since the second world war. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. and two months ahead of the men s football world cup in qatar, concerns there may not be enough affordable accommodation for fans. good afternoon. sir keir starmer has said a future labour government would reinstate the 45% top rate of tax which the government has announced it is cutting but that they would keep the one pence cut in basic rate tax also announced by the chancellor. as the labour party conference got underway, sir keir said the party would take a very different approach to economic growth, partly by promoting green energy. he dismissed the government s strategy announced on friday of cutting taxes to make the uk more attractive to business and investors. here s our political correspondent, ben wright. for the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now
starmer. that will be chalked up as a win, certainly, by the leadership today. and it does feel overall that the party s gathering here in liverpool in pretty good spirits. sir keir starmer taught very confidently this morning about the party believing that it will win the next general election, notjust hoping that it can. and that will be seen as a confident tone from the leader, but there is also the danger, of course, that if you start saying things like that that it comes across as a bit complacent, so thatis comes across as a bit complacent, so that is a territory he had to navigate. two years out from a general election, may be even less, he is certainly striking a confident tone, and has set the tone for the next few days. there will be descent, there robbie debate, but it seems like he s got the party pretty much where he wants it. let’s seems like he s got the party pretty much where he wants it. much where he wants it. let s talk about some much where he wants it. let s