and i had a call and he offered me a position in the shadow cabinet. ted me to keep going with the shadow chief secretary to the treasury role. and i hadn't really thought about it but my instinctive answerjust kind of captured it, ijust said to him that i'd be miserable, i'd make him miserable, and it was probably better for both of us that i don't serve. we had differences on the economy and other policy issues. i just felt that the whole of that project, i couldn't in all conscience be a serving member and say the direct opposite of what i think. everybody makes compromises in politics, you have to, that's how politics works, but i felt that that compromise would mean every day saying the direct opposite of what i think needs to happen. and i didn't think that was going to work out well for anyone. it's fascinating that you say that because it seems to me too rarely do people acknowledge that serving in the front line of politics is inevitably a compromise. you're working with a team of people, you're not necessarily going to agree on everything with

and i had a call and he offered me a position in the shadow cabinet. to keep going with the shadow chief secretary to the treasury role. and i hadn't really thought about it but my instinctive answerjust kind of captured it, ijust said to him that i'd be miserable, i'd make him miserable, and it was probably better for both of us that i don't serve. we had differences on the economy and other policy issues. i just felt that the whole of that project, i couldn't in all conscience be a serving member and say the direct opposite of what i think. everybody makes compromises in politics, you have to, that's how politics works, but i felt that that compromise would mean every day saying the direct opposite of what i think needs to happen. and i didn't think that was going to work out well for anyone. it's fascinating that you say that because it seems to me too rarely do people acknowledge that serving in the front line of politics is inevitably a compromise. you're working with a team of people, you're not necessarily going to agree on everything with them.

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the shadow cabinet islamists. the shadow cabinet office minister, jonathan ashworth , has written to rishi ashworth, has written to rishi sunak to confirm he won't be allowed back into the party. deputy prime minister oliver dowden says it was right to remove the whip from mr anderson i >>i -- >>ido -- >> i do not believe that lee anderson is an islamophobe , but anderson is an islamophobe, but words matter and the choice of words matter and the choice of words that he used, the choice of words that he used, was not appropriate. he was given the opportunity to apologise, didn't take that opportunity, and therefore the chief whip took therefore the chief whip took the decision to remove the whip from him . from him. >> another debate on gaza will be held in the commons after the chaotic vote on wednesday. the snp says it will take up the speaken snp says it will take up the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle's offer of a meaningful debate on a new ceasefire motion . there a new ceasefire motion. there was uproar after he a

shadow cabinet by islamists.onathan office ministerjonathan ashworth has now written to the prime minister to confirm he won't be allowed back into the party. deputy prime minister oliver dowden says he does not believe mr anderson is islamophobic and told camilla tominey while it was right to remove the whip, he couldn't say whether it would be returned. is he going to be allowed back into the conservative party if he shows more contrition? well that's a matter for the chief whip. >> but we've set out the reasons why the whip withdrawn. was that failure to apologise? that's a matter you can't rule out him returning, having the returned. >> he may have the whip returned, will he? if he apologises? >> no, i certainly i, i, i, i certainly wouldn't rule that out but that's a matter for the chief whip. another debate on gaza will be held in the commons after the chaotic vote on wednesday . wednesday. >> the snp says it will take up the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, offer of a meaningful debate on a new ceasefire motion

i spoke to one shadow cabinet minister, and they told me, under that scenario, we would be in deep troublehave to say, the language was much stronger than that, but i will not quote exactly what they said. the reason is, for them, there are two macro nightmare scenarios. the first is, many labour mps, even loyalists, would feel at that point they would have to vote for the snp motion because they have got to vote for an immediate ceasefire, and if the only one is an snp one, they would feel they have to do that. nightmare scenario number two is that labour mps would follow the advice of their whips, which is to go home and abstain, not vote for the snp won, and then they would be hounded stop one member of the shadow cabinet told me they would be hounded on social media. how did you vote? you did not vote for an immediate ceasefire. they are being told by leadership sources, don't worry, you can tweet out the leadership position. members of the cabinet say, that is not good enough, it will be, how did you vote? as i understand it, there are hopes at senior levels of the labour party that t

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he decided to take on corbyn in the shadow cabinet.lic. what he was trying to do was he was trying to change it, right. >> how difficult scarlett is it now for the labour party ? and now for the labour party? and embarrassing really, that on that ballot paper in rochdale , that ballot paper in rochdale, there are three former labour party members now and for the people of rochdale, it's a it's just an awful situation for them isn't it. no. it's terrible for the people of rochdale. >> they don't have a labour candidate to vote for. it's absolutely terrible right . absolutely terrible right. >> all right. well that's scarlett mccgwire former adviser to the labour party, plucky defence. >> well fair play didn't convince me. i do think there is a point that she made. and i think eamonn holmes made this point a little bit earlier about that. there has to be this distinction between criticising the actions of the israeli government, which plenty of people are doing. that's fine. and making what are anti—semitic comments . yeah. and at the en

because the snp are holding another vote in parliament, calling for a ceasefire, so today, the shadow cabinet think the emphasis on the labour amendment is slightly different to the snp position even though they are very similar. for instance the labour amendment said israel cannot the expected to cease fighting if hamas continues with its violence. more emphasis on the role hamas has getting to a ceasefire and labour want to stress this is all going to only come about as a result of international cooperation and diplomacy. we will see how tomorrow's vote goes, whether the snp motion is called, whether there is a vote on labour's amendment and whether the government puts forward its own but we are seeing a shrinking difference between the snp and labourand shrinking difference between the snp and labour and frankly between the government, labour, the snp, the us and many other countries. i think the general drift of direction is going the same way.— the general drift of direction is going the same way. the general drift of direction is auoin the same wa. . , . going the same way. thanks very

some of the messages on my phone from members of this shadow cabinet are not fit to be read out on aire this has revealed and bear in mind, it comes a week after a u—turn on labour�*s green policy which followed months and months of speculation about that policy. but politics can be a topsy—turvy world. i talked about the rochdale by—election coming at the rochdale by—election coming at the end of the month but at the end of this week, two by—elections where labour are very optimistic about overturning two stonking conservative majority is a nationally, labour still has a big lead in the opinion polls. but even in that context, there are suggestions in the labour party that this episode does reveal issues of substance of process that they need to sort out. , zeffman, thank you. the rochdale by—election will take place on the 29th of february. here is the full list of candidates who are standing. since the start of the conflict in gaza, at least 339 health workers and paramedics have been killed while trying to save the lives of others. that's according to the health ministry which is r

and i think he'll probably want to prioritise his shadow cabinet rather than voices from the past.inet minister, is standing again as an mp and he was on the show this morning. somebody wanted to come back to politics after having, you know, whatever it is, ten years away from being an mp. anyway, there we are. so there will be some retreads, as they're called, at the election, which will give us nerds another set of statistics to look at with glee. how many retreads will there be? how many people will there be standing down? tonnes and tonnes and tonnes and tonnes. oh, what statistical fun we have to look forward. perhaps that should be the end of today's newscast. what do you think? well, i wanted to say that i have another old retreaded view, which is we, the british voters... yes. ..seem to love politicians when they leave... oh, yeah. because we suddenly go, "oh, yes. "they weren't that bad." it's a trait in us. there's nothing quite like someone who goes, "you know what? i've done my best and now i'm going to go and play cricket, whatever." or go into thejungle or go on stric

is the shadow cabinet at war with itself on climate policy? good evening.tes has tonight launched a drone strike in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing a senior leader of an armed pro—iran group. three people were killed in the attack, including a commander of the group that us officials say was behind recent attacks on us bases in iraq and syria. in a moment, we'll speak to our international editorjeremy bowen, but first orla guerin is in baghdad for us tonight. you've tried to get close to the scene of this attack. what happened 7 this was an attack at 9:30pm. there were three audible explosions. we could hear them at our hotel. this is a time when people are out on the street in baghdad, when cafe is and restaurants are open. we got to the scene pretty quickly. there was a security presence already there of iraqi police. we tried to approach the burnt out wreck to speak to people and ask them about what they had seen and heard and we were very quickly surrounded. there was a lot of anger and hostility in the crowd. people were telling us we will not —— we

every member of the shadow cabinet know you are not. >> she's kind of said that she wants the obr to to do. >> no she hasn't. she's what she said is there is you do not spend money and you go through me and we only borrow to invest. it's really, really important . it's really, really important. and we do not do unfund tax cuts. so that's, that's the first thing is, is to stabilise it, to say this, this is how we're going to go on. and then what we have to get is investment because that's what's been lacking. i mean, i was listening to somebody from the resolution foundation who said exactly same as liam about exactly the same as liam about the gdp, because there's an argument about it. and you're right, it's just an economist saying, but actually that what matters is gdp per person. absolutely right. but he also said that that you can't have growth without investment . we're growth without investment. we're not investing. and so it again you have to look to the private sector and you and you have to say to the private sector we're safe. we're going to do what we say. we're going to d

its shadow cabinet by islamist.ow written to rishi sunak to confirm that he won't be allowed back into the party won't be allowed back into the party by won't be allowed back into the party by deputy prime minister oliver dowden says he does not believe mr anderson is an islamophobe , and he told camilla islamophobe, and he told camilla tominey this morning while it was right to remove the whip , he was right to remove the whip, he couldn't say whether it would be returned . returned. >> is going to be allowed >> is he going to be allowed back into the conservative party if shows more contrition ? if he shows more contrition? well that's a matter for the chief whip. >> but we've set out the reasons why the whip withdrawn was that failure to apologise ? that's m atter. >> matter. >> you can't rule out him returning, having the whip returned. he may have the whip returned. he may have the whip returned. will he? if he apologises? >> i certainly i, i certainly i certainly wouldn't rule that out but that's a matter for

this was bridget philipson, a senior figure in the shadow cabinet talking to mejust last week. by your party, that that is the plan to spend £28 billion on green investment if you get into power? we are committed to our plan to make sure that we are world leading where it comes to those newjobs and technologies of the future... £28 billion, is the critical question that's being asked. are you going to drop that yes or no? we want to ramp up that figure during the parliament if we were to win the next election. but of course, that does have to be in line with our fiscal rules. that is the most important thing. so you're sticking with that pledge, 28 billion or not sticking with it? we are determined to deliver on our green prosperity plan. we will ramp up that figure throughout the course of the parliament. if we secure the trust of the... 28 billion — you committed within a five year parliament to get to that 28 billion. we do want that figure to rise. we want to get to that figure. but it has to be consistent and in line with our fiscal rules. we've seen in recent years what c

were there members of the shadow cabinet?se anti—semitic comments went unchallenged? why didn't somebody stand up and say, that ? what if say, you can't say that? what if they surely we would know they had? surely we would know that but keir's work that by now. but sir keir's work doesn't end there. the rot left by jeremy corbyn continues to thrive . i've take the example of thrive. i've take the example of the member for coventry south, zarah sultana . you would have zarah sultana. you would have thought record prior thought her record prior to entering parliament have entering parliament would have been have not selected been enough to have not selected her. she had her. it was revealed she had said before becoming an mp, that she would celebrate the deaths of bush, tony and of george bush, tony blair and benjamin netanyahu , and that, benjamin netanyahu, and that, rather ominously, the sooner they their creator, the they meet their creator, the better the concepts of justice and accountability don't truly exist this life ,

is the shadow cabinet at war with itself? three years since the shadow chancellor rachel reeves announced the £28 billion green bonanza, boasting it would make labour the greenest government in history. since then it's been going and going and now it appears gone. we'll be asking one of tony blair's former senior operatives and the leader of a labour think tank if keir starmer is right to be cautious, orflaking on bold promises. also tonight, antony blinken tells benjamin netanyahu there still a chance for a deal over gaza, and warns him about inflaming tensions. what's behind the israeli leader's demand for total victory? they would like to prolong the war, what they say, until there is complete victory, and the destruction of hamas, and they won't accept any ceasefire even for the exchange of the hostages. and when the birth of a baby should be a time of great celebration, we're joined by parents whose experience at the hands of maternity service was, instead, tragic. they are calling for a national investigation into mater

shadow cabinet by islamists.hadow cabinet office minister jonathan office ministerjonathan ashworth has written to rishi sunak to confirm he won't be allowed back into the party. deputy prime minister oliver dowden says he does not believe mr anderson is an islamophobe , mr anderson is an islamophobe, and he told camilla tominey that while it was right to remove the whip, he couldn't say if it would be returned . would be returned. >> is he going to be allowed back into the conservative party if contrition .7 if he shows more contrition.7 well that's a matter for the chief whip. >> but we've set out the reasons why the whip withdrawn. was that failure to apologise? that's a matter you can't rule out him returning, having the whip returned. >> he may have the whip returned. will he? if he apologised, certainly i, i, apologised, i certainly i, i, i certainly wouldn't rule that out but that's a matter for the chief whip. >> another debate on gaza will be held in the commons after the chaotic vote on wednesday. the s

those three shadow cabinet ministers . were shadow cabinet ministers.nd this candidate, azhar ali. and that lasted for about 36 hours before he too, had lost the support of sir keir starmer. um, it's a self—inflicted blow after last week's reversal on the £28 billion to be spent annually . the £28 billion to be spent annually. uh, in the second part of this of the next parliament, if the labour win the election on it shows how if the labour win the election on labour it shows how if the labour win the election on labour are it shows how if the labour win the election on labour are notit shows how if the labour win the election on labour are not making how if the labour win the election on labour are not making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves|re not making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves here.t making the/ if the labour win the election on lmoves here. despite] the/ right moves here. despite their 20 point lead in the polls. although . i did see one today although. i did see one today suggesting it could have fallen to as litt

even some members of his shadow cabinet. okay.he decision made now , now, the decision made now, now, today, the headlines are not keir starmer has had the biggest rebellion ever in a general election year. and with respect , election year. and with respect, bill, you are asking us all to just believe that that behind closed doors meeting with keir starmer and a labour speaker is to be taken at complete face value, and we all, we all just have to move on, don't we? now know what keir was doing was exactly i've just explained. >> trying to opportunity >> trying to get the opportunity for labour mps to vote for a labour motion on what's happening in gaza and the need for a humanitarian ceasefire, and not be forced to choose between the snp and the conservative party. and i think that's absolutely a right and proper thing to do. it's also the case that there aren't any divisions on this issue in the labour party. there were a number of tory mps during the debate yesterday who spoke, spoke favour of an spoke out in favour of an immedi

they wanted to vote for a ceasefire in gaza and keir starmer ended up losing ten shadow cabinet ministersuation in gaza and israel deteriorate further, and israel deteriorate further, and as israel is apparently plotting this attack on rafah in gaza , the feelings on the pro gaza, the feelings on the pro gaza, the feelings on the pro gaza side, if a bit of a glib way to put it. but but but feelings on that side have hardened and so if the snp motion had been selected again, and if labour had whipped its mps to abstain and many had rebelled as was being predicted, it would have caused a real headache for keir starmer. he was very likely to end up losing a whole handful of shadow ministers all over again, because lindsay hoyle has now selected this labour amendment. it's basically an opportunity for labour to dilute what the snp have said and sort of find a compromise which pretty much all of its mps will be able to support. it's made life very easy for keir starmer. support. it's made life very easy for keir starmer . to cut easy for keir starmer. to cut a long story short , and he is long

and there are questions about keir starmer that go to the heart of shadow cabinet.ast. you get more of these opposition debates, why didn't you do it weeks ago and you could have had a vote, not had to have worried about the decision by the speaker. the labour view is they think that the snp and the conservatives had a joint interest in denying labour mps the ability to vote for the word ceasefire in a way that they could feel comfortable. thank you. before we came on air, i spoke to labour's shadow defence secretaryjohn healey, and put it to him that labour had effectively brought the speaker to his knees. no, the house of commons has really shown itself in the worst light this afternoon. we could have shown the british parliament at its best, coming together to demand together an end to the fighting now, the hostages released now, more aid into gaza now and a ceasefire that can build into something that lasts and becomes a political process to get a two—state solution. but instead, we've shown the worst of westminster, descending into a row about procedure with a

k. parliament on last november the step done from the labor shadow cabinet because he wanted to back a motion by the scottish national party calling for a cease fire in gaza, a good heavy with his own elder 0. thank you very much. indeed. this house of commons debate was supposed to be the focus on gaza and the tragedies happening there. 29 fighters and people that most of guys are being destroyed and it's defended into political infighting. what kind of message does that send? do you think to palestinians and their supporters as well? i was a sedan i sold some ocean marketing you. i just saw it may not finding very disappointing that was happening because i think was the secret trying to to i understand i think that to you a lot of different boxes of measurements to people there. uh so that people can have the choice, the whole thing. and the way he did, i think also makes sense to me that would allow the us a be to have 30 days. so the politics people to also for the also have that option is the pull back. this is the whole kind of the home which then manage the government is not p

shadow cabinet office minister jonathan ashworth has written to the prime minister to confirm that he tominey earlier, deputy prime minister oliver dowden said it was right to remove the whip from mr anderson but couldn't say whether it would be returned to be allowed back into the conservative party if he shows more contrition . shows more contrition. >> well, that's a matter for the chief whip, but we've set out the reasons why the whip withdrawn. was that failure to apologise? that's a matter you can't rule out him returning, having the returned that he may have the whip returned . have the whip returned. >> will if he apologises? >> will he, if he apologises? >> will he, if he apologises? >> i certainly i, i, i certainly wouldn't rule that out but that's a matter for the chief whip. >> another debate on gaza will be held in the commons after the chaotic vote last wednesday . the chaotic vote last wednesday. the snp says it will take up the speaken snp says it will take up the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle , speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, offer of a meaningful debate on a new ceasefire m

you know, we have had pretty much the whole shadow cabinet to wellingborough over the last four weekseir starmer seen drinking a pint at a local non—league football club. four weeks ago he had not even heard of rushton, never mind was planning to visit. i think the labour party have thrown everything at this, but the conservatives were never going to win because they capitulated when they chose the wrong candidate. haw they chose the wrong candidate. how did ou they chose the wrong candidate. how did you vote? — they chose the wrong candidate. how did you vote? labour, _ they chose the wrong candidate. how did you vote? labour, first _ they chose the wrong candidate. how did you vote? labour, first time - they chose the wrong candidate. how did you vote? labour, first time in i did you vote? labour, first time in m life. did you vote? labour, first time in my life- 55 — did you vote? labour, first time in my life- 55 years _ did you vote? labour, first time in my life. 55 years old, _ did you vote? labour, first time in my life. 55 years old, first - did you vote? labour, first time i

. standing in the shadow cabinet.nd israel gaza. yeah i mean and intimidating oliver tobias on the other side as an example there. >> no, i mean that kind of behaviour is not accepted well, but it's happening . i agree it but it's happening. i agree it is happening. but i mean , these is happening. but i mean, these are people protesting against them rather than something that you can actually blame . blame you can actually blame. blame them for. >> i'm not sure about that. again, a couple of years ago, someone like john mcdonnell, who was corbyn's best mate, he was the chancellor. the shadow chancellor. he's the one still a labour one that said i'm still a labour mp.a mp suspended >> a labour mp not suspended corbyn suspended, john corbyn suspended, not john mcdonnell. i'm not sure i'm allowed of day allowed at this time of day to say of the stuff that he say some of the stuff that he said conservative party, said about conservative party, cabinet member mcvey. cabinet member esther mcvey. >> there and then a >> it w

>> and he's ended two careers on it in the last 48 hours, initially with alacrity to send out shadow cabinet i worked with him in government certain government and he has a certain amount credit in the bank for amount of credit in the bank for some of the stances that you described . described in your intro. >> um, when the first thing was revealed, i think there was some sense, maybe had sense, well, maybe you had a blow head to say blow to the head to say something repulsive , you something as repulsive, but, you know, he to know, let's hear what he has to say second thing came say when the second thing came out. pattern , which is out. there's a pattern, which is why been dropped why he's now been dropped as the candidate . candidate. >> his point a one. >> his point is a fair one. all politicians things that come politicians say things that come out think out badly, and i don't think this way beyond i agree, and this was way beyond i agree, and that's i'm in on news two that's why i'm in on gb news two days three days ago. days ago, three days ago. >> i'm even if he's >> i'm saying even

have resisted . shadow cabinet have resisted.until now, because they've , you know, they've they've, you know, they've backed the same line as the government's line and most of the other european and, uh, joe biden's line that a ceasefire is meaningless unless it's actually going to work. you've got to get negotiation, but you've got to get humanitarian aid. i mean, the truth is, ben, that, you know, benjamin netanyahu doesn't give much his what keir starmer, joe biden, rishi sunak, david cameron or anybody else says he will do what he wants to do . will do what he wants to do. >> i got a load of stick on twitter this morning, um, for yesterday, asking, not not getting bogged down in the details and the policy. i simply said on air yesterday that i wanted i was concerned about the number kids in palestine number of kids in palestine dying also in israel. i view dying and also in israel. i view a life lost in palestine as the same as a life lost in israel. but the tribal response was really, i mean , at times quite really, i mean,

there were party cabinet, were labour party cabinet, shadow cabinet, people who've been associated with many of them heard those remarks ? how many of heard those remarks? how many of them it? how many of them knew about it? how many of them knew about it? how many of them looked the other way? i mean, it's it is a total mess. this last days has been this this last ten days has been a complete mess for starmer as a potential leader of anything. and you can complain about rishi sunak and we did earlier. but this is a shambles, utter shambles. >> i mean these are by elections. i think this is a warning really to the labour party that if they're going to root out this cancer within the party of anti—semitism , clearly party of anti—semitism, clearly they're going to have to do more due diligence on all of these candidates that have been standing in 600 and seats , standing in 600 and odd seats, uh, in. but there is no there is there is the pull that there is a lot of. >> i mean, there is the pull that there are a lot of votes out there. those people marching on the streets flags on the str

he sent, he sent a shadow cabinet minister to campaign for him and he personally backed him for days.personally backed him for days . and that's the difference days. and that's the difference between us. i act on my principles, he hasn't got any . principles, he hasn't got any. >> i can't believe he's saying with a straight face, the former prime minister continued on an american odyssey this work, this journey into the wild west of her mind . her mind. >> she also claimed she also claimed mr speaker, that nigel farage is the man to restore the tory party. can the prime minister confirm whether he, too, would welcome mr farage back into the tory fold ? mr back into the tory fold? mr >> mr mr speaker , in our party >> mr mr speaker, in our party we have a proud tradition of diversity and accepting everyone from every background . indeed, from every background. indeed, it is a proud record that puts labour to shame. mr speaker , labour to shame. mr speaker, this is the party that delivered the first jewish prime minister, the first jewish prime minister, the first jewish prime minister,

shadow cabinet by islamists.onathan ashworth has written to the prime minister to confirm he won't be allowed back into the party. deputy prime minister oliver dowden says it was right to remove the whip from mr anderson . anderson. >> i do not believe that lee anderson is an islamophobe, but words matter and the choice of words matter and the choice of words that he used , the choice words that he used, the choice of words that he used, was not appropriate . he was given the appropriate. he was given the opportunity to apologise . lies opportunity to apologise. lies didn't take that opportunity and therefore the chief whip took therefore the chief whip took the decision to remove the whip from him . from him. >> another debate on gaza will be held in the commons after the chaotic vote on wednesday . the chaotic vote on wednesday. the snp says it will take up the speaken snp says it will take up the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, offer of a meaningful debate on a new ceasefire motion. there was uproar after he allow

you have one big question for the shadow cabinet member jonathan reynolds, shadow business secretary.ection of how business and workers alike look to for labour the agenda on the economy. >> that would make a difference, i to honest, on some i think, to be honest, on some of this country of the things this country needs. in a better needs. labour's in a better position deliver. think position to deliver. so i think on building houses, on improving our trading relationship with the on giving the european union, on giving people more rights the people more rights in the workplace reasons. workplace for various reasons. that's from the that's not available from the conservative but i think that's not available from the ccis.arvative but i think that's not available from the ccis. andive but i think that's not available from the ccis. and if; but i think that's not available from the ccis. and if you but i think that's not available from the ccis. and if you looth i think that's not available from the ccis. and if you look at think that's not available from the ccis. and if you look at th

what are they doing today on very they doing today on on the very day when all shadow cabinet must putfive years in government, be 23.7 government, it'll be 23.7 billion over five years. they've got there by dropping a plan to insulate as many as 90 million homes in the first decade. it'll be just 5 million in the first five years. so they've played here with money. they're funding that , um, here with money. they're funding that, um, through, uh, increasing , that, um, through, uh, increasing, uh, that, um, through, uh, increasing , uh, the, the funding increasing, uh, the, the funding from the look at my notes here. forgive me. they're going to deal with the, um , money from deal with the, um, money from the north, north sea oil investment and the windfall tax and also some borrowing. but the big spending commitments have gone away. and that's why it's so have here so interesting. and we have here a party which is trying to get ready on ready for government on a serious level. >> and this is seriously >> and this is a seriously humiliating flagship policy. they call themselves the gr

when dozensfrom the shadow cabinet, resign from the shadow cabinet, starmer one of them, was starmere needed very expertise was needed on the very sensitive issue of brexit. he was into power was desperate to get into power and thought that corbyn might help mean, help him get there. i mean, look, i mean, it you know, look, i mean, it was you know, a very good other it very good friend. other look, it wasn't one who wasn't the only one who continued to serve my friend jonathan to jonathan ashworth continue to serve was an serve as well. it was an individual. was an individual choice. >> t- e shreds over starmer. >> other to shreds over starmer. >> other to shreds over starmer. >> it's not convincing, matthew. >> look, n matthew. >> look, i it hasn't >> well look, i mean i it hasn't been choice that i made. been the choice that i made. keir decided to because if keir decided to stay because if he he was handling he wanted it, he was handling brexit he thought an brexit and he thought it was an important issue and held his important issue and he held his own certainly held his own and

after shadow cabinet minister after shadow cabinet minister after shadow cabinet keir starmer cabinetidential system. the amount campaigning and amount of local campaigning and constituencies in general elections is pretty small. you know, we're not back in the 19705 know, we're not back in the 1970s with mass memberships of both parties, you know, with people going out, knocking on doors in huge numbers general doors in huge numbers in general elections. happen in elections. it doesn't happen in general it's about elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou it's about elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou like it's about elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou like or it's about elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou like or don't about elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou like or don't like.|t elections. it doesn't happen in geneyou like or don't like. and who you like or don't like. and i think if reform, um , under the i think if reform, um, under the heat of fire are being outgunned in every way, i remember they started this with no data . you started this with no data. you kno

he sent a shadow cabinet minister to campaign for him, and he personally backed him for days, and that minister continued on her american odyssey, this journey to the wild west of her mind, she also claimed, she also claimed, mr speaker, that nigel farage is the man to restore the tory party. the prime minister confirm whether he too would welcome mr verrard back into the tory fold? —— mr farae in our party, we have a proud tradition of diversity and accepting an order of any background, it's a record that puts the labour party to shame, this is the labour party to shame, this is the part the firstjewish prime minister, the first female prime minister, the first female prime minister, the first black chancellor, the first muslim home secretary, and now led by the first british asian prime minister. it seems he can only champion men from north london, but it's the conservatives that represent modern britain! shouting. so, this diverse tory party does welcome nigel farage. the prime minister, two months ago, the prime minister, two months ago, the prime minister said the tory party is a

uh, nick's the shadow cabinet office minister, and we should say there are other candidates obviously democrat . donaldson, liberal democrat. paul ellison, conservative. george galloway, the workers party of britain michael howarth , independent william howarth , , independent william howarth, independent. guy otten , green independent. guy otten, green party, raven rogan sebby's corner, official monster raving loony party and david tully, who is also an independent. >> you're certainly spoilt for choice in that part of the world when it comes, when it comes to that. >> um, so there we go. that's the full line—up. now um, the great british giveaway competition. we're getting a great response to it. and why wouldn't we? it's £18,000, uh, up for grabs in the competition. and here's what you've got to do to be in with a chance to win. >> still time to turn 2024 into 2020. more with your chance to win £18,000 in cash to spend. however you like. you really could be the next big winner of our great british giveaway. phil from west yorkshire won our last one. listen to his reaction when we g

. >> shadow cabinet >> every single shadow cabinet meeting, they go on and on and on saying it's notyou look at the polls really properly. we haven't got it yet . but i mean, haven't got it yet. but i mean, what labour want to absolutely say is , is it's not a done deal. say is, is it's not a done deal. we really need every vote counts. so actually they're very pleased . i mean what what is i pleased. i mean what what is i mean obviously we all know that before an election lots of people don't know which way they're going to vote, and a lot of them end up. >> how can you have a government that has been has historically bad as this one and still in with a chance of winning an election? >> i, i don't think they what they say is, is the polls could narrow i mean and the biggest one is if reform. absolutely falls apart and doesn't do it and even then there's a 4. i just have to i just have to get this off my chest. >> voters do not know who keir starmer is as a politician, and a person. i think you know , he a person. i think you know, he probably just about passes the would you go for a

labour seats and even some, some people in parliament as well, and people resigning from the shadow cabinete he wouldn't back a ceasefire. so now he's a complete 180 now he's done a complete 180 again. i think what this is showing two things. showing is two things. >> keir starmer, >> firstly, keir starmer, foreign policy is not his thing. he doesn't really have a strong sense of what his kind of foreign policy outlook is. and that will be a if he that will be a problem if he becomes minister. he will becomes prime minister. he will need to surround himself with people really, get it people who really, really get it and do have views. i think and who do have views. i think secondly, it exposes the fact that he's a very inexperienced politician. you know, people forget sunak, forget that, like rishi sunak, keir starmer was only as keir starmer was only elected as an mp in 2015. actually he is not a sort of thoroughbred , not a sort of thoroughbred, highly experienced politician . highly experienced politician. he's not political to his fingertips and sometimes that really shows when he has l

he lost eight shadow cabinet ministers, now labour mps are getting hounded everywhere they go , like chancellor rachel reeves getting a verbal battering in the street again . again. >> why did you not vote for a ceasefire? rachel where are you going ? going? >> complicity in genocide . >> complicity in genocide. >> complicity in genocide. >> rachel , israel's got a right >> rachel, israel's got a right to defend, but palestine hasn't. rachel why, rachel? why a palestine less a people where are you going? >> rachel ? >> rachel? >> rachel? >> mr starmer is having to deal with a raft of alternative campaign posters popping up as well. i stand with genocide tel aviv . keith is the latest that aviv. keith is the latest that i've seen there. it's happening on a daily basis now. labour made a big thing about appealing to the muslim vote. now they've lost the muslim vote and they've realised that they've made a mistake. in fact , they have mistake. in fact, they have literally lost the muslim vote. the website has popped up. muslim .co.uk they say they're backing candidates in every single co