there is no direct quote from david cameron himself.eign secretary, we have had that from friends. of all the jobs in cabinet, it is one you can imagine doing. it is quite separate from everything else. you go off around the world, a grand statesman, you can see that appealing to david cameron who is a great man in his way. very good at shaking hands and making those with people. the thing is, it would have to be under a different prime minister, he seems to be saying. friends of his are suggesting, they using earthy language to suggest he is very bored, in his man cave writing his book. it seems to be taking his time coming back. he does not want to charge in at the end game brexit negotiations. he wants to see where the chips fall, whether he wants to come back. as i was saying last time, in my mind, i imagine he would not be trying to get back to being mp, worrying about associations, ring because they can do that again, he would like to peerage. coming back looking elegant. it is worth pointing out... you have thought too much about

the question from nigel, what advice did you give david cameron around that cabinet table?hought they were the key issues in the referendum, i thought immigration, and an end to free movement was one of the issues people were concerned about. i also spoke to, and we considered, when david was doing his negotiation prior to the referendum, i raise the importance of security and the cooperation we have with europe on matters to do with terrorism and criminals. of course, that's one of the elements we've got, people focus on trade relationships in the deal, but there is a section on security which is really important. it's about keeping cooperation going. woman to woman, very briefly if i may, are you sick of men resigning and leaving you to clear up the mess david cameron, borisjohnson, dominic raab made? i'm sorry when they choose to resign. 0bviously they had strong opinions, and the did good work in their time in the cabinet. i'm disappointed when they feel it necessary to resign. but my focus is always on, what is the end point we are seeking to achieve? and it's the righ

the referendum decision with david cameron was a mistake?rigins of internal conservative party tensions over europe go back decades. they tried to lance that boil, so to speak, by having an in—out referendum, which had been avoided for an awful long time as a proposition inside the conservative party. it was a decision taken by david cameron advised by people suhc as yourself. it's interesting that you, on reflection, seem to be saying that was fundamental mistake. david cameron took the decision to hold a referendum injanuary, 2013 in a speech to bloomberg at its headquarters in london, that actually predated my arrival on the scene. nonetheless, i certainly helped him and george osborne put together the 2015 manifesto, on which we won a majority, and that included, as you rightly say, the commitment to hold a referendum and to implement the result. do i think that was a mistake? no. on balance, i think holding the referendum was the right thing to do. i think the campaign on both sides was not a strong campaign, it was full of reckless pro

david cameron will be receiving a christmas card.h over the yea rs. jacob rees mogg? all my conservative colleagues, i send christmas cards too. it's notjust any old christmas card, is one designed by a child my constituency. i'm not sure if the bbc will allow me to mention the maidenhead advertiser. you just have. we run a competition through the local paper, and they have been three winners this year, so the christmas card will be designed by a local child. with the question from nigel, what advice did you give david cameron around that cabinet table? i thought they were some key issues in the referendum, i thought immigration, and an end to free movement was one of the issues people were concerned about. i also spoke to, and when david was doing his negotiation prior to the referendum, i raised the importance of security and the cooperation we have with europe on matters to do with terrorism and criminals. of course, that's one of the elements we've got, people focus on trade relationships in the deal, but there is a section on se

david cameron has not been seen... he is whiting —— writing his memoirs.onger than people expected him to. it sounds far—fetched yet their respective journalists have put it on the front pages so journalists have put it on the front pages so it will not have come from nowhere. he doesn't want to serve under theresa may, someone after. one because he is not an mp any more. so earl cameron. he would need a title. the lord of the shed? the lord of the man cave. what would prime minister —— would prime minister boars have him as her —— his for secretary? well i think we have exhaust valve for the time being. or pry mr crouch as you suggested. —— prime minister crouch. let's go back and talk about the story about waitrose, vegans. they're trying to underline the views of the editor's views ideas. they say they want to be mindful to consumers by embracing consumers dow most of them care about things and matt points out that today we are finishing world vegan day, ijust pointed this out and this is still happening. good timing and also...” was pondering —— wonder

but my question is, when you are set around david cameron's cabinet table, what advice did you give toster and given your present situation, world david cameron be receiving a christmas card this year? yes, he will be receiving a christmas card. and so will others that i worked with over the years. jacob rees—mogg? that i worked with over the years. jacob rees-mogg? all my conservative collea g u es jacob rees-mogg? all my conservative colleagues i sent christmas cards too. it is not as daniel christmas card. it is a christmas card design blade a child in my constituency. i much of the bbc will allow me to mention the maidenhead advertiser. we rana mention the maidenhead advertiser. we ran a condition in the local paper and there were three winners. so the christmas card will be designed by local child. with nigel‘s question, what advice did you give david cameron when you set around the cabinet table when he called a referendum?” around the cabinet table when he called a referendum? i thought that there were some key issues in the referendum. i thought immigration and ending — ending

it was a position taken by david cameron advised by people as yourself. you seem to be saying that was fundamental mistake. david cameron to the decision to hold a referendum injanuary to the decision to hold a referendum in january 2013 in to the decision to hold a referendum injanuary 2013 in a speech to bloomberg at headquarters in london, that predated my arrival. nonetheless, i certainly helped him and george osborne put together the 2015 manifesto on which we won a majority, that included, as you rightly say, the commitment to hold a referendum and to implement the result. do i think that was a mistake? knows. 0n result. do i think that was a mistake? knows. on balance, ithink on balance holding a referendum was the right thing to do, the campaign on both sides was not strong campaign, it was full of reckless promises, undeliverable commitments to the british people which are now coming home to roost and that is what we are now having to undertake thatis what we are now having to undertake that is what we have been on picking over the subsequent 28

in ghana but could it happen in libya africa's richest country before british bombardment under david cameron in twenty eleven well let's turn to the mediterranean boarded nation once ruled by good afy now undergoing a relocation of u.k. backed isis linked rebels from syria joining me from moscow is a man who could be president if he can be safe gadhafi after next month's elections dr i reckon i had he served as the country's ambassador in the u.a.e. and has been the lead coordinator for the libyan stabilization team welcome to going underground before we get to your candidacy and the long term problems and challenges for libya there being killings this week how strong is isis day in libya after all just over the mediterranean from italy in greece first of all thank you for hosting me fortunately even though isis was completely destroyed in sit which was their stronghold and the army in the east. managed to stop them out of benghazi and. fortunately they have scattered. all over the country especially in the south and. the center of the country as well. populated not only somebody motu out of

i think the people responsible for our politicians you know david cameron called on the referendum. and when you go to the public and you ask them to make a decision i think you do have to respect that decision whether there can be a vote on the final terms of zero or think you know that's a good thing but one thing that does disturb me is the way that everybody that voted for it gets lumped in as being in this. lump a mass of people and see in working class people blamed for i don't think is very accurate you also have corrine jones living in north kensington the poor are the richest borrow one of the richest areas on planet earth yes careen story she lived in grand felt our. unit her and her family made it out but then of the house for well over a year there's a level of bureaucracy and in chelsea council where the people that are actually having to deal with the survivors i don't think i've been very well trained in corinne makes the point in her story that. what should have been a very routine process of being really house is just dragged on and on and on and i think you know th

they wanted us i could you could stop there is no doubt that the second on the senate not only david cameron didn't want brakes it's like threesome a was running on remaining in the e.u. and they made her essentially in charge of bringing the u.k. out of the e.u. so there's been a lot of secrecy during these negotiations and while support for this deal she made the threat essential saying this doesn't go through that might not be a bricks at all so this is quite astonishing after saying for two years brics it means brics that's what's going on right now is that on the twenty fifth of november there is some kind of signing ceremony where this is going to happen with the e.u. but it seems to deal with that the plan isn't complete yet ok i mean this will be very interesting to see what is signed if it signed at all then the public will be told what the british prime minister actually signed up to the letter there is a deadline that he didn't mean promise that i guess march they're going to write that the date of demure and hold the u.k. will. with the new but i'm not sure about that anymore the

problem that when people voted they weren't there were no deal for them to vote on it was clear david cameron never intended to call the vote for it to succeed so that the tory party had no plan if it breaks it because they didn't want it and it was the insurgents that backbenchers right and you know the euro skep. like for asure who led the voice of the people in this but there has never been a plan put forward people voted for brags that there was nearly no way does. that mean of course now that is going to now be used as a excuse i believe for a bowling break that to begin with because this is this was this means play all along i think this is this is there might be a degree of intentionality here to have the whole mess. down in flames so badly that then there is an excuse to shift a second vote to parliament or a second i don't know if it would be fifty percent of the electorate but it would be a good chunk of the electorate would find that to be of betrayal and i think they will listen to is to explain how such a horrible deal could come i mean either they're just to have no they're inco

tony blair, gordon brown, david cameron, theresa may, very different personalities.sable to all of them because of who he was. it's striking, as you say, that there have been tributes paid right across the political spectrum. what was it about his character that enabled him to apparently work so comfortably with all of these different... ? the best of the civil servants, that's what they do. but i think he did have something very special. he was incredibly straight. i heard him earlier described as a modern—day sir humphrey. i don't think there's anybody less like sir humphrey then jeremy heywood. he was absolutely straight, he was prepared to speak truth to power. he was not out for himself in any shape orform. of course, he was ambitious — the same as anybody who likes to make most of their potential — but he was never someone climbing the ladder for his own sake. i would say he was a good friend of mine, but to this day, i don't know how he voted. i always felt that, when we were in power, he was absolutely committed to helping a labour prime minister, labour mini

theresa may, david cameron, and tony blair have paid tribute to the former head of the civil service,o has died from cancer at the age of 56. he had retired less than two weeks ago. 10,000 flames have been lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. city hit six — the champions at their unstoppable best in the premier league, with raheem sterling and leroy sane amongst the goals. alvaro morata scores twice to keep chelsea in the hunt. and makinson magic steals the show at anfield as england seal their series with new zealand. it means a lot to me. to perform as a team like we did is brilliant. also coming up in the programme... wayne rooney's set for an england farewell later this month. and back on top of the world — justin rose wins in turkey to move back to world number one. good evening. leicester city are back on top of the premier league tonight. the champions dismantled southampton 6—1. an own goal from wesley hoedt put city ahead before sergio aguero made it two

as david cameron said, "theyjust don't make politicians like that any more," and he meant it.er to be a government minister, and even, after a long life, a youtube sensation. the grainy black—and—white photos tell of a colourful past. land girl on the farm of former pm david lloyd 6eorge, during world war two. then a member of the near legendary code—breaking team at bletchley. churchill visited us. he said, "you are the birds that laid the golden eggs, but never cackled." and that was the important thing, was that we never talked. never conventional, though. wife to a headmaster, one day fully clothed at the school pool... ijumped, and half the schooljumped in with me to save me. and my husband wouldn't speak to me for three weeks. why did you do it? just for the hell of it! she was made a peer in 1980, seemed proud of standing up to the iron lady, margaret thatcher. we were really good friends, but if i didn't agree with her about something, i said so. and that was very good for her. she chain—smoked her way through several 6overnment departments, and then came fame. telling

david cameron did talk about the threat to the peace and security of europe.re were some wonderful posters evoking this moment when europe decided to be in different place from what it had been during two horrible walled wars. and i think the remainers really missed a trick and didn't do that. what i think is interesting, in none of these stories do they give you any sense as to whether we are any closer to a people's vote, a second referendum. maybe in all this frenzy, that is not being talked about but one wonders whether that is coming closer, whether or not that would be more dissent. from me, as the remainerand that would be more dissent. from me, as the remainer and a believer in people's vote, the way labour is reacting and still, the labour leader, he is a brexiteraunties reacting and still, the labour leader, he is a brexiter aunties had to pretend not to be. i don't know what the effect would be. let's look at the sunday express which looks at the commemorations for the armistice. we must neverforget, is the headline. a striking image on the headline

worked with sirjeremy have paid tribute — including the current imcubent theresa may — who said: david cameronn said: tony blairsaid... and with me now is the permanent under secretary at the foreign and commonwealth office sir simon fraser. thank you for being with us. amazing tributes from a whole string, the current prime minister and lots of former prime minister. i suppose so jeremy is a man many viewers have never heard of but he was a pivotal figure at the heart of the british civil service. if i may figure at the heart of the british civil service. ifi may pay figure at the heart of the british civil service. if i may pay my own tribute to him first. it is a very sad day. we knew you is very ill but this is sooner than we expected and we hoped. condolences to suzanne and the family. he was an exceptional person, head and shoulders the best of this in whitehall in many ways he combined three particular things. a laser—like policy mind that an extraordinary capacity for hard work and an uncanny knack of the —— manipulating the government machine. not someone everyone would have heard of

as david cameron said, theyjust don't make politicians like that any more, and he meant it. wartime code—breaker, oldest woman ever to be a government minister, and even, after a long life, a youtube sensation. the grainy black—and—white photos tell of a colourful past. land girl on the farm of former pm david lloyd george, during world war ii. then a member of the near legendary code—breaking team at bletchley. churchill visited us. he said "you are the birds that laid the golden eggs, but never cackled." and that was the important thing, was that we never talked. never conventional though. wife to a headmaster, one day, fully clothed, at the school pool... ijumped. and half the schooljumped in with me to save me. and my husband wouldn't speak to me for three weeks. why did you do it? just for the hell of it! she was made a peer in 1980, seemed proud of standing up to the iron lady, margaret thatcher. we were really good friends, but if i didn't agree with her about something, i said so. and that was very good for her. she chain—smoked her way through several government dep

others, particularly people who have been negotiating this a long time, going back to david cameron'ss in favour of a speedier deal than that. at the position remains united and that is the most impressive part of this. theresa may is trying to get business leaders on board, getting the confederation of british industry on board as well as others and the people who speak to you in europe, what are their key concerns? this is leaders are business leaders and regulators are regulators and i don't think we want to see anything that harms the economy, that is very much the sort of logic going on behind all of this, isn't it? this is how theresa may got in this difficult position, she does not wa nt to difficult position, she does not want to harm british business. the concerns on this side with people wanting to see a good relationship going forward but at the end of the day, a very carefully negotiated trading relationship, commercial relationship, political relationship, political relationship, a treaty negotiated between 27 states meant something and you do not start giving little chri

in my time at the job, the coma nation of david cameron taking 300 businessmen on a tour of , and, meeting president xi this kind of thing, and it has continued since then. we believe very strongly that the way forward with china is centered on engagement and participation in the chinese economy, and our exports are doing very well there. it is not just about commercial activity. they were up i think 22% last year. so there is a lot that is good and strong and growing about the u.k.-china relationship. all that said, what we do in the south china sea is not intended toa kind of provocation china. it is about exercising internationally recognized rights to freedom of navigation, and we will continue to do that, because that is part of international water, and ships have a right to sail through, and they are going to do that. it is no intent of provocation, just as an expression of our support for international law. china'se issues about trade practices, notably around intellectual property, where we share the concern with much of the u.s. administration, and we would like to see changes. we

let's talk to phillip blond, who was an advisor to the former prime minister david cameron. storm? her tenacity has impressed everybody, but more evidently, she is recruiting new people to the government, at the most important person not to leave was michael gove, the ship has not been left. so it is still on path. i think she is likely to be able to steer the government toward bringing the deal into parliament, i think she will survive any leadership challenge if it happens, and paradoxically, if she does, which i believe she will, she will stay on if she stays on by only one vote. all the stuff she will leave, 1/3, and two thirds don't support her, i think that is clearly nonsense. the deal will not pass, and then the question is, where are we? let's pre—empt a bit of that, the 1922 committee, do you believe the numbers will be there by monday, tuesday, whenever people say? we hear different things, i suspect the original yardstick which everybody thought, at least 30 letters already in with graham brady, chairman of the 1922, that is clearly wrong, because we know publicl

david cameron is the godfather to one of my children. our family spent a lot of time together.ith him as he rose and became a leader of the party, but then the brexit vote happened, and we took a different side, and that was the end of that. we actually hadn't spoken since then. that was two years ago. >> martha: how does that feel? >> i'm sad about it. i know why that happened. he thought that it was a very personal thing because his fate as prime minister was so connected to the outcome. i think he took it as a message that i would put this ideological position over the e.u. ahead of our friendship, but i didn't see it as that. i didn't see why we couldn't be friends and disagree but he said no, if we lose this than i am out of a job and you helped make that happen. >> martha: you refer to yourself as a crazy blue skies sinker. there was a character based on you in a tv show. >> it was the precursor actually to the show "veep." same thing, same kind of people. >> oh, yeah! that is so great for me! >> and the country? >> yeah, that is what i meant. >> it's really weird, they t

when i worked on david cameron's first administration, that is when we started this upward , with china, memorable visits, meeting president xi and this kind of thing, and it has continued since then. we believe very strongly that the way forward with china is centered on engagement and participation in the chinese economy, and our exports are doing very well there. it is not just about commercial activity. it was up for 2% last year. so there is a lot that is good and strong and growing about the u.k.-china relationship. what we do in the south china sea is not intended as a provocation in china. it is about exercising internationally recognized rights to navigation, and we will continue to do that, because that is part of international order, and ships have a right to sail through, and they are going to do that. it is no intent of publication, ast an -- provocation, just support of our output. in terms of intellectual property, where we share the concern with much of the u.s. administration, and we would like to see changes. we are almost talking about the chinese about hong kong, whe

reporter: as david cameron said, they just don't make politicians like that anymore. wartime code breaker, oldest woman to be a government minister, and even after a long life, a youtube sensation. the grainy black-and-white photos tell of a colorful past. land girl on the form of former pm david lloyd george during world war ii. then a member of the legendary code breaking team. churchill visited us and said, "you are the goose that -- the birds that laid the golden eggs but never cackled." that was the important thing, that we never talked. reporter: never conventional, though. wife to a headmaster, y fully clothed at the school pool. >> i jumped, and half the school jumped in to save me. my husband wouldn't speak to me for the weeks. >> why did you do it? >> just for the hell of it. reporter: she was made a peer in 1980, seemg proud to stand up to the iron lady margaret thatcher. >> we were reallgood friends. but if i didn't agre about something, i said so. d that was very good for her. aireporter: she smoked her way through several government departments and then

ghana but could it have been in libya africa's richest country before british bombardment under david cameron and twenty eleven well let's turn to the mediterranean bordered nation once ruled by gadhafi now undergoing a relocation of u.k. backed rebels from syria joining me from moscow is a man who could be president.

middle east which is funded largely by the we but also you know the cabinet and the prime minister david cameron and they much wider than you know journalists think tanks a whole range of political that's talkers yeah one eyes i mean they're the buckley brothers telegraph peace talks getting the muslim brotherhood and you see that is coming.

marcus is also made one should not put all the blame for this debacle on to raise the may when david cameron and the previous prime minister who called the referendum resigned the brick city has failed to organize properly and take the leadership of the conservative party and the country and take control of the negotiation and then into the vacuum to raise them a step in and again it is the same group of people who have a learnt to conduct negotiations in this way sidelining have. exit secretaries nor forming the cabinet regularly if they had wanted all pressed to be involved it's difficult to see how she could have refused so it is a crisis of the political class at least of the conservative part of the political class that they have failed to lead this process through to any conclusion i want has to say it's probably because going back to two thousand and sixteen none of them expected to find themselves in that position because none of them expected that the good people would vote leave and that they had never really sorted themselves out since then marcus reflect upon that because i somet

big state we have to ask you that that referendum was an advisory referendum that was used by david cameron basically as it is a political party whip. why aren't lawmakers saying that in the u.k. and saying this was probably let's have a second referendum and clean things up when many of them are saying that many including from the conservative party and my belief is that there will be a people's vote as we're calling it a vote on the final day of because people didn't know what they were voting for at the time they they they they they were going into the void always that we might save the cliff and now that they know what they're going to get they need and they need people's very they need the opportunity to vote on what's actually been shown but committed themselves before the referendum to respecting as a result of the referendum so very technically constitutionally it was an advisory referendum politically most m.p.'s felt that having told the public that that would be how the decision was made very very for had they'd lock themselves in. so it is very difficult to see how politically t

have seen as you know where it's wage stagnation for a long silence so when david cameron who incidentally is now. the monster all this is now sitting in a shop somewhere i don't know those which are trying to write is memoirs and spend a minute in the way that gives them an out of this what he called this referendum a lot of people took that as an opportunity to blow the nose of the establishment so when you talk about economics if you're talking about people who go out there lawless ship day in day out those all this is all going to be tutsi we've been oppressed the so long this all of which is he said look we're going to as is a quote elite and that's what they chose to do i think it's starting to. come home and he goes on to realize that that's true ramifications but again but bizarrely i think emotionally people are thinking well actually i don't track i just want something different and if this is different then so be it let's see what happens. well i remember having a conversation with lights off ross one on one during a somber exit disaster and he cannot accept. excite one logical

the david cameron, around, said under no circumstances would he quit, it and then he walked away.h will be done to her issue stays or goes in she cannot get the deal through? they have been efforts to get the 48 letters to the backbench committee to trigger a vote of confidence. but it depends on the circumstances on which it fails. one of the key point is the line that says downing street was formed to rubbish the desire to crush the market and force mps to rethink. that threat forced. there area rethink. that threat forced. there are a lot of comparisons between this vote and the vote in 2008 on the and is packaged in a weather was refused, the markets went haywire, and then people sort of fell in line, effectively, all the different parties the legislature. it will be interesting to see whether that is— obviously they are denying it, but it must be part of the playbook. it is known that they could be an issue thatis is known that they could be an issue that is the first vote fails, the market goes haywire, and out of almost via a set number of mps move to support it. after camp

well i think first of all david cameron nick clegg and ed miliband are three politicker party leaders at the time of the libyan intervention should be taking some of that responsibility it was their intervention in libya that led to regime change and there were brought back into this country we encouraged talking about the british government encouraged british libyans to go out to libya and to fight khadafi they became hardened soldiers who had fought in the military campaign and for some of them were then brainwashed into supporting isis violent extremist groups who's going to take responsibility what i'd start the top three leaders i'll hold them to account there make a way through the political system in this country because we were led to believe. what was happening in libya was a humanitarian intervention we know now that libya is more of a problem now to our own security in this country and around the world than it's ever been in the history of the last seventy years well mohammed the intelligence and security committee they've admitted that it hasn't had a meeting with a prime

theresa may — who said: david cameron said: gordon brown said: tony blairsaid...poke to sir simon fraser — former permanent under secretary at the foreign and commonwealth office — who paid his tribute. it is a very sad day. we knew he was very ill but this is sooner than we expected and we hoped. condolences to suzanne and the family. he was an exceptional person, head and shoulders the best of this in whitehall in many ways he combined three particular things. a laser—like policy mind — an extraordinary capacity for hard work and an uncanny knack of manipulating the government machine to make things happen. not someone everyone would have heard of but a very influential and powerful person in the government of the country. it is a very difficultjob because you are powerful. you are also being pushed around by the buffeting winds of politics and yet you have to be impartial, you have to be not political. the tributes thatjeremy has had from prime ministers of different parties demonstrate how good he was at that. he was private secretary to three chancellors and

seven of the eight children who were hurt have been theresa may, david cameron, and tony blair have paid to the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. he had retired less than two weeks ago. players and officials from leicester city football club have joined the family of their chairman at a buddhist temple in bangkok to pay their respects following his death last weekend in a helicopter crash. and 10,000 flames are being lit at the tower of london this evening, to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. the ceremony will be repeated every evening until after armistice day. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. city hit six — the champions at their unstoppable best in the premier league, with raheem sterling and leroy sane amongst the goals. alvaro morata scores twice to keep chelsea in the hunt. and makinson magic steals the show at anfield as england seal their series with new zealand. it means a lot to me. to perform it means a lot to me. to perform as it means a lot to me. to per

yet to hear from them here's a clip though from george osborne standing in for prime minister david cameron a prime minister's questions in twenty fifteen on the seventy fifth anniversary of the sinking of the lancaster if i might say mr speaker at the end of the session since you raise a military matter it is the seventy fifth anniversary of the sinking of the h. and t. . was the largest loss of british lives at sea in the history of this maritime nation some of the survivors are still alive today and many of course mourn who those who died it was kept secret at the time for reasons of wartime secrecy and i think it's appropriate today in this house of commons to remember all those who died those who survived and the families who still mourn them. however to this day and please press for more comprehensive government technology to do with a special poppy pen from poppy scotland with a puppy in the ship's bell marking the last of him why only it would at least two hundred one men perished of the two hundred eighty three on board of stornoway at the end of world war one it was recently marke