—— another mistake from keir starmer. no prime minister— mistake from keir starmer.in modern power has come into number— minister in modern power has come into numberten so minister in modern power has come into number ten so unprepared for office _ into number ten so unprepared for office in_ into number ten so unprepared for office in terms of the clarity about what _ office in terms of the clarity about what he _ office in terms of the clarity about what he wants to do and the people around _ what he wants to do and the people around him — what he wants to do and the people around him and the prime minister is only as good — around him and the prime minister is only as good as the top staff at number— only as good as the top staff at number ten, only as good as the top staff at numberten, tony blair only as good as the top staff at number ten, tony blair knew that, gordon— number ten, tony blair knew that, gordon brown, david cameron, they knew_ gordon brown, david cameron, they knew that, _ gordon brown, david cameron, they knew that, but keir starmer did not lis

prime minister starmer: mr. speaker yes, we will do so. , i agree that the last government totally failed to tackle the unfairness of the leasehold system. we will provide homeowners with more powers, protection and data -- greater rights by bringing that legislation forward. >> this is the opposition. miss badenoch. >> at the cbi conference on monday, the chancellor said: "i'm cleari'm not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes". i know that telling the truth to this house is important to the prime minister, so will he repeat his chancellor's pledge now? >> mr. speaker, we set out our position at the budget that was just set out. we are fixing the foundations. we are dealing with the £22 billion black hole that the conservatives left. i am not going to write the next five years of budgets at the dispatch box. we said that we would not hit the payslips of working people. we passed the budget, we invested in the future and we kept that promise. >> mr. speaker, he is not fixing any foundations; he is making

starmer: mr.peaker, i remind her that under their watch of migrants coming into this country nearly one million is over four times the number one we were in the eu. they lost control of the border. the example is a failure under her government to take necessary measures to keep our country safe. >> mr. speaker, this is a ludicrous assertion. he is the one who was repeatedly sending letters. he even offered support for deportation. he does not want to talk about his past, but that letter is the tip of the iceberg. there is more. the prime minister complained that the immigration system was working to deter migrants rather than provide support. she said he was proud to have served. he boasted that he took the last labor government to court for cutting benefits for asylum-seekers. he said he would never set a target based approach to immigration. let's talk about his record. we can talk about it all day. i have committed -- mr. speaker, if the prime minister says he wants to talk about immigration, i

starmer: mr.peaker, i remind her that under their watch of migrants coming into this country nearly one million is over four times the number one we were in the eu. they lost control of the border. the example is a failure under her government to take necessary measures to keep our country safe. >> mr. speaker, this is a ludicrous assertion. he is the one who was repeatedly sending letters. he even offered support for deportation. he does not want to talk about his past, but that letter is the tip of the iceberg. there is more. the prime minister complained that the immigration system was working to deter migrants rather than provide support. she said he was proud to have served. he boasted that he took the last labor government to court for cutting benefits for asylum-seekers. he said he would never set a target based approach to immigration. let's talk about his record. we can talk about it all day. i have committed -- mr. speaker, if the prime minister says he wants to talk about immigration, i

certainly that does seem to be what keir starmer is focussed on.ough, some might argue, is if you look at what happened in the us, some would sayjoe biden did ok with the economy and brought down inflation, but still... people didn't feel it. so they didn't give him credit for it. well, you were in the states, vic. economic factors was clearly a big part of a lot of swing voters voting for donald trump again. so it may not work even if things improve in the next five years. but if the labour government brings down hospital waiting lists in a measurable way within 12 months, that's a big win for the new government. so as well as talking about the milestones with pat mcfadden, we both talked about the resignation of the transport secretary, louise haigh, and asked, you know, why did she have to resign when keir starmer knew that she had this previous conviction? she'd pleaded guilty to a fraud offence before she became an mp a decade ago, and pat mcfadden said he didn't know who knew what when, which could well be true, but he's one of the most power

keir starmer back in 2022.f the most high profile supporters of the waspi women isjeremy corbyn, the former leader of the labour party. he's an independent mp and gave me his reaction to the government's decision i'm shocked, to be quite honest. shocked. the campaign of the waspi women has gone on for a very long time, and they've been absolutely brilliant campaigners, getting the image across and getting the story across. and they convinced a very large range of politicians in the labour party, including keir starmer and liz kendall, of the justice of their cause. i included it in our election commitments in 2019 to settle the issue. it was referred to the ombudsman and the government has done something that's quite unprecedented, which is completely reject the 0mbudsman�*s report. well, liz kendall, the work and pensions secretary, said a state—funded payout wouldn't be fair or value for taxpayers. sir keir starmer called compensation for waspi women a burden on the taxpayer today. the labour government says

why do you think keir starmer is doing this now? i why do you think keir starmer is doing this now?w? i think there is an _ is doing this now? i think there is an admission - is doing this now? i think - there is an admission among some people in government that the first five months of keir starmer�*s time as prime minister have gone quite as smoothly as they might initially had hoped. i think they also see this as being an opportunity to set out a measurable goal and to be able to say, look, this is how we will define success. these are the standards by which you should judge us and determine whether or not be delivered. there is a feeling in the deep awareness in government that many people in the wider public have very little confidence in politicians to deliver anything, very little trust in politics and in westminster and it is an attempt to try to wrestle some of that back in some ways by saying, look, this is what we say we are going to do. you judge us by the end of the parliament. the other thing that was really noticeable today was keir starmer�*s language in relation to

what is it that keir starmer has to avoid, paddy?ets of the united kingdom, which were full of rioters just a few months ago, who were throwing petrol bombs at hotels where people known in the press as migrants... but we can call them people. families were firebombed, because that's what the state of this argument had been. and when he became the prime minister. he cannot be blamed politically for what happened at the moment he took office. what he then did, of course, was send them all to prison very quickly. and that, you know, to answer this point, what does he have to do? what does he have to avoid? he has to avoid looking like he's not the prime minister when something like that happens. so i would answer that this issue posed him a question straight away when he was in power. "what are you going to do?" so he addressed the riots. well, now he's got to address what's happening with the actual state of the problem itself. and it's worth saying there that keir starmer has said very, very little about the aspect which those riots h

you know, since starmer's been in i think it's 20,290 have come over in on starmer's watch. the gangs, all this blah, blah, blah. nigel talks sense. he's a people's person . and i think both labour person. and i think both labour and the conservatives are very worried about reform. >> but talk can be cheap. i mean, you can say all sorts of things. that's what keir starmer and his party did whilst the conservatives were in power. and now it's all coming back to it's being chucked back in their face. i mean, they rachel reeves a prime example of saying one thing and then doing the very, very opposite. >> yes, that's a very good point, nana, because actually nigel is very good at pointing out what's wrong. but if you listen to what he says about the solutions, they're rather more thinner on the ground as to what he actually says he will do. but listen, you asked a question. will he win? and i'm going to try and deal with this objectively rather than not for or against reform, but just objectively as to what the situation is. >> is this because it's squeezed the liberal democrat

so that is keir starmer takin: about. so that is keir starmer taking questions _ about. to continue watching the questions, you can do that on the beauty news website and app. we are now going to analyse some of the prime minister said. a reminder of the six milestones that he outlined, higher living standards with working people having more money in their pockets. building 1.5 million new homes. more police on the beat, stubbing out what he said was anti—social behaviour in all communities. given the best start in life every child, promising to ensure a record proportion a five—year—olds start school ready to learn. and clean power by 2030 was milestone five. finally milestones six was waiting lists in the nhs cut, the 18 week target finally met. hannah miller was listening to all of that. was there anything new in it, as far as you can see? we were expecting _ it, as far as you can see? we were expecting in _ it, as far as you can see? - were expecting in relation to raising living standards, about the and it's about giving the public something measurable to look at th

i�*m sure keir starmer will have that at his elbow as well.o the uk and — it is my honour to welcome him to the uk and i— it is my honour to welcome him to the uk and i look forward to my discussion— the uk and i look forward to my discussion with him and how to invest— discussion with him and how to invest trade and boost development invest trade and boost development in terms _ invest trade and boost development in terms of— invest trade and boost development in terms of a multi—billion pound partnership. mr speaker, sunday marked _ partnership. mr speaker, sunday marked world aids day and those living _ marked world aids day and those living with — marked world aids day and those living with hiv today and we look to reduce _ living with hiv today and we look to reduce the — living with hiv today and we look to reduce the cases in england by 2030. mr speaker, can i also know that we are joined _ mr speaker, can i also know that we areioihed in— mr speaker, can i also know that we are joined in the gallery by the mother— are joined in the gal

we can see they are in the middle of the shot, that is the prime minister sir keir starmer, arriving.ary, david lammy. we can cross straight to buckingham palace and speak to my colleague, kasia madera. you join us at buckingham palace wherejust you join us at buckingham palace where just further down the mall... because there is a sir keir starmer, and him, this is his first royal state visit as the leader of the united kingdom as prime minister, so for him, a critical trip, a critical moment because he would like to build those relations with qatar, important in terms of we know that qatar already has billions of pounds worth of wealth invested in the uk, so no doubt sir keir starmer wants to build on that, and that is what these state visits are all about. it is that soft diplomacy, red carpet diplomacy, the pomp and ceremony that these royal state visits really bring about when it comes to building ties, building those bilateral relations between countries, between the united kingdom and between the united kingdom and between countries such as qatar. obviously, there is controvers

"country first, party second" — prime minister keir starmer unveils his �*plan for change�*, settingdges on extra police officers, more housebuilding and fixing the health system. hello, i'm ben brown. let's bring you some significant developments from syria — where islamist rebels have made another breakthrough in their surprise offensive against the goverment and seized a second major city — hama. this footage shows rebels, entering the city — apparently unopposed. you can see rebels riding through the near—empty streets and being welcomed by cheering local people. the rebels then turn the cameras round and film themselves celebrating. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ceding control there to the rebels. the rebel campaign to seize the city began just two days ago and comes after their suprise capture of aleppo last week, which reignited the war in syria. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ceding control there to the rebels. the rebel campaign to seize the city began just of aleppo last week, which

sue gray, the civil servant who investigated party gate and went on to become keir starmer chief of staffecome a life peer. and the face—off lasted 11 minutes and 20 seconds. now all eyes on usyk and fury ahead of their hugely anticipated rematch tomorrow. more on those stories coming up in the next 30 minutes. now time for all the latest sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. oleksandr usyk and tyson fury�*s highly awaited rematch on saturday is getting closer. in a few hours we'll have the weigh—in in riyadh. that follows thursday's press conference where we saw perhaps the longest face—off in boxing history, neitherwould back down, it lasted over 11 minutes. usyk defeated fury by split decision in march, and that's what former world champion lennox lewis believes will be the main motivating factor for fury this time round. psychologically, for tyson fury, he doesn't want that to happen again. so mentally he's going to say, "this is not going to happen to me again. i'm going to make sure that i'm fully ready for this guy and he can't beat me. i'm bigger, i'm stronger, i'm faster". this

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keir starmer's approval ratings _ months. keir starmer's approval ratings are — months. of all of the broken promises — —32% because of all of the broken promises on tax which are going to punish _ promises on tax which are going to punish business and cause job losses as we've _ punish business and cause job losses as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their— as we've heard, stripping pensioners of theirwinter as we've heard, stripping pensioners of their winter fuel payment leaving them _ of their winter fuel payment leaving them in _ of their winter fuel payment leaving them in poverty this winter while keir starmer has been loading up on freebies— keir starmer has been loading up on freebies from lord ali and handing out inflation busting pay rises to his union — out inflation busting pay rises to his union masters. i think this will be his union masters. i think this will he a _ his union masters. i think this will be a desperate attempt to salvage what is _ be a desperate attempt to salvage what is already a clearly failing government. but what is already a clear

he says he doesn't know how how keir starmer sleeps.y cat went missing. oh, but the highs was that he came back one week later. yay! we do like a happy ending, ray. so we do on this programme. look donald trump, let's just finish just reflecting on him. what do you think his election will mean for the uk? >> i think it's a seismic moment. i think i mean, the implications are enormous. i think it offers us an opportunity to do something different, other than what the labour government obviously wants us to do, which is, you know, become chained to a stagnating, declining european bloc that is divided politically and unproductive economically. i think trump offers us offers us actually a genuine alternative. i think he also for many people and one of your one of your viewers, i think has just summarised that, you know, it's a big pushback against this creeping censorship and clampdown on free speech that we've all felt in recent years. trump's not tolerating that. it's a big pushback against woke ideology. trump's not tolerating that. it'

followed keir starmer to parliament. an - starmer to parliament.t concluded millions of women were not properly informed the state pension age is going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he prime minister and others had left in opposition-— prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many hotos in opposition. he lined up for many photos with — in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi _ in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women - in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying . in opposition. he lined up for many| photos with waspi women saying he would _ photos with waspi women saying he would have their gaps and he has 'ust would have their gaps and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible-— way possible. is this what the prime minister meant _ way possible. is this

and, of course, keir starmer as a constituency mp, opposed hs2 because it goes through.e mps have opposed local house building or other projects, and then again stood but what comes with that, - which is fascinating and people might be more entertained, is what does this look- like geographically, new towns, what's going to happen? i we're going to let cambridge and oxford grow hugely- because that's an engine of growth that's - been restrained. they are building, - i think, a fast train line between those two cities. what's going to happen in the middle? - you know, if this - works, the geography of england will change substantially. - then you've got the twist of look at the parliamentary labour party now and where labour have mps, including in lots of rural, rural seats. fast forward those couple of years and they can see the election on the horizon, notjust those, in rural seats everywhere. and they're getting a bit of grief locally from their local authorities, from potential constituents. you know, you have a particular project that might be sitting there for, you

they describe as keir starmer�*s 17th relaunch. been short—changed by they have been short—changed by the party that offered them change. downing street for their part saying it is a refocusing, not a relaunch, of the government's priorities. but victoria atkins from the conservatives also spoke to the laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out plans _ laura kuenssberg show. they're not setting out plans for - not setting out plans for change. we know for example that government is opening up more _ that government is opening up more hotels across the country, we know — more hotels across the country, we know that they're focusing on the — we know that they're focusing on the process, which whilst that— on the process, which whilst that is— on the process, which whilst that is important, because it is, nonetheless it is also about— is, nonetheless it is also about how we deter people from coming — about how we deter people from coming

they describe keir starmer�*s 17th relaunch, saying people will rightly be wondering why they have beennge. downing street saying it is a refocused not relaunch of priorities. they are not setting out any firm — they are not setting out any firm plans— they are not setting out any firm plans for— they are not setting out any firm plans for change. - they are not setting out any firm plans for change. whatj they are not setting out anyl firm plans for change. what i am concerned _ firm plans for change. what i am concerned about, - firm plans for change. what i am concerned about, we - firm plans for change. what i. am concerned about, we know firm plans for change. what i - am concerned about, we know for example — am concerned about, we know for example the — am concerned about, we know for example the government - am concerned about, we know for example the government is - example the government is opening _ example the government is opening up— example the government is opening up more _ example the government is opening up more hotels- example the government is i opening up more hot

there was a call between keir starmer and | call between keir starmer and donald trump yesterday.social democrat, that is a tricky combination when you are talking about donald trump. but donald trump has shown interest in a trade deal, if you were serious about avoiding tariffs, may be improving the relationship on trade, he would be a good person to send. i think there is certainly something to that. the hard thing — something to that. the hard thing with trump, republican in congress — thing with trump, republican in congress right now seeing this as we — congress right now seeing this as we speak, what trump once is not always— as we speak, what trump once is not always best articulated in terms — not always best articulated in terms of— not always best articulated in terms of policy, he wants flattery— terms of policy, he wants flattery and filthy, and sometimes he just wants political allies, we could see ourselves in a world six months from _ ourselves in a world six months from now— ourselves in a world six months from now where trump is saying trade, _ from now where trum

and this guy keir starmer is so stupid.ks that just going to donald trump and being nice to him is all donald trump needs. >> that is that is a good start. >> that is that is a good start. >> to be fair with it, isn't it is a it's a good start to give donald trump something to say. hey, i'm keir starmer and labour has made a mistake with this government, but that's not going to happen. yeah. he's got he's going to be crushed by donald trump. >> i think we can all agree die hard would be like a 38 minute long film if it was peter mandelson as hans gruber. come on straight. >> i'd turn it off immediately. >> i'd turn it off immediately. >> but that's what that's what america does to nick bearer bonds. >> he knows people who are going to lend him money for a house. >> yeah. do you know what's interesting about this story, though? i think it's interesting because they allegedly. well, they went over there, didn't they, to meet trump and including david lammy. and apparently they hit it off at dinner and it's like david lammy, i

it matters a great deal because what keir starmer - matter?s soon as this swift advanced took place by hts and other groups, and assad fled to russia, is that he wants to see a political process and a political solution to determining the future how syria's government during the level of engagement to look at whether the promises by the rebel groups to respect the different religions and ethnic backgrounds of people in syria would happen in practice, but in order to do that, for the uk to engage, they cannot engage directly with an organisation that it regards as a terrorist organisation, that is a proscribed organisation. in order to do so, if hts is the leading force in syria it would have to reach a decision to take them off a list of proscribed organisations to have that kind of engagement and they seem to be doing this at one step removed with the regional allies in the region who may get in contact with hts but if the british government wants to get involved, this is a change they would have to make, which is why there is a suggestion th

here is keir starmer speaking yesterday.ggest mistakes i think of the last 14 years was the idea that everything could be fixed by christmas. it can't. the planning will take time. the change to regulation will take time. we've got a national wealth fund which is investing, getting record investment into the country. that will take time. but already some of the lowest paid are already feeling the benefits of a labour government through what we did in the budget. for more on this we're joined now by our business correspondent marc ashdown. joined now by our business it joined now by our business is the end of the year, �* are it is the end of the year, we are trying to work out where we are trying to work out where we are individually and in the wider economy. we had interest rates being held yesterday and a lot of economic data out at the minute. borrowing is something we take the temperature of to look at the temperature of to look at the national finances. generally, water gets the nationalfinances. generally, water gets i

on thursday, keir starmer accused the conservatives of experimenting with open borders.pen borders, do we? why did he say that? well, he said that because if you look back to the brexit vote some years ago, people in my constituency and many other parts of the country voted for brexit. maybe not entirely, but in large part because they wanted to see a fall in net migration. since then, it's more than tripled. yeah, but we don't have open borders. well, we have a policy which, uh, when free movement ended, has resulted in more than a tripling of net migration. but we don't have open borders. why did he say that? because the results seem a lot more open than the era of free movement. 200 people have died in the channel in the last six years — 50 this year. that would suggest we don't have open borders. well, that's, as you pointed out to me a minute ago, illegal migration. the figures he was talking about on thursday were the legal migration. so we're talking about two different things there. the sunday times reports that ministers are preparing to do a deal with brussels

followed keir starmer to parliament.lions of women were not properly informed that the state pension age was going up and deserved compensation for that. the government said sorry, but said no to handing over any money, despite the impression that the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he'd have their backs, and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. anger opposite the prime minister and on his own side too. we did promise them that we would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conservatives promised compe

followed keir starmer to parliament.ate pension age was going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he would have their backs and he has just betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is this what the prime minister meant when he's promised to lead a government of change? anger opposite the prime minister and on his side. we did promise them that we would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conse

they include a string of sir keir starmer loyalists and ex—mps. among them — sue gray? yes, not a huge surprise to see sue gray's name there, becoming a baroness may soften the blow unsweetened life after that quite difficult departure from keir starmer�*s team. she brings a wealth of experience, some decades in government. what i think is significant and notable about today's announcement is that a prime minister who has committed to eventually getting rid of an unelected upper chamber has today announced a pre—christmas stuffing of it with 30 labour loyalists. there are also six conservatives and two lib going into the building behind me which already has 800 also members, it's the largest second chamber in the world. labour sources saying tonight there was an imbalance in that in that chamber that needed to be corrected, to get keir starmer�*s plan for change through parliament. those names announced today, if there isn't reform, do get a job for life. it's notjust a title, is the ability to vote on legislation and also they get paid £361 a day

the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has paid tribute to his brother nick, who has died aged 60.r as a "wonderful man". a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a fight against cancer. the prime minister had been due to go on holiday with his family on friday, but it is understood he will now stay at home. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome back. now for a look at the sport. hello. two games in the premier league on friday. brighton host brentford and arsenal can take advantage of chelsea slipping up against fulham yesterday if they beat ipswich. mikel arteta's side have dropped behind nottingham forest, but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win against kieran mckenna's side at the emirates. that would take them to within six points of leaders liverpool. however, arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo sa ka. take it in a positive way, because that's going to mean that we are going to be different. we went through the period with martin, we went through the period with five, six defenders missing, and we went throug

that is the message from sir keir starmer to uk regulators. the prime minister, the chancellor and business secretary have all asked watchdogs , including ofgem asked watchdogs, including ofgem and ofwat, to propose pro—growth reforms by mid january. it follows figures that show the uk economy flatlined between july and september. labour, though, says it is pulling every lever to deliver the highest sustained economic growth in the g7. but the conservatives blame the government's policies for stalling progress. gb news can reveal today that 1300 migrants have now crossed the english channel since christmas day, as hundreds more crossed today. it comes as the home office confirmed 305 people arrived yesterday in five small boats. shadow home secretary chris philp has blamed sir keir starmer for scrapping conservative measures like the rwanda plan, saying that labour's approach is an insult to the british people. the prime minister, though, has promised to smash the gangs. but that comes as more than 22,000 people have so far arrived since he to

he's a fascist, including starmer. yeah. forjust for starmer. yeah.r being somewhat even reasonable. he's his political politics in university and onwards were definitely more on the left side of 48. i would i would put him at a, i put him at a 39. >> peter hitchens has got his number. can we briefly mention it's in the same story? elon musk has clashed with starmer over the idea that no foreign investors are likely. >> so this is people coming oven >> so this is people coming over, people saying, come build, build a factory in scotland. and he was like, no, because your government is basically pushing away loads of investment, which is actually not true. the government, they had a sort of come and come and invest in art , come and come and invest in art, and supposedly a bunch of 63 billion of additional investment from that summit. okay. so actually i think and also i think he's wrong in that a lot of people seem to be investing in the uk because of its stability, because whatever you might think of this government internally from the outside, they'

..followed keir starmer to parliament.y informed the state pension age was going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money, despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying he would have their backs and he hasjust betrayed them in the scandalous way possible. is this what the prime minister meant when he's promised - to lead a government of change? anger opposite the prime minister and on his side, too. we did promise them that they would give them justice. does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand the concern, of course i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. nei

sir keir starmer�*s brother, nick starmer, has died. he had cancer.ho'd "met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour". nick starmer had had learning difficulties as a result of complications at birth. he died on boxing day at the age of 60. you're why with bbc news. —— you're live with bbc news. here in the united states — we're just over three weeks away from donald trump's inauguration as president. but before that — mexico's government is applying an emergency strategy to protect migrants in the us. as president elect trump's threatens to deport millions of undocumented migrants — mexico's foreign ministerjuan ramon de la fuente announced the launch of a mobile phone panic button, which can be activated by anyone facing imminent arrest. us president elect donald trump has asked the supreme court to pause a law that would ban tiktok,the day before his inauguration on the 20th of january — if it is not sold by its chinese owner bytedance. trump's legal team said �*in light of the novelty and difficulty�* of the case the cour

this next one, stop starmer milking farmers drive. 0thers holding banners saying support our farmers.g here for westminster where they are going to be holding a slow drive with these tractors up whitehall past downing street a little later. at around midday which is of course when prime minister's questions will be taking place inside the house of commons, outside will be speeches from some of the organisers. this has been billed as an rip british farming rally because the farmers are concerned over those controversial inheritance tax rules that would come in in 2026. that would see farmers whose farm is worth over £1 million paying inheritance tax on that at 20% because at the moment farmers don't pay inheritance tax, which means they can pass it on to their families, but the plan is from 2026 they would if their farm is worth more than £1 million do that, although the government also says if it is owned by two people and i are passing it onto the children, that level would be £3 million. there has been controversy over the numbers of farmers that will be affected by these the govern

prime minister sir keir starmer has paid tribute to his brother nick, who has died aged 60.other as a "wonderful man". a spokesman said he died peacefully on boxing day after a fight against cancer. the prime minister had been going on holiday with his family on friday, but it is understood he will now stay at home. one of the last functioning hospitals in northern gaza has been forcibly evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say air strikes overnight that targeted the area killed 50 people. the head of the nursing department at the hospital told the bbc the army had given them a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff into the courtyard. the israeli army subsequently entered the hospital and has been removing the patients that remained. israel has not commented on the evacuation. let's speak to dr mimi syed in deir al balah. she is an emergency physician from the united states on her second medical mission to gaza. mimi, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us. i'm sure it has been traum

they include a string of sir keir starmer loyalists and ex—mps., iain watson. 0ne prominent name — sue gray. yes, secure —— sir keir starmer�*s former chief of staff, and the head of the partygate inquiry. in the 13 new labour lords who have been appointed i think will all be very loyal to the labour leadership. they include keir starmer�*s director of strategy when he was in opposition, a smattering of mps who have been critical ofjeremy corbyn as well. but i think what is very interesting is just to but i think what is very interesting isjust to remember, with but i think what is very interesting is just to remember, with all these new appointments, labour is still formally committed to completely replacing the unelected house of lords. but a labour source said to me, the conservatives have been stuffing this place with their supporters for years, so it would seem that labour are not opposed to doing some pre—christmas stuffing of their own. i think that tells us that they are going to keep their manifesto promise to axe hereditary peers, but i

trying to set his— this is keir starmer trying to set his vision and agenda for the country.ry. admirable the things he has to —— proposed, the question will be do they have — the question will be do they have the _ the question will be do they have the bandwidth and capacity to actually deliver it and i think— to actually deliver it and i think keir starmer has had a rough — think keir starmer has had a rough five months is because we heard _ rough five months is because we heard a — rough five months is because we heard a lot — rough five months is because we heard a lot of talk and we had these — heard a lot of talk and we had these six _ heard a lot of talk and we had these six milestones and we have — these six milestones and we have had _ these six milestones and we have had first steps and foundations and missions i think— foundations and missions i think people of had enough of the framing of what they want to achieve and actually went to see some _ to achieve and actually went to see some progress being made atter— see some progress being made after five — see some p

does starmer have leadership qualities? and i were talking in the green room earlier about clement attlee, who had absolutely no charisma, you know, was as dull as ditchwater. and you can tell your quote to the audience if they don't know it. but i just think, no. keir starmer is not a natural communicator. no. there doesn't feel any empathy. and there also doesn't seem to be amongst quite a lot of his cabinet, what i would call a natural political instinct. and i think that is something that paddy certainly had. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> by the bucket load i think, look, attlee was post—war. >> there was no television, there was no social media. and yes, he used to get on the northern line, going home to hampstead as prime minister. and people would say, you look like clement attlee. to which you say, it's funny, a lot of people say, it's funny, a lot of people say that, but we're living in a different age now, bev, aren't we? i mean, it's unavoidable that you've got to have some sort of personality. >> and i think that's what'

also tonight, sir keir starmer says questions need to be answered over the death of 10—year—old sararif. after her father and stepmother are found guilty of her murder, the pm wants increased protections brought forward for children who are home—schooled. beeping nhs bosses say a tidal wave of flu is sweeping england's hospitals. a man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers during the summer riots is jailed for nine years. in there by tavernier — it's a good chance... it's a goal for rangers! and rangers take the lead in their europa league tie against tottenham, but was it enough? on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. in syria's new dawn, parliament has been suspended — along with the constitution — for the next three months. rebel leaders who ousted the long—time dictator bashar al—assad say the moves are necessary to allow for a smooth transfer of power. but a spokesman says syr

the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, sent his "deepest condolences" sir keir starmer, sent his toies and paid tribute to the work of the emergency responders. and in the past hour, president biden has said he's "deeply saddened" by the korean crash, and he offered the united states�* assistance. yuna ku from the bbc�*s korea service says muan international airport remains busy as officials work to identify bodies. you can see so many people, especially hundreds of families of the bereaved and government officials to aid them, still inside the airport. as you can see from my back, there are emergency shelters set up inside the airport to support those families who are staying up all night inside the airport. they are staying inside the airport because they are still waiting for the government authorities to identify the casualties. only a few hours ago, the government announced that there are total 179 deaths among 181 passengers who were inside the plane. however, dozens of them still need to be identified and these families are waiting for the identification results. let's stay w

sir keir starmer in recent days has talked about resuming talks over a trade deal.f course lord mandelson served as business secretary and also european commissioner for trade in brussels. helen catt. one of the names long touted for the show, lord mandelson, he has been cagey about it. one of the names in the frame certainly. two things are striking about him is a choice, the first this comes after many years when actually the top diplomats of the uk centre washington have tended to be civil servants or have a civil service background, dame karen pierce for example. a political figure, lord mandelson. an unusual move in and of itself, the second thing is really what has driven the choice we believe, as you outlined his experience with trade. his role as a commissionerfor experience with trade. his role as a commissioner for trade experience with trade. his role as a commissionerfor trade in the past, he was the business secretary under gordon brown's government and it is that experience, we know there will be such a focus of that is part of the uk— us relationship

interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused — starmer and yvette cooper have refused to a cap at all, so there is a big difference between the parties. the capi is talkin: between the parties. the capi is talking about _ between the parties. the capi is talking about is _ between the parties. the capi is talking about is on - between the parties. the capi is talking about is on overall. is talking about is on overall immigration to the country, so visas that are issued, and has he says, the labour government does not want to set numerical targets, because they believe those are things that have got governments into big problems before. people in the french indian ocean territory of mayotte say conditions there are apocalyptic after cyclone chido tore through the islands, killing 14 people. french officials say all makeshift homes there have been completely destroyed. mayotte sits in the indian ocean, about 500 kilometres east of mozambique and about 350 kilometres west of madagascar. the storm brought heavy rain and winds that peaked at more than 220km/h. the french inte

when he was in opposition, keir starmer called for an urgent clamp—down.ar that directorsl of companies are criminally liable for failing to tackle this type of material on their sites. i now, his government says the answer is to implement the new 0nline safety act, but that will rely on the honesty and transparency of the platforms. in france, they're taking a tougher approach. pavel durov�*s currently on bail and not allowed to leave the country. for years, pavel durov has allowed telegram to be used for the worst kinds of criminality, and it's only since his arrest has he offered to clean up his platform. but can we really trust him to do what he says? it means a lot to me to have the support of so many aryans. for now, telegram is still awash with harmful content. look at those beautiful swastikas! white power! there we go. white power! pavel durov says it's all about privacy and freedom of speech. yeah! make america white again! woo—woo! megan squire: the time for telegram to regulate itself is over, _ and they've proven that they're not up to the tas

>> it matters a great deal because what keir starmer said all along, unexpectedly, this swift advancee by hts and other rebel groups. assad fled to russia. he said he wants to see a political process, political solution to determine any future, how syria is governed. indeed, during that level of engagement, to look at the promisesrom the rebel groups to respect the different religions, ethnic backgrounds of some of the people in syria, would indeed happen in practice. in order to do that, for the u.k. to engage, they cannot engage directly with an organization that it regards as a terrorist organization, in the jargon, prescribed organization. in order to do so, if hts is now the leading force in syria, they would have to reach a decision to take them off the list of prescribed organizations to have that kind of level of engagement. they seem to be doing this and one step removed from what other allies in the region, who they themselves may be getting in touch with hts. if the british government wants to get involved, this is the change that has to be made, which is why there is some

and i was actually at that speech that starmer gave last week when he set out the targets for governmenta target for migration, and a lot of analysts say that that was a big misstep and it leaves a vacuum there for parties like reform uk to step in and say that the public care about this and it's something that consistently ranks in the top three things that the public are most concerned about. and they're saying here is evidence right now that this is