today at five, it's over. in two weeks' time, theresa may will resign as leader of the conservative party. in a statement delivered outside number 10 mrs may said she would remain in downing street until a new leader is elected injuly. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. her voice cracking with emotion, as she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister

but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. already leadership candidates are jostling to succeed her. borisjohnson is the frontrunner, but there have been supportive words from her predecesor. she is and she was a dedicated public servant, she worked incredibly hard on our behalf. i think she deserves our gratitude for that and this will be a very difficult day. how will theresa may's leadership be remembered? we'll have all the reaction and analysis to what's been another momentous day

here at westminster. theresa may has said she will stand down as conservative leader in a fortnight, but stay on as prime minister until a successor is chosen by the party. in an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to deliver brexit and it was a matter of "deep regret" that she had been unable to do so. she'll resign as party leader formally on 7th june, then stay on as caretaker prime minister, while the party decides her successor. theresa may has agreed with the chairman of tory backbenchers that the leadership contest should begin the following week, on the 10th june. that contest is expected to take six weeks, which would mean we could have a new prime minister in place by the end ofjuly. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. finally the day had come. after months of pressure wilmots has

husband a star stood by as she admitted it was over for her and her present plan. —— theresa may. admitted it was over for her and her present plan. —— theresa mayli admitted it was over for her and her present plan. -- theresa may. i have done everything i can to get mps to back the deal. sadly i have not been able to do so. i tried three times. i believed it was like to press about even when the odds against success about even when the odds against success in time. —— persevere. i don't think it is in the country for a new prime minister to take that effort. i'm announcing i will resign as leader of the conservative of the unit party on the 7th ofjune. as leader of the conservative of the unit party on the 7th ofjune. the task is simply too hard. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek

a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed he or she will have to find consensus in parliament when i have not. such a consensus can only be reached if those are all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. and then from a prime minister who really showed how she felt let on her she really felt, a moment when it was plain to see. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. from the glare into the shadows of the last day in office. another

stepped off this stage paid tribute. i feel desperately sorry for theresa may. she worked incredibly hard, she is a dedicated public servant and i know what it feels like when you come to realise that your leadership time has finished, that the country needs a new leader, and it is extremely difficult and painful she is and she —— to step outside downing street and see those things. the conservatives want a new leader by mid july. one confirmed hejoined the race but others prefer weight. i will make my announcement on the candidacy at an appropriate time. i think this is the time to remember her duty and sense of public service and the fact she has done an incredibly difficultjob and the fact she has done an incredibly difficult job with enormous integrity.

i think the prime minister deserves our respect and gratitude. she's a dedicated public servant and she's done everything throughout her career to put this country first, and i want to thank her for her service and honour her for everything she's done for this country. she will be remembered for leaving an issue of great national importance and result. an opponent say she is right to resign. she cannot command a majority in parliament and has lost the confidence of their own mps and the discussions they have had with her, all said they do not support her strategy. she left for her constituency after announcing plans to resign. time perhaps to reflect on how it came to this. after three yea rs on how it came to this. after three years trying but failing to deliver brexit she will soon leave downing street for good. of course now speculation turns to those looking to replace theresa may as leader

of the conservative party. we'll be taking a look at this in more detail later in the programme, however one person never far from this thought is borisjohnson. speaking at the swiss economic forum ea rleir today — the former foreign secretary confirmed he was going to stand. i will repeat what i said at a recent meeting at the british association of tourist rockers —— insurance brokers when i said of course i will go for it. but if you forgive me i do not wish to elaborate no on what we will do and how we are going to do it but you will be healing more about that then you necessarily want to hear. —— healing out more about that. —— hearing. let's speak to the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine.

some people are drawn parallels with the departure of theresa may and margaret thatcher. both forced out by men in grey suits. it is obviously for anyone leaving positions of that sort in those circumstances deeply emotional. one can understand the personal feelings but the fact the matter is we have the biggest political and constitutional crisis of my lifetime in peacetime facing us and the issue is as unresolved today as it was yesterday. we will go into a very dangerous and difficult period, particularly for the conservative party and the sandy announcements about the european election results will show just how about the european election results will showjust how much of a problem and much of a challenge it is for

the conservative party. you are still in the conservative party although you have had the whip withdrawn because you said you would vote for the liberal democrats because of brexit. where do you think the conservative party stands now and where is it going and if it is borisjohnson who will succeed theresa may what does that mean for the party and for the country? you will see where the conservative party is on sunday night and it is no secret to anyone it will be devastating. the problem for any new leader is that if they are to have a prospect of making progress and winning a general election that they have to unite the party. the temptation will be for the debate to be how closely we get to mr farage?

the closer they get the more the haemorrhage to the centre of politics will compensate for that. trying to out farage farage is a dangerous position. 5 million conservatives voted to remain and they will have moved to the liberal democrats over the course of this european election are two other splinter parties and they are not coming back if there is a position of the conservative leader trying to pretend to be a mini farage. that is the danger. if you add to that in the danger. if you add to that in the 18 to 25—year—old age group the tories now command 5% of the support of that future generation. you realise just how deep the problem is. but is it almost inevitable in your view that if boris johnson

is. but is it almost inevitable in your view that if borisjohnson is selected by the tory mps to be one of the two candidates put the country at large and that does seem quite likely, he will then be voted in as the new party leader and may be prepared to leave the european union without a deal?” be prepared to leave the european union without a deal? i think it is unfairto union without a deal? i think it is unfair to ascribe to borisjohnson policies he has not yet articulated so policies he has not yet articulated soi policies he has not yet articulated so i will not be part of that speculation. i would so i will not be part of that speculation. iwould have so i will not be part of that speculation. i would have to see if anyone does articulate such a policy it would be an act of gross irresponsibility and it will in my view be extremely unlikely to command the support of the house of commons and less likely to command the support of the country. indeed it would seriously threaten the break—up of the united kingdom. it would seriously threaten the break-up of the united kingdom. but the possibility of an ordeal brexit

must be increasing now. —— e no—deal brexit. in my bones i think the house of commons will do what it has to stop it. i'm not a constitutional historian but i do not believe that a majority there for that cataclysmic mistake. literally jumping over the edge, economic edge, political edge and social edge, political edge and social edge, without a parachute. it is inconceivable any responsible politician could perceive such an option simply to gain a temporary tenancy in number ten. you expressed sympathy for theresa may to sit partly her fault we are now where we are, that we are three years on from the referendum and then estate it seems of some political paralysis? that's right in a state. the country

is in that's right in a state. the country isina that's right in a state. the country is in a state of paralysis. the issues of our domestic agenda have been frozen for years as the civil service is completely obsessed with responsibilities to try to cope with the uncertainty. british industry is seriously reducing investment plans because it does not know what markets are investing for. so we certainly are in exactly the position you describe but the worrying thing amongst many as i don't see how you get out of that position. looking at the arithmetic in the house of commons and looking at the options and what the europeans are prepared are not prepared to do i do not see that without a general election or a second referendum we resolve this matter and indeed i think sandy was still it does not look like a general election would resolve it

either. —— sunday will show. general election would resolve it either. -- sunday will show. you said you would vote liberal democrat. do you believe the conservative party which you have served and fought for and loved is drifting away further and further from you and your values and beliefs? i think there is an element of that but before we get too despondent remember it is no time at all since david cameron won an election for the conservatives. it was not the conservative party that w011 was not the conservative party that won that election, it was david cameron who was much more popular than the conservative party itself. my than the conservative party itself. my abiding faith is that the conservative party, the most successful political party in the history of democracy, will revert to its traditional strengths of recognising that in order to achieve anything in politics you have to

have power and to get power that you have power and to get power that you have to be elected and to be elected you have to corral the centre ground of british politics. is there one name very briefly you would say of the runners and riders you think could do that? i hope that people will stand back and realise that it is not a question of the singer, it's the song. and before you choose the next singer asked to listen to the next singer asked to listen to the song. thank you very much indeed. thank you so much for joining us from banbury. after the divisions over europe were laid bare by the referendum three years ago, theresa may came to office with the task of bringing together both the conservative party and the country. but she leaves with those divisions unresolved. our chief political correspondent vicki young reflects now on her premiership. (tx)

theresa may rose to the top job at one of the most turbulent periods in british political history. after the uk's vote to leave the european union, david cameron dramatically designed, and extraordinary infighting amongst other leadership contenders left the path clear for mrs may to become the country's second female prime minister. as we leave the european union, we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world. and we will make britain a country that works notjust for a privileged few, but for every one of us. during her first months as prime minister, she was under constant pressure to lay out her approach to brexit negotiations, but refused to give much away. brexit means brexit and we are going to make a success of it. becoming prime minister had been a long held ambition. the daughter of a vicar, theresa brasier, as she then was, was mainly state educated in oxfordshire before studying geography at oxford university. in her third year she met her future husband, philip. after graduating, mrs may went to work in the city

but she saw her future in politics. she became a councillor in south london and after standing for parliament twice, she was elected the mp for maidenhead in 1997. she made the case for conservative modernisation telling her party some hard truths during their years in opposition. our base is too narrow, and so occasionally are our sympathies. you know what some people call us? the nasty party. when david cameron became prime minister he unexpectedly under david cameron that she became the longest serving home secretary of modern times. but as prime minister she faced an even tougher challenge — steering the uk and her party through brexit. she triggered article 50, the formal notification telling brussels britain that would be leaving the eu. and then this most cautious of politicians became one of westminster‘s biggest risk—ta kers. since i became prime minister i have

said there should be no election until 2020. said there should be no but now i have now concluded that the only way to guarantee certainty and stability for the years ahead is to hold this election and seek your support for the decisions i must take. to strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations, but her huge gamble backfired. she lost the conservatives their majority, only hanging on to power through a deal with the dup. her political misjudgment left her weakened. her attempts to reassert her authority didn't always go according to plan. her message during this important conference speech was lost amid a catalogue of interruptions, a prankster, a faulty set, and a persistent cough. she coughs. excuse me! after months of negotiations with brussels, mrs may agreed a withdrawal deal, but the compromise to avoid border checks on the island of ireland wasn't one many in her party, or her partners in government, the dup, could accept. the ayes to the right, 202. the noes to the left, 432. that was an historic defeat in the commons, the first of three. mrs may was forced to ask the eu for a delay to brexit.

they watched as nigel farage's new brexit party surged in popularity and finally moved against her. theresa may never wanted brexit to define her time in office, but the momentous decision to leave the european union was the backdrop to everything her government did. she was praised for her tenacity, and sense of duty in the face of so many setbacks. but critics said she lacked vision and regarded brexit as a damage limitation exercise. once more, the issue of europe has ended the career our chief political correspondent vicki young is with me. people have been talking about the leadership race for weeks. boris johnson says he will run. as it is to lose? it is brutal. as she walked more people are paying tribute and within an hour saying i will run as well. a year ago borisjohnson was being completely written off and it was said conservative mps would not get behind a and we do anything to stop him. but someone said to me the party will turn to him if they are desperate and if you look at the opinion polls and what happened at

the local elections and may or may not happen in the european elections and they are under pressure from the brexit party, boris johnson and they are under pressure from the brexit party, borisjohnson comes into contention. people do see him as the frontrunner but as we know things can go badly wrong and a lot of things happened in the past with borisjohnson which of things happened in the past with boris johnson which can of things happened in the past with borisjohnson which can come back to bite him. interestingly today he has come out and talked about his plan and already made a pledge and one that will be difficult to keep seeing the ball leave on the 31st of october, deal or no deal. i could come back to haunt him because many people feel it would be risk to go for the no deal option and he may end up having to ask for some kind of dilated brexit but a lot of people feel it is more likely to be somebody who bought for brexit the first place because it was remembering it is conservative grassroots members who choose the next prime minister. whoever takes over the face the same problems theresa may has faced unless the

countenance the no—deal brexit which as you see borisjohnson my to do. but parliament and said they will stop it and have the numbers to stop it. the mechanism of doing that can be pretty tricky and may not be much legislation between now and october. that could be the nuclear option for some conservative mps purchase they hate the idea so much would they be willing to bring down their only do if they were heading for a no—deal brexit? the main problem is it is a hung parliament, the conservatives do not have a majority and it is not functioned in any way they can get what they want through so it will be potentially about compromise again and it does not work so far. a new voice in the new leader could comment in and there is always a bit of impetus to change the dynamic but whether they new leader would go for

an election, that is very risky. theresa may's time in office has been dominated by the issue of brexit and negotiations with the european union. our correspondent adam fleming is in brussels. so often people in brussels have had their eyes glued to be bought here in westminster. was that the case today? were they watching the prime minister as she made that statement stepping down? some of them certainly were some were not. the ambassadors from the 28 member states including the uk were on a trip to romania and having a meeting in dracula castle discuss awareness and folded. one of those weird little twist of the story. the european commission who organised the brexit tops and help them on a day—to—day basis paid tribute to theresa may but said from their point of view nothing had really

changed. they will have to wait for a new prime minister and a new prime minister to adopt a new position and bring it to brussels for it to have any impact on the brexit process. we have seen a whole host of eu leaders making statements and putting things i turn to attack from the irish leader to emmanuel macron and angela merkel and many others. they have paid tribute in the gracious about theresa may because she respected the eu ground rules and did not rock the eu ground rules and did not rock the boat and other aspects of eu life to try and get an advantage in the negotiations which they really appreciate. the withdrawal agreement and the brexit treaty is not up for renegotiation. a message clearly aimed at the very many people who

are jockeying to replace her. adam, thank you very much indeed. there has been speculation for months about who could replace theresa may as the conservative leader, ever since she confirmed she would stand down in an effort to get mps to accept her brexit deal. let's have a look at some of the main contenders. some mps have already thrown their hat into the ring. starting with borisjohnson, the bookies' favourite. the former foreign secretary is a popular within the grassroots of the party, a recent poll indicated that almost 40% of party members would support him as leader. then there's the current foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. he's been building support among mps, but can he get the support of the party members should he find his name on the final ballot?

former work and pensions secretary esther mcvey has also confirmed she'll stand. as has rory stewart, international development secretary. we're also expecting to hear a few more people putting their names forward including sir graham brady. this afternoon he's stood down as the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench mps, so he can consider whether to run in the conservative leadership race. andrea leadsom. she was in the final two with theresa may at the last leadership election. having quit as the leader of the house on wednesday over the prime minister's brexit deal, she has now said she will run again. the former brexit secretary dominic raab, who has said he might announce his candidacy after the european election results on sunday. and the environment secretary michael gove. this week he was asked if he'd be resigning

to "strengthen his position" as many thought andrea leadsom did , he responded with a resounding "no". just some of the possible runners and riders in the contest coming soon. let's speak to bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government. talk through the mechanics of this leadership race. to start and the house of commons with the mps and the conservative mps get to decide, they put away at this list. if it is as many as 18 there are repeated contests, normally two per week but it could be speeded up in the wea kest o ne it could be speeded up in the weakest one on the one getting fewest votes from mps gets eliminated and it goes on until they arrive at just two eliminated and it goes on until they arrive atjust two and then those to get food to conservative party members who can vote on it so they get the final say. how many of those conservative party members out in the country are there? how big is

that electorate and how exactly do they vote? the last official number 124,000 but they vote? the last official number 124, 000 but that they vote? the last official number 124,000 but that was a year ago and the party gives those numbers close to its chest. as far as we can tell, and posters have been after this for some time, there is a large minority of support for our no deal alternative. grassroots members saying we are fed up with this and very willing to embrace someone at the higher end of the brexit spectrum. the others seem to be spread right along the spectrum that they are to the rights of the parliamentary party, the mps. so the likelihood or possibility is you might have a no deal contender and a pro—deal contender as the final two? you might. it will depend on mps of the big questions is whether the mps, many of whom do not like boris johnson and would block him getting

through to the final two knowing there is a lot of support for him among splash members, a normal dealer and the pro dealer is a possible outcome. —— amongst grassroots members. a known deal are april deal as a possible outcome. —— no deal are someone in favour of the deal. dominic raab? he has always said he would be co mforta ble he has always said he would be comfortable with no deal. other chances are no deal going out? yes. all that person would have to do is wait out the clock until october the

sist wait out the clock until october the 31st and not seek an extension from the eu. there is not much formally that parliament can do. they can try all kinds of political pressure and try to call emergency debate and try to have an opposition motion if one has been scheduled and try to have things not legally binding but expressions of strong political views that they don't want no deal, they could even, the nuclear option for conservative mps, decide whether to have a bought of no confidence and bring down their own a brand—new leader if they felt they were going for no deal. but they don't have a lot of formal mechanisms as they did at the end of last year when there was a lot of legislation going through. but they can exert a lot of political pressure. thank you very much for your time. theresa may has been the mp for the berkshire market town of maidenhead for more than two decades. our correspondent duncan kennedy has been hearing what her constituents thought

of her resignation announcement, and their views on the extraordinary difficulties she faced in office. from brexit to berkshire. in nearby maidenhead, we broke the news to her constituents. theresa may has just announced she is resigning, leaving on june the 7th. i am gutted, actually. lovely lady. ijust think very harsh for her. she was never going to do it, they were all against her. i thought it was very hard. she is a darn good constituency mp. i will be sad to see hergo, very sad. with a majority of more than 26,000, mrs may's supporters could not get enough of her popular constituency

mp, but the one goal of brexit eluded her. it should have all been sorted out now, this brexit business. she is putting people under a lot of pressure, notjust the people, everyone all over the world. she should have resigned ages ago. theresa may's vision of leaving the eu was repeatedly blurred by her party and opposition resistance, but those who know her well say she was given an impossible task. it is a huge change. we have been in europe for 40 years. labour didn't want to go in, now they don't want to go out. you don't know where anyone is. it is right across all the parties. theresa may will stay on as the local mp but she says she has failed to deliver what she most wanted and knows the job of achieving that will be a legacy left to someone else.

as if one leadership contest wasn't enough, we have two now this summer. the liberal democrats have begun the process of choosing their next leader. the party's current leader, sir vince cable, announced in march that he would step down after the local elections, and in a statement today, he confirmed he would be handing over the reins to his successor on 23 july. sir vince took over as leader injuly 2017 after his predecessor tim farron stepped down. a lot of politics over this summer! time for a look at the weather, with darren bett. not sure it's going to feel much like summer over the bank holiday weekend. going to be turning cooler and some rain in the and some sunshine. most sunshine was across south—eastern scotland, the east of england, but this cloud has been

bringing some showers. a few over northern ireland, heading down into southern england and wales. later they will fade away. and so will the rain over northern scotland. some clear spells here and there, temperatures down to six or 7 degrees. temperatures coming from the atlantic, thickening cloud in northern ireland and we'll see some pockets of light rain and drizzle. it will turn wetter through the day in scotland, eventually some rain in north—western parts of england. the best sunshine is towards the south—east, there could be one or two showers but mostly dry and warm, still dry, and there is some wet weather on sunday, with showers following on monday and by then, it is going to feel a lot cooler. welcome back to downing street

where, earlier, a tearful theresa may said that, in two weeks' time, she would be stepping down as prime minister. she's been in office for nearly three years. mrs may also announced that a leadership contest will begin on monday 10th june. let's hear a little bit of what she had to say. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. that was the prime minister, quite tea rful that was the prime minister, quite tearful as you could see, at the end of the statement. see listed the achievements, as she saw them come

of her government. notjust on the subject of brexit but also talking about a lot of other policies and other agendas. let's speak to the conservative mp, nigel evans, who joins me now from salford. so, quite an emotional end to that statement. were you in anyway sorry to see her go? as a brexiteer, you haven't always been kind about her. yeah but i had some skin in that game, don't forget because after the general election, which was a disaster for us, general election, which was a disasterfor us, i general election, which was a disaster for us, i came general election, which was a disasterfor us, i came out fighting for her that she should be given the opportunity to carry on as prime minister. you'd have to be inhuman not to have a lump in your throat when you saw that the prime minister herself was very teary—eyed, just about losing it, isuspect, at herself was very teary—eyed, just about losing it, i suspect, at the end. i certainly felt hugely emotional about that. but the fact is, and she recognised it herself, that she tried three times to get

her deal through and every time she seemed to change it, it got worse. the final one of course was their withdrawal agreement bill, which seemed to be more like brexit in name only than what i think people voted for three years ago. it is right that she has done two things, she's going on the 7th ofjune, and the contest to replace her can officially begin, because let's be fair, it's gone on for several weeks. secondly she announced that the withdrawal agreement bill is dead. she isn't handing over a poisoned baton. her successor will have the chance to influence brexit wherever they go. they aren't inheriting anything from theresa may's attempt to deliver the brexit that sadly she failed to do. and who do you think should be her successor? someone who will deliver brexit, that's important. someone who is also going to be able to outline the domestic agenda as well.

brexit is only a part of it. so who? sorry? who? who are you going to vote for? so many in the 1922 have spoken to each other today and we've agreed we will not publicly state who we are backing so we can show total impartiality through the contest, and it's right that we do that. i will clearly vote for someone that. i will clearly vote for someone but i'm not prepared to say publicly who that will be. tha nkfully publicly who that will be. thankfully we can now start the process of replacing theresa may. we hope to get this done and dusted in time before we go into the summer recess so whoever time before we go into the summer recess so whoever the prime minister is, they can start forming their own cabinet, their own ministerial team, and they can focus on delivering brexit and on the domestic agenda. and they can focus on delivering brexit and on the domestic agenda! thanks forjoining us. my colleague geeta guru—murthy

is outside the houses of parliament. you have a bit more reaction to theresa may's announcement. thanks, reaction coming in from all around the world, because resident trump has also commented on theresa may's departure. i feel badly ifeel badly for i feel badly for theresa, i like ifeel badly for theresa, i like her very much, she's a good woman who worked hard. she's very strong. she decided to do something that some people were surprised at, some weren't. it's for the good of her country, but i like her very much and infact country, but i like her very much and in fact i'll be seeing her in two weeks. donald trump is due in the uk in the next ten days or so. theresa may is going to be hosting that us visit. of course the race to succeed her has kicked off. stephen swinford

from the economistjoins me. she ended her speech in tears and yet already those who want to take her job are out. it is brutal, within half—an—hour of theresa may saying she's going to stand down, in tears, leaving the stage effectively i know that boris johnson and leaving the stage effectively i know that borisjohnson and other tory leadership candidates were on the phone to mps trying to canvass their support. already they are coming out. boris has put out a message on mode deal, suggesting we need to mmp mode deal, suggesting we need to ramp up the no deal preparations. jeremy hunt has announced he will stand and we expect at least one other cabinet member to announce tomorrow. it is coming very quickly. it isn't a sentimental party, it moves on very quickly. those campaigns have been up and running for some time. in terms of who may succeed her, boris johnson for some time. in terms of who may succeed her, borisjohnson has been named as the person on the front foot. how many people does he have, and who? depends who you talk to.

some people are very modest about his success, saying he has fewer than 60 but some on his campaign think he has 70,80, even 90, one said to me. it depends who you talk to but his strategy has been until this moment to be the submarine, to be completely quiet and say as little as possible, and it's worked. he's been behind—the—scenes, porting mps in his office and say, back me, i'm the man who can beat nigel farage and jeremy corbyn and it appears to have paid off —— courting mps. what about the other contenders, because two others must go on the shortlist? he is on the brexit ticket against dominic raab, who did a telegraph hustings event when he came with a massive policy announcement, saying he would cut the base rate of income tax by five p. he gave one of his most assured performances. obviously a serious contender. on the moderate side, jeremy hunt, who is going to be

saying more in coming days. matt hancock and others are going to come to the four. it is going to be a big field, as many as 18 candidates. we are nowjoined by anne mcelvoy also from the economist. should there be a tory remain on that ticket? you'd think you'd have a brexiteer and a remainer, but given how you had a remainer, but given how you had a remainer who was unable to deliver brexit, despite being committed to do so, i think it's hard for a remainerto get on do so, i think it's hard for a remainer to get on the ticket. if they do it has to be someone like jeremy hunt, who is kind of a hybrid. interesting that stephen says he is a moderate. you'd want to be seen as quite a lot towards the right in many respects. he's probable the best chance of that. but it's possible we'll see two full on brexiteers, perhaps one a bit quieter than borisjohnson. on brexiteers, perhaps one a bit quieter than boris johnson. we on brexiteers, perhaps one a bit quieter than borisjohnson. we don't know. a pure remainer is going to

have a hard time coming through. know. a pure remainer is going to have a hard time coming throughm terms of boris's strategy for brexit, what do we know about that? as he articulated today, he is ramping up the no deal preparations, saying he is going to go back to brussels and renegotiate a canada style free trade agreement. that is his plan. in the meantime we must be prepared to pull out, without a deal. that's high—risk because it may alienate the moderate, one nation side of the party led by amber rudd and 60 other mps. a difficult strategy but this question about no deal and whether we leave without one is going to be one of the central questions of the leadership campaign. jeremy hunt allies said that his view is that we can leave without a deal but that will trigger a general election, so there's a balance to be struck. it's going to be fascinating as it goes on. what do you think about the no deal question, can more central

figures hit it off? can parliament had it off if they want to? —— can they hit it off? parliament is said that no deal is what it least once. —— michael least wants. it is a problem for brussels, especially for france and germany because the assumption has been that this was going in the direction where we would back off, or go towards a second referendum. we may do so, but there are many routes to that, perhaps through a general election. the next step is whether no deal is going to happen and if so on what terms. boris johnson has learned from theresa may. going to try and play poker, raise your opponent on the brussels side hasn't worked. i think go in all guns

blazing. feelings running very high on brexit. as we saw, there was a revoked brexit protester, who is a fixture here, just moved on by the police. we are going to have a lot of heated debate in the coming weeks about the exact brexit positions before we see who becomes the new tory leader. two teenage boys have died after what police have described as a "serious incident" at a house in sheffield. six children were taken to hospital early this morning after officers were called to a property in the shiregreen area. four of them are still receiving treatment. a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder. ten workers have been arrested over the alleged abuse of patients with learning difficulties at a specialist hospital in county durham. undercover filming by bbc panorama at whorlton hall appeared to show patients being mocked, intimidated and restrained. seven men and three women have been arrested at addresses across the north east.

durham police say the individuals will be released under investigation, pending further inquiries. a suspected parcel bomb has exploded in lyon. the area where the explosion occurred has been evacuated. the french president emmanuel macron confirmed the blast had been an attack. local media reports say that the improvised device had been filled with nails and screws. immigration to the uk from the european union has fallen to its lowest level in five years. 201,000 eu nationals moved here in 2018. but the figures from the office for national statistics show that the government remains a long way off its target to reduce overall net migration to fewer than 100,000.