21/10/2016 North West Tonight

For the first time, the former Chancellor George Osborne has

admitted he made mistakes before the Brexit vote, which led

to his dramatic departure from Downing Street.

The Tatton MP says he misread the public mood because he didn't

fully understand how alienated people feel from

Almost four months on from that historic vote, he's been speaking

to our political reporter in Cheshire, Phil McCann.

Out of Downing Street and back in the community.

Since leaving government in July, George Osborne has been able

to consider why the Remain message just didn't persuade so many

ordinary working people during the EU referendum campaign.

He's had to get to get used to life as a constituency MP

You know, it gives you time to think about life,

think about what you're going to do for the community you represent,

think about mistakes I've made and how we can put them right.

You can't talk about mistakes you've made without me asking '"what do

I don't think I properly understood the sense that people had

in many communities, particularly in the North of

England, that they were completely disconnected from the system,

from the way our country was governed.

Sometimes the statistics can mask economic insecurity out there that

Mr Osborne has not withdrawn his predictions that Brexit would cause

But as he tries to explain his past mistakes, his future

The Tatton constituency he's represented since 2001

is disappearing if boundary changes are approved.

But he wants to stay in Cheshire, meaning he'll have to battle

neighbouring Tories for a seat to stand in.

The communities don't disappear, they're still here, and I'm

going to absolutely be determined to represent a Cheshire constituency

at the next general election and then of course it'll be up

to the people of Cheshire whether they want me.

And as for whether George Osborne one day be back at the cabinet table

in Downing Street - he hasn't ruled it out,

Phil McCann, BBC North West Tonight, Knutsford.

And you can hear more of that very revealing

interview with George Osborne on Sunday Politics North West on BBC

A thirteen-year-old from Blackpool has been detained for four years

after he carried out serious sexual assaults on two young boys.

Preston Crown Court was told that the youngest victim

was seven-years-old, and the other was nine.

The judge said he may have been affected by watching violent

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has been told to "put up or shut up"

over his allegations that Greater Manchester Police failed

to carry out a proper investigation into the Knowl View abuse scandal.

The Police Federation have asked the MP to produce evidence to back

Mr Danczuk has responded by calling for a debate on the issue.

The new generation of nuclear submarines being built

here in the North West will have the class

Work began last month on constructing four successor boats

The name has also previously been used for nine Royal Navy ships.

Greenbelt land in and around Greater Manchester is under threat

with new plans to build more than 225,000 homes.

The areas have been put forward for development

Sites at Pilsworth, Carrington, Cheadle Hulme

The plans will be discussed by the region's ten

When Andy Davies was told he had multiple sclerosis,

it was a devastating blow.But To be told you have a life changing

But to then be told by your boss, you no longer have a job,

just adds to the stress.And some bosses are breaking the law

by needlessly discriminating against workers because

Our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest, has been to Liverpool to meet one

When IT consultant Andy Davies was first diagnosed with multiple

sclerosis, his employers couldn't have been more supportive.

Things started to change when I tried to return back to work.

They said they would need to offer me a new contract.

It was a vastly reduced salary and no sick pay.

I had a lot of benefits before and I couldn't understand why

Then what happened, they said that I needed to attend a medical.

The doctor's report concluded he wasn't fit to work.

That was followed by a letter from his employers

Let's be clear, obviously your medical condition meant you had

You couldn't carry on exactly as you did before but you were still

convinced you could do the job you were employed to do?

I wrote to my employer way before this to say this is what I believe

I could do as a job going forward, which was not far from

And it seems that Andy's experiences are far from unique.

According to research carried out by the MS society, who spoke

to more than 1000 people who have the condition,

around a quarter said they felt mistreated by their employers

and around one fifth said they had been badly treated

He took his old employers to an employment tribunal

and won his case for unfair dismissal and discrimination.

He was awarded ?83,000 but said he eventually had to settle

for just ?66,000 of that, another example he says of how

the system is often weighted against people like him.

Dave Guest, BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool.

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The Sharks lost 15-5, Paulo Adowgoo here with the only

The weekend is here. What will be weekend weather be like? Here is the

forecast. Perfect weekend weather for you to do your gardening. I have

seen your garden and it needs doing! This weekend we are going to the

lovely condition did you fancy being outdoors in the garden. Guess it

will be called but expect sunny spells and overnight it is going to

be cold as well so expect Mr, fog and frost. Tonight there will be

boggy patch is forming. The clear skies as above for. Maybe showers

over parts of Cumbria by Dawn. Temperatures dropping as low as two

or three Celsius across Cumbria tomorrow morning. A chilly start

tomorrow morning but a dry and bright start. Plenty of sunshine

expected as you can see. In the afternoon we are likely to see some

showers coming in on the other side of the Pennines in between the

sunshine, the 12 or 13 Celsius is the top temperature expected

tomorrow. Tomorrow night we will see plenty more showers pushing in from

the other side of the Pennines, again a cold night and we head into

Sunday with temperatures cooler than they were on Saturday. The outlook

for Monday, high pressure is building but we're talking about a

top temperature of 11