this is bbc news. on lukwesa burak. -- i'm this is bbc news. on lukwesa burak. —— i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11pm. britain's next prime minister. the two men vying for the job clash over brexit, leadership and personality in a live tv debate. arguing about when and how it can be achieved. once again escalating the fears of a no deal brexit when what we should be doing is getting ready and encouraging the people of this country that they can do it. being prime minister is about telling people what they need to hear, notjust telling people what they need to hear, not just about what they want to hear and the difference between you and me is you are peddling optimism stop president trump is accused of being wrong and disrespectful

as he steps up his attack on theresa may and the british ambassador to washington calling him a stupid guy. jeremy corbyn calls on the next prime minister to hold a second referendum before taking britain out of the eu, and says labour will campaign to remain. and more success for andy murray and serena williams at wimbledon, but the dream's over for britjohanna konta. at 11:30 pm, we will have an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, broadcaster and author john councillor and the telegraph's deputy political editor. good evening. the two men vying to be britain's next prime minister, boris johnson and jeremy hunt, have taken part in a live televised debate tonight, clashing over brexit, economic policies, donald trump, and the qualities

needed to lead the country. mrjohnson said it was crucial that britain leaves the eu on the 31st october with or without a deal. but he wouldn't be drawn on whether he would resign if that failed to happen. jeremy hunt accused him of peddling optimism with his approach to brexit, but borisjohnson said his rival was being totally defeatist by not setting a hard deadline to leave. political editor laura kuenssberg was watching the debate from salford. this is a really important moment in a conversation that's happening just inside the tory party will affect every single one of us in the months and years to come. for boris johnson, who has dreamt of entering number 10 for years, but whose career has gone up number 10 for years, but whose career has gone up and down and then up career has gone up and down and then up again, he's been the frontrunner since the beginning of this and now

it must appear to be tantalisingly within his grasp. forjeremy hunt, whose been at the top level of politics in the cabinet for nearly a decade, a few weeks ago there's no way he could have been sure he would be in the final pair but he's just as determined to give himself a decent chance of causing a big political upset and maybe, just maybe managing to squeak boris johnson out. ballot papers around the country are in the grasp of conservative members, many of whom will be watching and wondering tonight, who will be the best man to ta ke tonight, who will be the best man to take their party, and more importantly the country, out of a slow—moving drama and political crisis? out in front in the race and first in the door tonight. then next, the man in second, vying to take charge. ata time man in second, vying to take charge.

at a time when conflicts and controversy follows politicians everywhere. first, with the familiar introductions, the brexiteer in chief. we can either continue with the same old failed can kicking approach, destroyed trust in politics, sapping business confidence, or else we can change, get back our mojo. mr hunt suggested a wider appeal. poll after poll, i'm the public's referred choice for prime minister because i appeal to not only those who already vote conservative but those who we need to win. for those watching at home, i'll be your prime minister whoever you vote for. no surprise, the hardest question first. i voted conservative much of my life but now i support the brexit party and i'd like to nigel farage in number10. can you promise me that we will definitely leave the eu on

october the 31st? i think it's absolutely vital that we come out on october the 31st, otherwise, tony, we will continue to haemorrhage trust, not just in we will continue to haemorrhage trust, notjust in the conservative party or the labour party, but in politics generally. if you don't get is out of the eu by the 31st of october, will you resign? we're going to get out on october the sist, going to get out on october the 31st, and anyone who goes into these negotiations proposing once again to kick the can down the road will run the risk of forfeiting trust with the risk of forfeiting trust with the electorate. i think it's a know, and what we've got is someone who says it's do or die for the country. i'm sorry, i think we have... says it's do or die for the country. i'm sorry, ithink we have... i askedif i'm sorry, ithink we have... i asked if you would resign, boris, not a question, will you resign if you don't deliver it, yes or no? why opponent isn't clearly committed on coming out of the eu on october the sist. coming out of the eu on october the 31st. i asked if you would resign if you didn't do it. they faced questions over the risks of leaving without a deal. being prime minister

is about telling people what they need to hear, notjust what is about telling people what they need to hear, not just what they wa nt need to hear, not just what they want to hear. the difference between us want to hear. the difference between us is you are peddling optimism and i'm saying we can make a tremendous... i think we should have tremendous... i think we should have tremendous optimism! i think the only defeatist with someone who was only defeatist with someone who was on the other side of the argument for so long and didn't wish to come out with that line. raise your hand if you feel confident telling the british people we will have left the eu by the 31st of october. that's the spirit, jeremy! i'll make it happen! you cuddle for me! then... what i have is an inability to get some surprising results in difficult situations. no—one said i could win the mayoral tea in london in 2008 and the european union referendum in 2017. i think leadership is also about your values. sometimes things

you would have to say to your friends like you wouldn't say, like isaid to friends like you wouldn't say, like i said to donald trump today because i think his comments about theresa may were unacceptable and i don't think he should have made them. but the frontrunner squirmed over the white house and whether he would keep the uk ambassador in washington if elected. he was dragged into british political debate in the way he sometimes is, not necessarily the right thing to do, asjeremy has said... was it wrong to make those comments? basically our relationship with the us is of fantastic four importance. if i'm the next prime minister the ambassador stays because it is our decision. minister the ambassador stays because it is our decisionlj minister the ambassador stays because it is our decision. i alone will decide who takes important and politically sensitive jobs, such as the us uk ambassador to the us. why was your first announcement in this campaign tax cuts for the wealthy? it's part of a package... the first thing you mentioned... it was part

ofa thing you mentioned... it was part of a package. tax cuts for the rich. i want to say now, i have spent my life trying to persuade people we are not the party of the rich. my programme is for a wide—ranging package, starting with the people on modest incomes, so that we help them with what's being a difficult set of yea rs. with what's being a difficult set of years. they want to impress you but what do these two different men think of each other? what one quality do you most admire in your opponent? errmm. .. i quality do you most admire in your opponent? errmm... i greatly admire his ability to change his mind. opponent? errmm... i greatly admire his ability to change his mindlj really admire boris's ability to answer the question. he really admire boris's ability to answerthe question. he has really admire boris's ability to answer the question. he has this great ability... you ask him a question, he puts a smile on your face and you forget what the question was. brilliant quality for a politician, maybe not a prime

minister. but two weeks today, one of them will be prime minister. the shouting tonight is over, the decision not yet done. a lot of finger pointing, a lot of flailing around and a lot of shouting and the two men locking horns. in a funny way they switched sides somewhat. jeremy hunt's reputation is the ultra— cautious safe pair of hands but he was the one trying to land spiky points, accusing borisjohnson again and again of being impossible to pin down. borisjohnson, although there was the sprinkling of the usual attem pts was the sprinkling of the usual attempts at jokes, was the sprinkling of the usual attempts atjokes, he was the one trying to be careful with his language and desperately trying not to offend the white house and trying not to be drawn into a question of what's going on in northern ireland. whether or not this will make a transformational difference to the

race, it seems unlikely at this stage. i think both teams will be fairly content with their man's performance tonight. boris johnson avoided disaster not tripping up on ba na na avoided disaster not tripping up on banana skins he has been so careful to avoid through this race. jeremy hunt was spiky, he made his points and he got them across and he didn't look like someone who was certain to crash out and throw this race away. i'm not sure tonight's really spiky debate changes a huge amount in this race, it seems unlikely this performance alone stops boris johnson's path to number 10 but it's evidence that if mrjohnson is lucky enough to make it there, he will face a tricky time upon his arrival. laura kuenssberg there stop you heard both candidates —— laura kuenssberg there. you heard both candidates talking about what they would do with the uk ambassador to washington. today the us president continued his public criticism

of theresa may, describing her as foolish in her negotiation of brexit. and there were more harsh words for the uk's ambassador to washington calling him whacky and stupid. the president has been angered by leaked private emails in which sir kim darroch described the trump white house as dysfunctional and inept. nick bryant reports from washington. a lavish banquet in washington last night, where the president glad—handed diplomats from qatar, but cold—shouldered the uk ambassador. sir kim darroch, disinvited from the dinner, after mr trump announced the white house would no longer deal with him. this morning, another twitter tirade that was notjust incendiary but borderline thermonuclear. and on brexit: sir kim darroch, the man entrusted to preserve and protect the special relationship, is now in the midst

of a diplomatic whirlwind. and while the uk embassy this morning was said to be in keep calm and carry on mode, his elegant residence feels besieged. sir kim was supposed to be at a meeting today between ivanka trump and the international trade secretary, liam fox. but we understand that he decided not to attend, partly because he didn't want to put the president's daughter in an embarrassing situation. liam fox and if uncle trump were renewing an acquaintance made in happier times, during the recent state visit to london. and during their 45 minute meeting i'm told, their 45 minute meeting i'm told, the diplomatic row didn't come up in conversation, nor did doctor fox offer an apology for what the ambassador said about the president. tonight a meeting in the commerce department was cancelled, a clash of diaries it is claimed rather than a further clash of friends. there will be a new prime minister in a couple of weeks

and that is an opportunity to maybe hit the reset button. i imagine the new prime minister will travel to washington fairly soon in his new tenure and try to forge a new bond with the president. donald trump started his relationship with theresa may with a gentle tap on the hand, he is ending it with what feels like a kick in the teeth. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. jeremy corbyn has said that labour would support remaining in the european union if there's another referendum on any tory brexit deal. he said he'd press the new prime minister to put their final proposal to the people, whether it's a new deal or a no—deal brexit. but he did't explain labour's position if there was a general election. here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. he looked relaxed, but smile or no smile, jeremy corbyn‘s bowed to pressure inside his party. labour's new pledge, to fight the next prime minister's brexit — deal, or no deal, to demand a new referendum and campaign to stay in.

is labour now a party of remain or leave? labour is a party which says we will take no—deal off the table. the people will have a choice in the future as to whether to remain in the european union or accept what will be very, very damaging no deal exit from the eu with consequences forfood prices, medicine supplies and industrial investment. what about at the next election, if there is no brexit by then? we are a big democratic organisation. i've just spent some time consulting with all the parts of the labour party and the labour movement. we've come to this position. we have a democratic process. we'll decide our election position when the election comes. have you not backed away under pressure from the mass membership and from your colleagues for fear of losing much more support? not a bit of it. i've been listening. but the pressure to support another referendum had grown too loud to ignore. next, labour's anti—brexiteers will demand the party backs remain before the election, and if it wins. today, they celebrated. our members have been telling us

for some time now that they want us to be a remain party, that they want us to put the new deal to the people. we're now going to campaign for that. i'm very proud that the shadow cabinet have listened to their concerns. there's further discussions to be had about what we do during an election and after. others say labour must back a brexit deal. i'm not overjoyed, i have got a heavy heart but ultimately i always said i would be shield's voice in westminster and on brexit i'm going to stick by that, stick by my constituents because ultimately as a public servant if you don't deliver for those who put your faith in you, why should they put their faith in you in the future? labour's brexit plan, like the government's, is still a work in progress, more pro—remain today but labour could still go into the next election promising to get a better

deal in europe and call a referendum on that, and if it does would it be pro—remain or pro—leave? jeremy corbyn has put that off until later, kicking the can down the road. both the major parties are feeling the squeeze of brexit. neither one really knows how to handle it. john piennar, bbc news, westminster. meanwhile, three peers have left the labour group in the house of lords accusing the party of anti—semitism. among them is lord triesman, seen here on the left, who was the party's general secretary under tony blair. the others are lord darzi and lord turnberg, a former president of the royal college of physicians. labour called the peers' claims false and offensive. the headlines on bbc news: britain's next prime minister — the two men vying for the job clash over brexit in a live tv debate, arguing over the details of when and how it can be achieved. president trump is accused of being disrespectful as he steps up his attack on theresa may and the british ambassador to washington, calling

him ‘a stupid guy'. and jeremy corbyn calls on the next prime minister to hold a second referendum before taking britain out of the eu. he says labour will campaign to remain. —— labour. mps in westminster have voted to legalise same sex marriage in northern ireland unless the devolved government has been restored by the 21st of october this year. a majority of mps have also approved a separate amendment which aims to extend access to abortion in northern ireland. ireland correspondent emma vardy is at stormont and she explained the significance of these votes. well, they do have the potential to bring about historic change here. these are some of northern ireland's most divisive, most emotive issues. it's the only part of the uk where

same—sex marriage is illegal and there is a near total ban on abortion. it is of course the stormont assembly‘s job to make decisions on these matters but no politicians have been sitting here for 2.5 years since power—sharing collapsed. what happened in westminster doesn't change anything here overnight but if by the 21st october there is no devolved government restored here then westminster m ps government restored here then westminster mps will have the operation to change the law on same—sex marriage and abortion. huge angerfrom the same—sex marriage and abortion. huge anger from the northern same—sex marriage and abortion. huge angerfrom the northern ireland dup about what happened today, they are very strong opponents of any change in the law on these issues. that was emma va rdy was emma vardy there. the civil war in yemen is now in its fifth year and the un says the situation is desperate particularly for children. but some have been saved, like six—year—old yusra who needed life saving treatment abroad. thanks to donations after her story was told on the bbc, she got it. our international correspondent

orla guerin reports. look, it's good ? again... hand—painting a new future. for six—year—old yusra, not just child's play, her careful brush strokes are colouring an artificial eye. oh, excellent. just like the one she's about to receive. it's the last stage of months of life—saving treatment at the king hussein cancer center in jordan, all funded through donations. yusra has come smiling through, surviving an aggressive tumour which claimed her left eye. her specialist now hoping to hide her scars and heal her trauma. her reaction says it all. and doctors say she has been a tonic for them. when i see her i try to give her love, but she give me first, with smile and hug. she likes life.

she's a wonderful girl, a beautiful girl. if you look to her smile, only her smile, you would be happy. if you are tired, you would be relaxed. she's a lovely girl. i love her. it was a very different picture last october when we met yusra and her family in war—torn yemen. they were sheltering in a disused shop in the capital sana'a. yusra desperately needed treatment abroad but was trapped by a saudi ban on civilian flights. after we highlighted her case, several organisations came together and managed to get her tojordan. yusra has been in the best of hands there and her surgeon says she is now cancer—free. but she has a genetic condition, so follow—up checks are being arranged in yemen. he worries about her future in a war zone. this is what breaks my heart. we are not politicians,

we cannot solve the issues. we do what we can do as doctors. we can make the connections with others and we hope and wish for her the best. for this one at yemeni child, there was a way out, an escape from war, but not for ever. this was yusra's last visit to the park before swapping the playgrounds of oman for the battle ground that is yemen. her devoted mother hayat, all too aware of the risks. translation: when a missile lands nearby, our tents are torn to pieces and we lie on the ground to avoid the debris. there was an air strike on the farm next to us. i'm frightened to go back. but with yusra's treatment completed, it was time to pack up suitcases, almost as big as she is.

yusra is now back in her homeland, surrounded by her extended family. she is a pint—sized study in courage, but in yemen every day is a fight for survival. orla guerin, bbc news. employees from ethnic minority groups earned on average 4% less than their white counterparts last year. the figures are part of the first detailed analysis of britain's ethnicity pay gap. workers from pakistani and bangladeshi ethnic groups had the lowest average hourly pay, while chinese and indian workers consistently had the highest of any ethnic group. adina campbell reports. whoo! a new generation of graduates. today, these young people at bath university are celebrating their academic achievements, and many will go on to be part of britain's future workforce.

but according to a new report, some of these graduates could see differences in pay because of their ethnicity. so, what does the ethnicity pay gap actually mean? if you line up all the workers in britain in order of their pay, it's how the salary of the white person in the middle compares with that of the ethnic minority person, also in the middle. so, it's notjust about whether white people and ethnic minorities are getting equal pay for equal work, but also to what extent ethnic minorities arejoining and progressing to better paid jobs. i guess we can hopefully see that gap close. that would be nice. and in addition to that, feeling like obviously you know when you're applying forjobs and you have to choose your ethnic identity, you don't have to worry, "ok, is this going to disqualify me from a job?"

the fact that it's changing is obviously a good sign. obviously you know, you can say that it changing faster would be nicer. the new report found ethnic minorities earn nearly 4% less than white ethnic groups. in london, this is even higher, with a pay gap of nearly 22%. if we look at hourly pay, white workers will earn £12, compared with just £9.60 for people from bangladeshi backgrounds. and those from chinese families earn much more. £15.75 an hour. this is the first time we have a clearer picture of what the race pay gap looks like in the uk. a big difference is that people from ethnic minorities tend to be younger than their white colleagues, and their career choice may be a reason why they earn less. so, we need to know more information about the age of people affected, the types ofjobs they're choosing and the educational differences, to pinpoint exactly where change is needed. some companies, such as pwc, are already voluntarily publishing ethnicity pay gap data.

senior leaders say the transparency is making a big difference. when you publish it, you've got to put some real strong action plans behind what you're going to do to change that data. that's where we're at at the moment. because this is becoming more and more of a business issue as well. our clients are demanding that they work with people from diverse backgrounds. as the uk becomes more culturally rich, there are growing calls for all employers to publish their ethnicity pay gap figures, similar to the gender pay gap, to ensure broad fairness for the changing faces in multicultural britain. adina campbell, bbc news. now, walk down newton green in great dunmow in essex and you probably wouldn't notice anything unusual. from the outside, the houses all look like ordinary semis, so why has one property been described as britain's most extraordinary home?

well, the fantasy fiction author, john tarrow, bought number 51 back in 1990, and reckons he's spent about £1 million, turning into 13 worlds, including a voodoo kitchen and haunted bedroom. mike liggins has been given a guided tour. when you enter the world of talus turn, you enter a world of magic. no flat packed furniture or widescreen tvs here because tai is a 1—off, the product of one man's wild imagination. i'm john taro and i'm author and creator of tailston. this is the living and dining room and it's a welsh tower taken over by the victorians in 1987. john bought the

semi in 1994 £72,000. it was nice enough but didn't have much pizzazz, shall we say. he started by creating an office upstairs, but notjust any old office. this is new york in the 19205. once the office was finished, i didn't want to be anywhere else in the house and i was sitting up there with a friend one day and they said why don't you do another room? that's when i started on that journey to transforming a whole house. and what a journey. downstairs, john has created a japanese teahouse set in the future. the kitchen is new orleans in the 19505, the stairs inspired by an italian villa. with the help of husband marcus, friends, family and volunteers, john has amassed 2000 objects from 27 countries around the world. this is a 1911 bedroom in a

haunted scottish manner. when i started, i had my imagination, that was it. then i got my dad involved, he was quite practical. then my mum got involved and friends got involved and all told, 138 people, volunteers, craftspeople, have worked on this house. the back garden has been transformed into a fountain courtyard, and the shared... of course, it's not really a shed at all. —— shared. no, it's a canadian log cabin but by now, you've probably guessed that. john does tours, no coach parties, the neighbours apparently don't mind. john has done a novel based on ta ilston john has done a novel based on tailston and astonishingly is about to give it all up. he is planning

more travel. the house is being put ina more travel. the house is being put in a trust and will stay as it is to serve as inspiration for others. britain's most extraordinary home. let's catch up with the weather now with matt. i have to admit, i would prefer nature to take over watering the garden at the moment and that's even though some got natural help over the last 24 hours but in the south, high pressure has been close by and the weather systems have been pushing to the north of the uk. around this area of low pressure in the atlantic and that's the case into wednesday. as the pressure lowers a bit in the south, the greater chance of showers and more will be missed than hit. brighter in northern england but cloud in scotla nd northern england but cloud in scotland and northern ireland, even though we will get more sunshine than tuesday but showery rain, late in the day as humidity creeps up, we could see severe thunderstorms in eastern scotland especially. 25 in the south—east corner. quite a muggy

night into thursday. the greater chance of some rain waiting in the wings if you are still hoping for the garden to get a little bit of a downpour. that will start to push its way in as this low pressure closes in more widely on thursday. showers possible anywhere. greater chance in the south compared to what we've had but even here, rainfall amounts vary widely, many places will be dry and quite humid, especially in southern and eastern areas and central and eastern scotla nd areas and central and eastern scotland and northern england could see severe thunderstorms into thursday night. they will pull away as our low thursday night. they will pull away as our low pressure thursday night. they will pull away as our low pressure system east and with winds flowing anticlockwise, we get the winds from the north—west, clearing the humidity and a slightly fresher day and very nice where you have the sunshine. plenty of it in southern and eastern areas, a few showers here and there and eastern scotla nd showers here and there and eastern scotland and eastern england most prone, if you isolated ones in the rest of england and north wales.

pleasa nt rest of england and north wales. pleasant with the sunshine, into the 20s