jane, _ starmer's shadow cabinet. jane, we _ starmer's shadow cabinet.r leader, and then papers on the right will look at the conservative leaders, but it isn't always the case? no, obviously in the late 1980s and early 2000, the murdoch press supported tony blair, and famously a very close relationship there. i think thatis relationship there. i think that is slightly different now. i don't think that they need the murdoch press anymore. i don't think it is that crucial. it is obviously important but not crucial. the guardian i don't think explicitly back to the labour party in the last election or the election before. yes, it is more complicated. i think that is a difference because of social media. you don'tjust need the backing of newspapers. it is more open. what about on the conservative side was —— conservative side? there was a big tax rise when borisjohnson brought there was a big tax rise when boris johnson brought followed, and there was speculation it would not pass, it was the end of conservatism. interestingly enough, and it is a good debat

keir starmer in the party conference. how well do you think starmer and his team handle the media?hing problems. i think they have been on the eve of the conference on the eve of the conference we would've expected a big interview say with the guardian. i think he struggled because of the pandemic and because ofjust where we are with the labour party. i think he has struggled to have a proper hearing from the press. and i think that part of that is because he hasn't been able to break through due to covid, but also because he hasn't really, as he said today, got his house in order. i think today that's been a slight game changer in terms of how the media regard him. i'lljust read another tweet the political editor of the sun who said long road to go but at least the opposition are finally having a crack at credibility. that's a really interesting response from them. i think, a long way to go but i think he delivered a speech today that shows that he is serious about winning the general election. we will develop that a little bit more. do you agree with jane? i think he's been in po

starmer, we don't know.that was the original point. we have been fighting in the labour— have been fighting in the labour party. and i look at my phone — labour party. and i look at my phone and _ labour party. and i look at my phone and am getting videos of people — phone and am getting videos of people having scraps on petrol coupons — people having scraps on petrol coupons. it does feel to me that— coupons. it does feel to me that this _ coupons. it does feel to me that this conversation of electability and present himself to the country is kind of disassociated from the reality _ of disassociated from the reality. i agree, of disassociated from the reality. iagree, i of disassociated from the reality. i agree, i thought it was — reality. i agree, i thought it was an— reality. i agree, i thought it was an adequate speech, it wasn't _ was an adequate speech, it wasn't a _ was an adequate speech, it wasn't a bad speech, it was a bad _ wasn't a bad speech, it was a bad speech i think he was in trouble _ bad

there is another headline — "starmer rigs the rules."ind of dramatic statement, is that the reason your readers go to your site and not the mainstream media? well, i wouldn't say it's dramatic. the first piece is an op—ed. people have opinions. the thesis of that op—ed is available for anybody who wants to go and read it. in terms of our coverage no, we do sustained reporting, we have reporters — in terms of the first port of call for the people who consume our content, it won't be an article, generally it will be through our youtube channel. we have a show tonight at 7pm and our youtube channel which will look at the conference, as well as other stories across the day. we have three of those a week. principally our footprint is audiovisual. that doesn't mean it's based within twitter, increasingly it's on youtube and instagram. but we do try to cover multiple spaces, podcast, articles, explainers and longer form video. jack pete is the founder of the london economic, another digital—only outlet. i see you have a piece headlines brits ar

you are saying that keir starmer is just as keir starmer isjust as dishonest as keir starmer is justest as boris keir starmer isjust as dishonest as borisjohnson and that he rings the rules. is that he rings the rules. is that the kind of dramatic statement and the reason why your readers go to you? i would not say it _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is dramatic. _ your readers go to you? i would not say it is dramatic. people i not say it is dramatic. people have — not say it is dramatic. people have opinions. the thesis of that— have opinions. the thesis of that is— have opinions. the thesis of that is available for anybody who — that is available for anybody who wants to read it. in terms of our— who wants to read it. in terms of our coverage, we have reporters and the first port of call, — reporters and the first port of call, it— reporters and the first port of call, it would be through inaudible. we have a show which looks_ inaudible. we have a show which looks at— inaudible. we have a show which looks at the conferenc

for one thing, i agree with ian that he is a totally different beast, starmer.heatricality, the hallmark of a lot of british policy production and performance. he is serious, down to earth and he means business. and this is not the time where you want actors on the stage parading themselves as johnson has successfully done over the last few months in his term in office. you want a sober guy like keir starmer who is not charismatic or anything which will help them to get his message across. and johnson will have to watch out for a man like him who speaks directly to the senses and the normality of people and does away with all sort of extraneous efforts to be a showman or showboating. so i think that'll stand him in good stead. i agree it was a good week and a good speech. not too much should be made of one individual speech. britain has this tradition of speech—making being part and parcel of shakespeare, all the world's stage. he is a bit like merkel in his own way. merkel was not a show—woman, she wasn't charismatic, just plodded and got along. and people will

polly, there is a big question for labour which starmer addressed. are so bad, why did they beat us so roundly?" and that is still the question, as you said, because the tories are ahead in the polls, borisjohnson has a huge majority and we are some time away from election. borisjohnson - is a great campaigner and that's very different i to running a government. borisjohnson runs a government i as if he was still campaigning. i he approaches every issue not as a problem to be solved - in the real world, - but how will this play? they have more focus groups, i they have more opinion polling according to pollsters - than any other number ten according to pollsters, - than any other number 10 downing street has ever had. they are obsessed with this. so they are constantly in that mode. - and in the end, - reality does catch up. i whether the results are there — i he's made this enormous problem promise of levelling up as if britain's serious. inequality — one of the most| unequal countries in europe. only america and the western world is more unequal. -

so i think keir starmer was laying _ meet. so i think keir starmer was laying out — meet.ink keir starmer was . laying out in his speech some of the ways forward — laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some of _ laying out in his speech some of the ways forward and some of the - laying out in his speech some of thel ways forward and some of the things that labourer— ways forward and some of the things that labourer would _ ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. _ ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. but - ways forward and some of the things that labourer would do. but withoutl that labourer would do. but without making _ that labourer would do. but without making wild, — that labourer would do. but without making wild, extravagant _ that labourer would do. but without making wild, extravagant promises| making wild, extravagant promises that he _ making wild, extravagant promises that he could — maki

sir keir starmer said he welcomed that _ support it.upport it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a _ support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding - support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding up i support it. sir keir starmer said he welcomed that as a speeding up ofj welcomed that as a speeding up of the process and that there would possibly be an advance in bringing in penalties, but we will wait to see if that comes forward when the legislation is brought forward. buckingham palace says the queen has cancelled her trip to northern ireland today, and has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest. she's 95 and said to be in good spirits, but disappointed. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here. the suggestion is, nicholas, that this is alljust a precaution. the important _ this is alljust a precaution. the important thing _ this is alljust a precaution. tue: important thing is this is alljust a precaution. tte: important thing is to this is alljust a precaution. tt2 importa

keir starmer has| had a holiday this year. when keir starmer is away _ had a holiday this year.n keir starmer is away on holiday - had a holiday this year. when keir starmer is away on holiday to - had a holiday this year. when keirl starmer is away on holiday to make sure that he knows what is going on. i don�*t think keir starmer would be going on holiday in the midst of this crisis, but of the prime minister is a bit, maybe he could stop his ministers arguing with each other, squabbling. 0nly last week, they were blaming businesses, the public, now they are blaming each other. and it becomes more extraordinary and more chaotic by the day. extraordinary and more chaotic by the da . . ~ extraordinary and more chaotic by the da. ., ,, i. extraordinary and more chaotic by theda. ., , . divisions between the eu and the uk over the northern ireland protocol look set to come to a head again this week, with the government trying to make significant changes to what was agreed under the brexit deal. the eu is also due to put its own proposals forward. let�*s speak to our correspondent

keir starmer on the front — 2024 at least anyway.he front page of _ 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the _ 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the moors - 2024 at least anyway. keir starmer on the front page of the moors andj on the front page of the moors and borisjohnson averts crisis, he needs to get a grip. is it fair to say, do you agree that people are still giving the government the better it to a net benefit of the doubt because they don't trust in any opposition leader?— any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. it _ any opposition leader? actually, that doesn't matter. it doesn't l that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter— that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter to _ that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter to be with the polls are saying — matter to be with the polls are saying whether they would vote for the tory _ saying whether they would vote for the tory party. this

., ., , ., ., keir starmer.ingly we have been here before. informed by his faith, sir david had a profound sense of public duty and he was highly respected and much like across the house of parliament on all sides. and within the christian community. we now have to come together in response to this horrendous act and show that violence, intimidation and threats will never prevail over the tireless work of public servants like david. simply doing hisjob. fishd work of public servants like david. simply doing hisjob.— work of public servants like david. simply doing his job. simply doing his 'ob. and you have come simply doing his 'ob. and you have simply doing his job. and you have come across them _ simply doing his job. and you have come across them and _ simply doing his job. and you have come across them and worked i come across them and worked alongside many years, what was he like as— alongside many years, what was he like as a _ alongside many years, what was he like as a person and as an mp was as though—

the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called i leader, sir keir starmer, has called for his resignationldn't think of a more inappropriate thing to say. the commission has tweeted, saying i would like to wholeheartedly apologise for my comments on bbc radio york and wish to retract them in full. our political correspondent peter saull is in westminster, the level of revelation, i think, in the last few days, has been shocking to many, about how problems within the police in the country are still rife and intense, but it has become very political now. ads, and intense, but it has become very political now— political now. a huge amount of olitical political now. a huge amount of political reaction _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this - political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this horrific| political reaction to this horrific case, we heard from the prime minister saying that we can still trust in the police, but there are still serious questions to answer in this case, and he said authorities sho

keir starmer ro osed forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step _ forjobs and jobs.r proposed step four in - forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step four in july, - forjobs and jobs. keir starmer proposed step four in july, if i forjobs and jobs. keir starmer. proposed step four in july, if you proposed step four injuly, if you remember. if we listens to captain hindsight, we would still be in lockdown. if columbus was famous for being captain hindsight, he would have discovered tenerife! laughter this was an upbeat speech full of the flourishes we have come to expect from boris johnson. the flourishes we have come to expect from borisjohnson. the big question is whether it is in step or not with the national mood. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in manchester. what do you think borisjohnson was trying to achieve with this beach? i think what he was trying to achieve fundamentally is to keep together this wide coalition of voters that gave him a thumping majority in 2019, some traditional conservative voters, new voters from labour. and he was telling

but there wasn't any new money— starmer. but there wasn't any new money per— starmer. orso suppose the new money was the seven or so billion _ suppose the new money was the seven or so billion for regional... there's— or so billion for regional... there's at— or so billion for regional... there's at least i,000,000,000 and a half of— there's at least i,000,000,000 and a half of that— there's at least i,000,000,000 and a half of that spending. that was warmly— half of that spending. that was warmly welcomed especially by andy burhham, _ warmly welcomed especially by andy burnham, the mayor of greater here. they want _ burnham, the mayor of greater here. they want to — burnham, the mayor of greater here. they want to take a low bit of the credit _ they want to take a low bit of the credit - _ they want to take a low bit of the credit - i— they want to take a low bit of the credit — i think he's got enough with— credit — i think he's got enough with the — credit — i think he's got enough with the levelling out, but no real way closer— with the levelling out, but no real w

what did you make of the speech and what keir starmer had to deal with, was it useful that he was heckledn terms of defining himself? he certainly gave a strong response to the hecklers.| so good he did it twice! he took no nonsense from them. they shouldn't have been doing that. . it was disrespectful. maybe it is useful politically? it showed he was not going to be deterredl by a bunch of people heckling i and he was clear about needing to make sure the labour party is fit for government, - needing to make sure that the labour partyl is focussing on getting a labour government, j because that is how you change lives as he put it. _ i think it was a very confident performance from someone i who is setting out a pitch - to be a labour prime minister and to be a proper, serious. person who could do the job, who would be standing up- for people, for working people, for care, he talked i about a caring society and about his family— and i think it would be so much better for the country - than the chaotic conservative prime minister we have. it was a bumpy week. it wasn't just a few hecklers

had a _ labour conference when keir starmer had a big _ labour conference when keir starmer had a big, ., , ., big a challenge here for boris at all. ., , . . ,, big a challenge here for boris at all. sebastien and sam, thank you both very much. _ all. sebastien and sam, thank you both very much. lovely _ all. sebastien and sam, thank you both very much. lovely to - all. sebastien and sam, thank you both very much. lovely to speak l all. sebastien and sam, thank you | both very much. lovely to speak to you and i hope you get levelled up during the course of the week. thank you very much. thousands have started running the london marathon this morning with another 40,000 running the event virtually. it�*s returned for the first full scale staging of the race in more than two years. the last time amateurs competed in the london marathon was in april 2019. we can speak now to our correspondent laura scott who�*s there. it is looking busier than when we first spoke to you. how are things progressing? irate first spoke to you. how are things progressing?— progressing? we are seeing a lot m

so there's an issue there, and sir keir starmer was saying — there, and sir keir starmer was saying the be aiming for500,000jabs a saying the government should be aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think— aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think saiid— aiming for 500,000 jabs a day — i think sajid javid, this is right at the top — think sajid javid, this is right at the top of— think sajid javid, this is right at the top of his priority list, and he's _ the top of his priority list, and he's trying _ the top of his priority list, and he's trying to encourage this because _ he's trying to encourage this because this is the way to keep society— because this is the way to keep society open. if we are now going to be talking _ society open. if we are now going to be talking about vaccine passwords as part _ be talking about vaccine passwords as part of _ be talking about vaccine passwords as part of plan b, which has already been _ as part of plan b, which has already been introduced in wales and scotland, i think the government has to look— scotland, i think the government has to look at— sc

morning the prime minister borisjohnson arrived in leigh—on—sea with the labour leader, sir keir starmerry, priti patel and the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. the politicians laid a wreath at the front of belfairs methodist church, where sir david was fatally stabbed on friday. the killing of sir david is being treated as a terrorist incident by police. officers say they are investigating a "potential link to islamist extremism". detectives have been carrying out searches at two addresses in the london area, the met said. a 25—five—year old man remains in custody. let's cross to our correspondent in leigh—on—sea ben boulos. thank you. as people here in southend and lee and sea have been waking up that man they have known for so many years as their representative in parliament is no longer with them. and that is reflected in the flowers that have been laid, the notes and the memories that people are sharing. there was a vigil held last night at the near by catholic church where people took the chance to come together to come to terms with their grief and to talk about

and borisjohnson of keir starmer and boris johnson together which of keir starmer and borisjohnson togetherin public service because it isn'tjust mps, it is their staff as well, many of whom will be working as volunteers, many of them who will be young, many of them who will live in constituencies and are having to deal with this staff when the westminster ? when the mps at westminster. we cannot go on talking to each other as if there are no consequences. we have heard it from gps, we have heard it from people on the front line emergency staff, this is where it ends. and there has got to be a turning point where everybodyjust to be a turning point where everybody just turned to be a turning point where everybodyjust turned it down, just calm down a bit, don't get so angry. and the example has got to come, i'm afraid, from leaders of the party. just on that point, it is interesting, nigel, at the top of the independent, pointing out columns inside the independent, jess phillips, stop dehumanising people. it is inescapable to think back to a few weeks at the labour party conference and the r

sir keir starmer come the labour leader has talked about this being a dark and shocking day.oke about the positive impact he had and the people he represented. he was a very strong catholic and he took positions over the years that strongly represented his fate so sir keir starmer paid tribute to him that way. that idea of him having a positive impact for people he represented, again that is also an idea that we have heard a lot this afternoon coming through in these tributes. that he was absolutely committed to the area that he represented. that it was his absolute priority and we have heard that time and time again this afternoon about his commitment to that. and the tributes have come in from politicians notjust from all parties but from all stages of experience. from newly elected mps right up to former prime ministers, three former conservative prime ministers who sir david served under have paid tribute to him. david cameron described it as the most devastating, horrific and tragic news. he said that sir david amess was a kind and thoroughly decent man. the most committ

the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp sir david amess in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police have said that they are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25—year—old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody — and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is at leigh—on—sea. ben, all morning local people here have been coming up to this police cordon surrounding the church where sir david amess was stabbed and died. they have been laying flower, all ages, all backgrounds, have seen the very old to young school—children who met him in their schools and it a genuine outpouring of community grief but led by the nation's political leaders who were here first thick this morning. a moment of unity across the divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning boris john

the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowersr at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amess, in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25—year—old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader, keir starmer, stood together on a quiet road in leigh—on—sea, where sir david amess lost his life. the committed constituency mp who, at the age of 69, showed no sign of giving up his work or his community. campaigning on every issue that mattered — climate change, cycling, veterans and even local dogs. less than 24—hours ago, david was in his own constituency doing a local advice surgery, which is somet

. >> kier starmer. >> i thank the prime minister. just to clarify, that the scrutiny will be finished before, in early december and the second reading could, i think, be before the end of this calendar year. but we do need to get on with it. telegram has been described as the app of choice for extremists. mr. speaker, if you can believe it, you have to believe it, as we were paying tribute to sir david on monday, telegram users could access videos of murders and violent threats against politicians, the lgbt community, women and students. whilst we were paying our respects. some of these posts are illegal, all of them are harmful and hope not hate and the board of deputies have said that telegram has facilitated and nurtured a subculture that cheerleads for terrorism. tough sanctions are clearly needed, yet under the go. 's current proposals -- the government's current proposals, development of platforms failing to track down on extremism would still not face criminal sanctions. why is that? >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, this gov

it ups the ante after keir starmer suggested borisjohnson it ups the ante after keir starmer suggestedek. yes, he i talked about the powder london. trivial man last week. yes, he - talked about the powder london. you could see borisjohnson moving towards — could see borisjohnson moving towards cultural war issues in a way in the _ towards cultural war issues in a way in the past — towards cultural war issues in a way in the past he has been cautious of. ithink— in the past he has been cautious of. i think that — in the past he has been cautious of. i think that is — in the past he has been cautious of. i think that is something to watch for, particularworking i think that is something to watch for, particular working from home, the government getting much bolder about— the government getting much bolder about taking a stance against it now _ about taking a stance against it now a — about taking a stance against it now. a more confident borisjohnson means— now. a more confident borisjohnson means we _ now. a more confident borisjohnson means we will get some forays into these _ means we

sir keir starmer is self isolating at home. _ sir keir starmer is self isolating at home. which univesal credit is reduced once a claimant starts to earn above a certain amount. currently it's 63p which means that if you earn an extra pound you lose 63p in benefit. that's to be cut to 55p in every pound — allowing people to keep more of their money as they start to earn more. but campaigners and charities — say the amount doesn't address wider issues of cost of living or help those who are on benefits and out of work. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, is here. this is a measure of good news for some of those people, not all but some of those people, not all but some of those people, not all but some of those people who are you on universal credit.— universal credit. that's exactly ri . ht. universal credit. that's exactly right- it's _ universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted _ universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted at - universal credit. that's exactly right. it's targeted at working i right. it's targeted at working families. so low paid

bit of a nag at the back of their mind that — a bit of a nag at the back of their mind that keir starmermparison boris johnson wants to make about him, it was actually — johnson wants to make about him, it was actually is doing better in his lengthy. — was actually is doing better in his lengthy, not as exciting speech to the lahour— lengthy, not as exciting speech to the labour party conference. let�*s the labour party conference. let's move on to _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk about _ the labour party conference. let's move on to talk about the - the labour party conference. let�*s move on to talk about the front page of the eye and may be trouble ahead. lots of different bullet points here about issues that are facing the uk right now that we have touched on already to some degree and the petrol crisis, energy bills, global shipping, industry fears. there is a lot to think about, and yet the front page of the i saying the prime minister shrugs off britain's cost—of—living crisis. is there a feeling he has shrug

labour's sir keir starmer held his profound sense of public duty.nt ago from the home secretary pretty patel, she was with them here as well. she paid tribute and also raise those concerns about keeping other mps safe. with them, as well, so lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, who described sir david is a much loved mp and a bright light of parliament. well, it has once again raised many questions about the safety of mps and about the inevitable access that their constituents have two them to raise matters of concern or matters that are important to them directly. for them to take that to westminster and reflect the views of the people around the country. but it raises the question of how much access can be maintained, but at the same time mps and their staff can be kept safe. it is something that harriet harman, the labour mp has raised, and she is calling for a speaker's conference. a nonparty political gathering to address the issue among mps. harriet harmanjoins us gathering to address the issue among mps. harriet harman joins us

yeah, and actually interesting and - yeah, and actually interesting and having said that keir starmern was housing and i think a lot of labour mps were quite surprised that housing did not feature in his speech. and it needs to make it needs to because it is a huge issue. more homes are needed to be built and the conservatives have a manifesto pledge to build 3,000 homes a year. where leg going to build those homes was met you need to have levelling up and you have to balance that with the place now that he is not going to have to stick to not to build on greenfield sites. but ministers of all different governments have been pledging for years, for decades that they want to free up brownfield land but there is land banking in all sorts of issues and still planning issues on brownfield land. so it's not as easy as just say of course were going to build 300,000 homes on wherever we can. you cannotjust do that overnight. so there has to be a balance there, have to be a proper strategy rather than a pledge to say this is what we are going to build and i think it feeds into the levelling o

today, we want to explore keir starmer and his current relationship with the media.re of the party, how do they see their roles now? let me introduce you to my guest. jane merrick is policy editor at the i newspaper. before that she was political editor of the independent on sunday. you've been on twitter today with the assessment of keir starmer�*s speech for all your readers. i was tweeting a very long thread it was a very long tweet actually, it was a very long speech actually,

the labour leader sir keir starmer talking just - leader sir keir starmer talking just a little earliere likely to be across the north and west of scotland where you could hear the odd rumble of thunder and into the afternoon we will have the showers on and off through the day. for northern ireland and northern england sunshine and showers and a lot of dry weather but breezy and for the rest of england and wales a similar story with that of sunshine and a showers and some of the showers in the south—east could prove to be heavy and thundery. temperatures lower than yesterday. yesterday we were looking at 60 degrees or above. today we are looking at 11 to ia. —— i6 degrees or above. today we are looking at 11 to ia. —— 16 degrees. showers are slowly easing. as i knew that the fun comes in from the west it is going to introduce some thicker cloud and some persistent rain. following away to between six and about 11 degrees. as we go through tomorrow the weather front continues to push steadily eastwards. there will be a lot of cloud rent. some murky conditions in the west on the coasts and

today we want to explore keir starmer�*s current relationship with the media.

sir keir starmer chooses look into as well. , . . ,, ., , sir keir starmer chooses look into as well.aring that this is the last question, ithink, that hearing that this is the last question, i think, that isjust being answered. the speaker is on his feet, let us listen in as the prime minister makes his way into the chamber. we now start with questions. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others will stop i shall have a further such meetings later today. david amess and james brokenshire were both tragically taken from us. both served in this place with integrity and served their constituents well. as we offer our heartfelt love and prayers to their families, theirfamilies have families, their families have offered families, theirfamilies have offered as a new path to a new politics, built on kindness and love. mr speaker, sarah everard and claudia lawrence were both from york. right now, women are filling and safe. many women are unsafe and the very people that should be protecting us are telling as to engage with potential perpetrators to identif

earlier, the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowersite of the fatal stabbing, which happened during a constituency surgery yesterday. a candle lit vigil for sir david has been held in leigh—on—sea. the police say they are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was murdered. he was killed doing a job that he loved, serving his own constituents as an elected democratic member. and, of course, acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. it was formally declared a terrorist incident late last night, with forensic specialists poring over the crime scene, counter terrorism detectives are leading the investigation.

labour's leader circular starmer held his profound sense of public duty.o leigh—on—sea and spoke also came to leigh—on—sea and spoke a little bit more about sir david. we are all struggling to come to terms with the fact that david amess has been so cruelly taken away from all of us. less than 2a hours ago, david was on his own constituency, doing a local advice surgery, which is something that all mps do week in, week out. and of course david, as i knew him and as we all knew him, was just a passionate advocate and champion for southend, this wonderful, wonderful town. and with that, of course, he was a man of the people. he was absolutely there for everyone. he was a much loved parliamentarian. to me, he was a dear and loyalfriend, but also he was a devoted husband and father. we think ofjulia and their children at this really sad time. they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. and of course you have seen some of the tributes that have been laid today for david, and i think that absolutely reflects the warmth, love and affection that people locally ha

conservatives are eight points ahead in the polls, he is still the most popular person ahead of keir starmer. what do you think is his task and the task of other conservatives this week, sam? particularly in the light of the labour conference last week. yes, steady as she goes, we are at least two years out from an election and so it is a bit of a steady as she goes. but i think certainly, the prime minister, he has got three things he wants to focus on this week, that is crime, climate and the economy. that is what he will be focusing on. he wants to set the agenda ahead of the cop26 climate conference in glasgow, he wants to show that the tories are the party, still the party that is tough on crime and tomorrow you will see the chancellor give his main speech, and they certainly want to set the agenda in terms of the economy, talking about how britain is set to be the fastest—growing economy in the g7, and talking about the plan for jobs and that is their focus this week anyway. seb, there are noises, not least from mps who represent constituencies not so very far from manchester, closer t

a tweet from sir keir starmer, the | tweet from sir keir starmer, the leader of the opposition, sayinghools, plenty of people would have been around. part of the worrying thing is faultless to have happened, someone presumably carrying a knife and doing this in the of the day. absolutely. cell like all seaside resorts, — absolutely. cell like all seaside resorts, we expect a sort of thing on the _ resorts, we expect a sort of thing on the seafront, sadly, and the police — on the seafront, sadly, and the police have been wonderful in this particular— police have been wonderful in this particular area of the weight they have covid our seafront during the hot period — have covid our seafront during the hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, _ hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, you— hot period. —— southend—on—sea. of course, you don't expect this to happen— course, you don't expect this to happen in— course, you don't expect this to happen in the suburbs, southend west does not _ happen in the suburbs, southend west does not have the golden mile within the constituency, but sir

, minister borisjohnson, keir starmer, leader of the opposition and robertson of the snp already in theendure and clearly reflections will be on what can be done by the likes of the home secretary, leader of the commons to protect mps going about their daily business. , ., , protect mps going about their daily business. , ._ ., ., business. yesterday for that debate come to the — business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again in _ business. yesterday for that debate come to the fore again in the i business. yesterday for that debate j come to the fore again in the house of commons and the official business before the tributes with the home office questions with a home secretary and others took questions from across the house and the shadow home secretary was was being done in respect of mp safety and there should be greater consistency across the board in terms of the arrangements that mps have in place and some do have a level of police presence in the surgeri

keir starmer, the labour leader, has backed calls for an independent inquiry.ome affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer, who has so damaged public trust. today, beginning of the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints, their anxieties, are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabu

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three miles from this gas station, at the labour party annual conference, opposition leader keir starmered the knife. >> prime minister-- either get a grip, or get out of the way, and let us step up and clear up this me. >> reporter: as thcrisis continues to bite, opinion polls suggest most britons would prefer starmer to boris johnson as prime minister. johnson, a former journalist, blamed the media for the crisis. >> unfortunately, there was a slightly misleading account of something which got leaked and caused a big, totally understandable surge in public demand. we think we can, you know, the actual number of lorry drivers that were short in that particular sector isn't-- isn't very big. >> reporter: btain is short of at least 90,000 truckers, and without them, supply chains for gas and other businesses are in jeopardy. business analyst nick peters worries that britain is becoming an international laughing stock. >> the great promise post-brexit was that the u.k. would be free to develop a new global power base and become this entrepreneurial hotspot. the fact of the matter is, at th

. >> reporter: today, prime minister boris johnson and opposition leader keir starmer visited the scene of the crime, laying flowers where david amess was killed. the conservative member of parliament was stabbed multiple times while meeting his constituents at this church. police say they arrested a 25-year-old suspect there and that islamist extremism could be a motive. amess was known for his hard-line views on brexit, campaigning for animal welfare and to his community for his service. the 69-year-old lawmaker had recently spoken out about the rise of knife crimes in britain. >> what more does my right honorable friend think that the police, society, and parliament can do to make sure that there never will in the future be such senseless murders again? >> reporter: now his murder is renewing calls for tighter security for lawmakers. in the year 2000, a man with a samurai sword attacked m.p. nigel jones and killed his aide. in 2016, labor m.p. jo cox was shot and stabbed to death by a far-right extremist. her sister, kim leadbeater, became a member of parliament this year. >> this is

here's the opposition labour party's rachel reeves, who was filling in for leader keir starmer after he tested positive for covid—19. the shadow chancellor told parliament many people wouldn't benefit. families struggling with a cost of living crisis, businesses- hit by a supply chain crisis, i those who rely on our schools and hospitals and police. they won't recognise the world that - the chancellor is describing. they will think that he is i living in a parallel universe. the chancellor in thisl budget has decided to cut taxes for banks. so, at least the bankers - on short—haul flights sipping champagne will be cheering this budget today. - now on bbc news, life on thin ice follows three generations of inuit women to see the impact that climate change has had on their community. banging drum. #ayayayayayayay... climate change came along and it changed everything. due to the ice melting, we've seen all of these changes. it's affecting us up here in the arctic circle. i am worried about the future. we have lagoon on one side, sound on the other. - we don't have any room to give. we

what are we going to ask keir starmer?ecause we have wanted to get him on the pod for ages, haven't we? there is so much we could ask. five—a—side football? i've always wanted to ask him about that. what's it like finally doing a conference speech? in front of actual people. reacting to the budget. in front of actual... hang on, he's got covid. he's at home. 0h. what are we going to do? we have got his stand in! it's the shadow chancellor rachel reeves, who did this very thing in the budget response in parliament this week. hello, rachel.

here's the opposition labour party's rachel reeves, who was filling in for leader keir starmer after9. the shadow chancellor told mps many people wouldn't benefit. families struggling with a cost of living prices, businesses- hit by a supply chain crisis, i those who rely on our schools and hospitals and police. they won't recognise the world that - the chancellor is describing. they will think that he is i living in a parallel universe. the chancellor in thisl budget has decided to cut taxes for banks. so, at least the bankers - on short—haul flights sipping champagne will be cheering this budget today _ 0ur political correspondent rob watson gave us this assessment of the new uk budget. you are thinking the big question would be post—brexit, post—pandemic. what kind of uk economic model would we get? would we get low tax or high tax? and it seems that it's more of the latter, but we knew there was a but coming. 0ne can't help wondering will the conservative party please stand up because traditionally, it is a low tax. right at the end of this budget, where rishi sunak announced thi