chris grayling is staying as transport secretary. test than anything else? the interesting question is, who's going to be leader of the house? that's quite importantjob leader of the house? that's quite important job in leader of the house? that's quite importantjob ina leader of the house? that's quite importantjob in a hung parliament, because the difficulty with a hung parliament is how do you get the government's business through the house? you have to do deals with the minor parties. david lidington was very good at that kind of thing but he's had to go to justice. he will get thatjob is the one question which i think is really important. we are watching closely. thank you both. let's go to the studio. some of the other stories today. a service is taking place this morning at southwark cathedral to remember those who died in the london bridge terror attack. police released pictures of the fake suicide belts the attackers were wearing when they struck last saturday night. southwark‘s medieval cathedral, caught up last saturday in

chris grayling, transport secretary, don't know what he's coming in for.sition. he is international trade secretary. some of the other moves we have had. let's start with the promotions, which is david gauke who was a treasury minister and is now promoted to secretary of state for work and pension. that was the club previously of damian green, a close friend of theresa may, he is also a —— he has also been promoted to secretary of state. that's an ceremonial but it is the first the cabinet. it has been held in the past by george osborne, william hague and peter mandelson. in the absence of a deputy prime minister, it is seen as the most important member of the cabinet. a trusted friend of theresa may, damian green is doing that now. greg clark is staying as business directory. we have also heard on friday that the big beasts are staying put, amber rudd at the home office, boris johnson at the foreign office, philip hammond in the treasury and michael fallon as defence secretary and david davis as brexit secretary. not a huge amount of movement, certainly i

alun cairns, secretary of state for wales and the transport secretary, chris grayling, have bothjustumber ten. downing street and the democratic unionist party have both insisted that no parliamentary pact has yet been agreed between them. the former chancellor, george osborne, has described theresa may as, "a dead woman walking". labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says there could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative queen's speech. good afternoon, let's just recap on some fast moving political developments now. in the past few minutes, theresa may has announced a cabinet reshuffle, although the main roles, such as chancellor and foreign secretary will not change hands. here's what we know so far... damian green is made first secretary of state and cabinet office minister. a promotion to a key role for an old may ally. liz truss is demoted. she moves from head of the justice ministry to chief secretary to the treasury, a non—cabinet post. but we understand she will still attend the cabinet. david gauke, who was chief secretary to the treasury, has been promoted to

chris bailey and —— chris grayling was in bolsover.al times reports, the last two days of campaigning, going back out to the labour heartlands and specifically the ones who supported brexit. absolutely, it's the ukip vote that they are after, they believe they can lock down now and as a result, ta ke can lock down now and as a result, take those seats. perhaps it is an occasion, she is acknowledging that things are tight but looking at the opinion polls, it is anyone's guess. one of them said that they are within a percent of each other, another says it could be a tory landslide. if you look at the picture, the corbyn rallies up and down the country, in gateshead there we re down the country, in gateshead there were 10,000 people. i know it is a labour heartland and many of them will be young people, and whether they go out and vote is another issue. but the way he's changed opinion during the course of the campaign and gathered support is quite surprising. i've seen mrs may go from supremely confident to, a couple of times, to me, not

chris grayling came out as well. we thought she would announce she is reviewing it. after pmqs, the tory press office gave a signal that there was going to be a review. the next fiscal event is the autumn. they didn't talk about the pay cut thatis they didn't talk about the pay cut that is in place until 2020, and we thought, there we go. then the chancellor through his toys out the pram, and there is absolute turmoil in government again. is philip hammond the architect of all this? the architect of the row? no, no. hammond the architect of all this? the architect of the row? no, nom all the indications through the day are that the government is going to get rid of this, and then all of a sudden they are not... what philip hammond is not prepared to put up with any more is a prime minister who thinks she can make announcements about his area. it shows how powerful the chancellor is now, and how little coordination and trust there is between the people who run the country. . i cannot envisage the tories are sticking with this. it looks as though he wants to be the one

secretary chris grayling on the bbc's question time.o stay as prime minister for the future. what was once sold as a strong and stable now feels ever shaky. for the latest, let's speak to our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, who is at downing street this morning. theresa may is in number ten this morning. there was a lot of taking yesterday. that is right. this election hasn't delivered theresa may the bigger majority. it has left herfighting for may the bigger majority. it has left her fighting for her prime ministerial career. there are questions and lots of angry conservative mps about what many saw asa conservative mps about what many saw as a disastrous campaign, and that's why people are asking just how long theresa may can hang on at number ten. heidi allen has said she thinks theresa may has six months at best. privately other mps and a minister said they can't see her staying on. if she does stay on there are pressures on her already to change her style leadership. many say the party wa nts her style leadership. many s

and this was the transport secretary, chris grayling, on question time.ew is that she should stay as prime minister for the foreseeable future. what was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever so shaky. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, joins me. you have been talking to backbench mps. your sense of what people have been saying about theresa may and where this goes now? her leadership is in the balance. there is a view amongst many tory mps that she is 110w amongst many tory mps that she is now an interim prime minister and is so now an interim prime minister and is so damaged that she is not a viable option long—term, her authority has been profoundly weakened within the parliamentary party, that she lacks the mandate now to negotiate the deal in rational ‘s and the electorate has had a long hard look at her in the campaign doesn't like what it sees —— the deal in brussels. the issue now is when and how it is politically possible and least damaging to acquire another leader. that is the nature of the debate. in the short term, there is

and chris grayling also retains his post as transport secretary.heard in the last few minutes that michael gove has been appointed as environment secretary. that is because andrea leadsom, the outgoing environment secretary has become the leader of the commons, moving from defra. karen bradley continues as culture secretary. vicky young reports. she is putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she throws the party into turmoil. this morning she rang round colleagues defeated on thursday and for now she keeps her job, but senior conservatives have demanded change. it is going to require change and i hope we will see more collective decision—making in the cabinet, i and other senior collea g u es in the cabinet, i and other senior colleagues have made that clear to her and colleagues have made that clear to herandi colleagues have made that clear to her and i think we will also see that she will want to work much more closely with the parliamentary party. mrs may has now appointed her cabinet and with her authority badly damaged he is making a f

and this was the transport secretary, chris grayling, on question time.he should stay as prime minister for the foreseeable future. what was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever so shaky. our assistant political editor, norman smith, joins me now. i don't know how you are still standing after the events... we had plenty of a chair, at least! where is theresa may, is she in no 10, is she working, what is going on?” think the truth is, she's probably trying to just regroup after the battering she received at the general election. one thing which strikes me as most curious, here we have an election after which there has really been hardly any site or sound of any senior figures in government. there is almost complete radio silence. normally you would expect senior ministers to becoming out and saying, the prime minister is doing a fantasticjob, we now go on to do this, i am delighted to be pa rt on to do this, i am delighted to be part of the government... we have heard nothing. you get the sense that by and large, senior ministers are looking at ea

we had michael fallon, jeremy hunt and chris grayling say the government is listening to the electorate time has come to take a look at the public sector 1% pay cap imposed in 2012. downing street backed them until philip hammond insisted there was no change and the cap would last until 2020. i understand philip hammond has said the colleagues if there is a fiscal announcement, that is myjob. and a £4.1 billion commitments to increase public sector pay in line with inflation, that would need a funding stream. these three cabinet ministers do not have a history of freelancing and i understand they are saying to the chancellor, we thought we were echoing your comments when you said a couple of weeks ago you were not deaf to concerns about austerity. that is one argument. where does this leave the government, or more specifically, we are at the beginning of this parliament, where does it leave theresa may and her government? as you said, we have had senior ministers at odds on two consecutive days, and two defining issues of this government, fiscal policy and brexit. the diplomatic way to

the transport secretary, chris grayling, was talking about these discussions being good and constructivewould be an arrangement in place by the time of the vote on the queen's speech next week. but as i say, within the last hour, we have been hearing from the dup, some of them saying they feel they have been taken for granted, there is not a sufficient focus. one seniorfigure told me there is not a sufficient focus. one senior figure told me that he found the approach from downing street a bit chaotic at times. what do we make of that? i think we have to bearin make of that? i think we have to bear in mind that the dup are experienced, they have been through a lot of talks process is in the past in northern ireland, and they know all about potentially bringing pressure to bear as beings come to a close. so it may simply be part of that context, rather than a death kneu that context, rather than a death knell on these discussions. that was the point i was going to raise, is this just tactics the point i was going to raise, is thisjust tactics on the point i was going to raise, is this jus

and chris grayling also retains his post as transport secretary.respondent ellie price is in downing street. i'm not sure to what extent it is accurate to call this a reshuffle. no, ithink accurate to call this a reshuffle. no, i think you are probably right will stop by my calculations 14 cabinet ministers stayed put. eight positions are yet to be confirmed. the likes of the leader of the house, secretary of state... no, sorry that has gone. secretary of state for culture, for environment. we have seen andrea letson walk into number ten so we we have seen andrea letson walk into number ten so we are we have seen andrea letson walk into number ten so we are wondering whether she has kept herjob in environment. we have also seen whether she will stay on as culture secretary. we have also seen brandon lewis walked in, the policing and fire services minister. had been tipped for great things actually so we are wondering if there is a promotion at all for him, perhaps leader of the house to replace david lidington. we will wait with baited breath come

and this was the transport secretary, chris grayling, on question time.at she should stay as prime ministerfor the foreseeable future. what was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever so shaky. a short time ago, the former conservative housing minister gavin barwell, who lost his seat, told this programme the prime minister should stay. brom tech the conservative party has got the largest number of votes, it has got the most mps, we are the only party capable of forming a strong government to take us through these brexit negotiations. we need to get behind theresa may, but the whole party needs to learn lessons. for the latest, let's speak to our political correspondent eleanor garnier, who is at downing street this morning. so, we know theresa may is back in downing street this morning. the question people are asking is, can she remained there? yes, she has emerged from this election not with that increased majority that she wanted, but instead, fighting for her premiership. after what some are calling a disastrous campaign, there are questions as

and this was the transport secretary chris grayling on the bbc‘s question time. was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever shaky. just around the road behind us, of course, is downing street. we can go to our political correspondent eleanor garnier. i imagine there are some tough conversations going on today for theresa may. what is your analysis this morning? good morning. i think theresa may has emerged from this election not without increased majority she wanted but instead fighting for her premiership. there is anger among many conservative mps at what many say was a disastrous campaign. that is why there are questions this morning about how long theresa may can hang on in downing street. we heard from heidi allen, a conservative mp, saying that she thinks theresa may has just six months to hold on here in downing street. 0ther mps and one minister have just downing street. 0ther mps and one minister havejust said downing street. 0ther mps and one minister have just said that they don‘t see how she can hang on. even if she does, there are already deman

priti patel, chris grayling. we will keep you updated on the crucial talks with the dup.el in nearly four years in may, tightening the squeeze on consumers. a weak pound and the rising cost of food and imports have been blamed. let's get more from our business correspondent ben thompson. inflation — which measures the rising cost of living — continued to rise last month. prices rose more than forecast, at the fastest pace in four years. prices rose by 2.9% on average — measuring the increase in prices for items we regularly to buy. that's the highest since june 2013 and much higher than the 2.7% that was forecast. all that means more pressure on household incomes because we aren't seeing our wages rise by the same amount. and this is what inflation has been doing over the last year: the bank of england governor mark carney has warned that inflation will keep rising this year before falling back slightly from 2018. so what's gone up and what's come down? well, the ons that compiles these figures measures prices for all sorts of things that we spend money on. it says transp

chris grayling, what is your position? carry on with austerity are just reined back?pass on to the next generation to pay off. labour today are arguing against the policies with some tough and difficult decisions. which have nonetheless protest the lowest unemployment since the 1970s and reckoned employment levels in our society. they have enabled us to protect jobs society. they have enabled us to protectjobs in society. they have enabled us to protect jobs in the society. they have enabled us to protectjobs in the public sector. that sounds like carry on austerity. it is the nation living within its means. it is not borrowing more and more money. the labour approach would cost jobs more money. the labour approach would costjobs and lead to higher unemployment and more borrowing. labour economics fantasy economics. does that mean it will be carry on with the public sector pay cap and the benefits freeze? we have been very clear and philip hammond has says we have to learn lessons from the general election. we will have a budget later this year and he will set out ong

and this was the transport secretary, chris cook grayling, on question time.at she should stay as prime minister for the foreseeable future. what was once sold as strong and stable now feels ever so shaky. a few minutes ago, the prime minister's former communications chief told us she was certain that some cabinet members would be considering mrs may's future. i'm sure they will be looking at the long—term, thinking, will this be five years of theresa may, or am i in witha five years of theresa may, or am i in with a shot? there will be people in the cabinet who will be backing the prime minister, because we are ten days away from the start of the brexit negotiations, and that should be the first thing on their mind. for the latest, let's speak to our political correspondent eleanor garnier, who is at downing street this morning. you would imagine many difficult conversations going on for theresa may. particularly, are there other tory ministers and mps having conversations about who might be leader? there are, and that's why theresa may has come out of this e