what a start back, isn't it? holly, you arrived on saturday in the uk. what day is it? good question, monday. did you sense a football fever sweeping the nation? when i landed i was very aware this was happening, and now the name harry maguire is imprinted. you say that, but charlotte, we had a you're watching beyond one hundred days. borisjohnson has resigned as british foreign secretary, becoming the third minister in 2a hours to walk out of government. it's not only a fight over the prime ministers brexit proposal, you're watching beyond one hundred days. borisjohnson has resigned as british foreign secretary, becoming the third minister in 2a hours to walk out of government. it's not only a fight over the prime ministers brexit proposal, it could soon be a concerted move to unseat her — with borisjohnson taking the lead. throughout the day brexiteers have been voicing their deep opposition to her latest proposal. theresa may says she is confident it is the right plan and will fight any leadership contest. this is the brexit that is in our national interest. it is the brexit that will deliver on the democratic decision of the british people.

it is the right brexit dealfor britain and i commend this statement to the house. the prime minister has just left a meeting of the parliamentary conservative party to loud applause — but some brexiteers are demanding a vote of no confidence. also on the programme. after a second day of rescues, four more boys are brought out of the caves in thailand. we're told the 5 people still in there are in good health. donald trump chooses a new surpreme courtjustice — and gets ready to announce his nominee to the nation. get in touch with us using the hashtag... ‘beyond—one—hundred—days‘. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in westminster. on friday the prime minister summoned the cabinet, put her brexit plan on the table and demanded they back it or leave. today the brexit secretary david davis and borisjohnson her foreign secretary have resigned. two of the most senior brexit figures in her cabinet, along with anotherjunior minister steve baker. it may not be the end of the resignations. the prime minister's supporters say she has taken a realistic approach and facing down the brexiteers in cabinet the

was something she should have done months ago. her detractors, within the brexit wing of the party, say this latest plan is a capitulation to brussels and they are circling for a leadership contest. the prime minister has just finished addressing conservative backbenchers at a meeting of the 1922 committee. we will have reaction. but first here's our political editor laura kuensberg. where was their man? the brexiteer in chief's drivers prepared to leave three times but stood down. it wasn't actually a removal van. that's one way to quit, simply don't come out of the house and go to work. then at three o'clock the drivers left without him. boris johnson followed david davis out of the door, the second senior minister in 2a hours to quit. the drivers may have gone but still no sign of borisjohnson who has just become the second senior figure of the government to walk in less than 2a hours. theresa may's main brexit policy under attack moments before she is due to stand on herfeet in the commons and delivered it so by losing the biggest

cheerleaderfor brexit, number ten will be wondering what on earth could happen next? only moments later the prime minister made her back exit on the way to the commons. on friday she trumpeted her brexit compromise, number ten designed and the cabinet approved. were they cheering orjeering? even in the turmoil she cannot admit that anything has really changed. mr speaker, on friday at chequers the cabinet agreed a comprehensive and ambitious proposal that provides a responsible and credible basis for addressing negotiations with the eu towards the new relationship after believe on the 29th of march next year. in the two years since the referendum, we have had a spirited national debate. with robust views echoing around the cabinet table as they have on breakfast tables up and down the country.

a brief moment where she let the tension show. a wink of support for a brexiteer still in cabinet. for labour, a time to make the prime ministers squirm. for the good of this country and the people, the government needs to get its act together quickly. if it cannot, make way for those who can. with intense pressure from the opposition. i don't care what you think. on and on. on and on —— it's outrageous. rearguard action from the tory benches, brexiteers furious with the prime minister's chequers compromise. this week the activists were so disappointed about what had happened at chequers.

it already feels like weeks ago but after late—night call when he quit as well, david davis explained this morning the root of theresa may's problems. many brexiteers think her compromise does not mean brexit at all. the policies we are now proposing to is the same rule book, the same laws really as the european union. not equivalent, not similar but the same. i am worried that what the european union will do is it will take what we have offered and ask for more or wait for more. the prime minister's future may be determined by the cabinet brexiteers who are left. michael gove, loyal on tv yesterday, brisk this afternoon. one source warned if the prime minister does not drop her plan, then one minister will go, then another and another until she dies. —— she does. she has a new brexit secretary but must find a foreign secretary, one that can help preserve her government and what authority is left.

in the past half an hour, the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson‘s, resignation letter has been released. in it he said the dream of brexit as taking back control of democracy is "dying, suffocated by needless self—doubt." mrjohnson said britain appeared to be heading the for a "semi—brexit" and the "status of a colony" and that he couldn't champion the government's plans. he wrote "the government now has a song to sing. the trouble is that i have practised the words over the weekend and find that they stick in the throat." mrjohnson said it was "disturbing" that the chequers agreement was only the "opening bid" to the eu. "it is as though we are sending our vanguard into battle with the white flags fluttering above them," he added. a short time ago i spoke with the senior brexit—supporting conservative mp bernard jenkin. on? some people are making nasty

comments, notably the opposition. the dilemmas arising from the chequers cabinet and as he says in his letter, he cannot honourably say the words required. it is a very vulnerable resignation and he has explained in his letter very graphically why he thinks this is the best arrangement for us to be offering the eu. of course our offer is going to be further delay by demands from the eu. he spelt out graphically, were suffocated by self—doubt, the vanguard is going into battle with white flags fluttering. there has been a frustration that at every juncture, every time the eu said these are

guidelines we have said we will accept that and we have operated within those guidelines. this is all at because the guidelines are meant to bind the other 27 states and not oui’s. to bind the other 27 states and not ours. it is almost as if there is a cabal within the government which is determined to accept whatever the eu wa nted determined to accept whatever the eu wanted and demanded another to undermine confidence in brexit and it is having that effect. you have come from the 1922 committee, tell us come from the 1922 committee, tell us what was said and the mood and whether there are these a0 letters to force a leadership challenge. that is no sign of a leadership challenge. —— a8 letters. but several members of parliament were expressing worry and asking questions. let us wait for the detail. if the prime minister's assurances can be delivered, there will be a fair wind for this

proposal but on the other hand, two cabinet ministers have resigned saying these assurances are false. so you do not have the numbers at the moment? i have no idea. the chairman of the 1922 committee will have but he does not speak about it. i think it would be deeply destructive forest to have a challenge the leadership. there would have to be a vote of confidence and i am convinced theresa may would win that convincingly. this is the problem for the brexiteers, while a lot has changed today, nothing has changed across the road in terms of the parliamentary map. the house of commons will remain, the conservative parliamentary party will remain. nearly half the conservative party supported leave. just imagine s george osborne and david cameron has supported at how many more would have done so. we had

a referendum and parliament handed this decision to the british people. where the house of commons to find itself in a position where we were not accepting it or were determined to do that it so much it is unrecognisable as a vote to take back our self—government, it would be like saying next general election, jeremy corbyn is elected but business don't like him and the civil service don't like and so we will not him —— will not have him as prime minister. you cannot do that ina prime minister. you cannot do that in a democracy. the vote has to be respected and the prime minister made that clear in her remarks this evening. thank you very much. further to what he was saying, we have had our statement from the solicitor general that a question of leadership has been put to bed. if you had said that, earlier today i would have it in your hand off. so

perhaps at the moment she has seen off the challenge. perhaps it is a case of what happens next. most senior officials in brussels have refused to comment, conscience this is the greatest risk to the prime minister wraps. there was one tweet. but there was one tweet from the president of the european council donald tusk. politicans comes and go, he wrote, but the problems they have created for people remain. i can only regret the idea of brexit has not left with davis and johnson. but. . .who knows? where do we find ourselves this evening ques—mac joining me here evening ques—mac on the green is katy balls, political correspondent for the spectator. we have just heard from the solicitor general that is a new

chapter for the solicitor general that is a new chapterfor the prime solicitor general that is a new chapter for the prime minister, solicitor general that is a new chapterfor the prime minister, has the risk gone away? ultimately it has been a very bad day for today's money. his remark is very optimistic. she has lost two cabinet minister. you get the sense it is very fair ground minister. you get the sense it is veryfairground a minister. you get the sense it is very fair ground a party at the moment, she has got through the day but this group may go for the leadership. in a week the government will face a crucial vote on the customs union which forms part of the trade bill. the remainers in the conservative party, the rebels, suggested they would break with the government to vote for that. we'll be stick with the chequers plan and if so, they lose leftwich, what do you think will happen? —— will they stick? there is the idea that the

brexiteers, if they try for a harder exit, the government has to be tied in these negotiations anyway. if i was a remainer i would be one needs that the tory brexiteers with move in. you feel like you should do this ina week in. you feel like you should do this in a week or so is a brexiteer.m is tricky for remainers. in a week or so is a brexiteer.m is tricky for remainerslj in a week or so is a brexiteer.m is tricky for remainers. i think the antics of david davis and boris johnson have made what seemed clear on friday a lot more complicated on all sides. speaking from 3000 miles away and having spent the morning speaking to american foreign policy experts, they want to ask, where does this leave britain in terms of its global leadership? it looks like britain is so concerned with the brexit process, it cannot get engaged in global issues. yes, i

think that is a fair observation. todayis think that is a fair observation. today is in me wants to focus on nato and the visit of donald trump but once again she is negotiating with their own party which is a lead climbing theme. it is tricky but brexit is not going to go away. glad you can hear us brexit is not going to go away. glad you can hear us over brexit is not going to go away. glad you can hear us over the protest is behind us. they are quite loud. quite a day for you? quite indeed, quite interesting. this isjust a battle between the cabinet, not even with brussels. it will be interesting to see what reaction we get from brussels in the coming weeks. we might get clarity in the direction of brexit as well. let us look at other news from around the world. there are still five people trapped in an underground cave in thailand after 2 days of rescue

operations — we were told today tha they are in good health. a total of 8 boys have now been taken out of the caves. the operation has been suspended for the night while they replenish oxygen supplies along the route. during the rescue, they have been guiding the boys through darkness and submerged passageways. each boy is equipped with a full—face mask and is accompanied by two divers, who also carry the boys' air supply. the toughest part is at a section named "t—junction", which is so tight the divers have to take off their air tanks to get through. lucy williamson reports from the scene. police helicopters over the area have come to signal hope. inside this one, a fifth boy, pulled today from deep inside the mountain and flown to join his team—mates in hospital. his identity kept private, everyone if his arrival makes global news. a week ago this mission was seen as almost impossibly risky but with every success confidence in the british led

team here has grown as the monsoon rains have so far largely held off. ivan was one of the rescuers in the cave that day, near one of the route's most difficult parts to replace the divers' empty tanks help guide the boys through and deal with problems. i was very scared, because when i saw the diver and the kid in the horizon, we can't see that far but maybe about 50 metres, i didn't know if it was a casualty or if it was a kid. so i was, i was very scared then. it didn't feel good. when i saw that he was alive and breathing, and, seemed to be all right, it felt very good. it felt very good. what did you learn from that first day? one of the very difficult things is communication, talking inside the cave is very difficult. you need to be very close, if you are more than five, ten metres away, the echo and the water and everything, it is incredibly hard

to understand, and misunderstandings and high complexity that leads to very bad situation, so we need and we plan for that, we need to keep the communication very simple. thai children are warned about this mountain by their grandparents, that it swallows people and doesn't let them out. so far, this operation has proved that adage wrong, eight children have been counted out of the cave, four more are waiting with their coach for the rescuers to return tomorrow. let's cross now to bbc‘s danjohnson who is outside the caves in tham luang. what is the plan for the next few hours, when will the rescue operation resume and what are the conditions? this is the 17th night for those four ball —— four boys and the coach left inside the mountain.

it is one o'clock the morning in most of the rescue team have left the site for rest, ready to come back first thing. usually they have a lot of preparation first thing in the morning and start their diet around ten or 11 o'clock in the morning. then it is about five or 6pm when we see the first ambulances come out. this routine has repeated for two days. four ambulances leaving, four boys taken to hospital. eight children being treated at the hospital nearby. the hope is this routine will be repeated tomorrow. there is a feeling that it is about to rain now which is the threat over this operation, and the water level could be raised and the rescue will be more difficult. they were able to carry out this morning, everyone is hoping that success will continue tomorrow and this amazing human

endeavour which has been put together with the team from around the world to overcome the challenge of this cave and that mountain and the complications of them out, eve ryo ne the complications of them out, everyone hoping that can be carried on tomorrow and there is a successful conclusion to this mission. thank you very much. of course everyone is mission. thank you very much. of course everyone is watching the weather outside of those caves. there has been a lot of focus on brexit today but there has been a lot going on in the us today. president trump will make a prime—time address in a few hours to reveal the name of his nominee for the next us supreme courtjustice. it will be the second time mr trump has been in a position to select a person who will have a huge impact on the country. ahead of the decision, trump has built suspense about whom his pick will be. departing his newjersey golf club on sunday afternoon, trump told reporters he was still making up his mind. i'm getting very close to making a final decision and actually this person will do a greatjob.

not yet? i am very close to making a decision. i have not made it official yet obviously but we're very close to a decision. how many people are you deciding between? let's say it is the four people. but they are excellent, everyone, you cannot go wrong. so who are the leading contenders? judge brett kavanaugh, the front runner is a former aide to president george w bush. he's currently a judge in the district of columbia. but some reports suggest he could be pipped to the post byjudge thomas hardiman who was on trump's short list last time there was a vacancy. the lone woman in the running is amy coney barrett, a judge from illinois. the catholic mother of seven has been championed by social conservatives for her views on reproduction rights. and last, but possibly not least — remember that mr trump is not averse to surprises — judge raymond kethledge. the former kennedy clerk might find it easy to get confirmed because he hasn t ruled in many

controversial cases . with me to discuss all of this is jonathan tu rley, professor of law at george washington university. thank you for coming in. before we get to who this might be, give us some outline for viewers around the world of how critical this appointment is. this is the nomination that everyone on the democratic side, the very concept of a conservative president replacing kennedy who is the swing vote on the court. the legacy of kennedy is immense but also quite fragile. all his major decisions were won by either single vote, his own. there is no selection in the centre of gravity will move to the right with any of these four. chiefjustice roberts would suddenly become the swing vote which is quite unnerving

for liberals in the country, their best hope is thatjohn roberts who rarely votes with the left would be the swing vote. of those four people who are conservatives, the american people do not necessarily know where those people stand in key social issues and there seems to be a tradition in the united states that they are not meant to ask where they stand on social issues?|j they are not meant to ask where they stand on social issues? i have been critical of that for a long time. these people will be on the court bench for the rest of their lives. the democrats created this rule, begins bird rule. —— begins bird rule. —— ginsberg rule. ever since then we have reduced the substance of confirmation hearings

to an all—time low. you have three candidates who will be rewarded, who have not said or thought an interesting thing in their entire lives and we penalised those, including amy coney barrett who actually participate in the debate. she is interesting, although i do not agree with her views, but she is honest and open and has interesting ideas. all of that works against you for confirmation. it seems bizarre from here. if you have no controversial decisions on your record, if you are blank slate, you could be in the running. surely that is not the type of person you want? it is all a blind date. that is what they want. it is not entirely blind, they want. it is not entirely blind, they are all conservative. even some of the senate want people to lie to

them. susan collins said he would not vote —— she would not vote for anyone who would overturn a particular decision. you want them to see i respect precedent and then stop so you have plausible deniability, even if it is not very plausible. thank you very much for coming in. that reference to ruby wade, the case that made abortion legal in the united states. every time that is a nominee for the supreme court, there is a discussion about whether abortion is going to be made illegal in the united states which is why there is such focus on it, especially the conservative president who said he would like to see more pro—lifejudges in the united states. whoever is on the supreme court has the capacity to make a whole host of decisions about the united states which could make

the united states which could make the country more conservative or yea rs the country more conservative or years to come. we see in london we wait for a red buses and then two come at once, isn't like that for supreme court judges? come at once, isn't like that for supreme courtjudges? it will be donald trump's legacy, there are nine people and elected to serve for a life being incredibly powerful in this country because they make laws and have an impact on the lives of everyone. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — we'll have all the latest from that key meeting theresa may was currently holding with her back bench mps. plus, the british government accuses russia of committing "an attack on british soil" after a aa year old woman dies from from novichok poisoning. that's still to come. good evening. it's been another

sweltering days. we have had a bit more cloud floating around, you can see here in worcestershire earlier this afternoon. that has been a definite drop in temperatures in the north of england. this is where to be, because of the cloud. also a noticeable dip in scotland. we have another weather front approaching from the atlantic but this first one is bringing a spot of drizzle. it will trundle further west, introducing this fresh breeze. across many eastern regions. we will have more cloud across scotland, temperatures similar to last night.

behind this weather fronts in this outfit is lower humidity here. more cloud through the day coming into scotland's, also moving this way into northern ireland on tuesday. temperatures similar to today but further south, the fresher era moves west so there will be more cloud at the sunshine returns. a few sharp showers for wales in the south—west. temperatures remain in the 20s but it will be cooler for eastern and southern regions. a welcome relief if you find the heat and high humidity to stifling. will it last? it does not look like it. into wimbledon, and more comfortable day. although temperatures are not in the high 20s, the sun is just as strong. for wednesday, a week weather front

which could give us some rain across northern ireland by a high pressure builds through the day. it'll also affect the west of scotland, still cloudy here. but elsewhere, eastern scotla nd cloudy here. but elsewhere, eastern scotland and the south and wales, the cloud will melt away. the low 20s on the east coast. building through thursday and further north through thursday and further north through scotland and northern ireland as well. the drive. —— good buys. this is beyond 100 days. with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories. two cabinet ministers resign in protest at the uk prime minister's new brexit proposals. the prime minister tries to stand her ground. this is the brexit that is in our national interest.

it is the brexit that will deliver on the democratic decision of the british people. it is the right brexit deal for britain and i commend this statement to the house. theresa may has left a meeting of the parliamentary conservative party to loud applause— but some brexiteers are demanding a vote of no confidence. coming up in the next half hour... president trump is to unveil his choice for the empty seat on supreme court bench. we are hours away from his annoucement. police in the uk have launched a murder investigation after the death of dawn sturgess. she became ill after coming in contact with the nerve agent novichok last saturday. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag... 'beyond—one—hundred—days' hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington christian fraser is in london. british prime minister theresa may's government imploded today as foreign secretary borisjohnson followed brexit secretary david davis in resigning over her plan for britain's future outside the european union.

the pm hasjust finished meeting with mps from her party to get their reaction to recent developments. our political correspondent, iain watson is at westminster for us. a loud round of applause for the prime minister. as she faced down her cabinet and the parliamentary party? more or less. there was a loud banging of tables which signals approval. the crucial thing is it ta kes a approval. the crucial thing is it takes a complicated process to unseat out conservative leader. the first stage is to get a8 conservative mps to have no confidence to begin triggering the process of removing her and the chairman of the meeting tonight, made it clear, i am told, that the required number had not been reached. to some extent, the prime minister could breathe easily. it

was still a tense meeting, if she u psets was still a tense meeting, if she upsets anyone else, her position would be vulnerable. apparently, she had widespread support for her policy, simply because they did not feel was the right time to trigger a leadership contest, but there was criticism of the policy itself, they felt she was close to the eu and they were concerned it could be the first stage in negotiations and she might make further compromises and when i spoke to some of her critics, what they were emphasising was that they wanted to change the policy rather than the prime minister. that is difficult to do because downing street were saying very clearly that they have got no intention of changing the policy, they want to face it down and they think they can ta ke face it down and they think they can take the flak from the resignations of borisjohnson take the flak from the resignations of boris johnson and take the flak from the resignations of borisjohnson and david davis. others think they will begin to move and what seems to be more realistic than the head on leadership challenge is potentially some of her mps going on strike. not backing that legislation, those laws as they

go through parliament, sitting it out, increasing the chance of a defeat, to try and put pressure on her to change her mind a little bit and move back towards the position they think is more in favour of brexit and less appealing to the european union. to clarify, the prime minister's reception today from members of parliament from her own party, that says more about fear ofa own party, that says more about fear of a general election and jeremy corbyn taking over as prime minister than about support for her new brexit plan, is that right?|j than about support for her new brexit plan, is that right? i think you have described it well, because immediately after the meeting i spoke to a conservative mp who said that some of the loudest cheers in that some of the loudest cheers in that meeting was when the risk of a split in the party was raised and the prospect, and this isjeremy corbyn we are talking about, but the prospect of a 1997 type defeat when

tony blair came to bar —— robert farah was raised and senior figures in the party were saying that was what the party would be facing if it split over europe. there was certainly fear of allowing labour in and that was one of the strongest weapons used in her defence. after the meeting, one of her leading critics, jacob rees—mogg, who chairs the european research group which is in favour of brexit and what he said was that he was not going to vote for no confidence in the leader, he would like to see the policy change, but he said if she requires labour votes to get some of these policies through parliament, then she would be splitting her own party from the top. this is not over yet, but she has survived tonight. thank you. nigel farage is on air on his radio programme here in london and in the last few minutes he said that as far as he is concerned, if chappers is

still on the table at the end of this process and of brexit is broken, then he is going to run again for the leadership of ukip. he ruled that out a few months ago, but he is saying maybe we are in such a state and his party is in such a state and his party is in such a state that he would consider coming back. it is not the best of arguments, christian, you might not like me, but the other guys even worse! no, quite. when it comes to ukip and the leadership of ukip, they have had also was a problem since nigel farage left and the party is in disarray. he was the cohesive factor in the ukip party and certainly a lot of people would like him to come back, but we will keep an eye on that. let us talk to someone keep an eye on that. let us talk to someone who knows about brexit, hilary benn. he has been watching everything that has been going on today, what is your reaction? on friday at chequers, the government

collided with economic reality and the prime minister put forward her proposal which at least is a proposal, although frankly i have my doubts whether the eu will agree to this complicated facilitated customs agreement, because i do not think they will hand over to a third country for the collection of their external tariff. even if they can get agreement, secondly, it would not be ready in time for the end of the transition period and i think inevitably the transition will have to be extended. the prime minister has proved she cannot even persuade the whole of the cabinet tobacco deal which does not fill one with confidence that she will be able to persuade the eu to back it either. when i was in brussels, it seemed clear that they are sticking to their guns, that you cannot divide their guns, that you cannot divide the four freedoms of the single market and for michel barnier, who has pretty tight parameters and what it can negotiate, he will lead the sign off of the 27 leaders and they

will not come together until october. the clock is ticking and we are not going to get a solution to these problems until late autumn and possibly even into the winter. these problems until late autumn and possibly even into the winterlj think you are right, there is the one final european council left to meet the deadline that michel barnier originally set and i do not think anyone thinks that the political declaration, which is the pa rt political declaration, which is the part of the agreement we are talking about will be completed by then and the question is whether there is a special council in november, did they loaded onto the december council, these are big and complex questions and the eu has been waiting for the uk to come forward with at least a proposal and it seems that the fatal weakness in this proposal is i do not see them handing over responsibility and it is incredibly bureaucratic. every

business import something into the uk will have to track it to them proved to revenue and customs, hasn't stayed in the uk and gone to europe. if it has gone to europe, we need to hand over the tariff we have collected and it would be much simpler and easier for the prime minister, finally, to announce the uk is going to remain in a customs union and! uk is going to remain in a customs union and i suspect that is very well end up. let us talk about the politics, i foresee two well end up. let us talk about the politics, iforesee two problems, one for the remainer semites aboard the customs union amendment, they will probably be encouraged by downing street now to stick to the plans of the prime minister. the second negotiate, when it comes to the deal in october, but she might come back from the summer with, you will have a bizarre situation where the brexiteers on the tory side vote against it and the remainer is on your side also voted against it but for a very different reasons. you put yourfinger on it, for different reasons and in our last report as a select committee, we said it was vital that if that vote was to be meaningful in parliament, that the motion will come, that this house supports a withdrawal agreement, it will be commendable, and we have said that we need to ensure that the speaker can select a series of amendments because in the end we

need to find a proposition. if the house is minded to reject the withdrawal agreement, that makes it clear to the government why. the brexiteers would say, because we think it sold our brexit, others might say, in the case of labour, it has not met our tests. the house could say we think we should remain in the customs union. if you go away and negotiate that, we will think about support for the withdrawal agreement. there will be the big moment, what is clear and has been for some time, is that there is no majority for leaving with no deal andi majority for leaving with no deal and i think the problem for the brexiteers at the gavin esler —— last friday was this, the prime minister said, do you have a plan? do you have a plan that could command a majority in the house of commons, they don't have that either. now they are railing against the consequences of having spent two yea rs the consequences of having spent two years pretending we could get everything we wanted and finally realising, there are choices to be made, trade us, they have consequences and now they are

complaining, basically about the incoherence of the approach they have taken over the past two years. always good to get your thoughts, thank you for coming. it is quite interesting, when you talk about what goes from here, when you start talking about october, you're 27 leaders coming back together, there has been some movement in the past few days, people who have said we need to stop head —— start helping the british side and angela merkel‘s interior minister saying it is paramount they put the security of european and british citizens first. the big question for me and they clearly do support theresa may in brussels, they prefer her there than the alternative, do they now give her something? is there a compromise orare her something? is there a compromise or are they going to push a little bit more and risk and seating her or risk that no deal at the end of the process ? risk that no deal at the end of the process? it is a real conundrum now for the european union because they have asked for the serious proposal and they now have it, what are they

going to do with that? will lay push for more are they going to get behind theresa may? that is a big problem for them. is that proposal is something they can see working in practical terms when it comes to the issue of actually raising tariffs on different days, had does that get sorted out? shall we get more on the supreme court. we've already been looking at some of the contenders for the us supreme courtjustice ahead of the nominee announcement later today but what of the issues? one of the biggest is abortion. the incoming justice will play a key role in the make—up of the 9—member court, especially on this matter. pro—life campaigners have been pushing for the court to overturn roe versus wade, the ruling that legalized abortion in the us more than four decades ago. for more i went to take a look at how the new appointment could impact on this contentious issue. come on, come on, join the fight. abortion is a human right! abortion was legalised in america a5 years ago,

but today it is still one of the most divisive issues in this country. president trump now has a chance to put a serious dent in a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy with this second supreme court nomination. it will define his legacy and affect the social direction of this country and abortion rights are central. do you want to see the court overturn... well if we put another two or three justices on, that will happen. and that will happen automatically, in my opinion, because i am putting pro life justices on the court. could those pro—life more conservative judges now do what was until recently unthinkable and overturn the legislation that legalised abortion in the us? in a landmark ruling, the supreme court today legalised abortions. the 1973 case, roe v wade, legalised abortion in all 50 states, based on a woman's right to privacy. as laid out in the us constitution. but the ruling only applied to the first trimester

of a woman's pregnancy. after that, individual states could make their own rulings and more and more of them are now doing so. effectively restricting access to abortions. it is a bit complicated, but nearly 20 states already have bans on abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. others, like mississippi and iowa, are trying to make it even earlier. we have also seen more restrictions on waiting periods and the use of private insurance to pay for procedures. so, if an abortion case were to come before a more conservative supreme court, there is a chance that roe v wade could be overturned and that would be a huge victory for mr trump's huge christian base. nearly half of conservative republicans say that abortion was a very important factor in their vote in 2016. for white evangelicals, that number is even higher. what do we want?

abortion rights! when do we want them? now! but, here is the twist. polls also show that americans want to keep abortion legal, a survey released after the news thatjustice kennedy was stepping down shows that two thirds of americans think the supreme court should simply leave the law alone. abortion is the most contentious issue in this nomination, but there are a host of ways that a right—leaning court can affect daily life in america. for more let's cross to ron christie in san francisco. he's a former adviser to president george w bush. it seems to me that every time there isa it seems to me that every time there is a supreme court nomination process , is a supreme court nomination process, the question comes up, is america about to make abortion illegal? is not about to happen? good afternoon. i don't believe that at all. so much of the top from democrats and a lot of the progressives say that if trump gets

up progressives say that if trump gets up to three picks that they will effectively overruled roe v wade. the way that our constitution works, the woman does have a right to privacy of a case that was decided in 1992. so the notion that we would lea pfrog in 1992. so the notion that we would leapfrog back to a case from the 19705 when the supreme court looked at this in the 19905 seems unlikely to me. what about on other issues, does president trump getting a second nominee on the supreme court, this group of nine unelected judges who have a huge amount of impact on american daily life, doesn't mean that america is heading in a more conservative direction because the supreme court might now be more conservative. i think that is right. if the president is able to get a conservative jurists on the court, it could have told for ten years or more. what does this mean? republicans are conservatives would say this is great because it would scale back the size of government and you would have democrats and

others who would say that other rights, such as the right of a woman to choose could be curtailed and the sta kes to choose could be curtailed and the stakes could not be any higher right now, given how long the court could be an conservative hands.|j now, given how long the court could be an conservative hands. i have to tell you that ron sent me an e—mail last night titles, a little legal fun ona last night titles, a little legal fun on a sunday before the supreme court pick. i hope you read it! i did! witha court pick. i hope you read it! i did! with a cup of hot milk, it will send you off four hours. no, it was very useful. i have to ask, you're coming here towards the end of this week and we will be talking about president trump's visit, what must he be thinking about everything that is going on here at westminster ahead of his visit? good evening. there will be great to be with you in the uk and i will look forward to seeing you then. before we get there, president trump has to be looking at what happened in british

parliament and think, will theresa may even be prime minister. will there be a vote of no confidence between now and thursday? what does this mean for brexit, not only with the uk and eu? what is the mean for it the relationship between the uk and eu? the press secretary has indicated that while the president is looking forward to coming over to meet with the prime minister, she was not going to wade into some of these other difficult questions that must be answered. woody johnson, the us ambassador to london has said on radio this afternoon pretty much what they are saying in brussels, we do not have a partner to negotiate with because we do not know what the british government wants. yes, i think that is the issue, ron, either speaking to foreign policy people today and they want to know that the us has the partner it is hard for the 70 years and that the uk will still be involved in global issues and they are not convinced that it

is possible with everything. is that how it looks to you, all away from san francisco where it looks ridiculously ceramic? that is pretty much how it looks to me, someone has to do it. the special relationship between the uk and the us has been strong for over 70 years and i do not see any change of that, brexit notwithstanding. the question i have is how does the president of the united states deal with the prime minister, one who is clearly weakened by evans over the last several days and will she be the person that he will negotiate with in the days to come. if i am theresa may, she is trying to hold onto power, she might look to donald trump for strength using that special relationship to help navigate difficult and tricky waters politically. thank you very much. we have got theresa may weakened and angela merkel weakened, donald trump smells weakness and he likes

strength, who is the most wrong leader he will meet? emmanuel macron? vladimir putin. ok. i suppose so. that definitely is the case, but how does a low, just incidentally, him going to sit down with vladimir putin now we are talking about another jack with vladimir putin now we are talking about anotherjack attack in salisbury been a murder case. you need britain and the us on the same page still to come, as england prepare as did —— this is beyond one hundred days. still to come... as england prepare to take on croatia in the world cup semi—final on wednesday, we'll ask a former swedish player what he made of the the three lions‘ victory over his team. it's ‘manic monday‘ at wimbledon — with roger federer, rafael nadal and serena williams all in the last sixteen. eight—time winner federer coasted through to the quarter finals in straight sets. serena williams, seeded 25th following the birth of her child, also won and is now favourite

to win the tournament. austin halewood has more? there are just —— there are just four teams left —belgium, france, croatia and. . . . england. the buildup to the semi finals of one of the most exiting world cup's ever continues. it's been the fall of giants tournament — brazil, argentina and germany all gone. you have moved seamlessly on. i was talking about tennis. i can talk about football all day long. it is live television, you get the odd glitch. pretend what you were doing. ican glitch. pretend what you were doing. i can talk football until the cows come home. can i tell you, saturday was the first game where i got to sit and watch it. on wednesday i will be with you were the semifinal

is on. do you know what my producer has done? on sunday, if we get to the final, someday i will be at heathrow getting a flight to helsinki for that meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin. i have seen wandering, the quarterfinal. i think, have seen wandering, the quarterfinal. ithink, christian, i can feel a lot of sudden and very day —— like very serious illnesses coming on and you needed to stay at home. you might be on your own on wednesday, i have a list of excuses lam going wednesday, i have a list of excuses i am going through, all of them i'm hoping can be quite effective. maybe i should not have told you live on air. will trying get you tennis news later. we will talk football. england, meanwhile, have reached their first world cup semi—final in 28 years, they play croatia on wednesday. i suspect i will be suddenly and surprisingly suffering from a severe flu on the day.

lets speak to yesper blomqvist, who was at the sweden match on saturday, hejoins us from stockholm. i saw you on the side of the pitch in russia for the game. how was it? it was an amazing atmosphere, especially if you look at it through english eyes and ears. the national anthem was fantastic to listen to, so many english people singing with it along with me. not as many swedes, already there you felt it would be hard for sweden. commiserations, i thought sweden did brilliantly well in the world cup. where do you think they slipped up? i think it was maybe a little bit too big a game and mentally they we re too big a game and mentally they

were not capable of seizing the moment, because they had been doing so well, but that game in the quarterfinals, it was maybe a little bit too much and they looked to be a bit too much and they looked to be a bit more tired than english players. when we needed that extra intensity, one we were chasing 1—0 up, we did not have anything else to put in. i think england really deserve to win in the end, definitely. think england really deserve to win in the end, definitelylj think england really deserve to win in the end, definitely. i am sure that after ritchie watched the croatia — russia match on television. having watched england play sweden, how do you rate our chances against croatia ? play sweden, how do you rate our chances against croatia? please bring us good news! in one sense, it is stepped up the good news. we all watched that game and it was a hard fought winterfor watched that game and it was a hard fought winter for croatia. they had to put in everything i knew could see half of the team limping before

the end of extra time. i think they will be a bit more tired, have more tired legs and the english players. that is a big advantage and i can see the english team coming more and more together. they put a brilliant performance on against sweden. even if it was maybe a little bit easier than they expected themselves, but i would definitely keep them slight favourites, but on the other hand, the croatian team, they have a lot of very good individual players and they are ready to fight. a quick one, is coming home, can they went? there is definitely a chance. two tough games ahead, though. christian, stop getting so excited, you willjinx christian, stop getting so excited, you will jinx it. christian, stop getting so excited, you willjinx it. thank you for joining us again. if you think brexit resembles groundhog day, the same arguments revisited every day, nothing changes, then maybe the new brexit secretary dominic raab, is the right man for the job.

because dominic raab is a creature of habit. according to his diary he eats the same thing for lunch, from the same takeaway, every day of the week. a chicken caesar and bacon baguette, superfruit pot and the vitamin volcano smoothie, which it says ‘ere "is a mixture of whole fruits and apple juice." lam beginning i am beginning to understand why i am not cut out for politics. last week it was the scented hand lotion and today it is the super fruit apart. i have got word though that he has ditched the special in favour of something more adventurous. a p pa re ntly of something more adventurous. apparently he goes for a spicy italian sandwich. who knew. we will see you tomorrow. there has been a definite drop and

temperature for the north of england in whitby and here is the cloud. a notable dip in temperature across scotla nd notable dip in temperature across scotland and this is all courtesy of a weak weather front, another weather front approaching from the atla ntic weather front approaching from the atlantic that this one is giving the odd spot of drizzle as we move into the east this evening and it will to trundle its way further west and introduce this fresh breeze, this fresh northerly breeze across many areas in the east. a bit more bearable for sleeping, more cloud in scotland, temperatures on par with those last night. behind this weather front to the south, there is lower humidity air. however, we will pick up slightly higher humidity are coming into scotland a more cloud with the date and that will move its way on tuesday into northern ireland as well. we will keep the temperatures on a par with those today. further south, that fresh migrates further west and we will see more cloud for a time but sunshine returns, a few sharp

showers in the south west, temperatures into the mid—205 as we see through the midlands, but it will be cooler for many areas, particularly with the breeze. welcome relief if you find this heat and high humidity to stifling, but will it last? it does not look like it. as we head into wimbledon, what does that mean for spectators and players, are more comfortable day. even though temperatures are not the high damages, the sun isjust a strong when it comes out. on wednesday, another fly in the ointment, week weather front which could give us rain across northern ireland but the high—pressure bills through the day and it does not look like it will give us a huge amount but it will affect the west of scotland, still quite cloudy but elsewhere in the east of scotland, england and wales, the cloud starting to melt away, temperatures on the rise, more widely into the mid—205 and into the low 205, not the high teens across the east coast. the forecast keeps that warmth building as you can see,

through thursday and further north through thursday and further north through scotland and northern ireland as well by the end of the week. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. theresa may's cabinet is in disarray as borisjohnson becomes the second senior minister to resign in the space of under 2a hours. in his resignation letter, he says, "the brexit dream is dying, suffocated by needless self—doubt", and said the uk is heading for a deal that will give it the status of an eu colony. his departure follows the resignation of the brexit secretary, david davis, late last night. he said the prime minister's brexit plan left britain in a "weak" position. in point is, i was supposed to presented to parliament, to the european union, to everybody else, and if! european union, to everybody else, and if i don't believe in it, then i won't do as good a job as somebody who does believe in it. but the prime minister tells mps in the commons she is prepared to fight to keep herjob, and still believes in