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Today, we look at Keir Starmer’s speech at the Labour Party conference.
The prime minister promised light at the end of a tunnel, but of hard choices on the way. He also defended the cut to winter fuel payments for pensioners, and called for 'restraint and de-escalation' on the border between Lebanon and Israel.
Adam, Chris, Henry and Alex chat it through.
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Published 09/29/24
Today, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah after Israeli strikes on Beirut.
So could this act result in wider war across the Middle East? Paddy and Laura are joined by the BBC’s security correspondent, Frank Gardner, to make sense of today’s developments.
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Published 09/28/24