this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at four. theresa may dismisses calls for a second eu referendum and insists she won't make compromises on her brexit chequers plan that aren't in the national interest. some in her party are unconvinced. it is an incredible open sesame. you are not going to come to the house of commons and say, "i agreed this but that was not in the national interest," are you? the former prime minister gordon brown has said the "soul" of the labour party is at stake in the dispute about the party's attitude tojews. the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition of semitism is something that we should support unanimously, unequivocally and immediately. it will be resolved and there will be a balance of acceptance as people want, but also exactly what other people have said as well, and lord sacks himself, that freedom of speech

is important as well. prison corruption — the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails is rising steeply. the united states says it is cancelling $300 million of military aid to pakistan. the pentagon has criticised the country for failing to deal with militant groups. lewis hamilton stuns the crowd with a remarkable victory at the italian grand prix following a late move on kimi raikkonen. and at four thirty kirsty wark presents a special edition of talking books from the edinburgh international book festival, where she talks to american author t geronimo johnson. good afternoon and welcome to bbc

news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has re—stated her opposition to a second eu referendum and says she won't accept anything in a deal with brussels that's against the national interest. writing in a sunday newspaper, before mps return to parliament this week, mrs may said she would not betray those who voted to leave in the referendum two years ago. here's our political correspondent susanna mendonca. she's shown us her moves can be unpredictable, but when it comes to the prospect of a second referendum, theresa may is standing firm and sticking to her tune. the prime minister told the sunday telegraph that two years ago, millions came out to have their say and to ask the question all over again would be a gross betrayal of our democracy. when it comes to her brexit blueprint forged at chequers, mrs may insisted she wouldn't be pushed into accepting compromises that were not in the national interest. but her former brexit secretary, who resigned over chequers,

said he will vote against it and that her words leave the way open for compromise. except in the national interest. i mean, your commentators earlier were exactly right. that is an incredible sort of open sesame. you're not going to turn around in the house of commons and say "i agreed this, but it wasn't in the national interest." as parliament prepares to gear up for a new term, rumours of impending leadership challenges continue. as do the divisions among those who stayed inside the government tent, with the international trade secretary slapping down the chancellor's gloomy predictions about economic growth in the event of a no—deal brexit. to say what a gdp figure would be 15 years ahead is not a predictive power that i've known the treasury to have in my time in politics. pressure has been mounting throughout the summer from those who want the public to have a vote on the final brexit deal. and labour's opposition to a second referendum might be softening. my preference is a general election

because then you vote on the issues and you vote on the team that will then do the negotiations. if she won't go for a general election we'll keep all options on the table and we'll see what happens in october november. what happens in october, november. this week, the cabinet will get back around the table and mrs may will embark on the final stretch before a deal with the eu does or doesn't get done. it's bound to be a long, tough road ahead. well, i spoke to susanna earlier, who explained that theresa may is facing opposition from both sides of her party. there has been a lot said about the brexiteers not being happy with the chequers deal and what we understand is they might be putting forward their own suggestions, their own plans and alternatives to the chequers deal in the coming weeks and months. but on the other side she has got the remainers who are very unhappy with the chequers plan as well.

nick bowles was quoted today in a newspaper saying it was a humiliation. he says the whole idea would basically be one where we are being dictated to by brussels. we have also got a tory donor, simon robertson, talking about the idea that we cannot return to a second referendum being balderdash. she is getting opposition on both sides of the debate. there has been a lot of talk about plots and the possibility of borisjohnson replacing theresa may. what is going on inside the conservative party? we constantly hear about plots and people taking theresa may's place and borisjohnson‘s name is constantly linked to that. but this has come from the fact that lynton crosby, who was very much involved in borisjohnson‘s successful mayoral campaigns, involved in conservative party election campaigns, that he has been drafted in to basically work on a campaign that would be put

forward as an alternative to the chequers plan, to show the chequers plan not to be the best idea, and that he will work on that. his involvement has raised questions about is this the beginning of a plot to replace theresa may with boris johnson? an important thing to note is what we heard from liam fox earlier on today on the andrew marr show. he said the thing about changing the leader is the arithmetic does not change. he means the conservative party does not have the numbers in parliament to be able to push through whatever it wants to push through on brexit. it needs consensus from within parliament from across different parties. whoever the leader is, they would have to do that. although theresa may is constantly under pressure and talk of plots, at this stage it does not look as though this would happen, certainly before we get to the point

where there is or is not a deal. the former labour prime minister gordon brown has weighed into his party's antisemitism row, saying it should adopt an internationally agreed definition of antisemitism. tensions within labour over the issue have intensified following the decision by the long—serving mp, frank field, to resign the party whip in parliament. mr brown has been addressing a meeting this lunchtime of the labourjewish movement in north london. i want to say to you very clearly today that the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition of semitism is something that we should support unanimously, unequivocally, and immediately. applause. not only must we unanimously

agree the best definition of anti—semitism, we must take the proper procedures to discipline those who undermine them. equally at the same time we must be honest with ourselves and recognise that racism and anti—semitism is not only a problem of the jackbooted right in our country, but it is also a problem of the conspiracy theorists and that is why we need proper education so that our movement is cleansed of anti—semitism and racism in the future. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr earlier, the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell said he was confident that the row over the recognised definition of anti—semitism would be resolvd by labour when the national executive committee meets this week. it will be resolved and there will be a balance of acceptance as people want,

but also exactly what other people have said as well, and lord sacks himself, that freedom of speech is important as well. the ability to criticise policies you disagree with. that is exactly. . . you disagree with. that is exactly... you are a big voice in the labour movement and people will be watching you and listening to you. if you yourself said that definition should be accepted, that would have an effect. do you think it should be accepted?” would have an effect. do you think it should be accepted? i do not want to interfere in the nec because anything you say one way or the other could jeopardise what i think will be an historic agreement. let me put it as straightforward as i can, ithink me put it as straightforward as i can, i think all sides will be satisfied with the proposals that have been discussed. that means a cce pta nce have been discussed. that means acceptance on the one hand, a cce pta nce acceptance on the one hand, acce pta nce overall, acceptance on the one hand, acceptance overall, and also the commitment to freedom of speech.

yes, a recognition of the right of palestinians. the nec are wise enough to come to that understanding, and then we can get oi'i understanding, and then we can get on with the serious business of full engagement with the jewish community, tackling anti—semitism in out community, tackling anti—semitism in our society, and as best we can bring people together. we will resolve this matter and i hope we do it quickly and move on. labour mp dame margaret hodge had a confrontation withjeremy corbyn over the issue and continues to cricise the party's failure to adopt the nationally recognised definition of anti—semitism. it isa it is a terrible arrogance that he isa it is a terrible arrogance that he is a code that has been accepted by cou ntless cou ntries is a code that has been accepted by countless countries that has been accepted countless countries that has been a cce pted by countless countries that has been accepted by most of the institutions here in the uk, and yet the labour party knows better? it knows better ata time party knows better? it knows better at a time when confidence between the jewish community and at a time when confidence between thejewish community and the labour party is at the lowest it has ever been. our correspondent simonjones is at that

jewish labour movement today — we canjoin him now. dame margaret hodge has been addressing the conference. she recalled that moment back injuly when in the commons she told jeremy corbyn to his face that she thought he was anti—semitic. she was facing disciplinary action by the party over that but that was dropped. she told the delegates today that nothing that has happened in the past few weeks has changed her opinion withjeremy corbyn. she says labour has a problem and jeremy corbyn has a problem and that problem isjeremy corbyn himself. we heard from gordon brown, not laying intojeremy corbyn, but heard from gordon brown, not laying into jeremy corbyn, but very heard from gordon brown, not laying intojeremy corbyn, but very much criticising the policies of the leadership over anti—semitism. we can talk to one person here, a former adviser to labour on equality issues. you are a comedian and

broadcaster also. what have you made of what you have heard today? not much to laugh about.|j of what you have heard today? not much to laugh about. i feel dismayed the labour party has got to this stage and i am dazed and confused about this situation. the labour party has always been the party of equality. to find ourselves dragged down into this never—ending scandal on anti—semitism is heartbreaking. i can see today from all the phases of many members of thejewish community and other members notjewish people, i think everyone is heartbroken that things have got to this stage. we cannot quite understand how a party which had such a proud tradition of standing side by side with the jewish community is now in this huge mess. what will resolve it? it can only come from the leadership and there is a lot of truth in what margaret says about jeremy there is a lot of truth in what margaret says aboutjeremy corbyn. he ultimately has got to show strong

leadership on it as well. he has to say enough is enough and he has to doa say enough is enough and he has to do a full sun apology. he has to show that he gets it, that is missing. john landsman who helped getjeremy corbyn to be the leader of the labour party, he himself said he thinksjeremy corbyn needs education and training on what anti—semitism means. but until jeremy corbyn is prepared to do that, then, as margaret hodge said in this hole, you don'tjudge somebody by their words, you judge them by their actions. i think the jewish community are desperately clinging on to the labour party. many people asked the question, should we leave? she said, no, stay and fight from within the labour party. ifjeremy corbyn wants to keep jewish members and party. ifjeremy corbyn wants to keepjewish members and send a signal they are welcome, he has got to show some humility and he has got

to show some humility and he has got to show some humility and he has got to show in his heart he is sorry about this and he is prepared to change. you mentioned you advised labour in the past about equality issues and you find it difficult to see how it has come to this, and you cannot change this overnight, the perception of the issue, but if there is one thing that could turn things around and make a start on that, what would it be? first, adopt the full definition set out by the international holocaust remembrance, no question about that. why question it when jewish people do no question about that. why question it whenjewish people do not, i don't understand. secondly, a fulsome apology. thirdly, very swift action on people who are anti—semitic in the party. jeremy corbyn can't properly reach out to the jewish community and jewish leaders. he is a man of peace and he is upset about the middle east conflict. he has said a lot for palestinians, and i respect him for

that. he should also reach out to the other side in good faith. thank you forjoining us. i will let you get back, it is a busy conference. jeremy corbyn has always insisted he is determined to do what he can to root out anti—semitism within the party itself and within wider society. many people here want to see action now and concrete action, and they want that to happen immediately. simonjones in immediately. simon jones in north immediately. simonjones in north london. the united states says it is cancelling three—hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan. the pentagon has criticised pakistan for failing to deal with militant groups operating in the country. the decision has been takenjust days before the us secretary of state is due to meet the newly elected prime minister, imran khan. i spoke to our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, who told us some more about the us military‘s announcement. essentially america has been concerned for a long time that pakistan is not tackling what the department of defence called terrorist groups,

as in all terrorist groups. they are concerned in some ways pakistan is giving support of safety support or safe haven to some groups aligned with the afghan taliban. these groups operate near afghanistan and they have a network and they are particularly concerned about it. they feel strongly that pakistan should be stronger in taking action, particularly since us forces have been killed as a result of the activities of these groups. as a result, there has been this question of pressure going on. money was withdrawn this year of $500 million that would have potentially gone to pakistan in this csf funding. now another $300 million will be withdrawn, although that has to get the approval of congress. but it is clear the defence secretary james mattis had a chance to put this money forward and approve it during the summer if he saw evidence that pakistan was tackling these militant groups.

he clearly has not seen it and the decision has been taken to withdraw it providing congress give approval. what are the consequences of the withdrawal of this aid? there are two things. first, doing it at this time gives you an indication that they are trying to put pressure on pakistan because ultimately we have the us secretary of state going to meet the new pakistan prime minister, imran khan. potentially they could have conversations and try to push through their agenda. but there is a question for pakistan and what it does next. there is anti—american sentiment, but they have a struggling economy and potentially they will have to see if they can try and form different allies with other countries. for america, pakistan is ultimately very important because of its close links to afghanistan, because of the geography and the airspace. therefore, there are risks for america in some of this as well.

but there has been growing frustration. donald trump has been very clear. he was talking about in return for billions of dollars pakistan give america nothing but lies and deceit. it is those words that sometimes anger pakistan and that is also a potential danger for the us. chris buckler in washington. the islamist militant group al shabab says it's carried out a car bomb attack in somalia, killing at least three people. the attack happened in the capital mogadishu when a car containing explosives was driven towards a local government building. officials say that three soldiers who stopped the vehicle from entering the compound died in the explosion. the blast also badly damaged a nearby school and mosque. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may dismisses calls for a second eu referendum, and insists she won't make compromises on her brexit chequers plan that aren't

in the national interest. the former prime minister gordon brown has said the "soul" of the labour party is at stake in the dispute about the party's attitude tojews. prison corruption — the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails is rising steeply. all the latest sports news for you know, including a thrilling formula 1 know, including a thrilling formula i race know, including a thrilling formula irace in know, including a thrilling formula i race in italy. john is at the sports centre. that is where we will begin with lewis hamilton overtaking both ferraris at the italian grand prix, extending his lead in the championship to 30 points. the famous team would have been ending an eight year drought at their home race, but sebastian vettel ca me their home race, but sebastian vettel came off worse in a tangle

with hamilton. the german drop to the back of the field and finished fourth. kimi raikkonen led for most of the race after starting on pole position but was overtaken by hamilton with nine laps left, the britain claiming his sixth win of the season. what a finish in the fourth test where england took the key wicket of captain virat kohli to boost their hopes of victory. with that they would take the series. india were in trouble with 22—3, but barack kohli made it 58 to give his side some hope. india with five wickets in hand. they are 146—5 and they need 103 i’u ns they are 146—5 and they need 103 ru ns to they are 146—5 and they need 103 runs to win it. steven gerrard's unbeaten run as rangers manager ended today with defeat in his first

old firm derby. celtic are 1—0 winners, a much needed boost for brendan rodgers following his side's underwhelming start to the season. rangers were undone after the hour mark after this stunning counterattack. rangers have not won a league derby match since march 20 12. alexander lacazette scored arsenal's winning goal as they beat cardiff 3—2 in one of three premier league matches played today. it was 1-0 league matches played today. it was 1—0 when the visitors went ahead for the second time in the match in stunning style. but arsenal's frail defence was exposed again when danny ward pulled his side level. then it was left to the french striker to smash this one home. that was enough to give unai emery his first win of the season. yes, first three points

and away and every match away here is difficult. we played the match for many times in the 90 minutes with our personality and with control of the match. today i am happy because i think the team are doing it in one step. two other games this afternoon. watford and totte n ha m games this afternoon. watford and tottenham hoping to maintain their 100% record, but a lot of focus on jose mourinho with manchester united playing burnley today. manchester united have had their worst start in 26 years, losing two out of three. a group of disaffected united fans played by a banner to be flown over the ground. the relationship between the ground. the relationship between the executive vice—chairman and jose mourinho has been under the spotlight since the summer whenjose complained mourinho about the lack of recruitment and transfer activity. fans making theirfeelings known about the board. this is the

other match of the day, tottenham and watford looking to maintain their 100% start to the season. no goals in that game and no goals yet at turf moor either. saracens have been locked in a real tussle with newcastle in rugby union's premiership. jamie george and alex lewington crossing over to give sarries the lead. that is how things remain at the moment, 17—9. it is the opening weekend of the premiership. going well for the holders at the moment. that is all the spot for the time being. another update in the next hour. new figures show that hundreds of prison staff have been caught smuggling drugs, weapons and other banned items into jails in england and wales. the figures, obtained through a freedom of information request by the observer newspaper, show a 50% rise over the last six years.

the prison service says it represents less than one per cent of all staff. ben ando reports. in july, inspectors found that wandsworth prison in london, the most overcrowded in britain, had stopped scanning visitors for drugs and other banned items due to a lack of staff. the same month a 25—year—old prison officer was jailed for smuggling contraband into forest bank prison in salford, greater manchester. now the minister ofjustice has admitted in figures released to the observer newspaper, that in the last 6 years the number of prison employees, notjust officers but health workers, trainers or other support staff, found smuggling illegal items like drugs, mobile phones, weapons or tobacco into prisons in england and wales, has gone up by more than a half. the figures show that in 2012, 45 prison staff were caught smuggling. but five years later, in 2017, that figure had gone up to 71. and the number of drug finds has trebled, now running at an average of 35 every day.

what these numbers suggest is that the problem may be on the increase, but that is not a surprise because the actions of successive governments have created a perfect market for drugs in prison. campaigners say one problem is people. despite a recruitment drive to bring in 2500 new prison officers, the workforce has shrunk by nearly a fifth since 2010, when there were nearly 7000 more than now. prison bosses say these figures represent the actions of a tiny minority, and that most of their staff are ha rd—working and honest. but the government knows that with record levels of violence and drug seizures and suicides, increasingly the impression is of a prison service in crisis. ben ando, bbc news, at the ministry ofjustice. well, i spoke to eric allison who is the prisons correspondent for the guardian and a former inmate himself, having spent a total of sixteen years in prison. i started by asking him

if he was surprised by the smuggling of prohibited items by prison staff. it does not surprise me at all. i have known there has been a massive increase for the last six years. i believe those figures and the figures quoted about the increase in the number of staff caught smuggling does not present the true picture because for every parcel of drugs that gets intercepted, you can guarantee that at least another ten get through because the drug dealers inside and outside factor in these losses. this is a multi—million pound industry. the price of drugs in prison is many more times the price of drugs on the street, so there is a huge profit, and it is very difficult to see how they will get to grips with it. is that why staff do it? because there is money to be made? of course, it is a huge temptation. you are talking about a small parcel of heroin fetching thousands and thousands of pounds.

someone could offer a prison officer £1000, £500. the chance of detection is slight because they cannot search prison officers coming in, well, they cannot search them coming in en masse because it would disrupt the whole day. the temptation is huge and you have got a lot of young, inexperienced prison staff and the temptations are huge. the prison service said the figures reflect the actions of a tiny minority. would you agree with that? yes, without a doubt. most prisoners are customers if you like. it is a small minority of people who are professional criminals and professional drug dealers outside and they carry on when they get inside. it is a multi—million pound industry. just to clarify, i was saying the prison service reflect a tiny minority being the prison officers?

without a doubt. the vast majority of prison officers are straight, but it does not take many. how do the authorities try to stem this tide of contraband that is going into prisons? should prison governors be doing more? i don't see what they can do without the staff. if you had huge dedicated drug search teams in every prison, including dogs and devices, then that would make a difference and inroads, but they are not doing that. they are not replacing the staff that are leaving and the staff they are replacing them with are knew and they don't have the experience or the confidence sometimes to challenge prisoners. it is a real mess. the prison system is in a huge mess. chris grayling had the great idea to stop smoking in prison. a packet of tobacco in prison is £150 and they are getting £150.

wherever you have the deprivation of something that people want, you will get smuggling and it will take the massive effort to combat it. from what you are saying the main problem appears to be drugs. why is there such a huge demand for them in prison? well, above all else prisons are places of acute boredom, they really are. unemployment is rife in prison, education gets stopped, there is nothing for prisoners to do. if there is nothing for them to do and they have got the opportunity to get out of it in their heads by taking drugs, they will take them. let's catch up now with all the

weather news. it turned into a pretty warm day for some of us. but sunshine did vary. a different story overhead in county antrim. you can see that extra cloud that affected many western areas through the day, breaking up a little bit. but this cloud is introducing ring into the far north—west of the country, pushing into northern ireland and the western pa rt of into northern ireland and the western part of scotland. it sinks down as the night wears on. underneath the cloud it will turn into a pretty mild night, but in the south—east ahead of the frontal system, the odd missed patch and it will be a cool night. chilly conditions in scotland and northern ireland as the skies clear out. the weather front is still sitting in place tomorrow. you can see a little