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Difficult economic backdrop. the looming recession, the cost of living crisis. this is it alters time that the labour party is meeting in the. sir keir starmer arriving forjust a second in—person conference is becoming a leader. the delegates and members of the shadow cabinet are beginning to trickle in, i'm joined by lucy powell. first of all, what is your reaction to the statement we had from the chancellor yesterday? this statement we had from the chancellor esterda ? , , ., , ., yesterday? this budget, it was a buduet in yesterday? this budget, it was a budget in all— yesterday? this b...

We're going to give you more money back in pay packets, they're going to get rid of the a5p top rate of tax, they're going to give bankers bonuses. they believe firstly that that will stimulate growth, which we don't believe in, and secondly that that growth will trickle down to everybody else, and that just won't happen. we've had this economic experiment here in the uk for the last 30 years and it's not worked for people here in liverpool in the north of england over that 30 years and it won't work again. it's not the kind of growth we need in this country. we need growth in all parts of the...

We're talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits, and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that's militant, i think that's basically saying workers deserve to get more money in their pay packets, it's as simple as that. as the summer and disputes continue, even more strike dates could be added to the diary. caroline davies, bbc news. the time is 1.16. our top story this lunchtime... the met office warns of a possible risk to life as temperatures head towards a0 in parts of england on monday and tuesday. and still to come....

Across the economy. as employers offer pay rises that full short of the high rate of inflation. the head of the uk's biggest private sector union says that this has been a while in the making. in the main, the companies that we're talking about that are taking us to the wire are making profits, and those companies now need to make sure that workers get a piece of the pie. i don't think that's militant, i think that's basically saying workers deserve to get more money in their pay packets, it's as simple as that. as the summer and disputes continue, even more strike dates could be added to the ...

In their pay packets. it's as simple as that. but hundreds of disputes is definitely on the cards? so are you and your fellow union bosses kind of holding the economy to ransom in terms of a summer of discontent? well, i love the cliches, because they do come out quite a lot. we could be playing bingo at the moment to find all the ones that are coming out. but summer of discontent in the sense that... look, what i'd say to that is that, for workers, they have had a spring, summer, autumn, winter of discontent for years. and, quite honestly, if what that means is an employer who can pay, an emp...