boris johnson nadine dorries said she will leave.— boris johnson nadine dorries said she will leave.l leave. yes, you never get far away from boris johnson - she will leave. yes, you never get far away from boris johnson in - far away from borisjohnson in british politics and it is ditto for this constituency, mid bedfordshire, which as far as i know has been conservative since 1931, it utterly typifies a wealthy rural middle england, a part of the blue wall as it is known. so if the conservatives were to lose that, it would sort of fit into that general sends of impending doom if you're a conservative, if opposition parties can overturn the huge majorities they have in both brexit places like tamworth or middle england, rural, wealthy places like mid bedfordshire, you are, as a conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~ , ., ., conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~' ., , conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~ ., , , trouble. thank you for bringing us u . trouble. thank you for bringing us u- to trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date- _ trouble. thank you

nadine dorries was four years— johnson. nadine dorries was four years a _ johnson.f her local politicians had of the way she dealt with her resignation, that will play big and that by—election campaign. but i think— that by—election campaign. but i think more broadly what is going to tell us. _ think more broadly what is going to tell us, what it will tell people like me — tell us, what it will tell people like me at westminster and what we will study— like me at westminster and what we will study closely as does it suggest support for the conservatives isjust plummeting? in those _ conservatives isjust plummeting? in those areas — conservatives isjust plummeting? in those areas they used to call heartlands, you'd expect to be a safe tory— heartlands, you'd expect to be a safe tory seat, they are struggling to get— safe tory seat, they are struggling to get the — safe tory seat, they are struggling to get the vote out and hold onto their— to get the vote out and hold onto their seats. a big test for sir keir starmer. — their seats. a big test for sir keir starmer, w

eyes on those and the next big one we are expecting is mid bedfordshire, the seat vacated by nadine dorriesle before she put her official resignation in and the expectation is we might get a date for that very soon and that could take place in october and that would be a hotly contested by—election. parliament sitting today after its summer recess and what is on a lot of people's mines is although we don't want to be talking about this too early, we are now approaching what many people think will be the year of the general election and that in part is what this reshuffle is about. sir keir starmer trying to put his party on a firm footing ahead of the general election campaign which whether our viewers want it or not is something we are going to be talking about a lot fairly soon. going to be talking about a lot fairly soon-— going to be talking about a lot fairl soon. , . fairly soon. remind us what the speculation _ fairly soon. remind us what the speculation is _ fairly soon. remind us what the speculation is on _ fairly soon. remind us what the speculation is on when - fairly soon. remi

is this a nadine dorries thing? look a nadine dorries thing? and find the through it, try and find the time happened time when it actually happened because it could be a. nadine dorries clearly they dorries one. look clearly they shouldn't if ever shouldn't get the money if ever anyone get hands anyone shouldn't get their hands on materials . it's on construction materials. it's people stoning should people who like stoning should be created concrete. >> so it would be very light. very light, yeah. 70% air. >> did out the correct >> did you find out the correct way to stonewall? i didn't watch the the the video, but i read the details. correct details. no. what is the correct way apparently to way? apparently you're meant to bury the women to the to the bury the women to the up to the waist. yeah to protect their decency . see? decency. see? >> well, that's important . yes. >> well, that's important. yes. thank you so much. you're full of facts . you can see more of facts. you can see me more male and steve, does this male now. and steve, does

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minister's perspective, he already has a by—election in mid bedfordshire caused by the resignation of nadine dorriesvatives in one night but that is probably better than having one defeat and then a month later another defeat, so it gives a chance to clear them out of the way perhaps by the middle of october. and potentially a strange situation for a successor to chris pincher in tamworth because of boundary changes. tamworth because of boundary chances. ~ , , tamworth because of boundary chances. , ._ changes. absolutely. boundary chan . es changes. absolutely. boundary changes still _ changes. absolutely. boundary changes still gives _ changes. absolutely. boundary changes still gives the - changes still gives the conservatives an advantage at the next election of probably another 10-15 next election of probably another 10—15 seats in these boundaries that have been decided by boundary commissions and been in operation since 2019, if so they would have had an even bigger majority of maybe 100 but it's a complicated situation.— 100 but it's a complicated situation. ., ~ , ., , . situation. thank yo

finally let's quickly focus on nadine dorries who stepped down, resigned recently.election is due to take place, what more do we know about that and the timing? it know about that and the timing? it will be in mid october, there had been a question over whether the government would try and delay that by—election but my understanding is they will start the formal process later today, it is called moving the writ in parliament. the lib dems had tried to force the government hand but the tories will move the process in parliament later which means that vote will probably be on the 12th of october, there is some talk it could be the 19th of october so that is a possibility for that vote in mid bedfordshire. going to be a big deal, that, because the conservatives have held the seat since the 20s, it is one they should be winning but both the labour party and the lib dems think they have a good chance of taking it so it's looking like a three—way battle. october has the possibility of being a blockbuster month really for those big electoral test because there will be a by

a mid—bedfordshire by—election, has been called for the 19th of october after conservative mp nadine dorriesve times in the historically safe seat. despite that, both the labour party and the liberal democrats hope to take the seat with the government trailing in the polls. 200 women in the uk who claim they were left in pain after having a permanent contraceptive device fitted have been given the go—ahead to take a group legal action against the manufacturer. the essure coil, made by the german company bayer, was withdrawn from sale in 2017. the manufacturer says it will defend itself vigorously. an original proof of harry potter and the philosopher's stone that was discovered at a primary school could be worth thousands of pounds. the book was found at st kenelm's primary school in oxford. it was bought for £1 in 1997. it is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at auction. you're live with bbc news. on monday we reported on how family court rulings have led to dozens of children being forced into having contact with fathers who have been accused of abuse. today, we have a special report on how

poverty to politics story, but i wonder whether benjamin feels as respectful to the likes of nadine dorriesfrom poverty and struggle. >> differences . >> no differences. >> no differences. >> nadine is a hypocrite >> nadine dorries is a hypocrite because selective respect, because it's selective respect, isn't it? >> e“- isn't it? >> quite typical on the >> which is quite typical on the left. look, this, lady left. look, this, this lady bnngs left. look, this, this lady brings character to brings colour and character to the charisma deficient keir leadership. so i get why that's true. you know, she might be a bonus for them, but she's a self proclaimed socialist and i quote , i'm proud. and the problem with socialism, as we all know it, preaches equality and security. it wants to reduce everyone, level everyone down to equality of misery. and even the nordic countries that present a socialist country parties have completely centrist policies . completely centrist policies. there's no successful european socialist country that works . socialist country that works. and i worry that the power

poverty to politics story, but i wonder whether benjamin feels as respectful to the likes of nadine dorriesfrom poverty and struggle. >> differences . >> no differences. >> no differences. >> nadine is a hypocrite >> nadine dorries is a hypocrite because selective respect, because it's selective respect, isn't it? >> e“- isn't it? >> quite typical on the >> which is quite typical on the left. look, this lady left. look, this, this lady bnngs left. look, this, this lady brings character to brings colour and character to the charisma deficient keir leadership. so i get why that's true. you know, she might be a bonus for them, but she's a self proclaimed socialist and i quote , i'm proud. and the problem with socialism, as we all know it, preaches equality and security. it wants to reduce everyone, level everyone down to equality of misery. and even the nordic countries that present a socialist country parties have completely centrist policies . completely centrist policies. there's no successful european socialist country that works . socialist country that works. and i worry that the power s

this week, nadine dorries finally announced her exit from her mid bedfordshire seat with an excoriatingck solid conservative seat for the last 92 years, now faces a by—election after the long, drawn out resignation of nadine dorries. by—elections in conservative held seats have followed a familiar pattern in recent years. it doesn't take long to work out who the main challenger is and the no hoper, well, they run a dignified but not exactly energetic campaign. not so this time. labour and the liberal democrats, well, they're going toe to toe, giving the conservatives hope that maybe they can sneak through the middle. recent by—elections, we've seen an absolute collapse in the votes of one of the parties, either the liberal democrats or the labour party, depending on if it was the labour party or the liberal democrats in with the greatest chance of winning that seat. the opponents opposing each other. the labour and liberal democrat candidates. this is our time, says labour. when we're out on the doorstep speaking to people, whether they're lifelong conservative voters or even in some ca

facing a by—election where labour are desperate to challenge the snp, in mid bedfordshire, where nadine dorriestake it off the tories. a busy few weeks ahead, and a big electoral test for the government.- weeks ahead, and a big electoral test for the government. thank you very much- — there are calls today for patients and their families to have the right to ask for a second medical opinion if they don't think doctors are taking their case seriously enough. the campaign is being led by the parents of martha mills, who died of sepsis in hospital two years ago when she was 13. they say doctors didn't listen to them when their daughter's condition deteriorated. our health correspondent dominic hughesjoins us now. dominic, this campaign follows the heartbreaking story of what happened to martha. yes, a little bit of background, martha heard her pancreas when she fell off her bicycle on a family holiday in wales. that was a nasty injury, but it should never have been fatal. she was admitted to a specialist unit at king's college hospital in london. but then her condition deteriorated when she got an

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nadine dorries her seat to be quite soon. conservative, seat from the conservative, i think nadine dorries has a majority of something like 30,000, is very, very 30,000, but is very, very unpopular in her own constituency for the way that she's behaved over the last few months, saying she'll stand down and standing down and then not standing down etcetera. labour would love to win seat and you say , win that seat and as you say, perhaps why keir perhaps the reason why keir starmer has has gone in so starmer has has gone gone in so quickly with this reshuffle is that his ducks do need to be in a for these by elections. he a row for these by elections. he probably wanted pat mcfadden as national campaign in national director of campaign in place. labour will be place. whether labour will be able to snatch that seat from the conservatives will be really , really interesting to see a busy time ahead. >> olivia , as ever, thanks for >> olivia, as ever, thanks for updating us with the latest . updating us with the latest. thank you

making news a mid bedfordshire by—election has been called for october 19, after conservative mp nadine dorrieslabour in national polling. the electoral commission says it failed a basic cyber—security test run by the uk government before it was hacked last month. names and addresses of 40 million voters were accessible. a spokeswoman for the commission admitted the failings, but claims they weren't linked to the cyber—attack. she also added that the commission had still not passed the test. an original proof of harry potter and the philosopher's stone that was rediscovered at a primary school could be worth thousands of pounds. the book was found at st kenelm's primary school, in oxford. it was bought for e1 in 1997. it is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at auction. you're live with bbc news. scotland's first minister's humza yousaf is due to give a statement shortly on his government has 's new programme for holyrood. humza yousaf said that childcare would be at the centre of his government's policy agenda for the coming year. he said improving access to childcare is a win—win forfamilies and

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there are two by—elections — in rutherglen and nadine dorries' former seat of mid bedfordshire — andwill be trying to put forward their visions for what their future government would look like, and the prime minister will be under pressure to fulfil his five pledges, including to stop the boats and cut nhs waiting lists. so what can we expect to see? joining us to discuss this and more is conservative peer and former advisor to william hague and john major, danny finkelstein, miranda green, deputy comments editor for the financial times and former press secretary to paddy ashdown, and sonia sodha, 0bserver columnist and adviser to labour's ed miliband when he was party leader. thank you so much to the three of you forjoining us. starting with you, danny, we can't ignore the raac story that's going on. it is day two, how well —— but how do you think, but do? figs two, how well -- but how do you think, but do?— think, but do? as long as it's are able to go _ think, but do? as long as it's are able to go back _ think, but do? as long as it's are able to go back it _ think, but do? as lon

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nadine dorries seat that's been confirmed for october the 19th. >> that's right. be on the 19th of october. after that , of 19th of october. after that, of course falls after the by—election in rutherglen and in scotland, which labour wanted to take off the snp this mid bev turner by—election the lib dems have been campaigning campaigning there several times with david yesterday. he has been up there several times campaigning. they think they can nick it. there's a chance , just nick it. there's a chance, just a chance that the tories can squeak through if the labour tory, labour, lib vote is tory, labour, lib dem vote is split. think we are facing split. but i think we are facing a very, very big october with two very big pre—election party conferences from the tories and labour and then these big tests in the by elections . in the by elections. >> and course in terms of the >> and of course in terms of the preparation of those party conferences, prime conferences, ghosts of prime ministers past, including a certain portrait that you witnessed being unveiled yest

and i think it's deeply frustrating coming from nadine dorries because, you know, because, of course,ere we are but but look where we are economically . economically. >> i'm an economist, henry, >> i'm not an economist, henry, but had 14 consecutive but we've had 14 consecutive interest rate rises . the pound interest rate rises. the pound is, is falling again. is, is, is falling again. inflation has been falling. it's predicted to go up again next month, which she hasn't delivered. he was parachuted in as the saviour and his personal approval ratings are are terrible. he he was parachuted in at first to stabilise the ship after she did. >> she did. she did. but the problem that rishi sunak has is that fundamentally an era of historically low interest rates is you know , inflation is over. you know, inflation might down, interest rates might come down, interest rates might come down, interest rates might never might come down. but we're never going near zero rates. going back to near zero rates. so that's a big missed opportunity for things like investment, but also the fundamental br

turner nadine dorries seat.at's the october 19th. i think that's the same date for what will be the new by—election after new tamworth by—election after the then of chris the resignation then of chris pincher, there's been developments in the past hour. i should tell you, because eddie hughes, for walsall hughes, the tory mp for walsall north, he had been expecting to stand in tamworth at the next election because his seat is disappearing. he issued a statement to gb news or it's coming shortly to us to say that he will not take the tamworth seat because if he had moved from walsall north may from walsall north it may trigger by—election trigger a third by—election and that too many even for that really is too many even for the tory government . so we wait the tory government. so we wait to find out is a candidate to find out who is a candidate for tamworth by—election for for the tamworth by—election for the tory party and in tamworth chris pincher did have a sizeable majority. >> i mean you would think on pape

ordinarily, going go ordinarily, we were going to go to forster, is in to catherine forster, who is in nadine dorriesld patch of mid beds, having a bit a problem beds, having a bit of a problem with line there. so i'm with the line there. so i'm hoping do have on the hoping that we do have on the line minister gareth hoping that we do have on the line who minister gareth hoping that we do have on the line who iminister gareth hoping that we do have on the line who i think er gareth hoping that we do have on the line who i think er joining davies, who i think is joining me remotely. gareth are you there? you hear me ? hello mr there? can you hear me? hello mr davies thank you very much for joining me this morning. thank you for bringing your interview a we a little bit forward. so we could you about the could chat to you about the economic look, you must economic picture. look, you must be by these ons be delighted by these ons figures giving much more figures giving a much more positive of the british positive view of the british economy. but of course, the inevitable question going inevitable questi

the october, the 19th of october, mid—bedfordshire that's the nadine dorries seat.eally safe tory seats, as you say, 19,000 majority there for chris pincher . he increased that from 6000 in 2010. so a big a big month coming going forward into october on the by—election. >> can i just clarify with you, did you say eddie hughes will be the candidate candidate in tamworth who's the mp for walsall? north yeah. does that mean he's standing down as mp for walsall north? >> that's right. well what's happened, you know there's, there's been this big shake—up of, of constituency of where they are walsall north is being dissolved in these changes. so what happens is within the parliamentary party they try and find other seats for mps and they are ahead of all the other candidates and they're given a good seat if they can find one locally. and eddie hughes is getting getting tamworth. so we knew that that was announced previously . what didn't previously. but what we didn't know that the test for him know was that the test for him is to happen next month is going to happen nex

. >> nadine dorries by election coming up. starmer is reshuffling the shadow bet can't shadow cabinet. i bet you can't wait for the exciting details . wait for the exciting details. angela rayner has been appointed shadow deputy pm and levelling up shadow deputy pm and levelling up secretary lisa nandy has got a job. shadow cabinet minister for international development. that means effectively when if keir starmer is prime minister, angela rayner will definitely be deputy prime minister. i wonder if that's a vote winner. >> let us know at home. former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider now . in fact, schneider joins us now. in fact, i ask you that , james, do i will ask you that, james, do you think angela rayner as deputy prime minister would be a vote winner for out there ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think angela rayner 7 >> i think angela rayner is a pretty talented politician . pretty talented politician. >> she's got a lot of personality. she's got decent values and decent politics. so i think so, although i mean these reshu

nadine dorries explosive resignation letter this week attacking rishi was utterly spot on. right. and it wasn't fair either. she's been an mp for what some she served in the government for some 20 years. she should be a baroness. i think it's totally out that they didn't out of order that they didn't give her position. i give her her her position. i think that's wrong. thank think that's wrong. but thank you always you very much. lee always a pleasure. you much. pleasure. thank you so much. that harris. he's our that is lee harris. he's our great british voice. stay tuned, because i speak because still to come, i speak of fantastic of our fantastic radio, television performer of our fantastic radio, televisi mcgee performer of our fantastic radio, televisi mcgee . performer of our fantastic radio, televisi mcgee . she'serformer of our fantastic radio, televisi mcgee . she's going|er of our fantastic radio, televisi mcgee . she's going to be debbie mcgee. she's going to be talking about loss of her talking about the loss of her husband, magician paul daniels, and story about