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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, the editor of politicshome, and benedicte paviot, who's the uk correspondent for france 2a and president of the foreign press association. thanks both for coming in this evening. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the front of the daily mail reports that conservative leadership candidate michael gove has a minute to taking cocaine several times when he was younger. he emitted taking the drug to the paper but says it was a mistake. the sun leading with that same confession. with claims that same confession. with claims that michael gove took the drug several times. politics, still on the times and labour with reports of a fresh anti—semitism route threatening the newly elected mp for peterborough at lisa forbes.
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independent meanwhile is leading only store we have covered heavily today, that of sally challen the abused wife who has walked free after the mass on her plea for killing her abusive husband was accepted. the ft is covering what it describes as a fund empire. this covering £1 million of stock since the suspension of the flagship fund on monday and a scramble to raise cash. prince charles seen here on the front page of the telegraph has a speaking of his deep fears over the destruction of the natural world. the prince of wealth if the loss of biological diversity terrifies him and you can see there the guardian which has got a story about arthur university fallen to third place in university rankings and the daily mirror has an interview of the police who caught what the paper describes as a road rage killer kenneth noah hughes being released from prison. the woman who helped capture him after her boyfriend was stabbed to death
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live her life in fear now that he is free. sorry about that slight mix—up with the paper order. we have a big story tonight, a breaking story, kevin. michael gove and the cocaine confession. i think we have had that independent leak confirmed i don't think, but his wife... there are quotes from them in the story and he admits that when he was a young gentleman, he said he took cocaine on several social occasions. i wonder how many times several means. that obviously is quite a few. and it is on the back of a new book on unauthorised biography of michael gove by a journalist he was written a book about him. the daily mail contains a revelation that he in 2016 in the last leadership election when he stood in discussions with aids talking about things that could potentially come up, he was asked
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did you take drugs and he said yes, cocaine. never actually in the event came out during that leadership contest if he was knocked out quite early. but now he has had to face up to it. as a purelyjournalistic, it isa to it. as a purelyjournalistic, it is a fantastic story, one that stops you in your tracks when you read it. does this disbar him from being prime minister, i don't think it should. when you have to remember is working to make it to the final ballot, there will be the electoral members who largely are a bit older people who might be slightly less 0k when it comes to drug use in making a pretty dim view of it. yes, and this is 20 years ago according to the statement in there. it says i deeply regret this before he was married and he does not believe that past mistakes disqualify you. that's right. but he does add drugs damage lives and i think there will be a
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concern from mr gove to not give an example or encourage other people to do the same. but it is interesting that it do the same. but it is interesting thatitis do the same. but it is interesting that it is in anticipation of what questions he would face in the medium back in 2016 that this is now coming out in 2019 and of course it is days before that first crucial ballot. i think on thursday. which will eliminate at least one candidate from the 11 that are currently standing. the other important thing in this open minute book is has extracts in the deli mailand book is has extracts in the deli mail and goes on on page two some immediate stuff as well apart from a troy merritt headline that i don't think any of us were expecting, this saturday morning is that mr gove believes he did a public service, thatis believes he did a public service, that is a quote, by dramatically knifing mrjohnson during the 2016 contest. saying that he did not believe that boris johnson was
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contest. saying that he did not believe that borisjohnson was prime ministerial material. and i think it is interesting that in a separate interview with conservative home yesterday, mr gove refused to say if he would give borisjohnson a cabinetjob if he would give borisjohnson a cabinet job if he he would give borisjohnson a cabinetjob if he becomes prime minister. so the starting gun has officially started on monday but it started quite a while ago and what i think we should look at on friday, what a low— key think we should look at on friday, what a low—key resignation of the prime minister as far as the tour leadership is concerned. that 9022 letter and i thing a lot of us were wondering will i be a statement or something, certainly international media were also wondering is a red letter day commission recover and then realising that no, actually, it was something that needs to be taken note of and yes we have got the reports that already. and i will just look back at the week and look at president trump praising in that joint press conference for the first time ever publicly theresa may on
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her legacy on the almost getting there with brexit and then president macron yesterday at that moving ceremony ended france yesterday saying the respect that he had and had enjoyed working with her as british prime minister. and he said the leaders coming up with the work that you do and any idea will survive. some would argue about the legacy that she has left. the thing isi legacy that she has left. the thing is i was of the cycle moves on very fashion will be a lot of reaction and already a lot of twitter reaction to this michael gove story. apart from front pages being hastily changed. i want to fly got one comparison from the times because obviously michael gove and jeremy huntare obviously michael gove and jeremy hunt are two of the people who may come second to boris in terms of number of votes that mps might give and boris is still the front runner. but i really damning column on boris here talking about his past
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offences, both private and in public office. as he sees them. and the question is really tonight if michael gove is forced to admit that he has taken cocaine 20 years ago, is that damaging to him a? whereas other politicians whom i boris, others, roy stewart admitted to taking opium in the past, to what degree are the things damaging when you're looking at who will be prime minister? boris has previously when he was trying to be mayor of london admitted he took cocaine. i think your point, kevin, is a very good one. there is a difference, but many michael gove. .. one. there is a difference, but many michael gove... first i think he is saying it because it is important to get it out there and i think it will bea get it out there and i think it will be a long while before if he does not make it through to the final two, so there is some type of the play out. we were discussing before borisjohnson is kinda priced and, whether it is the affairs or the taking of cocaine. this clearly now is going to be a question of not
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just your naughtiest moment running through the we but have you drugs? they will all be asked now and have you taken a recently? 20 years ago versus the last five years is a difference. he also is begin the point that he was not looking to be in public life and to go into politics. as i say, i don't like it should disbar. david cameron's line on this was always i believe you should have a private law before you get into politics. that was the way he that with these questions. the fa ct he that with these questions. the fact that this book has revealed that michael gove has done it has forced his hand and forced them to come out and certainly i don't think it will do him much damage in terms of mps initially voting and you should go through to the ballot of...i should go through to the ballot of... i don't see many mps relate to changing their minds on that. when it gets to the membership, may be, perhaps, but it is a surprise. and i suppose that of these things come out now we can sort of control it.
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as opposed to later. will that affect a public vote, could it switch mmp secretly support michael gove to others, to dominic raab, to others? i think less with the mps and more to the militants. the card—carrying and more to the militants. the ca rd—carrying voters of and more to the militants. the card—carrying voters of the conservatives. the question is... that is the point. the final two. conservatives. the question is... that is the point. the final twom may play often in the line, and a couple of weeks in theory before we get into the final two and at the moment, it looks like he will either be gove orjeremy hunt against mauricejohnson but be gove orjeremy hunt against maurice johnson but a be gove orjeremy hunt against mauricejohnson but a lot can change. so potentially helps the current kevin memberjeremy hunt. tenting to stick with that story but this marks the fact that the leadership battle as peterborough has voters deserve the party. the brick supported did not get what it's wanted either, with its first
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palm entry c and the little democrats did very well. the picture is mixed and it is important to stress that the remain parties have done well in the eu elections as well. not just the done well in the eu elections as well. notjust the bricks reported thatis well. notjust the bricks reported that is threatening the current two. it shows how badly and at what terrible position the conservative party as the prime minister stands down as the leader of the tory and unionist party. it is to be fair how the brexit party, whether to be an election really in the next two or three months, the real danger that it poses. ijust want to heart back for two lines from the daily mail because it says westminster is also a wash with rumours that defence secretary penny morton is poised to become the 12th candidate in the race to succeed theresa may which would make it three women. race to succeed theresa may which would make it three womenlj race to succeed theresa may which would make it three women. i have heard alternative rumours today that she has decided not to. we will find out and we have until monday. fabienne is a deadline for candidates here. i think it shows
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the result as well that conservative mps are terrified of a general election this side of brexit. even if it actually happens because his lungs brexit has not happened, the brexit party will split the conservative vote and potentially let labour through the middle and thatis, let labour through the middle and that is, feels tory mps with dread. so it is a big winner in terms of the leadership contest when you say don't worry commitment me from mr, i will not cause a general election. praising mps might be saying to you in the stock breaks or do you want to have a general election and risk losing your seat? anyway... left move losing your seat? anyway... left m ove o nto losing your seat? anyway... left move onto the times because their headline is focusing on the labour party and they say the new labour and they say the new labour mb must be suspended and they don't mean a new labour... that was a long time ago, that ship has sailed. this is
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another anti—semitism story and there have been a lot of focus on lisa forbes, the new peterborough mp today already. she was forced to apologise during the peterborough by election campaign for social media activity on facebook. mentioning also rupert hock. a new revelation as well that the mp is the report of complaints forformer as well that the mp is the report of complaints for former staff members. she denies that. again, this issue event and semitism the labour party just cannot quite seem to shake off. more significant today was quite a few labour mps were very cool in their response to elaborate by election victory. margaret hodge. and here again louise ellman who
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says lisa forbes should lose the wit before she even takes up the spot. and the times remind us that the equality and human rights commission is carrying out an unprecedented inquiry into whether the opposition has unlawfully disseminated against dues mac. extraordinary for the main i was dues mac. extraordinary for the main iwas in dues mac. extraordinary for the main i was in party. this could be the winner ifand i was in party. this could be the winner if and when of the general election. —— dues macro. winner if and when of the general election. -- dues macro. let's revolve to the guardian because their headline is offered for the third place in university records and they have been beaten by the university of saint andrews which has as to out for the first time. there have been a lot of focus on university admissions and university admissions changing and making it easierfor people from admissions changing and making it easier for people from less privileged backgrounds to get in. if thatis privileged backgrounds to get in. if that is a factor or what we are not clear yet from this frontpage. speaking as a scott, it is good news
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to see them flying the flag force scottish higher education, a great fit. prince william and kate there. to see in second place, you think of a university in the uk, 0xford to see in second place, you think of a university in the uk, oxford is the first one you think of. most of the first one you think of. most of the tory leadership candidates are from oxford. cambridge retains the overall top spot. cambridge will be really happy with that. actually. as you would imagine, it causes quite a lot of reflection at oxford as to why this is happening. they say saint andrews arises due to high levels of contentment among the students. is that a big criteria equipment these writings are drawn up equipment these writings are drawn up in different ways about how much research they have done and such. notjust research they have done and such. not just about results.
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research they have done and such. notjust about results. his happiness being measured here? it's a lovely thought. say if the garden university guy, there are others available. we are going to stay with the guardian because they have a wonderful picture of olivia coleman because it is the honours list which is just out tonight. because it is the honours list which isjust out tonight. elvis costello has got one. the former undertones singer. the head of mi five andrew parker. and the front page of the telegraph, they have gone on a very political angle, up and onto the fa ct political angle, up and onto the fact that the cbi chair at fairburn has been given... made a dame because they say that she was part of project fear during dominant they would never let her forget that one. put out all the stuff that was set there in a referendum campaign, the
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assertion that she is getting this assertion that she is getting this asa assertion that she is getting this as a thank you from the government for her efforts to try and keep the uk inside the eu. i'm sure others would say she is pointing out economic damage of brexit but anyway... and other predecessors at the cbi have been given as well. well, those honours arejust the cbi have been given as well. well, those honours are just out and it isa well, those honours are just out and it is a really interesting list so we will have more on that in an hour but that is it for this hour. kevin and benedict are back at half past 11 for another look at the papers. we'll see how many of those rampages have changed to include michael gove ‘s admission. and don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to kevin and benedicte.
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willow does not look ideal on saturday but it depends if you are glass half full or empty. blustery over southern parts of the uk and gailforce over southern parts of the uk and gail force winds expected and choppy seas and on top of that lots of showers to come as well. it is all because of this low pressure which has an battering parts of france actually. some disruptive winds here, we got the rain initially across other parts of the uk and in all of that bed weather shifted a little bit further towards the north was that we had thunderstorms, too, and a report of a funnel cloud near taunton earlier on for some the low pressure tracking northwards to the course of the night and it is to the south that we see those really strong winds. let's have a look at the forecast then through the course of this evening. here is the low around about now, that rain wrapping around about now, that rain wrapping around this circulation here again some heavy showers around and not so that across the north of scotland wasn't some clear skies here through
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the night. the winds all start to strengthen across some areas in the early hours of saturday. initially come up around the coast and then basically through the morning towards lunchtime it will become very blustery across of them parts of england, the midlands and probably as formal as ligature as well. the kind of guts we will get will be sort of autumn so possibly in excess of 50 mph on the south coast itself and a good 40—115 mph inlet which is really strong for the time of year. injune, we don't get such strong gusts of wind. further north and east him because he a of cloud, occasional showers here but the western isles enjoying some sunshine there. the temperatures tomorrow averaging around about 15, 16 degrees. that does leave us later on saturday the weather will come down and for some of us it is actually going to be a decent end to the day. here is sunday's weather forecast and the low pressure is across the north sea moving into norway, behind it the weather
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im proves norway, behind it the weather improves and the winds certainly a lot lighter. more sunshine around but it is not going to be perfectly dry. in fact you were there are showers in the forecast. some doubted around scotland, northern ireland and some across other western parts of the uk. central industry areas will be driest and brightest on sunday. next we come a remains fairly cool and further showers on the way. bye—bye.
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: tory leadership hopeful michael gove admits he did cocaine more than 20 years ago. he says he doesn't believe past m ista kes says he doesn't believe past mistakes should disqualify him from leaving the party. look at me. look at me. how dare you! close your eyes. you might call them favourites, academy award winner 0livia coleman and survivor bear g rylls 0livia coleman and survivor bear grylls amongst the names in the queen's birthday honours list. three people have died in hospitals in manchester and liverpool after a hot —— outbreak of listeria traced back to prepackaged food given to nhs patients. two women beaten up on a
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