He did resign from the party because of sir keir starmer post match stance on palestine. You of sir keir starmer postmatch stance on palestine. You mentioned other candidates, stance on palestine. You mentioned other candidates, and stance on palestine. You mentioned other candidates, and particularly i other candidates, and particularly interested in the conservative candidates and how they are dealing with being with associated with the government on a national level. That is interesting government on a national level. Twat is interesting because last year we saw in Milton Keynes that the conservatives were all granting themselves as local conservatives. It didnt really help them, they lost five of the seats in Milton Keynes last year, but they are having a go with that again this year, defending nine seats this time and we are in a situation in Milton Keynes it is looking very likely that Milton Keynes will become a fully run Labour Council after 18 years of there being no overall c
Live on cspan. Listen live on the cspan radio app and available ondemand on your desktop, phone or tablet at cspan. Org. This week on q and a, katrina merry, the for correspondent for irelands broadcaster host what was the origin of your book in america . Guest ive been a correspondent for the National Public broadcaster of ireland, r t e, ive seen and witnessed amazing things. Ireland, we have a great affinity to america and what goes on here. People always want to hear about whats behind the correspondent s life experience. I had not intended to do that until id finished my time here but given what happened in last years president ial election, there was massive interest. The irishamerican community here and at home in ireland what had happened here. Publisheroached by a to write the kind of behind the scenes but a bit of an explainer type guide as to what was unique about the 2016 Election Campaign , whats going on in america right now that led the campaign to be what it was and to
Will compete in 12 sports. And the click team visit berlin, where facial Recognition Technology is being trialled by the german government. Welcome to bbc news. The Labour Party Conference begins today in brighton, where Jeremy Corbyn is facing renewed calls to commit labour to keeping the uk in the Single Market and Customs Union after brexit. Yesterday the labour leader told delegates theyre in a moment of great change and must prepare to form a government. Joining us now from brighton is our assistant Political Editor norman smith. Mr corbin is pretty much master of all he surveys here in brighton. This conference is almost a victory conference after the general election, even though labour came nowhere near winning the general election, but mr corbin did much better than pretty much everyone expected. Significantly increasing labours share of the vote, except on one issue, and that is brexit. The issue which has divided all parties and has pretty much shaped british politics ever s
In 17 months time, britain barring a sensational political u turn will be out of the European Union, but on what terms . How will post Brexit Britain relate to the club it has just quit, and the rest of the world . These are questions that theresa mays government is struggling to answer, but they are no less difficult for the opposition labour party. My guest today is labours shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry. What would the opposition do about brexit . Emily thornberry, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have slammed theresa may and her government for being divided and utterly confused about what they want from brexit, which, of course, raises the question are you clear about what you and the Labour Party Want from brexit . I mean they are. Theyre incredibly confused, and they do say a whole lot of contradictory things. Will i think theyve come forward with a number of red lines, which theyre now trying to change, or theyre trying to say we didnt really mean it, or shes tryi
Does that mean we can stop worrying about the deficit . The parties are not saying much about money at the moment. But taxes, spending and borrowing are what governments do. Tonight, well ask if election promises on tax and spending can really be painlessly paid for. Also tonight, the 15 year old Anorexia Sufferer who took her own life after being discharged from Mental Health care against her parents wishes. Well hear from the writer emma woolf, who suffered from the illness for ten years. What can be done about anorexia . And Cornelia Parker has been appointed the official Election Artist. Whats caught her cultured eye so far . You do like a dimpled seat. I hope i am not fixated on bottoms. Hello. However hard the parties may try to control election campaigns, they are inevitably punctuated by unpredictable events. Those prescott punch moments. Weve not had anything quite like that yet, but labour today had its most awkward moment of the campaign so far. By far. A big announcement on