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the final two candidates should be known by the end of next week. the government is refusing to let parliamentary time for labour s notion of no confidence. they are choosing to play politics with the wedding of the notion and could be debated as the business of the day. let s speak to steve reid, the shadowjustice secretary. very good to have you here on bbc news. i am curious as to the timing of this no confidence motion, why table this vote of no confidence in the government under borisjohnson after we know that borisjohnson is resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? we resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? ~ ., ., , , ., this before? we have only ust found out that the this before? we have only ust found out that the conservative this before? we have onlyjust found out that the conservative party - out that the conservative party intends to prop up in office, for another two months, a prime minister who they have now admitted is unfit for o ....
The labour leader. if you look at the labour leader. if you look at the mayor of london s impact assessment, it will have a minor to negligible effect on air quality. it is very clear, despite what the mayor of london says, it is not about improving air quality in greater london, it is about raising money from londoners for him. and this is something, given the challenge of the cost of living, thatis challenge of the cost of living, that is not right to do. it challenge of the cost of living, that is not right to do.- challenge of the cost of living, that is not right to do. it was not ust boris that is not right to do. it was not just boris johnson. that is not right to do. it was not just boris johnson. the - that is not right to do. it was not just boris johnson. the former . just borisjohnson. the former conservative transport secretary grant shapps, he wanted the congestion charge expanded three years ago, expanded. he congestion charge expanded three years ago, expanded. year ....
Truth is, for the conservatives, their party political interest outweighs the interests of the british people, so the problem isn t just borisjohnson, it is the whole lot of these conservative mps. we now know the eight conservative candidates he will become our next prime minister and most of the leadership candidates are pledging tax cuts. would labour cut taxes if it was to form the next government? it is like the charge of the lightweight brigade, seeing all of them who voted for tax hikes in the budget when it came to. they voted to back up taxes on working people despite the cost of living crisis. labour oppose that and we voted against it but all of the conservative party leadership candidates voted for it. that is why we have the highest rates of personal taxation for 70 years, higher than at any point under a previous labour government. would labour cut taxes then? labour wouldn t have put them up on working people, we said it was the wrong ....