Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe
Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for
The Prime Minister has warned that the budget this october will be painful, in his first major speech from no 10 since becoming Prime Minister. Speaking in the rose garden, he said his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances, of £22 billion. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden, he cautioned, but he also said there would be big asks of everyone. The conservatives responded by saying the speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. Vicki young has our top story. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. I will have to turn to the country, and make big asks of you as well. Its already
As we come on the air, were live in brussels. But the focus is on his next stop with 48 hours to go before the president sits down face to face with Vladimir Putin. Before he does we did. Keir simmons with a brand new peace. You will only see it on this show. President putin getting testy when being pressed. Will you commit to sending no more troops into ukraiian soviet territory . Wait until you hear what he had to say about that. We have Keir Simmons Live In Moscow with more of his exchew sieve interview. We also have make memoli. Keir, good morning to you and boy this was a ride ranging interview, significant on a number of fronts including this issue that you ask id him about ukraine. Yes, we were trying to understand what his strategy is. His strategy is to attack, negotiate, attack, negotiate. Arrest americans and then try to negotiate a trade. What it appears to be is talking about troops and then i want to talk about nato. He also talks about history and resentment. Bush promis
As we come on the air, were live in brussels. But the focus is on his next stop with 48 hours to go before the president sits down face to face with Vladimir Putin. Before he does we did. Keir simmons with a brand new peace. You will only see it on this show. President putin getting testy when being pressed. Will you commit to sending no more troops into ukraiian soviet territory . Wait until you hear what he had to say about that. We have Keir Simmons Live In Moscow with more of his exchew sieve interview. We also have make memoli. Keir, good morning to you and boy this was a ride ranging interview, significant on a number of fronts including this issue that you ask id him about ukraine. Yes, we were trying to understand what his strategy is. His strategy is to attack, negotiate, attack, negotiate. Arrest americans and then try to negotiate a trade. What it appears to be is talking about troops and then i want to talk about nato. He also talks about history and resentment. Bush promis