Good morning from leeds, where we are talking to a local business about what it wants from this next election. And it is not all about brexit. A chaotic finish for Manchester City in the Champions League, as injury and then a red card means defender kyle walker goes in goal in their 1 1 draw with atalanta. Favourite day of the week . Monday. Friends reunited. I find out how muchjennifer aniston and Reese Witherspoon really have in common, as they tell me about playing rivals in the drama set behind the scenes of a morning news show. And lots of heavy rain around this morning for the commute and a met Office Amber Warning set to come in gcioss Office Amber Warning set to come in across parts of Northern England. Flooding is likely for some. All the details here on breakfast. It is thursday 7 november. Our top story the economy will be at the top of the Election Campaign agenda today, with the conservatives and labour at odds over public spending. But seniorfigures in labour say they are
If we ended up down that track and as i said, we dont want an election, we want to get delivering on the governments positive agenda and delivering brexit but if we ended up down that track, it would be the mother of all u turns byJeremy Corbyn. Because hes been saying for months, if not years, that he wants an election. But labour now say they wont be bounced into an election on borisjohnsons terms. Of course we always want a general election, you do not end austerity and Food Bank Britain without a general election. But the primary priority across parties is to legislate against a disastrous no deal. Well be talking to mps from all sides today, talking to voters worried about the impact of no deal, and we want to hear from you do you want a general election . Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Let us know if you want a general election . That could be where the countrys heading. It would be the third general election in this country in five years. And i
Stephen sackur interviews lord falconer. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. British politics is in full on meltdown mode. Prime minister borisjohnson has lost a series of key votes on brexit, and hes lost his parliamentary majority. He is now seeking a general election in mid october to let british Voters Decide whether brexit should happen, come what may, at the end of next month. But will the labour 0pposition agree to a snap poll . Well, my guest is former labour cabinet minister lord falconer. Is labour in any fit state to win an election, amid Britains Brexit chaos . Lord falconer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Prime minister Boris Johnson right now is intent on ending the protracted brexit turmoil, crisis, call it what you will, in westminster. And your party, the labour party, appears to be intent on drawing out, prolonging, that crisis. Why . Well, i think the conflict between boris, the Prime Minister, and jeremy, the leader of the opposition, is that before there is an
Eclectic panel this evening, the prestigious former labour councillor and Public Affairs guru kevin craig, and the rambunctious former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie. As the sun, kelvin mackenzie. As i said before, i dont always know the answers, so let me know what you think. Mel morgue at gbnews. Com. Now somebody who gbnews. Com. But now somebody who does all answers. Its does know all the answers. Its the day with polly the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you. Will the top story from the jhb newsroom. Story from the jhb newsroom. Israel is warning residents living in the north of the country to stay home and lock themselves inside died, raising concerns of a possible infiltration on the ground. Israel Defence Forces say at least a dozen drones have been spotted in the region in the sky, but no evidence of any impact following the aerial alerts yet. Meanwhile, in the alerts yet. Meanwhile, in the United States , a secreta
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