alex forsyth, thank you. chas and dave — has died at the age of 7a. labelled "rockney". ain't no pleasing you, and snooker loopy. after recently receiving treatment for cancer. from top of the pops in 1979. # gertcha! # that's the old man's game! # now the old man was a desert rat... for tottenham's 1981 and 1982 fa cup final wins. hejoins us from his home in enfield. thank you for your time. by asking for your memories of charles ? by asking for your memories of charles? charles? joy to work with those two —— 055ie'5 dream. 055ie'5 dream. dave just made the experience all that much better. that much better. to a clip, tell us more about how that collaboration came about. that collaboration came about. chas and dave and performed with the players on stage. players on stage. an incredibly sad day for everyone at spurs. let'sjust hear a clip. that singalong style and the sport song, it was a match made in heaven. song, it was a match made in heaven. every tribute to chas from spurs fans. every tribute to chas from spurs fa ns. every tribute to chas from spurs fans. fan

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the trades union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson reports from manchester where the unions are holding their annual conference. time is running out for a brexit deal. that is the warning from the tuc as their annual gathering gets under way and the leader of britain's leading trade unionists said she could now put the full weight of the tuc behind a new referendum on a final brexit deal. just 200 days to go, before potentially we crash out of the eu, all we have got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote, and if the prime minister will not come back with a deal that working people deserve, then we will be throwing our weight behind that campaign. you have made it very clear what you want the prime minister to do, what do you want the leader of the opposition to do? different organisations will make th

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. clashes have broken out at a margin to let to commemorate the anniversary of the crew that ousted president allende to thousands of people have marched at the main cemetery people have marched at the main ce m ete ry to people have marched at the main cemetery to remember the victims of the dictatorship that followed the coup that ousted president allende. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme in the last few minutes novak djokovic has won his third us open title. more on that in a moment, plus — rain could shorten the penultimate fedex cup tournament in pensylvannia withjustin rose on the cusp of becoming new world number one. and madness is san marino as a moto 2 motorcyclist tries to grab the brakes of an opponent as they hurtle down the straight. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that novak djokovic has won the men's us open final at flushing meadows in new york taking it in straight sets 6—

alex forsyth, bbc news, liverpool. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, is in liverpool for us this evening. laura, are the hands of the labour leadership now really tied depending on what conference wants concerning a new referendum? as ever with brexit, the leaders at the top of parties are trying to navigate a very narrow tightrope indeed, and although many of the people here are campaigning very hard for another referendum, another say on the european union, they might feel delighted by what they have heard from jeremy corbyn today, i think we are going to have to watch very carefully for what the party actually votes on. i don't expect them to vote for a sudden decision to push for a second referendum, to say that the labour party is suddenly going to start straining every sinew to have another vote. i think what we are going to see something much more clergy, something much more clergy, something much more of a compromise, not so much yes, yes, yes to another vote, more like if, if, if. the frustration for man

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. australian lawyers are seeking compensation for more than 100 indonesian children who say they were wrongly jailed for people smuggling. the children — some as young as 1a — were held in adult maximum—security prison for years. in a detailed report in 2012 the australian human rights commission found numerous breaches of their rights. rebecca henschke has the story from the remote island of rote. with no news for months, siti rudi thought she had lost her son, abdul, at sea. translation: after a long time, he called me and told me he was in jail in australia. that was really the hard thing to hear. abdul says he was offered good money to work on a boat. he says he didn't know he was headed for neighbouring australian waters, and was carrying on—board migrants desperate to seek asylum there. caught off the coast, he was charged with people—smuggling. his family says he was just 1a at the time. he was convicted in australia as an adult, and jailed in an adult maximum—securit

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. australian lawyers are seeking compensation for more than 100 indonesian children. they say in australia they were wronglyjailed as though they were adults. the children were accused of people smuggling and some were held in maximum—security prisons for years. rebecca henschke has the story from the remote island of rote. with no news for months, siti rudi thought she had lost her son, abdul, at sea. translation: after a long time, he called me and told me he was in jail in australia. that was really the hard thing to hear. abdul says he was offered good money to work on a boat. he says he didn't know he was headed for neighbouring australian waters, and was carrying on—board migrants desperate to seek asylum there. caught off the coast, he was charged with people—smuggling. his family says he was just 1a at the time. he was convicted in australia as an adult, and jailed in an adult maximum—security prison for 2.5 years. translation: i was scared i would be beaten up and was s

alex forsyth, bbc news, leicestershire. he may be 6 foot 3 but steph curry is actually quite small for his sport — basketball. yet he's the highest paid player in america's national basketball association and is considered by many to be an all—time great. today, this superstar of american sport has been shooting hoops in east london, and our sports editor, dan roan, went to meet him. he is the sharpshooting superstar of american basketball. twice voted the most valuable player in the nba, steph curry has become one of the biggest names in world sport the king of the long—range 3—pointer. today he was the main attraction at a court in london's east end. he told me basketball will soon grow this side of the atlantic. how big do think this book could be in britain in the future?|j do think this book could be in britain in the future? i think it will be extremely huge and aspiring for kids to play, especially at earlier ages. to get instruction and develop passions for the game. he has helped his team dominate the nba,

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the trades union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal, if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson is in manchester, where the unions are holding their annual conference. theresa may is under pressure now from the trade unions on bringing back the final brexit deal because the leader of britain's 6 million trade unionists says she will put herfull weight behind trade unionists says she will put her full weight behind a trade unionists says she will put herfull weight behind a new referendum campaign, on the final deal, if she doesn't like what the prime minister brings back from brussels. the tuc is also putting pressure on the labour leadership. jeremy corbyn was to keep the option of another referendum on the back burner but frances o'grady of the tuc was sounding far more positive about the prospect of a new vote. all we're all we‘ re left all we're left

alex forsyth, bbc news, liverpool. a new £560 million tax on second homes is being discussed at the conference to help tackle homelessness. under the plans, those who use their second properties as holiday homes would face an extra bill equivalent to double the rate of council tax. shadow housing secretaryjohn healey said it's only right that those with a second home help those with no home at all. earier i spoke to anne ashworth, property and personal finance editor at the times. she told me property was increasingly being seen as an asset that isn't taxed enough. well housing is top of the agenda at the conference. but i think this is quite interesting, this new focus on taxing second homes. because as i understand, it is what the government is also contemplating being able to raise some extra cash from the moneyed who own second homes. and we have seen wholesale assault on the buy—to—let sector, which is much more heavily taxed. so, second homes are nice in this market. so, second homes are the next obvious mar

joining me now from liverpool is our political correspondent, alex forsyth. she is watching developments there. hello again to you, alex. any people think that labour has an opportunity here, given what is going on in the conservative party with the brexit process to take a really clear stance. as the party than to do that at this conference? with the policy on brexit is clear, they have set six tests that the government's brexit negotiations has to meet before labour says it would back it. advocate staying in a customs union and close relations with the european union, getting the same benefits we currently have with the single murky, but the real sticking point for labour is the idea of another point of another vote on the brexit deal, which will, but this conference, because a number of local labour parties have put forward oceans saying that labour should support the so—called people's vote. that is another vote on whatever terms theresa may and her government are able to negotiate. at the moment, the party leadership has not said they will do that, tha

for now, thank you, alex forsyth. sweden's prime minister has used the final day of campaigning in the country's general election to issue a warning about extremism and fascism. to issue a warning about opinion polls suggest stefan lofven's centre—left social democrats are unlikely to win a majority, and that the the anti—immigrant anti—eu sweden democrats will gain votes. cricket, and jos buttler has starred for england on the second day of the final test against india. for england on the second he made 89 of england's first innings total of 332. in reply, james anderson has led the charge, with india reduced to 112—11. the charge, with india from the oval, patrick gearey reports. saturday morning in south london. patrick gearey reports. england in an oval—shaped hole. patrick gearey reports. here is the man to dig them out of it, jos buttler, batting on his birthday, guiding england from below 200 to above 300 with care and increasing flair. in the end, he made 89, more even than alastair cook yesterday. t

alex forsyth, bbc news, liverpool. our chief political correspondent vicki young, is at the labour party conference in liverpool, and has been assessing the reaction to events today. it's interesting this week, labour will want to show themselves as a government in waiting. they are talking about wanting a general election and that's quite hard for the opposition to achieve under the parliamentary rules, it would require conservatives to vote for it so require conservatives to vote for it so labour can call for it as much as they like but there aren't many people who think it's very likely to happen. nevertheless they'll bring forward various policies, today talking about extra taxes on those with second homes in order to help local people with the cost of housing and friends, talking too about putting workers on the boards of companies, so lots of ideas running out here, it's difficult to get away from the issue of brexit. it's dominating the political landscape so much that people do wa nt to landscape so much that p

thank you very much, alex forsyth. new powers come into force today designed to stop nuisance calls from personal injury and claim management firms. you'll now need to opt in to allow companies to contact you. businesses that don't comply could face a fine of half a million pounds. manuela saragosa has more. for many of us, cold calls are a daily torment. hello? the financial conduct authority says some 2.7 billion nuisance calls texts and e—mails were made over the past year. that works out to be about 50 calls, texts and e—mails sent to every single adult in the country. many are made by companies offering to settle personal injury claims, or to claim back ppi, payment protection insurance. but, from now on, these companies will have to check first that the recipient has explicitly agreed to receive those calls and messages. companies that don't could face a fine of up to £500,000, and people are encouraged to report them to the ico, the information commissioner's office. some companies will see the new change i

alex, thank you very much. alex forsyth there. chas hodges — one half of the musical duo chas and dave — has died at the age of 7a. he formed the pop rock band with dave peacock in 1975, and became pioneers of the musical style labelled "rockney". they had eight top—a0 singles, including rabbit, ain't no pleasing you, and snooker loopy. chas hodges passed away as a result of organ failure. he'd been suffering from cancer for some time. let's listen now to the first top 20 hit front of the pops in 1979 chas hodges has died at the age of 7a. the british broadcaster sky will be auctioned off today, in a dramatic end to a two—year £26bn takeover battle. the broadcaster has been subject to rival bids from rupert muroch‘s fox and the us company comcast. the auction begun on friday at 5.00pm, and the takeover panel said all parties had agreed to the process, which will have a maximum of three rounds. well, joining us now is alice enders, head of research at enders analysis. these two have you with us today. perhaps for our vie

alex forsyth, bbc news in somerset. he is england's most prolific test batsman with more than 12,000 runs to his name, and 160 test match appearances. but today alistair cook announced he will retire from international cricket after this week's final test against india. he said he had given everything and had nothing left in the tank. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson has this report. ina in a walled off precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he had opened the batting for england. it is how it seemed and how it has been for a dozen years, but no more. he said ina for a dozen years, but no more. he said in a statement today he had "nothing left in the tank." he retires declaring he has achieved "more than he could have ever imagined." it all began because cook wa nted imagined." it all began because cook wanted to be like graham gooch, and they have shared an obsession with batting. if you are trying to design a cricketer to play for your country, alastair cook would be that role

alex forsyth, bbc news in somerset. a british company has unveiled a new robotic surgery system which is expected to be used at several nhs hospitals from next year. the robotic arms, which carry out operations, are controlled by a surgeon using a console. it's one of a new generation of surgical robots being developed, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. imagine this operating on you. it's the latest in surgical robot technology. all controlled by a human hand at a console, with the aid of a 3d monitor. the aim is to make laparoscopic — or keyhole — surgery technically easier for surgeons, allowing greater precision, and so giving better outcomes for patients. it's considerably easier. all you can do with a conventional la pa roscopic instrument is you can move it in and out, and you can rotate it. and so what the robot enables you to do is to play with this in a much more wide range of movement. the versius robot has been designed and built in cambridge. these robot arms have joints like a human's,

alex forsyth, bbc news, liverpool. let's talk to our chief political correspondent vicki young who is at the labour party conference in liverpool for us now. vicki. i think it is interesting this week, labour will want to show themselves as a government in waiting and talking the course of wanting a general election. and as thatis wanting a general election. and as that is hard for the opposition to retrieve under the parliamentary rule that would require conservatives to go for. they can call fort but there are not many people think that is what happened. they're going to talk about taxes and those with second homes to help people on the cost of housing and rent and talking about putting workers on the board of copies. a lot of ideas coming out here but it is difficult to get away from that issue of brexit, dominating the political landscape so much that people want to know what labour's position is. there's also a certain amount of concentration here on internal intraparty amount of concentration here on internal int

alex forsyth, bbc news, leicestershire. he may be six foot three, but steph curry is actually quite small for his sport — basketball. yet he‘s the highest—paid player in america‘s national basketball association, having secured a $200 million deal. today, this superstar of american sport has been shooting hoops in east london — where he met our sports editor, dan roan. he‘s the sharpshooting superstar of american basketball. steph curry from downtown! twice voted the most valuable player in the nba, steph curry‘s become one of the biggest names in world sport — king of the long—range three—pointer. today he was the main attraction at a court in london‘s east end. he told me that basketball will soon grow this side of the atlantic. how big do think this sport could be in britain in the future? i think it‘ll be extremely huge and aspiring for kids to play, especially at earlier ages. to get that instruction and develop their own passions for the game. curry‘s helped his team, the golden state warrior

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times, and the broadcasterjohn stapleton. the trades union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson is in manchester where the unions are holding their annual conference, and sent this report. all we're left with, with just 200 days to go, before potentially we crash out of the eu, all we have got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote, and if the prime minister will not come back with a deal that working people deserve, then we will be throwing our weight behind that campaign. you have made it very clear what you want the prime minister to do, what do you want the leader of the opposition to do? d

alex forsyth reporting. let's talk to our chief political correspondent vicki young who is at the labour party conference in liverpool for us now. we canjoin we can join her we canjoin her now. vicki. it is not just that brexit we canjoin her now. vicki. it is notjust that brexit policy we canjoin her now. vicki. it is not just that brexit policy which we canjoin her now. vicki. it is notjust that brexit policy which is causing some division within the party. there's this ongoing row about the role of mps about how easily they should be able to be deselected. at the moment if you are a sitting mp you are automatically get the stand again at the next election. but after the really two yea rs of battles election. but after the really two years of battles that there have been between some labour mps and jeremy corbyn with some of these mps being highly big love him, there are some in the party who say they should no longer have that automatic right. and today what when mccluskey said he agreed to that point. he

alex forsyth in westminster, thank you. us prosecutors have charged a north korean man alleged to have been involved in creating the malicious software used to cripple the national health service. the 2017 incident left nhs staff reverting to pen and paper after being locked out of computer systems. parkjin hyok is said to be linked to the lazarus group, a hacking collective is also blamed for the hack on sony pictures in 2014. we can cross to washington and speak to our correspondent dave lee. tell us more about this man and remind us what he did? parkjin hyok is accused by the department of justice of being heavily involved in this lazarus group, they have been known to cyber security firms for some time. it is alleged to have been backed and paid for by the north korean government. we understand they often operate outside the country in china. they have been blamed for a large number of attacks, notably, as you say, the cry of virus which spread worldwide, costing an awful lot of money, locking out computers, notably the

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in liverpool. alex, what can we expect from conference? it hasn't even got under way happily yet and we have already heard some of the policies that the party is hoping to promote. their plans for rationalising the railways, possibly within five years, where labour to come to power. they say they could look at the existing contracts and see if there were break clauses which could be exploited. they are also talking about more support for domestic abuse victims, and new women and equality is apartment being set up and encouraging employers to give victims of domestic abuse ten paid days leave a year. the party is keen to promote its policy agenda because it says it's getting ready for the next general election, but it will not be able to avoid some of the divisive issues that still plague labour, the changes to the party rules, giving the members more clout which is controversial. but the big one is brexit. a number of local member parties is pushing the leadership to campaignfor parties is pushing the leadership to campaign for another vot

alex forsyth, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young watched the speech, and is still in liverpool. yeah, and it wasjeremy corbyn, in his fourth conference speech, very much calling for a general election, but also trying to portray himself asa but also trying to portray himself as a prime minister in waiting and his party as a government in waiting, with a very long list of offers, really, to voters. of course, his critics would immediately say they are an expensive list of offers, tempting though they may be. i'm joined by the shadow attorney general, shami chakrabarti. the shadow attorney general, shami chakra barti. that's a the shadow attorney general, shami chakrabarti. that's a point, isn't it? was this speech to anti—business? you will need wealth creators to pay for this list of stuff. absolutely, and they include people that work in any place of business, and i think lots of business, and i think lots of business leaders welcome the idea that the workforce could be more involved in the governance of the business, so large businesses can have a third of work

alex. well, that's right. the first day of the labour conference, and the party had wanted to promote some of its policies — a tax on second homes, putting more workers on

alex forsyth, bbc news in somerset. let's return to the news that a labour party official who suggested jewish "trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti—semitism in labour ranks has been re—elected to the party's ruling body. peter willsman was criticised when a recording of his remarks emerged injuly, but he is one of nine people elected to labour's national executive committee. in his recorded remarks, made during a labour nec meeting, mr willsman also said he had never seen anti—semitism in the party. joining me in the studio is stephen bush from the new statesman. what you make of his re—election? what you make of his re—election7m is maybe being over analysed, the tape came out a few days after ballots dropped and all internal elections are taken by post and e—mail. the first lump occurs and the second they get their post, that holds for the labour party and other national ballots, and when you look at how close he came to being defeated by the next candidate, eddie izzard, it looks like he had a

our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. nice to see you. surrounded by his senior team, jeremy corbyn made his way to the stage this morning. support frenzy has been clearer. the question is how far back can translate beyond this conference and across the country. please welcome the leader of the labour party and oui’ the leader of the labour party and our next prime minister, jeremy corbyn. his answer, a promise of a radical change, ripping up the old economic system and replacing it with something new. and the message to his party, to stand together. real unity is based on the freedom to disagree and debate, then come together around a democratic decision, as we've done this week. so we need to foster a much greater culture of tolerance, and into abuse online and in person. we must learn... we must learn to listen a bit more and shot a bit less. to focus on what unites us and to accept losing a vote while maintaining the right to pick up the debate again. we are on a journey together, and we can only complete the journey together! he ad

our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. neverfarfrom a camera, it seems, but borisjohnson didn't get the warmest welcome from cricket fans at the oval yesterday. commentator: ah, the former foreign secretary. appears to be on his own. booing perhaps dreaming up his latest attack on the government's brexit plan. in today's mail on sunday he called it feeble and pathetic and said by promising no friction at the irish border... suicide bomb or suicide vest... that language was quickly criticised by tory colleagues. i think there are much better ways to articulate your differences and i think it's a reminder, i think, for all of us in public policy, whichever political party we represent, to use measured language because that's what the public want to see. some went much further. on twitter, the mp and former army officer tom tugendhat said... while sir alan duncan, a government minister, said it was one of the most disgusting moments in modern politics. with years of experience at westminster, there is little doubt boris johns

forsyth has been following the story. we know there are different schools of thought in the party and the accusation now is that rings have come to such a head that some of jeremy corbyn‘s supporters are trying to oust some of his critics. that some elements of the left—wing of the party are trying to get rid of the party are trying to get rid of some of the more centre—left mps. that is the accusation from chuka umunna. he doesn't say that they tried to orchestrated that he says they need to do something to stop it. in his words, call of the dogs. this is what he said a little earlier. already, centre-left mps are being systematically targeted with motions against them. motions brought against them for standing up the ce ntre—left brought against them for standing up the centre—left values. my message to all leadership is clear. it is even your power “— to all leadership is clear. it is even your power —— it is within your power to stop these so—called orthodox. this is what john mcdonnell had to say

forsyth went to leicestershire to find out more. baby rowan might not know much about council services but his mum, anna, a gp, relied on her local children's centre when she moved to leicestershire seven years ago. when she went back recently, she found the service had been stripped back. that lack of support means that people are really going to be at risk of postnatal depression and anxiety, and those families are really going to suffer because of the cuts. it's a familiar tale across the country as councils struggle to balance the books. leicestershire county council? now some, like leicestershire, are looking at radical solutions to cut back running costs and put more into services. at the moment, one big council, leicester county, covers the whole area and is responsible for major services like social care and highways. but the county is also split into seven districts and each has a smaller council which looks after local services like planning and leisure facilities. my budget pressures are pretty horrendous. the county coun

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in liverpool now, where the conference is being held. alex. well, that's right. the first day of the labour conference, and the party had wanted to promote some of its policies — a tax on second homes, putting more workers on the board of larger company is, —— companies, but of course much of the focus is brexit. and it now looks possible the party could shift its decision. all behind jeremy, get your copy of labour weekly. at labour's conference, there is one thing on people's minds. there is growing feeling among the rank and file for labour to pack the weak back another vote on the brexit deal. today, jeremy corbyn said he would support the decision of party members. we area the decision of party members. we are a democratic party, very big. it is the biggest conference we have had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? obviously. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible, even after its plan was rejected by the eu. we need to hold out nerve, rejecte

forsyth is in westminster and explained the significance of the move. the plan was to abolish a class of national insurance contributions which would have seen about 3 million self—employed workers pay about £150 a year less. what, by abolishing that class, it would have pushed some of the lowest earners into a higher class, meaning that they would have had to pay more. now, the treasury couldn‘t find a way to make that fear and so it has ditched the whole plan. but this is an the first time the chancellor has had to row back on a proposed change to the tax system for the self—employed. he had to do so when he found himself in some political hot water after last year‘s budget. labour said the government should not promise things it can‘t deliver, and has accused it of betraying the self—employed. a leaked treasury paper has revealed that the government expects whitehall departments to make cuts in the event of the uk not reaching a deal with the european union over brexit. the document, codenamed 0peration yellowhammer, was photographed in

our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster for us. why not? this is a tax that was paid by some 3 million self—employed people towards things like the state pension and maternity pay costing about £150 per year but two years ago the government said it would scrap that has plans to simplify the system. scrap that has plans to simplify the syste m. n ow scrap that has plans to simplify the system. now it is no longer going ahead with that plan. the reason according to ministers is that because of the complexity of the tax system for the self—employed, some of those earning the least would have had to pay more towards their pensions. nonetheless it was only last year the chancellor got himself into some political hot water for having to row back on another plan change to the tax system for the self—employed. labour today has already said this one is a betrayal of workers who are the engine of the economy. thank you. president trump has launched a scathing attack on the new york times after it published an anonymous article apparently writt

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in westminster. so, why do you turn? this was a tax cut first announcement just by george osborne but it was delayed and now it has been scrapped altogether. this was because the plan to abolish a class of national insurance contributions which would have seen 3 million workers pay £150 a year less, that by abolishing that class, it would have pushed some of the lowest earners into a higher class meaning they would have had to pay more. the treasury could not find a way to make that fair and so it has ditched the plan. this is not the first time the chancellor has had to go back on a proposed change to the tax system for the self—employed, he did so when he found himself in political hot water after last year‘s budget. labour says the government should not promised things they cannot deliver and has accused them of betraying the self—employed. and has accused them of betraying the self-employed. thank you. 11 million people could save around £75 a year after the regulator announced plans to cap some energy bills.

forsyth, reports from liverpool. all behind jeremy. get your copy of labour briefing. at labour's liverpool conference, there's one thing on most people's minds. there is growing demand among the rank and file for a labour to back another public vote on any brexit deal. today, the labour leader said he'd listen to party members. 0ur preference would be for general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with europe. but let's see what comes out of conference. we're a democratic party, we're very big. it's the biggest conference we've ever had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? well, obviously. i'm there elected as leader of this party. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible even after its plan was rejected by the eu. i think what we need to do hold our nerve, keep our cool, continue to negotiate in good faith and really press the eu to be clearer on what their objections are. but here, unsurprisingly, they‘ re

from the party conference in liverpool, here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. the second day of the labour party conference and brexit is once again the dominant theme, members here will vote tomorrow on a proposal that could shift labour's policy. it was agreed by officials last night, they said if parliament does not back a "brexit" deal and there is no election, then labour could campaign for another public vote. shadow chancellor said it would be on the table. we accept the last referendum, we want a general election, if we can't get that, we wa nt election, if we can't get that, we want some form of democratic option, that could be a people's vote. he suggested staying in the eu would not be an option. my view at the moment is, look, parliament will decide what is on the ballot paper, we will be arguing it should be a vote on the deal itself. that isn't what many labour members want, they say if there is another vote, it should not be limited to how the uk leaves the eu. the idea that you could betray those members without giving them the option to remain

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent alex forsyth. the divisions of labour are pretty well documented by this point, and you can categorise the very broad split between jeremy you can categorise the very broad split betweenjeremy corbyn and his supporters, who art to the left, and those centreleft mps, the so—called moderates of the party. what chuka umunna has suggested today is that jeremy corbyn‘s supporters are deliberately trying to get rid of the so—called moderate mps, and he says there are doing that through these local votes in their parties, votes of no—confidence, which are only symbolic, but he said this is all part of an attempted purge. this is chuka umunna speaking in london earlier today. already centreleft mps are being systematically targeted with motions against them and their local parties, motions brought against them for standing up for the centreleft values. my message to the leadership is clear. it is within your power to stop this, so call off the dogs. there have been specific instances. john mcdonnel

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is with me now. we have seen a series of these no—confidence votes and a feeling among some that this is coming from higher up. the divisions in labour are higher up. the divisions in labour a re pretty higher up. the divisions in labour are pretty well documented. there are pretty well documented. there are different schools of thought in the party. the accusation now is that things have come to such a head that things have come to such a head that some ofjeremy corbyn‘s supporters are trying to oust some of his critics but some elements of the left wing of the party are trying to get rid of some of the more centre—left mps. that is the accusation from chuka umunna. he does not say the party leadership is tried orchestrated the says they need to do something to stop it. this is what he said a little bit earlier. already, centre-left mps are being systematically targeted with motions against them in their owfi with motions against them in their own parties, motions brought against them for stan

forsyth, reports from liverpool. all behind jeremy. get your copy of labour briefing. at labour's liverpool conference, there's one thing on most people's minds. there is growing demand among the rank and file for a labour to back another public vote on any brexit deal. today, the labour leader said he'd listen to party members. 0ur preference would be for a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with europe. but let's see what comes out of conference. we're a democratic party, we're very big. it's the biggest conference we've ever had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? well, obviously. i'm there elected as leader of this party. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible even after its plan was rejected by the eu. i think what we need to do hold our nerve, keep our cool, continue to negotiate in good faith and really press the eu to be clearer on what their objections are. but here, unsurprisingly, they‘

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports from liverpool. all behind jeremy. get your copy of labour briefing. at labour's liverpool conference, there's one thing on most people's minds. there is growing demand among the rank and file for a labour to back another public vote on any brexit deal. today, the labour leader said he'd listen to party members. our preference would be for a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with europe. but let's see what comes out of conference. we're a democratic party, we're very big. it's the biggest conference we've ever had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? well, obviously. i'm there elected as leader of this party. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible even after its plan was rejected by the eu. i think what we need to do hold our nerve, keep our cool, continue to negotiate in good faith and really press the eu to be clearer on what their objections are. but here, unsurprisingly, they‘ re not happy leavin

forsyth went to leicestershire to find out more this baby might not know much about council services but his mum, anna, a gp, relied on her local children's centre when she moved to leicestershire seven years ago. when she went back recently, she found the service had been stripped back. that lack of support means that people are really going to be at risk of postnatal depression and anxiety and those families are really going to suffer because of the cuts. it's a familiar tale across the country as councils struggle to balance the books. leicestershire county council. now some, like leicestershire, are looking at radical solutions to cut back running costs and put more into services. at the moment, one big council, leicester county, covers the whole area and is responsible for major services like social care and highways. but the county is also split into seven districts and each has a smaller council which looks after local services like planning and leisure facilities. my budget pressures are pretty horrendous. the county council leader has suggested scrapping all existing authori

our political correspondent alex forsyth is at the labour conference — alex, will this outcome please leavers and remainers? so far, nobody has pushed back on it. the problem for labour was this, there were groups within the party pushing hard for labour to become the party that officially backed the campaignfor the party that officially backed the campaign for another vote on the brexit deal. but there were concerned that if labour did that it might alienate the supporters who did want to leave the european union. so jeremy corbyn did want to leave the european union. sojeremy corbyn said it is up union. sojeremy corbyn said it is up to party members. and officials got together and it took them a long time, but they came up with this form of words which will be voted on later this week which says, if we cannot get a general election and things go wrong with theresa may and the brussels negotiations, we will lock out all the options and one of those might be campaigning for another vote. but the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell made it clear this morning, the preference was for a gener

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us this morning. just take us through this, because it is quite important, the language being used. it is crucial. this is something that has called on all summer. something that has called on all summer. what it oils down is —— boils down to is this, should the labour party accept a definition of anti—semitism as set out by the holocaust remembrance online. they agree to exit at full, but as for this lying saying it was essential, it didn't undermine freedom of expression about israel or the rights of palestinians. it has emerged thatjeremy corbett wanted that statement to be much more detailed about what you can say it, oi’ detailed about what you can say it, or criticisms you can make israel. wasn't accepted, so the party didn't go with what he had been putting forward. —— it wasn't. where's that leave us? fact that the party has accepted the definition in the fall has been broadly welcomed, but there are critics who said it shouldn't have come with any caveat and jeremy corbyn was wron

from the party conference in liverpool, here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. day two of labour conference and brexiter is once again a dominant theme. members here will vote tomorrow on a proposal that could shift labour's policy. it was agreed by officials last night, they said if parliament doesn't back a final brexit deal and there is no election then labour could campaign for another public vote. the shadow chancellor said it would be on the table. we accept the referendum, we wa nt table. we accept the referendum, we want a general election. if we can't get that we'd want some form of democratic option. that could be a people's vote. he suggested that staying in the eu would not be an option. my view at the moment is parliament to decide what will be on the ballot paper, we will be arguing it should be a vote on the deal itself. the shadow brexit secretary has a different view. he said it could be about remaining part of the european union. the meeting last night was fairly clear, it didn't wa nt to night was fairly clear, it didn't want to be prescriptiv

forsyth is in liverpool. alex, is this topic likely to dominate the conference? the brexit elephant has wandered from westminster and you stood on the banks of the mersey. the brexit elephant is trampling everything else politically, it is taking over, chris, the brexit elephant is here in full force today because there has been a growing pressure on the labour party leadership to back the idea of another vote on whatever brexit deal theresa may is able to negotiate with brussels. i think it is fairto negotiate with brussels. i think it is fair to say up till this point they have been reluctant to do so because whatjeremy corbyn wants is another general election because he wa nts to another general election because he wants to push theresa may out of number ten and get himself in there but a big focus on this conference is about party democracy, digging the party members more say over how things are run because their risk this real push from the party membership for the leaders to back a second vote i think i

here's alex forsyth. this is a tax that was paid by some as3 this is a tax that was paid by some as 3 million self—employed people towards things like the state pension and maternity pay. it costs £150 a year. but the government said it would scrap that as plans to simple by the system. now it is not. it is no longer going ahead with that plan. and the reason according to ministers is the personal complexities of the tax system for the self—employed. some of those earning the very least would actually have an up paying more towards their pensions. you may remember it was only last year the chancellor got himself into some political hot water for having to i’ow political hot water for having to row back on another plan changed the tax system for the self—employed. labour is artie said that this one isa labour is artie said that this one is a betrayal of workers who are the engine of the economy. —— has already said. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. british and russian officia

forsyth has the latest. day two of labour conference, and brexit is once again a dominant theme. members here will vote tomorrow on a proposal that could shift labour's policy. it was agreed by officials last night, they said if parliament doesn't back a final brexit deal and there is no election then labour could campaign for another public vote. the shadow chancellor said it would be on the table. we accept the last referendum, we want a general election. if we can't get that we'd want some form of democratic option. that could be a people's vote. he suggested staying in the eu would not be an option. my view at the moment is that parliament will decide what will be on the ballot paper, we will be arguing that it should be a vote on the deal itself. the shadow brexit secretary has a different view. he said it could be about remaining part of the european union. the meeting last night was very clear that it didn't want to be prescriptive about what the question might be. the public vote question was left de

forsyth, reports from liverpool. all behind jeremy. get your copy of labour briefing. at labour's liverpool conference, there's one thing on most people's minds. there is growing demand among the rank and file for a labour to back another public vote on any brexit deal. today, the labour leader said he'd listen to party members. 0ur preference would be for a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with europe. but let's see what comes out of conference. we're a democratic party, we're very big. it's the biggest conference we've ever had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? well, obviously. i'm there elected as a leader of this party. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible even after its plan was rejected by the eu. i think what we need to do hold our nerve, keep our cool, continue to negotiate in good faith and really press the eu to be clearer on what their objections are. but here, unsurprisingly, theyâ€

let's get the latest from westminster and our political correspondent alex forsyth... thank you forjoining us. she says again to the bbc that it is either my deal or no deal. i can't believe that will sway a single sceptic in her own party. remember when we first started on this brexit journey, the slogan of the prime minister was no deal is better than a bad deal. it now seems to be my deal or no deal. she is quite a fan of this ultimatum. that is essentially what this is, this is meant to put forward what the uk government sees as the only credible proposalfor a government sees as the only credible proposal for a negotiable deal. government sees as the only credible proposalfor a negotiable deal. that is the point, there is an admission from the prime minister that some people have concerns over elements of the blueprint she has drawn up. but what she is hoping is that enough mps in parliament will think, well, what is on the table is better than no deal at all. so framed in that situation, she is hoping she might get this through parliament. but she has no working m