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Government accused of an ‘attack on nature’ by conservation groups
One of the promises Keir Starmer made in his speech today was to make a greener Britain.


Angela Rayner: Starmer speech ‘very passionate but very serious’ speech
We spoke to the deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner, and we began by asking her whether Rupa Huq's comments had overshadowed Keir Starmer's speech.


Keir Starmer pledges to create nationalised Great British Energy company
Amid promises from Sir Keir Starmer to put "country first, party second" came one clear policy announcement at the Labour party conference - the creation of a  ‘Great British Energy’ company within the first year of a Labour government.


Two thousand dockers go on strike at Felixstowe port
The falling pound may be wreaking havoc on the markets in the City - but it's also piling extra pressure on those who say they're already struggling to pay their bills.


Investors see chancellor’s package as ‘irresponsible’, says former deputy governor at the Bank of England
We spoke to Sir Charles Bean, a British economist and former deputy governor at the Bank of England.


Mortgage companies withdraw deals as sterling crisis deepens
The economic crisis is already hitting home for those looking to secure a mortgage.


How sterling crisis is impacting those looking for a mortgage
Sir Keir Starmer has declared it a “Labour moment” - telling his party it's time for them to end twelve years of Conservative rule.


Conservatives have ‘lack of connection to what’s happening in the real world’, says Labour member Gary Neville
After having one of the most decorated playing careers in Premier League history, Gary Neville has established himself as one of the country's top football pundits.


Meta defends suicide and self-harm posts seen by Molly Russell
A senior executive for Meta, the company which owns Instagram, has defended content viewed on the platform by a 14-year-old girl shortly before she took her own life.


Ed Miliband: Tories have reached ‘height of economic irresponsibility’
We’re joined by Labour's Shadow Climate and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband.


Bank of England should ‘see how the markets settle down’ before emergency interest rise, says economist Gerard Lyons
We spoke to the economist Gerard Lyons, a senior fellow at the Policy Exchange thinktank who has advised the government on their current economic plan.


Bank of England under pressure to further raise interest rates
The pound's volatility has heaped huge pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates once again.


Pound crashes to all-time low against US dollar
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was today forced to quell growing market unease over his low-tax, high borrowing strategy with a promise to set out more details in November, along with independent costings.


Labour’s economic plan ‘huge contrast’ to Conservatives, says party chair Annaliese Dodds
With one eye on the next election, Labour party chair Annaliese Dodds has said Labour can ‘unite’ the country. She joined us from the party conference in Liverpool.


Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about ‘mythical middle England’, says RMT leader
The head of the RMT union Mick Lynch has warned the railway industry is ‘in crisis’ and that strike action across the rail network will go ahead as planned in the next two weeks if a deal cannot be reached, though he said a meeting with t...



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