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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20240828

The details shortly. Its tuesday, the 27th of august. Our main story. The Prime Minister will promise to reverse a Decade Of Decline when he delivers a speech from Downing Street later. Hell also say his government will Root Out 1a Years Of Rot under the conservatives. The tories have dismissed the speech as a Performative Attempt to distract the public from promises sir keir starmer never had any intention of keeping. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has more. Sir keir starmer will say the hatred and division displayed in this summers riots betrayed a sickness in society. But he will contrast the cynical conflict of populism with the people who stood up against it and cleared up their communities. Hell compare his task as Prime Minister with theirs in a speech that will set out the scale of the challenge facing his government. 50 people sir keir starmer met during the Election Campaign, from Small Business owners to firefighters, have been invited to the garden in Downing Street to hear the Prime Minister promise a government of service. He is expected to say rooting out what hell call 1a years of rot under the conservatives will take hard work and time. Things will get worse before they get better. The frankly gloomy message echoes the chancellors statement injuly, in which she warned the public finances were dire and said the government had inherited a mess that would require difficult decisions to fix. She will deliver a budget in october, which is likely to mean tax rises for some. And her plan to restrict Winter Fuel Payments has prompted calls for a rethink from some labour mps and Opposition Parties too. The Labour Government has made a number of promises. It has promised to focus on economic growth, but my argument would be that it cannot do that at the expense of all the other things, including the safety net that the most vulnerable in our society, such as pensioners, need this winter. Parliament is back next week and sir keir starmer will say it wont be Business As Usual. The conservatives have dismissed the speech as a Performative Attempt to distract the public from promises they claim sir keir starmer never had any intention of keeping. But the Prime Minister hopes that by spelling out bluntly how tough things are, voters will be on board. Ben wright, bbc news. Our Political Correspondent Nick Eardleyjoins us now. Nick, the Prime Minister is trying to set out his stall, but hes under pressure over support for pensioners, isnt he . Yes, he is. Good morning. Ithink todayis yes, he is. Good morning. Ithink today is an attempt to try and own the narrative before parliament returns next week. It is about saying, look, on the one hand, things have moved on and i intend for this government to be very different. It is back in the service of working people, as sir keir starmer puts it. At the same time trying to be what he would say realistic, saying there are tough choices to come, tough decisions will be announced. We can expect a lot of those over the next few weeks and months, particularly leading up to the budget that dan was talking about in his report. A lot of this might sound familiar, a lot is well sir keir starmer was saying in opposition. You come under pressure as Prime Minister. He is facing pressure over the decision to give a pass to number 10 to lord ali, who has been a big donor to keir starmer personally and the labour party. The Prime Minister is also basing pressure over the really controversial decision to remove Winter Fuel Payments for millions of people. That will happen later in the year and that is something i think he faces more pressure on today. The Prime Minister trying to set the scene before Parliament Comes back. It is not all on his terms. I think he will face tricky questions later. Terms. I think he will face tricky auestions later. , ~ ,. ,. Questions later. Thank you very much indeed. Questions later. Thank you very much indeed full questions later. Thank you very much indeed. Full coverage questions later. Thank you very much indeed. Full coverage of questions later. Thank you very much indeed. Full coverage of that questions later. Thank you very much indeed. Full coverage of that speech | indeed. Full coverage of that speech on bbc news later today. Russia has targeted ukraine with another wave of missile and Drone Attacks, a day after one of its biggest air attacks of the war so far. At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded its after a British National was killed in a strike at a hotel on saturday. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has this report. The first strikes came in the early hours, crudely curtailing a long weekend of ukrainian Independence Day celebrations. This missile just missed a Power Station near the capital, kyiv. The ukrainian defenders shot down what they could. I got it, this soldier exclaims. But one in five missiles did get through. Russia said it successfully targeted energy infrastructure. 0lias brother was killed on the Zaporizhzhia Land hed farmed all his life. Translation i was very scared because of the explosion. I was shaking, and then i saw him and i couldnt recognise him. Near the city of dnipro, lives and livelihoods extinguished. President zelenskyy argued that a collective effort had protected israel from aerial attack, and called on Western Allies to do more to shoot down russian missiles and drones. Translation it was one of the biggest combined strikes, more than 100 missiles of various types, and about 100 iranian drones. In various ukrainian regions, we could have done more in order to protect life, if aircraft of our european neighbours had worked together with our f 16jets and air defence. The missiles also hit this region, sumy, which borders russia. It was from here the ukrainians launched their surprise incursion three weeks ago, going in and then seizing russian territory. That undoubtedly gave ukraine a big morale boost. But today has been a jolting nationwide reminder of what russia is capable of. And the kremlin suggested more punishment for the recent incursion into russian soil was still to come. Translation such hostile actions cannot remain without an appropriate response. There will definitely be a response. But ukraine, under great pressure on the home front, is on the attack sending its own drones into russia, hitting the city of saratov and urging the west to allow it to strike further and harder. Nick beake, bbc news in the sumy region, ukraine. The metropolitan police say five people were stabbed on the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival. Two of the victims are in a life threatening condition, while a 32 year old woman who was stabbed on sunday also remains in Critical Condition. The force said they made at least 230 arrests yesterday, and that 35 officers were injured. Investigators are trying to find out whether cladding played a role in a fire at a tower block in east london. More than 80 people were evacuated from the building in dagenham, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The fire service said the building had known safety issues. Tom symonds reports. Thankfully, no lives were lost in this fire, but homes were destroyed and residents traumatised. Maybe another ten minutes and wed be unconscious because of this very bad smoke. I dont find the words because its terrible what happened. And i lost everything. Everything, everything. I have to take in from the spawn to buy everything. To. With the. With the frightened i will be on the street. While she and others pick up their lives, investigations into why this happened are beginning. People have mentioned where ive been sitting with them, concerns about the cladding, what. How long its taken, that kind of thing as well. I will be asking very reaching questions and i will be on that straight away. Residents say they were first told there were Fire Safety Concerns about the building in 2020 after a survey. Two years later, they wrote to a House Of Commons committee, saying the stress on leaseholders living in unsafe, unsellable flats with increasing Service Charges for well over three years is considerable. Injuly last year, the council gave Planning Permission for dangerous cladding to be removed. That work was ongoing when the fire started. Planning documents suggest the top floors had a type of Laminated Wood Cladding called hpl. We dont know how much of it had been taken down when the fire started, but we do know hpl has failed fire safety tests similar to this not recently, nearly 25 years ago. Yet the tests were kept confidential. Hpl was used on hundreds of buildings like this one in chelmsford. Why did the Building Industry choose materials known to be a fire risk . Well, thats one of the Big Questions being considered by the inquiry into the fire which destroyed grenfell, where 72 people died. The inquiry� s final report will be published next week. And tom joins us from dagenham. Tom, questions remain over what caused mondays fire . I think that will be some way off. We are still in the response phase of this enormous operation. Roads are closed in all directions. Massive fire hoses running down as far as i can see supplying water to the building because they are still Pumping Tonnes of water on the root of this building, which gives you an idea of what the heat must have been like and the amount of work and effort needed to make sure this building of about 60 flats is safe in the meantime. What is going to be happening for the residents . They are unlikely frankly to get back to their flats fulsome time. Imagine that experience last night all the night before last having to leave their homes in the middle of the night, leaving documents behind my medication perhaps, even simple things like Phone Chargers and close. They will need to be supplied with all of those items. I spoke to people the morning after the Grenfell Tower fire and it was the Little Things that were occupying them at the beginning of that process of recovery. As for the investigation they will clearly be looking at whether the Building Work itself in some way caused the fire to start. They will also be looking at the management of the building. They were Enforcement Notices from the London Fire Brigade about potential breaches of Fire Safety Regulations just last year and of course they will be looking at the cladding and whether that could have been removed before. Many buildings like this around the country still had dangerous cladding and this shows the risk of what can happen. Four more people have been arrested in connection with a fire that killed a woman and her three Young Children in bradford last week. West Yorkshire Police say the familys home was deliberately set alight in the early hours. Two men are being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Two other people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. More than 3,500 current and former staff of the fashion Retailer Next have won their six year legal fight for equal pay. Its a victory thats estimated to cost the company more than £30 million. An Employment Tribunal found the retailer had indirectly discriminated against women. Next is planning to appeal against the decision. A new 24 hour Emergency Line for people in Mental Health crisis has been set up in england. Its the first time a Support Service for Mental Health issues has been available, alongside the non emergency 111 numberfor physical illness and accidents. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more. So where are you at the moment . Are you on your own . Its a 24 7 service. Callers to nhs111 in england can select a new option for Mental Health help. Keep yourself safe for now. Yeah. Callers will be connected to a team of trained staff, like this one, including nurses and clinicians. They can refer to Mental Health support or treatment from the local services available. Specialist Mental Health helplines were set up during the pandemic, but the new 111 option will make it easier to access and find the right support. We can arrange for a Home Treatment team, a crisis team, to come and see you at home, or for you to go and see them if thats safe. Gemmas team is taking around 300 calls a day. Were always busy. Its never. Its never quiet. The phone doesnt stop ringing ever. Were trying to make the system as easy as we can make it, so that we can help people as quickly as possible. 0k. Could you tell me a little bit about that if thats ok . Yeah. Chris is one of the call handlers. She admits it can be emotionally challenging. To do that when people are having some of the worst days of their life, pretty consistently for an entire walking week, it can fatigue you a little bit. I dont think id let a call finish if i wasnt satisfied that i knew that something had been done that was beneficial. One day. Sometimes callers are referred to a crisis cafe, like this one, the hillingdon cove, in northwest london. Help and advice is on hand. Stephen was experiencing a Mental Health crisis but struggled to find a helpline. 111 would have been the answer. In the park, with the police coming, i still couldnt get through to the Mental Health unit and id been there an hour trying to ring. Whereas, as you say, if you ring one number and you can ask straight away, it makes it a lot easier for people, especially if its advertised. 2 Million People are waiting for Mental Health treatment in england. Services are under pressure, so how much will the new initiative help . Were working flat out as the nhs to try and meet demand, but it would be wrong to suggest that we dont still have our challenges. I think what i want to convey, though, is if people have a Mental Health problem, if they are in crisis, weve just taken another huge step forward by introducing 111, who can put you through to your local crisis lines. The Nhs Confederation representing trusts, said it was a welcome move, but it was vital the right level of resources was given for Mental Health care. Hugh pym, bbc news. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. Good morning. The weather today is fairly mixed. At the moment we have heavy rain across the north and west. Also a windy day, particularly in the north west and the irish sea. In the south east it will feel quite worn with hazy sunshine in the afternoon. You can see this when in the north the west. A Weather Warning in south west scotland. We could see up to a0 millimetres of rainfall. On Higher Ground more than that. This rain is going to be steadily pushing south and east during the day. Behind it, in scotland and Northern Ireland, a return to bright spells, sunshine and showers. Ahead of it across england and wales we start off with sunshine. As the rain arrives the cloud will build turning the sunshine hazy. The street today. The wind will ease during the afternoon. Highs of 25, 26 in the south east. 20 in belfast. Through this evening and overnight a Weather Front starts to weaken as it bumps into an area of High Pressure in the south. The rain will turn more showery. Again some showers coming in across the north and west. The wind is also easing. Some clear skies. These are the overnight lows, ten to 1a. We start tomorrow with this narrow band of cloud, the Old Rain Showers on it. It will push east during the course of the day as a weak feature. Further heavy showers coming in across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Also a rumble of thunder

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