good morninu. correspondent nick eardley. good morning- good — correspondent nick eardley.ood morning. - correspondent nick eardley. (13cm morning. good morning. it is an interesting backdrop to this conservative conference because borisjohnson is in a pretty commanding position politically, but in terms of everyday life, there are some pretty significant issues here that he is facing, the biggest of which we have covered a lot in the last week or so is questions over how resilient the uk's supply chain is at the moment. we have seen shortages of hgv drivers and that has led to questions about demand and supply when it comes to food on the shelves in some parts of the country. within the last few days, in particular, few will and people panic buying petrol because of fears it might run out in certain parts of the country. one of the big question is the prime minister is facing is what is he going to do about it and this was part of his answer to andrew marr this morning. the way forward for our country is not tojust pull the big lever marked uncontrolled immigration and all

nick eardley in downin: number of things. nick eardley in downing street, _ number of things.out further measures for now saying the current rate of infections and hospitalisations did not suggest changes in england were needed "immediately". here�*s our health correspondent, jim reed. this, say the government, is our best line of defence against covid this winter. you�*re all boosted. i'm all boosted up. on the wirral this weekend, they�*re giving third booster jabs to the over—50s and other vulnerable groups. today labour wider mask—wearing, vaccine passports and more working from home. the chancellor, though, says there is no immediate need for that. the booster roll—out should give us the booster roll—out should give us the protection we need and there is a fallback, a plan b, if we need it. and is well below the level seen at the start of the year but the nhs is also facing other pressures as the weather gets colder. in september, just 75% of people going to a&e in england were seen in four hours, the lowest figure on record. and hospitals in scotland, wales and northern

nick eardley in downing street. on accident and emergency departments in england, and they're calling for tougher coronavirus rules as we head into winter. labour says the government should bring in its plan b of measures, like advising more people to work from home. but ministers have again ruled out further restrictions for now, saying the current rate of infections and hospitalisations doesn't suggest changes are needed immediately. here's our health correspondentjim reed. at this surgery in cumbria, 12—year—old lola was getting her firstjab 12—year—old lola was getting her first jab today. 12—year—old lola was getting her firstjab today. the government says it is sticking to its plan a, using vaccines to control covid. but cases have been rising in england, and today labour added to calls for what is known as plan b — more mask wearing, vaccine passports and working from home. the chancellor, though, said there was no immediate need for that. though, said there was no immediate need for that-— need for that. alt

nick eardley. thank — it have the impact he hopes? verity. i�*m just outside the building and design centre near tottenham court roadin design centre near tottenham court road in central london where the institute for fiscal studies have been holding their regular briefing that they always do after a big fiscal event. what they are saying put numbers on what nick was just saying. this will go down as the year, they say, when a conservative chancellor took the size of the state to its highest level since the 19705 and the tax burden to its highest level since the early 19505. over the past year, he has raised taxes by £40 billion and has also had a benefit from a faster than expected economic recovery due to the vaccine. but rather than give some of those tax rises back from earlier in the year, he has decided to bank them and also raise some more. that is not so much to do with the pandemic, it is more to do with the pandemic, it is more to do with the fact there are demographic pressures. the ageing population requires more spending

nick eardley there, our political correspondent. under two hours' correspondent. the conference begins injust under two hours' time, apart from the introductions, we will be getting a speech from the new foreign secretary, liz truss. we will bring you the highlights of all the main speeches during the course of the week. anyone approached by a lone police officer in scotland will now be offered the chance to speak with control room staff to check their identity. the new system has been introduced in the wake of the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. helena wilkinson has more details. when wayne couzens kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, he was a serving metropolitan police officer. he used his position to trick sarah into a car he had hired by showing her his warrant card and falsely arresting her. after he was sent to prison for life, the met commissioner spoke outside the old bailey. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that

nick eardley. thanks — package in the next few days. nick eardley, thanks very much.eaders heading for the un climate change conference in glasgow next month must take bold action on global warming, rather than "just talk". in a wide—ranging interview, prince charles also said he understood why climate change activists took to the streets, but he said that actions such as blocking roads were not helpful. he was speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, in the gardens of the balmoral estate in royal deeside. lovely to see you. great to see you. this was a rather empty field that the farm didn't need any more, so i thought, "ah..." the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year that my grandson was born, the eldest, george. it's a legacy, an inheritance for your grandchildren. how worried are you about the state of that inheritance? deeply worried. i've always felt that we're somehow trained to believe that nature is a separate thing from us and we can just exploit and control and suppress everything about her without suffering the consequences. the narra

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.an, who's a senior analyst at tes, formerly the times educational supplement. she welcomed any talk of new investment in skills and explains how the new system will work. t—levels or technical levels are meant to be those skills equivalent to a—levels and if you get a distinction in your t—levels, that is the equivalent of three a's at a—level and gives you the same number of ucas points and you can go to university with them. they come in all sorts of different subjects, it is notjust building and hairdressing, it can be design and survey or planning or accountancy or agriculture or animal care but they are rolling these courses out slowly so at the moment there are only ten but these will expand by 2023, all 20 subjects should be up and running. eight people have been arrested in south—east england after the deaths of two teenage boys. essex police say they were called to regency court in brentwood at around 1:30am this morning. they say they found three people injured, of whom two l

our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. rows over fishing are nothing new.s is jersey rows over fishing are nothing new. this isjersey in the summer. french boats protesting at a loss of catching rights after brexit. now, the uk and french governments are involved in an escalating war of words. the uk says it's given most french boats licences to keep fishing here. but it has objected to some, because they don't qualify. france has threatened to block british boats landing at french ports from tuesday.— ports from tuesday. let's be serious. _ ports from tuesday. let's be serious. 244 _ ports from tuesday. let's be serious, 244 boats _ ports from tuesday. let's be serious, 244 boats with - ports from tuesday. let's be serious, 244 boats with a . ports from tuesday. let's be - serious, 244 boats with a pending license, this is not the treaty we signed when we dealt with the brexit. the truth is that we have french fishermen that are losing 25% of their business every day. and, you know, it is something we have to act on. , ., _, ., ., act on. this row could ha

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. and let's get more now from nick eardley now. all, as we have heard, many mps are surprised at how quickly this has escalated. what is it all about at the heart of it all? we are not adverse _ about at the heart of it all? we are not adverse to _ about at the heart of it all? we are not adverse to rouse _ about at the heart of it all? we are not adverse to rouse overfishing i about at the heart of it all? we are not adverse to rouse overfishing in i not adverse to rouse overfishing in this country. they have happened a number of times over the past few decades. i think this is also a sign that some elements of the brexit trade deal, remember it was only signed at the end of last year, have been fairly complicated and haven't been fairly complicated and haven't been particularly easy to implement. there does seem to be some genuine surprise in the uk government how quickly this has all escalated. the french government seems to be genuinely quite angry at the way this has panned out. it's worth pointing out there is also some polit

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.re just chain that asserts in the french facing industry that negotiations between the european commission and uk on uk issued fishing licenses, those negotiations are going to continue this weekend. our political correspondent damian grammaticus the row betwen paris and london has escalated quickly. it has ramped up pretty fast. i think what you have to be aware of in that, though, is that there is an issue with this weekend because this weekend is the point at which french poets, which had been fishing in waters, particularly around jersey, will see their current access and. so i think that's where the real crunch point is coming from, the french side concerned about that and particularly at the heart of this issue, somewhere between 40— 50 poets from the french side that have not got licenses to fish and it waters jersey and believe that they should have done. the issue there, i think, is the ability of those boats to provide historical data showing that they have traditionally fini

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.aking to the general secretary and chief executive of the royal college of nursing in the next hour, so stay with us for that. one of the world's most criticised polluters, australia, has formally adopted a net zero emissions target by 2050. many critics say that australia — which is the world's second biggest coal exporter — has been too slow on climate action despite suffering bushfires, floods and drought partly blamed on climate change. the prime minister, scott morrison, made the pledge after bargaining with mps within his government. but he said australia's plan does not include ending its massive fossil fuel sectors. australians want action on climate change, they are taking action on climate change, but they also want to protect theirjobs and their livelihoods, they also want to keep the cost of living down and they also want to protect the australian way of life, especially in rural and regional areas. here's our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, in sydney. i think, you know, the

thank you so much, nick eardley _ getting worse and better. - getting worse and better. thank you so much, nick eardley there for- getting worse and better. thank you so much, nick eardley there for us. | at 7:30 we'll be talking to the environment, food and rural affairs secretary george eustice. fishing rights comes within his area. labour's deputy leader angela rayner has apologised "unreservedly" for calling conservatives "scum" at her party's conference. she initially stood by the remarks, but said she had reflected since that there was too much abuse in political debate and vowed to be "more careful" about her language. e—cigarettes could soon be prescribed on the nhs in england to help people stop smoking. the medicines regulator is inviting manufacturers to submit products for approval. it could mean england becomes the first country in the world to prescribe e—cigarettes as a medical product. the social networking giant facebook has changed its corporate name to "meta" as part of a major rebrand. the change does not apply to its indiv

let's talk to political correspondent nick eardley at westminster. good morning to you, nick.future of cressida dick, the commander of the metropolitan police. is her position seriously in question? or do ministers think that would be a distraction from the work that actually needs to be done right now? , . ., , , , , that actually needs to be done right now? ,. ., i, ,, ., now? there is certainly pressure on her, we now? there is certainly pressure on her. we have _ now? there is certainly pressure on her, we have heard _ now? there is certainly pressure on her, we have heard some _ now? there is certainly pressure on her, we have heard some pretty - her, we have heard some pretty prominent mps like harriet harman, labour mp, formerjustice minister, saying they don't think dame cressida dick can be the person who leads the reform that is needed within the met. that said, i don't think it's likely she will resign because she does appear to have the backing of the home office. she has the backing of the mayor of london said khan, itappears, as the backing of the mayor of london

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.nt, adam fleming. he is at westminster. good morning, adam. we have seen a flurry of leaks and announcements ahead of tomorrow�*s budget, but my question tomorrow�*s budget, but my question to you is well public—sector pay actually go up? in to you is well public-sector pay actually 90 up?— actually go up? in theory it probably — actually go up? in theory it probably will _ actually go up? in theory it probably will because - actually go up? in theory it probably will because that| actually go up? in theory it. probably will because that is actually go up? in theory it - probably will because that is the direction of travel to government it setting. that is all they can do at the moment, this is the start of a big technical and political process. tomorrow the government departments will get their spending totals for the next three years from the treasury, then makes some omissions to the independent pay review bodies with evidence and then it will be up to the independent body that tha

here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. see is a high—wage, high—skill economy... the government says it wants to change the way the uk economy works, moving to a higher skilled, more productive workforce which earns more money. in this week's budget, the chancellor will have the task of setting out more about how we get there, and key to his plans will be what the government is selling as a skills revolution. rishi sunak will announce £1.5 billion for t—levels in england for up to 100,000 young people to train for vocational qualifications. there will be £500 million for adult skills too and more than £800 million to revitalise colleges in england. the government argues the plans will give people the skills they need to get on in life. all students, whatever they are doing, whether it be technical education or academic education — or somewhere in between — deserve to have their education properly funded, so we hope this new story, which focuses on technical education, is one part of the announcements that will come out ove

let's get more from our political correspondent nick eardley, who's in the west country, where the primeabinet meeting. is itfairto is it fair to say this is the topic at the top of the agenda? i think ministers would _ at the top of the agenda? i think ministers would rather _ at the top of the agenda? i think ministers would rather be - at the top of the agenda? i think| ministers would rather be talking about climate change. you can expect about climate change. you can expect a raft of announcements from the government in the next week or so in the run—up to the cop 26 summit in glasgow but as we have seen in the last few weeks the issue of shortages in the economy is one ministers are having to return to the time and time again and has forced him to do some things that they don't want to do. we heard borisjohnson at the they don't want to do. we heard boris johnson at the conservative conference last week talk about his plan for a high skill, high wage, high productivity economy, warning against the idea of putting, as he put it, the big lever of uncontrolled immigration, but to solv

i've been speaking to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in manchester, where the conservativearty conference is due to begin on sunday. he says the ongoing difficulties with fuel supplies in some parts of the country is not the ideal backdrop for the event. there is the fact that you have these issues with fuel, you add into the mix the rising energy prices we are seeing, you add into the mix inflation, which many tory mps are really worried about, and you have this sort of nervous air that, although the conservative party is in quite a strong position electorally and in parliament, there are nerves about exactly what the next few months and weeks are going to look like. and specifically on the fuel point, i think there is a hope in downing street that we are past the worst of this, they have been saying that for a few days, but it has been a pretty consistent message that even if there are pockets of problems, like in the south—east of england, other parts of the country, like where i am, in manchester, are getting slightly better. that said, the government is doing some thin

katy austin, bbc news, in birmingham. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in downing street.port, 500 million to support families in england, probably more pledges as we get to the budget on wednesday. where is all this money coming from?— coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's _ coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention _ coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention to - coming from? well, clive, despite the treasury's intention to bring . the treasury's intention to bring spending under control after the pandemic, the message from number 11 is there is still money to be spent, particularly when it comes to the government's a big political priorities. the announcement today on transport out outside london was intended to put some meat on the bones of the levelling up agenda. critics have said it was a sound bite so the government will be delighted to hear the reaction of manchester's labour mayor andy burnham but the chancellor has a job to persuade people he has a vision to persuade people he has a vision to deliver borisjohnson's pl

our political correspondent, nick eardley is in manchester.conservative party is an bullish form at the moment and is happy with its place in the polls and the prime minister has a commanding position in parliament there are interesting backdrops to what is going on in manchester. shortages in parts of the supply chain, questions over the cost of living and increasing taxes which are coming in next year in the uk. the biggest thing that has been happening this week and many people in the uk will have been feeling is a shortage of petrol in the supply chain. it's not an issue of the not being enough petrol but there is more demand than normal. the prime minister was asked how you would tackle that issue. 1 of the things he says is this conference gets under way is the answer isn't immigration. what you've got at the moment is a shortage of lorry drivers, shortage of truck drivers and there is even at shortage of truck drivers in china and america and in poland. when you look at the particular issue on the petrol forecourt is there you have a pr

here�*s our political correspondent, nick eardley. the covid crisis. this week though he wants to set out his plans for after the pandemic. all they do not although the treasury has promised to balance a book there�*s a growing list of pledges to be delivered. fine a book there's a growing list of pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of— pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of building _ pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of building a _ pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of building a stronger- elements of building a stronger economy is having stronger public services and you�*ll see that next week. whether it�*s the nhs which we�*ve already taken steps to recover significantly from coronavirus, children, schools, skills all of these things, policing and crime juicy investment across the board and public services because that�*s what we are elected to deliver it and that�*s what we are getting on in doing. and that's what we are getting on in doinu. ., , and that's what we are getting on in doinu. .

our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster.fusion over what the business secretary claimed the treasury was doing to help businesses in all of this, is that it now cleared up?— it now cleared up? despite the warninus it now cleared up? despite the warnings about _ it now cleared up? despite the warnings about how _ it now cleared up? despite the warnings about how serious i it now cleared up? despite the| warnings about how serious the situation could be for some businesses and for jobs situation could be for some businesses and forjobs around the country, we have had this pretty remarkable public spat between the treasury and the business department. yesterday, the business secretary told the bbc that he was in talks with the chancellor about trying to find solutions, but a treasury source said that was a mistake. the treasury nor the chancellor weren't involved in this process at all and with the prime minister on holiday, it was led to his spokesman to pick up the pieces and say, of course, ministers are working across depar

here�*s our political correspondent, nick eardley. this is not a time for ideology and orthodoxy.emic. and although the treasury has promised to balance the books, there is a growing list of pledges to be delivered. one of the elements of building a stronger economy is having strong public services, and you will see that next week, whether it�*s the nhs, which we�*ve already taken steps to support significantly to recover from coronavirus, children, schools, skills, all of these things. policing and crime. you will see investment across the board in public services because that�*s what we were elected to deliver and that�*s what we are getting on and doing. the government says it wants higher productivity and higher wages, so there will be around £3 billion earmarked for skills. billions too for transport and health research. commitments this weekend have amounted to more than £20 billion, a sign the spending tap hasn�*t been turned off completely. yet in the treasury they are keen to get spending under control, and there are concerns about inflation, which could squeeze living st

our political correspondent nick eardley is in manchester now — where the conservative party conferencenment got this under control, nick? that's the hope, that the situation is continuing to stabilise, that there's better fuel supply and is continuing to stabilise, that there's betterfuel supply and maybe not immediately but over the medium term this will start to get better. it's interesting because we've also heard those warnings about what's going on in the south of england and warnings like that have forced the government to make some decisions it didn't really want to make, like sending in the army to help from next week, like adding those extra 300 emergency visas to its plan over the next few weeks. boris johnson has been repeating this morning in the newspapers that he wants to make the newspapers that he wants to make the hgv driver situation a lot better by getting more people from the uk into better paid jobs. that's going to be one of the themes at the conservative conference. there is an interesting backdrop of the fuel supply issues, other issues in the supply issues, oth

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. nick eardley there. - you make of the budget? i like it, i | thought it was very sound. the main thing is he was fiscally responsible, and he was fiscally responsible. i mean, he sold it very well, it was a brilliant budget speech, it is a very good presentation, and it is not a giveaway budget at all, he has made the most of the spending increase he has got, he is announcing the infrastructure spending, which will take many years to spend and a lot of it is spread over the next three years as departmental spending, but he is keeping the level of debt under control and hopes to reduce the number of annual deficit if, and this is the big if behind all this, if the economy can maintain its recovery, but there is plenty of uncertainty about that, a bit of a gamble in that because the economy at the moment is in a pretty sad state and faces a lot of dangers over the next year or so. so it was a good budget, responsible budget and i hope it comes off because it really depends on inflation costs, growth over t

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in parliament for useally wanted to cut taxes and if he could reword. the fact is, all the tax increases he announced back in march, he could've reversed those courtney? because of the much faster growth that we are seeing in the uk economy following covid. he's got billions to play around with. so why hasn't he cut taxes?— he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget _ he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget for _ he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget for any - he cut taxes? exactly as you say. clive, a budget for any chancellor comes down to choices. and what happened in this budget is rishi sunak was facing a slightly brighter economic picture than predicted post— pandemic and he chose to spend it. that's why you heard £150 billions more billions spent on public services in a long list of specific aware that money will go. and the fuel duty frozen cut and passenger air duty which will prove controversial for some coming ahead of the climate change summit. in the big measure he a

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.m westminster by chief political correspondent adam fleming. iam sure i am sure this news will be welcomed but it is the detail people want. the detail will be a little way off because tomorrow we have the budget and spending review. the chancellor will have to make lots of decisions and the decision on public sector pay is to set out in the direction of travel, to say the pay freeze of the past year will be over. the actual numbers, watch the increase will be, that will be down to first the independent pay review bodies that will look at the issue in the spring, considering evidence presented by the government, and then up to the government and departments to make a decision. april next year. we are still a long way of from getting a number you could apply to your pay packet. and lots of factors go into this. we do not know what inflation will be next year because it is jumping around a lot. we do not know the comparison with wages in the private sector because that number is shooting

increasing national insurance to pay for the nhs and social care. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardleys in manchester. i suppose a lot of voters are worried about fuel shortages, shortages in the shops. boris johnson trying to put it into a longer term context. he johnson trying to put it into a longer term context.- johnson trying to put it into a longer term context. he is indeed. good afternoon. _ longer term context. he is indeed. good afternoon. it _ longer term context. he is indeed. good afternoon. it is _ longer term context. he is indeed. good afternoon. it is an _ longer term context. he is indeed. | good afternoon. it is an interesting paradox, isn't it, that this conservative conference is happening when borisjohnson is in probably as strong a position politically as he has ever been. certainly when it comes to his party, but facing some pretty big issues over the next few weeks and months, some of which make many of his mps nervous. the cost of living, the supply chain issues, some other things as well. to take the supply chain first, boris johnson �*s argument has very mu

here's our political correspondent, nick eardley.we want to see is a high wage, high skilled economy... the government _ high skilled economy... the government says _ high skilled economy... the government says it - high skilled economy... the government says it wants to change the way the uk economy works, moving to higher skilled, more productive workforce which earns more money. in this week's budget, the chancellor will have the task of setting out more about how we get there and key to his plans will be what the government is selling as a skills revolution. rishi sunak will announce £i.5 revolution. rishi sunak will announce £1.5 billion for t levels in england for up to 100,000 young people to train for vocational qualifications. there will be 500 million for adult skills too and more than 800 million to revitalise colleges in england. the government argues the plans will give people the skills they need to get on in life. all the skills they need to get on in life. �* w' , . , the skills they need to get on in life. ~ , ., , .

we're joined now by our political correspondent nick eardley.,, , ., , . ., react? huge pressures on the sector. reau react? huge pressures on the sector. reall bii react? huge pressures on the sector. really big questions _ react? huge pressures on the sector. really big questions for _ react? huge pressures on the sector. really big questions for the - really big questions for the government to face over the next few weeks if some of the warnings in this report do bear out, the warnings about low staffing, people moving into other sectors because the pay is not good enough. i think the pay is not good enough. i think the government tried to pre—empt this report last night by announcing that £162 million fund. a pair in england, designed to help keep some staff and recruit some others. some are questioning whether it'll be enough money and plug a few gaps rather than start to address the broader problems. labour, for example, says there needs to be a much more root and branch review of pay and conditions and working standards to keep people who

our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. this is fantastic.nson looks like he's enjoying himself. the conservatives worship him as an election winner. he promises them he's going to rewire the economy. but today the prime minister is also speaking to the country. and it's against a backdrop that makes some nervous — rising prices, a reduction in universal credit, problems with deliveries which could last for weeks. today mrjohnson will argue the economy needs to change — and that previous governments didn't have the guts to do it. he'll accuse his predecessors — which, remember, includes conservatives — of drift and dither. as he told breakfast yesterday, he wants to move away from immigration, towards higher wages and better conditions. borisjohnson will also talk about his big idea — levelling up — telling delegates it can take pressure off what he'll call "the overheating southeast of england", and offer opportunity to areas where people are left behind. it's a pitch of a better economy to come, but with very real pressures for many now — a

let's get more from our political correspondent nick eardley.heart of it, it would seem, on who gets a license and who does not. should this not have been sorted out well before now? that should this not have been sorted out well before now?— well before now? that is certainly the argument _ well before now? that is certainly the argument the _ well before now? that is certainly the argument the french - well before now? that is certainly - the argument the french government is making that there are dozens of boats that are entitled to fish in british waters that have not got their licences yet. that is why paris is so angry about the situation. the uk government says that actually some of the applications it has got our four boats that do not meet the criteria and the vast majority of boats who have applied in uk waters as part of the brexit trade deal have been approved. that is the specifics on the licensing but i think the rhetoric on this is really increasing quite dramatically over the course of this week. last night we had the french euro

here�*s our political correspondent nick eardley hi, how are you? really nice to see you.il. oh, i do, it�*s controversial. mr sunak was spending his cash at bury market this morning, but over the next few years he�*s going to be spending a lot of taxpayer money, too, funded by the biggest tax burden since the �*50s. so, will it be worth it? people should have reassurance that because of the plan we put in place a year ago to ensure that our economy now is recovering strongly, more people are in work and wages are rising, we can face the future with a bit more confidence. and yesterday we did take action and noticeably we froze fuel duty, especially when fuel prices are at almost a ten—year high, but also we cut the tax on the lowest paid people, which i think will make an enormous difference. that�*s a reference to universal credit changes which will allow in—work claimants to keep more of their benefits. wages are set to go up from april for public sector workers, and those on the minimum wage, but the cost of living is going up too. inflation could make household budget

nick eardley is in manchester. hello, thank you. let'sjust hello, thank you.ust chew over some of what was in that piece with the foreign secretary liz truss, who i'm pleased to sayjoins us now. the prime minister this morning was a big equivocal on tax, he doesn't want to raise taxes anymore, but is not quite rolling it out. do you he should just be giving people a bit of certainty? the out. do you he should just be giving people a bit of certainty?— people a bit of certainty? the per minister is— people a bit of certainty? the per minister is clear _ people a bit of certainty? the per minister is clear that _ people a bit of certainty? the per minister is clear that we - people a bit of certainty? the per minister is clear that we don't - people a bit of certainty? the per. minister is clear that we don't want to put— minister is clear that we don't want to put additional tax burden on working — to put additional tax burden on working people dash—mac prime minisien — working people dash—mac prime minister. the best way to do that is to grow— minister. the be

nick eardley, bbc news, at the conservative party conference. party conference in manchester, and we can speak to him now. good morning dan. you have the sofa and adam, marvellous. we good morning dan. you have the sofa and adam, marvellous.— and adam, marvellous. we have the full setu -. and adam, marvellous. we have the full setup. good _ and adam, marvellous. we have the full setup. good morning. _ and adam, marvellous. we have the full setup. good morning. welcomel and adam, marvellous. we have the l full setup. good morning. welcome to manchester, just down the road from our studios. adam fleming is with us. the prime minister will be set where you are in about 90 minutes and we ask lots of our viewers for questions for him yesterday and there are so many topics covered by that. there is quite a lot on that prime ministerial radar. it is interesting _ prime ministerial radar. it is interesting at _ prime ministerial radar. it is interesting at this _ prime ministerial radar. it is interesting at this conference because _ interesting at this

nick eardley reports. the home secretary is less than pleased about scenes like this.ness of poorly insulated home. the government has revealed plans for a new court orders which would stop protesters with a history of causing disruption travelling to some protest. there are plans to introduce tougher sentences for obstructing highways to try and stop things like this. there are significant backlogs in the court system which could make a speedy action difficult. that is for entry of the newjustice secretary, he will say today that he wants to double the number of offenders who are tagged in england and wales. he will argue that will make communities more safe. but there are significant challenges for this government when it comes to the economy and the cost of living. there are not always easy answers. five people have been arrested after former tory party leader sir iain duncan smith was allegedly assaulted by being hit on the head with a traffic cone. he was pursued by chants of "tory scum" on his way to a brexit talk on the fringes of the conservative party conferen

our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports.ooks boris johnson looks like borisjohnson looks like he is enjoying himself. the conservatives welcome him as an election winner. he promises then he will be why the economy. today the prime minister is also speaking to the country. it is against the backdrop that makes some nervous, rising prices, reduction in universal credit, problems with deliveries which could last for weeks. today mrjohnson will argue the economy needs to change that previous governments did not have the guts to do it. he would accuse his predecessors of drift and dither as he told breakfast yesterday, he wants to move away from immigration, towards higher wages and better conditions. borisjohnson will also talk about his big idea, levelling up, telling delegates he can take pressure off what he will cool the overheating south of england and offer opportunity to areas where people are left behind. it is the picture of a better economy to come. with very real pressures for many now and more expected over the wint

we have some information in from our political correspondent nick eardley, who writes, the treasury hasr hand. the business secretary said talks were under way with the treasury, business secretary said no, they are not. now it turns out the business secretary has sent a proposal to the treasury. more on that as we get it. fbi agents have arrested a married couple in west virginia on suspicion of selling secrets to what the pair believed was a foreign power. data cards containing sensitive information about the designs for nuclear powered warships and submarines were handed to an undercover agent. they were hidden in packets of chewing gum; and one was concealed in a peanut butter sandwich. mark lobel has more. this alleged below—the—radar attempt to reveal nuclear submarine secrets, now sunk, could have been a thriller worthy of the name a spy who fed me, with a data card slipped into a peanut butter sandwich. and then a chewing gum package. and, finally, a plaster wrapper. neighbours of the detained couple who live here in this discreet neighbourhood of maryland are in disbelief. wow!

i've been speaking to our political correspondent nick eardley, and started by asking him if the issuehould have been sorted out many months ago. that's certainly the argument the french government is making that there are dozens of boats entitled to fish in french waters —— british waters but have not got the licences yet, which is why they are so angry. the vast majority of boats have applied for fish in the vast majority of boats have applied forfish in uk the vast majority of boats have applied for fish in uk waters as part of a post brexit trade deal have been approved, it is said, and those who haven't have not had the correct —— have not met the correct criteria. last night we had the french europe minister saying in the uk only understands the language of force. we at the french government saying that this is not resolved by tuesday, it will stop british boats from docking at some of french ports and there will be a big increase in the number of checks that happen on things going over the channel, which could have a real impact on freight traffic over the channel. the uk govern