dana reeve had never smoked.hing moment she realized she had to give her 12 year old son will the news, and to then have to tell him, you know that now i have cancer. >> it just, i thought, how much can one little soul bear, dana reeve, arranges for will to live with the family of his best friend. >> and then after seven months fighting the cancer, she dies at the age of 44. >> despite the love and security that my siblings provided, me and my family provided me and my adoptive family provides me, that was the moment. march 6th, 2006. that was. i've been alone since then with extraordinary love. >> his older siblings, alexandra, who was then a law student, and matthew, a producer, would drop everything in their lives when their little brother needed them. so in our interview, will has a question he says he's never asked them before. >> did you find it difficult that did people worry enough about you? >> that like it like wasn't the issue? like, i don't think i've ever thought about that either. like the job at ha

rachel reeves did not say that there — rachel reeves did not say that there will be no cuts in otherr areas of— there will be no cuts in other areas of public services. i expect— areas of public services. i expect that is what she will try to — expect that is what she will try to achieve and that will require _ try to achieve and that will require an overall increase of more — require an overall increase of more than _ require an overall increase of more than 1% over the next few years — more than 1% over the next few years we — more than 1% over the next few years. we will have to wait for the budget to find out how she will do — the budget to find out how she will do that.— will do that. people like m self will do that. people like myself are _ will do that. people like myself are always - will do that. people like | myself are always trying will do that. people like i myself are always trying to extract information from the chancellor ahead of the budget. if we are looking at income generation for government, taxes was one of the levers they can pull. we know that rachel reeves ha

gentlemen to the professionals. >> that was one of the more dramatic sides of christopher reeve.ack in 1993, in remains of the day. >> and it would be just two years later that his entire life would be upended by a tragic horseback riding accident. >> and ahead of the release of a new documentary, abc's diane sawyer sat down for an emotional interview with his children, including abc's will reeve >> like a superhero streaking across the sky for almost ten years, christopher reeve embodied superman, the mythic american champion of justice. an actor so gifted it's no surprise that in real life, there was nothing he couldn't do. he was an airplane pilot, an expert sailor, a diver, ice hockey, soccer. and by the way, he was also a juilliard trained pianist who would lead the family sing alongs. that's little will at the piano. will alexandra matthew remembering those happy days? even if t weren't exactly the von trapps, the happy days that always seem endless. until the day that changes everything. almos years ago, 42 year old christopher reeve, a champion horseback rider, had an acc

>>> and diane sawyer is here tonight with the family of christopher reeve. deeply moving interview in just a moment. don't mind me. i'm just the flu. i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but i'm just the flu.” (sniffs.) it's him! who? i'm just the flu. demand more from your flu shot. sanofi higher-dose flu vaccines are proven to provide better flu protection than standard dose flu shots in older adults. they've even been shown to better protect against flu-related complications. don't get fluzone® high-dose if you've had a severe allergic reaction to its components, including egg products, or after previous dose of flu vaccine. don't get flublok® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to its components. tell your health care professional if you've had severe muscle weakness after a flu shot. fainting has occurred. people with weakened immune systems may have a lower vaccine response. all flu shots are not the same. ask for a s

well the last time we saw rachel reeves and jeremy hunt facing off, was when rachel reeves declared thatshe'd got into office, looked at the bot books and discover there was a £22 billion black hole in public spending this year. . simon cayce says he would note... let me translate the civil service speak. he's basically that the previous governments decision not to revise... was a big reason for uncertainty in public finances. that's quite a claim from the cabinet, i suspect they wanted it to stay private but it got leaked to me do it to stay private but it got leaked to m- it to stay private but it got leaked to m. ., ~ ., leaked to me do you think that is likely to _ leaked to me do you think that is likely to come _ leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up _ leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up with - leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up with the i is likely to come up with the mp questions that we going to hear? �* , , mp questions that we going to hear? �*, _,,,, ., ., hear? it's very possible that a backbencher _ hear? it's very possible tha

i can hean reeves is standing up. i can hear, actually, i can feel the room vibrate with the music and the claps and the cheers. so i think i think that it might be that there certainly is a lot of good feeling towards rachel reeves in the room. there are her supporters. there are, of course, her detractors as well. but i have to say, feeling the room actually shake just a moment ago, as the crowd stood up and started clapping, i think i think she might be in for an okay response from the audience. there is a preview video currently playing of course, but, but yes, there has been some unease at this conference today as i mentioned, that that boos from the audience when they were told they wouldn't be getting that vote. they expected to get on winter fuel payments today. that, of course, is the albatross around the neck of the chancellor . albatross around the neck of the chancellor. but albatross around the neck of the chancellor . but let's see if chancellor. but let's see if that actually weighs into the speech. the

rachel reeves said the future. rachel reeves said the had the future.ettled a lot of - they had settled a lot of public sector pay agreements but while she was on stage we heard from the royal college of nursing that they voted to reject a 5.5% pay offer. are you confident when it comes to public sector pay about the government's approach or do you think we will see further industrial action? think we will see further industrialaction? i think we will see further industrial action? i think the government's _ industrial action? i think the government's approach - industrial action? i think the government's approach will| industrial action? i think the i government's approach will be to have — government's approach will be to have serious conversations with — to have serious conversations with the — to have serious conversations with the royal college of nursing because everybody knows that nurses are underpaid. we have _ that nurses are underpaid. we have to — that nurses are underpaid. we have to support nurses, we have to rebuild — have to support nurs

, christopher reeve embodied superman.l life, there was nothing he couldn't do. he was an airplane pilot, an expert sailor, a diver, ice hockey and soccer player. almost thirty years ago 42-year-old christopher reeve, a champion horseback rider, had an accident that was at once freakishly random and catastrophic. when he spoke of it with barbara walters, he was now paralyzed from the neck down and on a ventilator. >> i had the great misfortune to get my hands stuck in the horse's bridle. so, it's like going over with your hands tied and that's why i landed straight on my head. >> reporter: in the new documentary "super/man", it is his wife dana who will prepare their 2-year-old son and her 11 and 15-year-old step-children for the dad so radically changed. >> she said, it's going to look so scary, but he's still there. just talk to him. ignore everything else. just talk to him. >> as far as i remember, my first words were just, you know, i love you. we're here. >> i think in an effort to make sure that i wasn't terrified of

i you hear any substance today from rachel reeves?— rachel reeves?id hear some, i. heard the desire for more investment which _ heard the desire for more investment which i _ heard the desire for more investment which i think— heard the desire for more investment which i think wru— heard the desire for more investment which i think will become _ heard the desire for more investment which i think will become a _ heard the desire for more investment which i think will become a big - which i think will become a big theme — which i think will become a big theme of— which i think will become a big theme of this _ which i think will become a big theme of this labour- which i think will become a big i theme of this labour government which i think will become a big - theme of this labour government and i do theme of this labour government and i do think— theme of this labour government and i do think that — theme of this labour government and i do think that will— theme of this labour government and i do think that will be _ theme of this labour government a

chancellor rachel reeves ahead. chancellor rachel reeves will tell the nation to accept hardship or face ruin at the labour party conference later today. do you trust this government to rebuild britain .7 government to rebuild britain? and labour's freebie fiasco sir keir starmer and his chancellor declare that they will no longer accept donations for clothes as deputy prime minister angela rayneris deputy prime minister angela rayner is blasted for her £68,000 a year vanity. photographer and a small boat surge 25,000 migrants have crossed the channel this year, with half of those arrivals coming since labour came to power . and a very wet weather power. and a very wet weather warning. england is set to be battered by heavy rain today as flood warnings are issued. let us know if you've been affected and are we making a lot of nothing over a bit of rain and roofers , plasterers and roofers, plasterers and plumbers, your country needs you. as britain faces a shortage, over1 million skilled workers where have they gone

it is noti just a change of tone from rachel reeves, it's a transformation.vious 79 have been pretty gloomy, deliberately, she says that is the unavoidable reality of what she argues is the worst economic inheritance any government has received from any predecessor, she has focussed so far in her time in thejob on the focussed so far in her time in the job on the actions she wants to take to fill what she calls the £12 billion black hole which she inherited from the conservatives, just for this year, but what the government is going to try to do today, what rachel reeves is going to try to do in this conference speech is talk about the other side of the equation, yes, as you heard there she is still saying there are tough choices for the government to make but she is going to try to talk about what she believes the rewards are that will come from making those tough choices, that is the argument she will try to land today and it is strikingly more optimistic in tone, that what we have heard from her before. how much damage has the row over the political donati

we'll be back with will reeve.for where you are most of the time? xfinity mobile was designed for where you need it most. now xfinity internet customers can buy one line of unlimited and get one free for a year. i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling in ra and psa. relieve fatigue, and stop further joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin; heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. people 50 and older with a heart disease risk factor have an increased risk of death. serious allergic reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you ar

we wanted to — reeves doesn't rethink? we wanted to win _ reeves doesn't rethink?ensioners to fill a black hole without doing anything to the super—rich, thatis anything to the super—rich, that is the wrong impression and they were carried out legacy. they have time to correct, future budgets and plans to go through to make sure we get the correct tax for the people. sure we get the correct tax for the people-— the people. mick lynch, thank ou, the the people. mick lynch, thank you, the leader _ the people. mick lynch, thank you, the leader of _ the people. mick lynch, thank you, the leader of the - the people. mick lynch, thank you, the leader of the rail - you, the leader of the rail union. some of the unions have done quite well since labour got in through pay deals. the conservatives say it is costing the pensioners money. the argument is it different choices were made by the government, they could retain the winter fuel payment and give above inflation wage increases. that is the view from here, not necessarily shared across political parties. ian watson at th

rachel reeves said she wouldn't seeggla!nd our government will hard—wire budget responsibility into government will hard—wire budget responsibility int lock rernment will hard—wire budget responsibility int lock and nent with a new fiscal lock and budget responsibility bill to make sure the disaster happen two years ago can never happen again. doctor studio: you been watching the treasury answer questions since the new labour government came to power but right from the start rachel reeves said that any questions about tax would have to wait for the budget in october but that did not stop the first question from the conservative opposition spokesperson being on tax asking her to confirm that labour would not increase taxes on pensions in the upcoming budget but he said it was after labour had promised more than 50 times during the election not to raise taxes for working people. rachel reeves said she wouldn't speculate that but that she was determined to make sure working people were better off. she did say she would use the

rachel reeves, chancellor of the | rachel reeves, chancellor of the exchequer. reeves, chancellor of the excheuuer. ., . , . , , exchequer. policies later, but first a moment of— exchequer. policies later, but first a moment of personal _ exchequer. policies later, but first a moment of personal pride - exchequer. policies later, but first a moment of personal pride and l a moment of personal pride and change. in a moment of personal pride and chance. , ., ., ., , ., a moment of personal pride and chance. , ., ., ., ., ., change. in this hall one a year ago, i stated my — change. in this hall one a year ago, i stated my intention, _ change. in this hall one a year ago, i stated my intention, that the - change. in this hall one a year ago, j i stated my intention, that the next time i_ i stated my intention, that the next time i addressed you i would do so as the _ time i addressed you i would do so as the first — time i addressed you i would do so as the first female chancellor of the exchequer. the as the first female chancellor of the exchequer.— as the first

starmer on rachel reeves, after the last few - reeves, after the last few years. _ reeves, after the order in government - years, they have to be for order in government for l years, they have to be for l order in government for not having — order in government for not having payoffs _ order in government for not having payoffs and - having payoffs and flip—flopping - having payoffs and - flip—flopping decisions. but they— flip—flopping decisions. but they also— flip—flopping decisions. but they also have _ flip—flopping decisions. but they also have to _ flip—flopping decisions. but they also have to be - flip—flopping decisions. but. they also have to be conscious of how — they also have to be conscious of how the _ they also have to be conscious of how the political— they also have to be consciousi of how the political momentum works— of how the political momentum works in— of how the political momentum works in government. - of how the political momentum works in government. it's- of how the political momentum works in government. it's not. works in government. it's not impossibi

for rachel reeves, clothes for rachel reeves, clothes for angela rayner.l rammell, the former shadow defence minister, bill, thank you for joining defence minister, bill, thank you forjoining us on gb news. what's going on is a comms problem or is there a lack of political nous at the top of government? >> well, i think there has been a sequence and the weather, by the way, isn't their fault. >> no, no, absolutely. we're in liverpool. >> what do you expect? sorry liverpudlians, but, you know, there's been a sequence in communications problem, but i think we're getting on to the front foot. i thought rachel's speech today was powerful and credible. she actually set the context for the decision on the winter fuel allowance that there is genuinely a 22 billion fiscal black hole that we're having to grapple with, left to us by the tories. and she talked about the fact that she'd had advice that if she didn't tackle that, then that would have impacted on interest rates. >> so, you know, it was the review of the hospital building programme. it was cutting back o

of course, we note this is the rachel reeves - this is the rachel reeves conference speech.e as the budget speech and all of the detail on public spending and tax matters that the chancellor will announce. there weren't any ankle flashes about what will come in the budget speech today, but we didn't expect it. the treasury tends to keep a pretty tight grip on the budget before the chancellor stands up at the dispatch box and makes those announcements. you can read into the tone of what she was saying about the fact that she wants to maintain fiscal discipline, that she will not suddenly turn on the taps come the end of october. there will be people who don't agree with that approach. there is some anger at the conference from the unions who wanted to see a vote on the winter fuel payment cards. it doesn't look like that will happen. they claim they have been silenced over it. not everybody he was on board with the economic policy direction of this relatively new labour government. in the hole, which was packed, you could see the people filing out of the conference behind me,

i will come to rachel reeves _ the chancellor. i will come to rachel reeves and _ the chancellor.me to rachel reeves and a - the chancellor. i will come to rachel reeves and a second l the chancellor. i will come to i rachel reeves and a second but the chancellor. i will come to - rachel reeves and a second but alex you have been years since saturday and on the news channel constantly since saturday morning in your life spot is out in the quarter where everyone who comes into the conference has to go past you so it's probably a good place to survey people about how they feel the last few weeks or the first few months of the labour government have been going. the labour government have been oiiin_ z, . ~' the labour government have been oiiin. i, . ~' ., the labour government have been anoin. ., the labour government have been oiiin. ., going. back to the point about the freebies route _ going. back to the point about the freebies route because _ going. back to the point about the freebies route because i've - going. back to the point about the freebies route because i've got. free

rachel reeves. ,, , ., direct message for rachel reeves. . , ., ~' reeves.es. she needs to think again about _ reeves. she needs to think again about the _ reeves. she needs to think again about the winter - reeves. she needs to think again about the winter fuel| again about the winter fuel allowance. i don't want them to start_ allowance. idon't want them to start their— allowance. i don't want them to start their period in power with— start their period in power with such a mistake. they've made — with such a mistake. they've made a — with such a mistake. they've made a misstep on edge. it is part— made a misstep on edge. it is part of— made a misstep on edge. it is part of a — made a misstep on edge. it is part of a bigger mistake, we believe. _ part of a bigger mistake, we believe, in sticking to the story— believe, in sticking to the story for— believe, in sticking to the story for school rules. that'll mean — story for school rules. that'll mean she _ story for school rules. that'll mean she won't have enough revenue _ mean she won't have enough revenu

, alexandra reeve gibbons and our will reeve are here.y one of you. so beautiful. so powerful. such grace that you continue to show. i understand that you all were together when you saw the first rough cut. did that help, being all together? what were your emotions watching it together? >> yeah. i mean, we were really lucky that we were able to be in the same city. we live in different parts of the world. it was one of the highlights for me of this journey. just being able to sit there and see it, and watch this story and our home movies have been crafted into this incredibly well told cinematic way. >> george: the bond between you is so powerful. the movie is fantastic. will, we see how emotional it was for you in the documentary. i imagine doing this, you must have learned a lot of things that you couldn't have known then. >> right. i was born after the super man of it all. matthew and al were older than i was. it was a real gift to be able to see all the stories that i had heard growing up put, laid out cinematically, and to fill in th

the chancellor, rachel reeves , will tell the rachel reeves, will tell the nafion rachel reeves, willour conference in liverpool in just a few hours. >> and we'll be speaking to the chief secretary to the treasury, darren jones, in just a few moments . moments. >> that's as the government faces a union rebellion over its winter fuel raid. we spoke with one mp earlier forced to defend that decision. >> this is a difficult decision of course, the policy is to means test winter fuel allowance. that means that the poorest pensioners will still receive that payment this winter. >> a gb news exclusive for you this morning as it's revealed 25,000 migrants have crossed the channel since january , with some channel since january, with some 12,000 coming since labour took power . power. >> it is ban on lethal zombie knives starts today , but is it knives starts today, but is it enough to keep us safe on the streets? >> we've got an unsettled week of weather ahead of us and an amber rain warning is already in force across some areas today, so please do join me later for all the details. >> hello

the main takeaway is that rachel reeves changed i is that rachel reeves changed the tone a little bitings that we've heard over the past couple of months about tax hikes to focus a bit more on what the government could deliver positively for growth. so she talked about the need to boost investment, about the need for stability, but underlying all that not really very much changed. the government is still heading towards tax hikes in this next budget, they are not going to be an income tax or national insurance or vat so they will be elsewhere, probably capital gains and inheritance tax. the government faces a difficult fiscal outlook which will require those tax hikes to balance. require those tax hikes to balance-— balance. just a green credibility _ balance. just a green credibility with - balance. just a green i credibility with global investments, we know what happened with liz truss, two years since her budget, she has been back on the airwaves saying she was blaming the economic establishment for undermining her. rachel reeves is planning an investment summit next month and she

meanwhile, rachel reeves ahead.ed the last conservative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living standards . suffocating growth and living standards. in her suffocating growth and living standards . in her speech at standards. in her speech at labour's conference in liverpool today, but not before she faced a protester. we are still selling arms to israel . he selling arms to israel. he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed with shouts of free palestine heard from backstage. getting back on track, the chancellor declared labour as a party that represents working people, not a party of protest, earning her a standing ovation. she went on to promise to repay the trust of voters and set out what her first budget on the 30th of october, will focus on. >> so it will be a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain. and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments. every choice

it seems like rachel reeves is trying to inject a l rachel reeves is trying to inject a more hopefulme gloomy economic indicators, but is it not reality when it comes to the budget in one month's time, i know you won't say what is in it, but is it not the reality that there could be cuts to specific service departments and tax rises still to come? the chancellor _ and tax rises still to come? the chancellor set _ and tax rises still to come? the chancellor set out _ and tax rises still to come? tue: chancellor set out the and tax rises still to come? tte: chancellor set out the terrible economic picture before the summer and the scale of the challenge that we inherited. i know in the department for transport that i have billions of pounds of unfunded spending commitments the previous government made and we are not going to back carefully to work out what we can take forward and what we will have to put aside or delay. those decisions will be made in the run—up to the budget and the run—up to the second review of spending towards the second parliament in spring that will be the crucia

rachel reeves , —36 and angie rayner reeves, —36 and angie rayner —23.nly minus 23. >> that's worse than antarctica. i mean, michael, >> that's worse than antarctica. i mean, michael , the issue is, i mean, michael, the issue is, though, that no rules by and large were broken. and when it comes to sleaze, your lot were far worse. >> in many ways we were. but do you know what? this is the point that keir starmer makes. you know what? this is the point that keir starmer makes . and that keir starmer makes. and this is why keir starmer just doesn't get it. he says no rules were broken. but what he doesn't understand is what he did break was the people's trust. those people, those few people that 21% who actually did for vote him, i'm just going to say, because i'm sure that lisa is bursting to jump in here, but it's not just about we've stayed within the rules . within the rules. >> we. so what? >> we. so what? >> i've heard prominent broadcasters with that excuse. >> no, honestly, they all say the law wasn't broken. >> it's the spirit of the rules that the

. ,, w' , first budget from rachel reeves. ,, w , ., first budget from rachel reeves. ,, ., ~ ., reevese mp did vote against the government on these winter fuel payments, one labour mp with 53 people not abstaining, although some of those could have been away on official business, but the official working majority has gone down. how long would it take to find out how many are actively abstained and how many were unable to vote? haste abstained and how many were unable to vote?— unable to vote? we have to seak unable to vote? we have to speak to — unable to vote? we have to speak to all _ unable to vote? we have to speak to all of _ unable to vote? we have to speak to all of them - unable to vote? we have to speak to all of them to - unable to vote? we have to speak to all of them to find | speak to all of them to find out, that is the truth when it comes to looking through the numbers, because the government has such a huge majority, even if several have not supported it, it has still gone through in big numbers, but it then it becomes about the atmosphere in the party and the run—up to

i will come to rachel reeves _ the chancellor. i will come to rachel reeves and _ the chancellor.to - rachel reeves and a second but alex you have been years since saturday and on the news channel constantly since saturday morning in your life spot is out in the quarter where everyone who comes into the conference has to go past you so it's probably a good place to survey people about how they feel the last few weeks or the first few months of the labour government have been going. the labour government have been oiiin_ z, . ~' the labour government have been oiiin. i, . ~' ., the labour government have been anoin. ., the labour government have been oiiin. ., going. back to the point about the freebies route _ going. back to the point about the freebies route because _ going. back to the point about the freebies route because i've - going. back to the point about the freebies route because i've got. freebies route because i've got their sins have a lunch time, that was the bubbling among the mood of conference and there are some people who think it is a bit of an unnecessary distr

rachel reeves the chancellor _ parliament returns?the chancellor is adamant - parliament returns? rachel reeves the chancellor is adamant that - parliament returns? rachel reeves the chancellor is adamant that she | the chancellor is adamant that she sticks to what she said during the general election campaign and that means no increases in the rate of vat, income tax or national insurance. though i think she will stick with the threshold freezes that the conservatives had which means in practice, more people will be dragged into paying more taxes, the so—called fiscal drag but i think there will have to be more tax rises under the rules as defined in the choices made by the labour government about how to approach fiscal policy and i think there will be tax increases. i think increasingly people think they could fall on property, you could see increases in property tax, inheritance tax, you can see changes to how pensions are taxed but i think they will avoid those main taxes, if you will but that does not mean there will not be signi

. ~ :, is no point being rachael reeves. ~ ., , reeves._ reeves. well, if her team is listening, they can - reeves. well, if her team is listening, they can e-mail i reeves. well, if her team is | listening, they can e-mail in listening, they can e—mail in and tell us whether rachael reeves is going to go hard or go home. if you are listening and not watching, patty was so —— paddy was slapping his thighs. -- paddy was slapping his thiuhs. , , :, thighs. this big thing over winter fuel— thighs. this big thing over winter fuel is _ thighs. this big thing over winter fuel is a _ thighs. this big thing over winter fuel is a taste - thighs. this big thing over winter fuel is a taste of i thighs. this big thing over| winter fuel is a taste of the difficult decisions. he won't believe how awful the tories have left it, disputed, you word believe how awful it is, thatis word believe how awful it is, that is just a foretaste, that is just simply the starter of what is coming on the table. well, we'll see. and this expectation management on the bud

rachel reeves made _ affiliated to labour anyway.ed to labour anyway. rachel reeves made one announcement l affiliated to labour anyway. rachel| reeves made one announcement in affiliated to labour anyway. rachel- reeves made one announcement in her speech today unless i have missed, about a new industrial strategy. what would you like to see in that, zarah sultana?— zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, _ zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, that - zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining across the economy, that means i zarah sultana? sectoral bargaining l across the economy, that means you have the _ across the economy, that means you have the fire — across the economy, that means you have the fire service _ across the economy, that means you have the fire service in _ across the economy, that means you have the fire service in particular, i have the fire service in particular, able to— have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate _ have the fire service in particular, able to negotiate on— h

what will they want to hearfrom rachel reeves? i to hear from rachel reeves? will want her to boost business confidence whether she would do with through cutting corporate tax is a difficult situation for her to be in, given she is just taken money of the pensioners this winter but i think it is also about regulation, freeing up the economy, to get moving again, because if we do do this we have a long—term challenge ahead of us was that this is not one or two years, this is literally a ten year issue, and beyond that in terms of their prospects for the national debt, exploding over the next ten or 30 years, for me it has to be get the business sector moving again on the supply side might boost their confidence in political stability and transparency and free up some of the regulations that are perhaps holding back some of that investment.— perhaps holding back some of that investment. thank you very much forjoining _ that investment. thank you very much forjoining us _ that investment. thank you very much forjoining us from - that investment. thank you very mu

the chancellor , rachel reeves, did chancellor, rachel reeves, did not mince her words when she addressedthe labour party conference earlier today. >> as i promised, we are appointing a covid corruption commissioner. it could not be more urgent and i have put a block on any contract being abandoned or waived until it has been independently assessed by that commissioner. i won't turn a blind eye to rip off artists and fraudsters. >> well, actually , i set up the >> well, actually, i set up the pubuc >> well, actually, i set up the public sector fraud authority two years ago, doing exactly the same thing because nobody wants fraud in government. so you do have to admire the audacity of it, because as henry newman brilliantly explained in the telegraph at the weekend , it was telegraph at the weekend, it was rachel reeves herself who petitioned michael gove to grant ppe contracts to a number of parties , one of whom was parties, one of whom was a football agent who supposedly offered ventilators, while another was a medieval silk bodice manufacturer who claimed to be ready to produce medical

when rachel reeves says no austerity, he says he understands reeves speech and he thinks that that meanslutely. a return to austerity is from our we've been hearing from our chancellor, rachel reeves, the first female chancellor in 800 years, just in case she didn't land that plant. that plant? that's probably what it is. a bit of a plonk and a bit of a plant at the same time. anyway, listen to what she had to say. >> there will be no return to austerity . conservative austerity. conservative austerity. conservative austerity was a destructive choice for our public services for and investment and growth too. yes, we must deal with the tory legacy and that means tough decisions. but i won't let that dim our ambition for britain . dim our ambition for britain. >> ron's been in touch on the yorkshire he says. when rachel reeves says no austerity, he says he understands reeves speech and he thinks that that means absolutely. a return to austerity is coming our way. many of you are getting in touch and calling her rachel thieves. that's not great, is it? just at this stage of this government.

reeves will find a way to tweak the fiscal _ reeves will find a way to tweak the fiscal rules — reevesn do that thing that— fiscal rules so she can do that thing that barry— fiscal rules so she can do that thing that barry talked - fiscal rules so she can do that thing that barry talked about| fiscal rules so she can do that - thing that barry talked about which is borrow— thing that barry talked about which is borrow some _ thing that barry talked about which is borrow some money— thing that barry talked about which is borrow some money to - thing that barry talked about which is borrow some money to invest. thing that barry talked about which is borrow some money to invest in| is borrow some money to invest in growth _ is borrow some money to invest in growth in — is borrow some money to invest in growth. in infrastructure _ is borrow some money to invest in growth. in infrastructure and - is borrow some money to invest ini growth. in infrastructure and skills and all— growth. in infrastructure and skills and all those — growth. in infrastructure and skills and all those kind _ growt

chancellor rachel reeves gifts.nced they will take the same approach. the move comes as labour seeks to move comes as labour seeks to move on from the widespread condemnation of the prime minister after he and his wife accepted gifts, including clothing from prominent labour donor and peer lord alli. sir keir has accepted around £39,000 from lord alli since december 2019. gb news has learned that donald trump has given nigel farage some key advice as the reform leader bids to improve his party's chances at the next election . mr farage was speaking election. mr farage was speaking to our political editor, christopher hope, after his keynote speech at the party's annual conference in birmingham. the reform leader had spoken to donald trump in the days after a second assassination attempt on the former president, and received a bit of political advice. >> your inspiration is donald trump giving any advice? >> i did speak to him on monday after the second after the second assassination attempt. he always encourages me.

we will get your money back , the ai reeves urged money back, the ai reeves urged not to return to austeritys labour faces winter fuel revolt. and finally, the star. the future is orange. i believe that's a trump musk collaboration. those were the front pages . so, paul, we'll front pages. so, paul, we'll start with the cover of the daily mail. yeah, let's do this now. rayner hire 68 k vanity photographer. so this is the deputy prime minister of course simon. angela rayner and on the taxpayer. she's now got herself a rather, exclusive photographer just to, just to follow her around and snap her. now, this is not entirely unusual. a lot of prime ministers have this. do they have done in recent times? last ten, 20 years. however, it's the first time a deputy prime minister has had such a thing. and it's not in itself a huge story. but on the back of a number of other stories, like, for instance, that , she was for instance, that, she was gifted by lord alli a holiday or she, she refused, as she does so. and i will just add on that as well. she had five nights in what looked like a really high

meanwhile, rachel reeves ahead.ative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living standards . suffocating growth and living standards. in her suffocating growth and living standards . in her speech at standards. in her speech at labour's conference in liverpool today, but not before she faced a protester. we are still selling arms to israel . he selling arms to israel. he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed with shouts of free palestine heard from backstage. getting back on track, the

and ms reeves and the moment.his, actually bad news. you can't afford to sit on your hands. i think that starmer knows that he's going around visiting all the military chiefs or the principal military chiefs. this coming month, and i think that they're not going to get a neutral report from the defence review, nor by making it independent. i thought that was their get out clause, nor are they going to get a report that they going to get a report that they can afford to ignore. they're going to say britain is expected by allies east and west . expected by allies east and west. by expected by allies east and west. by that i mean in europe, the northern europeans, who are very keen on british leadership but say britain's got to do more and america we've got to step up more. one calculation is that i think there's a general feeling that actually starmer in his first term, will take the defence budget to 2.5% of gdp . defence budget to 2.5% of gdp. actually, the what mr cleverly has been saying, it's nearer the mark. i

rachel reeves , the tonight. the of the parliamentary labour party and this issue will come up. and then at 7 pm, i can reveal that alison mcgovern, she's the pensions minister. she has organised a mass member briefing online of as many labour members who can get on to that phone call. so 6 pm. members are briefed . 7 pm. any members are briefed. 7 pm. any labour member in the country who wants to be briefed by alison mcgovern can log in to a zoom call or a call. a secure way of speaking to the to the minister online. and that comes ahead of this vote tomorrow, expected shortly after lunch. when we're going to see a vote by mps on whether they approve or not of the withdrawal of this benefit. so very, very tricky time, i think, for the prime minister before that, he's expected to be addressing the trades union congress in brighton . congress in brighton. >> that's very interesting indeed. so they're really trying to rally the troops behind this policy, try desperately to get people on side, even just general memb

and today gb news asked rachel reeves is labour the new nasty party?im. his worries about a looming winter of discontent. next up, new figures show that the uk has now given an astonishing 8.4 billion to ukraine since the start of the war because david lammy, a short while ago has found a further 600 million for the ukraine. the day after axing 1.4 billion from pensioners . 1.4 billion from pensioners. have we gone too far ? and have we gone too far? and apparently scientists have finally found the cure for a hangover while research has claimed that a new drink called the safety shot can reverse the horrors of a hangover in just 30 minutes, that sounds too good to be true , and i'll be the judge be true, and i'll be the judge of that. that's all coming up in your next hour. well, so pleasure to have your company conversation, please. gbnews.com forward slash your saying. what do you make about the fact that despite axing that £1.4 billion yesterday, david lammy has just found £600 million to give to president zelenskyy in ukraine? have we got our prior

and i think rachel reeves knows that.ich is why, when asked by gb news and other outlets to publish where this black hole is and what the details are, they refuse to do so. and the reason, because i know my team in the treasury is because her team are saying, well , chancellor, we can't well, chancellor, we can't pubush well, chancellor, we can't publish stuff that is simply not there. and so i think jeremy's right to say that she's probably got if you look at where gilts are today, she's probably got about 39 billion of headroom and he's right to say i would have given my left and right arm to have had the legacy that rachel reeves has today. >> but isn't there perhaps a fundamental point underlying it that we were spending too much and taxing too much, and that labour has taken this over and that whoever had got into government was going to have to face this difficulty and either increase taxes or cut spending , increase taxes or cut spending, neither of which we were saying we were going to do in the election campaign.

why the change in tone in rachel reeves�* speech and what could it mean for next month's budget?lear change of tone, conscious recalibration of the message we heard from the prime ministerjust a month ago that it was going to be a painful budget. that seems to have had some consequences with consumers. we have seen sentiment numbers dipped this month, we have seen some saying they saw an impact in real time data dash maik taylor saying. this is an impact if you like to reassure in that area because it is important to feel good factor from lower interest rates is passed through so instead we saw the optimism, the smiles, the promise not to return to austerity. i think this will flow through to some tangible changes to policy, particularly in the area of long—term spending, on investment, buildings and railways and roads, which is currently constrained by the government's self—imposed borrowing rules. clear hints today and repeated talk from the chancellor that they are going to look at those two perhaps in some way exempt that spending so they can spend more. so you are left perha

meanwhile, rachel reeves ahead.servative government of choking off investment and suffocating growth and living standards . suffocating growth and living standards. in her suffocating growth and living standards . in her speech at standards. in her speech at labour's conference in liverpool today, but not before she faced a protester. we are still selling arms to israel . he selling arms to israel. he accused labour of selling arms to israel before being removed with shouts of free palestine heard from backstage. getting back on track, the chancellor declared labour as a party that represents working people, not a party of protest, earning her a standing ovation. she went on to promise to repay the trust of voters and set out what her first budget on the 30th of october, will focus on. >> so it will be a budget with real ambition, a budget to fix the foundations, a budget to deliver the change that we promised a budget to rebuild britain. and my budget will keep our manifesto commitments. every choice we make will b

we will have analysis on what rachel reeves says and the state of the uk economy.a, where the country's new president is expected to be sworn in in the coming hours. a warning — there is some flash photography in the following pictures. anura kumara dissanayake, a left—wing anti—corruption candidate, said his victory belonged to all sri lankans and promised a fresh start. the poll, which went to a second round for the first time in sri lanka's history, has been described as one of the closest races ever. in his first comments, the president—elect said he would put the demands of the sri lankan people first. translation: there was a need j for a government with a mandate from the people if you want to rescue the country from the crisis. we know in the recent past, the mandate was distorted. the distortion of the people's mandate affected the parliament and other institutions beyond that. the people's mandate that is needed to take this country forward is being established — that was the main point of the presidential election — and i think the general election shoul

certainly from rachel reeves.tough choices that we have heard before will also be there in this speech from the chancellor. what is different today is that as well as talking about the tough choices, she will talk about the benefits she believes are there for the country from making those tough choices. i think a lot of people will be watching rachel reeves' speech for clues as to what might be in the budget come the end of october. we will get a clear message from the chancellor that there will be, in her words, chancellor that there will be, in herwords, no chancellor that there will be, in her words, no return to austerity. but beyond that, i'm not sure we're going to have a lot of signs of what is in the budget. a couple of new policies, one on covid contracts, they will be a pledge to investigate more than £600 million of contracts handed out during the pandemic. also pledged to crack down on tax avoidance by putting a government minister on the board of hmrc. there is still uneasy in the hall, and we may see