welcome back to the sky news labour leadership debate. we were discussing how to touch -- how in touch our canada's work. the first question is what is the price of a liter of petrol. the answer is 1 pound 15. ed miliband, dave miliband, and ed balls got that one right. diane abbott did not answer on principle because she does not drive at all. into move on before we get this debate. we had some quick fire questions to get a quick response as to where people stand on issues. diane abbott will answer this for. would you describe yourself as a socialist and what does that mean to you? >> i would describe myself as a socialist. if it means anything, it is being able to bring society together to make it more equal, to make it more just, and always making sure that the voice was have that voice. >> yes, it means that what we do together is greater than what we can do on our own. it is a very simple idea. social speaks to the basic part of who we are, that we get our identity and our freedom for what we rebel to do together. >> yes, we need to

we had had a very strong definition of new labour, new labour policies, new labour outlook, new labour connection with mainstream center-ground voters in this country and i think that many of those voters felt they had sort of lost their compass a bit, they had gone off piece and the result is that many didn't vote or they voted for the next new fresh alternative and that appeared to be the conservatives. >> charlie: what do you think of david cameron? >> i think he's a good politician. i'm not sure how good his policies are going to be, but that's a different question. >> charlie: he just lost his father -- >> he lost his father, yes, and he is a very strong family man -- look, he's a regular sort of nice guy, and he does his politics well. he communicates wellment he leads his party well. >> charlie: does he remind you of tony blair? >> he does, slightly, yes, but with different policies, and i think that -- look, this is a government that's not even out of its honeymoon period, that it's now shaping up to take some major decisions about public spending. they are signaling, now, that

labour, you're going to be in trouble. we needed to take it to the next stage. reform public services, welfare, deepening those reforms. >> it will not be domestic politics, but far more is that will make or break tony blair's reputation. the iraq war transformed him from one of the country's most popular politicians, to a divided party in -- party and country. in his book he says and what i could never have guessed. he said that they did not anticipate the role of al-qaeda or iran. but he also said he had no regrets. >> how can you not feel sorry for people who have died? he would be in human if you did not feel that. when i am asked if i regret the decision, i take responsibility for, but i cannot regret the decision. >> once again he goes to war. it may soon be necessary to confront neighbors in iran. >> i think it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons capability. and i think we've got to be prepared to confront them -- >> militarily? >> if necessary, militarily. >> it is clear that tony blair wants to shape

it is called "the third man, life at the heart of new labour," i am pleased to have peter mandelson back on this program. welcome. >> nice to be back. >> charlie: let me get to some of the controversy first. that tony blair is not happy that your book is coming out as it did, because -- and that somehow it's created a little tension between the two of you. >> no tension between the two of us. tension between our respective publishers. >> charlie: did you -- >> it would make a great deal more than a book to come between me and tony blair. >> charlie: i'll come to that later. were you intent on getting out first? >> i was intent on getting my book into the book shops as soon as i could mainly because, while it's fresh in my memory, i wanted to get it on to paper,

welcome back to the sky news labour leadership debate. we're here in norwich, long- running itv drama in the this week? diane abbott is too busy to watch drama. let's move on to some quick fire questions, quick responses from the candidates to topical and other issues. the question is -- is a fresh investigation needed into the news of the world phone hacking allegations? >> yes, it is. these allegations go to the heart of david cameron is a town industry. some said they knew about the acting that was taking place, and their multiple people saying that. >> @ balls. could yes, for the reasons ed said but the question is adjustments. you do not want to sweep it under the carpet. you should get this sorted out. then we can move on. >> yes, there should be a fresh investigation. it is inconceivable that news of the world did not new but they are doing systematically. it is a question of judgment, david cameron judgment. did any of us could of been on this list who are being hacked into. anyone in this audience could of been on the list. it is

he created new labour, which made the labour party a formidable force. blair was a centrist with a vision of a third way that focused on social justice and free market capitalism. he forged close relationships first with president clinton and then with president bush. his most significant decision by far was supporting the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. he has come to understand the controversy of that decision and reaffirmed the convictions that led to it. since leaving office in 2007, he has led a full and engaged life. he converted to catholicism, he established the tony blair faith foundation to promote interreligious dialogue, he teaches at yale university, he is a consultant to a number of private enterprises around the world. he's continued in public service as the middle east envoy of quartet, that keeps him involved in the peace process. many have come to this program and talked about tony blair's decisions. here are two that showed the dramatic difference of opinion. one from the dramatist and late nobel laureate harold pinter and the other recentl

he created new labour, which made the labour party a formidable force. blair was a centrist with a vision of a third way that focused on social justice and free market capitalism. he forged close relationships first with president clinton and then with president bush. his most significant decision by far was supporting the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. he has come to understand the controversy of that decision and reaffirmed the convictions that led to it. since leaving office in 2007, he has led a full and engaged life. he converted to catholicism, he established the tony blair faith foundation to promote interreligious dialogue, he teaches at yale university, h is a consultant to a number of private enterprises around the world. he's continued in public service as the middle east envoy of quartet, that keeps him involved in the peace process. many have come to this program and talked about tony blair's decisions. here are two that showed the dramatic difference of opinion. one from the dramatist and late nobel laureate harold pinter and the other recently

to be honest, he built up this new version of the labour party. again, somewhat ridiculed now but the concept of new labour was a good one, i think. the concept was we're not on about the class war, we don't think it's wrong for people to make money. what we do want to do is take thatcherrism and we want to take off some of the rougher edges of it. as he points out, he did win a lot of elections as a result. >> rose: he says that when you talk about it. i'm not sure he appreciates the depth of the kind of complaint about iraq but he... >> i think that's true. i think it's an element whereby he's somewhat... his life is insulated from that. he does... he hears a bit from there. the sheer anger and fury, blair amongst the british middle-classes and beyond is very deep... >> rose: it hasn't disappeared. >> and it's not just predictable people. people feel really strongly and bitterly about it sphoovment up his self-image is what? do you think? how does he see himself? >> i think he sees himself as so n some ways wronged. he sees himself as a guy who

here in britain, the new leader of the labour party did his speech. ed miliband said he relishes the chance to take on prime minister david cameron as part of labour's new generation. >> the phrase that he kept on using time and again in his speech was my generation, the new generation. the reason he was doing that is he wants to separate himself away from tony blair and gordon brown and their eria in government. he was a very critical of the war in iraq. he said it was a wrong and that britain undermined united nations. not everyone in the hall like that. >> off iraq divided our party and our country. many sincerely believes the world face a real threat. i criticize nobody, faced with making the toughest decisions, and i honor my troops who fought and died there, but i do believe we were wrong. >> he was also critical on the labour record on regulating banks. he argued that britain did not do enough to make sure its economy was stable. the other thing he wanted to separate himself up from was the unions, the people who helped to elect him. he said he

the new leader of britain's's labour opposition party ed miliband is preparing to give his first major speech on the job following the leadership contest which gave him the first victory over his brother. >> was that your last speech from the platform? will he stay or will he go now? >> let me through. >> david miliband's refusal to say whether he will carry on in the front-line politics is a real headache for his brother, ed, who beat him in the labour leaders appeared >> are you actually on your way out? -- labour leadership. >> are you actually on your way out? >> out of the building. >> david miliband has just left a meeting with his brother. he is determined to say nothing about his future in labour and in the cabinet. today's private meeting of the brothers happened after this public display of affection from the man who lost. he promised to keep both party and family united. >> no more cleats, no more -- cliques, no more factions, no more soap operas -- when united labour party taking on one united government. >> that sounds and this looks like happy families. what is all the fu

first to milwaukee on labour day. and to cleveland on wednesday where he will layout his new plans. he will propose a permanent extension of a popular tax credit. that's a break for business research done in the u.s. aides say itwill be paid for by closing other corporate tax brokes. also under consideration by the obama white house is an extension of hiring incentives and a payroll tax holiday. the reaction to obama's latest process pose ales on fox news sunday. >> my reaction is we always like to see death-bed conversions. but the fact if we would have done this kind of thing nearly a couple of years ago we would be in a lot better shape. >> it is not a death-bed conversion. there are a series of tax cuts for businesses. but in being althoughing at the pace of the recovery thank goodness we are not shrinking, we are growing. the president will address additional steps to get us growing again. >> reporter: president obama addressed making the tax break before in his budget plan earlier this year. plenty of bipartisan support for the $100 billion idea. supporters say the tax credit

>> on saturday, it was replaced -- it was announced that there is a new leader of the labour party, david milliband. next, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich. then, a former massachusetts governor mitt romney speaks to new hampshire republicans. at 11:00 p.m., pulitzer prize- winning author isabella wilkerson. the national commission on monday and bp deepwater horizon oil spill meets again tomorrow to hear testimony -- the national commission on in the bp deepwater horizon oil spill meets again tomorrow to hear testimony. live coverage starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span-2. >> next weekend, explore the reality behind science fiction, the vision of einstein, and the fundamental forces of the universe. the author has written more than half a dozen books, including his latest, a physics of the impossible. we will take your calls and e- mails alive next sunday at noon eastern. >> newt gingrich was first elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 1978 and served as speaker of the house from 1995-1999. since leaving congress, he has written more than 20 books and is a

first to milwaukee on labour day. and to cleveland on wednesday where he will layout his new plans. he will propose a permanent extension of a popular tax credit. that's a break for business research done in the u.s. aides say it will be paid for by closing other corporate tax brokes. also under consideration by the obama white house is an extension of hiring incentives and a payroll tax holiday. the reaction to obama's latest process pose ales on fox news sunday. >> my reaction is we always like to see death-bed conversions. but the fact if we would have done this kind of thing nearly a couple of years ago we would be in a lot better shape. >> it is not a death-bed conversion. there are a series of tax cuts for businesses. but in being althoughing at the pace of the recovery thank goodness we are not shrinking, we are growing. the president will address additional steps to get us growing again. >> reporter: president obama addressed making the tax break before in his budget plan earlier this year. plenty of bipartisan support for the $100 billion idea. supporters say the tax credit

here in britain the opposition labour party -- opposition labour party conference is address by the man expected to be their new leader, 48 hours after losing out to the younger brother. here is our political correspondent, naomi griffin. >> likened it to shakespeare, two brothers pitted against each other, a lesser and more experienced man emerging victorious. finding himself thrust into the limelight as the new leader of the opposition. not everyone thinks it is a good move. and he has to reassure his critics that he will not let things lurch to the left. >> all of these characterization's are tiresome and rubbish, frankly. >> as he gets to grips with his new job, his older brother, david, has missed out on achieving a lifetime ambition. will they be able to get over his disappointment and serve with his younger brother? or will he simply want to quit british politics altogether? it does not sound like the brothers have even spoken much since the result was announced. >> are you confident? >> i think if he will make his own decisions. >> nevertheless, david may prefer to hunt for a jo

. >> reporter: police have been accused by labour of dragging their feet. but promised to give the claims a fresh look. >> we've heard what mr. hoare's had to say. we've been in touch with the "new york times" many months prior to the publication of the article seeking any new material or new evidence they had. it is new and we'll be considering it and we'll be obviously consulting with the crime prosecution service before we do. >> reporter: in a statement mr. coulson's rep said mr. coulson emphatically denies these allegations. certhe iss . opunit giview david camer app him his full support, wi contivengup accuse labour of playing politics. but labour say there are questions for downing street and the police need the answers and they look set to keep asking them. >> it's a scary thought that your cell phone message can be hacked, what can be learned from all that. they say this is as high up in the palace as it could have gone. the queen and charles don't use their cell phones regularly but the prinh@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@ >>> welcome back on this tuesday

we've offered a national insurance tax break to employers who set up new companies outside london and the wider south east. and we are determined to wean the economy off labour's lop sided obsession with financial services in the city of london. rebalancing our economy - so opportunity is never again concentrated only in the south east corner of our island. so no matter what your background or where you live, you have the opportunities you crave. the destination is the right one but getting there is going to be hard. to those thousands of people who work in the public sector, who do such an outstanding job in our schools, hospitals, police forces and local councils, i say this: i know these are very unsettling times for you. i will not disguise the fact that we need to take difficult decisions today to ensure there are good, affordable public services tomorrow. we have protected the funding for the nhs, the bgest public service of all. we will provide more, not less, money for the children in our schools who need the most help. but i know you will be thinking: why should you have to m

we've offered a national insurance tax break to employers who set up new companies outside london and the wider south east. and we are determined to wean the economy off labour's lop sided obsession with financial services in the city of london. rebalancing our economy - so opportunity is never again concentrated only in the south east corner of our island. so no matter what your background or where you live, you have the opportunities you crave. the destination is the right one but getting there is going to be hard. to those thousands of people who work in the public sector, who do such an outstanding job in our schools, hospitals, police forces and local councils, i say this: i know these are very unsettling times for you. i will not disguise the fact that we need to take difficult decisions today to ensure there are good, affordable public services tomorrow. we have protected the funding for the nhs, the biggest public service of all. we will provide more, not less, money for the children in our schools who need the most help. but i know you will be thinking: why should you have to

to one of the lowest levels in the developed world, why we are cutting national insurance for every new business that sets up, and why we are dealing with the appalling economic inheritance that we were left by the labour party so that this economy can grow, have low interest rates and get moving to provide good jobs for all our people. that is what this government are all about, and that is what we are fixing. >> is the prime minister aware that the last government took £30 million a year out of our social housing budget to give to their friends elsewhere? because of that under- investment, one in 10 people in my constituency are on the council housing waiting list. does he agree that social housing money raised in harlow should be spent in harlow, and that harlow housing money should be for harlow people? >> my honorable friend makes a very powerful point, which is that in our relations with local government, at a difficult time in terms of budgets, we should be giving it money and taking away the ring-fencing and complications and all the different grants. we should say, "there's th

. >> he came here from puerto rico 30 years ago as an intern at the department of labour. today, he owns an i.t. company. he has $14 million in revenue. as an hispanic business owner, he is part of a trend. >> these businesses are growing and growing. >> according to new census data, the number of hispanic-owned businesses in our area grew 32%. the areas of largest growth have been construction and administrative services. >> between 2000 and 2008, the hispanic population here grew 53%. >> by the end of 2007, there were more than 44,000 hispanic- owned businesses in the region. that is more than 8% of all local businesses. it also has to do with the fact that more and more latinos are furthering their education. >> even if your english is not sometimes great, you are able to communicate because you are familiar with the economics. >> they bring their flavor and culture to the nation's capital. >> it makes it easier for everybody. latin is very in. >>> that is making as very hungry. [laughter] >>> we hear that there is terrific rain fall. >> by this time tomorrow, there wil

amtrak has suspended the train service between new york and boston until saturday morning. continental airlines has cancelled at least 60 flights. some tourists did leave towns. some inns like the ones we are in right now did see cancellations. the hope is that the storm moves out quickly. that by tomorrow things are sunny and pretty and that this community can salvage what is typically a very busy tourist weekend. i'm jennifer davis, back to you. [ music ] >> and they did dodge the bullet on the eastern seaboard. here is what's left of tropical storm earl. you can see its movement. movement into cooler water so certainly falling apart. the forecast track keeps it offshore and takes it offshore. it downgrades rapidly as it moves north into the cold water. so this deal is pretty much all but over. big surf along the coast. but the rain should end shortly. >> livermore police today released a sketch they say resembles a by who assaulted an elderly woman on tuesday. they say it happened at 3:40 on tuesday afternoon as the woman walked on a path near the creek near araura road.

amtrak has suspended the train service between new york and boston until saturday morning. continental airlines has cancelled at least 60 flights. some tourists did leave towns. some inns like the ones we are in right now did see cancellations. the hope is that the storm moves out quickly. that by tomorrow things are sunny and pretty and that this community can salvage what is typically a very busy tourist weekend. i'm jennifer davis, back to you. [ music ] >> and they did dodge the bullet on the eastern seaboard. here is what's left of tropical storm earl. you can see its movement. movement into cooler water so certainly falling apart. the forecast track keeps it offshore and takes it offshore. it downgrades rapidly as it moves north into the cold water. so this deal is pretty much all but over. big surf along the coast. but the rain should end shortly. >> livermore police today released a sketch they say resembles a by who assaulted an elderly woman on tuesday. they say it happened at 3:40 on tuesday afternoon as the woman walked on a path near the creek near araura road.

then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical videos or to do educational research. you can find it all free and online any time. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. the british deputy prime minister and liberal democrat leader nick clegg spoke at his party's gathering monday in liverpool, defending his decision to form a coalition government with the conservative party and listed th

i know that labour is enjoying denying any responsibility for the past u-turn after you turn. do you know 100,000 members of the public have made suggestions about how we could try to bring some sense to our public finances without hitting the vulnerable, the front-on public services? have we heard a single suggestion from anyone on the benches opposite? not a single suggestion. until the labour party opposite catches up with reality, they will not be taken seriously. >> eleanor lang. >> thank you, mr. speaker. how can the deputy prime minister justify to hard- working taxpayers facing economic difficulties in their own families and businesses that he wants to spend 100 million pounds of their tax payer money on a referendum on the voting system? >> i'm amused that my honorable friend gets a cheer from the members opposite who have advocated the very same proposal. that is the reason why we think it was a compelling case to save up to 30 million pounds in the cost of holding elections in may and the referendum on a separate occasion. we save money by combining them on the same

speaker, i am very and news that he says the random which he claims has no mandate was in the manifesto which he campaigned on a at the last election. i know that labour is enjoying denying any responsibility for the past u-turn after you turn. -- u-turn. do you know 100,000 members of the public have made suggestions about how we could try to bring some sense to our public finances without hitting the vulnerable, the front-on public -- front-line public services? have we heard a single suggestion from anyone on the benches opposite? not a single suggestion. until the labour party opposite catches up with reality, they will not be taken seriously. >> eleanor lang. >> thank you, mr. speaker. how can the deputy prime minister justify to hard- working taxpayers facing economic difficulties in their own families and businesses that he wants to spend 100 million pounds of their tax payer money on a referendum on the voting system? referendum of the voter system? >> i'm amused that my right honorable friend gets to cheer. [shouting] >> gets a cheer from the members opposite. that, of course,