but less admired by a chunk of tory mps who may try and thwart his path to number ten. another leave believer, dominic raab, is also likely to run, and the former brexit secretary is popular on the right of the party. there is the environment secretary, michael gove, who backed leave but has stayed loyal to mrs may. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is going for it. he campaigned for remain in the referendum but has since stressed his commitment to brexit, as has the home secretary, sajid javid. the leave supporter and former work and pensions secretary esther mcvey says she is definitely running. and andrea leadsom, who stood against theresa may last time before pulling out, may also try again. there will be more, many more, who go for it. a new prime minister will be in place by the time parliament breaks up for the summer recess in latejuly. but whoever goes through this door in a few weeks‘ time will face the same challenges that mrs may will soon leave behind — a deadlocked parliament, a brexit deal the eu says is closed,

and a deeply divided country. we will have more from downing street throughout this evening. but now it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch. in a week of high political drama, including resignations and an election, how well has bbc news managed the journalistic challenge? and with celebrity chef jamie oliver's business going into administration, is that really more important than the fate of british steel? the most dramatic moment of television news this week came on friday morning, but had been much anticipated. for a good hour or more, before the speech announcing

the date of theresa may's resignation, bbc news was broadcasting live from downing street, often showing nothing more than the closed door of number ten. while waiting for the period is of the prime minister, wayne fish took exception to the banner at the bottom of the screen. how is this breaking news? it has not happened. it is purely speculative until theresa may addresses the nation. and annette gold had this perspective, now it is like waiting to see her humiliated. after the statement itself, angela rowley e—mailed as follows.

thursday was european election day, when political reporting is always rather strange affair, with coverage limited, as the bbc guidelines put it to uncontroversial factual accounts, such as the appearance of politicians at polling stations or the weather. that is because broadcasters have to follow strict laws set out by the regulator which governed the outcome —— output to avoid any suggestions that might influence the outcome of the election. those restrictions were put to considerable test when the night before uk voters went to the polls, the leader of the house of commons andrea leadsom resigned from the cabinet, prompting renewed speculation about the prime minister yes future and the rules governing reporting stay in place until sunday evening when the rest of the european union finishes voting. the dilemma was summed up by a tweet from the former head of the bbc newsroom.

we asked bbc news how it was approaching its political coverage in the light of those rules and the current political turmoil and they told us...

of course, a different set of rules have also been applied during the period leading up to the european elections, requiring deal way to be given to all parties, as we have discussed on this programme over the past few weeks. that can be achieved, the bbc says, across one programme, a series of programmes, all over the course of the election campaign. at some of those tuning into the andrew marr show last sunday had questions about the guest list outlined at the top of the programme. in an extended show this morning, iam programme. in an extended show this morning, i am joined programme. in an extended show this morning, iamjoined by programme. in an extended show this morning, i am joined by a whole range of party leaders, labour's jeremy corbyn, the snp leader nicola sturgeon from glasgow and in the studio, the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, studio, the leader of the liberal democrats, sirvince cable, change uk spokesman chuka umunna and from

the tories, one of the many vying to be the next... five different parties represented but they all had something in common, or —— according to ian dutton. we main guests on the andrew marr show are all remainers. and susan hadley left that this message. i wish to complain about the line—up on the andrew marr show on sunday morning. it was completely biased towards remain, as all bbc programmes normally are, but we are standing european elections and this isa standing european elections and this is a totally biased out cup —— outlook. we asked for a statement in

response to those comments and were told... vince cable was asked about the course word using his party's campaign literature. talking about disrespectful things, this is also the first manifesto whose title i cannot read out on sunday morning television. do you not feel a little embarrassed about the coarseness of your main election slogan?‘

embarrassed about the coarseness of your main election slogan? a few people objected to it. vince cable then went on to utter the phrase in question. responses from the audience were divided, with one objecting that foul language is used at10:35am objecting that foul language is used at 10:35am when small children may have been able to hear. before we leave politics this week, this footage of the brexit party leader nigel farage being covered in a milkshake while out campaigning on monday has been widely seen this week. two widely for one viewer, who wrote...

do let us know your thoughts on the issues we are covering this week or on any aspect of bbc news. stay tune for details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. now for some of your other comments this week, starting with the reaction to the news priorities shown on tuesday's bulletins. simple food but made with love. come and cs. but now, 22 jamie oliver restaurant are to close with the loss of 1000

jobs. british steel workers wait to hear ofa british steel workers wait to hear of a government rescue deal can save their company from collapse. edward ashton had this response... and janice grundy had a similar reaction... on newswatch, we don't only aircrews as about output but also sometimes come from us and there were plenty

of those following the panorama special, revealing the abuse of adults at a specialist hospital. we won't be showing any of the more of footage on the programme, but here isa footage on the programme, but here is a clip relating to one patient who was scared of men and who would scream in distress when she was left alone with male care staff. it was total intimidation. that is exactly what it was. it was intimidation to make a stop because they are big grown men, it willjust cause her to act out even more. it was massively distressing for the patient. massively distressing. heidi had this message...

finally, this week saw the death of nan winton, the bbc‘s first newsreader —— female. thank you for all your comments this week. please do get in touch with your opinions about what you see on bbc tv news, online or social media, you may even appear on the programme. have a look at previous interviews

on our website. that is all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. the weather is looking more unsettled as we head into the bank holiday weekend. we had some warm sunshine today. the best of it for the eastern side of the uk. a lot more cloud has been coming in from the atlantic, producing a field showers. some of those around at the moment across southern parts of england and they will fade away overnight. a lot of dry weather overnight. a lot of dry weather overnight. some clear spells across northern areas in particular and we will find temperatures down to six or7 will find temperatures down to six or 7 degrees, pretty mild elsewhere. we have cloud coming in from the atla ntic we have cloud coming in from the atlantic into northern ireland and that will bring with it a little rain and drizzle very quickly in the morning. that will set in across scotland. later on, aco spots of rain in the north—west of england.

cloud increasing across wales and england. there could be one or two showers. 22 degrees, much cooler underneath our cloud and rain in the north.

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young at downing street. the headlines at 8pm. it's over. in two weeks' time theresa may will step down as leader of the conservative party — but she'll remain in downing street until a new leader is elected. 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.