His promise to people in the Uk Government can get things done. Yesterday he made his first speech as Prime Minister emphasising the high moral standards of the cabinet and promising to rebuild Britain Brick by brick and saying that his government can get things done. As the new government embarks on its mission to get britain working, the new Business And Trade secretary has been talking to Laura Kuenssberg about his plans to negotiate a deal with Tata Steel to protectjobs. We with Tata Steel to protect obs. We have with Tata Steel to protectjobs. Have seen this as a major priority. I have already spoken to Tata Steel about it, as has the new Prime Minister. I will be talking to them again today and asking representatives of the workforce and the Community And Gmb to talk to me next week about it. It is not about underwriting, loss making, and business in the way we may have thought about industrial policy in the past. Its about being a partner for investment in the future. There is m
Lets take you to france because President Emmanuel Macron is going to cast his vote in the short we saw, just a few moments ago. He is there with the saw, just a few moments ago. He is there with the President Ial there with the President Ial entourage of course and this is the decisive second round in an election that has been called very quickly, surprising the whole country and the french political class, it seems, by Emmanuel Macron. It is the first time that the anti immigration national rally of Marine Le Pen has a chance. Of running the government had taken control of the National Assembly although current projection seems to suggest they will not win an outright majority. We will not know until all the votes are cast. The other possibility is a split vote, a hung parliament, it is not clear what that would mean in terms of the functioning of the government, of the parliament, with Emmanuel Macron still remaining president. He is there and we are hearing also that Voter Turnout
Speech as Prime Minister, emphasising his expectations of high moral standards of his cabinet and promising to rebuild britain, brick by brick and that his government can get things done. Lets speak tojosh glancy, News Review Editor at the sunday times. Josh spent three months following Keir Starmer on the campaign trail, getting to know him and those around him. These experiences provide key insights, some might say, for predicting what kind of leader starmer might be and where he will stand on ideological and political issues. Thank you forjoining us. Some have said he already looks at ease, more comfortable now that he is actually in office. Do you think he is going to, you know, disregard the Ming Vase and show the public who he really is . I vase and show the public who he reall is . , ~ vase and show the public who he reall is . , ~. ,. , really is . I do think there was a lot of nervous really is . I do think there was a lot of nervous tension really is . I do think there was a
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