A budget that will define the next Half Decade under labour begins to take shape with more investment in big projects, more borrowing, and perhaps less of a Tax Rise than expected. And devastating israeli strikes on beirut actively targeting hezbollah s leadership, as Benjamin Netanyahu dashes back from the Un And Tehran holds emergency meetings. Where will this escalation take the region and the world . Good evening. This is newsnight, home to Insight And Analysis from home and abroad. Well discuss the emerging situation in the Middle East a little later, matters could develop as we are on air. Breaking news is that they hezbollah it senior leadership is unreachable following the israel strikes on the Beirut Southern Suburbs on thursday. We will discuss that later. But first a domestic Mid Conference political and economic stock take with our top panel. Anushka asthana, Itv News deputy political editor, author of taken as red, an Insider Account of Labours Ascent to power, zing tseng,
But conference, we can only deliver recovery through reform. Without action on prevention, the nhs will be overwhelmed, without reform to services we will end up putting in more cash for poorer results, that is the choice. Reform or die. And we choose reform. Since the general election, we have hit the ground running. We hit, we inherited the farce of newly qualified gps, facing unemployment, Patients Cant get a Gp Appointment while gps couldnt get a job. We cut red tape, found the funding, and will have 1,000 more gps treating patients, that is the difference a Labour Government makes. Applause. We are banning Junk Food ads targeted at children, the first step towards making our countrys children the healthiest generation that has ever lived. That is the difference a Labour Government makes. Applause. Strikes have crippled the nhs, cost taxpayers billions, and 1. 5 million appoint. Ments cancelled. Do you know my predecessor and her minister, the previous conservative Health Secretary
Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of aslef. He said that his members strength, resilience, And determination was what had won that Pay Rise others say it was down to his crafty negotiation style. Mick whelan, welcome to political thinking. Thank you, nick. You finally got a deal after all that time how did you celebrate . Erm, by talking to the press. As soon as it becomes public knowledge, you And your colleagues obviously, so sky, bbc, the guardian, the usual outlets, And press will be Here Today With You And once you ve done that,
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Senior White House reporter, cnn senior White House reporter, Kevin Liptack with some details and kevin, we are waiting to get the feed of what President Biden has had to say. So forgive me if i have to interrupt up to you, but tell us what youve heard so far. Yeah. And we did hear that he took some questions about the situation in the Middle East, so we will see exactly what he had to say, but he is convening this Cabinet Meeting for the first time in almost a year, and it is striking just how different his circumstances are from a year ago, of course, hes no longer a candidate for president and his message in this meeting to his top officials is that he wants them to sprint to the finish line. Essentially that the Race Isnt over on his presidency. And certainly the Middle East is part of that. He has been trying to negotiate a Ceasefire Deal that would add, heres President Biden congress to pass a continuing resolution its critical we have ten days for congress to pass a shortterm Fu