mps return for a crunch week for brexit — with westminster braced for a major confrontation between the government and conservative rebels. as mps opposing borisjohnson plan to block a no—deal brexit, the government threatens to expel any tories who do so. it does seem to me that they are almost goading people into voting against the government, because i think their strategy, to be honest, is to lose this week and then seek a general election. what the prime minister quite understandably wants to do is to ensure that he delivers on his promise to britain to leave the european union on the 31st of october, with a deal. it comes as the labour leader jeremy corbyn says a general

election is the way forward — we'll bring you all the latest from our correspondents in westminster. also this lunchtime... the most powerful storm to hit the bahamas since records began has torn off roofs and caused severe flooding. the category five hurricane is moving slowly west with winds of up to 200 mph — four us states have declared an emergency. as japan resumes catching whales, we look at changing attitudes to the industry among the public. they say they've been doing this for centuries, they do so to eat the meat and they do so sustainably, and that this is a traditional part of japanese culture. what do you think this has in common with this? we'll be reporting on why the answer is this! and coming up on bbc news... a change for england ahead of the fourth ashes test that starts on wednesday. joe denly will replace jason roy at the top of the order.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it's the beginning of a momentous week for british politics, with rebel conservative mps braced for a showdown with the government over brexit. the formerjustice secretary david gauke today accused boris johnson of taking the tories "in the direction of the brexit party" — after government plans emerged to expel conservative mps who vote this week to block a no—deal brexit. for labour, jeremy corbyn called for action to stop no—deal — and for a general election. this is how the week is shaping up... tomorrow, mps return to the commons after the summer recess, when legislation to stop a no—deal brexit will be introduced by opposition mps.

on wednesday that bill will be debated in the commons. at midday, boris johnson will take part in his first prime minister's questions. on thursday, that bill could reach the house of lords, and debate over it could spill over into next monday. with the latest from westminster, here's our political correspondent ben wright. good morning, how lovely to see you on this sunny morning. cabinet ministers are threatening a purge of tory mps who join opposition efforts to block a no—deal brexit in the commons tomorrow. so, will that stop the tory rebels? what rebels? are there rebels? there certainly are, including conservative mps who sat in cabinet until borisjohnson took over. it sounds to me like they are almost goading people into voting against the government, because i think their strategy, to be honest, is to lose this week and then seek a general election, having removed

those of us who are not against brexit, not against leaving the european union, but believe we should do so with a deal. there are just days before parliament is suspended for mps to try to pass a law that will aim to stop boris johnson taking the uk out of the eu without a deal. number 10 has warned conservative mps they will be kicked out of the party if theyjoin that effort. but revel resolve seems strong. boris johnson will find if he purges moderate, sensible conservatives, conservatives like me who are willing to leave with a deal, who voted for it three times, unlike him, he will pay a penalty, i think, at the ballot box. westminster is reassembling for a seismic week, a showdown between the government and parliament that could determine how or even if brexit happens at the end of next month. and this morning, cabinet ministers said it was right to demand loyalty from conservative mps. what the

prime minister quite understandably wa nts to prime minister quite understandably wants to do is to ensure he delivers on his promise to britain to leave the european union on the 31st of 0ctober the european union on the 31st of october with a deal. and what we wa nt to october with a deal. and what we want to see is all conservative mps rallying behind him this week, making sure he has the best opportunity to deliver on that commitment. but complaints of hypocrisy adds to the tension here. earlier this year, several tory mps 110w earlier this year, several tory mps now in the cabinet defied the party whip and voted against theresa may's brexit deal. the numbers could be very tight in tomorrow's vote, and if the prime minister carries out his threat to withdraw the whip from rebel tory mps, this week he would immediately wipe out his minuscule commons majority of one. and that makes an autumn general election even more likely. sources have told the bbc there is a live discussion under way in government about possibly asking mps to approve an election as early as this week, if the law is changed to force a brexit

delay. but that would need labour to vote in favour of having an election, and at the momentjeremy corbyn‘s poker seems to be unblocking a no—deal brexit. corbyn‘s poker seems to be unblocking a no-deal brexit. we must come together to stop no—deal. this week could be our last chance. we are working with other parties to do everything necessary to pull our country back from the brink. then we need a general election. on today, the former labour prime minister tony blair warned jeremy corbyn not to fall into the elephant trap of agreeing to an election before brexit was resolved. there was another new arrival in downing street this morning, borisjohnson has a loyal new friend. but his willingness to take britain out of the eu without a deal is fracturing the eu without a deal is fracturing the tory party and petting the government against mps. in a moment we'll speak to adam fleming who's in brussels,

but first to our assistant political editor norman smith. norman, are we heading for a general election? well, it's not a done deal, it's not a given. but that does appear where everything now leads, and may be leads pretty quickly in the next 72 hours or so. indeed, we understand the cabinet will meet this afternoon to consider just that possibility. and there is a widespread view at westminster that this healthy rory has been deliberately created by boris johnson precisely to pave the way for a general election when he can present himself as borisjohnson, standing upfor present himself as borisjohnson, standing up for brexit, and the people versus a recalcitrant remainer parliament. indeed he has inflated this vote expected later this week on no deal legislation into pretty much a vote of confidence in his government, saying to tory mps you're either with me or jeremy corbyn. and if they haven't got that, saying if you defy me, we

will deselect you, you will no longer be tory mps, you will have the whip withdrawn, in effect blowing up his own majority, which leaves very little other option than a general election. but here is the twist, the really extraordinary twist. to hold that early general election, he needs the support of, guess who, jeremy corbyn! because to trigger an early election you need the support of two thirds of mps, which will mean the labour party. now, i the calculation is that jeremy corbyn, having repeatedly said he wants an early election, it would be hard for him to refuse. there are those around him who are saying we need to box clever here, we don't want to hold a no—deal brexit election. we shouldn't give borisjohnson the brexit election. we shouldn't give boris johnson the go—ahead brexit election. we shouldn't give borisjohnson the go—ahead for an election. but that would open up the possibility ofjeremy corbyn, in effect, keeping boris johnson possibility ofjeremy corbyn, in effect, keeping borisjohnson in downing street. extraordinary, unbelievable. we live in

extraordinary and unbelievable times. adam fleming in brussels, is there any sign that this turbulence at westminster as having any effect on the eu? reeta, it might sound strange after what norman has just said for me to say it is not really having an impact here, but it isn't. here in brussels, what they want to know about is if the uk government is going to come forward with concrete proposals to deal with this issue about the northern irish backstop in the brexit deal. they haven't heard any concrete proposals yet. the prime minister's negotiator is supposed to be coming to brussels later this week and he is going to have a difficultjob, because michelle barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, wrote a newspaper article in the sunday telegraph yesterday, defending the backstop, sticking with it and saying that it can only be replaced by something that did exactly the same job. which was keeping an open border between northern ireland, and ireland, but at the same time satisfying the eu

that the single market is going to be protected from anything dodgy crossing that border. and he said the backstop, as it exists, is as flexible as the eu is prepared to be. of course, if there is going to be. of course, if there is going to bea be. of course, if there is going to be a general election, i suspect that process will go out of the window. in the meantime, the eu is preparing new no—deal measures, including one classifying no—deal brexit as a major disaster, like an earthquake or forest fire, so that countries that are affected can get access to emergency funding. adam fleming in brussels, and thank you to norman smith and westminster. and coming up later in the programme, we'll be in birmingham speaking to food wholesalers about how they think a no—deal brexit could affect their business. the most powerful storm to hit the bahamas since records began has caused severe damage and flooding. hurricane dorian is pounding the low lying abaco islands and grand bahama with winds nearing 200 miles an hour. power and communications have been

cut, and forecasters are also warning of a life—threatening storm surge of up to seven metres. dorian is expected to move close to the coast of florida tonight. richard galpin has the latest. these, the northern islands of the bahamas have been feeling the full force of hurricane dorian. we need help. everything's down, everything's down. look, roof is off my house. i've still got life. the damage in this area is being described as catastrophic. everything's gone. storm surge has left many houses underwater. there may not be any houses in some areas because of storm surges. as the storm passes,

but might take time, the humanitarian needs will be quite severe. and hurricane dorian is currently moving atjust one mile per hour, which means the islands will continue to be battered. this is probably the most sad and worst day of my life, to address the bahamian people. i just want to say that, as a physician, i've been trained to withstand many things. but never anything like this. hurricane experts who've been flying through the eye of the storm, collecting data, believe it will gradually track close to the coast of east florida. then, over the next few days, while weakening, it is expected to move along the coast towards south and north carolina. people here in florida are preparing for the worst. in some coastal areas, the authorities have ordered residents to move out, something the white house is also calling for. the effects will be felt hundreds of miles or more

from the eye of the storm. and long before it potentially makes landfall. it's going to go for hundreds of miles. we expect that much of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. it's not yet clear if hurricane dorian will make landfall on the east coast of the united states. but this massive storm is too dangerous to take any chances. backin back in the north bahamas, the destruction continues. it will be some time before the scale of this disaster is known. hurricane dorian is the worst of the region has ever witnessed. richard galpin, bbc news. well florida is one oaf those states on alert and cbs news correspondent hilary lane is there. what sort of preparations are being made there in case of dorian? the

biggest thing is that officials are warning people in low—lying areas to get out. nine parties in florida, including here in daytona beach, and coastal communities in the carolinas and georgia are under a mandatory evacuation order. that means people should leave because they are in danger if the storm hits the area. people don't always heed those warnings. some people say they want to stay put, and in those cases, people are stacking up. a lot of supermarkets throughout the area are out of water and bread. people are hundreds of cars deep for miles and miles to get gas. some gas stations have run out throughout florida as well. for people, the biggest thing, if they live in low—lying areas is to evacuate, go to higher ground. people hunkering down, make sure they have the supplies they need. thousands of secondary school and university students in hong kong have boycotted the start of the new academic year,

in the latest pro—democracy protests. 0rganiers say 10,000 pupils from 200 secondary schools did not turn up for the new term. thousands more students joined a rally at the chinese university of hong kong. protests over the weekend saw some of the worst violence in weeks between demonstrators and police. last month, after more than 33 years, japan resumed catching whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism. for some in the country, it's a tradition that goes back centuries. but there's a growing number of people who say hunting whales is becoming outdated and that there's a new way to make money from whales, as rupert wingfield—hayes reports. a few hours ago, this ten—metre long whale was harpooned off the pacific coast of japan. now it is being hauled ashore on the little whaling town of wada. immediately a team gets to work butchering the six—tonne animal.

the whalers here are delighted that, after 33 yea rs, they‘ re finally free to hunt again. when we are eating our food we have the need for this food, natural resources like fish. whaling is a hugely emotive issue. but here injapan, many people genuinely do not understand the outside world's obsession with them catching whales. they say they've been doing this for centuries. they do so to eat the meat, and they do so sustainably, and that this is a traditional part of japanese culture. but it's also true that these people lining up to buy the whale meat are a tiny, ageing minority. this year, japanese whalers will catch just 227 animals. even the most ardent whaling supporters say the industry can't make money. no, definitely not.

how there they make money from 227? and sooner or later, maybe within five years or ten years, my best guess would be, you know, no more whaling. but there are other ways to make money from whales. 1,000 kilometres south of tokyo lie the remote 0gasawara islands. this is where the humpbacks come to breed and give birth, and this is where whale—watching injapan began. she's gonna put the hydrophone down into the water here, we're going to see if we can hear the whales calling. whales calling. oh, wow. so that's the sound of whales calling to each other. they're a little far away

but what an amazing sound! for the yamamoto family, this has been a life—changing experience. translation: when i saw the whales today, i thought, "they're so beautiful," so it is very hard for me to even think about catching and eating them. far to the north, japan's whaling fleet is setting sail. but, here, the whales are safe and the tourists can marvel at these graceful giants of the deep. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in 0gasawara. the time is 1:18. our top story this lunchtime... confrontation in westminster — the government threatens to expel any tories who plan to block a no—deal brexit. and, is your weekly food shop likely to get more expensive

if there's no brexit deal? we're in birmingham speaking to food wholesalers. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... another high profile incident of racism in italian football — the former manchester united striker romelu lukaku is subjected to monkey chants while playing for inter milan. concern is growing in businesses and among retailers over the supply of fresh food if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. the senior government minister in charge of no—deal planning, michael gove, said this weekend there'd be "no shortages of fresh food" if there were no agreement — a claim strongly disputed by the trade body the british retail consortium. annita mcveigh has been speaking to food wholesalers in birmingham about what they expect the impact of a no—deal to be. we've come here today to actually ask the traders what they think

about how brexit is going to impact the availability and the price of food. george perry is one of the oldest, longest established traders here, and mark tate is with the firm. mark, what do you think? we don't know exactly what's going to happen yet, but what sort of impact is it going to have on the cost of food and the availability of the food, like the fruit and vegetables that you sell? i don't think the availability is going to be a major problem. obviously the timing, with the transport etc there, but at the moment, this time of year, it's about 30% taken out of england, 70% out of europe, mainly spain. what about the cost? we'll be offering the growers less money for the products, then trying to move it all in there. we'll be trying to mitigate it all. so, as mark was saying, everything here is perishable. you can't stockpile the sort of things they sell at birmingham wholesale market. here in the flower section you got all these beautiful bouquets, ready to go out to florists. and paul forrest is here. he advises the market on brexit issues. so, paul, as an illustration of how brexit might affect the market,

what does the flower trade tell us? 80% of the flowers that we see here were bought on the amsterdam exchange, probably by about ten o'clock yesterday morning. they would have arrived here at three o'clock this morning, and by 11 o'clock today, or 12 o'clock today, they would be out and distributed to shops across wales and the west midlands. so if you eat into that delivery time and add an extra 2a or 36 hours into it, that will cut into margins, probably inflate prices, but also affect the quality of the stock on sale. back to food, trader steven waters is with me. steven, tell me about the fish you've got here, where it's from? scottish salmon, hake, and monkfish from scotland. mostly uk fish then, here today? in the fresh variety. and what is brexit, as far as you can predict at the moment, going to mean for business? as far as the fishing industry is concerned in the uk, very little change short—term. on a more long—term basis, i'm hopeful that some of the fish from further afield, from south america and the far east,

will eventually have more favourable tariffs. what is it going to mean for the fish that goes on to people's plate? the availability on the price? very little, very little at the moment. it's a notoriously unstable product, affected by the weather and things like that. the majority of the fish that we eat in this country are still from the uk. we export more than we import, so i'm thinking very little change short term. long—term, i'm hopeful it'll be favourable if we can reach a sensible, mature settlement with the eu on our withdrawal. the old bailey has heard how a far—right extremist‘s hate mail campaign triggered a full chemical attack alert after he sent fake poison to the queen. our home affairs correspondent is at the old bailey.

dominic, tell us more about what was said in court. this wasn'tjust a two—year hate campaign, it was a campaign that caused genuine alarm nationwide, particularly among muslim communities but also the authorities. it started injuly muslim communities but also the authorities. it started in july two -- 2016 authorities. it started in july two —— 2016 when david parnham sent m essa 9 es —— 2016 when david parnham sent messages that were intercepted at a sheffield mail centre address to david cameron and others which contained a white powder, a hoax poison. that triggered a full attack, then months later he sent a similar letter to the queen and some places had to be temporarily quarantined. each letter was also filled with far right extremist rhetoric and all of those thoughts came toa rhetoric and all of those thoughts came to a head for david parnham in

march last year when he sent a series of letter is called punish a muslim day, encouraging attacks in the streets. they caused enormous alarm. the issue for the court is whether david parnham is mentally ill, with some experts believing he is faking it to avoid prison. dominic, many thanks. police have launched a murder investigation after a fatal stabbing at a south london tube station. officers were called to elephant and castle station last night and found two men with stab wounds in a street nearby. british transport police says a 24—year—old man died in hospital this morning. a second man remains in a serious condition. two men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. for most schools, apart from in scotland, this week sees the start of a new academic year. last week, the government promised billions of pounds more in funding for schools in england. but for primary schools, the increase in guaranteed cash per pupil won't come until 2021. kate silverton reports on how

funding cuts have affected staff, students and parents throughout one term at a school in norfolk. it's the start of the summer term at north denes, a primary school in great yarmouth. nearly half the school are entitled to free school meals. good morning, everybody. all: good morning, mrs whiting. head teacher, debbie whiting, has just received next year's budget. the school has lost around £130 a yearfor each student in per pupil entitlement. all of a sudden, there's a huge deficit. it's really devastating. devastating. the governors agree mrs whiting has to lose 13 of her 66 staff — a teacher, five teaching assistants, and seven support staff. teaching assistant 0livia supports five—year—old lucas, who has autism. myjob is at risk and i'm very concerned because at the end

of the day this is what i joined school to do. we try to be an inclusive society and they do fantastically. but you need to put the support in place in order for them to do that, and for that not to be taking away the education of the other children. part—time librarian debbie gleason is going to lose herjob. it is literally the children that you worry about, and then you sort of process it a bit, and then it hits home that you're losing yourjob. the after school club, which is subsidized by the school, will also have to close. melanie and her daughter lucy use this service. i've got no family here, so it's me who has to collect her from school so i've got no other choice apart from move schools now. it's sad because i have to leave all my friends. it's the end of term. this is some good news... mrs whiting has managed to avoid making compulsory redundancies,

and has saved some of the jobs. but lucas's mum, rebecca, is taking him out of mainstream school. i would've hoped that he could have stayed in mainstream. if they're going to be making so many cuts, i don't think it's going to be possible. lucas, can i have a cuddle? the school has welcomed last week's promise by the prime minister to increase minimum funding levels to £4,000 per pupil, but the funding won't be guaranteed until 2021 and won't save the jobs and services lost this term. kate silverton, bbc news. you can watch bbc panorama: "inside the school cuts crisis" on bbc one tonight at 8.30pm. fed—up with late mail? well, 85 years ago, a german scientist came up with his own plans for speedier delivery, attempting to deliver mail to the isle of wight by rocket.

he failed, but his idea has inspired a british inventor who has successfully recreated the trip using a jet—engine powered suit. duncan kennedy watched the flight. what do you think this has in common with this? surprisingly, the answer is this. yes, mail, or, more specifically, how to deliver mail. exactly 85 years ago, someone had the idea of setting up the world's first rocket mail delivery service, right here in lymington across the solent to the isle of wight. his name was gerhard zucker and this was a test launch in germany. zucker thought that he had the idea of letter lift—offs, well, licked... but it didn't quite go to plan. yet he persisted. in 193a, zucker came to britain. was he a scientist or actually

a bit of a scoundrel? the question is was his intention to develop a serious alternative to mail being carried via a rocket? was that the plan? or was the plan to make money by selling stamps which were attached to letters, which had gone on this ride in a rocket? but zucker ignored the suspicions and went ahead with this test flight to take mail across the solent. but it was another first class disaster — wind blowing the rocket into oblivion. so, is rocket mail really possible? well, a bbc team decided to find out. they asked richard browning, a pioneer ofjet suits, to make the same solent crossing... here it looks like that's longer than 1.3 kilometers or whatever it's supposed to be. ..carrying a letter. travelling slightly faster

than your average postie, it took just 75 seconds. so, i think i've got a delivery to make. i'm going to go and find the recipient. 85 years late, perhaps, but gerhard zucker‘s idea of rocket mailfinally finding the stamp of approval. duncan kennedy, bbc news. and you can see the full story on inside out on bbc one in the south of england tonight at 7:30pm, and everywhere else on the bbc iplayer. time for a look at the weather. of course we have been looking at this, which is hurricane dorian. 0nly alan has been stronger, back in 1980. there have been 16 category five hurricanes