ben houchen the conservative mayor of the tees valley, those jobs were created because of the northern powerhousending power back to the northern cities. but in the last three years and theresa may's government, the progress could be described as lacklustre at best. in the first week of his new premiership, borisjohnson has sent a very clear message that he wants a decentralise power, but is also committed to the george osborne legacy. in this building five years ago, we were promised a rail line between leeds and manchester. we now have a commitment on the table, a line through leeds and onto manchester as well as a network across the north, but actually the first step, the manchester part, will be funded — which i think is a good step forward. the crucial thing may well prove to be the network across the north. a lot is being made about links between leeds and manchester, but you yourself asked the question about towns and cities like bradford. is this really going to cover everywhere around the north of england? on that new line, there is a proposal for a city centre station in bradford. that

interconnects the manchester and leeds exchanges and strengthens the internet infrastructure for the northern powerhousecommitment to the northern. and just before i met game here i met barry white, where? looking at a huge great stretch of new tramway which will link up to the northern powerhouse rail and i want to be the prime minister who does with northern powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london. and today, iam going for crossrail in london. and today, i am going to deliver on my commitment to that vision, with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester ritz and i know that is the bit, mr mayor, that you particularly want. —— route. but it will be up to local people who decide what comes next and as far i'm concerned that is what comes next, that is just the beginning i'm concerned that is what comes next, that isjust the beginning of our commitment. we want to see this whole thing done and i had asked officials with accelerating work on these plans so that we are ready to doa these plans so that we are ready to do a deal in the autumn. and feel free to upload if you... —— applaud. that's

but borisjohnson of the northern powerhouse project. is of the northern powerhouse project. but borisjohnson is very much trying to stake his claim to part of that project with his manchester to leeds fast rail plan. but for some time, business leaders and businesses and council leaders as well across the north, have been calling forfar more, well across the north, have been calling for far more, for billions of pounds worth of investment in better, improved, fast rail connections across the north between liverpool, hull and newcastle as well as they see it as a way of unlocking the potential of the economy. the allegation is london gets the iron's share of infrastructure projects and money, how accurate is that? transport is one of the areas where there seems to be an imbalance across the country. if you do look at one analysis, in the past few years the rise in transport spending per head in the north has gone up about £149, about half the rise you have seen in london. this is all meanwhile while the entire northern contribution to th

it is time we put some real substance into the idea of northern powerhouse real.hat's why i am working on. we want to inject some pace so that we can unlockjobs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substa ntial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o'mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs attacked pro—democracy activists last weekend. and coming up at liz30pm victoria derbyshire, the week in review. good afternoon. the prime minister has pledged to fund a new high—speed rail route between leeds and manchester. borisjohnson says it will "turbo—charge the economy". it is thought the new route is part of the government's wider investment commitment to the north of england, set to cost around

we've heard a lot about the northern powerhouse and increased transport links but it hasn't happened,orisjohnson links but it hasn't happened, what is boris johnson gamy links but it hasn't happened, what is borisjohnson gamy he is going to do? this is boris johnson keen to say that obviously brexit is a big issue but he has other priorities as well. he says sorting out the infrastructure which has had many problems in the north of england, is one of his big priorities. the speech he will give in the next hour or $0 speech he will give in the next hour orso in speech he will give in the next hour or so in manchester is promising to build your real links between manchester and leeds, a first real way that will connect the two cities much better than the trundling trans—pennine service at the moment. he says that should all be at a point where it can be built by the autumn. he also has some shorter term parities, saying that unglamorous local services like buses also need to be sorted out. that is being welcomed obviously but labour says not only does it not go far enough but they say t

in fact, it's one of the key spines, if you like, of the northern power powerhouse idea. ern power powerhouse idea. today, borisjohnson is staking his claim to part of that project with his manchester to leeds fast rail service idea. but for a long time now business leaders across the north, council leaders, businesses themselves, have been calling for much more than that. they have been calling for tens of billions of pounds of investment in a really wide ranging kind of rail improvement projects, faster, better links between many cities all the way from liverpool in the west to hole in the east and north as well. so they think that is the way to unlock the unused potential of that area of the economy —— hull. unlock the unused potential of that area of the economy -- hull. and what will this achieve? well, the idea is to address one of the kind of imbalances that there are across the country, and transport is one example of that. and if you look at one analysis, the growth in spending one analysis, the growth in spending on transport per head over the last few years has

i want to be the prime minister who does with northern powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in londond today, i'm going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. but while local leaders have welcomed that promise, the chief executive for transport for the north told the prime minister that the proposed line doesn't go nearly far enough. we wa nt we want to have liverpool, sheffield, holland newcastle all getting the benefit as well as leeds and manchester. well, there you go, barry, 39 billion, a number to conjure with, i dare say. but you're absolutely right, barry, and you're writing your aspiration and we support that. labour says today's announcement is just reheated promises, pointing out that improvements to northern rail services have been on the table for years. jeremy corbyn, though, said he would go much further. when the government set up its powerhouse for the north, they had an office in whitehall to administer it. we are moving the treasury to the north, we're moving an awful lot to the north, in order to ensure that

pm may: can i say to the honorable lady, she talks about the northern powerhouse. northern powerhouse is there, we are operating, we are putting in development, and we are putting in funding to the northern powerhouse, including, including record levels of funding for transport across the north of england. that is the commitment this government have made. we are not just using words. we are actually putting the money in. we are seeing a difference, and we are making a difference. mrs. maclean: thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister join me in congratulating ian jukes and our local community in redditch for raising nearly £500,000 for the rory the robot appeal to fund the prostate surgery robot in worcestershire? however, despite all the hard work for the acute trust, the specialist commissioners have not approved the business case yet. will she use her legacy, in her last week, to help us sort this problem out? pm may: i thank my honorable friend. i am very happy to congratulate ian jukes and all those who have been responsible for raising the money for, a

it is time we put some real substance into the idea of northern powerhouse rail which is why we are herehis morning. we want to inject some pace so we can here this morning. we want to inject some pace so we can unlockjobs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0 mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament — to deal with personal issues. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs attacked pro—democracy activists last weekend. and coming up at 7.30, sportsday takes a closer look at egan bernal, who is poised to become the first colombian to win the tour de france after finishing today's penultimate stage in the yellowjersey. good evening. borisjohnson has pledged to fund a new high—speed rail link between leeds and manchester, that he says will

at this time he substance into the idea of northern powerhouse rail and thatis idea of northern powerhousenlock jobs and to inject some pacing today so we can unlockjobs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are underway. the uk‘s biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament — to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs

passengers across the north of england are wondering which has been delayed the longest, the northern powerhouse their next train. she and her legendary transport secretary use their last few days in office to justify our endless waits for relic pacer trains, while the "northern fail" franchise rewards incompetent bosses with £2 million pay packets, or will she finally agree with our plans to renationalize the railways and run them for the public good? pm may: can i say to the honorable lady, she talks about the northern powerhouse. the northern powerhouse is there, we are operating, we are putting in development, and we are putting in funding to the northern powerhouse, including , including record levels of funding for transport across the north of england. that is the commitment this government have made. we are not just using words. we are actually putting the money in. we are seeing a difference, and we are making a difference. mrs. maclean: thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister join me in congratulating ian jukes and our local community in redditch for raising nearly £500,000 for

the northern powerhouse is there. we are operating and we are putting funding and to the northern powerhouse including record levels of funding for transport across the north of england. that be a commitment that this government has made. where actually putting the money in. were seeing the difference in remaking the difference. while the prime minister joined me in our local community to raise nearly half a million pounds for the cross state surgery robot. however, despite all of the hard work will she use her legacy to support this. >> can i think my honorable friend. for all of those head been responsible i am setting -- sitting two steps away. the record for medical equipment that my honorable friend has made this is the point he has made. thank you mister speaker. >> in this of hobby -- hobbies. .7% international commitment is the prime minister proud of the record and will she use her followers and friends that the next government holds not just to the left of this commitment the spirit also. >> i am indeed prou

many of the people sitting here have heard warm words about the northern powerhouse forfive years, andely no progress whatsoever. are you really going to have the money for all of these other pledges that you have made? the answer to that is yes. and i think the answer to your point about the northern powerhouse, which i really want to help deliver, i think it's a fantastic idea. it's a fantastic project, and its time has come. today's been a massive step forward and we should be celebrating that, but keeping the pressure on governmentjust to make sure that commitment is anchored and delivered on. but commuters here are demanding more than one new rail line. it costs £4 here for a single busjourney. £1.50 in london. how can that be right? so, when it comes to funding, we need the same kind of subsidy that londoners have had for decades. what the north really needs is a crossrail for the north, which would be proper connectivity with newcastle and with hull. borisjohnson says the investment will open up new opportunities and turbocharge the economy. the prime minister's list of promises

it was highlighted in a stock—take of the northern powerhouse pledge, five year anniversary this yearas where we had the greatest inequality between the north and london and the north and the south. this is strategically a super smart move. he is also focusing on things like the police force, broadband, things that will appeal to the man on the street, people who aren't in this westminster bubble, the metropolitan bubble. where are all of these police officers going to work when they have closed the police stations? at the borders? you can put them on the road. you don't see any walking around. bobbies on the beat. let's look at the observer. x chancellor plotting with keir starmer, not so fast, prime minister. philip hammond made no secret that he was stepping down to fight no deal from the backbenches. a nice bit of colour in the other paper here, boris did not have a bed and the chancellor philip hammond graciously offered him the use of his bed which boris has declined. it's not a surprise which this is happening, there are cross—party talks but it all feels a little bit, the ener

todayis that borisjohnson is delivering today is exactly five years after george osborne made his northern powerhouse speech in the city. in fact, a lot of the things he will speak about today are the things george osborne spoke about and we have not seen about those. the government would point to the fibre changes have been made, there has been the election of these mayors and statistics suggest 50% of the north is governed by a mayor but what it comes down to is money. when it took about this, it is investment in things that will make a difference day today, namely roads, railways, public services. one of the reasons andy burnham talks about needing power and resources is, at the moment they don't have the ability to raise any money themselves other than by putting up council tax and council tax is a kind of outdated, backwards, unfair attacks. we are already seeing our tax burden going up. mayors don't have any way of raising money for services apart from this so either you need the government to give a substantially more funding where they need to find some way or mayors to raise money themselves

wealth creating sector here in manchester that will help us to find incredible project such as northern powerhouse rail. all i hearfrom the labour party as it is going to whack up labour party as it is going to whack up taxes and do things at the behest of the unions, that is not my type of the unions, that is not my type of politics. i want to campaign for more than conservatism, which believes in the fundamental balance at the heart of the uk economy, between the great free market dynamic. capitalism, how about that? capitalism, balance, supported and made possible by fantastic infrastructure and public services. that is how the agenda. —— that is the agenda. is itjust the backstop that you want to see do moved, or are there other aspects of the previous deal that you would like to get rid of? do you feel like the european leaders are warning to you orare european leaders are warning to you or are theyjust going to let you walk away? —— are warming to you.“ we get rid of the backstop entirely then we are making a lot of progress. as to whether my friends across the channel are warming to me — i

and in addition to his support of northern powerhouse rail, cani his support of northern powerhouse railo have a brief six—week study of the profiling spend on hs2 to discover whether such a proposal might have merit, and i will make sure i forward it to my right honourable friend upon his conclusion as soon as possible. following the deeply troubling news from nissan today, has the prime minister spoken to the company about what impact this might have in sunderland? and following his statement here at the house today, what reassurance can he really offer to the tens of thousands of workers in sunderland and across the north—east his jobs and across the north—east his jobs and livelihoods depend on this and's continued success? mr speaker, the automotive sector globally are suffering a contraction asa globally are suffering a contraction as a result partly of the diesel crisis and the move to evs, and what is happening with demand in china. that is a fact. as far as i know, there is no impact, and we have already discussed this, there is no impact on sunderland yet. but i draw her attent

the northern powerhouse is there, we are operating and putting development and funding into the northern the prime minister join me in congratulating ianjukes and our local community in redditch for raising nearly half a million pounds for the rory the robot appeal, to fund the prostate surgery robot in worcestershire. however, despite all of the hard work from the acute trust, the specialist commissioners have not approved the business case yet. will she sort this problem out? i am very happy to congratulate everybody here is response orfor raising congratulate everybody here is response or for raising the money for rory the robot. i am sitting two steps away from the international develop and secretary, but i believe it isa develop and secretary, but i believe it is a reference to medical equipment. obviously we will look carefully at the points she has raised about the business case. thank you, mr speaker. forthe entirety of this premise the's term of office, the uk has held to its aid commitment. is the prime minister proud of this record, and will she use her powers and influence to

the northern powerhouse that has been massively underpowered, the metal engine has not been fueled so will he match labors commitments to a 500 billion investment fund to rebalance this country for national transformation fun. he has hastily thrown together a hard right cabinet and i have just a couple of questions, i have just a couple of questions mr. speaker on those appointments. given his first appointment as the home secretary, the first home secretary for a generation to support the death penalty, can the prime minister assure the house now that his government has no plans to try and bring back capitol punishment to this country? and before appointing the new education secretary, and before appointing the new education secretary i am deeply alarmed to see no plan for brexit. he was in the cabinet that accepted the backstop and of course focused on the 30th of march this year. it would be welcomed if he could set up what he finds so objectionable and voting for it less than four months ago. can he explain this flip-flopping? the house will have a sense of dÉjÀ vu and in trepidat

it is time we put some real substance into the idea of northern powerhouse real.bs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substa ntial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o'mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where

it's time we put some real substance into the idea of northern powerhouse rail.can unlockjobs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson and says talks on what he calls a very substantial us—uk trade deal are underway. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o'mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament to deal with personal issues. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong,

start planning now we must also address the deep regional inequalities in this country the northern powerhouse has been massively underpowered the middle and the engine has not been fueled so will he match labor's commitment to a 500000000000 investment fund to rebalance this country through regional development banks and a national transformation fun. he has basically thrown together a hard right cabinet and i've just a couple of questions i've just a couple of questions mr speaker on those appointments given his 1st appointments is the home secretary the 1st home secretary for a generation to supports the death penalty can the prime minister assure the house now that his government has no plans to try and bring back capital punishment to this country. and. before and before appointing the new education sector. and before appointing the new education secretary was the prime minister given sight of the way the leak investigation by the cabinet secretary. i am deeply alarmed to see no plan for brakes if. he was in the cabinet that axe. sent to the backstop and of course voted for it on the 30th

it's time we put some real substance into the idea of the northern powerhouse rail.an unlock jobs and boost growth. president trump praises borisjohnson — and says talks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are underway. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0'mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament — to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs

that announcement has been welcomed by the cbi and the northern powerhouse partnership labour's mayor the burnham went out the government has promised to improve those links already and he has questioned the ability of borisjohnson to actually achieve getting it done. absolutely. tom, thank you. tom with the details and of course we will give you all of the details of that speech, the prime minister in the north—west, with a series of announcements due over the weekend. sports direct says it regrets rescuing house of fraser and warned that there will be more store closures. sports direct boss mike ashley said the problems at the department store were "nothing short of terminal." andy moore reports. for house of fraser staff worried about their future, there's little reason for optimism in this set of results. the chain of stores employed around 17,000 people went mike ashley rescued it last year, and saved 31 of its 59 stores from closure. a handful of shutdowns since, but now, there's the prospect of more closures to come. the smaller stores are especially at risk. mike ashley said a

the northern powerhouse has been massively underpowered and the midlands engine has not been fueled.so will he match labour's commitment to a £500 billion investment fund to rebalance this country through regional development banks and a national transformation fund? he has hastily thrown together a hard-right cabinet. and i have just a couple of , mr. speaker, on those appointments. given his appointment of the first home secretary for a generation to support the death penalty, can the prime minister are sure the house now that his government has no plans to try and bring back capital punishment to this country? [shouting] mr. corbyn: and before appointing the new education secretary, was he given sight of the huawei leak investigation by the cabinet secretary? i am deeply alarmed to see no plan for brexit. he was in the cabinet that accepted the backstop and, of course, he voted for it on 30 march this year. it would be welcome if he could set out what he finds so objectionable, having voted for it less than four months ago. can he explain this flip-flopping? [laughter] mr. corbyn:

you've heard about the northern powerhouse, well, councils of the cities of bristol, cardiff and newporthe west to swindon and bath in the east, and as far north as tewkesbury boosting industry and improve transport links. that's all the business news. thank you very much indeed. ben brown will be with you at the top of their to give you all the reaction to the election of borisjohnson as the next prime minister. before that, time to look at the wonderful weather. good afternoon. it is a lwa ys weather. good afternoon. it is always a difficult balance, yes we wa nt always a difficult balance, yes we want sunshine because it is fun —— summer want sunshine because it is fun —— summer after all but i suspect and exudate will be too extreme for a lot of us. thicker clouds in the north and west. the bigger sunshine withjust bodies and temperatures will peak in the mid 30s, cloudy skies in the north—west. as we go through the night tonight, we could the some dramatic frequent thundery downpours developing from the south—west. they will arrive during early evening. some of these intense and the

osborne five years or s0 since george osborne five years or so ago started talking about the northern powerhouseay through from liverpool to hull. this is the first part of that, some people may be questioning whether it might be the only part of it, whether the plans are being downgraded. we are also expecting alongside this big multi—million pound infrastructure project for him to talk about what he calls more unglamorous services, like bus services around towns, the way you travel within towns and cities in the uk as well as between them. because he says he recognises that outside london, those services have been neglected. they are expensive and unreliable, and infrequent and not up to scratch. so this is the big picture, small picture speech that we are expecting but one which for him is a chance to highlight the things that he hopes to achieve outside of brexit as prime minister. i know this part of the world because i grew up there but for those who don't, why are these transport connections being seen as worth spending several billion pounds on? quite simply because at the moment, the tr

it‘s time we put some real substance into the idea of the northern powerhouse rail.says talks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the uk‘s biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs attacked pro—democracy activists last weekend. gareth bale looks set to leave real madrid to join chinese

it's time we put some real substance into the idea of northern powerhouse rail.ks on what he calls a "very substantial" us—uk trade deal are under way. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o'mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament — to deal with personal issues. the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no—deal brexit threatens the uk science industry.

the northern powerhouse has been underpowered. it has not been fueled. we balance this country to reach into and a fund. he has served together a government, a couple of questions, just a couple of questions. given first appointment is the home secretary, the first four generation to support the death penalty, kemp the prime minister sure the house now that his government has no plan to try to bring back capital punishment to this country? before appointing the new education sect secretary, once him to give him site of the week investigation by the covenant secretary. i'm deeply alarmed to say no plan for brexit. he wasn't it that accepted it and he's four on the box this year. he could set out what he found so objectionable, less than four months ago. can he explain this? the house have trepidation, prime minister setting out rigid redlines and artificial timetable. there's something familiar about a prime minister marching off to europe to scrap the back. how does he think he will succeed when his predecessor fails? i do welcome prime minister commitme

of high speed two, under a borisjohnson government, and also high speed three, also known as northern powerhouseses with me now, you manufacturer new technologies. mo, transport is a huge issue — are you concerned about what boris johnson might huge issue — are you concerned about what borisjohnson might do for the regions? very concerned. i think it is really important to see through the commitments that the government has made, and boris has made in his election campaign. we need hsz to happen, we need hs3 to happen. the infrastructure is critical, we are in mediacity now, and we run a digital manufacturing accelerator from here, we have got connectivity, we are going to have full fibre network by 2027, the digital economy is already contributing a billion to the economy, we need a proper infrastructure for the north to really show leadership for the country and for the world, and if we are going to be in a post—brexit world, we need the northern regions to actually be able to have that investment to succeed. and what about brexit, sam, are you ready for about brexit, sam, are you ready for a

that has been welcomed by business groups like cbi and the northern powerhouse but andy burnham saysl been promised time and again over the last five years by previous conservative leaders and he questions whether borisjohnson has the ability to deliver it. sports direct says it regrets rescuing house of fraser and warned that there will be more store closures. sports direct boss mike ashley said the problems at the department store were "nothing short of terminal." andy moore reports. for house of fraser staff worried about their future, there's little reason for optimism in this set of results. the chain of stores employed around 17,000 people went mike ashley rescued it last year, and saved 31 of its 59 stores from closure. a handful of shutdowns since, but now, there's the prospect of more closures to come. the smaller stores are especially at risk. mike ashley said about the house of fraser buyout: mr ashley said some stores were still losing money, even though their rent had been cut to nothing. sports direct results were due to be published 11 days ago, but they were delayed t

between a dynamic market economy, and great public service, i want to be the pm who does for the northern powerhouset education. let‘s lift up education funding in this country. raise the cap ata funding in this country. raise the cap at a minimum around the uk. and i will make one more point, it‘s about education, it‘s about transport infrastructure, and of course it‘s about technology of all kinds and i will single out fibre broadband. isn‘t it about time people in this country had access to fibre broadband. the people of spain have about 90% coverage, whereas we have about 90% coverage, whereas we have only 7%. how pathetic! absolutely pathetic. in spain, in pueblos in andalusia, they have superfast connection. we don‘t have that. that‘s not right. it‘s not fairon that. that‘s not right. it‘s not fair on people in towns and communities, in rural britain, which believe you me will be left behind on current tame —— on current timetables $2033 at we will speed that up, give people fibre broadband in the next five years. —— current timetables by 2033. you level up and unleash the talents of the count

these idea of coastal powerhouses such as the northern powerhouse, these are coastal powerhouses. the umbrella group maritime you t. ben murray is the director of maritime uk. maritime uk is the umbrella body set across the component injuries and —— industries and ourjob is to provide equipment. can plymouth drive growth on its own? it‘s got amazing assets, it‘s got the water, it‘s got dockyards in the university, can‘t it do it itself? we are trying to bring those fantastic assets together, identify what plymouth and the south west usp is around marine engineering and do that across the uk. we are going into a potentially post—brexit world and next month there is international shipping week. we want to show the strength of what the uk has to offer and by doing that you can enhance that complete package. you say next week will be people from the shipping industry coming to london. what will you be telling them about plymouth? the global maritime sector will come to london in september and we will be saying it‘s not just plymouth, in september and we will be saying it‘s notjust ply

it is a major day for the northern powerhouse.ense competition, isn't there, for airports in newcastle, manchester. train links are very good to this area. is there the demand? there absolutely is. there are two things. one is practically, this economy in this county needs to be better connected, to the south, to london and to other markets. but also airports are important symbols of confidence, aren't they, for regions and economies. this airport is already having an extraordinary effect on the confidence of the cou nty effect on the confidence of the county and our ability to grow the economy, to growjobs, to grow training and to be better connected. in all sorts of ways it is a good development. you are also partnering with the scottish airline loganair. how have sales been so far? what are the most popular routes? it is fair to say dublin is a popular route, a lot of people wanting to go out there. but equally there are things we are learning. from london southend we fly to about 50 different destinations. we are already findi

you've heard about the northern powerhouse, well councils of the cities of bristol, cardiff and newport a quick look at the markets before we go. the ftse100, looking pretty strong. not as high as it was. about 80 points earlier. the pound against the dollar, 1.24, not a huge change. the dow up 0.36%. that is all the business news for the moment. back in one hour's time. jamie, thank you very much indeed. we are live at westminster digesting all the reaction to the news boris johnson has become the new conservative party leader and tomorrow will become the new prime minister of the united kingdom. the conservative mp and prominent brexiteer, jacob rees—mogg joins me. the result you were expecting? indeed, in line with the surveys done by you guv. a very good result for boris and a strong mandate from conservative party members. so now he has to start work, has already started work on deciding who will be in his cabinet and government. what sort of government should it be? should he be giving jobs across the ideological spectrum of the conservative party or should this be a narrow, pures

. >> and you know he went to that tball powerhouse unc, northern colorado. a lot ofupside like his forecasts, he also puts high pressure on his opponents and the downde known for the occasional heat check. i can hear it now.p er doug from downtown! >> those are the john ocstkton shorts. >> that's the first year we got the long shots in herndon we actually got the long shorts. i believe that was '92 or '93 right now. also got the adidas that i could dunk in, yes. >> and it wasn't a nerve basketball which was a good thing. >> that's our top free ancy news. all right. high noony, toda sounds dramatic, but f nhlee agenc not as dramatic and zamboni shaking but still important. the nhl signing period started a few hours the capitals top choice for third round right wing is richard panik and he's played for four different team coyotes the last two years and is close friends with caps defenseman michael kevin mpny. all right. it had to take guts. cori gauff at 15 became the younst player in the open era to advance to wimbledon throughn qualifyg, and that has to take

powerhouse. the c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story. as we continue our special look at detroit, our tour guide takes us down 8 mile rd, which marks the northernit. we are headed to the northwest part of the city. >> we are here at the eight mile wall. it goes by a number of names. it was built in 1940 by a white housing developer building homes . it separates two streets. the federal government, in 1934, had passed the first national housing act, which is going to help working-class people get home mortgages. it is part of roosevelt's new deal and it is the first national housing act. it will create the federal housing administration and the home owners loan corporation. this will help streamline loans and make it more accessible for people to get a home loan. there are some issues here. loan, the get a home federal housing administration states that the neighborhood has to be racially homogeneous, which means people have to be from the same racial and ethnic group. they do not believe that a neighborhood is stable if it is integrated. they won't give loans if the neighborhood is integrated. there is a problem. this is going to help create ne

perhaps unsurprisingly it has been welcomed by business groups, the northern powerhouse partnership, has already been promised and they question his ability to achieve it. jeremy corbyn is also giving a speech in liverpool today. he says labour would do much, much more for the north of england. when the government set up its powerhouse in an office in whitehall to administer it, moving the treasury to the north, removing an awful lot up to the north in order to ensure that that fairness of national investment begins to be a reality. at the moment it is grotesquely unfair. the vast majority of infrastructure investment is focused on the south—east and london and it is time to change. both party leaders now clearly seeing the north of england is key, as a set of voters to reach if they are to have success at any future general election. absolutely, tom. for now, thank you. more from tom. for now, thank you. more from tom later in the programme with more of those developments in westminster. sports direct says it regrets rescuing house of fraser and warned that there will be more store