time as the cop27 conference are clearly the prime minister has decided that his priority should be on the domestic economic agenda at that time. the government says it is still committed to net zero and leading action to tackle climate change. labourand leading action to tackle climate change. labour and others are criticising this as a misstep, sir keir starmer saying it is an opportunity to grasp and not to shun, the lib dems says it flies in the face in the uk s you leadership in climate change in previous years and the green party saying it s as a mockery of any claim that the government could make to be tackling climate change. still a question over the king s attendance, as a lifelong climate change campaigner, the us envoyjohn kerry said it would be good for the world if he were to attend. downing street had previously said that it was a matter for the palace. the arsenal footballer pablo mari is being treated for injuries after a man with a knife attacked several people at a s
the new levelling up secretary michael god even suggested today that boring is back, which is quite a claim from a bloke who was sacked in the summer, branded a snake, and then spent september lobbing rocks at liz truss government. what is clear tonight is that there was a sense today of normal returning, remember that? yet the conservatives and labourand remember that? yet the conservatives and labour and others taking a pop at each other, rather than visible tory civil war, black, at each other, rather than visible tory civilwar, black, black, black, it is worth emphasising over and over again that rishi sunak confronts huge challenges and big questions, that economic statement we were expecting next week has been pushed back to three weeks tomorrow and so, there are those big questions. well, for instance, pensions rise in line prices? probably, but we await confirmation. well benefits rise in line with prices? again, probably but not
getting the right players around the table and having proper cabinet responsibility, adults in the room. not that there haven t been. adults in the room, getting on, governing, and having tough decisions. let in the room, getting on, governing, and having tough decisions.- and having tough decisions. let me ask ou and having tough decisions. let me ask you one and having tough decisions. let me ask you one direct and having tough decisions. let me ask you one direct question - and having tough decisions. let me ask you one direct question on - and having tough decisions. let me| ask you one direct question on that, would it help you in campaigning terms, for example, to have a welsh secretary that represented a welsh constituency, rather than an english one? ~ .,, constituency, rather than an english one? ~ ~ constituency, rather than an english one? ,, ~ ., constituency, rather than an english one? ~ ,, ., .,., , one? think those kind of decisions, scotland, wales, one? thin
supporting. i spoke earlier to lord forsyth. lord forsyth is a conservative peer and was secretary of state for scotland injohn major s government. he is now chairman of the association of conservative peers in the house of lords. he told me that he feels penny mordaunt should reconsider her candidacy. we need to bring this whole pantomime to a conclusion. i think the best thing would be for penny mordaunt to do what she says she wants to do, which is to bring unity to the party by withdrawing so that we have a coronation of one candidate and that we can get on with the business of governing. it s perfectly obvious that she now has the support of a vast number of conservative mps compared to penny. and we need to move forward. and the last thing we need is for us to have an extended period when markets are unsettled and when, quite frankly, the conservative party is looking ridiculous, both at home and abroad. labour and the labourand the snp labour and the snp are calling for a
passengers. and that is what a lot of rail passengers. and that is what a lot of rail stock passengers. and that is what a lot of rail stock have been saying actually of rail stock have been saying actually. part of what they have been actually. part of what they have been saying is that we cannot deliver been saying is that we cannot deliver because the management are not working with us to deliver something actual we need to do, is to get something actual we need to do, is to get people around the table, get -ood to get people around the table, get good public services which you will -et good public services which you will get on good public services which you will get on under labourand good public services which you will get on under labour and now all we are seeing get on under labour and now all we are seeing for the government is blaming are seeing for the government is blaming everyone else stoking up tensions blaming everyone else stoking up tensions and they ha