UK rain and flood warnings – what next?
Parts of England and Wales have been pummelled by heavy rain and flooding. How much longer until the rain ends?
At the Labour Party Conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves struck a more positive tone about the economy after weeks of doom-laden warnings.
We’re joined by Sir William Patey, the former British Ambassador to several countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, who is at Labour Conference with the Labour Middle East Council.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Chancellor Rachel Reeves about the UK economy, austerity, the NHS and gifts to Labour cabinet members.
Parts of England and Wales have been pummelled by heavy rain and flooding. How much longer until the rain ends?
On this special edition of the Political Fourcast from Labour Conference in Liverpool, Krishna Guru-Murthy is joined by Labour’s Emily Thornberry and Katy Balls – the political editor of The Spectator.
Speaking to us from the Labour party conference in Liverpool is Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner became the latest to defend the right of politicians to accept hospitality and donations but said she could understand why people are ‘angry’.
In an unexpected twist of fate, a tiny creature – a baby hare changed everything for a former political advisor, more used to the comings and goings of Westminster, than wildlife.
We spoke to the leader of the house of commons, Lucy Powell, who declared more than £40,000 worth of gifts, ahead of Labour’s first party conference in power for fifteen years.
We spoke to Gloria Allred, the US lawyer who has taken on the Al Fayed case after fighting for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, R Kelly and Harvey Weinstein.
For three decades, there have been sexual assault allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, including an investigation by this programme.
That means pylons – across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. And the battle lines are forming. To bury or not to bury, that is the question. Nobody wants to look out on pylons.
After a week of September warmth and sunshine for many, there are yellow warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms this weekend.
Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to accept freebies worth tens of thousands of pounds. He also insisted he is “completely in control” after reports of a row within government over the pay of political advisers and his chief of staff Sue Gray.
As expected, the Bank of England has held interest rates at five percent, after cutting them from 5 and a quarter percent last month. The Bank’s governor Andrew Bailey said the rate could come down “gradually over time” if inflation stays low.