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Paddy are you there . We are not in space but we are. More stories this morning about donations and holidays and dresses and awkward embarrassing thing Is That the Labour Party would just wish would go away. Lets get under way with the Sunday Episode of new cast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its paddy in the studio. And its laura in the newsroom in lovely liverpool. And its henry in a Portacabin Round and its henry in a Portacabin Round the and its henry in a Portacabin Round the back of the mens toilets round the back of the mens toilets in. You had your first Tv Interview with the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. Why do you think shes been absent and how did it go this morning. We shes been absent and how did it go this morning. It go this morning. We always ask if they it go this morning. We always ask if they would it go this morning. We always ask if they would like it go this morning. We always ask if they would like to it go this morning. We alwaysj ask if they would like to come in the programme and whether it was because she didnt want to do it on a sunday or because the Labour Leadership didnt 100 trust what she might say on the telly, i dont know i never quite got to the bottom of it but we were very pleased to have at this morning. At such a time when notjust areas, as you say a momentous week and lots of the things that theyre doing on her desk but also uncomfortably for her she is one of the people about whom stories have emerged about her taking donations and free outfits, and there was some more detail this morning about Holiday Accommodation that she accepted when she went to manhattan, and the embarrassment for her. This morning she told us very strongly that she doesnt think she broke any walls, She Was taking accommodation from a friend of hers who happens to be a wealthy labour donor. I think She Was pretty unrepentant. I think She Was pretty unrepentant. Think She Was pretty unrepentant. Think She Was pretty unre entant. ~ ,. , unrepentant. I think She Was mostly unrepentant. Unrepentant. I think She Was mostly unrepentant. She unrepentant. I think She Was | mostly unrepentant. She had this eye catching line that she had been this eye catching line that she had been overly transparent. She was had been overly transparent. She was essentially saying that the reason that She Was facing so many the reason that She Was facing so many questions is because the facts so many questions is because the facts are all there in the public the facts are all there in the Public Domain for people to see, Public Domain for people to see, because theyve declared them see, because theyve declared Them Alt see, because theyve declared them all. I did think that other them all. I did think that other points there was an element of contrition. She said she understood why people are work she understood why people are work that she understood why people are work that and why people were angry work that and why people were angry. And i think that struck me as angry. And i think that struck me as that wasnt the posture of the me as that wasnt the posture of the Labour Party and the posture of the Labour Party and the posture of Keir Starmer when questions were asked about him even questions were asked about him even earlier this week. I think that even earlier this week. I think that shows that there has been an awakening at the top of the labour an awakening at the top of the Labour Party that these stories could Labour Party that these stories could actually do them some quite could actually do them some quite serious political damage. Ithink quite serious political damage. I think that is what Angela Rayner i think that is what Angela Rayner was trying to acknowledge and perhaps beginning to stem with her interview with you this morning. Interview with you this Morning Interview with you this morninu. � ~ , morning. All mps accept donations. Morning. All mps accept donations. What morning. All mps accept donations. What we morning. All mps accept| donations. What we have morning. All mps accept donations. What we have done is make sure that we are open and transparent about that. And that was why the Prime Minister made sure that he corrected the record when he was advised that he needed to do that. He actively pursued that and took that advice and i think thats the right thing to do. We want to make sure that the government are transparent. Irate government are transparent. We knew that Angela Rayner had gone knew that Angela Rayner had gone on knew that Angela Rayner had gone on holiday to New York and shed gone on holiday to New York and shed stayed in a flat belonging to a labour donor. The belonging to a labour donor. The sunday times this Morning Reporting The Sunday Times this Morning Reporting that She Was joined by An Reporting that She Was joined by an at reporting that She Was joined by an at that time labour mp, and there by an at that time labour mp, and there were some questions that time and there were some questions that time about whether she should that time about whether she should have declared that. The should have declared that. The parliamentary standards are potentially going to take a view potentially going to take a view of potentially going to take a view of that. Angela rayner is absolutely adamant she didnt break absolutely adamant she didnt break any rules. Ijust pick up on something in that clip there~~~ on something in that clip there. Angela Rayners Defence there. Angela Rayners Defence was that politicians have defence was that politicians have been taking these gifts for years. Have been taking these gifts foryears. I have been taking these gifts for years. I think it is really striking for years. I think it is really striking that three months into this new striking that three months into this new government you have a deputy this new government you have a deputy Prime Minister making the argument that all politicians are the same. I cannot politicians are the same. I cannot think anything further from cannot think anything further from the cannot think anything further from the case that the Labour Party from the case that the Labour Party pressed against the conservatives. Their whole argument conservatives. Their whole argument was that not all politicians are the same. They have politicians are the same. They have failed to draw the line underneath previous governments they have underneath previous governments they have also embroiled themselves in this. I think there themselves in this. I think there is themselves in this. I think there is this growing feeling that there is this growing feeling that theyve got themselves into more of a mess here than they into more of a mess here than they initially realised. I they initially realised. Think they initially realised. I think thats right, they initially realised. I think thats right, henry. I think thats right, henry. I think theres a lot of frustration that i was picking up frustration that i was picking up at how long it has taken some people around Keir Starmer to realise this was an issue. There are people in other parts of government that ive been speaking to you who think why did it take so long for the penny to drop. Even though Angela Rayner told us this morning that they dont think they broken any rules. Its not very convincing defence in the face of the public who are thinking why do politicians get free stuff anyway . I thinking why do politicians get free stuff anyway . Free stuff anyway . I disclose that i free stuff anyway . I disclose that i had free stuff anyway . I disclose that l had the free stuff anyway . I disclose that i had the use free stuff anyway . I disclose that i had the use of free stuff anyway . I disclose that i had the use of the that i had the use of the apartment that i had the use of the apartment and that i had the use of the apartment and i that i had the use of the apartment and i think. That i had the use of the apartment and i think i i that i had the use of the I Apartment and i think i was overly apartment and i think i was overly transparent. Apartment and i think i was i overly transparent. Despite it being overly transparent. Despite it being a overly transparent. Despite it being a personal overly transparent. Despite it being a personal holiday, l it being a personal holiday, because it being a personal holiday, because that it being a personal holiday, because that person it being a personal holiday, because that person is it being a personal holiday, because that person is a i it being a personal holiday,. Because that person is a friend had already because that person is a friend had already donated because that person is a friend had already donated to because that person is a friend had already donated to me because that person is a friend had already donated to me in i had already donated to me in the past had already donated to me in the past the past. Over on the radio we heard the past. Over on the radio we heard bridget the past. Over on the radio we heard Bridget Phillipson i the past. Over on the radio i we heard Bridget Phillipson who declared money for her birthday. In declared money for her birthday. Declared money for her birthday. 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To receive those kinds of donations to receive those kinds of donations of to receive those kinds of donations of money to receive those kinds of donations of money to l to receive those kinds of i donations of money to Host Events~ donations of money to Host Events and donations of money to Host Events. And primarily donations of money to host| events. And primarily those donations events. And primarily those donations were events. And primarily those donations were used events. And primarily those donations were used to events. And primarily those. Donations were used to higher venues donations were used to higher venues which donations were used to higher venues which were donations were used to higher venues which were in donations were used to higher venues which were in central. Venues which were in central London Venues which were in Central London It Venues which were in Central London it is venues which were in Central London. It is expensive venues which were in Central London. It is expensive toi london. It is expensive to hire london. It is expensive to hire such london. It is expensive to hire such venues. London. It is expensive to hire such venues. [ london. It is expensive to hire such venues. London. It is expensive to hire such venues. I wonder if we should hire such venues. I wonder if we should talk hire such venues. I wonder if we should talk about hire such venues. I wonder if we should talk about policy | we should talk about policy because there is a massive budget coming and there has been talk of young people being encouraged to consider trades as much as they consider degrees. Will they be able to break out some policy . Will Policy Break out at the conference . I Policy Break out at the conference . Policy break out at the conference . ~ , conference . I think they will definitely conference . I think they will definitely hoping conference . I think they will definitely hoping that conference . I think they will definitely hoping that it conference . I think they will. Definitely hoping that it does. We did talk to Angela Rayner this morning about her big plans for housing. Theyve obviously wanting to do what previous administrations fail to do and start getting houses built in significant number. There is a challenge for them because although theyre doing all sorts of things. Changing the planning rules to try and speed things up. They not prepared to do what other governments have done in days gone by. Which is built houses themselves. She talked about the biggest waves of Council Housing being built but shes hoping to create the conditions for councils to do it themselves rather than government doing it. Thats the big that they want to talk about. Also improving the standards in rental. What i dont think were going to get though is tonnes of new shiny stuff. Not because they dont want to or because they havent got other plans that they want to put forward but because they just have a general election which had a manifesto which was full stuffed full of plans they had already worked out. Sometimes politicians give her policies to feed the pack. But because theyre just out of a general Election Campaign theyre not really going to do that. The tone we going to hear from politicians is largely going to be political storytelling rather than any new giant plans that theyve been keeping under wraps until this moment. We been keeping under wraps until this moment. This moment. Ive been told to exect a this moment. Ive been told to expect a lot this moment. Ive been told to expect a lot of this moment. Ive been told to expect a lot of hope this moment. Ive been told to expect a lot of hope from this moment. Ive been told to expect a lot of hope from the l expect a lot of hope from the podium. I expect a lot of hope from the odium. ,. ,. ,. , podium. I agree with laura that there will be podium. I agree with laura that there will be some podium. I agree with laura that there will be some new there will be some new policy there will be some new policy. I picked up a hint that policy. I picked up a hint that keir policy. I picked up a hint that Keir Starmer will be focusing on education in his speech focusing on education in his speech. But i dont think there speech. But i dont think there will speech. But i dont think there will be bundles of new policy there will be bundles of new Policy I there will be bundles of new policy. I do think that there will policy. I do think that there will be policy. I do think that there will be a policy. I do think that there will be a new kind of message. Even will be a new kind of message. Even before the arguably, chaosm even before the arguably, chaos. Of this week. Even before chaos. Of this week. Even before then chaos. Of this week. Even before then there was some and because before then there was some and because there was a View Taking Hold that because there was a View Taking Hold that the government had been hold that the government had been too hold that the government had been too gloomy. We are in what everyone been too gloomy. We are in what everyone in been too gloomy. We are in what everyone in the Labour Party believes everyone in the Labour Party believes is a necessary task of identifying the floors in what theyve identifying the floors in what theyve inherited from the conservatives. They perhaps have conservatives. They perhaps have gone conservatives. They perhaps have gone too far in depressing people have gone too far in depressing people. Notjust the country generally but there have been reports generally but there have been reports of that message depressing Business Confidence and potentially investment. And so talking to people around the leadership, what they see as the task leadership, what they see as the task for this week, is not just the task for this week, is not just laying out again that there just laying out again that there are going to be tough choices, there are going to be tough choices, although i am sure we will hear choices, although i am sure we will hear them do that, but actually will hear them do that, but actually beginning to do more of talking about what the dividends will be from making those dividends will be from making those tough choices. I think you those tough choices. I think you will those tough choices. I think you will hear that running through you will hear that running through all the big cabinet speakers. A sense of where things speakers. A sense of where things are going to as well as how things are going to as well as how tough it will be to get there how tough it will be to get there. ,. ,. , how tough it will be to get there. ,. ,. , there. Growth is a big part of this governments there. Growth is a big part of this governments promise i there. Growth is a big part of| this governments promise so, there. Growth is a big part of i this governments promise so, if you get morejobs this governments promise so, if you get more jobs you this governments promise so, if you get morejobs you get this governments promise so, if you get more jobs you get a rise in living standards, thats the idea. So obviously there has to be some kind of shining city on the hill. The other thing Is That its still the case that injuly, the voters delivered a Knockout Punch the conservatives. The public did say very recently that they wanted to punish the conservative Party And Liz trust, in her 49 days did take the country onto Skid Row and we were accused of being a submerging market. So all thatis submerging market. So all that is true. I wonder, do you both think that this frenzy over freebies is actually going to be dwarfed by the economy, the budget the meat and potatoes of what a government does. �. Potatoes of what a government does. , �. , potatoes of what a government does. , fl. ,. , does. Thats certainly what the leadership does. Thats certainly what the Leadership Hopes does. Thats certainly what the Leadership Hopes and does. Thats certainly what the Leadership Hopes and perhapsl Leadership Hopes and perhaps some people listening and watching this will hope to. Of course, in the big picture, whats been going on round the nations addresses is Nowhere Nearas nations addresses is nowhere near as important as whether people can put food on the table. Whether Angela Rayner can get homes built by The End of her parliament. And at the Moment Wejust dont of her parliament. And at the moment we just dont know what the answer to the question is. If this verse the growing pains of a group of people who suddenly find themselves in power, and they work terribly hard to get there, and they find its really difficult. Or, is this Mess A Canary in the Comb Coalmine of an operation that isnt going to be that good. We were talking about it yesterday that thats the thing thatis yesterday that thats the thing that is being whispered in labour circles. Particularly, those of the older generation who are around in the blair and brown years who are scratching their heads and saying why have they allow this to happen . The thing about politics Is That it can be small things that set off big reactions. And if you think about Sue Gray the chief of staff. Of course this is a story about personnel. But, its really, really important that the people at the top of government are able to work well together. And at the moment, that is in lots of ways not happening. Yes, i think lots of people will want them to get on with the big things, and we are nerdy enough that we promise we will talk about those things. But if the politics is not working very well, and theyre all grumpy and its misfiring, then the bigger stuff can be squeezed out. Notjust byjournalist but also in their day to day life. If theyre having to sort out back rows and nobody is working well together that is a problem. Well together that is a problem well together that is a roblem. ,. , problem. And also, Keir Starmer said he wanted problem. And also, Keir Starmer said he wanted to problem. And also, Keir Starmer said he wanted to stop problem. And also, Keir Starmer said he wanted to stop the i said he wanted to stop the leaks. Harriet harman said leakers should be sacked. Is there action coming do you think . I there action coming do you think . ~ there action coming do you think . ~ � ,. ,. , think . I think its clear that Keir Starmer think . I think its clear that Keir Starmer needs think . I think its clear that Keir Starmer needs a i think . I think its clear that Keir Starmer needs a Way L think . I think its clear that | Keir Starmer needs a way to stem Keir Starmer needs a way to stem this Keir Starmer needs a way to stem this leaking. Im not sure he knows stem this leaking. Im not sure he knows how to do that or what he knows how to do that or what he wants he knows how to do that or what he wants to do. Im sure hed be very he wants to do. Im sure hed be very happy to sack if he could be very happy to sack if he could find a source. There is a question could find a source. There is a question about identity. Without speaking specifically about without speaking specifically about the story that i did this week about the story that i did this week there is an incredibly broad week there is an incredibly broad coalition of officials and broad coalition of officials and advisers who dont think downing and advisers who dont think Downing Street is operating in the way Downing Street is operating in the way it should be at the moment the way it should be at the moment and that is a problem. One of moment and that is a problem. One of the moment and that is a problem. One of the things about this week one of the things about this week and some of the difficulties that the government has got itself into Is That government has got itself into Is That it government has got itself into Is That it is very plausible that Is That it is very plausible that in Is That it is very plausible that in fact. And whenever the that in fact. And whenever the next that in fact. And whenever the next general election rolls around the next general election rolls around and we come back to look on this around and we come back to look on this as around and we come back to look on this as one of those rows that on this as one of those rows that is on this as one of those rows that is ephemeral. But i do think that is ephemeral. But i do think that in the next few weeks think that in the next few weeks we going to find out how much weeks we going to find out how much of weeks we going to find out how much of a weeks we going to find out how much of a reservoir of goodwill this government has or doesnt have this government has or doesnt have two this government has or doesnt have two full back on. Because generally have two full back on. Because generally you would expect a new government swept into office new government swept into office on new government swept into office on a landslide to be able office on a landslide to be able to office on a landslide to be able to say to the general public, able to say to the general public, look, there is this row that public, look, there is this row that you public, look, there is this row that you would have thought very that you would have thought very dimly about previous governments about but you can trust governments about but you can trust us~~~ governments about but you can trust us. But it doesnt quite trust us. But it doesnt quite feel, from Polling Etc for keir quite feel, from Polling Etc for Keir Starmerand quite feel, from Polling Etc for Keir Starmer and this government that some of this Polling Government that some of this polling is government that some of this polling is a little disastrous. His victory was about people not wanting the conservatives to continue. Lets see, its early to continue. Lets see, its early days, in terms of assessing Public Opinion but i do think assessing Public Opinion but i do think that that is something looking do think that that is something looking very closely at the top of the looking very closely at the top of the Labour Party. Of the Labour Party. From addin of the Labour Party. From adding box of the Labour Party. From adding box on of the Labour Party. From adding box on the of the Labour Party. From adding box on the programme. From people getting in touch with us we have had a very strong response from people who watch our programme on sundays, and it started with David Lammy appearing on the show last week and talked about america and people getting lots of money for clothes. To give you a flavour of one. This issue shows is just a case of them and us all over again. Why do they pretend they live in the same world as all of us . However big and small it is, the problem with This Is It is perception. You put a drop of ink in a pint of water, you cant take it out. Once that little perception is in there and it has been seeded. To appallingly mix my metaphors. It is very difficult to get rid of that. Of course it could be that in six Months Everyone forgets about this. But we dont know if thats going to happen or not. Dont know if thats going to happen or not. There was a big row in 1997 happen or not. There was a big row in 1997 when happen or not. There was a big row in 1997 when tony happen or not. There was a big row in 1997 when tony Blair Row in 1997 when Tony Blair first took over. We compare 97 with 2004. First took over. We compare 97 with 2004. There was this row over the influence of Bernie Ecclestone and also in this case what labour are saying Is That Lord Ali who has been given the money is already a labour peer, so its not that he is going to access extra privileges. If The System has worked that successful Business People from the right can give money, viewers who are voters should be knowing that that has been happening all the way through our system. That is The System. The other way of doing Is That you stop that and the public pays the money. You can pay the Prime Minister more if you want to, but there seems to be very little appetite for that. There is a very british story there as well. We do want people in public life to suffer a bit for being in public life. Theres all sorts of arguments you can theres all sorts of arguments you can have about whether politicians ought to have different allowances will be paid different allowances will be paid more. The problem for the government Is That this is a government Is That this is a government distinctively, that was clearly elected on a platform to be above this sort of Self Platform to be above this sort of self. Keir starmer used to say to of self. Keir starmer used to say to his of self. Keir starmer used to say to his Shadow Cabinet in the Run Up to the general election the Run Up to the general election that they had two opponents, the Conservative Party opponents, the Conservative Party and the idea that nobody could party and the idea that nobody could make a difference any more. Could make a difference any more, that no politicians could be different. That is what theyre be different. That is what theyre risking here. I hope im theyre risking here. I hope im not theyre risking here. I hope im not mangling my history but you mention Bernie Ecclestone. You mention Bernie Ecclestone. Was that not when tony ecclestone. Was that not when Tony Blair ecclestone. Was that not when Tony Blair went out and said i people Tony Blair went out and said i people understand that im a straight people understand that im a straight sort of guy . I think it was straight sort of guy . I think it was the challenge for Keir Starmer it was the challenge for Keir Starmer is whether he can do that starmer is whether he can do that sort starmer is whether he can do that sort of thing. Whether he can that sort of thing. Whether he can make an argument like that he can make an argument like thatand he can make an argument like that and carry the country with him on that and carry the country with him on a that and carry the country with him on a wave of goodwill in a way him on a wave of goodwill in a way that him on a wave of goodwill in a way that Tony Blair did. Because my understanding of the relative because my understanding of the relative Approval Rating Is That relative Approval Rating Is That Keir Starmer begins as many that Keir Starmer begins as many politicians do these days. Many politicians do these days,. Whether Keir Starmer canfind days,. Whether Keir Starmer can find a days,. Whether Keir Starmer can find a way to bring people with can find a way to bring people with him can find a way to bring people with him in the same way. Weve talked about with him in the same way. Weve talked about whether with him in the same way. Weve talked about whether keir i talked about whether Keir Starmer has that quicksilver as a leader. To be able to turn things. And make quick decisions and i think there are still question marks about those attributes that people have never been hundred percent sure that he has. That he has that kind of. The ability to think incredibly quickly and be nimble when he is in what is a political pickle. Prime ministers are always in political pickles and they need to be good at finding their ways out of them. Politics isnt fair. Shall we talk about Something Else . I want to share this with both of you. fine Something else . I want to share this with both of you. This with both of you. One of the points this with both of you. One of the points ive this with both of you. One of the points ive made this with both of you. One of the points ive made newscast| the points ive made newscast Is That we have a flawed system, its called democracy. We argue and we hold our leaders to account and it can be very upsetting for people who live a political party who love the tory party to see what happened over Party Gate and for Labour Voters to see what happens to the Labour Party but thatis happens to the Labour Party but that is our system. And it is a carnivorous system where parties are open to criticism. Other systems are dictatorships where opponents are killed. There is a very good distinction about the people youve been speaking to this morning who have been yes we going to keep arguing and thats great. Because thats what The System is. It thats great. Because thats what The System is. Thats great. Because thats what The System is. It keeps us all in a job what The System is. 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That will forever make me cry i think. Hello there. If youve been caught in some of the thundery Rain Around this morning, youll know its pretty wet out there. Some places have had as much as 50mm of rain. This was earlier in the day, but i think well get some more showers developing in the brighter slots further south. So, if youre travelling across england and wales for the rest of the day, therell be a lot of Excess Spray and standing water on the roads which will cause flooding. The details of the warnings are on the website because we now have an amberwarning. This is for tomorrow for mondays rain, but i think a large area of england and wales will be affected by that rain. Up to 60 or 80mm could fall, and thats on top of what weve already seen through Yesterday And Today as well. So the rest of the day, as i say, therell be quite a lot of Rain Around, Showery Rain with some heavy thunderstorms, torrential downpours, large hail and gusty winds. And temperatures, as a result of a bit more cloud in the sky, a little lower. Further north, some good sunshine across western scotland, Parts Of Northern Ireland and the northwest of england, but near the east coast, again, weve got that Misty Low Cloud which rolls back in overnight. Now overnight tonight, as that low pressure thats driving all this heavy, thundery rain just moves a little closer, you can see that rain starting to become a more organised band of really intense rain. So again, a Warm And Muggy night. A little bit fresher in the glens of scotland, further north and west. But, obviously therell be a lot of Mist And Murk around again tomorrow morning, even in the south. But tomorrow for england and wales, real concerns that we could see, as i mentioned earlier, a Months Worth of rain, if not more, in a few spots on top of whats fallen last Night And Today could result in some flooding issues and certainly some disruptive weather around with that Thunder And Lightning and temperatures just taking a dip once again even further north to because weve got a Weather Front approaching from the north. So for monday, it looks like well see the wettest weather across england and wales. For tuesday, a little bit drier across england, wales, but some Heavy Rain Coming in across this Weather Front into scotland. And then from midweek onwards weve got another area of low pressure rushing in off the atlantic, this time, notjust rain, there could be a sting in its tail, it could be some strong winds. So, do stay tuned if youve plans. And as that clears away, it opens the gates to this northerly arctic wind. So, its getting much colder by The End of the week. But theres a lot of weather to happen between now and then. The warnings, as i say, there on the website. Live from london, this is bbc news. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General has said that the group had entered a � new phase of its battle with israel. Thousands of people in Northern Israel have been seeking shelter after hezbollah launched more than A Hundred rockets from lebanon. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for a De Escalation between israel and hezbollah. Our message to all parties is clear, we need an immediate ceasefire from both sides so that we can get to a political settlement. The left wing opposition candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, wins sri Lankas President ial poll. We start in the middle east, where the Deputy Leader of hezbollah says its confrontation with israel has entered a new phase, describing it as an open ended battle of reckoning