i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be — there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked about... climate change. quite. you've talked about him being extraordinarily damaging. that's right. to the world. that's right, yeah. i mean, i have ways of being able to get my voice heard and i will continue to do so, and i will do it unwaveringly and i will do it clearly. so it'sjust a question of what's the most appropriate way of getting my voice heard. so this ethical foreign policy, you specifically are committed to stopping arms sales to dictatorship, authoritarian regimes around the world. you've particularly focused on saudi ara

i don't think it's just labour, actually. i think that donald trump is extraordinarily unpopular in britain, full stop. it won't be, there will be people on demonstrations who have never been on demonstrations before. will you and willjeremy corbyn? i don't know, i don't know. let's see what happens. the logic of your position is that you will be, because you've talked, whether it be in north korea, whether it be in the middle east, whether it be on a whole host of issues, you've talked about... climate change. quite. you've talked about him being extraordinarily damaging. that's right. to the world. that's right, yeah. i mean, i have ways of being able to get my voice heard and i will continue to do so, and i will do it unwaveringly and i will do it clearly. so it's just a question of what's the most appropriate way of getting my voice heard. so this ethical foreign policy, you specifically are committed to stopping arms sales to dictatorship, authoritarian regimes around the world. you've particularly focused on saudi arabi

the labour conference -- [shouting] don't worry. what happened at labour's conference? first of all, first of all, shelter,r, shelter said that the labour parties housing policy with in-depth harming people on low income. labour's like ship council rejected another of their housing policies. the equality and human rights commission said labour needs to establish that it is not a s racist party. [shouting] and the labour leader threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed anti-semitism. that was all before the shadow chancellor admitted the labour government would bring a run on the pound and ordinary working people would pay the price. [shouting] >> heidi allen. >> thank you ver y much, mr. speaker. i fear that the more was not for me. i'm afraid i must return to the subject of universal credit. perhaps the difference on this side of house and outside of house is we believe the transformative properties are going and we want to work there and work it will but we have to get it right. i think the secretary of state on monday to advertisement widely th

that is what we are in the labour party. [applause] conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] and achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all you do. thank you for the leadership you give to our party and our movement. [applause] it's ok. [laughter] great colleagues around the table taking our party and our country forward, and our message to the whole country could not be clearer here labor is ready, ready to take -- to tackle inequality, ready to rebuild our national health service, ready to give opportunity to young people, dignity and security to all older people. [applause] ready to invest in our economy and meet the challenges of climate change and automation. [applause]

do labour really want to have an election now? i think, yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where they want to be. they have a degree of influence over the government, despite having very few mps. the last thing they want is a jeremy corbyn government. i don't, to be honest, think that, even though the snp have said they will vote against the government in the vote of confidence, i don't think they are in any great hurry to go to the polls again. do you think the government's problems with brexit being delayed and these opposition debates that saw conservatives abstaining, how much is that a problem of their own making? in a sense, it is al

under labour, the number of workless households doubled and labour's benefit system cost households an extra £3000 a year. what the conservatives have done is given the low—paid and given the workers a tax cut and ensure we have a benefit system that helps people into work. mr speaker, under labour1 million children were lifted out of poverty. under labour we introduced the principle of the national minimum wage, opposed by all tories over there. this government does not know if it is coming or going. they say... mr speaker, the conservative party and the government says they have full confidence in universal credit. but they will not vote for it. they say they will end the nhs pay cap but will not allocate any money to pay for it. the communities secretary backs £50 billion of borrowing on housing but the chancellor says it is not policy. the brexit secretary says they are planning for a no deal brexit and the chancellor says they are not. isn't it the case, mr speaker, this government is weak, incompetent, divided and unable to take a decision? of course we want to see people ear

party 110w investigation by the labour party now ta kes investigation by the labour party now takes this. vicky young, thank you. let's talk about this to the labourmp, you. let's talk about this to the labour mp, chris bryant. thank you for joining labour mp, chris bryant. thank you forjoining us, we were going to talk to you about other matters, essentially. can we do the other matters first? as the news hasjust broken, there is going to be an investigation, i wondered broken, there is going to be an investigation, iwondered if broken, there is going to be an investigation, i wondered if you we re investigation, i wondered if you were pleased? i haven't seen the details and you are announcing something i don't know about. the good thing is, the absolutely hideous things jared 0'mara posted 15 years ago are condemned by everybody in society. however, 15 yea rs everybody in society. however, 15 years ago there were lots of politicians who were still making those arguments, even in public. as elected politicians, and he wasn't at the time. i'm glad he resigned, he made a sincere and

, and the labour leader of brighton council threatened to ban labour conferences because of freely expressed anti—semitism. and that was all before the shadow chancellor admitted a labour government would bring a run on the pound and ordinary working people would pay the price. theresa may. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. you can catch up with all the week's programmes via the bbc iplayer. now, at the conservative party conference, the prime minister announced she would freeze student tuition fees in england and raise the level at which students start to pay back the money. there would also be a review of student funding. the shadow education secretary, angela rayner, who had earlier suffered an eye injury, asked an urgent question about the change of policy. who decided this policy and how and when? and is it true the universities minister was unaware until the prime minister announced it? surely he can't be the least favourite minister in the johnson household ? can the secretary of state or the minister tell us how much these policy changes will cost? h

her leadership was able to bring out labour's core base and have them flock back to labour, some of those are people who had not voted in the last couple of elections, some of them are supporters from the green party, which was not doing so well during the campaign but some of them have come across from the centre—right party, so she did have this very broad appeal. it is looking like a coalition with new zealand first, tell us about them. different people have different ways of classifying new zealand first, some people see it as new zealand first, some people see itasa new zealand first, some people see it as a right—wing radical populist party, but in the minds of new zealand voters, they are populous, they have a social conservative element, but they are very much a centre party. they believe in the importance of a role for government and assisting those who are less well off. they are keen to see expenditure on infrastructure and support for super newtons. where they get their populist leanings or label from is where it they do want to put a cap on immigration numbers. i don't kn

what would labour do about that? the position that labour takes is that local areas could decide for themselves. in truth, this is a housing crisis right across the country, it is different in different areas, and it requires a big new plan in housing, just result of thing that labour argued in the last election. labour is arguing ha rd last election. labour is arguing hard for the government to wake up, recognise that what they are doing is making the housing crisis work, and to back labour's plans. then we really could make a start on fixing this problem. do think that scheme such as help to buy the linton smack have maybe such an —— have made the situation worse, ? have maybe such an —— have made the situation worse,? with homeownership in freefall, one of the most difficult problems for young people is getting access to that finance. in my view, help to buy does have a role, but i would like to see the government backing the labour plan, a good dedryck boyata big house—building programme, we have made p

that is what we are in the labour party. conference, against all predictions, in june, we won the largest increase in the labor vote since 1945. [applause] achieved labor's best vote for a generation. its results, which has put the tories on notice and labour on the threshold of power. [applause] yes, we did not do quite well enough and we remain in opposition for now. but we have become a government in waiting. our outstanding shadow cabinet team here today, thank you for all you do. thank you for the leadership you give to our party and our movement. [applause] it's ok. [laughter] great colleagues around the table taking our party and our country forward, and our message to the whole country could not be clearer here labor is ready, ready to take -- to tackle inequality, ready to rebuild our national health service, ready to youngpportunity security toity and all older people. [applause] ready to invest in our economy and meet the challenges of climate change and automation. [applause] ready to put peace and justice at the

you are the labour party, don't trust our report, then don't trust this report, will the labour party conduct its own investigation? the labour party will obviously want to satisfy itself that no member, and we always satisfy ourselves, that no member of the labour party brings the party into disrepute. that is one of the fundamental principles, whether you are an mp, no matter who you are, the leader of the party or a constituency secretary. it is important that no member of the labour party brings the party into disrepute. what you have said to me is that there was a loan arrangement, as i have understood it from your programme, that there was a loan arrangement. i don't know how that was finalised, but you have told us that the proper regulator for the industry has said that there is no further action to take. we will obviously satisfy ourselves that all of our members are fit and proper people. thank you very much. thanks for staying on. time for viewsnight now. tonight, the writer james bartholomew, who wrote the book the welfare of nations, on why he believes our welfare state i

do labour really want to have an election now? i think yes, they genuinely do, but above and beyond that it suits the leadership to be on an election footing, because it keeps the troops disciplined. it means there is no infighting and the divisions that we know exist do not come out into the open because the potential rebels do not want to be seen as rocking the boat. but it is notjust the conservatives who don't want an election, is it? no, the dup do not want an election, they are where they want to be. they have a degree of influence over the government, despite having very few mps. the last thing they want is a jeremy corbyn government. i don't, to be honest, think that, even though the snp have said they will vote against the government in the vote of confidence, i don't think they are in any great hurry to go to the polls again. do you think the government's problems with brexit being delayed and these opposition debates that saw conservatives abstaining, how much is that a problem of their own making? in a sense, it is all

but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if ourflip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself. it is up to our friends and partners in the eu to look seriously at the offer we are making, particularly on citizens, and to make progress. everybody wants to make progress, and everybody wants to give the 3.2 million eu citizens in this country the maximum possible reassurance and security. that can only happen once our friends and partners decide to get serious in these negotiations. well, a short time later the brexit secretary, david davis, came to the commons to update mps. he too was pressed over what the government wanted. the secretary of state assures us that he

the were criticisms of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he had made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. of course, jarrod 0'mara was an mp who was elected in the la st was an mp who was elected in the last general election. unexpectedly. there was some criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, that he perhaps was not vetted properly. the labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for choosing candidates and that is, of course committee has been suspended. let's hear what mr corbyn is saying on the matter of sexual harassment. a culture where the abuse of women has often been accepted and normalised. the problem doesn't stop with those who make u nwa nted doesn't stop with those who make unwanted advances on women, it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for far too long. it has warped and degraded, degrading culture that also exists and thrives in the corridors of power including in westminster. it is a culture that

if they are not met, the threat is that labour willjoin that they are not met, the threat is that labour will join that they tory rebels and force a vote in parliament. how much of this will be difficult for the government to concede? for example, mps are to get the final say on approving withdrawal, adding time to legislation, the henry the powers, the idea that might be some movement on these. there is the idea that the government could give some ground? vicault. we may see the government having to give ground in some areas because there are in such a tight spot needing to get this bill through before the end of negotiations in brussels by march 200019. the main one really is a boatin 200019. the main one really is a boat in parliament on the final deal reached with brussels on our future relationship with the eu. the government has said that parliament will have a meaningful say. that two year transition period to be set into law as well. and also calling for a different approach to the so—called henry viii powers that the government will find the use of tra nsfer government will fi

yesterday, a couple of labour mps said they felt that while this investigation launched by labour was going on he shouldn't be allowed to stay a member of the parliamentary labour party. he should be disciplined. that was in happen but we've heard in the last few minutes but labour has now decided to withdraw the whip from him, to suspend him from the party while they investigate some recent allegations. yesterday on the bbc a woman came forward and said that he had made abusive comments to her. much more recently, in march, just before he became an mp, he has categorically denied that but there's no doubt that the pressure is too much now and labour have acted. so suspended. is there any indication that he might resign before this investigation or pending this investigation? i think it's the kind of thing you never know. there we re kind of thing you never know. there were some labour mps yesterday speculating about whether he might just think i don't want to do this any more, which would have caused a by—election in that seat. we're not at that stage yet. we haven't been able to s

you heard michael gove and former labour leader neil kinnock. let's talk to the labour mp adrian bailey, who is in our birmingham studio. he is calling for the party to take a tougher approach on harassment. i don't know if you have heard that until now but it illustrates how this is a subject people are talking about but they don't know how to talk about. absolutely. it demonstrates that the unpleasantness of this sort of activity is not appreciated by many people, notjust in the public generally, but within the labour party. it is time that we did adopt what the labour party has promised, the zero tolerance approach to any sort of harassment, particularly sexual harassment. you do not think that is happening at the moment? presumably the labour party like other organisations has formal policies about harassment and how to deal with that? yes, they do, and the labour party only this week published a circular to go out to all constituency labour parties, which was headed, zero tolerance to sexual harassment. my own experience locally has been th

well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. ourjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. of our country. we wil

actually, actually, jeremy corbyn's labour party in terms of labour history is quite conservative in the sense that it is the old mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical who shifted the party way off its original base and what jeremy took corbyn is talking about is taxing people in order to have a good welfare state, that is what the labour party was all about. tony baird said you could not win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering. people forget this, blair's manifesto in 1997 was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just radical. he had a £5 billion windfall taxjust ripping money off in the utilities because they had been badly privatised. he had a whole series of very radical policies. and now people regard him... he is iraq wartony policies. and now people regard him... he is iraq war tony blair and people forget. is that suggest that he is how you dress this up. he was doing radical stuff but saying his rapunzel and serious. jeremy corbyn says we will do radical stuff and the public a more sympathet

one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. it ta kes dairy farmers now is labour. it takes skilled workers to handle the animals and operate the machinery but few in the uk what to do the job. almost two thirds of dairy farmers employ foreign staff. david brooks relies on his family to help run his form in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that has been reliant on migrant labour, and there are good many, i think they would struggle. this is one of the cheshire farm is now providing the milk to qatar and china. james and rhiannon has been considering giving up rhiannon has been considering giving up the family business but not now. we feel hopeful and it gives us a chance and we can start to continue to invest and improve. specific talks of future trade deal have not even started however and it is up to those around the negotiating table to decide the future of the uk landscape. so how could the negotiations impact the british farming industry? our political correspondent eleanor garnier has

but labour reckoned the government's position was chaotic. let me just quote again from the last session of foreign office questions, when the foreign secretary told the house, "there is no plan for no deal." five days ago, he said that, "we must make the right preparations for a no—deal scenario." we know that the cabinet cannot stop fighting about the brexit that they want, but it would be a start if our flip—flopping foreign secretary could stop fighting with himself. it is up to our friends and partners in the eu to look seriously at the offer we are making, particularly on citizens, and to make progress. everybody wants to make progress, and everybody wants to give the 3.2 million eu citizens in this country the maximum possible reassurance and security. that can only happen once our friends and partners decide to get serious in these negotiations. well, a short time later the brexit secretary, david davis, came to the commons to update mps. he too was pressed over what the government wanted. the secretary of state assures us that he

her labour party came second in september's election with no party securing a majority. forfour weeks, the country has been in limbo. it came down to winston peters, the leader of new zealand first party, which holds the balance of power, to make the ultimate decision. we had a choice to make, either with national or labour, for a modified status quo author change. our perception was the people of this country, regardless of what a lot of people said, did want to change and we have responded to that. let's do this! the part—time dj's popularity during the campaign became so great it was dubbed jacinda medieval stop she targeted young new zealanders with policies on tackling inequality, affordable housing in student debt and was outspoken on feminism and mental health. she will have a lot of work to do bringing together her party would be new zealand first party would be new zealand first party with their very different views on immigration and trade. also high on her to—do list will be convincing the majority of new zealanders who did not vote for her that the party

immediately after, labour objected to the government's tactics. yet again, the prime minister and the tories cannot command a majority in the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. and next day, a conservative mp expressed unease, pointing out it wasn't the first time this government had abstained on an opposition vote. it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal liberties. we may muster a majority parliament against it. what happens then if a future labour government says, "i'm sorry, you set the precedent. it is only an expression of opinion. we are going to ignore parliament"? frankly, the road to tyranny is paved by executives ignoring parliaments. but the leader of the commons denied a precedent had been set. this government is very clearly listening to parliament and has very clearly taken action as a result of concerns raised in this house, and thirdly, i have also given an assurance that dwp ministers will come

one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. go on. it takes skill to operate the machinery and handle the animals, but few in the uk want to do the job, so now almost two—thirds of dairy farms employ foreign staff. david brookes relies on his family to help run his farm in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that's been reliant on migrant labour force, and there a good many that have built up their business models with large labour requirements, i think they'd struggle, certainly. this is one of the cheshire farms now providing the milk to qatar and china. james and rhiannan had been considering giving up their family business, but not now. we feel hopeful and it gives us a chance to feel, right, we can start to continue to invest in this business and improve it. but specific talks over a future trade deal haven't even started. it's up to those around the negotiating table to decide the future of the uk's farming landscape. claire marshall, bbc news, cheshire.

so a nominal win for labour, although the government isn't bound by that vote. yet again the prime minister command a majority the house of commons. the prime minister is in office but not in power. it is quite clear that what has happened is the behaviour of this government is bringing the working arrangements of this house into disrepute. now, we're not going to get a government minister come to this house to explain why they didn't turn up here today, but what can you do to help this house compel the leader of the house to come to this house to make a statement about the behaviour about this government and their refusal to participate the democratic arrangements of this house. gentlemen, the short answer, and i must be absolutely explicit response to the honourable gentleman, for his benefit and that of the house, it is not within the powers of the speaker to compel a minister or the leader of the house to do anything in this situation. we very much depend in this house, in this institution, in this great place on conventions, on precedent, and on a sense of

labour welcomed the announcement but said it would go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so go further. we committed to 500,000 a year so it's less than we would like to see that it's a move in the right direction but it needs to be the right type of housing. social and affordable housing, that's so important. this man has been keeping a tight grip on government spending. but philip hammond may be ready to loosen the reins and borrow to get more new homes built. if there are announcements in the budget next month it would signal a shift in government policy. ministers may hope it demonstrates to voters they are serious about solving the housing crisis. and jonathan joins me now. after yea rs of after years of talking about the need for austerity and the need to borrow less, talking about borrowing more, is this potentially significant shift? it is a change and borrowing money to fund long—term infrastructure project is a sort of thing we are used to hearing from the labour party. interesting to hear the conservatives admitting they may nee

i don't know, it is always actually corbin's labour party in terms of labour history quite conservative, in the sense that they did in the older mainstream of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering that, people forget that tony blair's manifesto in 1997 when he won was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just whipping money off the utilities, because they hadn't been so badly privatised. he had a whole series of really very radical policies, and now people regard him as well, the was iraq war tony blair and people forget... does that suggest that it is about how you dress things up? he was doing radical is up but saying it was was model and serious and getting away with it, butjeremy corbyn says we will the radicals and whether we see him as by minister committee h

of labour tradition. it was blair who was the labour radical, who shifted the party way off its original base, and what corbin is talking about is taxing people do have a good welfare state which is what the labour party was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blairsaid was all about. jeremy sorry, tony blair said you couldn't win if you did that because britain had changed. it is worth remembering that people forget that tony blair's manifesto in 1997 when he won was incredibly radical. he had a £5 billion windfall tax just whipping money off the utilities because they hadn't been so badly privatised. he hadn't been so badly privatised. he had a whole series of really very radical policies, and now people regard him as well, the was iraq war tony blair and people forget, does that suggest that it is about how you dress things up? he was doing radical is up but saying it was was model and serious and getting away with it, butjeremy corbyn says we will the radicals and whether we see him as by minister committe

well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. 0urjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. we will watch the deba

labour was unimpressed. bombardier represent 8% of northern ireland's gdp, and about 40% of manufacturing output. the danger tojobs, the future of bombardier, and the northern irish economy, because of the decisions in the us, is very real. i fear that bombardier and everyone who depends on them are considered a fair price to pay for a post—brexit trade deal with president trump by this conservative government. everybody in this house, both today and going forward, should be united behind the workforce and the management, not seeking to use this issue to score petty political points, or to use it as a battering ram against the government. our focus should be on the workers. that is what they want to see happen and want everyone united behind them. the dup's nigel dodds. theresa may has challenged public services over how they treat people of different races. the prime minister says institutions must explain or change any variations, as she released data on a new government website. it shows that unemployme

of the labour leader for her new sketch show. new impersonation of the labour leader for her new sketch showi think it's a bit out of date. these days, jeremy corbyn is a bit smarter. he has ditched the beige jacket and wears a navy suit often. and the tie is done up. no top button undone any more? no. he has a unique, shambolic vibe, so it would be interesting see if anyone can ta ke be interesting see if anyone can take him up. i've not seen any impersonators manage it. it looks quite like him, though.|j impersonators manage it. it looks quite like him, though. i think there are prosthetics there! the daily telegraph: doctors putting patients off stat ins, prescriptions dropping, according to the telegraph. this follows up on advice a few years ago that prescribing stat ins might benefit more patients. a new study has found that it is patients themselves are deciding after advice from doctors that they don't want to risk the side effects because the benefits don't our crew to the majority of people who take statins, instead to a small minority. you may take them, not have a good effec

will side withdrawal bill labour will side with conservative rebels to try and block it. we were joined by labour in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporterfor the remainder in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporter for the remainder campaign and has concerns about the bill and what we know about it, you haven't seen the legislation because it hasn't come forward for proper debate. do you think it makes it more or less likely the government is going to move fast? we have seen the bill, the eu withdrawal bill husband published, we had the second reading, the first part of the debate on that and how we are going through committee stage which for your viewers, is the point you go line by line, sentence by sentence through the bill and there have been 300 amendments tabled to the bill. keir starmer has said that the labour position today and highlighted some of the issues people have with the bill. for example, it gives ministers the ability to make powers, laws by decree almost which is clearly unacceptable decree almost which is clearly u na cce pta ble forever you

you know, we've a ready had, by presidential decree, the labour reforms. wheels have, what, cuts to corporations tax, we have some property taxes are to be cut. at the same time, we have increased tax on pensioners, cuts to housing allowances, that many french people have relied upon. to many in this country, it looks like this is a policy programme of reform that favours the well—to—do. except that there are many measures that you have not described, in favour of the weakest part of the population. we are increasing the minimum pension for the eldest. we are increasing the activity premium that we are giving to people who are entering jobs. of course, when you downsize taxes, you are giving advantage to people who pay taxes. and these are the most — the richest in the population. half of the population doesn't pay the income tax in france. were kind of message, though? but this idea of prioritising, with year one being a rush to cut corporate tax, cut property tax, whereas some of the more socially—driven measures to help poorer folks are spread o

labour's position is as clear as mud. [laughter] for the tories, the prime minister has lost control. the hard-liners are running amok. they loathe the european union. and they don't much like devolution either. the eu withdrawal bill gives westminster control over scottish agriculture, fishing, the environment, gm crops, fracking licensing and a whole host of other devolved powers. it is a blatant power grab. conference, we will not allow a tory government to undermine devolution. our message to the westminster tories is clear. hands off scotland's parliament. [applause] we do want scotland to stay at the heart of europe. but that does not mean we think the eu is perfect. sometimes, it fails to live up to its founding values of human dignity, freedom, democracy and equality. when the people of catalonia eu citizens, were violently attacked by police just for trying to vote, the eu should have spoken up, loudly, to condemn it. [applause] friends, in catalonia, i hope dialogue will replace confrontation. it is time for the

knowing you were in labour? well, again, ididn't knowing you were in labour? well, again, i didn't know what was happening, you know, the diagnosis of labour was never made. i didn't know what was going on. and then when we went in and i was assessed, they said we can see the baby's head. the baby is about to come, you're too late for any painkillers so you're too late for any painkillers so what we will do is we will set—up the water bath so at that time, the midwife took, examined me and took my heartbeat, not harriet‘s heartbeat which we knew at the time, but we didn't say anything because sometimes you don't want to interfere and we had no reason to think it wasn't, we thought it was a mistake on her behalf. jack, we have a catalogue of mistakes that were made and you lost harriet. what happened subsequently is in many ways what you want looking forward as to what may change. take us through the problems you faced. what you wanted was information, wasn't it? so the death of a child in labour, of a it? so the death of a child in labour, ofa baby it? so

well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. ourjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where the relations are shaped. and that debate is absolutely essential to the governance of our current tree. we will watch the deba

he's not being suspended as a labour mp. 0ne telling remark tonight, with streeting, the labour mp who is gay, said the battle for equality was a battle for hearts and minds and it had to extend to giving people a second chance and allowing people a second chance and allowing people to change their views. thank you forjoining us. chris maize and at westminster. —— chris mason. the chinese communist party is concluding its national congress, the vast gathering of senior party officials which takes place every five years. president xijinping, entering his second term in office, has promised a stronger, richer china, under even more robust party control. but his first term included the restriction of important freedoms, including for those campaigning for women's rights. so how do those chinese people who argue for greater equality see their future? 0ur china editor carrie gracie met one woman whose story sheds light on china's development. in xi jinping's new era, people who think differently learn to hide. hi! leilei is careful who she opens the door to. police harassment is a const

i can't really see where thatis labour. i can't really see where that is going, because people don't vote for a party because they are divided or not. there has always been his view, the conventional wisdom is that divided parties do not win, but we have got two divided parties, and no doubt that we have two divided, bitterly divided parties. and we have a divided nation. jeremy corbyn has made an amazing transformation 12 months on, look at his reception at conference. it doesn't hide the fact that there are it doesn't hide the fact that there a re two it doesn't hide the fact that there are two very divergent wings in the... what corbyn is doing quite well is not saying too much, let the attention be on the conservatives at the moment. two names mentioned, one was michael howard, the other is the mail, which leads withjohn major, who has recommendations. he has done in all guns blazing, saying the brexit big three back the pm... sorry, wrong one! the treachery of tory rebels, we know what he dealt with in the 19905,... to

it shows the belief that the labour party has that maybe 12 months ago, it didn't. you get that sense now. maybe at times, well, they now look like they have some swagger. next to his own mps, jeremy corbyn is going to have a complete disaster of a general election, there will be a new labour leader, that is what was presumed. donald trump to release files on jfk. tell us presumed. donald trump to release files onjfk. tell us about this. the mystery surrounding what happened to jfk goes the mystery surrounding what happened tojfk goes on and on and now donald trump saying he will release around 3000 classified files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinatedlj files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. i grew up theorists will be fascinated. i grew up with all of the stories, was that the mafia, was that the cia, the kgb. who knows? officially, it was lee harvey oswald. that is disputed. it is hard to forget what kind of status kennedy has in people ‘s psyche. whethe

it may be in the future that there is a minority labour government. they may produce policies which we think are deeply contrary to our personal liberties. we may muster a majority in parliament against it. what happens then if a future labour government says, i'm sorry, you set the precedent, this is only an expression of opinion, we're going to ignore parliament. frankly, the road to tyranny is paved by executives ignoring parliament. so i do urge my right honourable friend to listen to parliament. i believe the secretary of state should come back and make a statement, and it should be a statement full of meat. parliament does matter, because if we as conservatives live by the sword now, our conservative values in the future might die by the sword. for the leader of the commons, they insisted that no precedent was being set. this government is very clearly listening to parliament, and has very clearly taken action as a result of concerns raised in this house and, thirdly, i've also given an assurance that dwp ministers will come back to this chamber

of course there were criticisms of of the labour party during the week when one of its labour mps was suspended from the party for comments he made online a few years ago before he was nominated as a candidate in the last general election. jared 0'mara was elected in the last general election unexpectedly, so there was criticism that he was chosen as a candidate, he perhaps wasn't vetted properly. of course the labour party strenuously deny all of that. they say they have robust systems for choosing candidates and he has been suspended pending an investigation and that investigation will go forward and consider everything and comments that he made. of course, this is unpleasa ntry across the political spectrum, those comments from michael gove, which he apologised for straightaway, clearly this is a difficult issue across the divide and all parties here in westminster are keen to show they have a handle on it. thank you. this is reported to exposure to take place in the somali capital. this was a major hotel popular with officials and army officers. gunshots reported around the hotel

the tory leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership is in turmoil, the labour leadership are at each other‘s throats, only in scotland, only nicola sturgeon is providing the vision and leadership we need in these turbulent times and we thank these turbulent times and we thank the first ministerfor these turbulent times and we thank the first minister for that leadership of our country. applause studio: john swinney with the opening address to the snp's annual conference, saying there is chaos on the left, chaos on the right, he said that snp stands firm as a progressive beacon. if you want to continue watching his speech, you can do so on the bbc parliament channel. right now, let us parliament channel. right now, let us stay with politics, as we have been hearing, theresa may has declared she is resilient, despite the setback she suffered at the conservative conference. senior conservatives have renewed their condemnation of efforts to oust her. we can speak now to lord heseltine, former conservative deputy prime minister. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. john swinneyjust

it's a bit reminiscent of the 70s labour government. back in 1976, prime ministerjim callaghan made a hugely important party conference speech, yielding somewhat to the thatcherite economic argument. it's an absolute fact of life which no government, left or right, can alter. we used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. i tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists. that was a really important moment. sorry, i'm playing the wrong thing. the conservative party has a problem with one large group of people — voters born since ted heath lived in downing street. labour's well ahead with younger people. we will discuss whether that is a tory fate soon. for more specifics, here is chris cook. the conservative party has a problem with one large group of people — voters born since ted heath lived in downing street. labour's well ahead with younger people. even those at the start of middle age. the tories' narrow win in the last elect

the shadow labour chancellor has welcomed this. that's a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago a surprise. it is, the idea that even two years ago that ed balls would have said i want to be associated with this headline of taxing the rich more was unthinkable. this is how much things have changed in two years. you now have changed in two years. you now have a labour chancellor willing to come out in public and say i think we can win an election saying we wa nt we can win an election saying we want to tax the rich more. they are seeing what they fought the last election on labour was not that radical and only proposing tax rises oi'i radical and only proposing tax rises on the top 5%. it's where the fuel people could achieve that level of income and where people perceive the rich to be. the imf in some ways here, the fact thatjohn mcdonnell has weighed in behind it is they are trying to prove the one thing they need to prove which is that they can be economically credible because the labour p

and how incredible it successful the labour party has been on that. i think somehow they are falling into that trap of thinking that in order to appeal to a younger voter we have to have a younger leader. that didn't follow in the labour party, or in the american presidential campaign. that is not the way things are going. but it does mean getting your message out there and looking like you understand people's concerns. that is where they are falling down. and as we know, the more internal bloodletting, the less attractive party looks. what they have to sort out their mess before they can look at the bigger picture. perhaps somebody who could suggest a few things isjohn somebody who could suggest a few things is john major, somebody who could suggest a few things isjohn major, sirjohn major. he is saying they are too timid. they are piecemeal. he has certainly been there and got the t—shirt of the infighting. he knows what he is talking about about trying to get a party back. and he was staggeringly successful at it, as well. no doubt at all, he sho

the labour party, women in the labour party, set up a website called labour to last week because they were so concerns about the culture within the party in terms of dealing with complaints. they sat out some very clear guidelines that they wanted jeremy corbyn to pick up, such as independent third—party reporting, safeguarding for all staff, a new policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy policy on harassment and assault. its jeremy corbyn policy on harassment and assault. itsjeremy corbyn really policy on harassment and assault. its jeremy corbyn really wanted to ta ke its jeremy corbyn really wanted to take efficient action, he could have sent today that he was going to do all of those things. instead of which, we got another round of, isn't this terrible, people must come forward. it's sounded like he was calling for an investigation, but we are left to read between words. it sounds like you're saying that theresa may, jeremy corbyn and those in the corridors of power know this goes on and have done nothing. you can't be sure of that, they could just be reacting to what they'r