Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Sir Keir Starmer has promised National Renewal in his first speech to the Labour Party Conference as Prime Minister but he warned of tough choices ahead. The Prime Minister insisted that keeping a Cool Head during challenging times would be better in the long term than easy answers. And he pledged to stabilise the economy but made it clear that some of his decisions would be unpopular. Our political editor, Chris Mason is at the conference in liverpool. Conference, please welcome| Keir Starmer, prime Minister And Leader of the labour party. Little wonder the audience in here are whooping. They have waited 15 years to hear a sentence like that at their conference. A party so often crushed by defeat, basking in winning. Take pride that labour won in every single region in england. Take pride that labour won in wales. Take pride that labour won in scotland. Governing is always difficult for every party, and thats before Slip Ups and unforce
Disasters and tragedies when they happen to immediately help the families never get that process put its enormous i really hope that all of those people who were involved in this are really proud of what theyve achieved tonight. Nick, last week, in terms theyve achieved tonight. Nick, last week, in terms of theyve achieved tonight. Nick, last week, in terms of labour, theyve achieved tonight. Nick, last week, in terms of labour, it theyve achieved tonight. Nick, last week, in terms of labour, it was i week, in terms of labour, it was dominated by conversations about freebies and tickets and Dissent And Pay in numberio freebies and tickets and Dissent And Pay in number 10 so where are we particularly with the latter issues . Where we are with those political staff if they were very happy with the speech today, they think it went down really well and they think the Prime Minister did a really good job and theyre really loyal to him on the wider point about the dysfunctionality in Downing
Good evening welcome to newsnight for insights and interviews. The Prime Minister told us all today things will get worse before he said they would get better we already know that means tax rises, but well ask a labour Treasury Minister if it also means austerity is back in some form. Well ask what advice he has for a newsnight viewer whos nearly 80 and is having his winter fuel payment taken away, and we ask about accusations of cronyism. Is cronyism bad under a conservative government but ok under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Cronyism is something keir starmer government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear he | keir starmer has made very clear h
Aaron. Aaron armstrong. Thank you very much indeed , thank you very much indeed, mark. Very good evening to you. It is a minute past nine here in the gb newsroom. Early results from russias president ial election putin has election show Vladimir Putin has won an extraordinary yet expected 87. 87 of the vote. However, thousands of russians turned out in a show of dissent. Earlier, a long queues formed at polling stations across the country at midday. It was in response to a call from the widow of Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny for a noon against putin protest. Yulia navalny herself attended a demonstration in berlin , and demonstration in berlin, and similar gatherings took place outside russian embassies in cities around the world, including london. Putin in his victory speech a short time ago, has said his win will allow russia to consolidate society and become stronger and more effective. Transport secretary effective. Transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the
Working and its delivering for them, and i think can see them, and i think we can see that on inflation and on that it is on inflation and on taxes. Weve also then got to show them that the labour party doesnt have plan and will be doesnt have a plan and will be a big risk. For example, we know the party wants to spend the labour party wants to spend £28 billion green plan. £28 billion on their green plan. Theyve hidden the price tag now, but they dont know how to pay now, but they dont know how to pay for it. That would mean taxes going up. But shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth told gb news the governments priorities are all wrong. Rishi sunak hes not acting in the national interest. Its reckless, its irresponsible, he should name the day of a general election and stabilise matters. Election and stabilise matters. At the moment, hes more preoccupied with his own leadership and saving his own skin than governing in the national interest. And i think after 14 years, this is a