you couldn't have it in chequers because we have - it in chequers because we have already had the chequersns have now been calmed down? have people had a bit of an idea as to what would be in the text and therefore any ruffled feathers soothed? i the text and therefore any ruffled feathers soothed?— the text and therefore any ruffled feathers soothed? i think the final text has been _ feathers soothed? i think the final text has been held _ feathers soothed? i think the final text has been held very _ feathers soothed? i think the final text has been held very closely i feathers soothed? i think the final text has been held very closely in| text has been held very closely in number ten and therefore it's too early to tell about resignations. everyone is talking about steve baker, former member of the european research group, someone who was very public in their criticism of previous prime ministers and brexit deals they didn't like, who currently is in government. all the suggestions so far is that person is not yet on the brink of resigning, but we probably need to anyway keep our powder

and she was referring directly back to that post chequers period . so logic post chequers period.gic would say , if that's how she would say, if that's how she feels as a politician. and we haven't seen the full details yet of what rishi sunak is going to present. we think in the next few days . i'm to present. we think in the next few days. i'm guessing that to present. we think in the next few days . i'm guessing that the few days. i'm guessing that the sunak calculation is that the eurosceptics on the backbenches have been reduced to a rump . i have been reduced to a rump. i think his calculation will be that nobody in cabinet will actually resign over this. what do you think ? it's a big risk. do you think? it's a big risk. rishi sunak came under pressure at pmqs today to talk more about the particular deal he's meant to have done with the european commission over the northern ireland protocol. suella braverman there she did of course resign in 2018, specifically on this issue when she was a brexit minister. she also a bit of a standard bearer for , not just the european for,

and she was referring directly back to that post chequers period . so logic post chequers period.gic would say , if that's how she would say, if that's how she feels as a politician. and we haven't seen the full details yet of what rishi sunak is going to present. we think in the next few days . i'm to present. we think in the next few days. i'm guessing that to present. we think in the next few days . i'm guessing that the few days. i'm guessing that the sunak calculation is that the eurosceptics on the backbenches have been reduced to a rump . i have been reduced to a rump. i think his calculation will be that nobody in cabinet will actually resign over this. what do you think ? it's a big risk. do you think? it's a big risk. rishi sunak came under pressure at pmqs today to talk more about the particular deal he's meant to have done with the european commission over the northern ireland protocol. suella braverman there she did of course resign in 2018, specifically on this issue when she was a brexit minister. she also a bit of a standard bearer for , not just the european for,

past, to the chequered past, to say the least.bout that least. we'll talk about that shortly. finance shortly. the scottish finance secretary. he's a devout christian. it's okay . one about christian. it's okay. one about now that she'd have now revealed that she'd have voted against gay marriage because of religious beliefs because of her religious beliefs . so that's her religious beliefs . that's her moral beliefs. that's her moral compass, as it were does her decision . right. so that's what decision. right. so that's what she said. now it's fair to say that of these comments hasn't down well with a number of senior snp figures saying they would longer support. so would know longer support. so because she has a particular denomination of christianity these they are out in a these views they are out in a christian but that we get the scottish health secretary. however, humza yousaf is now the now to win the leadership race rather would like to go out. and joining me i have the perfect man to do it is journalist at the spectator

a tall order, but that's what william hague told them all at chequers recently andifs them all at chequerstheir internal polling suggests as well . all of polling suggests as well. all of that coming up with a top panel of guests. but first, let's bnng of guests. but first, let's bring you up to date with all of the day's news. here's radisson . thanks, alastair. woman it passed to his the latest. a man has been charged in connection with disarray outside hotel housing. asylum seekers in knowsley on friday night. 19 year old jared skate liverpool has been charged with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker. he will appear at wirral court appear at wirral adult court tomorrow. merseyside police have said that the violence fireworks were thrown at officers and the police vans set on fire left an officer and two members of the pubuc officer and two members of the public injured. 14 other people who were arrested have been released on bail . the labour released on bail. the labour party urging the bbc chairman to consider his position after mps that he'd breached standa

mate, expertise as a pretty chequered past, dr.reating patients with the world's most psychedelic drug . world's most psychedelic drug. it was scary , obviously never it was scary, obviously never tried it. maybe i should ayahuasca i as well as being an outspoken supporter of decriminalising all drugs . no decriminalising all drugs. no wonder harry is such fan of his. oh god yeah. he's got previous as well as me. so tom is prince harry now leaning on fringe characters, i think is a polite of describing him to actually boost his celebrity status, because that's pretty much what it felt going for him now, isn't it? well this is this bizarre promotion campaign i've heard of. i mean, clearly, to boost his book, which has now got sell sales are flagging so let's give it a boost. but i think harry is in danger of becoming a sort a deranged, drug addicted widow. i mean, to actually position himself with gave a who really is pretty himself to say the least who is in deep, deep shock that his mother abandoned him for a few weeks when he was

admittedly, it turned from he wanted the chequers deal wanted into the chequers deal and rest is history lot of frustration again with the government's mishandling this seemingly mishandling of this seemingly from very beginning . i think from the very beginning. i think that's absolutely spot if . we that's absolutely spot on if. we ask you think brexit ask people, do you think brexit has managed or badly has been managed well or badly large majorities ? now about 60% large majorities? now about 60% plus say they think brexit is being managed badly. is being managed badly. there is a sense out there , the country sense out there, the country that entire process from that this entire process from 2016 onwards has just been badly by the political class, so that without that has happened. but i think there's also a sense among a not insignificant number of leavers that this deal was just simply the wrong that they envisaged. i think a clean break from europe. i think they look at the european courts, i think they look at the european convention on human rights , convention on human rights,

i mean when they were told that a way they chequers a couple of weeks ago to cabinet that it was a narrow to have to be would suggest it's very be i would suggest it's very nourishing. there's a poll out tonight suggesting only one in ten the ten voters think the conservative have chance ten voters think the co winning'e have chance ten voters think the co winning the have chance ten voters think the cowinning the next|ave chance ten voters think the co winning the next election ance ten voters think the co winning the next election onee of winning the next election one in that's that. it's in ten. and that's that. it's two ten, by way, of those two in ten, by the way, of those who voted for the conservative party election. party at the last election. that's how bad it's looking. and i think for rishi sunak the problem with this, it problem with all this, it becomes self—fulfilling becomes a self—fulfilling prophecy feel prophecy where the party feel and look like they're going to lose becomes almost an lose and it becomes almost an inevitability because that's where is . now the where op

i mean when they were told that a way they chequers a couple of weeks ago to cabinet that it was a narrow to have to be would suggest it's very be i would suggest it's very nourishing. there's a poll out tonight suggesting only one in ten the ten voters think the conservative have chance ten voters think the co winning'e have chance ten voters think the co winning the have chance ten voters think the cowinning the next|ave chance ten voters think the co winning the next election ance ten voters think the co winning the next election onee of winning the next election one in that's that. it's in ten. and that's that. it's two ten, by way, of those two in ten, by the way, of those who voted for the conservative party election. party at the last election. that's how bad it's looking. and i think for rishi sunak the problem with this, it problem with all this, it becomes self—fulfilling becomes a self—fulfilling prophecy feel prophecy where the party feel and look like they're going to lose becomes almost an lose and it becomes almost an inevitability because that's where is . now the where op

he was invited to the cabinet at chequers . and to the cabinet at chequers.ggest that if they could pull together could both recover their political fortunes and even contemplate a further victory. well, today , heroine of victory. well, today, heroine of the tax group within the conservative party, liz truss , conservative party, liz truss, former prime minister writes her own piece in the sunday telegraph, giving her version of events of what it was like to be a prime minister who and she says even given a chance to have a go at the budget, says even given a chance to have a go at the budget , she wanted a go at the budget, she wanted to do and she talks about the treasury opposed to growth and the party lost its way on growth and taxation and all of rest of it. there's criticisms aimed at rishi sunak and, jeremy hunt's unwillingness to think again on taxation , but she is on the taxation, but she is on the record as saying she thinks taxing businesses higher rates of corporation tax are profoundly wrong and would further limit growth. that was the subject

this is chequers. you know what?nating , to really, really fascinating, to be honest. it's not entirely why that is. now we have this suggestion, of course, over the that ursula von der leyen was going to be the king. the king is clearly in windsor castle today. is not to go ahead today. that is not to go ahead much to the angst. it must be of some politicians who that some politicians who feel that the government the king the government is using the king in this. but yes , is rather in of this. but yes, is rather odd that this meeting is not taking in downing street , taking place in downing street, not taking in belfast or not taking place in belfast or chequers or a whole range of other places. you could have it, but random just but rather a random hotel just on outskirts of windsor here on the outskirts of windsor here in slightly odd, in berkshire. it's slightly odd, and not entirely sure why. and i'm not entirely sure why. the reason is obviously proximity to windsor is quite important . yeah. given that's impo

people might be wondering why we are in windsor and why they didn't do this in downing street or at chequershether the royalfamily von der leyen to the king and whether the royal family might have been used to be brought into this cup is that happening not? it is been used to be brought into this cup is that happening not?- cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel _ cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel but _ cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel but i _ cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel but i can't _ cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel but i can't think - cup is that happening not? it is a lovely hotel but i can't think of l lovely hotel but i can't think of any other— lovely hotel but i can't think of any other reason why they would be in windsor, — any other reason why they would be in windsor, to be honest. we haven't had anything — in windsor, to be honest. we haven't had anything confirmed by number 10 all buckingham palace, despite asking — all buckingham palace, despite asking. we won't know for sure if ursula _ asking. we won't kn

johnson is interested becoming prime minister again and as you saw with the brexit or you saw with the chequersif you can remember that with theresa, if you if you wait for boris johnson to do the sort of grown sensible thing, he's not going to do it if he thinks there's a political opportunity and causing trouble and he wants to bnng causing trouble and he wants to bring down rishi sunak. causing trouble and he wants to bring down rishi sunak . and he bring down rishi sunak. and he will any instrument do it. will use any instrument do it. and if the northern ireland are that instrument, he will pick it up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it . but up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it. but rishi up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it . but rishi wants to head with it. but rishi wants to bnng head with it. but rishi wants to bring down boris johnson , too, bring down boris johnson, too, as the mail on sunday revealed yesterday his allies hope to use harriet harman's partygate witch huntin harriet harman's partygate witch hunt in order to kill off his political career forevermore . p

johnson is interested becoming prime minister again and as you saw with the brexit or you saw with the chequers you can remember that with theresa, if you if you wait for boris johnson to do the sort of grown sensible thing, he's not going to do it if he thinks there's a political opportunity and causing trouble and he wants to bnng causing trouble and he wants to bring down rishi sunak. causing trouble and he wants to bring down rishi sunak . and he bring down rishi sunak. and he will any instrument do it. will use any instrument do it. and if the northern ireland are that instrument, he will pick it up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it . but up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it. but rishi up and hit mr. sunak over the head with it . but rishi wants to head with it. but rishi wants to bnng head with it. but rishi wants to bring down boris johnson , too, bring down boris johnson, too, as the mail on sunday revealed yesterday his allies hope to use harriet harman's partygate witch huntin harriet harman's partygate witch hunt in order to kill off his political career forevermore . pol

so at the moment william did this marvellous rah rah speech at chequers last week. you think was bad, you should have been around in 1992. the difference is in 1992 neil kinnock didn't have the same read across the reach as keir starmer. as keir starmer may be accused of being bland and boring, but frankly, after we've had johnson , we've had all these had johnson, we've had all these bizarre behaviours the last few months, i think i'd could do with a bit of bland. so the tories can win the next election, but in its course i don't think, they will. but let's not nobody should be completely complacent the moment. let's get to moment. well, let's get to rebecca. rebecca jane, what do you think? they turn this you think? can they turn this mess around ? can't turn mess around? they can't turn this around . and i don't this mess around. and i don't want want change want bland. i want change action. so no mean we're talking about the party here who are absolutely embroiled scandal from start to finish from covid times dishing out all the contracts that they did to their