this is perhaps what they suspect borisjohnson and others are up suspect borisjohnson and others are up to? quite. the very fact they are willing to engage with that question tells you everything you need to know about what is happening today and how that is a real prospect that might be enough letters have been sent to the chairman of the 1922 committee, he is the keeper of the letters. if the number of letters reaches a8, that triggers a vote of confidence and the prime minister. this afternoon downing street was willing to entertain a hypothetical number of letters being reached and an announcement is number of letters being reached and an announcement is made that there will be a vote of confidence which tells you everything, they are preparing for that exact eventuality. there are whispers that that magic number may have been arrived at. so defiance from the prime minister on two fronts. absolute determination as things stand this afternoon to stick with the chequers plan that was agreed, 01’ so the chequers plan that was agreed, or so they thought with the cabinet a couple of d

on the borisjohnson cabinet ministers and others.gnation, it cabinet ministers and others. on the borisjohnson resignation, it not of raise eyebrows, saying he only went because david davis went. some say he looks ridiculous for not having gone on friday. one cabinet minister said we are past peak boris. i think lots of people each here or do not think if it came to a leadership challenge that he would get the support that he might want, and they concede that he felt he was pushed into that decision. the other thing thatis into that decision. the other thing that is going on is the idea of a leadership challenge. again, i am sensing from lots of mps and there is not the appetite for trying to get rid of theresa may. there are dozens get rid of theresa may. there are d oze ns of get rid of theresa may. there are dozens of people who absolutely furious about the plan on the table, they do not like it. former cabinet minister said to meet did absolutely vote against it, and they want to see changes, but they do not think that getting ri

but the historical baggage, not as much as borisjohnson did.at we are ata remain the same, namely that we are at a hugely sensitive moment for british policy. —— donald trump is coming to the uk at a time when there are tensions between both countries. mr trump trying to impose tariffs on us steel, threatening sanctions on british firms doing business in iran. few days after a british national has died on the streets of britain because of a suspected russian nerve agent attack. it would be an understatement to say mr hunt does not faze some substantial new challenges when he enters this office tomorrow. — — challenges when he enters this office tomorrow. —— face. however, perhaps his biggest challenge is this. britain has a foreign policy called global britain, designed to suggest britain is not putting it out in the sand after brexit. but mr johnson has struggled to define what that means. that is the big question for that means. that is the big question foer that means. that is the big question for mr hunt. all of these huge, huge issues that

it is only so he canjoin the borisjohnson resigned. night. a photomontage to go with it. don't you know there is a bloody game on is the headline. it is a direct quote. the sun backed footy fans backing politicians to get a grip as borisjohnson resigned just backing politicians to get a grip as boris johnson resigned just 15 hours after david davis quit. living in the westminster buzz —— bubble, we didn't realise they were people who are trying to focus on football and getting distracted by this. no politician is going to resign on wednesday. harry kane khan sleep presumably. i don't think there are too many people too worried by it. by too many people too worried by it. by wednesday, everyone will quiet down and try to get a good night ‘s sleep. let's hope that we get into the later stages. if we do reach the final because of novichok, there will be nobody there. if england turn out in the world cup final, there will be nobody there to applaud if they lift the trophy. interesting thought. let's move on, let's stay with the football. w

chris, any sign of borisjohnson yet?carlton gardens where the foreign secretary has been holed up all day. suspicions began to build early this afternoon about what he might be up to when he failed to turn up at a summit, a balkan summit he was meant to be chairing, there were people who travelled from all over europe saying where is our host? then at 3.00, news from downing street that he was departing and immediately, the trappings of office started to desert him. his outriders leaving, but still no sign of him. three hours on. we know in that time he has been penning that withering letter that we have heard some of the contents of from laura a couple of minutes ago. he will have to leave pretty soon won't he, because he is no longer foreign secretary so his time is up. while we don't know who will succeed him, whoever it is will want to move in relatively soon one assumes. more now from laura kuenssberg laura — how much danger is theresa may in? she is very vulnerable. as we speak he is with her mps with a meeting of

the big question is, what on earth is borisjohnson up is, what on earth is borisjohnson ? meeting, not sure he will turn up on that. the intrigue amounts by the moment. chris mason is headed to the foreign secretary's london residence where we might get a clearer picture on that. let's talk now to a former labour party adviser. febrile is the word wiki using. fast is not far off when borisjohnson word wiki using. fast is not far off when boris johnson is word wiki using. fast is not far off when borisjohnson is involved. everybody going, where is he? the thick of it was not meant to be a how—to manual to government but it is fast looking that way. it really is fast looking that way. it really is extraordinary, when the news came through a david davis's resignation, my jaw hit the floor and that through a david davis's resignation, myjaw hit the floor and that does not happen often in politics. the thing was, he had threatened to do it so many times, and then they had had the chequers deal, with michael gove and james cleverly, saying they had come to a consensus, then he b

theresa may's cabinet is in disarray as borisjohnson becomes the second senior minister to resign in the space of under 2a hours —— saying ‘the brexit dream is dying, suffocated by needless self—doubt'. his departure follows the resignation of the brexit secretary, david davis, late last night —— he said the prime minister's brexit plan left britain in a ‘weak‘ position.// the point is that i was the person who had presented to parliament, the european union, to everybody else and ifi european union, to everybody else and if i don't believe in it, then i will not do as good a job as someone who does. the prime minister tells mps in the commons she is prepared to fight to keep herjob, if there is a vote of no confidence in her leadership. theresa may is expected to meet the conservative back—bench 1922 group this evening in the palace of westminster —— to shore up support for her leadership.// you're watching a bbc news special — on the day that the uk foreign secretary, boris johnson, has resigned, throwing the government's brexit strategy into turmoil and raising the spectre of a le

the resignation of borisjohnson as foreign secretary. huw‘s in westminster. huw...ours ago the two ministers with a major say in brexit were still in post. tonight, david davis and boris johnson are still in post. tonight, david davis and borisjohnson are no longer in government, having expressed their strong dislike of the brexit strategy. in mrjohnson‘s case that dislike asman expressed this evening in the strongest terms. how secure is mrs may? word is at leave the uk approach to the last phase of the brexit talks? laura kuenssberg is back. let's focus on the prime minister's own position. how do you read it? there are two competing theories. one is this day looks like a complete fiasco. you have a group of d oze ns a complete fiasco. you have a group of dozens of tory rebels adamant privately they are going to do everything in their power to stop this chequers compromise brokered at the end of last week from going ahead. dark mutterings about threats of more ministers walking out. we don't know how committed they are to that. how seriously are they going to try

if borisjohnson is that voted leave —— ban the.t voted leave —— ban the. if borisjohnson is right and this leaves us as only you colony, that's a different vibe among the conservatives? —— lambie. a different vibe among the conservatives? -- lambie. it's all about tapping into public opinion and explaining why the chequers deal is bad and doesn't delay deliver on the brexit promised in the referendum —— than the. if they can change the public view, and number 10 are seeing that the public aren't happy with this approach, then they will change their position. be ongoing to revisit the chequers arrangement. despite the fact theresa may got through this day of turmoil, in some ways what it has done is entrenched those divisions in the party —— be ongoing. that won't be easy to resolve. —— the ongoing. a couple of points on the leadership challenge. one is pragmatic, brexit backing tories realise the clock is ticking and to have a three—month long leadership contest might throw the whole thing into jeopardy. if theresa contest might th

borisjohnson.tion statement, borisjohnson said theresa may's plan amounted to brexit in name only. it's not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self—governing britain that is genuinely open to the world, not the miserable permanent limbo of chequers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. borisjohnson. but despite the resignations and the disagreements, part of the chequers agreement were turned into the customs bill on uk—eu cross—border trade after brexit. but brexiteer mps didn't like that, and put down amendments to the bill, which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainers, who thought those amendments undermined the chequers deal. it led to some feisty and highly personal exchanges later. it was margaret thatcher that championed free trade as a proud conservative. and i am a tory. i believe in business. i believe in capitalism

wouldn't you like to be inside borisjohnson's brain at yesterday.is remarkable, ambitious, nothing wrong with that. but clearly people will be asking what did the resignation yesterday mean? we see what is in the letter he wrote to her but what we don't know is what his next move will be and the sun newspaper reporting how jacob his next move will be and the sun newspaper reporting howjacob rees mogg, a big supporter of brexit in parliament, sees boris johnson mogg, a big supporter of brexit in parliament, sees borisjohnson as mogg, a big supporter of brexit in parliament, sees boris johnson as a brilliant prime minister and he will still be thinking is this the time, the opportunity? somehow i can manoeuvre my way through potentially, to being prime minister. the question is for the ha rd minister. the question is for the hard brexit ears, is this the time to strike or do they let things settle, wet theresa may take the compromise to the eu and sit what happens? it is interesting to see the dynamics of this change. now, people who are strongly pro—

the trouble is that there were many like borisjohnson who sold brexit ona like borisjohnson who solde care about. if you want to have a walk away brexit, that kind of dream that it walk away brexit, that kind of dream thatitis walk away brexit, that kind of dream that it is britain alone in the world, iam that it is britain alone in the world, i am afraid there are serious consequences that come with that and thatis consequences that come with that and that is what it is about. it is recognising, theresa may has been clear she is sticking with the principles that drove the vote for brexit but also acknowledging that there are inevitably trade—offs you have to make to protect important things like the medicine supply chain so when you take a prescription to be pharmacy it is on the shelf. thank you very much for your time this morning. we are in westminster this morning and that cabinet meeting is coming up later on. we have been blessed with slightly better weather this morning. but the cloudy conditions are across the rest of the country. carroll has the details at wimbledon. it is

borisjohnson is this is the problem for theresa may.is the problem for theresa may. borisjohnson is an archrival of hers who just resigned in an insulting letter and donald trump is not only praising him but has hiked rumours that he may meet or call him which would undercut the prime minister's leadership completely. now she needs to go into a meeting with donald trump at chequers at a place where he has said things that pushes her closer to the cliff of her government falling. that makes her government falling. that makes her look weak domestic league and at the same time the british government is very worried until in even more damage than trump has than himself with this interview. already it is a striking moment in post—cold war history that these two extremely close allies are on the rocks over comments that the us president made that imperil the prime ministership of america's closest ally. you say you will weaken her but could also, conversely, make people feel that we are not terribly happy with the british prime minister being

more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticises her new plans for a brexitwith the eu. and later we'll hear the story of sophie raworth's grandfather who was one of the first pilots in the newly—formed raf, in a special programme ahead of the air force's centenary. an operation has begun to rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded cave in northern thailand — where they've been trapped for the last for the last fortnight. the head of the rescue mission said it could take up to four days to bring them all to the surface, depending on the weather. we can speak to our correspondent sophie long, who's at the mouth of the cave. we can see it is raining and the brain is the reason they have had to launch this rescue operation. —— rain. the governor has said that this is a war against water. it has a lwa ys this is a war against water. it has always been a race against time, monsoon season, always been a race against time, monsoon season, their great fear is that when the rain comes down very hard, which they have done last night and throughout t

borisjohnson is the latest minister to walk out. departure follows that of brexit secretary david davis along with junior minister steve baker, unhappy with the proposals the rest of cabinet agreed to last friday. for a look at how asia is responding, let's bring in, from the economist corporate network, in a hong kong studios, rob, they give arejoining us. studios, rob, they give arejoining us. borisjohnson studios, rob, they give arejoining us. boris johnson is studios, rob, they give arejoining us. borisjohnson is quoted as saying the brexit dream is dying. us. borisjohnson is quoted as saying the brexit dream is dyingm is if you are a hard brexiteer and other things i won't repeat on there that he was dissatisfied, as was david davis, with the agreement reached on the weekend survey have stormed out but it's hardly dead, it's just not hard. stormed out but it's hardly dead, it'sjust not hard. what is going to happen to brexit? will there be a soft brexit, hide brexit? what form and shape will it be at the end of 2019? just refle

borisjohnson is still living ina this. is still living in a flat in a place where the foreign secretary can live. the mirror is cross he is still living there having resigned over a week ago. there is a precedent here according to the government, william hague and a labour foreign minister stayed there for several weeks after they lost theirjob. he did resign rather than was sacked, butjeremy hunt is apparently happy with his family in his home and not keen to move into a flat or his family are not there. it is something and nothing. it does not look good and it raises questions as the rollers are about boris on what he is up to. he is not breaking any terrible rules, there are precedents for this. there are all sorts of these flats dotted about and they are pretty much at the grace and favour of the prime minister and if she gets fed up with it, then the time will come when he has to move out anyway. several weeks is the will come when he has to move out anyway. severalweeks is the norm, a buffer, so you're not thrown out

he's been talking to borisjohnson. what you would expect a regular us president to do ahead of a visit to nato in brussels, and here is he saying that he is looking forward to reestablishing acquaintances with the closest ally, rekindling the special relationship. britain is on the verge of becoming a great free global mission again, and i can't wait to talk to theresa may and see what's going on and have tea with the queen. he was a populist self before leaving for europe, saying he doesn't know what is happening with britain, who knows if theresa may will survive? but i like boris johnson! i'm looking forward to looking up with him. and the reason he is saying very nice things about him is that the only reason he would not visit new york is that he might bump into trump, and there were genuine concerns that donald trump may become president. borisjohnson has not been consistent for very long, and figure out which way the wind was blowing and fashioned himself as a trump fan —— a trumpet. saying sadiq khan was ridicul

and the michael gove, borisjohnson talking about.ris johnson shenanigans over the leadership... i think when there is such a paucity of people who look like they could lead, i am not sure anybody could lead at the unity at the moment, but there isn't much of a pool of talent. he is still one of the big beasts, no matter what you think of his talents or lack thereof. and this is clearly putting down a markerfor the thereof. and this is clearly putting down a marker for the future. he didn't challenge her for the leadership at this stage. there are some people who think... there may not be any such thing as a marker for the past, but has his moment on? i probably would have agreed with you a week ago, but the last week has been so extraordinary in the commons, and not just has been so extraordinary in the commons, and notjust the tory party ripping itself to shreds, what we are told that there was a reasonably good meeting with theresa may and the 1922 committee tonight in which some of them retracted the letters and said they had made

personal statement, mr borisjohnson.russels and expostulated against costly eu regulation, we are now claiming that we must accept every jot and tittle. we continue to make the fatal mistake of underestimating the intelligence of the public. 0uch. he says the government's telling you one thing and doing another. a convinced small band of brexiteers surrounded him today but some former remainers stayed away. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once, and we can change against. —— change again. the problem is not that we failed to make the case for a free—trade agreement. we haven't even tried. not even two weeks ago, he signed up to the plan hatched here at chequers, where they are doing already? —— arguing already? mrjohnson making the case that the government would have to change course and returned to the prime minister's proposals she set out in a speech more than a year ago. let us again aim explicitly for that glorious vision of lancaster house. a strong, indepe

i have not, by borisjohnson has been a friend of mine and very supportive —— but borisjohnson has beenhe european union. we lost $151 billion last year on trade and on top of that, we spent at least 70% to nato and it helps them a lot more than it helps us so we'll see what happens. we have a long, beautiful beach. i will see also —— we have along beautiful week. rave reviews from both sides. i think it will be a beautiful thing to watch. he has gotten beautiful thing to watch. he has gotte n rave beautiful thing to watch. he has gotten rave reviews. i really can't say right now, as far as i'm concerned, a competitor. i think they're getting along with russia, getting along with china, getting along with others is a good thing, not a bad thing. i'd said that many times for many years so we'll see. we're meeting with vladimir putin on monday, we'll see how that goes. i had it for him, they didn't give it, but it will be given at a certain time. i actually do have a little gift for time. i actually do have a little giftfor him, time. i actually do have a little gift for him, but you'll f

borisjohnson resigned.e says under her leadership the dream of a positive brexit is dying. jeremy hunt has been appointed to replace him as foreign secretary to help deliver the plan for brexit the prime minister would like to see implemented. the uk also has a new health secretary, matt hancock taking over the running of the national health service. an extraordinary day in westminster so far. who knows what the next few hours might bring. the government says russia is responsible as a murder inquiry begins following the death of a woman who was exposed to novel choke. eight of the thai boys are now safely out of the cave where they have been for two weeks. we will hear more updates and efforts to bring eve ryo ne updates and efforts to bring everyone else to safety. and we will also bring you up to date on the floods in japan. also bring you up to date on the floods injapan. there has been the most rain that has ever been seen in some parts of the country. here in the uk the police are launching a murder i

he these, supposedly from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. he did not mince his words.d that borisjohnson has stepped out of line, here is done so in the past, colourful language. he suggested that getting ministers to sell this brexit plan was akin to polishing a turd. excuse my crude language. this is apparently what the foreign secretary said. other ministers are trying their best to give the prime minister some positive pr this morning. michael gove and greg clark, have written a joint article in the mail on sunday today effectively saying we are best buddies now and we tried to do our best to battle for britain. so, you know, as you say, theresa may in a difficult position and has to carry an sort of trying to keep them all together. there were indications from downing street before the summit if people spoke out against the agreement, against her like the foreign secretary appears to have done, she might suck them. the challenge now is whether she is likely take disciplinary action. —— she might fire them. more serious consequences, a lot of them are speaking this

mrs may has a visitor later this week, borisjohnson is a boris johnson is a friend who borisjohnson isor her party and the eu to see, but the more difficult road lies ahead, getting a final agreement with brussels that all are signed up to. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. sir malcolm rifkind is with me, former foreign secretary between 1995 and 1997, and david jones mp, a former brexit minister. thank you forjoining us, i was reading an article, you used the word optimism. a pessimist is someone word optimism. a pessimist is someone who believes in is could not be worse, and an optimist is someone who knew they could be(!) so that would suggest you regard this as a good thing. not so much david davis, because i think, whether you agree or disagree, that was a principled resignation, he was the brexit negotiator, how could he negotiate something he genuinely didn't believe. boris, iam more critical, he had been very insulting to the prime minister at the chequers summit, so faras prime minister at the chequers summit, so far as we can believe, then he placed full support later that

boris johnson had to would be interested to hear what borisjohnson had to say.e his maths as well even though i can see what he's thinking at all. maybe it is the kingmaker. this article is interesting, is anyone brave enough to sign his death warrant? may be that would freeze to nurse her fear is worst but it does not seem that tory mps have the stomach to finish her off yet. charles moore says that when she spoke in the commons she gave what was supposed to be a victory speech. i think at the moment she is being used as a human shield. they need her to be there until brexit comes out. most backbench mps think brexit will be a disaster and they do not want to take over so they are using her until they get through. they can blame her when it goes bear shaped. exactly. —— pairshaped. we have not seen a picture of her smiling, apart from the friday pictures from chequers. here it is as sly smile perhaps. she is facing down brexit rebels for now, do you think she has? i think she is in a much more difficult position. but now she can say she has a strong cabinet beh

the new david davis and foreign secretary borisjohnson.t they were united behind the prime minister. some interesting responses there, the prime minister responding to remarks made by president trump that he was looking forward to coming on his european visit but that the uk in his view was inevitable crisis a crisis at the moment. and that he thought he would possibly like to meet borisjohnson thought he would possibly like to meet boris johnson and thought he would possibly like to meet borisjohnson and have a word with him because he paid tribute to the fact that he had been supportive to him in the past. you can imagine that may or may not create some tensions. so seven minutes to six. in the past half are there has been an update on the condition of the man who was poisoned, of course we have the couple poison, the man poison with the nerve agent novichok several days ago in wiltshire. then and is in amesbury where the incident took place. what is the latest update? this is information that has come from salisbury district hospital, f

today the brexit secretary david davis and borisjohnson her foreign secretary have resigned.enior brexit figures in her cabinet, along with anotherjunior minister steve baker. it may not be the end of the resignations. the prime minister's supporters say she has taken a realistic approach and facing down the brexiteers in cabinet the was something she should have done months ago. her detractors, within the brexit wing of the party, say this latest plan is a capitulation to brussels and they are circling for a leadership contest. the prime minister has just finished addressing conservative backbenchers at a meeting of the 1922 committee. we will have reaction. but first here's our political editor laura kuensberg. where was their man? the brexiteer in chief's drivers prepared to leave three times but stood down. it wasn't actually a removal van. that's one way to quit, simply don't come out of the house and go to work. then at three o'clock the drivers left without him. boris johnson followed david davis out of the door, the second senior minister in 2a hours to quit. the driv

borisjohnson, david davis and steve baker.the british overseas territory of anguilla. that has been retweeted nearly 6000 times and liked 15,000 times. a similarly unsympathetic response from labour mp jess phillips, and a little translation needed here. firstly tldr is internet slang for too long, didn't read. the rest of course, carpe diem — seize the day, sola fide which means justification by faith alone, the rest you can probably guess. next, vote leave donor arron banks says he has the inside track on a potential return to front line politics for nigel farage. he is basically saying he might come back. and finally buzzfeed's alex spence has bemoaned the lack of diversity amongst the seven new appointees. seven ministerial appointments, seven white men. i think it might have been eight in the end. the new cabinet is meeting right now. with us here this morning conservative mp and brexiteer sir bill cash, lib dem mp layla moran — her party is trying to stop brexit and labour mp ben bradshaw — labour's official position is

borisjohnson.gan by listing what had been achieved during his time at the foreign office. none of this, mr speaker, would have been possible without the support of my right honourable friend, the prime minister. everyone who has worked with her will recognise her courage and her resilience. he then gave his assessment of how the negotiation had been carried out so far, characterising it as a "fog of self doubt". we dithered and we burned through our negotiating capital, we agreed to hand over a £40 billion exit fee with no discussion of our future economic relationship. we accepted the jurisdiction of the european court over key aspects of the withdrawal agreement and, worst of all, we allowed the question of the northern irish border, which had hitherto been assumed on all sides to be readily soluble, to become so politically charged as to dominate the debate. mps then got told off for heckling, it's not the done thing during a personal statement. mrjohnson moved on to the chequers agreement. farf

borisjohnson said it was self—doubt. borisjohnson said it was self-doubt.e, and if i was the prime minister i would have sacked him ages ago, but he's got a point when he said this deal was going to make us a colony of europe andi going to make us a colony of europe and i think he is right. going to make us a colony of europe and i think he is rightlj going to make us a colony of europe and i think he is right. i don't think he is right. why not? nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, if we walk out without a deal we keep the £39 billion and some brexiteers want that. would you sign up to that? i wouldn't. what i'm saying is there are people who feel we should put two fingers up to the european union and walk away without a deal whatever the cost to business and relationships we've gone and got from the last a5 years, gone and got from the last as years, taking us from the sick man of europe to a strength in the european union. with the european union? our trade of europe, 3a% with the european union. membership took us from being the sick man of eur

she sees britain's relationship with the rest of the european union prompted the resignation of borisjohnsonforeign secretary. he is now being replaced by former health secretaryjeremy hunt. we'll hearfrom him in a moment. in a sign of how much is at stake for businesses on both sides of the english channel uk trade with the other 27 members of the eu was worth about $815 billion last year. prime minister theresa may wants the eu to agree to a "common rulebook for all goods" which would minimise the border and customs checks which cause cost and delay for companies and avoid a hard borderfor northern ireland. under her proposals, the two sides would act as a combined customs territory and she told parliament that 96% of businesses would pay the correct tariff or no tariff at the uk border however there has been little detail on what the uk wants for the services sector — including finance — which make up nearly 80% of the uk economy. let's hear what the newly appointed foreign secretary had to say about britain's place in the world after brexit. this is a time when the world is looking at us

the financial times highlights the five cabinet ministers including borisjohnson meeting on thursdayto may's brexit says the telegraph — as her 16 ministers agree the plan to keep close ties with eu after a day locked away at chequers. the mail leads with theresa may's warning that settling for a soft brexit could cost the conservatives the next election. and the mirror lead with england captain harry kane's band of brothers as the national team prepare for their crunch clash against sweden in the quarter finals of the world cup. that is a flavour of what they're saying. a lot of brexit and a lot of football, in the next 12—13 minutes. brexit first, your paper first comic cabin fines brexit first, your paper first comic cabinfines up brexit first, your paper first comic cabin fines up to make's deal. -- cabinet signs up. marvellous away day for cabinet. a place they know well, summer that does not have any air conditioning so they have been quite literally sweating over this deal innocence. it has come out, something that's been almost defined you could say by theresa may at downing

as borisjohnson criticises theresa may's brexit proposal, support from michael gove, who says the plans realistic but the uk should prepare for all outcomes japan's prime minister says efforts to save people trapped after days of heavy rain is now a race against time. more than 80 people have died across central and western regions. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tony grew, parliamentary journalist, and caroline frost, entertainment journalist and broadcaster. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily mail leads on murdered by novichok. the paper reports on the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisoned by the nerve agent. the times leads on the operation to rescue the boys trapped in a cave in thailand. the metro has a photograph of dawn stu rg ess o n the metro has a photograph of dawn sturgess on its front page. divers managed to bring four of the boys out of the cave today, but the rest must wait until the mission resumes tomorrow. the guardian has a photograph of family members waiting outside the cave,

many mps dismissed borisjohnson single market.is johnson believing single market. many mps dismissed borisjohnson believing his credibility is shot. but he gives a bellowing voice to widespread concern that teresa may's brexit with caveats wasn't a real brexit at all. it was a serious warning, changed tack or there could be more trouble. it was a very unusual encounter with boris johnson. 0ne way he didn't make anyjokes. the time is 6.15. our top story this evening. sir cliff richard wins his privacy case against the bbc, and more than £200,000 in damages. google is hit with a record fine of nearly £4 billion for using its operating system to try to squeeze out rivals. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... former wales captain sam warburton has retired from rugby at the age of 29. he hasn't played since the british and irish lions‘ drawn series against new zealand last year. their story of survival has captivated the world. now the 12 schoolboys and their football coach, who were freed from a flooded cave complex in thailand last

i like borisjohnson. speak to him when i get there. i like boris johnson. a friend of borisjohnson?son. a friend of boris johnson? hardly wait to like boris johnson. a friend of borisjohnson? hardly wait to make nice with theresa may. she had the a nswer nice with theresa may. she had the answer with her relationship with their president, her party and the eu. i am looking forward to positive discussions with president trump. we will talk about the trade issues and we are looking for the time when we leave the european union, we will be able in the implementation period to negotiate and sign trade deals with the rest of the world which can then come into effect by december 20 20. angela merkel said that it is good that the chequers proposals are on the table and the irish leader also said today it might be time to budge. as we have always said, if the uk was able to relax from some of its red line, then the eu should be flexible as well and i think perhaps we are now entering into that space. but the struggles for theresa may are not over. two more mps quit their party posts this af

at seven o'clock, she's guaranteed the headlines for tomorrow are theresa may has one, and if borisjohnsoneffectively in a position where tomorrow morning whenever you get his phone back, probably about now, that it his phone back, probably about now, thatitis his phone back, probably about now, that it is too late for him to do anything in for another 24 hours and then he will look really bad. did you both since this was going to be different somehow because you mentioned the number of meetings that have been, likewise. we use the word duty, dingy in the run—up to it. it was our duty to arrived at... tell rhetorically boxing the brexiteers and because obviously they have their differences of opinion and they will be thinking there's all sorts of sell-out on this and that. common external tariff, oh no, we have to be opting to that. the average member of the public, how many are worried about that? theresa may is inviting brexiteers to think this. do they wa nt to brexiteers to think this. do they want to go into a bit of a strop about such terminology, the flies of the head of many voters

personal statement, mr borisjohnson. he began by setting out his grievance.isters have gone to brussels and expostulated against costly eu regulations, we are now claiming that we must accept every drop and tittle for our economic health with no say of our own. but, he said, it wasn't too late to save brexit. there is time. and if the prime minister can fix that vision once again before us, then i believe she can deliver a great brexit for britain with a positive, self—confident approach that will unite this party, unite this house, and unite this country as well. well, that was a flavour of borisjohnson‘s big moment, but how does it compare to other significant resignation speeches of our time? i asked bbc newsnight‘s political editor, nick watt, what he thought. well, i don't think the borisjohnson speech will go down as a great historic moment. i think the times said it was more reggie perrin than regicide. but remember, the house of commons isn't really borisjohnson‘s environment. he has never, in his entire career in parliament in those two phases, ever

two days later, the brexit secretary david davis resigned and the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, quitjohnson, quit the following day, both unable to sign up to the prime minister's compromise. personal statement, mr boris johnson. in his resignation statement, borisjohnson said that theresa may's plan amounted to brexit in name only. it is not too late to save the brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once we change again. a strong, independent, self—governing britain, thatis independent, self—governing britain, that is open to the world, not be miserable permanent limbo of checkers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. boris johnson. despite the resignations and the disagreements, pa rt resignations and the disagreements, part of the checkers agreement were turned into the customs bill, on uk— eu cross—border trade. amendments we re eu cross—border trade. amendments were put down to the bill, which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainers who thought the amendments undermined the chec

a final observation, the times is focusing on the role of borisjohnson again.matter above all otherfigures in terms how much does he matter above all other figures in terms of what he says and does? he is the talisman of brexit. he is the person... in this case he is, the talisman... what was i saying? if he is there, he is the made in india tower for brexit. if he leaves it is doom and gloom and vast. when he joined a vote leave, vote rs vast. when he joined a vote leave, voters thought that it might be quite good. that it was appealing and attractive. if he is still on board, theresa may knows that voters will still... he has tasted himself into a corner. he is now the extreme brexit candidate and the principal opposition that she must deal with inside the party, even though he is nowhere near being a contenderfor leadership. he has painted himself ina leadership. he has painted himself in a corner. can appeal to the remaining site, he cannot appeal to the mainstream, he appeals to a small and hard—core wingnut on the backbenches, being the only people who wo

personal statement, mr borisjohnson.isters have gone to brussels and expostulated against costly eu regulation, we are now claiming that we must accept every jot and tittle. we continue to make the fatal mistake of underestimating the intelligence of the public. 0uch! he says the government's telling you one thing and doing another. a convinced small band of brexiteers surrounded him today but some former remainers stayed away. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once, and we can change again. the problem is not that we failed to make the case for a free—trade agreement. we haven't even tried. not even two weeks ago, though, he signed up to the plan hatched here at chequers. were they arguing already? mrjohnson making the case that the government would have to change course and return to the prime minister's proposals she set out in a speech more than a year ago? let us again aim explicitly for that glorious vision of lancaster house. a strong, independent self—gove

as borisjohnson criticises theresa may's brexit proposal, support from michael gove who says the plans are realistic, but the uk should be prepared. if the eu is not flexible we may have to contemplate walking away without a deal. the home secretary sajiv javid visit salisbury and says the city is open for business after the poisoning of a couple in amesbury. there is now a race against time injapan to rescue people after days of heavy rain. a dramatic rescue attempt to save the young football team trapped in a cave network in thailand has so far managed to save four boys. the operation started this morning with two brits leading a team of thai and foreign divers. eight players and their coach are still trapped — with time against the rescuers as more heavy rain is forecast. the four brought out are recovering in hospital. a warning that our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head's report contains flashing images. it began with more divers and air ta nks it began with more divers and air tanks going in and all other nonessential vehicles being sent out. a daring and complex rescue

it's not about borisjohnson and what you think of borisjohnson, it's about the fact the president of elegantly you try and spin it. how could it be worse? no, i don't think so. we know this is in the nature of the character of the president. he himself is a larger than life figure. no, i think that when it comes to the actual meetings of sitting down and discussing detail, it will cover the many areas on which we co—operate so deeply. defence, military, trade, intelligence. there are no two countries in the world compared with the us and the uk who worked together as closely as we do. it's remarkable. the comments of one headline in the sun are not in a nyway headline in the sun are not in anyway going to impede the success of what i think has been a well organised visit, coming as it does ata organised visit, coming as it does at a crucial moment between the nato summit in brussels the day before yesterday and yesterday, and the president's planned visit to helsinki afterwards to see president putin. a crucial moment for the prime minister as she tries to sell brexit to her party an

just days ago borisjohnson trump shared his views on.ust days ago boris johnson quit trump shared his views on. just days ago borisjohnson quit over the brexit policy. he has long been a thorn in theresa may's side but the president praised him. thorn in theresa may's side but the president praised himli thorn in theresa may's side but the president praised him. i have a sad to see him leaving government. i am not putting one against the other but i think he would be a great prime minister. the current london mayor was criticised. he has done a terriblejob. i think he has done a very bad job on terrorism. i think he has done a terrible job on crime. you take a look at your hospital in london, you know what i am talking about. what is very important is i stand up for the values we hold dear and one finally we hold dear is diversity being a strength. some mps have urged the prime minister to stand up to the president.” have urged the prime minister to stand up to the president. i think people will be cheering if she tells him where to stic

he also praised borisjohnson.he does not deliver on the real form of brexit. and interestingly, while he did say that he was hopeful they would be able to do a trade deal and he wa nted able to do a trade deal and he wanted to be able to do one, he also warned about the danger of restrictions, saying i hope there won't be any restrictions because it's difficult to do trade. we also went on the attack against the eu about what a bad deal america gets from the eu, and i take it from that that he has not really entirely retreated from his view that the uk will be signing up to an rule book from the eu and that could be an issue when it comes to negotiating a trade deal after brexit. yes, and as you say, we'd see a banner that says, where do we go from here? we interviewed nigel farage about half an hour ago. interviewed nigel farage about half an hourago. i interviewed nigel farage about half an hour ago. i was making the point that those who would be happier with the intervention would be those in the intervention w