annita mcveigh in manchester.l be successful and raise a lot of money, as is the intention. that concert is starting in a few hours from now at the old trafford cricket ground. annita mcveigh mentioned that there are armed police there, not surprising at all of course. we have seen armed police in many parts of the uk in particular since the manchester attack. there are some behind us that london bridge today as well. we will continue to broadcast from here to keep you up—to—date with everything that is happening. 12 arrests so far in this investigation, following the death of seven people here in central london last night. after an afternoon of sunshine and showers, more significant rain is heading towards the uk. this evening there will be showers around but rain will pull into northern ireland and as the night goes on, feed into scotland and by the end of the night it will pull away from northern ireland and into north west england and wales where for some of us it will hang around all day on monday. it will be

i'm annita mcveigh, live in north london where thousands of people have been evacuated from tower blocks over concerns about fire safety. the government says 27 high—rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. here, four buildings on the chalcot estate near swiss cottage were evacuated last night by authorities for "urgent fire safety works". they identified a number of issues in the blocks around the installation, around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was that the combination of flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building was not safe. they have to do whatever it takes to make their building sleep and any necessary works they do, if they need support from the government, we can work with them. some residents spent the night in hotels or on airbeds in a leisure centre. around 80 households have refused to leave. you have to leave, pack a bag. i said for fire along? the said for a couple of days. what if we don't leave? we couple of days. what if we don't leave ? we will couple

i'm annita mcveigh, live in north london where thousands of people have been evacuated from tower blocks over concerns about fire safety. the government have said 27 high—rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. here, four buildings on the chalcot estate near swiss cottage were evacuated last night by authorities for "urgent fire safety works". they identified a number of issues and the blocks. around installation, pipes going into flats. the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block, meant the issue wasn't —— the building was not say. they need to do any works, if they need support from the government, we can work with them. some residents spent the night in hotels or on airbeds in a leisure centre. around 80 households have refused to leave. their general advice is to get out and evacuate. i instead to take —— intend to stay put. the other headlines on bbc news this morning — leader of the commons, andrea leadsom calls on broadcasters to be ‘more patriotic‘ when reporting on brexit negotiations. of course

earlier today, our presenter, annita mcveigh, spoke to catherine barnard, professor of eu and employmentthing is to play for at the moment because theresa may is still prime minister and is committed to a ha rd prime minister and is committed to a hard brexit. the conservative ma nifesto hard brexit. the conservative manifesto largely replicated what she had said in her lancaster house speech in january 2017, she had said in her lancaster house speech injanuary 2017, namely she had said in her lancaster house speech in january 2017, namely that we would leave the single market in the union. there will be some sort of arrangement with the dup and the northern irish party. it may be it is not in northern ireland's interest to have a hard border between the north and south, and that means, we cannot leave the customs union, so is there now a possibility that we might stay in the customs union and perhaps give the customs union and perhaps give the single market? jeremy corbyn himself said we would leave the single market but that leaves a question of the fate of the customs union open. retu

earlier today, our presenter, annita mcveigh, spoke to catherine barnard, professor of eu and employment law. she outlined the future of the brexit process. everything is to play for at the moment because theresa may is still prime minister and is committed to a ha rd prime minister and is committed to a hard brexit. the conservative ma nifesto hard brexit. the conservative manifesto largely replicated what she had said in her lancaster house speech in january 2017, she had said in her lancaster house speech injanuary 2017, namely she had said in her lancaster house speech in january 2017, namely that we would leave the single market in the union. there will be some sort of arrangement with the dup and the northern irish party. it may be it is not in northern ireland's interest to have a hard border between the north and south, and that means, we cannot leave the customs union, so is there now a possibility that we might stay in the customs union and perhaps give the customs union and perhaps give the single market? jeremy corbyn himself said we would leave the single market but that lea

. —— letsjoin annita mcveigh.union official at the fire brigades union london branch. she described some of what her colleagues witnessed. the conversations i‘ve had, you know, one colleague said he was going in there and literally having to choose who to save and who to leave because, you know, you only have two hands and you can only take out so many people. my colleagues who went in, took people out, went in again, took people out again. you know, the red watch at chelsea were meant to finish work at 9:30am on wednesday. they didn‘t get back to the station until 5pm. they would have stayed longer at the incident if they had been allowed to. you know, again, that isjust an absolute tribute to the brave men and women who attended this incident but yeah, you know, the scenes that they would have encountered in the early hours of tuesday morning, it is absolutely unimaginable. the government has said it will do whatever is necessary following the g re nfell tower whatever is necessary following the grenfell tower f

i'm annita mcveigh, live in north london where thousands of people have been evacuated from tower blocks 27 high—rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. here, four buildings on the chalcot estate near swiss cottage were evacuated last night by authorities for "urgent fire safety works". they identified a number of issues and the blocks. around installation, pipes going into flats. the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block, meant the issue wasn't —— the building was not say. they need to do

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster.the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues" it falls on us now to build a government in a national interest and that is what we are working with with our friends in the and that is what we are working with with ourfriends in the dup and that is what we are working with with our friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says nothing is finalised but there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. 0ne one that would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future.

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup, as they make it clear nothing is finalised yet. the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it is important now to build the government by working on the major issues with our friends from the dup. arlene foster is due in westminster this week and says they have made progress in the talks with the conservatives. one that would bring stability to the nation and these discussions continue. we have made good progress. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. former chancellor george osborne described theresa may as a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says there could be another electi

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster, where theresa may is in the middle of reshuffling her cabinet.iz truss is demoted from head of the justice ministry to chief secretary of the treasury, replaced by david lidington. damian green is moved from work and pensions to the cabinet office. this is the scene live in downing street, where further appointments are expected to be announced. there's open speculation by senior conservatives over the prime minister's future, and warnings she needs to change her leadership style. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup. its leader, arlene foster, says nothing is finalised on reaching a deal. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says there could be another election soon, and he is preparing an alternative queen's speech. we are quite ready and able to put forward a serious programme, which obviously has massive s

i'm simon mccoy with annita mcveigh.

earlier my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to the leader of camden council georgia gould and asked herd refused to leave the tower blocks. my last briefing was that 83 households wanted to stay, obviously we are knocking on doors with the fire services, having conversations with those residents at the moment. so that is a moving picture. how many of those households, how many of those people do you think you will be able to persuade to move today? look, it was a really deeply distressing night. i got the news from the fire services that their belief was that the block was not safe to stay in at 5pm. we had to act incredibly swiftly to move people out of those blocks. people were, you know, having their doors knocked on late into the night. 0bviously people were distressed. we needed to give them that accurate information at the time, but i think, in the morning, having the fire service with us, having those conversations, we will be able to persuade people to move. because those blocks are not safe. if people still don't want to move and if they leave their flats to go to work, to go s

i'm simon mccoy with annita mcveigh. the other headlines here on bbc news: police say the final death toll from the grenfell tower fire will not be known for many months — 80 people are currently known to have died or have been confirmed as missing, presumed dead. to have died or have been confirmed due to have died or have been confirmed to the intense some due to the intense heat there maybe some people that we never identify. tackling the world—wide cyber attack as yesterday's outbreak begins to be brought under control. researchers say a new security programme can't stop the bug from spreading. and the creator of paddington bear, michael bond, has died at home after a short illness. he was 91. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. relatives of those who died 28 years ago were briefed today by the crown prosecution service on the cps‘ decision to bring criminal charges against six individuals, six people, in connection with that disaster in 1989 in which 96 liverpool football fa ns 1989 in which 96 liverpool footbal

earlier today, my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to the former conservative party leader lord howard.tions. i think she's doing the right thing. i think she's doing the right thing. i think she's doing the right thing. i think she can stay and to should stay. i was flexing and trying to put events into the perspective. jeremy corbyn one 30 seats on thursday, i won 33 in 2005 and resigned the next day. i don't think we should let the thought that jeremy corbyn has won some runaway victory take over. that is not the position at all. it may not be the position at all. it may not be the position but i suppose lots of people would argue that theresa may has not won a runaway victory either. in that she campaigned on getting a stronger mandate to enter brexit negotiations and actually she hasn't, has she? of course, that is perfectly right. but we are about to start these very important negotiations a week tomorrow. and we need stability, i think it would be immensely disruptive to those negotiations if we had either a leadership election in the conservative party or general election. i thi

annita mcveigh is in belfast. thank you.e government to remain as neutral brokers, if you like, in efforts to revive the talks here in northern ireland that they hope will lead to the restoration of the northern ireland assembly at stormont. the big question is if the dup are in a deal with the conservatives, how could a conservatives, how could a conservative secretary of state be truly said to be a neutral broker and that is the thorny question. that is what republicans are really sounding the alarm about today. this arrangement may prove to be reckless but we will have to wait and see. we have argued for some time and the british government have been working in cahoots with the dup to the disadvantage of the political process here. in fact, there were talks here to re—establish our institutions and we should add that the british public should have close scrutiny of the dup and what that party represents. the big fish behind me might be a clue as we have moved to the waterfront areas of belfast, one of the areas that has s

i'm annita mcveigh, live in north london where thousands of people have been evacuated from tower blocksn 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. here, four buildings on the chalcot estate near swiss cottage were evacuated last night by authorities for "urgent fire safety works". they identified a number of issues in the blocks around the installation, around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was that the combination of flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building was not safe. they

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh at westminster. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup. the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it falls on us now to build a government in a national interest and that is what we are working with with our friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says nothing is finalised but there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. this is the scene live at downing street were

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh at westminster.e defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it falls on us now to build a government in a national interest and that is what we are working with with our friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says nothing is finalised but there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh in swiss cottage in north london, where today there is still angersion among the residents of four tower blocks who last night were told to evacuate their homes due to concerns about fire safety. it has been incredibly busy here all through the day since first thing this morning. some people have still been arriving in the last few minutes with their bags packed, they go in there, they register their name and then they can begin the formal process of trying to get someone formal process of trying to get someone else to stay. we do not know for exactly how long they will be out of those tower blocks. some people have only made their way here of their own volition, nobody has knocked on their door and said, you must delete, one lady said she watched the news and made her way down here thinking it was the sensible thing to register she was a resident of the tower block and went off to stay with a friend of hers and other many other people were woken up at 2am, 3am and told to quickly pack a bag and get out. there has been a lot of confusion here today,

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster.lear nothing is finalised yet. the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it for whatever snow to build the government by working with our friends within the dup. arlene foster is due in westminster this week and says they have made progress in the talks with the conservatives. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority,

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster.is finalised yet. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there's now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. we could easily get to next week and it all collapses for her. but the defence minister michael fallon says the prime minister was right to cool for an election. the prime minister was right to cool for a bigger majority to open a brexit negotiations and build a stronger, fairer britain beyond that. she didn't have an elected mandate

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster.with the dup, as they make it clear nothing is finalised yet. the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it is important now to build the government by working on the major issues with our friends from the dup. arlene foster is due in westminster this week and says they have made progress in the talks with the conservatives. one that would bring stability to the nation and these discussions continue. we have made good progress. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. former chancellor george osborne described theresa may

iam i am annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. stations are open across the country — as millions of people go to cast their votes in the general election. they'll close at 10pm this evening, with the first results due before midnight. police say there'll be increased security at some polling stations — with armed officers in some areas. joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent alicia mccarthy. and intensive seven—week campaign and now people get to go and cast their votes, tech as to what has been happening. 50 days since mps voted to hold the selection and finally, today is the day. polling stations will be open for another 11 hours. we have seen theresa may, tim farron, nicola sturgeon, jeremy corbyn, they have all been out to vote so far. we are electing 650 mps. we have got 3301 candidates standing in the selection. 986 of those women. the polls don't close until about ten this evening. we will get the exit poll pretty swiftly after that which will give us swiftly after that which will give us the first

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh in swiss cottage in north london.am standing outside the leisure centre where more than 100 people spend the night on our bed after being told they had to pack a bag quickly and leave the four tower blocks of the chalcots estate close to the leisure centre, a fifth tower block people that they might have to leave but were told that was deemed to be safe. but camden council saying first thing this morning that a combination of the cladding on the outside of the four tower blocks and concerns about issues internally including gas supply and fire doors meant that they had taken advice from the fire service that people had to leave those four blocks. and that advice followed tests carried out and inspections carried out in the wake of the grunfeld tragedy in which at least 79 people are known to have died. but confusion here today with people not all of them yet having sorted out somewhere to stay. while whatever work is necessary is carried out on those blocks. the four blocks evacuated last night are on the chalcots est

annita mcveigh is in belfast. thank you. as you mentioned, one area of concern. is thank you. the dup's socially conservative policies. their opposition to gay marriage. it was an issue raised by the scottish conservative leader yesterday who urged theresa may not to allow that to bea urged theresa may not to allow that to be a factor in the discussions, to be a factor in the discussions, to encourage lgb t writes here in northern ireland. speaking a small right —— while ago, dead lazy was askedif right —— while ago, dead lazy was asked if he had any concerns about any potential concessions —— one conservative mp was asked. luckily, we have a parliament now that will count in terms of any legislation passed and i will not support any legislation regarded as socially liberal all regarded as taking this country backwards. the dup doesn't support same—sex marriage and david cameron said it was one of the proudest achievements of his time in office. you concerned about bloodying up with like that? there are plenty of people in my party who voted against it and they still remain co

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster, where senior government ministers have warned theresa may to change her leadership style, as she reshuffles her cabinet. damain green is moved from work and pensions to the cabinet office. trade secretary liam fox has also entered number ten in the past few minutes. perverse is this even street where —— this is the scene in downing street where an announcement is expected on further appointments soon. there is open speculation by senior conservatives over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup. its leader, arlene foster, says nothing is finalised on reaching a deal. one that would bring would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. downing street is forced to clarify its position labour leader, jeremy co

that was annita mcveigh earlier on the scene.to have been asked to move out of their homes. people in 83 flats have refused to leave and are still inside theirflats. what information have you been given. the red cross, who have —— i have spoken to, had said that we should be evacuating. i have said i have come here to see i am in the block. i thought that would be responsible. i have got somewhere to stay. she said, she said, eventually the electric and gas will be cut off. so i said, in view of that, i think i will go home and pack a suitcase in case that happens and then i will leave. but what you have just told me and i found somewhat surprising was that until the point you went in and registered, no one had knocked on your door to say you should evacuate the block. no. no, i only know from what has been said in the media. 0k, we are now at lunchtime. however many hours, a few hours after other people had been told to leave. but no one had come told to leave. but no one had come to your door? i imagine in an emergency like a f

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster, where senior government ministers have warned theresa may to changefles her cabinet. damain green is moved from work and pensions to the cabinet office. trade secretary liam fox has also entered number ten in the past few minutes. perverse is this even street where —— this is the scene in downing street where an announcement is expected on further appointments soon. there is open speculation by senior conservatives over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup.

i‘m annita mcveigh at westminster, where theresa may is in the middle of reshuffling her cabinet.e treasury, replaced by david lidington. damian green is moved from work and pensions to the cabinet office. this is the scene live in downing street, where further appointments are expected to be announced. there‘s open speculation by senior conservatives over the prime minister‘s future, and warnings she needs to change her leadership style. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it‘s just how long she‘s going to remain on death row. what‘s your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup.

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster, where downing street seeks to clarify the status of a potential deal with the dup. both sides issued statements late last night to say no final deal had been reached, and that details of an agreement for a parliamentary pact are still to be determined. denial of a leadership bid from borisjohnson, who denial of a leadership bid from boris johnson, who dismisses newspaper report as tripe and says theresa may has his full support. ready for another general election, labour leaderjeremy corbyn insists he can still become prime minister. the other headlines — the fake suicide belts designed to spread terror in the london bridge attack. police say anyone seeing the belts worn by the attackers would have assumed they were real. one of the first police officers on the scene describes what they faced. there was almost pandemonium, people were running. at that point, there were still lots and lots of shots ringing out. i didn't know whether they were us, our chaps, or the bad guys. richard hammond is recovering in hospital after the tv presenter‘s car crashed a

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup, as they make it clear nothing is finalised yet. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there's now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. we could easily get to next week and it all collapses for her. but the defence minister michael fallon says the prime minister was right to cool for an election. the prime minister was right to cool for a bigger majority to open a brexit negotiations and build a stronger, fairer britain beyond that. she didn't have an elected mandate herself. denial of a leadership bid from borisjohnson, who dismisses newspaper reports as "tripe", and says theresa may has his full support. the leaderjeremy corbyn said they could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative queen's speech. we are quite ready

annita mcveigh is in belfast. good morning. iam good morning. nts professors of politics and their students certainly have much to think about, as one of northern ireland's tended political parties, the dup, finds itself in the thick of those discussions with theresa may, to find out whether they can give her a working majority, and what kind of deal if any can be worked out, and in other parts of the uk, of course, many people are playing catch—up, trying to find out more about the democratic unionist party. that's why a little while ago here at queen's university belfast, i spoke to professor richard english and asked him to tell us more about who the dup are. the dup was founded in the early years of the northern ireland troubles, and it has two main elements. one is a staunch defence of northern ireland's place within the united kingdom, defending against the threat from irish rap that in as an front national is. the other thing is something which ian paisley for a long time would have represented, which was a commitment toa represented, whi

annita mcveigh is going to be watching the concert. bring us up—to—date, annita?concert. bring us up-to-date, annita? that was an impeccably observed minute of silence in memory of the victims of the manchester arena attacked and of course as well sadly the victims of the attacks in london last night. just before that we heard the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, give a short speech in which he said it was hard to find the right words on such an equation as this. but he thanked the people of manchester for their solidarity, their unity in the last couple of weeks. he thanked the emergency services for their work. there was the most enormous cheer and round of applause when he mentioned the emergency services, who of course are out in force today to make sure that people can attend this concert safely. carrying out checks around the old trafford cricket ground, and keeping a watchful eye of the many comings and goings here today. well, we arejust minutes away now from the concert beginning. this concert that will benefit the emergency fund set up to help

let's join annita mcveigh in stormont.dent the party was looking for. arlene foster was there with her ten mps reminding everyone that this was the best election result that the dup had ever recorded in a general election. she did not give away any details on what she might precisely be discussing with theresa may, but this is what she said. the dup will always strive for the best deal for northern ireland and its people, but equally, we want the best for all the uk, and these are challenging times. the uk and indeed ourvery way of life are under threat from extremists. negotiations on our exit from the eu are about to commence and we now face uncertainty at westminster. the prime minister has spoken with me this morning and we will enter discussions with the conservatives to explore how it may be possible to bring stability to our nation at this time of great challenge. arlene foster. well, sinn fein also recorded its best general election result in this election, of course, though its mps do not take up their seats at we

here is annita mcveigh in the newsroom with a summary of the news.pite president's trump's decision to withdraw from the treaty. mr trump said the deal disadvantaged the us and threatened american jobs. here, theresa may expressed her disappointment over the president's decision but says britain remains committed to the agreement. bodyin body in brussels, leaders from the eu and china have been reaffirming their commitment. in europe, china and the world, this provides the certainty they need to build a global low carbon economy. it makes a statement to the world that there is no reverse gear to the energy change issue. there is no backsliding on the paris agreement. police have released a video showing former world number one golfer tiger woods taking a breathalyser test after being found asleep at the wheel of his car. the athlete was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. the video shows woods slurring as he provides his personal information to a police officer before taking a blood test. the athlete says that an unexpected reaction

here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.f the european commission. jean—claude juncker. the prime minister has said that no—one in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, but, in return, the eu would have to offer a comparable deal for british nationals. i want to reassure all those eu citizens who are in the uk, who have made their lives and homes in the uk, that no one will have to leave. we won't be seeing families split apart. this is a fair and serious offer. i want to give those eu citizens in the uk certainty about the future of their lives, but i also want to see that certainty given to uk citizens living in the european union. of course, there will be details of this arrangement, which will be part of the negotiating process, but we've made what i believe is a very serious and fair offer that will give reassurance and confidence to eu citizens living in the united kingdom about their future. the government says samples of cladding from 11 high—rise buildings in england have been found to be co

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ing fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a version which cost nearly £300,000 less, a document seen by the bbc has revealed. at least 80 people were killed when the tower block in west london was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. a council meeting to discuss the tragedy was called off last night within minutes of starting after a row broke out over the attendance of members of the public and press. dan johnson reports. he wants answers, and the rest of us... a meeting of councillors ending in chaos. another sign of a council creaking under pressure. that's the reality. having failed to properly respond to the disaster, last night, kensington and chelsea failed in a bid to ban reporters from this meeting. 0ur reputation is absolutely... theyjust don't give a bleep . ..in the gutter. a high courtjudge had to remind senior councillors their discussions are supposed to be open, so the top team walked out. the leader of the council's labour group is demanding chan

annita mcveigh is at stormont.he dup are under fire for the breakdown of power—sharing in stormont. they are now power brokers uncork the walk. that's right,. uncork the walk. that's right, . the uncork the walk. that's right,. the dup, despite those controversies recording their best ever election results this morning, or this afternoon, when they held a news conference at a hotel near here, they looked incredibly confident. they were feeling that the ball was very much in their court. they did not give as much detail about what they were going to be asking for it, if any at all, and i think over the next couple of days, that is what they will be doing when they sit together in discussions. the dup will think about what exactly it wants to ask theresa may for, what will be the price for supporting her? we know that theresa may, when she went to see the queen at buckingham palace earlier today, said that she was going to form a minority government. on the understanding of the previously good working relationship of

i'm annita mcveigh at westminster, where downing street seeks to clarify the status of a potential deal an agreement for a parliamentary pact are still to be determined. denial of a leadership bid from borisjohnson, who denial of a leadership bid from boris johnson, who dismisses newspaper report as tripe and says theresa may has his full support. ready for another general election, labour leaderjeremy corbyn insists he can still become prime minister. the other headlines — the fake suicide belts designed to spread terror in the london bridge attack. police say anyone seeing the belts worn by the attackers would have assumed they were real. one of the first police officers on the scene describes what they faced.

i'm annita mcveigh, at westminster, where theresa may has begun reshuffling her cabinet.enior ministers file in and out of downing street this afternoon — but her cabinet remains largely unchanged. notable moves include the demotion of liz truss who's replaced as justice secretary by david lidington. damian green is appointed the first secretary of state. this is the scene live in downing street, from where we'll have all the latest. there's open speculation by senior conservatives over the prime minister's future, and warnings she needs to change her leadership style. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. downing street is forced to clarify its position over a deal with the dup. its leader, arlene foster, says nothing is finalised on reaching a deal. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says the tories are in chaos and he expects to fight another election soon. we are quite ready and able to put forward a ser

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.raud office has charged barclays and four former executives — including former chief executivejohn varley — with fraud over the bank's dealings with qatar at the height of the financial crisis. barclays raised emergency funding from qatar in 2008 to avoid a government bail out. now barclays has become the first bank to face criminal charges for actions during the financial crisis. with me is ben thompson. the first senior executives to face charges over alleged activities in that period of the financial crisis. tell us more period of the financial crisis. tell us more about what the charges are. you have two turn the clock back to 2008, the height of the crisis. three of the biggest banks said they we re three of the biggest banks said they were in danger of collapsing if they did not have funding. they needed money to prop up the banks. lloyds and rbs turned to the government, the taxpayer, for a bailout. we know thatis the taxpayer, for a bailout. we know that is slowly being unravel

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. big test for theresa may in the commons today as she faces a key vote on the queen's speech. with the support of the democratic unionists, the government is expected to pass its plans for the next parliament, after narrowly surviving a vote last night on changes to public—sector pay. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo has the details. the ayes to the right, 309. the noes to the left, 323. the first vote of this parliament on a labour amendment to the queen's speech proposing to end the cap on public sector pay rises went the government's way. this was the first test of theresa may's deal with the dup, made to boost the numbers on her side in the commons. last night, it delivered. all ten dup mps voted in line with the conservatives to help see off the opposition‘s challenge. today ahead of the final vote on the queen's speech which sets out the government's policy programme, labour will try their luck again. we're putting forward fundamentally what was in the manifesto in the el

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. this time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head—to—head on the bbc‘s election debate. so let's bring you up to date with the latest from the campaign trail. this morning, the prime minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit — pledging to use the "promise of brexit" to build a "stronger, fairer and even more prosperous" country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy — promising to save money for rail commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. the party says the move would save an average rail season ticket holder £319 a year by 2022. last night key figures from the seven main parties went head—to—head on the bbc. theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. in the wake of the debate, the criticism

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ed court of appealjudge, sir martin moore—bick, will be appointed to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster. the news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they don't expect to be able to confirm the final number for at least another six months. this morning the prime minister theresa may released a statement on the appointment of sir martin moore—bick to lead the inquiry. there's also been a statement from thejudge himself, sir martin. with me now is our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman. first and foremost, the families of the victims and this virus, they will want to know more about who this man is —— and the survivors.” will tell you more about him, he is sirmartin will tell you more about him, he is sir martin moore—bick, very recently retired, very senior court of appeal judge, he is 70. judges have to retire at the age of 70 and he became a qc in 1986 and he served as a deputy high courtjudge before being appo

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.fer certainty to eu nationals living in the uk when she meets with european leaders in brussels later. it will be the prime minister's first encounter with the other 27—leaders since she lost her parliamentary majority and formal negotiations to leave the eu began. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. it was a queen's speech dominated by brexit. my government's priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leaves the european union. with britain set to leave the eu by march 2019 there is a vast amount of law to pass by a government that does not have a majority in the house of commons. and today, theresa may heads to brussels for the first time since she lost her commons majority in the general election. brexit negotiations began on monday and one of the big sticking points is how to secure the status of the more than 3 million eu nationals living in the uk and the 900,000 britons living overseas. this evening, theresa may will set out her vision to the leaders