i think there is a base in the tory party and this phrases often used, boris is boris.ot affect voters who would vote him in. we have been hearing from the home secretary about these controversial suicide vest remarks from borisjohnson. controversial suicide vest remarks from boris johnson. sajid controversial suicide vest remarks from borisjohnson. sajid javid i think it is fair to say has rebuked the former foreign secretary. we can listen in on the andrew marr programme, what he had to say.” think there are better ways to articulate differences and it is a reminderfor articulate differences and it is a reminder for all of us on public policy, which other party we represent, to use measured language because that is what the public want to see. would you approve of the comparison of the niqab to letterbox ? comparison of the niqab to letterbox? no. is it... is he islamophobic? not in the slightest. borisjohnson is someone i have known over a number of years and i think he loves all of britain's communities no matter where they come from. would he be leader of the party

boris wants to reaso's job. election campaign last year. boris wants to reaso'sjob.election campaign last year. boris wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa'sjob. we seem wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa's job. we seem to wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa'sjob. we seem to be reading into this a great deal. it is boris' for the taking, if you believe the front pages over the past few months. yes, and i'm not really sure thatis months. yes, and i'm not really sure that is the case. this story in the sunday times is the same story, in essence , sunday times is the same story, in essence, that the point is that lynton crosby is allegedly organising a campaign to vote down the chequers deal, and if that happens, theresa may's job the chequers deal, and if that happens, theresa may'sjob comes unsustainable, although we have heard that many times and she is still there. the theory is that she would then have to quit, and of coui’se would then have to quit, and of course the theory is that boris would then come in as the leader of the brexiteer grou

senior tories slam boris. of language that boris johnson of ministers at rage by the kind of language that borisjohnson has used, saying theresa may has thrown a suicide vest around britain and handed the detonator to brussels. siralan duncan, who handed the detonator to brussels. sir alan duncan, who was a junior men and stirunder sir alan duncan, who was a junior men and stir under boris as foreign secretary, says it is disgusting, the worst thing he's heard in politics and if this doesn't finish borisjohnson he will politics and if this doesn't finish boris johnson he will personally make sure of it. this is his former colleague in the foreign office saying this. another tory mp who served in helmand and has seen the impact of suicide vests, he has seen his own soldiers die and be seriously wounded regards it as equally disgusting. why does boris johnson use language like this? you could argue on this occasion it is to distract from his social life, or another bid to keep himself on the front page in his bi

boris: no question. one of the reasons brexit took place, or people voted to leave, it was because they felt they were not getting -- people were stuck in entry-level jobs and not progressing. we are not focusing on those issues, we are not helping people enough. they are not being made to feel needed enough. it is a serious problem. perhaps it affects this country, too. arthur: before we finish, i have one question i want to ask you, in your public life, you are in the news a lot, sometimes you see controversy. you are not afraid to take on the hottest issues of the day. tell me the biggest mistake you have made in your public career, and what you have learned from it. boris: my strategy is to litter my career with so many decoy mistakes. [laughter] nobody knows which one to attack. in the course of the last few minutes, i probably said something that the british media will decide is absolutely outrageous. i do not know what it is, but they will find something. the thing is to keep saying them. i was pr

i think boris johnson leadership bid?hink borisjohnson is doing what a lot of us are doing, trying to persuade the prime minister to drop the chequers agreement. at the end of the day, the chequers proposal is not the brexit we promised the british people. it doesn't take control of our borders or our money oi’ control of our borders or our money or laws. it will keep this as a battle state, and we will be a law taker and battle state, and we will be a law takerand a battle state, and we will be a law taker and a captive market for overpriced eu goods going forward and unable to enjoy signing up free trade deals with growing parts of the world economy. that is the main economic benefit of brexit. if the prime minister sticks with her chequers plan, and we think she is, do you think there should be an attempt to oust her as party leader and prime minister? it puts me on this spot because i have publicly stated i have a letter of no confidence on the prime minister. it is not that i have no confidence in the pro minister, i

may versus boris, going in on boris is popularity since he resigned, lots of people saying he's beengo into all of that, apparently they are targeting eurosceptic donors. it's really sort of setting him up as masterminding this comeback of boris but you have to ask whether he will be a less divisive leader, is he really for the party needs? has his popularity soared since he left government? amongst tory party members it certainly has, amongst them, the voting public, it's more questionable. this is a sort of punchy version of the other story that includes the line boris hasn't thought this through, imagine that, borisjohnson doing thought this through, imagine that, boris johnson doing something without really thinking it through first, it's hard to imagine this man would do such a thing! but i suspect that may be the case as it often is with him. or is it the impression he wants to give ? with him. or is it the impression he wants to give? given his term as foreign secretary for he was given power and was actually pretty full and beginning to think it's notjust the personality, he

so you might say this is typical boris. no plans to launch an immediate leadership campaign. all the people who are joining the tory party to get their way on chequers, they have got to wait three weeks to get a vote in a leadership contest. boris has got to drag this out another three weeks to make sure they get a vote. i'm astonished how much boris manages to dominate the media and the front pages. he's basically saying i'm not going away and i will this persistently every week until this persistently every week until this leadership bid is off the ground. you agree it is likely to happen? he sees himself as a winston churchill and he will be swept into downing street by this sweep of history. he won't need to plot anything in particular. he has had his wilderness weeks... 0n the backbenches. i'm astonished that you are astonished, because we all work in the business and we know that when he speaks or writes, we collectively tends to cover it. it's really frustrating. it is one column. his way of communicating is one colu

for boris to say that the p.m.'s view is like that of a suicide bomber is to much this marks one of the most disgusting moments in modern british politics i'm sorry but this is the political end of boris johnson if it isn't i will make sure it is later i'm still into the nature of the satanic there is no justification for such an outrageous inappropriate and hurtful analogy if we don't stop this extraordinary use of language the brags that a country might never hear you again i see enough so there appears to be a clear split now between those who support the checkers plan or those who along with boris johnson are trying to scupper it and steve also a hard line breaks a terror conservative m.p. says that there is now a risk of a catastrophic split in the conservative party if the reason may pushes ahead with checkers plan according to him there are now up to eighty m.p.'s that are willing to vote against their own leader the prime minister to say the deal and crucially at the same time he says that they're not agains

. hour, theresa may versus boris johnson.t, the tory conference approaching, boris johnson versus theresa may, and mps come back from the long summer holiday tomorrow, and theresa may hoped it would calm everything down and give them a chance to reflect and give them a chance to reflect and we would come back and get checkers through the door and get on with brexit, instead she is walking back into a knife fight. boris johnson taking on theresa may and it will be quite an extraordinary run into conference —— chequers. will be quite an extraordinary run into conference -- chequers. how do you see it? the same way, boris johnson unleash now, i don't think many thought he was particularly... people thought he was very forthright and being in cabinet didn't stop that, now that he is out with the telegraph column he can do what he likes and now it is at this point a bid for the leadership. he has that are few stumbling blocks and now he is hitting his stride in going for theresa may and making himself a nuisance in her eyes and as

boris likes things that he can name after himself, or risk wykes, boris buses, boris bridges.ers plan, he doesn't like the chequers plan, he doesn't like the idea of the uk collecting ta riffs the idea of the uk collecting tariffs for the eu and he says what is happening now, alas, is not what people were promised in 2016, which is oblique truth. nope, i read is that everything borisjohnson said. you think people are happy with how things are going at the moment? no, but to say there is only one interpretation of the 52% vote two years ago is plainly wrong. people voted for all sorts of reasons and there are all kinds of ways of leading the eu that would meet the requirements of that referendum. the sunday times has got to have a big front page. the thing i really object to is you've got boris first name versus theresa may as mac second name. that is completely unacceptable. it is boris versus theresa orjohnson versus me. boris is the only politician that get away with just a first name. theresa may has also done an interview, they are talking about her fighting back but she s

boris johnson branded maize deal as pathetic if you go down well in many quarters polyploid is going to tell us all about that now in london hey they're up for or against the comments from boris johnson where is this latest spot heading the. well look this business of leaving the e.u. is just the source of contention in the tory party is the source of conflict and the ruling party just can't seem to come up with a. plan on how to exit the e.u. and if the conflict was sort of a simmering fire and taken a can of petrol and just poured it all over it set it up blaze he's been speaking his mind rather freely ever since he resigned as foreign secretary over that contentious check his plan which is the plan for a rather more softball gregg's that was unveiled over the summer by two reason may is favored by those who wanted to stay in the e.u. rather than the hard bragg's it that those who voted leave would prefer an over the weekend boris johnson wrote an article that's really divided the conservative party and in it he uses some pretty colorful language take a listen. to sue said whist th

boris has his own style of using language.cused around being behind the prime minister to deliver a good deal for the uk as we leave the eu. but is it appropriate? you will have to ask boris what he thinks of the language he's using. you are his chairman. and my focus is on making sure members have a good conference and work with the prime minister to make sure we are delivering on a domestic agenda, on the issues that matter to people and on brexit, making sure we get a good deal for the uk that leads us continuing to grow as an economy in the future. so, despite being embattled recently, is it safe to say that borisjohnson is recently, is it safe to say that boris johnson is pitching recently, is it safe to say that borisjohnson is pitching himself for prime minister still?|i borisjohnson is pitching himself for prime minister still? i think so, yes, he has not explicitly said as much in recent days but nor has he really voiced support for mrs may, in effect saying she can carry on as long as the party is prepared for her to

boris is boris. back in july thinks about chequers, he quit the government back injuly and have consta ntly government back injuly and have constantly said the same things over and overagain, he has constantly said the same things over and over again, he has written this 4000 word essay outlining his offers to chequers, we know he thinks now, but the key point is what jason was referring to in the bbc interview. everything now has been about criticising the policies, not the person. he has not said theresa may needs to go, he said chequers needs to go. what was interesting in the interview was when laura asked him several times will you challenge theresa may, he did not say no, and in westminster palace that means yes, i'm certainly thinking about challenging, but it does not end in the times. there is a story of alan duncan, a deputy minister for the foreign office who really goes for borisjohnson, calling him britain's trump, he'sa borisjohnson, calling him britain's trump, he's a non——— enormous c

the sunday times tells us that, boris versus may, now it is war.sive by oui’ not at all, a fantastic exclusive by our political editor tim shipman the headline says it all, boris versus theresa may, now it is war. it has been warfor quite a theresa may, now it is war. it has been war for quite a long time but as the tory party conference opens today in birmingham, boris has made his most personal attack yet on theresa may. he says he is calling her exit mac plan arranged, quite strong language —— brexit planet deranged. although they campaigned for it, this is a quote for how much he believes so passionately in it, i believe in it, i think it is the right thing for our country and what is happening now is not what people we re is happening now is not what people were promised in 2016. not only does he do that, he also sets out a domestic agenda, which involves doing things like building a bridge to ireland. really interesting this morning. building a bridge to ireland, they also wanted adam airport on an island... if this is a war, it is a battle o

the headline is boris may cut taxes to help britain in the way forward. private life which have been all across the papers. he is saying that we need to cut taxes and that the average person is too heavily taxed. this is ahead of the budget which may come earlier this year. normally we have at around about november. it is already rumoured, because this is one of the things i write about, that there will be stealth taxes and over that tax rises in the budget in order to pay for social care. is he now trying to go up against the chancellor philip hammond as well, to show that he can basically do any job in government? also in the column he suggests that we should just scrap hsz because it is a waste of money. a lot of people in north england, where i originate from, who will discriminate about that. a lot of people's homes would be torn down and suffer a great deal. the real argument for it is about capacity. u nless argument for it is about capacity. unless you have this service to the north and the midlands, we will come toa north and the midlands, we wil

this is a better headline, boris, my plan to bpm.eriously in this —— we can. let's have all the advantages of being in europe without the costs and the difficulties —— the pm. europe has said you can't do that. 2.5 years after borisjohnson won said you can't do that. 2.5 years after boris johnson won the referendum, the referendum he didn't want, intend or expect to win, still hasn't a clue about how to make it work. this hasn't got anything to do with leaving the eu, it is all about getting rid of theresa may, increase his backing in the tory party and make the conference better and more comfortable for him. by firing this shot here, he has got it wrong again. let's move very quickly to the times. top schools are calling foran the times. top schools are calling for an end to unconditional offers. we are going through gcses at the moment, but obviously... this is a—levels. this is where it gets very, very serious! this is really interesting because, of course, what used to happen is students competed madly to get to university, and y

yes and no. -- boris johnson versus versus theresa may. borisjohnson versus theresa may. i wouldn't want to suggest the sunday times is slightly over reading this. warisjohnson is times is slightly over reading this. waris johnson is not times is slightly over reading this. warisjohnson is not going to launch a leadership challenge. —— boris johnson. there is no suggestion mps are thinking about that. i think she is safe for the moment. he has got his disagreements, which are well—known, the shape of brexit. but she is prime minister and she has got to negotiate it. he may well get a very well attended fringe meeting on tuesday. but then the delegates, sorry, the representatives, will go home on wednesday and nothing will have changed. yes, they have to different interviews. boris doesn't seem to be going for theresa may at the moment, he is going for her brexit plan but not the prime minister herself. he is going for her through her brexit plan, given that this is the main item on the agenda. i get the feeling slightly that boris is getti

does get to the port that boris johnson there you go.get to the port that borisjohnson almost has to go for it? —— the point. that borisjohnson almost has to go for it? -- the point. i think so, otherwise everything he has put forward , otherwise everything he has put forward, and when he resigned recently, he spent so long thinking about, sophie doesn't at this point, people will feel he has bottled it so people will feel he has bottled it so he has got himself caught in his own momentum and feels he has to keep pushing forward the challenge —— so keep pushing forward the challenge —— so if he doesn't at this point. theresa may is incredibly weak so everything is on his side in many ways. continuing the theme. voters in tory marginal say chequers is bad for britain. exclusive survey, 44 the most marginal tory constituencies, and the voters in those constituencies do not like the chequers deal and two thirds of them are dissatisfied with the way the prime minister is handling brexit and so this goes to the very heart of this electoral ch

oras boris johnson. the bicycle guy or well known not only did this bicycle guy comments make headlines but also cause the u.k. delegation to chuckle as well as brought a smile to to reset may's face now one of the reasons that the kenyan president would have a bone to pick with boris johnson could be the comments he had made in the past among them saying things such as barack obama being described as according to johnson as part kenyan with an ancestral dislike of the british empire as well as some other offensive comments such as watermelons but when it comes to theresa may of course the reason she would rejoice in a moment like this potentially is some of the issues she has herself with boris johnson not only did he quite recently resign as u.k. foreign secretary because of disagreements over her stance on bracks it but also because of the political rivalry going on between johnson and may of course we have to remember that boris johnson potentially becoming the next conservative party leader has been

boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicideest and handed the detonator to brussels. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool and the final. you owe me an apology. i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i stand up for what is right for her. you owe me an apology. (sot) rules which prevented some victims of crime from claiming compensation if they lived with their attacker are to scrapped. north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate its 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. 57,000 people lining up behind me here in newcastle to take part in the 38th great north run. hello, a very good morning to you. attack on theresa may's brexit plans comparing her strategy to putting the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson has launched a fresh attack on theresa may's brexit plans comparing her strategy to putting the uk in a suicide vest and handing the detonator to brussels. writing in the mail on sunday, mrjohnson said ‘we have opened o

supporters of boris johnson have defended him.hink boris says it as he sees it and i think it's how a lot of people see it but very few dare to call it. he speaks truth to power and are not surprised they resent that and there's a backlash. boris johnson's star status in the party has been based on his ability to appeal to voters. the real test will be not how his comments are received in westminster, but beyond. the trade unions have said they will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal, if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. the tuc general secretary, frances o'grady, warned that crashing out of the eu without a deal would be an "absolute disaster" for workers. today, i'm giving the prime minister fair warning. i am serving notice that if her deal doesn't deliver for working people, if it doesn't protectjobs, rights at work and peace in northern ireland, then the tuc will throw our weight behind the call for a vote on the terms of the deal. our politicial correspon

no surprise, over in the telegraph, thatjacob rees—mogg, a key brexiteer, is acting boris‘ plan for aee-trade deal. this is so much looser free-trade deal. this is so predictable i am not sure it cou nts so predictable i am not sure it counts as news. the daily telegraph, when it comes to brexit, i am not even sure it is a newspaper any more, rather than a propaganda sheet. jacob rees—mogg, a brexiteer, a classic example of man bites dog, dog bites man, he is backing boris johnson. this is not the ideal run—up toa johnson. this is not the ideal run—up to a conservative party conference for a prime minister who, you know, this is going to dominate what happens in birmingham, and she would be desperate to try to talk about domestic issues and get back on the front foot on that after quite a strong conference for labour, where jeremy quite a strong conference for labour, wherejeremy corbyn and john mcdonald kind of made up. yet she cannot escape the shackles of brexit until it is all she can't do. of course, what happens at the party conference can make it even harder when she is about t

is it boris or is it theresa may?ther of them, neither of them by the great leaders that i would imagine the conservative party faithful would wish to have at this moment. i think my gut feeling is that in some way they would like boris but in other ways they think party unity is much more important at this stage. the membership do appreciate that they are in a crucial period of their time and they say whatever we think of boris, at the moment, we will stick with the prime minister and i think any challenge to him by the parliamentary party would almost certainly fail. for the time being, just forget it. when you talk about unity and we turned to the guardian and the headline there is that theresa may is fighting to assert their authority. there are other issues that need to be addressed apart from brexit at the conference. the guardian is reporting about the splits that are dominating conservative conference and are expected to for the rest of the week including brexit. 0ver and are expected to for the rest of the we

boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool and the final. also in the news today... north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate it's 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. voting is under way in the swedish general election, with an anti—immigration party expected to make large gains. and sir mo farah wins the great north run for a record breaking 5th consecutive time, kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race. senior conservatives have criticised borisjohnson for saying that theresa may's brexit policy has "wrapped a suicide vest" around the british consitution and "handed the detonator" to the eu. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan has described the comment as "one of the most disgusting moments" in british politics. our political correspondent helen catt reports. borisjohnson is a man usually at home in the spotlight, but with divisions over b

britain's conservative party is facing a serious split now after former foreign minister boris johnson compare the current brakes of plan to a suicide vest. we have opened to perpetual political blackmail we have wrapped a suicide vest around the british constitution and handed that detonated to michaux bania. yeah that's so name checkers plum is viewed by many breaks the tears as being too mild seeing it keeps the u.k. dependent on the european union boris johnson who come paying for the leave campaign has branded it pathetic only barco reports on why the plum is roiling tory euro skeptics the issue of bragg's it in the conservative party has been a bit of a simmering fire and over the weekend it seems that boris johnson took a can of petrol and poured oil all over it so it's now been set firmly ablaze boris johnson has been speaking his mind quite freely after resigning as foreign secretary over the terms of the check is deal that's the prime minister's plan for how the u.k. should leave here it was unveiled in july and it had rather a more sort of softball stance a softer brags that

at the party grassroots, big question is whether the mps would ever allow boris johnson big questionllow borisjohnson name to go forward to the party members for a ballot, and to go forward to the party members fora ballot, and i think to go forward to the party members for a ballot, and i think that's in doubt, but not because of his private life i think it's because of his... he was not a good foreign secretary did not impress, and has not really made it i think as an alternative prime minister.|j totally agree, there's arles sorts of hurdles into becoming pm and is a small one. the bigger hurdle for him, is that he was quite a bad foreign secretary, i mean, you really would be quite hard—pressed to find both would spend time talk to find both would spend time talk to people as best talk to people and lots of —— do people think he was actually capable of functioning in that office, in fact even some mps who back them for the leadership would say, perhaps that role did not suit him, but we think he is a sparkle stardust which to get us a majority again. sol sparkle stardust which to

boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool and the final. you owe me an apology. i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i stand up for what is right for her. voting is under way in sweden, in a general election which has been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate its 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. klaxon sounds. a record 57,000 runners cross the start line at the great north run. and at 11.30 you can watch dateline for the latest analysis on brexit and other top stories from around the world. hello, good morning to you. several senior conservatives have criticised borisjohnson for his latest blistering attack on theresa may's brexit plan. the former foreign secretary said mrs may had "wrapped a suicide vest" around the british constitution and " handed the detonator" to the eu. t

boris johnson talks about saying... it is my view.nterest. but let's remember that not only is the clock ticking but the uk is the first country to leave the eu and this was never properly planned out because there was no concept anywhere in the eu that anybody would ever want to leave. the clock is ticking for us as well so we move on to our third paper. three guesses as to the headline? brexit again. this bombshell poll revealing union backing for the new eu vote. will happen on? no. you said brief! i don't know. it is interesting that unite, unison and the gmb, a poll by yougov, are really 2—1 support for a second referendum. ithink yougov, are really 2—1 support for a second referendum. i think that is very interesting. they're playing politics and if there were a second referendum there would be writes on the streets. when mr cameron dropped this referendum, he told us in that little bit of paper you sent round in may 2016th at this referendum result would be binding. let's move on to the telegraph for a non—brexit story. they ar

congratulating boris johnson. it's a distinguished group that they have joined. that's always a very extinguished group. they told my father that the board have voted to change the annual award and lecture my father i was not much moved by these kind of honors obviously. but that one meant something to him. do you feel a little guilty or a little bad about francis bowyer. he have a good run. it has have a good run. with the people like charles murray. in the second award. and really a wonderful talk. my mother who is slightly indisposed. she's in good shape. can be here tonight. center since her best to 70 old friends. in the former colleagues. it's good that they give the award to a magazine editor. i said my mother, she said i love it. they have read it since. they became mayor of london. it's not just a the magazine editor. it's what i certainly agree with. it is when the sale say a word of about my father at this time but about arthur. and are there did not know i was good to do this. they were also extraordinary in the left. and i take the deep lesson and ma

boris johnson once again on the war path.m at the back end of last week with this magnum opus of a work, 4500 words on why chequers should be chucked, then he did an interview with my colleague laura kuenssberg, also putting the boot in and this morning, describing mrs may's plans as deranged and entirely preposterous. that was put to the party chairman brandon lewis, did he think it was acceptable to describe the plans in that way? boris has his own style of using language. the party is focused around being behind the prime minister to deliver a good deal for the uk as we leave the eu. but is it appropriate? you will have to ask boris what he thinks of the language we are using. you are his german. and my focus is on making sure members have a good conference and work with the prime minister to make sure we are delivering on a domestic agenda, on the issues that matter to people and on brexit, making sure we get a good deal for the uk that leads us continuing to grow as an economy in the future. that was earlier on breakfast

the headlines at 7pm: boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels trade unions back calls for a new referendum on brexit: if theresa may fails to get a good enough deal high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool..and the final. also this hour... north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate it's 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. voting is under way in the swedish general election, with an anti—immigration party expected to make large gains. and sir mo farah wins the great north run for a record breaking 5th consecutive time, kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race. the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as ‘outrageous‘ and ‘disgusting' after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest. in a newspaper article he said the chequers plan was a humiliation that gives the eu what it wants in return for no

the headlines at 11 — boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrappedhe country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. trade unions back calls for a new referendum on brexit, if theresa may fails to get a good enough deal. in sweden — gains for the far right, after immigration dominates the election campaign. also this hour — north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate it's 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. serena williams is fined over an outburst at the us open, igniting a row over sexism in tennis. and sir mo farah wins the great north run for a record —— and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that. good evening. the former foreign secretary boris johnson's latest intervention on brexit has been attacked by fellow conservatives as outrageous and disgusting after he likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest — with the detonator given to the eu. in a newspaper article he said the chequers plan

so boris johnson is circling theresa may but is nowhere near strong enough position to challenge thate her down at this stage. some of the descriptions he uses in this are quite florid, as we come to expect from borisjohnson. quite florid, as we come to expect from boris johnson. he quite florid, as we come to expect from borisjohnson. he expects that the whole thing is preordained and we won't do well out of it. no one has ever doubted his powers of metaphor, imagery and colourful prose. today he likens the battle to one as preordained as about between giant haystacks and big daddy, which isa giant haystacks and big daddy, which is a reference to wrestling in the 19805. that is a reference to wrestling in the 1980s. that is the point he is making, but it is choreographed and the outcome is known before they go into the ring. i find it quite churchillian language, as well. he we re churchillian language, as well. he were like that. she means the nodding dog from the television. this is the worry. it is attractive, colourful and attention grabbing. and as tony said there is a grown—up

we are at the end of our time, boris.nd friends and personally i want to express my admiration for a lot of things i've done, the public attitude of optimism towards all the people who need more mobility, all the people who are the periphery who might suffer from despair and can hear the words of leaders and and an opportunity in society kidman should be able to every person in your country and indeed that is the inspiration behind her and to shame. an opportunity to society should be open for everyone. for that mission on behalf of all of us, please join me in thanking boris johnson. >> thank you. [applause] [inaudible] >> first the state department were a few hours ago spokeswoman heather knauer spoke to john

this is far from the first time boris johnson has reaction?s is far from the first time borisjohnson has criticised theresa may up roach to the brexit proposals through the chequers plans, but this by far the worst attack, we would expect colourful language from him describing the cheque as a humiliation that would mean the uk looking like a weakling. so far, so boris in a way but the thing that seems to be causing the sort of backlash that you mentioned is that metaphor that he used of a suicide bomber, when he's talking about the government's commitment to avoiding friction at the irish border, i think you mentioned that there, theresa may had wrapped the british constitution in a suicide jacket and given the detonator to michel barnier. that has caused quite some backlash, you mentioned alan duncan saying it was a disgusting moment in british modern politics, tom tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, not a borisjohnson van, he served as allah army officer in afghanistan, he described it as borisjohnson afghanistan, h

boris johnson, no about him and he is in the headlines.aying here, the quote here is that borisjohnson will continue throwing rocks at theresa may's checkers plan. today in his telegraph column he is setting out his ambitions for the future —— chequers. he took a pop at hsz future —— chequers. he took a pop at hs2 and it shows very much that he's definitely going to go on his own direction and carve his own path. that's what we're expecting. but it says here he has no plans to launch an immediate leadership bid, which i was a bit surprised at because i felt like the momentum was really coming now, that they would be something immediately after the conservative party conference. but i think what's really clear is he's going to continue sniping at theresa may's chequers deal. throwing rocks at it actually is what the piece here says. it's really difficult for theresa may, boris is such a significant figure and she's worried, you wouldn't be going out to these tory associations if you didn't want to put people on side. i think he could be mor

lynton crosby did run the mayoral campaign for boris johnson ona mayoral campaign for boris johnson onign for boris johnson on a betterfooting, but mayoral campaign for boris johnson on a better footing, but he won that. the machinations continue as you were saying earlier, parliament returns this week, there is more plotting at stake, but theresa may is backed in. the story is the front the mail on sunday, the prime minister rumbles the plot. this is all about lynton crosby allegedly organising a campaign to vote down the chequers deal and therefore to destabilise and possibly remove theresa may and have replaced by johnson. again, the problem with thatis johnson. again, the problem with that is that borisjohnson himself isa that is that borisjohnson himself is a toxic character. we had dominic grieve not that long ago saying that he would leave the party if boris johnson became its leader. of course dominic grieve may be an outrider on the left of the conservative party but there are other people who may actually agree with some of the positions that boris takes from a policy point o

there are no boris taxis. >>but there are electric vehicles. london is going great. it was -- the new guy, nevermind. i did make -- i'll give you one mistake. it relates to the news today. how are we doing? will wrap up on this point. when i became foreign secretary i decided or i thought there was no objective reason why we should be quite so hostile to russia. okay? i thought -- yes, there were reasons to be suspicious and lots of reasons to be weary and lots of reasons to be cautious but i thought it was possible and i made the classic, classic mistake of thinking it was possible to have a reset with russia. i wanted to engage with vladimir see n and lab rove, and to if we could talk about things -- areas where we had where we needed to engage and do things together. tackling terrorism and so on. then it just became clearer and clearer to me that was a fool's errand. finally, on march 4th of hisyear we had this outrageous event in salisbury where two agents of the russian gr you were involved in the murder of don sturgis and the attempted event in salisbury where