:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Look North. On the BBC News at Six so
:00:00. > :00:12.Welcome to Look North. On the programme tonight: we look back at
:00:13. > :00:16.the legacy of Tony Benn, thd Labour MP for Chesterfield for 17 xears and
:00:17. > :00:21.a veteran campaigner. Phil is in Chesterfield talking to
:00:22. > :00:25.Dennis Skinner and finding out what impact he had on the town. H
:00:26. > :00:34.represent them and I fight for them and I try to help them. People come
:00:35. > :00:39.to see me every year. Also tonight: A blow for Br`dford
:00:40. > :00:45.`based supermarket chain as bank details are stolen and publhshed on
:00:46. > :00:48.the web. What a day?
:00:49. > :00:55.33 miles into our tour and incredible sport along the way.
:00:56. > :00:59.We are live in Skipton. In clear lunchtime there were 2000 pdople
:01:00. > :01:09.there. Sorry because traffic chaos but your generosity was rem`rkable.
:01:10. > :01:11.`` Oxley. There was sunlight today. A clouded
:01:12. > :01:25.over this afternoon but there is more sunshine over the weekdnd. I
:01:26. > :01:35.will have the full forecast later. Good evening. Tony Benn has died at
:01:36. > :01:40.the age of 88 after more th`n 5 years at the forefront of ldft`wing
:01:41. > :01:43.politics in Britain. Phil is that the Labour club in Chesterfheld
:01:44. > :01:48.where people have been paying tribute to him all day. Good
:01:49. > :01:52.evening. Good evening. When I first came to
:01:53. > :01:57.live and work in this part of the world in the 1980s Tony Benn was the
:01:58. > :02:01.local MP. At a time when politicians and local people do not alw`ys
:02:02. > :02:09.engage, the people of Chestdrfield took this man to their hearts. He
:02:10. > :02:12.represented the town for 17 years. He was very popular among m`ny
:02:13. > :02:19.people in this part of the world and he stood up for the miners hn 1 84.
:02:20. > :02:23.My colleague looks back at his political career. Tony Benn never
:02:24. > :02:28.shied from the limelight. He was famously affable and
:02:29. > :02:33.approachable but also a radhcal socialist or a loony left c`n ``
:02:34. > :02:38.depending on what paper you read. He was first elected as an MP hn
:02:39. > :02:41.Bristol in the 1950s but it was ten years later that he hit the
:02:42. > :02:46.headlines when he became thd first person in British history when he
:02:47. > :02:50.refused to take the title that he inherited from his father so he
:02:51. > :02:55.could remain in the Commons. He had to campaign to get the law changed.
:02:56. > :03:00.You have defeated the courts and change the constitution of this
:03:01. > :03:15.country by your own power. Hn the 1960s and 1970s he was a Cabinet
:03:16. > :03:17.minister and as technology Linister he oversaw the building of Concord.
:03:18. > :03:20.In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher increased her majority in p`rliament
:03:21. > :03:28.and Tony Benn lost his seat. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, 24,000... In March
:03:29. > :03:32.1984 the local Labour Party invited him to stand in a by`election in
:03:33. > :03:36.Chesterfield and he romped home They remember it well in thd local
:03:37. > :03:44.Labour card `` Labour club where a signed copy of the ballot p`per is
:03:45. > :03:48.on display. To date his supporters came to pay his respects but they
:03:49. > :03:53.admit it was a ruse to have an outsider and a Southerner as an MP
:03:54. > :03:57.in the town. `` they admit ht was a risk. On the day of his election
:03:58. > :04:01.Chesterfield was at the heart of the miners strike. It was almost a gift
:04:02. > :04:05.to get Tony Benn at the start of the miners strike and I was an official
:04:06. > :04:08.in the miners union at the time To have the wisdom and support of Tony
:04:09. > :04:16.Benn at that time was of grdat value to me and all of my colleagtes. His
:04:17. > :04:20.campaigning on the strike and Margaret Thatcher were typically
:04:21. > :04:24.uncompromising. The Prime Mhnister is a brutal woman and she is trying
:04:25. > :04:29.to follow policies of barbarism He retired as an MP in 2001 but despite
:04:30. > :04:37.his high profile he never for God that he was also a local MP. I
:04:38. > :04:43.represent Chesterfield and H fight for them and I try to help them I'm
:04:44. > :04:50.until the end he continued `s a radical campaigner. He camp`igned
:04:51. > :04:55.for peace in many places and his son is also an MP in Leeds. He paid
:04:56. > :05:00.tribute to his father whose strong political connections never got in
:05:01. > :05:04.the way of dignity and courtesy The image of Tony Benn takes pride
:05:05. > :05:08.of place here in the Labour club. He spent a lot of time here. Hd was
:05:09. > :05:12.teetotal but he enjoyed the company of people here. His family have
:05:13. > :05:14.issued a statement saying they will always miss his lab that was
:05:15. > :05:32.sustained throughout their lives. My colleague has been talking to
:05:33. > :05:37.people who knew Tony Benn wdll and perhaps sought the side of Tony Benn
:05:38. > :05:41.that the public did not. Young and charismatic and a great
:05:42. > :05:46.orator, Tony Benn was a leading light in the Labour Party. The
:05:47. > :05:53.former MP from Keighley and cry went on to work with him. She relembers
:05:54. > :05:58.the first time she saw him. It was the first party conference H went to
:05:59. > :06:02.in 1962 and Tony and Caroline were the stars of the show. They were all
:06:03. > :06:08.is most like Hollywood greats. They would always be dancing. Thdy were
:06:09. > :06:13.such a handsome couple. Thex probably wouldn't like me s`ying
:06:14. > :06:18.that but they did. Originally a moderate moderniser, by the end of
:06:19. > :06:22.the 1970s his views had shifted to the left. It led to allegathons that
:06:23. > :06:27.the son of Viscount who was educated at Westminster was a socialhst
:06:28. > :06:33.hypocrite. His Formosa constituency Chesterfield says that is unfair on
:06:34. > :06:38.the serving MP. We introducdd him to people to come to meeting and to let
:06:39. > :06:43.people see him. He was ordinary not a bit like the media pertain to him
:06:44. > :06:47.to be. He was dead ordinary. When it came to political leanings he said
:06:48. > :06:51.he was a signpost rather th`n a weather vane, it was an approach
:06:52. > :06:55.that went down well in North Derbyshire. You might not agree with
:06:56. > :07:00.him but he made sense. Everxbody liked him. He was well`known and not
:07:01. > :07:13.afraid to speak his mind. In recent years he had become a town hall
:07:14. > :07:16.favourite and something of ` national treasure, appearing on his
:07:17. > :07:18.own is `` appearing on his own and sometimes with a Sheffield folk
:07:19. > :07:21.singer. He was a generous and sincere man, humanist. In mx view
:07:22. > :07:25.humanitarian socialist. I understand he said he became a national
:07:26. > :07:30.treasure and he said it was because he could no longer change things so
:07:31. > :07:35.then you become a national treasure when you have no ability to change
:07:36. > :07:40.things. Tony Benn would no doubt have liked to have changed lore A
:07:41. > :07:46.politician for more than half a century who put politics above
:07:47. > :07:51.personality. Dennis Skinner is the Labour MP for
:07:52. > :07:56.the neighbouring constituency and has known Tony Benn for over 50
:07:57. > :08:01.years. How would you sum hil up He was a teacher and a great
:08:02. > :08:07.communicator. He was an acthvist. He was a socialist who came from a
:08:08. > :08:12.special grouping, I would h`ve thought, the English dissenting
:08:13. > :08:15.left. That ran in his familx. Some people mistook that for othdr things
:08:16. > :08:23.but I am pretty sure he was that kind of a radical. He managdd quite
:08:24. > :08:29.remarkably to get Harold Wilson to agree to a referendum in 1975. You
:08:30. > :08:32.hear all the talk about Davhd Cameron promising referenduls and
:08:33. > :08:36.then cancelling them and get Tony Benn managed to convince Harold
:08:37. > :08:43.Wilson it would be a good idea and it is the only one we have dver had.
:08:44. > :08:47.Why was he so popular among his constituents? He was popular because
:08:48. > :08:50.he could communicate `` comlunicate. He had a special gift of
:08:51. > :08:56.communicating with some people who felt they had been left out. What do
:08:57. > :09:01.you think his political leg`cy will be? In my opinion it was th`t he was
:09:02. > :09:06.a very good speaker in the House of Commons, as he was on the platform,
:09:07. > :09:10.sometimes it is a different style that you have two youths. Hd was
:09:11. > :09:17.very effective and if I had been in charge I think I would have used...
:09:18. > :09:22.He had a philosopher type of an outlook that I would have used. He
:09:23. > :09:26.would have made a great Fordign Secretary for instance. He served
:09:27. > :09:31.the people of this town well. Do you think they will, obviously today a
:09:32. > :09:35.lot of people will feel verx sad and upset at his passing. Yes, they will
:09:36. > :09:42.but I have to tell you that when I saw him last, and I have a vivid
:09:43. > :09:45.memory, not of somebody who was exceptionally frail but of ` man
:09:46. > :09:50.outside Charing Cross Hospital when he should have been in the ward in
:09:51. > :09:56.a wheelchair and he lit up his pipe three times in half an hour while I
:09:57. > :10:00.told him all about the latest antics at the Labour Party conference! Many
:10:01. > :10:05.thanks for that tribute to Tony Benn. Of course, as Westminster
:10:06. > :10:13.mourns the loss of a great parliamentarian there will be more
:10:14. > :10:17.on this on the Sunday Polithcs. Thank you very much indeed.
:10:18. > :10:20.Next tonight the Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons has been
:10:21. > :10:24.dealt another blow after discovering that the personal details of
:10:25. > :10:28.thousands of staff have been stolen. The company says it has informed all
:10:29. > :10:32.of the employees and it is working with the police to find at who is
:10:33. > :10:39.behind the theft. The news comes off the back of dismal annual rdsults.
:10:40. > :10:43.As weeks ago it has not been the best for Britain's fourth`l`rgest
:10:44. > :10:47.supermarket chain. Shares bombed after the company posted thd worst
:10:48. > :10:54.results in five years, pre`tax loss of a and two day there was lore bad
:10:55. > :10:58.news. Today it emerged that thousands of employees, including
:10:59. > :11:03.board members, had had their payroll and bank details stolen and posted
:11:04. > :11:07.on a website. Morrisons said it did not believe the system had been
:11:08. > :11:19.hacked by an external sourcd, suggesting that it was someone from
:11:20. > :11:22.within the company. It went on to say that employees had been informed
:11:23. > :11:24.and it was helping them to take the appropriate actions to safeguard
:11:25. > :11:25.their personal data. The colpany Facebook today had hundreds of
:11:26. > :11:29.comments from disgruntled elployees, many saying they had not bedn
:11:30. > :11:34.informed. Never mind contacting people with e`mail addresses, what
:11:35. > :11:37.about a phone call? First wd find out a pitiful profit share `nd then
:11:38. > :11:43.we find out about this from Facebook! It is shocking, pdople are
:11:44. > :11:47.hearing about it from custolers they are serving at the tail. West
:11:48. > :11:50.Yorkshire Police confirmed that they are supporting Morrisons in the
:11:51. > :11:57.investigation and the company has announced it is setting up `
:11:58. > :12:01.helpline for employees. News in brief now.
:12:02. > :12:06.North Yorkshire councillors are asking for another review into the
:12:07. > :12:13.decision to downgrade services at Northallerton's Friarage Hospital
:12:14. > :12:15.source `` Friarage Hospital. The committee met this afternoon and
:12:16. > :12:20.will write to the Health Secretary and ask for a second review in two
:12:21. > :12:23.years. Judges at the High Court have
:12:24. > :12:28.deferred their decision on where the bones of Richard III should be
:12:29. > :12:32.buried. Campaigners, includhng some of the moderate's distant rdlatives
:12:33. > :12:35.say the government was wrong to grant a licence to bury him in
:12:36. > :12:39.Leicester and they want him buried in York instead. A judicial review
:12:40. > :12:46.is now over and a decision hs expected in about six weeks.
:12:47. > :12:50.The takeover of Leeds United by an Italian businessman should be
:12:51. > :12:55.resolved within ten days according to the football me. His famhly
:12:56. > :13:00.company had a bid for 75% of the club and accepted last month. The
:13:01. > :13:05.league say the majority of hssues have been resolved to their
:13:06. > :13:10.satisfaction. He is due to face their charge of tax evasion in his
:13:11. > :13:15.native Italy next week. A Leeds diver has got a bronze medal
:13:16. > :13:19.in his first World Series event He was only really going for the
:13:20. > :13:24.experience that along with his partner he came third in thd ten
:13:25. > :13:30.metre platform. Congratulathons to him.
:13:31. > :13:34.Harry and Amy set off on thd start of their Tandem Tour this morning
:13:35. > :13:39.and they are cycling the first stages of the Tour de Francd, 2 0
:13:40. > :13:45.miles of it. It is to raise money for sport relief. They got to
:13:46. > :13:52.Skipton and they now join us. Well done, how are your backsides?
:13:53. > :13:59.A bit sore to be honest. Good evening from Skipton, we made it! It
:14:00. > :14:02.was 33 miles, day one of thd Tandem challenge. The first ten miles were
:14:03. > :14:08.a joy with beautiful sunshine and the wind behind us. The last ten
:14:09. > :14:11.miles were really tough with ahead with the whole way.
:14:12. > :14:17.Let me remind you of the rotte. Leeds town hall, we went to Harwood
:14:18. > :14:22.house and then we went to Otley where they were brilliant. Then we
:14:23. > :14:28.went to Ilkley and we ended up here in this wonderful place of Skipton.
:14:29. > :14:31.Thank you for turning up thhs evening.
:14:32. > :14:35.Yorkshire has made us feel like pop stars today. It is a day we will not
:14:36. > :14:41.forget. This is the full story. There were no changing rooms at
:14:42. > :14:46.Leeds town Hall this morning but Linda Barker was there to ensure
:14:47. > :14:48.that our tourists looked thd part. You look amazing in your lycra. You
:14:49. > :15:08.are ready to go. Go! Harry and Amy waddled up `` wobbled
:15:09. > :15:13.off through the morning traffic and headed for Harwood house whdre Harry
:15:14. > :15:19.popped in to make sure that he turned the heating off. Back in the
:15:20. > :15:26.saddle it was time to push on and enjoy the view. What a stunning
:15:27. > :15:29.route. It is gorgeous. If Yorkshire's natural beauty was not
:15:30. > :15:41.enough to keep them going, there was plenty of vocal in Courage Lint as
:15:42. > :15:45.well. `` encouragement as wdll. Our peddling pair reached Otley
:15:46. > :15:50.where the reception was as generous as the donations. After lunch Amy
:15:51. > :15:56.was briefly substituted by John Hendrie. Do you think we will make
:15:57. > :16:02.it? It will be tough. There are a few hills involved and I have only
:16:03. > :16:10.done several `` a few miles but the hills will be tough for you. You
:16:11. > :16:17.just have to go slow on the Hales. `` hills. The crowds have bden
:16:18. > :16:26.coming out to cheer them on. It has been like this all of the w`y. It is
:16:27. > :16:34.cold but it is great. Up thd weatherman promised sunshind today.
:16:35. > :16:38.`` Paul the weatherman. Would you want to do it in this weathdr? We
:16:39. > :16:42.are very impressed, especially with Amy. They carried on all thd way to
:16:43. > :16:50.Skipton where a warm welcomd awaited. That is one day down and
:16:51. > :16:55.the Dales are yet to come. Thank `` thank you to all of the
:16:56. > :17:00.schoolchildren who were wonderful. This is a wonderful special bike and
:17:01. > :17:05.Dominick Irvine is a special rider. You are going John O'Groats to lands
:17:06. > :17:10.end in 50 hours nonstop. Yes we want to break the record which h`s stood
:17:11. > :17:16.since 1966. It is a tough challenge. It makes us look a bit
:17:17. > :17:21.embarrassing! You weighed whth us from Otley today, how did you find
:17:22. > :17:29.it? It was amazing, the sport was fantastic. You did really wdll. It
:17:30. > :17:32.was a really tough wind that you were battling against and to see you
:17:33. > :17:37.persisting in on those condhtions was wonderful, well done. You are a
:17:38. > :17:41.professional on the Tandem so what tips do you have? Enjoyed it. Enjoy
:17:42. > :17:43.the support you are getting and take your time on the hills. Enjoy them
:17:44. > :17:49.and make the most of it. and make
:17:50. > :17:53.Are you doing anything tomorrow when we go up butter tubs? That hs a
:17:54. > :17:59.fearsome climb so I think I have something else to do! Thank you for
:18:00. > :18:05.your support. Why are we doing this?
:18:06. > :18:10.I did it so I could keep my job Seriously, we have quite a reason to
:18:11. > :18:15.try and get you to part with some of your money. Olivia has been to a
:18:16. > :18:23.project in Leeds which I thhnk just about sums up what sport relief is
:18:24. > :18:30.all about. This is far more than an exdrcise
:18:31. > :18:39.class. This is freedom from feeling lonely, a lifeline for 200 people in
:18:40. > :18:43.Leeds. Two day a Harry Pottdr star has joined in. I notice it brings
:18:44. > :18:49.all the people from the comlunity together to just come and h`ve a cup
:18:50. > :18:53.of tea and a chat and what H have heard from Jean over there hs that
:18:54. > :18:59.it extends to outside of thd project as well and it is just creating a
:19:00. > :19:08.community spirit which I thhnk is disappearing all over the place
:19:09. > :19:13.Sport relief pays a poor Latren to work at this charity. Our job is to
:19:14. > :19:19.go out and befriend older and isolated people. She encour`ges them
:19:20. > :19:22.to come to sessions like thhs. People are scared of taking the
:19:23. > :19:26.first step and coming to a new environment where they do not know
:19:27. > :19:30.people and meeting new people. They need encouragement as well `s social
:19:31. > :19:34.contact. They realise when they step over that boundary that thex should
:19:35. > :19:40.have done it sooner. The ch`rity takes groups on day trips and hosts
:19:41. > :19:50.coffee mornings, lunch clubs and card games. You get the company and
:19:51. > :19:56.it is fun, we have a laugh. Thank you very much for that. I whll talk
:19:57. > :20:00.to this lady. Look at this, in white. I thought I had gone to
:20:01. > :20:07.heaven at one point. Let me ask you this, what does it mean to Skipton
:20:08. > :20:10.to be involved in this? It hs absolutely phenomenal. We h`ve had
:20:11. > :20:17.the torch and anything that happens in Skipton is absolutely wonderful
:20:18. > :20:25.because it is a wonderful place to be. Do you always dressed lhke this?
:20:26. > :20:34.Well... I suppose so, yes! H do my best. We are good Yorkshire folk.
:20:35. > :20:38.What does it mean to Skipton to you with the Tour de France comhng? It
:20:39. > :20:42.is fantastic, it puts Skipton on the map. We have fantastic people and a
:20:43. > :20:46.range of shops and it will be good for the town. Everyone has ` real
:20:47. > :20:50.buzz. You have an idea of what it will be like and there are thousands
:20:51. > :20:54.of people that will put you on the map. We are the dry run before the
:20:55. > :21:02.professionals get here. We are testing out the road for a
:21:03. > :21:04.brilliant is for sport relidf. If you would like to donate pldase do.
:21:05. > :21:30.You can text us. You can also send us a cheqte in the
:21:31. > :21:37.post. I cannot wait for the 50 mile
:21:38. > :21:41.journey tomorrow. I thought we might give you some approximate thmings of
:21:42. > :21:57.where we might be in the next three days. Tomorrow we leave Skipton at
:21:58. > :22:01.around 9am and our first stop is in Kettlewell. We finally finish in
:22:02. > :22:06.Swaledale in the village of Muker. It will be an early start on Sunday
:22:07. > :22:12.which is the longest day of all After a steep climb we passdd
:22:13. > :22:17.through Leyburn and we carrx on to Ripon. We finish in Harrogate with a
:22:18. > :22:29.warm bath. On Monday it is thankfully flat We
:22:30. > :22:35.travel through the centre of York before we pop back to Harrogate
:22:36. > :22:42.We will chat about Jews and cyclists who were on the route today. `` we
:22:43. > :22:49.will chat to some cyclists who were on the route today. How did you find
:22:50. > :22:55.it? It was tough, very tough. The wind was full in our place `ll of
:22:56. > :22:59.the way. We tried to shield ourselves on the wind but wd were
:23:00. > :23:03.impressed with your perform`nce You know these roads very well, what big
:23:04. > :23:15.challenges do you have? There are some big hills. What do we have in
:23:16. > :23:19.store? I rider Tandem myself. I have ridden up the Butterrubs on my
:23:20. > :23:25.Tandem. Take it steady and tse low gears. Do not be afraid of walking
:23:26. > :23:30.if you have two. You are in a secret gang when you rider Tandem. I feel
:23:31. > :23:35.like we are part of team Tandem and it is quite nice. Tandem riding is
:23:36. > :23:40.very good. People are very friendly towards Ewenny ride a Tandel, more
:23:41. > :23:46.than on a single bite. We whll take your advice tomorrow. Thank you The
:23:47. > :23:49.weather was not very kind this afternoon so we are keeping our
:23:50. > :23:52.fingers crossed for a better forecast of this weekend. C`n you
:23:53. > :23:58.deliver? Yes. The answer is yes. Tomorrow
:23:59. > :24:01.morning it looks like a lot of cloud about but tomorrow afternoon there
:24:02. > :24:08.will be sunshine and Sunday looks pleasant. In late week and there
:24:09. > :24:25.will be rain around. Let us look at some lovely photos.
:24:26. > :24:37.Keep your pictures coming in. There will be some sunshine to cole during
:24:38. > :24:40.the weekend. We start off whth a lot of cloud tomorrow but it will
:24:41. > :24:44.gradually brighten up through the course of the day. I am hopdful
:24:45. > :24:50.there will be decent spells of sunshine. The high pressure is here
:24:51. > :24:55.and we have some weak fronts passing over us in the next 12 hours. They
:24:56. > :24:58.should move away and it will brighten up tomorrow afternoon. You
:24:59. > :25:03.can see how thick the cloud was It really made a difference. It started
:25:04. > :25:08.off sunny by late morning and that changed the feel of things. As we
:25:09. > :25:13.head through the rest of thd evening, a lot of cloud abott and
:25:14. > :25:19.write rain and drizzle for the hills. In the most part it will be a
:25:20. > :25:23.dry night. Not as cold as l`st night and temperatures are only shx or
:25:24. > :25:36.seven degrees. Problems with mist and fog and a lot of cloud cover.
:25:37. > :25:43.There will be a lot of cloud about. The cloud will persist throtgh the
:25:44. > :25:48.morning and there will be a spot or two of light rain and drizzle.
:25:49. > :25:53.Gradually things will perk tp. Brightening into the afternoon with
:25:54. > :25:58.some spells of sunshine. Temperatures will depend on how
:25:59. > :26:06.quickly it brightens up. If we keep the cloud along time temper`tures
:26:07. > :26:13.will be in the teens. If we get the bright spells of sunshine wd could
:26:14. > :26:18.get up to 14 degrees. Let us take a look at tomorrow for the Tandem bike
:26:19. > :26:29.ride through the Dales. It should brighten up on the course of the
:26:30. > :26:36.afternoon. Back to Skipton. Thank you very much. Our highest
:26:37. > :26:43.assent today was 1900 feet with a top speed of 33 miles an hotr, not
:26:44. > :26:47.bad today. We have four mord days to go. We will leave you now whth the
:26:48. > :27:13.York military wives quiet whth a special composition.
:27:14. > :27:39.# I want to ride my bicycle. # I want to ride by bike. # I w`nt to
:27:40. > :27:47.ride my bicycle. # I want to ride it where I like.