tv The Papers BBC News August 28, 2019 10:40pm-11:01pm BST
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h “a fi think is a test, i think for me, i think is a test, it's a journey, and i'm not messing around with this. i think a lot of people, you know, it has been overwhelming support, but i think some people think it's a bit like... that scene out of rocky three, where he is wearing gold gloves, and its training, and it's all showbiz, and he gets filled in. that's not what i'm about. i'm dedicating my life to this. i want to make sure i'm in the best possible shape. whatever happens at the end of it. looking forward to watching him do that. the draw for the third round of the league cup has been made with the holders manchester city travelling to preston and big rivals portsmouth facing southampton. the rest of the draw is on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political editor of the sun on sunday, dave wooding and former fleet street editor, eve pollard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. all the papers leading with borisjohnson securing the queen's approval to suspend parliament. commons leaderjacob rees mogg tells the telegraph, parliament's duty is to deliver on the result of the brexit referendum and mp5 trying to thwart brexit are risking a constitutional crisis. on the daily mail, boris takes his gloves off, by suspending parliament for nearly five weeks. johnson goes for broke is the headline across tomorrow's times. the paper reports the downing street has drawn up a battle plan
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to frustrate rebels and opposition parties. on the front of the financial times — boris johnson sparked uproar over plans to shut down parliament for five weeks to protect his brexit plan. it's a prorogue state — reads the headline on the front of the metro — as the queen agrees to the pm's request to suspend parliament. the guardian reports on the outrage of rebel mps as they gear up for an historic clash next week following the prime minister's announcement to suspend parliament in the run—up to brexit. and ballsy boris comes out fighting is across tomorrows sun newspaper with the headline hey big spender. well dave, we are going to start actually with the guardian. outrage asjohnson suspends parliament. and you know, that is absolutely the theme of most of the front pages, isn't it? it's the word we have heard more than any other word today, outrage. everyone is saying this is an outrage! let's just be clear with
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borisjohnson has actually done. he has suspended, he has asked the queen to suspend parliament for a period of time, when it usually it is already suspended in recess for the party conferences. mps traditionally vote to close the commons for three weeks, while the three main political parties have their conferences, it used to be at their conferences, it used to be at the seaside in the old days, but now it's in manchester. and i suspect that boris johnson it's in manchester. and i suspect that borisjohnson may have feared, oi’ that borisjohnson may have feared, or picked up some rumours that the mps weren't going to vote for this three week recess, and in order to pit that went to the post, he has paroled parliament using his own powers, and thrown a few days on the beginning of the end, so it's actually a little bit of a longer extension, a longer break, li—s days, perhaps six days, depending how long they go for. but at the same time, it doesn't limit the ability of mps to stop a no—deal brexit. or a
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brexit at all. it could be about five weeks, the point is at this point in the country's history, the end of october looming, with a prime minister who has not been voted by the public, who does not have a parliamentary majority. people are serious, aren't they? well, they are. this was discussed at the very beginning of it, his reign, but there should be a paroled, and everybody said no, that is not going to happen, but it is true to say. while he himself said it wasn't. exactly, but it is true to say that in october, you would wait, and impact all you would have to go on where the conferences, wherever they were. now of course, what's interesting is that it probably will mean that all of those conferences will be more dogged by this subject than any othertime, will be more dogged by this subject than any other time, so all of those things saying, 75 unions were voting for this that and the other, it will all be, i think a quite a lot of it will be about brexit. but it is
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interesting, but you wonder when they thought of this, and when they decided to do this. the other thing i found the word outrage. there is a sort of feeling that the privy council jacob rees—mogg went sort of feeling that the privy counciljacob rees—mogg went up to him and sort of half wrestled her majesty into having to do this. people have to explain, this is how oui’ people have to explain, this is how our constitution is set up. you know? that she, he has to ask, and she will do it, you know,. you have a sort of tangential link to the royalfamily, don't a sort of tangential link to the royal family, don't you? a sort of tangential link to the royalfamily, don't you? do you think, speculation that her majesty has been put in a difficult position, dragged into politics when she scrupulously stayed out of its? i think not, because i think people are now getting the message that if the prime minister asks her majesty to do it, it'sjust always been a convention that the king or king would do it. but i did think earlier in the day, when i started watching, it was more or less, you know, give
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us it was more or less, you know, give us the mace, and you know, we want to actually have this. let'sjust move on to the mail, which says boris takes the gloves off. and again, it is the same theme again, they are saying it's nearly five weeks, speaker brands it's an outrage. and scott's tory leader set to quit today, ruth davidson, is likely thought that she might go. and that might be potentially a huge loss for the conservative party, not least if there is an election, because she delivers seats, doesn't she? yes, she is a very charismatic and successful vote winner north of the border. and all roads seem to leap toa border. and all roads seem to leap to a general election here, whatever happens, we keep thinking the only possible outcome could be a general election, i think we will have one sooner election, i think we will have one sooner rather than later, that will bea sooner rather than later, that will be a real headache for boris johnson. because he needs to try and retain some those seats that the tories did win so successfully with
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their leader. and people were talking to her, i mean she said she didn't want to quit years ago, not that long ago people were saying she could be a future prime minister, country? absolutely, yes. and whether she stays with the conservatives are moves to a new grouping that could emerge, because the interesting thing perhaps is going to be how many people like matt hancock who have previously said that a no—deal is not acceptable, not a good idea. will it stay in cabinets, even beyond the middle of october date of the eu summit. that's going to be a test, isn't it? we were all reading suggestions today that amber found ita suggestions today that amber found it a little bit surprising that he had done this. there was no comment also from the health secretary, matt hancock. so nikki morgan, of course, in environment. but man matt hancock was involved in the boris campaign team as well. yes, but who knows how many different campaign themes there needs to be in this. you make the other thing of course that is true,
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which i did some revised slightly with theresa may was... you have tusk and bonnie eight, the chairman to give this, and if all they hear from the english side, the british side is arguments and all of the rest of it, they think they will never get this through. we can say what we like, or she will never get it through. and so i suppose that boris is saying i'm fighting here with one hand tied behind my back, if we could just calm everything down, which of course, it will be very difficult to do. he has done the exact opposite of that today, hasn't he? well perhaps they will go off to birmingham and brighton, or wherever they go now, and they will of course discuss brexit, but they will also discuss how they will win the next election. they will also discuss where the lib dems go, they have a new leader, they will also discuss where labour goes. next tuesday, parliament comes back, and before that, you know, as soon as they come back, we could have some sort of move for a legal challenge.
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we have already got moves on the court proceedings, potentially with the others, and the independent front page, it's very stark. the johnson coup they say, 63 days until the deadline, an unelected pre—minister has made himself unaccountable to mp5 for five weeks. where next with brexit and britain? and we are, we keep saying a cliche that it's uncharted territory, but you know, this drags in more than just monarchy. it drags in the civil service it does make conservative mps have to question their ultimate loyalties, doesn't it? yeah, one of the things about being politicized as you are always being asked by the editor and the people upstairs, what's going to happen next? what does this mean? and usually one of your unique selling points is that your unique selling points is that you can answer those questions, because you know the course that politics takes. with this, you don't know. because there can be for— five outcomes, and you can say well this could happen, but what if this happens? while there are li—s outcomes for what could happen. the only outcome now as i think there
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will be a general election sooner rather than later on this one. but do you think it would before or after the end of october deadline? well a lot happens —— while a lot of it depends on what happens next week. mps are forcing —— he is forcing the hands of mps, two other issues that we have not discussed. he is sending a message to the eu, that it he is sending a message to the eu, thatitis he is sending a message to the eu, that it is not going to be that easy for mp5 to stop a no—deal brexit. that he means big business. so it might focus their mind on coming up for a dealfor that you counsel. i make they are saying he has got to come up for make they are saying he has got to come upforan make they are saying he has got to come up for an alternative for the backstop. yes, so it will put more pressure on them, but it puts pressure on them, but it puts pressure on them, but it puts pressure on mp5 to do something in the next week, because then suddenly we ntz the next week, because then suddenly wentz prorogation kicks in, their time is running out. and it's hard for them to read together, because they will be spread out all over the country. it's all very well to say you can have conferences, but if yesterday wasjust the beginning, i mean, politicians are very slow to give up their positions, aren't they? and their positions, aren't they? and
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the opposition has been so fractured, hasn't it? ok. lots of different routes through here, the vote of no confidence is perhaps the last resort that we could see, and people will have to choose conservatives in particular between jeremy corbyn potentially leading a transitional government, and stopping no—deal. and for many, that's a tough choice. and many have said that when it comes to that choice, they will always side with their own party, but... but will that change? the sort of provocation from number ten, will that shift people? i'm sure it might. i mean, who knows? various people thought they would get their voice heard in the next four weeks or so, after next week. and they may not now. and nothing is more annoying to a politician, than to have to stay silent. the prime minister may be forcing their hand here, he may have seen those figures last week, who knows what's been going through his mind, and so, they clearly haven't got enough for a no—confidence vote, that's why they are backing away from it. let's force them into a
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no—confidence vote, and if they've only got next week to decide what to do, it might be that they go for that. if they fail a no—confidence vote, then he is full throttle on the accelerator towards october the 3lst the accelerator towards october the 31st and brexit. and the daily telegraph has got jacob 31st and brexit. and the daily telegraph has gotjacob rees—mogg heading back at those accusing boris johnson of being undemocratic, and undermining them a parliamentary duty, his was to give effect to the will of the nation, which has chosen to leave the eu. —— leave the eu. it shows organisation and strategy, doesn't it? there is a point where public is fed up, businesses set up, there has to be an end. nigel faraj and the brexit party are breathing down the neck of the conservative party. and also, we started this conversation saying, we started this three years ago as remainders. and now we feel that we have to be democratic and probably go with the flow of this, the country voters. so
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you both support leave, if there was another referendum, you would both support leave? we are talking about the outrage here. and who is more outrageous? mps who are trying to stop the biggest democratic vote in history? which was to leave the european union, that's an outrage, some would say. others would say it's an outrage that they are not giving voice. no-deal was outrage that they are not giving voice. no-dealwas never outrage that they are not giving voice. no-deal was never on the ballot. and those who campaigned for it. consistently said there would be a deal, so it wasn't... they probably should have said, two thirds have to be on one side or another. but it's clear that some of those mps who are blocking no—deal have had three chances to vote for it, and they voted against it. they really wa nt and they voted against it. they really want to stop brexit, let's be clear on that. and that's, we know from all of their messages. you know, no—deal has now become proxy for no brexit. yes. met matt hancock a saying in the telegraph, the tory leadership, they are quoting him saying that,
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for roving parliament to achieve brexit would mean the end of the conservative party as a serious party of government. and nikki were again cited comer previously said such a move would be mad. so again, just to bring you back to what happens from mid october and onwards, in these last two weeks. because that's going to be the real point isn't it? after the drama of the next few weeks. and then see where the fishes really were. so which ways do people jump? and you know, what... you are the expert on this one.|j know you are the expert on this one.” know no one knows the future, but you know, if you are going to predict where these source of conservative voices go, where will they go? well, at the end of the day, are they going to be turkeys voting for christmas? no. because a lot of them are going to lose their jobs. the problem with brexit from all sides on this is that it's shaken up the political, the whole political dynamics from left and
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right to leave and remain. and so there is levers on the left, there are remainders on the left. and that must be a problem for some labourmps, and that must be a problem for some labour mps, because they have constituents who voted for leave. and if they don't support them, where are they? i mean it's very difficult. absolutely. we are obviously going to be coming back to this in the next hour. i willjust finish again, the line from the telegraph. according the speaker, who also intervened today, some people have been critical of that, but others will say, well he is standing upfor but others will say, well he is standing up for the rights of parliament, and that's absolutely his role. if nothing else is his role, that's his key role, isn't it? we will come back to the speaker and more in our next hour. we will be back at 1130. that's it for the papers this hour. dave and eve will be we will be back at 1130. back at half past eleven for another look at the papers, 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 — 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers —
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and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. the headlines are coming up at 11. next it's the weather with darren bett. hello there. no sign of temperatures returning to the low 30s over the next few days. we've had much more cloud and some rain around today, for example. but where we did get the sunshine, temperatures rose to around about the mid—20s, and that's going to be a figure that we will see again, i think southeastern parts of the uk, always going to be wetter further north and west. we've still got some rain though to clear away from east anglia and the southeast of england, as we head towards midnight. that will eventually move away, and we will get clearer skies following for most areas. as the breeze picks up though, we are blowing more cloud to northern ireland and western scotland, but a cooler night. noticeably so towards the southeast, after it's been so warm and muggy over the past few nights. so a more comfortable start for thursday. a cooler start, a sunny start for much of england and wales,
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it will tend to cloud over more, we will see one or two showers out towards the west, but with a stronger wind, it will push in more showers towards northern ireland, and particularly into scotland, perhaps a longer spell of rain in the northwest, where it will be quite windy. temperatures 17 degrees through the central belt of scotland, to a high of 2a around london. windy or wetter weather towards the northwest of the uk, we've got that area of low pressure, and that weather fronts, which is going to be hanging around, follow it all the way back into the atlantic. it's going to have waves and ripples on it, enhancing the rainfall. and essentially, we've got this conveyor belt of cloud and rain affecting northern ireland, much of scotland throughout friday. over the irish see, into northwest england, may be a few showers into wales too. for the midlands, towards the southeast, with south westerly winds, it's actually going to be quite warm, especially when the sun comes out. but further north, we will have cloud and rain. which will continue overnight, and into saturday. could be as much as four inches of rain over the hills of dumfries and galloway. that rain is still around on saturday, it does clear away from northern ireland. the rain band pivots its way into wales, western england, still dry for eastern england, and those temperatures
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still into the mid—20s. much cooler though as you head for the north and west, and that's a sign of what is to come, really. that band of rain is on that weather front there, as it moves eastwards, the rain becomes lighter and more patchy. but it opens the door to her northwesterly wind, and that will bring in some much cooler and fresher air, and we will notice it everywhere, really, i think, on sunday. a lot of showers to come to the northern half of the uk, a few showers coming into southern parts of england and wales, where temperatures are going to be 19—20 degrees. but further north, only iii—15 for glascow, and also for belfast.
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this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 11:00: the queen approves the suspension of parliament, just days after mps return to work in september, which could deny mp‘s the time to try to stop a no—deal brexit. the prime minister insists that proruoging parliament would not prevent mps playing their role in the brexit process. we are bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, on hospitals and making sure we have the education funding that we need and they will be ample time on both sides of that crucial summit in parliament for mp5 to debate. more than 1,000 people took to the streets in westminster to protest at the plans,
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