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Politics Live

Monday 5 October 2026 · 12:15 BST · 45m · 3 stories · 15 annotated moments · 42 of 45 min on news stories (94%)

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The first substantive item was the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Chris Mason said Kemi Badenoch's position within the party was rock solid, but Conservative poll ratings remained terrible, and senior Conservatives were privately discussing whether they could overtake Reform. The conference strategy included a 100-page, 30,000-word document, The Right Way, setting out Conservative philosophy, and policies such as Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith's deregulation plans, including getting rid of the Environment Agency and Natural England and bringing their expertise into Defra. Shadow business minister Gareth Davies said a Conservative government would get building, remove regulations slowing housing, scrap section 106, and scrap net zero regulations on houses. He defended keeping the triple lock and said the focus should be on in-work benefits. Panel members questioned the policies and the party's trustworthiness after its previous time in government.

The next story was UK diesel prices topping £2 a litre for the first time, according to the RAC, with filling an average family car costing £110, nearly £32 more than before the Iran war. Stephen Bennett, who runs a haulage company in Reading, said diesel costs had risen by about £4,500 to £5,000 a week, or a quarter of a million pounds a year, and that the company had introduced a fuel surcharge shared with customers. He called for fuel duty rebates similar to those in France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Romania, and raised concerns about UK diesel reserves and reliance on imports. The panel discussed whether the government should cut fuel taxes or target support, windfall taxes, net zero and energy supply.

The programme then covered the Green Party conference, where members passed a motion declaring Zionism racist and backing a single Palestinian state. It was criticised by the Board of Deputies, which represents British Jews, and by other parties including Equality Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Former co-leader Adrian Ramsay said he was deeply saddened, and the chair of Jewish Greens, Vivian Lichtenstein, was considering whether to stay. Dr Ashok Kumar of Greens for Palestine defended the motion as separating Zionism from Judaism and said it was about Palestinian liberation, while the panel discussed anti-Semitism and party support. Later, the programme returned to the Conservative conference, where Kemi Badenoch's opening remarks compared the party's new document to the 1976 The Right Approach and said the Conservatives governed for 18 years after it. The panel discussed Thatcher, the 1970s and 1980s, Andy Burnham's earlier comments, and current party fragmentation.

  1. 1:43
    Story begins Badenoch solid at Tory conference but polls stay poor
  2. 2:42

    Claim Badenoch solid at Tory conference but polls stay poor

    Kemi Badenoch's position as Conservative leader was described as secure, with no discussion of her future.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 2:42-2:45

  3. 2:48

    Claim Badenoch solid at Tory conference but polls stay poor

    The Conservatives remained third in the polls, behind Labour and Reform UK.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 2:48-2:56

  4. 5:11

    Claim Badenoch solid at Tory conference but polls stay poor

    Andrew Griffith discussed abolishing quangos including the Environment Agency and Natural England.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 5:11-5:21

  5. 20:28
    Story begins Government says UK not facing diesel shortage despite price surge
  6. 21:06

    Claim Government says UK not facing diesel shortage despite price surge

    A haulage company reported that diesel costs rose by about £4,500 to £5,000 per week after the conflict began.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 21:06-21:14

  7. 22:47

    Claim Government says UK not facing diesel shortage despite price surge

    The UK has around 40 days of diesel fuel in reserve.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 22:47-22:50

  8. 23:08

    Claim Government says UK not facing diesel shortage despite price surge

    The UK is heavily reliant on diesel imports, importing about half of its diesel and 17% from the US, and does not refine diesel domestically.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 23:08-23:15

  9. 28:30
    Story begins Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
  10. 29:12

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    Green Party motion calls for a single Palestinian state in the area where Israel currently exists.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 29:12-29:23

  11. 29:12

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    Green Party motion calls for a single Palestinian state in the area where Israel currently exists.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 29:12-29:17

  12. 29:17

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    Green Party motion calls for a single Palestinian state in the area where Israel currently exists.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 29:17-29:23

  13. 29:25

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    The Board of Deputies of British Jews condemned the Green Party motion as anti-Semitic and said it would stoke anti-Jewish hatred.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 29:25-29:33

  14. 29:47

    Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    with a platform of anti-Jewish racism, condemned by pretty well every other main political party as well, in particular by the government, the Equality Secretary Bridget Phillipson, saying that this crosses a line. It's not just political opponents, is it? There has been within the party, and again we talked a bit about this,

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 29:47-29:49

  15. 30:46

    Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    It doesn't reflect Green principles or my own view, he said. And we've also heard, speaking to the BBC earlier, from the chair of the Jewish Greens, Vivian Lichtenstein. I am considering whether to stay or not. I'm leaving it for a couple of weeks to have discussions with other Jewish Greens who are not happy about the motion

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 30:46-30:49

  16. 30:46

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    The chair of Jewish Greens told the BBC she could consider her future in the party after the motion passed.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 30:46-30:49

  17. 33:21

    Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    A supporter of the motion said it does not include disciplinary procedures.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 33:21-33:27

  18. 34:20

    Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion

    believes in a two-state solution with Palestine and Israel living side by side, are you saying that that's racist, that they are racist? No, no, I'm not saying individuals are racist. I'm saying that the ideology of Zionism is based on racism. Yeah, because what that does is it cements dispossession, which is in direct violation of the core conventions of the UN.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 5 October 2026, 34:20-34:23

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