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minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. and before that prime minister held her first cabinet meeting of the truss era this morning after a reshuffle of senior positions. and i m rebecca jones in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. chelsea have sacked manager thomas tuchel following a poor start to the season and a 1 0 champions league defeat to dinamo zagreb last night. hello and if you re just joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at westminster on this most dramatic are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her fi ....
campaign here in the uk. all parties out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re elected. he says the money would go towards the long term regeneration of the areas, under the government s levelling up scheme. a topic labour leader kier starmer hasn t been able to escape is dianne abbott. there s been a lot of controversy over the terms of the re admittance of the veteran labour mp into the party. keir starmer has been tackling that issue as well this morning, denying that his party is blocking left wing candidates. 0n diane abbott you said last week you weren t going to get involved in her case. you said the days when the leader rolls up his sleeves and gets involved are well and truly over, that s what corbyn did and ended badly. you said it was a matter for the nec on candidate selection and you avoided having a view becausejeremy corbyn expressed a view and that lead ....
It is public, based on areas in levelling up needs, looking at economic opportunities, skills, health and life expectancy, so it is an objective set of criteria published online, but i will make no apology for supporting towns. it is where the majority of people live and they were neglected for decades under previous labour governments and we are in teesside today, a great example of a place that we focused on as a government can and people can see the change in the communities that has happened. i want to make sure we spread the type of opportunity and pride right across the country. we are the ones taking bold action like that, we are the ones with a clear plan working. that is how we deliver a secure future for everyone across the country. fix. future for everyone across the count . ,., future for everyone across the count . . ,., ., future for everyone across the count . ., ., country. a new poll out today su: nests country. a new poll out today suggests a country. a new poll ....