wants and that is what dominic raab wants and thatis that is what dominic raab wants and that isgreement, that will be because the eu has been intransigent and have not wanted to work on some reasonable changes the parliament here has been talking about, not just for the last weeks but last year so just for the last weeks but last year so we just for the last weeks but last year so we need to make sure we can get those changes in place. any negotiator knows that you're only going to get the best deal if you keep your powder dry. if we keep everything on the table and we should be doing that. good negotiation tactics are at play. that is the pitch for your man. we know there are ten candidates. we had alan duncan earlier thing that is too many, had easier playing out over the next few weeks? the 1922 committee have already decided that on thursday we will radically reduce that number of candidates. there is a threshold of 16 that people have got to get in terms of votes to be able to stay within the game and i think there will be a number of people who will follow that first hurdl

dominic raab are exactly the man to go up against borisjohnson.brexit secretary and is fighting for a lot of the same ground as mr johnson by trying to appeal to people who think that delivering brexit is the number one goal. he he said about the impact of not doing that. we gave the people a decision and now parliament is trying to steal it away from them and i think that there is a fraud. in terms of the referendum campaign, it was clear that we decided to leave the eu. we wanted to leave with a deal but plenty of questions were asked about not getting a deal on what the outcome would be. people voted to leave and we haven't left yet, which is why we are seeing notjust leave and we haven't left yet, which is why we are seeing not just the uncertainty for the economy and businesses, many of whom want to know just what we businesses, many of whom want to knowjust what we are doing, but also this corrosion of public trust. it is the tory party that will be toast unless we are out by the end of october. the tory party will be toast? yes, we need to

dominic raab, the proposer is david davis and the seconder is maria miller. rory stewart, the proposer is david cork and the seconder is victoria prentis. that means there are ten valid nominations. the official 1922 to hustings will be held tomorrow and wednesday and the first ballot will be held on thursday between 10am and midday. we anticipate for that it is an gentleman of the press that the result of the first ballot will be available around 1pm this thursday. thank you very much indeed. damon cheryl guillen of the conservative 1922 backbench committee. brexit — obviously — is the dominating issue for the leadership candidates. our chief political correspondent vicki young has been looking at where the 10 stand on that — and other policy areas. it is a pretty crowded field and here they all are, all hoping to be the next prime minister. the first round of voting is on thursday, before that many are using campaign launches to lay out their key messages. of course their approach to brexit will be one of the most scrutinised areas. one group argues the uk

reaction from counsellor liam billington, and also from laura beth thompson, liam i spoke to earlier, dominic raabates who you are most interested in, you must be disappointed he's out. while i was between oris and dominic, and i think dominic had a lot to offer, in terms of being a brexit purist. but i'm happy that boris has still got through, i think dominic would have been great to go against boris, so we could've had that debate. is a brexit purist, as you put it, what's needed this time around? given you put it, what's needed this time around ? given that you put it, what's needed this time around? given that theresa may was a woman who voted remain in the first instance? yes. and i thank you know, what we need now is someone to take us what we need now is someone to take us through that final bit to get us over the line for brexit, and i think boris or dominic are the ones to do that, it's unfortunate dominic is gone. and you voted for leave in the referendum, laura, you voted to remain that, but i understand you wooden supports a second vote? no, i wouldn't support the second vote. we've al

dominic raab questioned borisjohnson‘s brexit plan and others have too.rt, the unlikely celebrity of the leadership race. he says he wouldn't serve in a johnson government and believes his brexit strategy doesn't stand up to serious scrutiny. because nobody has yet had the chance to question him, and as soon as you question him, as soon as i sit down with him and ask the big question how, how are you going to deliver brexit, how are you going to get no—deal through, then it begins to come off the rails. there is a clearfrontrunner in the race to call this place home, but borisjohnson‘s rivals insist there is a long way to go. tonight, without him, they will take part in the first tv debate, hoping they can do something to stop this contest becoming a foregone conclusion. let's get more on this now from nick eardley, our political correspondent. let's start with the week ahead. what can we look forward to? tonight, the battle to be the other person on the ballot. most of the candidates now accept that boris johnson will get down to the final two and theyju

tonight, he and his four rivals clashed over brexit in a live tv debate after dominic raab was eliminatednone of us wants a no deal outcome. we have to resolve this and we have to resolve this quickly. the most important thing is to win for britain and that means getting out. one of the mistakes we have made so far is have this flexible deadline. let's get it through, let's get it done. oskar, why did you think that prince harry was a "race traitor"? so, you're happy to post about nazis on the internet but you're not prepared to admit it on camera? two neo nazi teenagers jailed for encouraging people on social media to shoot prince harry because he married meghan markle. more weather warnings as thunderstorms, torrential rain and flooding look set to batter parts of the uk again. commentator: wowee! and a record—breaking day for captain owen morgan — as england beat afghanistan at the cricket world cup. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers isabel hardman, tim montgomerie and faiza shaheen — stay with us for that. good evening. the five men who re

the headlines at 11 tory leadership contender dominic raab says his party will be toast if it doesn't take britain out of the eu by the end of october. another huge protest in hong kong as hundreds of thousands march — despite a government climb—down on its controversial extradition bill that would send suspects to mainland china. this is the scene live as protest leaders demand that the proposed law is permanently scrapped. the jailed british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—radcliffe begins a new hunger strike — as tehran formally protests about british claims that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers. hundreds of people in lincolnshire are still unable to go back to their homes because of flooding —descibed by the environment agency as "unprecedented". president trump again denounces london's mayor, sadiq khan, over a series of violent deaths in the capital. over 0ver1 billion people are expected to tune into the world cup cricket clash between india and pakistan. coming up, the climb—down by hong kong's leaders and just who will be the next british prime minister, lively debate

you mean dominic raab? around dominic raab, and triangulate around dominic raab, and triangulate with the rest of the chasing pack, ithink triangulate with the rest of the chasing pack, i think he triangulate with the rest of the chasing pack, ithink he might triangulate with the rest of the chasing pack, i think he might find out more uncomfortable. to be honest, i think it is unlikely dominic raab will make it. katie, this idea that he is uniting the party, is his team showing an ability to embrace and hold close to the people that were not part of his side? i think those that are dealt with borisjohnson, side? i think those that are dealt with boris johnson, or at side? i think those that are dealt with borisjohnson, or at least his allies, have missed dilip ago mixed reports about a big hug, get behind us, we reports about a big hug, get behind us, we are reports about a big hug, get behind us, we are going to number 10 and you will be left behind. what has surprised mps is that there does appear to be

i have spoken to you both earlier this evening, dominic raab's out, but neither of you were backing dominic thoughts on who is through and the numbers? i like the numbers, like the fact we will have real debate. we have a wide choice of possible candidates. we were discussing earlier we thought they we re discussing earlier we thought they were a discussing earlier we thought they we re a very discussing earlier we thought they were a very good calibre of candidates, they are going to have to work and earn those votes is. to point out to be convincing. you mentioned earlier you like sajid javid, he has squeak through with a 33 votes, you are disappointed by that? i think because of his business background, he is probably one of the ones who strive the most to get where he is coming understand small business and how difficult it is. he probably understands how difficult it is now while we are waiting this through to go my results—wise, in october, anyone in a small business is concerned. at your thoughts on those numbers? a small business is concerned. at your thoughts on those number57m is

dominic raab, 30. rory stewart 37.ligible to continue onto the next ballots on wednesday, the 19th of june, at three p:m.. michael gove, jeremy hunt, sajid javid, june, at three p:m.. michael gove, jeremy hunt, sajidjavid, boris johnson, and rory stewart. thank you very much. gerald guillen of the united 22 committee, let's get more from our chief political correspondent, vicki young, who is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament, vicki just mixed—race year, dominic rob is out, but rory stewart keeps going. that's right, he was the outsider at the guinea, i think there is suspicion among some here, that supporters ofjeremy hunt may be have lent their support to rory stewa rt‘s have lent their support to rory stewart's commit means of course that he takes part in that debate tonight, and has been quite striking how much he has really laid into borisjohnson, so that's going to be pretty fascinating to watch, but let's speak to guy opperman, who is with me now, he is from team gove. a bit of support for michael

as you say, michael gove will hope to get some of the support dominic raab had but he has made it clearis johnson. yellow i guess, most of his voters might move there. boris johnson's team do not want to look like they are stalling. they want to look like they are getting as many mps behind him just to give him the edge going into the final two but he does not know who will challenge him. jeremy hunt still confident he can be the one who does that, michael gove as well with his team saying it is important the grassroots tory members have two people committed to brexit, two people committed to brexit, two people that voted for brexit during the campaign rather than someone likejeremy the campaign rather than someone like jeremy hunt who the campaign rather than someone likejeremy hunt who has come round to it later having been on the remain side of the argument. you will find all this out within the hour. thank you, we will speak to you later on. the five remaining candidates hoping to make it through to the next round in the conservative leadership race set out their differing approache

i'm joined by a supporter of dominic raab.the man is determined to get out on october the 31st. strong performance, clear about his plan for brexit, getting out with a good deal on the 31st of october by making sure he keeps all options on the table. he spoke very clearly. no political speak, crystal—clear clarity not just clearly. no political speak, crystal—clear clarity notjust on brexit but for the future of the country, making sure we cut the taxes for the lowest paid who are working hard and have seen no wage rises for many years. on the brexit point, the other candidates accused him of peddling nonsense, that there's no way he could get out by that date, there is talk of possibly proroguing parliament, but that he would be stopped. is it a fantasy? not at all, the best way to assure yourself of a great deal, a fair dealfor the uk yourself of a great deal, a fair deal for the uk and yourself of a great deal, a fair dealfor the uk and the eu is to keep your options on the table and that's what dominic raab has done, right

meanwhile the former brexit secretary dominic raab has declared for borisjohnson secretary dominic raabf green benches although we were told last night theresa may was preparing rather than watching that leadership debate last night but everything is overshadowed by the leadership contest which has seen another development with dominic raab throwing his support behind the front runner, as expected, boris johnson. i'm hugely gratefulfor front runner, as expected, boris johnson. i'm hugely grateful for all the support i have received but am throwing my weight behind boris johnson. he is the most credible to ta ke johnson. he is the most credible to take us out by the end of october, he has been talking about the issues i‘ve been talking about but he has the optimism, this country needs to feel good about itself again. are you clear that he will take us out by october at the 31st? it wasn‘t that clear last night. we need to end this uncertainty and he is the candidate who has the sense of optimism to get us out of the eu and then we can focus on other issues like the fair economy and other

well, i was between dominic raab and sajid javid but obviously dominic rob is now outside of the —— outrms of after brexit but i'm not so keen on his brexit policy as it stands. that could change over the next couple of weeks and it is all to play for. he was the lowest in the most recent vote, so he could go out, which is why i am not sticking by a particular candidate at the moment because, again, iam candidate at the moment because, again, i am not feeling too won over by any of them. sajid javid is probably my top person but it is all to play for. so you would want him on the final two. mahyar, thanks for your patience, you backing at this stage? boris johnson. why? it is quite simple, boris is the only unifying candidate. he has got all the support from all sides of the party but also has a very successful track record in terms of leadership, especially in london as mayor. do you think he's getting support from all sides of the party because he is saying different things to different elements of the party? no, it is quite interesting because if a candidate is divisive, people alway

dominic raab, 27. and rory stewart, 19.llot on tuesday the 18th of june. participate in the next ballot on tuesday the 18th ofjune. michael gove, matt hancock, jeremy hunt, sajid javid, boris johnson, dominic raab and rory stewart. and on your behalf, can i thank my colleagues for participating in an orderly election, and my colleague officers of the 1922 committee and our staff for helping conduct of the ballot in an orderly fashion today. thank you very much indeed. so, there we have the results from committee room 14 at the house of commons, and a headline news is that borisjohnson is way ahead in the first ballot for the conservative party with 114 votes. i i think that is as good as a result as as people could have hoped for, getting into triple figures. it was going to be a bit of a stretch but he has done it. those that get the wooden spoon out already, mark harper is gone, only ten votes. andrea leadsom has gone with 11. esther mcvey has gone with nine. so, no women now in the second round. michael gove is through a

dominic raab was eliminated two hours ago.

that's according to conservative leadership contender dominic raab, who says people voted for brexitarliament would be committing a fraud by attempting to steal it back from the public. the damage it's doing to businesses, many of whom come to me and say, we just want to know what you're doing. but also this corrosion of public trust, and the tory party will be toast unless we're out by the end of october. another huge protest in hong kong as hundreds of thousands march despite a government climb—down on its extradition bill to mainland china. protest leaders are demanding that the proposed law is permanently scrapped. the jailed british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe begins a new hunger strike as tehran protests about british claims that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers. president trump has launched another scathing attack on london's mayor, sadiq khan, following a series of violent deaths in the capital. hundreds of people in lincolnshire are still unable to go back to their homes because of flooding, described by the environment agency as unprecedented. over1 bi

suggestion still being made by dominic sajid —— raab is that he may not let parliament said.

of the front page there, contenders squabble in rowdy bbc debate, surprise search for rory is dominic raabost today, did not get 33 votes. yes, it is 150,000 members of the conservative party who may the decision with the whole country probably tuned in at some point to see this debate. and they all might have thought thank god i do not have a vote. they might have thought the opposite.” do not have a vote. they might have thought the opposite. i wish i had about! pox on all their houses! when he took about what little air out we are in and how we look back at this time, this certainly is not an age of sensible politics wasn't what we heard today in terms of whimsical ideas on brexit and the sense of being out of touch or what is really going on in people's lives, there wasn't a credible question on billable children that was not well answered. the effects of austerity. it certainly gave me no confidence at all and it certainly gave me no confidence at allandi it certainly gave me no confidence at all and i think looking at the twitter reaction, many felt that way. twitter is just a whole

tory leadership contender, dominic raab, says his party will be "toast" if britain isn't out of the euof october and he accuses parliament of trying to steal brexit from the voters. hundreds of people in lincolnshire still can't go back to their homes because of flooding described by the environment agency as "unprecedented". around a8 million people may be affected by a huge electrical power failure in argentina and uruguay. now the best of the week's interviews and reports with the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire show. hello, and welcome to our programme. over the next half an hour we will bring you some exclusive and originaljournalism that we have broadcast over the last week. on monday we told you how thousands of people in england are using their life savings to pay for care that should be funded by the nhs. campaigners claim it is a deliberate strategy to cut spending on the care even though it is a legal right for thousands of vulnerable patients. when 83—year—old joyce bryant fell ill two years ago with viral encephalitis it left her with a substantial brain injury and unable to car

it isn't clear who he would take votes from now that dominic raab is out of the contest, borisjohnson after this evening. some mps will be frightened by how he is polarising this contest and a casual attitude to brexit richard guest mentioned, he obviously doesn't believe in it but he doesn't seem to take seriously the idea that he is ramming througha seriously the idea that he is ramming through a deal that has already been attempted a number of times. faiza. i think already been attempted a number of times. faiza. ithink rory already been attempted a number of times. faiza. i think rory stewart is losing his momentum, the main thing is looking at the debate today, sunday is to me awful...” wonder why, as a prospective labour party candidate! which one do i have any trust income let alone the other issues, completely out of touch with the impact of cuts and i wonder when they will wake up to the reality that they will be a minority government. i don't agree all of them are awful but i didn't find ten light and a fine, i don't think it was good for the conservative party and they shou

dominic raab. he was cannabis. borisjohnson was cocaine, but apparently he sneezed...ion. we live in a world where drugs are used regularly. you cannot condemn people as potential politicians. you can't... you as potential politicians. you can't. .. you want as potential politicians. you can't... you want people with normal lives and who understand how other people behave running the country, so we people behave running the country, so we can't be too poor faced about all of this... so we can't be too poor faced about all of this. .. the law is the law, andi all of this. .. the law is the law, and i would be quite prepared to be poor faced about it. people can make a decision between cannabis on the one hand and class a drugs. it's what it leads to. yes indeed. cannabis, or used to be, it tends to be skunked, and is much stronger than people realise. they may have had happy copies at one time! students... michael gove took it in his 30s. this is a matter of fact, that andrea leadsom was set to do cannabis, pushy a student at the time because neck it was some years ago.

tory leadership contender, dominic raab, says his party will be "toast" if britain isn't out of the eue end of october, and he accuses parliament of trying to steal brexit from the voters. hundreds of people in lincolnshire still can't go back to their homes because of flooding desrcibed by the environment agency as "unprecedented". most of argentina and uruguay, together with regions of paraguay and brazil, are without electricity after a massive power outage. now on bbc news, internationally acclaimed writer fatima bhutto talks to george alagiah about how politics, family tragedy and intrigue have helped shaped her writing. hello and welcome to talking books at hay festival in wales. every year the festival brings together writers, policymakers, thinkers and artists, all of them to stimulate debate. today i will be talking to fatima bhutto. she is no stranger to conflict and controversy coming as she does from a high—profile political dynasty in pakistan. her latest book the runaways follows the story of three young people and asks why each of them from very different backgrounds end

like dominic raab, there is another candidate in this contest who says the country must leave the eu but he wasn't here. where is boris, if his team will not allow him out to debate with five pretty friendly colleagues, how will he fare with 27 other countries? he should be here to answer that question. with boris johnson far ahead at the moment, this was a chance for rivals to prove they should be his challenger in the ballot of tory members. what was boris johnson doing to all this? enjoying a takeaway it seemed, perhaps in front of the telly, letting his competitors scramble to catch him. the boss of ethiopian airlines has hit back at claims that his company's pilots were to blame for a crash which killed 157 people in march. speaking to the bbc he said that american senators who criticised the pilots' training were misinformed. boeing has now grounded all of its 737 max planes worldwide ahead of the opening of the paris air show, simon browning reports from ethiopia. parked and hidden away, aircraft not seen since they were confined to this spot, the end of the runway in addis ab

like dominic raab, there is another candidate in this contest who says the country must leave the eu but he wasn't here. where is boris, if his team will not allow him out to debate with five friendly colleagues, how will he fare with 27 other countries? he should be here to answer that question. with boris johnson far ahead at the moment, this was a chance for rivals to prove they should be his challenger in the ballot of tory members. i can bring people together, transform public services and make our country stronger. i'm still an outsider. lam campaigning on telling the truth. what was boris johnson doing to all this? enjoying a take away it seemed, perhaps in front of the telly, letting his competitors scramble to catch him. speaking to the bbc, those who criticised the pilot in the ethiopian airlines aircraft that crashed months ago. boeing has now grounded all 737 max aircraft. hidden away, aircraft not seen since they were confined to this the end of the runway in addis ababa. the fleet‘s sister aircraft was lost in a devastating crash just six fleet‘s sister aircraft was los

they're followed by the former brexit secretary dominic raab on 27 votes, the home secretary sajid javidho got 23 votes, the health secretary matt hancock on 20 votes and rory stewart who just made it with 19 votes. the former cabinet ministers, andrea leadsom, mark harper and ester mcveigh, all got below the 17 votes required and are eliminated. further ballots will be held next week, with the two most popular mps then going forward to a vote of the wider conservative party membership. the winner is expected to be announced in the week of 22july. jonathan blake reports. roll up for round one, tory mps arriving to vote this morning, stoltz some making up their minds who to back as the new leader and oui’ who to back as the new leader and our next prime minister. who to back as the new leader and our next prime ministerlj who to back as the new leader and our next prime minister. i am undeclared. conservative backbenchers convened in their traditional setting to hear the result and the numbers showed clearly the front runner was racing ahead. boris johnson 114. andrea leadsom 11. esther m

you have the brexiteer camp, boris johnson, esther mcvey, dominic raab, they are uber brexiteers.of the front runners? most of the media todayis the front runners? most of the media today is discussing borisjohnson, the former foreign secretary and mayor of london, because he did his big launch. he launched his campaign yesterday, said his stall out, as it were. he is a very controversial figure, and some people say he is like marmite, you either love him or hate him. i think he is vastly popular with the tories that will be voting. at first it is the parliamentary vote, then the tory membership, 160,000, who will get the vote once they have whittled it down. he seems very popular, and the one thing that i find astounding is that they all run against one man, all essentially running against nigel farage, who is not in the conservative party, he is not a contender, but he has set the agenda with brexit. it might be argued that they are running against him, but also that they are running with the thought of a general election, and jeremy corbyn as well. absolutely. a lot of people t

dominic raab says he is the only candidate who would be prepared to suspend parliament to leave the eu of october. stop taking things off the table. make sure the only thing we are absolutely 110% committed to is keeping our promises to the voters of this country. it's the wrong thing to do, i wouldn't do it and i don't think most people in the conservative party would do it either. you know, we are not selecting a dictator of our country, we are selecting a prime minister of one of the proudest parliamentary democracies in the world. while four of the candidates said they would try and renegotiate the brexit deal parliament has rejected, by the latest 0ctober deadline, one, rory stewart, said it was time for realism. the fundamental issue here is there is a competition of machismo. everybody is saying, i am tougher. (applause). we are not going to get a different dealfrom europe. you and i and jeremy and sajid have argued for that deal. we have argued for that deal because it is a 550—page document, works out in detail. you will not get any changes out of europe and your attempts to g

like dominic raab, there is another candidate in this contest who says the country must leave the eucome what may. but he wasn't here. where is boris, if his team will not allow him out to debate with five friendly colleagues, how will he fare with 27 other countries? he should be here to answer that question. with boris johnson far ahead at the moment, this was a chance for rivals to prove they should be his challenger in the ballot of tory members. i can bring people together, transform public services and make our country stronger. what was boris johnson doing to all this? enjoying a take away it seemed, perhaps in front of the telly, letting his competitors scramble to catch him. the main governing party in germany has seen off a challenge by the far rightanti—immigrant party has seen off a challenge by the far right anti—immigrant party afd in an election in the east of the country. the victory gives some respite to chancellor angela merkel whose coalition with the centre—left social democrats was hit with heavy losses in the european parliamentary elections last month. the city

dominic raab says he is the only candidate who would be prepared to suspend parliament to leave the euut a deal at the end of october. make sure the only thing we are absolutely 110% committed or is keeping our promises to the voters of this country. it is the wrong thing to do, i wouldn't do it and i don't think most people in the conservative party would do it either. we are not selecting a dictator of our country, we are selecting a prime minister of one of the proudest parliamentary democracies in the world. while full of the candidates said they would try and renegotiate the brexit deal parliament has rejected by the latest october deadline, rory stewart said it was time for realism. the fundamental issue here is there is a competition of machismo. everybody is saying, i am tougher. we are not going to get a different dealfrom tougher. we are not going to get a different deal from europe. tougher. we are not going to get a different dealfrom europe. we have argued for that deal because it is a 550 page document, works out in detail. you will not get any changes out of europe and y

that is dominic raab a few moments ago. we are just waiting onjeremy a few moments ago. a nurse has been re—arrested by police investigating the deaths of a number of babies at a hospital in chester. lastjuly a woman was arrested for the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six more at the countess of chester hospital‘s neo—natal unit. she was since bailed. but today, the healthcare professional has been re—arrested over these allegations, and the attempted murder of three additional babies. opponents of a proposed extradition bill in hong kong are planning another day of protests and labour strikes for wednesday. are planning another day of protests and labour strikes for wednesday. hong kong‘s chief executive carrie lam insists she‘ll press ahead with the proposed law which would allow individuals to be sent to face trial in mainland china. police say 19 people were arrested and more than 350 have been questioned after demonstrations over the weekend. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. the hong kong government has remained defiant, even the

we were supposed to be joined by nadim zahawi who is backing dominic raab but he‘s had to go off to mr hancock, you said this is torture. yes. i wasn‘t expecting you to repeat that on air. why did you say was torture? i don't think he comes across as a credible candidate. i don‘t think he has the experience to be the next prime minister. what really irritated me is that he is attempting to portray my candidate borisjohnson as being somehow indifferent to the situation facing any prime minister in the house of commons, the arithmetic, and he is trying to suggest that any prime minister who goes for a no deal is basically, you know, in another cloud cuckoo land if this is not going to get it through. quite frankly, i don‘t believe that the european union has negotiated with us european union has negotiated with us in european union has negotiated with usina european union has negotiated with us in a proper and fair and transparent way. i think we may have to ta ke transparent way. i think we may have to take on the house of commons even if it means another general election, because we ca

to get even more tonight when dominic rob's brexiteer backers throw their weight behind him —— dominic raab'she odd tete—a —tete learn that there has been the odd tete—a—tete between rory stewart and michael gove are forming some kind of pact. the trouble is, both want the other man to pull out. so in effect, rory stewart is saying to michael gove, come and join my gang, and michael gove is saying, no, you come and join my gang, so no deal yet but the fact is no one is emerging as the real challenge. last night, jeremy hunt, michael gove, perfectly decent, serious performances but nothing that set the heather alight. rory stewart, meanwhile, it was definitely a below par performance. he seemed to be struggling with the bar stool the bbc had provided the contenders with, one moment sitting, the next moment standing, one leg on, one leg off, his tie on, his tie off, looking all over the place. he now faces a struggle just to remain in the contest, so huge, huge pressure over the next 2a a was for some sort of deal to put together a dream team to stop borisjohnson 2a hours. norman smith. a unite

and take a look at this — mr hancock sucking it to leadership contender dominic raab, this is what at looks like. and it is what the frontrunner looks like, and a big question he is facing... are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? facing... are you afraid of scrutiny, mrjohnson? all the other candidates say mrjohnson must take pa rt candidates say mrjohnson must take part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday evening. part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday eveningm part in tv debates, including one on channel 4 on sunday evening. it is incredibly important, because he is by far the frontrunner in this race, he is going to be the person in the final two, and he is going to be the person in the finaltwo, and a he is going to be the person in the final two, and a realjudgment that mps have to make us who do they want going up against boris in the final two, and there is only one way they canjudge that, two, and there is only one way they can judge that, by seeing boris on the stage against the other candidates. public hustings is not the same as the scrut

tory leadership contender, dominic raab, says his party will be "toast" if britain isn't out of the eu by the end of october and he accuses parliament of trying to ‘steal‘ brexit from the voters. hundreds of people in lincolnshire still can't go back to their homes because of flooding described by the environment agency as "unprecedented". the jailed british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe begins a new hunger strike as tehran protests about british claims that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers. now let's look back at the week in parliament with alicia mccarthy. hello there and welcome to the programme. coming up, as the conservative leadership race hots up, just how likely is that parliament could be suspended to deliver a no—deal brexit? if we get to a point where a prime minister is intent on doing this, the only way of stopping that prime minister would be to bring down that prime minister's government. we'll be talking to two experts about whether prorogation is a legal — or constitutional — option. also on this programme, the government's accused of not going far

matt hancock, sajid javid, dominic raab and rory stewart also made the cut.ark harper, andrea leadsom and esther mcvey didn't get enough votes to go through to the next round. well, just ahead of those results coming through, opposition mps took up some of the comments from the candidates, including one dominic raab, who's said he'd prorogue or suspend paliament to get no—deal through. the sovereign acts on the advice of her ministers. we know breaching conventions is not illegal, it's a convention, but the courts can look at it which is why it is so outrageous morally and constitutionally when candidates in the tory leadership election are suggesting they will put our gracious sovereign in a position to prorogue parliament. can he rule that out today? three candidates have said the uk will leave without a deal with the parliament has expressly said and voted against it. can he rule that out today? the minister said prorogation in the event of no—deal was not the government's policy. it is certainly the feeling on this side of the house that her majesty the q

the last five candidates take part in a live tv debate as dominic raab is eliminated in the latest round of voting. borisjohnson, who's still way ahead after today's vote by conservative mps. tonight he and his rivals clashed over brexit. none of us wants a no—deal outcome. we have to resolve this, and we have to resolve this quickly. the most important thing is to win for britain, and that means getting out. one of the mistakes we've made so far is by having this sort of flexible deadline. let's get on with it, let's vote it through, let's get it done. there is plenty of argument but were there any real answers as these five men march their way to number ten. we'll be assessing what the candidates said and asking whether any of them has an achievable plan for brexit. also tonight... razed to the ground. satellite images reveal one of the many mosques in china destroyed amid accusations the authorities are trying suppress muslims. the concern is that a whole history and culture are being wiped out. why do you think prince harry is a race traitor? you are happy to post about nazis on the

they include boris johnson, dominic raab and andrea leadsom. who say they would consider a delay if a deal is close, but would be willing to leave without a deal. this group includes michael gove and jeremy hunt. and two of the candidates say we should only leave with a deal. they are rory stewart and matthew hancock. now, what about life beyond brexit? there's a pretty lively debate under way about other policies. borisjohnson wants a tax cut for those earning over £50,000. he said he'd use money currently set aside for a no—deal brexit. what aboutjeremy hunt? amongst his promises, a pledge to provide 1.5 million new homes for young people. and then there's michael gove. he wants to replace vat with a lower, simpler sales tax. then there's the home secretary, sajid javid. he wants to delay balancing the books and pump billions into schools instead. dominic raab, he wants to reduce employees' national insurance, so they pay less. and matthew hancock, he wants to increase the national living wage to more than £10 an hour. so, let's have a look a

they include boris johnson, dominic raab and andrea leadsom.hose who say they would consider a delay if a deal is close, but would be willing to leave without a deal. this group includes michael gove and jeremy hunt. and two of the candidates say we should only leave with a deal. they are rory stewart and matthew hancock. now, what about life beyond brexit? there's a pretty lively debate under way about other policies. borisjohnson wants a tax cut for those earning over £50,000. he said he'd use money currently set aside for a no—deal brexit. what aboutjeremy hunt? amongst his promises, a pledge to provide 1.5 million new homes for young people. and then there's michael gove. he wants to replace vat with a lower, simpler sales tax. then there's the home secretary, sajid javid. he wants to delay balancing the books and pump billions into schools instead. dominic raab, he wants to reduce employees‘ national insurance, so they pay less. and matthew hancock, he wants to increase the national living wage to more than £10 an hour. so, let's have a lo

dominic raab has said he would. borisjohnson on the dominic raab has said he would.son on the front page of the times i said he is also not ruling this out. there is clarity on that particular issue is what people will be looking for. i was going to say the main difference seems to me between the approaches of the candidates and theresa may is that they are trying to find a consensus within the conservative party and within the conservative party and with the dup to be able to get a deal through on those votes. whereas in the latter days of the may custodianship of this issue, she was looking to do a deal with labour in terms of finding an arrangement on the customs union. i think that is a significant change of direction from may's leadership. whether or not there is enough time to do that, i mean, sajid javid has been quite interesting in this, he has put detail in what he would do in terms of the backstop which has prevented that from happening so far. in a sense, the prorogue issue, although a big headline, is something of a red herring. what we need to get into

dominic raab, one of the other contenders has told the bbc this morning that he admires michael gove'ss told the bbc this morning that he admires michael gove's honestylj think he admires michael gove's honesty.” think he set out that he made a mistake, it was a long time ago, people willjudge it, but i do believe in a second chance society more broadly. it is for colleagues and members to decide, but i certainly don't see it barring him from this race in any way. dominic raab himself has admitted smoking cannabis when he was at university, borisjohnson in the past has given a magazine interview saying that he was offered cocaine when he was a student, rory stewart took opium, he says, and apologised for doing that ata says, and apologised for doing that at a wedding in iran 15 years ago. and jeremy hunt has admitted taking a cannabis drink when he was backpacking in india. a lot of the conservative contenders have confessed to taking drugs in the past, and it is a sign that this could be quite a bruising contest for some of those men and women who wa nt to for some of those men and wo

many of dominic raab's supporters will follow suit.he others can't say how they would persuade europe to reopen negotiations, something brussels has repeatedly said they just won't do. that was one of the key unanswered questions from last night's bbc debate. lots of pledges to get out, not so much on how. october 31st is eminently feasible. that is not a guarantee. but there was this pledge, to hold an investigation into allegations of islamophobia in the tory party. guys, shall we have an external investigation in the conservative party into islamophobia? so they all agree? excellent, they agree. some say that promise has taken too long. my colleagues who have not raised this issue, who have not stood by me, who have not asked for this inquiry and have consistently, quite rightly, rooted out racism within the labour party, well, they really don't have the moral authority to keep doing that, having not dealt with it in their own party. action, though, is now being promised. we need to be absolutely resolute in tackling racism and prej

let's to the minister for children and families who were supporting dominic raab before he bowed outesterday. good to see you. let me put to you that dominic raab, who was eliminated, was the only one absolutely committed to leaving on october the 315t. let me play you what borisjohnson said last night any bbc debate. i share michael's. .. can you give me the guarantee? michael has guaranteed to get out by the end of december. i think x over sist the end of december. i think x over 31st is eminently feasible. that is not eminently feasible. is he guaranteeing it or not? boris has been very clear, i spoke to him before and after the debate that we will be preparing the country to leave on wto terms by the end of october. no ifs, no buts, but he was equally clear that by preparing the country to leave on wto terms by the end of october, he would actually get a good deal, fair deal for the united kingdom with the eu that i think will be the best option, which is to deliver a good brexit, unite the country, unite the party and of course the v jeremy corbyn and put dear old nigel farag ——

the headlines at 11 tory leadership contender dominic raab says his party will be toast if it doesn'tby the end of october. another huge protest in hong kong as hundreds of thousands march — despite a government climb—down on its controversial extradition bill that would send suspects to mainland china. this is the scene live as protest leaders demand that the proposed law is permanently scrapped. the jailed british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—radcliffe begins a new hunger strike — as tehran formally protests about british claims that iran was behind attacks

we are talking about dominic raabe, the former brexit secretary, he is the only former secretary, hee only former secretary to consider bringing the session soon and just to prevent mps from forcing a no deal brexit —— bring the session to an end. how bad are things with the uk political system that we now have a contender for the conservative party asking to suspend parliament? it's not very democratic, is it? the whole point of brexit was supposed to be taking back control, not abolishing parliamentary democracy. it's a bit weird, to be honest. and it also really doesn't address any of the issues behind why parliament has not wa nted issues behind why parliament has not wanted to approve any deal. what would be the implications of doing something like that? what does that say for something like the good friday agreement for instance? we have international agreements that we have to have solutions for if we are to leave the european union and hammering it through without parliament supporting it seems odd. yes. lots of people have had their 2p worth including matt hancock, who was a

it looks as if perhaps they've got some of the stuart vote and some of the dominic raab vote as well.w what happened yesterday with tactical voting. you never quite know. it's a secret ballot. dominic raab's vote will largely have gone to borisjohnson but may michael gove might have had enough to pick up some of those and rory stewart might have split evenly as well. my basic response to what has happened this evening is everything is going to plan for borisjohnson. he everything is going to plan for boris johnson. he is everything is going to plan for borisjohnson. he is way ahead, he can engineer it and pick his opponent in the final two. i do think you would rather that opponent bejeremy think you would rather that opponent be jeremy hunt than think you would rather that opponent bejeremy hunt than anyone else so i think it is another good day for borisjohnson. think it is another good day for boris johnson. that wider debate within the conservative party, it's clear you feel it should be taking place, more than conservativism reaching out to audiences that perhaps might not have c