , ., , the first to tackle the gangs head on. . , , , ., on. that is why i reopen cases that had been closed, _ on. that is why i reopen cases that had been closed, and _ on. that is why i reopen cases that had been closed, and supposedly l had been closed, and supposedly finished. i brought the first major prosecution of an asian grooming gangin prosecution of an asian grooming gang in the particular case in rochdale, but it was the first of its kind, many that then followed that format. we changed the whole prosecution approach.— that format. we changed the whole prosecution approach. rochdale was 'ust one prosecution approach. rochdale was just one town _ prosecution approach. rochdale was just one town of— prosecut

his comments come after elon musk attacked the decision of safeguarding ministerjess phillips, who saidfor oldham council alone to decide whether to launch an investigation into alleged exploitation between 2011 and 2014. well, musk reacted, saying she deserves prison and accused the prime minister of inaction as director of public prosecutions. kemi badenoch yesterday called for a national inquiry into the uk's rape gang scandal, saying justice for victims is long overdue. meanwhile, labour says it's working to implement recommendations from the 2022 independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, pledging to strengthen the law to protect victims. mr streeting welcomed elon musk weighing in on the issue. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing

he has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a "rape apologist" for refusing a nationallled for stephen yaxley—lennon, better known as tommy robinson, to be released from prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr farage, who has repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of the world's most influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he stresses he and mr musk don't always agree, things could get much trickier if mr musk continues his controversial interventions into politics this side of the pond. helen catt, bbc news. the nhs app is being upgraded to allow more patients in england to book treatments and appointments. the changes will also make it easier for people to exercise their right to choose a private provider for operations. tomorrow the government will explain how it plans to hit its target of almost all patients being seen or treated within 18 weeks by the end of the parliament. a vigil has been held in new

billionaire accused sir keir starmer of inaction and said safeguarding ministerjess inaction and said safeguarding minister jess phillips deserves prison over her comments on exploitation in oldham. >> kemi badenoch, the tory leader, has called for a national inquiry, saying justice for victims is long overdue. >> but health secretary wes streeting has hit back, calling elon musk's attack misjudged and misinformed while urging him to help tackle the rape gangs. >> look, when it comes to tackling the serious issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse, i do think that online giants, social media companies have got a big part to play in helping us to identify and prosecute perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and abuse. so whether it's elon musk or anyone else, if those leaders of those giants want to work with this government, we're willing to work with tech giants to make sure that we keep young people safe online and free from exploitation. >> wes streeting there, the health secretary.7 well, the government is promising a shake up of social care, but it could be years before any big changes take place. >> wes str