the conservatives if there is a general election.ervatives, do you mean general election? you believe there will be a general election? if there is... in the next two years. he is not alone in thinking that. why call a general election in the middle of brexit. thinking that. why call a general election in the middle of brexitm might be taken out of their hands. we will see, like so many issues. henry, digby, many thanks to you, as ever. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week at bbc.co.uk. that is it from us. goodbye. hello. a change is taking place in our weather. and the change has already been dramatic across some parts of the country, south—west england, especially west cornwall, torrential rain, vicious thunderstorms, and these storms quite hit and miss, spreading across the southern counties of britain. particularly intense storms to the west of london. that is how the lightning looked early on for a weathe

tory mps do not want to do anything that would make a snap general election likely. jeremy corbyn has gone from being the no—hoperjoke to the very real threat, a proper socialist now much closer to number ten and the whole country has woken up to that and the conservative party certainly has. tory mps want to avoid upheaval during the brexit negotiations, not that they are not split about how negotiations should proceed. that has been a major cause of recent cabinet tension. there is a lot of concern about business and the effect of brexit on investment. you are seeing david davis, liam fox and borisjohnson begin to speak in more moderate terms about the brexit that, yes, put britain back in charge but does not do so in a way that damages our economic competitiveness. an important part of the answer is there has been a blood—letting, the prime minister's two cochise of staff were forced to resign. it was a big decision to have the election in the first place so when it went so spectacularly wrong, the idea that someone had to be accountable, the removal of two peer a

most mp5 is the one thing they dread more than anything else is a general election, and that is all parties. if you look at the tories because a leadership challenge might provoke a general election, they dread that next along the way. as they settle down, you get the impression people think theresa may will stay in place for two years. some people are talking about five. the leadership challengers, the likely ones, boris johnson and david davis, i do not think we are looking at an imminent challenge to theresa may at the moment. they will hold onto her for as long as she is useful? even if you put a stalking horse up to get things moving, it still takes 48 mps. it would be difficult to find 48 mp5. mps. it would be difficult to find 48 mps. but they love this and to be honest so do we. it is a good story and it keeps on going and we are about to go into the summary says and then it will be conference

in 2016, it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%.e the financial crisis in 2008, incomes had grown an average rate ofjust over 2%. incomes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to soaring property values. the big winners have been those with mortgages, who have seen the interest rate on their mortgage come down significantly. and if they've stayed in theirjobs, yes, they may not get the earnings growth they wanted, but they have benefited from the low interest rates. the big losers have been the young people. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. while average households have

parliament has been back forjust over a month sincejune‘s surprise general election.may was returned without a majority and was forced to strike a £1 billion deal with the dup. the change in her electoral fortunes has left mrs may at the mercy of her own backbenchers and tightened jeremy corbyn‘s grip on his party. it promises to be a parliament with plenty of fight and of course there's one big subject on the agenda. roslyn ball reports. a two—year parliament, but a pared down queen's speech with one big agenda item. presentation of bill. mr secretary davis. mr minister baker. european union withdrawal bill. with brexit talks under way in brussels, opposition parties claimed the uk parliament has been left with little to do. isn't the european parliament, however much mocked in this country, showing the mother of parliaments just what parliamentary control looks like in the modern era? its ability to veto the brexit deal means that the other institutions need to front—load information to the parliament, so there have been seven position papers against one from our go

the previous day, she had faced her first pmqs since the general election. james millar was watching. the first prime minister's questions of the new parliament and much has changed since the last session back in april. but, to almost everyone‘s surprise, given the expected election result and the actual election result, the two protagonists remained the same — theresa may and jeremy corbyn. the labour leader began the session in sombre and statesman—like fashion with some questions about the grenfell fire tragedy, to which the prime minister gave serious answers. as of this morning, the cladding of 120 tower blocks across the country in 37 local authority areas had been tested and failed the combustibility test. given the 100% failure rate, we are very clear with local authorities and housing associations that they should not wait for test results. they should get on with the job of fire safety checks and, indeed, they are doing that. and they should take any necessary action and the government will support them in doing that. but it did not take long for p

at the general election, labour promised to scrap the pay cap, but do public sector workers deserve aay rise above inflation? i think they do but that will be up to the review bodies. what i won't be doing, which this government has done, is write to the review bodies and say, yes, you can review the paper, you can only go to 1%, which effectively means a pay cut for most people. the chancellor's position on public sector pay is being used by some of his colleagues to paint him as out of touch, and according to the man himself, by those who disagree with him about brexit. if you want my opinion, some of the noise is generated by people who are not happy with the agenda that i have, over the last few weeks, tried to advance of ensuring that we achieve a brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting ourjobs and making sure that we can have continued rising living standards in the future. as protests over public sector pay continue, the chancellor says ministers should be getting on with the job but the prime minister's authority is damaged after the election result and m

brexit and the general election, never far from the conversation. definitely time for a break.eek, but, from me, kristiina cooper, goodbye. hello there, good morning. yesterday, we saw 27 degrees in the london area, with increasing amounts of medium and upper—level cloud, but the sky stayed pretty much clear in northern scotland. and, through the day today, we're going to see those temperatures creeping up a notch or two. 29 degrees somewhere in england and wales. then midweek, big changes on the way, some thunderstorms heading our way, and then by the end of the week, it is going to be a good deal cooler, 27 degrees. as the cloud goes to the southern half of the uk, clearer skies further north to end the day on monday. and, with those clearer skies, we see temperatures dipping down to 11—12 degrees in major cities, and rural areas could be single figures. but not so further south — it is a warm night here. today, a south—easterly breeze striking in some hot and humid air from the near continent. that breeze will be quite a noticeable breeze, in the south—east in particular. bu

pressure has been on him since the general election campaign, with labour putting pressure on him overqueeze on public sector pay. the comments have caused a lot of problems. cabinet collea g u es caused a lot of problems. cabinet colleagues are supposed to have criticised him for it. he said he did not describe public service workers as overpaid. he proved for what evidence to his case that public sector workers are paid on average more than the counterparts in the private sector. private sector wages are rising more quickly. he was pushed on the issue because it has emerged that there is something of a split within the cabinet and it comes back to the issue of brexit, on which the chancellor all but confirmed there was a split in the cabinet with his comments on television. he said of some colleagues were speaking out against them it was because of his agenda. he is pushing for a softer brexit, focusing on the economy and protecting jobs, rather than on immigration. we have got a clip we can play at the moment. the policy on public sector pay has not changed. we are looking to be fea

it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%.n 2008, incomes had grown an average rate ofjust over 2%. incomes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to soaring property values. and the big winners are those with mortgages, who have seen the interest rate on their mortgage come down significantly. and if they've stayed in theirjobs, yes, they may not get the earnings gain they wanted, but they have benefited from the interest rates. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. while average households have seen their income stagnate of late, the wealthiest 1% of the population are said to have the largest—ever share of britain's total wealth. seven thousand police officers, soldiers, officials and academics have been sacked in turkey, where a national holiday is being held to mark the first anniversary of a failed attempt to remove president erdogan. the authoriti

conservative manifesto commitment in the general election they would put more money into schools.s coming, it has been made today, it will have a real impact. teachers are saying from the south—east of england to the north—west of england they are seeing big cuts to their school budgets. that means rising class numbers, teachers may well not be replaced when they leave. particularly teaching assistants losing theirjobs. whether this will be quite enough is the $61; question. the national audit office reckons that by 2020 schools will face £3 billion worth of cuts. this is 2.6 billion worth of cuts. this is 2.6 billion over two years. somewhere along the line they will face efficiency savings. schools in the land of plenty for 30 years are really finding they will have to balance the books. do we know how evenly the money will be spread across schools? if you see it as a cake, we have seen a bit more added to the cake. that cake is being carved up in a different way. the nationalfunding carved up in a different way. the national funding formula. traditionally inner cities have alre

her appeal was dismissed by the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, who demanded a general election instead apparently now asking other parties for their policy ideas. if the prime minister would like it i am very happy to furnish her with a copy of our election manifesto. or better still an early election in order for the people of this country to decide. let's face it, the government has run out of steam, and at a pivotal moment in our country and the world amid uncertainty of brexit, conflict in the gulf states, nuclear sabre rattling over north korea, refugees continuing to flee war and destruction, ongoing pandemics, cross—border terrorism, poverty, inequality, and the impact of climate change, are the core global challenges of our time. just when we need strong 6overnment we have weakness from this 6overnment. this government is the architect of these failed austerity policies and now threatens to use brexit to turn britain into a low wage, deregulated, tax haven on the shores of europe. a narrow and hopeless version of the potential of this country which would only serve the few, one

hammond, says any transitional deal in the immediate period after brexit must end before the next general electionanother blow for donald trump, as the us senate fails, for a third time, to overturn president obama's health care policy. rubbish piles up in the streets of birmingham, as workers step up their industrial action. collections have already been disrupted for weeks. also in the next hour — the fighter planes patrolling the black sea. four raf typhoon jet fighters have been deployed to romania as part of a nato mission to patrol the black sea region. london's underground railways used to move post around the capital, but now it's visitors who can ride the mail rail. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 buildings have failed an official fire safety test, in which ininsulation and cladding, of the type fitted at grenfell tower, were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they're in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central go

the general election, as you know, was called very suddenly., we looked at it again, it was one for the new government after the general election, we've looked at it... it was march, and if i remember rightly, the election was some time after that. well, the election was called in april, but we hadn't reached a conclusion as to what we were going to say in response to that cridland report. this is clearly a complex matter, it's not an easy, simple thing to do. but it's not even going to be legislated for in this parliament, because the dup won't wear it, so it may never happen. well, in terms of the timing, we shall see. we don't need to immediately rush into legislation, that's absolutely true. but the... rush into legislation? the lifetime of this parliament would not be rushing into legislation. well, we don't need to make an immediate decision in terms of the legislation. but the fact that we can give people as much notice as possible is entirely sensible. and that's exactly what we've done. we will, of course, look at any new evidence on l

suddenly, a few months later, they have an astonishingly successful general election and in which it's fact that their vote went up so much and sinn fein in the assembly election was only 1000 votes behind them. it's 53,000 behind them in the general election, in the same little space. so they suddenly find themselves having beeen down, they're up, and the danger is when you are up, you think i'm wonderful and you don't take a self—critical attitude towards the way you operate politically. and you don't realise the need for great care because there are many snares now that face them. this is a great moment for them and nobody can take it away but there are many snares and many responsibilities, particularly they do have to make some concessions to bring back power—sharing devolution, which is overwhelmingly in their interest. let's move on now to power—sharing. there didn't seem to be a lot of progress made in the talks to get the stormont assembly restarted, despite all the parties claiming that they want to see the stormont assembly restarted. are we heading for direct rule from west

prime minister has ever been so unpopular in the month following a general election. good evening welcome you're watching out international eight o'clock am in moscow now turkey has put dozens of german companies on a list of supporters of terrorism prompting a harsh response from berlin it comes following the arrest of several human rights activists into key which is also aggravated tensions between the countries will joins us live now for more details hello there the relations between these two countries just seem to be getting worse and worse at the moment. well it's almost a weekly occurrence at the moment that we're seeing another scandal driving a wedge further between burley and and this latest one surrounds allegations made by turkey over it sixty eight companies or or did they make those allegations well

it may bea general election, june 20 22. it may be a shorter period. on the technical requirements to put in place customs and immigration arrangements and so an and this is all subject to negotiation with the eu. but the overriding concern, as we leave the eu, and the job will be done on the 29th of may at march 2019, it we want to go through this process that avoids disruptive cliff edges for business and for individual citizens. the chancellor making it clear that he has won the argument on behalf of business that there would be no cliff edge after brexit in 2019, but beneath that, varies plenty of potential disagreements about what happens during the transitional period, would there be a role in overseeing that transition for the european court and that sort of issue may be something that yet split the cabinet. thank you very much indeed. let's ta ke cabinet. thank you very much indeed. let's take you back to the tests after the grenfell tower disaster. we have heard salford council is asking the woman for tens of millions of pounds to replace clad

following a general election. every year churning in from around the world this hour welcome to r.t. international my name's unit o'neill good to have your company our top story this hour following the arrest of several human rights activists in turkey the german foreign minister is threatening to rethink economic ties but development comes as relations between the two countries continue to plunge to new lows with more here's our tease peter all of our. what we have seen and what's triggered this latest flare up which has prompted the foreign minister to cut short his holiday come back to berlin an issue which is quite a strong statement from zig mar gabriele forces we have to rethink opposition towards turkey the situation in turkey is not transparent we should call it for what it is we're waiting for ankara to return to european values and it all came about following the arrest of peter now he's a human rights console tinti was arrested in turkey along with the director of amnesty international turkey it del s.

was also hit by a string of terror attacks in the run up to the general election here and and after that disastrous election result to top it all off there was also the gren fell tower disaster which a lot of people have said has become sort of two reason may's hurricane katrina moment the prime minister was forced to apologize for the government's inadequate response to the tragedy and also for the failings that led up to it happening in the first place and if all that wasn't enough there's this sort of slow chug chug of the brags that negotiations are under way it is becoming ever more apparent that these talks with brussels are going to be long and they're going to be painful we've just time for the second part of these negotiations. wrapped up in the u.k. spreads it minister david davis however upbeat he tried to sound he couldn't hide the fact that michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator effectively complaining that britain hadn't done its homework that the e.u. still waiting on britain's clarifications on a number of key issues going forward so the prime minister now has a lot t

there has been utter astonishment since the general election at the disarray in the uk.reach. one of the best known champions of brexit works right here in brussels. he dismisses all the negative talk. you can't be a self—governing nation if you're part of the eu. you can't control your borders or your immigration numbers, so it's the biggest constitutional change in our country since the 17th century. it's about getting back control of our laws. but will we? at the close of day one of eu—uk negotiations, brussels remained unclear about the kind of brexit britain was after. secretary of state, can the eu trust that what you ask for today or tomorrow will be what you ask for in a few days' time, considering the political confusion at the moment in the uk? we will be leaving the single market, we will be seeking to set up a free trade arrangement. similarly, we will be leaving the customs union and so circumstances have not changed at all. but from the eu perspective, everything has changed. i watched its chief negotiator lose his cool at this first press conference betwee

a, what do you think the likelihood of an early general election would be? come likely end up being? >>. be surprised if jeremy corbyn wants an early election. -- don't be surprised if jeremy corbyn wants an early election. he is in his late 60's and he reckons he is on a roll. the labour vote rose quite dramatically and he reckons in an early general election he would win, and therefore, gets the jump to be prime minister. don't expect the labour party to do anything except try to bring this government down. whether they will succeed is another matter. the minority government can often survive for quite a long time. we had a whole period from 1976 through march, 1979. eventually that government lost a lot of confidence, but it took two and a half years. along the way, expect the government to lose votes. the great repeal bill will provide a lot of opportunities for arguments. we already see an argument about whether or not we should or should not pull out as part of withdrawing from the european union. the government will have to concede on that, for example

that is why they don't want another general election.hell could be the anonymous mp on the front of the times, we don't know. but the message is awfully similar. the idea is that theresa may should go. one hard-line brexiteer named here says he would rather not lose brexit so long as jeremy corbyn does not get in. that isjust ridiculous. of course. if there was an election tomorrow, jeremy corbyn would probably win. exactly. it is a very febrile atmosphere, summer, everyone needs to go away and come down. she got through the queen's speech, she could get to the 20th of this month, parliament breaks, they have a break, the comeback, and they talk about else. and in the meantime, political minds need to be looking at what these deals might be. the sunday people. an exclusive. britain is breaking the law over six soldiers. lord dannatt from the army is saying not enough is being done to support ex— service men and women who suffer from post—traumatic stress disorder. a serious intervention from someone who was head of the army at one point.

it clearly shows that contrary to related propaganda repeated during the general election, the chasm between the rich and poor in our country has been widened every year since 2010. does my right honorable friend agree with me just clearly shows those with the widest shoulders are bearing the heaviest burden in dealing with the debt of the government? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. the report clearly shows what he said. as we know, the top percent of taxpayers are more than bearing 27% of the tax burden. that is hired and in any other year under the government. mental hospitals, a recent damming report. the ctc found it was unsafe not least the kazaa of infection. they found a woman with mr sa, open wounds in a word. does the prime minister agree the shortage of mental health beds is not good for young people. you consider giving england a responsibility and resources to investigate quality of care before a commission? x i think you have raised a significant point. >> you have raised a significant point. acrosstaking a number the picture across government in terms of dea

her authority in the general election took such a dent.nd captain, wayne rooney, is to return to his old club from manchester united. rooney, who's 31, says he's delighted and thanked united for 13 successful yea rs in manchester, as richard conway reports. he is, quite simply, one of the greatest strikers in english football history. rooney! that is absolutely fantastic! wayne rooney was a teenage prodigy but his goal—scoring exploits endured. he leaves manchester united as the record goal—scorer, but with his playing time increasingly limited under managerjose mourinho, he is heading back to where his story started, in everton. it would be good thing to get another evertonians in through the doors, one as high—profile as wayne. he will be able to come in and give everton as strength in depth with regards to the striking position, which everton have not had over the last couple of seasons. wayne rooney announced its incredible talent to the world with a stunning goal against arsenal at the tender age of 16. he starred for england and is b

we're representing 13 million people that voted labour in the general election. the whole process. it's our first meeting with them. jeremy corbyn's first meeting was actually with the bright wood vice president of the european commission, —— was actually with the vice president. jeremy corbyn will talk about how the labour version of brexit will be different from the uk government version. he says it would focus onjobs government version. he says it would focus on jobs and the economy, and that he wants to make unilateral decisions on the rights of the designs living. just guaranteed their rights from day one. which i imagine would be music to the ears of the eu side, because that is the sort of deal they're looking for. however, mr barnier is saying again that he's taking this meeting because jeremy corbyn asked that he's taking this meeting becausejeremy corbyn asked for it. the only person that mr corbyn will be asking for is david davis, the representative of the uk government. we'll be waiting to save mr barnier said anything about these meetings. he's not

wonder, could you find time to visit coventry, welcome from the three labor mps, and the recent general election by itself. on a serious note, designated national center for research and development controls for driverless vehicles and consider an appropriate location for her own government. >> i am grateful, happy to visit west midlands but particularly pleased under its new mayor. doing a very good job. he message -- this country's leader in automated vehicles, building a strong economy, what government is doing. show less text 00:03:3>> thank. last week national health service was judged a best healthcare system. best, safest, most affordable in france, germany, norway, sweden, switzerland and in this house we focus on the negative and the labour party weapon eyes the area. will my right honorable friend when he stands congratulate the skills, dedication. and skills, dedication and hard work they have put in for high standards. >> i am very happy to congratulate all those nhs stars who are delivering fantastic service and made the nhs once again -- this isn't the first time, the number one he

before the general election, something like 81,80 9% approval rating, now down to —20 six.tomises what this is talking about. took over, appeared to be going tremendously well. everything in her favour. great election victory in the bag. all collapsed rather disastrously, despite winning the most seats. a massive disaster is reversed. her authority is badly damaged. probably absolutely fatally in the long run. the flip side is the corbin story. -- jeremy corbyn story. talking about all kinds of things to do. rather than necessarily what he should be talking about. going back to the anniversary of theresa may. the gzo's anniversary of theresa may. the g20's summit falls at an interesting time. a lot of the pictures we are seeing in the paper summing up what has happened in that year. she seemed quite marginal. absolutely, game that he body language and posture. a lot of the pictures standing there with philip, really a sideshow for the time being. rather than putin in trump. the thing we jeremy corbyn, a poll saying labour isa jeremy corbyn, a poll saying labour is a point i

if anyone thinks that we can get to 2022 without a general election i have a bridge to sell them. party does not want theresa may as leader, they will not forgive herfor theresa may as leader, they will not forgive her for the election theresa may as leader, they will not forgive herfor the election result, but as we discussed on this programme before there is not another leader in the wings, and clearly the tory party shadowy figures who make all the decisions think it would do more damage to replace her now without a leader. there was talk yesterday, when we heard from this former aide to david davis saying that he was hamstrung, and there was talk that maybe david davis is placing himself, maybe, or philip hammond, maybe. there is no alternative, but there is no shortage of ready exclusively men who think they can do the job, but no one actually wants them. if she said she was going injune 2019, the idea that these gigantic egos would sit on their hands and say the leadership campaign starts in 2019, thatis leadership campaign starts in 2019, that is just for the birds. they wo

in 2016, it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%.omes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to soaring property values. the big winners have been those with mortgages, who have seen the interest rate on their mortgage come down significantly. and if they've stayed in theirjobs, yes, they may not get the earnings growth they wanted, but they have benefited from the low interest rates. the big losers have been the young people. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. while average households have seen their income stagnate of late, the wealthiest 1% of the population are said to have the largest—ever share of britain's total wealth. joe lynam, bbc news. let's talk about another story now this is the making the news and that is that report. with me isjohn 0'connell from the tax payers alliance. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of these findings?” thanks forjo

take lip service and the major parties and politicians need to take us seriously the recent general election result and the shift in which young people contribute to shows that we are ready a way in to have an education system that we want and that we think is accessible for all they believe the german corben wants to wipe out the debt do you think students will ever pay off these debts without german corben i think students will never pay off the day in the current climate that we're in at the moment i think is totally possible to get rid of. fees and have free education and i don't think is right when i when i have politicians saying that there isn't enough money because it's evident when the gov want to stay in power they manage to find one point five billion to give to the d p to have negotiations when we are one of the richest countries in the world and pay one of the lowest corporation tax this isn't right basically and we're no longer going to take care of the murder students co-operated . your previous as well your work here actually worked with the tories or the center of the educat

the chancellor says any transitional deal after britain leaves the eu must end before the next general electionanother blow for donald trump, as the us senate fails, for a third time, to overturn president obama's health care initiatives. pakistan is thrown into political uncertainty, after prime minister nawaz sharif is forced to resign in the light of corruption allegations. rubbish piles up in the streets of birmingham, as council refuse workers step up their industrial action. coming up in the sport on bbc news, alistair cook falls short of his first century, since stepping down as england test captain, on day two of the third match against south africa. he is out for 88. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the bbc understands officials believes at least 60 buildings have failed an official fire safety test, in which ininsulation and cladding, of the type fitted at grenfell tower, were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they're in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help fro

stay together to win hastings and rye. a general election.our society. achieve what is possible in this world. and that is the sharing and protecting of the world's riches and resources, not the everlasting trip down the road to misery which is the great gap between the richest and poorest. it is wrong, it is immoral, it is unnecessary. do you know what, we are changing things already. we have changed the nature of public debate. the chinese president, xijinping, says his government won't tolerate any challenge to its sovereignty in hong kong. mr xi was speaking at a ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the handover of the former british colony to china. his comments came as several pro—democracy activists were arrested after clashing with both police and pro—beijing demonstrators. thousands of people calling for greater democracy in hong kong have marched through the city. juliana liu reports from hong kong. an historic day for hong kong. government officials, including the incoming chief executive carrie lam, gathered for the flag—