Is Iran's new Supreme Leader seriously hurt?

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Iran's new Supreme Leader has issued his first statement but only in writing, renewing speculation about the extent of the injuries he suffered in the bombing that killed his father. Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva tells PM that Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and quite capable of leading the country". The statement from Khamenei said Iran will keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel. The retail veteran Lord Rose talks us through what he believes the economic consequences will be for Britain. Plus, PM comes from Southend where a university campus is being closed to save money, and the author John Lanchester reveals why he's lampooned the relationship between baby boomers and millennials, in his latest black comedy.