you can see, they are the really the backdrop of the stage, sitting listening two of these speeches. chris makes the point is you can see that most of them are in conventional political gear. they have their smart clothes on, their suits and ties. except that is for sir keir starmer, who has lost his tie and jacket and he has rolled up his sleeves nearly to his elbows. chris our political editor says it is not hot in there. he says this is a deliberate look from sir keir focused he says on getting stuff done. we know there will be no new policies, it will be sir keir setting out six pledges as his pitch before what we know will be a general election probably this year. he is promising to deliver economic stability, that nhs waiting times, create a new border security, and, set up a publicly owned firm called great british energy, crackdown on anti social behaviour, and also recruit 6500 new teachers. as you can see there are a large number of people in there, watching these s
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in new york, where the case for the prosecution is coming to a close at donald trump s hush money trial in new york. his formerfixer, michael cohen, was once again on the stand today in manhattan facing cross examination. the former president s lawyers pushed him on the accuracy of his recollection of phone calls with mr trump after he d earlier testified that it was over the phone that he got the go ahead to make a payment to stormy daniels. mr trump s lawyers also asked whether mr cohen made regular secret recordings of phone conversations, which they said would have been unethical. mr cohen responded that if he had recorded a crime happening, it would have been an exception to the rule of ethics. mr trump may have been sitting in the courtroom with only his legal team but a group of republican politicians turned out to support him. they echoed his claims that the prosecution was politically motivated an
dispute with ten rounds of strikes by junior doctors. adding together all the walk outs by health unions in england, more than 1.4 million hospital appointments and operations you were cancelled. there have been few signs before now of any possible resolution of the dispute between the government and junior doctors. but the fact that both sides are prepared to sit down for talks with an independent mediator suggests a willingness to consider compromise. the doctors union, the bma, called for a 35% pay rise phased in over a few years. ministers awarded an average ofjust under 9% for the last financial year and suggested anything higher would be unaffordable. the process will not involve the conciliation service acas and the outcome will not be binding on either side. but the bma, which still has a mandate to stage further walk outs, said an independent mediator could help break the logjam. the health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was pleased that mediation would take pl
hello, welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out the first steps he would take if his party wins the next general election. he outlined six pledges, including a border security command to tackle the gangs behind small boat crossings, and recruiting 6,500 teachers in england. he said all the promises are fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. the conservatives called his speech another relaunch. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has the details. sleeves rolled up, adverts at the ready, we may not know when the election is going to be, but the campaign is under way. higher growth, an nhs back on its feet, secure borders, cheaper bills, safer streets and opportunities for your children. you re going to hear that list of six from sir keir starmer a lot. those are what labour are calling their first steps for change coming soon to a billboard in a marginal seat near you. or through your l