this is bbc news, i'm christian fraser. the headlines at eight p:m.. president trump pales the relationship with britain has the greater the world has ever known, he refused an invitation to meetjeremy corbyn. never met him. never spoke to him. he wanted to meet today or tomorrow, andi he wanted to meet today or tomorrow, and i decided that i would not do that. meanwhile, the labour leader led anti—trim demonstrations in london today, as hundreds of people took to the streets. i want to be able to have that dialogue to bring about the better and more peaceful world. dialogue to bring about the better and more peacefulworld. the dialogue to bring about the better and more peaceful world. the protest also had some violence, one from supporter was hit with a milkshake

and had to be escorted to safety by police. tonight's other top stories on bbc news, an inquest has been told that the team investigating one of the 27 sent -- 2017 london bridge attackers wasn't told he'd been reported to an anti—terror hotline. in the tory leadership race, conservatives have agreed that changes to speed up the contest to succeed theresa may as prime minister. six mps have left the fledging political party, change uk, to sit as independents after the party failed to win any seats in the european elections.

hello and welcome. president trump has spent the day with theresa may on the second day of his state visit to the uk. in a news conference with the prime minister, today he said the prime minister, today he said the us and the uk have the greatest alliance of the world has ever known. this afternoon, president trump stated his belief that brexit would be good for the country, and he said the prime minister deserved a lot of credit. he promised a phenomenal trade deal after the uk leaves the european union, and he said that everything was on the table as part of any deal between the countries, and that included the nhs. he said that he had turned down a meeting forjeremy corbyn, request he had from jeremy corbyn command he described him as somewhat of a negative force, he wanted to speak about nato, he said those allies must contribute more to the transatlantic alliance, and in response, the prime minister said that two countries now have a great relationship on which to build. mr trump had glowing words for the

queen, who he said was a fantastic person, and a fantastic woman. here is the president in the company of the prince of wales, and the duchess of cornwall, and the first lady of course. this is outside winfield house, it's the beginning of the return dinner this evening, hosted by the president. we don't yet have eyes on the guest list, but as we look at these pictures, i can tell you that in the downtime that president trump has enjoyed over the last two hours, he has met with a number of people from the political scene, nigel faraj, of course we count as a friend, has spent a good time with the president this afternoon. he's also spoken to owen paterson, and ian duncan smith, the conservative mps on the brexit side of the debate. and we understand he has held a meeting with michael gough, the environment secretary, who sat earlier today, he didn't know, but he met sometime when

michael go interviewed him in the oval office. we will keep our eye on even stare at the us investors residence, and go and talk to them shortly, but a look back on the days events, and how it's all unfolded. here's our political editor, learned whose bird. he always draws a crowd. but doesn't always please them. when the president comes to town... controversy is never far. the the president comes to town... controversy is neverfar. the prime minister was his first international guest at the white house. this kodak moment for the maze and the terms will be one of her last. a press conference with donald trump on a momentous occasion. a grand leaving do for theresa may. clear even from the niceties, the two have sometimes clashed. of always talk with you donald when

we have taken a different approach, and you have done the same with me. i've always believed that cooperation and compromise are the basis of strong alliances, and nowhere is this more true than in the special relationship. for any british and american pair, this relationship matters, but nothing ever knowingly undersold by donald trump. lament per minister may, it's been a true honour. i have greatly enjoyed working with you, you are a tremendous professional and a person that loves your country dearly. thank you very much. really an honour. the american and the british people, it's the greatest alliance the world has ever known. thank you pray minister, thank you. you will make thank you. right because the uk's stumbles towards leaving the eu, the president has questioned the prime minister's approach. it seem to remember the president suggesting that i sue the european union, which we didn't do, we went to jamaica, union, which we didn't do, we went tojamaica, and we came union, which we didn't do, we went to jamaica, and we came out with a good deal.

@... that's good deal. @. .. that's ok. good deal. @... that's ok. i would good deal. @... that's ok. iwould have good deal. @... that's ok. i would have sued and settled, may be, but you never know. she's probably a better negotiator than i am. i think we are going to have a great trade deal, yes. i think we're going to have a great and very comprehensive trade deal. when you are dealing in trade, everything's on the table. so nhs or anything else, a lot more than that. that's one of the things thousands in westminster would rail against bo. these protests weren't fake news, as the president claimed. although there were pockets of support for him, and the crowds much smaller than last time. leading the charge though, the labour leader, who refused last night to go to the queen's dinner in honour of donald trump. together we can make a big difference, together we can change this world. together we can bring about peace and justice. and by our demonstration here today, we have

shownjust demonstration here today, we have shown just how it determined we, demonstration here today, we have shownjust how it determined we, all of us, our! to achieve that a better place, and that better world! but thenit place, and that better world! but then it emerged from the presents lips, mr corbyn had asked to see him after all. i don't know jeremy corbyn, i've never met him, i've never spoken to him, he wanted to be today or tomorrow, and i decided i would not do that. i think that he is, from where i come from, somewhat ofa is, from where i come from, somewhat of a negative force. i think that the people should look to do things correctly, as opposed to concise. i really don't like critics as much as i like really don't like critics as much as ilike and really don't like critics as much as i like and respect people that get things done. it's not all straightforward between the tories and mrtrumbo, straightforward between the tories and mr trumbo, tensions over ran, climate change, fractures his next opposite number will have to confront, but who? so i know boris, i like confront, but who? so i know boris, ilike him, confront, but who? so i know boris, i like him, i've liked him fora long time. he think would do a very

good job. i know jeremy, long time. he think would do a very goodjob. i knowjeremy, ithink he would do a very good job. i don't know michael. but would he do a good job, jeremy, tell me? all too much finally perhaps for mr may. always an unlikely pair, perhaps, one shameless, one shy. time is nearly up shameless, one shy. time is nearly up on this particular duo. the motorcade of course, as always, will roll on. theresa may and donald trump are very different characters, very different leaders. and even the careful choreography of a state visit like this can't mask the fractures and the difficulties between the united states and the united kingdom. at this of course is a relationship that will matter for longer, and will last longer than two occu pa nts longer, and will last longer than two occupants will stay in office. some of the contenders for number ten might meet donald trump while he's here, but who was snapped on

the way to see him first tonight? and old friends, nigel faraj, who just like this president, glories in going against the grain. laura goons bird, bbc news, westminster. as we've just seen tonight the president and the american investor hosting a dinner at the investor's residence, when fieldhouse, in central london. we will treat the pictures from that as we talked to lorna gordon, our correspondent who is bare. just seeing the prince of wales on the duchess of cornwall, lorna, without subleasing from who have you seen coming and going at the investors residence today? busy afternoon for the president. he was meant to have a few hours downtime, but it didn't feel like that watching various politicians make their way inside for meetings. we know of course that he had a meeting with nigel faraj at, as mr faraj

said of the private invitation of the president. speaking afterwards, mr faraj said it was a good meeting, he said that the president really believes in brexit, and was loving his trip to london. not the only politician to make his way inside the heavily fortified ambassador‘s residence, we also know that the former conservative leader, iain duncan smith and in the former environment secretary, owen patterson, also had a meeting with president term, that lasted, we understand, around half an hour. it had been a meeting brewing for some time, so not on it, not one that was arranged at the last minutes, and we are told that they talked about everything from brexit to trade to nato. michael gove also supposed to have a meeting with president term, as isjeremy have a meeting with president term, as is jeremy holmes, have a meeting with president term, as isjeremy holmes, but if that's happened, we don't yet know about it, and of course that reciprocal dinner is now under way. a little bit about the dinner this evening, what do we know about the formats,

have we had a menu, do we know who's on the guest list? very little information is coming out through official sources about this reciprocal banquet this evening. it's not on the same scale as the one that took place at buckingham palace yesterday evening, but we are told there will between 60—70 guests. of course among those guests will be donald trump's family, theresa may, and her husband, and also arrived in the last few moments, prince charles who is representing the queen of the dinner has also made his way inside to the residence. millennia, the first lady, and president trump were waiting on the steps forjust a few short minutes to greet the guests on their arrival, but very little information about what format that dinner will take, what's on the menu, what we do know is there will be —— not be any speeches, but there

will be toasts, as to who will be holding those toasts, making those toasts, we don't even have that information yet either.|j toasts, we don't even have that information yet either. i know you will get it, and we will come back to our know when you do, because i a lwa ys to our know when you do, because i always like to see what they are eating on occasions like this. inc. you very much indeed for that. just one little word on nigel faraj‘s meeting with the president today, of course he has a programme on ldc, and he's been talking this evening, he said that mr trump in the us ambassador had told him that the us tea m ambassador had told him that the us team had a 13 chapter ambassador had told him that the us team had a13 chapter plan, where they have pretty much works through everything, completed their work, and when i asked to which extent if the british were ready for this, he saidi the british were ready for this, he said i got the impression we are pretty much behind the curve all the way. so the president infused about the trade deal, if you be two believe nigel faraj, somewhere behind. you are watching bbc news. let's talk a little bit more about what president trump had to say it during the news conference when he came to trade. between britain and the united states. he said that it

could trouble business between the two countries. post brexit. the president made it clear that he was hopeful that a deal between the us in the uk could be done, which tends to emphasise what nigel faraj has been saying, and he said that there was tremendous potential. so let's listen to more of what he had to say. today the prime minister and i discussed our thriving economic relationship. both countries are doing very well, and participated in a roundtable with industry and business would not leaders. i can say probably the biggest business leaders anywhere in the world. our nations have more than $1 trillion invested in each other‘s economics. the united kingdom is america's largest foreign investor, and our largest foreign investor, and our largest european export markets. that's a lot of importance, as the uk makes preparations to exit the european union, the united states is

committed to a phenomenal trade deal between the us and the uk. there is tremendous potential in that trade deal. i say probably 2—3 times of what we're doing right tremendous potential. so if a state visit is meant to elevate trade, it was certainly elevated today at that press c0 nfe re nce . certainly elevated today at that press conference. at the same time, president trump also said that everything, including the nhs, would have to be on the negotiating table. in the future trade talks, so what would the united states wants out of that trade deal, and what with the uk be prepared to give away? draining me not to discuss the obstacles draining me not to discuss the o bsta cles to draining me not to discuss the obstacles to the trade deal is meredith crowley, she's an international trade economist at the university of cambridge, and david henning, was a former uk trade negotiator. open to both. david, if we could get first to react to what nigel faraj is saying, that the us i'd have got 13 chapters, they are well on their way with the trade deal, donald trump says all the time it's good to go, but we are somewhere behind the curve? whether

us standard has a tempeh for trade agreements, they have been many of them in the past, theyjust finished doing one in mexico and canada, although it's not been ratified yet. so no surprise that they've got lots of material ready, equally the uk has not done a trade agreement before, not for many years, so equally no surprise that we are not ready. and certainly i would be thinking we would want to take our time, we wouldn't want to do all this very quickly, we want to make sure our interests are protected. you gearup to sure our interests are protected. you gear up to do a trade deal off the bat, as one of your first trade deals, talk about setting ambitions high, with the biggest economy in the world. tricky, the us does not tend to give out any free gifts in their trade negotiations. you really need to know where all your interests lie. the ones who want to protect, the ones you want to promote, and you really need to know what it is you want, down to a really detailed level, and there is fio really detailed level, and there is no great evidence that the uk is ready for that yet. which brings us neatly, meredith, to what he talked about today, the nhs is on the table. now there are concerns among

opposition mps that in some way, we would handle some of the nhs, it would handle some of the nhs, it would be privatised, pharmaceutical prices will go up, the drugs will go up, what do you think the truth is? i think it would be very strange for a trade agreement to try to require a trade agreement to try to require a privatisation of a public service. so there's no real reason why they could force some type of privatisation of the nhs. that's a bizarre sort of first starter. it could be that they want to negotiate reductions in pharmaceutical tariffs, better access to be able to sell american drugs in the uk, but to try to privatise the nhs is a very weird type of request, and it may be something the president has a knack —— hasn't completely thought through. when you look at the pharmaceutical companies, i will ask you soon david, they don't like the low prices in the uk, of course the nhs isa low prices in the uk, of course the nhs is a bulk buyer, its monopoly in the uk, it forces down prices. if they came in from of the theory goes in the united states that they would wa nt in the united states that they would want prices to be elevated, so they

could compete. of course they want prices to be elevated, they want to make a profit, they have an allegation to their shareholders, but i believe the us spends about 18% of its gdp on health care, in britain, with roughly the same health care to population, they spend only about a percent of gdp on health care, so the nhs is very effective in negotiating down these drug prices. so it's somewhat puzzling why you would want to go into a negotiation to have a consumer price, you know, go up. i'm not very good at economics, but when i was at school, if you increase supply, i was at school, if you increase supply, and demand stays the same, don't prices come down?|j supply, and demand stays the same, don't prices come down? i think, that's not the way the nhs is setting prices. they are setting prices according to pretty complex criteria. and what happens in a trade agreement, what the us want to see is greater, what they call transparency, so that drug companies are able to make their case more openly, and also are able to appeal decisions more clearly in ways that

may mean that the price goes up. so this is not really about supply and demand, this is about a negotiation over reimbursement, and president trump has said that he things americans pay too much for drugs, and that's of the world are kind of paying too little. so that's the big issue there. we impacts the international secretary has been saying no, you have all got it wrong, there opt outs, their provisions. if you look at that you trade deal with canada, or the eu trade deal with canada, or the eu trade deal with japan, where services are controlled by governments, there opt outs and exclusions. of course. you can such criteria for what you need of staff, so criteria for what you need of staff, so there's no reason why the british would be forced to open up the nhs. imeanl would be forced to open up the nhs. i mean i could see you know, it's not clear that this is what the british people wants, and so the first step for trade negotiations is to decide what you want, and if you wa nt to decide what you want, and if you want a public health system, you can deliver low—cost health care, you don't need to negotiate anything about opening that up. so you pull your opt outs on the table, and then

your opt outs on the table, and then you decide which ones you are keeping on the table, just one final question, david, this president is america first. he's not britain first. he talks warmly about a trade deal, but he's going to do us no favours. and when you look at how he is taking mexico to the wire over the problems on his southern border, there's warning shot there the uk. this is not a president whom it is easy to negotiate a trade deal with. and it's not a president who can necessarily be trusted, as we are seeing for mexico, to stick with the deal he's just reached. seeing for mexico, to stick with the deal he'sjust reached. and with china. soa deal he'sjust reached. and with china. so a lot of countries are thinking let's just kind china. so a lot of countries are thinking let'sjust kind of ride this one out for a while, and not come to a deal, which we are going to lose out on. so i think we would need to be very cautious indeed in proceeding with a trade agreement. 0k, proceeding with a trade agreement. ok, david henning and meredith, thank you very much indeed, it's great talking to. so dado smack over, almost. one more day to go. so we should just look at the plan for tomorrow. the clean, the prince of wales, president trump, and the first lady will tomorrow be

travelling from central london, to portsmouth, where they will commend the commemorations at south sea common to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. they will be joined there by 300 d—day veterans, should be quite an occasion. the queen will formally bid farewell to the president in portsmouth, who will then depart later in the day, the president that is, to ireland, where he will get around of golf there, we will watch that, we do have representation in shannon, so we will see the meeting that he has there the taoiseach, and of course we will squeeze that around for. before he goes to the normandy beaches on thursday, where he will beaches on thursday, where he will be met by emmanuel macron, so plenty on his schedule over the next two days. we will be in portsmouth tomorrow to watch that. but for now, with all those details, i will have you back to rebecca in the studio. christian, think so much, see you later. we will find out how that story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages. that's at 20

tomorrow's front pages. that's at 20 to ii, at half past 11 this evening in the papers. and our guests, joining us tonight are the writer and columnist christina patterson, and columnist christina patterson, and associate director at the institute of economic affairs, kate injures. in the meantime, let's update you with the headlines here on bbc news. smiles for the camera. president trump hails the relationship with britain as the greatest alliance the world has ever known. as another banquet with the royal family gets under way at winfield house, just a few moments ago. meanwhile, the labour leader led anti—trump demonstrations in london, as hundreds of people took to the streets. there was also some violence at the demonstrations, one from supporter was hit with a milkshake, and had to be escorted to safety by police. sport now, it's been a busy day, let's get a full round up from the bbc sport centre, and here is gavin. that evening too.

you may guess, good evening to come coming good evening to everyone at home as well. jenna contra is into the semi finals of the french open for stops she's beaten last year's runner—up sloane stephens, to become the first british woman sincejoe jury the first british woman sincejoe jury back in 1983 to reach the last four. and she has a great chance to make it to the final. she will face the world number 38, marquita, next. whenever i step out onto the court, i'm always going to have a chance. i'm always going to have a chance. i'm always going to have a chance. i'm always been to have a shot. i don't think any player on tour can go on court against me and feel like they are definitely got it. sol feel really pleased with just howl dealt with the conditions out there, and just howl dealt with the conditions out there, and just how i gave myself space to play, and i thought i played the game, which i wasjust really pleased with sojust game, which i wasjust really pleased with so just happy. fans will be treated to a first match between roger federer and ruffled the doll, since 2011 in the men's's semifinal, the doll put in a flawless showing to dismiss the seventh seed in straight sets,

finished 616163. injust an hour and 51 minutes. third seed frederick took three hours and 35 minutes to get past his fellow swiss in a real battle. federick took the matching four sets, the set up on 39th meeting with his long—time rival nadal. sri lanka held onto what proved to be a nervy low—scoring thriller to get their first win at the cricket world cup after their batting collapse. afghanistan needed a rain revised target ofjust 187 a rain revised target ofjust187 from 41 overs, but they were beaten by 34 runs in cardiff. patrick geary has the option... action. no other place values like afghanistan, the sport has gone from a most nothing, despite work, invasion, terrorism, despite everything. so there's a spirit in this side that survived sri lanka's far start, i believe they could recover, the bowler here, mohammed nabi has been here from the beginning of his country's journey, and soft breaks turned the game. three times he struck in and over,

spin, edge, catch, repeat. sri lanka caught in the loop. by the time at pereira went, they lost seven wickets for just 36 runs coming pereira went, they lost seven wickets forjust 36 runs coming in the loop. by the time it pereira went, they lost seven wickets for just 36 runs, and were thoroughly bedraggled, even before the rain came. that took in nearly three hours out of the game, so by the time the ground and of a sri lankan tail or mopped up, afghanistan had been set and adjusted targets, 187 i’u ns been set and adjusted targets, 187 ru ns to been set and adjusted targets, 187 runs to score, 41 overs to do it in. they sensed a chance. their problems, so did sri lanka and they move quickly to caesar, as pereira steiner move to third batsman out. afghanistan was soon wobbling coming out five down, still 130 off their target. guard was the noisy passion, replaced by tension. afghanistan had only won one world cup match before this. everyone was an event. at every wicket was a hammer blow. especially the fall of corporate income of their captain, without much of afg hanistan's income of their captain, without much of afghanistan's conviction from stop from belief to hope to acceptance, at least moulding amid the ending swift, quite some finish,

to quite some match. patrick geary, bbc news. way back it was indeed, wasn't a? anthony joshua eddie herndon says a rematch with andy ruiz herndon says a rematch with andy ruinunior will take place in the bible or december. joshua was on the receiving end of one of the biggest tracks in boxing history, rubies d efy tracks in boxing history, rubies defy the odds to win in seven rounds in new york over the weekend come at the same time, taking joshua's free world heavyweight titles. we are just a couple of days away now from the start of the women's about world cup, scotland ta ken the start of the women's about world cup, scotland taken england in their opening game on sunday. the way nessus have arrived at their hotel this afternoon, head of that match in nice. they being greeted by an enthusiastic welcome party. scotland will fly out tomorrow. nowjust days after liverpool became european champions, the club has announced that daniel sturridge will leave the tea m that daniel sturridge will leave the team this summer. storage scored 67 goals and 160 appearances after draining from chelsea over six years ago. spanish alberto moreno is also leaving the club. that's all the sport for now for us, we will have

more view on sports at half past ten, see you then. we will indeed gavin, thank you. let's get more and president trump's state visit. it's been a day of business, where the talk has been of trade deals and approached the exit relationship. speaking at that news conference earlier, president trump said the national health service would form pa rt national health service would form part of negotiations over a possible deal between the uk and the us. his comments come after the us and vassar to the uk, woodyjohnson, told the bbc programme that the united states would seek business access to the nhs, as part of trade negotiations after brexit. here's the president at that news conference with the prime minister, theresa may. yo michael, i think every thing with a trade deals on the table. when you are dealing in trade, everything is on the table. so nhs or anything else, a lot more than that. but everything will be on the table, absolutely. we met but the table, absolutely. we met but the point about making trade deals is of course that those both sides

negotiate and come to an agreement about what should and should not be in that trade deal for the future. and the health secretary, matt hancock has been responding very emphatically to those comments. there is apsley no way that the nhs will be on the table for trade talks with the united states, or with anyone else for that matter. . and if i'm the prime minister, the nhs will never be for sale, not on my watch. if we want to treat it with the united states, and we need one post brexit, we are not really holding many cards, are we? no way. the nhs is not on the table, and it will not be on the table. the nhs is not for sale. it doesn't matter whether these are trade talks with the united states or any other country. i love the nhs, the british people of the nhs, and the nhs will never be for sale on my watch. mark diane is a policy analyst at the

trust, and he joins diane is a policy analyst at the trust, and hejoins us now. thanks so much for coming in, so matt hancock is saying the nhs is not for sale, but president trump is saying that the nhs is on the table in any future trade deals, so what do you think he means by that, and what are your thoughts about it? well i can't speakfor your thoughts about it? well i can't speak for president trump, but we find this a slightly strange discussion, because of course the reality is, and many of your listeners will remember the debates over this during the blair government and the cameron government, that the english nhs at least is already quite up for private companies to come in and start providing services for it. including american companies, so regardless of whether or not it's on the table in a trade deal, really we put it on the table ourselves already long ago. so in what way are american companies already invested in the nhs? american companies can bid for more or less any contract going in the english and hs commanded some of the services that they provide already include general practises, diagnostic services, and help with it systems in hospitals and general practises. really, 0k.

so when the health secretary says that the nhs is not for sale, essentially that's meaningless. well iimagine essentially that's meaningless. well i imagine that what he may be getting out is that we will continue to have a public funded health care system, which you pay for with taxes, and which is free to use. and you know, i'm sure not many people in the uk would want to see a change in that to a fully private system like they have in the usa, that's a slightly different question from whether or not bits of it will be outsourced, and we have a lot of that at the moment. i suppose we could also break it on perhaps into services and outsourcing, which is perhaps what you have been referring to, and drugs, which you have been in the spotlight today, whether perhaps american pharmaceutical companies will have more access to selling drugs here in the uk, and whether or not that might mean a rise in prices. what are your thoughts on that? that's very interesting, because of a course of american comedies already have access to the uk pharmaceutical market, the cells billions of dollars worth every year. but what american pharmaceutical companies often don't like is that the way the

nhs uses its size and all the money it's got for itself to keep prices down, and to refuse to buy less efficient drugs. and i think u nfortu nately efficient drugs. and i think unfortunately there are signs that us trade negotiators might try to break down that system a bit, so that prices can be pushed up, meaning really the nhs gives a worse deal. i wouldn't want to see that, andi deal. i wouldn't want to see that, and i hope that man hancock or his su ccesso i’s and i hope that man hancock or his successors would also have that on their list of things they would rule out. so that's clearly a concern, perhaps especially for consumers here in the uk. are there any other concerns do you think? yelled although the nhs is largely privatised, if you like, or it's mostly still in state hands. in theory, at least private companies have a legal right in the uk and in the eu out to bid for contracts. although there is not that much more you could go with that, it is certainly possible that a trade deal couldn't make it difficult to unpick the level of access private companies have now. it could in theory make it so that private companies might find it possible to

sue the uk government if, if you like, re—nationalized the nhs to some extent. again, whether or not that really happens depends on exactly what's in that trade deal, that will be something up for negotiation. really interesting, mark from the trust, thank you so much for coming in. thanks. let's catch up with the weather now, stephanie has the forecast. scotland blood pressure brought much of the claudia went cloudy day, some of the heaviest of the rain towards western areas, but overnight, low pressure will move northwards, in the rain will move northwards, in the rain will become confined to more northern parts of the uk for scotland. from northern ireland, lots of rainfall falling here by the end of the night, and parts of northern england. elsewhere though, should be a drier story for much of england and wales, with clear skies, few missed patches developing, and it will be particularly cold. we start wednesday off on a bright note, between england and wales, some sunshine around from attending to turn hazy through the day, scotla nd to turn hazy through the day, scotland and northern ireland though holding onto the cloud, or bricks of rain, we could see some showers

develop for northwest england and wales come in the southwest are being one, some of these could be quite heavy into the afternoon, but the best of the drier weather for the best of the drier weather for the east where they could see 21-21d. the east where they could see 21—21d. then through friday, it looks like we could see another area of low pressure bringing heavy rain to southern central eastern areas, it does stay unsettled but for the showers at times, there will be sunshine too.

the headlines. donald trump hails the relationship as the greatest alliance the road has ever known. as he attends another banquet with the royal family. the president he attends another banquet with the royalfamily. the president also reveals that he refused an invitation to meetjeremy corbyn. never met him. never spoke to him. he wanted to meet today or tomorrow, and i decided that

i would not do that. meanwhilejeremy meanwhile jeremy corbyn meanwhilejeremy corbyn led demonstrations as hundreds of people we re demonstrations as hundreds of people were in the streets. one donald trump supporter was hit with a milkshake and had to be escorted to safety by police. conservatives have agreed to change to speed up the contest to succeed theresa may. any mp that wants to stand has to be backed by eight other colleagues. let's go back to the american ambassador‘s residence in central london. president trump is hosting a dinner there, the prince of wales arrived earlier and more than 60 guests are expected to join them. our correspondent is there and a few more details are emerging about tonight's event, what can you tell us tonight's event, what can you tell us about the guests, the format and even the menu? it was politics,

president trump meeting with like—minded british politicians this evening, the politics set aside for a couple of hours for this reciprocal dinner at this house. give details have been coming out, we note that there are six round ta bles we note that there are six round tables with ten people each of those individual tables, white table cloths, white roses, white candles, president trump and theresa may, the british prime minister to his left, and prince charles doesn't right. to his right. some details about the menu as well, we understand that it is heritage tomatoes, basil and fresh brought tough for the start, and summer berries with homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert. the winds are all from california, so

those details coming out slowly for those details coming out slowly for those 60 guests that are here at the house this evening for that reciprocal dinner. thank you very much for that update. as we reported earlier, there have been protests during this visit, in one incident, a donald trump supporter was surrounded by an angry group of protesters shouting nazi and a milkshake was thrown at him before a scuffle broke out. the man who did not want to be named said he was angry to have been targeted. our special correspondent has been out across london with parts of the demonstration. as president trump drove by, if he was looking out of his car window, he will have spotted something that looked a little familiar. he admitted he had seen a small protest, undoubtedly this one, but dismissed others as fake news. it definitely got inside his head. he was reported after last year saying, "i used

to love coming to london, but when they put out a glimpse to love coming to london, but when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, i guess no reason to come to london." yeah, but he has come back again and he has got a state visit, so it hasn't worked, has it? he has been invited by theresa may, in her infinite wisdom. you are fake news. protesters came armed with humour, mocking rather than welcoming the president. i am a very stable genius. it was thousands rather than hundreds of thousand who filled trafalgar square and marched down whitehall, the sounds of protests drifting into downing street as he met the prime minister. why are you here today? i am just sickened that donald trump has been invited here and is getting the special treatment. the biggest problem with him is the fact that he is racist, and the fact that the queen of england stood next to an open racist was absolutely disgusting. and what about other leaders who have come to this country? i have the same stance

with china and saudi arabia. i understand that he is the president of the usa, and we have to interact and perhaps have him here, but i don't think it warranted a whole a state visit. the crowds are substantial, and they are noisy. but what they haven't done is stop donald trump coming to the uk, coming to central london and having his state visit and meeting with the queen. the labour leader had boycotted at the chance to dine with the president, but not the opportunity to protest against him. why did you decide to boycott the state dinner last night? you went to other state dinners with the chinese leader, why did you boycott this one? sorry, can i just... ? thank you. mr corbyn, you met with hamas why wouldn't you meet with the american president? later, president trump revealed mr corbyn had asked for a meeting, which the president turned down. we love trump!

there were pockets of tension between the few pro—trump supporters among the thousands of other demonstrators. there have been state visits where controversial political figures have come before and hundreds of thousands of people haven't processed it, so there is a little bit of hypocrisy and double standards in that. so i think trump does deserve a state visit. the president claimed there were thousands on the streets cheering him. he got the numbers right, but their message wrong. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, who spoke at a protest rally in westminster. racism divides, exploitation of minorities brings

about hatred dislike, disdain and a horrible place for individuals to live in. when you have created that sense of hate, when you have destroyed peoples self—esteem by those forms of racism, do you know what, you have not built a house, you have not go to school, you have not trained in a nurse, all you have done is create a greater sense of hate and hatred that goes with it. former strategic adviser to jeremy corbyn and he joins us former strategic adviser to jeremy corbyn and hejoins us now former strategic adviser to jeremy corbyn and he joins us now we are grateful, thank you so much. what did you make ofjeremy corbyn's behaviour today. i wonder how ministerial you thought it was? he is standing up for british values, decency and inclusiveness in this country. he is standing up for many people who do not see this visit as

something people should be running around the streets for and kowtowing to but should be raising what issues that make britain a great country to come to. he standing up to those values and is creating a dividing line between him and the prime minister the conservative government thatis minister the conservative government that is falling over itself to open up that is falling over itself to open up the nhs for sale in our country and sell our rights to the highest bidder. one thing i have been quite astonished about today and jeremy raised it is that many muslim viewers will be sitting down tonight but theirfamilies viewers will be sitting down tonight but their families of the news on and sing this wall—to—wall coverage of the president was called for a ban and attacked the most senior muslim politician in our country. and there has not been a single retort from our government. . jeremy corbyn was happy to attend a state

banquet with the president of china and china has a terrible reputation with its dealing with muslims but thatis with its dealing with muslims but that is a side issue. i think if the premier of china, in the mid air tweeted out, attacking the mayor of london. i think that would be a legitimate point thatjeremy, when he attended those meetings, yes he did, he did it and tend you make in a professional manner and created a dividing line which in the way we have fallen over ourselves and regarding a state visit, and the other lead of a country including china. would it have been better for them to attend the banquet and would you have advised him to do the i think ithink him

i think him and the speaker of the house, they took the correct stance setting a dividing line for public decency in this country, i think he did the right thing, he is speaking up did the right thing, he is speaking upfor did the right thing, he is speaking up for those family sitting around, peacefully celebrating who have seen the media in this country fall over itself for a president who pretty much declared war on their religion through no doing of their own and extreme misogynistic views, and has an immigration policy that cages children. we're not talking about your american president, i do not think it is legitimate to put these apart. i thinkjeremy is standing up that good british majority but standards for public life and he is standing upfor standards for public life and he is standing up for the values that people come to this country for and sets us apart in the world. not think pageantry and a pretence to

earn influence in the world. donald trump could be back here in the uk in decemberfor a trump could be back here in the uk in december for a nato trump could be back here in the uk in decemberfor a nato summit trump could be back here in the uk in december for a nato summit and trump could be back here in the uk in decemberfor a nato summit and it is possible thatjeremy corbyn could be prime minister by then. if he wa nts to be prime minister by then. if he wants to and needs to talk to him about security and defence between the us in the uk, if you press into discuss a close brexit trade deal, how it came equally be helped with him being rude about him? how it came equally be helped with him being rude about him7m how it came equally be helped with him being rude about him? it puts me in good stead, it sets up a dividing line, he has what he has set up and he is prepared to talk to individuals in a professional manner, hejust individuals in a professional manner, he just won't participate individuals in a professional manner, hejust won't participate in this tummy tickling from the conservative government. he will not engage in that, he has met a and he'll expect donald trump to treat him like that and he will reach out to him on his own values and in america, you have seen similar where bernie sanders does not have much time for trump but donald trump has

come to expect that and internationally, if you look at how angela merkel has dealt with donald trump, angela merkel has had a much more stronger view than macron and has also to come back and has criticised him. it is not affected her country and then he respects and that trade has gone up between us and germany since donald trump is been leader despite how angela merkel has criticised him. thank you so much for your report. thank you. some other news now, the backbench conservative group, the 1922 committee has changed the rules for that party leadership rates. any candidate would need the support of eight mps to get on the ballot. candidates will need to win 5% of the vote in the first round of voting to get around two and that means they would need the backing of six mps and in the second round, 10%

of votes will be needed and that will be 32 mps. we already two candidates he said they would stand, they have withdrawn from the race. our chief political correspondent gave me this update. they have accepted these recommendations and i think partly, they have changed the way that it is happened before because it is such a large field that went up to 13 at one point and that went up to 13 at one point and that she said it is gone down to 11 but there are some concerns that this could go on for quite some time in previous occasions, they have helped the ballots on the tuesday and thursday and if you're looking at four rounds, they could take a couple weeks and what they're saying by that is that the first round will be held on thursday, the 13th of june and then further ballots are scheduled for the 18th, 19th and 20th of their required but it does mean is quite harderfor an mp to ta ke mean is quite harderfor an mp to

take part in it and the first place and they're going to have to get eight packers, not all of them are there but two of them already dropped out you will have to see if any of them follow suit and then, it means that the one that comes bottom has did drop out, you have to reach a threshold. the new political party change uk has stuck to of its mps they have departed, for a change uk and the wider political landscape? a massive blow for them they launched back in february with four months ago, defections from the labour party and the conservatives and they were really hoping to make and they were really hoping to make an impactand and they were really hoping to make an impact and change the way politics work and coalescing of the idea of a second referendum on brexit and campaigning to stay and, but they just were not able to break through and has partly because the liberal democrats did so on the local elections that he gave them for the european elections of boost,

and about 2% of the vote, so they needed that momentum to carry them forward in order to encourage others to come to the party, it hasn't happened and i think there is been criticisms of each other for things that went wrong, there logo was not very clear about how that was going to work, their name was confusing, and seem to change several times and now you end up with the new leader thatis now you end up with the new leader that is a firmer conservative —— former conservative mp and a former labourmp, so it former conservative mp and a former labour mp, so it is going to be very difficult for them to carry on, but does have left there making the point have said does want to campaign to remain in the eu have to get together. the question is whether those other mps sitting as independents will decide to join the liberal democrats but the lib dems say they have thousands of new membersjoining we say they have thousands of new members joining we are very much welcome any mps that want to do so as well. so the new leader of change

uk, what about the new leader of the conservative party. who is your money on and who will new —— when will the new leader be in place? there's no way of really knowing for certain but the new leader will be in place and they say the 22nd of july of that week. it looks like borisjohnson, michael glover the ones out in front, hancock those are the ones waiting to be quite confident, jeremy hunt as well, they could at least get through the first round, if not the first two. the reason is so unpredictable is because when someone drops out, all eyes a re because when someone drops out, all eyes are under where the supplier just go to —— where did their supporters go. cf. the first driver people drop out and you have people who you might have expected, the

foreign secretary for example and then we have donald trump giving his views on some of and them also meeting some of them face—to—face and it depends on whether the endorsement of donald trump is a positive or negative. most people think that of borisjohnson is able to get onto that ballot paper is one of the final two which is on the tory party members or decide that he has a very good chance it would be very difficult to stop. the inquest as to those who died in the london bridge attacks the heard that investigators are not told that one of them were on foot and were reported to the anti—terror hotline. identified on the witness and said that it was very unsatisfactory that his team was not informed about the call which was made by the brother—in—law. the three men who carried out the london bridge attack refuelling

divan for two hours before killing eight people. their leader was already under investigation by mi five and counterterrorism police, he had been for more than two years, as a man whom i plan an attack. during that time, his brother—in—law had called the anti—terrorist hotline, but the police officer in charge, and told you that he was never informed about that call, he was giving evidence anonymously. witness and told the court, he did not come to me, he did not come to anyone in my team and that was a failing step for the coroner, they asked would you accept the way you have the situation, a family member calling to express concerns about somebody who happens to be under investigations, it is very u nsatisfa ctory investigations, it is very unsatisfactory that the investigation team does not hear that report. in short, yes. more

than a year before the attack, he was featured on a documentary, called and again, no one told the counterterrorism officer about investigating him. they were aware that later that year, he started working for london underground. they asked, did you know she was working on the underground? witness and said, i believe he did, yes. did you know that one of the stations he was working it was westminster? yes, came the reply. witness and told the coroner that while it was a concern that he had started working on westminster underground, he did not tell them that there was no intelligence to suggest that he planned to use the job to carry out an attack. in the days before the attack, neither is stretched five nor the police spotted his meeting

with the other killers, nor did they see them hiring the van, a van used to run down and murder the first two of their victims. let us return to the main story donald trump is not sitting down with the prince of wales and 60 other guests, that is the american ambassador‘s residence. the second day of an intense schedule reasserted that the queen, the prime minister, various hopefuls for the tory leadership contest but despite how busy his schedule has been, he has still found time to tweet. the president has become world famous for his comments on social media, often using it to a nswer social media, often using it to answer criticisms. joining us now from san francisco is michael, he is a data scientist, specialising in politics and he has analysed donald trump's tweets in the past and i

hopein trump's tweets in the past and i hope in the present because i was going to start by telling you, what do you make of the tweets that he hasissued do you make of the tweets that he has issued during the course of this two day visit? is been very entertaining as always to see his online and overseas. you see the classic donald trump insulting the mayor of london, trying to look presidential meeting the queen and prime minister, so that the classic moves of trump trying to control his own narrative to twitter and social media. explained to us about that tweet, barely touched down in the uk, and strong words for the mayor of london. what was he thinking behind that? what was he hoping to achieve? partially emotional, he usually responds emotionally to emotional attacks on himself, but calling him a loser is a classic move in the united states, he calls a lots of politicians the united

states. so it's probably dissent trying to take negative attention off himself and put it on to someone else, and trying to frame the narrative is him versus england or the broader world. is he shaping the narrative, as you put it, by tweeting pictures of himself or the royalfamily? yeah, i think he gets a lot of criticism at home and abroad for being crazy or unhinged andi abroad for being crazy or unhinged and i think, to counter these very personal attacks, is pointing out these images of himself looking presidential. looking stately with the queen, saying this is been business as usual even though he might get personal from time to time, he strained to present the image of a proper president. any tweets about actually meeting the queen. tell us about his use of language, the queen is fantastic, a fantastic woman. if you look at the tweets he actually count the adjectives, i think they're like

tremendous, very loved and strong words that he uses very simplistic and repetitive but to serve the purpose of reinforcing that everything is going well, everything is create fantastic and tremendous. people mistake it is being simple it may be people mistake it is being simple it may he being stupid, but i cadets of her purpose of reinforcing his message. i make it some i think it helped him a lot with this election, he is criticising traditional media and twitter is his only real tool to get his own words across directly to the public. what about his tweets about america and britain fighting the nazis. what did you make of those? yeah, so, a lot of people in the united states on twitter, calling him and not calming

his family white —— calling his family white supremacists saying that we as americans as the brits fought the nazis together, i am against the nazis together, i am against the nazis clearly wants to distance himself from that labelling. telling them that his campaign, his administration are not aligning themselves with that. but maggie says a lot about the present in the here the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. we are going to say something, michael? go on. donald trump something, michael? go on. donald tru m p loves something, michael? go on. donald trump loves to associate themselves with power and powerful imagery so the british crown and victory in world war ii is a need that he would love to drape himself and if possible. could have your thoughts and insight, thank you forjoining us and insight, thank you forjoining us in san francisco. let's catch up

with the weather news now, here the forecast. away from their low price a cloudy wet day for western areas but low pressure will move northwards and it will become confined to more northern parts of the uk for scotland, northern ireland where rainfall will be deep here and in parts of northern england. it should be a drier story for much of england and wales with clear skies and a few missed patches and we know where it will be particularly cold. wednesday starts off in particularly cold. wednesday starts offina particularly cold. wednesday starts off in a bright note, some sunshine around, to turn hazy through the day, holding onto the cloud, outbreaks of rain and i was developing for england, wales and it can be quite heavy into the afternoon but that is the drier weather we could see 20 or 20 degrees cooler in the north. the tooth friday, a of low pressure for central and southern and eastern

areas into the weekend and it does stay unsettled with further showers but there will be some sunshine too.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. president trump's continuing his state visit to the uk. he's been praising the ‘extraordinary‘ us—uk alliance. he promised a "phenomenal" trade deal after the uk leaves the european union — but couldn't resist saying he'd have handled brexit better. i would have sued and settled, may be, but you never know. she's probably a better negotiator than i am. he also said reports of protests against him were "fake news", but there were hundreds of people on the streets of london demonstrating against his visit. we'll be live with the latest. we'll also have the latest from sudan, where the military has promised elections — but it's scrapped agreements with the main opposition coalition and is making arrests