mp and we have similar issues in scotland around police officer numbers and the conservatives have delivered more numbers but the numbers are stretched and that's before we even get to the courts. the prime minister says these are issues voters care about, like the issues voters care about, like the issues around the frustrations around crime and punishment, and given your experience, you will be following them closely. the idea of the police would have more power to enter a property to seize stolen goods without a warrant which is very frustrating for voters. it may not seem like a big issue but it is something that could make a difference. something that could make a difference-— something that could make a difference. , , ., , difference. the issue for me is around community _ difference. the issue for me is around community policing - difference. the issue for me is| around community policing and difference. the issue for me is - around community policing and seeing police officers on the streets who are seen by the local community and also know the local community but we did not hear about that much. i am in a party that has grown by four mps as a result of by—election victories in what came up on the doorsteps is the nhs, access to gps, ambulance waiting times, and sewage, but what we have seen as a devastating impact on waterways but there was nothing in this king's speech relating to that.- speech relating to that. every little on public _ speech relating to that. every little on public services - speech relating to that. every little on public services as - speech relating to that. every i little on public services as well, the lowest number of bills since 2014, as you touched on. we focus on what was included but there's also attention to be paid to what wasn't included, things like hs2, and a ban on conversion therapy that the conservatives promised but it was not in the speech. you conservatives promised but it was not in the speech.— conservatives promised but it was not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what _ not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what is _ not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what is not _ not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what is not there _ not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what is not there but - not in the speech. you expect me to focus on what is not there but the i focus on what is not there but the government had an opportunity to bring a number of things forward and we don't know how long the session of parliament is going to be but it is an opportunity to signal to voters intentions for the government and they missed out on those opportunities.— and they missed out on those o- ortunities. , ., ., ., ., opportunities. these are traditional tory issues. _ opportunities. these are traditional tory issues, some _ opportunities. these are traditional tory issues, some would _ opportunities. these are traditional tory issues, some would say, - opportunities. these are traditional tory issues, some would say, a - opportunities. these are traditional tory issues, some would say, a lot| tory issues, some would say, a lot of it was about reclaiming the tory middle ground. this is a electioneering from the outset, isn't it? we will face a general election at some point next year, although we don't know when. this is firing the starting gun and trying to draw dividing lines.— to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks _ to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks in _ to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks in this _ to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks in this and - to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks in this and if - to draw dividing lines. there is a lot of gimmicks in this and if we | to draw dividing lines. there is a i lot of gimmicks in this and if we go back to the crime and justice which you argue is a conservative strength of the fact is the government have beenin of the fact is the government have been in powerfor a number of years and have the opportunity to bring it forward but they have failed so what they are doing is showing that they have failed to deliver and from the lib dems perspective, we are facing off against the conservatives in a number of seats and there is a real opportunity for our target seat candidates to demonstrate where the government has been failing. rishi sunak sa s government has been failing. rishi sunak says he _ government has been failing. rishi sunak says he is _ government has been failing. rishi sunak says he is the _ government has been failing. rishi sunak says he is the candidate of change, pointing to a new future, and he says this is the vision for a better britain. how hard is it for him to shake off what has gone before? he will be keen to draw a line under the leadership of the previous leaders but it will not be easy? previous leaders but it will not be eas ? . ., �* , easy? here we are with a king's seech easy? here we are with a king's speech in _ easy? here we are with a king's speech in november— easy? here we are with a king's speech in november rather- easy? here we are with a king's| speech in november rather than easy? here we are with a king's - speech in november rather than may as expected, so rishi sunak as the candidate of change chose to let the queen speech run onto this late in the session, so it is funny to think the session, so it is funny to think the last queen's speech was two prime ministers ago and it was some comedy in the chamber about that. liz truss chose not to be there, and you would have thought she would want to give some support to the prime minister, but the starting gun has been fired in what realistically can the government deliver on the fact that people feel they are not delivering and have not been for some time —— and the fact. bier? some time -- and the fact. very interesting- _ some time -- and the fact. very interesting. so _ some time -- and the fact. very interesting. so much _ some time -- and the fact. very interesting. so much debate - some time —— and the fact. very interesting. so much debate that will continue about the contents of that speech and exactly whether it can be delivered. 0ne that speech and exactly whether it can be delivered. one thing that unites parties of all different colours today has been a response to what is going on in the middle east. the war between israel and gaza continues and that has been a focus of debate today. there is a threat that oversees foreign issues could overshadow some of the announcements being made here this morning in the speech by the king but the prime minister did address that and he has been speaking about the israel gaza war and he spoke with mps who have been debating it in the commons tonight. this is what the prime minister said in relation to events in the middle east. we minister said in relation to events in the middle east.— minister said in relation to events in the middle east. we care deeply about the suffering _ in the middle east. we care deeply about the suffering of _ in the middle east. we care deeply about the suffering of innocent - about the suffering of innocent people in the scenes we have witnessed and we abhor the way hamas use innocent palestinians as human shields and it is right that uk is doubling our aid shields and it is right that uk is doubling ouraid funding shields and it is right that uk is doubling our aid funding for palestinian civilians and we have been consistent in our calls for a humanitarian pause as soon as possible to get aid in an hostages and foreign nationals out. but a unilateral and unconditional ceasefire would simply allow hamas to entrench its position and continue its attacks against israel. 0nly last week hamas repeated its intentions, stating clearly, we will repeat the october seven attack time and again until israel is annihilated. faced with such a threat, no country could be reasonably expected not to act. last week i spoke with prime minister netanyahu to repeat the uk's backing for israel's right to defend itself and it is the first duty of any government and i also stressed the need to allow more aid into gaza and to take all possible measures to minimise civilian casualties and to avoid inflaming tensions in the west bank where settler violence must stop. i can update the house that now over hundred british nationals have been able to leave gaza thanks to our diplomatic efforts to reopen the rafah crossing on the development minister will make a full statement to the house tomorrow. —— and the development minister. but we will not stand for the hatred and anti—semitism we have seen on our streets. it sickens me to think that britishjews are looking over their shoulder in this country. that children are going to school covering up their school badges for fear of attack. this government will do whatever it takes to keep thejewish community safe. just as we will do whatever it takes to keep every community safe. we will fight hatred and extremism in all its forms and wherever it is found today, tomorrow, and always. we are the world's most successful multiethnic, multi—faith democracy and we will protect our democracy from all threats to it. the prime minister speaking about events in the middle east minister speaking about events in the middle eas— the middle east when we heard similar comments _ the middle east when we heard similar comments from - the middle east when we heard similar comments from keir - the middle east when we heard - similar comments from keir starmer as well, addressing about ongoing conflict. it is issues a a lot closer to home that have taken the attention of politicians today, the king speech outlining the agenda for the year ahead, including the cost of living crisis, growing the economy, the football industry, and also things like limiting pedicab drivers in the capital. 0ne also things like limiting pedicab drivers in the capital. one of the other focuses was on the energy industry and looking at renewing energy licensing for the north sea oil and gas extraction, a change to the current setup, and also some more help in terms of the transition towards renewable energy. we can talk about some of that with emma from energy uk. thanks forjoining us. what did you hear in the speech from the king and then in the subsequent debate with mps that reassures you that the government is doing enough especially when it comes to the energy industry? same comes to the energy industry? some ofthe comes to the energy industry? some of the language _ comes to the energy industry? some of the language is — comes to the energy industry? some of the language is reassuring, - comes to the energy industry? fine of the language is reassuring, so a commitment to net zero and a commitment to net zero and a commitment to net zero and a commitment to tackling our reliance on volatile international markets which is paying for households and businesses in the last several years —— which is pain. i'm not sure the details add up to the response but it was better language then we have had in the last few weeks on the energy transition. 50 had in the last few weeks on the energy transition.— had in the last few weeks on the energy transition. so come explain this. energy transition. so come explain this- reducing _ energy transition. so come explain this. reducing dependency - energy transition. so come explain this. reducing dependency on - this. reducing dependency on overseas energy providers, and we know prices have spiked given the russian invasion of ukraine and the ongoing crisis in the middle east, pushing up energy supply prices, so the idea is we become more self—sufficient and we have our own energy sources and we use them. how does it work in practice? fiur does it work in practice? our bi est does it work in practice? our biggest exposure _ does it work in practice? oi" biggest exposure to the does it work in practice? cl" biggest exposure to the crisis has been on the price of gas in the amount of gas we import to do power generation and heating. oil and gas involves international markets so there is a limit to what we can do to limit the price and control our imports and exports. therefore the long—term solution to tackling bills and helping grow the economy is to invest in the clean technologies for tomorrow and energy efficiency and there were a couple of lines on renewables, attracting record levels of investment, but the focus on oil and gas will not necessarily deliver more security and it will not help bills in the short term so that is not the primary reason for doing it. it is notjust about keeping down prices because they might go the other way, and the thing that strikes many people watching this is they will say, the government is laying out these plans, can they actually deliver them? the things you talk about will take years. the government may not be in charge a yearfrom now. that is government may not be in charge a year from now. that is a government may not be in charge a yearfrom now. that is a real concern. you can have all the will in the world, but unless you deliver it, it means nothing. fin in the world, but unless you deliver it, it means nothing.— it, it means nothing. on the energy transition is — it, it means nothing. on the energy transition is what _ it, it means nothing. on the energy transition is what the _ it, it means nothing. on the energy transition is what the private - transition is what the private sector things because 75% of the investment into what the government calls net zero but what we call the energy sector, most of the money will come from us, and confidence from government and messaging from government matters but to be honest everything is now looking at the autumn statement and we are expecting may be something on capital allowances and the government is sorting out uk renewables auctions because they failed to procure any offshore wind at the last couple of rounds we are expecting to hear the response to the nick wins a review of grid and the nick wins a review of grid and the way we manage our grid connections —— nick wins. if we get that, yes, we can power in, but if we don't get that, i would be sceptical about how fast we can go. the autumn statement where we get an idea where the money will come from and where the government will make the money, that is two weeks tomorrow. what would you like to hearin tomorrow. what would you like to hear in that? how can the government incentivise private companies to make the investment needed? if we have had a lot _ make the investment needed? if we have had a lot of _ make the investment needed? if we have had a lot of focus _ make the investment needed? if we have had a lot of focus on _ make the investment needed? if we: have had a lot of focus on oil make the investment needed? if he have had a lot of focus on oil and gas, even with new licences, we need to hear much more about the technologies we are expecting to take its place in the economy and we need to hear how they are going to deliver an extra £240 billion of investment in the uk in our pipelines, and our single biggest problem at the moment in the energy sector is that investors are looking at the us and their policies and the inflation reduction act and the package of green measures in the eu and india with its hydrogen commitment, we need thejob is to come here and the chancellor has got to give a confident measure about the energy industry in the uk and to give policies to enable people to put forward their money.- give policies to enable people to put forward their money. emma from ener: uk, put forward their money. emma from energy uk. thanks — put forward their money. emma from energy uk, thanks for _ put forward their money. emma from energy uk, thanks forjoining - put forward their money. emma from energy uk, thanks forjoining us. - energy uk, thanks forjoining us. helen is in westminster in central lobby and she has a guest. i am with the conservative _ lobby and she has a guest. i am with the conservative mp _ lobby and she has a guest. i am with the conservative mp steve _ lobby and she has a guest. i am with the conservative mp steve brian. - lobby and she has a guest. i am with | the conservative mp steve brian. the chair of the self —— health select committee. the criticism from the opposition is that you have run out of steam but does the king's speech there are enough?— there are enough? well, they would sa that! there are enough? well, they would say that! you _ there are enough? well, they would say that! you have _ there are enough? well, they would say that! you have got _ there are enough? well, they would say that! you have got to _ there are enough? well, they would say that! you have got to present i say that! you have got to present your manifesto to the public and your manifesto to the public and your record and we also have the autumn — your record and we also have the autumn statement and the budget, so there are _ autumn statement and the budget, so there are three moments for rishi sunak— there are three moments for rishi sunak and — there are three moments for rishi sunak and this was the first of them and we _ sunak and this was the first of them and we are — sunak and this was the first of them and we are all looking for things and we are all looking for things and to— and we are all looking for things and to give you a sense of what happens — and to give you a sense of what happens here, this is our work programme for the next year, and mps will now— programme for the next year, and mps will now he _ programme for the next year, and mps will now be besieged with briefing material— will now be besieged with briefing material as to what was in the king's— material as to what was in the king's speech and also stuff that wasn't — king's speech and also stuff that wasn't i— king's speech and also stuff that wasn't. i am very pleased that the smoke—free, smoking and rapes bill will he _ smoke—free, smoking and rapes bill will be early on —— smoking and vapes _ will be early on —— smoking and vapes bill— will be early on —— smoking and vapes bill will be early on in our programme. very disappointed it is not a _ programme. very disappointed it is not a mental health bill in there, a lot of— not a mental health bill in there, a lot of work— not a mental health bill in there, a lot of work had gone on through scrutiny— lot of work had gone on through scrutiny to — lot of work had gone on through scrutiny to get to a place where we had a _ scrutiny to get to a place where we had a good — scrutiny to get to a place where we had a good mental health bill ready but that— had a good mental health bill ready but that is— had a good mental health bill ready but that is not in there. what had a good mental health bill ready but that is not in there.— but that is not in there. what can ou do but that is not in there. what can you do about _ but that is not in there. what can you do about that? _ but that is not in there. what can you do about that? people - but that is not in there. what can you do about that? people will. but that is not in there. what can l you do about that? people will also disappointed about the lack of a ban on conversion therapy. what can you do about that? i on conversion therapy. what can you do about that?— do about that? i can't get the king to come back _ do about that? i can't get the king to come back and _ do about that? i can't get the king to come back and say, _ do about that? i can't get the king to come back and say, roll- do about that? i can't get the king to come back and say, roll back i do about that? i can't get the king | to come back and say, roll back the tape _ to come back and say, roll back the tape but— to co