had this lunch at chequers and let's remember there was the chequers deal and borisjohnson rememberrs deal and boris johnson the then remember there was the chequers deal and borisjohnson the then foreign secretary appeared to be for the deal and was told that if you were against it, you could order your own taxi and walked to the end of the drive. that was on the friday and that was not a week, it was two days later and then on the monday we found that boris johnson later and then on the monday we found that borisjohnson had resigned. this is another crucial week and it is the nuclear option, clearly that the prime minister and his senior aides are looking against what is being nicknamed the gaukward squad. and we are being told in the tailing telegraph that there is a chance of a deal because brussels realises the prime minister is totally committed to leading on october the sist, so this is not just for domestic reasons, but it is to give a united front, controlling the troops, which the previous prime minister was not doing and then there were all the leaks. let's look at them m

of course, as many people have mentioned, he leaves a chequered history, a chequered past.conomic legacy of robert mugabe cannot be forgotten. a number of things happened under his regime, the first one being in 2000 popular stance of reclaiming white owned farms in zimbabwe, which led toa number of owned farms in zimbabwe, which led to a number of things including sanctions imposed by western powers including the united states and the european union which lead to hyperinflation in the country, leading to a loss of employment in the country, meaning the agricultural land was not productive enough because the country was earning so much foreign revenue from agricultural exports. it led to a number of people fleeing the country to neighbouring south africa, which was the home, quote on quote, of the people who fled the economic crisis in zimbabwe. also, really, we cannot speak about mcgarvey‘s legacy without mentioning the hyperinflation that started in 2008, all the way to 2009. —— also, really, we cannot speak about mugabe's legacy. we need to abandon the use of zimbabwe in

for example, at chequers today we had borisjohnson meeting example, at chequers today we had boris johnsonistorted sound on that. the trade war between the united states and china has intensified with new tariffs, or import taxes, coming into effect on many consumer goods. chinese—made headphones and shoes are among the items now subject to a 15% tariff in the us. china has introduced similar tariffs on american products. our business correspondent katie prescott is here. how far reaching is this, katie? this is just the latest round in a trade war that has been going on for two years trade war that has been going on for two yea rs now. trade war that has been going on for two years now. it's really significant because we are talking about the world's two biggest economies. america brings in about $550 billion worth of chinese goods every year. china is its biggest trading partner. what is really different about this round of ta riffs different about this round of tariffs compared to what's gone before is they will hit consumers squarely in the pocket. whereas ta riffs before squarely in t

i had a chequered history with robert mugabe. during my student period backin mugabe.he sent me a telegram and he gave me a vision of the new democratic zimbabwe. so i came back as one of his followers. but i was drawn into the vortex of what happened in matabeleland in the 19805. happened in matabeleland in the 1980s. and that drew me into a conflict with him. and as you say, he called me an enemy of the state, in 1999. that was followed by four assassination attempts on me in the 20005. but ultimately, things came full circle in one respect when i came into the inclusive government in 2009 and became minister of education, i realised another side to him. i realised that he was, whilst a deeply bitter man, he was also someone who had a deep passion for the education of zimbabweans. and we established a bit of a rapport. we worked together well to stabilise the education system. and i saw another side to robert mugabe. and so as some of your previous contributors have said, he has got a mixed legacy and his death will be met with very mixed emotions today. extraordinar

a procession of government whips going into chequers, the prime minister's country pile.hey cooked up a plan to turn up the heat on borisjohnson‘s critics. tonight, the gloves are off, notjust in the battle between boris johnson and the opposition, but between the prime minister and conservative rebels, some of them recently cabinet ministers. government whips, those responsible for party discipline, are tonight ringing around those rebels and delivering a blunt message: if you vote with the opposition to block no deal, you'll be blocked as a candidate for the conservative party at the next general election. some of them perhaps didn't realise that's what borisjohnson meant when he said he'd unify the party behind him. a meeting scheduled for tomorrow between the prime minister and the so—called gaukeward squad, david gauke and otherformer ministers opposed to no deal, was abruptly cancelled tonight. number ten cited a diary clash. but david gauke signalled he is likely to rebel. sometimes there is a point where it is, you have tojudge between your own personal interests

yesterday at chequers, they arrived to cop —— took upa at chequers, they arrived to cop —— took up ao limit any rebellions. these are the mps responsible. they emerged from —— with a blunt message for their colleagues. tomorrow, opposition mps plan to seize control of the parliamentary agenda and force through a law blocking a no—deal brexit. any conservative mp that votes with the opposition will be told they won't be able to stand as a tory candidate at the next election. in other words, a tory candidate at the next election. in otherwords, back a tory candidate at the next election. in other words, back boris johnson or be sacked. this former cabinet minister rory stewart adjusted on twitter that this held no fearfor him but adjusted on twitter that this held no fear for him but this conservative mp defended the tough line. if there are conservative members of parliament who are not willing to support the government's view on this central issue, it does beg the question, how can they continue as conservatives? but if the government chucks out conservative mps, borisjohnson loses h

this is a slimmer version of the theresa may deal presented at chequers which he resigned over.backstop, but not the concept itself. in which case, we bump up against something else which hasn't changed, the impact of no deal. no amount of self—belief can alter its reality. no deal is presented also as the end of brexit. on the contrary, it's not the end. it's a fresh beginning, because then we will be obliged to negotiate with europe a new trade deal, but with little or no negotiating leveraged. and of course, europe wants to avoid no deal, and the irish particularly will be badly damaged by it, something of which we should be ashamed, given all the extraordinary efforts of so many to lay to rest the gusts of the often savage passed between british & irish cup but the principal damage will be to ourselves, and we misunderstand european politics, brexit is our daily news curse, but not theirs. germany has its own problems, france and italy their own. it is vexing for them, it is paramount for us. so, this is a reckless path, but there is a strategy behind it, and we must be equa

people's >> reporter: johnson spent the weekend war gang with closest advisors at his official retreat, chequerster he decided, conoversially, to suspend parliament for five weeks. his ultimatum is a response to plans outlined by labour's brexit spokesman sir keir starmer. >> theegislation is simple and strahtforward, the purpose of which is to ensure that if we get to the 31st of october without a deal, we do not crash out. there's no mandate from the referendum for crashing out without a deal, nor is there a mandate from parliament for that. actually boris johnson has no mandate for this at all. conducted in recenpinion polls indicate that boris johnson is gaining support for his tough stce. despite the resistance to the suspension of parliamee of those polls suggests that johnson would win a general election. he's buoyed by reactions like this from business woman kindi kaur, a conservative suprter. she's from gravesend, a district east of london that voted overwhelmingly for brexi >> i think boris has done a fantastic tactical move here. to make everyone pull their acta togeth give us a good

discussion about the kind of legacy that he leaves behind, and many people would agree that it is a chequeredare conflicted, as he was in zimbabwe's liberator. emmerson mnangagwa called him afounding liberator. emmerson mnangagwa called him a founding figure of zimbabwe. but the oppression is difficult to run away from ngamanu that he had to be ousted from office after taking zimbabwe from a prosperous nation to one full of hunger with an unemployment rate of 80%. now, lets speak to busisa moyo, the ceo of the largest cooking oil manufacturer in zimbabwe. hejoins me via skype from bulawayo in southern zimbabwe. thank you for talking to us. what are your feelings today on at the death of the former president? well, a lot of mixed feelings. you know, it is sweet and sour, a bit of a roller—coaster, in terms of the thoughts and reflections around the late former president. i think there we re late former president. i think there were two parts to him. there was the alert mugabe that we knew, who was loved and who was an eloquent man internationally engaged. —— the error “— internationally engage

that many people would agree it is a chequered history. thank you, for harare this morning. our world affairs editor, john simpson, joins us now. he famously reported from zimbabwe and you smuggled your way and sometimes when you are not allowed to be there. let's deal with robert mugabe the man to start with. on a personal level. what was he like? well, i knew him when he was at the top of his performance really. that is to say in the early 19805, middle 19805. i was never allowed to interview him afterwards because things got too bad and he didn't wa nt to things got too bad and he didn't want to see people like me. but he was an extraordinarily clever and sharp tongued character. i mean, i used to see him often with groups of people. often, his own advisers. but sometimes, with western, particularly british officials. and he was the quickest, sharpest, cleverest person in the room. and he knew it, and he could humiliate you terribly on camera, for instance. i mean, asking savage questions of you when you are trying to ask questions of h

i had gone to the news conference at chequers with theresa may and donald trump last year.ninth hole, 1130 five ya rd the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard par three, and the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard parthree, and he the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard par three, and he starts talking about how i predicted the result, i said to the journalist that brexit would happen. and the journalist said to me how do you know brexit will happen? and i said, it isa know brexit will happen? and i said, it is a country that wants to take back control. i am listening and thinking i am going mad. i was there, i was with the president. it was the day after brexit he was there. he arrived on the 24th of june, not 22 june. there. he arrived on the 24th of june, not 22june. and so i tweeted saying bizarre the president is saying bizarre the president is saying this. i didn't think it was a huge big deal, but then one of the white house officials came back and said yes, he was there. and i am now thinking, hang on, this is the official response of the white house, that he was there whe

sam gymiah has had a chequered history with his association and they have been deselection attempts and hard—working has said that he has been a very ha rd—working mp has said that he has been a very hard—working mp and they were sorry he was having to go in the circumstances. he had served 36 yea rs circumstances. he had served 36 years and he intimated he probably wasn't going to stand again if there wasn't going to stand again if there was an election in 2022 so they were sort of looking for a successor and that has now got to be rapidly scaled up to find out who will take over. what about reaction from other mps in the region? roger gale is another mp mps in the region? roger gale is anothermp in mps in the region? roger gale is another mp in kent and quite an angry reaction to the way that greg clarke has been treated, he says, and he's quite angry about this and he said the government may not be able to take his vote for granted, which is tough talk from the sun it mp who is normally quite calm and controlled. —— from the thanet mp. nicholas soames has quite a lot of friendships a