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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Monday 5 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, new Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith said the party was in for growth and would legislate to sweep away blockers, promising cheaper flights, better connections and more exports of high-value British goods. He refused to accept waiting until the 2040s for a third runway and criticised Labour over hope, saying too many young people were leaving Britain. Sam Coates reported that Griffith promised to scrap the packaging tax and family home tax, aimed to scrap at least one tax in every budget, and pledged to find money to defend Britain, with the next decade described as a golden decade. CBI head of policy Jon Foster said businesses wanted an end to a high-tax, low-growth trap and action on competitiveness, including delivery on Heathrow, nuclear and grid connectivity.
The United States said it had confidence in the security of its bases after withdrawing 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford following an investigation into an alleged terror plot. Six people were arrested and bailed; the Prime Minister claimed there were strong indications Iran was involved, which Iran denied. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said rotations were routine and not directly tied to the incident. Deborah Haynes said the withdrawal suggested the threat remained live and noted Iran had named RAF Fairford as a legitimate target. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was taking Thames Valley Police to court over searches of his homes after his February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office; he was arrested on his 66th birthday over allegations he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while UK trade envoy, which he denies. Police said legal proceedings over warrants obtained from the Central Criminal Court were ongoing, and a private High Court hearing was expected later this week.
Dawood Safi, an Afghan migrant, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for stabbing a dog walker to death in a random attack in West London. He had attacked his landlord and a 14-year-old boy with a knife before killing Wayne Broadhurst in Uxbridge last year. Mrs Justice Cutts said Safi suffered from recurrent depressive disorder, severe with psychotic symptoms at the time and only partially in remission, and that the criteria for a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act were met. The Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis condemned a Green Party motion labelling Zionism as racism as poisonous anti-Semitism. Israel banned Green leader Zack Polanski from entering the country after the vote; Israel's foreign minister said the motion was anti-Semitic and contravened the IHRA definition. The Green Party said it would not be bullied into silence and was proud of standing up for Palestinian rights. Rob Powell noted Polanski did not vote for the motion and abstained after supporting amendments to soften it, leaving open whether he supported it.
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Charged quote Griffith pledges to scrap at least one tax in every budget
the 2040s to get a third runway built. Let me conclude with what those speeches and banners in Liverpool last week failed to understand. Labour thinks hope is something you can hand out, like a type of food stamp. But hope is something people find for themselves when they believe their lives are getting
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 0:43-0:50
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Charged quote Griffith pledges to scrap at least one tax in every budget
When Britain decides it's had enough of mortgaging its future. Where hard work triumphs. Where people will no longer be used as cash machines for the benefit of others, while their own hopes and dreams slip from their grasp. Only one party, the Conservative Party, can meet that moment. The leader with the backbone to make the tough choices.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 4:35-4:43
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
Six men arrested in connection with events at RAF Fairford were released on bail, with one report describing the release of a sixth man.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:00-12:05
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
The Prime Minister claimed there were strong indications of Iranian involvement in the incident, which Iran denies.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:00-12:10
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
The Prime Minister claimed there were strong indications of Iranian involvement in the incident, which Iran denies.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:05-12:10
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
The US withdrew all strategic bombers from RAF Fairford, reportedly after new threats linked to a suspected terror plot, with twelve B1 bombers said to have left hurriedly on Sunday.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:10-12:13
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
The US withdrew all strategic bombers from RAF Fairford, reportedly after new threats linked to a suspected terror plot, with twelve B1 bombers said to have left hurriedly on Sunday.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:10-12:13
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
Six men arrested in connection with events at RAF Fairford were released on bail, with one report describing the release of a sixth man.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:10-12:18
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
Marco Rubio declined to directly link the threat to the bomber withdrawal.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 12:28-12:31
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in July that states permitting attacks on Iran from their bases are legitimate targets.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 14:13-14:25
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Claim US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in July that states permitting attacks on Iran from their bases are legitimate targets.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 14:19-14:25
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Contested quote US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford over Iran-linked threat
and he too has been bailed. The fact that the Americans though have decided that they are pulling their bombers out of RAF Fairford, it's clearly an indication that they still believe the threat is live, that they think it is a better idea to have their bombers back in America. I mean, maybe if there's going to be another wave of strikes into Iran, maybe they will
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 15:17-15:24
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Contested quote Prince Andrew takes legal action against Thames Valley Police
As these legal proceedings are ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further. Now, just in terms of what a judicial review is, how it happens and how unlikely and unusual it is to happen, we've heard from legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg. This is what he had to say. The idea of judicial review is not to get the court to say, well, what would I have
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 17:47-17:59
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Claim Dawood Safi given indefinite hospital order for Wayne Broadhurst manslaughter
Dawood Safi received an indefinite hospital order for the killing of dog walker Wayne Broadhurst in a random attack.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 19:09-19:16
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Claim Dawood Safi given indefinite hospital order for Wayne Broadhurst manslaughter
Before the killing of Wayne Broadhurst in Uxbridge, Safi carried out knife attacks on his landlord and a 14-year-old boy.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 5 October 2026, 19:16-19:24
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- 23:52 Story begins Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
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