President ial debates and the endnd of the state legislative session. Marco rubio. The republican senatorrom miami knows that he has to win florida tuesday, or his campaign over. At least, thats what the conventional wisdom says. I spoke with rubio a short time ago. And joining us now which satellite is senator marco rubio. Senator, good morning, good to see you. Good morning, michael. Good to sese you. Mike senator, you have been campgning nonstop around the state. Youve had enthusiastic audiences i know. But heres the question. The polls say that you cannot win florida. That you are far behind. Whats your feeling . Can you catch up . Can you win . We will. Im confident of that. I already told another journalist earlier, on wednesday have to make an explanation why they were so wrong. Place. Weve said an under dog. Were an unusu year. Were running into this electoral phenomenon. I hope people watch what awaits us if hes our nomine hes obscene and aggressive and vulg things that he say
To our Financial Futures . The bank of england tells us what they think later this morning ill have the details. Unfinished business for Manchester United, as they march on in europe. They finally finish the Europa League tie, which started before lock down, and now play copenhagen in the quarter finals next week good morning from Windsor Castle where it will be open for visitors on thursday and friday throughout august but you will have to people. Drizzly this morning. We will see some sunshine today, the best of which in northern scotland. The details later in the programme. Its thursday, august 8. Our top story port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an Investigation Continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which its thought was caused by Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse. Sean dilley has this report. A city in ruin, as authorities start to plan a co
of that land is earmarked as housing estates and we cannot become - estates and we cannot become self sufficient, which is what the prime minister says he wants, and built all over the land we are going to build the cracks on grow the crops. to build the cracks on grow the cros. t, to build the cracks on grow the cros. , t, to build the cracks on grow the cro as. t, t, t, to build the cracks on grow the cros. , t, t, t, crops. you mentioned rezoning and it has been said crops. you mentioned rezoning and it has been said that crops. you mentioned rezoning and it has been said that that crops. you mentioned rezoning and it has been said that that will crops. you mentioned rezoning and it has been said that that will speed - has been said that that will speed up has been said that that will speed up the whole process and make it easier to build the 300,000 homes a year that the government says it needs. would you be able to explain to our view is a bit more about what th
much of the reforms and on what has been happening with development rights is that local councils have been taking out of the decision making of future homes. we need to address that is what planning reform should be, not the developers charter, which robertjenrick was sacked for promoting. but charter, which robert jenrick was sacked for promoting. charter, which robert jenrick was sacked for promoting. but if you are sa in: that sacked for promoting. but if you are saying that developers sacked for promoting. but if you are saying that developers are - sacked for promoting. but if you are saying that developers are sitting i saying that developers are sitting on the potential to create 1 million homes, how do you, as a labour party, propose to make them do that? brought we forward a bill in parliament to force developers to follow with the permission they already had, build it or lose it, and that was one of our proposals, so developers cannot [and bank on planning permissions the
The Government has recently published highly controversial proposals to reform the planning system. One aspect that has raised particular concern is the proposal to remove local residents’ rights to object to individual planning applications in their own neighbourhood if the area is zoned for growth or renewal. Last month, the House of Commons called on the Government to protect residents’ rights to retain a voice over planning applications, recognising that the best way to get necessary new homes built is to support communities, councils and developers to work in partnership. The motion passed in the House of Commons stated, “This House believes planning works best when developers and the local community work together to shape local areas and deliver necessary new homes; and therefore calls on the Government to protect the right of communities to object to individual planning applications”.