Can Labour Get Control At Conference?

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Today, we once again turn to the row over gifts given to Labour politicians. The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, tells Laura she doesn’t believe she broke any rules after accepting free outfits, and a stay in a New York apartment owned by a Labour donor.

Meanwhile, the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson defends the use of her £14,000 donation from Labour donor Lord Alli.

Will this story continue to dominate the narrative as the Labour party kicks off its party conference in Liverpool? You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Paddy O’Connell and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:04.6	Patty, are you there?
0:05.8	I certainly am.
0:06.8	There are probably a delay because Liverpool to London by modern tech
0:09.5	means you'll sound like you in space. Henry Henry are you there?
0:15.0	I am and I am also in Liverpool but about 20 minutes away from Laura so I don't know whether
0:19.9	that means a slightly shorter delay.
0:21.8	Well we're not in space, but we are together
0:24.3	for Sunday's edition of Newscast,
0:25.9	and there's a lot of news around, isn't it?
0:28.8	It's the first proper full day, I suppose,
0:31.0	of the Labour Party conference, and it's getting going but more
0:34.8	stories this morning about donations and holidays and dresses and awkward
0:40.2	embarrassing things that the Labour Party really wishes would just go away, but will they?
0:45.0	So let's get underway with the Sunday episode of Newscast.
0:48.0	Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. I like landscapes. You have a bright future behind you?
0:54.2	You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
0:56.3	We're effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies.
1:00.0	We don't understand the essence of Brad.
1:01.6	It's the fun police working overtime.
1:03.9	It's just getting silly now.
1:05.4	Take me down to Downey Street.
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