The Week Ahead with The Yorkshire Post

The Week Ahead with The Yorkshire Post features writer JOhn BLow

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00:00Hi there, it's John Blow from the Yorkshire Post Features Team. Here's what's coming up in the week ahead.

00:06Parliament returns after the summer recess today as Sir Keir Starmer's new Labour government will field more regular scrutiny in Westminster,

00:14following a staggered start to his administration.

00:17Meanwhile, they'll be voting in the first round of the Tory leadership contest on Wednesday.

00:21Another vote will be held if required to reduce the field of candidates down to four.

00:26Elsewhere, a troubling milestone is marked this week as Thursday is projected to be Plastic Overshoot Day,

00:33the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world's capacity to manage it.

00:39The date comes ahead of the Green Party Autumn Conference, which takes place from Friday to Sunday in Manchester.

00:46And Sheffield Walking Festival also starts on Friday when participants with a range of abilities can explore the city,

00:52suburbs and border areas overlapping with the Peak District.