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this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker the headlines at 8pm. theresa may apologises to tory mp5 for the party's election performance, telling them "i got us into this mess i'll get us out of it." the first secretary of state, damian green, confirms there could be a delay to the queen's speech, but denies that speculation about the date is evidence that the government is in chaos. we want to produce a substantial queen ‘s speech. a substantial queen's speech. there is a huge amount of work to get on with, not just the brexit negotiations, which start next week, but many other challenges that face us. the brexit secretary, david davis, says brexit talks will begin next week, despite the uncertainty of recent days, as he warns the uk will walk away from a bad deal. we have to go into this negotiation
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with a straight approach, which is we wa nt with a straight approach, which is we want a good deal for europe and the united kingdom. the prime minister is still seeking a deal to support her government, the democratic unionists say they're still talking. and hundreds of russians are detained at anti—corruption rallies across the country. and an investigation begins into how a chinese passengerjet ended up with a hole in one of its engines. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last week's dramatic general election, theresa may has apologised
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to the backbenches for the performance. a senior backbencher told that she was contrite. first, let's take a look at some of today's main developments. earlier this evening the prime minister spoke to the influential 1922 committee of backbench tory mps, where she apologised for the party's election performance. an apparently contrite theresa may told backbenchers ‘i got us in to this mess, i'm the one who will get us out of it'. there's doubt the queen's speech can be delivered on time because of post—election talks between the conservatives and the democratic unionist party. any deal between the dup and the conservatives has to be agreed before the speech can go ahead, as a failure to get the speech through parliament would be effectively seen as a vote of no confidence in the government. earlier today the prime minister also held herfirst meeting with the newly reshuffled cabinet. the brexit secretary, david davis suggested talks with the eu could start next week, though possibly not on monday as originally planned. he said the government still planned to take the uk out of the single market,
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as remaining in wasn't an option if the uk is to regain control of its borders. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer said the government had swept options off the table, before negotiations had even started. the leader of the dup, arlene foster will meet with the prime minister tomorrow, to finalise the agreement between the two parties to allow the tories to form a government. the leader of the democratic unionists said the talks were a tremendous opportunity for northern ireland, rejecting claims from sinn fein that any deal would undermine a return to power—sharing arrangements in stormont. the band plays on. in theresa may's backyard. strangely, business as usual at the back gates. hello, chief whip. can the prime minister stay on, do you think?
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does she have the confidence of her party? of course she has. but at the front, event at number ten are less regimented. do you have confidence in theresa may's leadership, secretary of state? do you have confidence in the prime minister, do you think she can survive this? do you have confidence in the prime minister? arriving for the first cabinet since the election, not all ministers are ready publicly to say yes. do you have confidence in the prime minister? absolutely. absolutely? having lost the tories‘ majority, theresa may needs to convince her cabinet colleagues she is still right for the job. they look like they need to convince themselves. the tories‘ hopes of getting anything done lie in a deal with northern irish mps. it's not even clear yet if the queen's speech, the official start of the government and its business, will go ahead as planned next week. i think the details of the queen's speech, the substance, are what matters. it has been known for some days that we are seeking an agreement with the democratic unionist party.
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that will provide the stability and parliamentary votes that will allow us to do the many important things we need to do. some loyal supporters were trying to cheer theresa may up. but the fact that scores of newly elected labour mps are arriving here and old tory mps departing means theresa may is going to have to change, whether she likes it or not. she's a weakened prime minister with no majority in this place, and that means any of the more controversial ideas in her manifesto will bite the dust. it's probably goodbye to more grammar schools, probably an end to the idea of tightening up pensioner benefits. the simple truth — theresa may can't guarantee she will get her way. i think it would be great if she now gets the government in place, which she started to do yesterday, and starts these negotiations. she can than herself make any decisions about the future.
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there are also demands to shift on her approach to the biggest policy of all — how we leave the eu. cabinet ministers have told me there has to be a change of tone, perhaps a change of priorities too. there is a lot to discuss and dissect, but we do have to make sure we invite other people in now. this will not be a tory brexit, it has to involve the whole country. she was putting forward one vision. you and others are telling her it has to change. a majority conservative government was putting forward a vision and we are no longer a majority conservative government. we will have to work with others. that means we will have to invite people in and try and take more people with us. that can be a positive step. the immediate sense of danger to theresa may seems to be slowing, but she is vulnerable, having to answer to colleagues in parliament, having failed to persuade the country. gentle turmoil, while the routines and rhythms of this place stay the same. let's speak to the conservative mp,
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charles walker who is vice chairman of the 1922 committee. he's in our westminster studio. good evening. what is your assessment of the meeting?m good evening. what is your assessment of the meeting? it was a very positive meeting. the prime minister was admirable, and above all extremely decent. she has the support of the party. she received a ringing endorsement of all those there, and i am looking forward to five years of conservative government. did you think she was admirable in the way she conducted the election campaign?” admirable in the way she conducted the election campaign? i thought she was admirable today because she took responsibility for that campaign. standing up and taking responsibility in politics is a nice thing to see. i was pleased she did it. iadmire thing to see. i was pleased she did it. i admire herfor doing it. thing to see. i was pleased she did it. i admire her for doing it. even though, in the words of some of your colleagues, it was one of the worst campaigns we have seen? luck, the
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campaigns we have seen? luck, the campaign ended last thursday. we are now in the business of governing the country. we are going to govern the country. we are going to govern the country effectively, for the remainder of this parliament. which has a long time to run, as it is just started. don't you feel at least that you have to ask some searching questions of the person in charge of the situation you find yourself in? it is yourjob to ask the questions. i noticed laura said scores of labour new mps are coming to parliament. they won 35 seats, thatis to parliament. they won 35 seats, that is a score and a half. a little bit of factual reporting. that is a score and a half. a little bit of factual reportinglj that is a score and a half. a little bit of factual reporting. i will give you the score and a half. but coming back to the point i raised in to go, about the need to ask questions of yourselves. why things are not go right? absolutely, a lot
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of searching questions asked at the meeting. we are going to have to find the answers to those questions. no sense of euphoria. of course we would have liked to have done better in the campaign. not a single conservative mp present today he would not have liked to done better. fa ct would not have liked to done better. fact is we did not, we are obr, we have difficult questions to ask ourselves, we have to get on with the business governing. in which case, what changes? what changes is that we have a government in place. very difficult, despite the fact we're four short of overall majority for the opposition parties to defeat us. for the opposition parties to defeat us. we have to go forward with an agenda for gap and, an attractive agenda for gap and, an attractive agenda for gap and, an attractive agenda for government, and actually start reconnecting with many parts of the country that decided on this occasion they were not going to vote conservative. although secured 43%
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of the vote, we should have done better. our mission is to provide good, solid government that meets people's expectations and inspires them. you talk about the agenda for govan. in the light of the results, not everything in your manifesto will now become law?|j not everything in your manifesto will now become law? i think you will now become law? i think you will probably find not everything in the manifesto becomes law. not a particularly insightful observation. a statement on fact. what will you lease to miss? that is way above my pay grade. what i hope as we can tell the positive story about the millions ofjobs we have created, raising the minimum wage from the living wage. we have to look at our relationship with the public sector and they have born the brunt of pay restraint. that is an area in particular i would like to see us as a party do more. thank you for your
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thoughts. let's cross to westminster and speak to the conservative backbencher suella fernandes. first entered the columns in 2015, re—elected in fa reham. first entered the columns in 2015, re—elected in fareham. on a scale of one to ten, what is your level of confidence in the prime minister this evening? i am really proud to be part of the conservative party backing the prime minister. she has a great opportunity now to lead us through brexit. to deliver what the british people voted for last year. i know she will use that opportunity to show us she is that formidable, tenacious negotiator i know she is. she had the opportunity to call an election, in which your party has gone backwards? let's be clear, the conservatives won the election. we got 43% of the vote. 13.7 people
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chose theresa may to leave this party when faced with a choice over jeremy corbyn. they rejected him. we should be focusing on that and really. let's not forgetjohn mcdonnell and jeremy corbyn said jeremy corbyn would resign if they lost this election. they lost this election, he should be resigning. i was not expecting you to go down that road. i will go back to where i was a moment ago, you had a majority of 17, now you don't have a majority. what went wrong? we won this election, people chose the conservatives over labour, i would've liked us to better. we have to look at what people were responding, and how they responding to us, learn the lessons, and see how we can send that message which is more positive, about lifting millions of people out of unemployment, out of tax, raising the minimum wage. all of these
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positive is charles just talked about. you have full confidence in a woman who says, i got us into this mess. i have complete confidence in theresa may. she has cut the experience, the knowledge, and importantly she has the backing of the conservative party. both members in fareham, where i spoke to them this weekend, and mps in parliament, they are behind. we know she has got us one they are behind. we know she has got us one of the most successful results we have had for very long time, 43% of the vote. she has a to lead brexit. she has called it a mess herself. i have confidence injuries in may this but she called ita injuries in may this but she called it a mess! what is important is to get behind her, to put out their positive vision for brexit, which i am very passionate about. the opportunities our country faces now,
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and get on the job with government, iam and get on the job with government, i am pleased she is doing that. do you think she will do the full five yea rs ? you think she will do the full five years? i hope so. that was not a yes. you are confident she will?” think so. that would be her decision. i am confident she will be able to see out the five years ahead. good to have your thoughts. so, as we've heard, perhaps the biggest challenge facing theresa may is negotiating britain's departure from the european union. the brexit secretary, david davis, has said there may be a delay to the negotiations to leave the eu, which were also due to start next monday. but mr davis insisted the government would stick to its plan to leave the single market, despite some calls to change its stance after last week's election result. our deputy political editorjon pienaar looks at the future of brexit. brexit means brexit, says theresa may, but what does it mean?
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the two—year countdown continues next week. then uk and eu negotiators must thrash out a deal if they can. they have until the end of march 2019, then britain's out. so what are the challenges of brexit and can ministers find an answer? european imports cross british borders freely now — eu leaders say people must too if free trade is to go on, so how to keep free movement of goods into britain, but not people? the government says it's sticking to that mission, but open to ideas. what we will be doing, as i have in the last ten months, is listening to all contributors and saying, if you've got better ideas, tell me and we'll consider them. the cabinet has no detailed plan. the chancellor wants to keep business supplied with vital european workers. david davis, the brexit secretary, does too, but wants migration down in the end. trade secretary liam fox is tougher still and wants out of the eu even if that means no deal, but the parliamentary pressures after the election are huge. this debate has been
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going around in circles. since the election, it's picked up pace. brexiteers want to break free of all eu control. others say compromise on migration, on eu payments, for the sake of a deal. whether it's on movement of people, how the rules can be adjusted, budget payments, things like that, there needs to be flexibility because the politicians' job is to make this work for the nation as a whole, not to dispute amongst themselves. 17.4 million people voted for the simple principle that decisions should be made by democratically elected politicians here in westminster that decide our laws, our money and our borders and that's what should be negotiated, starting next monday. labour wants all options kept open. trade and cooperation count for more than keeping migrants out, they say. we need a collaborative approach, we need to get rid of the idea of tick—boxing hard brexit and obsessions with things like the european court and bringing
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down migration numbers. we need an outcome that works for businesses and for people across the country. most of the mps who will be sworn in here this week were elected on a promise to deliver brexit. there are many ideas of how and what's best for britain. if there is a plan, it will only emerge slowly through long hard negotiation, and no—one can say now what it will look like. opinions may shift here and across the country and some even believe no plan can be agreed before another election, so a deal to exit the european union is not yet within reach — that's assuming it ever is. it will take endless wrangling between now and the two—year deadline for brexit before we find out what it really means. she well a little earlier this evening — i spoke to the labour mp hilary benn, who served as chairman of the brexit select committee in the last parliament.
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and we'll find out how the continuing fallout from the election — and many other stories — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the former conservative mp and chairman of bell pottinger political, tim collins, and pauljohnson, deputy editor of the guardian. theresa may has apologised to party mps for the election performance, telling them i got us into this mess, i will get us out of it. first secretary of state damian green says could be a delay to the queen's speech due to take place next monday. the prime minister still seeking a deal to support the minority government. the democratic unionists say they are still talking. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, sport centre, here's hugh. gareth southgate is under pressure
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england goalkeeperjoe hart will not play against france. he was criticised for the draw against scotla nd criticised for the draw against scotland at the weekend. southgate says he was planning to try out other goalkeepers against the french. never my intention to play him in this game. tom heaton will start the game. jack butland will play the second half. for different reasons, tom has had an outstanding season. reasons, tom has had an outstanding season. we have to maintain the scored environment. so people feel involved. that goalkeeping situation, you need to give players opportunities. gametime. situation, you need to give players opportunities. gametimem situation, you need to give players opportunities. gametime. if you look at theirteam, the opportunities. gametime. if you look at their team, the depth, they are not short for players in any position. they are definitely one of the best teams in the world. that is exciting to go and play against. we wa nt exciting to go and play against. we want to play against the best teams, as the manager said. even in the
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friendly games, it is a friendly against the great french team, and one we're looking forward to the challenge. striker harry kane will keep the captain's armband for tomorrow night's friendly. he was made skipperfor the tomorrow night's friendly. he was made skipper for the qualifier against scotland on saturday, and scored an equaliser in the 2—2 draw. domestically the former leeds and swa nsea domestically the former leeds and swansea manager gary mike says he is targeting in egypt returned to the premier league with his new club middlesbrough. he left leeds united following the breakdown of talks with the new owner. middlesbrough we re with the new owner. middlesbrough were relegated after a disappointing season in the premier league. but he thinks they can bounce back. season in the premier league. but he thinks they can bounce backlj signed for three years, i would like to make it at the first attempt. you know as well as me, but experience of this league, how difficult it is to do that. you saw last season, the three teams that came down, anyone managed to make it back. overseas and is gone by, difficult for the teams to make it back. that shows
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her competitive and difficult this league is. one thing again this club is, it is equipped and ready, it will be determined, and the ambition from all of us will be to try bounce back at the first time of asking. now, to cricket, a real battle in cardiff today. sri lanka and pakistan fighting it out for a place in the semifinals of the champions trophy. england, bangladesh and india are already three. after a three wicket win, pakistan joined them. in cardiff, they are used to matches they go down to the wire. effectively this was not go cricket in south wales. a subcontinent decider. while pakistan broke the colour, sri lanka brought the craft. the innings started briskly, but travels coming. pakistan's bowlers bursting into life. swing deliveries, sweeping catches seeing them skittled through the middle order. sri lanka posting just 236, a
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generous target. pakistan started the a family. excitement soon turned into a the a family. excitement soon turned intoafamiliar the a family. excitement soon turned into a familiar feeling. and consistency blighting the tournament. cheap wickets putting sri lanka back in the groove. to defend such a low target in this stage requires faultless fielding. too many errors saw the momentum swing again. an edgy stand for the eighth wicket seeing pakistan over the line. england looking to capitalise on the stumble into the semifinals. in knockout cricket, the extraordinary is or is possible. pakistan referring england in the last four. that match will also be in cardiff on wednesday. though the sport for now. back later in the evening. it's easy to forget amid all the russia investigations and trump's tweets that at the heart of this story is the attempt by moscow to meddle in western democracy.
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it's a growing facet of vladimir putin's autocratic rule — a point not lost today on thousands of demonstrators in russia. anti—putin activists took to the streets of moscow and several other russian cities. scores of people were detained and the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been arrested. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has the latest. one mile from the kremlin, a public holiday turned into a public battle. russia day is supposed to be a national celebration. but riot police were sent in to clear anti—government protesters from moscow's main street. thousands had come to accuse the russian leadership of corruption. "putin is a thief", they shouted, and "one, two, three, putin, it's time to leave". families accidentally caught up in the violence fled. police detained hundreds of protesters. the police have been telling the crowd that people don't have the right to protest here, that they don't have permission. but the protesters have been saying they don't need permission, because russia day is their day too. there were anti—corru ption demonstrations in
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more than 100 russian towns. as for the man who'd organised this nationwide protest, opposition leader alexei navalny, he was detained as he left home. not everyone today was in the mood to criticise the government. in moscow, this patriotic festival — on the street as the protest — was celebrating russian military might. "protests don't make life better", he says. "not one revolution has ever brought anything good". up the road this was no russian revolution, but it was a display of defiance from those people, many of them young russians, who believe their country needs change. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. striking images there from russia, and the news
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police in manchester have arrested a 31—year—old woman on suspicion of murder after a man was pushed into a moving tram in the city centre. the incident happened last night at victoria station. the man died at the scene. an investigation has begun into an incident that forced a chinese plane to make an emergency landing in sydney, with a large hole in one of its engines. passengers on board the china eastern airlines flight, bound for shanghai, described a burning smell and a loud noise shortly after take off. the airbus a330 managed to land safely and there were no reports of injuries, as richard galpin reports. the plane, which was due to fly to shanghai, back down on the tarmac at sydney airport after a mid—air emergency. and this was the problem. part of the left engine ripped away, leaving a gaping hole. for the passengers, everything had been normal until suddenly about an hour into the flight, it became clear there was a major problem. it took off like normal and then all of a sudden some of our friends that were with us smelt burning.
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we didn't think anything of it really but all of a sudden it got really loud. i heard the noise and i'm not sure what is the noise, but the cabin crew went out and they were very, like, they told us to fasten our seat belts and tried to calm us down. but we were actually very panicked because we had no idea what was happening. it was a little shocking. i couldn't really tell what it was at first but then i realised there was a hole in the engine. so what could have caused such serious damage to the engine? the plane is an airbus a330, like this one. it has rolls—royce engines, and the company says it will help with the investigation, which is likely to look at all potential factors, including maintenance records, and whether some kind of object
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got inside the engine. and, meanwhile, there are reports that this kind of engine damage on the china eastern airlines plane has also occurred on other aircraft. richard galpin, bbc news. good evening, southern england got sunshine to the end of the day. for many, a cloudy affair, some glimpses of brightness. this weather watcher picture illustrating the story quite beautifully. winds strong across central scotland, thicker cloud bringing some showers. that be the story going through the overnight period. showers into the far north and west. patchy fog further south. temperatures falling away in durable parts. potentially a chilly start in the south, some rain quite heavy and persistent. as we go through the day, lighter, shari, slowly
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brightening up from the north of the west. cloud further south. a dry and warm feel. temperatures 17—22d. the north—west and south—east of eid set to continue for the rest of the week. try and humid weather in the south. —— dryer. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may has been meeting tory backbenchers, some of whom have voiced anger at the election, which resulted in a hung parliament. mrs may is reported to have told them: "i got us into this mess and i'll get us out of it." the first secretary of state, damian green, confirms there could be a delay to the queen's speech, but denies that speculation about the date is evidence that the government is in chaos. we want to produce a substantial queen's speech. there's a huge amount of work to get on with, notjust the brexit negotiations, which start next week, but many other challenges that face us. the prime minister is still seeking a deal to support her minority government.
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the democratic unionists say they're still talking. we've had a positive engagement with the conservative party. those discussions continue and i am looking to forward to going to london to meet with my parliamentary team. in other news, riot police in russia have detained hundreds of people at anti—corruption demonstrations across the country. the biggest protests, and the most arrests, were in moscow and st petersburg. more now on the brexit secretary, david davis, insisting that talks on leaving the european union will begin next week, despite the uncertainty surrounding theresa may's government. meanwhile, labour's shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says the conservative party is in denial about that election result and there needs to be a different tone and approach to eu negotiations in their general election manifesto. labour called for a strong emphasis in retaining the uk's benefits of the the eu single market and customs union,
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as well as putting jobs and the british economy first. well, a little earlier this evening, i spoke to the labour mp hilary benn, who served as chairman of the brexit select committee in the last parliament. i started by asking him what type of brexit he would like to see following on from the election. i think ithink in i think in view of the prime minister's catastrophic misjudgement and the fact she has lost her majority, the idea that we would walk away from the talks with no deal, which is what she said before, is dead in the water. the commons with its current may cut would not vote for that. she has wasted valuable time because the clock has been checking that we are no further forward and the negotiations have yet to begin, and thirdly, as her
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mps have said to her today, you need to start listening to us more carefully, i think the country and business will be sent to the prime minister that they have clear views of what they want out of brexit and ha rd of what they want out of brexit and hard brexit will not achieve our objectives and you have to start listening to us about what we should get out of this deal, meticulously on barrier and tariff free trade, the principal wish of business. the government says it wants to achieve that but said it wants to walk away from the customs union, and i think remaining in it would ensure there is no return to tariffs and barriers. it would also help in northern ireland because no one wa nts to northern ireland because no one wants to see a hard border with customs posts. during the election campaign, labourwas customs posts. during the election campaign, labour was talking about coming out of the customs union. we wa nt to coming out of the customs union. we want to ensure tariff barrier free
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trade. my view is the simplest way to do that is to remain in the customs union. the single market is separate, because there is the issue of free movement. when we leave the european union free movement will come to an end. in those circumstances, parliament will have to decide what our immigration policy is good to look like. we want the maximum possible access to the single market for british businesses. 80% of our economy is based on services so that will be important. labour's position would've been accessed but not membership to the single market? yes, that is what we have been seeing consistently. what with rolling out no deal say to those you are negotiating with other than saying that we will give way. we wa nt to saying that we will give way. we
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want to deal as a country. everyone wa nts to want to deal as a country. everyone wants to get the best possible deal out of this. i think these the gauche agents will come down to a trade—off between money, because what all the 27 states what is a contribution from the united kingdom for leaving, and ensure any government in no circumstances would say that if you wanted an agreement on body, before you will save anything that deals with that we wa nt to anything that deals with that we want to see what you will offer us a trade and market access. there is a big washington card that can be used. we need to go into these negotiations with the direct approach, saying that we want a deal that will work for europe at the united kingdom. we have to make sure that we do not damage our economy in the processor that is why in barrier free trade, the single most important wish of this business, the
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british government has got to deliver that we will hold them to a code of the shotgun labour opposition. a word about you and your party leader, you did not see eye —to — eye your party leader, you did not see eye—to—eye prior to the election, do you think he is better at hisjob that he was a few days ago?” you think he is better at hisjob that he was a few days ago? i think jeremy corbyn fought an outstanding election campaign. he brought hope to millions of people and we saw are sharing the book were dramatically. we gained seats and achieved an outcome that many people thought was not possible, including me. he proved us all wrong. our task now is a party is to retain that unity that we have seen that that the labour family, particularly during the last six weeks of the election campaign. hold the government to account and prepare for the next election which will come at some point, a lot
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sooner than people had anticipated, because what we want is to achieve a labour government because that is how we get to implement our ma nifesto how we get to implement our manifesto that had many popular policies in it. unfortunately we did not win enough seats to be able to prevent it. people are entitled to be sceptical about that, given how many members of parliament within the labour ranks in the last parliament signalled how little confidence they had in their leader, suddenly, because the election has got better you were expecting, have all those doubts really gone away? the thing about the labour family is that we are family and sometimes they have disputes. when the election was called we came together as one united party because we understand how important it is to achieve a labour victory. we are
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going to fight in the house of commons, given that the government will barely have a majority, and the best bit to do that is with the united labour party. for more on the prime minister's stance on brexit and how the election result may change the reality of those expectations, i'm joined by anand menon, who is the director of the uk in a changing europe and professor of european politics and foreign affairs at king's college london. welcome. what do you think changes here now? the one thing that does not change is our negotiating strength in brussels, because frankly i don't think the european union care whether there is a majority are not, they have a negotiating approach guidelines they are going to stick to. what changes is what happens here. theresa may have to define a line to take in these negotiations and in various opinions there that she has to reconcile full top in the autumn
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there is a raft of paperwork that leads to pass and their only a small number of defections could lead to problems for her. the labour party bolt against them, although they are also divided. the idea that there is unity on one side and the other side of the house, that is not the case. one of the things this election did was it damaged the two parties who are united on brexit, ukip and the liberal democrats. this is why our politics is finding it so hard to accommodate this issue. we do not know how the parliamentary parties will react. we had a parliament there was in favour of staying in there was in favour of staying in the european union and yet they voted overwhelmingly to trigger article 50. we need to see what way the wind will blow. that is because the wind will blow. that is because the weather of parliament in the
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last parliament could be seen to go against the wishes of the people, presumably that could still be the case. he hear people saying this election was the revered sex that was the revenge of those water to remain, not sure about that. —— people saying this election was the revenge of those who wanted to remain. the gap in terms of the official positions, the ones that we re official positions, the ones that were in the manifestos, is not that large. labour gave a feel-good spread to its position by saying that it was great to get the best possible deal and continue with the benefits of the single market, but i don't think you can do that if you are committed to stopping free movement. that will always be a big issue due to the concerns of the public in the referendum. that gives
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a lie to the idea that there will be frictionless trades, because if you when it said the single market things will be to be checked to make sure that they comply with eu standards. it will not be frictionless as we are outside the market. how does the two-year timetable to you ? market. how does the two-year timetable to you? too short. i don't think anyone who knows anything about trade or the european union seriously think she can go shake the kind of comprehensive trade deal that both parties have spoken about in that period. most people think that we will have to ask for a transitional period which allows us to carry on as we are with an end date that gives us more time to the gauche it. which, presumably, is what the government was anticipating? will they continue to anticipate that now? before the
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election the calculus was that they would increase the parliamentary majority to pass the legislation, and give yourself more breathing space before the next election to have a transitional period which gives us some time to avoid a cliff edge brexit and together some time to go shake a deep trade agreement with the european union. you suggested in your first answer that they would not be altering much as a result of the election here in europe, do you think they are quite fixed? at the moment. i will never say never again, but any shift in the position of the eu requires all governments to approve it. as the leavers said during the referendum, the european union is very slow when it comes to negotiating things. we will be on the receiving end of that now and it is very hard for them to change position. socks to restore devolved government
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in northern ireland has taken place in stormont. there have been concerns that any deal with the dup could make discussions about restoring power—sharing problematic, but the northern ireland secretary insisted that any parliamentary deal with the dup would be entirely separate. i believe that a deal is possible in the time period that we have through to the 29th ofjune with goodwill and a sense of intent. look forward to meeting with the parties to underline the uk's government commitment to making sure that happens and to underline our strong desire and intent to work with all communities here in northern ireland. as a government, we are clear about responsibilities under the belfast agreement to act fairly
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for the benefit of all communities. it is that message i will be underlining today in terms of the discussions that they be taken place between ourselves and the dup in relation to an agreement in westminster, that that being entirely separate from our intent and desire to see devolution restored here at the earliest possible opportunity. the leader of the dup said any deal would be a huge opportunity for anyone in northern ireland. would be a huge opportunity for anyone in northern irelandm would be a huge opportunity for anyone in northern ireland. it is fundamental in the good friday agreement that it is for the people of northern ireland to decide whether they want to remain within the united kingdom, the principle of consent. it underlines everything in the good friday agreement. we are a full member of the united kingdom. as such, of course the parliamentarians would want to play is full role as the boss mccann in
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our national parliament, just like sinn fein would like to play a role in the irish parliament. i think this is a great opportunity for the party and for northern ireland and we're looking forward to playing our pa rt we're looking forward to playing our part in that. the sdlp which lost all three of its seats at the general election were that the balance of power in northern ireland could be tipped buy a conservative dup government. we know no longer have a voice on westminster and we are faced with the really real prospect of direct rule with theresa may and arlene foster running northern ireland without any input from the rest of us. that means our politics is in a very bad place. we have to do everything in our power to bring about an assembly and an executive year to meet the challenges. we are here to do that.
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in all of context, with brexit and with theresa may and arlene foster, is james thinks he can be an independent chairman of these talks he is absolutely wrong. i have said for the last six months, these talks lead an independent chairman to get things done. no longer can believe the future of northern ireland, our economy, in the hands of a tory— dup government. there is also now an increased need for the new head of the irish parliament to get involved. we have a situation where arlene foster has got the british government over a barrel. we will not accept that. we did have to
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speak to a representative from sinn fein on bbc news this evening but the party said no one was available to speak to us. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may has apologised to tory mps for the party's election performance, telling them "i got us into this mess i'll get us out of it." the first secretary of state, damian green, confirms there could be a delay to the queen's speech which is due to take place next monday. the prime minister is still seeking a deal to support her government, the democratic unionists say they're still talking. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. today marks the first anniversary of the shooting
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at pulse nightlub in orlando — america's deadliest mass shooting, which left 49 people dead. a memorial service for the victims was held outside the club, and began with a performance from the orlando gay chorus, which was credited with helping the community, at a time of loss. our north america correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. singing. they were named ambassadors of hope, love, and healing in orlando. this is what we are here for, we sing songs of love and hope to the world. at that moment, it was the call. these are all the victims... josh lost his friend shane in the attack at pulse. as he was dealing with his own loss, he was called upon to sing with the choir at a memorial for victims. i did not know it was going to turn out to be the biggest event that the chorus had ever sung at,
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at that time. at that moment, that was when — for me — i started to heal. joel strack, one of the founding members of the chorus, was also singing that night. in my head, i was thinking i would give up my own life to bring back any one of those kids. i'm 57 years old, i've lived a rich, vibrant life, i've done things in this world that these kids are never going to have the opportunity to do. it was after that concert that the group took on an unlikely role — as a rapid response team, sent to vigils and gatherings to sing as people mourned. i think the chorus recognised we had an important role to play in the community. both representing the gay community as well as using our music to heal, and bring hope. singing.
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the timing kind of had us reeling, because it was right around the one—year anniversary of gay marriage being legalised nationwide. it was a slap in the face, and it was a huge wake—up call that we have a lot of work to do. shea callinan left her home after her family refused to accept her sexual identity. one place where she did feel welcome was pulse. a gay club is notjust a gay club, you know? it's notjust a club. it was a haven. but i'm really glad that ijoined the chorus when i did, and i'm really glad that when pulse happened, i had this group of people who felt exactly how i did. they are my brothers and sisters in song. they fill my heart with love, so that i can go out and fill the world with love. the duchess of cambridge has
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been meeting victims of the london terror attack — who are recovering at king's college hospital. she's also met some of the doctors and nurses who treated those who were hurt in the attack. eight people were killed and 48 others injured when three men drove a van into pedestrians on london bridge and then stabbed people in borough market. here's our royal correspondent, peter hunt. a senior royal and those who responded to the aftermath of the attack. nine days on, several patients continue to be cared for here. it's everyone, isn't it, the team that's involved. well done to you. thank you. the first of the injured arrived in the back of a police van. king's college hospital is sadly well used to treating stab victims,
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normally they're young men. the amount of female patient that were involved, which i think was quite traumatic for the staff, and for everybody involved. also, patients were very distressed, and the people that brought them in, as well, it was alljust unfolding in front of us. this hospital is one of five that responded to the terror attack. the skill of the surgeons and quality of the care provided has meant that everyone who made it to hospital has survived. one of them is candice hedge, reunited here with herfamily. she was stabbed in the neck. the 34—year—old is from brisbane. two other australians didn't survive. it's such a tight community and... yeah, it's not fair that they didn't make it, and i don't know if i'm lucky or unlucky for making it, but, you know, ijust want to try and be as positive as i can about a pretty bad situation. you've got lots of
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people to support, who experienced the trauma... this is a hospital caring for mental as well as physical wounds, and this is a royal visit that recognises, said one doctor, hard work being done in tough times. peter hunt, bbc news, king's college hospital, london. more now on our top story. over the weekend people across the uk have been mulling over the election results and some of the surprises that emerged. one of those was bristol north west where constituents ousted the sitting tory mp and gave labour a majority of more than 4,000. our correspondent, jon kay, has been speaking to conservative grassroots supporters about what they want the party to do in response to the election result. politics is a brutal business, and here, things have already moved on. this conservative seat has been claimed by labour.
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could you feel it immediately? oh, absolutely. this afternoon, we brought together some rather bruised conservatives. they all agree that theresa may won't survive long term, but they say she must stay on for now. we start discussions on brexit next week. now is really not the time to be trying to change the prime minister. how much credibility does she have at the negotiating table for brexit if everybody is saying she can be the leader for the next couple of years, but probably not beyong that? she's still the prime minister of the fifth largest economy in the world. they have to take her seriously. for some, it's loyalty. for others, a case of needs must, but they do agree that after mrs may's campaign, they need to think about who comes next. what do you want in a leader? a good orator, someone with charisma, someone who excites young people. it's so important. and maybe she lacked that. who would you have instead? i mean, i've gone through the options in my head and i keep coming back to borisjohnsonjust
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because even if you hate him, he's quite persuasive and we need someone to counteractjeremy corbyn. they say the manifesto went down badly when they were going door—to—door here in bristol north west, and that the conservatives need to think about principles, not personalities. in the meantime, let's do some real soul—searching. if don't have an ideology, if you don't have roots that you can go back to, if you don't have an ideology people can understand, we will lose tojeremy corbyn, because at the moment, we look like a soulless party which isjust based around one woman's leadership and getting on with thejob. they told me they want mrs may to involve the grassroots more, asjeremy corbyn has in his party. i want more control from members at bristol level, national level, and i think that i want a leader that will listen to us and act. do you feel you've not been listened to? 0h! sorry, but we haven't been. we want visions for the future,
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a country they can be part of. they don't buy into "we're not corbyn, we're not socialist, vote for us". it is still very raw. these are not conversations tories here were expecting to have. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. time for a look at the weather. bright and breezy is the best way to sum up the weather today. the cloud finally broke across southern england and it was disappointing to the north. highs of 20 and late afternoon sunshine, which was not too bad, but further north and west it was cloudy with light showers. the showers continue through the night tonight. a few showers in north west wales as well. elsewhere clear skies, chilly in wool sports
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and some patchy mist and fog, but the real story will be this rain. some of it is quite heavy across western scotland. some showers in northern ireland and north wales. elsewhere despite the chilly start temperatures will respond quite quickly. 14—15 degrees by sam and it promises to be a lovely afternoon. we will keep the sunshine in england and wales and it will be very pleasant. they heavy rain will ease up pleasant. they heavy rain will ease up and it will becomes chevrolet and temperatures will respond, better than today. highs of 19 degrees. they had pressure drugs offer little to the near continent and that will allow this law to move on from the atlantic, but before that we draw up quite a lot of warm air, so
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wednesday could be quite hot for parts of southern england. lots of blue sky and sunshine. look at the temperatures, 26 degrees not out of the question. even in southern scotla nd the question. even in southern scotland we will see the low 20s. that could trigger some thundery out paul is that the law will move in and it will enter just paul is that the law will move in and it will enterjust some paul is that the law will move in and it will enter just some fresh airfrom the west, and it will enter just some fresh air from the west, but only slightly. a scattering of showers is likely, we will keep some sunshine in the south—east corner. i will be backin in the south—east corner. i will be back in half an hour. hello and welcome to outside source. theresa may has been saying sorry after the disastrous election result, telling conservative mps, i've got us into this mess, i will get us out of it. and with brexit negotiations bearing down, the queen's speech, the occasion when government set out it is agenda, is
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expected to be delayed. we are in talks with the dup to see if the deal we can put together an optimistic that will happen but until we have that we can't agree the final details of the queen ‘s speech. we will hit about russian police detaining hundreds of people after anti—corruption police detaining hundreds of people after anti—corru ption demonstrations including the leading opposition figure, alexei navalny. the press secretary for donald trump
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