but if you are in labour today, a seniorfigure in the labour today, a seniorfigure in the labour party, would you feel able to serve underjeremy corbyn, or would you walk away? i gave money to the labour party at the last election. i ama labour party at the last election. i am a supporter but not a member. i am a supporter but not a member. i am nota member am a supporter but not a member. i am not a member because i don't agree with quite a lot of its economic policy. but i do think that they have shown greater strength. i personally think labour is more right than not on the health service, and i think this government is literally destroyed the health service in england. fortunately, not yet in scotland, wales or in northern ireland. so i am still a social democrat. i have never made any secret of this. i have never been a tory, and i will never be a tory. but on this issue at the moment, let me focus. i do believe theissue moment, let me focus. i do believe the issue for this country over 2018, and i agree with you, this is the moment where the toughest decisions are going to be tak

a former labour party foreign secretary, who decided to leave labour, you found it too left—wing, too socialist. you wanted to create a new centre—ground political movement, the social democratic party, for a while. it was extraordinary popular, but, ultimately, it was a failed attempt to break the mould of british politics. here we sit today with a really avowedly socialist, leftist labour leader, jeremy corbyn, who says that he now represents the new centre ground in british politics. he says he is on the cusp of a historic victory for socialism and the left in the united kingdom. first of all, do you think that is true? i don't think we can tell. i think that labour got many votes, many, many votes, in the north of england, from people who wanted to leave the european union. and i think that labour should focus itself on getting a good result, leaving the european union. and i think all of us should. it seems to be labour's policy is to say, yes, we are going to leave, we want to leave. but we want to stay, if possible, inside the customs union, maybe inside the single market, as

labour has changed and corbyn offers something different. a new labour. there is something very different here on offer. it speaks to people's concerns and their needs and their worries. exactly. i think that as well. that is a good question on which we will finish. muddle through and finished the year where we start. thank you and happy new year. in iran, six days of riots, spreading to around 50 cities and towns with over 20 people dead. something is up, but what exactly? unlike the protests a decade ago, when educated urban youths protested against a disputed election result that gave power to a hardline president, today it seems that many poorer or unemployed iranians are on the streets. and in power now is not a hard liner, but a moderate, president hassan rouhani. he's the one the west has bet on, signing a nuclear deal with him in the hope he'd soften the regime. well, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei is blaming enemies of the country. the us has condemned the regime and said all freedom—loving people must stand with the cause of the

here we sit today with a really avowedly socialist, leftist labour leader, jeremy corbyn, who says that he now represents the new centre ground in british politics. he says he is on the cusp of a historic victory for socialism and the left in the united kingdom. first of all, do you think thatis kingdom. first of all, do you think that is true? i don't think we can tell. i think that labour got many votes, many, many votes, in the north of england, from people who wa nted north of england, from people who wanted to leave the european union. and i think that labour should focus itself on getting a good result, leaving the european union. and i think all of us should. it seems to be labour's policy is to say, yes, we are going to leave, we want to leave, but we want to stay if possible inside the customs union, baby inside the single market as well, and if that isn't possible, we wa nt well, and if that isn't possible, we want the closest relationship possible and the softest wrecks at possible. well, i want the closest

the labour party are going to make hay with this. jeremy corbyn is already saying watershed moment, should end rip—off privatisation. pfi, where do you put, should you be using public money to pay private companies? yeah, as you said a lot of these contracts date back to the new labourera. it was contracts date back to the new labour era. it was a gordon brown specialty to take this stuff off the government balance sheet, give it to a private company, sign a ten, 20—year deal to look after a hospital, provide cleaners or big infrastructure. but the great thing forjeremy corbyn is it's seen as so different so this he can get away with criticising something which was essentially a flagship policy of the la st essentially a flagship policy of the last labour government because for most voters they view him as a different beast. if it was any other leader, ed miliband, he would be... wouldn't be able to go in hard on this. forjeremy corbyn he can go, look, big primary colours, big sweeping statement, privatisation is bad, this is wha

that this was a hard left infiltration of the labour party. infiltration of the labour party. this is not an anti—private sector position. position. taking over the nec, this council and imposing their ideology? and imposing their ideology? no, it is about facts and evidence. is about facts and evidence. goes ahead we could be looking at another carillion collapse. another carillion collapse. providing public housing is a flawed model. largest economy. president xijinping's state visit here in 2015. new economic partnerships ahead of brexit. no sign of a slowdown here. the chinese economy creates 5000 millionaires every week. and britain more than ever is keen to get on board. in the last 20 years what we have tried to do is make money. about how we use that money. middle classes could help give the uk a post—brexit boost. and other cultures. elbowed its way in only to face this, the land wind. says is an almost exact replica of one of its designs. is a far bigger challenge. british sectors like banking, finance and insurance. run smoothly either. the belton road initiativ

that's the labour party. that's the labour party, exactly. so women tend to have been more supportive of parties favouring social spending and more redistribution, and which party that is has changed over time. arguably, the woman's vote has led to a stronger public realm, with better health care and better education, but what is the burning issue for women today? what is your daughter's name? delilah. if you could vote for one thing that would make delilah's life better growing up, what would you vote for? can i give you a ballot paper? i'd make catcalls a crime. 0k. cheaper sanitary products. get rid of social media. while some women's issues have changed over the last 100 years, some have resolutely remained the same. what would you vote for? equal pay. equal opportunities in the workplace. good luck, delilah. # you don't own me...# do you worry about the world in which you are sending your 22—year—old daughter out in? when i think of women's rights, i feel slightly schizophrenic about it. you know, on the one hand, young girls today h

labour want the highest taxes in our peacetime history, labour policies would cause a run on the pound, this is a labour party that has turned its back on investment, on growth, onjobs. a labour party that will always put politics before people! theresa may and jeremy corbyn. now, this was the week when when mps waved goodbye — for now at least — to the eu withdrawal bill, the legislation putting eu rules and regulations into uk law to stop a legislative black hole opening up after brexit. on tuesday, labour and the snp failed in an effort to tempt scottish conservatives to rebel against the government. ministers had promised they'd change the bill to make sure that powers coming back from brussels would be devolved to scotland, wales and northern ireland and not be kept by them at westminster. but despite their promises, those changes aren't ready yet and will have to be made, not in the commons, as expected, but in the house of lords. the snp urged scottish tory mps to support the opposition‘s devolution demands, saying the government had gone back on its promise. this is a dem

we've also been hearing about labour from jeremy corbyn on what labour think about brexit. what was interesting, we see the divisions within the conservative party. there are potentially divisions also within the labour party. a lot of labour members want to have a clearer direction from jeremy corbyn on what happens after brexit. today, we had some of that from jeremy corbyn in particular on the issue of the customs union. he was basically saying that after brexit he would wa nt saying that after brexit he would want there to be a kind of customs union, not the one that exists now. he talked about not wanting to go down the norway route and replicate that model but certainly do have some kind of customs union and maintain that close trading relationship. 0n the issue of free movement, while he said that there would be no free movement, he talks about easy movement, making sure that when we need nurses from the eu and what have you, they would be able to come over. a bit more detail from him, this is what he said. we would want a form of customs union. obviously, whether it

labour policies would cause a run 011 history. labour policies would cause a run on the pound. this is a labour party that has turned its back on investment, on growth, onjobs. a labour party that will always put politics before people. a little taster of pmqs. i'm joined by conservative mp vicky ford, the snp's by conservative mp vicky ford, the snp‘s tommy sheppard and labour's stella creasy. stella creasy first, is this a moment where the debate changes and the dial shifts in terms of weather services should be contracted out to the private sector? i certainly hope so. i was extremely worried to hear the prime minister talk about how we are just customers of carillion. we're not just customers, we are borrowing with carillion. i would like a prime minister who understood the kind of deals we have got into over the last 30 years and over the last seven years especially, a 135% increase in outsourcing. carillion gets a lot of business from the public sector and bankrolls its business on the notion that the public sector will always a step in, as it will have to do in this ca

the times says allies of the labour leaderjeremy corbyn are planning to deselect 50 labour mps. the telegraph leads with comments from the foreign secretary boris johnson, arguing the uk should welcome a visit from donald trump. the sunday express says more than a 100 tory mps will demand the prime minister ends free movement and leaves the single market as soon as the uk exits the eu in march next year. the new look observer leads with a pledge from the prime minister to punish bosses who fail to protect their workers pension schemes. and the mail on sunday leads with an investigation carried out by channel four into three former conservative cabinet ministers, in what the paper calls a ‘cash for brexit‘ controversy. well, as usual a mixed bag of stories in tomorrow morning's papers — politics, celebrity weddings and donald trump so let's take a closer look with my guests. starting with the b new look observer. what we think of that? kate? it is quite smart. it does look very tidy and clean. the prime minister has written in the observer tomorrow morning and in the wake o

labour want the highest taxes in our peacetime history, labour policies would cause a run on the pound, this is a labour party that has turned its back on investment, growth, jobs. a labour party that will always put politics before people! theresa may and jeremy corbyn. now, this was the week when when mps waved goodbye — for now at least — to the eu withdrawal bill, the legislation putting eu rules and regulations into uk law to stop a legislative black hole opening up after brexit. on tuesday, labour and the snp failed in an effort to tempt scottish conservatives to rebel against the government. ministers had promised they'd change the bill to make sure that powers coming back from brussels would be devolved to scotland, wales and northern ireland and not keep them at westminster. but despite their promises, those changes aren't ready yet and will have to be made, not in the commons, as expected, but in the house of lords. the snp urged scottish tory mps to support the opposition‘s devolution demands, saying the government had gone back on its promise. this is a democratic abo

labour is more surprising. you might have seen images of lots of young corbyn—supporting activists, but the party's membership actually has an average age is not much different to the tories, 53. but what about members' views? labour and tories are poles apart, they embody the divisions within the country. on same—sex marriage, for example, conservatives are only a1% in favour, labour, 85%. the public are in the middle at about 66%. on the death penalty, most tory members think it is an appropriate sentence for some crimes, and fewer than a tenth of labour voters do. national polls put public support for the reinstatement of the death penalty at between 36% and 49%, depending on how you ask the question. then of course there is brexit. should britain stay in the single market? a quarter of conservatives want to, the vast bulk of labour members want to. as for the public at large, again, polls vary, as do the questions, but generally support for the single market is nearer 50%. you would expect activists to

labour had a very savvy social media approach. they had lots of videos going viral and activists to eating organically, and that is something that the tories have identified that they need to get better on to have any chance next time around. brandon lewis has been tasked with this in his role as the chair of the conservative party, he has been writing this morning, giving an interview this morning talking about how he intends to do that to try and encourage shy tories, people who might not be willing to declare that they are conservative supporters, he wa nts to they are conservative supporters, he wants to encourage them to post their support and spread their m essa 9 es their support and spread their m essa g es of their support and spread their messages of support online. he was talking about his plans to try and reinvigorate the tory grassroots. what matters to me is that we have got a huge number of people, not just members by volunteers and activists around the country, at their day activists around the country, at theirday

have you got as many members as the labour party? speaktempting as the labour party? speaktempting as it is, i am not going to play a numbers game. they are absolutely taking you to the cleaners online, as you have more 01’ taking you to the cleaners online, as you have more or less admitted, and they have lots and lots of people they can mobilise up and down the country to hit constituencies but lots of actual bodies knocking on doors and handing out leaflets. the conservative party has nothing like that number of people. we have a huge number of great people delivering leaflets, knocking on doors and they thought the last test, which was injured last year we did not win the seeds we would like but did get over1 million more votes than we had before, 42.4%, the biggest share we have had in decades. i want to make sure we are building on that and, as you say, building on that and, as you say, building in ouronline building on that and, as you say, building in our online presence as well but doing it in a respectful way. john ashmore is the news editor of politics ho

labour had a very savvy social media approach. they had lots of videos going viral and activists tweeting organically, and that is something that the tories have identified that they need to get better on to have any chance next time around. brandon lewis has been tasked with this in his role as the chair of the conservative party, he has been writing this morning, giving an interview this morning talking about how he intends to do that to try and encourage shy tories, people who might not be willing to declare that they are conservative supporters, he wants to encourage them to post their support and spread their messages of support online. he was talking about his plans to try and reinvigorate the tory grassroots. what matters to me is that we have got a huge number of people, notjust members but volunteers and activists around the country, at their day in and day out knocking on doors, delivering leaflets and getting involved in social media, to spread the positive things about what we're doing for people. to get that message i

and it took ‘81 — from the time we left till 1997 before labour won. corbyn is getting closer to it, and as i said to you, he's attracted young people. he's got an increased membership. you can't take this away from him. if you had your time over again, would you now think differently about leaving the labour party? would you have stayed in?

from jeremy corbyn on what labour think about brexit. what was interesting, we see the divisions within the conservative party. there are potentially divisions also within the labour party. a lot of labour members want to have a clearer direction from jeremy corbyn on what happens after brexit. today, we had some of that from jeremy corbyn in particular on the issue of the customs union. he was basically saying that after brexit he would wa nt saying that after brexit he would want there to be a kind of customs union, not the one that exists now. he talked about not wanting to go down the norway route and replicate that model but certainly do have some kind of customs union and maintain that close trading relationship. 0n the issue of free movement, while he said that there would be no free movement, he talks about easy movement, making sure that when we need nurses from the eu and what have you, they would be able to come over. a bit more detail from him, this is what he said. we would want a form of customs union. obviously, whether it

the labour government would not be underfunding the nhs, a labour government would not be privatizing the nhs, a labour government would not be underfunding social care. this is a government that recognises the priorities of the british people. priorities to ensure the nhs remains a world—class healthcare system — indeed, the best healthcare system in the world! also on this programme: david davis makes his first appearance of the year in front of the brexit committee and rejects the accusation that britain is to become a vassal state in europe. and there's fury in the commons over the allegations of harassment and groping at the presidents club charity dinner. organisers chose to make this a men—only event. they chose to treat the hostesses in this way, to make them parade across the stage in front of men, to make them wear black, skimpy, outfits, and specify the colour of their underwear. but first: there was a rare standing ovation in the house of lords on thursday when the labour former minister, tessa — now lady — jowell called for greater global cooperation and the use

the government would not underfund it, the labour government would not privatise the nhs, the labour government would underfund social —— would not underfund social care, a labour government would be committed to an nhs free for use as a human right. our support for the nhs is about providing it with the funding and doctors and nurses and treatments and capabilities that it needs in order to be able to deliver for patients. and it is why we are ensuring that we are reducing the waste in the nhs of the taxpayer money is spent effectively and on patient care. it has been reported that a man froze to death waiting 16 hours for an ambulance. that my friend's 93—year—old father waited for hours for an ambulance after a fall. these are not isolated cases. these are common all over the country. it needs money, it needs the support, and it needs it now. the prime minister is in denial of the state of the nhs, even the absent foreign secretary recognises that, but the prime minister is not listening. people are using the nhs can see from their own experience, it has been starved of re

the times says allies of the labour leaderjeremy corbyn are planning to get rid of 50 labour mps. the telegraph — which leads with comments from the foreign secretary borisjohnson that the uk should welcome a visit from president donald trump. a poll in another newspaper suggests that we do not want that. the sunday express says that more than 100 tory mps will demand the prime minister end free movement and leave the single market as soon as we leave the eu in march 2019. the mail on sunday leads with a plot to target three ex—conservative cabinet ministers in — what the paper calls — "a cash for brexit scandal". with me are kate andrews, news editor at the institute of economic affairs and sebastian payne, who's political leader writer at the ft. we can start with this story about jeremy corbyn. i have the feeling i have read this headline before, but let's go through it. jeremy corbyn allies plot to oust 50 labour mps, what is it all about? we had this big move on labour's national executive committee, which is the body that rules the party, and it was taken over by bod

that is why you get the contortions that he articulated on the labour front bench when let the labour leader said the other day that he was not pro another referendum, and yet the deputy leader tom watson just before christmas said everything should remain on the table. chris, thank you. contradictions, as you say. chris mason in westminster for us. authorities in australia have recovered most of a seaplane which crashed near sydney on new year's eve, killing five members of a british family and the pilot. the aircraft has been submerged in more than 40 feet of water after coming down in the hawkesbury river. our sydney correspondent film us are sent us this. we have seen a barge carrying the wreckage of the plane. the barge is on its way to a boat ramp. eventually, it will be taken to canberra for a forensic investigation. this operation began at dawn just north of sydney. the police using inflatable bags and giant slings, lifting the wreckage of the bottom of the hawkesbury river. it was lifted by crane onto the barge. a very complicated and time—consuming operation but it is an o

what do we see from the labour party, we turned around from the recession of the labour party. what do we know about the labour party, economic policies? we were told all about them from the description from the department of education secretary, on the front bench today. i do apologize. i didn't realize, with herself under medical treatment. she did describe the economic policies of the labour party in an parliamentary terms. it should include the word bust, but she did say the labour party's economic policy was high risk. that means high risk for taxpayers, high risk for jobs and high risk for our nhs and that is the risk we will never let them take. >> a positive note on the nhs my nhs has turned around from being one of the worst in the country, safe to say that five years ago, one of the best because of injections of huge amounts of cash but they were amazing, and jackie daniels, gently invite the honorable gentlemen to be sensitive to time. we don't want a long spiel but a question with a question mark at the end of it. >> jackie daniels received a day in court, very posi

labour councillors what is best for the people they represent. left infiltration of the labour party. this is not an anti—private sector position. and imposing their ideology? no, it is about facts and evidence. goes ahead we could be looking at another carillion collapse. providing public housing is a flawed model others are turnin against. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. of the relegation zone. for the first time in his career, and by the video assistant referee. and the countdown has begun. we take a look at some medal hopefuls. of the table and out of the relegation zone. to clear the ball from a backpass, and jordan ayew tapped in. tottenham, who have a game in hand. when you make mistakes, you make mistakes. mistakes. of concentration that we had not tonight. tonight. confidence was what was needed in that moment. and i said it was not a miracle. miracle. i said about the analogy that it was not innocent, who cares. that it was not innocent, who cares. he was in hospital. nearer to going out of hospit

surprising even themselves, labour regained an extra 30 seats. the snp lost 21, including that of their former leader alex salmond. former lib dem leader nick clegg also lost his seat. theresa may stayed on as pm, but onlyjust. i'm sorry for all those hard—working candidates and party workers who were not successful. with their majority gone, a vocal number of tory mps thought it stank and theresa may would have to clean up her mess. that's what she promised to do, but there was still pressure on her to resign, including from a former colleague, who had got a newjob as the editor of the london evening standard. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. tim farron decided it was time to go, even though the lib dems had regained an extra eight seats. to be a political leader of a progressive, liberal party in 2017 and to live as a committed christian to the bible's teaching has felt impossible for me. watching on was the man who took over, vince cable. the ukip leader paul nuttall, who failed to w

what would we see from the labour party? we have turned the economy around from the recession the labour party left us with. what do we know about the labour party's economic policies? we were told all about them from the description given by the secretary, who i notice is not in her position of the bench today. i do apologize. shadowot realize the education secretary was undergoing medical treatment. i apologize unreservedly. did describe the economic policies of the labour party in un-parliamentary terms. she did say it was high risk. that means high risk for taxpayers, high risk for jobs, and high risk for the nhs. and that is a risk we will never let them take. >> thank you mr. speaker. turnedsitive note, we've around from being one of the worst trusts to one of the best. that was thanks to huge injections of cash, but the staff was amazing. jackie daniels -- >> order. you to befer sensitive as to time. we don't want a long spiel. >> thank you. turned around mora, they trust -- morecambe bay trust. i look forward to work

are planning to deselect 50 moderate labour mps. the telegraph leads with comments from the foreign secretary boris johnson, arguing the uk should welcome a visit from donald trump. the sunday express says more than a 100 tory mps will demand the prime minister ends free movement and leaves the single market as soon as the uk exits the eu in march next year. the observer says the prime minister is to tackle pension abuse from greedy bosses who attempt to "line their own pockets" while failing to look after worker's pension schemes. and the mail on sunday leads with an investigation carried out by channel 4 into three former conservative cabinet ministers, in what the paper calls a "cash for brexit" controversy. that is the papers in brief but let's talk about them in a lot more detail. lainy, let's start with the sunday telegraph. they have boris johnson saying, stop moaning about donald trump coming to britain on a visit, let's get him over here, we should welcome a visit from donald trump. i'm under the impression, u nless trump.

the labour leader mocks theresa may. we know that the prime minister recognises there is a crisis in our nhs, because she wanted to sack the health secretary last week but was too weak to do it. the prime minister defends her health policy. preparations for winter in the nhs have been more extensive and meticulous than ever before. and is the head of the energy regulator ofgem just too laid back? do you ever roll your sleeves up and really get stuck in, because i don't really see the evidence of that. but first... the government called it winter pressures, the opposition called it a winter crisis. new figures showed that last month 300,000 people had to wait longer than they should have at accident and emergency departments in england. these were the worst figures since the targets were introduced in 200a. the labour leader led the attack at prime minister's questions. mr speaker, i know it seems a long time ago, i know it seems a long time ago butjust before christmas i asked the prime minister about the 12,000 people l

as the labour market is tightened, we have seen some very labour market is tightened, we have seen some very gradual drift upward in wage gains. a tight labour market should mean that employers have to pay more to get the best work of. but that has not been the case and many economists are try to figure out why. met one reason could be that workers have less bargaining power, they are not as mobile, and increased use of technology and the decline of labour unions. pot for workers who do get an increase, it is like changing. it is a lot to me because i remember when we were getting paid $7 50. $13 50 is a real jump getting paid $7 50. $13 50 is a real jump nowadays to have that type of money to be up there with an average person to try and take care of your family and do what you need to do for your kids. talks are meant to get off in washington, dc between the united and korea to renegotiate the united and korea to renegotiate the biological, bilateralfree—trade agreement. there will be discussions at out a trade imbalance which leans in south korea's favour, with more i enjoying with

the labour leaderjeremy corbyn accused the government of being negligent. the prime minister said she understood it's a difficult time for people worried about theirjobs. documents seen by the bbc show carillion had £29 million in cash but owed more than £1.3 billion to its banks. here's our business correspondent simon gompertz. prime minister, while the contract awarded to carillion despite the warnings? as people depending on carillion await anxiously to hear about theirjobs, carillion await anxiously to hear about their jobs, the carillion await anxiously to hear about theirjobs, the prime minister was being put under pressure over the government's role in the collapse. these corporations, mr speaker, need to be shown the door. we need our public services provided by public employees with a public service ethos and a strong public oversight. as the ruins of carillion lie around her, will the prime minister act to end of this costly racket of the relationship between government and some of these companies? i might first of all remind the right honourab

labour won the highest taxes in our peacetime history, labour policies would cause a run on the pound. this is a labour party that has turned its back on investment, on growth, onjobs, a labour party that will always but politics before people. mr speaker, can i thank the prime minister for visiting cheam on saturday, where she heard from local residents about the poor services provided by the complacent lib dem council. people should not have to settle for second best so would she agree with me back to unlock sutton and london's potential on may the 3rd, by giving residents the opportunity to get great services and value for money by voting conservative? i was very happy to join my honourable friend on the doorsteps in cheam and hearfrom people about the issues, about liberal democrat services in sutton and cheam, particularly around the rubbish bins. i believe they are now up rubbish bins. i believe they are now up to rubbish bins. i believe they are now 6p rubbish bins. i believe they are now er rubbish bins. i believe they are now up to 6p per household. i think they are trying to

it is the nhs in wales under a labour goverment! this, this is a government, this is a government that is backing the nhs plan! that is putting more money into the nhs! that is recruiting more doctors and nurses, which is seeing more treatments come on board to make sure that people are getting the best treatment that they need! because this is a government that recognises the realities of the british people! priorities to ensure that the nhs remains a class health care system! indeed, the best in the world! priorities to build the homes we need. to make sure that our kids are in good schools! this is a government that is building a country that works for everyone! a country in which... a country in which people can look to the future with optimism and hope! theresa may. meanwhile in the lords on friday, an independent or cross bench peer put forward a bill to allow medical staff not to withdraw life—sustaining treatment or perform ivf or an abortion if they have moral objections. she said having to carry out these procedures had

the labour leader mocks theresa may. we know that the prime minister recognises there is a crisis in our nhs, because she wanted to sack the health secretary last week but was too weak to do it. the prime minister defends her health policy. preparations for winter in the nhs have been more extensive and meticulous than ever before. and is the head of the energy regulator ofgem just too laid back? do you ever roll your sleeves up and really get stuck in, because i don't really see the evidence of that. but first... the government called it winter pressures, the opposition called it a winter crisis. new figures showed that last month 300,000 people had to wait longer than they should have at accident and emergency departments in england. these were the worst figures since the targets were introduced in 200a. the labour leader led the attack at prime minister's questions. mr speaker, i know it seems a long time ago, i know it seems a long time ago, butjust before christmas i asked the prime minister about the 12,000 people

another indication is the demand for labour. if you look at vacancies, the number of vacancies for that a 17 year high of 810,000 people looking for work. when you get that combination, a high demand for labour and combination, a high demand for labourand a combination, a high demand for labour and a lower supply, because since the brexit vote there are fewer people coming to work in this country than before, you would expect that would result in higher pgy- expect that would result in higher pay. any worker has higher bargaining power, employers need to pay more to attract them. it has a bit. average pay rose by 2.4%, that's excluding bonuses. it's an improvement on last time when it was 2.3%, but still not enough to catch up 2.3%, but still not enough to catch up with price rises. even though we've got the tightest labour market in decades, we've still got wage is not rising as fast as prices and in real terms they are still falling. thank you. a new inquest is due to open this afternoon into the death of a soldier at deepcut

at the labour market has tightened, we have seen some very gradual drift upward in that wage gains. a tight labour market should mean that employers have to pay more to get the best worker, but that has not been the case, and many economists have been trying to figure out why. 0ne economists have been trying to figure out why. one possible reason could be that workers have less bargaining power, they are not as mobile, there is an increased use of technology, and, of course, there is the decline of labour unions. but for workers who do get an increase, it is life changing. it is a lot to me. i mumble when we were getting paid $7.50. —— i rememberwhen. that isa paid $7.50. —— i rememberwhen. that is a real jump. paid $7.50. —— i rememberwhen. that is a realjump. to be up there with an average person to try to take ca re of an average person to try to take care of your family an average person to try to take care of yourfamily and do an average person to try to take care of your family and do what you need to do to take care of your kids. samira hussain, bbc news, new york

undera under a labour government. this — this is a government — this is a government that is backing the nhs! that is putting more money into the nhs! that is recruiting more doctors and nurses, that is seeing new treatments more come on board to make sure that people are getting the best treatment that they need! this is a government that recognises the realities of the british people! priorities to ensure that the nhs remains a world—class healthcare system! the best in the world! priority is to build the homes that people need. to make sure that our kids are in good schools! this is a government that is building a country that works for everyone! a country in which — a country in which people can look to the future with optimism and hope! theresa may. meanwhile in the lords on friday, an independent or cross—bench peer put forward a bill to allow medical staff not to withdraw life—sustaining treatment or perform ivf or an abortion if they have moral objections. she said having to carry out these procedu

it was labour. [shouting] >> mister speaker. for the record, they have not signed a contract, the government, it is the government handing out contracts, the government's responsibility to ensure it is properly managed. between july, mister speaker, and the end of last year, the share price fell by 90%, three profit warnings were issued, unbelievably some contracts rewarded by the government even after the third profit warning. mister speaker, it looks like the government was handing public contracts either to keep the company afloat which hasn't worked, or it was deeply negligent of the crisis coming down their lines. [shouting] p.m. may: mr. speaker, i am very happy to answer questions. will the right honorable gentleman ask one? [laughter] [shouting] corbyn: i asked the government if they have been negligent or not and they clearly have been very negligent. tori mps might shout, but the today, 20,000ter workers are worried about their future and for them the only recourse is to phone a dwb hotline. the frailties are well-know

the labour leader mocks theresa may.

old labour. cristina: it harkens back to another time. so people are actively seeking audiences with corbyn and mcdonnell. i think more people have been talking with mcdonnell. julia: yes. cristina: it is a strange situation because lobbyists and some advisor firms don't have contacts into labour. they date back into new labour, so they are having to scramble a bit. some people have resorted to the idea of trying to get a seat next to mcdonnell at events. [laughter] carol: i love that. cristina: and goldman just sort of walked up to him at a conference and said we would like to have a meeting, and they are working on scheduling something. carol: in the technology section, chinese engineers in silicon valley are moving back home in record numbers. julia: we talked to jeff muska's about the trend. jeff: they are getting tired of a bamboo ceiling, this idea there are not leadership roles available to them in the major silicon valley companies. or at the very least, it is taking them too long to rise above the level of entry-level engineering

the migrant labourers from africa live here in appalling conditions. they earn up to a maximum of 20 euros a day. not enough to afford a proper place to live. >> three of us sleep here. this is the kitchen where we make food. we have rice. and oil, that's it. >> recently the water supply was cut off here. but the migrants stayed anyway. partly because they aren't the only ones who depend on their meagre wages. >> if i don't work here, who's going to feed my children in africa? sometimes i send 200 euros home, sometimes 150. if i earn two hundred, i keep hundred and send a hundred back home. >> in many of southern italy's plantations, it's day labourers from africa who do much of the work. they come here in their thousands. modern-day slaves, exploited by unscrupulous farmers. in the town of nardo in apulia, a police video shows the ramshackle accommodation given sleep here, never saw any wages, even though they worked for months. state prosecutors called it "enslavement", a crime that italy has only introduced in recent years. the slave holders in this

old labour. cristina: it harkens back. so people are actively seeking audiences with corbyn and mcdonnell. i think more people have been talking with mcdonnell. julia: yes. cristina: it is a strange situation because lobbyists and some advisor firms don't have contacts into labour. they date back into new labour, so they are having to scramble a bit. some people have resorted to the idea of trying to get a seat next to mcdonnell at events. [laughter] carol: i love that. cristina: and goldman just sort of walked up to him at a conference and said we would like to have a meeting, and they are working on scheduling something. carroll: in the technology section, chinese engineers in silicon valley are moving back home in record numbers. julia: we talked to jeff muska's about the trend. jeff: they are getting tired of a bamboo ceiling, this idea there are not leadership roles available to them in the major silicon valley companies. or at the very least, it is taking them too long to rise above the level of entry-level engineeri

and from jeremy corbyn on what labour think about brexit. what was interesting, we see the divisions within the conservative party. there are potentially divisions also within the labour party. a lot of labour members want to have a clearer direction from jeremy corbyn on what happens after brexit. today, we had some of that from jeremy corbyn in particular on the issue of the customs union. he was basically saying that after brexit he would want there to be a kind of customs union, not the one that exists now. he talked about not wanting to go down the norway route and replicate that model but certainly to have some kind of customs union and maintain that close trading relationship. on the issue of free movement, while he said that there would be no free movement, he talks about easy movement, making sure that when we need nurses from the eu and what have you, they would be able to come over. a bit more detailfrom him. this is what he said. we would want a form of customs union. obviously, whether it would be the customs union, the answer i

a labour government would be committed to an nhs as a human right! our support for the nhs is providing for the doctors, the nurses, the treatment capabilities, so it is able to deliver for patients! that is why we are backing the nhs ofwith more funding, that is why we are backing the nhs with more funding, that is why we ensure that they have the best survival rates for cancer! that we have betterjoined up services across the nhs and social care, so those people who don't need to go to the hospital are able to be cared for at home, and that's why we are reducing waste in the nhs, so taxpayer money is used as efficient as possible. it is resported that a man froze to death waiting 16 hours for an ambulance. a gentleman named chris told me, my friends 93—year—old father. these are not isolated cases, these are all over the country. it needs money, it needs support, and it needs it now! when is she going to face up to the reality and take action? there is only one part of the nhs that is being cut. seeing a cut in its funding. it is the nhs in wal

have you got as many members as the labour party. as tempting as it is, i will not play a numbers game. this is notjust a numbers game. this is notjust a numbers game, they are absolutely taking you to the cleaners online, as you have admitted, and lots and lots of people, mobilising up and down the country, it in constituencies with actual bodies knocking on doors and handing out leaflets. the conservative party has nothing like that number of people. we have a huge number of great people delivering leaflets and knocking on doors, the last test, june last year, we did not win the seat we wanted to win but god 1 million more votes, the biggest vote share we have had in decades. iwant to make sure we are building on that. quite rightly, building an online presence as well, doing it in a respectful way. i'm joined now by giles kenningham, former conservative party director of communications. what you think of this new online respect pledge? good starting point, reset the conversation, recast, too much boil and vitriol pumped out online

for the labour party at the last election. the cynic in me might say, the labour party wants votes for younger people because you are traditionally going to get those it boosts your support. this isn't about the support of a partisan approach. if you look at a whole range of proposals we are making this week, it's about deepening our democracy. i pay bills by telephone, why can't i vote by telephone? the labour party will benefit, though, when few? we want democracy to be more open than it has been in the past. the real statistic that affects me is that younger people tend not to vote at all. that is a more profound thing. there are right—wing governments right across the world, from trump to downing street, trying to take people off the electoral register and prevent people from voting. what the welsh government is seeking to do is to encourage people to vote. in total, we wa nt encourage people to vote. in total, we want to put another 70,000 people on the electoral register across wales because we believe that they partic

labour mp stella creasy has long campaigned against how the government awards its large contracts. she is with us now. nice to see you. your leaderjeremy corbyn, we played the clip at the beginning, called this a watershed moment, but the outsource of first dogma may now be over. do you think it is a moment when everything changes? i hope so, i have been particularly concerned about private finance contracts for many years because i had seen the impact first hand in my local hospital at whips cross. i call them the legal loan sharks of the public sector. it is an incredibly expensive way to borrow. we were told the reasons for using these companies is that you would transfer the risks that might come from a public company to the private sector. what the carillion issue does is it blows apart that myth. but it doesn't clear up what happens next, does it? no. the government doesn't have the expertise to manage these projects, the construction knowledge. they are not really going to disentangle themselves from these companies, right? no, and it was very noticeable in the house that wh

a reminder it is notjust the conservatives who have divisions over brexit, labour does too. technology firms are rushing to fix two security flaws in computer chips made by a number of leading manufacturers. the defects could allow hackers to steal personal data from nearly every modern computing device and smart—phone which have the chips fitted. our technology correspondent rory cellanjones is here. technology firms are rushing to fix two security flaws in computer chips made by a number of leading manufacturers. the defects could allow hackers to steal personal data from nearly every modern computing device and smart—phone which have the chips fitted. our technology correspondent rory cellanjones is here. in theory many millions of people will be affected. the bugs meltdown and sceptre, are in chips, which power complete, smartphones and all other devices. the flaws were discovered some time ago and the industry has been working to find a cure, they reckon they are nearly there in many cases, that the new defence, new security updates should be in place soon. they wan