this is bbc news with me ben brown at 2. the headlines: the las vegas shooting — police try to find out what drove to find out what drove a retired accountant to kill 59 people and injure hundreds of others. some of the faces of his victims — they were at a music festival when the gunman opened fire on them with an automatic weapon from a hotel. president trump suggests america may have to talk about its gun laws following the mass shooting. boris johnson warms up for his conference speech as the prime minister defends her leadership style. leadership is having a team of people who aren't yemen. thousands more passengers are flown back to the uk after the collapse of monarch — the airline's boss says he's devastated. and the american singer tom petty has died at the age of 66

after a heart attack. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. police in las vegas are still trying to work out what drove a retired accountant to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern american history. overnight vigils have been held for the 59 people who were killed and more than 500 who were injured when the 64 year old gunman fired on them with an automatic weapon from a hotel window. police have now established that stephen paddock was a millionaire, a former accountant, who had a large arsenal of guns and ammunition. but it's still not clear why he decided to unleash such horror on so many in las vegas.

in the last few minutes donald trump's suggested america may have to reconsider its gun laws. speaking to reconsider its gun laws. speaking to reporters as he boarded a helicopter at the white house, he praised the police for what he said was a miraculous response to the attack, and he said, we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by. our correspondent richard galpin reports two days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern us history, the identities of some of those feared to have been killed are now being made public. sandy casey, who was with her fiancee at the concert, was a teacher from california, who was described as being absolutely loved by her colleagues and students. 34—year—old charleston hartfield was a las vegas police officer, a military veteran and a football coach, who'd been off duty at the concert. and dana gardner, who was 52, was a county employee in california.

she was described as a dedicated public servant. everybody in this community has been so touched by the loss of these lives and the horror of that mentally sick horrible human being, who has taken into his hands devastation, and imprinted in our minds forever a day that really doesn't belong in our fabulous, beautiful city. but already the people of las vegas have been coming together, holding vigils like this one — to grieve but also to demonstrate solidarity, in the face of such overwhelming violence. and people have also been getting involved at a more practical level. here hundreds queue up to give blood. the need is great — more than 500 were injured in the attack. but mystery still surrounds the motive of the wealthy 64—year—old retired accountant, stephen paddock, who was responsible for murdering and injuring so many.

he lived in this quiet town north—east of las vegas, with a woman who is now injapan. neighbours here did not see much of them. he was very quiet, and kept to himself. i've heard that you wouldn't even notice he was here, except the trash cans would come out, and they would go back in. so far police searches of the house have not provided clues about his motives, although his father, who was a bank robber, was described by the fbi as a psychopath with suicidal tendencies. what was found in this house was a large cache of weapons and ammunition. even more was found in the hotel room in las vegas from where he opened fire. it is reported he had high velocity assault rifles similar to those used on the battlefield.

detectives are combing through evidence to uncover the motive behind the shooting, and any other pertinent information that will help shed light on this horrible event. we have recovered 23 firearms at mandalay bay and i9 firearms at his home in mesquite. the chair would ask all present to rise, for the purpose of a moment of silence. back in washington, politicians paused in memory of all those killed. the reports that paddock used assault rifles will put the issue of gun control even more firmly on the agenda here. richard galpin, bbc news. the massacre has reignited the gun control debate in america. he had an arsenal of more than a0 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. the white house has said it's too early to look at gun policy, but for many in the united states, it is the

moment right now to revisit one of the nation's most contentious debates, as sophie long reports. terror as lives are cut short by a man with a gun. america again must come to terms with what happened here and las vegas willjoin the growing list of places for ever etched in people's minds. already on it, 0rlando where a9 people were killed in a nightclub. virginia tech university where 32 people died. and no—one will everforget university where 32 people died. and no—one will ever forget sandy hook elementary school in connecticut where 20 children and five of their teachers were shot dead. now, again, people ask, should there be an increase in controls? what is increasing is the number of people killed by guns. it's up from 12,500 in 201a to more than 15,000 last year. it's estimated there are around 300

million private guns in circulation and nevada has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the country. you don't need a permit to buy a gun or a licence to own one. and things are unlikely to change under president trump. as your president, i will never ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms — never ever. but that won't stop the calls for change. the husband of former congresswoman calls for change. the husband of former congresswoman gabrielle gifford who is survive add shooting six years ago says action is needed to stop the next one. despite senseless deadly gun related domestic violence, despite an epidemic of preventable suicide, and despite the problem of toddlers shooting toddlers and their parents, the response from congress has been to do nothing. ironically, after mass shootings, gun sales go up, rather than down. the white house press secretary says

it's too early to talk about increased controls but some are now changing their minds. a guitar player who'd been on stage on sunday said they had good guys with guns but they were useless and gun control is needed right now. sophie long, bbc news. president trump has made a few remarks about gun control before he left for puerto rico and he said — we will be talking about gun laws as time goes by. so we'll try and get more on that as we get it. that was donald trump just on his way to puerto rico in fact where he's visiting puerto rico after the havoc wreaked by hurricane maria to meet resident who is‘ve been frustrated by what they've seen as some of the lack of aid supplies coming into them. but donald trump obviously very much with las vegas and the horrors that happened there

on his mind and talking about how it had to be the work of a very sick individual. declined to call it domestic terrorism, said gun laws would be discussed later. let's talk to our correspondent in we can speak to our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, in las vegas. las vegas. what do we know about the man who it seems had an arsenal of more than a0 guns? man who it seems had an arsenal of more than 40 guns? as morning break, the investigation is in full force. 0ne the investigation is in full force. one of the central points is the mandalay bay hotel. as well as recovering a huge cache of weapons in the mandalay bay hotel, officials say they also found a computer belonging to him in his room, as well as possibly some hard drives. so another focus of the investigation is trying to work out

if there was anything that could be crucial evidence stored on the computer or indeed a search history, that kind of thing. that is something that they are also looking at. as well as searching here, the fbi has teams at stephen paddock‘s house in miskey nevada, he lived in a retirement community there —— mesquite. he also owned a property in renoa mesquite. he also owned a property in reno a good eight or so hours away from las vegas. their focus in reno a good eight or so hours away from las vegas. theirfocus is ona number of away from las vegas. theirfocus is on a number of different locations. investigators told journalists they don't want to speculate on what the possible motive could be and they're urging people to remain patient as they continue their investigation. the injured, some are still being treated in hospital, hundreds were wounded in this attack? yes, ben, i spent some time yesterday at the level one trauma center where the

most seriously injured are being treated and they had more than 100 people taken there shortly after the shooting here. ispoke people taken there shortly after the shooting here. i spoke to the surgeon shooting here. i spoke to the surgeon who spent 15 hours operating on the gunshot victims and he said even though they have regular drills, usually once or twice a year to prepare for the possibility of a mass shooting, what they saw the other night really wasn't what they'd ever imagined. he described it like a they'd ever imagined. he described it likea war they'd ever imagined. he described it like a war zone. he said the waiting rooms were just crowded with people. he described it as controlled chaos. but he said that because they have had drills in place, they actually have been able to save a huge number of people and, of course, they're continuing to work and treat people. i also met a nurse ben named john, at the vigil i attended yesterday. he said he was off duty the other night but he was called in, he cent straight into the hospital and treated dozens of people as well. he described the

injuries he saw as nothing close to anything he'd ever witnessed. but i've covered many mass shootings u nfortu nately i've covered many mass shootings unfortunately here in my time in the united states, ben, and one of the things that really strikes me when i cover these kinds of things is how resilient people are in the face of these tragedies. 0ne resilient people are in the face of these tragedies. one example of that resilience is thatjohn the nurse i mentioned just then, resilience is thatjohn the nurse i mentionedjust then, despite resilience is thatjohn the nurse i mentioned just then, despite working around—the—clock to help others, he actually lost people in this shooting himself. thank you very much. and you can get all of the latest on the shooting in las vegas, online at bbc.co.uk/news. let the lion roar, that's the title of the speech that the foreign secretary borisjohnson will be making this afternoon at the conservative party conference amid more speculation about his leadership ambitions. mrjohnson has been accused of again weakening the prime minister's

authority by setting out his own red lines on brexit. but theresa may has been defending her style of leadership — insisting that she doesn't want to be surrounded by yes men. from manchester, here's our political correspondent, chris mason. and a warning that his report contains flash photography. have you retired, boris? here we go... go on, run through them, boris! what is borisjohnson up to? a question you hear rather a lot in conservative circles, and recently with deafening regularity. while the foreign secretary has his hands on his head, others here have their head in their hands, exasperated at his repeated willingness to set out his own manifesto on brexit. the prime minister did her best to give the situation the best possible gloss. actually i think leadership is about ensuring that you have a team of people who aren't yes men, but a team of people with different voices around the table,

so that we can discuss matters, come to an agreement, and then put that government view forward, and that's exactly what we've done. for theresa may this morning, a banquet of broadcasting before breakfast, and for her cabinet, questions and answers, that went a little like this... is the cabinet feeling united this morning? very united. as i said yesterday, we are in manchester city, but we're all united. i thought that was quite funny. why didn't anyone laugh? this conference is very much a reflective affair, even downbeat, a little flat, because this is a party asking itself a very big question. how did it manage to go backwards at the general election in which it anticipated leaping forwards? this afternoon, borisjohnson will try and appear upbeat, tickle the tummy of party activists, and he'll say, let the lion roar. i am very much looking forward to it. it's going to be absolutely, as always, explosive stuff. is he unsackable, do you think? who knows why anybody should

conceivably want to sack, as it were, the father of brexit at this crucial moment. what a crazy thing that would be. meanwhile in the shadows, protestations of loyalty and an insistence there is no beauty parade going on. the conservatives might have won the general election, just about, but the whiff of emotional defeat hangs in the mancunian air. chris mason, bbc news, at the conservative party conference. david davis will be making a speech to the conservative party conference in the next 15 minutes or so. we'll bring you that live here on bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: police investigating the mass shooting in las vegas say the killer — stephen paddock — had amassed a large cache of a2 weapons and a large haul of ammunition.

theresa may dismisses questions over boris johnson's recent brexit comments, saying she doesn't want a cabinet of ‘yes men'. thousands more passengers are flown back to the uk after the collapse of monarch — the airline's boss says he's devastated. in sport, wales are without gareth bale for the crucial world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland, he has a calf strain. and chelsea striker morata could be out for more than a month with a hamstring injury, he'll miss spain's forthcoming world cup qualifiers too. after losing five matches in a row, jo konta's pulled out of next month's tournament in hong kong. more on those stories in the next hour. the boss of monarch says he is absolutely devastated after

the airline collapsed yesterday. andrew swaffield said the decision to cease trading meant the company had to stop flying immediately. thousands more passengers are being flown home today on planes specially chartered by the civil aviation authority. it's thought around 100,000 remain abroad. theo leggett reports. after half a century of flying, monarch was grounded for good on monday. the company was simply losing too much money. now the civil aviation authority is carrying out a major operation to bring home passengers. day one has gone really well. we brought back 12,000 passengers yesterday. day two, we are planning to bring back the same number, and the first flights have already landed. that leaves us the rest of the 15—day programme with 86,000 passengers to bring back. but for some passengers, like these people in turkey, the experience has been a stressful one. no one rang me from monarch. no one rang me from any other company to tell me,

no e—mails, nothing. in hindsight, we should have expected it, because i had to borrow because they had to borrow a lot of money last year. although the caa's been able to help people who had already travelled abroad to get back home again, some 800,000 people who bought package holidays or airline tickets will have had their plans disrupted. and for some of them, getting their money back may prove difficult. this is going to be people who can't get to their destination and have a non—refundable hotel or car hire. it's worth checking the travel insurance, if you have it, but be prepared — only about half of travel insurance policies will cover what is called scheduled airline failure. monarch collapsed due to competition. its former chief executive told the bbc it was put in an impossible situation. last year has really seen a massive oversupply of flights into our network, really the root cause of which is terrorism closing markets like turkey, tunisia and egypt, and then flights being squeezed into a smaller

number of destinations. monarch isn't alone. rivals air berlin and alitalia have themselves bankruptcy proceedings, victims of intense competition in europe's crowded skies. theo leggett, bbc news. huge crowds have gathered in barcelona to demonstrate against the government crackdown on sunday, when police tried to stop people voting in a referendum on independence for catalonia. a general strike is being held across the region; schools and shops have closed, and only a quarter of buses and trains were running during the rush hour in barcelona, causing gridlock. gavin lee reports from barcelona. the streets of barcelona today — working life on hold, thousands of catalans united behind the new momentum for independence, and against the violence of spanish police in sunday's banned vote. shutters down, shops shut.

a region—wide strike affecting public transport, the city's museums and monuments. barcelona football club too, all closed. this is the biggest demonstration in many years. in the whole of catalonia and barcelona, we are defending our right, our legal rights and civil rights. against the attacks of the government. across the catalonia region, the sounds and signs of separatism on the streets are loud and visible. with thousands of people responding to the call for independence. but what you can barely hear are the politicians right now. separatist parties and the spanish government are watching each other and waiting, and working out their next moves. 0utside one of barcelona's polling stations where police were filmed kicking voters and pulling women by the hair, flowers had been laid and there are signs of peaceful protest. last night, in madrid, this was one of spain's star players, the catalonian—born gerard pique, being booed as he trained with the spanish team. signs of a wider public

divide across the country. and this town is ten miles from barcelona, where police officers involved in seizing sunday's ballot boxes were expelled from their hotels. told to leave by catalan management. the catalan government is now calling for all spanish police to leave the region. the first thing we demand is the withdrawal of police forces, hostile spanish police and military police. this is the shame of europe. mariano rajoy is an embarrassment to the world. the spanish government is accusing separatist parties of fooling the public into an illegal vote, and are failing to hear the views of millions of catalans against independence. both sides are talking of the need for political dialogue — but since sunday, there has been little sign of that. the eu's chief brexit negotiator has told the european parliament that not enough progress has been made in talks with the uk. michel barnier said more needed to be done on the issues

of citizens‘ rights and the border with ireland as well as a financial settlement, before they could move on to talks about a trade deal. adam flemming is at the european parliament in strasbourg, where members have overwhelmingly backed a motion critical of the uk's stance in the brexit negotiations. jean—claude juncker and michel barnier were the warm—up to the vote ona barnier were the warm—up to the vote on a motion that was very critical of the british government's stance on brexit, on a whole range of things from the rights of eu citizens living in the uk after the uk leaves, the uk's attitude to its financial obligations to the eu after it leaves, even what to do about avoiding a so—called hard border on the island of ireland. now, this vote was largely symbolic because meps don't have an actual final say until there's a final brexit deal on the table right at the end of the process. this was all about sending a very clear message to eu leaders who're going to meet

ina summit to eu leaders who're going to meet in a summit in brussels in about two weeks' time where they'll do a stock—take of where the brexit process has got to. what struck me todayis process has got to. what struck me today is that mep after mep couldn't help themselves talking about the tory party conference and the gossip going on at the top of the government. just have a listen to this, this is the european parliament's brexit coordinator. if you are at the other side of the negotiation table, there is a lack of clarity, there is even disunity, there are oppositions between hammond and fox, there are oppositions and divisions i should say between johnson oppositions and divisions i should say betweenjohnson and may. it's difficult to make sufficient progress and it's difficult to make the steps towards the second phase of the negotiations. now unsurprisingly that is rejected by the brexit department in london, a spokesman issuing a statement saying the uk government doesn't agree with the analysis of the

european parliament, they think substantial progress has been made on the talks so far and the uk government's focus is on the next ronned of brexit talks which will happen in brussels next week. —— next round of brexit talks which will happen in brussels next week. back to the tory party conference in manchester where the brexit secretary david davis will be making a speech shortly. liam fox is talking there now. it will be david davis in a few minutes, so let's go to our chief political correspondent vicki young who is in manchester and, vicki young, interesting to hear what david davis has to say, especially after that talk of disunity and lack of clarity? that's right. it's been a very different message from the british side in all of that. they feel there's been some progress and that the words after the last round of talks last week we re the last round of talks last week were much warmer and they hope they can progress to that crucial next stage. it's certainly a theme of brexit this afternoon, liam fox just

speaking in the conference hall there. david davis coming up. then borisjohnson the there. david davis coming up. then boris johnson the foreign there. david davis coming up. then borisjohnson the foreign secretary after that. i'm going to show you the queue. this hasn't happened yet at this conference, but if you just look down here, you can sea a very long queue forming already for this afternoon's event and, i've just been speaking to a slightly stressed conservative party official who's saying it's already full in there andi saying it's already full in there and i don't know where everyone is going to go. it's definitely going to be standing room only because, of course, that issue of brexit people here will be very keen to hear from david davis about what exactly he thinks is going to happen next, but also i think borisjohnson who's a lwa ys also i think borisjohnson who's always of course a big draw at these conferences and maybe even more so. there's definitely more of a sense of excitement here this afternoon which there hasn't really been this week. everyone trying to second guess what borisjohnson is up to. earlier we speak to nicky morgan the former education secretary who said she didn't know what was going on with him but she wanted to see some

unity and also some ideas coming forward from the cabinet. there are two dangers, witness one is that there are different voices. there'll be people in the parliamentary party and the wider membership who ‘ll have views on something emotive and that matters as much as brexit. but you cannot have different voices amongst ministerial ranks more particularly amongst the cabinet. a lot of the things is that, a lot of the times the europeans are saying we are not sure what britain wants, behind closed doors i'm hearing they are having much more productive discussions. we have only got 18 months until march 2019, there really isn't time now for different voices and points of view from the cabinet. david davis has just started to speak, so let us listen what he has to say. a year later there's a new mood. people want to look to the future. they're fed up that people of westminster seem stuck in an endless debate while the rest of the world wa nts to debate while the rest of the world wants to get a move on. 0ver

debate while the rest of the world wants to get a move on. over a year later, i still get people coming up to me every day saying, best of luck, get a good dealfor us mr davis and even, surely it can't be that difficult. that's just the cabinet... applause. actually, every time i walk down the street, get on a train or walk through an airport, people, not leave or remain voters any more, just ordinary decent people enthusiastically come up to me and wish me well on our shared project. they know it's not going to be easy or straightforward, but the reasons that so many men and women voted to leave a year ago are the same reasons that drive me every day right now. we have been given a one—off time—limited extraordinary opportunity. an opportunity to make sure that all our decisions about the future of this country are taken

by our members of parliament, our courts, our institutions, decisions about how to spend or taxes made here in britain. decisions about who comes into the country made here in britain. all our laws made here in britain. we need to get britain standing on its own two feet facing outwards towards the world. and it's that last point... applause. and it's that last point, looking forward to britain's global role, which i want to talk to you about now. one of the most powerful arguments i've ever heard for being outside the european union was simple and it twos like this — what kind of internationalism is it which says that this country must give priority to a frenchman over an indian, a frenchman over an australia, an italian over a malaysian. that quote couldn't have come furtherfrom this

malaysian. that quote couldn't have come further from this conservative conference because it was said by barbara castle in 1975. but what she said then, what she meant then rings true today. we are a global nation. we export more goods and services than russia, brazil and indonesia combined. we have own tfl greatest armed forces on the planet who show their worth to the world in the indian ocean in iraq and the baltics. we train the best diplomats and put them to the test and send them to work for the foreign secretary. applause. but now we are leaving the european union, it allows us to be more international, not less. it requires us international, not less. it requires us to face the world, not looking back, not glancing away, but with confidence and determination about the future we'll build. ladies and gentlemen, this's only one party can deliver that and it's our conservative party. applause. now, i'll be happy to work with the

labour party in the national interest putting aside our differences for the good of the country. but they'll be playing a different game. they've now published 11 separate brexit plans. and they are tolstoy each unhappy in its own unique way. for the customs union, then against it. for free for the customs union, then against it. forfree movement, then against it. forfree movement, then against it. forfree movement, then against it. for the single market, then against it. where we've introduced a repeal built to take control of our laws and provide legal certainty, they've opposed it and offered no alternative of that when we have set out our negotiating positions and got the process started, they opposed it and offered no alternative. we have set out plans for life outside the european union with free trade and strong economy. they opposed it and offered no alternative. they claim they respect the outcome of the referendum but

they oppose every required to deliver it. this is the most complex negotiation you could imagine. where one oversight, one error, could cost the british public aliens are pounds. just last week i heard keir starmer say, we must not get bogged down over discussions about technicalities. avoiding the details of brexit will not cut it. have a new slogan... labour, the government without the hard bits. applause well, we're different in this party. well, we're different in this party. we respect the people's decision and we will deliver the people's decision. as we do it we have to be clear eyed about what we want to achieve. the future of our country is more than just brexit. achieve. the future of our country is more thanjust brexit. it achieve. the future of our country is more than just brexit. it is something to be excited about whether you voted to leave or to

remain. liam told you in his speech and even the european commission accepts that 90% of world growth will come from outside europe. having an independent trade policy will allow us to embrace those trade policies to the full. it gives an virginity to lead a race to the top, to push up global standards and protect workers' rights, improve productivity and increased wages —— wages. campaigning for the wealth busting impact it will have. as he will have seen that last week i was in brussels, representing britain on the fourth round of negotiations. we are making real steps forward, getting results on issues that affect people's daily lives, the rights of british citizens in europe and british citizens here for top we wa nt and british citizens here for top we want all a.2 million of them to carry on their lives as they do now. iam certain carry on their lives as they do now.

i am certain we will secure a deal on this soon. on northern ireland and ireland. both the united kingdom and ireland. both the united kingdom and the european union are fully committed to protecting the peace process and ensuring they are known —— there is no return to the problems of the past. we will honour our commitments in terms of money. 0ur our commitments in terms of money. our country pays by the rules and a base the law. we will do our duty by the taxpayer and challenge your‘s claims line by line. we must never lose sight of the bigger picture and what is on offer. 0nly lose sight of the bigger picture and what is on offer. only in this context what is on offer. only in this co ntext ca n what is on offer. only in this context can we finally settle the decision. closer to home we are getting britain ready for brexit step—by—step. the first step is to repeal bill, the critical piece of legislation against the supremacy of european law. it is essential for a smooth and orderly exit and helps to provide the clarity which citizens and businesses have been clamouring for. members of parliament have set

out to improve this legislation and we will welcome that contribution. being no doubt. this bill is essential and we will not allow it to fail. we are aiming for a good deal. that is what we expect to achieve. however, if the outcome of the negotiation. short of what britain needs, will be ready for the alternative. that is what a responsible government does. anything else would be dereliction of duty. there is a determined exercise is under way in whitehall devoted to contingency arrangements, so we are ready for any outcome. not because of what we seek but because it needs to be done. while much of our task lies ahead, when i look at what we have achieved so far should give cause for optimism. 0ptimism that we will strike that deal, create that shared future. brexit is not a rejection of europe or the values and ideals that are shared.

it isa values and ideals that are shared. it is a decision by the british people to leave the political project. a project that may be right for other nations who remain there by consensus of other people what one that is no longer write for us. they approach it, those other nations, approach it through the prism of their own history. 0ne nations, approach it through the prism of their own history. one in the past which was all too often determined by dictatorship and occupation. invasion and occupation. europe symbolises democracy, modernity, the rule of law. for us, our own island story follows a different path. we had the most successful liberal democracy in history for over a century before we joined the common market. when we decided to leave the european union, we voted not against the political project itself but against britain's involvement in it. europe's history will continue and so will ask and we will continue and so will ask and we will remain good friends and allies. for those who claim that we are not

good europeans, did you know that we spend one and a half times as much on defence as the european average? that is how come we spend our troops to the border of europe in estonia and poland. i call that being a good european. we spent over twice the european. we spent over twice the european average of helping the poorest people on the planet, including in africa, where british aid acts as a ladder for people to climb out of the clutches of people smugglers. i call that being a good europeans. we are the first to help our neighbours in the fight against terror, as both our belgian and french colleagues found out last year. i call that very much being a very good european. applause and none of this comes for free. if we spent only the european average

on defence on international to that and clap on intelligence, on foreign affairs, we would spend £22 billion less every year. but we're going to continue to do what we do. why? we choose to be good, global citizens. we choose to be good european citizens. that is what we mean when we say we are leaving the european union but we're not leaving europe. we're not giving up on our shared values that is our plan. i am incredibly lucky to have been given a team to deliver it. the intelligence the dedication and sheer hard work of robbie walker, stephen baker, and joyce ainley. 0ur excellent pps ears, garethjohnson andjamie quinn excellent pps ears, garethjohnson and jamie quinn and the support of our hard—working and jamie quinn and the support of our ha rd—working civil servants and jamie quinn and the support of our hard—working civil servants in whitehall. 0n our hard—working civil servants in whitehall. on a personal note, can i recall my thanks to my former ministers, and i would like you to

join me in thanking them all, please. applause if there is one thing i absolutely don't need to do today, it is to remind you, this conference guide to believe in our country. i have one message for you. it is to keep your eyes on the prize. you will have read in the newspapers lurid accou nts read in the newspapers lurid a ccou nts of read in the newspapers lurid accounts of negotiations, predictions of breakdown and crisis, offensive, even insulting briefing to the brussels newspapers which i personally take as a compliment. of course, sometimes the exchanges are tough. that is to be expected will stop thejob the tough. that is to be expected will stop the job the prime minister has entrusted to me is to keep a calm eye on our goal and not to be diverted to stop the prizes for success diverted to stop the prizes for su ccess a re diverted to stop the prizes for success are enormous, as are the

consequences of failure. i didn't campaign so hard in the referendum for the pleasure of negotiating with the european commission. i did it because the future of our country is great. this government will deliver on that great future. success will not be automatic. we will have to work hard for it. we will encourage the things that we, the conservatives, believing. hard work, enterprise, risk—taking, innovation, competition, self—reliance. when we leave the european union, our su ccesses leave the european union, our successes and failures will be ours and ours alone. but we are the country of william shakespeare and jane austen, of alexander fleming and james dyson, a superpower in science. we have the various legal system in the world. britain is you come if you want to study artificial intelligence or life sciences. so, being hirayama and drawing on our

strengths, we can be confident that our successes will dwarf our failures. let's set out our new relationship with europe, pushing forward and grasping the opportunities that lie ahead, looking forward to the future we will forge together, putting our country on the path to greatness once more. thank you. applause very good. thank you. so, david davis, the brexit secretary, getting a warm round of applause. still to come a little bit later on, foreign secretary borisjohnson. let's go back to our chief political correspondent, vicki young, who was outside the hall but listening to

that. what did you make of that speech? i suppose it was as we might expect this afternoon, the so called brexiteers making their case. putting 22‘s ,, have g have obligations even 5.5; have” w”, 5.5; have left " ' ...; have left the —~ ~ , % have left the european = though we have left the european union. he highlighted defence spending, which they do feel is something we very much give to the european union. the fact he said we

sent troops to the estonian border. you will still continue to cooperate. we are not leaving europe, we are simply leaving the political union. we will hear much more of this from borisjohnson in the next hour or so. the queues here are the next hour or so. the queues here a re pretty the next hour or so. the queues here are pretty enormous. borisjohnson preparing for that speech with the crowds around him and the cameras around him, as ever. the people in this queue have been told there will have to go to the overflow area because it is now full inside. no doubt that boris johnson because it is now full inside. no doubt that borisjohnson is creating some excitement. people want to be entertained. i'm not sure if he will be off message today. theresa may said she had seen his speech in advance. we can expect more of that optimism about brexit and for him to really try and get the crowd going here. thank you very much indeed. that is the young, our chief political correspondent. that speech later from boris political correspondent. that speech laterfrom borisjohnson. political correspondent. that speech later from boris johnson. let political correspondent. that speech later from borisjohnson. let the lion roar is the title of the speech, we are hearing. the

prosecution is continue its case against three former tesco executives charged in connection with false accounting which overstated the supermarket‘s profits. ever since and has been following the case. this is day three, as the prosecution continues to outline its case in this high profile trial. three former tesco executives are accused of fraud and false accounting in connection with the accounting scandal that rocked britain's biggest retailer back in september 20 1a. all three deny the charges. we have been hearing this morning how a whistle—blower worked behind—the—scenes to raise the alarm over the growing gap in tesco's financial accounts. 0ne over the growing gap in tesco's financial accounts. one was a senior a ccou nta nt financial accounts. one was a senior accountant in tesco. it was said he and other colleagues had told the three accused about the growing gap.

the qc said two staff felt so compromise that they resigned. 0ne manager quit after saying the current environment had broken him and described staff as being in tea rs, and described staff as being in tears, fearing the loss of their accountancy qualifications other what they were being asked to do. the court also heard how the alleged this representing of income was the biggest kept secret in tesco and if it were to get out, it would not be a good thing. at one point, he told one of the defendants the former uk managing director chris bush, that the projected shortfall could be as much as £600 million by the end of the financial year. soon afterwards he told colleagues the whistle was about to blow. the fight starts now, he said. it is one i am going to haveif he said. it is one i am going to have if tesco is to become better. the trial continues. in a moment a

summary of the business news this hour. first the headlines. police investigating the mass shooting in las vegas say the killer — stephen paddock — had amassed a large cache of a2 weapons and a large haul of ammunition. theresa may dismisses questions over boris johnson's recent brexit comments, saying she doesn't want a cabinet of ‘yes men'. i'm egon cossou. in the business news... 9.55}?! the gauges; “e the; zi—eie-e; i}? a? 5552’swssrlaiff’; —77