Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
With his Co Leader but he will be delivering a speech on his own because she has covid symptoms. The Green Party looking to position themselves as a challenge the Labour Government from the left so i think we can expect them to say that labour should be bolder and braver in their words more ambitious. And criticise what they say is labour s doom and gloom. We had from Keir Starmer a few weeks ago saying things will get worse before they get better. The argument from the Green Party in manchester is that this is not necessarily the case and are not calling for a Wealth Tax on the very wealthiest. They are saying that by those measures, more investment could be made immediately in public services. I think we can also expect criticism of the Winter Fuel Allowance cut and also to the two child benefit cap. Those are the kind of organs are expecting to hear the next few minutes as the conference for the Green Party gets under way. What difference does it make having four mps, what differen
Heres our royal correspondent daniela relph. Calming the noise of social media conspiracies, orjust fuelling them conspiracies, or just fuelling them under the conspiracies, orjust fuelling them under the first pictures of the princess of wales since her surgery, shopping at the weekend with her husband at windsor farm shop. It seems her recovery is going well still the rumours persist. Spin around that one. Still the rumours persist. Spin around that one. The still the rumours persist. Spin around that one. The safety. Still the rumours persist. Spin| around that one. The safety of still the rumours persist. Spin l around that one. The safety of a selfie, real around that one. The safety of a selfie, real photos around that one. The safety of a selfie, Real Photos Have Around that one. The safety of a selfie, real photos have been i selfie, real photos have been a tricky issue recently. Today Prince William was in sheffield, trying to shift the focus onto the more serious side of publ
The governments Finance Department to make it support Economic Growth. But the governments Chief Secretary to the treasury laura trott says labour are offering no plan just more borrowing and more taxes. So what are the priorities for british businesses . Joining me now live is the Chief Economist of the confederation for british industry. What does the cbi and its members need to hear from a prospective chancellor back . Often the criticism of not enough detail. What would you like to hear . What businesses would like to hear . What businesses would like to hear is a long term vision and strategy for how to deliver Economic Growth in the uk, and we know our challenges of growth in the last couple of years has been lacklustre and in terms of Living Standards we have not seen the growth and productivity that we need so what is the answer to that . It is absolutely how business works with government to make sure we have a Business Investment going across all sectors and regions in our ec