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
Welcome back. Here, Sir Keir Starmer has promised to show how his government will, in his words, fix the foundations and rebuild the uk, as the Labour Conference gets under way in liverpool. The partys first annual gathering while in powerfor 15 years comes amid criticism over donations and gifts accepted by some of the new cabinet and calls from Union Bosses for The Party to U Turn on its decision to cut winterfuel payments for pensioners. Let us go live now to liverpool and our political correspondent for the latest. For the latest. Here in liverpool, for the latest. Here in liverpool, really for the latest. Here in i liverpool, really starting for the latest. Here in liverpool, really starting to fill up, activists arriving, you can see them in the background, as we get towards the first formal bet of the conference, a speech later this morning by Angela Rayner, deputy Prime Minister. I have another Cabinet Minister with me to chat to, joe steven, Secretary Of State for wales. I sho
Welcome to the programme. We start in the middle east, where israel says hezbollah has fired over 100 missiles into the north of the country, following extensive israeli Air Strikes in lebanon on saturday. The rockets targeted the city of haifa, nearly 30km from the border with lebanon, and the ramat david airbase, further south. Israel has told its citizens to restrict gatherings in the city, and in areas near the northern border, in anticipation of a fresh aerial assault. These pictures show part of an intercepted rocket that was launched from lebanon and fell near nazareth in the early hours of sunday. Israel has been carrying out more Air Raids in Southern Lebanon. Here you can see explosions lighting up the nights sky. Saturday saw constant strikes and counter strikes between the idf and hezbollah, which is designated a Terrorist Organisation by several western countries. Lebanons Health Ministry now says 45 people, including women and children, were killed in friDays Israeli atta
Following extensive israeli Air Strikes in lebanon on saturday. The rockets targeted the city of haifa, nearly 30km from the border with lebanon, and the ramat david airbase, further south. Israel has told its citizens to restrict gatherings in the city, and in areas near the northern border, in anticipation of a fresh aerial assault. These pictures show part of an intercepted rocket that was launched from lebanon and fell near nazareth in the early hours of sunday. And israel has been carrying out more Air Raids in southern lebanon. Saturday saw constant strikes and counter strikes between the idf and hezbollah, which is designated a Terrorist Organisation by several western countries. Lebanons Health Ministry now says 45 people, including women and children, were killed in fridays Benjamin Netanyahu said israel had inflicted heavy blows on hezbollah, and the Health Ministry of lebanon says 45 people were killed in the israeli attack on beirut. Hezbollah says that includes 16 of its m
His hopes of becoming a three time world heavyweight Boxing ChampiOn have been dashed after he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round at lOndOns wembley stadium. The deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, says she doesnt believe she broke any rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a labour dOnor. Ms rayner told the bbc dOnatiOns were part of politics and the government was open and transparent about the process. The Prime Minister and senior figures in the government have said they wOnt accept further dOnatiOns for clothes, after fierce criticism. The cOnservatives said there was no justificatiOn for Sir Keir Starmer for Sir Keir Starmer receiving gifts. Receiving gifts. Ms rayner was speaking Ms Rayner was speaking to laura kuenssberg. To laura kuenssberg. During the electiOn campaign, during the electiOn campaign, outfits . And then outside downing and then outside Downing Street, Keir Starmer said time street, Keir Starmer said time and again, we will return and a