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
Would employ fewer people. We see this As A mAjor priority. I hAve AlreAdy spoken to TAtA Steel About it, As hAs the new Prime Minister mAde time for thAt conversAtion. I will be tAlking to them AgAin todAy, Asking representAtives of the workforce, shAron And unite, Also community And gmb, to tAlk to me next week About thAt. It is not About Underwriting Loss mAking businesses in perhAps A wAy we might hAve thought of IndustriAl Policy in the pAst. It is About being A pArtner for investment in future. There is more money AvAilAble for the Steel Industry under our plAns for Government. But thAt is About mAking sure we meet this trAnsition with the privAte sector together And recognise i think shAron used the phrAse it is A Good exAmple of how we hAve to mAke sure thAt decArbonisAtion is not deindustriAlisAtion, And weve Got to do thAt together. But there is A better deAl for Port TAlbot And the Steel Industry As A whole, i Am sure of thAt. MeAnwhile, the TAtA Steel Uk Ceo RAjesh NAir sAi
To meet his polish counterpart. Mr lammy stressed that the two countries share the same strategic vision on Ukraine And Nato with british troops and Air Defence systems helping to defend poland. Its part of a wider trip which saw the Foreign Secretary in Germany Yesterday and sweden later today. Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams has been travelling with the Foreign Secretary and has more on what hes been saying. Asa as a whistle stop tour, in fact he has moved on and im still here, he is already in sweden. He has gone to three countries in a matter of 2a hours, why these countries . Well, if you think about it, france was not an option this weekend. Brussels, the prime minister, keir starmer, has said the uk will not be rejoining the eu in his lifetime so perhaps brussels would not have been the stop. Germany, a key partner in any relation uk will have with europe in general, and poland, a country on the Front Line of the confrontation with russia, a key player of assistance to u
Round of frances parlIamentary electIons looks set to delIver a very surprIsIng result. MarIne le pen s far rIght party Is forecast to come thIrd In a poll In whIch they were expected to come top. The left wIng new Popular Front Is now forecast to wIn between 184 and 186 seats In total. Le pen s NatIonal Rally Is projected to have between 1m and 143 mps a lIkely thIrd place behInd presIdent macron s centrIst allIance, called together. Its predIcted to wIn between 160 and 162 seats. If confIrmed In the full count, france wIll have a hung parlIament. Our fIrst report Is from our Europe EdItor Katya Adler who was at NatIonal Rally s headquarters. In a Shock Result for all and a huge relIef for many here, the left, far left coalItIon has unexpectedly become the bIggest party In the French ParlIament, beatIng the far rIght. TranslatIon the vote Is fInal. The defeat of the presIdent and hIs coalItIon has been clearly confIrmed. Equally stunned by tonIghts results, MarIne Le Pen s natIonal R
Weekend where we could look at some record breaking temperatures for southern spain through the weekend. This is one to watch. It doesnt look like we will tap into any of that heat across the british isles, stein largely settled. Low pressure to the north of the uk will bring windy conditions across scotland, Northern Ireland, plenty of showers here. Furthersouth, Northern Ireland, plenty of showers here. Further south, a dry picture. A few showers but mostly dry with clear skies and a mild night to come. My order in the north than what we had the previous night. Friday, the area a low pressure to the north and higher pressure further south. A north south divide. Scotland and Northern Ireland quite breezy, plenty of showers and some quite heavy across western scotland. Sunshine in eastern scotland. Elsewhere in england and wales, more sunshine across southern areas than today. It will be a breezy one across the board but windy for the North West of scotland certainly. Dusts will be hig