The prIme MInIsters Message to Conference Labour Is buIldIng a new brItaIn. A UnIon Leaders told thIs programme that wIthout a change of course the party could lose the next electIon. So what Is the Governments Plan . Welcome to newsnIght, lIve from the Labour Party Conference In lIverpool theIr fIrst In 15 years In government. TonIght well be joIned lIve by a government mInster, well hear from the leader of the one of the bIggest unIons In the country who has a strong warnIng for labour, and In a moment well hearfrom the health secretary, wes streetIng. Your InsIght TonIght comes from mp Zarah Sultana, who lost the Labour WhIp after backIng a motIon to scrap the two chIld benefIt cap. Also, a man who had to get Into the heads of both KeIr Starmer and Tony BlaIr because he wrote some of theIr speeches, phIl collIns. And the polItIcal edItor of the DaIly MaIl, jason groves, whos been coverIng these conferences sInce the last tIme labour were In government. NIck, we heard from the chance
Going to be able to turn things around straightaway, but we will get to work on all of that. And hollywoods biggest night kicks off later with all eyes on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins at the oscars. The budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the Shadow Chancellor with a major headache. Jeremy hunt cut National Insurance by 2p for the second time in six months, as well as adopting two of labours policies, which it planned to use to Fund Breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. Earlier, the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves spoke to the bbc s Laura Kuennsberg and started by talking about how they plan to raise money now. We are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning the National Welfare and is a key component of our growth plans, and britain has never had one before. The idea is to live it in private Sector Investment alongside a Government Endowment to invest in so
Vaping and smoking, but the Office For Budget Responsibility warns the government could find it hard to balance the books. Heres our business correspondent, emma simpson. Did you catch any ofjeremy s budget . It was a chance to turn around the fortunes of the Conservative Party. But was it enough . I think its good that the workers are going to get money back in their pockets. But then if you think about the Cost Of Living and how everything is going up, then maybe they could have given a little bit more back. Anything that cuts taxes, i wish he would have done something a bit more for savers, were in a position where were living off savings. I think theyre trying to do it in light of a General Election and probably not really thinking about what the benefit to the country is. The centrepiece of this budget was a £2 billion cut was a 2p in the pound cut to National Insurance, a tax paid by workers. So who are the winners and losers if you include all the changes to tax and thresholds
hello and welcome to the programme. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage, as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. steffan powell reports. here is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his