the race to replace the prime minister, theresa may, after she announced she will be stepping down. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is seen as the frontrunner. the new leader is expected to be in post by the end ofjuly. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has made it clear that finishing the brexit process is the eu's primary concern. his spokeswoman said mrjuncker would establish working relations with any new british leader. the irish prime minister warned that negotiations could now enter a dangerous new phase. a suspected parcel bomb has exploded in a central district of the french city of lyon. local police say eight people were lightly wounded by the blast in a shopping street. local media are reporting that the improvised device had been filled with nails, bolts and screws. now on bbc news,

the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament. as theresa may names the day. i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th ofjune, so that a successor can be chosen. she leaves with an admission of failure on brexit and advice to the next prime minister. 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 where i have not. also on the programme, a money—saving idea for the palace of westminster‘s future. there is a big difference

between the costs of keeping it as a working environment, a working parliament or perhaps reserving asa building for future generations as a museum to celebrate democracy. i have done my best. i have done everything i can. theresa may's confirmation that her days in downing street are numbered, came at the end of a week of feverish speculation about her future. a week when a senior cabinet minister resigned on the eve of key elections, a week when the prime minister made one last attempt to repackage her brexit plan as a bold new deal. a deal she tried to sell against a backdrop of seeking common ground in parliament. she made that speech outside parliament, which went down badly, but not as badly as the proposed withdrawal agreement bill itself. the offer of a vote on a second brexit referendum guaranteed a hostile reception from many on her own side, when she made her statement to parliament with a nod to the future.

mrspeaker, in time, another prime minister will be standing at this despatch box. but 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. and we will not do so without holding votes on the issues that have divided us the most, that includes votes on customs arrangements, and on a second referendum. we can pretend otherwise and carry on arguing and getting nowhere. but in the end, ourjob in this house is to take decisions, not to duck them. she promised to publish her bill on friday, a promise that lasted less than 2a hours. there was little visible common ground. the multiple leaks reported from the cabinet yesterday show the prime minister could not even get the compromise deal she wanted through her own cabinet.

and it is clear that the shrunken offer that emerged, satisfied no one. not her own backbenchers, not the dup, and mr speaker, not the official opposition either. no labour mp can vote for a deal on the promise of a prime minister, who only has days left in herjob. the prime minister has lost the confidence of her party. parliament will not support her, and she has lost the trust of the people. it is time, prime minister, to go. will you do it? convincing her own side, as ever, was the key challenge. what does the prime minister say to the many members of the public who think the government should have kept it's promise to take us out on the 29th of march, with or without the draft treaty? and what does she say to those millions of angry leave voters, who do not see the agreement as any kind of brexit, but a lock in for many, many months with no clear way out?

can i say, with the greatest of respect to my right honourable friend, that what i would say to those voters who expected us to leave on the 29th of march is that the government's position was we should leave on the 29th of march, the majority of the government benches voted for us to leave on the 29th of march. sadly, the opposition and at some others voted to keep us in at that date. i would probably vote for the bill when it comes back, but please can i ask the prime minister to reflect very carefully on whether it should be put to parliament? because the consequences of it not being passed are very serious, and if she really wants to heal the divisions, and to get on with it, i would ask her to reflect very seriously about this bill not being put to parliament early june, and being allowed more compromise, more time being taken. there are those who have telling me that i have compromised too much in the package that has been put forward. others who are telling me that i have not compromised enough in the package that is being put forward. at some stage, the house has to come together and we have to take and

decide the distance that we will go together order to deliver brexit and deliver on what people asked us to do. but it was a compromise too far for the leader of the commons, andrea ledson, who resigned within hours, rather than have to announce a date for the withdrawal agreement bill to mps her business statement on thursday. although, funnily enough, her temporary stand—in did not announce the bill either. we are in brexit paralysis, the words of the government minister. the government has had three years, five major speeches, and redlines which never changed, which has brought us to this position. yesterday, the prime minister told the house that the second reading of the withdrawal bill agreement would be in the week commencing the 3rd ofjune. we now hear it is not. so less than 2a hours, the prime minster has broken her word. this is yet another broken promise by the prime minister on brexit. we do plan to publish the withdrawal bill in the week commencing the 3rd of june.

we had hoped to hold a second reading on friday the 7th ofjune. at the moment, we have not secured agreement to this in the usual channels. of course, we will update the house when we return from recess. so as it stands, mps will return from their whitson break, not to discuss brexit but the circuses bill. soon the dwindling right of the conservative party membership will elect a prime minister with no public mandate, to lead a government without a majority, to try and force a policy that is way, way past it's sell by date. with house business now in suspended animation, does he not agree the people of the uk deserve an urgent statement from what remains of the government to tell them exactly what the hell is going on in this place? a conservative thought he knew what was going on. there is some speculation, sir, how remote that the prime minister might resign tomorrow. and what mechanism is there, or could we have a statement on what mechanism there

is to recall the house? the circulation proved correct and so friday morning, theresa may emerged from number 10 to set out her departure timetable, and admit to a few regrets. i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday the 7th of june. so that a successor can be chosen. 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 way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in parliament where i have not. such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate, are willing to compromise. a reminder that, although the occupant of number ten will change, the brexit challenge remains. and for a prime minister nicknamed the may bot for her robotic tendencies,

there was an emotional sign off. i will surely leave the job that 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. the prime minister. and we will have another look at the may years before the end of the programme. theresa may is not the only one leaving home though. the commons has held its first debate on a bill which paves the way for mps to move out of the palace of westminster for final restoration work to take place. crumbling masonry, sewage leaks, it issues and the need for round the clock fire patrols, are some of the reasons why mps will be decanted to what is supposed to be a temporary chamber to be billed at richmond house.

the former home of the department of health in whitehall. in her last despatch box appearance before resigning, andrea leadsom said the palace of westminster was not fit for purpose in the 21st century. there are widespread mechanical and electrical faults. there are wi—fi issues that disrupt parliamentary business all day long, every day. paint is peeling off the walls in the basement, revealing the asbestos that it was designed to conceal. great, at great risk to health and safety of visitors and members. they are 15,000 people who work in this place and over a million visitors a year. we have a duty to their health and safety. and of course, madam deputy speaker, there are so many mice. running freely through the cafe whilst people are eating, and there's even one who has taken up residence in my office and rustles around in my bin in the evening. a nice welcome gift there for her successor, mel stride.

andrea leadsom said it was costing the taxpayer a fortune to patch and mend a building that was beyond patching and mending. moving out, despite the multi—billion pound bill, would be cheaper in the long run. but many mps are concerned about the cost. there are people, many people in all of our constituencies, who are hungry and face destitution. my question is, how dare the government bring forward a bill before we are out of austerity? dame caroline spelman shared the joint committee of mps and peers on the draft restoration bill. so why do mps need to change the law to get the builders in? we need a piece of legislation to underpin how we would go about restoring and renewing our parliament. because it would require quite a lot of taxpayers money to make this work. and we need to provide some guidelines to set up the people who are going to run this project, and make sure that it is done on time and on budget.

the bill cleared its first commons hurdle without a vote, and will now be looked at in more detail. two of the mps keeping a close eye on the plans are the conservatives sir edward leigh, and jonathan edwards of plaid cymru. sir edward, you do not want mps to move out, did you? no. but i mean, i have accepted the decision of the house. if we have to decant, i think it is for a short time as possible, and i think we should do as much work around us as we can. i don't that we should build a permanent replica chamber, in times of austerity, knock down this building and waste hundreds of millions of pounds which might be better spent on schools and hospitals. i imagine you might agree with that. my preference which was not seriously considered, would've been to relocate the parliament from here because power and wealth is too concentrated here in london. but if we are to decant and the proposal is for the new chamber, there is a very strong argument that should become the permanent new chamber rather than being a very

expensive chamber at richmond house, then we'll come back to another chamber in the houses of parliament as they are at the moment. an exciting new chamber, sir edward? this is what we're worried about. people take a more traditional view. this montage behind us here is the icon of great britain. and it is nothing if it becomes a hotel or a block of flats or something. so we have got to stay here for as long as possible and get back to it as soon as possible. this is about democracy in the united kingdom. so i think they want to make us very comfortable in something which is like a sort of ikea replica chamber built at vast cost. we will be out for ten years. i think it will be a feeding frenzy for architects and surveyors and builders and contractors. we'll be spending £4 billion. they will find more and more asbestos, more delays, and more work, more profit. one thing i do agree with you on, i think we might end up in this replica chamber pretty well forever.

what about sir edward's point about the cost? you do not want to see hard pressed taxpayers‘ money going to the palace of westminister. the problem is once they start the work on the palace, the current estimates are around 4 billion. some members estimated the cost of double or maybe triple that, then i think once the public get wind of that, i think we are going to be in a different political ball game. there is a big difference between the costs of keeping it as a working environment, a working parliament or perhaps preserving it as a building for future generations as a museum to celebrate democracy. a museum? there is a revenue stream that comes with that but i think we are in... i agree with a point sir edward made about the cost. focusing on the cost of it, but i think he also made very interesting points yesterday when he argued we need to change the way we do business and i believe he made the case for electronic voting and honestly that's something i would fully support. you are a moderniser after all. one of the reasons we spent so much

money is they are being told they have to have an exact replica. while we're out in temporary chambers, to save money, why do you not allow mps to do what they do in every other part in europe and put a card on voting tablet outside and just get on with it. and what about the idea of it becoming a museum? that would be ridiculous. it would be dead. millions of people visit already. schoolchildren, our constituents, this building, it has no other purpose. it was made to be a parliament. you cannot make it anything else. not make it a museum. you'd have to repair the whole thing. so i'm afraid there is very little support for that idea. we are going to be back eventually but i'll be dead by then, probably. let's hope not. thank you both very much indeed. earlier this month, the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick revealed threats against mps are at unprecedented levels. the number of crimes reported by mps

more than doubled last year. she said brexit has been a huge driver behind the increase, with women and people from ethnic minorities disproportionately targeted. the figures prompted a debate in westminster hall on intimidation in public life. a debate where mps shared examples of the abuse targeted at them, their families and their staff. i stand here today hesitant even to stand up in this debate because i know it will therefore bring a new torrent of abuse. someone was leaving swastikas at my office on a number of occasions. no action was taken despite finding the person. on occasions, i was receiving over 500 abusive messages a week. so it is really important that we are not scared to even bring forward and talk about what is happening. i have a shed full of election boards with swastikas on back at home. and other various sort of semi—artistic contributions which people put on those and it is...

the honourable lady and i might be able to stomach that thing, but it is about our staff and volunteers and voters and families and the effect on them. when the accusation is made about thin—skinned mps, it does sometimes strike me that it would be a terrible place, would it not, if parliament only consisted of the thick—skinned. because with thick skin comes occasionally to dismiss or to be somehow unsympathetic to the causes of others drawn to our attention. two other cases which are ongoing, one where my office was attacked and another one where i had death threats come out of newspaper words and put together and sent to me. this, when i worked as a doctor, i could not ever believe would happen to anyone in public life. it certainly does not in any other form of public life that i am aware of. i took a period of time

away from this place because i had a baby. and one of the things that shocked me after that was that notjust abuse of politicians but abuse of politicians‘ family members, even extending to a baby that is just a few days old. somebody online decided it was ok to wish my baby would die on social media. for me, that felt very shocking. a cabinet office minister said the government was taking action. it had already dropped the requirement for council candidates in england to publish their home address. we've also committed to legislate an introduction of offence of intimidation either in person or online. under this new measure, people intimidating candidates or campaigners in the run—up to election will be barred from running for office for five years. this would not extend the offence as such, but it will give the courts a new deterrent for those in the political world from such behaviour.

kevin foster. a group of recovering drug addicts have told mps that intervention to help young people does not begin early enough. they were appearing before the scottish affairs committee to describe their experiences as part of an inquiry into problem drug use. i went from a residential unit where i was looked after and i got released at the age of 15. placed with a family and then when i turned 16, i got asked to leave the family because i was being so chaotic. then i went into homeless accommodation and from homeless accommodation into prison. i was a child. i did not know how to... i didn't know how to look after myself. i did not know how to do simple menial tasks like work the washing machine. when i went to prison, it was just an easier life. concerns about the quality of free school meals were raised in the house of lords.

an independent peer said a new clinical service at a children's hospitalfound the majority of children with ongoing health conditions were from families living with food insecurity. a lack of access to good nutritious food. they are even seeing the return of rickets, a disease of malnutrition and poverty. for these children, free school meals of high quality may be the best, reliable source of nutrition they have, also given that we know children who go hungry are more likely to experience health issues in later life, does the noble minister agree that ensuring high quality free school meals is not just about preventing hunger, it is about preventing food insecurity, leaving an indelible mark on these young people? i would agree with the noble bareness that nutritious food is absolutely essential for children and that is why it's set out clearly in the food standards. we are working, by spring 2021, to understand more about the issue of food insecurity.

high street shops, manufacturers and entrepeneurs joined forces to complain about business rates in england, a tax on property that is used to fund local services. they told a treasury committee inquiry the system was cumbersome and unfit for more modern ways of working. john lewis and partners would like to see a review of business rates overall. in the meantime, as we described earlier, there needs to be action. this is the moment. there has been unprecedented change in the high street very recently. and the business rates system is cumbersome, slow to react to that and it takes years if not decades for it to catch up, if not even longer actually. and we can'tjust see it here and wait. time now for a look at the wider world of politics. here is selena seth with our countdown. at five, do you know the difference between real estate and cookies? well, us housing secretary ben carson was slightly confused this week.

do you know what an reo is? an oreo? no, not an 0reo, an reo. at four, looks like acting runs in the family. of some of our politicians. can i recommend to the minister the rsc production of as you like it which my brother is appearing in stratford. my daughterjemima will be performing in as you like it at her primary school in a matter of days. at three, the first minister nicola sturgeon accusing ruth davidson of being a gold medallist in flip—flopping! i cannot help looking that it isjust a pity that flip—flopping is not an olympic sport because ruth davidson would be a guaranteed gold medal winner. at number two, you've heard of dogs at polling stations, but in dorset, they were showing a keen goat

visiting a poll. and at one, supporters of india's narendra modi certainly know how to party. here they are celebrating his victory of another five—year term in office. selena seth. so, almost three years after her arrival in number 10, theresa may is leaving the downing street stage. along the way, she lost her voice, her majority, 36 ministers and failed to deliver brexit. here is a reminder of the career of britain's second woman prime minister. that means fighting against the burning injustice that if you are born poor, you will die on average nine years earlier than others. a boss... a boss who requires some of his workers to double their workload.

a boss... maybe even a boss who exploits the rules to further his own career. remind him of anybody? mr speaker, yesterday, an act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy. but today, we meet as normal. as generations have done before us and as future generations will continue to do. to deliver a simple message — we are not afraid. and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. the article 50 process is now under way. and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the united kingdom is leaving the european union. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back.

the ayes to the right, 202. the noes to the left, 432. mr speaker, the house has spoken and the government will listen. it is clear that the house does not support this deal, but tonight's vote tells us nothing about what it does support. the ayes to the right, 242. the noes to the left, 391. i profoundly regret the the decision this house has taken tonight. i continue to believe that by far the best outcome is the united kingdom leaves the european union in an orderly fashion with a deal. is it now time to step aside and let someone new lead our party, our country in the negotiations? this is not an issue about me, and it's not an issue about her. if it were an issue about me and how i vote, we would already have left the european union. i will shortly leave a job that 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. those were the turbulent theresa may years. and that was the week in parliament. mps and peers are taking a break from westminster over the weekend, they'll be back in the first week ofjune. and so will our daily coverage of their debates on bbc parliament. thank you for watching. and from me, bye for now.

hello there. well, as you've probably already heard, it's not going to be a heatwave this bank holiday weekend. it's turning cooler and there is some rain in the forecast, but it's not going to be a washout by any means. there will be some sunshine around. most of the rain is likely to be across more northern and western parts of the uk, but by sunday night it's a bank holiday monday and it will be turning cooler for all, with north—westerly winds setting in. this is the pressure chart for this morning. we've got this weak weather front gradually easing into the north—west corner of the country as the day wears on. that will produce thick outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and much of scotland as the day wears on. further south, the best of the sunshine. staying dry for many places, skies turning hazy across the south—west as the cloud begins to build. temperatures reaching maybe 23 degrees in the south—east.

a little bit cooler across scotland with all that rain and the breeze.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the race is on to find a new british prime minister after theresa may announced she would step down as leader of the conservative party in two weeks‘ time. in an emotional statement, mrs may said she‘d been unable to complete britain‘s withdrawalfrom the european union, despite her best efforts. the former foreign secretary boris johnson is the favourite to succeed mrs may. and he‘s declared that under his leadership britain would leave the european union in october with or without a deal.