six means biological six. now, labour like to talk the country down. they want to pretend that everything would be great if they have never left office and pretend that somehow we have not achieved anything, but that is just simply not right. remember the note that said there is no money left, when labour left office in 2010, unemployment was higher than when they came into government. public and private debt was accumulating, the banking system is broken, the deficit was ballooning, and even labour accepted that after years of spending, significant cuts in expenditure were required. they went into the 2010 election admitting they would have to make cuts. labour left britain on the brink of bankruptcy. and worse, the money that labour had put into public service had not been accompanied by sufficient reform. labour s welfare system was more about disguising how many people are out of work than actually getting people back into employment, and for all the money that labour had
Never even contested an election before this year. It really has been an astonishing year in french politics. Emmanuel macron, the young, fresh phrased, road business, ardent european. About to be inaugurated pro business. He trounced his rivals in the elections, a resounding vote in support of a man who only set up his en marche party about a year ago. We are already hearing, by the way, just you know, just to let you know, that we will expect him to appoint his Prime Minister to morrow. We have heard that in the last few minutes. The Prime Minister will be appointed tomorrow and the government will be formed on tuesday. That is what sources close to Emmanuel Macron are telling us. That is the scene there in Central Paris, as we await the formalities of the inauguration and, of course, the french do these things with wonderful and grandeur and lets go to my colleague who was there watching it all unfold. A rather drizzly morning there in paris, we can tell from your umbrella 7 drizzly
Im Christian Fraser in london. Katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. That is how long it would take for an inter continental Ballistic Missile to reach la from north korea. There is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a Nuclear Warhead. But some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the United States within reach. That, says donald trump, will never happen. But how will they stop kim jung un, a man who is seemingly immune to any form of deterrent. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. This is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. The launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver Nuclear Weapons as far away as the United States. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy. We have become a Nucle
Who were murdered. And also prince harry. Failure to expel Ken Livingstone from the party over his hitler remarks shames us all, says labours Deputy Leader tom watson. Also this hour, tackling the environmental damage caused by some diesel engines. Diesel car owners could get compensation from the government if cities adopt new charges to tackle pollution. That was hinted by theresa may. Members of the public are being given an opportunity to test a d riverless given an opportunity to test a driverless shuttle bus for the first time. The Un Security Council is to hold emergency talks following a suspected Chemical Attack in syria which has left at least 72 people dead, including children. The assad regime denies using Chemical Weapons. Syrias ally russia has blamed the rebels accusing them of storing toxic agents in a factory which was hit by a syrian air strike. Sarah corker reports. It includes some distressing images. Hundreds of innocent syrians, including many children, struggling