temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr
again, patchy fog, and ice. 1i widespread frost, lows of 40 5, so again, patchy fog, and ice. -4 or -5. if again, patchy fog, and ice. -4 or 5. if you showers across the far north of scotland and maybe north east england. otherwise, fine. spells of sunshine, really cold if fog lingers, and even if it doesn t, highs of 5 6. high pressure really establishing itself through the weekend, staying with us into next week. but with the isobars are squeezing together in the south, that shows it will be really quite windy, a significant wind chill making it feel sub 0 across southern parts as we head through monday and tuesday. and further north, it will not be as windy, but here, we will have mist and fog, which will make it feel cold as well. but at least it feel cold as well. but at least it is dry. indeed. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at ten. newsnight isjust getting under way on bbc two with victoria derbyshire. on bbc one, it s time to join our colleagues for the n
and wished rishi sunak success. our country continues to battle through a storm. but i believe in britain. i believe in the british people. and i know that brighter days lie ahead. the cost of living crisis continues as many food prices soar some like pasta, tea and cooking oil up by 65% in a year. in our area, there is a lot of people that rely on pensions, rely on benefits, and if they are not supported, businesses won t continue to thrive because there will be nobody to use us. we will bring you more from throughout another momentous day in british politics as mr sunak sax tiago cabinet members he did not want those cabinet and appoints those in the place. already on the way out is business secretary and liz truss supporter jacob rees mogg. also on the way out, you work and pensions secretary, chloe smith. welcome to audiences around the world. rishi sunak has given a speech to the nation before making his way into number ten as prime minister for the first time. h
Campaigning, rishi sunak made it one of his stops on his Whistle Stop Tour of the uk and today, The Labour Leader keir starmer started off his day there. What did you make of what he was saying and what he was doing . Yes, and i think this is a signal, adam, of things to come, isnt it . Because theres been a lot of discussion about whether in this election, in particular the route to number ten might run through scotland, and in particular for sir keir, might run along the river clyde here in glasgow and the river clyde. In fact, that is it, isnt it . If youre watching, if youre not watching, theres a river behind me. Yeah, and what is why is that . Well, because about a decade ago, there was a big shift, a big, Big Shift In Support from labour to the snp. Labour for decades and decades would send dozens of mps from Scotland To Westminster at every election in the 2019 general election. How many mps did they return from scotland . One one. So keir starmer hopes to change that and there
Michael gove says he supports rishi sunak to return as Prime Minister, but its time for a new generation to lead. In what appears to be a mass exodus, overall, one in five mps wont be running for office again onjuly fourth, with more than 70 from the conservatives, and over 20 from labour. Nine from the snp are also standing down. Chris left mason has the latest from westminster. Michael gove s name the standout of them all, was it a shock, a surprise . Standout of them all, was it a shock, a surprise . Good evening, i dont think shock, a surprise . Good evening, i dont think its shock, a surprise . Good evening, i dont think its entirely shock, a surprise . Good evening, i dont think its entirely surprising l dont think its entirely surprising michael gove has decided to stand out having been in parliament for the best part of 20 years, but its an illustration as you were touching on just there of a wider trend, so you look at the Conservative Party and by my calculation, 22 of their