Labours first conference in 15 years as the party of government has begun with ministers attempting to wrest back control of the political agenda. It follows days of questions over leaks about the downing street operation, and senior Ministers Judgement in accepting free clothes. The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, rejected the suggestion that she broke rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a Labour Donor and she told the bbc that the government was open and transparent about donations. Our political editor Chris Mason has more from liverpool. In the wilderness of opposition for a decade and a half. Now, labour is in power, but the political weather is a bit nippy, blustery and grey. Make no mistake, though, there is a pride here in a big victory, and the chance to actually d0 stuff, not just talk about it. I will Say Britain is back. Britain is back, my friends, britain is back. The very first clause of our constitution, written by the founders of the Labour Party, commi
Thats not the same as staying in the eu. Its going to be a very dystopian five years if we are going over language and terminology, but i would just like to point out that crashing out of, and defaulting the Daily Telegraph is saying this default into wto arrangements for the eu is commonly understood to be leaving with a no deal. That is what the last two years has commonly understood to mean crashing out without a deal. We cant argue about the language for the next five yea rs, about the language for the next five years, thats going to be nuts. Years, thats going to be nutsm has nothing to do with linkage, it has nothing to do with linkage, it has nothing to do with definition and reality, which is that we have left on the terms of withdrawal agreement, if we then dont get a trade deal coming out week, europe doesnt get a trade deal, then its wto. But i have to say, that we should not come of this will be the remainders last fling, want to . As they finally agree that possibly, they
Mohammed of saudi arabia, salman, will probably come to in Great Britain, this information was made public by the Financial Times with reference to a source in the government. It is known that the invitation was sent to the crown prince of saudi arabia by the british side in fact. It is not yet known whether he accepted it, as well as the date of the trip, but how did the bbc find out about the alleged meeting of Mohammed Bin Salman tarishi sonic will take place in the first half of october. Why is this event worth paying attention to . Well, first of all, because such a trip may become the first, and in time , the prince will be accused of involvement in the murder. Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, so to begin with, lets recall this event. Bbc correspondent highland cat was in Great Britain in march 2018, but six months after her visit to britain , journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally killed at the Saudi Arabian embassy. Objected some think his invitation now sends the wrong signal beca
Us President Donald Trump denies downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Drinking when youre pregnant official advice in england is dont drink at all now its being proposed that even one glass of wine should be marked on your childs medical records. The uk government says it will announce details in the next few days of how it will limit access to coronavirus tests as the system struggles to cope with the surge in demand. Staff and patients in the nhs and social care sector will be given priority after the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said it might be weeks before the problems are resolved. Another cabinet minister, Robert Buckland, acknowledged the government is facing real challenges and insisted it will do whatever it takes to increase laboratory capacity. Greg mckenzie reports. The signs are clear, the testing system is struggling to cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It has led to this wa