School in lincolnshire. A lucky escape for a man who fell 50 feet down this disused mine shaft in cornwall. Labour has promised to review all government contracts using pfi the private finance initiative if it is elected. The pledge to the partys conference in brighton came as the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, suggested that Single Market and Customs Union options should not be swept off the table at this stage saying a final deal could retain the benefits of both. But some delegates criticised the leadership during a passionate debate at the party conference. Eleanor garnier reports from brighton. All smiles as they try to put on a united front but there is no hiding it. It is plain for all to see. Divisions in labour over brexit once again coming to the fore. What i want to do first of all congratulate conference. Yesterday you voted away your chance to remain in the Single Market. You voted away your chance to stay in the eu. You have as much chance of stopping brexit a
Making mistakes and it will make changes to win back its licence. And all eyes on the turner prize. We look at the four nominees in the running for one of the art worlds most prestigious awards. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that a future Labour Government would consider cancelling pfi contracts, the controversial schemes which enable some public building projects to be funded with private money. The shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell made the commitment at the labour conference in brighton. He said pfi contracts were likely to cost the Public Sector more than 200 billion pounds over the next few decades and it was time to reduce the cost to the tax payer. After he spoke the party said it would review the contracts. During the day labour also suggested the uk could remain in a Single Market and some form of Customs Union following brexit. Our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier reports from brighton. All smiles as they try to put on a united front, but theres no hiding it. Its plain
News, the premier League Record brea ker. Midfielder gareth barry is expected to make a 633rd appearance this evening more than any other player. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Labours shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has used his keynote Party Conference speech to announce a radical revision of the way labour would fund la rge scale building projects. Hes pledged that a future Labour Government would take control of so called Public Finance initiatives. It would mark a huge shift in public policy. For 25 years under both conservatives and labour private companies have built hundreds of schools and hospitals and then been paid to maintain them. Mr mcdonnell described the amount of money going to these companies as a scandal. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. J couple of quid for the speech, but how much to take schools, hospitals, prisons, built and run by private firms, back into public control . Jeremy corbyns best political friend would be in charge of
Minister accuses President Trump of declaring war on his country. And, all eyes on the turner prize, as we look at the four nominees for one of the art worlds most prestigious awards. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Labours shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has used his keynote Party Conference speech to announce a radical revision of the way labour would fund large scale building projects. Hes pledged that a future Labour Government would take control of so called private finance initiatives. It would mark a huge shift in policy. For 25 years, under both conservatives and labour, private companies have built hundreds of schools and hospitals and then been paid to maintain them. Mr mcdonnell described the amount of money going to these companies as a scandal. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Any spare change. A couple of quid for the speech, but how much to take schools, hospitals, prisons, builtand run by private firms, back into public control . Jeremy corbyns best
Most prestigious arts awards. And prince harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle have made their First Official public appearance together at the Invictus Games. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news gareth barry captains west brom on the night of his record breaking 633rd premier league appearance. Well tell you how he and his team got on at arsenal. Good evening. In a significant new spending commitment, labour says it would bring contracts signed under the private finance initiative into Public Ownership if it formed the next government. The shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, told labours conference that firms were making huge profits from the deals. The pfi contracts have been used by successive governments as a way of attracting private funding for public projects such as hospitals and schools in return for interest payments. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports from brighton. Any spare change. A couple of quid for the speech, but how much to take schools, hospitals, prisons