r m: its. quite chilly. once north, though, quite chilly. once again, there will be a thrust across northern parts, so for wednesday, fairly similarto northern parts, so for wednesday, fairly similar to today with rain down towards the south—west but for most, a dry and bright and sunny day. hello from westminster. i'm annita mcveigh. it's 11 o'clock. jeremy corbyn says labour will back an early general election. he's told his shadow cabinet that the party's condition of taking a no—deal brexit "off the table" has been met. borisjohnson will try to win support from mps for a december general election despite his plan being rejected yesterday. we'll bring you all the latest from westminster, as mps wrangle over that potential general election date. i'm joanna gosling. in other news today... a damning report into the grenfell tower disaster. london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate. lives could have been

saved if the building had been evacuated sooner. the london fire brigade, clearly, the people running the london fire brigade need to learn the lessons and apply the lessons of this fire and previous fires. residents flee parts of los angeles, as some of the city's wealthiest areas are threatened by wildfires. two british men have been seriously injured in a shark attack in australia. beware of the boks — jonny wilkinson is urging england not to get over—confident ahead of the rugby world cup final saying south africa are incredibly dangerous. and coming up on the programme, the team for next year's invictus games has been announced, at a special event in london hosted by prince harry.

good morning from westminster, where in the last few minutes the labour party has signalled support for an early general election. addressing the shadow cabinet this morning, jeremy corbyn said, "we have now heard from the eu that the extension of article 50 to 31st january has been confirmed, so for the next three months, our condition of taking no deal off the table has now been met. we will now launch the most ambitious and radical campaign for real change our country has ever seen." our political correspondent iain watson is in central london outside the labour meeting. it must be a done deal surely that we are having an early general election with the support of the labour party. i think that is

absolutely right. the shadow cabinet labour's headquarters to hammer this out. i am told that cheap web argued strongly against going for a general election but maybe others felt it was inevitable. jeremy corbyn said his conditions had been met. his condition primarily is to take no deal of the table because there is an extension now until the end of january, the 31st of january, that ta kes january, the 31st of january, that takes no gel of the table for three months and that would allow a general election. —— no deal off the table. if the liberal democrats and the snp are going to go for an early election, it would look ridiculous for labour to be dragged in behind more minor parties. there was a sense of inevitability that labour may have to get behind that election. emerging from that meeting the shadowjustice election. emerging from that meeting the shadow justice secretary election. emerging from that meeting the shadowjustice secretary told me that effectively labour is now ready

to campaign whatever their date, the ninth, tenth, iith to campaign whatever their date, the ninth, tenth, 11th or 12th of december, what they wanted was to get borisjohnson december, what they wanted was to get boris johnson out december, what they wanted was to get borisjohnson out of downing before christmas. have you agreed to an early general election? yes, we wa nt an early general election? yes, we want to get boris johnson out by christmas. we have avoided a no—deal brexit. that has been taken off the table because the eu had extended the deadline to the 31st ofjanuary. borisjohnson cannot the deadline to the 31st ofjanuary. boris johnson cannot push the deadline to the 31st ofjanuary. borisjohnson cannot push us the deadline to the 31st ofjanuary. boris johnson cannot push us out on a no—deal brexit during a general election campaign. jeremy has made it clear, john mcdonnell has made it clear. the team is deciding it will be backing a general election because we cannot leave these tories in powerany because we cannot leave these tories in power any longer. it has done so much damage across the country in times of austerity and public services. we have a manifesto of hope to deliver a better society for everyone in the country. we are up

for the fight and we believe we will win it. we believe we can make boris johnson the shortest serving prime minister since viscount godric. he was prime minister for over 100 days. we want to see boris johnson writing his christmas card from a country retreat that is not known as chequers. are there further caveats? we will be pushing to get votes for 16—year—olds and to allow eu nationals who could lead in other elections to be able to vote in this general election. —— could vote. when push comes to shove, we are going to support a general election because people in our country deserves better than boris johnson and the tories so that they believe they are born to rule and they were i'iow they are born to rule and they were now found out they are not. on the 12th of the ninth, whatever boris johnson puts forward? we want to get

them out before christmas. that is what we will support. thank you for your time. making it clear that labour would support a general election before christmas. what still is not clear is how many labour mps would go along with that. another shadow cabinet member said other mps were not able to be whipped. labour is behind in the polls and others think if they do not get borisjohnson and early general election perhaps they could still hold out for a confirmatory ballot for a referendum. if he had the snp and the liberal democrats and a majority of one is all that is required for a general election and the bulk of labour mps getting behind the shadow cabinet, it looks like the december election is all but inevitable. really interesting what you are saying. do you have a clear idea of labour received any further private assurances from the eu that no deal was off the table

until 31st of january that did not come in time for their vote on the general election yesterday or is it more about labour not wanting to be left behind if other parties are supporting the idea? left behind if other parties are supporting the idea ?|j left behind if other parties are supporting the idea? i think it is primarily not wanting to be left behind if an election is going to ta ke behind if an election is going to take place in any case. there was hope from senior labour figures last night that the liberal democrats might back off, they might say any day other than the 9th of december would be unacceptable. if it looks like they had to compromise on another date, say the 11th, labour looks like it is holding out against an election in all circumstances. there was an internal debate about what constitutes taking a no deal off the table. is it having a clause in the government's legislation or elsewhere to ensure no deal is not an option at the end of trade negotiations at the end of 2020? that means an action could be some

way off. is it simply about having an extension to the eu and no need to leave the european union before the 31st of january would do quite jeremy corbyn came down on that side of the argument this morning i made it very clear from the outset to the shadow cabinet he believed labour's conditions have been met. i think it will be dissenting voices among the wider party, on the backbenches. he was leading from the front this morning by saying the conditions had been met. both the liberal democrats and the snp wanted to make sure their withdrawal agreement bell can be brought back. there is an opportunity for the electorate to still say no to brexit. that was not necessarily labour's condition. they are saying they would be happy to accept a general election on the ninth, the 11th or the 12th. the decision they have come to now is that the election would look inevitable and they would not be seen to be resisting it because that

would be more damaging to them when the election comes. thank you very much. ian watson outside that meeting in central london where jeremy corbyn and his shadow cabinet have decided that they will vote in favour of an early election. jeremy corbyn are saying that his condition that no deal should be taken off the table has been met. let's cross to the central lobby now and norman smith is bad to get reaction was that this changes the complexion of things, doesn't it? -- norman smith is rare. it seems inevitable there will be a december general election day the date has to be finalised. do you welcome this decision by labour to rowing behind a december general election? -- rail in. if that is the case, yes, i do. what is still being debated is the date for the election. we have enormous concerns

that the government might try to ram through the withdrawal agreement irrespective or regardless of what jacob rees—mogg might have said about that yesterday. you don't believe him when he says they are not going to reintroduce that before the election? the track record of the election? the track record of the government over the promises they have may suggest they are completely untrustworthy and that is why speculation about the day—to—day election is continuing at the moment. isn't your position superseded by the assumption that labour will take any data ? superseded by the assumption that labour will take any data? labour is prepared to go for an election whether it is on the ninth, tenth, 11th or 12th. whether it is on the ninth, tenth, 11th or12th. labour whether it is on the ninth, tenth, 11th or 12th. labour are in the same position as us in relation to things like the proximity to christmas and theissues like the proximity to christmas and the issues it might cause for university students. i suspect they will want an election as early as the 12th of december, as we do. they may be trying to make it conditional

on things like votes at 16 and 17, which is something we very much support. if there were a possibility of getting that through it might be a possible amendment. i suspect the timing of that would preclude an election their side of christmas.“ there is an amendment to expand the franchise to 16 and 17—year—olds, labour says it will back it. if you back and the snp, does it not have a fair chance of getting parried? that is possible. it would still need some support from the government as well. the difficulty is, how do you ensure that 16 and i7—year—olds are able to take part in elections by the ninth, tenth, 11th of december? it is not clear to me it would be physically possible to achieve that. doi physically possible to achieve that. do i take it you would not support that manner because it would not have a december election? we want an election their side of christmas. if labour insist on that realistically

the election could not happen before christmas. that amendment right render the whole purpose of what we are trying to do and achievable. let's talk about your broader decision towards pivoting to a general election rather than going for a people's vote in this parliament. are you concerned this plays into the hands of boris johnson? the one thing he wants is a general election and that is the one thing you are giving him. what boris johnson wanted is to have do or die by the 31st of october in terms of getting it out the european union. that has not happened. our real worry is what will happen is jeremy corbyn will sit down with boris johnson and agree perhaps an extended programme motion for the withdrawal agreement bill and then push that through. then brexit is delivered. wouldn't the outcome be a bill which goes through quite possibly the house of commons and the house of lords and then never be

a confirmatory referendum on that they'll? that is what labour say their position is. that presupposes their position is. that presupposes the numbers are there to achieve that and it is not clear it is the case was that the bigger risk is jeremy corbyn, with the 19 labour mps who backed the deal from boris johnson would push that through, taking us out of the european union. do you accept your decision is a high—risk one? your calculation is the electorate will return a pro—referendum majority which might pave the way for a people's vote. the calculation by borisjohnson is the opposite, that it will return a pro—brexit majority which will finally kill off any prospect of a referendum or remain. anything we do in relation to brexit is a risk. the biggest risk was that following one further meeting between jeremy corbyn and boris johnson, further meeting between jeremy corbyn and borisjohnson, that further meeting between jeremy corbyn and boris johnson, that a programme nation for the bejewelled

agreement which had been agreed on that deal would have been passed. agreement which had been agreed on that dealwould have been passed. -- the withdrawal agreement. let me sketch out another scenario. actually it would have dragged on and drag done possibly into january. all the time the authority of boris johnson would diminish as he made further and further away from october the 31st. at that point, if you tabled a confirmatory referendum, and the choice was between that and no deal, you could have won it. that would have been a highly risky venture. we could very easily have seen the clock running down the ofjanuary and i think we are now at a point where the european union is not likely to be enthusiastic about extending yet again and we might have up crashing out after the 31st ofjanuary. an election in december, whatever their date by now pretty much inevitable.

i think that is the case. if not on the 9th of december, certainly on the 9th of december, certainly on the 12th, to ensure the government cannot at the last minute ran through the withdrawal agreement. get out their winter woollies. we do seem get out their winter woollies. we do seem to be heading for a chilly december election. yes, i think it is almost scarf and glove weather. not quite but we are headed in that direction. big risks for all sides. all the parties involved as it looks almost inevitable we are moving towards that early election and parties and our advisors will be looking to see how they can manage the risks imposed by a general election. if there are any lessons from the process so far, sometimes the unexpected does happen. let's look again at how labour confirmed that it is shifting its position, the position it held yesterday, with regards to an

election, announcing today that they believed jeremy corbyn's condition of no—deal brexit being taken off the table had been met and the shadow justice secretary richard burgon spoke to our correspondent iain watson, and announced labour's support for an election. we will be supporting a general election because we want boris johnson to be out by christmas. we had avoided a no—deal brexit. has been taken off the table. ee has extended the deadline to the 31st of january. boris johnson extended the deadline to the 31st of january. borisjohnson cannot push us january. borisjohnson cannot push us out on a no—deal brexit during a general election campaign. —— the eu has extended. the team has decided it will be backing a general election because we cannot leave these tories in power any longer. they had done so much damage across the country in terms of austerity and public services. we had a ma nifesto and public services. we had a manifesto of hope to deliver a

better society for everyone in the country. we are up for the fight and we believe we will win it, we believe we can make borisjohnson the shortest serving prime minister since a guy called viscount godric, he was prime minister for 144 days in 1827. we want borisjohnson to write his christmas card from a country retreat that is not called chequers. are there further caveats like the date or votes for 16—year—olds? like the date or votes for 16-year-olds? we will be pushing to get votes for 16—year—olds will be pushing to allow eu nationals to be able to vote in this general election. even if we don't get those things that they really want, when push comes to shove, we are going to support a general election because people in the country deserve better than boris johnson and people in the country deserve better than borisjohnson and the tories or that they believe they are born to rule. they are going to find out they are not. the 12, the knights

cannot whatever boris johnson puts forward ? cannot whatever boris johnson puts forward? we want to get them out before christmas. —— december the 12th, december the 9th, whatever borisjohnson 12th, december the 9th, whatever boris johnson puts forward ? 12th, december the 9th, whatever boris johnson puts forward? looking at some tweets in reaction, labour is officially backing an election saying this is the opportunity of a lifetime. but, of course, not all labour mps lifetime. but, of course, not all labourmps and labour lifetime. but, of course, not all labour mps and labour activists feel exactly that way. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in the central lobby in parliament. let's pick up on that. how much reticence is there within labour about an election versus support and the fighting talk we heard? the blunt truth is it depends who you talk to. if you talk to pro—corbyn mp is on the labour side, they take the view that as a campaigner, mr

corbyn has the ability to turn around the poles. they are pretty gung ho about it. if you talk to the eurosceptics, they are wary about where it is leading. i think they will vote for this election with deep, deep misgivings but notjust because they fear what might happen in an election but because they take the view that the snp and the liberal democrats and now the labour party had made a catastrophic mistake by going along with an election when, in their view, it would have been better to buy that time, to keep dragging things out. in the end they believe they would have got to the holy grail of another referendum. that appears to have been taken off the table, u nless have been taken off the table, unless you would see a victory for mr call then, all forjo swinson, or remain majority in the next parliament. —— mr corbyn. many folk will be approaching this election

with a high degree of trepidation, albeit those around mr corbyn they had a manifesto to reach out beyond the brexit argument, that it is a set of policies which will appeal to a country frankly weary with austerity and if they can shift the election away from just being a brexit connection to being an election about austerity they believe it is game on and they have a realistic chance. the danger is, as we have seen a realistic chance. the danger is, as we have seen over a realistic chance. the danger is, as we have seen over the previous months and years, brexit has obliterated everything and it strikes me as very difficult with brexit still unresolved to just take that out the election headlights and so that out the election headlights and so the hard part it seems to me, for labour, is trying to get the focus to their message on austerity and away from brexit. that is an interesting point. will it be a referendum by proxy or something broader? talking about any

amendments which might happen quite like one to extend the franchise to younger voters, how can that affect the pace of things? if there were an amendment passed to extend the franchise to 16 and 17—year—olds but that would not pout their december election? why? to put in place the necessary changes to ensure all 16 and 17—year—olds would vote would ta ke and 17—year—olds would vote would take the best part of the year. the viewing government is it is a wrecking amendment, designed to kibosh on a december election. when we we re kibosh on a december election. when we were talking to tom brake and i got the clear impression from him that although it is liberal democrat policy, they will not support it because they believe it would, in effect might make the idea of december election a no no go. i cannot see it getting carried so the

prospects of succeeding on that are pretty limited. it will come down to a straightforward choice. labour is clearly prepared to accept any date, whether it is december nine, ten, 11,12. whether it is december nine, ten, 11, 12. we had earlier than saying never take any date they can to get rid of boris johnson. never take any date they can to get rid of borisjohnson. for him it is a huge gamble. he is going into a winter election. there will be questions about turnout in the dark and the cold. how will that play with older voters who predominantly, yes, did back brexit? how will it play with people he did not always vote ? play with people he did not always vote? people who did not come out in a referendum to back brexit. there isa a referendum to back brexit. there is a query about whether voters will feel cheesed off about having to go to the polls again, whether the likes of brenda will be up in arms.

there is the sheer electoral uncertainty of what will happen in scotland. the tories seem poised possibly to lose most of their seats. what will happen in southern remain constituencies? well they haemorrhaged to the liberal democrats? will they be able to pick up democrats? will they be able to pick up labour leave seats that labour mps are sitting on humongous majorities? for boris johnson mps are sitting on humongous majorities? for borisjohnson it is a huge gamble and above all he goes into the election having failed to deliver on do or die. it is not a foregone conclusion that boris johnson is on to win this election, the stakes are still enormously high for him. it will be a remarkable contest to watch unfold. thank you, normal. —— norman. our reality check correspondent chris morris.

only one thing has been confirmed so far, the uk is not leaving the eu on october the 31st. what is the pass for brexit now or the path. in it? which number one, have an election and hope it produces a majority for someone and hope it produces a majority for someone to give more clarity. the government tried to call an election yesterday via the fixed—term parliaments act but it needed a two thirds majority in the house of commons but it did not get one. the next option is to change the law with this 19 bill which any needs a simple majority of mps to hold an election in december. a bill like this could be amended and until mps voted later we just don't know if it will pass. if there was an election on any date in december, what then? if the conservatives won and got themselves a working majority, they would have the numbers to push their

version of brexit through on or before january the 31st. any other result, and labour victory perhaps ora hung result, and labour victory perhaps or a hung parliament where there was no majority to leave, we could be looking at a further brexit delay, it may be a referendum to put the vote back to the people. or revoking article 50 and stopping brexit altogether. what if there is no election this year because parliament will not vote for one? the government said it would put the whole brexit bill on the back burner but that may not be sustainable. there could be a new programme nation, a new timetable for scrutinising the brexit legislation in more detail. you'll not be entirely in the government's control, there will be a menace calling for things like a commitment to negotiate a new customs union with the eu in the future or holding another referendum on the deal before brexit happens. if the bill became law, brexit could still

happen by january the 31st about the end of the new extension period but it may not be quite the brexit the government had in mind. if no majority could be found to support the bill, the eu would have to decide whether to agree yet another extension and then maybe we would finally be heading for a general election in the spring. in other words, no simple answers. so much for the promises that leaving the eu would be the simplest thing in the world. the big headline so far this morning is that labour has announced that it will back an early general election. jeremy corbyn said the conditions of the party had been met, namely that no deal had been taken off the table by the european union until the 31st ofjanuary. that means it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that when there isa foregone conclusion that when there is a vote later on today, there will bea is a vote later on today, there will be a vote in favour of an early

general election. we don't know the precise date yet. of course, i am saying labour is supporting it that we should remember that some labour mps are very nervous about this indeed. they don't like the polling that says jeremy corbyn does indeed. they don't like the polling that sasteremy corbyn does not enjoy the kind of support they would like to have going into a general election but, on the other hand, many voices within labour saying this will suitjenny corbyn, his campaigning nature right down to the ground and they can make this election about more than just brexit and widen it out to the things that labour wants to do to tackle austerity. —— jeremy corbyn. we will be following all the developments throughout the day. we are expecting the debate around 12:30pm. then we expect the debate to get under way in the comments eventually leading very soon. very soon. now very soon. now over very soon. now over to

back here very soon. now over to joanna in the studio. the london fire brigade has been condemned for systemic failures in its response to the grenfell tower fire, in a report into the disaster which claimed 72 lives. the inquiry found that fewer people would have died in the disaster injune 2017 if the west london building had been evacuated sooner. the full report will be published tomorrow, but the bbc has seen its conclusions. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the families of those who died and the survivors are waiting for the report criticising the london fibre quy- report criticising the london fibre guy. it says its preparation and planning for a fire like this is wholly inadequate. it concludes if the fire brigade had made an earlier decision to evacuate the building, rather than telling residents to stay put it is likely more lives would have been saved. the report praises extraordinary courage of firefighters on the night but identifies many failures. there are

serious deficiencies in command and control, inadequate training, problems dealing with 999 calls with basic information on the building was missing and the communication systems didn't work properly. the london fibre gave permission is personally criticised. the report says her evidence that she would not change anything about the response on the night showed remarkable insensitivity and suggest the fire brigade is at risk of not learning the lessons of grenfell. the report concludes the cladding did not comply with regulations. the second pa rt comply with regulations. the second part of the inquiry will say it did not address building materials and refurbishment. the fire brigade said it would be inappropriate to comment until a full report is published tomorrow. our special correspondent, lucy manning reporting there. a number of high profile individuals live in the mandatory evacuation area and have been forced to leave their homes as a result of the fires.

the terminator and former governor of california arnold schwarzenegger said that he'd had to leave at 3.30am in the morning. basketball legend lebron james told his followers that he was desperately searching for somewhere to stay. whilst sex and the city star kristin davis urged fellow residents to evacuate as quickly as possible. now it's time for a look at the weather. those fires could get worse through wednesday and thursday, stronger winds expected around the los angeles area. the weather today across the uk, much the same as yesterday. some train across most areas, and the scene in lancashire from one of our weather watchers, cumulus clouds in the sky. across the southern parts of england, particularly the south—west, some outbreaks of rain. it a few showers around london, kent, essex and east

anglia. a few showers further north across eastern areas of scotland. for most of us, dry and sunny and quite chilly. maximum temperature is about 12 to 13 celsius. tonight, cloud continuing in southern areas, some outbreaks of rain. but the cloud will act like a blanket, keep temperatures above freezing. but further north, you can see here by the blue two, a bit of a frost into wednesday morning. always more cloud across the far south, with further rain to the south—west. we always said we wanted an election, we do want an election, but we wanted no deal to be taken off the table. we have now had confirmation from all 28 eu member states that no deal is off the table, so we are going to go out there with the biggest campaign of this party has ever mounted. totally united, totally determined, and i

absolutely and looking forward to going to every part of this country with my wonderful shadow cabinet tea m with my wonderful shadow cabinet team here and all the fantastic labour activists to give a message of hope where there isn't one with this government. cheering are ever going to be any further caveats ? are ever going to be any further caveats? will you are due to the election of 16—year—olds can vote, or if you need further reassurance... ? or if you need further reassurance. . . ? there will be a parliamentary process this afternoon. we are going out there to fightan afternoon. we are going out there to fight an election campaign, and i cannot wait to get out there on the streets in every town and village in this country, labour will be there giving a message of real hope where this government offers nothing. finally, what you say to some of your own mps, some of them are in the shadow cabinet, who had severe doubts about going for an election

now, effectively playing into boris johnson's hands as some say, do you think the vast bulk of will now get behind an early general election? the labour party loves it a bit, but they also love the end of the debate, and this is the end of the debate, and this is the end of the debate and we are going out there to win. shall we do stay to the vote in the shadow cabinet? shadow cabinet, total united, is that ugly? yeah! -- is that agreed? we are now going to be out on the streets for about six weeks, and it is going to be good weather. jeremy corbyn sounding very optimistic, even about the weather

prospects for the middle of december, or one the daters. we have not of course had that can officially confirmed yet. but sounding energised now that a decision has been made to support a general election it to say that this is going to be the biggest campaign the labour party has ever mounted. and he repeated to applause from his shadow cabinet that labour was going to be bringing a message of hope to the doorsteps as they try to broaden this election campaign out, to make it about more than brexit. he said this is the end of the debate, we are going out there to win. let's talk some more to norman smith as we watch these images from central london where the shadow cabinet has been meeting, and made that very important decision, because it now makes the idea of an early general election pretty much a foregone

conclusion. what it you think of whatjeremy corbyn had to say? conclusion. what it you think of what jeremy corbyn had to say?|j think mr corbyn recognises he has little option. the danger is that labour was left behind as the only main party standing out against a general election. that said, there are many in the party who will be approaching the election with considerable trepidation, and i suspect view it as a serious mistake by the party. one may be at the liberal mp ben bradshaw, what is your take on liberal mp ben bradshaw, what is yourtake on mr liberal mp ben bradshaw, what is your take on mr corbyn's decision to back an election in this urban —— in december? we do not know if the labour front bench will be supporting any of the many amendments the table, we don't know what will happen on the programme emotion. i notice that a number of liberal democrat and snp mps said this morning that they have looked at the bill and sought as a power grab by boris johnson, at the bill and sought as a power grab by borisjohnson, so would not be prepared to support it. if there

isa be prepared to support it. if there is a general election, i will campaign very hard as will every labourmp and campaign very hard as will every labour mp and candidate to undo the government damage over the last nine orten years, and government damage over the last nine or ten years, and campaign for the public thought on any brexit deal, but we are not there yet. on the broad principle, do you think it is the correct strategic decision by labour to back an election?|j the correct strategic decision by labour to back an election? i think we need to see what form that takes, but i think i and many of my labour colleagues, and mps of all parties, have long believed as a matter of principle, this is not about electoral fortunes or prospects, as a matter of principle, the secret is in the name, you should not have a general election, it is not a democratically legitimate way to solve brexit. we are far better to do that by a referendum. if for whatever reason we cannot achieve a referendum in this parliament, i think we still can, but if we cannot, we will be fighting that general election on the promise of the people having another referendum

so the people having another referendum so they have the final say. let's talk about the details, taken from what you say, you do not think it is a given despite the fact the lib dems, the snp, the labour party and the tories are backing an election, you do not think it is a given that will happen? we need to look carefully at the bill and he with the government has tried to drive this through in one day, attempts to change or amend the programme motion, the various amendments that have been tabled. a lot of those have been tabled. a lot of those have been tabled. a lot of those have been designed to attract maximum cross— party have been designed to attract maximum cross—party support. that is too much rushing tojudgment here. you guys love general elections, but let'sjust see what you guys love general elections, but let's just see what happens at the end of the day before jumping to conclusions. one of the amendments which mainly because the government difficulties is extending the franchise to 16 and 17—year—olds, because that would take months, maybe a year or so to put in place, thereby knocking out a december election. even though that is labour

party policy, if it doesn't attract the support of the lib dems, the lib dem leader has said she will not support an amendment, i soon —— i don't know what the snp will do, surely it has limited chance of succeeding. i would surely it has limited chance of succeeding. iwould be surely it has limited chance of succeeding. i would be surprised of the lib dems did not support. 16. they already have votes at 16 in certain parts of the united kingdom so certain parts of the united kingdom so why would it take so long? —— i would be surprised if the lib dems did not supported, it is already the policy. this will affect 16 and 17—year—olds for decades to come, it is right that they should be enfranchised and not disenfranchised by what borisjohnson is enfranchised and not disenfranchised by what boris johnson is trying to do today. do you accept that if that amendment was passed, it would negate a december election, because you simply would not be able to change the franchise in time for a december contest? so that it would

kill off a december election?“ might delay, but i think that is a good thing. it would be far more to get borisjohnson to good thing. it would be far more to get boris johnson to try to take its bill through parliament. he won the second reading by 30 votes. let's see how it fares, let's have a referendum on that deal, allow the people a binary choice between his deal or remain, and then have a general election in may. that would be my preference, at a case, because general elections are not a democratically legitimate way of resolving a binary issue like brexit. is there any possibility that the labour party could split over the sport, with people such as yourself in at the end deciding no, yourself in at the end deciding no, you cannot support borisjohnson's election? whatever happens in the sport will not impact what happens afterwards. if we end up at the end of today with a general election, every mp and candidate will come together and camping very hard for the election of a labour government to begin to repair the dreadful damage these tories have done to our country over the last nine years,

and give the people the chance to give their verdict on brexit any referendum. many may vote against an election today, a great many of the plp will, if that what is what it comes to, but if as i said earlier for a comes to, but if as i said earlier fora numberof comes to, but if as i said earlier for a number of reasons, we are not there yet. surely that would be a catastrophic start to an election campaign, to have the parliamentary labour party voting in different ways on a general election, what sort of launch would that be to a labour party campaign?” sort of launch would that be to a labour party campaign? i think it would be labour mps ensuring that we have our own minds, we are thinkers, we make a judgment about what we think is right for principle for our country, and the vast majority for labour mps think brexit should be resolved before a general election through a referendum. if does is not, we will fight that general election with our heart and souls, but you cannot expect labour mps to give up the principles in one debate on one issue on a matter that is so

important to our country. and it is not as if we have not made our feelings plain through our quips for weeks and months to the leadership that this is the overwhelming view of the labour party, and that is why i still think it is not too late to go down an alternative path. the alternative path being what, just to sit and wait and hope that at some time, parliament will vote for a referendum? time, parliament will vote for a referendum ? because there time, parliament will vote for a referendum? because there has been no sign of it so far. there were always agree to be the numbers in the house of commons, there will be the house of commons, there will be the numbers in the house of commons, when a referendum is the last option standing, andi when a referendum is the last option standing, and i bitterly regret if it does end up in a general election today, i bitterly regret that we have given up on that opportunity of this house of commons button with the majority for a peoples vote on borisjohnson's brexit the majority for a peoples vote on boris johnson's brexit deal. the majority for a peoples vote on borisjohnson's brexit deal. but if thatis borisjohnson's brexit deal. but if that is what happens, we will live to fight another day on a general election, we will promise another referendum, the vast majority of the

labour movement will campaign vigorously in that referendum for remain. do you think that the liberal democrats and the snp have made a catastrophic mistake?” liberal democrats and the snp have made a catastrophic mistake? i think they have, they will live to regret that catastrophic mistake. what was very interesting as this morning, just as we understand the shadow cabinet was deciding that they might support in principle a general election, that support among the liberal democrats and the snp was beginning to melt away. sol liberal democrats and the snp was beginning to melt away. so i think it was a bad mistake, and we will see what happens on the long sweep of history. my motivation in all of the site, and that of the vast majority of my labour colleagues, has been to put the national interest first. what we think is in the best interests of the united kingdom and future generations of this country, not short—term political advantage or individual egos. i still think there is a chance we can do that, but let's see what happens the rest of the day. when you seek short—term advantage

and egos, the response of the liberal democrats is that actually, the only way you get to a people's vote is through the arithmetic of the house of commons, and therefore the house of commons, and therefore the only way you can get a people's voters through an election. what is wrong with that analysis?” voters through an election. what is wrong with that analysis? i think they are wrong, it seems there will be more remain mps in the house of commons after a general election. i hope they are right, and if there is an election, i will be fighting for that outcome. also, they seem to know more about the numbers of potential labour and conservative supporters for a potential people's wrote then be in the labour party and moderate conservatives do. the numbers will be there when it is the la st numbers will be there when it is the last issue and option standing. they have decided to go down another route, although i think a lot of them, such as heidi allen, was having second thoughts when she saw the bill, which amounts to a grab by borisjohnson, and the bill, which amounts to a grab by boris johnson, and why on earth would we give him that christmas

present. ben bradshaw, thank you for your time. we will have to see what happens this afternoon in the house of commons. looking at what happens to amendments. perhaps this is not yet a done deal. perhaps not, and it is worth reflecting that, as much as there is division to some extent within the labour about whether or not to back a general election at this time, the timings of various different strategies, the social division within the conservatives as well, some within the conservative party saying let's go for this general election. others frustrated that boris johnson general election. others frustrated that borisjohnson isn't purely focusing on pursuing a getting his withdrawal bill deal through parliament, but let'sjust withdrawal bill deal through parliament, but let's just take a look back now at the moment that jeremy con came out of the shadow cabinet behind and after that meeting this morning in which he decided that there was sufficient proof, if you like, that no deal had been taken off the table and therefore one of the labour's key objections to moving forward with a general election had been removed.

some of your political opponents, some are new party, so you have been sitting on the fence on this issue forfar sitting on the fence on this issue for far too sitting on the fence on this issue forfar too long. why sitting on the fence on this issue for far too long. why do you support an election today and he didn't yesterday? we are ready for an election, we are to go out there with a strong message of how to end inequality and injustice and deal with the devastating poverty so many people face. we always said we wanted an election, we do want an election, but we wanted no deal to be taken off the table. we have now had confirmation from all 28 eu member states that no deal is off the table, so we are going to go out there with the biggest campaign of this party has ever mounted, totally united, totally determined, andi absolutely am looking forward to going to every part of this country with my wonderful shadow cabinet team here and all the fantastic labour activists to give a message of hope where there isn't one with this government. cheering are there going to be

any further caveats? i will wait for the shadow cabinet to restrain that enthusiasm for a moment for an election. will you only agree to this election if 16—year—olds can vote, or if you need further reassurance... ? there will be a parliamentary process this afternoon. we are going out there to fight an election campaign, and i cannot wait to get out there on the streets/ in every town and village in this country, labour will be there giving a message of real hope where this government offers nothing. finally, what you say to some of your own mps, some of them are in the shadow cabinet, who had severe doubts about going for an election now, effectively playing into boris johnson's hands as some say, do you think the vast bulk of will now get behind an early general election? the labour party loves it a bit,

but they also love the end of the debate, and this is the end of the debate and we are going out there to win. will be no later today whether we will have a general election in december? as a result of what labour have decided, it looks more probable, though does not entirely a done deal. —— will be no later today? —— will we know? in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn says labour will back an early general election — he's told his shadow cabinet that the party's condition of taking a no—deal brexit "off the table" has been met. borisjohnson will try to win support from mps for a december general election despite his plan being rejected yesterday. a damning report into the grenfell tower disaster — london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate. lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner.

in the business news — the gender pay gap — the difference between average pay for men and women — for full—time workers in the uk has increased slightly. the office for national statistics says it's now at 8.9%, compared with 8.6% last year. that was the lowest since records began in 1997. for people under 40, the pay gap for full—time employees is now "close to zero". uncertainty around brexit is hitting christmas markets around the uk this year, according to organisers of the biggest six — including manchester, belfast, and glasgow. european traders have told the bbc they brought goods over early and paid for expensive storage, ahead of the previous 31st october brexit deadline. the local government association says visitors to christmas markets contributed as much £500 million to the economy in 2017. some are calling it

the brexit meltdown. commemorative coins made by the royal mint to mark brexit on 31 october are being scrapped after the uk's exit from the eu was delayed. the coins will be recycled — they're shredded and melted down. the treasury says a coin will still be produced to mark brexit, and it will enter circulation after britain leaves the eu. the oil giant bp made a net loss during the third quarter of the year — that's the three months to the end of september. bp's third—quarter profit has fallen sharply after the oil giant was hit by weaker oil prices, lower production, and one—off charges. third—quarter underlying replacement cost profit, the company's definition of net income, was $2.3 billion, down from $3.83 billion a year earlier and $2.81 billion in the second quarter of 2019.

david hunter is an energy analyst whojoins us david hunter is an energy analyst who joins us now. david hunter is an energy analyst whojoins us now. david, before we head into the detail of ep, we should just point out that is one of the biggest firms in the ftse100, a lot of people's pensions and isis will be affected by this, and that is why it matters. indeed, bp is one of the biggest sterling dividend payers around, which contributes significantly to a lot of people's company pensions, as you say. when you look at bp's performance, from this latest set of results, what can we ta ke this latest set of results, what can we take away in terms of how much progress it is making and moving away from reliance on fossil fuel sources of energy towards renewals. i think bp is still very strongly fossil fuel —based company. i think bp is still very strongly fossilfuel —based company. it i think bp is still very strongly fossil fuel —based company. it is investing significantly in electric vehicle charging and battery technology, and other schemes. it is also looking towards cleaner gas for power generation and looking at

investments in carbon storage. but it is fairto investments in carbon storage. but it is fair to say these are still on the margins of what is still overwhelmingly a fossil fuel —based company, and of course, it and several other oil and gas companies continue to come under pressure from climate change lobbyists and so on to essentially clean their operations. in some of the analysis i have been reading around these results says that, despite falling into a net loss, the government still managed to beat expectations. just explain that for us. so the net loss is a one—off effect. as you mentioned, the sale and alaska, there was a reduction in the value of the asset up on sale. so that is a one—off factor that can be overlooked to a degree. the replacement of cost profit, the measure used by oil and gas companies, has held up relatively well, and better than expectations. you are compelling in the figures from the third quarter of last year,

something like a five year peak in terms of bp's profitability. when i went gas prices were significantly higher. so when seen in the context ofa higher. so when seen in the context of a law oil and gas price, that is where the profits have held off —— held up. the other significant thing for bp, a change at the very top. this is i believe you last set of results before the current chief executive leaves and is replaced. what does that mean, do you think? bob dudley came in at an exceptionally difficult point in the company's exceptionally difficult point in the compa ny‘s pass exceptionally difficult point in the com pa ny‘s pass after exceptionally difficult point in the compa ny‘s pass after the exceptionally difficult point in the company's pass after the deepwater horizon tragedy, and had to undertake a fairly massive restructuring in order to foster or meet the costs of compensation and cleaning up that spell. as a result of that, refocusing the company strategy, stroking it significantly. i think strategy, stroking it significantly. ithinka strategy, stroking it significantly. i think a lot of analysts believe that ten years on, bp is a smaller,

nimbler company. in many respects, he has left it in a relatively good place. but it has challenges ahead. it has become a lot leaner in terms of the oil price level at which it can make profits compared to the financial crisis and before deepwater horizon. so a lot of progress has been made, and investors will increasingly towards the part bp plays in the energy transition and looking beyond fossil fuel. david hunter, thanks very much indeed. these are bad for the environment,

soa these are bad for the environment, so a sustainable version has been invented. our symbolic item is a little dirty secret we all have in common, is that thing. i wanted to find in the fashion industry the equivalent of a straw in a rest room. everything we produce a garment, it has to be hanged —— in a restaurant. so use a single use plastic hangers that we throw away later. it is not recycla ble. throw away later. it is not recyclable. it goes directly to landfill. that is unacceptable. this is made of 80% moulding plastic, the classic flooding in the oceans, and

20% from a recyclable plastic. why is this sustainable? i think it is stronger than a normal hangar. the colour, the blue of the hook, and the logo on the back, it is a sustainable hangar. but at the moment, if you break it, it is com pletely recycla ble. that's all the business news. the australian singer and actress, olivia netwon—john, has revealed more than 500 items of personal movie and music memorabilia, to be sold at auction this weekend. the star of films such as grease and xanadu — who also topped the music charts in the 1970s & ‘80s — is raising money for her cancer centre. gareth barlow has more details. # you're the one that i want. # ooh—ooh—ooh, honey.# it's one of the most iconic outfits of the silver screen worn by olivia newton—john when she played sandy

in the film grease. this is the sandy outfit that i wore at the end of the movie whenjohn and i sang you're the one that i want together. and this jacket and pants, the pants have a broken zip and i had to be stitched into them. soon it will be on sale alongside 500 other items owned by the grammy award—winning singer and actress. it took quite a few months to weed through boxes and storage containers, but it was a fun venture. itjust took a lot of time. olivia newton—john is battling breast cancer for the third time, and a proportion of the auction's proceeds will be donated to her cancer wellness and research centre in australia. in the hospital, we have music therapy, art therapy, group sessions, yoga. we have a recording studio where patients can write music. i mean, it's really a wonderful part of the centre. # you're the one that i want. # ooh—ooh—ooh, honey.# all that's left now ahead of saturday's sale, is people to decide which item is the one that they want. gareth barlow, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather forecast. similar conditions to yesterday, high pressure towards the north. low pressure down towards the south—west, so here we have some cloud across southern areas. that, some habits of rain with that by the front. you can see it clearly on the satellite image, the cloud in the south. but elsewhere, bit of fair—weather cloud developing, plenty of sunshine, beautiful as the moment in the highlands. look at this stunning photograph from a weather watcher in the highlands this morning. for the rest of the day, not a great deal change from what is outside your window now. southern and south—western areas, cloudy without bits of rain in the south—west. some showers until the london area across eastern parts of england, north—east of scotland, a few charity as well. elsewhere, keeping the dry and bright weather, feeling quite chilly once again,

temperatures nine to 12 celsius. tonight, still one or two showers coming in to watch these, but further south, quite a bit of cloud. still some rain across the far south, acting like a blanket which will keep temperatures up at around eight to 10 celsius. further north, north—west england into scotland, it is going to be quite chilly again. some frost, particularly in rural areas. a cold and frosty start to the day, the area of high pressure still there, throughout wednesday. these weather systems are trying to push their way further north and eastwards, that area of high pressure is quite stubborn throughout wednesday, so for most of us again, throughout wednesday, so for most of us again, chilly and dry with some sunshine. i can come across the south and south—west, you will see some applets of rain through the course of the day. perhaps in south—west wales into the afternoon, the cloud increasing bit into the lungs. nine to 12 celsius. and then

for thursday, the area of high pressure will tend to move eastwards, this weather system will make some progress, many more of us having is a cloudy day on thursday. the blues getting pushed away by the mild aircoming in the blues getting pushed away by the mild air coming in from the south—west, quite a bit of cloud around on the thursday. stiffs rain around on the thursday. stiffs rain around on the thursday. stiffs rain around on friday, quite cloudy for many of us. —— are still some rain. but temperatures will be rising.

hello from westminster. i'm annita mcveigh. it's 11 o'clock. jeremy corbyn says labour will back an early general election. he's told his shadow cabinet that the party's condition of taking a no—deal brexit "off the table" has been met. we always said we wanted an election. we do want an election, but we wanted no deal to be taken off the table. we've now had confirmation from all 28 eu states that no deal is off the table so we're going to get out there with the biggest campaign this party has ever mounted. borisjohnson will try to win support from mps for a december general election despite his plan being rejected yesterday. we'll bring you all the latest from westminster

as mps wrangle over that potential general election date. i'm joanna gosling. in other news today... a damning report into the grenfell tower disaster — london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate. lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner. the london fire brigade, clearly the people running the london fire brigade, clearly need to learn the lessons and apply the lessons of this fire and previous fires. residents flee parts of los angeles as some of the city's wealthiest areas are threatened by wildfires. two british men have been injured by a shark attack. they are believed to be backpackers. one of the male patients was attacked first and the shark is believed to have come back

to attack the second patient. good morning from westminster, to our viewers around the uk and on bbc world. it has been an interesting few hours in westminster. the labour party has today signalled support for an early general election. addressing the shadow cabinet this morning, jeremy corbyn said, "we have now heard from the eu that the extension of article 50 to 31st january has been confirmed, so for the next three months, our condition of taking no deal off the table has now been met. we will now launch the most ambitious and radical campaign for real change our country has ever seen. " that news looks set to ensure that britain is on course

for an early general election in december. the precise date is still to be confirmed. let's take a look at where we are now in the brexit process. labour have announced they are supporting a general election, now that a no—deal brexit has been ruled off the table. the prime minister will now need a simple majority when mps vote on when to hold the election — borisjohnson is aiming for 12th december. the snp and liberal democrats have called for an early election on the 9th december. the labour leader spoke earlier outside labour's headquarters in westminster. the shadow cabinet has made a decision today about an early general election. some of your opponents, some in your own party say you have been sitting on the fence on this issue for too long. why can you support an election today and you couldn't yesterday? we are ready for an election,

we are going to go out there with a very strong message of how we transform our society clarity and inequality and injustice and deal with the devastating poverty that so many people face. we always said we wanted an election, we do want an election, but we wanted no deal to be taken off the table. we've now had confirmation from all 28 eu member states that no deal is off the table, so we're going to go out there with the biggest campaigners party has ever mounted, totally united, totally determined. —— campaign this party. i am absolutely looking forward going to every part of this country with my wonderful shadow cabinet team here, and all the fantastic labour activists to get the message of hope when i was in government. —— where there is not one. are they going to be any further caveats today? are you going to say this election can only go ahead if there are votes... i will wait for the shadow cabinet to restrain their enthusiasm for a moment for an election. are there going to be any further caveats?

are you going to say you are only going to agree to the election if 16—year—olds can vote, or you need further reassurances of no deal? there will be a parliamentary process this afternoon. we are going out there to fight an election campaign and i can't wait to get out there on the streets in every town and village in this country. labour will be there, giving a message of real hope where this government offers nothing. what do you say to some of your own mps, some of whom are in the shadow cabinet? some of your mps have had to doubts about going for an election, you are effectively paying into the hands of borisjohnson, and some of them safe is that you think the vast bulk of people will now get behind an early general election? the labour party loves the debate, but they also love the end of the debate. this is the end of the debate and we are going out there to win. 0k. the labour leader in a brilliant mood. it would have been awkward if the snp and lib dems had voted for an election and an election had been set without labour being on the

front that. —— front foot. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in the central lobby in parliament. what is your take on whether we will get news later of a date for a general election in december?” think the way has pretty much been cleared for a december election. the final date will be signed off during a parliamentary bill going through this afternoon. there will be some sort of an agreement. we are remorselessly heading for the december election. joining me is paul scally. the december election is now on. it is indeed. we need to unlock and get rid of this dead parliament. unlock brexit and get it done that we can only do that by pushing it back to the people to allow them to elect a parliament to

better represent them. what will the date be? at the moment it is the 12th of december. i hope everyone will rally around that. i have no doubt it will be the 12. it is non—negotiable, if he had an election on the 11th or tenth, you could live with that. i think we need to have an election as soon as possible. the bill has to go through. labour has to back an amendment on 16 and 17—year—olds to amendment on 16 and 17—year—olds to amend the franchise. if that was carried presumably that would knock out a december election. it is not the right time to change the franchise for general elections. dates for 16—year—olds is worthy of debate. it is not something i would agree on because we had an accepted age for adult head. you cannot buy

drink at16 and age for adult head. you cannot buy drink at 16 and 17, you have to stay in school. this is why we have to debate it carefully. it is not worth having those debates now. let's have them at the proper time. why put people through the palau that when you have got your brexit deal and it has gone through its second reading? why not just carry on and get the bill through parliament? we could be out of the eu at the end of november. i do not think anyone wa nts to november. i do not think anyone wants to have a general election but we need to have one. we need to clear the air we need to have one. we need to clearthe airand get we need to have one. we need to clear the air and get brexit done in the best way possible. we have got the best way possible. we have got the second reading through that we do not know what will happen after that. it may be misshapen through amendments and other parts of parliamentary procedure. in order to have a clean and orderly brexit an election is the way forward. is it?

it isa election is the way forward. is it? it is a gamble. mrjohnson goes into this election having failed to deliver his do or die pledge which he made the centrepiece of a campaign for the tory leadership. he goes into the election as a failure. you can see boris has rejected a sense of purpose, energy, a positive approach to brexit and the future of this country, whereas you have had the labour party just this country, whereas you have had the labour partyjust wanting and talking about renegotiating a deal and then campaigning against in a future referendum. then lib dems wanting to revoke article 50 but doing it through a people's vote that if they do not like the result they will ignore that result. we have seen the narrow political interest from other parties which has caused parliament to lose its head and that is why i call it a dead parliament. but it is a gamble. theresa may tried the same trick and came a cropper. general elections

are about putting things in front of the people and letting them decide that the people will decide who to represent them, not just for brexit but the domestic agenda as well. talking about 20,000 new police officers and levelling up education funding so children can get the best opportunities for the future. do you have trepidation or qualms about the winter election? it will mean campaigning in the darkness. that raises issues for campaigners and queries about whether people will really wa nt queries about whether people will really want to engage with candidates on a cold, dark winter evening. december elections are never preferable. that is why they tended to be in the spring, when days are longer and it is lighter. we are where we are. we had to get this done. people elect us to show political leadership. this is political leadership. this is political leadership, it is the way to unlock feature and get back to the domestic agenda and start to

talk about the future relationship with europe and not still banging on three and a half years later about whether we leave the eu. will there bea whether we leave the eu. will there be a reprieve for those former tory mps who have now been deselected or will they come again and they have not been readmitted to the party, had to either quit or stand as independents? is there any way back for them before a referendum? they have not been deselected but getting the whip back in those conversations will continue to happen between the chief whip and the rest of government and those individual politicians. there does seem to be a growing consensus, a rarity at westminster nowadays. there is a consensus that we are heading towards a december election. the

precise date still to be finalised. december ten, 11, 12, precise date still to be finalised. decemberten, 11, 12, we precise date still to be finalised. december ten, 11, 12, we will find out soon, i think. december ten, 11, 12, we will find out soon, ithink. let's december ten, 11, 12, we will find out soon, i think. let's talk to the brexit commissioning editor, who is with me. if we had a vote later confirming a general election at some point in december, do you think it'll be a referendum by proxy, or do you think the parties will manage to broaden it out? many parties will wa nt to broaden it out? many parties will want it to be a clarifying moment on brexit. borisjohnson will want it to be a clarifying moment on brexit. boris johnson will want a mandate to get brexit done and have a parliament ready to do business with him. the liberal democrats would love nothing more than for that to be a revolt, and upsurge towards liberal democrats. jeremy corbyn is somewhere in between. he wants to get brexit through but after a referendum. this is where it

will be interesting. the one thing to look out for is the scale of any labour revolt. you have shadow ministers, touring the studios, saying, as barry gardner did, we will not get an election until we had done brexit. i am looking forward to people like this guy, having his dreams shattered when boris wins. do you think the party will be whipping mps are to vote in favour of an election today? they will be voting in favour of any election. maybe they will not be worrying about the date, they were just want to get some sort of election. this is the thing. the various mps like ben bradshaw and the uber remain wing, there will be descent on the opposition benches.” will pick up this conversation with you ina will pick up this conversation with

you in a second. but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. we will be covering our coverage on all things brexit. goodbye to and bbc world. still with me here is the brexit commissioning editor for the telegraph. as the voices get ever louder behind us on the green. they are louder behind us on the green. they a re pretty louder behind us on the green. they are pretty used to them. just picking up on the last point. looking at the numbers tonight will be interesting to see if there is a revolt and what the scanner that might be. it will be a fascinating campaign once it officially starts. do you think we will see some electoral pacts, either on the brexit party conservative side and the labour— lib dems side? well each party wa nt the labour— lib dems side? well each party want to contest each seat on

their own? they will all betray what they can at each seat. labour has shown they can team up and had alliances of interest. for the brexiteers it is a different story. nigel farage has said he will only have a pact if borisjohnson nigel farage has said he will only have a pact if boris johnson wants to have a clean brexit. boris johnson has made clear he wants to campaign for his deal. he views it as fantastic and would seek a mandate for his deal. it seems like ano mandate for his deal. it seems like a no deal to nigel farage and his electoral pact. if he tries to shave off tory votes and split the brexit that he may lose brexit altogether. he has to think, what is in the interests of brexit? to try and not stand against the tories when they need to hold on these seats? mp to beck and i would say the tories stole the seat of them. nigel farage

is nowhere in parliament right now. —— in peterborough. our reality check correspondent chris morris has been looking into what all this means for britain leaving the eu. only one thing has been confirmed so far this week, and that is the uk is not leaving the eu on october the 31st. what is the path for brexit now or the path for stopping it? route number one, have an election and hope it produces a majority for someone to give more clarity. the government tried to call an election yesterday via the fixed—term parliaments act but it needed a two thirds majority in the house of commons but it did not get one. the next option is to change the law with this new one—line bill, which only needs a simple majority of mps to support holding an election in december. and it would mean the government would not reintroduce its brexit legislation

before that election. if there was an election on any date in december, what then? if the conservatives won and got themselves a working majority, they would have the numbers to push their version of brexit through on or before january the 31st. any other result, a labour victory perhaps, ora hung parliament where there was no majority to leave, then we could be looking at a further brexit delay, maybe a referendum to put the vote back to the people. or if the liberal democrats got their way, revoking article 50 and stopping brexit altogether. what if there is no election this year because parliament will not vote for one? the government said it would put the whole brexit bill on the back burner but that may not be sustainable. there could be a new programme motion, a new timetable for scrutinising the brexit legislation in more detail. it wouldn't be entirely

in the government's control, there will be amendments calling for things like a commitment to negotiate a new customs union with the eu in the future or holding another referendum on the deal before brexit happens. if the bill became law, brexit could still happen by january the 31st — the end of the new extension period — but it may not be quite the brexit the government had in mind. if no majority could be found to support the bill, the eu would have to decide whether to agree yet another extension and then maybe we would finally be heading for a general election in the spring. in other words, no simple answers. so much for the promises that leaving the eu would be the easiest thing in the world. our political correspondent iain watson is in central london outside the labour meeting. jeremy corbyn, when you interviewed him with the shadow cabinet behind

him, was in ebullient mood about the prospect of getting out there and campaigning. do you think labour would really happen making this announcement today had it not been for the fact lib dems and the snp had said they would be backing an general election? i suspect that is the case for the following reason. the official line, to be very clear, because the eu is offering an extension, it eggs no deal off the table till the end of january and jeremy corbyn was able to say at the beginning of the meeting that he felt the conditions of labour had been met. he threw down the gauntlet for those who would rather wait. he said the conditions had been met and made it clear he wanted to go for an election. having spoken to a member of the shadow cabinet, he was making it very clear that labour would look

ridiculous if it was a position that the smaller parties like the liberal democrats and the snp were backing an election, and labour looking as though they were resisting it. that was in the minds of many people here. i also spoke to two shadow cabinet members at the meeting who have both been pushing for an early election in the shadow cabinet. they are now trying to tell labour mps to get on side for what they call an exciting campaign. there are many labour mps who still have doubts about the wisdom of going for an election in december. ben bradshaw was saying, let's see if we had an election. let's see what happens with the course of this bill and what happens with amendments. i put this to the party chair. we do not back this bill unless there are votes for 16—year—olds? would you not back the bill until no deal is

with out till 2020 ? not back the bill until no deal is with out till 2020? they said they would be pushing for votes for 16—year—olds but there would be an election in december, no ifs, no buts. you know if the labour whips will be encouraging those mps who are will be encouraging those mps who a re less will be encouraging those mps who are less than enthusiastic about the prospect of an election vote for one later? that remains to be seen. i was told, not from the horse's mouth, but the one shadow cabinet member who was very resistant to an early election in that meeting was none other than chief whip nick brown. he had grave doubts about going so quickly. whether he wants to twist the arms of the mps who we re to twist the arms of the mps who were reluctant to back this remains to be seen. we could see a split in the position among labour mps when this vote finally comes. many mps

who were saying let's hold out and see if we can have a confirmatory ballot, a referendum and said, they seem ballot, a referendum and said, they seem to have got on board for an early election and felt this is probably the only and least worst option for the labour party and the circumstances given what the snp and liberal democrats were doing. jeremy corbyn was undoubtedly someone who did not want an early general election but last night he felt uncomfortable to come up with reasons why he did not want to come up reasons why he did not want to come up with an election —— to go ahead with an election on december the 12th. there does seem to be wiggle room from labour on the date but are backing in principle from the top tea m backing in principle from the top team to go alien to go in december. —— to go early and to go in december. joining me now is senior

editor at the economist, anne mcelvoy. what do you think this election can produce in terms of the brexit process ? produce in terms of the brexit process? i think it is largely a referendum by proxy. that will mean you will know the position of boris johnson. he is happy to negotiate around those dates and make concessions. he had all lacked back slapping. to remember with angela merkel and jean—claude juncker? we now have an extension he did not want, that doomsday clock that was ticking down to the 31st of october. that could not be fulfilled. he then went shopping for a general election. it does look like he has won that battle. he will have to give ground on dates and give more

time for debate and will have to ta ke time for debate and will have to take no deal off the table were that means. another reason he got it through is jeremy corbyn means. another reason he got it through isjeremy corbyn always wa nted through isjeremy corbyn always wanted an election before brexit. the liberal democrats think they can win seats. they'll think it will turn out slightly differently. someone will have a happier christmas than someone else. given that boris johnson christmas than someone else. given that borisjohnson will be campaigning on his deal, let's remember he did get backing in principle for that deal, although it has been put on the back burner for the moment. do you think that cannot mean there will be any kind of collaboration between the conservatives and the brexit party owe their seats they may both wish to co ntest ? owe their seats they may both wish to contest? that is a fascinating question. —— owe their seats. sometimes there is talk of something called borage, a mixture of nigel

farage and boris johnson. called borage, a mixture of nigel farage and borisjohnson. there is a sense around the conservatives that borisjohnson has to be seen to win they're small of his own back. if he is seen to be winning it to match with the aid of the brexit party, that would alienate more liberal tories. what boris johnson that would alienate more liberal tories. what borisjohnson needs to do is show he can fight and get his own way. what he will need to show an election campaign as he will need to bring the country back together. it will take much longer than christmas. he has to be careful. he has not delivered brexit yet. nigel farage is a very good campaigner very sharp. he will segment you said we will have brexit by now, where is it? thing on the second referendum side, the same thing will apply? —— do you think? they will want to win the seats entirely of their own

accord without packs. the liberal democrats are suggesting there might be some pacts in london, which is strongly remain. i think they want to go quite cautiously on that. they see the confident polling for the lib dems. they could be looking at anything up to 18% but that could be the top vote share for them. you seem a the top vote share for them. you seem a bit with the greens and a bit with plaid cymru. this could change when they look at the maths on the ground. right now everyone is saying they want to campaign without too many pacts. that could get messy because you do not had time to put out a complicated message. people still had to take in home deliveries and get in the turkey. they might think, i will revert to my instinct and my gut. if you go too far down the tactical route you could lose

the tactical route you could lose the voters. it could be very unpredictable, despite the polling. it can be very unpredictable anything about the fact is you have mentioned. just a thought on the amendment about the franchise for younger voters. what you think will happen with that? it is lib dems policy with them saying they would not vote for it because it would push the date of an election further into the distance. what are your thoughts? i do not think it could happen even if you thought it was the right thing to do. it will not happen before the general election. it would about six months to get the young voters on the electoral roll and you would want to have a proper debate around it. jo swinson is turning out to be quite pragmatic. she decided she is going to back the early though with a bit of messing around with the dates. it looks like it is not really pursuing it needs a

bit ina it is not really pursuing it needs a bit in a debating point. it is in the argument. labour may have a run at it but they also know they cannot deliver it. they will say they had the interests of the younger voters at heart, trying to get them wrapped up, thinking, i want to at heart, trying to get them wrapped up, thinking, iwant to make at heart, trying to get them wrapped up, thinking, i want to make this election about me as well as my annoying centrist mum and dad or brexit mum and dad, or anyone who told me what to think. i think it has that function. great to have you with us to talk through that. just a little bit on the timetable today. there is an urgent question at 12:30pm. we are nearly there. an urgent question on workers' rights. after that we expect the debate to be getting under way, leading up to that vote later on. of course the complexion of today really change

afterjeremy corbyn made the announcement a little earlier saying that because his key objection to backing a general election had been removed, or his condition had been met, if we can put it another way, to ta ke met, if we can put it another way, to take no deal off the table, then he was going ahead, changing his mind from yesterday and backing that stop just mind from yesterday and backing that stopjust —— mind from yesterday and backing that stop just —— backing that. a comment from heidi alan mp, the lib dems mp for south cambridgeshire. she has made a couple of switches of allegiance. she sent a letter to her constituents explaining whatever the outcome in the vote tonight i shall not be standing again to be the mp for south cambridgeshire. not be standing again to be the mp for south cambridgeshir she will not the mp for be standing again to be the mp for south cambridgeshire, no matter the outcome of the vote tonight. let me

just glance at that letter and see she is saying. for the last 18 months or so, there brexit impasse has made business as usual impossible. brexit has broken politics had only a confirmatory public vote will bring an end to this sorry chapter and bring healing and light at the end of the tunnel. she says she has been the constituency representative for four and a half years. during that time we have had an unprecedented two general elections, a referendum and unbelievably third general election is on the near horizon. she says she is on the near horizon. she says she is exhausted by the invasion into her privacy and the nastiness and intimidation that has become commonplace. they will look through that letter in more detail but that seems to be the nub of the issue and why she is standing down as an mp at the next election. let me just tell you we will be answering your questions on

a potential december poll this afternoon at 2:30pm and 3:30pm. you can send them in by tweeting #bbcaskthis, e—mailing askthis@bbc.co.uk or texting 61124. join us if you can. now it's time for a look at the weather. sunshine across many parts of the country through much of the rest of the day, but looking at the satellite for the past three hours, this area of cloud across southern parts of england and wales. not living far, things change, rain and windy weather. temperatures about nine to 12 celsius. through this evening and overnight, still rain

and strong winds overnight in the south. we've also got a shield of cloud ahead of it, keeping the temperatures up but colder as you had further north. clearer skies, few showers, lighter ones for england and scotland, more likely to have a frosty. maybe some mist and fog as well. those were left, and fewer showers for areas of eastern england and scotland. still glad of us england and scotland. still glad of us at the moment, heading for the midlands, whether into wales. rain affecting the south—west of england, rainfor affecting the south—west of england, rain for northern ireland. otherwise, sunshine for the rest of the country. temperature is very similarto the country. temperature is very similar to today. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines — jeremy corbyn says labour will back an early general election. he's told his shadow cabinet that the party's condition of taking a no—deal brexit "off the table" has been met. we always said we wanted

an election, we do want an election, but we wanted no deal to be taken off the table. we've now had confirmation from all 28 eu member states that no deal is off the table, so we are going to go out there with the biggest campaign that this party has ever mounted. borisjohnson will try to win support from mps for a december general election despite his plan being rejected yesterday. a damning report into the grenfell tower disaster — london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate. lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner. the people running the london fire brigade clearly need to learn the lessons and apply the lessons of this fire and previous fires. residents flee parts of los angeles as some of the city's wealthiest areas are threatened by wildfires. two british men have been seriously injured in a shark attack in australia. and the team for next year's

invictus games has been announced, at a special event in london hosted by prince harry. the london fire brigade has been condemned for systemic failures in its response to the grenfell tower fire, in a report into the disaster which claimed 72 lives. the inquiry found that fewer people would have died in the disaster injune 2017 if the west london building had been evacuated sooner. the full report will be published tomorrow, but the bbc has seen its conclusions. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the families of those who died at grenfell, and the survivors, have waited more than two years for this report, which heavily criticises the london fire brigade. it says its preparation and planning for a fire such as grenfell was wholly inadequate. it concludes that if the fire brigade had made an earlier decision to evacuate the building rather

than telling residents to stay put, it's likely more lives would have been saved. the report praises the extraordinary courage of firefighters on the night, but identifies many failures. there were serious deficiencies in command and control, inadequate training, problems dealing with 999 calls, basic information on the building was missing and the communication systems didn't work properly. the london fire brigade commissioner, dany cotton, is personally criticised. the report says her evidence that she would not change anything about the response on the night showed remarkable insensitivity, and suggests the fire brigade is at risk of not learning the lessons of grenfell. the report also concludes the cladding on the outside of the building failed to comply with regulations. the second part of the enquiry will investigate the failures of the building materials and refurbishment. the london fire brigade said it would be inappropriate to comment until the full report

is published tomorrow. our special correspondent, lucy manning reporting there. and grenfell united, a group representing some of the bereaved and survivors, has said in a statement that they will be making their thoughts known once the inquiry report is made public. let's speak now to roy wilsher, who is the chair of the national fire chiefs council. good afternoon, thanks forjoining us. good afternoon, thanks forjoining us. what is your response to the report to the extent that we can report to the extent that we can report on it today, because as i say, it is due to be published in full tomorrow, but we have had advance sight as a result of a league? the report talks about the bravery and commitment of firefighters on that night, and no doubt it must have been very difficult, of course, for those firefighters to be involved. however, it criticises the chain of command and in particular the stay

put policy. what is your reaction to that? firstly, i must say we have not seen the full report yet. the national fire chiefs council is not a core participant, which means we do not get an early sight, so we will not see the report until tomorrow along with the rest of the public. we are just working of the headlines. as you quite rightly so, on that night there was some courageous acts by firefighters. a difficult situation for everyone involved, and our condolences still go out to the believed survivors and relatives. for them to the headlines today without the full report must‘ve difficult. today without the full report must've difficult. but what about the criticism of the stay put policy? it has been much discussed since the fire, and now the report says that if a change of policy have been permitted sooner, lives would have been saved. it must be very ha rd have been saved. it must be very hard for relatives to hear that. yes, it will be, but i need to read the context of that comment on how

it has been made. it may be so, but i'm not sure anyone can definitely see more lives would have been saved. stay put is still a sound policy of buildings are built properly and maintained properly. what we found from the grenville enquiry is the cladding did not comply with building regulations, many other fire safety failings. —— grenfell. we have also found that the fire safety system has been broken for 20 years. we now realise you may have to stay from stay put to emergency evacuation very quickly. i have written to the government and said that is fine, we have recognised that, can we do some proper academic and full research on how we move from stapled to full evacuation so we can make our fire services more efficient, and our communities safer? —— stay put.“ has been described as an article of faith so powerful that department

was unthinkable. do you agree with that? i think stay put has been in our psyche, not in the fire and rescue service, but in building owners, building control, in the way we build buildings. so until grenfell, our faith we build buildings. so until grenfell, ourfaith in building regulations on constructors and planners and designers, keeping faith in building regulations, was really quite solid. but since g re nfell really quite solid. but since grenfell and since the review into building regulations and safety, that faith has been truly shaken, and we need to learn those lessons. there was criticism for the commission of the london fire brigade in the report dany cotton was criticised for some of the evidence she gave to the enquiry. she says she would not have changed anything they did on the night. and she compared the lack of training for firefighters she compared the lack of training forfirefighters in she compared the lack of training for firefighters in contending with what they encountered on that night as the reason they had not been

changed for an eventuality like this —— trained foran changed for an eventuality like this —— trained for an eventuality. she said because it was no more likely than a space shuttle landing on the shard. the concern about her making such comments is that the fire brigade is an institution, the london fire brigade is an institution at risk of not learning the lessons that this fire teachers. do you think that is fair?” the lessons that this fire teachers. do you think that is fair? i think you need to remember the context. those comments were given after many hours of questioning. at one other da ny‘s hours of questioning. at one other dany‘s great strength is supporting our courageous firefighters, —— one of da ny‘s great our courageous firefighters, —— one of dany‘s great strengths. from their own investigation since, their work with us as national fire chiefs council, their input into new fire safety regime, the work they are doing both in their own policy control and national policy proves they are a learning organisation, andi they are a learning organisation, and i think it proves that together, we will learn the lessons that have been identified and where

appropriate, implement them in the future. i know you have not seen the detail of the report, but there are 46 recommendations on the basis that this is, after a detailed enquiry. that is the second part to the enquiry still to come. would you expect the fire service to adopt those 46 recommendations?” expect the fire service to adopt those 46 recommendations? i would expect us to investigate those fully. i suspect many of the recommendations will go further than the fire and rescue service, i think affect government, and other sectors, but we will work with all of those stakeholders. lessons have been identified, let's make them lessons learned and unfermented where appropriate. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. back to westminster. more news on the expected general election. although all the signs are pointing

to the vote being passed later on today, a few people have been trying today, a few people have been trying to inject a note of caution. but there seemed to be a change this morning, once the labour party signalled its support for an early general election, withjeremy corbyn addressing the shadow cabinet this morning and saying he had heard from the european union that the extension of article 50 to the 31st of january had been confirmed, so for the next three months, his condition of taking no deal of the table has been met. he said the party would be launching the most ambitious and radical campaign of what he called real change that the country had ever seen. that news looks set to ensure that britain is indeed on course for an early general election in december, although the precise date is still to be decided. let's take a look at where we are now in the process. labour have pressed the button on their election campaign, announcing they are supporting a general election, now that

a no—deal brexit has been ruled off the table. not all of their mps think it is a good idea, butjeremy corbyn announced that they are now supporting its now that no deal has been taken off the table. the prime minister will now need a simple majority when mps vote on when to hold the election — borisjohnson is aiming for the 12th of december. the snp and liberal democrats have called for an early election on the 9th december. after labour's announcement, jeremy corbyn — surrounded by members of his shadow cabinet — said labour would be going out to win. this is going to be the busiest foyer of any office block in the whole country! so get used to it, have a wonderful campaign, work strongly together, support each other, don't let stresses divide us, let stresses and sharing those problems unite us, because we are doing it for millions of people out there that want to see a different country, a better country, a fairer country, a more equal country, a government that faces up to the challenges of climate change and the challenges of inequality in britain.

i am absolutely delighted and proud to lead our party in this great endeavour, to win an election for the next generation and generations that come after that. the excitement is already there all over the country. let's go for it, absolutely determined and united, and above all, win it. thank you. and there'll be full coverage from the house of commons on what looks like an early demeber election. that's here on bbc news. now let's catch up with the business news with ben bland. in the business news — the gender pay gap — the difference between average pay for men and women — for full—time workers in the uk has increased slightly. the office for national statistics says it's now at 8.9% compared with 8.6% last year. that was the lowest since records began in 1997.

for people under 40, the pay gap for full—time employees is now "close to zero". uncertainty around brexit is hitting christmas markets around the uk this year, according to organisers of the biggest six — including manchester, belfast, and glasgow. european traders have told the bbc they brought goods over early and paid for expensive storage — ahead of the previous 31st october brexit deadline. the local government association says visitors to christmas markets contributed as much as £500 million to the economy in 2017. some are calling it the brexit meltdown. commemorative coins made by the royal mint to mark brexit on 31 october are being scrapped after the uk's exit from the eu was delayed. the coins will be recycled — they're shredded and melted down. the treasury says a coin will still be produced to mark brexit, and it will enter circulation after britain leaves the eu.

progress in closing the gender pay gap is dismally slow according to the equality charity. its estimates are that at the country, it'll take something like 60 years to eradicate the gap and have pay equality between men and women. the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women. thanks forjoining us. why do you think there is still this disparity, and the gap compared with last year, albeit slightly, has grown bigger? it is because we have not seen a focus grown bigger? it is because we have not seen a focus on grown bigger? it is because we have not seen a focus on the action needed to close it. we have required large companies to report on their gender pay gaps, which is welcome, but unfortunately, we have not the cladding to publish action plans, is another usually taking the action needed to close it. we also have not seen needed to close it. we also have not seen initiative from government

about flexible working, better paid leave for dad's, which will address some of the causes of the gap. couple of points mentioned there, but what are some of the bigger picture actions that you think businesses could be implement immediately? we know for example that it immediately? we know for example thatitis immediately? we know for example that it is very difficult for women to even find out what their collea g u es to even find out what their colleagues are earning, so pay discrimination still thrives in the workplace. we are seeing more and more cases coming through from high—profile women through to low—paid women who contact our equal pay advice service. so pay transparency in the workplace, real transparency, is really fundamental. and also, an action plan to close it. employers need to do more than report on the numbers and we need to get more smaller and medium—sized employers into reporting on it. and we need to start thinking about the gender pay gap by ethnicity. we know that minority ethnic women experience more disconnection, and have a bigger pay gap across the

economy, which we need to try to challenge. you referred to steps that employers can take, ijust wonder whether you think the responsibility lies with employers, as it now at a point where it needs government intervention, whether perhaps needs to be tougher legislation on this? yes, we would say it will not close without the government taking action, and i have already indicated how we need to address that, but fundamentally, equal pay legislation is out of date and does not work. women do not have access to justice, and we believe that needs to change. we will bring forward some proposals ourselves to mark the 50th anniversary of the equal pay act next year. women need to have access to the data so they can challenge pay disconnection. and we need to change the structure of the labour market, so if you are a woman working part—time, you are 31% pay gap, y°u woman working part—time, you are 31% pay gap, you have seen a 31% gap

between you and full—time men. that is because the quality of part—time work is so poor. so we need to make some fundamental changes. thanks very much. a recyclable clothes hanger has been developed by a fashion designer to try to end the use of plastic ones. roland mouret says plastic hangers are the "plastic straw" of the fashion industry and has developed what he says is the world's only sustainable brand. current plastic hangers are hard to recycle because of how they are made. mr mouret has been explaining his idea to ben thompson. our symbolic item is our little dirty secret we all have in common, is that thing. i wanted to find in the fashion industry what could be the fashion industry what could be the item that is the equivalent of the item that is the equivalent of the straw in the restaurant. everything we produce a garment in a factory, it has to be hung on a hanger. it has to be carried to the store. and we use single use plastic

hangers that we throw away straightaway, and it is not recycla ble, straightaway, and it is not recyclable, it goes directly to landfill. that is unacceptable. this is made of 80% marine plastic, so the plastic that is floating in the oceans, and 20% from a recyclable plastic. just explain why this might be the answer. it is fully sustainable. advocate is stronger than a normal hanger. the colour, the grey comedy normal colour of marine plastic, the blue of the hook and we will go on the back of it, it isa and we will go on the back of it, it is a sustainable hanger. if you break it, it is completely recycla ble. that's all the business news. the headlines on bbc news — jeremy corbyn says labour will back an early general election — he's told his shadow cabinet

that the party's condition of taking a no—deal brexit "off the table" has been met. borisjohnson will try to win support from mps for a december general election despite his plan being rejected yesterday. and a damning report into the grenfell tower disaster — london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate. lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner. almost 200,000 people in california have been ordered to leave their homes, as emergency crews battle a huge wildfire. a state—wide emergency has been declared, with strong winds making it difficult to stop the flames from spreading. here's our los angeles correspondent, sophie long. this is the latest blaze that quickly became a terrifying inferno, sweeping through hundreds of acres in just a few hours. firefighters battling the getty fire in los angeles now have a short window of favourable conditions to try to contain it.

daylight means they can spray retardant from the air to slow the burn and stop the fires reducing more multi—million homes to smouldering debris. hours ago, this was someone's home. it bears little resemblance now to what the people living here left behind. in the early hours of the morning, the fire, propelled by strong winds, swept up the hill. people living on the other side of the canyon were lucky, but you can see just how narrow their escape was. some who've lived here for more than 50 years have never seen it so bad. well, when i saw that sky completely red, just massive red sky, and a lot of smoke, i was concerned. that's why i went right up to the fire line, to where the start of it was. murray stayed last night, but now he's preparing to leave. the wind is due to pick up again, increasing the risk of more fires and the rapid growth of those already burning.

meanwhile, thousands of firefighters continue to try to contain the kincade fire in sonoma county. it's been burning for a week, and has swept through over 70,000 acres of california's wine country. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. two british people have been seriously injured in a shark attack in australia. the men, who are thought to be in their 20s, were in the water off the coast of queensland when it happened. one of the men had his foot bitten off, and the other suffered wounds to his calf. both are said to be in a stable condition in hospital. tracey eastwick of the queensland ambulance service gave this update on the situation. it is understood that the two patients were on a day—cruise vessel out at airlie beach, and they were snorkelling at the time. both patients are male and both in their 20s. they are believed to be british backpackers visiting the area. one of the male patients was attacked first, and the shark is believed to have returned and come back and attacked

the second patient. our sydney correspondent phil mercer told us the area where they were swimming is a known hotspot for shark attacks. in the last year, there have been five shark attacks in those waters, and a couple of attacks in september of last year did prompt the authorities in queensland to install what are known as drum lines. these are traps with baited hooks that catch sharks in sensitive areas where swimmers surface and snorklers go. and as far as the first aid given to these two young british men, we understand that there were two international paramedics on that tour boat who were able to administer pretty proficient first aid, you'd have to imagine. so it could have been far worse. so these two men transported by helicopter to hospital in queensland what they are still receiving treatment today.

the australian singer and actress, olivia netwon—john, has revealed more than 500 items of personal movie and music memorabilia, to be sold at auction this weekend. the star of films such as grease and xanadu — who also topped the music charts in the 1970s & 80s — is raising money for her cancer centre. gareth barlow has more details. it's one of the most iconic outfits of the silver screen worn by olivia newton—john when she played sandy in the film grease. this is the sandy outfit that i wore at the end of the movie whenjohn and i sang you're the one that i want together. and this jacket and pants, the pants have a broken zip, and i had to be stitched into them. soon it will be on sale alongside 500 other items owned by the grammy award—winning singer and actress. it took quite a few months to weed through boxes and storage containers, but it was a fun venture. itjust took a lot of time.

olivia newton—john is battling breast cancer for the third time, and a proportion of the auction's proceeds will be donated to her cancer wellness and research centre in australia. in the hospital, we have music therapy, art therapy, group sessions, yoga. we have a recording studio where patients can write music. i mean, it's really a wonderful part of the centre. # you're the one that i want. # ooh—ooh—ooh, honey.# all that's left now ahead of saturday's sale, is for people to decide which item is the one that they want. gareth barlow, bbc news. we are expecting a vote later in the house of commons which should decide when a general election is good to be held. currently in the commons, an urgent question being asked about workers' rights after brexit, but the day will be the chance when mps will get to vote on whether there should be a december general election, and this morning, the news

from labour that they will support that vote, means it is almost certain to go ahead. there is a question around potential amendments to the bill, which could pretty? over it, because the opposition parties are keen for 16 and 17—year—olds to be given the vote. but were that to go through, that would potentiallyjeopardise a vote in december, because the logistics of that would make it possible to be held quickly. so the question is, will it be the ninth, tenth, 11th, 12th december, or will it be another date? we will have it revealed over the course of the day. now time for a look at the weather. another cold and frosty start for much of the country, hats and gloves needed this morning. but it another mostly dry and sunny day for most of us. that is because high pressure is in charge of the weather. for most of us, just as weather system across the far south, which is bringing the clouds and outbreaks of rain. that

will continue throughout this morning. further north, some clear skies, and that is why it has been so cold and frosty. throughout the day, it will be fairly similar to yesterday. there will be that cloud, some rain in the south—west. two more shows to come across the south—east of england, maybe some showers in north—eastern parts of england in the of scotland. but for most, emphasis on another sunny day, and temperatures nine to 12 celsius. through site, not a great deal of change, or was across the southern areas we keep the cloud and patchy rain. afew areas we keep the cloud and patchy rain. a few showers coming across eastern areas. the cloud in the south acts as a blanket, keeping temperatures above freezing. eight to 10 celsius where we have clearer skies, that is what it will be cold us, particularly for scotland through northern parts of england. here again, that is going to be a frost into wednesday. that area of high pressure quite stubborn, it will stick around on wednesday across northern and eastern areas.

weather systems are trying to push their way weather systems are trying to push theirway in, weather systems are trying to push their way in, but once again, that means we will have some cloud and some rain across the far south and the south—west of england, may be south—west wales as well. but further north and east, dry, sunny again, a frosty start in northern parts, temperatures about eight to ten, maybe 13 celsius in the south—west. signs of some milder air slowly pushing on. during thursday, we will see it weather finally sta rts we will see it weather finally starts to make some inroads across the uk. slow moving, but will bring some rain across many parts chewed on thursday. but also, some mild air, as! on thursday. but also, some mild air, as i mentioned earlier, down to the south—west, which will push north—eastwards, taking these blues away. temperatures up a bit through the end of the week. a lot of cloud thursday and friday, and with that is of rain. so if you are enjoying the nice, dry sunny but cold days, make the most of it for the next

couple of days. goodbye. a pre—christmas vote looks to be on as labour say they will back boris johnson's fourth attempt to get a general election. as mps prepare to debate, a vote in the second week of december seems almost certain. jeremy corbyn says his condition of taking a no—deal brexit off the table has now been met and he backs calls for a vote. we are ready for an election. we are going to go out there with a very strong message of how we transform our society to end inequality and injustice and deal with the devastating poverty that so many people face. i'll have the latest from westminster, where the talk is not of if there will be christmas election, but exactly when it will be. and the other main stories here this lunchtime: