h “a f: it???» zur thinks she can get more en-site may thinks she can get more on—site to lead the way to show some solidarity for her plan. of course it is all about the vexed issue of the i wish border, which is if we can solve the irish border situation, then we are almost there with the deal and of course no deep —— nobody likes this and there is this big cabinet meeting tuesday which if they're fuming tonight, goodness knows what they'll be like on tuesday. this is unfolding as we speak because i'm sure our colleagues, just got back in westminster are wringing their sources to find out what happened at that meeting tonight. it sounds, i know laura was saying andrea leadsom is understood to be a bit unhappy about it. unhappy about what is discussed, this idea of the backstop, the uk staying in a custom agreement but with no deadline, that is the keeping. that is the key thing that seems to be the dividing line. whether you can have this kind of insurance policy that the northern ireland has similar rules of the european union in order to prevent a hard border there, and whether that has to happen and date

and the eu says it cannot because it is an insurance policy so having an end date means you collate what that might be. especially eurosceptic cabinet ministers and interestingly oi'ies cabinet ministers and interestingly ones that were at this meeting were not invited to this very inner cabinet meeting, people like andrea leadsom, penny mordaunt, esther mcveigh, they seems to be the ones we re mcveigh, they seems to be the ones were the most unhappy so we will see what the fallout is over the next 24—hour. what the fallout is over the next 24-hour. i think the thing they will point is norway who are in the european economic area, it was a temporary arrangement that their role ta kers temporary arrangement that their role takers are not rule—makers and in that —— they're still in the eea now and in the brexiteers will point to the fact that if we leave this open ended we might end up stuck in the customs union forever and unable to strike trade deals. that is the big thing. they think the opportunities that are out there from brexit the deal will not be able to take advantage of because will be effectively as they would call it still in. i think the argument the prime minister will make to them probably throughout the weekend and up to the cabinet

meeting before this really crucial eu summit next week is this is supposed to be something that does not ever happen. it is supposed to be the thing that we fall back on should we not strike a deal to do to have an alternative system, and she will try and convince them that the alternative system is the thing that we are going to achieve, but the more the negotiations go on, the less convincing that argument becomes. moving on to the eye, another real headache for the government and for those who look like they might lose out. this is universal credit of course, this flagship policy which is supposed to make sure that people who are on benefits, went back into work would not be worse off before going back to work, but there are lots of conservative backbenchers pretty unhappy with what is going on. conservative backbenchers pretty unhappy with what is going onm the lead into budget week, which is only a few weeks away now, and this

is one of the areas that will have to be looked at. esther mcveigh, the work and pensions secretary admitting that some of the claimants of this new universal credit which of this new universal credit which of course you remember is to bring together all the different benefit payments, housing benefit, unemployment, a one single payment that some families are £2400 worse off as that some families are £2400 worse offasa that some families are £2400 worse off as a result of this. something has to be done about this. there are campaigns being launched, gordon brown the former labour prime minister and john major the former conservative prime minister book came out and said it is a bad thing, and of course the pressure is mounting on esther mcvey right in the middle of this reform, was of course one by iain duncan smith who resigned as it result of george 0sborne withdrawing some of the money that paid for a. that is the problem, whether they can't smoothed over that transition as people are moving over at that they then are not worse off, whether they can find the money to do that. it's a big

problem for the conservative party. interesting john major said this could be like poltergeist. a big problem for them and one that starting to be a problem in front of their own backbenchers. if you have ben's unspoken about it before but there seems to be mounting concern about a particularly as next year it'll be rolled over to millions more people, therefore once it starts to creep into the constituency of more conservative mps, and they start getting people coming into their surgery saying we are really concerned about it, we are really concerned about it, we are going to lose this amount of money, suddenly it makes mps think this thing i thought was good, i'm getting all these people in and they are saying it is not working for them. it is a really difficult thing to see how it could be squared off with tory mps. she needs to keep on—site about brexit and that she's currently having trouble with the dup who are supplying confidence partner, sort of keepers show on the road and the budget and especially if they start being a bit difficult about things they could withdraw and this could be a flash point for that as well. as we know it does not take

very many people to meet her budget is matt crowther. it is quite interesting. there is some fear of theresa may that because of brexit they're not able to produce any new policies or lack of any good things that the government are doing to make life better for people, and the one on brexit story that has arisen is the last thing the conservatives want. it does not... it clashes with her talking about managing. these are the people that the conservative party says it is going to help, so this does not help with that message. you have mentioned the budget, coming up of course and we get lots of conjecture and regulation about what might be in it, and this is what sometimes happens. the express says millions are to get an income tax cut, plan to reward ha rd—working are to get an income tax cut, plan to reward hard—working families, and then in the daily telegraph promised tax cuts are dropped to fund welfare. completely opposing stories here. do we know any more? this is a

tricky one to unravel. the telegraph story seems to be saying that one of the pledges which was to raise the threshold at which people start paying income tax to 12,500 by 20 20 ifi paying income tax to 12,500 by 20 20 if i have the data write, is going to be shelved by the chancellor in the forthcoming budget to try to pay to solve the problem of the universal credit, which we are already talking about. that would make sense, probably something that's being considered. but the daily express is saying, they'd had an interview with the financial secretary to the treasurer was talking about rewarding hard—working families and baking that a top priority in the budget by giving them tax cuts. and perhaps they're both right in the way that it might not raise the threshold but there might be other tax cuts but either way if it is going to solve the credit problem it needs 2 billion. also the nhs. there aren't 20

billion promised more for the nhs and the indication we have had so far from the treasury ever since that was announced for dna that —— nhs's 70th birthday is this would require more contributions from people, and if they in particular —— if there is this idea of giving back this reversing this £2 billion cut to universal credit under george 0sborne the thing that ian resigned over and the 20 billion for the nhs, it seems hard to square that with the idea that there's going to be an income tax cut. however, as the telegraph points out and maybe this is the thing that the daily express is the thing that the daily express is hitting on, it's actually a manifesto pledge by the conservatives to raise the personal allowa nce, conservatives to raise the personal allowance, and also the higher rate income tax threshold is supposed to go income tax threshold is supposed to 9° up income tax threshold is supposed to go up as well. how do you square those two things. it is difficult for philip hammond on his balance sheet. and a set austerity is over. the end of austerity. theresa may also said some people will be expected to contribute more to pay for the nhs. that's going to be a

fascinating budget. it is, because we always say what will happen but this is a moment when...” we always say what will happen but this is a moment when... i think... moving on. staying with the telegraph because they have got a story about obesity. this follows on from a report, the measuring of children when they leave primary school and they found that a growing number of them are obese. ipsos and highs must shrink to help tackle obesity crisis —— pizza and highs must shrink. so many of the things we might order as take away as a treat, there is that enormous amount of calories in something like that, that they think people cannot necessarily even though they might be healthier choices on the many people are not necessarily making those choices or at least maybe young people are not making those choices if they get the tort to lead my chance to order them so there needs to be a limit on how many calories there is in a pizza which could be by shrinking it were by

their being less cheese on top or something like that. it is quite an interesting proposition. i don't think they are suggesting is to be neat —— think they are suggesting is to be neat — — it think they are suggesting is to be neat —— it should be mandatory but making a kind of recommendation of how many calories there should be. what do you think of this idea? on the one hand you could say it is nanny state, dictating to us how much manufacturer should produce. a pizza, i also —— i always find it too much to eat. when i was at one of the competent, i think the labour, but i had a pizza that had a whole new middle cut out and it was salad there. that was quite good. i don't know the calories were like the less than the 928 that the recommended amount is. that's an enormous amount of recommended amount is. that's an enormous amount of calories and for a womanl enormous amount of calories and for a woman i think the recommended limit is 2000 addae, for one pizza to have almost half the calories you are supposed to eat in an entire day and it says that 128 would be the recommended amount and many pizzas are much more than that. that really is astonishing and it makes you feel

quite... they don't have the calories on the packaging in the same way that you might in other processed food or shops. you don't know. you don't know what you are eating and we were talking before about sugar and salt and fat. if you buy something that is low sugar it's invariably high in fat and buying something high in fat it is packed with sugar. i think we all have to educate ourselves and show our children what is good and what is that tuite, and i don't think banning things is the answer. it's just being a bit more moderation in what you eat. very quickly let's finish with this image on the front of the metro which is president donald trump with kanye west. he's not called that anymore. he is called ye. he changed his name, but he really likes president trump, doesn't he? yes, he thinks he is a cool customer and that picture will do no end of good among his followers. i think the black

american voting rate for donald trump is about 8% in the last election, so maybe... i don't know. you will love this publicity. election, so maybe... i don't know. you will love this publicitym election, so maybe... i don't know. you will love this publicity. it an extraordinary press conference —— you will love this publicity. it an extraordinary press conference -- he will love this publicity. extraordinary press conference -- he will love this publicitylj extraordinary press conference -- he will love this publicity. i think apparently there was some issue with the tv cameras not being able to ta ke the tv cameras not being able to take it live because there was so much involved in the exchange. 0ne of the things i think what's interesting is taylor swift came out for the democrats earlier this week and herand kanye for the democrats earlier this week and her and kanye west have always had this kind of rivalry ever since he interrupted her at the bma for one year in this kind of embrace of donald trump versus her new endorsement for the democrats is like the two power brokers in the celebrity world against the two american parties. is a great picture. thank you very much indeed. that is ever the papers for the hour. you can see the front page of online on the bbc news website. it is all there for you seven a week. at bbc.co.uk/papers —

and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you david and jessica, we'll see you again at 11:30. hello. we have had noteworthy weather so far this week but we're not done. our storm comes into the uk, this deep area of low pressure which will pass to the northwest, but the closer you are to it that is northern ireland, western scotland, westernmost parts of england and wales with the potential for some disruptive winds on through friday, and then the rain from kallum will continue through saturday across northern and western areas. the met office has an amber warning for that rain in south wales where it end up with well over 100 mm in the south facing hills by the time we're done with the rest of the flooding. a few heavy showers in eastern parts this evening they're clearing, the rain from kallum coming into the west as the night goes on strengthening

winds of course, 7—13d for the overnight low. into friday here comes the rain from kallum. gales developing widely across the north and west, let's take a look at some of the wind gust during the morning and you can see so of the wind gust during the morning and you can see so many of them above 40, some above 50 mph, some above 40, some above 50 mph, some above 60 mph as well and it is through some exposed coast and hills we will see the higher gusts that could well again brings some disruption. it will be a blustery picture across the uk. we have seen rain, but very little reaching easternmost parts of england where we will have the highest temperatures during the day and not as strong winds compared with elsewhere. the pulse of rain beating its way northwards back across scotla nd its way northwards back across scotland for example on through the afternoon —— feeding its way. still fairly warm aircoming afternoon —— feeding its way. still fairly warm air coming in from the southwest and in no way you can say to school but you have the guilt and rain, it is not going to feel too special. going out on friday evening the ray manes for some for a time it stays blustery, mind you, we can

also see strong winds through the irish sea going into saturday but it is the rain that becomes the greater concern saturday with weather fronts from kallum the his seven scotland, western parts of england, wales, particularly in the south with rain totals continuing to rack up through friday to saturday with that risk of flooding. look at the warmth and eastern england on saturday, keeping hold of sunshine. could even be warmer than it was on wednesday. 25 degrees entirely possible, but the big change on sunday, the last of any big change on sunday, the last of a ny wet big change on sunday, the last of any wet weather from the front clearing away in some afternoon sunshine on saturday which —— on sunday. much cooler. this is bbc news.

i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11: senior cabinet ministers are briefed by the prime minister on the state of the brexit negotiations. the bbc understands several expressed concern about potential compromises with the eu. two astronauts survive an emergency landing after their russian soyuz rocket malfunctions soon after take—off. the saudi ambassador to the uk tells the bbc he is concerned about the missing saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, but can't comment on his disappearance. a transgender prisoner who sexually assaulted two inmates at a women's jail and had previously raped two other women is given a life sentence. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers. with reviewers