on the andrew marr show this morning.is union back to rebecca long—bailey for the leadership on friday. significant boost for her. and also backed richard burgon for deputy leader. a lot of talk about what went wrong for the labour party and the general election. for len mccluskey, brexit was the biggest problem, not the leadership of jeremy corbyn all the policies put forward. he was very strong in his endorsement of rebecca long—bailey this morning. rebecca long-bailey is absolutely brilliant, brilliant on the day, very, very good, she is brave, courageous. her capabilities are beyond doubt. i think she is the 1 that can actually unite the party and take a message to not only our heart which we need to win back, but to the rest of our nation. she is somebody who believes in lots of the radical policies that have been developed over the years, but she has something else as well. she wants to talk to the aspirational views of ordinary people. very influential figure, views of ordinary people. very influentialfigure, len m

that was stephen barclay speaking to andrew marr. i have been speaking to andrew marr.e research group the northern powerhouse project, and he made the case for the project getting the go—ahead. case for the project getting the go-ahead. business leaders in the north of england who feel very strongly, 120 of them including myself, to the prime minister last friday. northern mps feel very strongly and the number keeps going up. i wrote again to the prime minster privately last week. i think there is very significant support for this project. it is popular with a number of constituency mps along the route in buckinghamshire. —— unpopular. that is not a reason to cancel the uk's most important infrastructure projects. in particular, stephen barclay says, it is critical if we are going to create the necessary capacity to enable the cities across the north, towns from crewe to darlington, to be able to thrive and succeed, and both of those are particularly constituencies with the concerns of mps, it would be very unusual for an incoming to —— government who has been so depen

here he is on andrew marr a short while ago on that labour brexit policy. doorsteps and what the teams were telling me, in my own experience, was not so much people saying to me, "i don't much like labour's position," but they had bought the idea that if you voted tory, you would get brexit done. we didn't knock it down hard enough in the election, and i would have liked the opportunity to knock it down hard because that was coming back. people were saying to us, "that will get brexit done." we hadn't destroyed and wrestled that phrase to the ground. sir keir starmer, not the only labour mp putting themselves forward over the last few days. we have had two backbenchers, lisa nandy and jess phillips, we have also had clive lewis and emily thornbury and we are also expecting rebecca long—bailey, who is thought to be a favourite ofjeremy corbyn and the existing labour leadership. the deputy chairman of the panel reviewing the hs2 high—speed rail project says he's found "overwhelming evidence" that its costs are "out of control". lord berkeley suggests it will

future relationship with the eu will look like, and steve barclay again was asked about this on andrew marrnd he said the government would be coming forward with a little bit more detail about what exactly they're hoping to achieve from these negotiations. we are going to publish our object is for the negotiation and we will set that out. after the 31st, there will be a speech from the prime minister to set that out. but the key issue is that we will have control of our rules, we will not be a rule taken, we will not diverged for the sake of diverging. we start from a position of alignment. but the key opportunity is that we will be able to set our standards, high standards on workers' rights, the environment, on workers' rights, the environment, on state aid as part of that trade policy. and a word about labour, still for people trying to become the next leader. any developments there? unite, the biggest financial backer of the labour party, their general secretary len mccluskey has been doing the rounds this morning and his union has endorsed rebecca lon bailey on friday, with richard bur

of the exchequer, but someone who sits around the cabinet table, this is what he had to say on andrew marrmorning. we have a strong commitment to levelling up hsz, full capacity as well as speed, and that is a commitment we have given the north. gut feeling, yes or no? yes. gut feeling yes? so i think thatis no? yes. gut feeling yes? so i think that is actually the furthest any cabinet minister has gone in recent months about whether the line will be given the go—ahead by the prime minister in the coming weeks. steve barclay is probably not going to be in thejob he in for barclay is probably not going to be in the job he in for too barclay is probably not going to be in thejob he in for too much longer, we are going to be leaving the european union at the end of the week, so they will be no need for a brexit secretary, and perhaps he feels he can speak more freely now thatis feels he can speak more freely now that is the case. his constituency in north east cambridgeshire is not really affected by the planned route either, so maybe he feels that this is something that he needs to speak up

exchequer, but someone who sits around the cabinet table anyway, this is what he had to say on andrew marrve a clear commitment to this in the north. gut feeling, yes or no? yes. so i think that is actually the furthest any cabinet minister has gone in recent months about actually whether the line will be given the go—ahead by the prime minister in the coming weeks. now, stephen barclay is possibly not going to be in thisjob for too much longer, we will be leaving the european union at the end of the week, so there will be no need for a brexit secretary, and he may feel that he can speak more freely now that he can speak more freely now thatis that he can speak more freely now that is the case. his constituency in north—east cambridge it is not really affected by the planned route either, so maybe he feels it is something he needs to speak out about more. he talks about the levelling up agenda, a huge part of what this government says it wants to achieve, so how does the prime minister square that agenda with cancelling what is the biggest infrastructure project in europe? it isa infrastru

here he is on andrew marr a short while ago on that labour brexit policy.what was coming up on the doorstep and what the teams were telling me and my own experience was not so much people saying to me i don't like labour's position, but they had bought the idea that if you voted tory you would get brexit done and we didn't knock it down hard enoughin and we didn't knock it down hard enough in the election. i'd have liked the opportunity to knock it down hard because that was what was coming back, people saying to us, this will get brexit done. we hadn't wrestled that phrase to the ground. keir starmer, not the only labour mp putting themselves forward over the last few days. we've had two backbenchers, just phillips and lisa nandy. emily thornberry, clive lewis, and also we are expecting rebecca long—bailey who is thought to bea rebecca long—bailey who is thought to be a favourite ofjoni corbin and the existing labour leadership. there will have to be some pruning before they get a leader. thank you very much. time now for a look at the weather. phil avery

it was the first question on the andrew marr show. do you regret it? was difficult to explain what our brexit policy was, but what keir starmer was trying to do was move the debate on. he said, that is done, lepers might not have that debate again, we will leave the eu in the matter of a few weeks, but now it is about that future relationship, he wants a close economic and political relationship with the eu, and that's where that debate is going, but inevitably, emily thornbury, keir starmer, their relationship with brexit and the role they played full cast a shadow of their campaigns. talking about relationships and messaging, that first hurdle for these contenders is to convince the members that they are the person to lead the party but, as we have learned, the public were not happy with jeremy corbyn, learned, the public were not happy withjeremy corbyn, and you said a lot of members were corbyn supporters, so they will have to make sure they were in the public on board, those labour voters they lost. it will be a long slog, this. we are expecting t

knocking on doors, hitting the phones, trying to persuade her colleagues, and here is what she told andrew marr to get nominations in. there are a large number of mps have not nominated yet many of them have wanted to speak to their party members, they wanted to go to hustings and think about this because it is a really important decision, but from the conversations i have had this weekend, i'm confident that as long as i do not get any slippage, i will be fine, i will get across the line and then move onto the next stage. it's a long contest and it'll have its ups and downs. i have been a slow starter but i did start from a standing start after the general election. some confidence there from emily thornberry, we will know for sure tomorrow. clive lewis does not sound as confident, he has more ground to make up, but as emily thornberry said this is a long contest. we will talk about this for another three months. once they get over that line tomorrow there is another hurdle of getting the support of local parties but it's all to play for. it is interesting that reference she made in there whic

when she spoke to andrew marr earlier, she did say she was confident. let's have a listen.have only had a week to get the nominations in. there is a large number of mps who haven't nominated yet, and many of them have wanted to speak to their party members, they wanted to go to the hustings, and think about this, because obviously it is a really important decision. but from the conversations i have had this weekend, i am fairly confident that as long as i don't get any slippage, i will be fine. i will get across the line, and you know, then we will move onto the next stage. it is a long contest and it will have its ups and downs. and i have been a slow starter, but i did start from a standing start after the general election. now one of the issues that has been discussed is this point about proximity to jeremy corbyn and that being an issue? absolutely. it is a bit of a tightrope for all the candidates to walk, to appeal to the membership, which has undoubtedly gone more to the left under mr corbyn, without being seen to be too close tojeremy corbyn, because of course, he h

a lot of interviews, yes, speaking to andrew marr right now, he will be in steve na g e marr right nowwhich voted 59% to leave the eu. his picture is quite interesting and it has two parts to it. as you said at the start, pa rt of parts to it. as you said at the start, part of it is a fresh start, rebuilding trust in the party, and a similar message we heard from elsewhere because he needs to represent a fresh start after that election defeat, that come on the other hand, is also saying today we must not abandon these radical policies we have had over the last few years, things like social security reform, greater trade union powers, the new green deal on climate change, so i think it's a delicate balancing act. 0n climate change, so i think it's a delicate balancing act. on one hand he needs to show he is different. 0n the other hand, he needs to appeal to labour members and a lot of them are supporters ofjeremy corbyn. 0ne thing he has not mentioned is brexit. that's the love that dare not speak is known for some in the party now because they are being hammered by some of the candida

this is what she told andrew marr earlier on her prospects of getting to the line. can you do it?t we have only had a week to get the nominations in. there is a large number of mps who haven't nominated yet, and many of them have wanted to speak to their party members, they wanted to go to the hustings, and think about this, because obviously it is a very important decision. but from the conversations i have had this weekend, i am fairly confident that as long as we don't get any slippage, i will be fine. i will get across the line, and, you know, then we move onto the next stage. it is a long contest and it will have its ups and downs. and i have been a slow starter, but i did start from a standing start after the general election. some confidence from emily thornberry. we will know for sure tomorrow. clive lewis does not sound quite as confident, he has a lot more ground to make up. as emily thornberry said, it is a long contest thornberry said, it is a long co ntest a nd thornberry said, it is a long contest and we will be talking about this for another three months. 0nce they

she spoke to andrew marr earlier and said she was confident. can you do it? i think so.n. there are a large number of mps who have not nominated yet. they wanted to speak to party members and go to hustings and think about this because it is a really important decision, but from the conversations i have had this weekend, i am fairly confident that as long as i do not have any slippage i will be fine, i will get across the line and then we will get across the line and then we will move onto the next stage. it's a long contest and it'll have its ups and downs and i have been a slow starter but i did start from a standing start after the general election. one of the issues discussed is this point about proximity tojeremy discussed is this point about proximity to jeremy corbyn discussed is this point about proximity tojeremy corbyn and that being an issue. it is a tight rope all the candidates to walk to appeal to the membership which has undoubtedly gone more to the left onto mr corbyn. without being seen to be too close tojeremy corbyn because he had that disastrous elect

sir keir starmer is on the andrew marr programme this morning.rail project could end up costing £108 billion — almost double the original estimate. that's according to the deputy chair of its review panel. lord berkeley, a vocal critic of the project, says there is "overwhelming evidence" that the costs of hs2 are "out of control" and its benefits overstated. the government says lord berkeley 5 report represents his own personal view. the m1 has been fully reopened after a crash in which two lorry drivers died. the southbound carriageway of the motorway near bedford was closed for 16 hours yesterday whilst police dealt with the incident. the lorry drivers' next—of—kin have been informed. you are up—to—date with the main stories. let's return to our top story now. president trump has warned iran that the us has another 52 potential targets in its sights, should teheran retaliate for the killing of its general, qasem soleimani. iran has promised a harsh response, and said it would avenge the killing. we can speak now to michael pregent, a former us

he's their foreign minister speaking to andrew marr yesterday. just because a british parliament decides union will approach this on the basis of getting the best deal possible, a fair and balanced deal, to ensure that the eu and the uk can interact as friends in the future. the eu will not be rushed on this just because britain passes law. chris mason is in westminster. is there a connection between the important developments in storment in the broader brexit process?” don't think there's a direct connection although it will have consequences because of the role of the stormont assembly within the brexit process and within the weeds of the discussion you were talking about and those crucial details around the borders between northern ireland and great britain. the rest of the uk and northern ireland out of the uk and northern ireland out of the uk and northern ireland out of the public and what will be the european union once the uk is out, i think the reality and herds of stormont and what has changed there in the last week versus where we we re in the last week versus where we were fo

in fact, he said on the andrew marr show last week, that he made his position crystal clear to the cypriotsure that has been brought to bear has had some influence, although, of course, we cannot comment on the political nature of this case. as you heard there from lewis para qc, during the last six months, some real concern about the way that this case was handled by the cypriot authorities. —— power. but it is worth saying that the government in cyprus has maintained that the police, the court, all acted properly, but all of those discussions are now for the lawyers, for the young woman and her family, and for the first time in around six months, they can return it to the uk as soon as possible and started to try to put this ordeal behind them. thank you, john. a short while ago, the foreign secretary, dominic raab gave this reaction. well, i was relieved that this vulnerable young lady will now be returning home to begin the process of recovery, given all that she's been through. i spoke to her mother on friday, i understand quite how much she's been through, how much the family has bee

he said on the andrew marr show last week that he made his position crystal clear to the cypriot governments been brought to bear has had some influence, although of course we cannot comment on the political nature of this case. joining me now is our correspondent gavin lee,who is in cyprus for us. we heard from the teenager's eca short while ago. do we expect any further statements from those involved in the case? —— they teenager's qc a short time ago. we heard from the qc that they will ta ke heard from the qc that they will take the course further. —— take the case further. she is still guilty, there is no change to that, she goes home found guilty, seem to be making up home found guilty, seem to be making upa claim home found guilty, seem to be making up a claim she was raped by 12 israeli goods in a hotel in ayia napa last year. at the same time the legal team say once they have got home they will work out how to push the case to the cypriot supreme court, there is a backlog of cases and it will probably take several months. if that is exhausted they will seek the european court of hu

dominic raab spoke to his counterparts in the cypriots government and i think he also said on the andrew marrat was all hearsay and hyperbole. we had no news of the pardon, that even if she hadn't been pardoned today, that would have been of little circle, because the conviction would have stood, and why —— wants the conviction stance it had severe repercussions in terms of her application the future for various positions of employment and also potential restrictions on her travel. michael polak, why would police officers put pressure on a 19—year—old woman who said she had been gang raped in a holiday resort to change, to withdraw those claims? it isa to change, to withdraw those claims? it is a very interesting question, victoria. since this case has come into the public eye, we have had a numberof women into the public eye, we have had a number of women come to us, justice abroad, and giving their accounts are very similar circumstances and pressure being placed upon them to attract similar claims. it could have been an aim to protect the tourism industry council budget could have been jus

think andrew marr said that the mayor and the home or terry have fallen asleep at the wheel.ough for the last, i would say come or three years. because they could easily change overnight. they could easily change overnight. they could change the narrative. don't try and scare people, drop the knife or go to prison, because they're already scared for one and a lot of them suffer from adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress. and then don't you know, you could reduce exclusions because once a child is excluded under proper alternative positions you might as well write the date when you're going into prison for getting involved in crime. but that cannot change overnight. 0f crime. but that cannot change overnight. of these numbers we are going to go up this year and there's been a massive recruitment drive across the country especially here in what where knife crime is a real problem. but also things like exclusion, once that young person is out of the system as you say the needs to be far more attention paid to them in investment and youth services. surely that's a long—term

he said at the andrew marr show last week that he made his position crystal to the cypriot government to show use above the crowds outside the court. thejudge show use above the crowds outside the court. the judge will follow due process in cyprus, he followed the law as it stands in cyprus, but he will have had the sounds of the campaign is ringing in his ears as he passed sentence on the young woman this morning. —— sounds of the campaigners. as you just heard from the family's legal team, they will be appealing against the initial conviction back in december, clearly the case has a long way to run. very interesting to be hearing from the lawyer, saying she is coming home today and they will appeal to the supreme court in cyprus and possibly to the european court of human rights. this case does not end there for them, as the lawyer said. that is the latest on the breaking story. plenty of other news around. the shadow business secretary, rebecca long—bailey, has joined the race to become the next labour leader. the nominations for the three—month contest formally open today, and the

the andrew marr show is on bbc one injust over 90 minutes. let's see what he has in store for us. sharma, international development secretary, about many things, including the budget. lots of big choices for the uk coming up. i am talking to the only scottish labour mp, in murray, because if they cannot do better in scotla nd because if they cannot do better in scotland they can probably never form a government in britain. —— ian murray. a very busy hour at nine o'clock. thank you, andrew. we're here on the bbc news channel until 9:00 this morning, and coming up in the next hour. a new future for harry and meghan. we get new reaction to the duke and duchess of sussex's decision to stop using their hrh titles as they step back from royal duties. we've had the big ben bust—up. now there's a ding—dong over whether church bells should ring out on brexit day. we'll hear from those opposed to it and those who can see the appeal. that is all to come on the bbc news channel. this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and ro

this is the point where we say goodbye to rachel, who's reading the news bulletin on the andrew marrill be wintry in the north of scotland, dropping snow on the higher rates. throughout the afternoon, fewer showers, more of you will be dry and sunny. a chilly start in scotland, each led and things turning fresher across the south, but still double figures and above what they should be for the time of year. this afternoon temperatures up and down, showers we re temperatures up and down, showers were from west to east. under clear skies it will be cold enough for some frost, especially in the north of the uk and it could be icy in scotla nd of the uk and it could be icy in scotland tomorrow morning. even though tomorrow might begin sunday, it isa though tomorrow might begin sunday, it is a case of do not let your guard down, things will be different by the time you return home from work. this developing area of low pressure, storm brendan will bring deteriorating condition throughout the west throughout the day. a sunny start for many, showers developing during the morning, widespread

news on the andrew marr show.ike a rant about noon. you can see the rain at this stage and central parts of england moving east. the 2nd half of england moving east. the 2nd half of the day and many western parts of the uk, the skies will clear and we are infora the uk, the skies will clear and we are in for a pretty good and to the day. chile, 5d in glasgow. we have got some wintry weather on the weights tonight. moving through northern, into scotland. possibly the pennines. we are talking about wet snow, slushy conditions on the hills in scotland, northern england and northern ireland. further south, no snow forecast. for lengthy sta nley no snow forecast. for lengthy stanley spat — sunny spells. wintry showers in scotland. showers expected in the south—west of the uk, butfor expected in the south—west of the uk, but for many of us it will be a day, particularly in the east. around 5d in edinburgh tomorrow. 7 or so around 5d in edinburgh tomorrow. 7 orso in the around 5d in edinburgh tomorrow. 7 or so in the sou