mr smith saying that the whip has been removed from charlie elphicke, the conservative mpfor charlie r dover. this comes, we are told by the tory party, after serious allegations that are being referred to the police. charlie elphicke has been a conservative mp since 2010. he was a partner at an international law firm before that and a conservative councillor in lambeth in london, contesting the seat of saint alden ‘s for a westminster seat in 2001 —— sent oldham ‘s. we don't more about the nature of the allegations. we've tried to contact mr elphicke but he isn't picking up his phone. as your question tests, there is a rapidity and pace at the moment in these allegations that are being made and allegations that are being made and a real desire from the political parties to be seen to be taking them with the utmost seriousness. clearly in terms of a response from a political party, this is amongst the most severe. 2a hours ago, kelvin hopkins, having the labour whip removed and a couple of days before that, sir michael fallon lost his job as defence secretary. now the conservatives re

the headlines at 11.003m: the conservative mp, charlie elphicke, denies any wrongdoing after being the headlines at 11.00am: the conservative mp for dover, charlie elphicke, denies any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party over serious allegations. as the westminster harassment scandal deepens political parties consider how to strengthen codes of conduct for mps. police in new york say they have a viable case against film producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. the white house downplays a major report on climate change compiled by us government scientists. also in the next hour: they play an essential role in catching traffic offenders. but only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, a freedom of information request reveals. and i'll be discussing the sleaze scandals engulfing westminster and hollywood with my guests in dateline london in half an hour. hello and good morning. the conservative mp charlie elphicke has denied any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party for what officials say are serious a

last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party. the tories said "serious allegations" had been referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. claims of harassment and abuse in the political sphere so no sign of subsiding. —— show no signs. charlie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover since 2010 is no longer a tory mp, at least for now. last night the new chief whip, julian smith, issued a statement... charlie elphicke‘s anger at how he'd been treated was clear. he tweeted. .. meanwhile, there are still serious questions for labour about the suspended mp kelvin hopkins. jeremy corbyn is under pressure to answer why mr hopkins was promoted to the shadow cabinet even after he was reprimanded following complaints of sexual misconduct from a young labour activist. mr hopkins has said he denies the allegations. today the party leadership said thorough investigations must now take their course to reassure the public. we've got to ensure there is confidence in the investi

charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party — he's denied any wrongdoing.stions for labour as a party activist claims mp kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. he left that message saying i am an attractive and lovely young woman and a man would be lucky to have me as a lover. mr hopkins has denied he acted inappropriately. and new allegations about harassment have been made tonight against another labour mp. also in the programme. chanting protests in barcelona as the catalan independence leader is issued with an arrest warrant. the metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey while he was in london. 0k, we're going to engage the one on the right side. on patrol with the us airforce over the korean peninsula as president trump prepares to visit the region. and as he gets the nod for the england squad, we speak to harry winks — one of tottenham's emerging young stars. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: patrice evra is suspended by marseille and

the headlines at 11pm: the conservative party suspends mp charlie elphicke over serious allegations which have been referred to the police. he denies any wrongdoing. questions for labour as a party activist claims mp kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. spain issues an arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont, who's remaining defiant in belgium. and coming up on newsnight: as well as discussing the claim swirling around westminster, we hear the shocking testimony of children liberated from so—called islamic state. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, what the conservative party is claiming are serious allegations about the conservative mp charlie elphicke, have been referred to the police and he has been suspended from the party. in the last few minutes, the mp has said he doesn't know what he's been accused of and he denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile, a labour activist who accused the labour mp kelvin hopkins of sexual harassment has told bbc news she feels disillusioned by how the party

charlie elphicke's anger about how he's been treated was clear.eeted: meanwhile, the labour mp clive lewis has strongly denied an allegation of impropriety at the labour party conference in september. i don't, as a rule, at packed labour party conferences, grope people's bottoms when i greet them. it's just not how i roll — it's not what i do. labour is also under pressure over mp kelvin hopkins, who was suspended on thursday following allegations of misconduct towards a young labour activist. and jeremy corbyn is being called to answer why mr hopkins was previously promoted to the shadow cabinet even after this came to light. mr hopkins says he denies the allegations. and the former labour cabinet minister ivan lewis has apologised for making some female colleagues uncomfortable, but said he never made any nonconsensual advances towards women. this is a place gripped by a collective trepidation about what might come next. individuals fearful for their own reputations — others fearful for the very reputation of politics itself. to add to all that

the headlines at 12.00pm: the conservative mp for dover, charlie elphicke, denies any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party over serious allegations. as the westminster harassment scandal deepens, political parties consider how to strengthen codes of conduct for mps. police in new york say they have a viable case against film producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. us climate scientists clash with donald trump as a major report says human activity is driving global warming. also in the next hour: road safety campaigners express concern after it's revealed that only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on. and love them or loathe them, six billion of them are used everyday. we look at the future of emojis in click in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the conservative mp charlie elphicke has denied any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party for what officials say are serious allegations which have been passed to the police. the party didn't give any details about what the allegations a

the conservative mp for dover, charlie elphicke, has been suspended by the party after it said "seriousegations" had been passed to the police. he denies any wrongdoing. political parties are considering how to strengthen codes of conduct for mps, as the westminster harassment scandal deepens. one conservative backbencher has likened the current atmosphere to a "witch hunt". police in new york say they have a viable case against the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. an actress has accused him of raping her seven years ago. the white house has downplayed a major report on climate change compiled by us government scientists. the report says it is "extremely likely" that human activity is the "dominant cause" of global warming. and only half of the fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to data obtained by a freedom of information request. road safety campaigners have described the situation as "co more about those stories at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show: beefed up security in the city of love. i d

charlie elphicke at cricket a statement.ing he is not aware of any allegation and denies any wrongdoing. we know very little about that. clive lewis, he was pretty well—known and indeed got into trouble for using the phrase get on your knees at a party conference. a brief party statement said the party is investigating a formal complaint. an activist said she touched in inappropriately while having a hard at a party. clive lewis came out very quickly after that. he went to the news channel and denied it. i do not, as a rule, at pact labour party conferences, grope people's bottoms when i greet them. it isjust grope people's bottoms when i greet them. it is just not what i do. is that the person mistaken? have i given them a hug and this has been misinterpreted? i do not know. but i do know that i would not deliberately do that. the third one today, ivan lewis, again a former labour shadow cabinet member. allegations that he once touched an activist‘s lakes and another was about his conduct as a minister in the department of

last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they calledserious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. meanwhile today the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians‘ private lives became very public, past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations, and it is clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill front pages. and now, conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the parliamentary party and reported to the police, he says he does not know what he has been accused of and denies any wrongdoing. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct for mps and party members, the shadow chancellor says labour has learned from a past scandal. complaints of harassment will now be made to an independent body,

the conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended by the party after it said "serious allegations passed to the police. the party didn't give any details about what the allegations are, or who had made them. mr elphicke, a member of the commons treasury select committee, said the media had been told of his suspension first, and he wasn't aware of the nature of the claims. here's more from our political correspondent, emma va rdy. new allegations are emerging ever more frequently. this is charlie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover since 2010, who wakes up this morning no longer a tory mp — at least for now. and that is because last night the man in charge of discipline amongst conservative mps, the new chief whipjulian smith, issued a statement... charlie elphicke‘s anger about how he's been treated was clear. he tweeted: he added: meanwhile, the labour mp clive lewis has strongly denied an allegation of impropriety at the labour party conference in september. i don't, as a rule, at packed labour party conferences, grope people's bottoms when i greet them. it's just not how i

and now, conservative mp charlie elphicke has from the parliamentary party and reported to the police says he does not know what he has been accused of and denies any wrongdoing. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct for mps and party members, the shadow chancellor says labour has learned from a past scandal. complaints of harassment will now be made to an independent body, free from political control. the lesson from the mps expenses scandal is act quickly, get independence in place quickly, so that people can have confidence. it is distressing to hear some of these concerns and reports of what has gone on. we have got to act quickly, we must be decisive. jeremy corbyn is still facing questions about why he hardly acted ruthlessly against this mp, kelvin hopkins, promoted to the shadow cabinet after being reprimanded for past behaviour. he denies wrongdoing. the physical structures of parliament have been made fit for the 21st—century, and on monday, theresa may wants to do much the same thing with the wider culture here at westminster. she is holding cross—party tal

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one charlie elphicke has allegations passed to the police.has some way to go. but i think two things are significant, two changes taking place, the conservatives have changed their code of conduct to make it easier to report allegations. and labour agreed new procedures, tougher procedures after discussion at their leading national executive committee in the summer. they have changed them again and said they want to bring more independence into the system and wa nt independence into the system and want people to be able to complain to independent bodies that are n a nswera ble to to independent bodies that are n answerable to politicians. that will be on the agenda on monday. in a few minutes viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a full round up of the day's news with reeta chakrabarti. but before that — the white house has attempted to downplay the findings of a report which goes against the trump administration's view on climate change. the study, compiled by us government scientists said it was "extremely likely" — with 95 to 100% certainty —

the conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended by the party after it said "serious allegationshe police. the party didn't give any details about what the allegations are, or who had made them. mr elphicke, a member of the commons treasury select committee, said the media had been told of his suspension first, and he wasn't aware of the nature of the claims. here's more from our political correspondent, emma va rdy. new allegations are emerging ever more frequently. this is charlie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover since 2010, who wakes up this morning no longer a tory mp, at least for now. that is because last night the man in charge of discipline for conservative mps, the new chief whip julian smith, issued a statement... charlie elphicke's anger about how he's been treated was clear. he tweeted: meanwhile, the labour mp clive lewis has strongly denied an allegation of impropriety at the labour party conference in september. i don't, as a rule, at packed labour party conferences, grope people's bottoms when i greet them. it's just not how i roll — it's not what i do. lab

the conservative mp, charlie elphicke, has been suspended by the party after it said serious allegationsn passed to the police. the party didn't specify what the allegations were or who had made them. mr elphicke, a member of the commons treasury select committee, said the media had been told of his suspension first and he wasn't aware of the nature of the claims. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. new allegations are emerging ever more frequently. political parties accused by some of previous unwillingness to open about allegations they themselves were aware of now want to be seen to be acting quickly. this is charlie elphicke, a conservative mp for dover since 2010 who this morning wa kes dover since 2010 who this morning wakes up no longer a tory mp, at least for now. that's because last night the man in charge of discipline among conservative mps, the new chief whip julian smith, issued a statement: in practice, this means mr elphick remains in the commons but for now isn't a conservative mp. charlie elphicke‘s anger about how he's been treated is clear. he said: he add

charlie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover since 2010 is no longer a tory mp, at least for 110w.he new chief whipjulian smith, issued a statement... charlie elphicke‘s anger about how he's been treated was clear. he tweeted: he added: meanwhile, the labour mp clive lewis has strongly denied an allegation of impropriety at the labour party conference in september. there are serious questions about kelvin hopkins. and jeremy corbyn is facing questions over why mr hopkins was previously promoted to the shadow cabinet even after this came to light. mr hopkins says he denies the allegations. today the party leadership said thorough investigations must now ta ke thorough investigations must now take their course, to reassure the public. we have got to ensure there is confidence in the investigation process , is confidence in the investigation process, from those expressing the concerns and their complaints and also from those who are accused as well. i am also from those who are accused as well. iam hoping now also from those who are accused as well. i am hoping now we can start giving

"i have suspended the conservative party whip from charlie elphicke, mp, following serious allegationshave been referred to the police." charlie elphicke‘s anger at how he's been treated was clear. he tweeted: "the party tipped off the press before telling me of my su ' he added: "i'm not aware of what the alleged claims are, and deny any wrongdoing." meanwhile, there are still serious questions for labour about the suspended mp kelvin hopkins. jeremy corbyn is under pressure to answer why mr hopkins was promoted to the shadow cabinet even after he was reprimanded following complaints of sexual misconduct from a young labour activist. mr hopkins has said he denies the allegations. today the party leadership said thorough investigations must now take their course to reassure the public. we've got to ensure that there's confidence in the investigation process, both from those expressing their concerns and complaints, but also those accused as well. i'm hoping now we can start giving the confidence back to people because we are establishing this independent process. and the labour mp cliv

the conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended by the party after it said "serious allegationsbeen passed to the police. he denies any wrongdoing. police in new york say they have a viable case against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. mr weinstein has denied allegations of non—consensual sex. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. now on bbc news, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner, for this year's riba stirling prize, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. six startling buildings, and behind each one, a story of people, problems and some beautiful solutions. all competing for the biggest prize in british architecture. the stirling prize. what are you looking for? we are looking for the very highest level of architectural achievement. what we're doing here is celebrating civitas, the idea that cities have a role in bringing together the social, economi

the headlines: conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party. it comes after serious allegations are made that have now been referred to the police. jeremy corbyn is facing questions about why he promoted the now—suspended mp kelvin hopkins to the shadow cabinet after he'd been reprimanded. the metropolitan police are understood to be investigating a claim of sexual assault against the hollywood actor kevin spacey. the incident is said to have taken place in 2008. a spanishjudge has issued arrest warrants for sacked catalan leader carles puigdemont and four of his ministers. the deposed separatist says he is ready to run in the snap elections called for next month. coming up later this evening, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers. my guests will be the deputy head of sport at the sun, martin lipton, and rosamund urwin, columnist for the london evening standard. now on bbc news, a look at britain's best new building, and other contenders for the the prestigious design award the royal institute of british architects stirling prize 2017. si

charlie elphicke says he's not aware of what the allegations are, and denies any wrongdoing.ode of conduct for elected representatives in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. john pienaar reports. could the scandal of alleged misconduct in politics get much worse? it just has. it's emered tory mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party at westminster and allegations have been referred to the police. he denies any wrongdoing and said the media heard of his suspension before he did. at this stage, no more detail is known but the allegations against mr elphicke fall within the scope of the unfolding controversy about mps' behaviour. it won't be the last chapter of the story. step by step, one by one, in one party then another, and today a young labour activist with more allegations of sexual misconduct in politics. her story isjust added to the crisis unlike anything else westminster has seen. ava etemadzadeh tells of a labour mp 50 years her senior, kelvin hopkins, who she says subjected her as a labour—supporting student to inappropriate treatment again and ag

the mp charlie elphicke, who was suspended from the parliamentary conservative party last week followingproper conduct, has said the process being followed by the party is fundamentally wrong. mr elphicke, who's denied any wrongdoing, said he had not been told about the allegations in detail and said he first heard the news from the media. the conservative party said the case had been referred to the police. thousands of children and teenagers have been flagged up to the government's anti—terror programme in the past year according to the first official figures. the prevent programme aims to reduce the threat to the uk by stopping people being drawn into terrorism. in total, more than 7,000 were referred and a quarter of them were under the age of 15. sima kotecha reports. five terror attacks in britain just this year alone, preventing any further attacks is a top priority for the government. that's why it has something called channel, a programme designed to stop people from being drawn into violent or extremist behaviour. salman, not his real name, was radicalised in prison. by the tim

the headlines at 11pm: the conservative party suspends mp charlie elphicke over serious allegations whichnies any wrongdoing. questions for labour as a party activist claims mp kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. spain issues an arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont, who's remaining defiant in belgium. and coming up on newsnight: as well as discussing the claim swirling around westminster, we hear the shocking testimony of children liberated from so—called islamic state.

charlie elphicke says he's not aware of what the alleged claims are, and denies any wrongdoing. opposition labour party has its own problems. the independent shows a picture of former shadow defence secretary, clive lewis. he's been accused of groping a woman at the party's annual conference a few weeks ago — a claim he denies. the guardian leads on brexit. the paper claims new research shows that households face an increase of more than £900 in their annual shopping bills if the uk crashes out of the european union without a trade deal. poorer families and the unemployed would be hardest hit. and the daily express reports on the furore surrounding labour mp harriet harman. she's been criticised for repeating a joke about the holocaust on televsion. but she says she only did it to show that anti—semitic humour is "no laughing matter". now on bbc news, it's time for our world. street by street, so—called islamic state is losing its foothold in iraq and syria. the caliphate is almost finished on the battlefield but what of the children? the families who became part of islamic stat

the conservatives suspend charlie elphicke and refer what are described as serious allegations about mps all dispute complaints made about their behaviour towards women. we'll have the latest from westminster. good morning, it's saturday the 4th of november. also this morning: police in new york say they are investigating a credible rape allegation against harvey weinstein. new figures reveal that only half the uk's fixed speed—cameras are actually switched on.

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the conservative mp for dover, charlie elphicke, denies any wrongdoing after being suspended by the partype against the film producer harvey weinstein. us climate scientists clash with donald trump as a major report says human activity is driving global warming.

the headlines at 12.00pm: the conservative mp for dover, charlie elphicke, denies any wrongdoing afterhe westminster harassment scandal deepens, political parties consider how to strengthen codes of conduct for mps. police in new york say they have a viable case against film producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. us climate scientists clash with donald trump as a major report says human activity is driving global warming. also in the next hour: road safety campaigners express concern after it's revealed that only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on.

the mp charlie elphicke, who was suspended from the parliamentary conservative party last week followinger conduct, has said the process being followed by the party is fundamentally wrong. mr elphicke — who's denied any wrongdoing — said he had not been told about the allegations in detail and said he first heard the news from the media. the conservative party said the case had been referred to the police. on the last day of his state visit to china, president trump has been full of praise for president xi jinping. mr trump, who's been highly critical of china in the past, said the big trade imbalance between the two countries was largely down to previous us presidents — and wasn't china's fault. our china editor carrie gracie reports from beijing. the real estate billionaire and the career communist. making an odd couple. but both see themselves as men of destiny. with a mission to make their nation great again. president trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. but in beijing he was all smiles and gratitude. president xi, now a very special man who makes his people proud. i just w

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conservative mp for dover charlie elphicke has been suspended by his party after "serious allegationsints procedure and the police following allegations over his behaviour. he's accused of making an unwanted pass at former 0lympic rower and conservative activist alex story. and tory mps daniel poulter, stephen crabb and daniel kawczynski have been referred to the conservative party disciplinary committee after allegations about their conduct. daniel poulter and daniel kawzynski both deny any wrongdoing. stephen crabb admit saying "some pretty outrageous things" to a woman after interviewing herfor a job. kelvin hopkins was suspended from the labour party last week and an investigation launched after claims he hugged a young activist and rubbed himself against her. he denies any wrongdoing. another labour mp, clive lewis, is accused of groping a woman at labour conference in september. claims he strenously denies. and labour welsh assembly member carl sargeant quit as secretary for communities and children in the welsh government after allegations about his conduct. he has urged a full

tory mp charlie elphicke is suspended a day later after serious allegations are referred to police.ound on one of his parliamentary computers in 2008. he describes the claims as false. conservative mp then resigns as government whip after being accused of making an unwanted path ata accused of making an unwanted path at a former 0lympic rower and conservative activists alex story in 2001. three tory mps are referred to the party's disciplinary committee after allegations about their conduct. daniel potter and daniel kochanski deny wrongdoing. stephen crabb admits saying some pretty outrageous things to a woman after interviewing her for outrageous things to a woman after interviewing herfor a job. yesterday another claim, the conservative party activist tells this programme she was raped by someone more senior in the party but that her complaints to the house of commons authorities were completely ignored. i remember the attack during the attack, i remember the room disappearing around me and thinking i was going to die. when he left the next day, i was at the police station within