also talking about energy policy with a promise to eliminate carbon from energy production and illiteracy production in the uk, focusing solely on renewable energy and nuclear by 2030, which would involve increasing vastly the capacity of offshore wind, onshore wind, solar power, hydrogen and tidal power as well. that was described this morning as an ambition by sir keir starmer. they have not set out in huge detail exactly how they would do it, but it goes further and faster than the government s own it commitment to eliminate carbon from energy production in the uk by five years after that date, 2035, is what liz truss has set out. but the focus this morning here in at liverpool on the deputy leader of the labour party angela rayner, who will speak to delicates in the hall shortly, that marks at the conference getting properly under way. last night to sir keir starmer was addressing a rally, choosing his words very carefully about the government s economic policy, and then
to the ukrainian armed forces. coming up, hardtalk speak to the latvian prime minister as the war in ukraine continues. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. let s talk to our correspondent at felixstowe port louisa pilbeam. good afternoon. cheering it is very vocal down here, i can just about hear you, if i can begin one of the workers striking today. why are you striking, what would be doing? why are you striking, what would be doinu ? ., why are you striking, what would be doinu? ., why are you striking, what would be doin. ? ., ., why are you stri
not today, today quite fresh across the north with a breeze coming from the north with a breeze coming from the atlantic and a bit of rain. that is riding around this area of high pressure which is to the south of us so this is where this settled sunny weather is at the moment. with the jet stream to the north of us next week there is a large area of settled weather may be building across the uk and that is going to allow temperatures to rise. so the forecast for this afternoon, cool and breezy and cloudy across the northern half of uk, around 18 in belfast, very warm in the south of the country at mid 20s. then through the country at mid 20s. then through the course of tonight a band of cloud and rain moving from north to south. still quite warm in the morning around 16 in london, a bit fresher in belfast and glasgow at around 12, 1a degrees. tomorrow we start off cloudy first thing but by the afternoon sunshine breaks through and it should be a beautiful day along the north
spectrum this morning, and keeping you up to date with the very latest. and i ll be looking at the big challenges for a new chancellor. with rishi sunak out, will the prime minister try and spend his way out of the cost of living crisis? also this morning, police in the us have charged a man with seven counts of murder, after a gun attack at an independence day parade near chicago. good morning. it is said to be the biggest women s sporting event in european history. the euros begin at old trafford tonight, with england opening the tournament against austria. good morning. to date are going to be windy in the north. also some rain. further south, some cloud to start. sunny breaks will develop and it will feel pleasantly warm. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, july 6. welcome to breakfast. how did you sleep last night? rather better, i suspect, that the man who lives here. it s been a whirlwind 2a hours for the prime minister, who is fighting for po
we start here in the uk where the bank of england has given its bleakest forecast in recent memory a prolonged recession is on the way, starting this autumn and continuing all of next year and into 202a. if accurate, it would be the longest downturn for the uk economy since the financial criss in 2008. inflation is predicted to hit more than 13%, driven by the sharp rise in energy bills. and in an effort to rein in soaring prices, the bank has raised interest rates by the most in 27 years, piling more pressure on households. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. as the essentials, from fuel to food, continue to surge in price, with little sign of an end, hitting every household in the country, eventually the entire economy too will actually begin to shrink, a recession now predicted for britain. at the bank of england the governor presented the grim news with troubling charts, almost all heading in the wrong direction. gdp growth in the uk has slowed and the economy is