Hello. Tonight were in monmouthshire in wales to talk to the people of this proud area about what their lives are like and what they want to hearfrom politicians in this election year. Does it feel like the economy has turned a corner as the Prime Minister claimed today . Good evening and welcome to abergavenny. Applause. According to the sunday times yesterday, this is the best place to live in the whole of wales. Were here for one of our outside broadcasts where we gauge the mood of people who live and work here in the run up to an election later this year. Were broadcasting live tonight from a brand new constituency of monmouthshire in South East Wales. Its the successor to the seat of monmouth which has voted conservative since 2005. And we are in the stunning st marys priory which has served the people of abergavenny and the surrounding area for a thousand years. Weve invited people from all walks of life, all political colours, broadly representative of how people voted at the la
Those are our values. It doesnt matter if you are in a different political party. Different political tradition. We always quite literally stand out from what is right. This is another sign of a desperate tory party willing to indulge in dangerous culture wars. Lets be honest, they have nothing else to offer the electorate. We know that the westminster establishment will throw everything at the snp. I am telling you to the, it wont work. No matter what the westminster parties throughout as, there is one thing we have that they will never have. That is an alternative to broken Brexit Britain. And that alternative is independence. That is why the snp will win the general election in scotland. We have to win the general election, because when the snp wins, scotland whence. Scotland wins. We are the only party that will put scotland first. In the years to come we will look back on our 2024 election victory as a crucial step in securing our nations independence. Friends, we are driven by ou
and her supposed best friend, the former chancellor, he s gone as well. they re all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker. sneers mr speaker, lam a fighter, not a quitter. and the other main stories this lunchtime: up to 45 babies may have survived if they d received better care at east kent nhs hosptials trust, finds a damning inquiry. russia says it s evacuating civilians from the occupied city of kherson as ukrainian forces make big gains in the area. and in cricket ireland beat scotland by six wickets, at the t20 world cup in australia. and coming up on the bbc news channel: we look ahead to a busy night in the premier league. five games including liverpool against west ham, while manchester united host tottenham. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc s news at one. figures show the cost of living is rising at the fastest rate for a0 years. inflation rose above 10% for the 12 months to september, with most of that increase due to higherfood prices. th
for a week to pay everything. i ust don-t have mi don t have it. and nyambe lewis vau:han don t have it. and nyambe lewis vaughanjones don t have it. and nyambe lewis vaughan jones in don t have it. and nyambe lewis vaughan jones in the don t have it. and nyambe lewis vaughan jones in the studio - don t have it. and nyambe lewis vaughan jones in the studio in i vaughanjones in the studio in london, also in the news this hour. harrowing and callous, a damning report is published into maternity care at east kent hospital trust. the chief investigator says women were not listened to. 202 families that came forward. in 97, deaths, injuries or other harm could have been different if care had been given to the standards accepted nationally. russian president vladimir putin declares martial law in the four regions of ukraine which were annexed last month. they will be expected to work with russia to boost their war effort. good afternoon. figures show that cost of living is ri
they re all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker. jeers mr speaker, lam a fighter, not a quitter. and in other news. harrowing and callous a damning report is published into maternity care at east kent hospital trust. the chief investigator says women weren t listened to. we had 202 families that came forward. in 97, deaths, injuries or other harm could have been different if care had been given to the standards accepted nationally. russian president vladimir putin declares martial law in the four regions of ukraine which it annexed last month. they ll be expected to work with russia to boost the war effort. and, how long do you sleep? researchers say that at least five hours sleep a night may cut the chances of multiple chronic health problems if you re over 50. hello and welcome to bbc news with me, joanna gosling, in sunderland and ben brown in westminster. we re here today to talk about the rising cost of living and how it s affecting you and your family. w