He is the great survivor of the years of tory turmoil. Appointed by borisjohnson, promoted by Liz Truss and kept on by Rishi Sunak. Hes now in the final four candidates to become the next leader of the Conservative Party. All of them will make their case before conservative activists and members at the tory conference in a couple of weeks time. James cleverly, welcome to political thinking. Cheers, nick. This the first time weve spoken since that Election Day . How does it feel to go from having one of those Great Offices Of State and all that comes with it, the red boxes and the chauffeured cars and the security and all the rest . Suddenly its gone. So its not that paraphernalia that you miss. Its the being able to do stuff. And particularly in the portfolios ive held, foreign Secretary And Home secretary, theyre both very much in the news at the moment. The situation with ukraine, the decisions around the uks posture, how we further support the ukrainians in their self defence. Weve
On patients, Healthcare Workers and the wider nhs. The hearings will also focus on issues such as the Diagnosis And Treatment of patients with long covid, protective equipment in hospitals, and the policy of shielding. More than 30,000 people in the uk have shared their personal stories from the pandemic 7 as part of a report called every story matters, which will be published today. At the worst point, i didnt want to live any longer. My lungs were white,. Id got covid pneumonia. Every single household across the country lived through covid in a different way. Everything in you has just drained, gone. The first person i met, mandy, was a community midwife, when reports showed a new virus emerged. Like everybody in Health Care, we were really struggling, trying to get equipment was absolutely horrendous. Mandy still finds it hard to breathe. Even after our short walk. She spent three weeks in hospital after Catching Covid at work at the height of the pandemic. A bit breathless. Coming
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
As a murder carried out by the netanyahu government. President erdogan said he condemns, what he called, a barbaric attack by israel. The white house says it is deeply disturbed by the incident. Here s us secretary of state, antony blinken. First things first, let s find out exactly what happened owned we will draw the necessary consequences. As you have heard me say, i have no higher priority than the safety and protection of american citizens, wherever they are, something i take the utmost seriousness, so if we have more info, we will share it and, as necessary, act on it. Our international correspondent, mike thomson sent this report. Unknown term had been taking part in a protest in the northern west bank. It was organised, one of many taking place in recent weeks to protest against the increased expansion of settlements in the west bank and it is said by local media israeli police had opened fire on those taking part in the demonstration and also used stun grenades and tear gas to
Within the next few minutes, the former Cabinet Minister Kemi badenoch will try to win over her fellow conservative mps as she launches campaign to become leader of The Party. The shadow Communities Secretary is one of the front runners to replace Rishi Sunak following the conservatives defeat atjuly s election. Shes among six candidates vying for thejob, with rival James Cleverly also due to kickstart his campaign at 12. Henry hill is speaking at the moment. Just in the lead up to introducing Kemi Badenoch. Kemi badenoch a former Business Secretary and very close ally of michael gove. The former Tory Mp talking at the moment. You can get a sense of what Kemi Badenoch s campaign will be based on. You can see it on the writing just behind on the wall, to the right of the screen. She says it is all about renewal. We understand she is going to be saying, there is no point the conservatives pointing at labour. They need to do something for themselves. Robertjenrick On Sunday also launched