david cameron breaks his silence on brexit. the former prime minister says a second referendum cannot be ruled out. meanwhile, borisjohnson has said he is cautiously optimistic about getting a deal on brexit, but about getting a deal on brexit, but a heckler in yorkshire tells him to get back to parliament. why are you not with the men parliament, sorting out the mess you have created? i'm very happy to get back to parliament very happy to get back to parliament very soon. very happy to get back to parliament very soon. the family of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating out one of the law change to improve food labelling in

restau ra nts. change to improve food labelling in restaurants. the number of people killed as a result of domestic violence is at its highest level for five years. the vast majority of victims were women. and you take the television audiences on a very familiar subject. the pod cast comes to tv. willetts informal approach lighten confused viewers? the former prime minister david cameron says a second referendum on brexit cannot be ruled out. in an interview with the times, he breaks his silence about his controversial decision to call the eu referendum

three years ago. he says, i think about this every day, every single day i think about it, the referendum and the fact that we lost, and the consequences are the things that could have been done differently. in his book, david cameron says borisjohnson in his book, david cameron says boris johnson and michael gove behaved appallingly. on his relationship with them now, he says... three years after the referendum, boris johnson said says... three years after the referendum, borisjohnson said today he is cautiously optimistic about getting a brexit deal. in yorkshire today, he told an audience that there is a rough shape of the deal

in place but he was heckled and told to go back to parliament. the name's boris, borisjohnson. trust me. it looks like campaigning, and it is, for future votes and for trust that he's the one deliver brexit, no more delays. an exciting time, he told one supporter. not exciting, worrying, she said. maybe worrying for him too, wanting a brexit deal, attacked by critics for closing the commons. i'm all in favour of our mps. why are you not with them in parliament sorting out the mess that you made? get back to parliament and sort it out! he is being heckled by the commons speaker too, who has warned of more laws to ban or no—deal brexit, may be forced another extension. whatever the shenanigans that may be going on at westminster, we will get on with delivering our agenda and preparing to take this country out of the eu on october the 31st.

what chance of a deal? he is hoping for a last—minute breakthrough. i am cautiously optimistic. is that a good enough characterisation? i am cautiously optimistic. he will meet the eu commission president in luxembourg on monday, still a long way from agreement. his democratic unionist party allies want to be convinced by a brexit deal that they see as no threat to the union, and they haven't been. we are not going to vote for any arrangement which makes us different than the rest of the united kingdom and as a result forms the border between northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. as far as the irish government is concerned, our position hasn't changed. i would have to say that what has been put forward so far falls far short of what what we need. so the chances of a deal still seem remote, but that doesn't mean it can't happen.

it would certainly help borisjohnson out of a tight political corner. if he is forced to extend brexit, he could expose the tories to a potentially serious threat from the brexit party. and now could a law that can virtually outlaw a new deal brexit lead to that very extension? wanting a deal, even needing one, won't necessarily make it happen. where there is a political will, there is often a political way. but no one has found it yet. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's get the latest from our political correspondent at westminster. let's go back to those remarks from david cameron, we have been waiting a while to hear his thoughts all those years after he took the decision to call the referendum on the first place, and quite controversial remark saying second referendum cannot be ruled out. he says that does not mean he thinks it should or would be held but simply that parliament is stuck on something is needed to unblock

the blockage. he is adamant a no—deal brexit is not a good solution for him. he has been remarkably quiet for many years. here you get an interview that is introspective, he says he thinks about the referendum every single day, the fact we lost the consequences, the thing is introspective, he says he thinks about the referendum every single day, the fact we lost the consequences, the things that could have been done differently, and he worries desperately about what will for calling it. but he does not accept any personal responsibility for it and argues the vote was not a political choice, calling the referendum was inevitable. it's an interesting introspective look. this definite defiance that something had to be done despite the consequences. quite harsh words for his tory party collea g u es quite harsh words for his tory party colleagues who came out in favour of leave, boris johnson in colleagues who came out in favour of leave, borisjohnson in particular

and michael gove, his old friend. it's terrible timing for him to break the silence. he talks about them during the leave campaign. he said in the book they behaved appallingly, they had left the truth at home during the leave campaign. in the interview, mr cameron appears to be more generous to borisjohnson is the new prime minister initially, but after that decision to provoke parliament and take the whip from the 21 conservative mps, it seems it has hardened his view and he describes the prorogation of parliament are sharp practice that has rebounded and the strategy of trying to get a deal which he said he would have been elated by has moved into something different, so i would suggest that would not be ideal timing for borisjohnson but we are likely to see david cameron everywhere over the next few days or so, and it seems his opinion may well have shifted. and fast forward several years from when mr kafka

took the original decision to hold the referendum, what is the latest on where we are right now today? —— cameron. boris johnson getting heckled in yorkshire as he was talking about the possibility of a deal. you saw him being heckled in the whole there but also on the streets for his handling of brexit. where we are as he is due next week to go and have his first meeting with the president of the eu commission, jean—claude juncker, and the chief brexit negotiator for the eu, michel barnier. we are not expecting that to be any great white smoke breakthrough moment, this seems to be in a series of meetings he has been having with the likes of angela merkel and emmanuel macron as they are trying to inch towards a deal. mrjohnson saying that as to what he wants, he is cautiously optimistic that a deal can be achieved in time to leave on the 31st of october. thanks indeed. to

stay with us because at 7:30pm, we will talk to andrew bill and who carried out the interview for the times newspaper so interesting to get his thoughts on mr cameron, and we will also find out how that story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages. i am sure that will dominate the times front page, the interview. joining me to review them tonight we have the guardian's tone foster and the broadcasterjohn stapleton. guardian's tone foster and the broadcaster john stapleton. the family ofa broadcaster john stapleton. the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a meal out have called for a change in the law to ensure that restaurant food is properly labelled. owen kerry collapsed after eating a meal in byron when he will celebrate his 18th birthday. an inquest heard he

had told staff he was allergic to dairy but then suffered a fatal reaction after eating real chicken coated in buttermilk. right, this. owen carey. living life to the full, his family say, acutely aware of them, but never letting his allergies hold him back. but a meal out, an 18th birthday treat, killed him. fried chicken from byron burger cooked in buttermilk, ingredients not listed on the menu at the time, triggering a severe allergic reaction. the only warning was in small print on the back. the coroner said the lack of information had been falsely reassuring. owen, she said, made the serving staff aware of his allergies. but then the system broke down and owen was not informed that there were allergens in the order. his family are now demanding change.

owen was the shining light in ourfamily, and his death should not have happened. we hope now that something good can come out of it. we are calling on the government to change the law on allergen labelling in restaurants. later, i spoke to owen's mother and father. we need to know that the restaurant industry as a whole will adopt what we hope will become owen's law, that they will voluntarily, and before it becomes law, take action. owen had a load of energy and was always smiling and wanted to get the most out of life possible. byron burger says it has now made changes to its menus and training. it is clear that the current rules and requirements are not enough, and the industry needs to do more. more to help support customers with allergies, and more to raise awareness of the risk of allergies. but owen's death is not a one—off. natasha ednan—laperouse died

after eating a sandwich from pret a manger. megan lee was killed by nuts in a curry from a takeaway. owen carey's family hope the lessons from his death can prevent others in the future. keeping customers with allergy safe presents a real challenge for restau ra nts a nd caterers presents a real challenge for restaurants and caterers and andre i’u ns restaurants and caterers and andre runs a group of restaurants in hertfordshire. do you think the law needs to change in terms of how restau ra nts needs to change in terms of how restaurants operate in this regard? first of all, it is really sad what has happened, and i speak one behalf of anybody who works in hospitality. we are of anybody who works in hospitality. we a re really of anybody who works in hospitality. we are really sorry that this has happened. in regards to owen's family, it is a real sorry that this

business has to worry about this issue. the law itself is not a matter that i will discuss. i am not ina matter that i will discuss. i am not in a position or the business of managing changes of law. the law was passed into december 2014 requiring restau ra nts passed into december 2014 requiring restaurants to passed into december 2014 requiring restau ra nts to u nderta ke passed into december 2014 requiring restaurants to undertake a change in the management of the way in which they cook their food, store it and manage the ingredients, so people with those 14 allergens can safely. we are no different to any other restau ra nt. we are no different to any other restaurant. the country has undertaken what we have been asked to undertake to make eating out is safe as possible. are your staff more aware of this issue than they used to be because they have been so many cases in the news the? we are there. there is a legal requirement for us to act correctly and to follow the letter of law. we have gone one step further. the

restau ra nt gone one step further. the restaurant business is full of many nationalities, we have 26 working for us, it's a very pressurised environment and very stressful and fast meet. you have got the sum of all these different parts moving at different moments, and this is where sometimes communication does not provide the important requirement in regards to allergens. so you have people eating in restaurants, probably not always advising us as much as we need to know because there is a partnership between us and the customer in regards to knowing that they have an allergen. and once we know, we can deal with the in regards to the way it is managed in the kitchen and then on the table. i am sure that is right, verbal communication and busy, busy restau ra nt ca n verbal communication and busy, busy restaurant can be difficult, but are you happy that everything is absolutely clearly labelled on all your menus so

absolutely clearly labelled on all your menus so people know exactly what they are eating? we work very hard. anyone who works in food service and hospitality, the reason we work in this business is because of the name given to the industry, which is hospitality. we want to look after with people and provide them with a fantastic environment. what happened to owen it's very sad. no business ever wants to deal with this matter. what are we doing? we are doing what we have been asked to do. we go one step further and that we have removed the communication element from the waiter because so often things are missed in terms of, are we asking the right questions, is the information on the menu correct, correctly labelled ? is the information on the menu correct, correctly labelled? menus change by the day. general part to

certain ingredients not being provided when they should have been ordered, therefore you will go out and buy ingredients, they are not aware of what is in those ingredients. so we need to be aware of what is in those ingredients. we need to try and make things, follow a more it savvy app. we work with the company where we put our customers in the hands of the tool and it is very simple. if you just advise someone that you cannot eat celery, for example, it will cascade down to all the menu items you can eat. but that's only part of the story. but i fear that sometimes thatis story. but i fear that sometimes that is where a big part of the problem lies, in that very busy hubbub of restaurants in terms of

communicating effectively between the customer and part of the waiter, and then passing the information on correctly to the chef who makes the food. good to talk to you. our latest headlines now? david cameron has broken his silence on brexit. the former prime minister said a second referendum cannot be ruled out. meanwhile, borisjohnson says he is cautiously optimistic about getting a deal on brexit but heckler in yorkshire tells him to get back to parliament. the family ofa get back to parliament. the family of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating out what the law change to improve food labelling in restaurants. the number of people killed as a result of domestic violence in the uk is at its highest level in five

yea rs uk is at its highest level in five years and almost all the victims are women. last year, 173 people died in domestic violence —related killings according to data obtained by the bbc. the government says it is fully committed to tackling domestic violence and ministers promised legislation when parliament returns next month. three men with something in common: they've alljust killed their partners. jalal uddin stabbed his 50 times when she wouldn't let him gamble with the family budget. michael rolle escaped on a bike after murdering his girlfriend, charlotte huggins, in a jealous rage. roderigo giraldo killed his wife, then put her body in the boot of this car. he then buried her in a shallow grave. what time did you go out looking for her? giraldo claimed she was missing, that he tried to find her. he was lying — not just to the police. 2:30... ..but also to his desperate family.

my mum, margory isaza villegas, was taken from us on 13th january 2019. she will be forever with us, weaved into our thoughts, memories and hurts. that's a statement you made to the court. it was a statement i made to the court. to be honest, it was all about her. it's all about the person that she was and the positivity that she instilled in us. julian giraldo is steadfastly trying to find something positive from his mother's murder and his father's life sentence. you don't know when you can end up in a situation where you end up basically by yourself because you've lost your mum and your dad. her body was found in this woodland. it was one of the first 100 killings of 2019. we've been examining those cases to try to understand why the murder rate has been rising. we found around a fifth were cases of domestic violence, and seven were murdered with a knife

— notjust the weapon of the streets, but the home too. invisible in knife crime is the number of women who are killed by the use of a knife, in the kitchen or in the bedroom. and that's part of the issue about violence against women. it mostly remains invisible. there are awareness campaigns. police can issue new non—molestation and domestic violence orders against abusive partners. but critics say they're just not being used enough. in february, aliny godinho gets on a bus to pick up her children from school. her estranged husband ricardo is following in this black pick—up truck. she gets off the bus. shortly after this video, he stabbed her to death. she told the police that he was controlling her mentally. the police watchdog is investigating their response. but some lawyers and campaigners believe a lack of resources is preventing forces from acting.

women have to go off and get orders on their own in the civil courts, and then the orders are breached and the police don't do anything to arrest the suspects, the perpetrators. we hear this all the time. this is clare wood. she was murdered in 2009. the killer, her boyfriend, had an appalling history of violence against women. clare's law, as it became known, allows anyone to request information about their partner's past. but it's still not been made an actual law. that was due to happen this year, and then brexit chaos intervened. this week, borisjohnson tweeted his commitment to a new bill to tackle an horrific crime which tears families apart. tom symonds, bbc news. talk about this to a former probation officer who worked with violent and abusive men and now runs a course for women trying to escape

domestic violence. thank you very much indeed for being with us, you know a lot about the subject. what we have heard today, the number of people killed through domestic violence in this country is at its highest level for years. are you surprised by that? and what can be done about it? we can offer women information which they do not have. most women do not understand the level of hatred and abuse that some men feel for us, and they don't understand the tactics used to control us. the programme shows a diagram of the tactics used to intimidate us, isolate us, mess around with our minds, persuade us to ta ke around with our minds, persuade us to take him back when he has been violent. this is emotional and physical control which is like being hypnotised. we give women the

information so they can see what is happening to them, it's very simple. if you are in a violent and abusive situation, you have no understanding what is going on, it is a frightening mess, you are in the middle and you are to blame, we unravel that and explain, then women can make decisions, but until you have information they are in the dark. does that make sense to you? so you are saying you give them information, and then does that help them make the decision to leave their abusive partner? it can do. someone was telling me that the women who have left their partners do not go back in an organisation. enters your programme try to educate men who have committed violence? we have two programmes for men. they are short. the men are not allowed to talk about themselves, we study the tactics that abusive men use,

it's like holding a mirror up to them. they are not allowed to talk about themselves. we do not charge anyone for them, we provide free as anyone for them, we provide free as a public service, and most importantly we never provide reports for them. the only person who can tell of a man has changed is the woman he is living with or abusing, and the men who come in our programme, we will not accept them u nless programme, we will not accept them unless the partner comes with them and watches him in the room. the courses are conducted in small groups, the men are all in small groups, the men are all in small groups, the men are all in small groups, the women nine separate ones, and they are asked to discuss questions, for example, they are asked to identify how the abuser uses intimidation to make his partnerfreight, uses intimidation to make his partner freight, and then what he believes about women, which encourages him to behave like this. we show the women and the men a picture of an abusive man, we call him the dominator, and the book i

have written is called living with a dominator, the courses the freedom programme. there are 360 venues on my website where you can be accessed for women, but many london boroughs have waiting lists of 150 women or more, so they do not advertise that course is on my website. apart from all the work you're doing, there is pressure on the government to do work on this and the prime minister has said the government is fully committed to tackling a best tech —— domestic abuse, but what you think could be done by the authorities and government to this violence?” could be done by the authorities and government to this violence? i think all the people who are supposed to be doing jobs to help women, the police, family courts, the criminal courts, only to do theirjobs properly. there is tremendous incompetence, women have been killed because people are not earning their money and making the effort to do theirjobs properly money and making the effort to do their jobs properly and money and making the effort to do theirjobs properly and protect

vulnerable women. the police should come, but they don't always. it is patchy. some provisions in some areas are better than others. we have had very good response today in wales and the police, but it isn't like that everywhere. thank you very much for being with us and outlining all the work you do. a former probation officer there. thank you so much for your time. my pleasure. it's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, one that can cause terrible damage to the atmosphere yet most people will have never heard of it. sulphur hexa fluoride or sf6 as it's known is widely used to prevent fires and accidents in electrical equipment in power stations, wind turbines, and right across the electricity grid. but when it leaks it can have dire consequences for the environment. and it has been leaking the levels of sf6 have risen rapidly in the atmosphere in recent years.

across the eu alone, looks have been equivalent to putting 1.3 million extra ca rs equivalent to putting 1.3 million extra cars on the road injust one year. we're about to witness the startling destructive power of electricity, as technicians prepare a short circuit test at this laboratory. this is why industry rely so heavily on sf6. it prevents overloads that destroy installations. but the gas is also the most powerful climate—warming substance known to science, 23,500 times more damaging than carbon dioxide, and levels in the atmosphere are increasing. it's leaking into the air faster than ever before. this is a very potent greenhouse gas, and it's very long—lived. so what we put up in the atmosphere will essentially stay there for hundreds or thousands of years. if we don't cut emissions, we'lljust continue to add to that atmospheric burden. the main reason for the rise in the use of sf6 has been the change in the way

we make electricity. in the past, we relied on a handful of large coal stations for our power, but these have been replaced by dozens of wind farms, requiring many more substations and connections to the grid. the electricity generated by wind farms is sent via underwater cables to substations on land. it travels along high—voltage lines, and the power is then converted so it can be used in homes and offices all over the uk. on every step of the journey, switches and fuses are used to prevent short circuits and fires. but around 80% of the ones in the uk depend on the powerful greenhouse gas sf6. the eu will review the regulations on sf6 in 2020, but some energy companies are sensing that change is coming. this new wind farm being built off the coast of east anglia is one of the first and largest in the world constructed without sf6. however, there are limitations. the turbines here are connected to the substation, and that still relies on the gas.

but at this factory in the netherlands, they have been making electrical switch products without sf6 for decades. they are already for over 40 years in the field and they are reliable, they are safe and they are really working with no use of sf6. changing from sf6, a reliable and cost—effective insulating material, won't be easy. the industry regulator ofgem says it's setting targets for companies to move away from the gas. but a ban on the substance is thought unlikely before 2025. matt mcgrath, bbc news. we are bringing you news of the photography difference with a difference. the committee wildlife photography awards taking a light—hearted look at the natural world while promoting conservation. here are some of the finalists for this year's competition. these two look like they are getting into the

spirit of the competition maybe! soda these zebra. is it a bird, is ita soda these zebra. is it a bird, is it a plane? and to spare looks like he has just heard a bad it a plane? and to spare looks like he hasjust heard a bad joke. —— to spare. not one of mine, of course. so does this one. there we go. there is no hiding place for this particular bear, meanwhile. the winners will be announced on the 13th of november. nice pictures. lepers might get a picture of the weather the weather is looking pretty decent for much of the uk, lots ofjoy settled weather with sunshine but not dry everywhere. to the course of tonight, the cloud increases from the north—west, perhaps a few showers for the north of northern

ireland. clear skies elsewhere and with light winds a chilly night with temperatures in the mid—single figures. the mist and fog patches possible first thing. but much of england and wales looking dry, bright and sunny and the northern ireland it will cloud over and for scotland, heavy rain and strong winds working into the north—west. temperature 17 celsius, we could see 23 down towards the south—east of england. look at the gusts of wind though, 40—60 mph. overnight into sunday, that weather front sinks further south so light and patchy rainfor further south so light and patchy rain for northern ireland, northern england and north wales. sunshine either side of that and temperatures 14 in edinburgh and 25 in london. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: david cameron breaks his silence on brexit in an interview with the times the former prime minister says a second referendum

cannot be ruled out. meanwhile boris johnson says he is cautiously optimistic about getting a deal on brexit but a heckler in yorkshire tells him to get back to parliament. why are you not with them in parliament sorting out the mess that you have created ? parliament sorting out the mess that you have created? i am very happy to get back to parliament very soon... why don't you sort it out, boris? the family of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating out want the law changed to improve food labelling in restaurants. as we've been reporting former prime minister david cameron has said a second brexit referendum can not be ruled out. in an indepth interivew with the times the former conservative leader says he thinks about the consequences of the 2016 poll "every single day" and worries "desperately" about what will happen next.

joining me now from oxford is the journalist who did the interview with david cameron andrew billen. thank you for being with us. i suppose lots of leave supporters are very grateful to mr cameron, but lots of remainer ‘s, like himself, are flabbergasted that he ever made that decision. do you get the impression that it worries him, that it bothers him a lot that he took that controversial decision? he certainly is bothered by it. he doesn't actually admit to losing sleep over it but he says he was very depressed about it. i asked him if he was medically depressed, he said no, he is not taking any medication, but that moment when he walked back to number ten downing st, that was taken by many people to

show flippancy and complacency in the man and he said he was just trying to calm himself down because he thought the door might not open which happened once when he made an important announcement to the press. he said he was miserable because he was leaving the job he loved to do. you read the book and you talk to him. how did you find him?|j you read the book and you talk to him. how did you find him? i met him at his house in london and if i thought that i was going to meet a broken man, i would have been disappointed, but there is a great self—assurance in david cameron and he greeted me warmly. he spoke as a politician, still does, but he talked about his family and the death of his son, ivan. but yes, a kind of melancholy there as well. there is a touching moment, paragraph in the memoirs when he talks about the election success he

enjoyed in 2015 and he talked about the plans for the second term, when he was the master of all he surveyed, had his own majority without lib dem support and he said, it makes me sad thinking about that now, and there is a sadness. there isa man now, and there is a sadness. there is a man who had been lucky in politics and things went spectacularly wrong. white anger with his former colleagues, boris johnson, michael gove. some harsh words for them. in the book, i said to him you call michael gove, was a close personal friend to him you call michael gove, was a close personalfriend mendacious. mendacious was the word. he was angry with priti patel who is now our home secretary for attacking or trashing, as he puts it, our own

government, and as for borisjohnson he says he has always found him amusing, he has worked well with him in the past, but he doesn't always trust him. and a few weeks after we spokein trust him. and a few weeks after we spoke in august, he sent me another e—mail saying that what had happened since we spoke, since parliament returned, had shocked him. he accused boris johnson returned, had shocked him. he accused borisjohnson of returned, had shocked him. he accused boris johnson of sharp practice in provoking parliament. and he said no, iam not infavour ofa no and he said no, iam not infavour of a no deal brexit. did it seem to you that he had regrets about the way he carried out the referendum campaign, the campaign that he waged in favour of remain and against leave ? in favour of remain and against leave? yes, i think... with cwmbran's thing is things went wrong and what you have done it

differently? the other side, the levers appeal to people's hearts and emotions and this was a much more cautious, pragmatic, economic based campaign that cameron raised. you try to talk about the good the european union had done in engaging countries not previously got on well together. the next morning he got headlines saying cameron predicts world war iii. he said what happened was he was expecting a rational debate and maybe that was naive. and it turned into a tory psychodrama that was just irresistible to the media. what about the book you mention. you said it is a good read but there are indications preorders are not that big and some book

stores don't want to stock it.|j are not that big and some book stores don't want to stock it. i am slightly surprised by that. the country had fallen out of love with john major pretty spectacularly in 97 and his book did very well. people were calling tony blair... are people so angry they don't want to know how exactly we got into this mess? i'm not sure. ithink to know how exactly we got into this mess? i'm not sure. i think where the reviews come through, if they are fair, if they can see it is a good read, it is a clear read, if you want to understand the last ten yea rs, you want to understand the last ten years, you had to read it. i think orders might pick up. briefly, how do you think history will remember him? does he fear in a sense that he will always be remembered as the prime minister who called that referendum? i don't think he does. i think he knows it. he is the man who crashed the conservative party, split the country and has

inadvertently walked us into the worst possible brexit. good to talk to you. many thanks. well, no—one can predict what will happen with brexit. but one thing seems sure a general election is on its way sooner or later. downing street insists it's the only way to break the deadlock. the earliest it could be held is towards the end of november. our chief political correspondent vicki young looks at what could happen and at some of the key parts of the country that could determine the outcome. we are in a period of pretty unpredictable politics and the current make—up of the house of commons suggests a general election may not be that far away. let's take a look at the state of the parties right now. the conservatives have

288 mp5 right now. the conservatives have 288 mps and labour 247. there are 35 independents, more than half of them former conservative mps booted out of the parliamentary party for voting against the government. the snp have 35 and the liberal democrats 17. with all the others thatis democrats 17. with all the others that is a total of 650 and no party is anywhere near the required 326 foran is anywhere near the required 326 for an overall majority. so what is likely to be the tories election strategy? in 2017 the two main parties dominated, the tories taking 43% and labour 41% of the vote. compare that to how the parties are polling now. conservatives have had a poll bounce under borisjohnson, but are still averaging around 33%. labour are down to 26% in september's polls. let's take a look at the electoral map from 2017. if

the current polls were reflected in a general election, the conservatives would take 24 seats offer labour, places like kensington, dudley north and newcastle—under—lyme but at the same time they risk losing seats, places like stirling and golden in scotland would likely go to the snp. cheltenham, southport and winchester to the liberal democrats. so the conservatives need to take more seats from labour and they will have their rise on the ones that voted for brexit. looking at the conservatives top 50 labour held targets, it is estimated that 39 voted leave, places like stoke—on—trent north with a 72% lead vote, blackpool south, 68%, or great grimsey 71% leave but will historical empty tory feeling here undermined the strategy? that will be one of the key features of an election and the other unknown is the potential impact of nigel

farage's brexit party. could it damage the tories‘s chances by winning the support of the voters? the campaign group leave.eu will face no further criminal investigation over its spending during the 2016 brexit referendum. the investigation was launched after the electoral commission referred the campaign founded by businessman aaron banks to the police over its spending during the referendum and fined it 70 thousand pounds. but the force said there was insufficient evidence to justify any further action. mr banks called for an inquiry into the electoral commission's actions. lily allen says her record label has not taken action after she told them she was sexually assaulted by someone she was sexually assaulted by someone in the industry. she says she spoke to a warner music boss last year about the alleged attack

and it's understood her alleged attacker does continue to work with warner. the record label has called the allegations are polling and says that they take accusations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously and will investigate the claims. with three uk number one singles and two number one albums, lily allen is one of the most successful british female artists in music. last year, lily published her autobiography and that is also where, for the first time, she talked about being sexually assaulted in 2016 by someone in the music industry after a party. i was drunk, so all i can tell you is what i do remember, which was waking up in bed with somebody that i trusted, in a position that i really did not want to be and had never given any indication that i did want that. but lily says she didn't leave the matter there and feels it was brushed under the carpet. in a bbc interview with her friend, miquita oliver, she says she also talked to a boss at her label,

warner music. i went out for dinner with one of the label bosses and he said to me that he had no idea about this incident until he read about it in the book. did he say now that we know, boy, are we going to do something about it? no. warner music says these allegations are appalling and adds... we take accusations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously and investigate claims that are raised with us. we are very focused on enforcing our code of conduct and providing a safe and professional environment at all times. lily allen is one of the few british artists to have gone public about sexual harassment in the music industry, but is there a code of silence? is there a blanket of fear? and perhaps those are the reasons why the industry hasn't quite had its public #metoo moment and that fear could be around the destruction of a career. but i did not get a particularly good run at festivals this season. i didn't get particularly big gigs offered to me.

i didn't get a big marketing push behind my album campaign, even though it was probably one of the best records that i have ever written. you think this is directly linked to that? yeah, i really do. the bbc understands that lily allen's alleged attacker continues to work with the label. she said she didn't go to the police about the assault and according to those who represent survivors of sexual assault in the workplace, that isn't uncommon. i think the difficulties can be because they perceive the perpetrators to be very powerful. i think that they think that women who are victims of sexual assault and indeed men, will struggle to find people to support them in that industry. lily is currently working on her new album, but it won't be her last with warner. chi chi izundu, bbc news. you can hear the full interview on

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