Labours first conference in 15 years as the party of government has begun with ministers attempting to wrest back control of the political agenda. It follows days of questions over leaks about the downing street operation, and senior Ministers Judgement in accepting free clothes. The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, rejected the suggestion that she broke rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a Labour Donor and she told the bbc that the government was open and transparent about donations. Our political editor Chris Mason has more from liverpool. In the wilderness of opposition for a decade and a half. Now, labour is in power, but the political weather is a bit nippy, blustery and grey. Make no mistake, though, there is a pride here in a big victory, and the chance to actually d0 stuff, not just talk about it. I will Say Britain is back. Britain is back, my friends, britain is back. The very first clause of our constitution, written by the founders of the Labour Party, commits us to winning. Its a big responsibility, so lets get on with it. I thank you, conference. The new government inherits a tricky backdrop, which has become trickier still, courtesy of what are privately acknowledged by some as duffjudgments. Publicly today, the deputy prime minister, who has been given free clothes, and alongside her colleagues now wont accept any more, said. I get that people are angry and i get that people are upset. But youre not going to change the rules . I think the transparency is there so people can see that. But how transparent was she over a stay in New York in the flat of a Labour Donor . She did declare it, but didnt declare that a fellow Labour Mp at the time joined her there too. It was a personal holiday, and i think i followed the rules. In fact, i went above that, and i wanted to do that to be transparent about the connection that i had of the use of that apartment. But they stayed in that apartment. Sam tarry, who used to be a Labour Mp, stayed in that apartment and you didnt declare it. Did you break the rules . I dont believe i broke any rules. Theres been no comment from mr tarry. Then theres the row about the prime Ministers Chief of staff, sue gray. Last week, we told you how some figures in government are so upset with her, they were willing to leak us how much she gets paid. And some in Government Wonder if she can survive in her role. Will sue gray still be in herjob at christmas . I think so, absolutely. And sue gray has been doing an incrediblejob. She has got a huge amount of respect amongst the cabinet. Later, Angela Rayner addressed the conference, keen to crank our attention back to what the government is trying to do. When i took on this job, i promised the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a Generation Nothing less then a new deal for working people. But after years of opposition, we are on the verge of historic legislation to make work more secure. Orchestra plays All You Need Is Love for the third year in a row, liverpool is hosting Labours Conference and providing a soundtrack, too. Everywhere here, for the first time in a long time, the trinkets of victory, the potential of government. But so, too, a desire to change the record after a bumpy few days. Chris mason reporting there. The Labour Party is making some of tomorrow mornings front pages. The guardian leads with the Labour Party who are to investigate £600 million covid contracts given under the tories. Staying with labour the i reports that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer is being urged by some colleagues not to allow public spending to return to austerity. And the express says that Sir Keir Starmer faces a showdown with union backers. Also featured is the princess of wales seen in public for the first time since her Cancer Treatment ended she joined the King And Queen at Church On Sunday in balmoral. The daily telegraph shows the deputy prime minister Angela Raynor pictured at the conference in Liverpool Yesterday and a story about the ongoing donations row. And finally the Daily Mirror leads with Tax Dodgers they will be hunted down and forced to pay up in a new drive to claw back billions for public services. One of the lines released from Rachel Reevess Speech that she will give to the Labour Party conference. Shes going to say that she will not tolerate the minority who avoid paying what they oh. She is going to say at the Labour Party conference at a time of hard choices come i will not tolerate the minority who continue to avoid paying what they owe. If you make your home and do your business in britain, then you should pay your taxes here too. Those are some of the words that Rachel Reeves is going to use in her speech to the Labour Party conference here tomorrow. We will, of course, have full coverage of that speech here on Bbc News tomorrow. Nex to the tensions in The Middle East following the escalating fighting between israel and lebanons iranian backed hezbollah group. Egypt has warned it risks igniting a regional war and damaging the chance of Ceasefire Deal in gaza. Arriving back at the white House President biden addressed the tensions lets take a listen to what he told reporters. Are you worried about rising pensions . I are you worried about rising pensions . Are you worried about rising ensions . ,. ,. ,. , pensions . I am, but we are going to do everything pensions . I am, but we are going to do everything We Pensions . I am, but we are going to do everything we can pensions . I am, but we are going to do everything we can from pensions . I am, but we are going to do everything we can from wider pensions . I am, but we are going to| do everything we can from wider War Breaking do everything we can from wider War Breaking out. Do everything we can from wider War Breaking out the united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. His comments came as the funeral took place for a senior Hezbollah Commander killed in fridays israeli Air Strike on beirut. The Deputy Leader of the Armed Group said its confrontation with israel had entered a new phase , describing it as an open ended battle of reckoning. Fridays attack has been followed by a further escalation of Cross Border strikes. With three people killed in an israeli attack on southern lebanon. And israel says hezbollah has fired more than 150 rockets into its territory. mix this Dashcam Video from a Parked Car verified by bbc verify shows the exact moment of an impact in Kiryat Bialik in israel. You can also see in another video that cars and buildings were set alight. Some people were injured. In haifa, 30 kilometres from the lebanese border, Hospital Patients have been moved to underground facilities and residents have been told to restrict gatherings and stay near shelters. Our senior international Correspondent 0rla Guerin has this report from beirut. Hezbollah today, in mourning, but unbowed. This was the funeral of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, killed on friday in an israeli Air Strike. The Armed Groups Deputy Leader said it was entering a new phase of open ended battle against israel. And resounding support for that in its stronghold in southern beirut, where hezbollah fighters, living and dead, are heroes. Many have lined the streets here to say goodbye to ibrahim aqil. His killing is a major loss for hezbollah at a time when the organisation is suffering blow after blow. There is anger here, and grief, but also defiance. The message is, hezbollah is not broken and will fight on. And its been doing that today, Firing Missiles deeper into israel. Hezbollah says its targets are military. But this residential area in Northern Israel was hit. This too was a residential area in beirut, until fridays israeli strike, which killed the Hezbollah Commander and 15 of his men, as they met below ground. A lebanese Government Minister linked to hezbollah says israel is dragging the region to war. At the end, lebanon is not seeking the war. Even the lebanese people. But israel is calling us, come to war, come to war. And do you think it will happen . I dont know. We will see. Around 30 civilians were killed here too, including entire families. Some of their relatives are still waiting at the scene today, hoping for remains to be found. 0rla guerin, Bbc News, beirut. Israeli president Isaac Herzog says his government wants to get out of what he called a Vicious Cycle with hezbollah. Hes been speaking to our partners cbs on the programme face the nation. Take a listen do you have evidence that there was an imminent attack . 50 i do you have evidence that there was an imminent attack . An imminent attack . So i cant go into all the an imminent attack . So i cant go into all the information an imminent attack . So i cant go into all the information itself, an imminent attack . So i cant go into all the information itself, but it is assumed that they were planning an attack. You see today, this morning, they took out a barrage of attacks on israeli citizens, towns and villages all over the northern part of israel, pounding with huge bombs and missiles on the northern part of israel. Why would any nation except at . Why in any decent nation except it . We are almost a year in such a situation of the kind of Vicious Cycle. Our international editor Jeremy Bowen is injerusalem and i asked him whether israel is listening to calls to prevent a wider war. I think he listens when he wants to listen. I think he hears everything. Its a question of whether he agrees and whether he acts on that. And i think his record over the last year, when it comes to advice from Joe Biden is that Hes Hes ignored it probably more often than hes accepted it in terms of the way that israel wages its war. The americans have had a Peace Envoy whos been operational in the area for some time, whos tried to build a diplomatic solution. The problem with that is that essentially, hezbollah have said theyre not prepared to countenance anything until there is a ceasefire in gaza. They say that their Military Activity is all about supporting the palestinians and supporting hamas in what theyre doing against israel. So faced with that, i think the israelis having inflicted really some grievous blows in less than a week on hezbollah, if you think, you know, the the Air Strikes, the assassinations, the weaponisation of pages is and radios. Pagers and radios. Personal walkabout radios. I mean, thats caused a great deal of damage to the organisation. But the the thing to remember is it hasnt broken it. And the desire to fight israel is deep in its dna. Its arsenal, which is supplied by iran, is mostly intact. And its leader, though, while hes clearly been shaken by whats happened, has said that retaliation will come. So if both sides dont want to budge on this and israel is pushing forward harder, thats where the slide to war happens. And thats why there are so many who are now preparing for the worst, notjust friends of israel, but enemies of israel as well. And whileJoe Biden says, yes, diplomacy is vital, have a cease fire. Thats the american position, british as well, and others among israels allies. But you know the point is, at the moment, im not sure whos listening to what theyre saying. The Met Office is warning of more Flooding And TravelDisruption Tomorrow because of flooding in parts of england and wales. In dunstable in bedfordshire today, Flash Floods have washed away cars and police have closed off some roads. Thousands of Lightning Strikes have been recorded this weekend across the uk. With more on this, our Correspondentjoe Inwood is in the newsroom. At the moment, it seems bedfordshire seems to be badly hit by these Flash Floods. Thats where the rain has been focused, though here in london its been pretty wet outside as well and all across the south of the uk, as you say come around bedford from around luton, bedfordshire seems to be where the worst of this has hit. Bedfordshire police there is widespread Travel Disruption especially times link, this is their trains hadnt been running anyway, theyd been on Rail Replacement Bus services and those have not been cancelled as well because of the rain. The general messages if you are around the bedfordshire area, probably best not to be going anywhere, but its actually wider than that as well stop wage i can say the rain overnight was really bad, so it doesnt surprise me that there has been flooding. 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