john mcdonnell was on the andrew marr sofa this morning as well.ll those views into consideration is, it supports staying in a customs union — not the one we which create, which it argues will allow the uk to have some input into the deals that the eu negotiates. they believe that would solve some problems, like how we trade with europe, like avoiding a hard border in northern ireland, and john mcdonnell expressed some optimism this morning that some conservatives back as well. we want to negotiate a customs union. that will solve the northern ireland border problem which irving is intractable, you have demonstrated that. in addition it will get is the tariff free trade we wa nt will get is the tariff free trade we want and protect jobs and the economy. in that way i think we have got a deal to be had. and i think a numberof got a deal to be had. and i think a number of conservative mps will vote for it. so he thinks some conservative mps will back labour. the problem theresa may has, there are some conservative mps who would be furious if that was

andrew marr has announced that he will have an operation this week to remove a malignant tumour on hisvery and will be returning to the airwaves soon", but understandably andrew will not be hosting his weekly politics show while he recuperates. good wishes to him for a speedy recovery. for the first time in nine years, lebanese voters are choosing a new parliament. the election is being held under a new voting system aimed at moving the country to a more proportionally representative government. the country is beset by sectarian and political divisions, and overshadowed by the conflict in syria which has led to a mass influx of refugees. i spoke earlier to our reporter carine torbey who is in beirut today and asked her if we are going to see a new government in lebanon. despite the fact they have introduced a new voting law, introducing the concept of proportional representation in lebanon, very few people hopeful that by the end of the day we will see a real breakthrough in terms of representation. probably many people are expecting more of the same. as you can see behind me, long que

the debate happening on the andrew marr show, parties trading blows on what the conservatives have done accusations she reposted it racist message. she has been reinstated. the party won that cancel, causing a row. “— the party won that cancel, causing a row. —— one that —— won that council. keeping an eye on that to see if she remains a counsellor come this evening. six palestinians have been killed and others wounded in an explosion in the gaza strip according to local health officials. it is not clear what caused the blast but local reports suggest the victims appeared to be members of hamas. it is thought the explosion could have been caused by the handling of explosives inside a building. tensions in the region are high, with clashes between palestinians and the israeli military taking place along the gaza—israel border since demonstrations erupted more than a month ago. officials in hawaii say there have been no new outbreaks of lava bubbling up from the ground, as mount kilauea continues to erupt. however, they do say that the existing fissures are continuing to emit hazardous fu

andrew marr is expected to make a full recovery and return to the programme soon. full recovery and return to the programme soon. our full recovery and return to the programme soon. our best wishes to him fora programme soon. our best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. the conservative chairman brandon lewis says he will have a look at the case of the conservative councillor in pendle who was readmitted to the local party after having been suspended for posting racist material online. the council was asked to stand down after posting a racist image on facebook. photographs of prince louis have been published, photographed when he was just three days old. in addition to that image the princes also been pictured propped up on a white cushion. let's take a look at the weather prospects, and let's head to the map. the temperature on the rise for the last few days. warm weather in store for the remainder of the bank holiday weekend. beautiful blue skies and although that is the story for much of the country, not everywhere. cloud and rain for the north west of scotland, fog around the ivc lap

john mcdonnell was on the andrew marr sofa this morning as well.ur party has come to to take all those views into consideration is, it supports staying in a customs union are not the one we which create, which it argues will allow the uk to have some input into the deals that the eu are no seats. they believe that would solve some problems, like how we trade with europe, like avoiding a hard border in northern ireland is, and john mcdonnell expressed some optimism this morning. some conservatives back as well. i think the conservatives will fall apart on this. i think quite a lot of conservatives will follow was amiss. we remain a union during the transitional period. we want to negotiate a customs union, that will solve the northern ireland problem which i think is intractable, and in addition to that it will get is the tariff free trade we want. it will protectjobs in the economy. in that way i think we have a deal to be had. i think a number of conservative mps will vote for it. so he thinks some conservative mps will back labour. the problem th

andrew marr, who presented his bbc one programme earlier this morning, has announced that he'll have agent says that he is expected to "make a full recovery and will be returning to the airwaves soon" — but understandably andrew will not be hosting his weekly politics show while he recuperates. for the first time in nine years, lebanese voters are choosing a new parliament. today's electon is being held under a new voting system aimed at moving the country to a more proportionally representative government. the country is beset by sectarian and political divisions, and overshadowed by the conflict in syria which has led to a mass influx of refugees. here are the thoughts of some of the people who've been voting today. i really think that there is a chance for a change this time. i think that it's different from the other times, and we are hoping to change, we are hoping to change the same corrupt people that they come and go every single time, you know. so we're here to try to change it. translation: today is all about democracy. everyone has the right to vote, for whoever they want.

andrew marr — who you've just seen on his programme this morning on bbc1— has announced that he willfull recovery and will be returning to the airwaves soon", but understandably, andrew will not be hosting his weekly politics show while he recuperates. the headlines on bbc news: a 20—year—old man has died after he was found with stab wounds in liverpool city centre this morning. police and paramedics were called to hanover street at about 4am after receiving reports of an injured man. the man was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a woman was attacked with an electric drill in straban in northern ireland. the 38—year—old victim suffered a "very serious" head injury and is in a stable condition in hospital. the teenager was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and theft of a drill. he is due to appear in court in 0magh on monday. three men have been injured in east london by what has been described as a noxious substance. the met police say officers were ca

the andrew marr show is on bbc one at nine o'clock. andrew, what's coming up this morning?itals we have labour'sjonathan ashworth talking about a new tax to pay for the nhs, and if your exit wood interested in brexit, and of course you are, jacob rees—mogg is live in the studio. we are also talking about me too and the fantastic new play, and we will be played out by one of the founders of doctor feel—good. doctor feelgood. stay with us — headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and victoria fritz. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: plans for a landmark summit with north korea's kimjong un are moving "very nicely" that's according to president trump. on thursday, mr trump cancelled the summit, citing hostility but now says there's a lot of "goodwill". 0ur asia correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes joins us now. it was on, then it was off, now it looks like it's on again — what's been going on? i hesitate to make a prediction as to whether it is on again for sure, because i have made so many wrong predictions over the last few days

the andrew marr programme is on bbc one this morning at nine o'clock. d your vegetables? i certainly have. i have the red pepper himself, john mcdonnell the channel chancellor —— shadow chancellor. people will be arguing about the customs union this week. i have the woman, arlene foster, who has theresa may's majority in her hand. and talking to greg clark, one of the dominant remain voices. i have a wonderful actor alfred molina on the show. fantastic music from mozart. a humdinger. always a humdinger. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. tv and entertainment journalist emma bullimore is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to emma in a moment. first let's look at the front pages. we'll start with the sunday mirror which focuses soley on sir alex ferguson, saying the football legend is fighting for his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage. the sunday times has an analysis showing how much britain's knife crime has spread from the cities to the suburbs, using recent figures from the home o

emma barnett is presenting this week's andrew marr programme, which is on bbc one from 9:00 this morningdding, i will be joined by the historian kate williams and the journalist and unofficial biographer of prince charles catherine mayer to go to all of that, but there is still some politics because the culture minister matthew hancock is joining me to talk about why he is cracking down on social media firms trying to make the uk one of the safest places to go online and of course brexit, barry gardinerfrom to go online and of course brexit, barry gardiner from labour's to go online and of course brexit, barry gardinerfrom labour's benches will be telling us the latest on that. yes, it may be royal wedding time but we cannot get away from the fa ct time but we cannot get away from the fact that we are leaving the european union. there is no escaping. emma, thank you. please do stay with us. the headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. good morning to you. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex wi

nick robinson is sitting in for the andrew marr programme on bbc one this morning at 9:00.r than that and yet still the government has not agreed amongst itself what its policy towards a new trading relationship with the eu should be. they have split into said cabinet committees to try and do it. we will hear from committees to try and do it. we will hearfrom michael gove committees to try and do it. we will hear from michael gove that the environment secretary and the man who led the pav leave campaign. we will hear from labour's shadow brexit secretary and a man at the centre of the controversy that could bring down the whole brexit deal, ireland's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, simon covertly. they are alljoining me from nine. of course i had the 689 days figure in my head. it will haunt you! coming up,... plastic has become an integral part of our daily lives. blue planet two is expected to come up blue planet two is expected to come up at the baftas. hello, this is breakfast, with christian fraser and naga munchetty. good morning. here is a summary of toda

christian has gone off to read the news for the andrew marr show.de available through the nhs. we can speak to sarah lindsell from the brain tumour charity sarah, first of all, i know you worked very closely with dame tessa jowell and i am very sorry you have lost a friend and someone you have become very close to. thank you for talking to us this morning. we spoke to alastair campbell earlier, former director of communications for the labour party. one of the things that came out was when you spoke about tessa jowell, everyone liked her, it didn't matter what your politics were. they were impressed by her energy and she was like? that is so true. we have had that experience at the brain tumour charity as well. you can't help but be infected by her desire, harry hope and her want to change things. even though she was experiencing a real challenge in her disease, she still wanted to do something for other people in that time. you have worked with her, i have seen your statement today, you said her passion and support for more flexible clinical trials

they went to the andrew marr programme yesterday and his son standing there for a photograph. storms that have hit the country. front page of the guardian, light fantastic, it says, a dramatic bolt of lightning senior. the london skyline as the warm and humid weather gave way to thunderstorms. theresa may facing great demands to allow poll on abortion in northern ireland. there is a call in the daily telegraph to use extra funding for technology if the nhs is to survive. this is basically a call, jeremy hunt saying only a technological revolution can help the health service whether the coming storm. that is whatjeremy hunt is saying. couple of stories on the back page of the guardian newspaper. this is chris froome winning. extraordinary circumstances. you win a race at the beginning of a grand tour and then you hold of your rivals. but this was a stage nine victory that took him ahead of his rivals. also juergen klopp ready to replace his goalkeeper. liverpool, having applied to human dignity of being nice to him are going to sell him. mo salah may make the world cup, after i