ConsUmer confIdence has slUmped. Is the Doom And Gloom laboUr Is sellIng sappIng all enthUsIasm for the brItIsh economy . The governments crItIcs say, It Is tIme for a new message . Reform say they wIll transform the party to pUt NIgel Farage In nUmber 10. Its a bIg pledge for a party wIth fIve mps. How are they goIng to do It . Good EvenIng And Welcome to newsnIght the home of InsIght and IntevIews. On oUr panel tonIght, The PromInent LaboUr Donor and champIon of Green Energy dale vInce, the former BrexIt Party mep, now talk presenter, alex phIllIps. And the Uk DIrector of more In common lUke tryl. For weeks now the government has been tellIng Us the coUntrys fInances are In a rIght old mess. Prepare yoUrself for some paIn, saId the PrIme MInIster. Well, It seems the coUntry has taken hIm at hIs word. ConsUmer sentIment, whIch powers the economy, has dropped lIke a stone In september. We are less wIllIng to spend, whIch means small and medIUm sIzed bUsInesses are not InvestIng eIther.
Joe lynskey, bbc news. ThIs programme contInues on bbc one. A genocIde and a declaratIon of war. So says hezbollah S Leader of the ExplodIng Pagers In lebanon. As Israel strIkes tonIght, Is It over for Peace Talks . And Im In control, says the PrIme MInIster durIng a messy week of DownIng Street feuds, leaks and expense rows. Is he . Good evenIng. Welcome to newsnIght for the best of late NIght Talk and takes. TonIght. ExplodIng pagers and walkIe talkIes In lebanon and a row over freebIes for the PrIme MInIster at home. Our Panel SIt on two sIdes of uk polItIcs. Labour grandee HarrIet Harman whos makIng headlInes wIth her advIce for her own party leader, and Robert Halfon one of the conservatIves who gave RIshI Sunak a headache when he saId hed quIt. Thank you both are comIng. We wIll also see NIck Watt shortly. Lets start abroad. The explosIons In Hand Held DevIces have been called an Act Of War by hezbollah s Leader SheIkh Hassan Nasrallah speakIng on tv. Over two days more than 30 w
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parliament last week at prime minister s questions. and if he wasn t able to stand up and be clear about about what went on today, he called it, in his words, a hanging offence. what that means is he would have to resign, which is what happens when ministers are found in breach of the ministerial code. so in terms of the prime minister s authority, his credibility, what is yoursense authority, his credibility, what is your sense of where the mood is on the tory backbenches, which is critical? it the tory backbenches, which is critical? , ., , the tory backbenches, which is critical? , . , ., ., , critical? it is a very dangerous moment. critical? it is a very dangerous moment. i critical? it is a very dangerous moment, i think critical? it is a very dangerous moment, i think that - critical? it is a very dangerous moment, i think that the - critical? it is a very dangerous l moment, i think that the prime minister, borisjohnson. i moment, i think that the prime minister, borisjoh
street event. if misled parliament over the downing street event- street event. if there is then found that he has street event. if there is then found that he has misled street event. if there is then found that he has misled parliament - that he has misled parliament deliberately, that is a hanging offence. ,, , offence. downing street, his spokesman. offence. downing street, his spokesman, has offence. downing street, his spokesman, has already - offence. downing street, his| spokesman, has already said offence. downing street, his - spokesman, has already said there was no christmas party. was no christmas party. downing street saying was no christmas party. downing street saying something - was no christmas party. downing street saying something and - was no christmas party. downing street saying something and the| street saying something and the prime minister saying something at the dispatch box are two different matters. fik. iwant the dispatch box are two differen