The Week Ahead with Yorkshire Post features writer Laura Reid

Assistant Features Editor Laura Reid looks at what's happening in the week ahead.

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00:00 Hi I'm Laura Reid, the Assistant Features Editor at the Yorkshire Post and here's

00:05 a look at what's coming up in the week ahead. So last week saw Rishi Sunak's

00:10 first Conservative Party conference as Prime Minister and also his axing of the

00:16 northern leg of HS2. This week all eyes will be on the Labour Party as its

00:21 conference is held in Liverpool. Leader Sakhiya Starmer and Shadow Chancellor

00:26 Rachel Reeves will be among those making speeches and what they've got to say

00:30 about the party's vision for the future will no doubt be of interest to many

00:33 with the next general election due by January 2025. Also this week the

00:42 government's legal battle over its Rwanda deportation policy is set to be

00:46 heard at the Supreme Court. The Home Office has brought a challenge after the

00:50 Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year that the multi-million pound deal which

00:54 would see asylum seekers deported to the East African nation was unlawful. The UK's

01:04 highest court said the hearing is scheduled to take place from October 9th

01:07 to the 11th and it's also due to be broadcast live on the court's website.

01:14 Also this week the Police Federation of England and Wales which is the

01:18 association that represents police constables, sergeants, inspectors and

01:23 special constables, is set to hold its annual conference on October 10th and

01:27 the 11th. It's going to see some of the most prominent figures in policing

01:32 engage in discussions about the future of policing and addressing critical

01:37 issues within the service. And on to a Yorkshire event taking place this week

01:44 to finish. Light Night Leeds is back on October the 12th and 13th. It's said to

01:51 be the largest arts and light festival in the country. For 19 years now it's

01:58 been running and it sees some of the city's most recognizable indoor and

02:02 outdoor spaces transformed by artworks and performances. And this is set to be

02:08 no different with large-scale light projections, interactive installations

02:11 and music, dance and street performers. It's of course taking place in Leeds 2023

02:18 year of culture.