alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.hose brexit talks in the coming days will include the rights of eu citizens, that's foreign nationals, living here, and britons living abroad. there's the size of the divorce bill, what it will it cost to leave the eu. bill, what it will it and then there's the timetable — can the highly complex negotiations be completed in just two years? can the highly complex negotiations damian grammaticas is in brussels for us. damian, in brussels for us. what are we expecting tomorrow? damian, what are we expecting tomorrow? 11am brussels time, on the seventh floor here, those talks will get underway. one of the early issues will be how to proceed. david davis wanted trade talks from the outset, and he has predicted a row over the summer over that, because the eu said it wants first exit issues dealt with, then a future relationship could be talked about. after initial contact between the two sides, we have heard the eu believes its preferred sequence will believes its preferred sequence will be

let's go to alex forsyth in gateshead with the corbyn campaign.to discuss security and discuss theresa may's record on all of this. as you say campaigning has resumed in full, as you can probably tell, because i am at this rally in gateshead were a few thousand people have been gathered for the last 90 minutes or so gathered for the last 90 minutes or so despite the fact has been pouring with rain. there are more people who cannot get into the events such as the level of engagement three days out from the election, and at the moment labour's election, and at the moment labour's election coordinator ian lavery is giving a speech beforejeremy corbyn is expected here any minute. as you say, labour today was how to promote its housing policy, about their investment in housing, some of the issues ian lavery has been speaking about in his speech to the crowd here to night. this election campaign has inevitably been overshadowed by the issue of security given what has happened in london and manchester lately as well. people here don't seem to have their

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.might the democratic unionists want in return for their loyalty, and how will any deal affect the politics of northern ireland? here's john campbell. political views here are firmly held and slow to change. on saturday mornings for the last five years, unionist protesters have gathered at belfast city hall. they're opposing a council policy to reduce the numbers of days on which it flies the union flag, a decision they feel undermines their british identity. they welcome the dup‘s new influence. from a loyalist point of view, i think northern ireland is in the best position we have ever been in. we couldn't have wished for anything better than a hung parliament. what should they be asking for? first off, they should be asking to stop the witchhunt against the british army. just across the street, what do people think dup should be prioritising? i think the national health and the hospital is one of the most important ones. mostly all of the schools and welfare and stuff. i'm pleased th

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.. every vote for the conservatives will make me stronger when i negotiate for britain with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors in the eu. instead, by losing her majority, negotiations look tougher. on brexit, the prime ministerfaces pressure from all sides. many think the chancellor, who backed remain, is one of those pushing for a moderate approach. today he upped the stakes debate on the need to get a good deal with the eu. no deal would be a very bad outcome for britain, but there is a possible worse outcome, and that is a deal that is deliberately structured to punish us, to suck the lifeblood out of our economy. he said uk would leave this single market and customs union but there could not a cliff edge and there would have to be transitional arrangements to keep trade flowing. the economy must come first. he even attacked the tory election campaign for not making more of it. we did not talk about the economy as much as we should have done. whatever the reason, this is

earlier i asked our political correspondent, alex forsyth, whether the prime minister's statement fullycerns of residents. iam i am told that his actions she has now come out with ra direct response to what she has heard from people who want to see happening on the ground. the basics have been lacking, which is why the prime minister has announced a £5 million emergency fund, it was out to be distributed from today, that is for basic things like food and travel money. she has renewed her commitment within the local area if they want, or as close as possible, within three weeks. she will increase point of contact by staffing up cancel phone lines and having people on the ground in high viz jackets. the prime having people on the ground in high vizjackets. the prime minister —— cancel phone lines. the prime ministers taking a personal responsibility to reassure people that the government is doing all it can that the government is doing all it ca n after that the government is doing all it can after it has had such criticism for its response to this point. it is to be seen if this will app

alex forsyth, bbc news, essex.said people faced a stark choice at this election. we feel that we're at a fork in the road, and if you don't want to waste £110 billion on trident, if you want to look at ideas to make the country fit for 21st century like a universal basic income, a shorter working week, more nhs investment than any other party is offering, then you need to vote for the green party. in wales, leanne wood has told voters that a strong welsh voice in the brexit process can only be guaranteed by plaid cymru. she said labour had taken wales for granted and she warned that re—electing a conservative government would pose a "threat" to public services in every part of wales. we face a number of threats from a tory government with an increased mandate, threats to people in our communities, threats to our nhs, and threats to the process of leaving the european union, to jobs and livelihoods. the election, in the later stages, was dominated by questions about security, following the terror attacks in london a

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. take a look at some of the other stories making the news. in the philippines, us special forces are helping the military there to dislodge militants allied to so—called islamic state in the city of marawi. philippine troops have struggled to oust the rebels who took control of the city in may. the us involvement comes despite months of hostility towards washington by the philippines president, rodrigo duterte. the youngest son of the former libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, has reportedly been released from prison. a militia group controlling the town of zintan in western libya says it freed seif al—islam on friday under an amnesty law. he'd spent six years in jail following the revolution which overthrew his father in 2011. iran's intelligence minister has said the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini in tehran has been killed. the attack carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen killed 17 people on wednesday. the so—called islamic

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.rgiven if you didn't know where the sulu and celebes seas are. but this stretch of water in south—east asia is one of the riskiest regions in the world. i spoke to maritime defence expert collin koh from nanyang technological university and asked him why it took so much time for the region to agree on this security arrangement. actually there are a few issues, the main one has to do with the political issue of sensitivity for one another‘s sovereignty. that's the problem when it comes to the severity of this issue and there is something more practical, the need to not just co—ordinate something more practical, the need to notjust co—ordinate with agencies of these three countries but within each country the co—ordination of various agencies because it's unlike the case of the macau straight when we are looking at piracy, we are dealing with terrorism so your requiring co—operation between the home industry and the foreign ministry so it's complex. it is a complex undertaking but have a

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.n two weeks after the bombing at the manchester arena in which 22 people were killed and dozens injured as they left a concert by the american singer ariana grande. tonight she's been holding a benefit event, with other acts, at old trafford cricket ground. our correspondent judith moritz was there. they came to dance, to sing and to remember. she was the artist they most wanted to see and the voice they had waited to hear. # midnight shadows when finding love is a battle...#. she was joined by children from a manchester school. crowd singing: # you are my everything...#. there were tears and hugs and then ariana grande revealed that she had met the mother of one of the teenagers who died at the arena. i had the pleasure of meeting olivia's mommy, a few days ago, and as soon as i met her i started crying and i gave her a big hug, and she said that... "stop crying because olivia would not have wanted me to cry," and then she told me that olivia would have wanted to hear the hits. many o

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.e a look at some of the other stories making the news. the youngest son of the former libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, is reported to have been released from prison. a militia group controlling the town of zintan in western libya says it freed seif al—islam on friday under an amnesty law. he'd spent six years in jail following the revolution which overthrew his father in 2011. previous reports of his release have turned out to be false. iran's intelligence minister has said that the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini in tehran has been killed. the attack on wednesday killed 17 people. the so—called islamic state group claimed responsibility which was carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen. german chancellor angela merkel has criticised the us president, donald trump, while on a visit to mexico. she said putting up walls would not solve the problem of migration — a reference to mr trump's repeated promises to build a wall al

alex forsyth in downing street there.r some are still trying to find answers about their relatives who have been missing since the fire on wednesday. the first victim to be identified was mohammad al—hajali — a 23—year—old syrian refugee. his family have now released this tribute to him. they said: the home office has confirmed it will assist the family to travel to the uk from syria. mark lowen has more on the search for the victims. this is a tragedy that has shaken faith in safety, equality and justice. singing. it has brought a tight community even closer, waiting, still, for any news of the missing. dozens from grenfell tower are lost. faces from the floors that were engulfed as the fire rose. the anger and demands for accountability are growing. it's always the public that runs to rescue. where's the authorities? where are they? forgotten corners of this area are becoming shrines to grenfell, to grief, to frustration. as the days since the tragedy wear on, the hope of friends and families is fading. the only comfort

and alex forsyth is at westminster.sa may on a dup deal, but losing her trusted advisers, where does that leave her? theresa may is where she didn't want to be. she is facing pressure from all sides now. we don't know the details of that deal with the dup, but she will have to give them some concessions for their support and she is facing pressure from within her own party as well. we know the conservative party members have different views on domestic policy like social care and grammar schools, things theresa may wanted to do. but crucially on brexit, they are deeply divided about the direction the government should take. theresa may needs all of them to back her now to get anything done, and we have seen today that they are prepared to put pressure on her, all but demanding those two key trusted advisers departed, leaving theresa may no doubt feeling isolated tonight. she has reappointed a new chief of staff. she is trying to make out that this is business as usual, but it is far from it. the election result has left

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.a year since the uk voted to leave the european union, and it's two months since the formal brexit process was triggered, under article 50 of the lisbon treaty governing a member state's withdrawal. that means brexit will take place in march 2019. so, what will the negotiations in brussels tomorrow involve? 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas explains. monday morning 11 o'clock brussels time, at the seventh floor of eu headquarters, the talks that will decide the uk's future finally began, so who are the key players for the began, so who are the key players forthe uk? began, so who are the key players for the uk? david davis the brexit secretary ta kes for the uk? david davis the brexit secretary takes the lead and for the eu michel barnier is the chief negotiator. a former french foreign minister has spent months preparing. meeting prime ministers and chancellors across europe, and also tweeting, he's not averse to self—promotion, and those who know him say he is level—headed

alex forsyth is atjeremy corbyn rally in birmingham. he has spoken, he has finished. crowd here in birmingham, there were simultaneous rallies taking place across the uk including scotland, london, and this was, as $0 including scotland, london, and this was, as so many years including scotland, london, and this was, as so many years these rallies have been forjeremy corbyn, a big crowd turned out and he gave a rousing speech. as ben wright was saying, it inevitably became dominated and focused on security issues due to recent events in manchester and london. the speech jeremy corbyn gives that these rallies remain focused on other issues, domestic policy issues, about the labour party manifesto. he was talking about their plans to invest in housing and the abolition of tuition fees, he got a big cheer for that one. about the protection for that one. about the protection for free school meals and investment in education and the health service. 0f in education and the health service. of course it has been so central to the labour party campaign throughout, when we start

alex forsyth, bbc news, clacton.er look now at the results that started to come in during the early hours this morning. here'sjeremy vine with his guide to all the key numbers, seats and parties. let's look at the changed map of the uk after another absolutely shocking election result. so here, first of all you see the snp‘s yellow in scotland driven back. scottish nationalists losing more than a third of their seats. if i flash the gains, labour are advancing in places like canterbury here, where they overturned a 10,000 conservative majority. also a bit more liberal democrat orange there, in places like 0xford west and abington. so, heart for the liberal democrats. what exactly has happened? well, the conservatives came first. no doubt about that. have a look at the percentages here. 44% to theresa may. but it'sjeremy corbyn‘s 41% that is remarkable. a close second, it is thought many, many young voters pouring in to support labour. the liberal democrats bumping along on 8%, although they are focusing their vote be

alex forsyth, bbc news, essex.at supporting labour risked "handing the keys of number ten" to the conservatives and theresa may. the snp won almost every parliamentary seat in scotland in 2015. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, has been with the snp campaign today, and we canjoin her in edinburgh tonight. here in scotland, the campaign has been dominated by the question of scottish independence, because it is only three months since the snp called for a second referendum. but that has not proved as popular with voters as they might have hoped. the other parties have made their opposition to another independence vote absolutely central. there are flashing images in this report. the snp, the party defined by scottish independence don't want it to define this campaign. nicola sturgeon would much rather talk about her opposition to tory cuts and what she says voting snp means. it means voting for mps who would stand against tory austerity. voting for mps who would stand up for investments in our public services. voting

that there'd been far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythreaction. for the second time in two weeks, the flags are at half mast, a mark of respect, for the same reason the election debate deliberately muted most up—to—date but politicians did come out to universally condemned this attack and praised the emergency services and from the prime minister, much tougher talk on tackling terrorism. here it seems an attempt to offer more than platitudes about the country ‘s protection. the direction clear but little detail about what that means. not least for some muslim communities who to have a sense of angen communities who to have a sense of anger. muslim communities across the uk are outraged. three terror attacks in the last three months and it is intolerable that anyone living in this country. we want to work together with our government and civil society to tackle terrorism. labour's answer, criticising the conservatives over police funding, promising more officers. all parties are determined democracy will not be derailed by today, in the fi

alex forsyth is in downing some alex forsyth is in downing residents have met with some residents have last few minutes, and the prime minister said the reason she wanted to meet those residents was to to meet those residents wastcr them the government was reassure them the government was doing everything possible, but in that statement theresa may admitted the basic help and information on the basic help and information on the ground was not good enough. she has announced a series of actions she said will immediately rectify that and that includes the distribution of a £5 million emergency fund for food and clothing starting today, a renewed commitment to get everybody rehoused within three weeks, and she says she herself will get daily updates as on the progress of that. more staff wearing hi viz jackets the progress of that. more staff wearing hi vizjackets will be deployed on the ground to offer advice to those who need it, and extra phone lines and hotlines as well for the council. theresa may says the ongoing public inquiry which will start, the judge to be named in the next few

thank you, alex forsyth, with the latest at westminster.hakra barti, with more of the day's news. thank you. in the day's other news, tim farron has resigned as leader of the liberal democrats. he'd been in charge sincejuly 2015. earlier today, the party's home affairs spokesman, lord paddick, stepped down saying he was unhappy about views expressed by mr farron during the election campaign. 0ur political correspondent, vicky young, reports. applause. thanks all of you. he's been leader of the liberal democrats for just two years. today, surrounded by colleagues, tim farron announced he was stepping down because of the focus there'd been on his christian faith. i have found myself torn between living as a faithful christian and serving as a political leader. reporter: could you tell us whether it's ok to be gay, mr farron? he said he felt guilty that questions about his religious views on gay sex and abortion had been a distraction during the general election campaign. but do you think that having gay sex or being engaged in gay sex is sinf

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.downing street for us now. laura, what do you make of the political reaction to what happened last night? well, i think, clive, the second time in as many weeks at the second time in as many weeks at the prime minister has had to respond to an attack like this in downing street, but today was a much higher voltage performance. but when she said enough is enough, what does she said enough is enough, what does she mean? what is she actually suggesting this close to a general election? it is clear she is willing to consider new terrorism criminal offences, it is clear she is willing to consider longer sentences for less serious offences associated with extremism. but it is also possible that she might return, if re—elected, to some of the more controversial ideas, like banning orders, that she put forward when she was home secretary. it is clear, absolutely clear, that number ten thinks we are now in a different phase, that the threats against us have been evolving, and if they end up hav

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.ex forsyth. were at the heart of p prime they were at the heart of power, the prime minister's closest advisers for years. nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too much control over policy and tactics, costing theresa may the majority and costing theresa may the majority and costing them theirjobs. they are brilliant street fighters and terrible political leaders because you need in government grey—haired people who will say don't do that, you will make mistakes. mistakes acknowledged by nick timothy today who said britain was divided and the prime minister was the one leader who understands division. but he said... today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection and recrimination. some tory mps saying theresa may had to heed calls to change. there were plenty of voices in the party that reminded how you cannot run the government liking on the home office and there have been calls to make sure the circle around her was wider, more inclusive, to prevent anyo

alex forsyth, bbc news, clacton.nted the way to an outcome that few had expected. here'sjeremy vine with his guide to all the key numbers, seats and parties. let's look at the changed map of the uk after another absolutely shocking election result. so here, first of all you see the snp‘s yellow in scotland driven back. the scottish nationalists losing more than a third of their seats. if i flash the gains, labour are advancing in places like canterbury here, where they overturned a 10,000 conservative majority. also a bit more liberal democrat orange there, in places like 0xford west and abingdon. so, heart for the liberal democrats. what exactly has happened? well, the conservatives came first. no doubt about that. have a look at the percentages here. 44% to theresa may. but it'sjeremy corbyn's a1% that is remarkable. a close second, it is thought many, many young voters pouring in to support labour. the liberal democrats bumping along on 8%, although they are focusing their vote better this time, winning some more

alex forsyth, thank you very much.your questions to put to politicians from the main parties. over the last couple of week's we've heard from the conservatives, liberal democrats, snp and labour. today, with only a few days to go until the polls open, it's the turn of the green party. and i'm joined by the party's co—leaderjonathan bartley. thank you for coming in. you've been talking about a progressive alliance. is it taking off? no, it has been disappointing. we did right tojeremy has been disappointing. we did right to jeremy corbyn and has been disappointing. we did right tojeremy corbyn and tim farron about how we can work together where there is common ground. we can agree that what the conservative woman has done has been reckless. chickens are now coming home to roost. sadly they did not come and talk and did not wa nt to did not come and talk and did not want to work with us. politics should be about moving beyond tribalism. a lot of the questions that people have sent into was related to that. we will begin

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, alex forsyth, and began by asking her about whether minister's statement reflected the concerns of residents. there has been anger, and a lot of frustration from some members of the local community at what they see as an inadequate response to what has happened, not just from the government but also from the local authority, kensington and chelsea borough council as well. theresa may was personally criticised for not meeting residents and victims affected by this incident soon enough. in the past few days, she visited a hospital yesterday, and today she hosted this meeting in downing street. i am told that these actions she has now come out with a direct response to what she has been hearing from people on the ground. which is why we have seen the prime minister announced that £5 million emergency fund, which will start to be distributed from today. that is for basic things like food, travel money. she has renewed the commitment to rehouse people within three weeks, in the local area if they want to, or as close to the area as possible

our political correspondent alex forsyth has more from downing street on that meeting earlier saturdayatement that theresa may issued after that meeting was clearly an attempt to counter some of the claims that her government's response has lacked sympathy and understanding. it was a long statement in which the prime minister said she had heard the concerns of residents, their frustration and their fear that their voices hadn't been listened to and their questions were going unanswered. she announced a series of measures, money immediately for things like food and clothes, a promise to rehouse people, extra personal and support down on the ground to offer advice. and the response from some in the community is so far cautiously optimistic. but theresa may has been under significant pressure. notjust in terms of the handling of what happened at grenfell tower but also as a result of the election which left her position weakened. this was clearly an attempt to try to put her government back on the front foot, to show that she understands, that she's offering support and that she's providi

and the scale of what has been lost and the scale of the task ahead. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythher assessment of whether this afternoons meeting succeeded in softening some of the anger we have seen in the past few days. the statement that the reason they issued after that meeting was clearly a n attem pt issued after that meeting was clearly an attempt to counter some of the claims that her government's response has lacked sympathy and understanding. it was a long statement in which she said she had heard the concerns of residents, their fear heard the concerns of residents, theirfear and heard the concerns of residents, their fear and concerns that their voices hadn't been listened to. she and —— announced a series of measures, money, and immediately put inflect clothes and food and extra support down on the ground to offer advice. the response from some in the community is so far cautiously optimistic. but theresa may have been under significant pressure. not just in terms of the handling of what happened in grenfell tower but also as a result of the election which left her p

alex forsyth has the story. wattel negotiations involve? damian grammaticas explains.m in brussels, the seventh floor of eu headquarters. the talks that will decide the future of britain will begin. the key players. for the uk, david davis ta kes key players. for the uk, david davis takes the lead. michel barnier will ta ke takes the lead. michel barnier will take the negotiating lead for the eu. michel barnier has spent months preparing. he met chancellors and prime ministers across europe, regularly tweeting. he also likes to self promote. he is levelheaded but tough. on holiday, he tweeted there isa tough. on holiday, he tweeted there is a long road ahead. michel barnier is a long road ahead. michel barnier isa is a long road ahead. michel barnier is a realist. i hope everyone is calm, that is the best way to negotiate. how will it work? the eu has laid out its plan, saying the uk will follow it. the first phase will deal with exit terms. only if the eu is satisfied, possibly in october, do we move to the second phase, the future relationship of the uk to the eu. th

our political correspondent — alex forsyth reports.heart of power, the prime minister's closest advisers for years. but nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too much control over policy and tactics, costing theresa may her majority and costing them theirjobs. they're brilliant street fighters and terrible political leaders, because what you need at the heart of government is a few grey—haired people who have been around the block a bit and say "don't do that, you'll make mistakes". mistakes acknowledged by nick timothy today. he said britain was divided: today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection and recrimination, some tory mps saying theresa may had to heed calls to change. there were plenty of voices in the conservative party that reminded her you can't run the government like you run the home office and there have been plenty of calls to make sure that the circle around her was wider and more inclusive, to prevent anyone believing that the two principal advisers had undue influence. the prime minis

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. at the heart of power, the prime minister's closest advisers for your. but in nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too much control over policy and tactics, costing theresa may her majority, costing them theirjobs. they are brilliant street fighters and terrible political leaders. at the heart of government you need green hued people who have been rendered block saying, do not do that, you will make mistakes. he said that britain was divided to... today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection and recreate nation. some tory mps saying that theresa may had to heed calls to change. there were plenty of voices in the conservative party that reminded her that you cannot run the government like you run the home office and there have been plenty of calls to make sure that the circle around her was wider and more inclusive, to prevent anyone believing that the two principal advisers had onjune influence. the prime minister is under pressure from both sides. with

let's go over to our political correspondent alex forsyth, who's in the palace of westminster for usicy plans. written by ministers, read by the queen at the formal opening of parliament last week. my ministers are committed to working with parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others, to build the widest possible consensus on the country's future outside the european union. but now there's a hung parliament that consensus will be hard to achieve, notjust on brexit, but other measures, too. the one vote the government is confident of winning, today's, when mps will be asked to approve the queen's speech. i'm confident it will go through. we set out a programme in the national interest, delivering on brexit and other important domestic matters and i think that is important to deliver that said the government can get on governing as the people of britain would expect us to do. the ayes to the right 309. the noes to the left 323. yesterday the government saw off the challenge by labour. they tried to amend the queen's speech, to get more investment in public services an

more on gavin barwell‘s appointment in a moment, but first our political correspondent alex forsyth. at the heart of power, the prime minister's closest advisers for years. but nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too much control over policy and tactics, costing theresa may her majority and costing them theirjobs. they're brilliant street fighters and terrible political leaders, because what you need at the heart of government is a few grey—haired people who have been around the block a bit and say "don't do that, you will make mistakes". mistakes acknowledged by nick timothy today. he said britain was divided: today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection and recrimination, some tory mps saying theresa may had to heed calls to change. there were plenty of voices in the conservative party that reminded her you cannot run the government like you run the home office and there have been plenty of calls to make sure that the circle around her was wider and more inclusive, to prevent anyone believing that the two principal advisers had undue influence. the

mourner on the election and in a moment we will hear from alex forsyth at downing street that first johnampbell in belfast with what the dup is likely to do next to secure a deal with the conservative party. we are expecting a major dup delegation to come to westminster early next week, probably on tuesday, so we may learn a little bit more then and of course it's in the conservatives‘s interest to have this nailed down as far as possible before the brexit negotiations begin. also tonight we have had a statement from sinn fein, the largest nationalist party in northern ireland, who have criticised the deal and said in the past unionist try to prop up tory government and haven't achieved much and they think it will be a transitory arrangement and one which will end in tears and interestingly they also said it is time for the irish government to speak up. they say it is up to the irish government to speak for the rights of all citizens of northern ireland. theresa may is exactly where she didn't want to be, she is facing pressure from all sides now. we don't know the details of the deal bu

alex forsyth, bbc news, essex.final election messages the co—leader of the green partyjonathan messages the co—leader of the green party jonatha n ba rtley messages the co—leader of the green party jonathan ba rtley said messages the co—leader of the green partyjonathan bartley said people faced a stark choice at this election. we are at a fork in the road and if you do not want to waste £110 billion on trident and look at countries to make the country fit for the 21st century, if you want more investment in the nhs than any other party is offering unique to vote green. well aprilia -- the plaid cymru leader leanne wood has been giving herfinal plaid cymru leader leanne wood has been giving her final pitch for votes in wales said electing an increased majority conservative government would pose a threat to wales and only her party was stand up wales and only her party was stand upfor wales and only her party was stand up for welsh interests. we face a number of different threats from a tory government with an incre

but he clarified his comments in an interview with our alex forsyth. backing away from anything. what i'm saying is there is an election on now, there's a choice before everybody. i'm articulating what is a deep anger amongst those people that have seen 20,000 police officers lose theirjobs and firefighters lose theirjobs, seeing ambulance crews unable to cope with the services they're under. i think she as home secretary needs to think about what she did when she was home secretary. so she shouldn't resign? i just want to be clear. she shouldn't resign? let's be very clear, there is an election on, everybody has a choice and a lot of people are very angry and a lot of people would have wanted her to resign were she still the home secretary. the choice is going to be made on thursday by the people of this country. but theresa may, in edinburgh with the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson, defended her record, and hit back at mr corbyn. we have been protecting counterterrorism police, we've provided funding for an uplift in armed policing. we hav

our political correspondent alex forsyth joins us now from westminster. be a significant decision — who leads this enquiry — talk through the politics behind it. we know that man who is charged with leading the quest for answers, sir martin moore—bick, a long career in commercial law, with expertise and in highly technical cases and respected by colleagues. we initially expected the appointment of thisjudge within initially expected the appointment of this judge within days. it has taken of this judge within days. it has ta ke n two of this judge within days. it has taken two weeks. part of the reason for that is ministers know it is crucial to get this right from the start. you will remember the child abuse enquiry which is going on at the moment. but as that four different chairs since it was set up, prompting lots of criticism. there is understandable concern that public enquiries can drag on, beset by problems, they can fail to get to the truth. the prime minister made clear in this case she wants no stone left unturned, she wants residents to be invo

we will have alex forsyth at westminster. lex. this is the kind of... we are getting a glimpse now really just what this new style of parliament will feel like on a day—to—day business sense, aren't we? i think that's right. the realities of a hung parliament, where every single vote counts and so backbench mps and some on the front bench are calling it brave. some labour mps went against the leadership yesterday because they backed an amendment which called for the uk to stay in the single market when it leaves the eu. labour's official position is that it should retain the benefits of the single market. the micawber and sacked three frontbenchers and another one resigned. he is asserting his authority, if you like, after the result. on the conservative side the government had to make concessions to stop some of its backbenchers rebelling because there were suggestions there might support a labour amendment to ensure free access to abortions in england for women from northern ireland. the government has agreed to fund them to

let's speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth in westminster. are againfinding today. as you heard, politicians are again finding themselves paying tribute to the emergency services in the wake of a tragic incident. you heard it from the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. in a statement, the prime minister theresa may said her thoughts were with those working tirelessly, in very difficult circumstances. she said she was deeply saddened by the loss of life. through the day, she has been briefed on developments. there was a cross government meeting this afternoon to coordinate the government's response and make sure the emergency services are getting the emergency services are getting the support they need. labour leader jeremy corbyn has already suggested there will be questions about whether enough preventative measures we re whether enough preventative measures were taken in the past. there is even talk of a public inquiry. tonight, the policing and fire minister nick hurd said there would have to be a process to understand what has happened. initia

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.g out the government's policy plans. written by ministers, read by the queen at the formal opening of parliament last week. my ministers are committed to working with parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others, to build the widest possible consensus on the country's future outside the european union. but now there's a hung parliament that consensus will be hard to achieve, notjust on brexit, but other measures, too. the one vote the government is confident of winning, today's, when mps will be asked to approve the queen's speech. i'm confident it will go through. we set out a programme in the national interest, delivering on brexit and other important domestic matters and i think that is important to deliver that said the government can get on governing as the people of britain would expect us to do. the ayes to the right 309. the noes to the left 323. yesterday the government saw off the challenge by labour. they tried to amend the queen's speech, to get more invest

we return tojeremy corbyn, and alex forsyth is accompanying him. we will get reaction later on.cleod was on a school outing to the ariana grande concert when a suicide bomber killed 22 people. herfriend, 15—year—old laura macintyre, remains in hospital. from barra, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. under grey atlantic skies, eilidh macleod was returned to her island home. slowly, gently, her coffin carried across the sand as a piper played music the teenager had been learning. this small community on the peaceful island where eilidh lived has been in shock at her death. the local school closed, businesses shut as hundreds of islanders filled the church and lined the streets for herfuneral. her family wanted this to be a celebration of eilidh‘s life. a young girl with an endearing, infectious personality. kind and cheerful, who loved music, reading, and spending time with herfriends. eilidh had gone to manchester with herfriend, laura macintyre, who remains in hospital with serious injuries. eilidh‘s uncle said the legacy of eilidh‘s memory was now the islands to c

policy and the party‘s mps had been told to abstain. 50 rebelled. 0ur political correspondent is alex forsythabour party over its approach to brexit. we have long known the tories are divided over the eu which is usually what we talk about but now we are seeing the differences in labour and they are subtle. as you say, this amendment was about staying in the single market whereas labour‘s official position is about having all the benefits of the single market. su btle benefits of the single market. subtle but important. as you say, a number of mps voted againstjeremy corbyn‘s instructions and backed the amendment and we had those sackings and one resignation as a consequence. what is interesting is howjeremy corbyn has handled it because we know he has been used to dissenting voices among his own mps ever since he took over as labour leader, really. lots of the parliamentarians in the labour party don‘t necessarily agree with all his views and for a long time they did not support him as leader although now many are falling into line behind him. but whatjeremy corbyn has done on this occasion

alex forsyth is at westminster.tatement this morning the prime minister said her thoughts were with those working tirelessly in very difficult circumstances. she said she was deeply saddened by the loss of life. as you would expect she's been kept briefed throughout the day, there was a cross government meeting to coordinate the government response and make sure the emergency services are getting the support they need. that was chaired by the police and fire minister nick hurd and he gave an update on what happened at that meeting just as it concluded earlier. there are people out there who will need reassurance. we have discussed with local authorities and the fire service a process whereby we seek to identify towers that might be in a similar process of refurbishment, and run a system of checks as quickly as possible to give reassurance to people. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has already suggested they may be questioned over whether enough preventative measures were taken in the past and whether or not local aut

our political correspondent alex forsyth reports on the political reaction to last night‘s attacks.that preaches hatred, sows division and promotes sectarianism. from here, it seems, an attempt to offer more than platitudes about the country‘s protection but, at this stage, still little tangible detail about what that means, not least for some muslim communities, who too have a sense of anger. muslim communities across the uk are outraged at what's happened. we've had three terror attacks in the last three months, and that's something that's intolerable for anyone who lives in this country. we want to work together with our government, with our civil society, to tackle terrorism wherever we find it. labour‘s answer criticising the conservatives. the party leader is keen to quash any perception he would be soft on terror. the police should use whatever force is necessary to protect and save lives as they did last night and in westminster in march. all parties are determined democracy won‘t be derailed. the election will take place on thursday, the preparations continue, the campaigns