Will then go on to form the basis of the pitch, the offer they make to voters at the next General Election. So, the Liberal Democrats are currently the fourth Largest Party in the uk parliament. They have, though, in the past, held the Balance Of Power and that adds i think, an extra interest to what we hear coming from them this weekend. So, what are we likely to hear in terms of policy . Well, were expecting that they will be putting forward new policies on housing, on sewage, in waterways. Thats been a huge issue for them in recent years. But primarily, were expecting to hear an awful lot on health policy. And in fact, the first thing that they chose to announce out of this conference was a policy to give free personal care. So things like help with taking medication or helping people to wash or dress where needed to everyone, they say, who needs it in england. And they are saying that that would cost £5 billion a year. They reckon that they can save £3 billion a year in the nhs and the cost of accommodating some people in care homes. They say it will be fully funded, but we wont find out for a while longer how they plan to fill that other £2 billion. There is another extra reason why this particular conference will be important for the Liberal Democrats themselves, and that is that they havent actually been able to have this sort of in person autumn gathering forfouryears, partly because of covid. Thats in the first couple of years. Last year, the conference was cancelled out of respect after the queen died. So they havent actually been able to to meet and have those discussions, the sort of policy discussions, the to and fro that you get at conference for four years. And the party was quite different then. If you think back four years, the leader was thenjo swinson, who went on to lose her seat at the General Election, and the party, its identity was really almost entirely defined by its stance on brexit, trying to stop brexit. This time the current leader, sir ed davey, has said that rejoining the eu is currently off the table. The party is still very pro eu, it wants a closer relationship but actually rejoining it says, for now, is off the table. So its quite a different place that they find themselves in. And well be watching very closely to see what comes out of this conference for what is going to be their pitch to voters at the next General Election. That is our Political Correspondent at the. Earlier this week, Prime MinisterRishi Sunak Rowed back on some of his governments key environmental pledges. He annouced that a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars would be delayed until 2035, instead of 2030. The scrapping of gas boilers, to be replaced by heat pumps but the Prime Minister says he did remain committed to reaching net zero by 2050. The Prime Minister said this would help with the Cost Of Living. But how will it play out with voters . A new report out by activist Environmental Group greenpeace says the new policies will put conservatives in danger of losing seats in key battleground constituencies. With me in the studio is georgia whitaker, climate campaigner at greenpeace uk. Thank you forjoining us. In terms of your study, it is interesting, because where did you sort of come up because where did you sort of come up with the formula, and how did you survey people . Tell up with the formula, and how did you survey maple . Up with the formula, and how did you survey purple . Survey people . Tell is about the Background Survey people . Tell is about the background. We survey people . Tell is about the background. We survey survey people . Tell is about the background. 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The loophole basically means that if youre basically means that if youre investing in the north sea, for example, you dont need to necessarily pay as many taxes, and also for oil and gas, remember we dont have nationalised oil and energy, so it doesnt go to bill payers to help us out either. Thank ou for payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining us, payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining us, we payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining us, we will payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining us, we will have payers to help us out either. Thank you forjoining us, we will have to l you forjoining us, we will have to have you again. A veteran us senator has temporarily stepped down as head of the chamber� s powerful Foreign Relations committee after being indicted on bribery charges. Justice department prosecutors allege Robert Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for aid to egypts government. Federal agents say they found cash, a luxury car and 100,000 worth of gold bars at mr menendez� s home. The couple have denied the charges. All five defendants in the case including mr menendez and his wife are expected to appear in court on wednesday. 0ur correspondent, nada tawfik, has more. With these charges, senator bob menendez is now no longer the head of the senate Foreign Relations committee. Of course, he has been here before. Six years ago, he was also forced to resign because of a separate bribery case. In that one, a jury was deadlocked and he was eventually acquitted. What we have here today, though, is a separate bribery case involving three newjersey businessmen. Apparently, these are men that were his friends that were big fundraisers for him. And he tried to not only enrich one of them, but to shield two others from Law Enforcement prosecutions and investigations. Prosecutors in new york also allege that he tried to help the Egyptian Government by, in part, passing on Sensitive Information to their officials. Now, of course, Senator Menendez has come out and said that these are baseless allegations. He intends to fight them. He will continue for now in his senate seat. Prosecutors say that the fbi found gold bars, envelopes full of cash in his suitjackets when they searched his home. And those envelopes of cash had the fingerprints of one of the newjersey businessmen. No doubt, throughout the coming weeks, perhaps months, democrats will want to know what else comes to light. But bob menendez faces re election next year. And this is a critical year for democrats as they face already a narrow majority in the senate and cannot afford to lose any seats. That was our reporter in the us. Urgent action is needed to help vulnerable Energy Customers in the uk as winter approaches, according to a group of mps. The Energy Security and net zero committee, made up of members from across Political Parties, says any announcement of support from the government is long overdue. The group has made a number of recommendations to help those who might struggle as the weather gets colder, as our business reporter, noor nanji, explains. Last winter was hard for many households, with soaring energy bills eating into budgets. This new report from a Cross Party Committee of mps warns that this winter could be even worse, with bills predicted to stay high, wider Cost Of Living pressures and accumulated energy debt. It adds an announcement of support from the government is long overdue. Clearly, the government did step up to the plate last year, but we want to make sure that the Energy Companies and consumer groups are looking looking out for vulnerable consumers. I think the first thing is the government needs to give some sort of surety to vulnerable households, what support theres going to be. The report makes some specific recommendations, including ensuring all households who missed out on the Energy Bills Support Scheme last winter receive their payment immediately, extending the warm homes discount, considering implementing a form of social tariff, working to replace the current unfair and regressive standing charge structure, and accelerating the smart meter roll out. The mps also urged 0fgem to take steps to ensure that all customers are given more time, attention and support from their energy suppliers. The report follows an inquiry on how government and Energy Companies can prepare for the winter months. Mps has heard that last year, some people were turning to dangerous Coping Mechanisms and making other significant sacrifices to heat their homes and how excess winter deaths caused by living in cold, damp homes increased by nearly 50 to more than 4,700. People are needing help that never, ever needed help before. That makes me really worry about this winter. If there are people struggling and its september and its quite warm outside, what will it be like in december, injanuary and february when its really, really cold . The government said the Energy Price Guarantee remains in place to protect people until april next year if Energy Prices rise above £3,000 a year, and that additional targeted support is available to those most in need. Industry body energy uk says suppliers have increased the support they provide and have invested to expand their Customer Service teams. And 0fgem said it has shown it will take action when suppliers are not supporting those who are strugg