if recipe for continued acrimony. if chequers is agreed, i'm afraid it will only embolden those who are now calling for a second referendum. these are the same people, incidentally, were explicitly, i remember it, you remembered, told the elected in 2016 that if they voted leave there was no going back. remember that, no second chances, that was it. leaving the customs union single market, now they say no such thing was on the agenda. they said the people had to get a drought in 2016, because they would never be asked again. and now they are cynically campaigning to do just that and now they are cynically campaigning to dojust that in a way i think would be disastrous for trust in politics. people will see that they are simply

being asked to vote again until they gave the side that wants to stay in the eu the answer that it wants and as ruth davidson has rightly pointed out, we cannot tell the scots that they have made a decision to reject independence for regeneration in their referendum and that mask the uk population to vote again on the eu. the idea... the idea of a second vote is infamous but the obvious democratic fragility of the chequers proposals will only intensify such calls and do not believe them, finally, when they say there is no other plan and no alternative. it is not my plan,

all these models, excellent though they are, the super canada deal, the free trade deal, they are all derived from the prime minister ‘s own vision at lancaster house. and now therefore is the time truly to ta ke and now therefore is the time truly to take back control and follow that vision, make the elegant, dignified and grateful except the country voted for. this is... this is the moment. this is the moment to do that and there is the moment to do that and there is time. this is the moment. to chuck chequers. to scrap the commission ‘s

abominable northern ireland backstop... to use... to use the otherwise redundant and miserable implementation period to the end of 2020 to negotiate the super canada free trade agreement. to invest in all the customs procedures that we will need to ensure continued frictionless trade and to prepare much more vigorously than hitherto for coming out on wto terms. and if we get it right... if we get it right, then the opportunities frankly are immense. it is notjust that we can then do proper full fat

free trade deals, in certain areas of the economy, this country is already light—years of the economy, this country is already light—yea rs ahead. we of the economy, this country is already light—years ahead. we are the leaders. and we can use our regulatory freedom to entrench and to intensify those advantages and of course our to intensify those advantages and of course oui’ european to intensify those advantages and of course our european friends and partners can see that that might be possible and that is exactly why they want to constrain us. and i would argue it is actually in their interests to have the fifth largest economy in the world on their doorstep acting as a continuing break and caution to the over regulatory instincts that have held eu growth back for so long. instead of being relentlessly homogenised, we can actually learn from each other again in the spirit of friendly emulation that inspired than a renaissance of european civilisation. if we get this right,

it can be win—win for both sides of the channel. and if we get it wrong, my friends... if we get it wrong, if we bottle brexit now, believe me, the people of this country will find it hard to forgive. if we get it wrong now and we proceed with this undemocratic solution, if we remain half in half out, we will protract this toxic tedious business that is frankly so off—putting to sensible middle—of—the—road people who want us middle—of—the—road people who want us to stop talking about europe and get on with their domestic priorities. as we should be. and who currently feel that they have... because they have no home in any political party. it is true. if

we cheat the electorate and chequers isa we cheat the electorate and chequers is a cheat, that will escalate that sense of mistrust, we will give credence to those who cried betrayal and i'm afraid we will make it more likely that the ultimate beneficiary of chequers will be the far right in the form of ukip, possibly others, and therefore the far left in the form ofjeremy corbyn. by the way round if you are me. jeremy corbyn, by the way, a man who takes money from iranians television and can barely bring himself to condemn the russian state and is now opportunistically committing himself toa opportunistically committing himself to a second referendum is revealing himself to be the patsy of the eu as well. we cannot allow that to happen. we must not allow it to

happen. we must not allow it to happen. and so for one last time, thank you all for coming along here today and i hope you willjoin me in urging ourfriends in government to deliver what the people voted for, to back theresa may in the best way possible, by softening quietly and sensibly supporting her original plan and in so doing to show confidence in conservatism and to show confidence in our country. because if... because if we get it wrong, 01’ because if... because if we get it wrong, or will be punished but we can and will have a glorious future and this government will be remembered for having done something brave and right and remarkable and in accordance with the wishes of the people. thank you very much.

applause and cheering. former foreign secretary, boris johnson, i think he was speaking for well over half an hour. at what is meant to be a fringe event at the conservative party conference in birmingham but certainly our correspondent were telling us they had opened up the upper area of seating to allow more people to listen. among those listening, our chief political correspondent, norman smith. it certainly looked like it was packed to the rafters. fill us in on what he has been saying and whether there was anything there that should surprise us. anything there that should surprise us. what has been going on at that fringe event? my

fringe event? my honest thought is i do not think that was a boris johnson my honest thought is i do not think that was a borisjohnson game changer. i have been too many boris johnson big speeches and they do get that incredibly enthusiastic response, party activists love him because he gives them a sense of optimism, confidence, bravado, feel—good, he is a political pick me up. in terms of content, we got the familiar onslaught on chequers, the only sort of slight additional charge was that he said chequers, the only beneficiaries would be the far rightand the only beneficiaries would be the far right and the far left, that it would fuel a sense of betrayal that would fuel a sense of betrayal that would benefit both the far right—hand the far left. he suggested that chequers would make it difficult for us to strike our own trade deals and he hit back at those like michael gove who argued, let's get through this and get out of the eu and then we can see about coming to some sort of better arrangement. there was a huge cheer for that argument. elsewhere, yes,

you sketched out a broader agenda, talking about needing to get back to the tax—cutting agenda, encouraging homeownership, he talked about the lead #colourcyan need for law and order, devolving powers to local government, his track record as maher of london. you might think this is boris johnson maher of london. you might think this is borisjohnson pitching himself as a possible prime minister. i felt it did himself as a possible prime minister. ifelt it did not himself as a possible prime minister. i felt it did not have that defining breakthrough moment. it was a classic borisjohnson party fringe event, which his supporters will love. will it change the political dynamics of brexit or this party? i'm not sure. i'm really not sure. people will love it and talk about it. it'll be the talk of the town for today. tomorrow we hear theresa may, after that she gets back to the hard graft of negotiating a chequers deal and if you talk privately to brexiteers,

they think she will get a deal with they think she will get a deal with the eu. whether she can get it through parliament is another thing altogether. a big moment for boris johnson, game changer? i'm not so sure. is it essentially a leadership bid, even if this is something that does not come into play until next year and after march 2019, was it a pure and simple leadership bid in the way that we have seen and will be seeing others in birmingham? it was not as crudely as simple as that. i think borisjohnson was giving this party a sense of how it might be under his leadership. that sort of general can do, that sense of optimism and energy which lets be honest, this party now conspicuously lacks and seems to have almost turned in on itself, consumed by self—doubt and division over chequers and the brexit. boris

johnson cuts through that, in part, just through sheer personality. let's be honest, the sort of policy agenda was mightily vague. there was nothing specific as far as i can see that it's been going to suddenly resolve the housing crisis. there is a lack of detail and that is what his critics always point to. we heard phil hammond, he great at the big picture. david davis, he's great at the headline but the nitty—gritty policy, slightly less so. ifelt that was classic boris johnson. policy, slightly less so. ifelt that was classic borisjohnson. he's great at that sort of event, cheering at his core supporters. they love it but outside of this conference, is it going to have any reach, any impact? inside of this conference, are people going to suddenly thing, we have got to get shot of theresa may and we have got to dump chequers? there are people who do think that. will that speech suddenly increase their numbers hugely? again, i'm not sure.

very interesting. norman smith in birmingham. there will be more from the conservative party conference throughout the afternoon, of course. more analysis of that and everything else. theresa may today talking about immigration. much more from birmingham to come. right now, let's take a look at a few other this afternoon. a growing number of patients with learning district —— disabilities are being physically restrained in hospital units. there's been a 50 percent increase in the past two years in england and a former social care minister who introduced guidelines to reduce the use of restraint says it's ‘shameful‘. 0ur correspondent lucy adams has this report. it broke my heart, to be honest with you. i still find it difficult to deal with now. louise's sun austin spent more than a tenth of his life in hospital units. once he was detained, she couldn't get him back out.

he didn't break the law, but he has autism and learning disabilities. in the unit, she says he was often restrained. it's various levels of restraint. you can have restraint which is physically hands—on. that may involve several people sitting austin on a bed and holding him down. higher levels could be a prone restraint, where you are actually placed fully down. and that may involve several people having to do that to you. guidelines calling for a reduction in the use of restraints on people with autism and learning disabilities were published by the uk government in 2014, but an investigation by the bbc has found that the use of restraint has actually increased. in 2016, it was used in hospital inpatient units on such people 15,000 times. in 2017, that went up to 22,000 times. and prone restraint, which the guidelines said should no longer be used, has also increased. last year, it was used 3,000 times.

norman lamb was the social care minister when the guidelines were introduced. these figures are really shocking and completely unacceptable. we issued guidance back in 2014, making clear that restraint should be absolutely the last resort. many providers have demonstrated that it is possible to massively reduce the use of restraint. mersey care nhs trust is one such provider. it has cut restraint by 25% in two years. the whole of our training we are focused much less on physical techniques and we focus much more on prevention, and then when we do train people in physical techniques, we train them in ones that are kind of less aversive, if you will, and don't involve taking people to the floor. the department of health and social care says any kind of restraint should only be used as a last resort, nd says it's working to improve

patient safety through better monitoring and training. it says the figures could be going up due to improvements in reporting. louise is on her way to visit her sun, who is now 19. to visit her son, who is now 19. he has not been restraint at all since he moved to his community placement in february. she thinks that's because he is happy. he's learnt to drive a tractor. he grows his own fruit and veg. it's quite a big farm, which has pigs, goats, chickens, and he has learnt a sort of look after them, feed them. but despite government pledges to reduce the numbers, more than 2,500 people with learning disabilities and autism are still in hospital units, many of them subject to restraint. lucy adams, bbc news. you can hear moreon this story in the programme transforming care — is it working? that's file on 4 tonight at 8pm on radio 4. in a moment we'll have

all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson has attacked theresa may ‘s policy in his speech today in birmingham. the government will change the law to allow heterosexual couples in england and wales to enter into a civil partnership. more than 1,300 people are now known to have died in the devastating earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. hello. time now for the business news. 0nline retailing giant amazon is raising pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in the us and the uk. in the uk, workers will see a rise from £8.20 an hour in london to £10.50.

0utside london the rate rises from £8 an hour to £9.50. amazon's lowest paid us workers will receive $15 an hourfrom 1 november. the federal legal minimum is $7.25. in the uk, workers will see a rise from £8.20 an hour in london to £10.50. 0utside london the rate rises from £8 an hour to £9.50. the legal minimum uk wage is £7.83 an hourfor over—25s and £7.38 for those aged 21 to 24. a budget airline that began offering long—haul flights from uk airports earlier this year, including sta nsted to the us, has collapsed. primera air said it was ceasing all operations at midnight on monday after 14 years of operations. flights to washington and new york due to leave stansted on monday night were grounded and passengers have been told not to go to the airport on tuesday. mike ashley's firm sports direct has sacked the senior management at house of fraserjust weeks after it bought the chain. in a one—sentence statement, sports direct said it had "dismissed the former directors and senior management of house of fraser". those departing the chain will include chief executive alex williamson. it is not clear who will replace the management team at house of fraser. toyota motor europe chiefjohan van zyl has said a brexit without a deal would affect the firm's investment decisions. the uk is on course to leave the european union in march next year, but the two sides have yet to strike a deal. mr van zyl told the bbc

if the firm is unable to sell into the eu market duty free, it will harm its uk operations. it's all change at the top of house of fraser. mike ashley's sports direct has announced it's sacking house of fraser's management team. mr ashley has vowed to turn the department store chain into the "harrods of the high street" and to keep most of its stores open. so is this a good move or, as some have said, is it a heavy handed move? earlier, we spoke to george macdonald, executive editor at retail week. i don't think it is a surprising decision. house of fraser was limping along for months on end. it did not really come good on its promises. "in town knowing a great deal of money to people. in that respect, it is not surprising, it is understandable. if you are an

investor in sports direct, you do not have any idea now who is running the business day today and what exactly is going to happen to turn house of fraser into the harrods of the high street. and make investors some money back. i'm afraid we cannot give you the markets. we will in an hour. has something gone wrong in the city? we will try to rectify that in the next hour. the winner of the royal institute of british architects‘ most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced on wednesday 10th october. the nominations to become britain's best new building 2018 include student housing, a cemetery, and a nursery school. today, we look at bloomberg

in central london by foster + partners — a highly—innovative new workplace in the city, which pushes architectural boundaries and seeks to enhance the neighbouring public realm. bloomberg is a globalfinancial information company. in 2008, we realise we were running out of space. 0ur population in london was growing dramatically and so we commissioned our own building. the building is thought to be the largest own project in the city of london saints st paul's cathedral. mike bloomberg felt very strongly he wa nted mike bloomberg felt very strongly he wanted the outside and the interior to be completely contrasting, so the

outside would be restrained and elegant and the interior would be dynamic and open. unlike most offices, is still a big central core with all of the elevator and staircases, we pushed the cause to the outside and actually made the people the core of the building. when you first come into our building, you will come to our discreet entrance. through which you will flow into the vortex, you will ta ke will flow into the vortex, you will take the glass lift up to the sixth floor and you will come out in the heart of the bloomberg building. you have a stunning view of saint pauls. you can flow through the building on this ram, which is an absolute architectural marcus burnett —— masterpiece. bloomberg were really creative in responding to our business and functional needs. we developed the multifunctional ceiling. it deals with the acoustics and delivers cooling and also reflects the light around the space.

lam around the space. i am really proud to work for a company that has invested so much in out company that has invested so much in our working environment. it really embodies the spirit of transparency, collaboration, innovation, that is so collaboration, innovation, that is so fundamental to bloomberg 's ethos. you can find out more about all five nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year's riba stirling prize live here on the bbc news next wednesday evening between 8.30 and 9. the american firm tesla says its confident it can create what it calls the world s largest virtual power station in south australia. the first 100 out of a potential 50,000 homes have been given batteries and solar panels which can feed into the grid. but it comes at a time where political support for renewable energy in australia seems to be weakening. from adelaide, hywel griffith reports. this home may not look like a power

station but it is part of a plan to build a giant new energy source. how topped up as it normally? the solar panels on the roof are connected to this battery which stores the energy. 0nce connected to this battery which stores the energy. once in it is full, the excess energy is fed into the grid. 0na nice, the grid. on a nice, sunny day, it is fully charged and you pretty much are off the grid. she is one of the first 100 people to be given the new batteries for free. it is claimed 50,000 homes across south australia will eventually benefit to create the world's biggest virtual power station. 0ver world's biggest virtual power station. over on the other side of adelaide, victoria has also been connected. we can actually look at where the

power is flying. she keeps a close eye on every kilowatt that is coming from the panels. the excess electricity will help pay for the new system. for us, it felt like winning the lottery. we felt like pa rt of winning the lottery. we felt like part of a new experiment. we are well known for having problems with power so well known for having problems with power so it makes sense to try and change that. south australia has been keen to develop new energy sources after years of summer blackouts. the state is also home to a new tesla project, the world's biggest lithium battery. powered by this wind farm, it has started to bring stability. these are huge projects. used to promote the technology around the world. but in australia, although there is plentiful sunshine and big open spaces, many people are still sceptical about the power of renewa bles sceptical about the power of renewables and their reliability. australia's new prime minister has a lwa ys australia's new prime minister has always been keen to remind people that this is a country still rich in fossil fuel. this is cole, don't be

afraid. scott morrison came to power in amongst a row over energy and carbon emissions. it has become a battle ground driven bye it has become a battle ground driven by e ideology, rather than what we know about climate policy and science. what that means for the average australian is the majority of the energy will come from coal —based sauces and for some australians, they have an attachment to the coal sector, even though that is now changing. south australia 's new virtual 250 megawatts power plant will take more than four years to co m plete plant will take more than four years to complete and will depend on both political will and private investment to make it a reality. much more coming up from 2pm. but right now let's take a look at the weather prospects. broadly speaking there are two types of weather across the uk today.

first up, cloudy, mild, patchy light rain and drizzle. these were the scenes this morning. northern england and into scotland, some spells of sunshine. 0ne england and into scotland, some spells of sunshine. one or two showers and the strongest of the winds. you can see this squeeze the isobars across scotland and northern england. this weakening cold front isa dividing england. this weakening cold front is a dividing line between sunni conditions and cloudy conditions. large swathes of cloud across northern ireland, wales and much of england as well. there will be a few showers for the northern and western isles. these are average speeds. the guests could well touch 50 or 60 mph across parts of scotland. head further south and despite a bit more on the way of cloud, 16 to 20 celsius. that cloud this evening will tend to break up and we will see clearer skies. the front i mentioned earlier will start to push its way back north and east was

overnight. introducing more cloud to western scotland. clearer skies further east. we could get temperatures close to freezing in sheltered areas. wednesday, that front continues to push its way north and eastwood is bringing a fairamount of north and eastwood is bringing a fair amount of cloud. 0utbreaks north and eastwood is bringing a fair amount of cloud. outbreaks of rain in northern and western scotland. elsewhere, a fair amount of dry and cloudy weather but it will thin and break and give some sunny spells. temperatures tomorrow in the range from 13 to 19 celsius. this area of high pressure still a dominant feature. this front brings some more persistent rain down into northern ireland and parts of north—west england. maybe later in the day, across north west wales as well. elsewhere, we should see some spells of sunshine developing through the afternoon. particularly across central and eastern england

with the highest temperature is 20 celsius. as we head through the end of the week and into the weekend, it will be a foggy day on friday and wet and windy for a time to start the weekend. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at 2.00: borisjohnson is given a standing ovation as he attacks theresa may's brexit plan at the conservative conference in birmingham , calling it a ‘constitutional outrage': this is the moment to chuck chequers. cheering but the prime minister promises britain will have full control of its immigration policy after brexit. id take back control of our borders, and ensures that freed movement comes to an end once and for all, and we will be deciding who can come into this country. it takes back control of our borders it ensures that free the government will change the law to allow heterosexual couples in england and wales to enter into a civil partnership. couples like