The PrIme MInIster says he wont allow Health UnIons to block nhs reform. One of brItaIns hIghest Level Trade UnIon leader Is here. WIll MIck Lynch and hIs colleagues play ball wIth labour reforms . Also tonIght, In an exclusIve IntervIew, John Legend on hIs wIfes abortIon, Elon Musk and Donald Trumps claIms that mIgrants eat your pets. He 5 read that mIgrants eat your pets. He spread vIcIous rumours that mIgrants eat your pets. He spread vIcIous rumours about them eatIng cats and dogs, playIng to bIgotry, lIke he always does. Welcome to newsnIght lIve each Week NIght for IntervIews and InsIght. Our exclsuIve IntervIew wIth pop starJohn Legend In a lIttle whIle. Your InsIght TonIght comes from the general secretary of the Rmt UnIon MIck lynch. Ex Snp Mp Hannah bardell. And Lbc Presenter and conservatIve commentator IaIn Dale. And our polItIcal EdItor NIck Watt Is here as always. We have had KeIr Starmer talkIng about reform of the publIc servIces, partIcularly the nhs In england and the
On patients, Healthcare Workers and the wider nhs. The hearings will also focus on issues such as the Diagnosis And Treatment of patients with long covid, protective equipment in hospitals, and the policy of shielding. More than 30,000 people in the uk have shared their personal stories from the pandemic 7 as part of a report called every story matters, which will be published today. At the worst point, i didnt want to live any longer. My lungs were white,. Id got covid pneumonia. Every single household across the country lived through covid in a different way. Everything in you has just drained, gone. The first person i met, mandy, was a community midwife, when reports showed a new virus emerged. Like everybody in Health Care, we were really struggling, trying to get equipment was absolutely horrendous. Mandy still finds it hard to breathe. Even after our short walk. She spent three weeks in hospital after Catching Covid at work at the height of the pandemic. A bit breathless. Coming
Within the next few minutes, the former conservative Home Secretary, James Cleverly, will try to win over his fellow conservative mps as he launches campaign to become leader of the party. Mr cleverly is one of the front runners to replace Rishi Sunak following the Conservatives Defeat atjuly s election. He is among six candidates vying for the job, and those candidates will be whittled down to four by the time of the conservative conference at The End of the month. After that, mps will carry out further rounds of voting to select two final candidates for the conservative members to choose between, with the result announced on 2nd november. Lets speak to our deputy political editor, vicki young, who joins us from westminster. Hello. Any hint as to what we are likely to hear from James Cleverly. I think he will talk about some specific policies. We can really say this Leadership Election has been rumbling along in the background over the summer. We have had a bit from all of the candida
Will go further. I will commit as Prime Minister to spend 3 of gdp on defence. Because you cannot penny pinch your way to peace. Security is delivered through strength, by planning for the worst, not hoping for the best. We will send a signal to our enemies and our allies alike that The Uk is prepared, that we will not leave the field. Just to put that commitment in perspective, we currently spend less than 2. 5 of our gdp on defence, but ten times that much on our health system, Welfare System and on pensions. Keir starmer says that we cannot afford to spend more on defence. I say we cannot afford not to. The second major challenge that faces us is global migration. We must restore our credibility on this issue, to win back the voters that switch to reform, the lib dems, Labour And those that stayed at home. As Home Secretary i delivered the reforms that are currently cutting net migration by half. I didnt talk tough, i took action. I negotiated with the chancellor, with the health se
It could be costly, it is the Czech Republic on the break. Its heartbreak for scotland at hampden park as they lose their opening match of the european championship. Its disappointment for the tartan army after a 23 year wait to watch their team at a major tournament. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Denmarks players share a smile and a laugh with christian eriksen. The midfielder s recovering in hospital after suffering a Cardiac Arrest in their opening euro 2020 game. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the next few minutes the Prime Minister is due to speak about the next stage of Easing Restrictions in england. Well bring you his announcement live from Downing Street as soon as it starts. Its thought the current rules are likely to remain in place for another four weeks from june the 21st. That was the day when all restrictions were due to be lifted. Whats changed is the rise in cases thanks to the Delta Variant that was first identified in india. While were w