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what does he think the uk's new labour government should do to make the best of artificial intelligenced the new government to embrace the economic opportunities that i think are going to come with al and also the scientific possibilities. so, helping with health care, drug design, but also climate. now, the new labour government has said that it wants to be a green superpower, and we know that, at the moment, this technology, artificial intelligence, is very, very power hungry. yeah. so how is that relationship going to work out in the future, do you think? i think, in the short term, that's correct, there's a lot of power needed to scale these systems up. but most of the large companies, including google, have committed to green power usage and net—zero targets. the types of systems we're building, we're training on these large data centres will have enormous implications and good use cases for climate. so, things like getting more efficiency out of existing infrastructure like power grids. also, we're applying ai itself to save power in the data centres. so, i think, in the end, that

and as i mentioned, this new labour government's willingness to push a reset on those relations with european union. so, we have seen, as the two leaders a little bit earlier on, they laid wreaths at the statue of george clements, the leader of france from 1917 to 1920 —— georges clemenceau during the upheaval during the first world war. then we saw the wreath—laying at the statue of sir winston churchill, and again like i say, a historic moment for the british leader because it was sir winston churchill who was with charles de gaulle on armistice day in paris at the arc de triomphe, such a significant and poignant memorial to the fallen, and now we have the two leaders reflecting and meeting, veterans and members of the french and british forces, the signing of the golden book of the flame, and greeting members of the flame committee, the flagbearers, the presidents of major patriotic associations including british ones of course, military authorities, any poignant day as europe remembers what happened 106 years ago. so, as we monitor what is happening here in paris at the tomb of t

new labour 20 years earlier that putjohn prescott on the political centre stage. after labour's landslide election win, john prescott became deputy prime minister and a key player in the blair government get better.# quite a journey for a man who began life in prestatyn in north wales, leaving school at 15 before working as a steward in the merchant navy. studying as an adult at ruskin college in oxford gavejohn prescott confidence and he became an mp in 1970, rising through the party ranks and playing a vital role in the former labour leader john smith's campaign in 1993 to end the union block vote. there's no doubt this man, our leader, put his head on the block by saying, basically, "i fervently believe" because that's what he believes of a relationship and a strong one with the trade unions and the labour party. he's put his head there. now�*s our time to vote. give us a bit of trust and let's have this vote supported. applause. john prescott spent a decade as tony blair's number two — often mediating the stormy relationship between the prime minister and the chancellor, gordon brown. he was secretary of state for the environment and then local government — an old labour link to t

this is a new labour government that talked in the election campaign about growth, growth, growth.. ., growth. that was their big ian, ., ., , growth. that was their big ian. . . , , growth. that was their big plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor _ plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor said - plan. that was their big bush and the chancellor said she l plan. that was their big bush | and the chancellor said she is not satisfied with these figures. the plan is to create jobs and put the nhs back on its feet. this is being blamed largely on doom and growing in the run—up to the election. they were laying the field for some bad news and that seems to have caused businesses to put hiring plans, expansion plans on hold for the time being, and consumers to put spending on hold. there has been a pause in some of that and that has dragged down on the economy. interesting to look at where the uk sits globally compared to other countries. 0ne the uk sits globally compared to other countries. one of the big promises of the labour government is to have the uk economy grow

the rise this time driven by higher energy bills, which is less than ideal given that the new labour governmenthdog which? has exposed today how the vast, vast majority of black friday bargains have been cheaper at other times of the year. not perhaps as cheap as you might have expected. joining me now is kate hardcastle. she's a consumer expert at insight with passion. have you ever done a study on what people actually buy on black friday? it what people actually buy on black friday?— black friday? it depends on what the — black friday? it depends on what the most _ black friday? it depends on what the most popular - black friday? it depends on | what the most popular items black friday? it depends on - what the most popular items are and there were periods when that was big electricals, definitely tv screens, flat screens. also, it makes sense that people who are trying to save and get the best values at this time of year in the run—up to christmas would look out for a bargain at this period. if the day after thanksgiving, when on holiday in the uk, so it was imported by amazon and the like.

the chancellor rachel reeves says that she hopes the new labour government's announcement of massivelion were announced to parliament by ms reeves in her first budget. the nhs, transport and education will all see a boost in spending. an inquiry into the salisbury poisonings has heard that the first doctor to care for the poisoned daughter of a russian spy thought that he would never see her move again. yulia skripal arrived at the hospital in march 2018 in a deeply unconscious state alongside herfather sergei skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. more than 400 alleged victims or witnesses have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. 0ne lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described it as "the worst case of corporate "abuse of women the world has ever seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're live with bbc news. us secretary of state antony blinken says negotiators have made "good progress" towards a truce in lebanon. two of presidentjoe biden's top advisers on

the chancellor rachel reeves says that she hopes the new labour government's announcement of massiveere announced to parliament by ms reeves in her first budget. the nhs, transport and education will all see a boost in spending. an inquiry into the salisbury poisonings has heard that the first doctor to care for the poisoned daughter of a russian spy thought that he would never see her move again. yulia skripal arrived at the hospital in march 2018 in a deeply unconscious state alongside herfather sergei skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. more than 400 alleged victims or witnesses have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. one lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described it as "the worst case of corporate "abuse of women the world has ever seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're live with bbc news. i'm roz atkins here with you in washington, dc. let's turn to the middle east. us secretary of state antony blinken says negotiators have made "good progress

he wants to work with this new labour government.ul lot more you�*ve got to do for us and with us to deliver. the economic growth you say is your real goal. thanks for watching. hello. fireworks displays on saturday evening at least added a little bit of colour into what was otherwise a pretty grey day. this satellite image, there is the uk, lots of cloud in place, so with winds coming in from the south and south easterly direction, look what is still to come our way. we do see a few breaks and more particularly to the north—east of scotland, where temperatures drop the furthest to take us into sunday morning. it is around the north—east where we could see temperatures in aberdeen, four, lower than that in the countryside, a touch of frost around, mostly mild enough, eight to 12 degrees. little change as far as the weather setup is concerned for sunday, high pressure still with us, not a huge amount of wind to the clouds, where we have a bit more breeze in northern scotland, an enhanced chance of a few more sunny breaks extending int

she has been quite a high flyer in her early career as the new transport secretary under the new labour governmentoffence? we are bringing you those details throughout the night, and for the moment, louise haigh does say she appeared before the magistrates�* court and they accepted her mitigation, and she received what was known as a conditional discharge, where the court found her guilty of whatever the offence was but didn't impose significant punishment. australia will become the first country in the world to ban social media for under—16s. it is one of the toughest crackdowns on the likes of tiktok, instagram and facebook. the new law forces tech giants to stop minors logging on to their platforms or face fines of up to $49.5 million australian dollars — about 32 million us dollars — if they don't comply. the ban will not take effect for at least a year. australia's prime minister anthony albanese says the legislation is needed to protect young people from harm and encourage them to be more active. earlier, i spoke to dr monique ryan, an australian independent mp who voted against that bill. q

as a former police inspector, i am delighted that the new labour government have committed to rebuildwill the deputy prime minister assure my constituents that labour's neighbourhood policing guarantee will soon ensure that every town has a dedicated neighbourhood team? >> i thank my honorable friend for his expertise and his work before he came to this place. tory austerity has decimated neighbourhood policing. we will put thousands more neighbourhood police and police community support officers back on our streets, to ensure that every community has a named local officer. we will tackle illegal drugs, halve knife crime, crack down on antisocial behaviour and go after the gangs who lure young people into violence. >> dr. andrew murrison. >> the scottish and welsh governments have banned the construction of new waste incinerators because of health and pollution concerns. the previous government paused them and committed to banning them. why are this government busy approving them? >> as the right honorable gentleman knows, we always follow the strict rules on planning, ensuring that s

that's why it seems to me that it can't be the new labour government's plan not to include it, not to it. and i don't think it is. a number ten source said to me that keir starmer is animated by this issue and is keen to proceed. what we are reporting today is not, oh, they are about to give up, not that at all. you're reporting live, active discussions. it's that they haven't been able yet to agree, and it's an incredibly difficult problem, not least because you'll remember the government has promised again and again that they are not going to put up the main rates of tax. think how much trouble they are getting into over putting up national insurance. but in this regard, i talked to one social care provider this week who told me that some providers might go under because of the national insurance increase which hits them. they said even the discussion about long—term reform, that's a second—order issue for us because so many providers are actually what they emergency. in what they call emergency. so it's a tricky, tricky, tricky area for this government but we are not reporting that

i think the next rap presidency, working with a new labour government here, despite the work that hase—scenes in recent months, david lammy in particular trying to build bridges, make connections with people who are going to be very senior in the next trump administration, particularlyjd vance, i think that relationship is going to be tested, perhaps like never before. then right there in westminster. _ before. then right there in westminster. let's - before. then right there in westminster. let's go - before. then right there in westminster. let's go to l westminster. let's go to another crucial areas and work out the implications of what we have seen in washington. talk climate change now. matt mcgrath, our environmental correspondent, joins from cardiff. people are trying to work out what this result means for them. ~ , ,., , what this result means for them. , , what this result means for them. , ~ them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big — them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big clues _ them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big clues from - them. absolutely, matthew. we had

and i think the next trump presidency, working with a new labour government here, despite the work thatbuild bridges, make connections with people who are going to be very senior in the next trump administration, pa rticula rlyjd vance. i think that relationship is going to be tested, perhaps like never before. that was ben wright at westminster. as we have shown you on the screen, we are do to hear from kamala as we have shown you on the screen, we are do to hearfrom kamala harris at 2100 gmt, that is what the reuters news agency is reporting, the first time we have heard from the first time we have heard from the democratic candidate. let me share with the less time we physically saw her, this was kamala harris talking to various camping workers on the phone, but of course officials at her celebration party last night, coming out to microphones and seen it she was not going to speak, and we have not seen kamala harris through the course of the night or today, but 2100 gmt, she is do to address her supporters, so we will carry that lie. let me show you the pictures from donald trump. w

the labour party coming as it does just days after the defining moment in the life of this new labour governmentlitical thinking, a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation of someone about what shaped their political thinking, is the chancellor's number two. the man who has to make the sums add up. the chief secretary to the treasury, darrenjones. he's a man who's gone in the space of less than a year from being parliament's toughest inquisitor, as chair of the business select committee to one of the most significant roles in this new government. darrenjones, welcome to political thinking. hello. great to be here. we have to start with the biggest news, notjust of this week, but arguably of the year and years to come, the election of donald trump. did you stay up for the results? were you there with the popcorn and the pop tarts? no, no, i didn't actually. i mean, in previous elections i probably would have done. but i now have three children. the school run, it was the week after the budget and ijust thought, i'm going to go to bed and get a good night's sleep and see where we are

think about the uk economy at this stage, of course, we got very important detail from the new labour governmentweek. so traders still die ggesting t new fiscal plans from the government. let's not forget as well this week we will hear from the bank of england. expectations we could see further rate cuts in the near future. let's see what the message will be from the bank of england. it will be important to hear from andrew bailey this time around now we know exactly the plans of the new government. briefly, i want to take a look at sterling/dollar. sterling is moving higher against the greenback almost .20 at this stage really. we know we are looking at weaker dollar and naturally that is impacting this specific trade. >>> i also want to take you to the broader scene in european markets in terms of the equities space. we have been trading for over an hour and a half at this stage. indeed, we are seeing green across all of the major bourses. all in all, it is important to keep in mind it is a bit of a cautious approach we are seeing among investors today as we await the outcome from the u.s. ele

the uk's ftse 100 leads the pack in europe this month despite selling ahead of the new labour governmentdom, that's where we stand overall. back over to you. happy friday. >> thank you very much, dan murphy, for that. >>> as we hit the final trading day of november, investors have a lot to be thankful for. the dow and s&p both gains 5% with the s&p on pace with the best month since february. the small caps are leading the pack with the russell 2000 up 10% which would be its best month since last december. joining me now is founder and ceo of gold vest advisory. thank you for joining us. this is an interesting market dynamic as we head to a seasonally strong time of year. can we expect more for this so-called santa claus rally coming up? >> it has been a great time for investors. i do think we will end the year strong. there is more to come. with the new description admini coming in, we will see more opportunity for upside. even through the end of year, we have a couple of things going on. black friday is kicking off today. retailers have already started earlier in the month with adding s

is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points today in its first meeting since the new labour governmentlan. the chancellor rachel reeves set out new plans with the obr projections indicating a short-term boost to demand. stay with cnbc for decision time coverage starts at 11:55. steve and i will break the rate decision at midday. do not miss steve's interview as well with the governor andrew bailey at 4:00 p.m. we are looking ahead to the latest rate decision due at 7:00 p.m. london time. markets see a 99% chance of a 25 basis point cut as well. investors will be looking for any indication of the future rate path with markets seeing around a 1 in 3 chance that a rate cut today is followed by a hold in the month of december. >>> heertsleaders around the woe speaking out about trump's win. emmanuel macron said in a separate post he spoken to the german chancellor about making europe stronger and sovereign. volodymyr zelenskyy also congratulated trump and said his peace through strength approach could bring peace for ukraine. this as the european political community summit is taking place

as a former police inspector, i am delighted that the new labour government have committed to rebuildrhood policing. will the deputy prime minister assure my constituents that labour's neighbourhood policing guarantee will soon ensure that every town has a dedicated neighbourhood team? >> i thank my honorable friend for his expertise and his work before he came to this place. tory austerity has decimated neighbourhood policing. we will put thousands more neighbourhood police and police community support officers back on our streets, to ensure that every community has a named local officer. we will tackle illegal drugs, halve knife crime, crack down on antisocial behaviour and go after the gangs who lure young people into violence. >> dr. andrew murrison. >> the scottish and welsh governments have banned the construction of new waste incinerators because of health and pollution concerns. the previous government paused them and committed to banning them. why are this government busy approving them? >> as the right honorable gentleman knows, we always follow the strict rules on planning,

this is the start of a process where the new government, the incoming labour government, the incomingr government, is looking to fix the business model of the post office. —— parcel market. we heard yesterday that there will be a smaller centre for the post office and more power delivered to the people that provide the services. that is why they are looking at slimming down the head office, hundreds ofjobs are at risk there and also reviewing the future of the crown offices that they themselves provide. this is the beginning of a journey and it is all balanced out by a plan to give the individual franchisees a big increase in the amount of money they made because lots of them say they cannot balance the books the way things are. they are promised a 30% increase in the amount of money they receive next year and more going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post _ going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office _ going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office knows - going ahead to 2030. anyone who uses the post office knows you - uses the post office knows you can do banking

i wish i was in the house in a way i cannot believe a new labour government has had, what, 14 years toovernment is making so many mistakes and this is just another one. >> let's move on to a much bigger, broader subject . every bigger, broader subject. every single person watching and listening right now to this programme who has got teenage kids or younger, is concerned about social media, is concerned about social media, is concerned about the access their kids have got via mobile phones. and if you're a parent that forbids your kid to have a mobile phone, well, that's pretty difficult given peer pressure and the way the world is now , the what? the the world is now, the what? the farage moment. the australians now , australia is a very now, australia is a very authoritarian country . some authoritarian country. some people say that australia. the problem with australia is not that it's full of former convicts and their descendants. it's full of former prison officers and their descendants, and they're very good at bossing people about. but they put a law in place that i think is wor

he was, in many senses, the anchor of new labour and our three times successful elected labour government history, and he was completely central to that. he was, in many ways, the cement that kept new labour together, the glue that kept us together in his own very inimitable way. how did he do that? was it his beliefs, his values, his personality? how did he manage to play that role? and sheer brute force! the thing you have to understand aboutjohn, people say, you know, he was the working—class bit of labour. well, yes, he was in a sense, he had great trade union roots. and he was a fighter working for working people in this country, no doubt at all about that. but he wanted working people to get on. he was for the aspirational working class. he wanted people to have all the opportunities that he had had. he wanted people to get on. he wanted them to be properly paid, properly rewarded, properly acknowledged, treated with real dignity as they got on in life. and in that sense, he was an essential part of new labour. sometimes people say he was an add—on to new labour or a bolt on like so

but now a labour government in cardiff bay joined by a labour government in westminster, a new era, atake to return to wales and britain decisively the service of working people. applause of course, i had the privilege of travelling through the valleys and mountains of a campaign stump earlier this year, from the beginning in abergavenny with catherine where we launched our first steps to change wales. on the final day of the campaign in carmarthen and that was just hours before the polls opened. and beyond the campaign as well, becausejust and beyond the campaign as well, because just three days after that election i was back here at the senedd with to keep my promise to the people of wales. the summer is back in the rolling hills of carmarthenshire kick—starting our mission to make wales an energy superpower. if i remember rightly, it was august, a beautiful sunny day. today, we are entering something a little more typical for november. but, look, i know during that election, we have just seen some of the images a moment ago, i know how hard you work for our party and this nation, [

news and iplayer. the labour government has promised to "smash the gangs" that bring people over the channel in small boatsem that has seriously challenged previous governments as well. the latest annual figures from the home office show that it's people from afghanistan who are the largest nationality trying to get to the uk by this route. theirjourney takes them through iran and turkey, then up through mainland europe into germany and france before they head for the uk. 0ur south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports on the factors pushing some to leave their homeland and head west. in afghanistan run by the taliban, a third of the people are struggling to eat. women live under brutal restrictions and those who worked for the former military fear for their safety. it's why afghans are among the biggest groups fleeing their homes, going to the uk and other parts of the world. this former military officer is risking his life to speak to us. he's tried three times to make the perilous journey out of afghanistan. translation: i'll keep trying to flee, even ifi lose my life. | 0ur circumstances are such th

new government. the conservatives believe that is a mistake. labourimmick and the proof of that is that it was the policy of the government for two years onto three prime ministers and not a single flight ever left for rwanda. single flight ever left for rwanda-— single flight ever left for rwanda. ., ~ , . rwanda. thank you very much, hen . henry. let's look at some other headlines. at least ten people have been killed when a volcano erupted in eastern indonesia. reports say ladder, ash and incandescent rock speed six kilometres from the crater on flores. these pictures show burnt and damaged houses. residents fled in terror from the eruption which happened in the eruption which happened in the middle of the night. severe storms and reported tornadoes have swept across oklahoma, causing injuries and widespread power outages. ii widespread power outages. 11 people were taken to hospitals. almost 95,000 customers were without power in the state and more severe weather is expected. amnesty international has called on iran to release an students who stri

, whoever it is speaking for the conservatives, whether it's the old team or the new, you will have the labour government them to say, ok, well, if you think we shouldn't have done this on national insurance, what elements of public spending would you get rid of? and of course, you will also have the added dynamic that for several years, at least, well, no, certainly for several years the labour government, the labour party will continue to argue that in large part they're clearing up the conservatives mess. and kemi badenoch was in the cabinet for the last two or three years of that time. it's really interesting, isn't it? if she had a blank page and she could choose the issues on which she can have a conversation, what do you think they would be? because, you know, as we've said, labour is definitely going to try and put her into all sorts of boxes and make things very difficult. and with a majority of that size, it might not be that hard for them. but if she had a blank page, what issues do you think she would want to have a national conversation about where would she want to insert herself. i think f

labour government challenges. >> we know it is key for the new labour administration. om the economy as a whole, we need to see leadership from the government on three things improvement on infrastructure and improvement in the regulatory environment and the improvement in skills. we have seen positive rhetoric on all fronts. the positive for the sector has been about the narrative on planning regulation and trying to improve the planning process to speed up development. it is still a very significant challenge. we submitted about three weeks ago about a planning application for a home in london we consulted with 50 people. we had to digest a 600-page plan and we submitted a 30,000-page planning application that cost us more than 10 million pounds we are still at least two years away from dding a spade in the ground the message is welcome we need to see the government deliver on it. >>> the uk economy fell back in contraction in september shrinking .1% on the month gdp came in 1% higher. the office for national statistics says gdp is higher. rachel reeves said she is no

news. let's take a closer look now at the big story in the uk. britain's labour government would be catastrophic for an industry already struggling. there is no doubt it has been a challenging few years for farmers, the cost of few fooled, fuel, fertiliser have been rocketing. for example, pig farming costs have gone up 54% since 2019. cow farmer servicing costs rise by 44% and even cereals have seen an increase in costs of 43%. t’tz�* increase in costs of 4396. tv presenter — increase in costs of 43%. tv presenterjeremy clarkson was among those marching at whitehall saying it is the end for farmers. whitehall saying it is the end forfarmers. it is whitehall saying it is the end for farmers. it is estimated about 500 of the 210,000 farms in the uk will be affected. you're live with bbc news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited central gaza, vowing to eliminate hamas from the territory. he also announced a $5 million reward for each hostage still been held in gaza. and he said israel had not given up efforts to find them. some 97 hostages are still believed to

news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference in opposition to government plansher babies are receiving treatment. anger boils over in eastern europe, as georgia's election results are officially announced. president zelensky says donald trump's return to the white house will bring a swifter end to the war with russia. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion live from london. this is bbc news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference in opposition to government plans to change ten infants die in a hospital fire in northern india. 16 other babies are receiving treatment. as georgia's election results are officially announced.

news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference opposing government plans to change newborn babies die in a hospitalfire in northern india. 16 other babies are receiving treatment. president zelensky has said ukraine must do all it can through diplomacy to end the war with russia next year, but said negotations with moscow would only start from a position of strength. the head of the electoral commission in georgia has been doused with black paint, at a meeting to confirm the country's disputed election results. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion, mike tyson, has lost his comeback fight against the youtuber, jake paul. hello and welcome. hundreds of angry farmers have protested outside the welsh labour conference. they're furious with the uk government's decision to impose a 20% inheritance tax on farm estates worth more than £1 million. that's around $1.25 million. but the prime minister says he will defend the government's budget announcements "all day long". here's damian grammaticas. on the north wales coast, the rumblings of rural protest. could th

of course we have a new government in place, new members on this committee and labour's chait says it's unfinished business because still in all —— not a lot of problems remain. money is getting out the door but it's just not going quickly enough for hundreds of victims. sir alan bates is going to be giving evidence this afternoon along with a few other victims and legal representatives. this is the first evidence session today and they are going to take what they have found, gather evidence of what is happening on the ground, the legal representatives look after hundreds of clients. what are the blockages they are seeing and then later this month in another session they are going to take that evidence and speak to the representatives of the four different compensation schemes. we've heard a lot of the devastating gulacsi computer system had on peoples lives. and that's a long—running inquiry. and that's a long-running inuui . ~ . , and that's a long-running inuui .~ . ,, ., inquiry. which is still going on and it — inquiry. which is still going on and it had _ inquiry. which is still g

news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference in opposition to government plansnheritence tax. ten infants die in a hospital fire in northern india, 16 other babies are receiving treatment. president zelensky says ukraine must do all it can through diplomacy to end the war with russia next year, but says negotations with moscow would only start from a position of strength. a super typhoon has made landfall in the philippines with wind speeds of almost 200 kilometres per hour. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion, mike tyson, has lost his fight against the youtuber, jake paul. hundreds of angry farmers have protested outside the welsh labour party conference. they're furious with the uk government's decision to impose a 20% inheritance tax on farm estates worth more than a million pounds. that's around one—and—a—quarter million dollars. but the prime minister says we will defend the government's budget announcements "all day long". here's damian grammaticas. 0n the north wales coast, the rumblings of rural protest. could this swell into a real politica

new labour. he aslo played a major role in securing the landmark 1997 kyoto agreement on climate change. let's hear now from another of the leading figures in the labour governmentswho was first the chancellor of the exchequer, and then prime minister. he worked closely with john prescott for many years. here's his tribute to his late colleague. it's so sad. he was a friend and colleague, but also a political colossus. he was a labour titan. political colossus. he was a labourtitan. he political colossus. he was a labour titan. he was one of the all—time greats. he had passion, he had courage, and was determined to get things done. he believed that if he managed to achieve opportunities because he was able to deliver his potential, everybody should get the chance for these opportunities. that motivated him in his political career. . , ., career. that period in government, - career. that period in government, how - career. that period in - government, how important career. that period in _ government, how important was the role ofjohn prescott? he the role ofjohn prescott? he was a great _ the role ofjohn prescott? he: was a great guy because you have to remember,

on top of that, several labour cabinet ministers have in the past, before they entered government, publicly criticised the newsident elect as a backbench mp. david lammy, now the foreign secretary, called trump a neo nazi sympathising sociopath, a dangerous do you think for this mean, do you think for a labour government of the victory here by republican candidate in this election? >> well, of course , last night's >> well, of course, last night's election victory, a real political earthquake, no doubt. it's a huge shock to the sensitive souls of the labour party. and i think many in laboun party. and i think many in labour, including the top leadership, thought that kamala harris was going to win this election. they were obviously not following the polling very closely, and donald trump is once again going to be the president of the united states. and that's bad news for the far left socialist labour party who whose own leadership have relentlessly attacked donald trump in the past, including david lammy, the foreign secretary, who you have pointed out made some absolutely appalling, horrific comments about

according to the new rules beginning april 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1 million will be subject to a 20% tax. britain's labour governmentsted. tens of thousands more pensioners will be in poverty every year as the winter fuel allowance is restricted. according to new government analysis. around 50,000 more pensioners will be in relative poverty next year, meaning they will have less than 60% of the average income. the figure rises to 100,000 more pensioners by 2027. the uk has had its first taste of winter today, with parts of the country covered in snow. there have been school closures, train delays and an appeal to check on the vulnerable. the met office issued severe weather alerts for snow and ice in northern scotland, the east coast, north wales and northern ireland. your life would bbc news. pro—democracy hong kong newspaper tycoon jimmy news. pro—democracy hong kong newspaper tycoonjimmy lai is facing charges of colluding with foreign forces. lai has beenin with foreign forces. lai has been injail since december been in jail since december 2020 been injail since december 2020 after he was convicted for a series of

. —— labour government _ this is the world today on bbc news — collins dictionary one of the world'sith a new meaning, thanks mainly to the singer charli xcx. so what does it mean? the single 360 from her album brat, meaning a confident individual with a head and a stick attitude. —— head and attitude. i don't know where that came from, but let's speak with helen. thank you very much forjoining us here. expand on that idea of what brat means in this context? i that idea of what brat means in this context?— this context? i think in modern culture, this context? i think in modern culture. it _ this context? i think in modern culture, it means _ this context? i think in modern culture, it means someone - culture, it means someone confident, rebellious, free—spirited, but above all, authentic and honest. you can be a bit messy and chaotic, but that's ok because that's who you are. i think it was the sort of barbie core. must be authentic and who we really are. , ., , ., authentic and who we really are. , ., ., ., ., are. tell us how you manage to choose it- _ are. tell us how you manage

news for the uk, too. the question is, how will the labour government handle a trump presidency?ecurity, as fury on british farms could lead to a strike, with farming influences planning to withhold produce to cause shortages. plus, i'll be speaking to the british businessman, founder of carphone warehouse and philanthropist david ross as the labour party's budget is set to devastate the nation's business landscape. state of the nation starts now . state of the nation starts now. joined by my most formidable panel joined by my most formidable panel, the former conservative cabinet minister sir john redwood , and the historian and redwood, and the historian and broadcaster tessa dunlop. as even broadcaster tessa dunlop. as ever, as always, i want to know your views. it's a crucial part of the programme. mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now

this is the start of a process where the incoming labour government is looking to fix the business model for the post office effectively. we heard the newetary yesterday saying that that would see a smaller centre for the post office and more power delivered to the people who actually provide the services, and that's why they are looking at slimming down the head office, hundreds of jobs at risk there, and also reviewing the future of the crown offices that they themselves provide. so this is themselves provide. so this is the beginning of a journey and it's all balanced out by a plan to give the individual franchisees a big increase in the amount of money they make because lots of them say they just cannot balance the books the way things are. they are promised a 30% increase in the amount of money they receive next year and more going ahead in 2030. let's head to baku now where on the third day of the cop29 climate conference a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned. planet—warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to record highs this year, according to preliminary re

the company have raised concerns over potential ethics and governance issues linked to its labour and supply chain. stay with us here on bbc newss he's fully focused on helping spain in the davis cup finals this week, even though it's his final tournament before retirement. spain play the netherlands in the quarter—finals on tuesday, but it's unclear if the 38—year—old will be fit enough to play a significant part. the 22—time grand slam champion says he'll be keeping his emotions in check until after the tournament. i cannot predict what is going on but if i am on corn, hopefully not, because at the end i am not, iam not here... i'm here to try and help the team, it is going to be my last week on the professional tour but at the end we are here, in a teams competition, so the most important thing here is trying to help the team and to stay all focused on what we have to do, that is play tennis and do it very well because rivals are going to be difficult and the conditions are difficult also, so then the emotion will be for the end. and before, and during come at least to be focused on doing what we need to do. tottenham midfie

news. us president—elect trump makes a number of big nominations to his cabinet, including picks to lead the treasury, labour and the centers for disease control. the laos governmentng deaths of six foreign tourists. sean "diddy" combs faces further days in detention after a new yorkjudge delays a decision on whether to grant him bail. and several yellow weather warnings are now in place across the uk, as storm bert brings high winds, rain and snow. hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start with a developing story, and lebanese media says israeli warplanes have struck an eight—storey residential building in central beirut with several missiles. massive explosions were heard in the lebanese capital early on saturday morning. these are the latest pictures we have, showing first responders at the scene of the blast. earlier, israel struck several targets in the southern suburbs of beirut.

news. hundreds of farmers protest outside the welsh labour conference, angry with the government's recent taxnt zelensky says russia's war on ukraine will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. and anger boils over in eastern europe, as georgia's election results are officially announced. and the former world heavyweight boxing champion, mike tyson, has lost his fight against the youtuber, jake paul. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we begin here in the uk. hundreds off angry farmers have protested outside the welsh labour conference. they're furious with the uk government's decision to impose a 20% inheritance tax on farm estates worth more than £1 million. that's around $1.25 million. but the prime minister says he will defend the government's budget announcements all day long. here's damian grammaticas. 0n the north wales coast, the rumblings of rural protest. could this swell into a real political problem for the government? the morale, the mental health, you know, everything is at an all time low. and what do they do? they kick us agai

news. the government can say is not really us because this is only our first three months and it's all affected by what happened under the conservatives. 0n the other hand, the advent of a labourhe british economy, that there would be just having a change in government and a government with stability, and that clearly has not happened. remember that the 0.1%, if you make it per capita, it's actually a fall in the size of the economy per head because at the economy per head because at the moment our population is going up pretty rapidly. as such that's bad news for us all as individuals and on top of that you have the budget measures, which in most people's views, including mine, such as the national insurance rates and minimum wage and things like that are likely to dampen growth further. and now the prospect of tariffs from donald trump against china, europe and possibly us, all in all it's a pretty bad picture. and, robert, your thoughts on whether president trump will actually go as far as 60% in tariffs on chinese imports and no matter the size of those tariffs, what some of impact that might have on the rest of the world of china is looking to get those imports into other

news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference in opposition to government plans to change ten infants die in a hospital fire in northern india. 16 other babies are receiving treatment. as georgia's election results are officially announced. from across wales and as far away as yorkshire today. this government has made the one decision which is destroying the morale, the mental wellbeing and the economic viability of farms. we don't work for ourselves, we work to produce food for others, for an asset which will be passed on. and in the end, the alternative is the fragmentation of the farms bought by large companies. honking farms have long been exempt from inheritance tax. the government says only the very biggest will now pay, only at a rate that's still lower than for other property, and only a maximum of a few hundred will be affected every year. applause addressing the welsh labour conference, the prime minister did not mention inheritance tax, but did say he believes his tax raising budget is the right one for the country. i will defend our decisions| in the