:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. That's all from us.
:00:10. > :00:12.Good evening. Guernsey's new Chief Minister says
:00:13. > :00:17.he'll improve communication with islanders. Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq
:00:18. > :00:20.was elected by a narrow margin at today's States meeting. He takes
:00:21. > :00:23.over from Deputy Peter Harwood who resigned last month following a
:00:24. > :00:25.magazine article about his positions with the Channel Island Stock
:00:26. > :00:34.Exchange and Guernsey's financial services regulator. Mike Wilkins
:00:35. > :00:39.reports. Arriving at the Royal Court with
:00:40. > :00:43.their political future about to be decided. The social security
:00:44. > :00:47.Minister versus the home Department Minister Jonathan le Tocq. For the
:00:48. > :00:53.man about to relinquish the role of Chief Minister, it was a sad day.
:00:54. > :00:56.I'm very disappointed, there is a lot of work that needs to be done.
:00:57. > :01:04.Hopefully, can still have some engagement. After a quick handshake,
:01:05. > :01:10.it was into the States chamber and after almost two hours of Westerns,
:01:11. > :01:15.the vote was in. Deputy Jonathan le Tocq won by two votes, a fine margin
:01:16. > :01:22.considering that for States members were absent. I think when deputy
:01:23. > :01:26.hardwood was elected and I stared at that time, for votes would have made
:01:27. > :01:37.a difference. You can analyse that to death. We have a strong policy
:01:38. > :01:42.Council. For the loser, today marks the beginning of the end for his
:01:43. > :01:49.political career. My career politically will end in April 2016,
:01:50. > :01:54.as I have said. I have a lot to do, I have fewer responsibilities on
:01:55. > :01:59.track if you responsibilities on the policy Council. As he settled into
:02:00. > :02:06.his role, former ministers have had plenty of advice. Anyone who has
:02:07. > :02:11.held the office will know it is very difficult, you need a lot of skills.
:02:12. > :02:15.You need a strong personality. Both candidates have that. Sometimes,
:02:16. > :02:20.that strength of personality can be interpreted as arrogance or
:02:21. > :02:22.something of that nature. The Chief Minister has to show leadership
:02:23. > :02:32.which I am sure that Jonathan le Tocq can provide. He has two take
:02:33. > :02:37.people with them. I used to call myself not the man in charge, but
:02:38. > :02:43.the first among equals. There not much time for settling in the
:02:44. > :02:48.population policy and the islands `` Island's deficit a sum of the issues
:02:49. > :02:51.that the chief Mr will have to steer.
:02:52. > :02:54.A little earlier I spoke to Deputy le Tocq from our Guernsey newsroom
:02:55. > :02:58.and asked what he would do for islanders.
:02:59. > :03:05.One of my top priorities that I have stated is improving communication.
:03:06. > :03:08.That is both within the States, within the assembly, but also in the
:03:09. > :03:13.way that we communicate and share policy decisions and policy
:03:14. > :03:19.proposals with the electorate. That has begun. What about policies? How
:03:20. > :03:25.will you change how the islands are run? I am just one vote among
:03:26. > :03:31.others, we have a lot of decisions to make. We have an ageing
:03:32. > :03:37.demographic, that affects our pensions, it affects benefits, it
:03:38. > :03:44.affects employment, it affects taxation, all of those issues will
:03:45. > :03:48.come to the fore. You won by a very slim margin, how will you control
:03:49. > :03:56.and get the rest of the assembly to support you? I think this is an
:03:57. > :04:00.example of a consensus Government. This has happened before. We have
:04:01. > :04:06.pulled together a good counsel, that are largely remains and the deputy
:04:07. > :04:09.has done a good job. I was not his choice for deputy Chief Minister, we
:04:10. > :04:17.worked well together and shows that Guernsey can do it.
:04:18. > :04:24.I am pleased that he has been elected. I know both of the
:04:25. > :04:29.candidates and we have a constructive relationship. He is a
:04:30. > :04:33.supporter of the working journal `` Jersey and Guernsey working closer
:04:34. > :04:37.together. New figures show around half of working households in Jersey
:04:38. > :04:42.can't afford to buy a home. In 2012 this figure was two fifths. This
:04:43. > :04:46.year that figure has risen to nearly half ` 49% of people. Jersey's
:04:47. > :04:50.Housing Minister, Deputy Andrew Green, says a lack of housing at the
:04:51. > :04:58.cheaper end of the market has pushed prices up, and he'd like to build
:04:59. > :05:01.more homes. We are going to build more social rented housing and that
:05:02. > :05:13.increases supply generally. As part of that, 80% will be rental, and 20%
:05:14. > :05:19.will be affordable first time buyer. That will increase supply. It
:05:20. > :05:25.is supply that will actually have an effect on price, as well. It...
:05:26. > :05:27.Money saved by Jersey States departments will be spent on
:05:28. > :05:30.unemployment projects, facilities for schools, and new signal masts at
:05:31. > :05:34.Fort Regent. Departments under`spent by nearly ?23 million last year. The
:05:35. > :05:37.Treasury Minister says allowing them to reinvest that saved money gives
:05:38. > :05:40.departments an incentive to manage their budgets carefully.
:05:41. > :05:43.Parents of Guernsey's St Andrew's Primary School now know where their
:05:44. > :05:47.children will be placed for the new term. 113 children are affected,
:05:48. > :05:50.with around 40 moving to new schools this September, and the remainder
:05:51. > :05:55.starting at their new school next year. The majority of parents
:05:56. > :05:59.accepted the department's suggested new school but some will have to
:06:00. > :06:03.accept their second or even third choice.
:06:04. > :06:08.Jersey have beaten Guernsey in World Cricket League Five in Malaysia. The
:06:09. > :06:11.victory means the islanders have won all of their games in the round
:06:12. > :06:14.robin stage of the competition, whilst Guernsey have lost all of
:06:15. > :06:17.theirs. Jersey will now face Malaysia in the final tomorrow, with
:06:18. > :06:22.both sides guaranteed promotion to World Cricket League Division Four.
:06:23. > :06:25.That's it from me. David is here next with the weather, and with some
:06:26. > :06:35.fog tomorrow morning likely to disrupt a few flights.
:06:36. > :06:44.The fog is a thin layer, so should clear inland through the day. It
:06:45. > :06:48.could be stubborn. The wind but will fall light during the night and low
:06:49. > :06:51.cloud and mist will begin to appear in the second half of the night. We
:06:52. > :06:56.could get as low as five or six Celsius. It will be around for a
:06:57. > :07:00.good part of the day tomorrow. It will gradually lift away and it is
:07:01. > :07:04.inland for the two large islands that we should see a nice clearance
:07:05. > :07:10.of that. Temperatures will respond, possibly 15 Celsius. As for the
:07:11. > :07:15.outlook, it is another reasonable day on Friday with some sunshine.
:07:16. > :07:18.Some mist and fog early in the day, generally cloudy and cooler
:07:19. > :07:23.conditions as we go through the weekend. Top temperature of just 11
:07:24. > :07:27.Celsius on Sunday with a north`west breeze. In a second, there will be a
:07:28. > :07:33.full UK forecast. Alas, it is good night. `` from us.
:07:34. > :07:39.Friday but fog less of a problem over the weekend.
:07:40. > :07:45.Good evening. Step outside in the morning and it feels a bit fresh.
:07:46. > :07:49.Reassure yourself, it could be a lot worse. Exactly a year ago it was
:07:50. > :07:54.extraordinarily cold and snowy. These were some of the scenes. This
:07:55. > :07:58.march is very different. A very pleasant in the sunshine, once the
:07:59. > :08:02.fog has cleared. The fog is re-forming again right now. Nasty
:08:03. > :08:05.patches developing through the night, becoming widespread across
:08:06. > :08:11.England and Wales. In the north-west, rain across Scotland.
:08:12. > :08:12.Temperatures well below these