and who objected to the inclusion later in chris mason's report of this. the march on monday wasn't the only brexit related event today, though. here in harrogate in north yorkshire, eight much smaller gathering but one of a series from ‘leave‘ campaigners. studio: some people, including joe burns, wondered: it's not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration and have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple of weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension inequality campaign — known as waspi —blocked roads outside of the houses of parliament and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. joy e—mailed: well, to discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i'm joined byjohn zilkha, controller of bbc news channel. thank you for coming on newswatch. let's start with the peoples vote last weekend. the vote march. what made that one deserving of coverage? i think in the fir

and who objected to the inclusion later and chris mason foster report of this. the marjan monday wasn't the only brexit related event today though. here inherited in north yorkshire and much smaller gathering, but one of a series from ‘leave' campaign is. studio: some people including joe burns wondered... it is not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration in who have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension and quality campaign —— state pension and equality campaign blocked roads outside of the houses of ottoman and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. one woman e—mailed... to discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i am joined news value of protest and demonstrations, iam joined by controller of bbc news channel. thank you for coming on. let's start with the peoples vote last weekend. the vote march. what made that

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.e willjoin us shortly for a round—up of the day's news with simon mccoy, but before that... saudi arabia has admitted for the first time in two weeks, that the journalist jamal khashoggi did die inside its consulate in istanbul. saudi state television reported that he died in a fight. turkey claims he was tortured by a team sent from the saudi capital, riyadh. turkey has promised to reveal every detail about the killing, and said it wouldn't accept a cover—up. president trump says he was not completely satisfied with saudi arabia's response but the admission was a "good first step". earlier i spoke tojohn sfakianakis, former adviser to the saudi government and director of economic research at the gulf research center. he said he believes the us and the west's political and economic interests in saudi arabia will prevail. i was looking at some numbers today in terms of german arms exports exports to saudi arabia. alread, germany has exported, despite the difficulties in the diplomatic r

and who objected to the inclusion later and chris mason foster report of this.the only brexit related event today though. here inherited in north yorkshire and much smaller gathering,

and who objected to the inclusion later and chris mason foster report of this. the marjan monday wasn't the only brexit related event today though. here inherited in north yorkshire and much smaller gathering, but one of a series from ‘leave‘ campaign is. some people including joe burns wondered... it is not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration in who have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension and quality campaign, known as waspi, blocked roads outside of the houses of ottoman and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. one woman e—mailed... to discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i am joined by controller of bbc news channel. thank you for coming on. let's start with the peoples vote last weekend. the vote march. what made that one deserving of coverage? i think in the first instance it is sheer scale. 700,00

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.denials, saudi arabia has admitted for the first time that the journalist, jamal khashoggi did die inside its consulate in istanbul. saudi state television reported that he died in a fight. turkey claims he was tortured by a team sent from the saudi capital, riyadh. turkey has promised to reveal every detail about the killing, and said it wouldn't accept a cover—up. president trump has tried to play down the crisis, calling the admission a "good first step". 0ur diplomatic affairs correspondent, james robbins, reports. after two and a half weeks of denial, saudi arabia is changing its story. state tv announced the admission that jamal khashoggi was killed by its officials. translation: the discussions that took place between him and the individuals that met with him during his presence in the saudi consulate in istanbul led to an argument and a fist fight with jamal khashoggi, which led to his death. that's also the admission of a big saudi lie. previous insistence that the journalist

this is like a very grown-up version of the podcast chris mason andl version of the podcast chris masondon't really know a lot about what is going on behind closed doors. as i have been saying all week, the negotiators have gone into what they call the tunnel and only tell us what has been negotiated when they get to the end. although we may get a clue this evening because ambassadors from the other 27 eu countries are having a meeting now. half of them are in luxembourg and half are half of them are in luxembourg and halfare in half of them are in luxembourg and half are in brussels and they are being updated by michel barnier's deputy about how the negotiations have gone this week, although it's not clear how substantive or serious that discussion will be or if it willjust be a bit of mood music, but we will all be calling our ambassadorial contacts in the next couple of hours in search of any clues whatsoever. what i am hearing is that they has been progress on theissues is that they has been progress on the issues of gibraltar and the british military bases on cyprus and how the wit

let's get more from chris mason at westminster.t, she says the finishing line is in sight. yes, that's right, she will appear before mps in the comments tomorrow afternoon, after that summit last week, she tried to strike an optimistic note. with the european union —— he she will point to recent progress with spain for instance to agree a so—called protocol over the future of gibraltar. she will also referred to progress surrounding the bases, the british military bases on cyprus but she would acknowledge as cyprus but she would acknowledge as c-— cyprus but she would acknowledge as c —— she acknowledges in her article in the sun. there are still unresolved issues around the whole question of the border on the island of ireland. she is not a resolved bad so they may have completed 95% but they have not yet completed that. remaining 5%. in addition to that, there has been a conference call taking place today over this weekend, with the prime minister and some of her senior cabinet ministers. digging around some of the sticking point

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.rmed at least 59 people died after being run down by a speeding train during a hindu festival on friday. it is india's worst rail disaster this year. eliza philippidis reports. this man will not be coming home to his wife again. he was just one of the thousands celebrating the festival marking the triumph of good over evil. families and friends were out watching a burning effigy of the demon king, rahman, as part of the festivities on friday when the train ploughed straight through them. watching the fireworks from the train tracks, he, like so many others, did not hear the fast approaching train. grieving relatives have been scouring the bloodied fields for anything their loved ones left behind. but anger is growing at the authorities over why the festival was allowed to be held so close to the train tracks. translation: when they have to get votes, they come and beg from home to home. they did not come to say that our children had died. we should getjustice. local hospitals were over

chris mason reporting.dent trump has vowed to stop thousands of migrants, mostly from honduras, who are trying to get to the united states. he's threatened to close the border and, in a tweet tonight, has called them an "onslaught of illegal aliens". the caravan of migrants left honduras and crossed into guatemala earlier this month. from there, they have tried to enter southern mexico, many successfully. they now hope to head north, through mexico, and on to the united states. our correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report from the town of tapachula in mexico. there was no hiding the joy of these migrants as they surged past mexican police to continue their arduous journey north to america. we are now well inside mexico and in spite of the odds, in spite of being on the road for more than a week, past security forces, having the gates shut at mexico, these people are determined to keep going to make their dream ticket to the united states. pretty soon, it started to become clear just how many pretty soon

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.fortably won the weight we re phelps comfortably won the weight were the seat in sydney, australia, which has been traditionally been a liberal safe seat. its previous minister was the former prime minister malcom turnbull ousted earlier in the year. mega millions and has been growing sincejuly. the next chance of showing the sixth lucky numbers will be on tuesday. kidnappers have released one of africa's richest people. tanzanian billionaire mohammed dewji was in captivity for more than a week. it's unclear if a ransom was paid. rhodri davies has more. these are the remnants of a personal and national ordeal. in an upmarket area of dar es salaam, police were searching the scene where africa's youngest billionaire was released. mohammed dewji was set free early morning after ten days of captivity. he was unharmed apart from some bruises on his hands and legs. mohammed dewji broke the news himself on his company's twitter account, saying: and while the kidnappers remain at large, they r

chris mason, bbc news.olitical correspondent, tom barton.. correspondent, tom barton. we saw those protesters there but the government says no chance of a second vote or a second referendum? so how are they going to solve this impasse here which we've known about for a while but dominic raab suggests there may be extending the transition period? a possible solution. the government is stuck between a rock and too hard places, aren't they? the immovable might of the eu, those protesters on one side and then this third aspect of brew brexit mps and campaigners holding the government's feet to the fire on the government's feet to the fire on the other. there isn't much wriggle room in the middle of a triangle and the government tries to work its way through it. today we have dominic raab the brexit circuitry setting out this idea which we had a bit about in the european summit of extending this transition period between march 2019 when we leave the eu and the point at which the rules actually change which at th

chris mason, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: philip hammond is warned over his budget.he's taking a gamble with the public finances. the president and first lady arrive in pittsburgh, ignoring appeals to stay away days after a gunman killed 11 people at a synagogue. forensic teams start digging up a garden in the west midlands, 32 years after estate agent suzy lamplugh went missing in london. indonesia has ordered inspections of all boeing 737—max 8 planes as the lion air plane recovery operation continues. drones and sonar technology are being used to search for the plane which crashed into the sea yesterday, with 189 passengers and crew on board. details of the flight log show the plane experienced technical problems the day before the crash. rebecca henschke has more from jakarta. this is now the grim ritual that is taking place here at the port. this coastguard boat coming in, bringing back what they've been able to recover from the wreckage. it's then laid out on the concrete. it's pupil's property at, clothes. amongst it also children's items, shoes and toys and t

chris mason, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent, tom barton.ative mps last week when theresa may suggested he would be willing to extend this transition period by up to a year? what are people saying today? the government is stuck between a rock some of the european union, a hard place for those protesters whistle on the street yesterday, and an even harder place which is theresa may's backbench mps who are in favour of a hardbacks. within the triangle, the government and have much wriggle room. “— government and have much wriggle room. —— a hardbacks it. we heard from dominic raab talking about this suggestion that the extension to the transition period could happen instead of love them as well as accepting a backstop to the irish problem. it's all very confusing and a little earlier, so well a brave men, the brexit minister, was on sky news and she said this was how it would work. dominic has been clear that thatis work. dominic has been clear that that is what we would accept, a potential extension but a few months, subject to either a finit

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.t will reveal all details about the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi, after saudi arabia admitted for the first time he had been killed in its consulate in istanbul. state television reported that he died in a fight. turkish officials previously said he had been deliberately killed. 0ur diplomatic affairs correspondent james robbins reports. after 2.5 weeks of denial, saudi arabia is changing its story. state tv announced the admission that jamal khashoggi was killed by its officials. translation: the discussions that took place between him and the individuals that met with him during his presence in the saudi consulate in istanbul led to an argument and a fist fight with jamal khashoggi, which led to his death. that is also the admission of a big saudi lie. previous insistence that the journalist didn't just walk into the consulate, he left safely too. many believe the killing could only have happened with the permission of saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman, and that the new

chris mason, bbc news.n says he wants the united states to explain why it's pulling out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. the agreement, signed 30 years ago, eliminated short to intermediate range nuclear missiles. president trump has accused moscow of developing a weapons system that violates the agreement. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler — and a warning there is flash photography in his report. this was a moment and an image that let the world know that the cold war was coming to an end. three decades ago, the then american president and soviet leader agreed the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty that led to hundreds of missiles in both countries being destroyed, but that was a different era. while the nuclear threat isn't what it once was, for years, america has been concerned about russia's testing and deployment of a cruise missile that it says breaches the treaty. and with concerns that other countries including china aren't tied by the accord, donald trump says he's had

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.f the other stories making the news. australia's governing coalition has lost its one—seat parliamentary majority after a by—election in sydney. independent candidate, kerryn phelps, comfortably won the wentworth seat, which has historically been held by the centre—right liberals. the previous mp was the former prime minister malcolm turnbull, who was ousted by his colleagues in august. the defeat suggests the liberal party will face major challenges in next may's national election. a us lotteryjackpot has reached the record sum of $1.6 billion after months without a winner. the prize, known as mega millions, has been growing sincejuly. the next chance of drawing the six lucky numbers will be on tuesday. the duke and duchess of sussex have opened the fourth invictus games tournament in sydney as part of their tour of australia and new zealand. prince harry used a speech at the event to talk of his joy at his wife's pregnancy. the games were started by the prince in 2014 and will see in

more now from our political correspondent, chris mason.the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls a people's vote — in other words, another referendum. what do we want? all: people's vote! when do we want it? all: now! there were some political faces you mightjust recognise here, but the vast majority were ordinary people still deeply angry about brexit. it's all been lies from the start and it needs a second vote. we need a second vote to get us out of this mess! to what extent can today persuade people who voted a different way from you to vote a different way in future, if there was another vote? i'm not sure that today will. it's seeing the politicians making a complete mess of the negotiations that will persuade them. in the first vote, we thought the brexiteers knew what they were doing. now we know they couldn't organise a party in a party shop. i feel really strongly that, you know, people particularly where i'm from in the north didn't vote to lose jobs, didn't vote to close factories, and i think that it's right

chris mason, bbc news.a huge loss of wildlife and deforestation across the planet according to the world wide fund for nature. one such place is the vast cerrado savannah in brazil. deforestation there is being partly blamed on soybean production intended for global consumption. britain imports over 75% of soybeans it uses from around the world. it's mainly fed to animals providing our chicken, pork, milk, cheese and eggs. according to the wwf, over a 2—year period an area of the cerrado the size of greater london disappeared every two months. that's because it was being converted to farmland to grow crops including soybeans. 0ur correspondent adina campbell reports from brazil. it's as ancient and important as its neighbour, the amazon. brazil's cerrado savannah is often overlooked and undervalued. this is one of the world's oldest and most diverse eco—systems, home to thousands of plant and animal species. but as each day passes, they're in danger from this. as fires burn, blighting swathes of vegetation,

chris mason in london. brexit rally and vice chairmain of ‘leave means leave' — nigel farage — said the general consensus across the country is that people want to ‘just get on with it..' nobody talks about hard brexit or soft brexit. there is one thing we voted for and we voted to become an independent country, not locked into a customs union which is what mrs may and the labour party wants. that isa may and the labour party wants. that is a betrayal of what we voted for. evidence suggests that about a third of those that voted remain now say, "we are democrats and we think the government should simply get on with it." that is our message. get on with it and fulfil the promises. we voted to leave and it needs to happen. the general mode across the country is just get on with it and thatis country is just get on with it and that is what the majority of people are saying. we will push hard. we wa nt are saying. we will push hard. we want ourmps to are saying. we will push hard. we want our mps to understand

good morning welcome to breakfast with chris mason and tina daheley. our headlines today — a helicopter has crashed only minutes after taking off from leicester city's football ground — a source has told the bbc the owner of the club was on board. i thought it was a great day, you know. and then it's ended up as probably the darkest day in leicester city football club's history. a vigil is held for the victims of a mass shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh — a suspect hs been charged with murder and hate crimes. a traditional maori welcome for harry and meghan as they touch down in new zealand on the last stop on their royal tour. glenn hoddle is responding well to treatment. the former england and tottenham manager collapsed after appearing on television, and is in a serious condition in hopsital. good morning. it's another cold day for us today. apache frost around this morning. today will be a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers for the eastern side of the uk. ——a patchy frost. join me later. it's sunday the 28th of october. our to

and who objected to the inclusion later in chris mason's report of this.paigners. studio: some people, including joe burns, wondered: it's not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration and have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple of weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension inequality campaign blocked roads outside of the houses of parliament and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. joy e—mailed: well, to discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i'm joined byjohn zilka, controller of bbc news channel. thank you for coming on. let's start with the peoples vote last weekend. the vote march. what made that one deserving of coverage? i think in the first instance, its sheer scale. 700,000 people, probably the largest march since the protest against the iraq war 16 years ago. something that is clearly noteworthy. the second is this is clearly the greates

chris mason, bbc news. of a glazier and excitedly talking about how fast it's moving. in the long term, that might be the case, but it doesn't a lwa ys might be the case, but it doesn't always feel like that, and today was one of those days. the prime minister will be in front of the commons tomorrow facing questions after last week's summit, and technical negotiations including civil servants continue in brussels. some conservative backbenchers get frustrated at the slow pace of progress, and frankly, get frustrated with the prime minister. thanks very much, chris mason, our political correspondent. russia's president putin says he wants the united states to explain why it's pulling out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. the agreement, signed 30 years ago, eliminated short to intermediate—range nuclear missiles. president trump has accused moscow of developing a weapons system that violates the agreement. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. and, a warning there is flash photography in

welcome to breakfast, with chris mason and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: leicester city say thepeople died in a helicopter crash outside its ground. the last budget before brexit, but will the chancellor ditch austerity and start spending? the chancellor has to find the cash to end austerity and pay for a boost to the nhs. i've been finding out what you think the government should do to pay for it. a passenger plane carrying 188 people has crashed into the sea off the coast of indonesia. a sea rch—and—rescue operation is underway. it's a fantastic five for lewis hamilton, as the british driver seals yet another formula 1 title,

chris mason reports. chanting: what do we want? people's vote! when do we want it? now!sands of marchers demanded another referendum on brexit — today, it‘s back to the political slog of trying to reach a deal with the european union. and a slog accompanied by a noisy soundtrack of grumbles from the conservative backbenchers. so, the brexit secretary pleads... it‘s understandable that there are jitters on all sides of this debate. we need to hold our nerve. the end is in sight in terms of a good deal. the prize that we want — a good deal with eu. and those jitters go something like this when you stare across the channel. this withdrawal agreement is almost ready, but we still have to fix the question of the irish border. and we have to have a definitive answer, or at least no temporary measures which disappear and we don‘t know what to do after that. the current plan if there‘s a withdrawal agreement with brussels is for a transition period after brexit lasting until the end of 2020. but, the government accepts that might now have to be longer, as it thrashes around for

that was chris mason speaking to us earlier. the time is 8:16pm. the headlines on bbc news...the westminster bridge terror attack, khalid masood, was lawfully killed by the security services. a drill music rapper from south london has been jailed for seven years, for his part in a so—called county lines drug operation in cumbria. eurostar rail services could be suspended if a brexit deal with the eu can not be reached, according to the latest government papers released. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. thank you very much and good evening. it is 0—0 at england takes on croatia in the league match and it is being played behind closed doors. 0-0, 30 is being played behind closed doors. 0—0, 30 minutes on the clock at the moment but it is three months since england were knocked out of the world cup and since then both teams lost to spain in the groups said this game could be crucial. meanwhile northern ireland are in vienna playing austria and it is currently 0—0 there as well. the former manchester united midfielder michael carrick say

welcome to breakfast, with chris mason and louise minchin. our headlines today: leicester city say the club's heart is broken, as it confirms its chairman and four other people died in a helicopter crash outside its ground. the last budget before brexit, but will the chancellor ditch austerity and start spending? the chancellor has to find the cash to end austerity and pay for a boost to the nhs. i've been finding out what you think the government should do to pay for it. a passenger plane carrying 188 people has crashed into the sea off the coast of indonesia. a sea rch—and—rescue operation is underway. it's a fantastic five for lewis hamilton, as the british driver seals yet another formula 1 title, putting him level with the legend juan manuel fangio on five world championships. i'm in amongst the beautiful or term colours of west burton are to read him today, and while it's frosty to start your muggy, i'll have the forecast later. —— monday —— were sporting arboretum —— autumn colours. it's monday the 29th of october. our top story: leice

chris mason, bbc news, birmingham.icki young is at the conference let's join her now. it was striking that the chancellor did not talk much about brexit. he alluded to the disunity to the party, over it, and i think that is what cabinet ministers tried to do this week, trying to avoid this issue. they see that they are at an important part in the negotiations, and there is a sense that they are tried to get through the week before we see the next steps towards theresa may trying to get that deal. theresa may trying to get that deal. there is a lot of talk about brexit, on the fringes of this conference. not least, there is an alternative conference going on. it is a eurosceptic brexiteer gathering, and they have got some pretty strong words about the proposal that theresa may has on the table, the so—called chequers plan, which of course would keep the uk very closely aligned on goods with the eu common rule book, and it has upset burying many people, as we know. resignations from the cabinet, but many grassroots conse

chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. 0ur chief political correspondent — vicki young — is at the conservative the mood of this conference. we have heard of the deep divisions. what do you think of the prime minister's speech later this week? it has been interesting, the calls for unity and tolerance, particularly over that issue of brexit. in the main hall, apart from the brexit secretary himself, i would say the main speakers are steering clear of the whole subject of what is interesting is away from here, there is even an alternative brexit conference so we have people like priti patel, the brexit year, former cabinet minister, still really passionately arguing against theresa may's brexit plan. she said the check deal stands in defiance of democracy. another minister said it was like a ghastly cockroach crawling on the floor so that anger about the prime minister's direction on brexit is there but it is very much not here in this whole. the other striking thing is cabinet ministers trying to look beyond brexit. some looked at last the's labour party conference, not agreeing with the approa

our uk political correspondent, chris mason reports. chanting: what do we want? people's vote!housands of marchers demanded another referendum on brexit — today, it's back to the political slog of trying to reach a deal with the european union. and a slog accompanied by a noisy soundtrack of grumbles from the conservative backbenchers. so, the brexit secretary pleads... it's understandable that there are jitters on all sides of this debate. we need to hold our nerve. the end is in sight in terms of a good deal. the prize that we want — a good deal with eu. and those jitters go something like this when you stare across the channel. this withdrawal agreement is almost ready, but we still have to fix the question of the irish border. and we have to have a definitive answer, or at least no temporary measures which disappear and we don't know what to do after that. the current plan if there's a withdrawal agreement with brussels is for a transition period after brexit lasting until the end of 2020. but, the government accepts that might now have to be longer, as it thrashes around f

here's our political correspondent chris mason. tinned tomatoes...ne, a food bank in lambeth in south london where those who cannot afford to feed themselves turn in desperation. universal credit has been fully rolled out in this area since december last year and in that time we have seen our numbers more than double, since last december, particularly through the school holidays and as people are moved onto universal credit. the report today says the government has a fortress mentality and has persistently dismissed evidence universal credit is causing hardship and there is a concern about the gap between coming off the old benefits and going onto the new one. are people are often come if they are claiming for the first dambo will not have spare food in the cupboard and no money in the purse and they had to pay their rent and if they are waiting five weeks for money, that causes real trouble is and makes it difficult to live. sarah has two sons with disabilities. her eldest has moved onto universal credit. it is hard enough being a carer with all the

more than 100,000 people are expected to attend. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in parliamentquare. what are the organisers hoping this will achieve? good afternoon. this is where the protest will gather in around one hour. it's making its way through central london right now. the central thrust of the campaign is to call for what they call a people's vote, effectively another referendum. they want people to have a say on any deal the government comes up a say on any deal the government comes up with with the european union, with the option of taking that deal potentially or rejecting it or staying in the eu. they acknowledge the exact question would have to be decided by parliament at some stage, but they want to make a noise in front of parliament that the peoples should get another save. what is the chance of that happening? the government is com pletely happening? the government is completely opposed to it and they recognise that, the demonstrators. but they hope in a time of huge political flux that anything is possible, and so they will make as much noise as they can to

here's our political correspondent chris mason. chanting: what do we want? people's vote!y on from this — hundreds of thousands of marchers demanded another referendum on brexit — today, it's back to the political slog of trying to reach a deal with the european union. and a slog accompanied by a noisy soundtrack of grumbles from the conservative backbenchers. so, the brexit secretary pleads... it's understandable that there are jitters on all sides of this debate. we need to hold our nerve. the end is in sight in terms of a good deal. the prize that we want — a good deal with eu. and those jitters go something like this when you stare across the channel. this withdrawal agreement is almost ready, but we still have to fix the question of the irish border. and we have to have a definitive answer, or at least no temporary measures which disappear and we don't know what to do after that. the current plan if there's a withdrawal agreement with brussels is for a transition period after brexit lasting until the end of 2020. but, the government accepts that might now have to be l

european union which would lead to a brexit bounce for the economy. 0ur political correspondent chris masonbirmingham. speech day for the chancellor, at a conference, go something like this. get up. 0'clock to do countless telemetry and radio interviews, and then the bloke at a thai factory —— ina tie then the bloke at a thai factory —— in a tie at as you wander around the factory. so he was in an engineering firm. before he could even roll up at the lectern in the hall, a deep pocketed conservative donor had already had a pop at him and theresa may. i think the prime minister, as imight may. i think the prime minister, as i might say, had let herself down personally by not being a champion to business as she could be. you might say that she has been so busy on brexit she has not had time to focus on it, but post—brexit this is one of the key issues the conservative party must address. where it stands on enterprise and innovation. when the chancellor did get back to the conference centre, he struck back. business came first, she said. that is why we back business. we back business as the co

earlier i spoke with our political correspondent chris mason and asked him about the purpose of these, there is setting out the argument for how different sectors of the british economy will cope if there is no deal in the coming months as far as a withdrawal agreement is concerned. the uk will lead the eu at the end of march of next year, will we do not yet know is whether the uk will leave with a withdrawal agreement, which will mean he was a transitional period for the best part of two is a little will change and work out what the long—term arrangement will look like, or no deal at all. if there is no deal at all, there will be rapid change happening a lot of sectors. and there've been a hunter published since august, really spell that out. so for instance, the potential for significant disruption of rail services, leaving the uk by the channel tunnel heading to france and belgium, and the suggestion from the british government that travellers should buy flexible tickets because an individual ticket may not be valid because it might not run, or they could get held up in a queue try

she said it could save millions of pounds a year. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminsterestion, because you will recall in the distant past when politics ranged across a plethora of topics and politicians could get through a sentence without uttering the word brexit, there was a frequent and noisy debate about international aid, and that's because david cameron when he was prime minister made the law of the land that 0.7% of income should be given over in international development assistance, meaning that if the economy was growing, international aid would increase evenif international aid would increase even if there were cuts elsewhere. what penny morduant wants to do is redefine what counts as 0.7%, and that could mean hundreds of millions of pounds being saved as far as the taxpayer contribution is concerned. separately, she wants more private sector involvement in development aid as well, encouraging pension funds for instance to invest in developing countries. but as far as this redefinition is concerned, it will take time, years, and it won't save a vast amount of

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chris mason, bbc news, birmingham. of last year's calamity jane episode but also to give this party a bit of liftoff because the conference has been flat as a pancake, frankly, with the exception of the boris johnson event yesterday, which did generate some excitement and energy. so there will be a read across to mrs may's speech today. there is pressure on her to inject a bit of optimism and a bit of hope and a sense that there are some lit up and is beyond the storm clouds of brexit. —— sunlit uplands. we will get the rhetoric about how our best days are still ahead of us as a nation and political pick me up with the promise of a freeze in fuel duty again, for the ninth year in a row. but the hard yards will be about selling the chequers plan a party thatis, selling the chequers plan a party that is, you know, either deeply sceptical or downright hostile to the proposals. there, she faces an enormous task. i suspect that probably the best she can hope for is that there will be a sort of grudging acquiescence, that he

our political correspondent, chris mason, is in westminster. gh today. just outline for us the key points. the key points can be summed up like this. the government has been keenly aware in the last couple of months that it needs to be seen to be setting out contingency plans in the event of no deal. what we mean by that we mean that in the next couple of months there is no successful conclusion around the withdrawal agreement and therefore on the 29th of march next year the uk leaves the european union without any deal. and with that will come rapid change and significant change pretty much overnight. so as we're hearing their concerns about travel and concerns about the movement of horses. the movement of how your passport would need to be updated. as was the movement of animals. when you go through all the staplers this more than 100 of now is the extent to which the uk has become so enmeshed within the european union rules. for lots of advocates of brexit that's exactly why it makes sense that the uk is leaving. in the absence of a deal you

here's our political correspondent chris mason. tinned tomatoes...od bank in lambeth in south london where those who cannot afford to feed themselves turn in desperation. universal credit has been fully rolled out in this area since december last year. in that time we have seen our numbers more than double, since december last year, particularly through the school holidays and as people are moved onto universal credit. today's report says the government has a fortress mentality and has persistently dismissed evidence universal credit is causing hardship, and there is a concern about the gap between coming off the old benefits and going onto the new one. these are people who often, if they are claimed the first time, won't have any food spare in their cupboards and no money in the purse and need to pay their rent, and if they are waiting five weeks or more for money, to arrive that causes real problems and makes it difficult to live. sarah has two sons with disabilities. her eldest has moved onto universal credit. it is hard enough being a carer with

our political correspondent chris mason, is in westminster.universal credit, there have been long—term issues and at the centre people who say they are not receiving what they should. what does the report telus cup smack it is striking this is the third time this month universal credit, the flagship reform of benefits system, putting six benefits into one and is then paid on a monthly basis, has been strongly criticised. we had to former prime ministers in sirjohn major and gordon brown being critical and now the report by the public accounts committee suggesting a culture of indifference within the department for work and pensions. they say in the summary to the extensive reports that this is the extensive reports that this is the same criticism, about the same department five years ago when the benefit was first introduced and since then there have been persistent delays. it is not com plete persistent delays. it is not complete in terms of roll—out for another five years. we can hear from the chairman of the committee, a labourmp. the chair

here's our political correspondent chris mason. tinned tomatoes..., a food bank in lambeth in south london where those who cannot afford to feed themselves turn in desperation. universal credit has been fully rolled out in this area since december last year and in that time we have seen our numbers more than double, since last december, particularly through the school holidays and as people are moved onto universal credit. the report today says the government has a fortress mentality and has persistently dismissed evidence universal credit is causing hardship and there is a concern about the gap between coming off the old benefits and going onto the new one. thwere are people are often come if they are claiming for the first dambo will not have spare food in the cupboard and no money in the purse and they had to pay their rent and if they are waiting five weeks for money, that causes real trouble is and makes it difficult to live. sarah has two sons with disabilities. her eldest has moved onto universal credit. it is hard enough being a carer with al

our political correspondent, chris mason is there for us this morning.as telling us in the last hour in his conversation with you, he says it is the government was my duty to implement brexit because that was the will of the electorate in the referendum a couple of years ago. but he's not that enthusiastic about it himself. he was keen to point out and did that right now, with the uncertainty around securing a deal, thatis uncertainty around securing a deal, that is having an effect on the economy. take a look at this. clearly, there has been a hit to the economy through the uncertainty that the brexit process has caused. many businesses are sitting on their hands, frankly, waiting to see what the outcome of this negotiation is before confirming their investment plans. of course, that has an impact on the british economy. it does say opportunity above him and they've also made an example that —— an announcement on tips or restaurant workers which i guess is an opportunity for them at least. absolutely, they are trying where they can, the conservatives, a

chris mason in westminster.ome stores he says will have to close, so stores he says will have to close, so there are 62 stores, this suggest 31 of them would have to shut down, 1200 jobs in total. so there‘ll be priority there but we will bring you that as we get to it. more on the budget. the chancellor‘s also announced that schools are to receive a one—off payment of £400m to "buy the little extras they need" — a comment that has caused particular anger among those campaigning for more schools funding. labours shadow secretary of state for education angela rayner joins me from our studio in salford. what did you make of that comment when you heard it? i was absolutely astonished the chancellor made that comment, because i think people have been really frustrated by the lack of funding that has gone into our schools at the moment, and to say it‘s about little extras. schools are having to ask parents to provide cool books, to provide pencils, and things that really schools desperately need for out of their co r