and it's cursed at westminster, _ studio. and it's cursed at westminster, and - studio.nster, and for the first time in a while feeling like it's the place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road. it place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road.— back out on the road. it was very weird walking — back out on the road. it was very weird walking past _ back out on the road. it was very i weird walking past westminster the few times i was there during campaign and you could literally hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, hear the tumbleweeds. the power left. basically. _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now— hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's come - hear the tumbleweeds. the power| left, basically, now it's come back. that's the nature of the campaign and its aftermath, isn't it? i did m voice and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note _ and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note on _ and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice note on the _ a

in westminster.tend to do it, fight _ corner in westminster. how do you intend to do it, fight your - corner in westminster. how do you intend to do it, fight your corner i intend to do it, fight your corner and have your voice heard in westminster? kiln; and have your voice heard in westminster?— and have your voice heard in westminster? g , ., , westminster? my first 'ob when i araduated westminster? my first 'ob when i graduated was t westminster? my first job when i graduated was working _ westminster? my first job when i graduated was working for - westminster? my first job when i graduated was working for the i westminster? my first job when i i graduated was working for the plaid cymru _ graduated was working for the plaid cymru mps in westminster and i saw myself— cymru mps in westminster and i saw myself how— cymru mps in westminster and i saw myself how tirelessly they work for wales's_ myself how tirelessly they work for wales's interest. we have made clear we will— wales's interest. we ha

george. — will discuss with westminster. george. i_ will discuss with westminster.ndependent country and it would just be the scottish governments fault. brute country and it would just be the scottish governments fault. we will have that arguments _ scottish governments fault. we will have that arguments about - scottish governments fault. we will| have that arguments about currency and hard _ have that arguments about currency and hard borders in a whole range of other— and hard borders in a whole range of other things — and hard borders in a whole range of other things if we ever get to that, but that's— other things if we ever get to that, but that's not the argument at the moment — but that's not the argument at the moment. the argument at the moment is making _ moment. the argument at the moment is making devolution work. we have a hu-e is making devolution work. we have a huge amount of powers devolved to scotland. _ huge amount of powers devolved to scotland, and the responsibility of those _ scotland, and the responsibility of those elected to the scottish

westminster's the least important place to be.re actually on the way to a different story when we got the phone call — rishi sunak�*s going to call an election. we had to rip up our plans. i was thinking, "this is not the time "to stumble over my words," and i kept practising the different varieties of what it might be in the shower. i was like, "and the exit poll predicts..." cheering pips on the radio bbc news at 4 o'clock. ministers are due to hold a cabinet meeting in downing street this afternoon, amid growing speculation that the date for a general election could be announced, possibly as early as today. is this it, mr barclay? are we heading to the polls? so, i'm chris mason, the bbc�*s political editor, and i've had a busy few months. can i bring in chris mason? there might be some delay because of the weather. it feels a little brighter than it did a few minutes ago, albeit it seemed to be getting worse, didn't it, a few minutes ago? sounds trivial, that, but it'll matter. and it'll matter in there, because... he wants it

westminster. today. what is the agenda for discussions with vaughan gething? agenda for discussions with vaughan gethin: ? , ., ,, , ., gething? yes, here at the senedd you miaht be gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able — gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able to _ gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able to hear _ gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able to hear there _ gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able to hear there is - gething? yes, here at the senedd you might be able to hear there is a - might be able to hear there is a pro—palestinian protest outside. but inside, the discussion is likely to be more domestically focused our number one on the agenda probably the fate of the tartar steel works in port talbot. last week, the company shut down one of its blast furnaces. it is due to close the second in september, with the loss of 2800 jobs across south wales, maybe three years and had an electric furnace is built. now, the government

., . ., westminster? thank you so much of what having — westminster? _ westminster? thank you so much of what having the on today. i - westminster? thank you so much of what having the on today. i think i westminster? thank you so much of what having the on today. i think it | what having the on today. i think it is so important to have young people in parliament. i have lived, up until yesterday, in parliament. i have lived, up untilyesterday, my in parliament. i have lived, up until yesterday, my entire adult hood under a conservative government and things like an inaccessible housing market and struggling with mental health within schools are things i've experienced in my real life and i think that gives me a perspective in parliament and i believe a strong parliament is one that represents the public and that is why it is so valuable i think young people and young women in parliament. —— a unique perspective. what kind of reaction did you get on the doorstep talking to people in kettering? brute the doorstep talking to people in ketterin: ? ~ ., .,

ireland party at westminster. , ., �* .~ westminster.d. colum, | what are you looking for with your working relationship with labour? irate working relationship with labour? we have a good relationship with the labour— have a good relationship with the labour party, we are seeing that with the — labour party, we are seeing that with the legacy act being scrapped. also the _ with the legacy act being scrapped. also the state of palestine. they mentioned _ also the state of palestine. they mentioned the _ also the state of palestine. they mentioned the two-state - also the state of palestine. tue: mentioned the two—state solution. that is positive, but the government should _ that is positive, but the government should recognise in parliament the state _ should recognise in parliament the state of— should recognise in parliament the state of palestine, is a clear signal— state of palestine, is a clear signal that this can't go on any further — signal that this can't go on any further. we should stop the sale of weapons _ further. we should

and we are 500—odd miles from westminster.let's hope that keeps running and we have enough vacancies. and finally, you are walking into a different parliament to the one that came before it. what you make of the election we just had? i think it's great that we have a labour and liberal strength down there. the conservatives need to spend time out of office and the snp too. i really look forward to working closely with the labour ministers. it has been a long 48 hours for you. i will let you celebrate your success. congratulations and thank you very much. there we have it, the election is finally over for everybody in the uk now and packing up the boxes here. angus macdonald and the many others will celebrate this evening. but as i said, another loss here for the snp. there will be much soul—searching this weekend and what exactly went wrong for them in this campaign as they look ahead to what comes next for them as a party. georgia roberts there. keir starmer�*s first appearance on the international stage will be next week whe

this isn't the palace of westminster, you know, westminster, you're used to seeing armed police and it'st perfectly normal. but you don't necessarily want to see that. no. you say you don't want armed police in this country. it's not the way. it's not the way we do policing. and there is a concern, obviously, that if things start to run away from us as a country where you have these, you know, and again, social media accelerated by social media accelerated by social media, it's not necessarily the cause, but accelerated by social media that you have these images, it becomes it becomes instils fear. and that's not how we want to. that's not how we want this country. nobody wants that. that country, whether you're on the left or the right, where you have this fear of just doing something simple, like going to a fairground. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, it's really complicated. >> and i want to see proper leadership now in this country. i don't think keir starmer walking along in his shirt and tie with his flowers yesterday, was that leadership at all? i imagine they must be very conflicted now labo

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.d as deputy prime minister and secretary of levelling up, housing and communities. rachel reeves, as expected, becomes the new chancellor of the exchequer — the first woman in uk history to hold the post. david lammy is the new foreign secretary. and yvette cooper has been appointed as the new home secretary. her husband ed balls, of course, was a minister when labour were last in power. chris is here. a few more appointments in the last few hours. what else has the new prime minister been up to. a couple of appointments _ prime minister been up to. a couple of appointments to _ prime minister been up to. a couple of appointments to ministerial - of appointments to ministerial positions, quite eye—catching. james timpson of the high street cobblers is a prisons minister. sir patrick vallance has been appointed as a science minister in the house of lords. the prime minister has also been doing the standard things a new prime minister does, which is a blitz of telephone calls to allies a

the cap of of westminster.nce is all inside the carriage and the sword of state's familiar of course, being used during the coronation service as the second carriage behind it. the king edward, the seventh town coach with two bay horses containing mr david turner, who's a sergeant of arms, colonel duncan dewar, who's another sergeant of arms and the crown jeweller, is in the motor car. who is mr mark appleby as well? this, of course, is the regalia procession just for crown jewels. no members of the royal family inside that carriage , but family inside that carriage, but i think it's pretty traditional. lots of pomp and pageantry , that lots of pomp and pageantry, that the crown has its own carriage. and that's exactly what we're seeing, being escorted by literally hundreds of soldiers , literally hundreds of soldiers, around 200 horses as well, taking part in these two processions from buckingham palace down the mall, past horse guards parade and to the palace of westminster. when the crown arrives at the sove

if - they will want to make it a hat trick at westminster. if they. trick at westminster. manage it. it will lead — trick at westminster. if they manage it, it will lead to _ trick at westminster. if they manage it, it will lead to inevitable _ it, it will lead to inevitable debate _ it, it will lead to inevitable debate about _ it, it will lead to inevitable debate about the - it, it will lead to inevitable - debate about the constitutional future — debate about the constitutional future of — debate about the constitutional future of this _ debate about the constitutional future of this place. _ debate about the constitutional future of this place. it - debate about the constitutional future of this place. it may- debate about the constitutional future of this place. it may all. future of this place. it may all come — future of this place. it may all come down _ future of this place. it may all come down to _ future of this place. it may all come down to one _ future of this place. it may all come down to one or- future of this place. it may all come down to one or two -

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westminster. it's been fantastic, it's been a _ westminster.nster. it's been fantastic, | it's been a record-breaking night. it's been a record—breaking night. this is an historic step forward for the liberal democrats. we will now be the largest third—party facing labour for over 100 years. i be the largest third—party facing labourfor over 100 years. i think our positive campaign resonated with people, physically putting help and care right at the centre.— care right at the centre. cheering the greens — care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit _ care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an _ care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic- care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic high - care right at the centre. cheering the greens hit an historic high as. the greens hit an historic high as well, quadrupling their seat from one in brighton pavilion, to four, including bristol central, won by their co—leader. a result that seemed to be almost overwhelming. bristol, you made history today. che

and it's cursed at westminster, _ studio. and it's cursed at westminster, and - studio.cursed at westminster, and for- studio. and it's cursed ati westminster, and for the studio. and it's cursed at - westminster, and for the first time in a while feeling like it's the place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road. it place to be. i had itchy feet to be back out on the road.— back out on the road. it was very weird walking — back out on the road. it was very weird walking past _ back out on the road. it was very i weird walking past westminster the few times i was there during campaign and you could literally hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, hear the tumbleweeds. the power left. basically. _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now— hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's _ hear the tumbleweeds. the power left, basically, now it's come - hear the tumbleweeds. the power| left, basically, now it's come back. that's the nature of the campaign and its aftermath, isn't it? i did m voice and its aftermath, isn't it? i did my voice

sinn fein won't take their seats in westminster , their seats in westminster, that's how much they holdn contempt. so how tony blair thought that could be anything other than a destructive force for the united kingdom is beyond me . and one of kingdom is beyond me. and one of the things about tony blair just moving on marginally, but staying on the subject, is that he created lots of these forms of devolved authority, independent bodies, which i think have been the abuse of our democratic process in this country . ofcom, which regulates country. ofcom, which regulates you guys, the electoral commission, which regulates, elections. we don't need that. we have laws which govern how elections should be held. we don't need a black box of unaccountable people determining how it should go . and then, of how it should go. and then, of course, you've got the obr, without whose blessing the chancellor of the exchequer can no longer make financial decisions. and then that's before you even get to all the host of international institutions and international treaties through which our democracy has

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.g she'll bring back mandatory house building targets and loosen planning rules in england to encourage the building of new homes. speaking to business leaders at the treasury, ms reeves said economic growth would be "labour's national mission". the team at bbc verify has been looking at labour's goal of building 1.5 million new homes in england in the next five years. the new chancellor, rachel reeves, has confirmed today that the new government will seek to meet its housing construction targets, in part by allowing building on what it calls grey belt land. so what is this grey belt, and is this plan credible? well, to understand the grey belt, you first have to understand the green belt. the green belt was established in the middle of the last century, not primarily to provide green space for public enjoyment, but to restrict the growth of cities. here is the current land in england designated as green belt, around 16,000km2. belt, around 16,000km sq. and you can see it's around the c

so i think every discussion down in westminster, i'll be fighting — discussion down in westminster, i'llting for the highlands. try 3 is one of the country's most remote seats, you'll be travelling back and forth now — how will that be for you? it forth now - how will that be for ou? ., ., ,, ., ., you? it would take for having five hours to drive _ you? it would take for having five hours to drive from _ you? it would take for having five hours to drive from left _ you? it would take for having five hours to drive from left to - you? it would take for having five hours to drive from left to right, l hours to drive from left to right, and we — hours to drive from left to right, and we are — hours to drive from left to right, and we are 500 odd miles from westminster. the sleeper train will be nry— westminster. the sleeper train will be my passport, so let'sjust hope they keep — be my passport, so let'sjust hope they keep running and it's got enough — they keep running and it's got enough vacancies for me to get a hog _ enough vacancies for me to get a bed. . , , ., enough vacancies for m

joe pike, bbc news, westminster.russ. she had a majority of more than 26,000 in a rock—solid tory seat in norfolk, but look at this chart — she lost to labour by just 630 votes. afterwards, liz truss, who oversaw the mini—budget that spooked the markets, accepted some responsibility for the tories' plight. ros atkins was at her constituency count. 0utside liz truss's constituency office, a clean—up was under way this morning. for those inside, there is a political mess that will take longer to fix. south west norfolk has elected a tory mp for decades. not any more. account in kings lynn, rumours swirled king's lynn, rumours swirled that this time was different. it was. —— at the count. irate this time was different. it was. -- at the count-— at the count. we have received a stron: at the count. we have received a strong indication _ at the count. we have received a strong indication that _ at the count. we have received a strong indication that liz - at the count. we have received a strong indication that liz truss i

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.l, this weekend he's expected to take more calls from world leaders and he'll continue building his cabinet, appointing junior ministers to government departments. on tuesday, the new parliament will meet, with the first opportunity to speak at the despatch box as prime minister. then, on wednesday and thursday, he'll be propelled onto the world stage, flying to washington for the nato leaders' summit, where he'll meet, among others, president biden. he's already spoken to president zelensky of ukraine today. but perhaps the most pressing priority for the prime minister is the economy. the new chancellor, rachel reeves, issued a damning assessment of the state of the uk's finances, saying, in her words, "there's not a huge amount of money." our economics editor, faisal islam, has spent the day with her. in halifax, a new solar—panelled bus terminal. if the new chancellor's plans for a green economic revolution are delivered, this sight will be repeated up and down the country. one loca

hello from westminster. here is some good news, the time is running out for folks like good news, the time is running out forfolks like me good news, the time is running out for folks like me talking about all of this stuff. it is over to you to make a decision. we're out hearing from voters in two key constituencies that may change colour on thursday. i will vote, yeah, but whether we will get what we want, i don't know. i might not even bother going to vote because i don't think it's going to get me anywhere. the daughter and son—in—law of captain sir tom moore have been banned from being charity trustees. and, as britain's emma raducanu continues her wimbledon singles campaign, it's announced she'll also be playing doubles with andy murray. i'm chetan pathak with more from here, wimbledon — where britain's sonay kartal, ranked 298th in the world, is through to the third round to play coco gauff. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. on the last day of general election campaigning before the polls open

live from westminster. this is bbc news. the state opening of parliament takes place — in a few hours time — where the king will outline the plans of the new labour government. a new national energy company, railway nationalisation and planning reform are all expected to feature. it comes as uk inflation holds steady on the bank of england's target of 2% injune with prices rising at their slowest rate in nearly three years. in other news, donald trump's defeated rivals for the 2024 republican nomination change their tune and sing his praises at the party's convention. hello and welcome to a glorious westminster for the state opening of parliament. in the next few hours, the king will arrive here to announce the government's legislative agenda for the coming year. sir keir starmer has said the labour government's first king's speech will "take the brakes off britain", and "lay the foundations of real change". more than 35 bills are expected to be outlined this morning. they will include measures to increase house—building, by

westminster. what did you make of thatappointment, mark? iie westminster.house of lords before taking up the role. i think he said before that this country is addicted to punishment. what you make of his appointment and perhaps what it indicates future direction? i was surprised by the appointment, but when _ i was surprised by the appointment, but when we really welcome because it creates _ but when we really welcome because it creates a _ but when we really welcome because it creates a bit of hope. i had a chance — it creates a bit of hope. i had a chance to _ it creates a bit of hope. i had a chance to meet with james it creates a bit of hope. i had a chance to meet withjames in prison and talk— chance to meet withjames in prison and talk about his reviews and he has been — and talk about his reviews and he has been part of the prison reform trust _ has been part of the prison reform trust previously so he knows his way around _ trust previously so he knows his way around. what we are excited about, though. _ around. what we are excited about, though. is

welcome back to westminster. we will take stock of — welcome back to westminster.will take stock of the _ welcome back to westminster. we will take stock of the things _ welcome back to westminster. we will take stock of the things that _ welcome back to westminster. we will take stock of the things that were - take stock of the things that were there and things that were missing. the king has opened parliament, charles iii presiding over a ceremony that dates back to charles the first about 500 years ago. he read a speech written by the new government outlining its priorities for the time ahead, accelerating house—building, bringing the railways into public ownership and strengthening the powers of the water regulator and vat exemption on private schools. my government will govern in service to the country. my government's legislative programme will be mission led and based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all. stability will be the cornerstone of my government's economic policy and every decision will be consistent with its fiscal rul

a big day in westminster. we have been seeing the tweets and interviews from the many new and young mps, some in their 20s. parliament will look and feel very different. absolutely. it will seem like a mirror image of what it has been for ten years. there were way too many labour mps to fit on one side so interesting to see how they fit in when they file into the commons chamber. william hague has written about how it will look he talks about the tories struggling to fill out the green benches, the liberal dems come to the front, replacing snp. words of advice for where reform uk should sit. physically the make—up a changer, —— of the chamber. how very british that we cannot fit all the mps elected, they have expanded it over time. on one side we have over 400 labour mps. it will be symbolic for those critical of the administration. known as the awkward squad. interesting to see where those people go. whether they sit with the independent mps. where those people orient themselves will be interesting. a big maj

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.he season's earliest category five hurricane on record weakened from a hurricane after pounding coastal texas. it closed oil ports, grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than two million homes and businesses in south—east texas. the storm has killed at least 12 people in the caribbean and the us. australia is a �*migration nation�* — a third of its population was born abroad and it prides itself on its multiculturalism. but there's a significant exception — disabled people or those with medical conditions. the rules are so strict that many foreigners with disabilities or medical conditions are often denied an australian visa — and those already living in australia face the threat of being made to leave. campaigners are pressuring ministers over policies that the un has labelled as discriminatory. our australia correspondent katy watson now reports from perth in western australia. oh, good shot! he's onlyjust learned to walk, but little luca is already kicking a bal

that was nick eardley at westminster, and if there l eardley at westminster, and if there are more developmentsory. joe biden has told the american people he quit the us presidential race to save democracy. he said it's time to pass the torch to a new generation. the president was speaking in a televised address from the oval office to explain why he's abandoned his attempt to get re—elected to the white house, paving the way for his vice president, kamala harris, to take on donald trump in november's election. will grant reports from washington. in a speech no sitting president has delivered in more than half a century, joe biden confirmed his decision to drop out of the race to the american people. it was time for new voices and, yes, he acknowledged, younger voices. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. that is the best way to unite our nation. nothing could get in the way of saving democracy, said president biden, including personal ambition. he painted november's vote as a choice between forwards or back, hope or hate, unity or division. despite r

nick eardley at westminster, _ differently. nick eardley at westminster, thank - differently.ntly. nick eardley at - westminster, thank you very much. we are going to stay with politics. the government says it will stop using the barge the bibby stockholm to house migrants byjanuary. home office officials said the contract for the vessel would not be renewed because it would not be needed. the barge is currently moored off portland in dorset. danjohnson has this report. say it loud, say it clear! refugees are welcome here! even with a departure date, the bibby stockholm still divides this community. they are beggars, right? they are not beggars... concerns about conditions on board the barge have always sat alongside fears for this area. my children would love to live on that barge, because there's 200 rooms — they could run wild. but at the moment, they're stuck in one room. do you know what i mean? we cope, because we have to. you really think you'd be better off living on there? i do, yeah, i really do, because you know what? they get given food, they get a free bus, they g

iain watson there at westminster. thank you - perhaps. iain watson there at westminster.moscow, —— they are issuing a warrant for her. we will get more reaction to that, an important story that has just happened. do stay with us, we will have plenty more on that. let's return to westminster and the speeches we have heard from all of the party leaders in the last little while. making his maiden speech a little earlier at the dispatch box. the prime minister praised the diversity and called on all the mp5 to unite. you praised the diversity and called on all the mps to unite.— all the mps to unite. you preside over a new _ all the mps to unite. you preside over a new parliament, - all the mps to unite. you preside over a new parliament, the - all the mps to unite. you preside over a new parliament, the mostj over a new parliament, the most diverse parliament by race and gender that this country has ever seen. i am gender that this country has ever seen. iam proud gender that this country has ever seen. i am proud for the part that's my party has paid for that —— played in t

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.er two years after a deal was agreed between the government and the union, the british medical association. if accepted, it would end a dispute that's led to ii strikes since the spring of last year. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. since 2023 there have been 11 strikes byjunior doctors in strikes by junior doctors in england. strikes byjunior doctors in england. hundreds of thousands of operations and clinics were cancelled or postponed. for patients like rosie, it is a relief to know there will be no more disruption. they can get to grips with the waiting lists. if they know what is happening and that there are not going to be strikes, they can plan. the dispute has centred on pay. the bma asked for a 35% rise forjunior doctors in england. the latest offer is 4% on top of an existing increase worth 9%. for this year, an additional 6% increase, topped up with an extra £1,000. that brings the total over two years to roughly 22% on average for each junior doctor. 22% on

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.eves has made herfirst speech as chancellor, confirming she will bring back mandatory house building targets and loosen planning rules in england to encourage the building of new homes. speaking to business leaders at the treasury ms reeves said economic growth would be "labour's national mission". our economics editor faisal islam reports. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on a new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green for use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to see you. and all that was announced to key business investors. gathered at the treasury to hear the new chancellor's plans for growth and targets for 1.5 million new homes. how prepared are we to make the hard choices and face down the vested int

he will be next back here at westminster magistrates court on the 16th of september. the judge has asked for some pre—sentence hearings at the moment to pre—sentence reports to get an indication of clearly any previous offending behaviour, whether he was off. good character previously looking at those well—publicised mental health issues, they will be taken into account and also the fact that he pleaded guilty at the very earliest opportunity and it was the earliest opportunity. this is his first appearance in a criminal court and immediately he has pleaded guilty. so that will result in a discount on his sentence as well . discount on his sentence as well. and the judge may decide when he comes back here on the 16th of september that he can deal with it. if it's a sentence that is 12 months in prison or less, it can be dealt with here at the magistrates court. however, if the judge decides it should be a more significant sentence, then he'll be sent off to the crown court for sentencing . court for sentencing. >> mark, just the most extraordinary and shocking story ,

in power, with good _ happening in westminster.dence, with goodl parliamentarians from other parties, it is essential— parliamentarians from other parties, it is essential we _ parliamentarians from other parties, it is essential we hold _ parliamentarians from other parties, it is essential we hold the _ it is essential we hold the government— it is essential we hold the government to _ it is essential we hold the government to account, i it is essential we hold the - government to account, especially with such — government to account, especially with such a — government to account, especially with such a large _ government to account, especially with such a large majority - government to account, especially with such a large majority put - government to account, especially with such a large majority put up l with such a large majority put up with such a large majority put up with seeing — with such a large majority put up with seeing what _ with such a large majority put up with seeing what happened - with such a large majority p

westminster. my answer to that is independence-— westminster. my answer to that is independence.l like they know the full picture from you, keir starmer, about what it will be like with you as prime minister. taste it will be like with you as prime minister. ~ ., . ., ., minister. we have changed the labour pa and minister. we have changed the labour party and the — minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour— minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party _ minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party would i minister. we have changed the labour party and the labour party would put l party and the labour party would put before the country is a changed labour party, the campaign has changed labour and we will govern as changed labour and we will govern as changed labour. we will pick up the country in a broken state, put it back on its feet and rebuild it so that we can take it forward and people can genuinely say, i am better off, myself, my family, my community and my country. when it comes to the _ community and my country. whe

we terms of mps at westminster in the general election?e general election? we have done what the --eole general election? we have done what the peeple of— general election? we have done what the people of wales _ general election? we have done what the people of wales wanted, - general election? we have done what the people of wales wanted, which i the people of wales wanted, which was to— the people of wales wanted, which was to get the answers they are demanding of their inept labour government here in wales. do you really want — government here in wales. do you really want another _ government here in wales. do you really want another election - government here in wales. do you really want another election now l really want another election now when there will still be an election in 2026? , �* , ., when there will still be an election in 2026? , �*, ., ., ., in 2026? listen, it's not a matter of whether— in 2026? listen, it's not a matter of whether i _ in 2026? listen, it's not a matter of whether i want _ in 2026? listen, it's not a

ian maatsen at westminster —— ian maatsen at westminster —— ian maatsen at westminster —— ian maatsenours, joe biden will address the nation in a tv address from the white house on how he plans to spend his remaining months in office. it will be the president's first official remarks since his decision on sunday to drop out of the us election race and endorse kamala harris to be the democratic nominee. we'll have that address live here on bbc news at 1am. meanwhile, donald trump is holding his first rally since kamala harris became his probable rival in november's election. these are live pictures from charlotte, north carolina — where we're expecting to hear from the former president shortly. this all comes as the israeli prime minister addressed the warm—up acts are pretty much under way. this all comes as the israeli prime minister addressed lawmakers in the us congress earlier this evening. some lawmakers boycotted the speech, but inside the chamber, his remarks were frequently interrupted by roars of applause. outside, thousands of protestors gathered to protest the prime ministe

and it is chris at westminster. for the first time in quite a while, feeling like it is the place to be. whereas when i was here during the campaign, i had sort of itchy feet to be back out on the road. it was very weird walking past westminster the few times i was there during the campaign, and just you could hear, you could literally hear the tumbleweed. the power left basically. and now it's come back. that's the nature of a campaign. and then it's aftermath, isn't it? i've just been totting up the numbers of mps after i did my little voice note on the train. and according to the house of commons library, 300 mps out of 650 were re—elected. so coming back, 335 were candidates who successfully became mps for the first time, leaving 15 who are retreads, as in, people who were mps then had a gap, i don't know, back. yeah, there is a bit of that. it's been a really kind of different vibe of a day to day compared with normal, because this is a postcode all about argument, isn't it? and anger. and then today, there's t

nick eardley at westminster, thanks very much. — happen.. nick eardley at westminster, thanks very much, thank you. you are watching bbc news, let's turn to the olympics. it's100 years since paris last staged the summer olympics, and while competition in football, rugby sevens, archery and handball are already under way, the official opening of the games is a little over 2a hours away. we'll have extensive coverage over the next few weeks, and it kicks off right now as we can cross live to our team in the french capital and join maryam moshiri. welcome to paris, one of the most beautiful cities in the world and host to the 33rd summer olympics and paralympics. this event will be the biggest event ever organised in france — a plan that has been brought to life from the moment paris was awarded the games in 2017 till today. so let's take a moment to look at some key olympic facts and figures to get us in the mood and to give you a small understanding of the scale of this event. 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries or olympic committees, pl

westminster is a royal palace.inster is where i think, king henry the eighth first brought the royal court, or at least massively expanded the royal court to that part of london. >> right? i mean, i think the really sort of governing principle here is that that this building that this is taking place in now is a new one. of course, it was burned down in a fire in 1834. the current monarch's entrance, the configuration of current parliament was built with this state opening in mind in 1852. the building is designed to fulfil this specific purpose, to be able to allow the monarch to make that separate entrance into the house of lords, not go near the house of lords, not go near the house of commons, where of course, they have not set foot since that fatal event in 1642 that i mentioned. and so it's designed to be, yes, be something royal, but also something royal, but also something that is critically separate. a forum where both the crown and the common elements of the constitution can both engage in constitutional

and we are 500 odd miles from westminster. the train will he _ miles from westminster. will be my passport and so let's hope _ will be my passport and so let's hope that— will be my passport and so let's hope that keeps running and we have enough _ hope that keeps running and we have enough vacancies. and hope that keeps running and we have enough vacancies.— enough vacancies. and finally, you are walking — enough vacancies. and finally, you are walking into _ enough vacancies. and finally, you are walking into a _ enough vacancies. and finally, you are walking into a different - are walking into a different parliament to the one that came before it. what you make of the election we just had? i before it. what you make of the election we just had?— before it. what you make of the election we just had? election we 'ust had? i think it's ureat that election we just had? i think it's great that we — election we just had? i think it's great that we have _ election we just had? i think it's great that we have a _ election we just had? i think it's great that we have a labour

would say how transport how westminster works or how the political _ how westminster works or how theticians do have a shelf life. it felt with — politicians do have a shelf life. it felt with southgate it was going that way. it was said by prime ministers _ that way. it was said by prime ministers they don't get to go out on their— ministers they don't get to go out on their own terms. i think southgate has managed to go out almost _ southgate has managed to go out almost on his own terms even if not successfully — almost on his own terms even if not successfully as he would like. i successfully as he would like. would say successfully as he would like. i would say that is pretty good, john. as henry said, we will be collectively mourning, but the strange thing with gareth southgate the way he has ended up polarising opinions, in the words of neil kendrick, it will be a case of rejoice for many. they felt gareth southgate would never be the man to get england over the line. even though he has been at the helm of taking on today's heights for decades and decades, without actually gett

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. the country are predicted to switch from conservative to other parties after tomorrow's election. our political correspondent alex forsyth has travelled to henley — once the seat of borisjohnson, and considered a tory heartland — now the new constituency of henley & thame is one the liberal democrats have in their sights. she's been to great yarmouth, which had a big conservative majority last time round, but as alex explains, is now a labour target. jingle: # bbc radio norfolk! # election polling day tomorrow... early morning and great yarmouth is waking up to the imminent choice facing the country. yeah, i'm getting a lot ofjunk mail. that must be about it. leaflets through the door? oh, yes. reading them? no! the seaside town on the norfolk coast has had its share of challenges. the question now is whether people have been persuaded by the solutions on offer. we will vote. yeah, but whether we will get what we want, i don't know. this seat has echoes of others around the country. i

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.in the programme — before that, rachel reeves has made her first speech as chancellor; speaking to business leaders at the treasury she said economic growth would be "labour's national mission." more housing will be central to that, and the new government will bring back housebuilding targets which were scrapped by the conservatives. there will also be a loosening of planning regulations to allow more building on so called greybelt land, areas which border the green belt. and there will be new onshore windfarms — something the last government effectively banned. here's our economics editor faisal islam. britain's biggest wind farm is currently this one in scotland just outside glasgow. the new government has just lifted the ban on new onshore wind like this in england and fast tracked their approval. part of this planning revolution will also reintroduce mandatory targets for house—building and allow more flexible use of the green belt for development. hello, you all right? lovely to s

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vicki young, bbc news, westminster.inster to speak to our political correspondent iain watson. hejoins us live now, we he joins us live now, we saw pomp and ceremony and all those traditional things that go when it comes to westminster, but we also saw lots of new faces and when it comes to labour, we saw a lot of those very new mps being appointed as ministers. what is sir keir starmer�*s thinking they're? it as ministers. what is sir keir starmer's thinking they're? it took some peeple _ starmer's thinking they're? it took some peeple by — starmer's thinking they're? it took some people by surprise _ starmer's thinking they're? it took some people by surprise because. starmer's thinking they're? it took - some people by surprise because what he done initially was largely keep his shadow cabinet intact and it became the actual cabinet with one or two exceptions. in addition to that, he then brought people in specific expertise from outside politics, patrick vallance, chief scientific adviser becomes a science minister,

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their total of 71 makes them the third largest party at westminster.uk — led by nigel farage — won 14.3% of the vote — but that has translated into just five seats. that's one more than plaid cymru — who doubled their representation in the house of commons to four. in northern ireland — sinn fein are now the largest single party — holding seven of the 18 seats in the province. and in scotland the snp were big losers — losing 38 seats, leaving them with just nine elected members in westminster. let's start with labour — and sir keir starmer. his first official business — once the outcome of the election was confirmed — was to travel to buckingham palace, for his formal appointment as prime minister. the meeting with king charles was held, as is traditional, in private — but buckingham palace did issue this video of the moment the monarch met the politician. after that — it was a short trip back to his new residence at ten downing street. he and his wife victoria travelled the last few yards to the famous front door by foot — the people you can see greet

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.story of the day and how it unfolded here in downing street. as we said, keir starmer pointing his cabinet and already sending them to work. the telegraph newspaper reported that he is effectively killing off the conservative plan to deport illegal migrants to rwanda. effectively, the plan is now dead. 0ur political correspondent iain watson joins me from millbank. iain, we knew that this was promised by keir starmer, but he is seemingly wasting no time in killing off the plan. 0ne assumes he's launchings alternative. find plan. one assumes he's launchings alternative-— alternative. and i've 'ust been in contact which h alternative. and i've 'ust been in contact which is _ alternative. and i've 'ust been in contact which is now_ alternative. and i've just been in contact which is now the - alternative. and i've just been in contact which is now the home l alternative. and i've just been in - contact which is now the home office source and formerly shadow home office source. they have sa

okay, let's cross to westminster . let's cross to westminster.ery good morning to you, eamonn. and isabel. and what a night it has been. and you can't deny this full circle moment, can you ? rishi sunak moment, can you? rishi sunak calling that election six weeks ago, in the pouring rain without ago, in the pouring rain without a brolly. we'll never forget that moment, will we? and now , that moment, will we? and now, six weeks later, he admits defeat . labour have won the 2024 defeat. labour have won the 2024 general election and again it is pounng general election and again it is pouring with rain here in westminster. we are expecting to hear rishi sunak return to london and hear him speak on the street on the steps of downing street . will he resign? we are street. will he resign? we are yet to see that, but he has accepted that it is his responsibility for the tory defeat that we have seen so far. we've also heard from sir keir starmer, who will be the next prime minister of the united kingdom, saying that change is coming and change is also

well, yeah, because the rumour mill at westminster, well, there's nobody at westminster.und west of people who are normally at westminster is kind of going into overdrive about certain members of the shadow cabinet not making it into the actual cabinet if there is a labour government come friday. and ijust suspect that's in the absence because because political journalists have got used to all the messages and this last few days is aboutjust ramming home the messages. so they're kind ofjust filling the airtime with something else. yeah. and to be clear, the, the two, the two sort of things that hover in the air. one is thangam debbonaire, who faces a real battle with the greens in a seat in bristol. in other words, does she, as a current member of the shadow cabinet, win or not? again, full list of candidates for bristol central on the bbc website. and then the other question that's hovered for a while is about david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, and, whether or not, whether or not he will be kept on which keir starmer has not been explicitly clear in saying yes to