ma gorzata gersdorf, she was ahead of the supreme court.idnight, in line with a new law cutting the retirement age the supreme courtjudges law cutting the retirement age the supreme court judges from law cutting the retirement age the supreme courtjudges from 70 265. it means around one third of the country's judiciary could lose their jobs unless the president extends their terms. but ma gorzata gersdorf says she will defy the new legislation which she has called a purge. translation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow i will come to work. i have a six year term in line with a constitution and i have to act in accordance with the constitution. i have appointed a judge, the president of the chamber of flavour and social security, to perform duties during my absence because i intend to go on vacation. i think because i intend to go on vacation. ithinki because i intend to go on vacation. i think i deserve it. her because i intend to go on vacation. i thinki deserve it. her supporters

however, mrs gersdorf has said she will come to work as normal today in the supreme court behind me,square to show support for her and for the otherjudges. there's almost 40% ofjudges who looked to be affected and could be replaced if the polish president decides not to extend their mandate, so this is leading to accusations that the governing party here in poland is eroding the independence of the judiciary here in poland, and it's not just the european judiciary here in poland, and it's notjust the european commission but the united nations, the council of europe, the american cat that are association — they've all raised concerns that there is a series of laws that have been introduced in the last two years or so that have attempted to give the governing party the tools, if you like, to politicise the judiciary and put judges sympathetic to the governing party into positions of power. what is the government's argument as to why they should change this law so swiftly, at midnight, as it were, insisting on them all being removed? essentially the government says that the judiciary es

but professor gersdorf says she will defy the new legislation, which she called "a purge."on: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow, i'll come to work. i have a 6—year term in line with the constitution, and i have to act in accordance with the constitution. i have appointed judge jozef iwulski, the president of the chamber of labour and social security, to perform duties during my absence, because i intend to go on vacation. i think i deserve it. her supporters plan more protests like these for wednesday over what is the latest in a series of laws passed to increase control over the judiciary. all chant in polish. the government says the changes will help fight corruption and improve efficiency, arguing the courts were never properly reformed after the end of communism. but there's also been criticism internationally. on monday, the european union launched legal action against poland's government, saying the law undermined judicial independence. and while it's not clear what will happen if and when professor gersdorf

professor gersdorf in her words said this is a battle for values, the values such as the rule of law,n and notjust them but united nations, the american bar service association, the legal associations in europe and the legal associations in europe and the council of europe who have prepared the newsroom caught all which lowers the retirement age but does other things. it says the provisions in that new law are worse than some of the communist era laws so there is real concern inside and outside of poland that the governing party has has a succession of laws over the past 2.5 years which are trying to politicise the judiciary and basically stacked the courts with obedientjudges, that is the fear. how is this going to work? we've got a judge who will cover forum while she is on holiday? he is a bit reluctant as we can understand because he's right in the midst of all this party says... i will stand aside she comes back. how long will her desk be there? how long will this not be there? maybe they will move it out while she is on holiday. it isa move it out while she is on holiday. it is

this is poland's chiefjustice malgorzata gersdorf.t and tuesday was meant to be her last day at work. well this happened earlier. that's justice gersdorf in the middle, arriving for work in warsaw as usual. as you can see she had supporters with her, they're chanting ‘we are with you'. this new law in poland lowers the retirement age forjudges from 70 to 65. that means almost 40% will be out ofjob soon. that'd mean 27 supreme courtjudges. the government argues this law will help fight corruption and cronyism because it will mean that judges who worked during the communist era will be fazed out. justice gersdorf doesn't see it that way. she says this is a purge. here's a clip of her yesterday. trnaslation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow, i will come to work. i have a six—year term in line with the constitution and i have to act in accordance of the constitution. i have appointed a judge, the president of the chamber of labour and social security, to perform duties during my

the 65—year—old chief justice gersdorf, has said she'll defy a new law coming into force requiring judgesould turn up for work on wednesday as usual. speaking at a demonstration outside court earlier, she thanked her supporters: translation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow i'll come to work. i have a six—year term in accordance with the constitution and i have to act in accordance with the constitution. i've appointed a judge to perform duties in my absence because i intend to go on vacation. i think i deserve it. private emails sent and received by google mail users can sometimes be read by staff at third—party app developers. google said only companies that had been vetted could access messages. and only if users had "explicitly granted permission to access email". let's catch up on all the tennis action, and maria sharapova suffered her first opening round wimbledon defeat, and 2014 winner petra kvitova was beaten by world number 50 aliaksandra sasnovich. and two—time men's champion rafael nadal and three—time winner novak d

malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, she's called the changes "unconstitutionaland "a purge of thejudiciary". england are through to the world cup quarter—finals for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday, they'll face sweden, who defeated switzerland 1—0. it is just after half—past two in the morning. you up—to—date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme — there's fury in the commons over the continuing delays and cancellations on some train services after a timetable shake—up in may. frankly, trains were more reliable 100 years ago in the age of steam. the government's told to stop squabbling and tell business how it's going to handle brexit. isn't it time to show a bit of grit and for him to make it clear that no responsible chancellor could remain in a cabinet so recklessly putting our economy at risk through no deal? we'll be looking to deliver a brexit that maximises employment and prosperity in this country. and, just

malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, calling the changes unconstitutionalnd a purge of the judiciary. england are through to the world cup quarterfinals, for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday they're set to face sweden — who defeated switzerland by a goal to nil. now on bbc news, it's hartalk with sarah montague. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. the president 0bama ‘s time in office, my guest today was by his side, one of his closest confidence. this title was deputy—national security adviser but then roads developed such a close bond with barack 0bama he earned a reputation to be able to anticipate the president's thinking and white house insiders described him as the single most influential boys shaping american policy despite the president. in his new memoir in his time in the 0bama administration, he says, i don't know any more i begin and 0bama ends. so what is it feel about the new occupant of the white house and what he's doing their legacy? ben rhodes, welcome to hardtalk. how do you explain your