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Blair institute for global change working with over a0 countries, the former prime minister is still searching for answers to the great challenges of our time. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious of the fact, first of all, i d never been a minister, let alone a prime minister, and secondly, there is an awesome sense of responsibility. So you realise you re going to be taking decisions, you know you re on the start of a journey, you know the journey is going to be really difficult, you know there s going to be a whole lot of events and circumstances you can t predict. And you re acutely conscious of the fact that there is ....
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid ....
Really looking forward to tomorrow. Guehi to newcastle . Ugarte to Manchester United . What of merino, mctominay and ramsdale . Well bring you the latest premier League Transfer news. Well bring you up to speed with the brits in action on day two of the us open. Coming up, we are in the nets as england and sri lanka prepare for the second test match at lord s. And arnie stone comes back after much dedication, energy and surgery. Weve been catching up with dame sarah storey too and well start sportsday in paris because this time tomorrow, well be gearing up for the Opening Ceremony of the paralympic games. Blissfully its expected to be dry unlike the olympics one last month. Paralympics gb are sending a squad of 215 athletes, targeting between 100 and 140 medals. Well, those athletes has chosen their flagbearers to ....
so mortgage costs rise, too, and there s a return of the 100% house loan. recession s probably off the table, but making ends meet is tough. people come in and sometimes they mention they ve only got so much to spend so, you know, you try and give them the best deal you can. so we have one big question this morning. will it be hard for the country to make a living for years to come? sky high gas and electriticy prices are part of the problem the energy secretary, grant shapps, is here. what would labour do differently? johnny reynolds shadow business secretaryjoins us too. and maybe the economy will be turned upside down by robots anyway tech boss emad mostaque has stopped by. i think this will be a bigger economic impact than the pandemic. it s up to us to decide the direction. and food prices are part of the pressure. the boss of world food programme cindy mccain on why it s a much bigger problem than at our checkouts. we are asking everybody to please support ....