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Concern for the employees as 22,000 jobs are put at risk worldwide including 9,000 in the uk. Very emotional the cabin crew were all crying. A bit sombre, to be honest. Well hear from another passenger who was also on one of the last flights into Manchester Airport this morning thats coming up in ten minutes. Also this hour at the labour conference, Jeremy Corbyn faces a revolt by members demanding that the Party Campaigns to remain in the eu. Decision day here in brighton as Jeremy Corbyn and the big unions seek to face down Party Members over his wait and see brexit policy. British talent dominates the emmys in los angeles fleabag wins four prizes including leading comedy actress for the shows creator Phoebe Waller bridge. And coming up in sport. Wales will shortly begin their World Cup Campaign injapan they kick off against georgia in 15 minutes time. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Thomas cook one of the Worlds Largest and oldest travel companies has this morning collapsed, leaving thousands of holiday makers stranded overseas and putting thousands ofjobs at risk. The final confirmation came in the early hours of this morning when last minute talks to save the 178 Year Old Company broke down. Thomas cooks chief executive said the firms collapse was a matter of profound regret. More than 150,000 british holiday makers are stranded. The government is attempting to bring them home in the biggest ever peacetime repatriation operation. The Tour Operators failure puts 22,000 jobs at risk worldwide, including 9,000 jobs here in the uk. The boss of thomas cook, peter fankhauser, has been speaking about the collapse of the company, lets hear what hes had to say. This is a statement i hoped i would never have to make. The receiver was appointed in the early hours of this morning, the 23rd of september, to take control of thomas cook. Despite huge efforts over a number of months, and further intense negotiations in recent days, we have not been able to secure a deal to save our business. I know that this outcome will be devastating to many people and will cause a lot of anxiety, stress and disruption. First, i want to apologise to my 21,000 colleagues whom i know will be heartbroken. You all fought so hard to make thomas cook a success. Secondly, i would like to say sorry to all our customers, those who are on holiday with us now and those who have booked with us in the coming months. My colleagues will be working with the caa to help with the repatriation. Finally, i would like to apologise to the many thousands of hoteliers and suppliers who have stuck by our business in good times and in bad and who now face difficult financial choices of their own. It has been my privilege to lead thomas cook. It is deeply distressing to me that it has not been possible to save one of the most loved brands in travel. Thank you. Do you take personal responsibility . The overnight collapse of thomas cook has been described as very sad news by the government. The transport secretary, grant shapps, has been speaking to the bbc this morning and says he considered very carefully whether the government could step in to help the company. It is certainly something i looked very carefully at, because obviously a travel company with a 178 year history, household name, everyone would love it to succeed and survive. In the end, there was a huge amount of debt. £1. 7 billion of debt in the company. They have not really kept pace with the times where people booked so many things online and match holidays and travel and cars and everything together. So there were real systemic problems there. We felt if money was put into it, not something the government would not usually do for a travel company anyway, we would still have to repatriate people so it was not a goer. With thousands of thomas cook passengers stranded at airports, or unable to fly off on holiday, lets speak to our reporter dave guest whos at Manchester Airport. What is the situation there . This is terminal one at manchester, normally these lines would be full of people queueing up to go to various parts of the world. Variously these lines are empty this morning. There were due to be 23 flights heading out from here, around 5000 passengers being shipped through manchester and none of that is happening now. A lot of people basically didnt turn up this morning because they had heeded the warnings, but others did turn up because they were confused about whether they should be coming or not. Even late last night until midnight somewhere told to come. The last thomas cook like to touch down in manchester landed at about 8 40am this morning. When it landed here, passenger said it was a very emotionalflight but passenger said it was a very emotional flight but they said the staff on board had remained entirely professional throughout. This is what they had to say. A bit emotional. Very emotional the cabin crew were all crying. A bit sombre to be honest. For a company that big to be going that long, its devastating. And then as soon as we landed, they were all crying. Its devastating. Its a legacy. As i say i worked for them for ten years and ive got loads of friends who. Its their livelihood. Its tragic, it really is. Those passengers the last ones to get out on a thomas cook flight. Now 150,000 people having to have lights arranged for them. We are expecting the first of those repatriation flights landing here at manchester about 12 25pm, then there will be other flights arriving through the day. Its a massive operation, the biggest peacetime repatriation of passengers this country has seen, certainly bigger than the monica colla pse certainly bigger than the monica collapse in 2017. Manchester a major hub for thomas cook. The monarch collapse. Apart from the blow to passengers, a big blow to many people who worked for the company here in manchester. Thank you, dave. Matt walker is currently in paphos in cyprus, staying in a hotel with his mum and his nana for his brothers wedding tomorrow. Would you introduce yourself because i dont know your name . It is mary nichols, matthews mothers mother. You are obviously in a tricky situation, tell us. We are left in the dark with everything. 0ur thomas cook rep has walked out. We have been left in the dark. We have tried to co nta ct been left in the dark. We have tried to contact the caa. They dont have any information on our flights currently, and obviously the hotel dont know whats going on. They tried to contact the airport. They havent been paid by thomas cook either. So thomas cook has not paid the hotel yet as well and they have warned us they have not been paid, we are left in the dark, there is no thomas cook representatives helping as they have all walked out. Nobody to contact. Yes, and very much left in the dark about the whole situation. On that point, if you are saying the hotel are saying they have not been paid by thomas cook, are they wanting money from you . Are they still giving you what you need in terms of food . They have not asked as yet. They have just said that thomas cook are in debt to them but they have not asked inc yet. But it is the fear of, you know, they have our passports just in case we trashed the place or anything like that, but that is again a fear of them saying we still havent been paid by thomas cook and we will keep your passport. They have not said it just yet but it is a fear of that happening. Is it a question you dont want to ask at the moment . We have not asked them just yet, we will be asking probably after this to be fair. We just want to get hold of someone that knows something. Absolutely, we want to get hold of someone that knows whats going on and say this is your transport to the airport, this is your flight times. There has not been anything. We have been trying to Contact People as well. With the hotel left in the dark as well, they are not going to help if they dont think they will get paid by thomas cook. You are there because it is your brothers wedding tomorrow. Is that going to go ahead do you think . Oh yes, it is tomorrow. Everything will go ahead with my brothers wedding tomorrow. We will due to come home the next day and my only worry is that i have a heart condition and i shall be out of tablets. I was warned by the family not to come in the first place but i was determined to come for the wedding and im a bit worried about running out of medication. Mary, tell us more about that. You have a heart condition, you need these tablets and you were expecting to go back this week. If you stay any longer, do you have supplies and how serious an issue is that . Only enough for about two days afterwards. It is going to be the fear of that as well, we have got to get that sorted. If anything is delayed, we have got to think about my nan with medication and find out from doctors from the uk to see what we can do. We are left in the dark with everything. It is a worry because they dont tell you anything here. Literally we dont know whats going on. All i can think is tomorrow we have the wedding to go tomorrow we have the wedding to go to with my brother, i need to enjoy that, but instead i will be on the phone to the caa working out what is going to happen and when the flights will be, when our transfers will be, because we did have transfers with our originalflight with because we did have transfers with our original flight with thomas cook to their airline but obviously now a different coach transfer will have to be made and we will have to pay our own taxi fares to get to the airport now. We are the only people at this hotel as well from thomas cook flying out. Ok, thank you both very much forjoining us. I hope you do enjoy the wedding tomorrow and stay in touch and let us know what happens. Thank you so much. The repatriation efforts have already begun. These pictures from last night show a malaysia airbus a380 landing at manchesterfrom kuala lumpur. Its thought to be one used by uk Civil Aviation authority, to bring back stranded passengers. Meanwhile, the last ever thomas cook flight to manchester, arrived this morning here we can see the plane, which took off from orlando. Trish taylor was on one of those final flights into manchester earlier this morning. She joins us now from walsall. What happened with you . We got to the airport yesterday at about two oclock to be told everything was 0k. Oclock to be told everything was ok. We then went through passport control to our gate which was gay to 62 at ken kuhn. The plane had landed because my husband and i had tracked the flight on our phone. It landed, it boarded us, they shut the door and then the captain came on who has been 25 years with thomas cook and he said, you have all read the papers, we are in the dark as much as you, the staff are very upset but it is our duty to get you back. They were totally professional, and he said, i would just like you not to ask the staff anything because we arejust to ask the staff anything because we are just trying to get the plane back safely with all of you on board and we will let you know when we land, and and we will let you know when we land , and that and we will let you know when we land, and that is what happened. The staff were emotional, they were professional but crying, and we landed at manchester and they were the last three transatlantic into manchester which was the first plane to land was our own, thomas cook from ken kuhn, the next was thomas cook from los angeles and orlando cancun. When we landed we were kept on the plane for about 45 minutes until they took us to where we have got to be sited and there were many more staff than what i have ever seen when you leave the plane around the plane area, then we were taken to immigration as normal, but we we re to immigration as normal, but we were 45 minutes to be kept on the plane until they had parked us in a secure area where they are now holding all the planes. The staff are very professional but so emotional, and a very hard job to do for a nine hour flight emotional, and a very hard job to do for a nine hourflight to bring back 315 passenger safely. Obviously have said the staff were very upset, what about the passengers . What was the mood alike . Very sombre. We had one drink service, thats all. The brea kfast drink service, thats all. The breakfast came round very late, only one hour and 20 minutes before we landed and no refreshments after it. The staff were trying to do the best they could, knowing they have got no job, bills to pay, gas and electric, food to buy, mortgages to pay and the staff were extremely upset and i felt so sorry they were put in that situation to fly people home safely and the government did not step in to help thomas cook when they stepped in to help rbs which was a failing business when that nearly crashed. Thanks forjoining us. Trish describing the plane basically being impounded after it landed because that is it, thomas cook flights grounded now the business has gone under. Our business presenter alice baxter is with me now. We are hearing so many stories of people affected as a result of the colla pse people affected as a result of the collapse of this business, what led to this collapse . In the immediate history are very dramatic weekend where thomas cook executives were scrabbling around on the phones to see if they could rustle up this extra £200 million that were demanded by the banks in extra contingency funding in order to keep the company afloat but clearly that extra 200 million was the straw that broke the camels back. This company has been in trouble for a while now. It had thought it had managed to cobble together a rescue package led by its largest shareholder, the chinese firm, but now the company is citing all sorts of problems. Externally, it is saying they faced rising fuel costs, the falling pound, really good weather we have had here in the uk encouraging people to stay cation. There have been problems in turkey as well for example. 0thers been problems in turkey as well for example. Others are saying it has failed to evolve, to adapt to the zist failed to evolve, to adapt to the 21st century in the way many of its competitors had, like tui. It still has these expensive high street shops and glossy brochures, it wasnt fit for purpose. We know the business secretary, andrea leadsom, said she intends to instigate a probe into the fallout of thomas cook, particularly looking at the actions of the management who continue to draw high salaries even when it was clear the company was in trouble. Thank you, alice. A dedicated website has been set up for thomas cook customers after the firm collapsed. The details are on your screen now. And theres a 24 hour helpline the number is 0300 303 2800. Coming up on bbc newsroom live. Ill be putting your questions to the travel expert simon calder about the situation facing customers and tourists thats just after half past eleven. Hell also bejoined by victoria bacon from abta the association of travel agents and Tour Operators. The battle to shape labours brexit policy will reach the floor of the Party Conference in brighton today, where members will choose between two competing strategies. Delegates will vote on whether the party should explicitly back remain in the run up to a general election, or adopt Jeremy Corbyns neutral position. 0ur assistant Political Editor norman smith joins us from the conference now. Norman, over to you. Mr corbyn would seem to be facing a battle royal over his brexit policy, the suggestion he will put off any final decision over whether labour will back remain, signed this conference is moving against him. We learned a short time ago that one of the big unions that had lining up behind mr corbyn now say they will be voting against him and backing the remain motion so we face a crunch vote later today, all of which has com pletely later today, all of which has completely obliterated a big policy announcement we have had from labour today on social care and their announcement they will provide three personal care free personal care for over 65 year olds. What is your ta ke for over 65 year olds. What is your take on the brexit position, do you think you should put off a final decision orjust come out and say labour back remain ahead of an election . I think we are having a debate on this this afternoon and it is right the party discusses this in a democratic way. It is right we have the different positions but what i think it is important here is we are united against no deal and there is a strong move to take this back to the british people so people can vote on whether we remain or leave with some kind of deal. You have seniorfigures in leave with some kind of deal. You have senior figures in the Labour Movement like alan johnson for example who say that if labour goes on the doorstep without any clarity of whether they are for or against, they will, in his words, get slaughtered. I dont think so. The we talk to our constituents about this all the time and they want to make sure there is no catastrophic no deal. It affects all of our futures and it is an important thing so we have the democratic debate this afternoon and then lets find a way to put it back to the people. Big announcement on personal care but it will only be for over 65 year olds. As i understand it, roughly half of care costs at the moment are for working age people who have dementia or whatever, so why limit it to over 65 year olds . We wa nt why limit it to over 65 year olds . We want to start with that because it is clear where the level of need is. 1. 4 Million People are managing every day without care and it means there are various daily activities like washing, dressing, having a meal, that they cannot manage to do. I think it benefits the nhs but it benefits more than anything those individuals if they can be supported at home to do daily activities. The figures are stark but clear. What we wa nt to figures are stark but clear. What we want to do about working age adults with disabilities is to expand it and we have an ambition for it being for everyone, this policy of free care, but we need to have the resources. Care, but we need to have the resources. After nine years of crisis and £8 billion taken out of it, we dont have the resources to do everything we want to do yet. L lot of people listening will have concerns over whether they have to sell the family home. Under your proposal, care will be free but residential costs which are very often a very significant part of social care bills, that wont be free so arent many people still, even with this announcement, going to face having to sell their family home . Free personal care will also apply to people in Residential Care but yes, they will have to meet residential costs. John mcdonnell has said this morning that we want to extend this. We want the nhs to provide care to meet all needs, but we have to take it steady. It is a system in crisis, we havent got enough staff currently so we have to build up to these positions. Barbara keeley, thank you for your time. Interesting to see whether the announcement today nudges the conservatives to make proposal on social care because i have some recollection when he was standing for the leadership he would do something in the first 100 days, so clock ticking. Lets see what he announces. This week the bbc is focusing on stoke on trent to find out more about the city and what makes it tick. The we are stoke on trent project, will be looking beyond the headlines to discover the stories that matter to the people who live there. 0ur correspondent beccy wood is in stoke on trent for us now. Welcome to stoke on trent. This is a Shopping Centre right in the heart of the city centre. Stoke on trent is one city made up of six towns and this is hanley, the city centre. Down there the bbc has taken over, we have the opportunity to come in, have a go at being a presenter, and down here we have the dome which is all about breaking the headlines which stoke on trent tends to be known for. Quite often we hear negative stories. We have seen the demise of the pottery industry, although it is having a resurgence. There is lots of talk about brexit and how stoke on trent feels about this and this is a way of making those stereotypes. You can have your picture taken with a peaky blinder and all week we will be hearing from members of the bbc. Grace, you are a student here in the city but you are not from stoke. What do you make of stoke on trent . It is a home from home because i am originally from ipswich and it is a smaller version. There are a lot of similarities. It was almost kind of creepy when i got here because it was almost exactly like where i come from, just with a different accent and oat cakes. Chris, what do you think of this city . Im from leicester so the dialect is very similar so it is easy to catch on. Im involved with the local music scene and it is a community and a fun vibe to be around. Everyone is happy to support each other and be one big family. Community is something we are hearing about already this morning, what other stories do you think the bbc needs to be reporting from here . Lam bbc needs to be reporting from here . I am involved in generally more University Communities but ijumped straight in last year and joined a tonne of societies and made loads of circles of friends from that so i have interlocking friendship groups now and that is really cool because now and that is really cool because no matter where you are going on campus you will be like, oh is anyone going up to the potteries today and they will be like, sure, and it is really nice. I think stoke gets a bad rap because it is a working class area and it is a bit rundown but people are the focal point. A lot of people will do anything for anyone and there is a Strong Community vibe. Thank you both very much. You are sticking around and getting a one to one session with rob. How is it going . It was interesting because rob has been doing things since he was 13 and thats kind of the age i got into radio as well, well, i got interested in it. Didnt actually do anything until i was about 17, but it isjust really interesting to see someone elses perspective and how they work their way up to where they are. Enjoy the rest of the question and answer session. They will be taking place every day this week. We have a pop up newsroom as well. If you have a story you want to tell us about, make sure you do. You can follow us on the social media platforms, and if you have an idea just e mail us. Platforms, and if you have an idea just email us. Thank you. Now its time for a look at the weather with simon king. We have had a lovely weekend with temperatures in the high 20s. All change throughout this week with wet and windy weather on the way but at the moment it is still all right out there. We have sunshine in warwickshire. For many parts of england, some sunshine but then cloud and this rain moves in from the southwest this afternoon. Temperatures will be lower than they we re temperatures will be lower than they were yesterday, particularly across eastern areas where we had 28 celsius yesterday in Eastern England and 21 degrees today. Through tonight this rain will push north but it will be heavy at times before further outbreaks spread into the early hours. A mild night but throughout tuesday some heavy and thundery rain across england and wales which could cause disruption. Further showers moving into the south west, strong and gusty winds around the south Western Areas with temperatures 17 to 19 celsius. Goodbye for now. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. The headlines the worlds oldest Tour Operator, thomas cook, has collapsed after last minute negotiations to save the company failed. Its left 150 , 000 holidaymakers stranded triggering a huge repatriation effort. 22,000 jobs are now at risk worldwide including 9,000 in the uk. In other news Jeremy Corbyn faces a battle over labours brexit policy as members choose between two competing strategies at the partys conference later. British talent has dominated the emmys in los angeles with fleabag winning four prizes, including leading comedy actress for Phoebe Waller bridge. Sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres gavin. Good morning. Wales have started their rugby World Cup Campaign theyre in action right now against georgia in toyota city. Around 15 mins or so gone in that match. Wales scoring a try afterjust two minutes Jonathan Davies going overfor them. 8 0 to wales. Wales hoping to keep up with australia, who won at the weekend theyre in the same pool. Captain Alun Wyn Jones will win his 129th welsh cap, equalling the record set by gethin jenkins. Well, yesterday ireland started their campaign with a comprehensive 27 3 win over scotland, while england beat tonga 35 3. Earlier we asked england and harlequins scrum half, danny care, what he thought of englands performance. They got the win, the bonus point. It wasnt the best performance but is never going to be and if this game in the world cup. They are very tough tonga side who made it very difficult for them. I think they will be quietly happy they got the win, relatively unscathed and through to thursday when you face the usa. I think irish fans can be happy, i dont seem to have their mojo back, they look very physical. They scored some great tries. Scotland, on the other hand, i think they have a bit of work to do, they just looked like they dont have much energy, lack some physicality. I think that is what the scottish fa ns i think that is what the scottish fans are disappointed, italy will look cup and our team hasnt performed. They have three games to put it right, i wouldnt pass them to put it right and get to the quarterfinals. They can be to anybody on their day. Liverpool maintained their perfect start in the premier league, beating chelsea 2 1 at stamford bridge. Trent Alexander Arnold opened the scoring with this well worked free kick, before Roberto Firmino doubled the lead. Ngolo kante did pull one back for chelsea in the second half, but liverpool held on, and still have a five point lead at the top of the table. We had to be ready. We can do what we are really getting. It was a good game, a really good game, at moments, brilliant. But there was obviously other things that we can and through which we will try to work on. There were small periods between the games when we have time to train. West ham were 2 0 winners at home to manchester united, Aaron Creswell with the pick of their goals. Manchester united havent won away from home in the league since february. Pierre emerick aubameyangs stunning free kick helped arsenal come from behind twice to beat aston villa 3 2 at the emirates. They are fourth in the table, while villa stay in the relegation zone. In the scottish premiership, celtic are still top of the table by three points after maintaining their 100 record. They came from behind to beat kilmarnock 3 1 at home. Second placed rangers beat stjohnstone 4 0. All the goals came in the second half, Jermaine Defoe came off the bench to score twice. And hearts beat hibs 2 1 in the edinburgh derby. Sebastian vettel won the singapore grand prix, but his first race victory for more than a year was branded as unfair by his team mate. Charles leclerc was leading the race from pole, but because ferrari brought him in for a pit stop after vettel, the german was able to leapfrog him into the lead. Leclerc was then ordered not to challenge vettel for victory. Lewis hamilton extended his championship lead to 65 points despite finishing fourth. Danny willett fought off competition from jon rahm to win the pga championship at wentworth. The pair were joint leaders going into the final day, but willett ran away with it as he carded six birdies on sunday. He nearly landed at eagle on the 18th, but had to make do with an easy tap in for another birdie, to see him finish on 20 under par, three shots ahead of rahm in second. This is willetts biggest victory since winning the masters back in 2016. Thats all the sport for now. Dont forget crickets county championship reaches its climax this week with the two title contenders somerset and essex going head to head at taunton. You can listen to commentary on radio 5 live sports extra and follow all the latest on the bbc sport website thats bbc. Co. Uk sport time now for a bbc ask this. Weve been taking your questions this morning on the news that one of the worlds biggest Tour Operators, thomas cook, has collapsed after last ditch rescue talks failed. It puts 9,000 jobs at risk in the uk. 150,000 british holiday makers are currently abroad. To shed some light on the situation for those passengers and staff weve got victoria bacon in the studio, and simon calder travel editor from the independent in salford. Thank you forjoining us. First question comes from stacey on twitter. I have a holiday booked for the 9th of october with thomas cook and was atol protected. She is asking what she now needs to do and how long does a refund take . Well, this is a how long is a piece of string questions, unafraid we simply do not know. The Civil Aviation authority admits there is the atol scheme, is generally quite good at it. When out as a really big failure, that is when you get problems. I will reach back to 2008 when a big company went bust, it took a yearfor some when a big company went bust, it took a year for some people to get their payments. Even back to monarch two years ago, a relatively low number of people were atol protected, and the statistics that the Civil Aviation authority put out after was for that 80 of people got their money within three months. That means one in five had to wait longer than three months. Various numbers flying around this morning, ive heard everything from two weeks to two months as a sort of target date. If you get your money within a month, i think you have done pretty well. Simon saint you will get hurt but it may take some time. Emma has got in touch saying what will happen to live what will happen to employees who work in hotels abroad . Will they be flown back with tourists, and will they be paid . This is obviously a very worrying time for staff of thomas cook. There has been Information Published on their website for staff. Basically, you should wait to hear from thomas cook to know if yourjob still exist or not, if you are meant redundant, then what you need to do next. I would point you to that information on the caa website. My son, his girlfriend and two others were due to go to cyprus for a well earned seven day break tomorrow, they will not get an immediate refund but are fortunate enough to be able to rebook but thousands of others cannot. The problem they face now is all holiday prices have shot up overnight, why can the government not step in and stop this . Talk about kick them whilst they are down now, the government cant step in, just as it cannot stop Holiday Companies doubling or tripling prices during the school holidays. It is unfortunately in this voraciously competitive industry. It is that the laws of supply and demand. We saw earlier that the share prices of easyjet and company might, two biggest competitors of thomas cook, increasing by six at percent and 7 respectively in the first hour of trading. A big competitor out like most cook goes out of the market, everybody scrabbling around for new flights, there are going to be spikes and prices. If you have a few days to wait, then see what so called rescue fa res wait, then see what so called rescue fares are going into the market from other carriers who may be able to offer you a better deal because you area offer you a better deal because you are a distressed thomas cook customers. I would agree with that point. I think one of the factors behind the demise of thomas cook is because the summer has been such a competitive market, lots of capacity, lots of holidays and lots of flights available. So i think actually waiting a few days to see how the market settles down, shopping around, if you can be flexible when you depart, which airport, which is a part of a doubt, that you are more likely to get a reasonable deal. Inevitably, if there is less capacity, will prices be going up . I think there will be a immediate of market response to what has happened today. But i think there was actually a glut in capacity over the summer which was one of the reasons why it was such competitive pricing. Another question here as a lot of people are looking to book holidays for next year, to your knowledge, are other companies in danger of falling into difficulties . If we look at the heart of what has happened here, one of the primary Major Regions for thomas cook is their huge debt and inability to pay that off. They have been trying as a Management Team to that for some time, obviously, the financing and restructuring they will look at was all about addressing that debt issue. There have also been other structural problems the conference is faced over the last few years, those are issues which are peculiar to thomas cook. It is a tough market out there as well, sol to thomas cook. It is a tough market out there as well, so i think other travel companies are responding by looking at the deals that they can give customers as well. One for you simon. Could you please ask simon calder what steps customers who have a cruise booked with p 0 via thomas cook should do regarding their holiday, the deposit already paid and any subsequent payments towards that cruise should take . All the big companies, big cruise line particularly because thomas cook sold lots of cruises, will be setting up unit specifically for people who are in this position. Your local thomas cook shop is no longer there, therefore, you call the Cruise Company direct, they will talk about whether your deposit has reach them and what you need to do now. The travel companies are being very receptive to this, they do understand is a stressful and anxious time and they want to get everything sorted out quickly. I would simply say, if you are not going for three months or something, then dont even think about calling them today, tomorrow, probably this week because everybody will be a new dated with the people who are going next week and really need to get things sorted out. Lee on twitter asking do i now cancel my direct debit or is this done automatically . Effectively, thomas cook has cat collapsed as a company so i would cancel my direct debit. Sarah asks ive recently booked my honeymoon to jamaica through thomas cook but its a tui holiday and a tui flight. Unsure if im affected by this and also if so i paid travel instance will i receive my money back from this also . Travel insurance from almost all of these tom brook issues will not be releva nt, these tom brook issues will not be relevant, early in a very small number of cases. If you have happen to get into your local Thomas Cook Agency because you like the people there and you have booked a trip thatis there and you have booked a trip that is operated by somebody else, again, get in touch with tui and see what they say. They will be setting up what they say. They will be setting upa what they say. They will be setting up a dedicated unit to deal with people like you, they want you to have your holiday, but simply a question of where the money is. Right now, we are saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. As you say, its asking the questions and checking of the companies that they are supposed to be travelling with . Yes, there will be very stages, if you paid six months ago, then no money will have almost certainly found its way to the supply. If you paid last week, it is probably stuck somewhere in the peterborough hq of thomas cook. I think its important to say that an easier way for people to probably checkis an easier way for people to probably check is that if they have a atol certificate, look and see who your holiday is protected by, if the name isa holiday is protected by, if the name is a different company, contact that company and they will help you. I have a holiday booked through travel repulbic leaving next tuesday and its just the flights that are with thomas cook. What is going to happen to me . From kate parsons. If itsjust the if its just the flight booked with the airline, then you will need to seeka claim the airline, then you will need to seek a claim through your credit or Debit Card Issuer for that. If you booked the flights with thomas cook themselves, then that will be cove red. Themselves, then that will be covered. And that instance, if you booked out by your travel republic, it will be with the airline. Having said that, the company is that the companies to get in touch with them in the first instance. I booked a package holiday with thomas cook forjune 2020. I only booked 2 weeks ago and paid a £200 deposit by debit card over the phone. My holiday documents state that my flight is with easyjet. I could book the same holiday today with first choice but am concerned that i may be offered a replacement holiday rather than a refund. From kirsty thompson. My my view on this if it is not until june 2020, then dont do anything. At this stage, give it a week or so, then get in touch, find out what the status is, it should be quite a straightforward thing between either deciding if youre going to keep those flights, or if you think you will cancel for a full refund and maybe look for a better deal made at the time june is maybe look for a better deal made at the timejune is very much off peak, i would certainly be counselling, getting a full refund, then maybe start looking around easter and bit i get start looking around easter and bit igeta start looking around easter and bit i get a great deal. We have run out of time, thank you both so much. Dont worry if we didnt get to your question because we have another ask this later. Do keep your questions coming in. Im just this later. Do keep your questions coming in. Imjust hearing this later. Do keep your questions coming in. Im just hearing that we have got breaking news to bring you, two Police Officers were hit by a fast moving Mercedes Benz in a deliberate act in the early hours of monday morning. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident. Arrested on suspicion of attempted murderfollowing the incident. Two other officers and a number in my head by the car were taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not thought to be life threatening. Two Police Officers hit by a Mercedes Benz in a deliberate act in the early hours of monday morning, a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following that incident in sussex. In a moment, well have all the business news. But first the headlines on bbc news thomas cook collapses after last minute negotiations to save the worlds oldest Tour Operator fail. Its left 150 , 000 holidaymakers stranded triggering a huge repatriation effort. In other news Jeremy Corbyn faces a battle with labour members over its brexit policy. After a dramatic weekend of last minute rescue talks the worlds oldest and Largest Travel Company couldnt raise the additional £200 million in contingency funding demanded by its banks. Thomas cook had secured a £900 million rescue deal led by its largest shareholder chinese firm, fosun in august but the demand from its banks had put the deal in doubt. And in the wake of thomas cooks collapse we look at how other airlines and travel firms are reacting. Amid accustations of price hikes easyjet and tui have seen their shares receive a boost this morning, with tui the biggest riser on the ftse100. And in other news japans softbank is reportedly looking at ways to replace the chief executive of wework, adam neumann. It comes after the Office Space Provider postponed its stock market listing last week amid lukewarm investor interest and tumbling valuations. Reuters reports weworks biggest shareholder, softbank, is now looking at removing mr neumann. So, as weve been hearing thomas cooks attempts to secure the additional funding failed both via private creditors and after appealing to the government. Which means its uk business, with its 9,000 staff, has gone into administration. As for its International Operations its chinese, german and nordic subsidiaries will all continue to trade as normal. This is because, from a legal standpoint, they are considered separate to the uk Parent Company and are not under the jurisdiction of the uks 0fficial receiver. They do, however, Share Services such as aircraft and it and will need to strike rescue deals in the coming weeks to keep trading. If they fail, a further 350,000 450,000 customers holidays could be at risk. Pippa jacks is the group editor of travel trade gazette. Was just explaining the po ramifications i was just explaining the potential ramifications of the International Arms of thomas cook are not able to sort themselves out with regards to the aircraft and the it services that they shared with the uk Parent Company. Lets focus our minds back to what has happened here in the uk, what led to this dramatic weekend . Thomas cook has actually had financial problems for quite some time, there is a huge amount of debt on its books which has not been adequately tackled in the last few yea rs. Adequately tackled in the last few years. Meaning more recent factors, the huge success of its competitors, and how phenomenally well ryanair and how phenomenally well ryanair and easyjet do any short haul market, has put added pressure on it, we have had brexit, the weaker pound, low consumer confidence. It is all really create a perfect storm that created conditions too difficult to sustain for thomas cook without that Financial Resilience that it otherwise might have had. Without that Financial Resilience that it otherwise might have hadm has faced these external headwinds, political problems in modern africa where a lot of the business was, a following point, oil price, good temperatures here. To what extent was this a failure of management . We know that the business secretary, andrea leadsom, has lodged a private into what went wrong at the company. The general consensus that the current management have done a decentjob with current management have done a decent job with what current management have done a decentjob with what they had to work with, and some of those problems are so long standing that you cannot necessarily play them at their door. But some of the problems that have been external factors more recently that have affected other Tour Operators, tui is still doing well, jet2 holidays are still doing well, jet2 holidays are still doing well, which would support the thinking that we cantjust be blaming brexit on the weak pound for this blaming brexit on the weak pound for this it blaming brexit on the weak pound for this it is a bigger issue specific to thomas cook. Interesting to note how the share prices of some of the competitors are having a great day on the ftse100 today. Tui, for example, that is a company that has evolved. We have growing at this luxury arm to this business, offering people more than a bucket and spade holiday for example. Was thomas cook simply accompanying the did not evolve with the times, when people simply cant go online and act as their own travel agent . |j think act as their own travel agent . think that is true to some extent, thomas cook was a bit slow to work on exclusive products, having hotels that only toms cook sowed, some think that tui did very successfully. I think the balance between tuis retail estate and its online bookings was better balance, may be the same for thomas cook wasnt quite in the right balance. I think specific items going on in the last four years put it in a very different bracket to where tui finds itself. A quick look at the market boards. I mentioned rising fuel costs. The International Benchmark for oil, brent crude, had a balance by 1 early in the day but it has fallen back slightly. Tui having a great day, up by nearly 7 . Thats all the business news. Lets return now to brighton and the labour Party Conference where labours position on brexit at the next general election is due to be decided. Two motions have been put forward at its conference in brighton. 0ne says the party should back remain, the other which has the support ofJeremy Corbyn says labour should be neutral. 0ur assistant Political Editor, norman smith, joins us now from the labour Party Conference in brighton. They are going over territory that has been going overfor some time . Yes, territory at that has been going on for weeks, months and yea rs, going on for weeks, months and years, but now, we will maybe get a decision . 0r years, but now, we will maybe get a decision . Or will me bleep one man who may know is my call, one of the main rivers trying to get mr corbyn to come out and openly back remain. What is going to happen . It will be a incredibly close vote, we have unison coming out of a with a clear position. 90 of members want to stay in the eu, 90 want a clear remain position. 0ur position is that going into a general election, we need to send a signal to other boaters that we are on their side against the disastrous right wing project that is brexit. In league is as well as remain ones, our biggest threat is from remain parties like the snp, lib dems, the greens. What you say to those cottages whether she might think that you have a point but if mr corbyn was forced to do an about turn on his policy now, profoundly damaging for him. Do an about turn on his policy now, profoundly damaging for himm do an about turn on his policy now, profoundly damaging for him. It is not really about turn. I dont think anybody seriously understands that labour is anything other than a remain party, it is very clear that they will end up campaigning for a remaina they will end up campaigning for a remain a referendum in the future. That is what everybody appears to be saying even though he doesnt want to ta ke saying even though he doesnt want to take position now. Treating voters like 80s and pretending that they will be little potty break during general election is not a vote winner. How do you respond to likes of Len Mccluskey whose clue does want to make it a loyalty test, saying that people should quit if they want remain. If Len Mccluskey was the call for the sacking of Jeremy Corbyn is allies in the shadow cabinet, thats up to him. The people have been i alize anti brexit missions have fought for the left in the labour party and for Jeremy Corbyn fans leadership for yea rs. Jeremy corbyn fans leadership for years. The greatest out loud he is telling the truth and doing what is in the best interest of the left, not just in the best interest of the left, notjust doing what you are told. If we allow another fudge to happen, we will make labour less electable and potential create a damaging incident for the left in the party is we need to keep a left led labour party, fight for a socialist Labour Government. To do that, we have to get out of this fudge, take a clear position, and move the conversation on two issues when it we were when, like the nhs, schools, housing. First up ive heard it said that may be at the conference will back bow size today, in other words, both the pair remain an jeremy size today, in other words, both the pair remain anJeremy Corbyn position . Technically speaking, that is true, you can back contradictory emotions. If that did happen, confidence would remain in motion. Generally corbyn is, above all, a democrat and has fought for democracy within the labour party for years. Despite some of the underhand many of those that have happened at this conference, including the stitching up of the nec which is a great matter of controversy on the floor, if conference adopts a remain position, Jeremy Corbyn will carry that out. There is no way he can say, you have not made a decision, i will go back to my original position . You think you will have to say he will have to gravitate or move to your car remain stance . Yes. And if he didnt . I dont think that is going to happen, i thinkjeremy has been very clear, if conference chooses remain, that is what he will back. We will get the key bouts just after five oclock today. They are card bouts, the decision may spill over later into the evening, maybe even tomorrow. Key votes scheduled for five. Now its time for a look at the weather. We have got her more autumnal feel to the weekend. As we go through today and the week, you will see more wind and rain. Not too bad at the moment for many of us, that we will continue sunshine across northern and eastern areas this afternoon, turning increasingly sunny across scotland. But claudia with rent living into northern ireland, wales and the south west of england during this afternoon. Strengthening wind here, maximum temperature is about 18 to 21 degrees. Much cooler across eastern areas compared to yesterday. Through tonight, that rain will spread northwards, followed by heavy burst of rain into the early part of tuesday morning, quite a mild but wet start to the day. Some heavy and fun the pain across much of england, that could give a little rainfall in a short space of time. Further showers, strong gusty winds and a south west. Maximum temperatures on tuesday about 17 to 19 celsius. Youre watching bbc newsroom live its midday and these are the main stories this morning all thomas cook flights are grounded after the worlds oldest Tour Operator collapses. It is deeply distressing to me that it has not been possible to save one of the most loved brands in travel. More than 150 , 000 holidaymakers are left stranded, triggering a huge repatriation effort. Others have had holidays cancelled. We have looked forward this to a long time, had the wedding injuly so it has been months waiting for this. Totally gutted. Concern for the employees as 22,000 jobs are put at risk worldwide, including 9,000 in the uk. As soon as we landed, all crying. Devastated. Its a legacy. Also this hour at the labour conference, Jeremy Corbyn faces a revolt by members demanding that the Party Campaigns to remain in the eu. This is the Conference Hall in brighton, where we expect the shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, to make a speech shortly. Well bring you that live. More than 8 Million People in england are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes according to a new report. British talent dominates the emmys in los angeles fleabag wins four prizes, including leading comedy actress for the shows creator Phoebe Waller bridge. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. Thomas cook, one of the Worlds Largest and oldest travel companies, has this morning collapsed, leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded overseas and putting thousands ofjobs at risk. The final confirmation came in the early hours of this morning when last minute talks to save the 178 Year Old Company broke down. Thomas cooks chief executive said the firms collapse was a matter of profound regret. More than 150,000 british holidaymakers are stranded. The government is attempting to bring them home in the biggest ever peacetime repatriation operation. The Tour Operators failure puts 22,000 jobs at risk worldwide, including 9,000 jobs here in the uk. Those repatriation efforts have already begun. These pictures from last night show a malaysia airbus a380 landing at manchesterfrom kuala lumpur. Its thought to be one used by uk Civil Aviation authority, to bring back stranded passengers. Meanwhile, the last ever thomas cook flight to manchester arrived this morning here we can see the plane, which took off from orlando. A symbolic moment and we can see hear from some of the passengers who were on board that flight now. A bit emotional. Very emotional the cabin crew were all crying. A bit sombre to be honest. For a company that big to be going that long, its devastating. And then as soon as we landed, they were all crying. Its devastating. Its a legacy. As i say, i worked for them for ten years and ive got loads of friends who. Its their livelihood. Its tragic, it really is. Our International Business correspondent theo leggett is at gatwick airport. Bring us up to date with the latest. Here at gatwick there were supposed to be 16 Outward Bound flights for thomas cook passengers today. They are not happening of course. People have been turning up to check in. A small minority of the passengers booked, many will have heard overnight or check before heading out whether the planes were flying. There was supposed to be another 13 flights coming back in from holiday destinations which wont be flying but of course we have this enormous repatriation effort put into place by the Civil Aviation authority which seems to be a well rehearsed operation. There are lots of stuff here giving guidance to passengers, telling them their rights, and we are expecting a lot of the return flights to be matched up with what passengers were expecting anyway. The idea being if you were on holiday you would experience the minimum disruption. Thank you, and we are going straight to brighton whereJohn Mcdonnell we are going straight to brighton where John Mcdonnell is we are going straight to brighton whereJohn Mcdonnell is about to speak. Thank you. Can ijust speak. Thank you. Can i just say thank you very much for all of the warmth of that welcome which i take as a response to the hard work of my Shadow Treasury Team and i think of them is the Unsung Heroes of my team. The chief secretary, an mp from what he describes as the small fishing village of bootle on merseyside. Jonathan reynolds, our missionary we send into the city of london to preach socialism. And anneliese dodds, who isjust brilliantly masterminding our programme to tackle tax avoidance and tax evasion. Applause. She has found that magic money tree in the Cayman Islands and she is digging it up and bringing it here. And clive lewis, always getting into scrapes after scrape in pressing through our radical green agenda with courage and vigour. Applause and also i want to thank lyn brown, the conscience of our party in ensuring everything we do will secure social justice and ensuring everything we do will secure socialjustice and equality for all that need it. Applause finally, my parliamentary private secretary, thelma walker, she brings her skills as a former head teacher to ensure we all do our homework and we deliver on every occasion thanks, thelma, for all that you do. I want to pay tribute to others as well. I want to pay tribute to the gmb workers who work for as to who have been threatened with the sack for christmas if they dont sign up to the contract. Here they are. Applause comrades, we will support you all the way in standing up to these bullies. We will support you all the way. Let me say to dave ward as well, i heard his speech earlier. As far as well, i heard his speech earlier. As faras im well, i heard his speech earlier. As far as im concerned, the role of a labourmp is, yes, far as im concerned, the role of a labour mp is, yes, to support in parliament but on the picket line so whether it is in parliament or on the picket line, dave, we will be with you in this campaign. I want to also thank a friend of mine. He is a mate through almost accidentally who almost accidentally became the leader of the labour party. He has given our team 100 support and what makes me so proud of him is that no matter what the smears and personal attacks by the gutter press, he a lwa ys attacks by the gutter press, he always responds and embodies the kinder, gentler politics he advocates and im so proud ofJeremy Corbyn. Applause crowd singing. Yoursinging is your singing is improving yoursinging is improving not your singing is improving not much, but improving cut it out my fear at the moment, and it is a genuine fear, my fear is that as a result of the behaviour, the language and the cynical opportunism of some politicians on the right, i think we have entered a period of profound insecurity and risk to our democratic system. I dont say this lightly, we have seen before in our history what kind of forces can be unleashed by politicians who have a com plete unleashed by politicians who have a complete disregard for the truth in their ruthless pursuit of power for powers sake. Politicians who attacked the very institutions and practices, no matter how flawed they are, the institutions and practices that uphold our democracy. They attack parliament, courts and the rule of law. The best antidote to thoseis rule of law. The best antidote to those is more democracy itself. Applause that is why we are right, we are right in ouraim that is why we are right, we are right in our aim to trust the people in having the final say on brexit, a deal or remain, we are right to go back and trust the people. Some will know, i have said that i will campaign for remain but let me make it clear. I profoundly respect those who support a genuine alternative, and i agree that we need to route through this, that generally jeremy is offering to bring our Party Together again. I wa nt to bring our Party Together again. I want to demonstrate the respect we show each other and how we can bring our Party Together, and just how as a result of that we can also bring the country back together again. Applause i warn those who would revoke article 50 without a democratic mandate, just ask yourselves what message that sends to our people. An old professor of mine Bernard Crick was once asked to define socialism in one sentence and he said it is the achievement of equality through democracy. We cannot say to people labour wants to share in the running of your workplace, community and environment but we dont trust you to have the final say over brexit. I believe nothing will do more to undermine theirfaith believe nothing will do more to undermine their faith in democracy in all its forms. We would run the risk of losing the confidence we have built up in people in using democracy to change the world. The radical thought we have seen in the last three to four years. The potential to turn around that radicalism and hope into transforming lives, increasing fulfilment and happiness for the many. That is what we are about. Equality through democracy, the definition of socialism. Transforming lives means, yes, having enough to get by, but not just to scrape by, also to live a rich and fulfilling life. Millions today, after nine years of tory austerity, millions today know how ha rd austerity, millions today know how hard it is to do that. Just worrying about getting to the end of the month. So transforming peoples lives means ending the modern evil of in work poverty. Applause labour has traditionally been committed to full employment. Weve a lwa ys committed to full employment. Weve always believed getting a job should mean you are lifted out of poverty, you lift yourself out of poverty, but under the tories the link between work and escaping poverty has been broken. I commit today that within the first term of Office Labour will end in work poverty in this country. End it, end it. That means completely transforming the way our economy works. We will restore full trade union rights in this country once again. Applause and we will fulfil the promise of our late leader. There was workplace rights will apply from day one of employment. We will roll out collective bargaining to enable workers to get their fair share of what they produce. And yes, we will bring ina what they produce. And yes, we will bring in a real living wage of at least £10 per hour, we will end the barbaric roll out of universal credit, we will cap rent and build a million new homes that our people need. Applause we wa nt applause we want to build those million new Affordable Homes so young people in particular are not pouring away thousands of pounds from their wages to rip off landlords, exploiting them as a result of the current housing shortage brought about by the tories. Its about. Work isnt just about wages, its freedom from drudgery, having dignity and respect and a voice in the workplace. That means a strong trade Union Movement and effective bargaining but also, in the new Public Services we are creating, it means management by workers and Service Using themselves rather than bureaucrats in whitehall. Self management by workers. It also means a tenth of shares being owned by those workers themselves. It means our commitment to doubling the size of our cooperative sector and going further, i hope, in ourambitions. 0ur further, i hope, in ourambitions. Our commitment to every worker therefore is that wherever you work you will have a stake and you will have a say in the future of your working environment, the Company Owned firm you work for, and how you are treated at work. But it is not just about fulfilling life at work. I have always believed we should work to live, not live to work. Look at the history of this. In the 1860s people worked a 65 hour week, and thanks to past Labour Governments but mainly thanks to the trade Union Movement, by the 1970s the average working week had been reduced to 43 hours. As society got richer, we could spend fewer hours at work. In recent decades, progress has stalled. People in our country work some of the longest hours in europe, and since the 1980s the link between increasing productivity and expanded free time has been broken. It is time to put that right so i can tell you today the next Labour Government will reduce the average full time working week to 32 hours within the next decade. Applause it will be a shorter working week with no loss of pay. Asa as a first step, and this has been a real bugbear of some of us, we will end the opt out from the european working time directive. We will roll out sector bargaining, we will require working hours to be included in legally binding sectoral agreements between employers and trade unions. This will allow the unions and employers to decide how best to reduce hours for their particular sector. And we will set up particular sector. And we will set upa particular sector. And we will set up a working Time Commission with the power to recommend to government on increasing statutory leave entitlements as quickly as possible without increasing unemployment. But while millions are exhausted from overwork, there are too many others who cannot get the working hours they need, so lets make it clear, absolutely clear, we will also ban zero hour contracts to make sure every employer. Applause we will make sure every employee has a guaranteed number of hours a week. I told this story at the tuc last year, my dad was on the docks, and his generation with the dockers who used to stand at the side of the street and then get picked by a gang to see if they got work that day and if they didnt get picked they didnt get work. Zero hours are the same level of exploitation as my father and grandfather were exposed to in the 1930s. And do you know, when people work those hours, our real living wage will make sure people earn enough to live on. Its not just people earn enough to live on. Its notjust enough to give people power over their working lives. We believe in extending democracy across the board, and we know one of the most urgent tasks we face when we go into government will be to rebuild local democracy, rebuild the local Council Services decimated by the conservatives, and yes, the lib dems as well when they were in government. My generation inherited a treasure of public parks, libraries and leisure centres, free and affordable for all. Into many cases now they are gone, they have been privatised or they priced out the families they were built for. The public assets meant a better for millions of us and they were part of the welfare state that our movement fought for and built, providing free at the point of use the things that made life worth living. I believe we shouldnt limit our ambition to simply repairing the damage caused by nine years of tory cuts. We have got to go further, got to go further. So today im launching a document on universal basic services. It lays out our belief that everyone has a right to a good life, that the state has a responsibility to make good on that right by providing Public Services free at the point of use. These services are part of our shared experiences, experiences that are too important to be left of the market, whether a family can afford them or not or whether they receive them or not or whether they receive them or not or whether they receive them or not. As socialists lets make it clear to everyone, we believe that people have the right to education, health, home and a decent environment, and access to culture and leisure. Applause i fervently believe the right to dignity in retirement is part of that right to health. All the people have the right to that dignity at every stage of their lives. You know as well as i do, the truth is our social care system at the moment is a national scandal. There has been nearly 8 billion taken from Council Budgets for social care since 2010. The result is 1 budgets for social care since 2010. The result is1 Million People not getting the care they need. Immense scale of human suffering and stress placed upon them and their families. More than 5 million unpaid carers, most of them women, looking after loved ones. And overworked, underpaid care workers, only being allowed to ten minute visits to those they care for because the Current System wont pay for more. A report last week demonstrated how at the same time many of the big care providers have developed highly complex corporate structures. Evolving offshore tax havens, sucking more money out of the system. I can announce today after yea rs of system. I can announce today after years of campaigning by trade unions and carers, is the first Building Block in our new National Care service, the next Labour Government will introduce personal care free at the point of use in england. Applause it will be funded not through conservatives gimmicky insurance schemes, but like the nhs and other essentials it will be funded through afair essentials it will be funded through a fair taxation system where everybody pays their way. We are publishing the first steps of our National Care Service Vision today, investing in the workforce and ensuring that those care workers, that they are employed on local Authority Rates of pay, working conditions, and trained to deliver the high quality care as unison and the high quality care as unison and the gmb have advocated for so long. Applause 0vertime will bring those Services Back into Public Ownership and democratic control. We will ensure local councils have the necessary resources after years of savage cuts, building up the capacity in local government for both care homes and dont miss hilary care, back under democratic control. And we will require all providers. There is nothing more important than dignity in retirement. It is a debt of honour. I want to say a personal thank you to the hard work and leadership that Barbara Keeley has shown in driving forward this policy so we could achieve the breakthrough today. Barbara keeley. Applause of course as you know in scotland, the government has already introduced free personal care, the Labour Government introduced free personal care, so when we spend the billions needed to guarantee that in england, there will be billions more for first minister Richard Leonard when he takes office in 2021. A Labour Government making millions of lives better across the uk, thanks to our transformative lives better across the uk, thanks to our tra nsformative policies lives better across the uk, thanks to our transformative policies in westminster, but also through the new resources for scottish and welsh governments as we roll out our transformative policies. Governments as we roll out our tra nsformative policies. Of governments as we roll out our transformative policies. Of all the universal rights that we hold dear, i suppose nothing is more important than the right to survival and survival of our planet. I believe when historians write about 2019, the most important political event so far has not been the replacement of one useless tory Prime Minister with another one. It is a consistent pattern it has been the emergence of Climate Change is the most important political question of the day. Applause nobody has done more in parliament than my colleague sue heymann and rebecca long bailey to pave the way for parliament declaring a Climate Emergency this year. And outside parliament, i want to pay tribute, just the exhilaration of it, i want to pay tribute to the School Strikers and extinction rebellion. Applause i have been so proud. I have been so proud to march and demonstrate alongside them, despite the climactic conditions they always seem to choose a day when it is raining they have shamed older generations of politicians into taking Climate Change seriously, and with the agency it needs. Now it is essential the Labour Movement continues tojoin in essential the Labour Movement continues to join in solidarity with those young people to help lead that fight. For my part, i will make sure the treasury puts in whatever resources a re necessary to the treasury puts in whatever resources are necessary to meet our Climate Change obligations, whatever is necessary. As you know, we are sitting on a sustainable and they and board, coordinating the treasury, the Business Department and the bank of england. £250 billion of green Government Investment in our National Transformation fund. 250 billion or more of a lending through our investment bank, delivered at grassroots by region, Regional Development banks and our new bank. This and let me make this clear as well, while the Labour Government will need to take the lead with state investment, we will make whatever forums are necessary to ensure that the finance sector is not patient the other way by investing in carbon intensive sectors for the future. That means millions more rays through green bonds, and support for a European Green new Deal Programme so that we can bring forward significantly that 2050 date. We are mobilising Financial Resources on a scale not seen since the post war reconstruction to achieve the twin goals of a Sustainable Future and a better today. In july at our inaugural International Social forum, i reiterated our support. We recognise that the First Industrial revolution meant britain was the first major contributor to Climate Change, something that left a Lasting Legacy for the globo cell. And to begin making some reparations. We will provide citizens of the global south free or cheap access to the Green Technologies that we development as pa rt technologies that we development as part of our green industrial revolution. It is onlyjust. Heart applause. And we will work with other countries and social movements across the globe to reform the Major International bodies, to enable them to coordinate the Global Response to Climate Change. That is an Old Trade Union saying, the cost of labour is the hope of the world. Here in britain, its the Labour Party Letters carrying that hook into the century. The course of labour. The hope of a world where the riches of our planet are shared. The hope of our planet are shared. The hope ofa of our planet are shared. The hope of a world where the chance for eve ryo ne of a world where the chance for everyone to realise their full potential. We know that we will not go that one out overnight, let nobody tell you that it will be easy, or that it wont face enormous resistance. I believe that our time is coming, time to start work on that historic mission, to lay the foundations of a new world. And sometime in the future, when they asked you where you were when other people are left to sleep on the streets, when families queued at food banks to survive, when the tories try to sell our country out to trump, when Climate Change threatens our planet and our very existence. I want you to be able to say, i doubt the hounds and at the public celsius our people needed. I doubt the homes that i built lee holmes. I want you to be able to say that i make sure everybody was fed and cared for. I want you to be able to say, i save the planet by tackling Climate Change, i helped lay the foundations of that new society, foundations are so deeply rooted that no tory in the feature can ever break them up. And when they ask you, how did you do that . You can tell them, i supported labour, ijoined you can tell them, i supported labour, i joined labour, you can tell them, i supported labour, ijoined labour, ivoted for Jeremy Corbyn, i elected a Labour Government, thats how, solidarity cheering and applause. Music plays. Mais outlives up very quickly at the end of the speech, John Mcdonnell, the shadow chancellor, speaking at the labour Party Conference. Joined on stage therebyJeremy Corbyn as they face therebyJeremy Corbyn as they face the prospect later of a battle over what the position of labour and will be on brexit. Lets get the thought of iain watson who joins us from brighton. What do you take from that speech there . You had music finishing at that speech from John Mcdonnell. It has been a pretty discordant battle on the floor of labour Party Conference, further battles ahead later on today. We had expected to see all the major trade unions backing Jeremy Corbyns position on brexit, but one of the big three unions, unison, has broken ra nks big three unions, unison, has broken ranks and said that they will back a out and out through the main stance. Giving an opportunity for those in the grass roots and want to see the potted up that position a chance of victory. Whatjohn potted up that position a chance of victory. What John Mcdonnell was trying to do was three things, i think. First of all, i think it was trying to say to people lets try and be civilised in this brexit debate. While he personally backs remain, he was saying to people, lets not have elections and things getting out of hand. He paid strong tribute to Jeremy Corbyn getting out of hand. He paid strong tribute toJeremy Corbyn which got the first standing ovation at the beginning of his speech. The second thing is they show that labour have some policies which might appeal to a new generation of voters when an election comes. For example, he pledged to reduce the working week to 32 hours over the next decade, also to set up a commission to look at working time and why. He also decide to do what already happens in scotland, to give free, personal ca re scotland, to give free, personal care to the elderly. This is something which scotland has already introduced, also free prescription charges, labour are saying that would be extended to the rest of the uk. Without him was saying was that he has got an incredible economic plan. When it comes to these big ticket items, free care for the elderly for example, it will be paid through not through the difficulties of the government in trying to finance social care, but simply through taxation. And he will raise taxes on those earning more than £80,000 a year. He covered a lot of other topics in his speech, Climate Change, for example, whether they will also be a very lively debate tomorrow to find a consensus on that. I think the main focus today will be on brexit. It is not clear at this stage held that light is going to go. There are appeals by the Party Leadership to grassroot activists who want a clear remain position to put that to one side, not to undermine jeremy position to put that to one side, not to undermineJeremy Corbyn was likely a ship. Its not clear that will come off as one of the major unions now backing a remain position. That could potentially see Jeremy Corbyn defeated later on today. Lets return to our top story the collapse of the holiday firm, thomas cook. The Tour Operators failure means more than 150,000 british tourists will need to be brought home, the biggest ever peacetime repatriation. 22,000 thousand jobs are at risk worldwide, including 9,000 in the uk. This morning, a symbolic moment as one of the last ever thomas cook flights landed in manchester. The boss of thomas cook, peter fankhauser, has been speaking about the collapse of the company, lets hear what hes had to say. This is a statement i hoped i would never have to make. The receiver was appointed in the early hours of this morning, the 23rd of september, to take control of thomas cook. Despite huge efforts over a number of months, and further intense negotiations in recent days, we have not been able to secure a deal to save our business. I know that this outcome will be devastating to many people and will cause a lot of anxiety, stress and disruption. First, i want to apologise to my 21,000 colleagues who i know will be heartbroken. You all fought so hard to make thomas cook a success. Secondly, i would like to say sorry to all our customers, those who are on holiday with us now and those who have booked with us in the coming months. My colleagues will be working with the caa to help with the repatriation. Finally, i would like to apologise to the many thousands of hoteliers and suppliers who have stuck by our business in good times and in bad, and who now face difficult financial choices of their own. It has been my privilege to lead thomas cook. It is deeply distressing to me that it has not been possible to save one of the most loved brands in travel. Thank you. The overnight collapse of thomas cook has been described as very sad news by the government. The transport secretary, grant shapps, has been speaking to the bbc this morning and says he considered very carefully whether the government could step in to help the company. It is certainly something i looked very carefully at, because obviously a travel company with a 178 year history, a household name, everyone would love it to succeed and survive. In the end, there was a huge amount of debt, £1. 7 billion of debt in the company. They have not really kept pace with the times where people book so many things online and match holidays and travel and cars and everything together. So there were real systemic problems there. We felt if money was put into it, not something the government lets speak now to diana holland, assistant general secretary of unite and labour party treasurer. She joins me down the line from the labour Party Conference in brighton. We were just hearing there from grant shapps who said he did considerfinancial grant shapps who said he did consider Financial Support for the company but then decided it wasnt the right thing to do. What are your thoughts. First and foremost, we are sending our thoughts and support to every Single Person that has been affected by this devastating news today. We represent people who were critically in at the airline part of the company, a viable part of the business, we were very supportive of every step that could have been taken to find a way to prevent what has happened now. We were calling for every step to be taken. We are deeply concerned that not a sufficient concentration was made on what would be needed. Money is being paid now, both to repatriate people, but also, there will be redundancy payments, compensation. Because this has not been handled right, and in different parts of the world, its not like this. Thomas cook has a subsidiary in germany, they are in the process of looking at a temporary support in order to try and find a way free. Today, would just want to make sure that the thomas cook workers are paid, number one. And everyone who is involved and can release money to do that, the administrators, whether the government cant abort, anything that can do that that is our absolute priority. Afterwards, we have to look back and say what could have to look back and say what could have been done, what can we do to prevent the situation happening again. Unite is going to launch legal action to aid employees in terms of redundancies. What would the legal action be . We would obviously be giving individual legal advice to everybody because they do have rights to redundancy, to be consulted in such circumstances, which they have not had. So they will be entitled to compensation. We are also do all that we can to look atJob Opportunities are also do all that we can to look at Job Opportunities in are also do all that we can to look atJob Opportunities in other companies because these are skilled people who have worked for a long time in this part of the industry, skills that we do not want to lose. 9000 people in this country will be losing theirjobs, people who have been dedicated, and given a lot. They are getting support from across the country but we need to make sure they are supported right now. Yes, there will be legal action but we also neatly instant support which could be in need of releasing of their wages as soon as possible. This a company and i had debts of £1. 7 billion, it was this notjust inevitable . When you talk about consultation, there were efforts to save the company right up until the last moment, this is where it has fallen . Right over the weekend, that was nearly a solution. If we could have kept the Airline Flying for longer, there may have been an opportunity to find a way through. But there were additional conditions financially place at the last minute. We would have wanted every viable option to be looked at, to see if that could have been supported, so that there could have been a way through, to find a way of potentially restructuring, working with everybody to find a way of stopping the absolute devastation thatis stopping the absolute devastation that is happening today. On brexit, you arejoining us from brighton, it is the hot topic for today. What pa rt is the hot topic for today. What part of the labour party take, when it becomes a clear defined party for remain or continues with the more ambiguous position phase favoured by Jeremy Corbyn. Jurys inn has said it is absolutely right that the party should be and articulate. Unison. It has been said by the company and that all the uncertainty and volatility over brexit has played a pa rt volatility over brexit has played a part in the insecurity and that they have had, as well as other issues over time. So Everybody Needs a way forward on this that can end the uncertainty and the instability that we have. Myjob here today is to make sure that im speaking up for those thomas cook workers who mustnt get lost in this debate. You are saying now that if brexit is a factor, is it right solution for business for labour party to campaignfor remain . Business for labour party to campaign for remain . The labour party has a process going on right now where people are taking positions, there will be votes this afternoon. After that, we will have afternoon. After that, we will have a clear position, and then we can go forward. But at the moment, were still in the process of that decision be made. I need to focus on making sure that the message is getting out to everybody that we are doing all that we can to support the thomas workers today. And we are extending our support to everybody else that has been affected. I dont think people would be expecting me to do anything out. Lets get more on this now from brian strutton, general secretary of the British Airline pilots association, or balpa. Hejoins me down the line from west drayton. What is your reaction to the colla pse what is your reaction to the collapse of the company . We have been with our members today and thomas cook and other places. The pilots and all the staff are absolutely devastated, shocked, feel they have been stabbed in the back for what has happened. They know that their company has had is a financial woes and has been under the spotlight for the past couple of weeks. But to wake up this morning and find out via the media that their company had collapsed and they we re their company had collapsed and they were probably out of a job is absolutely terrible. Even now, several hours later, individual employees still cant get proper information about what is going on, they have had no paperwork, they havent been personally told what situation they are in. It is shambolic. Do employees know if they will be paid this month . No, they dont. I asked the liquidators, ive beenin dont. I asked the liquidators, ive been in contact and said you have to tell us, are people going to get a pay cheque this month . They should be getting their september payments ona be getting their september payments on a couple of days. All of the staff have been working with great dignity to keep the ill and going through all this uncertainty and they do not even know if they will get a pay cheque this month. It really is appalling. Than a haul in from the unite union was talking to us from the unite union was talking to us diner holland. She was talking about doing whatever possible to make sure that workers rights are respected and they do get those paycheques will stop what is your understanding about what can be done to try and make sure that workers are paid . In a comic in a situation like this, employees have to claim for a redundancy or entitlement. We, on their behalf, put in a protective award claim saying that the employer did not consult us so we will try to put ina did not consult us so we will try to put in a claim for that as well. Every union will be claiming all the rights that account for its members because there was no consultation, the unions were not brought in to discuss the future of the company, there was no chance of consulting over whether we could make changes to help the airline survive. None of that at all, it happened totally out of the blue overnight. The decision arrived without any opportunity to make alternative plans. What you think you have done differently . look at the model that happened with the other Thomas Cook Airlines over in germany which is still operating as normal today. So they have not been repatriating their customers even though the group that owns them, thomas cook group, has gone into liquidation same as it has in the uk. The German Airline part of thomas cook is still speaking to the German Government, the German Government is considering helping them with some short term liquidity which is all we have asked for in the uk as well. Why the german part of thomas cook are still able to fly without the need for this chaotic repatriation, with all the costs that entails, in the uk, we have an overnight closure, leaving a mess for passengers and heart ache for employees is beyond me. Thank you for joining employees is beyond me. Thank you forjoining us. A dedicated website has been set up for thomas cook customers after the firm collapsed. The details are on your screen now customers can go to www. Thomascook. Caa. Co. Uk. And theres a 24 hour helpline the number is 0300 303 2800. A man has been arrested for attempted murder after two Police Officers were struck by a speeding car in a deliberate attack in the early hours of this morning. The incident, in littlehampton in west sussex, took place whilst the officers were carrying out a routine drugs check at the side of a road. The two officers and another man hit by the car were taken to hospital with serious injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. Seven children are reportedly among the dead following the collapse of a School Classroom in kenya. The accident happened at Precious Talent Academy this morning in the capitalm, nairobi. Government officials have opened an investigation into the cause of the accident, which happened in dagoretti a poor area in the west of the city, where many live in makeshift houses. The former australian cricketer, shane warne, has been banned from driving for twelve months after admitting a speeding charge. The ex spin bowler admitted breaking a 40mph limit on a slip road in kensington in august of last year. He already had 15 penalty points on his licence at the time for five other speeding offences. The duke and duchess of sussex and their four month old son, archie, are in south africa for their First Official tour as a family. Theyve begun their ten day trip in cape town with a visit to nyanga township. Prince harry will visit malawi, botswana and angola, where hell highlight his mothers work to tackle landmines. The duke and duchess will donate presents that were given to archie to an African Charity that trains and employs women living with hiv. Its been a good night for british stars at the us tv awards, the emmys. Phoebe waller bridge, the writer and creator of flea bag, and jodie comer, the star of killing eve, won two of the nights big prizes. Heres our north america correspondent peter bowes. Hollywood royalty, along with the stars of game of thrones, the fa ntasy stars of game of thrones, the fantasy good drama that has dominated screens for much of the decade. It was the use most nominated show and won the top award for best drama. But it was free about lets do the show, the dark comedy that started as a one woman play at the Edinburgh Festival is not the toast of hollywood. The reason but i do is this there is comedy, writing, acting for Phoebe Waller bridge, the star and creator of the show. Judy, who plays a sympathetic assassin beat her co star, sandra oh. Sympathetic assassin beat her costar, sandra oh. My mum and dad are in at liverpool, who didnt invite, because i didnt think this would be my time. Billy porter made history, the first openly gay man to win an award for his performance in pose. And then we shalls be true of norman scott in a very english scandal for best supporting actor. He had already been celebrating. There were also awards for chernobyl, the docudrama about the 1986 nuclear drama, at a netflix ducks black mirror, the interactive film in which viewers have a say in the storyline. Television is enjoying a golden age. In a moment the news at one with ben brown. But first, its time for a look at the weather. Last week High Pressure dominated. Chilly nights, but it did one up into the week where we saw temperatures of 20 or this week will be dominated by low pressure, it will be unsettled, wet and windy, very autumnal feeling. Low pressure will be sitting out in the atlantic to the west of the uk, feeding in the wind and the rain at times fruitless week. For this afternoon, it does look like it will remain fairly bright across northern and eastern areas, one or two heavy showers across northern ireland, wales, south west of england and the midlands. It will be turning litter and windy it is the day wears on, not as warm as yesterday, temperatures up to 21 celsius in the east, feeling cooler. Into the night, rain spills its way northwards too many areas, it looks like it would be very wit across parts of southern scotland, england and wales with may be thundery very best mixed in. But it will be a mild night, temperatures no lower than 13 to 15 celsius. Introduced to, another area of low pressure moves m, another area of low pressure moves in, one with more bite, could bring strong winds into the southern half of britain late in the day. It will start off with heavy rain for many of us then the gusty winds will arrive later on in southern england and south wales, could cause some travel disruption. But he will be a mild night, temperatures no lower than 13 to 15 celsius. Introduced to, another area of low pressure moves in, one with more bite, could bring strong winds into the southern half of britain late in the day. It will start off with heavy rain for many of us then the gusty winds will arrive later on in southern england and south wales, could cause some travel disruption. Very wet Early Morning for england and wales on tuesday, some heavy and fund the embedded in the rain. Heavy showers follow on across the south west is that deeper low pressure moves in, bringing strong winds, 40, it 50 miles an hour gusts across the south of england. Temperatures around the seasonal average, mid teens. That area of low pressure clears away, a wind of fine weather on wednesday. Thursday is the other area of low pressure which will be more wet and windy weather. From mid week onwards, it stays unsettling for all, winds will also be strong. Temperatures remaining around or just below the seasonal average. A massive operation to bring home 150 , 000 british holidaymakers, after thomas cook goes bust. The biggest ever peacetime repatriation of british citizens follows the collapse of the worlds oldest travel company in the early hours of the morning. This couple were about to go on honeymoon their plans now lie in ruins. Weve looked forward to this for a long time, had the wedding injuly, so its been another couple of months waiting for this. Yeah, absolutely, just totally gutted. Thomas cooks fleet of airlines are grounded. Some customers abroad say they havent been told anything. There is no thomas cook representatives helping or anything like that, as theyjust walked out. No contact and very much just left in the dark