Since he government scrapped Winter Fuel payments for millions of pensioners. And the conservatives will start voting on chosing their next party leader. Lets speak to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. I dont know whether the Prime Minister himself got a Summer Holiday, he had to scrap its plans. But he is facing a big political autumn with a lot of legislation to push through and a Budget which he has signalled very firmly is going to be tough. He has signalled very firmly is going to be tough to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all having l Summer Holiday at all having postponed his Summer Holiday to deal with the riots taking place across england, he cancelled it in The End altogether. He certainly might be hoping he managed to rest at some point when he starts to think about the things he will confront as Pa
Its affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. Alastair burt is a former conservative mp who served as Minister Of State for the middle east. He gave me his reaction to developments. The scale of protests is certainly unprecedented. There has been thousands of people demonstrating regularly against prime Minister Netanyahu firstly for internal political reasons, then post October The 7th lately in terms of his handling of the crisis, but the scale of the protest and the sense that the prime Ministers Strategy after October The 7th of seeking total victory of the elimination of hamas and the recovery of the hostages has proved to be a failure because it was impossible. He was advised that you couldnt do both and that advice has been borne out by experience and
For this leadership contest. Whittling that number down to five, then four, then they go off to the tory Party Conference and eventually there will be two left in the race. This is Kemi Badenoch making her case today, the launch of her campaign. Interesting there, that Question Right at the end about her character. She has said a lot about how she is a straight talker how she likes to get things done. She talked about how civil servants sometime stopped doing things she thought she should be able to do. I think her temperament is quite an important part of this. Some of her conservative colleagues have said to me they find are quite difficult to deal with. They felt it wasnt just her being a little bit abrasive, they felt that on occasion she was rude, and that was with colleagues, not when she was attacking the labour party. Others will say it is just because she has strong views and wants to get things done. She was talking here about renewal because the Conservative Party went throu
Now with all the latest sport heres olly foster. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Were into the the second week at the us open, and in the next few hours, the british Number One Jack Draper will be looking to reach a grand Slam Quarterfinal for the first time. Hes the only british Player Left in the Singles Draw at Flushing Meadows and hasnt dropped a set yet ahead of his fourth Round Match against the czech tomas machac. I feel very different to last year. I barely played any tennis in the year, struggling with injuries all the time, and then obviously came here. I was still very nervous and unsure before matches, whether i would get through this one, am i going to get a cramp in this one, am i going to break down physically, get injured or something . I was still struggling with a Shoulder Injury when i played here last year. I feel very different now. A record was set in the singles overnight. The latest finish to a Womens Match at Flushing Meadows. 2 15 in the morning. The olympic
Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for