Its affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. Alastair burt is a former conservative mp who served as Minister Of State for the middle east. He gave me his reaction to developments. The scale of protests is certainly unprecedented. There has been thousands of people demonstrating regularly against prime Minister Netanyahu firstly for internal political reasons, then post October The 7th lately in terms of his handling of the crisis, but the scale of the protest and the sense that the prime Ministers Strategy after October The 7th of seeking total victory of the elimination of hamas and the recovery of the hostages has proved to be a failure because it was impossible. He was advised that you couldnt do both and that advice has been borne out by experience and the circumstances of the murders of the six hostages that have been reported have just increased the anguish of many of the population of israel. Thats what we have seen. Whether it will change prime Minister Netanyahus policy is difficult to estimate because he is trapped by some in his cabinet who do not want him to make a deal with hamas, the extreme right wing ministers, and he himself has set on a course where he can only succeed by delivering what he has already promised even if its impossible so its very hard to say what the immediate impact on the politics will be. And even if he was to be swayed by these protests, when activists say they want a hamas hostage deal, have they spelt out exactly what they are prepared to concede for that . Hostage families and friends in israel that i have spoken to and many people have said theyjust want the hostages back. The terms of the deal are of less consequence at present than physically returning those hostages that are still alive and sadly the remains of those who are not, and the desperation that was evident on the faces and the comments of the families over the weekend. The assumption is it will be a deal for the return of Palestinian Prisoners being held by israelis both on the West Bank and elsewhere, but the actual terms of the deal seem to matter less to people protesting than just the desperation to get the hostages back. And they feel strongly that the priority that should be allocated to getting the hostages back has not been the priority of prime Minister Netanyahu and the government, hence the vehemence of the demonstrations and the anger of the Defense Minister of the way in which the coalition is handling the crisis at present. Its obvious as to why families and friends of the hostages will prioritise that, but the government also has to balance the future security of israel as it sees it. Thats right. Everything since October The 6th has changed. It would appear the security of the state of israel had predicated on dividing the Palestinian Leadership community. It is supporting hamas covertly in gaza, preventing the establishment of a Palestinian State has fallen apart, and the anger in israel is directed at the failure of that overall political policy as well as the atrocity that took place on October The 7th for which hamas bears complete responsibility. So the wider security of israel is indeed in question now, and that calls for a different political solution which will require israel to think of an overall settlement which will involve the West Bank, eastjerusalem as well as gaza, and it will require the abandonment of those who believe that the extinction of the state of israel is still possible. So a lot of political change is necessary in order to secure the Peace And Security of israel to which it is entitled as well as the Self Determination of the palestinian people and justice for them. Its not impossible and discussions have always faltered when they have got difficult, but if there was ever a time to press the case, its now. Just to let you know, one of the bodies of the hostages that was found, a cousin of the deceased has given an online News Conference and he said the scale of the protests, he said the scale of the protests, he hoped the death of his cousin would not be in vain. He said i hope this is a Turning Point and it would mean for the israeli public that we cannot have this any more stuff we cannot have this any more stuff we cannot bring back the ones we love but we can bring back and gain back the lives of people who are still alive. That is the voice of one of the family is speaking out as those protests go on in israel today. Lets get more on the announcement that one or two word ofsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year, an inquest found an ofsted inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Lets speak to Sir Michael wilshaw, former chief inspector of schools and head of ofsted. Thank you for being with us. What is your reaction to what is being announced today . I your reaction to what is being announced today . Your reaction to what is being announced toda .. announced today . I am very pleased. The secretary announced today . I am very pleased. The secretary of announced today . I am very pleased. The Secretary Of State announced today . I am very pleased. The Secretary Of State for announced today . I am very pleased. The Secretary Of State for education | the Secretary Of State for education made it clear before she was selected and this government came in that she was minded to change this and she announced to the Teachers Associations and i am pleased. After all, the Education Select Committee came out with this recommendation and the coroner in the case of Ruth Perry said change was necessary and two thirds of Head Teachers are great the present system is not fit for purpose. Ofsted can only work effectively when it has the support of Head Teachers. Effectively when it has the support of Head Teachers. What does it mean for arents of Head Teachers. What does it mean for parents who of Head Teachers. What does it mean for parents who are of Head Teachers. What does it mean for parents who are trying of Head Teachers. What does it mean for parents who are trying to of Head Teachers. What does it mean for parents who are trying to assess | for parents who are trying to assess schools going forward . In for parents who are trying to assess schools going forward . Schools going forward . In my experience schools going forward . In my experience and schools going forward . In my experience and i schools going forward . In my experience and i speak schools going forward . In my experience and i speak not i schools going forward . In my I Experience and i speak notjust schools going forward . In my experience and i speak notjust as an inspector but as a head teacher, it is really important that parents get the full picture of what is happening in a school. And if they do not get the full picture, if it is not detailed and not comprehensive enough, it does not really reflect what is going on in the school, they are being sold short and you have seen what is happening at the moment because schools are complex organisations under so much to put together, when you go into a school, inspectors find it really difficult to come up and Cram Everything into one word. So for example they could find that the curriculum is pretty good but the curriculum is pretty good but the outcomes at the end of it or not very good. For benchmark outcomes. And they can find that the teaching is pretty good but ruined by bad behaviour in the school so getting all of the evidence together and trying to cram it into one word, leads to all sorts of problems. And i do not blame inspectors and i know lots of them would agree with me on this, in saying changes necessary because at the end of the day, when they go into a school, they air on they go into a school, they air on the side of generosity, they take everything in the round and give a School A good even though it may not be fair to be touched good so thats what we had this ridiculous figure of 90 of Schools Being judged good in the country, 90 , nearly 90 . We know there is huge variation in standards across the country. We know disadvantaged children or falling further behind and the Attainment Gap is much wider than it has ever been. We know behaviour is a big issue as well as attendance, how can 90 of schools be judged good . And this is what is happening when inspectors are forced to cram conflicting judgments into one word so i think change necessary, it receives the support of Head Teachers and for ofsted to continue to be a powerfulforce teachers and for ofsted to continue to be a powerful force for good teachers and for ofsted to continue to be a powerfulforce for good in the country must have that support. Of course the conservatives have criticised the changes saying that the one Word Summary was helpful for parents. I the one Word Summary was helpful for arents. .. parents. I dont agree with that. Because as parents. I dont agree with that. Because as i parents. I dont agree with that. Because as i said parents. I dont agree with that. Because as i said going parents. I dont agree with that. Because as i said going back parents. I dont agree with that. Because as i said going back to | parents. I dont agree with that. I because as i said going back to my previous comments, when parents get that, ofsted said its good, everything must be fine, when it patently is not so and then parents do not have the opportunity to challenge the school in those areas of weakness is that it needs to know about and similarly Head Teachers getting a good judgment when they do not deserve it can sit back and wait for another five years and not tackle the weaknesses that are more comprehensive Report Card would highlight. Comprehensive Report Card would hiuuhliht.. comprehensive Report Card would hiuuhliht... comprehensive Report Card would hiuuhliht... Highlight. How many schools do you believe are really highlight. How many schools do you believe are really not highlight. How many schools do you believe are really not good highlight. How many schools do you j believe are really not good enough . What proportion of the Schools Being. What proportion of the Schools Bein . , what proportion of the Schools Beinu. V m what proportion of the Schools Beinu. H m. what proportion of the Schools Beinu. V m what proportion of the Schools Beinu. H m.. being. Its difficult to say after bein out being. Its difficult to say after being out of being. Its difficult to say after being out of the being. Its difficult to say after being out of The Loop being. Its difficult to say after being out of The Loop for being. Its difficult to say after being out of The Loop for eight l being out of The Loop for eight years but when i was at ofsted it was in the region of 60 65 judged good or better, now it is nearly 90 . So i think things have gone wrong with the inspection system. And it has lost the confidence of the people who really matter in schools, the leader is responsible for raising standards. The schools, the leader is responsible for raising standards. Schools, the leader is responsible for raising standards. The Gcse And Alevel results for raising standards. The Gcse And Alevel results have for raising standards. The Gcse And Alevel results have come for raising standards. The Gcse And Alevel results have come out, for raising standards. The gcse and | alevel results have come out, isnt a level results have come out, isnt it still a sign of failure of the Education System if one third of people who take gcse maths or english do not reach the Pass Mark . Globally that is not good enough, is it . .. globally that is not good enough, is it . it . And it also emphasises the point i have been it . And it also emphasises the point i have been making. It . And it also emphasises the point i have been making. How it . And it also emphasises the point i have been making. How can it . And it also emphasises the point i have been making. How can that l it . And it also emphasises the point| i have been making. How can that be the case with 90 of Schools Being judged good . You were quite right to highlight the issue. One third of our children arent getting the basics in english and maths. And also it points to the fact that a much larger number of children and particularly disadvantaged children are doing well in london but not elsewhere. Look at the North East of england. The outcomes for children there are far worse than they are in london, the same goes for the east midlands. So weve got to tackle regional inequality and i think the new secretary of State Bridget Philipson is absolutely right to worry about this and she is right to set up i think she is calling them regional Monitoring Boards which will look at the performances of schools in particular regions across the country and she has also said, i think rightly, the curriculum will be reviewed for those youngsters for whom a broadly academic approach could solve the problem. Sir michael, could solve the problem. Sir michael, we are out of time but thank you forjoining us. The uks Mps Return To Parliament from their summer recess today. On the agenda this week is a vote on Legislation To Nationalise Railways and sir Keir Starmer s first prime ministers questions since the government scrapped Winter Fuel payments for millions of pensioners. And the conservatives will start the Election Process for their next Party leader. Our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, explains the fiscal problems the government is dealing with. In the house of commons chamber, big votes on big Labour Party priorities, on the railways, the fiscal law, designed to give more independent oversight to the Gp Energy Company but lurking in the background is the perilous politics of the difficult fiscal picture that Keir Starmer and principally has Chancellor Rachel reeves are facing. Just before parliament broke up the summer they announced they would means test the Winter Fuel allowance for the first time. Over the Summer Labour mps have been hearing from anxious constituents about that and that means as they return to parliament today, there is genuine detectable unease about the consequences of that decision amongst the Party. Ii consequences of that decision amongst the Party. Amongst the Party. If theyre potentially amongst the Party. If theyre potentially more amongst the Party. If theyre potentially more of amongst the Party. If theyre potentially more of that amongst the Party. If theyre potentially more of that to l amongst the Party. If theyre potentially more of that to come and if so, if there are cuts i determined by the government will they be put to votes by this huge number of mps, many of them new in parliament . Parliament . There is certainly more difficult and parliament . There is certainly more difficult and unpleasant parliament . There is certainly more difficult and unpleasant as parliament . There is certainly more difficult and unpleasant as labour. Difficult and unpleasant as Labour Mps we perceive it, to come, most likely on increasing taxes but also on cutting spending. Bear in mind that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves bring these decisions is the response to what they claim is a 22 billion Black Hole they were left by their conservative predecessors that they did not know about but in terms of recouping that, Winter Fuel allowance barely touches the science. There will have to be an awful lot more and there will have to be an awful lot more and theres two months of lobbying internally in Whitehall And Westminster before that budget that Rachel Reeves presents. So there is more of that to come but in terms of votes in the Winter Fuel allowance, does not to come but in terms of votes in the winterfuel allowance, does not have to be a vote. The conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will try and push for one but under arcane rules it is ultimately within the gift of the government to grant a vote if they wish to but i suspect they will not because that would open a political pain and the possibility of Labour Mps voting against them, they will not want that. A lot of controversial decisions will come in the budget, there will be a vote on that, that is how that operates but its a nuclear measure for a Labour Mp to vote against their unbeaten so this is a reminder that Keir Starmer sitting on an astronomical majority. Vote against their budget. It is a question of politically whether he is storing up trouble for much further down the track. Theres lots of speculation further down the track. Theres lots of speculation about further down the track. Theres lots of speculation about the further down the track. Theres lots of speculation about the taxes further down the track. Theres lots of speculation about the taxes that| of speculation about the taxes that will go up, broadly described as wealth taxes, who will be hit the hardest and all of this while the conservatives have yet to choose a leader ... leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right. Leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right. Yet leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right, yet to leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right, yet to choose leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right, yet to choose a leader . That comes after the budget . Thats right, yet to choose a leader. Thats right, yet to choose a leader but its still two months away from that. At the moment there are six candidates, most of them were declared at the start of the summer and most of them have taken decisions on how they want to engage over the summer but one of the contenders Kemi Badenoch, is campaigning this morning. We will hearfrom James Cleverly campaigning this morning. We will hear from James Cleverly Home Secretary and foreign secretary, he has campaigned a bit over the summer but this wednesday six candidates will become five, conservatives will vote on wallowing that field, and next