isn't it just throwing sir kim darroch end the bus.sir kim darroch has recognised he can no longer do hisjob and is chosen to stand down rather than he has decided that somehow boris johnson has made his position untenable. i don't know what was going through his mind when he made the decision. the person who leaked this is the person we need to not lose focus on because somebody has maliciously leaked this information to create an issue probably knowing that donald trump would have an emotional reaction to it and you can almost play out what would happen. let's not forget the prime minister and all of the cabinet and foreign secretary have all backed sir kim darroch as they should and it is a very precious relationship and one that whoever the next prime minister is absolutely has to make sure they have their own person and it somebody they trust but the league is critical because we don't yet know how many people have access to this information. if you cannot trust that number of people it is extremely serious because they are always

may ndid back sir kim darroch. them and support them. sol think an ambassador who has done the right thing and given as unvarnished reporting from the country he has been sent to should be supported. you tweeted earlier leaders should leads in these sorts of situations, if borisjohnson leads in these sorts of situations, if boris johnson is leads in these sorts of situations, if borisjohnson is by minister, can he lead? i'm sure he can and we need to see whether he will. the same is true of jeremy. jeremy has demonstrated strongly recently he's willing to stand up for britain and i don't know if you saw his response to president trump's first treat what he highlighted politely but firmly in the uk government will choose its own employees, not other foreign countries. i think both candidates can do it and i urge both of them to do so. that was a pointjeremy hunt made forcibly last night, he was behind kim darroch in all circumstances and he would support him. borisjohnson did not do that and it was quite clear he wa

sir kim darroch has givena on tuesday.i want all our public servants to have the confidence to be able to do that and i hope the house will reflect on the importance of defending our values and principles, particularly when they are under pressure. we can talk now to load rennick a former ambassador to the united states serving as ambassador between 1991 and 1995. thank you for joining us. what is your reaction? my reaction is to strongly congratulate sir kim darroch on taking a brave and courageous decision and absolutely the right decision. what now needs to be done is notjust the normal leak decision. what now needs to be done is not just the normal leak enquiry but are really serious forensic leak enquiry because if this goes unpunished it is extremely damaging to the whole way the system works. the ambassador in washington has to be able to tell the prime minister and the foreign secretary in confidence what he thinks about the situation at his end and what can be done about it. this was rochester league, it was a bre

to take umbrage in this way against kim darroch is a religious but no doubt mrtrump will be darroch isa labour party grandee, what you make of reports that panorama will broadcast tonight that jeremy corbyn pots in a circle, his closest allies were interfering in the complaints about anti—semitism? i have not seen the programme about the allegations do not surprise me. what i have heard on your headlines is the same elite around jeremy corbyn trying to rubbish the people who have made these comments on the grounds they never supported jeremy corbyn‘s leadership enemy. my knowledge of these people including ema click is that they were very loyal serva nts ema click is that they were very loyal servants of the party but life became uncomfortable for them because of this click around jeremy corbyn and i think he is not an anti—semite himself but he is complicit about it and does not understand it. there are people around him however who do understand it and what they have done is co nflated it and what they have done is conflated perfectly reasonable concern about the way the israeli gove

keep in mind darroch is experienced, and he is really well connected here in washington. so it's important because what he said about the trump administration was based on what he had learned himself from u.s. officials and friends of the president. so in short, he was doing the job all ambassadors are asked to do, which is to act as the eyes and ears for their governments and candidly report back. the uk is investigating how the leak happened, but because president trump took this personally and since it also became a political football in the uk, ambassador darroch decided he just couldn't do the job any longer. >> margaret brennan, thanks for your insight. >>> there was quite a parade today through the canyon of heroes in lower manhattan. fresh off their world cup victory in france, the u.s. women's soccer team is using the bright lights and big stage to focus attention on women's equality. here is jericka duncan. >> reporter: it was deja vu for the u.s. women's national team. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: but this new york city ticker tape parade was different from 2015.

i know sir kim darroch well.nited kingdom well as their nation's ambassador here in our country. and every country sends ambassadors overseas in part so they can send back open, clear eyed, blunt assessments of how that other country views them and how it's functioning. and the leak of this confidential cable has produced an unfortunate flap that has now led to the resignation of a very killed career foreign servant. i will point out what drove this was president trump taking to twitter to insult the ambassador, to insult the outgoing prime minister of the united kingdom. we have long enjoyed a close and special relationship with the uk that is rooted in our shared values as well as our interests. i think it's unfortunate that this latest flap has further accelerated some of the distance between us. they will choose a new prime minister in just a few weeks. in any event there would have been a new ambassador at that point. so i think sir kim has done, you know, what was the right thing from a career perspective.

washington — as a former ambassador says president trump is wrong to say it won't work with sir kim darrochdent trump has just launched a new attack. calling the ambassador a very stupid guide. a technique called gene—silencing which doctors say will be life changing is given the go—ahead for use on the nhs in england. this is huge. this is making a disease that was previously untreatable, treatable. the first study of its kind has found most ethnic groups in the uk earn less on average than white british workers we are live at wimbledon, the women ta ke ce ntre we are live at wimbledon, the women take centre stage on quarterfinal stage. coming up in the sport on bbc news we'll have the latest from old trafford. the first of the world cup semifinals, new zealand making a shaky start against india. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has committed his party to campaign for remain in another referendum on a conservative brexit deal or a no—deal exit from the european union challenging the next prime minister "to put their deal to the people". the

the paper reports that sir kim darroch had felt forced to resign because borisjohnson refused to backght's television debate. meanwhile, according to the daily telegraph, allies of mrjohnson — who is the frontrunner should he become prime minister. the guardian leads with sir kim darroch's resignation but also features claims from former labour staff that efforts the guardian leads with sir kim darroch's resignation but also features claims from former labour staff that efforts to address anti—semitism within the party were undermined. the eight whistle—blowers defied gagging orders to speak to bbc‘s panorama. the work and pensions secretary will review benefit rules for the dying after the council impact. take us to the front of the telegraph. boris must choose our the front of the telegraph. boris must choose oui’ new man the front of the telegraph. boris must choose our new man in washington and allies of boris johnson. washington and allies of boris johnson. you have allies and the opposite of allies reportsjohnson, but in ten days' time he may be the next prime minister and allie

our man in washington, sir kim darroch, has resigned, but that is not the end of the matter. now a police enquiry will try to get to the bottom of who leaked his e—mails. the memos, published in the mail on sunday, called president inept and insecure. mail on sunday, called president ineptand insecure. mrtrump responded by calling the ambassador wacky and pompous and said he could no longer deal with him. last night scotla nd no longer deal with him. last night scotland yard launched is enquiry and the assistant commissioner gave this warning to the rest of the media. he said... in may, gavin williamson was sacked as defence secretary after being accused of leaking secrets from the national security council, a charge he denied. scotland yard were called on them to launch a criminal enquiry but they declined, saying there is no evidence of a crime had been committed. the whole question of press freedom is now becoming a major issue in the battle to become the next prime minister. this morning, jeremy hunt tweeted. .. mr hun‘s rival borisjohnson has been accused of throwing sir

i mean, keep in mind, darroch is experienced, and he's really well connected here in washington.it's important because what he said about the trump administration was based on what he had learned himself from u.s. officials and friends of the president. so, in short, he was doing the job all ambassadors are asked to do, which is to act as the eyes and ears for their government and candidly report back. the u.k. is investigating how the leak happened, but because president trump took this personally and since it also became a political football in the u.k., ambassador darroch decided he just couldn't do the job any longer. >> axelrod: margaret brennan, thanks for your insight. there was quite a parade today through the canyon of heroes in lower manhattan. fresh off their world cup victory in france, the u.s. women's soccer team is using the bright lights and big stage to focus attention on women's equality. here's jericka duncan. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: it was dÉjÀ vu for the u.s. women's national team. >> u-s-a, u-s-a! >> reporter: but this new york city ticker tape

itappears ambassadors do and what kim darroch did, he did hisjob.n upended by two forces, scurrilous officials in britain will eat the cables, a violation of the official secrets act, officials in britain who leaked the cables. also donald trump who is so vain and vengeful who should have put his vanity aside because of this relationship is pivotal to the notice this, we need to trust a britain and president trump acted ignobly and trying to blackball a very decent and good ambassador. watching this incident is a former ambassador yourself follows transatlantic relations, doesn't look like britain wasn't bullied by the white house? i am afraid that does. it is true the us and uk have not always been on the same page but ican not always been on the same page but i can tell you from many decades there has been a high degree of trust between london and washington, but always agreeing but trusting. when president trump and essentially said that ambassador kim darroch was persona non grata , said that ambassador kim darroch was persona non grata, he made

the cabinet office is being run by sirmark darroch. well. he is one of the people who has been tipped as a possible replacement as american ambassador. that will be if mrs may make the appointment before she leaves next week. do you think she would do that? i would if i was her to get her revenge on borisjohnson. wouldn't that just things up? to get her revenge on borisjohnson. wouldn't thatjust things up? of course it would. she is coming to the end of her premiership and stirring things up is what she would be best from hereon. the other is, it is quite right that borisjohnson really does want a brexiteer in that position. the question is obviously whether he would go as far as to make a political appointment... like nigel farage. like nigel farage being a possibility. that would neutralise the brexit party, which would do him a favour on that front. it will keep donald trump happy because he always said he would like nigel farage and washington doing thejob. the diplomatic nigel farage and washington doing the job. the diplomatic se

kim darroch has been an extraordinarily good ambassador representing the u.k. in washington and representing washington back in the u.k. in an open and complete way. having him resign six months before the end of his tenure and ending his career in this way is not good for him, not good for britain, and not good for the relationship. laura: what does the president's public bashingf o the man in washington say about the attitude towards the special relationship? >> i think the president is wont to las out when he feels he has been disrespected. it is kind of clear that this is a man who has a thin skin. i think this would have blown over b for the fact that yesterday in london, boris hnson indicated that if he is the next prime minister, he may notupport kim darroch in the current position. under those circumstances, i don't think ambassador darroch had much of a choice but to resign given what was happening bo and washington and in london. laura: does this affect the diplomatin general, including american diplomats who may not want to write candidate cables hom

darroch, the uk ambassador to the us and it is pretty damagingm darroch, the uk ambassador to the us it is pretty damaging. it is pretty damaging. fox and jeremy hunt saying whoever is responsible for the leg should feel the full weight of the law. —— league. the promoter is quite right to demand to know what is going on across the country from its ambassadors. they rely on the ambassadors. when these memos are leaked it is damaging. president trump now saying he will not deal with him. i heard earlier this morning that he was uninvited to a dinner hosted for the qatari ‘s tonight. he is off the list. what does that mean? the implications are huge for the relationship we hold with the us. an ambassador needs to walk with the white house ——in the white house and have discussions. that is absolutely crucial. now donald trump is saying he wants nothing to do with him. we have had this before when they were discussing huawei and again it has implications for the uk relationship with the us. the same sort of undermining. if you work within these demand that are departments, it will be on

that's what kim darroch said. you write, "i couldn't accept an offer from someone like president trump. by no means do i disagree with all his policies, but there would be major differences between us on important issues like russia, the middle east, and the importance of alliances. more important, i couldn't support decisions about defense made on sudden impulse." it sounds like you feel much the same way as the british ambassador. >> well, this is a passage in the book on which i'm answering the question if the president calls you -- and this is completely hypothetical in my case. >> right. >> should you automatically say yes? and i say no, you shouldn't automatically say yes. you should say can i help the president to succeed? because that's the principal reason why you take a job like that. my reservation about president trump and his secretary of defense is that he doesn't seem to listen to his secretary of defense. i was lucky. the president i worked for when i was secretary of defense listened to me. but i

had portrayed in the memos. >> we saw darroch get the full support of his government.to say. >> i have spoken to sir kim darroch. i have told him that it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. i want all our public servants to have the confidence to be able to do that. >> christopher, what do you think? well, that's also a jab at boris johnson who's trying to take theresa may's job and probably will succeed. when he was asked several times at a debate whether he would support sir kim, he dodged the question four times, and he was questioned even more aggressively about it yesterday, and again tried to dodge the question, talking either about the special relationship or his general report for civil certificaservant but never giving kim darroch support because he wants to be on the side of donald trump, and he's sucking up to him shamelessly. that's what theresa may was talking about, sucking up to donald trump and not defending the

and downing street saying they had full confidence in sir kim darroch.nt tell me tonight it is frustrating but they are sure that the relationship will be able to continue and they will be able to get over this but less officially a senior conservative said to me in no uncertain terms we cannot bow to this kind of lunacy. the suggestion that a serving president of a foreign country can give the p 45 to one of our senior diplomats with a few characters on social media but i think the reality is this government and the next government has tried to discount the most maverick parts and elements of donald trump, to put its teeth and get on with trying to have a good and effective working relationship with the us government asa relationship with the us government as a whole being rather than worrying about every detail on donald trump's twitter feed. and because theresa may is a soon to be leaving and sir kim darroch already made it clear he would move on to his next post, in terms of what will actually happen as a direct result of this thai red tonight, the a

but on twitter today, the president called darroch a wacky and very stupid guy whom he will no longer deal with. >> the ambassador has not served the uk well. i can tell you that. we're not big fans of that man. >> reporter: but tempers flared when "the daily mail" recently published leaked cables from darroch to the british government describing the trump administration as dysfunctional, unpredictable, clumsy and inept. ambassadors routinely send home candid dispatches from their posting, but rarely do they become public. the president's tirade grew the ire of jeremy hunt, who is vying to be the next prime minister. hunt vowed to deep darroch on. >> if i am elected prime minister, the ambassador in washington stays because it's our decision. >> reporter: in november, the ambassador described his role to cbs news. >> diplomacy is about protecting and taking forward british national interests and objectives. and that's what i think every diplomat working for every national government around the world basically sees as his role. >> reporter: in an indirect attempt to smooth things over,

sir kim darroch said it was impossible to do his job.e'd been frozen out by the white house and personally attacked on twitter by president trump. there are claims the resignation was triggered by borisjohnson refusing to back the diplomat. allegations, mrjohnson denies. my my view is it's wrong to drag civil serva nts my view is it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. he's basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interests. we'll be assessing where the diplomatic row leaves transatlantic relations. also tonight... lifting the lid on how labour deals with anti—semitism allegations. a bbc investigation is told jeremy corbyn‘s office interfered in the process. warwick university apologises over it's handling of rape threats towards female students. it is, it's over! one of the favourites, india, to lift the cricket world cup, are dramatically knocked out in the semi finals by new zealand. and the dream is over for andy murray and serena williams, beaten in the

hours later, darroch, who has been britain's ambassador to the u.s. since 2016, resigned. in a letter, he wrote: "the rrent situation is making it oimpossible for me to car my role as i would like." seday british prime minister theresa may exprsupport for darroch. >> sir kim has given a lifetimeh of service tunited kingdom and we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. >> woodruff: and earlier today, johnson seemed to backtrack. >> you weren't going to back him, you saiwelast night you n't going to back him. >> no, on the corary, my view is that it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena, that's wh i think. >> woodruff: now, the view of this diplomatic rift from sir peter westmacott, who among his postings as a british ambassor and diplomat served as kim darroch's predecessor here in washington from 2012 to 2016.ir >>etter westmacott, welcome back it to the program, did ambassador darroch have to accept down today. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: did thess amor have to. >>

now the president was very specific to single out ambassador kim darroch in his tweets and not talking about the unite the kingdom and praised the united kingdom and the queen and he singled out the ambassador as someone that we don't -- that he does not want to deal with. so what does that mean, wolf? how does the u.s. go forward and -- sand maintain its relationship with the unite the kingdom? does the president no longer deal with the ambassador, does the president's team no longer deal with the ambassador? we know, in fact, the two teams -- the two sides have very close ties. so where do they go from here? the presidentinin sue ating he would like to see a new ambassador. we have reached out for some sort of clarification to the foreign office in london, to the state department here in d.c. and the embassy here in d.c. bu so far no answers as to how this relationship will work on a day to day basis going forward. >> because in his tweet, which is an official presidential statement, the president said i do not know the ambassador but he is not liked or well thought of within the uni

sir kim darroch seems safe in his post as ambassador.e them up and hand them to a journalist. i suspect it's going to be quite hard to find out who that person is. but now there's a new tweet from the president. this time donald trump calls sir kim darroch a wacky ambassador and a very stupid guy, and repeats his criticism of theresa may's entire brexit negotiation. there is no question that uk relations with the trump white house are now intensely strained. the president himself is rejoicing in the fact that theresa may will soon be gone. her successor will have to decide how to repair the damage. james robbins, bbc news. let's speak now to lewis lukens, who was the deputy chief of mission of the us embassy in london until earlier this year. that language, a wacky ambassador and not someone we are thrilled with and not someone we are thrilled with and a very stupid guide. how presidential is that language? you forgot pompous full. it is not presidential at all and it is astonishing to see the president of united states attacking her maj

should she remove kim darroch from his post?that will be seen here in london as a cap itch lagz, and also seen as compromising, the diplomatic services of the united kingdom around the world. i can tell you that because of this leak, already ambassadors, top diplomats in other countries are thinking twice before sending confident cables to london. should she remove darroch? that problem will only deepen going forward. so it seems at this point that prime minister may is going to be standing by darroch, but remember, she is out in a couple of weeks. her likely successor is boris johnson. it seems like he is going to be in prime position to take her spot in this leadership contest that's currently under way. president trump has spoken very favorably about him in the past. we have yet to hear his thoughts on the situation. there is a debate tonight and perhaps we'll hear from him then. >> great to see you, erin, thanks so much. i really appreciate it. critics of obamacare get another day in court. a federal appeals court today hear

a diplomat yourself, what is your reaction to this resignation of sir kim darroch? >> well, i think it is a sad day for britain and a sad day for u.s.-british relationships. kim rroch has been an extraordinarily effective and good ambassador representing the u.k. in washington and torepresenting washiback in completein an open and wa having him resign six months before the end of his tenure and ending his career in this way is not good for h, not good for britain, and not good for the relationship. president' does the the man ining of washington say about the attitude towards the special relationship? >> i think the president is wt to lash out when he feels he has been disrespected. isis kind of clear that this a man who has a thin skin. i think this would have blown over but for the fact that yesterday in london, boris johnsone indicated that if the next prime minister, he may not support kim darrochn the current position. asder those circumstances, i don't think ador darroch had much of a choice but to resignha givenwas happening boat and washington and in london.

sir kim darroch seems safe inajob messages.m darroch seems safe in a job that he will leave soon a nyway after in a job that he will leave soon anyway after four in a job that he will leave soon a nyway after four yea rs in a job that he will leave soon anyway after four years in washington. it is a personalview and there will be many people in this building who don't agree with that view and indeed, i don't agree with some of the views that we saw in those letters. i have said i think that the us administration is highly effective and we have the warmest of relationships and a partnership based on standing up for shared values. but what if jeremy hunt loses to the favourite boris johnson, and he becomes prime minister later this month? washington is a key post. mrjohnson is very close to the president. could he send another friend of donald trump to be britain's next ambassador? nigel farage isn't ruling it out. i don't think i'm the right man for the job but am ruling it out. i don't think i'm the right man for thejob but am

this morning i have spoken to sir kim darroch.ave told him it is a matter of great regret, that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador in washington. the whole cabinet rightly gave its full support to sir kim on tuesday. sir kim has given, sir kim has given a lifetime of service to the united kingdom, and we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. i want all our public servants to have the confidence to be able to do that. and i hope the house will reflect on the importance of defending our values and principles, particularly when they are under pressure. i too regret the resignation of sir kim darroch. i think the comments made about him are beyond unfair and wrong. i think he's given honourable and good service, and he should be thanked for it, and i think the whole house should join together in deeply regretting the feeling that he's obviously got, that he must resign at this moment. can ijoin with the prime minister in her

mr trump said sir kim darroch "had not served the uk well".is investigating the source of the leak, as andy moore reports. during last month's visit to the uk, mr and mrs trump met prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. the president also spotted another face he recognised — the uk's ambassador to washington. hi again. you know everybody. hi, mr president. hope it's going well. now it is not pleasantries, but put—downs, that are being exchanged. the president could onlyjust be heard above the sound of a helicopter engine. the publication of comments made by the ambassador about the president have prompted an official investigation at the foreign office into the source of the leak. the trade secretary, speaking in washington, said the leaking was unethical and unpatriotic. i think that our diplomats have to be able to give a bit of colour in their views, in both directions, about how they view the political scene. i think the question here is about the behaviour of someone that would leak a document which has a limited circulation, for obv

sir kim darroch said it was impossible to do his job after president trump's very public attacks on him. he had been frozen out by the white house and personally attacked on twitter by president trump. there are claims the resignation was triggered by borisjohnson refusing to back the diplomat, allegations mrjohnson denies. my my view is that it is wrong to drag civil servants into the public arena. he has basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interest. we will assess where the diplomatic rail leaves transatlantic relations. lifting the lid on how labour has dealt with accusations of anti—semitism — a bbc investigation is told mr corbyn‘s office interfered in the independent process. warwick university apologises over its handling of rape allegations that make threats towards female —— handling of rape threats towards female students. one of the favourites, india, to lift the cricket world cup, are dramatically knocked out in the semi—finals, by new zealand. and the dream is over for andy murray and serena williams, beaten in the mixed doubles,

in one of them, sir kim darroch suggests that president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal lastpite barack obama — describing it as an act of "diplomatic vandalism". the documents were published, despite a warning from police to the media not to print the leaked material. both conservative leadership contenders have defended the rights of the press to publish the document. jeremy hunt described it as a vital part of british democracy. we have to remember that the official secrets act is there for a reason, and it is the police‘s job to decide if a criminal act has been committed, but at the same time not forget what is precious about our country, which is that we have one of the most vibrant and free media in the world, and this is a country that has always been known for standing up for democratic values, so we have to make sure that we defend the right ofjournalists to publish leaks when they are in the national interest, and when national security hasn't been compromised. i've been speaking to our political correspondent, helena wilkinson. a week on from when we had the previ

the foreign secretary said if he becomes an ex prime minister, kim darroch will stay on. jeremy hunt and boris johnson go head to head in the latest debate in their battle to go for number ten. also on the programme at... labour calls on the next prime minister to hold a second referendum on brexit — says they will back remain. jeremy corbyn says people should be allowed a fresh vote on whether to accept any brexit deal agreed by the conservatives with brussels — or on whether to leave without a deal. the tories want no deal. we will stop that, and we believe the public should have a vote to decide whether it should be no deal, or remain in the eu. britain's ethnicity pay gap — workers earned on average 4% less than their white counterparts last year. one of yemen's young survivors saved by doctors — as the un warns of the desperate situation for thousands of other children. commentator: it is a stunning performance by strycova. and johanna konta is knocked out in the wimbledon quarter finals — putting an end to british hopes in the singles. coming up on bbc news, serena

sir kim darroch, 42 yea rs photography. sir kim darroch, 42 years a photography.42 yea rs a loyal photography. sir kim darroch, 42 years a loyal public servant, the boy from the council of state who advised prime ministers, and until this morning her majesty's ambassador to the united states. he said he resigned because its leaked remarks, critical of donald trump, made impossible for him to carry out his will. at westminster, anger and supporting equal measure. sir kim has given a lifetime of service to the uk and we him an enormous debt of gratitude. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. i think the comments made about him are beyond unfair and wrong, i think he has given honourable and good service and should be thanked. at the state visit last month, mr trump and sir kim were on good terms, but his private description of an inept and dysfunctional whiteheads prompted a wave of presidential insults and the announcement he would no longer deal with the ambassador. i will keep him until he is due to retire, i would l

sir kim darroch said it was impossible to do his job.ing to back the diplomat. allegations, mrjohnson denies. my my view is it's wrong to drag civil serva nts my view is it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. he's basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interests. we'll be assessing where the diplomatic row leaves transatlantic relations.

darroch then resigned, in part because boris had refused to back darroch in debates tuesday night.a new uk ambassador as outgoing prime minister theresa may is getting ready to leave. the white house so far not commenting on this latest tranche of documents, particularly because darroch in that post. >> sarah westwood, good to see you. >>> joining me errol lewis, political anchor for spectrum news. good morning. another weekend and more leaks coming of the diplomatic sense. the term here is diplomatic vandalism. seems to be a beautifully crafted british understatement here. i'm wondering here, you know, the fact that it's revealed or the opinion of this didn't is president trump dumped the deal with iran basically to spite president obama. i've heard this kind of talk before, but, of course, this is coming on diplomatic levels. how harmful is this? >> first of all, it's very interesting, martin, there's all of this sort of reaction where the british police are looking into who leaked the cables. we're talking now about the politics of the leaks. the substance of the actual cables,

i too regret the resignation of sir kim darroch. think the comments made about him are beyond unfair and wrong. i think he has given honourable and good service and should be thanked for it andi service and should be thanked for it and i think the whole house should join together in deeply regretting the feeling he has obviously got that he must resign at this moment. critics of borisjohnson, the favourite to be the next prime minister, will say he didn't help sir kim by refusing last night to back him staying in washington until the end of his ambassadorship. even though he is a former foreign secretary. this episode will trigger soul—searching in the civil service about loyalty to respected officials in an age of leagues and wider rancour over briton‘s position on the world stage. naomi grimley, bbc news. in a moment, we will speak to our correspondent in washington, nick bryant, but, first, let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale, who is at westminster. let's just pick up on what we were hearing in that report f

in one of the cables, sir kim darroch suggests that president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear dealast year to spite barack obama. our political correspondent helena wilkinson reports. near last year, boris johnson near last year, borisjohnson as foreign secretary goes to washington and meets his us counterpart. his mission, to persuade the us president to soften his stance and stick with the iran deal. he appeared on talk shows. but efforts failed, donald trump did not listen, he withdrew from the deal. no new confidential emails printed in the mail on sunday reveal what was allegedly going on behind the scenes. sir kim darroch wrote to mr johnson seeing the administration is set upon an act of diplomatic vandalism seemingly for ideological and personality reasons. under the deal, iran had agreed to limit nuclear activities, a trade—off for us economic sanctions to be lifted. donald trump didn't think it went far enough. boris johnson failed donald trump didn't think it went far enough. borisjohnson failed in trying to persuade him and he has been criticised by those who feel he di

was it to undermine kim darroch? i doubt it. because he's almost at the end of his four-year tour of duty. was it to ensure his successor is not another diplomat but somebody who is politically deemed to be more of an unquestioning supporting of president trump? maybe. but i'm afraid this probably got caught up in a nasty polarized debate in the united kingdom as we try to choose a new prime minister between hardline pro-brexit people who are often supporters of donald trump and people who are more professional, dispassional civil servants. there are people who are saying why don't we have a nice political appointee in washington like we had in the past rather than somebody who is known to be doubtful about brexit, a rainer as we call it in the european union, and critical of the president? and some of the politicians here in the united kingdom have said that the criticisms in those documents which were leaked show that kim darroch is not fit to be ambassador in washington. i think that's nonsense but it's an indication of the p

the president said he would no longer deal with the ambassador, sir kim darroch, and that thankfullytish people would soon have a new prime minister. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. at a personal level, it's always looked more like an awkward rather than a special relationship. the reserved vicar‘s daughter alongside the brash manhattan tycoon. and although this is not the first time that donald trump has criticised theresa may, this is his most brutal assault yet. "i have been very critical about the way the uk and prime minister theresa may handled brexit," he fumed on twitter. "what a mess she and her representatives have created. "i told her how it should be done but she decided to go another way. "i do not know the ambassador but he is not liked or well thought of within the us. "we will no longer deal with him. "the good news for the wonderful united kingdom is that they "will soon have a new prime minister. "while i thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent state visit "last month, it was the queen who i was most impressed with." the ambassador he is referring to

—— sac sir kim darroch?” very concerned. i think it is very important that we show support for our ambassadors across the world, and there was unity in the house of commons yesterday about supporting our ambassadors and making sure they feel that they have the ability to write candidly and privately. so prime minister hunt should say you have to work with our man, sir kim darroch? it is very important we support ambassadors across the world, but the bigger picture is who leaked the information? that needs to be found out and prevented, because it is a national security issue. thanking for talking to us, vicky ford. the tv debate is on itv tonight. well, downing street has this morning said the prime minister is backing the uk ambassador to the us — after president trump said he "would no longer deal with him". here's what mr trump said in a series of tweets last night. "i have been very critical about the way the uk and prime minister theresa may handled brexit. what a mess she and her representatives have cr

it claims sir kim darroch told downing street that president trump abandoned the iran nuclear deal as" to spite predecessor barack obama. the sunday telegraph has more on those leaks — it reports that the cabinet office called in the police chief who threatened to prosecute those who published sensitive memos. the sunday times reports that brexit party chairman richard tice has been "embroiled" in the controversy after it emerged that mr tice is in a relationship with the journalist who broke the story last week. the sunday express says brexit party leader nigel farage has a plan to wipe out labour in its northern heartland — saying it was a "historic mistake" for the party to back remain. the observer reports on the labour anti—semitism row, saying former staff who took part in a bbc panorama investigation are planning to sue to party. and in the mirror, the wife of lee pomeroy who was stabbed on a train and died next to his son, says she's racked with guilt for not joining them on the trip. those are some of the newspaper front pages. let's start with the mail on sunday. rosamond, g

it comes after president trump stepped up his attack on sir kim darroch calling him a "pompous fool" and said he would no longer deal with him. i'm vicki young at the concerted leader debate where both men are going to be asked how they would feel with donald trump. the other main stories on bbc news this evening... the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he'll call on the next prime minister to hold a second referendum and campaign for remain to stop a no—deal brexit or a "damaging deal." meanwhile, three prominent labour peers resign the whip citing the party's failure to tackle anti semitism. mps vote to legalise same sex marriage and extend access to abortion in northern ireland, unless devolution is restored by mid october. and at wimbledon, andy murray and serena williams win in straight sets to reach the third round of the mixed doubles. good evening. the tory leadership candidate, jeremy hunt, has hit back at president trump over his attack on the british ambassador to the united states after he called sir kim darroch "wacky", "a pompous fool" and "a very stupid guy". the preside

the mailfrom kim darroch back to london where he described donald trump as inept.hese fresh revelations in the mail on sunday. they focus, billy, on the iran nuclear deal and what we have heard is that sir kim darroch has described trump a's determination, last year, to abandon the nuclear deal with iran as it an act of diplomatic vandalism. there relates toa diplomatic vandalism. there relates to a trip on borisjohnson took in may of last year. he was with sir kim darroch and the aim of that trip was to try to get donald trump not to abandon the nuclear deal. under that deal, iran had agreed to limit the nuclear activities in return for a lifting of economic sanctions. they were not able to successfully persuade donald trump and sir kim reportedly reports back to london that mr trump has mike administration has set up an act of the asthmatic —— an act of diplomatic vandalism to spite his predecessor barack diplomatic vandalism to spite his predecessor ba rack obama. diplomatic vandalism to spite his predecessor barack obama. in these m essa 9 es predecessor barack

it is clearly damaging for kim darroch, someone clearly damaging for kim darroch, someone who is on his out anyway. there were some suggestions that he would extend his term but in theory, he goes injanuary anyway so he's feeling more frank perhaps than he's feeling more frank perhaps than he would have done at the beginning of his tenure. equally, he is seen asa of his tenure. equally, he is seen as a very pro—european senior diplomat and perhaps you could argue that this plays into borisjohnson's and is in being in a position to appoint somebody far more aligned to his personal cause. we are already hearing suggestions that perhaps this idea that donald trump we know likes of having nigel farage in the role. sure, donald trump and the white house, let's have boris johnson in the downing street and nigel farage. and the story picking up nigel farage. and the story picking up on the point you are making there, who would do this and why they would do it? it is a confusing picture. there were a lot of people that wanted to show borisjohnson their loyalty and it might be out of a misplaced

ambassador, sir kim darroch disinvited after mr. trump announced to the white house with no longer deal with him. this morning, another twitter errade that was not just incendiary, but bone thermonuclear. "the wacky ambassador that the u.k. foisted on the united states is not someone we are erthrilled with, astupid guy, and on brexit, i told her o theresa may how toe deal, but she went her own foolish way and was unable to get it done. a disaster. i don't know the ambassador but have been told he is a pompous fosi." kim darroch, the man entrusted to preserve the special relationship, is in the midst of a diplomatiwhirlwind. while the u.k. embassy this morning was said to be in keep calm and carry on mode, his residence feels besieged. sir kim was set to be in a meeting with ivanka trump and liam fox. we understand he decided not to attend because he did not want to put the president's daughter in an embarrassing situation. liam fox and ivanka trump were renewing an acquaintance made in happier times during the recent state visit to

. >> darroch accused the u.s.resident donald trump of ditching the iran nuclear deal to spite the former president, barack obama. this according to a new report from the daily mail. darroch called mr. trump's decision an act of quote diplomatic vandalism. let's go live to london and let's talk about the implications of the allegation itself. the leak suggests mr. trump made the critical decision out of personal spite for his predecessor. >> george, that's right. that comes from this new set of leaked cables that were published in the mail on sunday. i'll show you the front page, you can see that trump axed the iran deal to spite obama. this is part of a two-page summary that came after boris johnson was visiting the white house to try to convince the americans to stay in the iran deal. the summary as you noted shows that kim darroch, now the former ambassador to the united states, believed that trump pulled out of the deal just based off of personality and that he accused the white house of having no plan "b." and

at this point is will ambassador kim darroch remain in his post, or will he go.hat is the question that's likely going to be facing the next british prime minister. that leadership contest is well underway between a foreign former secretary, boris johnson, seen as a trump favorite, and the current foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. hunt has been very outspoken about president trump's tweets with respect to darroch. the tweets labeling him as very stupid and whacky. hunt saying that that was disrespectful and wrong of the president to tweed that. it was a topic that unsurprisingly came up in a debate last night. hunt saying that he -- if it is the -- if he is the next british prime minister, that darroch will remain in that top post until he retires end of december. boris johnson, however, refused to be drawn on that question specifically. watch the exchange. >> it is vital that our civil service is not politicized by ministers leaking what they say. >> will he still have his job come january -- >> whoever leaked that deserves to be eviscerated. >> just answer the qu

and i asked what impact sir kim darroch's resignation has had in the united states. around this country, this has not been headline news. some see it as just another day in the trump administration or perhaps the consequences of what happens within the trump administration. it began with critical comments by the ambassador that were leaked and donald trump reacted in the way that only he can. but many americans are used to that and those initial comments criticising the dysfunctional white house, americans have heard those before. analysts have talked and written books about it and those sentiments are well—known. we have not heard from donald trump since the ambassador‘s resignation. we have heard from the vice president, mike pence who said that, to paraphrase him, said that it was probably the right decision to go because he had become ineffectual in the role. and what about the united states mending fences with the uk? that is the bigger question. a hugely important question because of that special relationship between the two countries and moving forward, of cou

kim darroch, the uk's man in washington.'ll leave soon, though, after leaked e—mails criticising president trump caused a huge diplomatic row. last night, the met said it was investigating the leak. assistant commissioner neil basu said: there's a political row, too — borisjohnson was criticised after he refused to say he'd keep sir kim as ambassador. last night, grilled by andrew neil, he accepted an account of his comments, albeit an incorrect one, had had an impact. here's what he said sir kim told him. he said that what somebody had relayed to him had certainly played and would have been a factor. so what — your lack of support for him was a factor in his resignation? well, i think that unfortunately, what i said on that tv debate was misrepresented to kim. some tories have accused mrjohnson of throwing the ambassador under the bus. his allies say that's nonsense. later at the hustings for members, one tory member was not impressed. but what i was trying to say... audience member: 0h, answer the bloody question! cheering