And smartwatch payments, the once essential item could become a thing of the past. Good morning. Its goals galore for chelsea and signs of lift off this season, as they beat barrow 5 0. All the Premier League sides in action avoiding an upset in Last Nights League Cup. A dry start to the day for many. A few showers around. When wilful on areas already saturated. All of the details shortly. When will all. Its wednesday, 25th september. Labours first Party Conference since the party was elected injuly is due to come to a close this afternoon, with the Prime Minister promising delegates that change is on the horizon. Today the focus will be on the scrapping of the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners, and the debate from unions to reverse it. Our political correspondent Helen Catt sent this report. Applause. It was the first time in 15 years that a sitting Prime Minister had addressed labours Party Conference. In his speech, Sir Keir promised the country that change was coming. I know that
Particular. Labour focus some changes to planning in particular. Labourfocus on it because they think there are blockages in the system. Too much time taken to make decisions which are holding the whole thing up. Theyve been clear they want to change the Planning System to overcome some of those blockages. They have reintroduced mandatory House Building targets. Local authorities will have a target for the homes they need to get built and will have to meet it. That was scrapped under the last government. While there is an accepted about when and where and how it is built might not be popular with local communities, so it has been in focus. I think we will hear Angela Rayner talk about that today, not just increasing the number of houses built overall, but she has also made a point of saying she wants more social and affordable housing as well, and another element of her speech we were expecting today is going to Focus On Standards in housing. We have seen the reports that have come to
Single year since 2007. But we have taken spending decisions and believe you me, iam proud of them. We are spending hundreds of millions of pounds to lift children out of poverty. Through the scottish Child Payment we are putting £26 a week directly into the hands of low income families for each eligible child, a measure described as the most significant intervention in tackling inequality in europe since the 1980s, that is what youre Snp Government is doing. And labour, the Labour Government is pushing tens of thousands of children in scotland into poverty by keeping the tory, now at the labourer, to child, by sticking to Tory Debt Rules and by extension forcing the whole of the uk to do the same. Labourer appeared to want us to abandon low income families, to abandon children in poverty. Delegates, we are not going to do that. Up lets instead resolved together it to abandon the whole rotten westminster system, that is what we should be abandoning. Applause conference, next week i wi
talking about 2024. first lady, jill biden, just give one of the clear signs yet that president biden will run for reelection giving the associated press, there s pretty much nothing less to do but figure at the time in place for the announcement. and for the president there actually maybe no better time than the president, a new and pr poll has biden with his highest travel rating it almost a year. 49% among registered voters. many have donald trump who is not tearing as well, according to the same poll. the majority of republicans, and right-leaning independents prefer someone other than trump at the top of the gop ticket. it is one of several recent indicators that trump s grip on the republican party might actually be slipping. in the report from the washington post plans that even some of the ex presidents most faithful supporters are now suffering from the dreaded trump fatigue. the post interviewed more than 150 trump supporters and they found that although he maintain
it is one of several recent indicators that trump s grip on the republican party might actually be slipping. in the report from the washington post plans that even some of the ex presidents most faithful supporters are now suffering from the dreaded trump fatigue. the post interviewed more than 150 trump supporters and they found that although he maintains a bond with his base, many voters have expressed interest in finding a new standard. one interviewer said i, and a lot of other republicans were supportive of president trump are becoming less and less supportive. not because i am a never trumper, i just don t believe that trump is a best person to move this party forward. ouch. just this morning, republican national committee chair, ronna mcdaniel, through a new program at trump three loyalty pledge. she said all candidates wishing to take part in the republican party s first debate must promise to support the eventual 2024 nominee. that s been used to trump who said earli