this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. as the government pledges £5,500 to everyone that lost their homes in the grenfell tower fire, the leader of the council rejects criticism of it's response. to say that the local authority is not present and that we're not working together with other councils is inaccurate. the mayor of london sadiq khan says the council's efforts have not been felt on the ground. ourjob is to get alongside the men held them also to have the capability to provide that long—term support. with the chancellor philip hammond says leaving the european union and it would be a very very bad outcome. portugal declared three days of mourning as emergency services battled in fight eight forest fire that has killed more than 60 people. exit polls suggested

emmanuel macron has won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections in france. pakistan has come frantically beaten its rival india at the oval in london to win the icc champions trophy. the mayor of london city council the g re nfell tower the mayor of london city council the grenfell tower disaster in which 58 people appear to have died with the consequence of years of neglect by successive governments and the local authority. he says that the tragedy was totally preventable he was speaking at the leader of the local council in kensington and chelsea said he was doing everything he could to provide help for those affected by the tragedy. there has been heavy criticism for the government and the kensington and

chelsea council handle the subject. we paper those who are suffering last, we pray for those who are waiting with hope. and in the end fear. beneath the tower, people of all faiths are trying to heal. it continues to be a time of bewilderment, of anxiety and anger. some of the dead and missing are known in this congregation, and even in moments of peace, you can feel the rage. heaven knows what the nextr few weeks, if that death toll keeps rising. i'm being deadly serious. what is going to happen, because i have never seen anger like this. it is terrible. it is terrible and they are mad about everything. at a nearby mosque, more donations for the bereaved and displaced. the community response

remains overwhelming. but five days on, some feel they are still having to do what the authorities should be doing. are you from the home office? no, i live up the road. no one knows that they are here, they are sitting at empty desks, i don't know who is coming down, so i have done a little poster. the local gym is a rescue centre for those who have lost everything. after criticism of the council, a neighbouring authority has now taken over the efforts here. i would say, small steps of improvement. have told me there is progress but it is painfully slow. 2a hours ago, government said that they would get a grip. there does not feel like there is, they are not here, central government are not here.

for us to feel that there is a grip, the government needs to remember that it is on the side of the people. the extra foot patrols promised by theresa may are now on the ground, brought in from other parts of london to provide reassurance and information. the leader of kensington and chelsea council says he understands the criticism his authority has faced, he has also defended their response. yes, of course, there is more we can always do, and we are attempting to do that but this was an enormous disaster, it has profound consequences. cheering gratitude this afternoon for the firefighters, who are searching for the lost, night and day. there is a growing sense here that all the emotion unleashed by the fire must lead to change. angry. angry, angry about the poor response, but also, the years of neglect from the council and

successive governments. while politicians talk of the legacy and of lessons learned, for some here, it is far too early. on a day like this, they say, it is impossible to think about the future. the families of some of those missing remain hopeful that some of their the families of some of those still missing, remain hopeful their relatives may still be alive, but they're also realistic, that the chances are slim. 0ur reporter sima kotecha, has been speaking to two brothers, searching for six members of theirfamily. this is our sister... her husband... mother... her children... those are my sister's children. two brothers, desperately searching for

theirfamily, who have been missing since the fire. they lived on the 22nd floor. today, they cane to the tower to be close to where their family once lived, to hope for their return and to pray for all of those missing. we hope, we still hope, we still hope, to see them. i'm not going to give up hope. we will keep coming here. we will keep hoping to see them again. they describe themselves as breath and say they we will keep hoping to see them again. they describe themselves as bereft and say they have received no help from the authorities. ministers say they are doing all they can to assist those who have been affected. i feel very angry, not supported. i feel the community have come together better. better than the government. all the support from the government. when the casualty bureau number came out,

i actually rang it and it went to voicemail. to hear that message, that wasjust like a knife in my chest, if you know what i mean. the tall tower looms large here, shadow large here, its shadow dominates the area. these men are demanding change. i would like to see reform to all high—rise buildings within london. i want the removal, i want to see the government remove any future plans of cladding within high—rise buildings. we need to act, we need to learn from our mistakes, not at the cost of peoples lives. the sunshine blazed down on london today but the remains dark, for many, the pain is too great, and too raw. still hopeful that even though they were on the 22nd roar, they were on the 22nd floor,

at the time of the incident, that... please, please. number ten has released a statement outlining how the 5 million pounds fund will be distributed. every household will receive a guaranteed 5.5 minimum down payment from the fund. this will be made up of £500 in cash, which is ready available to those need it, a payment of £5,000 will be available tomorrow and will erode through the department for work and pensions to bank accounts oi’ work and pensions to bank accounts or similar. many charities and community had been involved in the effort to support families and friends who lost relatives in the fire, the british red cross is one of those who helps on the scene.

chief executive mike adamson talked about just food money and information. this we have been here since wednesday morning when we provided support to the people who evacuated from the ham marble fire, horrific fire in grenfell tower. they were provided practical sport, emotional support to provide information. where doing now is scaling all that up to be ready to work with the authorities around the community assistance centre that being established. we will help coordinate the way that works so that people will get the right information, we will subside up a support line to survive provide support line to survive provide support to be brought and work alongside the social work teams and making contact with every household and family who were elected by fire and family who were elected by fire and evacuated. —— affected by the fire and evacuated. we will also be

ready to welcome people for the tragic funerals that will take place and we will use our support skills to enable that to happen in the most sensitive way possible. we have had an extraordinary three or four weeks with the tragic attacks in manchester in london where the red cross has been incredibly active on the ground for both of those events. but this is actually on a bigger scale, in terms of the numbers affected and the trauma for the community. so, i have not seen anything like this and it's really important that the community has shown resilient and solidarity and the way that organisations like the red cross have mobilised to help people through that trauma. the number one priority is to get alongside the families and people who were directly affected. to make sure that they were getting getting the real support they need. the money and food the information to enable them to make sense of what

happens next and navigate the next few weeks and then look a bit wider effect on the community. but the priority has to be those families who are directly evacuated from the tower. you can find out how this story is being covered at 1030 and iipm story is being covered at 1030 and 11pm this evening in in the papers. the chancellor philip hammond has said that no deal would be a bad brexit result for britain. negotiating to do to bring tomorrow, here is our political correspondent. it was a coup key reason for calling the election. every voter conservatives will make me stronger when i negotiate brexit would be prime minister '5 president and chancellors of the european union. 0n the campaign trail are repeated promise... strengthen my hand in

those breakfast with negotiations... brexit negotiations. the prime minister faces pressure from all sides that. today he up the stakes on the need to get a new deal for the eu from britain. no deal would be very very bad. but there is a worse outcome. that is a deal that would be designed to punish us, to suck the life out of economy. he said the eu customs union and single market would be left. there have to bea market would be left. there have to be a transition to keep finances flowing. he even attacked the tory election campaign for not making more of it. we hit we did not talk about the economy as much as they should have done. whatever the reason, this is the result. lacking

enough mps on their own, the tories have turned to northern ireland's democratic unionist party. their agenda will have to be continued to. theresa may is facing a tough battle here. there are whole raft of laws to be passed regarding brexit. the parliamentary session has been extended to two years, giving the government more time, which may make it much easier. the tories are divided about what brexit should mean, and that is without the views of political opponents. labour could flex its muscles, suggesting today that the uk could stay in the customs union, which allows tariff free trade within the eu. customs union, which allows tariff free trade within the eui customs union, which allows tariff free trade within the eu. i think that this should be left on the table. so we could stay inside the customs union? there's no question of this deal being a viable deal. no deal is what happens if you get to the end of the two years and you haven't been able to reach agreement, your post over the cliff. extracting the uk from the us not

going to bec. there's no real clear -- is going to bec. there's no real clear —— is not going to be easy. there is no real clarity about what it is going to look like. as is one thing is clear, that by ministers facing a tough fight here and in brussels. a corresponding brussels has more on that... 11am brussels time those talks will get underway. 0ne that... 11am brussels time those talks will get underway. one of the early issues will be how will they proceed. remember, david davies wa nted proceed. remember, david davies wanted trade talks and the outset and he has predicted around over summer and he has predicted around over summer over that, because the eu says that it wants first exit issues dealt with then a future relationship to be talked about. after initial contact between the size, we forget the eu believe its preferred sequence will be followed. that is significant because it means that david davis will have to satisfy the eu on those issues you

mentioned, citizens rights, how exactly they plan to calculate a final financial settlement before the eu will move on to discussing future relation. these are all tricky things, but on any one of them the talks could founder. let speak to henry hill conservative editor. as chancellor, you would think that philip hammond would have a pretty critical role in these talks. how much influence as he likely to have? a fair amount, because obviously any member of the cabinet is very difficult to sack, so cabinet is very difficult to sack, so where previously they might have held their tongue for fear of being replaced, i don't think that's an issue. it's significant that we are expected that he might become a locus for pro remain distant, soft brexit and so one, he is going out

and expecting that we are leaving the customs union and the single market. so, what we are saying is there is tension behind the scenes, but there are still a remarkable degree of consistency. what it is working like with david davis? how important is that they get on?|j think generally it's useful for the treasury to get on with spending departments especially, because they have a huge influence in very limited resources actually go. i could not speculate on what his relation is with david davis. the job of the chancellor is to give the treasury's view and that means that he will be speaking up for the british economy and the sort brexit that will maximise our ability to

continue generating revenue. david davis will have to take that into account, now of course he has a separate remit. his job account, now of course he has a separate remit. hisjob is to deliver brexit and that means not only addressing the needs of the economy but also responding to the referendum result and the government is pursuing to leave properly. i suppose he would say properly leave the european union. i can't comment on their personal relationship, but i think that they are professionals and they will have a professional relationship. what further frame of mind is everyone in the,? she doesn't even have amended it to the stalks, we haven't had the queen's speech and of course she's had those controversial meetings with the dup and then criticism of the way she responded in the aftermath of the g re nfell tower? responded in the aftermath of the grenfell tower? obviously, i'm not in the bunker, sol

grenfell tower? obviously, i'm not in the bunker, so i can tell you what that's like. in the wider party there is a sense of shock, no one was expecting the result. anger, and tension also. obviously if you are pro becks you are busy on the lookout —— pro becks you are busy on the lookout — — pro pro becks you are busy on the lookout —— pro brexit you the lookout —— pro brexit you the lookout for... you are also worried about the prospect of another election. the conservative party has put out a call for a new candidates, the deadline is this summer and i think that the party is bracing itself another election perhaps next year. one of the reasons she went for a majority this time is because the torture be quite, located the be quite a lot of legislation to be get through bat the talks will be quite complicated and be a lot of legislation to get through. it's going to be extraordinary difficult, so going to be extraordinary difficult, so their20 going to be extraordinary difficult, so their 20 steady the ship get the government on its feet and wait for

the queen's speech and get the breathing space to probably affect a change of leader and get ready for potentially, another election. henry hill from conservative home website, thank you for your now being