A large number of the short interviews i see merely produce sound bite answers they don t really inform the public. And secondly though i probably shouldn t say this it s 65 years since ijoined the conservative party. I was, am, and always will be a conservative. But for in recent months a little longer than a few months there s not been a great deal i could say that i would wish to say in favour of what the previous government were doing. With that being so, i thought it betterjust stay off the air. Now, of course, the election s behind us, the party s looking again to the future and i can i can return to speaking out, hopefully in favour. Well, there s a lot to get into. Let s start with where we are as a country the country that you led for seven years. You used to say vocally, publicly that you dreamt of a nation at ease with itself. Has your dream come true? emphatically not indeed, quite the reverse at the moment. Wherever you look notjust in our country t
Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports. After years of strained relations, this was the Moment Sir Keir starmer was given A Hundred Thousand welcomes to dublin. There were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. This will be proudly worn in north london before too long. Both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. I know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place British Irish Relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that youve given to that since taking office. Its really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and its when we put meaning behind those words. International matters took Centre Stage following a roundtable business discussion. We have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our allies and give ukrain
I sort of think of you as like oasis era. It is my era. Let s not talk about my age too much. But, yes, i did like them back in the 90s. And, of course, i mean as a political correspondent, i mean, it was probably before your time, though, tony blair in that downing street reception. Sadly, it wasn t before my time. It was just as i entered into politics on that wave of cool britannia. You can see me, can t you, cool britannia? well, you ve got very cool glasses today. Right, so let s get back to the gimmick. So, keir starmer did a big speech on tuesday in the downing street garden, and we re using the oasis song lyric don t look back in anger to describe this section. And here is a little bit of keir starmer looking back, kind of in anger. There is a budget coming in october, and it s going to be painful. We have no other choice given the situation that we re in. And, paddy, i mean, that really is the theme coming from keir starmer this week and the week before and the week before
But, yes, i did like them back in the 90s. And, of course, i mean as a political correspondent, i mean, it was probably before your time, though, tony blair in that downing street reception. Sadly, it wasn t before my time. It was just as i entered into politics on that wave of cool britannia. You can see me, can t you, cool britannia? well, you ve got very cool glasses today. Right, so let s get back to the gimmick. So, keir starmer did so, keir starmer did a big speech on tuesday a big speech on tuesday in the downing street garden, in the downing street garden, and we re using the oasis song and we re using the oasis song lyric don t look back in anger lyric don t look back in anger to describe this section. To describe this section. And here is a little bit and here is a little bit of keir starmer looking of keir starmer looking back, kind of in anger. Back, kind of in anger. There is a budget coming there is a budget coming in october, and it s in october, and it s going to be pa
In the biggest israeli military it was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying that iran was backing them and that this was a war