Watch live: A special RidgeOnSunday - live in Liverpool at the Labour Party Conference, SophyRidgeSky is joined by Shadow Climate Sec Ed_Miliband, Greater Manchester Mayor AndyBurnhamGM and Unison General Secretary cmcanea
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, said he can"barely believe" the mini-budget announced by the Chancellor on Friday.
"The government has drawn battle lines with working class people – they’ve told us which side they’re on."The Labour leader pledged to double the amount of onshore wind, triple solar and more than quadruple offshore wind power by 2030, according to details announced in The Observer ahead of the party's annual conference.
Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, told the BBC the Labour leader should"be bolder" in his economic policy and not"stand still" in order to win power. But the leader knows he is not in control of all his party's levers - and his bête noires in Momentum and the Corbyn-backing left-wing factions may distract from his attempt at a prime ministerial pitch.
Sophy will chat to Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham from 8.30am - and shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband at around 8.45am.Defence spending to increase by at least £52bn in wake of Ukrainian war - Wallace He added the pledge amounted to an annual defence budget of about £100bn by 2030 - an increase of £52bn on the current sum which the Defence Secretary called"huge".
This year the Liberal Democrats cancelled theirs, due to start the weekend before Her Majesty's funeral, but Labour and the Conservatives are going ahead, with the fallout from the government's"Trussonomics" tax giveaway set to dominate the agenda at both. The Labour Party's annual conference begins today - and policies on neighbourhood policing and clean energy are among those on the agenda.
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting will also promise to bring back the family doctor so more patients see the same GP each appointment.building a power system run entirely by cheap, home-grown renewables and nuclear by the end of the decadeto back nuclear, hydrogen and tidal powerWhat to expect from Labour's annual conference as Keir Starmer's party gathers in Liverpool
“As of today, from Cornwall to Cumbria, Norfolk to Nottingham wildlife is facing one of the greatest threats it’s faced in decades.
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