simon mccoy is at westminster for us. simon.estminster the tories will seek approval for their overall legislative programme. here at westminster — the tories will seek parliamentary approval for their overall legislative programme after a week of debate. labour has tabled an amendment to the queen's speech to introduce elements of its own general election manifesto. the party said it was because the conservative programme "was in tatters." a previous labour amendment, on lifting the public sector pay cap, was defeated in the commons last night, after the democratic unionists voted with the conservatives. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. a piece of parchment setting out the government's policy plans. written by ministers, read by the queen at the formal opening of parliament last week. my ministers are committed to working with parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others, to build the widest possible consensus on the country's future outside the european union. but now there's a hung parliament

earlier, my colleague simon mccoy spoke to the former work and pensions secretary, ian duncan smith,nt is that philip hammond yesterday made it very clear what that is, which is leaving the single market, leaving the customs union and taking back control. but right now, what will have to happen, is that all the laws that are affected by european law and regulations have to be bound back in to uk law. so there will be an enormous amount of legislation going through the house, which is all domestic, as it were, that will take a long period of time, which is why there is not a lot of room for anything else, frankly. well, this must be the worst scenario, a weakened government, a loss of the overall majority, a weakened prime minister, a labour party sensing blood, saying they will try to disrupt, if they feel they want to disrupt. you are not in a strong position at all. are you? we are not as strong as we were before we start of the election. fact of life. although we had a much larger vote share and a larger number of people voting for us. the irony is we have a marginal position. but

simon mccoy is in westminster ahead of the vote. thank you.liament. but what is the current mood within the public sector after seven years of austerity and pay freezes. to discuss this i'm joined by paul nowak, deputy general secretary of the tuc, janet davies, general secretary of the royal college of nursing and ken marsh — chair of the metropolitan police federation. watching that debate last night, do you sense that even in government ra nks you sense that even in government ranks someone has got to move? absolutely. the government may have scrapped the parliamentary argument, but have lost the public argument. 60% of conservative voters, it is clear talking to conservative mps, lots of disquiet. people realising it is not fair to ask teachers, classroom assistants, to have cuts in living standards. you were in that badge, —— are wearing that badge. do you since you have got public support? we're getting a lot of support, as are nurses with mps. talking to us, and constituencies, telling us what it is like for them to make ends meet. we h

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i'm simon mccoy. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: six people are to be charged in connection with the hillsborough football stadium disaster, 28 years ago. following these thorough investigations and our careful review of the evidence in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors i have decided that there is sufficient evidence to charge six individuals with criminal offences. the senior police officer at the match, former chief superintendent david duckenfield, will be charged with the manslaughter of 95 of the 96 victims. relatives say they've waited years for a decision on who will be held accountable. we just have to see what the future holds with this now. we still have a long journey to go on that. police now say the number of those killed or confirmed missing, presumed dead, in the grenfell tower fire stands at 80 with people from more than 20 flats unaccounted for. also this hour, tackling the world—wide cyber attack. as yesterday's outbreak begins to be brought under control, researchers fear a new

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm: the chief executive of the organisation which manages g re nfell tower says he is stepping aside. it comes as the cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version than what was originally proposed. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of seven men, including five young friends, who drowned off camber sands last summer, were all due to misadventure. the parents of charlie gard, who lost their fight to take him to america for experimental treatment, say his life support will be switched off today. it's going to be the worst day of our lives... we know what day our son dies, and we don't even get a say over what happens to him. parts of president trump's controversial travel ban come into force, affecting people from six mainly muslim countries. funerals take place for 29—year—old martyn hett and 15—year—old megan hurley, who died in the manchester bomb attack. also... washed up in wales — now having fun in the sun... a

i'm simon mccoy, live in york, david dimbleby will host a question time special later. jeremy corbyn and theresa may will face questions from the toughest audience of all, the voters. police investigating the manchester bombing find a car they say may be "significant" to the inquiry into last week's attack. prince william visits manchester to talk to those who helped the victims on the night of the bombing. also in the next hour, a warning from the royal college of surgeons. new figures show the number of nhs patients waiting six months or more for surgery has increased threefold since 2013. and hospital visiting with a difference, a groundbreaking new study shows the benefits of pet therapy for patients. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the conservative candidate for south thanet in kent craig mackinlay has been charged with offences relating to his election expenses in the run—up to the last general election. the crown prosecution service said mr mackinlay, who's standing again on june eight, and two other tory party workers will faces charges under the representation of the

i'm simon mccoy, live from westminster. these are the top stories at 2pm.t its plans, has been delayed. theresa may is meeting her reshuffled cabinet for the first time since the general election, ahead of a difficult meeting with backbenchers later. downing street say they are still confident of getting a good brexit deal and are sticking to the two year timetable — brexit secretary david davis says the uk will walk away if not. what happens if we don't get a deal, you know? our argument what happens if we don't get a deal, you know? 0urargument is, under those circumstances, you have got to be ready to walk away, right? you have got to plan for that, even if you don't get it. i'm reeta chakrabarti — the other top stories this afternoon... the leading russian opposition figure, alexei navalny, is reportedly arrested, as he urges his supporters to attend anti—government protests across the country.

i'm simon mccoy live in westminster where mps will vote on the queen's speech later.en interpreted as a test of authority for theresa may's minority government —— labour is seeking amendments on public spending and brexit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore—bick — the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire — says it's unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a "vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning — he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report "as early as possible". critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here's our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there wil

hello, i'm simon mccoy with anita mcveigh. the other headlines here on bbc news: after the grenfell tower fire, the prime minister tells mps it appears the cladding used wasn't compliant with building regulations. 37 authority is had been tested and have failed the combustibility tests. when you cut local authority budgets by 40%, we all pay a price in public safety. a world—wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day — france's biggest bank is its latest victim. and the creator of paddington, michael bond, has died at home after a short illness at the age of 91. good afternoon from warrington. the crown prosecution service has announced today that it is charging six individuals in relation to the hillsborough stadium disaster, 1989, 28 years ago. relatives of some of those who died in the disaster have said they welcomed the decision to charge those six individuals, and among those are the former south yorkshire chief superintendent david duckenfield, the match commander in the stadium on the day of the disast

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm: the cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version than had originally been proposed. meanwhile, downing street criticises kensington & chelsea council, after it cut short a meeting to discuss the tragedy, because journalists were present. an absolute fiasco, this is why i'm calling for your resignation, not because of what happened with the fire but the sheer and ongoing incompetence that this council has shown ever since it happened. a coroner will record conclusions into the deaths of seven men, including five young friends, who drowned off camber sands last summer. the parents of charlie gard, who lost their fight to take him to america for experimental treatment, say his life support will be switched off today. it's going to be the worst day of our lives... we know what day our son dies, but we don't even get a say over what happens to him. parts of president trump's controversial travel ban come into force, affec

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

i am simon mccoy.aths of five young men on camber sands last august has heard they were all able swimmers. a pathologist told the hearing that the men, who were all of sri lankan origin, all drowned after getting into difficulties at the beach, in august last year. live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy outside hastings coroner's court. duncan. yes, simon, what we have been hearing at the harrowing final moments of these men during that august day, they had come down for a bacup beside the beach, five friends from east london before they got into trouble. a number of witnesses have come forward, lots of tears and weeping in the court, the family of the dead men had been listening to the dead men had been listening to the graphic detail. one witness, a young girl called any words, a young teenager, she had been hot on the water on her soft board and had earlier helped to save an 18—year—old who was getting into distress. she took him back to the shore, during all of this, she saw these five men fr

i'm simon mccoy live from westminster. these are the top stories at three. the bbc understands the queen's speech, in which the government sets out its plans, is to be put back by a few days. theresa may meets her newly reshuffled cabinet, ahead of a difficult meeting with conservative backbenchers the government says it is still confident of getting a good brexit deal and is sticking to the two year timetable. what happens if we walk away? you have to plan for that. i'm reeta chakrabarti, the other top stories this afternoon. a lucky escape for passengers on this china eastern airlines plane it makes an emergency landing with a large hole in one of its engines. the duchess of cambridge visits kings college hospital to meet staff and patients affected by the london bridge attacks a veteran yachtsman whose boat was severely damaged during a hurricane in the atlantic said it was the worst conditions he had everfaced. the queen's speech next monday is now expected to be delayed by a few days amid the turmoil caused by the election result. theresa may is insisti

my colleague simon mccoy is there. in 90 minutes' time, the first question will be put to theresa may. she will go first. she has 45 minutes of questions from the audience. of course with a chair, and then after her, jeremy corbyn. they will go head—to—head, but this could prove one of the toughest debates, use the word advisedly, we are likely to see. unlike the other night, with seven of the party leaders shouting, a lot of heat, not much light. tonight, much more difficult. our chief political correspondent is with me now. difficult because sound bites won't do tonight. the audiences tend to ask questions, and they want proper a nswe i’s. ask questions, and they want proper answers. the other thing is they bring their own personal story or experience. two years ago, david cameron was asked about the cuts they had had to their welfare, to their benefits, talking about how difficult that have made their life. it is quite hard to respond to that. you have to respond in a very human way. the sound bite is not going to m

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i'm simon mccoy.i'm confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together and build a britain that is stronger, ferreira, and even more prosperous thanit ferreira, and even more prosperous than it is today. and in the next half hour, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, will be in essex where he will warn that theresa may's approach to brexit risks "a jobs meltdown". we'll be bringing you that event live here on bbc news. other developing stories this afternoon... president trump is to announce whether the us will pull out of the paris climate agreement. but he's coming under increasing international pressure to honour the commitment to cut greenhouse gases. tickets for sunday's concert to raise money for the victims

earlier today, simon mccoy went onto the set of the show in york, ahead of the debate, where he foundee luggage rack, nothing left to chance. all the microphones labelled here. two for babel —— david dimbleby, putting the questions to the members and taking those from the audience. this set has yet to be unveiled. let's talk to the director of tonight's show. i call it a show, but you have to be ready for anything, haven't you? yes, because it is live. the public here will ask the questions, and who knows what will be said and what will spark or ignite the clamour, the sort of success or failure of the sort of success or failure of the night of course depended on the interaction between the politicians and the audience. a quick word on the audience. how are the chosen? that is a very complex issue. it is very balanced. it is demographically and politically representative of the area. that is our formula for question time but tonight i think it is even more focused on a national agenda. i know you have a lot to do so agenda. i know you have a lot to do soi agenda. i know you have a lot

my colleague simon mccoy is there. thank you.alking to other people. to my left is harry gracia of bbc leeds talking to our very own laura greensburg. a lot of interest in the hours, with me sam lister now, what other questions that you think will cause the biggest problems for the leaders tonight? it'll be interesting, we are here at in the glorious city of york and one of the questions theresa may has faced frequently during this campaign is about the cost of living. but also social care, that has been a controversial issue and four jeremy care, that has been a controversial issue and fourjeremy corbyn it is about where's the money coming from to fulfil all of his promises. history tells us this is the toughest audience of all things can get quite difficult. for ed miliband this was a very tricky moments, it was a turning point, he had been riding higher than expected and in the last week he really struggled. he had the question time audience grilling him and he made the slipway he saidi grilling him and he made the slipway he

a little earlier, my colleague, simon mccoy, has been speaking to the foreign secretary, boris johnson to stay as prime minister. what was so striking about the debate was everyone said, labour said there was nothing much in the queen's speech, first of all, great opportunity to get brexit done right, a lot of work to be done, and then a huge number of measures will improve the economy, to take the country forward. the challenge for labour and the people who oppose the government, when you look at things like tackling domestic violence, infrastructure programmes, measures to tackle fee is that people are renting properties have to pay, do you really want to oppose that stuff? you have just listed the only things that were announced today, what about those which were not? there was a lot more, there were measures to put the uk in the lead on green vehicles, electric vehicles, space flights... you have mentioned space before in one of these. we did not do as well in the election as we wanted to or hoped to do, everybody understands that. the fa ct do, everybody understands that. the fact

simon mccoy is at westminster for us. simon.mme after a week of debate. labour has tabled an amendment to the queen's speech to introduce elements of its own general election manifesto. the party said it was because the conservative programme "was in tatters." a previous labour amendment, on lifting the public sector pay cap, was defeated in the commons last night, after the democratic unionists voted with the conservatives. joining me now is the conservative mp, mark harper. three further moments have been tabled, one of which stella creasy is tabling, looking at the rights of women from northern ireland coming to england free of charge, for abortions. that is clearly aimed at tory backbenchers who have expressed disquiet about this deal with the dup. it is a major test tonight? there are three members we are dealing with, one for the labour party and one from the snp and the one you have mentioned. it is about the fact we have a devolved health system and it did come out yesterday in the queen's speech, and the sectarian state

you're watching bbc news with simon mccoy and richard galpin!e is the driving force of the weather. moving from the atlantic. there are weather fronts producing outbreaks of rain. through the afternoon, heavy bursts of rain in northern ireland and parts of scotland. for england and wales, the rain we saw this morning will be more showery over the south—west of england to the midlands and southern wales. to the south—east, many should avoid the rain, staying dry for kent, the london region, 18 celsius here. brightness in wales, northern england into the afternoon. heavier showers in northern ireland where we could see lying surface water and for much of scotland too, outbreaks of rain. the far north of scotland holding on to the sunshine through the afternoon into the evening. this evening the rain pushes to the north over scotland, becoming persistent in the north—west. elsewhere, clear skies and a scattering of showers in the western half of england and wales. some showers heavy overnight, temperatures holding up to 13 celsius. tomorrow, we sta

this is bbc news with simon mccoy.med as youssef zaghba — a 22—year—old italian of moroccan descent. italian authorities had reportedly tipped off the british authorities about him. clock strikes the hour people across the country observed a minute's silence at eleven o'clock o'clock this morning, in remembrance of those who lost their lives and all others who were affected by the attacks in london. one of the seven people killed in the london bridge attacks has been identified as a nurse from south australia. the family of the twenty—eight year—old kirsty boden said she'd run towards the bridge to help those who'd been injured. among those missing is a 21—year—old from australia, sara zelenak from australia who had been given the evening off to enjoy a night out with friends. her aunt says they fear the worst. scotland yard says detectives have arrested a 27—year—old man in barking, in east london, this morning in connection to the attack. the address is being searched. time for the sport and jessica has the latest fr

i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at four: the main parties focus on brexit as the leaders travel britain canvassing support. i am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together, and build a britain that is stronger, fairer and even more prosperous than it is today. instead of posturing and pumped up animosity, a labour government under my leadership will set out a plan for brexit based on the mutual interests of both britain and the european union. lib dem leader tim farron has also spoken about brexit today. heartbreaking stories of what is happening to them and their families because of the conservative party's choices that they have made sense that referendum. we will be bringing you the snp leader nicola sturgeon shortly here on bbc news. other developing stories this afternoon: president trump is to announce this evening whether the us will pull out of the paris climate agreement. but he's coming under increasing international pressure to honour the commitment to cut greenhouse gases.

i‘m simon mccoy.has also spoken about brexit today. heartbreaking stories of what is happening to them and their families because of the conservative party's choices that they have made sense that referendum.

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at lipm: a coroner has concluded that the deaths of seven young men who drowned in two separate incidents off camber sands last summer, were all due to misadventure. the chief executive of the organisation which manages grenfell tower says he is stepping aside. parts of president trump's controversial travel ban come into force, affecting people from six mainly muslim countries. funerals take place for 29—year—old martyn hett and 15—year—old megan hurley, who died in the manchester bomb attack. also ahead... washed up in wales, now having fun in the sun. a rare sea turtle found on a beach in anglesey is taken to gran canaria, to be set free. british world no.1 tennis player andy murray will begin the defence of his wimbledon title against a qualifier or a lucky loser on monday. and live cricket returns to bbc television for the first time in 21 years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of seven men, including five young friend

i'm simon mccoy, in other stories this afternoon: the first funeral for a victim of the manchester bombing eilidh macleod is laid to rest on the scottish island of barra. high emotions — and a tv audience peaking at 14.5 million — for the benefit concert staged by ariana grande less than two weeks after the manchester attack. good afternoon from london bridge — where a vigil will be held tonight in honour of the victims of the attack here on saturday. willian as the police cordon marking offa willian as the police cordon marking off a large area of this part of london, in light of the terrorist attack. seven people killed, 48 injured. the investigation continues. raids are taking place in various boroughs to the east of the capital. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. this is borough market in the midst of the attack. it's being filmed by florin morariu, who's from romania. but instead of running to safety, he attacks the three men stabbing people in front of him. translation: i really thought i was in danger so i threw a bread crate at one of the attackers. i saw he was going

i'm simon mccoy live from westminster. these are the top stories at four. the bbc understands the queen's speech, in which the government sets out its plans, is to be delayed by a few days. theresa may meets her newly reshuffled cabinet, ahead of a difficult meeting with conservative backbenchers the brexit secretary, david davis, has admitted there may be a slight delay to the negotiations on leaving the eu which were due to start next monday. what happens if we don't get a deal? we have to be willing to walk away, you've got to plan for that even if you've got to plan for that even if you don't intend it. i'm reeta chakrabarti the other top stories this afternoon. hundreds of protestors are arrested across russia as they defy the authorities by taking to the streets — opposition leader, alexei navalny is among them. it was a peaceful protest and this is how it's ending with dozens of people being drag aid way by riot police. a lucky escape for passengers on this china eastern airlines plane it makes an emergency landing after taking off with a large hole

let's go tojoin let's go to join simon mccoy in westminster.ted to dominate the parliamentary session which will cover two years instead of one, and it will be a low—key ceremony with no royal procession, a consequence ofa snap no royal procession, a consequence of a snap general election. it is the ultimate show of pomp and ceremony, it marks the formal opening of parliament. the queen's speech might be read by the queen but it's written by ministers. a list of legislation the newly elected government aims to bring in. but this year it's going to be a scaled back event, just like in 1974 and ted heath's snap election. with a crowded calendar and little time for preparations, there will be no gold carriage and it will be day dress rather than robes for the queen. it is significant, it does reflect that this is a snap election, this wasn't planned. but of course, it is very close to the trooping of the colours so the two ceremonies together would be too much. and it's quite meaningful because we were expecting to see the full pomp and circumstan

in a moment, the news at one with simon mccoy. we can say goodbye to viewers on bbc two.nd, but for many of us, low pressure is the driving force of our weather today. it's moving in from the atlantic, so we've got these weather fronts here producing outbreaks of rain. as we head through the afternoon, there will be some heavy bursts of rain across northern ireland, parts of scotland, too. for england and wales, the rain that we saw this morning will become more showery in nature across the south—west of england up towards the midlands and southern wales, too. towards the south east of that, many places should avoid the rain, staying largely dry for the likes of kent, the london region. 17 or 18 degrees here. there will be a bit of brightness breaking through across parts of wales and northern ireland into the afternoon, but equally, still some showers. heavier bursts of showery rain across northern ireland, where we could see some lying surface water. and for much of scotland, too, outbreaks of rain. the far north of scotland still keeping hold of a bit of sunshine throu

i'm simon mccoy, live from westminster. these are the top stories at ham: with around a week until the start of the brexit negotiations, theresa may insists it's business as usual, despite losing her majority at last week's election. the prime minister is expected to face tough questions about her leadership style from her backbenchers, but her cabinet is rallying around her. on to be in part of a team, united behind to rise to reason. i think she's doing a fantasticjob at the moment. thank you very much. thank you. this meeting comes as conservative mps demand more details about the talks with democratic unionists. the brexit secretary, david davis, admits that the government is prepared to walk away from the brexit talks, if the uk gets a bad deal. what happens if we don't get a deal? our argument is, under those circumstances you've got to be willing to walk away, right? you've got to plan for that even if you don't intend it. we'll bring you the latest reaction and analysis from westminster. and i'm joanna gosling. also

in a moment, the news at one with simon mccoy. first, the weather with tomasz schafernaker.his is the weather front that's moving in the direction of northern ireland right now. this is the first place that's going to see the rain, and there's more weather systems here and they're being pushed by the jet stream and, actually, this week is going to be a lot, lot cooler, below par for this time of the year, so temperatures really will be struggling, particularly across northern areas of the uk. today, as i said, it's the best day of the week. there is actually a lot of sunshine out there. the best of the sunshine is across the south—east and east anglia. in fact, clear blue skies here but the clouds are already starting to increase across these western areas in advance of this spell of rain you can see across ireland here. it is just about nudging into northern ireland at 4pm. northern england and scotland, rather than that weather front moving through, today we just have a few showers developing, so hit and miss spots of rain. that's pretty much it. still a decent day in the

i‘m simon mccoy, live from westminster.thank you very much. thank you. this meeting comes as conservative mps demand more details about the talks with democratic unionists. the brexit secretary, david davis, admits that the government is prepared to walk away from the brexit talks, if the uk gets a bad deal. what happens if we don‘t get a deal? our argument is, under those circumstances you‘ve got to be willing to walk away, right?