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Labours Jonathan Ashworth joins us too. And with you and me for the whole show, nadhim zahawi, former Cabinet Minister who announced this week hes leaving parliament at the election. Tina brown journalism royalty, who knows a lot about royalty herself the former editor of vanity fair, tatler, and author, now shes on the front line in the battle for the truth. And mp for coventry south, zarah sultana, one of the leading mps on the left, who has more followers on tiktok than any other mp at nearly 500,000. Welcome to you all. Thank you for being here today. Its the baftas tonight. The actor dominic west, whos hoping for a gong, joins us to talk about playing the king and the role he really craves. A bond villain would be good. A bond villain . Yeah. Not bond himself . Im a bit long in the tooth, i think. Really, are you sure . Oh, well. Youre very kind. Dont you fancy it . I think even roger moore was younger than me and away from the protests at eurovision, were Behind The Scenes Withjoanna Lumley and announcing the results from the uk last night. The 12 points, tolv poang, douze points, from the United Kingdom go to. Portugal so, lets start as we always do with the news. Notjust eurovision. The observer splashes on gaza israel telling thousands more palestinians to leave the city of rafah. The sunday times reports Natalie Elphicke, who defected from the tories to labour, tried to lobby ministers about her husbands court case. The sunday people say that the tories knife � crackdown� is failing our kids. And the Sunday Telegraph Features eden golan, the israeli singer, booed during the contest last night before coming fifth overall. Switzerlands nemo won, with the uk coming 18th. Not as bad as it sometimes is. Lets talk to a panel about the main news of the day, what is happening in the middle east. In the last hour, the un has again called for a ceasefire. Tina, you spend a lot of time in america. They have been shifting their position towards israel, tell us about that. Their position towards israel, tell us about that. Since january, biden has been trying us about that. Since january, biden has been trying to us about that. Since january, biden has been trying to persuade us about that. Since january, biden i has been trying to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu not to go into raffle. Hes been doing it behind the scenes are more quietly, he has dispatched his foreign secretary, antony blinken, the head of the cia bill burns and it has been pretty fruitless. This has now become a Major Political issue for biden, as well as him being genuinely horrified by what he has been seeing in the civilian casualties, its really a real political problem because it has actually split the Democratic Party in two, in terms of their attitude towards this. 33 of americans dont approve of this administration� handling americans don� t approve of this administration� handling of the middle east and it is causing, just at the moment when the republicans are lining up behind trump, forging unity, this is splitting his party. In michigan, the swing state, full of muslims, he is losing those voters at a moment when he cannot afford to lose voters. Afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do ou think afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do you think the afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do you think the uk afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do you think the uk should afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do you think the uk should follow. Afford to lose voters. Nadhim, do| you think the uk should follow the us� s toughening approach . This you think the uk should follow the uss toughening approach . Uss toughening approach . This is really hard uss toughening approach . This is really hard. Israel uss toughening approach . This is really hard. Israel was uss toughening approach . This is really hard. Israel was attacked i uss toughening approach . This isj really hard. Israel was attacked on the 7th really hard. Israel was attacked on the 7th of really hard. Israel was attacked on the 7th of october. I think the most eloquent the 7th of october. I think the most eloquent on the 7th of october. I think the most eloquent on this has been the crown prince eloquent on this has been the crown prince of eloquent on this has been the crown prince of bahrain when they said they condemn hamas, that the attack on civilians. They condemn hamas, that the attack on civilians, men, women, babies, was harharic on civilians, men, women, babies, was barbaric and heinous. Taking hostages was barbaric and heinous. Taking hostages and attempting to make the world believe that it is an Act Of War Is world believe that it is an Act Of War Is unjustified. It reminds me of when war is unjustified. It reminds me of when we war is unjustified. It reminds me of when we had to take out Isis Out Of Mosul when we had to take out Isis Out Of Mosul it when we had to take out Isis Out Of Mosul it is when we had to take out Isis Out Of Mosul. It is hard to have a war in a dense mosul. It is hard to have a war in a dense populated area and protect civilians dense populated area and protect civilians. Israel must do everything it can civilians. Israel must do everything it can to civilians. Israel must do everything it can to protect those civilians and show it can to protect those civilians and show the best of itself on the west and show the best of itself on the west bank, making sure that no illegal west bank, making sure that no illegal activity is taking place by settlers illegal activity is taking place by settlers burning land, attacking innocent settlers burning land, attacking innocent palestinians. Because the palestinians are also the innocent people palestinians are also the innocent people in palestinians are also the innocent people in this conflict. But there is an people in this conflict. But there is an elephant in the room and that is an elephant in the room and that is the is an elephant in the room and that is the asymmetry. People talk about the war is the asymmetry. People talk about the war as is the asymmetry. People talk about the war as if its big, bad old israel the war as if its big, bad old israel going after little hamas. 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But there doesn� t seem much sign that the israelis are listening to calls for restraint. The foreign secretary lord cameron is here with us this morning. President biden, our ally and israel� ally, said if they go into rafah, i am israel� ally, said if they go into rafah, iam not israel� ally, said if they go into rafah, i am not supplying the weapons. When you say the same . We dont weapons. When you say the same . Dont believe they should go in for don� t believe they should go in for a major operation in rafah, unless they have a plan to move people out of the way to make sure they have shelter and food and medicine. We have not seen that plan so we don� t support a major operation in rafah. But i do think the us and uk are in quite different situations. The us is a massive Bulk Supplier of weapon, so state to state. We don� t do anything like that. 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They have been in touch to say, this is a point of principle, regardless of the amount of arms supplied, the act of stopping the delivery carries a much, much stronger message. Tt is much, much stronger message. It is undoubtedly much, much stronger message. Te 3 undoubtedly true. We could, if we chose to, make a sort of political message and say we� re going to take that political step. The last time i was urged to do that, i didn� t do that, and just a few days later, there was a brutal attack by iran on israel, including 140 cruise missiles. It was not tiny drones, huge cruise missiles, blasting into israel and i think it would entertain entirely the wrong message. It would have been a very unwise move. As a standard today, i think there is a better answer, which is hamas must take the hostage deal. You get the pause in the fighting and build a ceasefire out of that. 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They are involved in the idf tactical and strategic thinking, it� s a totally different situation. What i want to do is make sure british policy has impacted. We have three things we want to achieve. We want to stop the fighting, get to the hostages out and remove the hamas threat. We want to get aid into the Palestinian People in gaza and crucially want the long Term Solution of the two State Solution that nadhim was talking about. Are we making progress on those things . It is frustrating, not enough aid is getting through but we are hammering away every day, opening the port, getting despi are built of the girls on beach, switch on the water and the fuel back into gaza. Getting the fuel back into gaza. Getting the peer built on the gazan beach. I want to know what we can do to maximise the british pressure and to help people in their lives, including getting the hostages, including getting the hostages, including british nationals, released. 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I was on the phone to his right hand man in the phone to his right hand man in the cabinet for an hour on friday, making these points. It is not all bleak, though. 0n the issue of the treatment of the detainees, i went to see netanyahu and said it wasn� t good enough and we needed a proper system for regulating. The israelis have announced they are going to do that. We shouldn� t overstate what britain can get done but nor should we understate it. We understate it. What is interesting we understate it. What is interesting in we understate it. What is interesting in the we understate it. What is interesting in the context we understate it. What is i interesting in the context of we understate it. What is interesting in the context of all of this is the united states, very close ally, said on friday in their report looking at what was happening in terms of breaches of International Law, they said it was reasonable to assess there were breaches of International Law going on. Are they wrong . We breaches of International Law going on. Are they wrong . On. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given on. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given israel on. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given israel a on. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given israel a clean on. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given israel a clean bill i on. Are they wrong . We certainly havent given israel a clean bill of haven� t given israel a clean bill of health and on the issue of humanitarian aid, i� ve repeatedly said that the israeli performance is not good enough. Tit said that the israeli performance is not good enough. Not good enough. In terms of this oint not good enough. In terms of this point about not good enough. In terms of this point about breaking not good enough. In terms of thisj point about breaking International Law in the way that the war is being conducted, the State Department has said it is reasonable to assess. T said it is reasonable to assess. I heard that. We have a different approach. We have a legal assessment, comes to the foreign secretary, we don� t publish that legal assessment or comment on the legal assessment or comment on the legal advice but must act on a way thatis legal advice but must act on a way that is consistent with it. Of course, as we do that, we make statements to parliament, we give interviews like this to explain our approach. As i say, israel has not had a clean bill of health. 0n humanitarian aid there have been real failings and they need to do better. 0n the crucial question we have to answer, which is is there a serious risk of exports being used for a serious breach in International Law . Up to now, in the assessments we have done, we have continued with the Export Licensing but it is a Rolling Process and it looks at what is happening on the ground. Pare looks at what is happening on the round. � ,. ,. ,. Ground. Are they on notice, then . You have used ground. Are they on notice, then . 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As i say, what matters to me is, are we making an impact on those three things we are trying to fix . Trying to fix . One of the ways other countries are trying to fix . One of the ways other countries are trying trying to fix . One of the ways other countries are trying to trying to fix . One of the ways other countries are trying to have trying to fix . One of the ways other countries are trying to have impact| countries are trying to have impact on humanitarian aid is funding being restored to the un relief agency. It was investigating it over claim some of its staff had links with hamas. That investigation has been done and other countries, there has been enoughin other countries, there has been enough in that investigation that has come out for other countries, including canada, australia and sweden, who have started giving it money again. If you care, as you appear to do very passionately about getting aid in, why not turn the taps back onto that aid agency that is on the ground . There were two reports, my former french counterpart did a good report and some good undertakings were made but the actual investigation is done by the office of independent investigations, they haven� t completed their report and i want to see real undertakings from unrwa including the man who leads it that they are going to investigate these things properly, that it won� t happen again, that changing their procedures and everything else, because you can� t expect us to pile backin because you can� t expect us to pile back in and start funding and organisation when some of its own workers were involved on october the 7th. 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In terms of another idea that could have helped, there was a proposal that uk troops could have helped on the beaches in gaza, taking aid from a peerfrom the beaches in gaza, taking aid from a peer from the americans directly in, why is that not happening . Tote in, why is that not happening . We are in, why is that not happening . Are playing a very full part in this in terms of the whole movement of aid from cyprus to either ashdod port or the pier on the beach in gaza, it will be a British Royal navy ship, rfa cardigan bay, that will be one of the Logistics Hubs off the pier but the view was putting british boots onto the beach was not a good move, it� s not necessary, there are other people who could do it. Necessary, there are other people who could do it. Whos going to do it then . I think who could do it. Whos going to do it then . I think it who could do it. Whos going to do it then . I think it will who could do it. Whos going to do it then . 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We are brilliant at the logistics, very good with the royal navy, great in our work with cyprus, we� ve trebled our work with cyprus, we� ve trebled our aid, our work with cyprus, we� ve trebled ouraid, getting in by air, land and sea, but british Boots On The Ground is a risk we shouldn� t take, particularly it� s why the americans are not putting their Boots On The Ground in the same way, there might be specific targeting of british or american troops so i think it� s a wise decision was right in terms of the fortunes it appears very sadly of a british israeli man who had joint citizenship, nadav popplewell, we have had reports we think coming out from hamas suggesting he has now died. He out from hamas suggesting he has now died. ,. ~ out from hamas suggesting he has now died. ,. , ~. , died. He was taken hostage in the terrible attacks died. He was taken hostage in the terrible attacks on died. He was taken hostage in the terrible attacks on october died. He was taken hostage in the terrible attacks on october the i died. He was taken hostage in the l terrible attacks on october the 7th. Is there any information you can give us . T is there any information you can cive us . , � is there any information you can cive us . � is there any information you can aiveus . �. , give us . I cant give you any new u dates give us . I cant give you any new updates this give us . I cant give you any new updates this morning. Give us . I cant give you any new updates this morning. Like give us . I cant give you any new updates this morning. Like everyone else i watched the video on twitter last night, put out by hamas, of nadav answering a question as to who he was and i watched that video and you just think, what callous people they are to do that, to play with a family� s emotions in that way. I met nadav � s family, i met his sister, and i know the heartbreak they� ve been going through and when you see what hamas are prepared to do you just realised the terrible, dreadful inhuman people frankly that we are dealing with. Maybe it� s a moment for the bbc to ask itself again, shall we describe these people as terrorists . They are terrorists. If you kidnap grandmothers, babies, rape people, shoot children from their parents, what more do they need to do for the bbc to say these are terrorists, they really are. Can ou are terrorists, they really are. Can you confirm are terrorists, they really are. Can you confirm if are terrorists, they really are. Can you confirm if youve been in you confirm if you� ve been in contact with the family . T you confirm if youve been in contact with the family . I have met with the family. Contact with the family . I have met with the family, ive contact with the family . I have met with the family, ive spoken contact with the family . I have met with the family, ive spoken with i with the family, i� ve spoken with the family on previous occasions, i� ve seen the video, we are trying to work out what� s happened, we don� t want to say anything until we have better information. You dont want to say anything until we have better information. You made a seech have better information. You made a speech this have better information. You made a speech this week have better information. You made a speech this week talking have better information. You made a speech this week talking about have better information. You made a speech this week talking about the l speech this week talking about the threats around the world and the last time you were here you said the Danger Lights were flashing. We� ve seenin Danger Lights were flashing. We� ve seen in ukraine in the last day or so what appears to be new russian advancesin so what appears to be new russian advances in the north east around the area of kharkiv, where people are familiar with the Geography Given what has happened, does this look to you like the start of something very serious, a major Summer Offensive . Something very serious, a maor Summer Offensive . What its the start of his another Summer Offensive . What its the start of his another invasion Summer Offensive . What its the start of his another invasion by Summer Offensive . What its the start of his another invasion by putin of his another invasion by putin into ukraine Crossing Over into their border and violating their sovereign territorial integrity is what you see this as another invasion . That� s what� s happened, north of kharkiv, there is a russian pawn that their anti troops have come over. Whether it� s a full scale assault on kharkiv or an attempt to create a buffer zone it� s time early to say but there is no doubt what it is which is another part of the invasion. It sums up the importance of making sure that the support from allies gets through to ukraine. That� s why the move that the americans have made, belatedly, but luckily now it� s happened, of getting that 60 billion flowing will make a difference. We� ve got to do everything we can to support the ukrainians, as we do we should zoom out a bit and see while they have lost some ground on land they have sunk about 25 of the Russian Black Sea fleet, they� ve been incredibly effective as a set of armed forces and as a country and they deserve our support for swot you use the phrase this week, you said the uk must have the courage to act. To some of our viewers� ears it sounds like more conflicts, more intervention, what do you mean by that . We have to do more to keep ourselves safe and that� s notjust how we act overseas, if you take the last few months in britain we� ve had China Cyberattacking the Electoral Commission and members of parliament, we� ve had russia sponsoring sabotage of factories in london and we� ve had iran trying to target and killjournalists, british iranian dual nationals, working for iranian dual nationals, working for iran tv, so we are in a much more dangerous world and it impacts us, the things overseas impact is back here but there are things happening here. The courage to act means that right across the piece, whether it� s the National Security act, whether it� s in funding our intelligence services, strengthening our police, policing our borders and strengthening our borders, or whether it� s making sure putin doesn� t win in ukraine, all these things are connected and i think one of the crucial questions in british politics and public life in the next six months is going to be how do we make sure we deliver that sort of security in a very dangerous world . I note that you said definitively that china was behind that cyber attack on parliament. That that china was behind that cyber attack on parliament. That china was behind that cyber attack on parliament. That is our view and that attack on parliament. That is our view and that is attack on parliament. That is our view and that is why attack on parliament. That is our view and that is why the attack on parliament. That is our view and that is why the chinese | view and that is why the Chinese Ambassador was summoned and why we are taking it so seriously. Tqm. Are taking it so seriously. Ok, lets talk are taking it so seriously. Ok, lets talk at are taking it so seriously. Ok, lets talk at the are taking it so seriously. Ok, lets talk at the end are taking it so seriously. Ok, lets talk at the end about let� s talk at the end about politics. Natalie elphicke until a few days ago was in your party. The sunday times reports she is a labour mp, she lobbied ministers about her husband� s court case. Is that is the case why did your conservative colleagues not say anything about it at the time . T� zre colleagues not say anything about it at the time . At the time . Ive only ust seen this story in h at the time . Ive only ust seen this story in the at the time . Ive onlyjust seen this story in the papers, at the time . Ive onlyjust seen this story in the papers, ive i at the time . Ive onlyjust seen | this story in the papers, ive got this story in the papers, i� ve got no idea about it. All i know is Natalie Elphicke� s defection said a little bit about Natalie Elphicke but says a lot more about the labour party, here is a right wing mp who had no affinity with labour policies or labour people or labour philosophy and they welcome her aim. It says a huge amount about the labour party. If you don� t have a plan, policies, things you stand for, you will literally fall for anything, so Natalie Elphicke is now frankly a Labour Press Office problem, i expect their phones are ringing off the hook this morning, it� s not a conservative problem any more. Its not a conservative problem any more. ,. , its not a conservative problem any more. ,. , its not a conservative problem any more. , , more. You sound pleased she is in their hands. More. You sound pleased she is in their hands, not more. You sound pleased she is in their hands, not yours. More. You sound pleased she is in | their hands, not yours. Sometimes more. You sound pleased she is in i their hands, not yours. Sometimes it tolitics it their hands, not yours. Sometimes it politics it looks their hands, not yours. Sometimes it politics it looks like their hands, not yours. Sometimes it politics it looks like its their hands, not yours. Sometimes it politics it looks like its bad their hands, not yours. Sometimes it politics it looks like its bad for politics it looks like it� s bad for one party, a tory has left and all the rest of it, but you zoom out and it says a lot more about keir starmer� s labour party and the utter lack of a plan than it does about the conservatives who this week, the economy is growing, Cutting National Insurance by £900, pensions up by £900, you see a situation where inflation is falling, Interest Rates are coming down, taxes are coming down, the plan is working. You have jonathan on later. Used to call it rishi� s recession, now he� ll have to call it rishi� s recovery. Tote rishis recession, now hell have to call it rishis recovery. Call it rishis recovery. We are trateful call it rishis recovery. We are grateful to call it rishis recovery. We are grateful to you call it rishis recovery. We are grateful to you coming call it rishis recovery. We are grateful to you coming into i call it rishis recovery. We are| grateful to you coming into the studio this morning. What did you think of what the foreign secretary had to say . You can send us an e mail. 0ryou can had to say . You can send us an e mail. Or you can use the hashtag bbclaurak. You can sign to our newsletter which comes up on thursdays and the addresses on the screen. Zarah, what did you make of what David Cameron had to say . T� tre did you make of what David Cameron had to sa . �. , had to say . Ive heard the same lines In Parliament, had to say . Ive heard the same lines In Parliament, i had to say . Ive heard the same lines In Parliament, i dont had to say . Ive heard the same| lines In Parliament, i dont know lines In Parliament, i don� t know how Government Ministers can say we have a robust Licensing System with a straight face which is strictly not true. The comments about how small the trade as compared to the us is irrelevant, it doesn� t matter, our licensing law, our domestic law, International Law, has a principle that if there is a clear overriding risk that arms or components of arms could be used to facilitate or be complicit in violations of International Law that those arms should be suspended. That has not happened. D0 should be suspended. That has not ha tened. , ~. , happened. Do you think Foreign Office lawyers happened. Do you think Foreign Office lawyers are happened. Do you think Foreign Office lawyers are getting happened. Do you think Foreign Office lawyers are getting it happened. Do you think Foreign Office lawyers are getting it wrong . The foreign secretary described the process, British Government lawyers look at what� s happening, they talk to the israelis. Look at whats happening, they talk to the israelis. To the israelis. Bring forward the letal to the israelis. Bring forward the legal advice. To the israelis. Bring forward the legal advice, its to the israelis. Bring forward the legal advice, its been to the israelis. Bring forward the legal advice, its been requested i legal advice, it� s been requested time and time again, there is a court case going on where Court Case Documents show the government is reviewing historical data, from six weeks ago, when they are making assessments, for example with the world central kitchen attack, where seven aid workers including three british nationals were killed, David Cameron and Kemi Badenoch made a decision to continue arms sales just two days later. I think viewers would be shocked that three british nationals were killed in a deadly israeli air strike and our government said it still 0k to continue arms sales. Government said it still ok to continue arms sales. Nadhim, youve been on the continue arms sales. Nadhim, youve been on the inside continue arms sales. Nadhim, youve been on the inside of continue arms sales. Nadhim, youve been on the inside of government i continue arms sales. Nadhim, youvel been on the inside of government and had difficult moments, hat what did you think of how David Cameron tried to justify decisions . To justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i to justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i was to justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i was early to justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i was early in to justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i was early in my to justify decisions . Just. Zarah, when i was early in my career to justify decisions . Just. 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Why in exactly the process thats in place. Why in 2014 did he say they would suspend arms sales, was the threshold lower then, is it higher now . It seems to me the government has latitude to pick and choose when it wants to apply the criteria because Government Ministers have discretion and right now for whatever reason it might be they do not want to apply the criteria at all, that� s what it seems like. T all, thats what it seems like. I again go back to you and say to you youve again go back to you and say to you youve Heard Again Go Back To You and say to you youve heard the foreign secretary describe youve heard the foreign secretary describe in youve heard the foreign secretary describe in detail to law of the process, describe in detail to law of the process, its a Rolling Process. Six weeks. Process, its a Rolling Process. Six weeks, six weeks. Nevertheless its a rolling six weeks, six weeks. Nevertheless its a Rolling Process six weeks, six weeks. 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In the West Midlands we won the mayoralty with Richard Parker with 1500 votes, an independent candidate gained 70,000, 80,000 votes in birmingham, 40,000 Armoured You Kubot so won so when we at bristol and saw the greens increase their Councillor Numbers and we saw how progressives, notjust numbers and we saw how progressives, not just muslim numbers and we saw how progressives, notjust muslim voters but people who feel very passionately about the environment at what� s happening in gaza, when we look at how they feel the labour party is approaching theseissues the labour party is approaching these issues we should be concerned because while we are on set gain power and going to government, we cannot take any group for granted and these issues are really important issues in particular i� ve called on the labour party to have a better position, we� ve moved in the right direction, the Labour Party Needs to call for an immediate suspension of arms sales and i� ve seen the briefings that the labour party is calling similarly to biden for suspension if there is an assault in rafah, but we should have had that position a long time ago. Will talk tojonathan had that position a long time ago. Will talk to Jonathan Ashworth from the Labour Front Bench shortly but tina, on trump, you have covered American Politics for a long time, you are now involved in this project about truth telling. How concerned are you about trump return . A lot of people want to vote for him, a lot of people think he should be on the way back to the white house, very polarised on the other side, other people think it doesn� t Tell The Truth about what� s outside the window. What has happened, i have started a sum at what has happened, i have started a sum at every year in my husbands namer sum at every year in my husbands name. 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Mistakes recently which we will talk about, mistakes recently which we will talk about, one mistakes recently which we will talk about, one was mistakes recently which we will talk about, one was the mistakes recently which we will talk about, one was the rwanda mistakes recently which we will talk about, one was the rwanda vote. Mistakes recently which we will talkj about, one was the rwanda vote rare about, one was the rwanda vote we will about, one was the rwanda vote east will talk about, one was the rwanda vote will talk about that, maybe you about, one was the rwanda vote will talk about that, maybe you two wont let might have something in common about Natalie Elphicke. Keir starmer has been more anaemic miles ahead in the polls for a long time but when you speak to his own top team privately, they are happy top team privately, they are happy to remind everyone it is not a done deal. They dont want anyone to take it from granted. For granted. The party lost votes last week because of the leaderships position on the middle east conflict. The decision to welcome tory defector Natalie Elphicke into the fold grabbed headlines but riled some labour mps. And there is a big meeting this week about the issues of workers rights. Some of the unions are concerned that keir starmer is about to let them down. Jonathan ashworth from the Labour Front Bench is here. Last week you told us you are notjust the attack dog but actually a pussycat. It is always nice to have you in the studio with as this morning. Lets start on the middle east. Zarah wants you to say the uk will stop selling arms to israel, will you . The situation in gaza continues to be horrific. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives, including many women and children. I look on completely horrified, its why ive been calling for an immediate ceasefire for some time. I want to see the humanitarian aid, the un aid, get in there and more of it get in there. Of course, like everyone else, i want to see hostages released immediately. Should the uk sto sellin released immediately. Should the uk stop selling arms released immediately. Should the uk stop selling arms to released immediately. Should the uk stop selling arms to israel . Released immediately. Should the uk stop selling arms to israel . On stop selling arms to israel . On rafah, stop selling arms to israel . On rafah. Let stop selling arms to israel . Qt rafah, let me be clear, a full stop selling arms to israel . Q� i rafah, let me be clear, a full scale offensive into rafah would be a catastrophe beyond description. 1. 5 Million People there, 600,000 children there and if that full scale offensive goes ahead, i do not want to see british made weapons, components that are part of weapons, components that are part of weapons, used in that offensive. So weapons, used in that offensive. So we have both called for the legal advice is to be published, that is unprecedented but in the circumstances we think it should be published, but we do not think that those arms sales should go ahead if this desperately devastated rafah offensive is it taken up. If this desperately devastated rafah offensive is it taken up. Offensive is it taken up. If the rafah attack offensive is it taken up. If the rafah attack goes offensive is it taken up. If the rafah attack goes ahead, offensive is it taken up. If the rafah attack goes ahead, no | offensive is it taken up. If the rafah attack goes ahead, no more british. 1 rafah attack goes ahead, no more british. , �. , british. I dont want to see british. I dont want to see british weapons british. I dont want to see british weapons used british. I dont want to see british weapons used in british. I dont want to see british weapons used in that j british. 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Look, we want to see the legal advice. I right now, it can go ahead . Look, we want to see the legal advice. I do want to see the legal advice. I do not understand the British Governments position, given that in previous conflicts, both the David Cameron government, gordon brown, margaret thatcher, have all made decisions around suspensions of arms sales. We need to see the legal advice. But yes, if that rafah offensive, its going to be catastrophic, we have been warning it will be catastrophic for some time. Indeed, when we brought a motion to parliament calling for a ceasefire, our motion also opposed a rafah offensive. Parliament endorsed that motion, we all voted for it by acclamation, when we vote yes in favour for it. Acclamation, when we vote yes in favourfor it. If acclamation, when we vote yes in favour for it. If that goes ahead, we we do not want to see british weapons used in it. We we do not want to see british weapons used in it. The sunday times this morning weapons used in it. The sunday times this morning reported weapons used in it. The sunday times this morning reported your weapons used in it. The sunday times this morning reported your new weapons used in it. The sunday times this morning reported your new mp, l this morning reported your new mp, Natalie Elphicke, who last week joined your ranks, has been accused of lobbying that then justice secretary about her husbands court case. Should that be investigated . She said it is nonsense, it is not in her interpretation of events. I dont understand why the lord chancellor at the time did not raise it and why he is raising and others that she says it is not in her interpretation of that discussion. Should it be investigated just to make sure it was all absolutely above board . Either she is not telling the truth or Robert Buckland, who was thejustice secretary and lord chancellor, is not telling the truth . She secretary and lord chancellor, is not telling the truth . Not telling the truth . She said it is not her interpretation. Not telling the truth . She said it is not her interpretation. She i not telling the truth . She said it. Is not her interpretation. She said it is nonsense. I was not there, you are not there. If Robert Buckland has got more to say on that, perhaps he should come out and offer his opinions and his reflections on it. I wonder if she was still a tory mp, i wonder if she was still a tory mp, i think a lot of our viewers might think the labour party would be shouting from the rooftops for an investigation, wouldnt you . Itrefoil. Investigation, wouldnt you . Well, this didnt come investigation, wouldnt you . Well, this didnt come out investigation, wouldnt you . Well, this didnt come out at investigation, wouldnt you . Well, this didnt come out at the investigation, wouldnt you . Well, this didnt come out at the time. L this didnt come out at the time. Robert buckland, the tories didnt say anything. Ads, Robert Buckland, the tories didnt say anything say anything. A lot of people in our say anything. A lot of people in your party say anything. A lot of people in your party are say anything. A lot of people in your party are rrot say anything. A lot of people in your party are not happy say anything. A lot of people in your party are not happy she i say anything. A lot of people in | your party are not happy she has been welcomed into begin with and dont these allegations actually start to create a sense that may be keir starmer and your labour Leadership Team have made an error ofjudgment . Ihla. Leadership team have made an error ofjudgment . Ofjudgment . No, no. Ithink what Natalie Elphickes ofjudgment . No, no. Ithink what Natalie Elphickes crossing ofjudgment . No, no. Ithink what Natalie Elphickes crossing of ofjudgment . No, no. Ithink what Natalie Elphickes crossing of the l Natalie Elphickes crossing of the floor revealed is the extent to which we are witnessing a disintegrating and decaying conservative government. She moved away from the conservatives because she felt the government, the conservative government, had failed to support young people getting on the housing ladder. She moved away from them because she felt the conservative government had failed to bring order to our borders. If to bring order to our borders. If your new colleague is accused of trying to interfere again with a legal case, surely you should want to get to the bottom of that, to be completely sure . Your colleague, their shadowjustice secretary, sat their shadow justice secretary, sat in their shadowjustice secretary, sat in that chair a couple of weeks ago and said it is high time that politicians respected properly the independence of the judiciary and it seems here your new colleague is accused of doing just the opposite . An accusation that she denies. You are content an accusation that she denies. You are content with an accusation that she denies. You are content with that . If an accusation that she denies. You are content with that . If robert. Are content with that . If Robert Buckland has are content with that . If Robert Buckland has evidence are content with that . If Robert Buckland has evidence or are content with that . If Robert Buckland has evidence or has i are content with that . If robert. Buckland has evidence or has more are content with that . If Robert Buckland has evidence or has more to say, then lets hear what he says. More broadly, what she has done, like thousands and thousands of conservatives across the country, she has shifted to the labour party because she can see that after ia years of failure that it is time for change. I am years of failure that it is time for change. Lam not years of failure that it is time for change. I am not a tribal politician, you know that. I politician, you know that. Really . I miaht politician, you know that. Really . I might enjoy politician, you know that. Really . I might enjoy a politician, you know that. Really . I might enjoy a robust politician, you know that. Really . I might enjoy a robust two politician, you know that. Really . I might enjoy a robust two and might enjoy a robust two and throwing in the studio but generally, i am throwing in the studio but generally, lam not throwing in the studio but generally, i am not a tribal guy. Lots of my friends, my relatives, neighbours are conservatives and they are shifting to labour because they are shifting to labour because they know that after ia years it is time to change. They know there is a £a6 billion black hole in tory plans which means cuts to pensioners, cuts on the nhs or another borrowing bonanza and they know what more years of conservatives would mean. I years of conservatives would mean. I want to talk about a central part of labours arthur, a big plan to give workers more rights in the workplace. Offerfrom labour. Some of the unions are concerned that you are watering down your plans. That you are watering down your lans. , that you are watering down your plans. Ihla. I have some specific plans. No. I have some specific questions plans. Tic. I have some specific questions. Will there be, as some of them want, a complete ban on the practice of what is called fire and rehire . We have seen that happened at p and 0, the ferry operator, a complete ban in all circumstances . Let me be clear, we are not watering down our commitment to give workers more rights in the workplace in order to make work pay. I will tell you why. 0ur Labour Market is increasingly characterised by low pay, increasingly characterised by low pay. Tjy increasingly characterised by low pay, by zero hours contracts, by an arrangement where you can get sacked and then be told to apply for your job the same day, fire and rehire, these are outrageous practices and it is not good for the uk economy. It is actually driving productivity down. Giving people rights in the workplace means making work pay and driving productivity. fin workplace means making work pay and driving productivity. Driving productivity. On the point of fire and rehire, driving productivity. On the point of fire and rehire, will driving productivity. On the point of fire and rehire, will you driving productivity. On the point. Of fire and rehire, will you commit to a complete ban on that practice . In all circumstances . Irate to a complete ban on that practice . In all circumstances . To a complete ban on that practice . In all circumstances . We are getting rid of that practice, in all circumstances . We are getting rid of that practice, we in all circumstances . We are getting rid of that practice, we are in all circumstances . We are getting rid of that practice, we are not rid of that practice, we are not watering down our commitment. We are banning it, not watering it down the stop we are giving workers rights in the workplace to make work pay. Let me make a quick point. Leicester is famous for textiles and famous for our rag trade. For our rag trade. Your constituency. For our rag trade. Your constituency. In for our rag trade. Your constituency. In that i for our rag trade. Your constituency. In that sector, we have people constituency. In that sector, we have people who constituency. In that sector, we have people who get constituency. In that sector, we have people who get their constituency. In that sector, we have people who get their documents confiscated, paid below minimum wage, who get sacked with no notice, whose working conditions are diabolical and there is no way of enforcing decent standards in the Labour Market. That is not right. That has to change and that is good notjust that has to change and that is good not just for the workers, that has to change and that is good notjust for the workers, it is also good for the economy as well. What good for the economy as well. What about another good for the economy as well. What about another of good for the economy as well. What about another of the good for the economy as well. What about another of the specific proposals. You came up with the idea of switching off so peoples bosses cannot harangue them and get in touch with them all times of day or night. Will that be guaranteed as something that you will promise . There are ways its been put into place in other countries, i think ireland is ample from memory, apologies if anyone is social media space that is wrong because its from memory, but there are ways in which it can be implemented in a perfectly sensible way which is both good for the workaround good for business. 50. Good for the workaround good for business. ,. , good for the workaround good for business. ,. ,. , good for the workaround good for business. ,. , , business. So, when union bosses like Sharon Graham business. So, when union bosses like Sharon Graham of business. So, when union bosses like Sharon Graham of unite business. So, when union bosses like Sharon Graham of unite says business. So, when union bosses like Sharon Graham of unite says the Sharon Graham of unite says the latest proposals are a row back on a robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made. Ihla. Robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made. No, no, we are auoin commitments you made. No, no, we are going to commitments you made. No, no, we are going to deal commitments you made. No, no, we are going to deal with commitments you made. No, no, we are going to deal with exploitative are going to deal with exploitative practices, firing and rehiring, sick pay, one of the problems of the pandemic was people had to go to work when ill because we have inadequate sick pay of this country, so well deal with sick pay as well. These are important measures which will both make work pay for workers and is good for the economy as well. Well see what happens with the meeting on tuesday, Jonathan Ashworth, thank you, its good to have you in the studio. In the last couple of weeks and this morning weve had a lot of important, heavy chat, but all politics, no play, makes sunday a dull day. So, hoping to win at the baftas tonight is the crowns dominic west star of so many huge productions during his career, now about to appear on stage in the west end in london, in the lead in arthur millers play a view from the bridge. We met during a gap in rehearsals yesterday. Bea, hes taking herfor a ride. All right, that is her ride. What, are you going to stand over her till shes 40 . All right, now watch out, danish. Youre just jealous. Of him . boy, you dont think much of me. Theresjust so much in it that speaks to us now from refugees to ideas about parenting, claustrophobic parenting or Cross Generational affections. Miller was, i think, during the war, he worked in the shipyards in brooklyn, which is where this is set or where my character works. And if you get one word out of sync, it doesnt the rhythm doesnt work, the sound is wrong and its written like a piece of music and its perfection, it really is. Can you give us, then, a bit more of a flavour of the accent . Is it hard to do . Well, i could. Yeah, i mean, what does he say . He says, you know. Adopting brooklyn accent you call that a spider . You ought to see what comes out of the bananas sometimes. Ive seen spiders could stop a buick. In normal voice great line. Eddie, your character, he commits this terrible sin. In this community, hes sort of driven to do the unthinkable. The biggest possible crime is to snitch on refugees to the authorities. Then the second half of the play, when eddie is driven to do that thing that he despises more than anything to snitch thats an amazing journey to take. You did, though, have some doubts about taking on this play again. Yeah. But what was it that made you say yes . I mean, was it the resonance, maybe, with any of the issues that were confronting as a society notjust in this country, but around the the rich world migration, refugees, how we cope with these big shifts of people . Yeah. Yeah, ithink. Yeah, im nervous about taking on a part like this because so many people have been great in it before. And very recently, i remember seeing Michael Gambon playing him, playing Eddie Carbone in whenever it was, in the 90s. I remember the way he said certain lines and i remember it so well. It was such an amazing performance. So i got to know him. I love him very much, and he died just as lindsay sent this text and i thought, oh, god. And it really brought his performance to mind and i thought, well, now hes moved on, i suppose someone else has got, you know. You know, ifelt, it was, the way was clear or in some way i dont know in some way, i felt it was a tribute to him or i dont know. Ijust, i thought id try and pit myself against the great gambon, i suppose. Its interesting, though, you said that you felt a bit nervous about doing it. So dominic west still gets nervous . Of course. Yeah, no, of course. I think its. Really . oh, it gets it gets worse and worse the older you get, of course. Yeah, i mean, you dont want to. You dont want to let down the cast. This cast is so amazing, you know, and with my leathery old brain, just even remembering all the lines is quite hard. They laugh. I have to ask you a little bit about the crown. Obviously, its up for a bafta this weekend. I dont want to go scouring and searching through the newspapers page after page for negative coverage of diana. I want positive coverage and mrs Parker Bowles to be glaringly, screamingly obvious. Have i made myself clear . Are you pleased that you took part in that . Lam, yeah. I had an amazing experience. I was very, very cagey about taking it on. But the writing is so good and i had, the period of time i was playing charles was so tumultuous and interesting. It was sort of impossible to turn it down. And, in the end, i think i think we we did some good work and hopefully well win should any of it, though, have been off limits . You know, there was disquiet about some of the scenes in the episodes that you were in, even where prince charles, now the king, went to the morgue to go and identify the princess of wales. Do you think or do you feel comfortable that none of their marital breakdown was essentially off limits in the series . Um. Well. | sort of have to leave that up to peter morgan. Myjob was to bring life to the words that peters put on the page. And, as such, i cant really be thinking about outside things. For me, hes a character hes not. Hes not really the guy hes not really the king. Hes a character on the page for me and i play the scene thats written. Youve played so many roles and had so much success. Do you still have things on your list that you would particularly like to do . Oh, yeah. When you get that text from the producer offering different possibilities, what would be on that list . I want to hit the big shakespeares mainly, you know. Id love to play lear. Eventually, ill play lear. Ijust i think i cant really die without playing lear. And a bond villain would be good. A bond villain . Yeah. Not bond himself . Well, im a bit long in the tooth, i think. Really, are you sure . Oh, well, youre very kind. Dont you fancy it . I think even roger moore was younger than me. Dominic, thank you so much for speaking to us today. Thank you. Its been fascinating. Thank you very much, indeed. Thanks, laura. Well, from the fictional portrayal of royal family to the reality. Prince williams the patron of the baftas, where dominic west will be tonight. And tina has been chronicling the royal story for years. You had more scoops about the royal family than anybody else. 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Natalie elphicke and her dirty laund said tain. , laundry said gain. Sometimes things start off seeming laundry said gain. Sometimes things start off seeming like laundry said gain. Sometimes things start off seeming like a laundry said gain. Sometimes things start off seeming like a good laundry said gain. Sometimes things start off seeming like a good idea i start off seeming like a good idea but may be later on they werent so smart, thank you all three of you. Just before we go eurovision was also about the songs and the sequins, notjust the protests outside. Especially for nemo who won with their song the code. Last night, just for us, that official national treasure, joanna lumley, who read out the uk points, kindly agreed to send her thoughts, in her own inimitable style. Nobody does it better than you, sweden. So cheers, swedies. Thanks a lot. You are absolutely fabulous. This is me letting my hair down after eurovision, which was quite extraordinary to have seen it from the announcer, as it were, point of view is quite. I cant tell you how complicated and how extreme the preparations are for this. I came in early this afternoon for a three hour rehearsal because you have to get everybody in line, you have to then link up all the countries, 36 countries, 25 countries, whatever it is. Youve got to get all the presenters in place. Youve got to go, hello, are you there . In your special language. Youve got to hold up a piece of paper to say that you can hear them, all that, and then on your block and then come back. Then youve got to do an afternoon show so the rehearsal was recorded, then we come on to the evening, you mustnt drink a drop because youre going to be speaking and youre going to be representing our country. Its been fascinating. And to see the love and the work and the detail of all these performers going into it ive loved it. Ive talked too long for your show. Laura, look, we love you we respect and love you but your show is a little bit dull compared to the eurovision. 0k, cheers, sweetie, thanks. I cant top that thank you tojoanna. Thank you to my trio at the desk and to all of you for watching there is lots of the coverage across the bbc too about what is happening in the middle east a complicated and anxious situation, and not the only point of tension now with our security creeping more and more into politics here at home. To be continued. We look forward to seeing you next sunday, same time, same place. Its sunday, its 10am. Welcome to its sunday, its10am. Welcome to politics north west. This morning. Would stopping tenants buying their Council Homes mean more House Building . Also on the programme. Her inheritance was seized after she was over paid carer� s allowance. Now a whistle blower says managers should have stepped in. This is how people have built up years and years of overpayments. 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