hello, i'm ros atkins, live in paris, this is outside source. all week long within the around the eu ahead of the parliamentary elections, we are live in the centre of paris this evening. our attention must turn to westminster because brexit continues to reach adequate british politics. andrea leadsom resigns from the british cabinet, saying in a letter to theresa may "i no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result". isa time is a time to go prime minister? the resignation adds to the pressure theresa may faces from her party to step down. the time has come for a change of

leader we only have a few months before the deadline and we need a new leader and team to be able to deliver that. the prime minister is to meet with backbench representatives on the 1922 committee on friday to discuss what happens next. here in paris i'll bring you much more on these two — here in paris i'll bring you much more on these two — emmanuel macron and marine le pen — her party came out top the last time european elections were held five years ago, he's hoping to stop that being repeated. good evening from downing street where in the past few minutes the commons leader andrea leadsom has resigned. behind me the dart number ten that for now the prime minister calls home of the site in the feeling but in the house of commons today is that the prime minister days are numbered. she's turned down a

request for meetings today, from her home secretary and foreign secretary and scottish secretary, tonight she's been met with the news that andrea leadsom within the cabinet has offered a resignation letter. the letter she sent to the prime minister she said... the prime minister has resisted growing calls to resign has led to the complete breakdown of collective responsibility. tonight she's in there withjulian smith and her chief weapon, and in response they issued a statement saying she served with distinction and great ability as a member of

government and prime minister is grateful for all of government and prime minister is gratefulfor all of her government and prime minister is grateful for all of her work. we are disappointed she has chosen to resign, but interestingly she adds, the prime minister remains focused on delivering that brexit people vote except perhaps a clue that despite the tumultuous events we have had here in westminster today, the prime minister is intending to continue maybe even try to put the bill to parliament. let's speak to jonathan blake right now, just making reference to that letter, and the final point she makes, the tolerance to those in cabinet who advocated policies contrary to the government position seems to me to bea dig government position seems to me to be a dig at some remain as that in the cabinet who tried to push the agenda twice a soccer brexit despite the fact that they have come to compromises within the cabinet. yes that's absolutely right, andrea leadsom will see herself as being on the side of the majority public voted in favour of brexit, and

delivering that in the spirit at that result, but as we know, there are those in cabinet who voted a campaign to remain, and have been pushing for a soccer type of brexit in the weeks and months since that referendum result. and since the prime minister unveiled her plan for negotiating with the eu and since that which i'll agreement was reached and there was a potential opportunity to take the future relationship with the eu, so maybe they are having a pop the likes of philip hammond and greg clark and others around the cabinet table who will it take in a very different view to andrea leadsom in those robust discussions around brexit policy, which have happened around the cabinet table recently. she came out, she cannot yesterday when the prime minister put her in due it proved deal as she called it, the content proved deal as she called it, the co nte nt of proved deal as she called it, the content of that which i'll agreement fail in broad terms that describe

the discussion to a journalist waiting outside is fascinating. and some that some went through gritted teeth that could be seen with the benefit of hindsight, andrea leadsom clearly believes the content of the letter shows clearly that she is compromising in math and is not willing to compromise any more and after sta nce, willing to compromise any more and after stance, the prime minister brexit policy and what would have made up that which i'll agreement bill may a comment before the house of commons that looks my likely now, it was not in her eyes, delivering on the result of the referendum in 2016. clearly andrea leadsom agonising over that position in the last 2a hours, maybe the straw that broke the camels back with the fact that they went into the reading room to read the bill, they dropped a copy of the bell and there were things in there that the home secretary said could not with and that's coming back to the point we made, what the understandings they had over brexit, i sometimes did not

translate into what was actually down on paper. no, that something andrea leadsom hinted at her letter actually she spelled it out frankly, at the positive government and the due scrutiny of legislation, which is necessary due scrutiny of legislation, which is necessary was due scrutiny of legislation, which is necessary was simply not happening and that's perhaps a reference to the way to prime minister has gone about putting together that which i'll agreement bill that's been kept under tightly under wraps and locking key for the last few months, and now drafted and as you say give it to cabinet ministers to go over the line by line. and i don't think it's a coincidence that today is the day we had seen strong and he is from section numbers at the cabinet, portrayed and put forward as they come to terms with exactly like this in the letter about bell and it does seem that promise of the on what you have further referendum and the way it's worded and managed and parliament is something that not only andrea leadsom but others,

sajid javid had expressed concerns about. so, it was always a risk frankly, and it has been for theresa may to pursue the strategy of shaping an idea, a strategy, a vision, getting clearance from the cabinet in broad terms, and i'm hoping they will stay on board when the detail of the legislation comes out and it has not worked this time around. jonathan, thank you. 36 resignation factories and a prospect government, and we cannot rule out the possibility that other cabinet ministers lock out as well, andrea leadsom of course with leadership ambitions, but there are others within the cabinet, michael go there, sajid javid, jeremy hunt among others who had ambitions and that direction and wrestling i want to do next with the 25 —— polymer out the door and this frustration within backbench 1922 committee that the within backbench1922 committee that the cabinet has not taken matters into their own hands. an issue that one of the backbench is talking to

me earlier about, and another with frustration and steve baker, a member of the us get the erg. frustration and steve baker, a member of the us get the ergi think at this point reality is certainly judging by the lid upstairs at the ce ntre judging by the lid upstairs at the centre of the conservative party it's relatively agnostic about the eu issue has moved now, and i think the prime minister will know that. it's notjust the prime minister will know that. it's not just about the prime minister will know that. it's notjust about brexit the prime minister will know that. it's not just about brexit any more and alex about her as the leader, and alex about her as the leader, and whatever deal can far it, but the people feel they are not being listened to what she has been saying. when we all resigned last year, we are clear it's a policy not the person and i'm afraid it's now about both the national getting away from it but it's also about policy and the fundamental reason for the problem we had at the policy, yet the premise of trying to push the same policy and writing into the same policy and writing into the same problems, and it's all highly undesirable, the people should not be under illusion, this is not personal asked about the future of the country and a deal we rejected

three times and will do for a fourth and this cannot tell when it's not in the national interest. how would a new leader changes the dynamic and i understand for the purpose and communicating a different message but the members in parliament would be the same. i'm clear on what needs to be done and why and how and who we bring in ifi to be done and why and how and who we bring in if i collected out, i'm sure the leader of the conservative party can. but the crucial thing everyone needs to understand and hear and parliament as every member of parliament and conservative party and the dup is going to matter in a historic way like perhaps no one ever appreciated before because unless we reassemble a governing position one that wants us to to pick a side of the eu, that the government to pick a side of the eu, that the government in the will follow the conservative party will be obliterated i think i would say asa be obliterated i think i would say as a governing force it would not ta ke as a governing force it would not take the country out of the eu. yet, some frustrations there from steve baker and 90 backbench or sarah does as well, spent too day. many of the

mps had been full of rumours and speculation at the prime and if it does tonight but it has nothing to be the case, she's going on the campaign trail tomorrow and of the country goes to the polls in the european elections and she will be out for the photo because in the morning. here's conservative mp dominic grieve. i'm very sorry that andrea leadsom has resigned, she has done good work as speaker of the house, but i'm afraid some of my colleagues are living in a world of fantasy, it cannot be seen or they refuse to accept that they can carry out brexit in the way they want. the reality is that the house is very divided. there has to be a process to resolve this. the public as we know from the latest opinion polls published today, if the majority in favour of remains that they are

implementing something that they do not want. and the only solution is to have a referendum and put the choices to the public. and they keep on saying they won't do it and if they continue doing this, naturally ella destroy the government. there are many brexiteers to dispute your figures, if you look at the brexit party where you get together, there almost at the present the point i'm making is that the country is so deeply divided on the issues.|j accept that the country is deeply divided i entirely accepted and it could be that a further referendum could be that a further referendum could see people leaving with no deal and i accept that by to insist that the country has to be dragged out despite clear evidence of dilution without any further reference to the public is simply a nonsta rter reference to the public is simply a nonstarter and i don't believe this deliverable and if my colleagues continue to insist on trying to deliver it in this action, is going to end in chaos. in the prime minister had shown today, with what she'd announced that she understood

that and was trying to suggest a way through it and to that extent, although i have many disagreements with her, it seems to me she was in fa ct with her, it seems to me she was in fact injecting a note of common sense into the proceedings. yes, but you might see looking at those who have come up against the bill it's over 70 so she's going back with, there were 3a conservative mps who opposed that there are many for the text is going backwards, there is no prospect whatsoever at the deal going through now, would it not be better for her to pull the boat and get it to her successor may maybe breed some new life in it and to ensure she doesn't limit the choices that that successor has? it's a perfectly valid argument, but whoever is her successor is going to face whoever is her successor is going to fa ce exa ctly whoever is her successor is going to face exactly the same arithmetic problem if i may say so, by the problem if i may say so, by the problem lies at the opposition, which is deeply divided with labour opposition and is also being wholly unrealistic about choices in front

of it, they are hoping to gain for its own advantage and i don't think it's serving the national interest. dominic greve, a supporter of a parliamentary vote. to hold a second referendum, and the parliamentary vote in question at the resignation at the leader of the house, andrea leadsom to stop tomorrow we go to the polls i think with the conservative party a party in power writing for in the polls, it could be wonderful today by faith behind the greens i just set it does not get easier for trees may from here. it does not, christian, and what you're describing is a lesson we had seen all around the eu as a travel in the last few days, which is while people are considering europe and a range of ways, find and play the way people think about the european parliamentary elections is driven by derek domestic politics. and for the last two days, we had been in milan, warsaw, berlin last night, will be

in brussels sunday evening for the results and this evening, we are in the centre and the parents, and a french boater is on the issue of europe had a recent to be clear choice with the two people leaving the policy, the french president is offering much further integration with the eu. he says that response to the main issues france faces is more europe. then you have marine le pen — the leader of the national rally. she's a nationalist — she wants the eu reformed to give more power to individual countries. the look of the polls they are neck and neck it's hard to see who comes out in the top, let's hearfrom hugh schofield is based here and parents on how he sees a campaign. all over europe we had a big issue, which is whether the traditional way of doing politics can't survive against the assaults from the new population. and then here in france, we have

that same issue with its original clearest terms. because in president macron, we have a man is perhaps the last of the great european missionaries a man is he himself following and that the steps of founding fathers, and while he is seenin founding fathers, and while he is seen in the last two years of his mandate as a constant effort napping to play at successful, but a co nsta nt to play at successful, but a constant effort in the left to get people to see the ever greater union, whether it's an eu army or a isa union, whether it's an eu army or a is a good and necessary thing. and then opposite him, you had the original populist, now it is in yet there are many more radical than her, but harris is the party depressed and was controversially sta ked depressed and was controversially staked out the ground for a retreat from europe and restoration of national power in areas like borders and currency. here in france, there are 3a party standing at the selections which is quite

preposterous, but somehow fix, i what they stand for at the real battle between abc. emmanuel macron saying let's look ahead, let's keep our eu project moving forward. she saying stop. rym momtaz, politico france correspondentremi borgeout, institute of international and strategic relations. thank you forjoining us this evening, leejust thank you forjoining us this evening, lee just heard thank you forjoining us this evening, leejust heard him say fundamentally at that battle to the personalities in french politics, do you agree with that? yes it's turned into a referendum on macron policies, and that's part of the mistake may be that he has made it to really get involved in that election to merge the idea that mac she is heading this campaign but has not made the shown enough charisma and if somebody felt compelled to get involved much more. he likes

being involved density? yeah, he does, but definitely that's increased this feeling for many that it's a referendum about him. silica if it's a referendum on the president, what are things by which peoplejudge president, what are things by which people judge can? president, what are things by which peoplejudge can? it president, what are things by which people judge can? it interesting because he's clearly had a very difficult six months with the yellow vest protest, and he had to come out the back and turn that around, so he has chosen to make it about a fault line, choosing between a better yet, more europe, one that asked it, protects french people and europeans. because he says that alone, and france cannot actually weigh on the international stage that when it has to face china and the last. correct me if i'm wrong, i have an impression of the protest driven in part by people saying you're making these big structural changes i don't understand my life, yet here he is in the campaign saying i want to do these big things

in europe voters may draw the same conclusion. he had this naked thing and still has it, and when that crisis erupted really, in his presence, his it was put at risk any that make it difficult to doesn't have a real party against him like a traditional western democracy, and many of his aides and cabinet members were not ready to really understand the challenge they were facing and he how to devise a kind of answer. and people are uncomfortable atomic integration he wa nts uncomfortable atomic integration he wants because he wants to get quite a lot of power to brussels from where we are now. by desi though, does he want to get that much power to brussels or give power to brussels but also take it, but because i think he wants france to the bigger role in eu and he says that for the past 15 years france has been completely absent on that level, so that's why, we should take our eye french people we should take

our eye french people we should take our fully big role as a sort of counterbalance to remedy, which is... yes he wants his cake and eat it, he someone with huge ambition and you have seen them in the past two years go to battle in europe, they say he's lost his battles in europe and has not been able to get germans on site, but he actually is rebalancing germans on site, but he actually is re balancing the germans on site, but he actually is rebalancing the relationship which are many. thank you but we'll come back to talk some more. went to tie back to talk some more. went to tie back to talk some more. went to tie back to westminster we been in poor countries in four days injanuary go the first thing people ask is brexit and we also —— we have to say let's bring you up—to—date it's complicated and the story is again this evening andrea leadsom has resigned, she said she does not believe the government approach will deliver on the brexit referendum at 2060.

the bbc‘sjonathan blake has been speaking with brexiteer mp daniel kawczynski about where he stands on theresa may's leadership. while the withdrawal agreement is getting worse and worse for us brexiteers because as long as the gridlock and be intransigence continues, more and more compromises are having to be made, and busy with andrea leadsom, she resigned his evening because a prime minister is having to make too many compromises to stage her manners and the labour party, even talking about another boat on a second a referendum on this issue. i left the european research group because i felt staunch brexiteers were being to intransigent on this issue, and as long as people aren't prepared to compromise on the issue, and this gridlock and prices will continue. you said you would support the bill when it came before parliament, it's like to see now is surely, that it will even get that far, you'd think the legislation has a future? and in

co nsta nt the legislation has a future? and in constant dialogue with my own senior party members and constituencies, and senior counsel and across the they are very concerned, they are asking me to actually go back to the lips and say this withdrawal agreement shouldn't even be put forward. because of the backlash the prime minister is facing for many conservative mps, but i reiterate the point, i think most electors in the point, i think most electors in the country are moderates, they realise that the country is highly polarised and parliament is highly polarised and parliament is highly polarised and parliament is highly polarised and expect some form of compromise, and no—deal brexit is not going to get to the house of commons. the prime minister has tried your very best to come up with some sort of compromise that can get through the house of commons, i staunch brexiteers and prepared to compromise, it's regrettable to me that some of my colleagues and that is having a party and labour party are not prepared to do so. is having a party and labour party are not prepared to do som is having a party and labour party are not prepared to do so. if she cannot find a compromise, who can you think if there is a new leader in the next few weeks, that they'll

be able to deliver brexit before 0ctober be able to deliver brexit before october 31 i will be you can leave without a deal. that's the million—dollar question and across christ we met recently with michael gove and boris johnson christ we met recently with michael gove and borisjohnson other contenders for the leadership of the leadership withjeremy contenders for the leadership of the leadership with jeremy hunt. contenders for the leadership of the leadership withjeremy hunt. we had been to our constituencies, and none of them can actually at this moment in time explain the two most critical things, how do you change the arithmetic in the house of commons when milton a little —— look a party has a majority, you can't, how are you gonna go back to the european union and renegotiate something the premise as negotiated for two and half years. they can't a nswer for two and half years. they can't answer that question at the moment. and that's why i think the prime minister is to a certain degree, being treated by parliamentarians and a very unfair way. and you have been loyal to this point she has a meeting with graham brady on friday be think she should say then that she will resign and when?” be think she should say then that she will resign and when? i think the prime minister position, her power and her authority is

inextricably being eroded. because of her inability to get this across the finishing line. i went and put the finishing line. i went and put the blame on the prime minister. i would put the blame on the extremist, and the conservative party and the extremists in the labour party, and not preparing to compromise in any way shape or form, the british electorate expect us to compromise when it's an issue of this magnitude with no party having the majority, i'm prepared to compromise and a day makes up some of my colleagues in the conservative party and labour party are also prepared to compromise because if it doesn't go through with this prime minister, there has to be a compromise at some stage further down the line for another prime minister. must be to another conservative mp, philip isjoining us conservative mp, philip isjoining us live thank you for your time, do you think it's appropriate for the prime minister to stand down now? know, and i don't quite see the

mechanism for her to do so, she has stated she wants to try to get her with child bill through that —— to jude and i think she will try to do that, i think the reality it though is that unless there is a similar movement to a dozen movement toward those of us who believe we need to do back to the public to get that in the finalfan do back to the public to get that in the final fan brexit, do back to the public to get that in the finalfan brexit, i would child bill and not pass. say you're making a case for a second referendum, but whatever happens whatever bill passes or not, would it not be more appropriate for someone else to now oversee the whole process?” appropriate for someone else to now oversee the whole process? i do not think so, tomorrow we had beer elections and the results indicate the brexit party i suspect that going to for us. but they will probably secure between six or 7 million votes for the nokia brexit. how can you be right that no—deal brexit now and from the parliament when approximately a0 million people hadn't seen any opportunity or had the opportunity to vote against the 6 million tomorrow, and voted for no deal, i don't think it's acceptable,

and i'm amazed i did the major political parties think it's acceptable. the only way forward i think is to go back to that public wick to deliverable options and at the public decide how we proceed. but you know as well as i do, at the prime minister days are numbered in number ten. if she were to go, it's quite likely i knew conservative leader would be more in favour of the no deal option then you are, so why would you do eval is becoming a likelihood? i think that's likely to be the case and i suspect that that's why all this agitation is taken place that's why all this agitation is ta ken place is that's why all this agitation is taken place is been driven by people who represent the 6 million who want a nokia brexit and i don't think it's acceptable, i don't think i'm alone in suggesting any attempt to force that through without a proper support of parliament, but in particular let out a proper mandated people, that the government would not last very long. mr lee, we have to leave it there thank you very much indeed forjoining us and

remember, as european parliamentary elections begin tomorrow. good evening, plenty of news in the europe and us to keep us occupied tonight, let's concentrate the elect is toa tonight, let's concentrate the elect is to a leak of real extremes and expense, temperature try from to say thatis expense, temperature try from to say that is one call list for the southeast to get above let us take notice cold colours in the rockies and across parts of the colorado, where i to say, we saw a most significant late—season snow, remember it's significant late—season snow, remember its may, these are themes from may, at the wesley seen in over a0 yea rs, from may, at the wesley seen in over a0 years, and between the temperature contrast we have seen training and reports on that is, if left a trail of lighting and destruction in the southern plains and it's not over quite yet, the temperature contrast is still there i side of the weather friend moving into the mississippi valley as he

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brought severe storms in germany, this is the scene in bavaria where it is how widespread flooding and try the deception, nonstop system has moved out a letter that billy is still seeing wallace left the bed, lingering across parts of poland and czech republic and slovakia and the balkans as he god that there is still seeing wallace left the bed, lingering across parts of poland and czech republic and slovakia and the balkans as he got to thursday. the has moved out a letter that billy is still seeing wallace left the bed, lingering across parts of poland and czech republic and slovakia and the balkans as he got to thursday. the pressure to be as high pressure to the left, windex meeting along the sounds is putting up the cloud and storm and that could be sent by the best for sound. away from that, things like dry across central europe if you are having and then next three days of sunshine, once the building across spain and portugal but just watch the building across spain and portugal butjust watch it the building across spain and portugal but just watch it towards an north later this day, if you shot is developed and then thursday night we see more significant rain develop in the zone around the pyrenees, sliding to southern france, back across a few issues as he finished the week across other parts of france especially. central europe staying dry but the storms across parts of poland still there to a certain extent, but they move onto pipes at the baltic states and also

across parts and belarus too, and in the uk dry for the time being more details will come up in half an hour.

hello, i'm ros atkins, live in paris, this is 0utside source. we always thought will be covering 27 eu member states taking part of mac because he thought brexit would have happened by this point but theresa may is leaving the conservative party into the elections that she never wanted to ta ke elections that she never wanted to take part in and with her party in turmoil because there has been a high—profile resignation. andrea leadsom resigns from the british cabinet, saying in a letter to theresa may "i no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result".

there is now growing pressure for theresa may to resign. we've got to go forwards and we have to do with the new leader and it's very sad but we need to face up to facts. here in paris i'll bring you much more on these two — emmanuel macron and marine le pen — her party came out top the last to recap the breaking news back in london. a senior member of theresa may's government has resigned. indeed yet still it may appear in the house of commons. it was a

difficult day already for the prime minister but then she received this letter. andrew leadsom has quit as speaker of the house — a key government position. ere's some of her letter. she also says, jonathan blake is in westminster. help me understand why andrea leadsom had previously supported theresa may but felt that what is been proposed for early june theresa may but felt that what is been proposed for earlyjune cannot been proposed for earlyjune cannot be something she supports. she has given some reasons that the prime minister, despite saying she took the decision to stay in cabinet, she has made many compromises along the road to this point and she clearly feels that this withdrawal agreement bill, the new improved deal is theresa may's style in that speech

yesterday was a step too far and the reasons primarily of the offer of a vote of parliament and holding it for the referendum which she says will betray the result of the original brexit referendum in 2016 and she also says that the sovereignty of the united kingdom would be threatened going on to say that the business process of government has broken down sufficiently for her not to have any faith in it at this point. so some fairly big, fundamental problems which not only the prime minister possible ‘s brexit plan is now stands, but also the way in which she has gone above formulating it and trying to deliver it in parliament. i think that is those are the reasons why andrea has set out and is leader of the house, and in thatjob it would be her responsibility to stand up to parliament and announce this legislation and put it before the house of commons and she felt she had no option at this point but to

resign. what seems particularly extraordinary is that everyone will be voting in the european parliamentary elections unless the polls are incredibly wrong, it's not going to be very pleasant for the conservatives. and andrea leadsom know that, deep conservatives particularly are braced for a taking in those european elections because they never wanted them to be held and if britain had left the european union on time according to the original schedule of the article 50 process at the end of march, these elections would never have been taking place. but they are braced for some back results, opinion polls show them tearing down to fourth and fifth place on occasion the labour party is also certainly not expecting a lot of support in those elections, they are bracing for a

kicking as well. but it is an extraordinary sequence of events that on the eve of those elections, not only is the prime minister facing modern pressure to resign for her departure, but a key member of her departure, but a key member of her cabinet, the most enthusiastic brexiteers in cabinet has resigned. i think over the next 2a hours, we will see quite something to have further resignations on polling day here in the uk as a gynt friday and the weekend, things can move swiftly from there. just to explain, the elections is voting on thursday, but all of the 28 eu member states to it slightly differently so the voting ta kes pla ce slightly differently so the voting takes place across four days. and when all the results are released,

you will get all coverage on bbc world news. in france, this vote can be seen as a referendum on president emmanuel macron. this is mr macron back in 2017 winning the presidential election. he comfortably beat marine le pen — winning 66 percent of the vote. but a couple of years later and his approval rating is at 30 percent. mr macron is a true believer of the european project. look at this quote. he's said several times, "never since the second world war has europe been so essential." this week he said "on currency, on digital, on climate action — we need more europe." he also said the eu

is in existential danger. in line with a more trans—national europe, mr macron has also called for a european army. i sat down with sandro gozi, an italian mp who's actually an mep candidate for mr macron's en marche party, en march interview, sandro gozi it is absolutely that we have an air force we must learn to work together and on national issues like climate change. it is effective. this is what we want. who is asking for this? is there anyone here saying that i want this level of european integration? has he just that i want this level of european integration? has hejust decided that it's good ? integration? has hejust decided that it's good? it depends on who you ask, if you want them to be in politics that are more effective on

climate change, we will say yes. if they ask if you want a policy that fights against inequalities and gives us more security, people will say yes. there are too many inequalities and we want more security in our answer is is a part for thejob must be done security in our answer is is a part for the job must be done for europe. europe was i doing the best today and that is why. you want to talk about transnational politics and engage on that level but those european parliamentary elections here in france are at least in part for his presidency and how he has performed here. now how he is performing in brussels. there are two clear proposals in france. 0ne proposal is that macron proposal and it is his action as president. another is the winner in 201a and the winter 201a was ten. in the

french must decide if they want to go back to nationalistic policies or reform europe with our proposals. and i know which side you are on mrs in the sunshine while you're back in italy making these arguments in your own country he has been very successful, and when your time be better spent there? we decided to exchange and incorporate, and other leaders of the democratic party, think that in order to prepare a new political alliance, having a stronger legitimacy of the voters in the best way is to be with the voters. thank you for coming out, we appreciate it. 0n the other side we've got marine le pen. the leader of the national rally. it used to be called the national front — but the name change is an attempt

to detoxify her party. it's been associated with being racist and anti—semetic. and so is this decision. a fresh face. here's ms le pen withjordan bardella — he's a 23 year old son of an immigrant from the working class suburbs of paris and he's at the top of her list of cadidates for this election. she wants closed borders in europe and she wants more protection built into the french economy. at a rally on saturday in italy, she said "we say no to this immigration which has submerged our nations." she wanted france to leave the eu but now, after brexit, says she wants to "change the eu from within." here she is talking about a changed europe.

you have to listen to the more general environment in which he is operating. in the space of a few months, a whole range of political forces have risen up in spectacular fashion. it is true for europe and the whole world, the world is changing direction, we have reached the end of unbridled globalisation it's over. guests: rym momtaz, politico france correspondentremi borgeout, institute of international and strategic relations. it strikes me every time i come back to france that she has turned her party into a normal and accepted party into a normal and accepted party here. and yes, it's the d vilification, she succeeded in doing that. i was recently with her on the

campaign trailand we that. i was recently with her on the campaign trail and we are in cognac which voted for macron. and we went toa which voted for macron. and we went to a distillery that provides cognac for people or hennessey, and the owner, since we got there ten minutes later, offered up his daughter to date and perhaps mary. you would have never heard that ten yea rs you would have never heard that ten years ago. and how does that detoxification happened ? years ago. and how does that detoxification happened? because she shifted policy change in tone? part of the the land mark of her statements back in the 80s, she does not really make any racist statements to appeal to her voters, there is concern about immigration generally so she is just there is concern about immigration generally so she isjust really

playing on that context of concern about immigration and her policy is not really clear and she was accused of her bouts with germany to be a socialist which is insulting and that context and she advocated leaving the euro and then she changed her stance on that, so it is quite clear that it is very favourable to her and her protests, the lms movement in the social crisis in the country. but if i may jump crisis in the country. but if i may jump in here, talking to her supporters, there's still fire lately is llama and he want a admit to growing up with a lot of muslim immigrants, saying that he knows what insecurity is like or

islamization is like a bully asking for specific examples, he will not give you one. taken by the unregulated globalisation and the need to protect french workers and french businesses butjudging by the polls, that is resonating with some people. it is working because of the corporate strategy, compared to her sun focus on immigration issues and identity issues, the economic issues, the plan base for her is that she has no clear stance but it is ok for the moment because there is ok for the moment because there is all of this social anger, social crisis lingering in the country, so she has asked to give the details of her programmes, that's the name problems during the presidential election in 2017, she changed on the

issue of the euro, leaving the euro or not and she didn't really master those issues. she is energised by going to brussels working with this broader coalition of parties which five years ago wasn't really an option. and now it is getting into the eu and trying to destroy from within like a trojan horse situation. she feels very emboldened by the thinking at the wind is at the back and they say that when you talk to them, that is the grand strategy right now and information is said to cain about 38 seats in the next parliament if the projections are correct. my back thank you very much and will carry on talking about french politics and european politics in a minute, taken by the rise of populism

la ke lake saying that the it's believed some british expats living in france might not get a vote in the european elections, because their ballot papers have arrived late or not at all. the bbc found some councils sent them using a cheaper alternative postal service. this report from leigh milner. this envelope arrived at ann bones' house in france two days ago. she's been told her postal vote won't make it back to the uk in time for thursday. the post over here in france told me that there was no chance of them arriving in time. for tony in south—western france, well, he's still waiting for his. we feel disappointed and let down by not receiving our ballots for the european elections, and wonder whether this isjust pure malfunction of the system or maybe even skulduggery. the reason?

well, the clue is on the envelope. "post nl" means the ballot papers were sent from the uk to france via the netherlands. adare is the postal service which a number of local councils in the uk use to send the ballot papers rather than royal mail because it was more cost—effective. well, in a statement, adare told the bbc the ballots had been released in line with the elections and council timetables. they insisted that they had used reputable mail handlers whose job it was to assess the best route through other european countries. in a statement, the electoral commission said it had with voting due to take place tomorrow, it's believed thousands of expats will miss out on the chance to have their say in the european elections.

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is? there is still sitting out in the spring air but our lead story comes from london. in westminster. a senior member of the british government has resigned over brexit. andrea leadsom's departure puts even more pressure on prime minister theresa may. in indonesia there have been more violent clashes between security forces and protesters who are opposed to presidentjoko widodo's re—election. the defeated candidate has complained of electoral fraud but has offered little evidence. that's being covered across the bbc, including of course there's been more bad

news for the chinese telecoms giant huawei. the bbc has seen documents that the major uk—based computer chip designer arm has told staff to suspend business with huawei. arm's designs form the basis of most mobile device processors worldwide. bbc world service. let's return one final time to our lead story — back in london. andrea leadsom, one of themost senior brexiteers in therea may's cabinet, has resigned from the government. earlier, i spoke to rob watson. what i think we are seeing is the collapsing of theresa may's premiership and the failure and disarray. 0f premiership and the failure and disarray. of course, it has been no secret that her time in office was limited, we have known that for up to several weeks, but it really does seem as though the process is

accelerating and now it seems it is accelerating and now it seems it is a question of is it hours or days? yesterday were talking about the withdrawal agreement, i guess those plans are on ice? it does seem immensely unlikely that those plans will have any chance of succeeding. adding now what we are really looking at is if it will even happen come if you remember the idea was to reason they wanted mps to vote on her proposals, not next week but the week after that, but of course, the question we are all asking, we've been asking it hour by hour and minute by minute, will teresa may still be in a position to do that in a couple of weeks' time? the surge in rightwing populism across europe has been largely male—dominated. hungary's right—wing prime minister viktor

0rban famously said. politics was no place for a woman as "women cannot endure" the brutal situations. but, this is changing — and now, at least half a dozen women lead rightwing populist european parties. we've already talked about marine le pen who leads the national rally. another example is pia cairs—gor, the co—founder of the anti—immigration danish people's party. but rightwing populism and progressive policies for women don't always go hand in hand. but we see is a tendency to reduce women's rights in terms of abortion for example, poland and hungary, it

is been increasing the difficult to have an abortion. we heard the other day and interviews, we want a natural family. day and interviews, we want a naturalfamily. i day and interviews, we want a natural family. i am day and interviews, we want a naturalfamily. iam pro—mommy day and interviews, we want a naturalfamily. i am pro—mommy and daddy family, so it is good to remind people of that the ivf or lg bt couples are remind people of that the ivf or lgbt couples are still illegal in italy, they said that sexual violence and violence against women basically should be a private matter. so we can see that those countries and the rhetoric of these parties is not really good for women and women's rights. but here in france, marine le pen is on the most high—profile populist leaders, she would not say that she is interested women's rights, she would say she is very interested in them. yes, she would say that but it seems to be the exception to the rule that we have a woman empowers year political

party that is populist but also, she is sometimes using immigration and ways of talking about sexual violence is against women, saying that basically she needs to protect the white women from the foreign aggressors and is often linking sexual violence is with the foreigners and saying it's their fault if you have these issues. she is promoting policies that are quite traditional in order to help women, to potentially stop working when they have children so, she is a woman herself and she is not been very strong on abortion ever mentioned it too much, never wanted to touch that. but on other things, she can be quite traditional to. one last question, as we move around, the political sit tight and make

diversity of the eu and do they, are they coherent exercise in the european level? is their overarching issues that people are voting on, i think with each country each one is very important. it really has turned into a referendum flood line between the progressive macron and the far right marine le pen. i think that's theissue, right marine le pen. i think that's the issue, it's the coherence with this is such. a collection of national pause and it is in a sense, a combination of issues throughout europe and immigration, but also the economy is being rather little discussed, all these great plans about a refer to the microform and

then basically, either you do something very big or almost nothing, so it is quite surprising. my back thank you for keeping me company, thanks to the both of you from italy, to france, the restrictions mean that while the restrictions mean that while the restrictions are going on, we cannot talk to you about them, but we will be in brussels on sunday night and on monday to bring you the results andi on monday to bring you the results and i will see you then. goodbye. hello there. it is still quite warm this week especially in the sunshine but next week it will be turning cooler and probably a bit more u nsettled cooler and probably a bit more unsettled as well. not a great deal of rain really, we got this claudia coming in from the atlantic, very

slowly. a set of leather friends but are very slowly. a set of leather friends but are very weak and will not produce much rain at all, most of the rain is coming from clicks to northern scotland, it will be breezy again on thursday and still some rain in the hills, a lot of sunshine in most parts of southern parts of scotland and low cloud coming in and the weather fronts and into western parts of england and wales in a few spots of drizzle, sunshine further east through london and localities, will be quite pleasant cooler in northern scotland. still with those breezy winds and that what is still close by so still some shy regressive rain as he moved close by. most places drive us to start with, some sunshine and will see some cloud in ireland producing some showers in the cloud will extend its way into england and wales, so we will see things clouding over a bit more in the showers of a hidden mist, still drive but with more cloud around, more westerly breeze

stressed this cheap lower on friday, if you have plans, —— just the shape lower. increasing cloud the rain is mainly in the northwest of sunday for all of us though those temperatures will be dropping away a little bit further. sleds have a look at saturday then and you can see a lot of weather here, may be the i shower from this cloud but a fine day, northwesterly breezes again 21 degrees and increasing cloud cover for northern again 21 degrees and increasing cloud coverfor northern ireland with western scotland, that is on that weather front there, it is fairly wea k that weather front there, it is fairly weak but eve got that quote from there in the area of low pressure and into sunday, so into sunday we will see most of the rain and is going to be coming in parts of scotland, parts of northern ireland and some outbreaks across northern england as well. north to south and you may have a dry day and there will be a lot of dry weather here at all, still a bit of warmth

while those temperatures are dropping away from newcastle and belfast underneath that rain. most that iran will push its way through the evening and overnight and that co re the evening and overnight and that core front to the southeast just a burst of rain, probably not a great deal of that but then it is gone by monday morning, the last dregs clearing away from clint and maybe a few showers left across scotland, but a few showers left across scotland, butafair few showers left across scotland, but a fair bit of cloud and a few more showers into northern ireland and scotland. those temperatures are and scotland. those temperatures are a bit lower on bank holiday but still feel cooler with cloudy skies and cooler air is set to push in next week as well. we see where our air is coming from and where it is rotating around, maybe southern parts of the uk getting towards next week but that is some way off. we have the jet stream here but that is going to be a featured diving down to the south of the uk and still steering in areas of low pressure, essentially going to spin around each other make it more unsettled

and they'll be some sunshine and a test by think showers and spells it rain what is to get in the north and west of uk brabson southeast and for all of us it will feel cooler and it's the cloud with a chance of some rain.

tonight at ten — theresa may's leadership crisis reaches new levels, as a senior member of her cabinet resigns. andrea leadsom, leader of the house of commons, says she no longer believes mrs may's government can deliver brexit. the prime minister had gone to the commons to urge mps to pass her brexit deal and warned them to face reality. while i am here, i have a duty to be clear with the house... i have a duty to be clear with the house about the facts. if we are going to deliver brexit in this parliament, we are going to have to pass a withdrawal agreement bill. but as conservative mps gathered at westminster, the calls for mrs may's resignation came from all sides. we've come to the end of the road with this prime minister, we need to turn the page as quickly as possible.