Hello youre watching the context on bbc news. Coming up the uk Prime Minister will no longer accept donations for clothes after a row over accepting gifts. Party Conference Season is well under way here in the uk and Today Reform LeaderNigel Farage opened his Partys Conference in birmingham. He told Supporters Britain is broken and said this was the weekend his party would � come of age. We do not need to change the mind of a single person living in this country. Because the Silent Majority is already with us on the key issues that we care about. We can win the next general election, just with the numbers of people that agree with our principles, that agree that family, that agree that community, that agree that country should be the things that absolutely everybody in british public life campaigns for because they are the most important things to all of us that live here. Applause the labour partys annual conference will also kick off this weekend but it comes in a week in which the Prime Minister has faced criticism over the salary of his closest adviser as well as donations he and his wife have accepted in clothing. Earlier, a downing Street Source said neither the Prime Minister, deputy prime Minister Or Chancellor will accept further donations for clothes. The row over expensive clothing and corporate hospitality comes against the backdrop of tumbling confidence in how consumers feel about tHe Economy and their own finances as the country prepares for the autumn budget, which the Prime Minister has already warned will be painful. New Figures Today also showed that Government Borrowing rose unexpectedly last month to £13] billion. Our Economics EditorFaisal Islam has been looking at what it means. This much watched gauge of Consumer Sentiment has been running for 50 years. It was gradually improving over the past several months as real incomes, incomes after inflation, had gone up, as youd expect. And, really, this month after an inflation, after an Interest Rate cut last month, youd expected that to have improved. It has gone down sharply across the board. Peoples perceptions of tHe Economy, peoples perceptions of their personal finance, their willingness to make major purchases, and certainly some economists, some retailers, some business groups, are drawing a connection between the tone were getting from the government ahead of the budget and what were seeing. And so some calls may be for some more hopeful optimism from the government, particularly ahead of their Party Conference. They say that they have to make these tough choices because of the borrowing situation. That got worse, according to other figures released this morning. A tricky Balancing Act for the chancellor. Michael crick, journalist and broadcaster, kelly hyman, political and legal strategist. Labour have been talking down tHe Economy since they took over. The problem is, if you talk it down, it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Talk it down, it becomes a selffulfilling prophecy. Yes, it has been selffulfilling prophecy. Yes, it has been very selffulfilling prophecy. Yes, it has been very badly self fulfilling prophecy. 133 it has been very badly thought through. Labourwere it has been very badly thought through. Labour were telling us the one big advantage of having a Labour Government is that many of the many of the policies are not different. One thing they said it would bring us their stability. What happens is that they have been telling everyone things are going to be very tight, and pensioners arent going to get their winter allowance, some of them. Child benefit is going to be restricted at two children. Everything is going to be tight for a long time, tax may have to go up in some way or another. It has done the opposite of what they wanted, we havent got the stability forced up on the contrary, there is doom and gloom. Keir starmer has a. And the chancellor at rachel reeves, have a huge Job Chancellor at rachel reeves, Have A Hugejob next chancellor at rachel reeves, have a huge job next week when they meet in liverpool to try to turn that Round And Cheer everybody up. Otherwise, they are not going to get the grace that everyone live everything depends on. That everyone live everything depends om that everyone live everything depends on that everyone live everything depends on. How long can the a depends on. How long can the party that depends on. How long can the party that takes depends on. How long can the party that takes over depends on. How long can the party that takes over power i party that takes over power keep blaming the previous one and saying that they have got a lock to fix before people start turning off then . What do you think . Do you have a figure in mind in terms of months and years . Mind in terms of months and ears . ,. , , mind in terms of months and ears . , , years . THe Economy is key. Whether years . THe Economy is key. Whether you years . THe Economy is key. Whether you are years . THe Economy is key. Whether you are in years . THe Economy is key. Whether you are in the years . THe Economy is key. Whether you are in the uk | years . THe Economy is key. | whether you are in the uk or years . THe Economy is key. Whether you are in the uk or in the us whether you are in the uk or in the us. And so, depending on what the us. And so, depending on what they the us. And so, depending on what they are saying in regards to how what they are saying in regards to how long that is going to take to how long that is going to take them to fix something, something like potentially six Months Something like potentially six months or potentially even longen months or potentially even longer. It is important to see what longer. It is important to see what policies in place are going what policies in place are going to be implemented in order going to be implemented in order to going to be implemented in order to fix this and how is the order to fix this and how is the best order to fix this and how is the best way to do it. And how long the best way to do it. And how long is the best way to do it. And how long is it the best way to do it. And how long is it going to take . Is it going long is it going to take . Is it going to long is it going to take . Is it going to take six months . Oh yeah . Going to take six months . Oh yeah . 0r going to take six months . Oh yeah . Orare you going to take six months . Oh yeah . Or are you looking for something a little bit longer in regards to time periods. I would in regards to time periods. I would expect six months potentially to a year at least. In the potentially to a year at least. In the us potentially to a year at least. In the us we have president biden basically talking up tHe Economy today, havent we . He said that several of the federal Reserve Cut Today is a signal that they have entered a new phase in tHe Economy and recovery. Very notably though, i suppose just about to go into an election whereas Keir Starmer has just taken over. That is definitely going to play that is definitely going to play a that is definitely going to play a role. THe Economy. THe Economy play a role. THe Economy. THe Economy is play a role. THe Economy. THe Economy is definitely one of the things that are driving people the things that are driving people to the force, to the poll. People to the force, to the poll. Not people to the force, to the poll, not only that but for women poll, not only that but for Women Reproductive Freedom as welt Women Reproductive Freedom as well. Other issues affecting the american people. But definitely tHe Economy. People are going to look at what tHe Economy are going to look at what tHe Economy was like under trump. What economy was like under trump. What He Economy was like under trump. What he did, how he had trillions what he did, how he had trillions to our deficit. How there trillions to our deficit. How there was a Loss Ofjobs and what there was a Loss Ofjobs and what biden has done. How he has increase what biden has done. How he has increase jobs and what he has done increase jobs and what he has done to increase jobs and what he has done to the american people. That done to the american people. That is done to the american people. That is definitely going to play that is definitely going to play a that is definitely going to play A Key Role in the November Election play A Key Role in the November Election. , , election. From the republicans, Kamala Harris election. From the republicans, Kamala Harris has election. From the republicans, Kamala Harris has faced Kamala Harris has faced criticism for not stating what she is going to do with the cost of living. What do you think in terms of where people are going to vote . That is the key, isnt it . Cost of living. That is their focus when they go to the ballot. It that is their focus when they go to the ballot. Go to the ballot. It is. It is nearly always go to the ballot. It is. It is nearly always the go to the ballot. It is. It is nearly always the focus i nearly always the focus when people go to the polls in whatever country. I sort of partly think, maybe Kamala Harris� s advisors have taken a look at how Keir Starmer got elected in britain with a whopping great majority of seats in the house of commons. Although a very low vote in terms of numbers. Of course, he and his party gave very little away about what they were going to do in the Run Up to the election day. It didnt actually seem to do labour that much harm. The problem is, i think, contributing to this pessimism, by now people would have expected this government to come out with more detail about how they are going to resolve all of the many problems this country faces. I suppose they had a much greater lead in the polls though. Perhaps they were trying not to risk that and saying not very much because they didnt want to risk that. Kamala harris does not have that at the moment. It is very tight, isnt it . The race. It moment. It is very tight, isnt it . The race. It . The race. It is a different Picture it . The race. It is a different Picture 20 it . The race. It is a different Picture 20 up it . The race. It is a different Picture. 20 up against it . The race. It is a different. Picture. 20 up against madrid, Picture. 2 0 up against madrid, you tend to play safe. If you are drawing, you have to do something adventurous. In terms of Niel Something adventurous. In terms of Nigel Farage. Something adventurous. In terms of Nigel Farage, i something adventurous. In terms of Nigel Farage, i went something adventurous. In terms of Nigel Farage, i went expect i of Nigel Farage, i went expect you to know too much about him necessarily, kelly. There you have had him over there in the us. I can talk to about how his Party Conference has been described as a trump star rally. People wearing baseball caps, saying, lets make britain great again. Do you accept, perhaps, the Trump Rally is something to be exported . It does do some convincing. Exported . It does do some convincing exported . It does do some convincin. ,. , convincing. America is always. Reat convincing. America is always great and convincing. America is always great and we convincing. America is always great and we dont convincing. America is always great and we dont need i convincing. America is always i great and we dont need trump to make great and we dont need trump to make It Great and we dont need trump to make It Great again. I would agree to make It Great again. I would agree they disagree in terms of harris agree they disagree in terms of harris and trump. He was specifically asked about Health Care and specifically asked about Health Care and what his policy was. He was care and what his policy was. He was in care and what his policy was. He was in office for four years and he was in office for four years and he he was in office for four years and he didnt do anything to help and he didnt do anything to help the and he didnt do anything to help the american people in regards help the american people in regards to Health Care. What is your regards to Health Care. What is your plan regards to Health Care. What is your plan to help the american plans your plan to help the american plans to your plan to help the american plans to let people in terms of Health Plans to let people in terms of Health Care . He didnt answer the question, didnt have policy the question, didnt have policy. He was talking about cats policy. He was talking about cats and policy. He was talking about cats and dogs being eaten and talking cats and dogs being eaten and talking about how large his crowd talking about how large his Crowd Sizes wear. Harris was talking Crowd Sizes wear. Harris was talking about policies and how she grew up in Middle Class and what she grew up in Middle Class and what she she grew up in Middle Class and what she wanted to do for the american what she wanted to do for the american people. What she sees for the american people. What she sees for the future and is fighting for the future and is fighting for the for the future and is fighting for the freedom for women. Back to niel for the freedom for women. Back to Nigel Farage. Forthe freedom forwomen. Esta; to Nigel Farage, michael. He has been, they have been very excited at the Party Conference. People get a bit carried away, it is very exciting getting everyone together and talking about how well theyre going to do. He started by saying they need to be more like the liberal democrats, without The Sun is like Water Slides and the like. In terms of targeting specific seats. He also said that there is a chance we could win the next general election. What you make about . I next general election. What you make about . Make about . I think it is very unlikely to make about . I think it is very unlikely to win make about . I think it is very unlikely to win the make about . I think it is very unlikely to win the next i unlikely to win the next election. Is right in terms of lib dems policy. They concentrate on getting local councillors elected then extend into the constituencies around that area and take it from there. And Nigel Farages parties have never been very good at that. He is right in that respect. They have got five seats now, i think that might well go up. If there are by elections in this parliament, although by Elections Wont be common because it is quite a useful parliament. You are less likely to get mps dying. Use file. A serious threat to both the conservatives and labour.