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the uk labour party leader sir keir starmer has launched his party's local election campaign, the elections take place on 2nd may. sir keir said the country wants change and the path to change, he says, starts now. here's some of what he said to local party leaders in dudley. it is great to be here in dudley to launch labour's local election campaign. the path to changing britain, to national renewal starts and begins here. applause. and you can take it from me we are not playing for a draw, we are looking to win in dudley, looking to win in the west midlands, right across the country from hastings to hartlepool, a changed labour party, on the march, on your side, return to the service of working people. applause. but, look, i do have to be honest. i was hoping we would be launching a different election campaign here today. but the prime minister bottled it. he wants one last drawn out summer tour with his beloved helicopter. so, we need to send him another message — show his party once again that their time is up. the dithering must stop. britain wants change and it is time for change with

sometime this year and the fact based on opinion polls uk labour, interesting thoughts also about hisntity and how it had been questioned over the years and he was looking forward to this challenge as first black leader of any european country really. he got any european country really. he got a lot in that one must remember the role of the first minister is essentially the same as the prime minister of the uk. the main aspects are devolved to wales when it comes to education, the nhs amongst many things, agriculture and went public sector funds are so tight at the moment it will be interesting to see how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward. i was how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward.— how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted _ issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted to _ issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted to prevent - the fact he wanted to prevent division and heat and not to be nasty. is that a reference to things that have gone on in wales before? can it get quite

party had splits — cease—fire in the uk labour party had splits within them amongst how strongly— hadamongst how strongly they should call for this, as is_ strongly they should call for this, as is a _ strongly they should call for this, as is a humanitarian crisis gets worse — as is a humanitarian crisis gets worse and _ as is a humanitarian crisis gets worse and the consequences of the work gels— worse and the consequences of the work gets worse, and in the uk, there _ work gets worse, and in the uk, there is— work gets worse, and in the uk, there is more unity, certainly the language — there is more unity, certainly the language between the different parties — language between the different parties is certainly different and it has— parties is certainly different and it has been interesting as an outsider— it has been interesting as an outsider watching the biden administration had this attitude come _ administration had this attitude come of. — administration had this attitude come of, yes we support this in the same _ come of, yes we support this in the same time — come of, yes w

it's important that you save your vote for the november election. ..uk labour leader keir starmer...selves victims of deepfakes in recent months. i control the police. they will do as the mayor of london tells them, and obey orders. whether it's fake explicit images or audio recordings of conversations that haven't ever happened, dodgy deepfakes created using readily—available ai—powered tools have spread like wildfire across social media, sowing seeds of mistrust and blurring the lines between reality and often malicious fiction. but in this confused and confusing landscape, what happens when politicians use deepfake technology themselves? to find out, we need to take a trip from the big smoke to the big apple. attention�*s focused here in lower manhattan, new york city hall. it's become almost commonplace for bad actors to deepfake politicians, but it's unusual for politicians to deepfake themselves. that's something that the mayor of new york has actually done. towards the end of last year, mayor of new york eric adams revealed in a press conference that he'd used deepfake technol

contestant, and he has been elected to parliament seven times for three different parties, including the uk's labourp for rochdale. it was a by—election in which the issues around the ongoing war in gaza were front and centre of some of the debate there. and he ended up winning almost 40% of the vote there in rochdale. as we heard him say just then, his party plans to stand candidates against other figures in the labour party, including angela rayner. it could be interesting to see where they field candidates and how that impacts this year's likely general election. more on that story later in the programme. more on that news that we brought you at the top of the hour, that the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump can stand as a republican presidential candidate in the primary race in colorado. joining me to discuss that in more detail is shannon felton spence, a political strategist at harvard university think tank the belfort centre. first, let's go back to basics a bit. to become the republican party candidate, you need to when primaries or caucuses, which are effectively many votes, in d

uk labour, and there is is surelything there right expensive uk labour, and there is is surely somethingliticians, the government, this conservative government that has for years been promising the voter that we're going to reduce immigration and this is what we want to do, have been going into backroom chats with and companies been going into backroom chats withsaying, and companies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, nd companies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, whatmpanies been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, what aboutes been going into backroom chats with saying, okay, what about you and saying, okay, what about you guys? you need more foreign workers. don't worry, got workers. don't you worry, we got it you. rather than being it for you. rather than being honest from the from from the get go , which to that, get go, which is to say that, look, we there are some jobs that we haven't managed to convince british people to take up those jobs very often. it is because jobs really because these jobs don't really pay because these jobs don't rea

reality tv contestant and elected to parliament seven times for three different parties including the uk's labouro parliament today as the new worker's party mp for rochdale after a by—elecion campaign which focused on a call for a ceasefire in gaza. speaking outside parliament a short time ago, mr galloway said his party plans to challenge labour in other areas of the country at the general election. angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, i think, of around 3000. there is at least 15,000 supporters of my point of view in her constituency. so we'll be putting a candidate up against her, either a workers party candidate or more likely an independent candidate that we support. and that will vitally affect the election of the labour deputy leader. and there are many constituencies in london, from ilford to bethnal green in the heart of the city of london, in birmingham, in other parts of the west midlands, in northwest england, in the towns around rochdale, oldham, blackburn, brownlee, nelson, bury, we'll be putting candidates up in all these places and we will either win or we'll make sure tha

. — the uk labour party leader sir keir starmer has launched his party's local election campaign.nge, he says, starts now. it is great to be here in dudley to launch labour's local election campaign. the path to changing britain, to national renewal starts and begins here. applause. and you can take it from me we are not playing for a draw, we are looking to win in dudley, looking to win in the west midlands, right across the country from hastings to hartlepool, a changed labour party, on the march, on your side, return to the service of working people. applause. but, look, i do have to be honest. i was hoping we would be launching a different election campaign here today. but the prime minister bottled it. he wants one last drawn out summer tour with his beloved helicopter. so, we need to send him another message — show his party once again that their time is up. the dithering must stop. britain wants change and it is time for change with labour. so, keir starmer there ended by talking about that general election, the big national election, will come onto that in a moment. justin

reform uk, who had another former labour mp so it seems anyway. of reform uk when i spoke to him earlier on that perhaps there were questions to be asked about the actual vote here. have a listen to this. ~ �* , have a listen to this. we'll see when the _ have a listen to this. we'll see when the result _ have a listen to this. we'll see when the result comes i have a listen to this. we'll see when the result comes out. i have a listen to this. we'll see| when the result comes out. it's quite _ when the result comes out. it's quite clear— when the result comes out. it's quite clear that mr galloway has won _ quite clear that mr galloway has won. what i want to do isjust put out on _ won. what i want to do isjust put out on socials a statement which i think_ out on socials a statement which i think is— out on socials a statement which i think is important for viewers, listeners — think is important for viewers, listeners and indeed the british electorate to understand. because the polls— electorate to understand. because the polls have closed and th

here in the uk, the labour party will seek to bring about a "new chapter in britain's economic historyto business and finance leaders. rachel reeves will promise to reform the treasury as part of a possible labour government's economic policy. the ruling conservatives have suggested labour had "no plan — just more borrowing and more taxes". the uk government will establish an independent football regulator later today. the legislation will grant powers to a body, independent of both government and football authorities, to oversee clubs in england's top five tiers. the legislation follows a fan—led review, which said a regulator was necessary for the long—term financial stability of the men's professional game after issues including financial mismanagement and plans for a breakaway european super league. donald trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $164 million he has been ordered to pay in a new york civil fraud case. the former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond in order to continue his appeal. he faces the prospect of some of his real es

uk on thatjourney. but that transition must be just. i say to tories, labourone whatsoever, in throwing thousands of scottish workers on the scrapheap so you can and nuclear power plants in england, or give their wealthy a tax cut. the snp has made it abundantly clear, scotland's energy must first and foremost benefit the people and communities of scotland. that means an energy rich scotland, people shouldn't be paying some of the highest energy bills in europe during a cost of living crisis. right throughout this speech i have talked about our values. scotland's values. 0ne talked about our values. scotland's values. one of those values is protecting our public services. if that means doing whatever is necessary in the face of westminster cuts to protect our nhs, our schools, ourjustice system, then so be it. i make no apology, none whatsoever, for asking those who are in the most, people like me, to be a little bit more, to protect public services, to grow the economy, and to help tackle poverty. there can be no more precious a public service than our nation

labour. we are going to get lee re-elected as reform uk's i tories from labour. lected as reform uk's mp get lee re—elected as reform uk's mp and the _ get lee re—elected as reform uk's mp and the second part of the dials lee will be _ and the second part of the dials lee will be a _ and the second part of the dials lee will be a fantastic champion of the red wall— will be a fantastic champion of the red wall and we will replace the tories _ red wall and we will replace the tories as— red wall and we will replace the tories as the alternative to keir slarmer — tories as the alternative to keir starmer. . ::' ' ~ h, starmer. elected in 2019 anderson has often hit _ starmer. elected in 2019 anderson has often hit the _ starmer. elected in 2019 anderson has often hit the headlines - starmer. elected in 2019 anderson has often hit the headlines for - starmer. elected in 2019 anderson has often hit the headlines for his | has often hit the headlines for his opinions and built on that high profile as a paid presenter on gb news. a former miner he was previously a labour

promoting, so tax breaks for foreigners who have their permanent home abroad, who live in the uk, the labourtalking about maybe using that idea and also extending the windfall tax that has been levied recently on oil and gas profits. the overall picture, though, that the opposition will say, if this doesn't take away from the fact, even if tax cuts come, don't take away from the fact that the overall level of taxation year is at a multi— decade high and people are not feeling better off because of it. what the government will hope is that they can point to a future when, they say, taxes will be coming down. damian grammaticas there. let's speak to laura silver, editor of politics home, a website and political podcast covering westminster. good morning to you. a busy day for you as well as us and, of course, government. so what are you hearing in westminster in anticipation of this budget and what it may or may not do in terms of helping the governing party stay in power. i terms of helping the governing party stay in power.— party stay in power. i think the pressure, _ party stay in power. i

from pakistan, india, and current—day bangladesh who came to scotland in the 1950s when the uk faced a labourather than returning to their home country after five years, as was so often the plan, many families decided to stay. and today, more than 60,000 people of south asian descent live here and in the surrounding area. we're off to meet the comedian, sanjeev kohli, at one of his favourite spots in the city. sanjeev, i hope you don't mind. i took the liberty of getting a little snack — the paper dosa. 0k...! not so little. i feel like i should wear this. it looks like a flotation device. it does...! you could probably get into that. scotland in the winter, it's a bit like finland. you need your comfort food. it's freezing. it's been dark for seven hours. sushi ain't going to cut it. it's got to be comfort food. and the thing about indian food, it is comforting, like a big fluffy naan bread, like a pillow, you know what i mean? 0r pakora. it's just all there. all the salt, all the fat, all the stuff. indian food is the most popular food in scotland. anywhere you see fish and chips, you can s

the leader of plaid cymru today is more may be of an attack on the two main parties in the uk, an attack on labour, in the senedd in the welsh government. they agree on some things and are pushing senedd reform to increase the number of members in the core, but i think the message from rhun ap iorwerth in more recent times is more of an attack heading towards the uk

dust continues to settle on the news, the prominent red wall mp lee anderson has defected to reform uk labourheart of the conservative party, and emphasises the need for change. meanwhile, the conservatives are continuing to push the line that a vote for reform is a vote for the labour party. well, i can now speak with the business and agricultural spokesman for reform uk , rupert lowe. rupert, reform uk, rupert lowe. rupert, welcome to the show. always a pleasure, rupert. a lot of people have been saying for a long time that, richard tice ben habib yourself, the whole reform mob, very, very competent, very, very adept . mob, very, very competent, very, very adept. but what you're missing was that working class grit . is lee anderson. the grit. is lee anderson. the missing piece of that jigsaw ? missing piece of that jigsaw? >> well, we're delighted, martin, to welcome him. >> and good to be on your show. >> and good to be on your show. >> thank you for having me on, we're delighted to have him amongst us, to have mp in amongst us, to have an mp in parliament is incredibly powerful for us, as

support on ill i think changing base of democratic party move to antisemitism we have seen in uk with labouro 2024 general election, with a very different look of the two parties, that is going to be fascinating to see how it how that turns out in election day, how many democrats may not be for trump i agree there o vote for ri. fk, jr., rather than biden. >> interesting about antisemitism has that moved voters towards trump. >> i don't think moving towards trump yet but certainly is making -- because of the anti-semitic base not voting they are not happy with joe biden because of support for israel going to see him vote uncommitted like michigan i don't think they ultimately vote for trump i don't think voting for joe biden either. >> big news of the morning the supreme court ruling unanimously 9 to 0 states cannot remove a presidential candidate from ballot putting to rest string of democrat states led by colorado to remove trump from state primary ballots, trump praised the supreme court decision yesterday watch this. >> you cannot take somebody out of the race voters can take the person

she is expect to sate labour will seek to bring about a new chapter in the history of the economy in the ukng to reform the treasury as part as possible to labour your government policy. mais lecture is an annual event hosted since 1978. numerous high—profile chancellors of the exchequer, governments of the bank of england —— governors, have spoken during the mais lecture lecture. in 2021 was emily's who became the first woman to speak in the mais lecture. but in that time, george osborne, gordon brown and chancellor rishi sunak also have spoken. now it is rachel reeves's turned. she has been in the shadow chancellor of the exchequer since 2021. we will bring you now the introduction to rachel reeves and listen to what she has to say at mais lecture in london.— mais lecture in london. which has its roots in — mais lecture in london. which has its roots in one _ mais lecture in london. which has its roots in one of _ mais lecture in london. which has its roots in one of the _ mais lecture in london. which has its roots in one of the worlds - its roots in one of the worlds oldest — its roots

ministers say the scheme will cut the number of migrants trying to enter the uk illegally, but labourat 400 figure comes from? yes. are that 400 figure comes from? yes, we do. are that 400 figure comes from? yes, we do- basically _ are that 400 figure comes from? yes, we do. basically a _ are that 400 figure comes from? yes, we do. basically a range _ are that 400 figure comes from? use: we do. basically a range of mps have been trying to get this information from the government for quite some time and they only got partial information back in december. they ask the spending watchdog the national audit office to look into it and they have come up with bigger and more robust figures. so £220 million has already been spent on an economic development programme with rwanda. that is not dependent on the number of migrants sent there. that money has already been spent. we know it is going to increase by £50 million a year every year for the next two years. you add that together with the setup costs, which are being paid for in the uk. that is going up to £28 million a year and they arrive a

have talked a lot the uk, labour have talked a lot about tightening up that regime , about tighteningit seems that the tories now want to more as well. want them to pay more as well. >> could be talking about >> you could be talking about actors and footballers a footballer. >> premier league are >> the premier league are concerned to concerned about changes to non—dom measure non—dom status. another, measure that we're going to see today again to try and pay for that headune again to try and pay for that headline tax cut is i think there'll be higher air, duty on business class air fares that could raise a few billion quid. and on the other side of the ledger, there could be more help for first time buyers. those young families trying to own their own home. so few of them do compared to my generation. >> so what are you thinking there, liam? do you think 99% mortgages or are we talking about stamp duty? >> i personally think 99% mortgages will a complete mortgages will be a complete disaster they would disaster because all they would do, up demand, do, they'd jack up demand, they'd j

this is obviously labour| dominated wales, if there is a uk general election, you know, with labour aheadld it change the funding model? i think it would, certainly, i think welsh members of the senedd would hope that maybe there would be some more positivity towards funding in wales, because it is a difficult dynamic because the majority of funding does come from westminster but all the big decisions are made by the first minister and his cabinet here in wales when it comes to things like education, local covenant, agriculture and the health service, of course. so, there is a hope that actually those dialogues can be closer and using to maintain and there is a hope of course for more money, how realistic that is in a cost crisis, when budgets are stretched across the whole of the uk, i guess we will have to wait and when that you government comes in. tomos morgan, thank you very much indeed. let's turn to the world of tv now because this year's nominations for the bafta tv awards have just been released, and it's the crown that leads the way. the sixth season of the netflix drama about t

labour leader, has been relatively reluctant to criticise israel. he has been no more critical about israel and its involvement in gaza than the uk government or the usge muslim constituencies, muslim populations, rather unhappy, because they are concerned that perhaps there will be other independent candidates standing against them at the general election. the truth is, most of these mps have large majorities, it's unlikely we are going to get candidates of the ability of george galloway standing elsewhere. but it is going to increase the tension inside the labour party. however, despite labour's difficulties, the conservative party vote fell by 19 percentage points in this constituency. that is the biggest fall in the conservative vote in a by—election in this parliament where labour are defending a seat. itjust underlines the message we have had from other by—elections in the uk in the last six months orso, including most recently in wellingborough, that the incumbent conservative government is still deeply unpopular. hitherto, in most by—elections that disgruntlement in the british public has been reflected in large swings to labour. with labour

historically it's always had uh for many many years now very senior political figures in the uk leaders of the labour party tony blair, gordon brown and david cameron as as um patrons of the organization, i think it was cameron who was one of the one only ones who who removed. himself from the jnf and so there's been because there's been a long-term campaign against the jnf stopped the jnf uh and that's made it slightly less popular and there's been some kind of trepidation in some of the british political elite for to associate themselves with it but nevertheless it still has a strong relationship with the elements of the british elite and it's it's not moving towards being uh outlawedd as in charity at least yet got a benine sounding name i guess to to lot of people, you think that's one of the reasons maybe why some people fight shy about maybe criticis got jewis in the title and you start criticizing that you're going to be accused of anti-semitism, well it's the same with all these organizations, almost all the designist organizations - in this country will have jewish somewhere in the name, the

the leader of plaid cymru today is more may be of an attack on the two main parties in the uk, an attack on labourthey are in a cooperation agreement in cardiff, in the senedd in the welsh government. they agree on some things and are pushing senedd reform to increase the number of members in the core, but i think the message from rhun ap iorwerth in more recent times is more of an attack heading towards the uk general election, that will happen at some point this year, an attack on the tories and on labour, really, becausei year, an attack on the tories and on labour, really, because i think he is trying to set the store that early, to make sure people are aware that for him, his offering is that plaid cymru are offering something different from the main parties, and he will be trying to tell the people of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer. find of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer.— of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer. and what kind of challenae what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do _ what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do you _ what

uk now. a new welsh labour leader will be elected today, to replace mark drakeford. over as first minister next week. the labour party has been in power in wales for more than 20 years. the result is expected just after 10:00 and we'll have special coverage for viewers in the uk. the woman who made accusations about christian horner�*s behaviour is to appeal against the red bull formula one team's decision to dismiss her complaint. the woman, who was suspended from her position by red bull last week, accused the team principal christian horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. he's denied all accusations. sir lenny henry has finished his final stint as the host of comic relief after co—founding the charity 39 years ago. the televised charity fundraising event raised over 38 million this year. sir lenny gave a heartfelt goodbye and said it had been an honour and a joy. iam i am moved and really finding it difficult to hold it together. so thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. the united nations is warning of life—threatening malnutrition in haiti's cap

pre—election tax cuts while maintaining restrained spending plans will perpetuate the uk's fiscal challenges." the labour we have seen our fair share of delusion from the party opposite. a prime minister who thinks the cost—of—living crisis is starting to ease. an education secretary who thinks concrete crumbling on our children deserves her gratitude. a former prime minsister who still believes crashing the pound was the right path for britain. where is she?! and today, a new entry in this hall of infamy — the chancellor who breezes into this chamber in a recession and tells the working people of this country that everything is on track. "crisis? what crisis? !" or as the captain of the titanic or the former prime minister herself might have said, "iceberg? what iceberg"? smiling as the ship goes down, the chuckle brothers of decline, dreaming of santa monica or maybe just a quiet life in surrey and not having to self fund election. that was a keir starmer speaking in the house after the chancellor's speech. justin, it is a very sensible budget, according to some conservative mps, but not a very politic

here in scotland, the choice is even more stark: if labour were to take the uk back to square one, the laughter look, i know that the snp have not had their troubles to seek over the last year, but nobody should be in any doubt over the continuing threat they posed in scotland and the rest of the united kingdom. if you want to see better schools, more economic growth, safer streets, and a government that works for the whole of scotland, then every day that the snp remain in power is a wasted day. applause i was reflecting that they have actually been in power at holyrood since before the smartphone was invented, and what does scotland have to show for it? all too little children being failed as their schools fall down international league tables, workers having to pay hundreds of pounds more in tax than their english counterparts, and still, no ferries for the islands. their obsession with tearing scotland out of our united kingdom is all consuming, and it simply crowds out everything else. in fact, they are so obsessed with difference for the sake of difference, that when we banned xl

labour mp and respect mp. he has focused on the 30% of the community which is muslim. we heard earlierfrom richard tice, leader of reform ukmp for rochdale until 2017. at that time, he was a labour mp but labour suspended him after he sent lewd texts to a 17—year—old girl, for which he has apologised. during the campaign, he, in his campaigning, had said that it was a two—horse race between him and george galloway. it does now seem that an independent candidate, dave tully, is, if we... if the correspondents on the ground are hearing that he could come seconds, which would be unusual. when it comes to the conservatives, their canned date is called paul ellison. he's a local businessman, a previous winner of rochdale man of the year, but he wasn't in rochdale for part of the run—up to the by—election, as he was on holiday. it has been a chaotic by—election. the green party disowned the candidate they initially selected to fight the contest called guy otten over remarks he made about the middle east on social media, making derogatory remarks about the muslim faith. the local party then backed independent mark coleman, a reti

uk . she said labour would build an economy on resilient foundations rooted in the global reality . rooted indulge complacency in a growth model reliant on geopolitical stability is a growth

as labour seek to govern the whole of the uk, scrutiny of its governing record here will sharpen. 's my colleague, jane hill. i'm in cardiff for that announcement. will it be vaughan gething orjeremy miles? who will be the new first minister? we'll have all the reaction and analysis on the bbc one bulletins all day from lunchtime. the annual british wildlife photography awards have produced their usual high standard of entries, among them this stunning shot of two swans at sundown taken in north tyneside. there are frolicking frogs captured at play in perthshire. an urban fox exposed in the sunlight of bristol — and this photo, entitled "beech for the sky". but the overall best photograph was judged to be this stunning image of a deflated football floating near a dorset beach, beset with barnacles. the ball was found here off of chesil beach. it was found by a local beachcomber and i had the opportunity to get in the water around here. i did take quite a few pictures. as i was snorkelling i got that split shot view which you can sort of see — the ball on the surface and then anothe

uk's first ever mp. anderson used to work for the labour party before switching to the conservatives. conservative home. your reaction? it had been anticipated but your reaction to seeing it happen. weill. reaction to seeing it happen. well, eah, reaction to seeing it happen. well, yeah. reform _ reaction to seeing it happen. well, yeah, reform uk _ reaction to seeing it happen. well, yeah, reform uk have _ reaction to seeing it happen. well, yeah, reform uk have been - reaction to seeing it happen. -ii yeah, reform uk have been gunning to get some for some time. they finally done it. i think once the whip was redrawn, it seems that lee anderson would not get it back by the general election. that he had very few incentives not to find a new party. it will be a major shot in the arm to the party because now there is short money to parties represented, which will be a useful financial boost, and they have a parliamentary spokesperson and an lee anderson, one who is very good at generating headlines. by, one who is very good at generating headlines. �* , ., one who is very good at genera

labour party policies in this area. they don't have plan to stop the votes. seeing the ukeds of thousands more. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. which part of these economic legacies is the prime minister so proud of? is it presiding over the highest tax burden or is it delivering the slowest real wage growth since the napoleonic war? [laughter] >> mr. speaker saving 10 million jobs in the pandemic. >> the prime minister will know the need to build.t breaks downe those houses should be built. does the prime minister agree with me that wherever possible it should be built on these sites. not all green spaces. not on green fields and certainly not on green farmland. >> my honorable friend is actually right. the heart of all planning systems. to meeting the needs of all communities. making best use of this we have put extra funding aside to unlock those sites. our recent changes provide clear protection fhe greenbelt making it clear how future housing supply should be assessed. that is a clear difference between our two parties. we will protect the greenbelt and the labou

conservatives in the general election, they point to wales as an example of how a labour government would act across the ukd particularly maybe change the accusations often made here that it is the treasury to blame for problems, because not enough money reaches welsh government coffers. on a personal level, he said he expects to face abuse on social media because of the colour of his skin, but he spoke with pride about wales becoming the first nation in europe to have a black leader. time is running out for rishi sunak, that�*s according to the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey. at the launch of his party�*s local election campaign he accused the prime minister of having bottled a may general election and he claimed that voters were fed up with the government. here�*s our political correspondent damian grammaticas hi, everybody! a smile on his face. here�*s someone who looks happy it�*s election time again. sir ed davey and his party love a homemade prop. crowd: woah. .. this time, an hourglass. it emptied a bit more slowly than he�*d have liked. but with the message and the noise levels, the lib dems

labour. they're losing to the right to reform uk.rs in other directions. and i, thank you very much. still to come on the world today — from hollywood leading man to paving the way towards wind energy in sierra leone. we speak to idris elba about his big dreams for a small part of west africa. wrapped up for another year — we'll bring you a full round—up of all the oscars magic — and oppenheimer was the big winner. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. three conservative ex—home secretaries have warned the government against using extremism to score political points in a general election year. priti patel, sajid javid and amber rudd said cross—party support is needed to defeat extremism. meanwhile, the government says it will invest over £117m to protect mosques, muslim schools and community centres from hate attacks over the next four years. the recently—sacked independent inspectors of borders and immigration has called the home office dysfunctional an

staying in the uk, the shadow chancellor has warned that — if elected — a labour government would needible trade—offs" on taxes and spending if the economy fails to grow. speaking at a lecture in the city of london, rachel reeves said the uk couldn't just tax its way to better public public services as it struggles to keep up with other — to keep up with other similar sized countries, and outlined the basis of a plan to realign the economy towards faster growth. i want to use the rest of this lecture to set up the three pillars of a strategy for broad—based and resilient growth — growth that we can achieve, growth that we must achieve. first, stability — the most basic condition for economic security and international credibility. second, investment — fostered through partnership between dynamic business and strategic governments. and third, reform — to mobilise all of britain's resources in pursuit of shared prosperity. in response, the government have said that labour's plans are unfunded and risk taking the country �*back to square one'. rachel reeves couldn't say anything she'd do

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now labour draws up plans for a new uk eu defence body . in the eu ? more on that very soon. i'm eu? more on that very soon. i'm martin daubney on gb news, welcome back. it's 546. we're on the final furlong. i'm martin daubney . this is gb news now. daubney. this is gb news now. the labour party are drawing up plans for a uk eu defence scheme . under the new guidelines, a body would be set up to oversee defence ties, including joint operations and acquisition of weapons. but is this a ploy by labour to get the eu back into europe via the cat flap ? well, europe via the cat flap? well, joining us now is former labour special adviser paul richards. paul special adviser paul richards. paul, welcome to the show. it's always a pleasure to have you. so david lammy has been quite clear that he said the first thing he would do, if labour party get into power, is have talks with brussels to get them closer in terms of military alignment, is this the first move of many we can expect to see from the labour party? is this sir keir starmer cosying up to