whence. tomorrow, our band of rain continued to move northwards and eastwards. strong winds across the west and the site, but generally it will be a blustery day with blustery showers and some sunshine following on behind that band of rain. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the labour leader, sir keir starmer, tells business leaders the uk needs to wean itself off its immigration dependency . the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british
farms into space. electricity could then be beamed back to earth to power homes. good morning. sir keir starmer has addressed business leaders in birmingham setting out his plans to train more british workers to end what he described as the country s dependency on immigration. the labour leader told the cbi conference that he believes it s important to invest in people who are already here, although he would accept an increase in the immigration of skilled workers. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham.
the holding centre for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats at manston in kent has been cleared, a home office source has confirmed saying everyone at the site has been placed in onward accommodation . thousands of migrants had been placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn, leading to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease. it s thought the government has bought space in hotels around the uk in an attempt to ease the backlog. a source said manston, which was designed for migrants to be held for a maximum of 24 hours, would be used in future in a way that was more business as usual before the congestion started. the headlines on bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, tells business leaders the uk needs to wean itself off its immigration dependency . energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers. the industry watchdog, ofgem, says it has identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed.
studio: the labour leader sir keir starmer addressing delegates in birmingham, he will now take questions from the audience, as did rishi sunak, the prime minister, so let s stay with these life pictures. live pictures. let s stay with these life pictures. live pictures. live pictures. thank you very much. we are going to take some questions, i will start with the media. i am hoping we have alex forsyth from the bbc with us? bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth. bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth. bbc bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. you - bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. you talk. alex forsyth, bbc news. you talk about the need for businesses to invest in skills and training in the uk workforce but that will take time, and she would have heard from business leaders about crippling labour shortages now hampering growth, so how file with your p
this is bbc news. i m ben brown. the headlines at 11. the uk needs to wean itself off its immigration dependency . labour leader sir keir starmer delivers his message to business leaders. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end. energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers. the industry watchdog ofgem says it s identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. king charles prepares to host the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, in his first state visit as monarch. a former wales international footballer is told to remove a rainbow hat as she enters a world cup stadium in qatar. and the european space agency is considering whether to fund a study into launching solar