Kent beaches. Good afternoon. In the next good afternoon. In the next few moments, we are set to hear from shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves as the Labour Party Conference continues in liverpool. Well , she is expected to well, she is expected to announce much on planning and indeed borrowing. Lets go indeed borrowing. Lets go straight to liverpool and john. Our business and economics editor. Liam halligan , who is editor. Liam halligan, who is there, and liam , in terms of the there, and liam, in terms of the borrowing, of course, its got this current government into problems , but shes indicating problems, but shes indicating only borrow to invest which was Gordon Browns watchword. His golden rule. Golden rule. Thats right. Shes very much trying to present herself as as an iron chancellor, as gordon brown did. The trouble is that Rachel Reeves has got a much tougher wicket to bat on, if you like , to use a cricketing like, to use a cricketing analogy. Why is that . Thats because borrow
Demands for rishi sunak to call a general election. However, the a general election. However, the party failed to win back control of oxford after nine councillors there defected to independent last year over the labour leaders stance on gaza. Well, leaders stance on gaza. Well, the liberal democrats have also made some gains , with party made some gains, with Party Leader Sir Ed Davey pledging to make the conservative government. He says history people from around our great country have had enough of this out of touch conservative government. Government. Theyve had enough of being taken for granted and being let down. Its time for change. Anas sarwar. And across this country , sarwar. And across this country, from cheltenham to dorset, from west oxfordshire to here in winchester, so many people , winchester, so many people, including lifelong conservatives, are switching to the liberal democrats to make that change happen. That change happen. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister insists hes
Budget and stay in a premier inn . To fall out over those topics and many more, my friday a team tv news legend Nicholas Owen ex bbc radio superstar liz kershaw and the founder of the electoral calculus polling expert martin baxter. So my reaction to todays Political Drama is coming in my friday feeling. But coming in my friday feeling. But first, the News Headlines and sam francis. Sam francis. Mark, thank you very much. Mark, thank you very much. And good evening to you. Its just gone 8 00 and we will start with the latest developments in the local elections. The conservatives have suffered their worst results in decades, conceding hundreds of seats to opposition parties across england. So far, labours gained more than 170 seats and taken control of now eight more councils in england. Sir keir starmer claims those gains are a direct message. He says to the Prime Minister as hes renewed demands for rishi sunak to call a general election. However, the a general election. However, the p
Plug are about to do this to pull the plug on that infrastructure that infrastructure, that would pave the way for that new east west line across the north promised in not one, not two, but three of the last conservative manifestos. But to pull that plug here in manchester would show complete contempt for the people of this city region and of the north of england as a whole. Well , the Prime Minister is well, the Prime Minister is due to speak tomorrow and hes told gb news hes the person to deliver change to britain. Hes deliver change to britain. Hes defended his record on illegal migration, saying for the first time ever, the number of small boats crossing english boats crossing the English Channel from france is down by a fifth. He also reiterated his plan to halve inflation and accused the labour leader of being light on policy. Now the former Prime Minister boris johnson, was dismissive of disaster. The uk covid 19 inquiry has been hearing today the bereaved families for Justice G
The only route to asylum in the uk is a legal route. The act uk is a legal route. The act means that those arriving illegally will be detained and removed back to their home country if possible, or to a safe third country like rwanda. Safe third country like rwanda. Meanwhile, the mayor of Greater Manchester says that if the northern leg of hs2 is cancelled , it will send a signal cancelled, it will send a signal to the People Living there that theyre second class citizens. Theyre second class citizens. Rishi sunak is widely expected to cancel the hs2 connection from manchester to birmingham in his speech tomorrow, offering alternative investments in northern infrastructure instead. Andy burnham called on the Prime Minister to involve labour in Decision Making on hs2 , adding Decision Making on hs2, adding that if the northern section is cancelled, it breaks multiple tory manifesto pledges beggars belief in some ways that they are about to do this to pull the plug are about to do this