here in downing street announcing her departure date. still be hosting president trump during his state visit in the early days ofjune. it is thought the 10th ofjune could mark the start of a conservative party leadership contest to select her successor. that would mean that july would probably be the earliest we would see a new prime minister here at number ten. we can hear from the former conservative chancellor and father of the house of commons, prominent pro—european and remain campaigner ken clarke who has been speaking on radio four today. we are going to have a chaotic six weeks now, as a diversion, possibly a harmful diversion, from the deadlock on the european union that we have had. and all kinds of things could happen. the favourite doesn't usually win, that is the person expected to win has not won one of these for a very long time, as far as i can recall. and we have got to make sure the whole thing is conducted in an atmosphere which does not add to the air over tragic farce which has already been surrounding the party and

i am vicky young in downing street. it is over. in two weeks‘ time theresa may will step down as leader of the conservative party but will remain in downing street until the new leader is elected. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. there were immediate tributes from rivals with a new conservative leader and prime minister due a number ten by the end ofjuly. the prime minister‘s put her heart and soul into trying to do the best for this country at a difficult time, facing a challenging climate in parliament. a little later she left downing street that labour say her departure from number ten for good changes nothing and it is a country that mus

i'm vicki young at downing street. the headlines at 8pm. it's over. will step down as leader of the conservative party — but she'll remain in downing street until a new leader is elected. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. her voice cracking with emotion as she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold.

good morning from downing street with the sunshine pouring in.tage is set with the lectern just behind me and sound engineers busy working away preparing for an announcement, an official announcement, an official announcement in the next few seconds. it's expected theresa may will be about to reveal her timetable for her departure from number ten after almost three years as prime minister. it's thought that around 9am this morning she met the head of the party's backbench mps, the 1922 committee, sir graham brady, who has been with her, telling her she effectively doesn't have any choice but to leave. we are seeing some party officials, including the prime minister's husband, philip may, and her press secretary, at the end of downing street, so i think the statement is imminent. i will step aside, as we ta ke imminent. i will step aside, as we take a look at the lectern. this is a moment that has been very much forced on the prime minister. her leadership has been questioned, not only in the party at large around the country, but also on conserva

in front of downing street, eebl, steve. at the prime minister is expected to give a timetable for her departure from office what more do we know >> actually, we don't have any details as of yet from number 10 downing street everything has come from close colleagues, sources, other ministers, from the 19 -- we don't actually have any confirmation from number 10 as to what happens next we were talking to mrs. may about the timetable for what happens next of course, there are two things going on here that we must remember one, she's the leader of the conservative party two, she's the leader of the -- what she's expected to -- she's the leadership of the party. very soon if not immediately perhaps even after the trump visit, which is from the week -- that we get a process which could last four to six weeks where a new conservative party leader is picked now, whether mrs. may remains prime minister in the meantime is a question of much debate the base is that mrs. may will remain leader of the country until perhaps late july whe

theresa may is tonight holed up at downing street, but how much longer can she call it home? all day, the house of commons has been filled with rumours and suggestions that the time for her to step down is now. she's put off meetings with cabinet members, and it looks like she's trying to stay. but even she acknowledges it won't be for much longer. while i am here, i have a duty to this house, i have a duty to be clear with the house about the facts. if we are going to deliver brexit, we are going to have to pass the withdrawal agreement bill. it was a pretty wild day in american politics, too, with president trump marching out of a meeting with top democrats, saying he can't work with them any more. instead of walking in happily to a meeting, i walk into look at people that have just said that i was doing a cover up. that have just said that i was doing a coverup. i that have just said that i was doing a cover up. i don't do cover—ups. also on the programme: voters in the uk prepare to head to the polls for the eu elections. we'll look at how brexit issues have spilt across t

news out of london this hour theresa may has announced the date of her departure from number 10 downing street she will step down as prime minister on june 7th that announcement coming just moments ago from london to resubmit had been facing pressure to resign after her latest breck's it plan failed once again the prime minister saying that she had done her best negotiated the best deal with the european union but that she had failed and that that was a matter of deep regret that she wasn't able to deliver breaks it now she says she's going to stay on as caretaker prime minister until at least june the 7th after which the process of electing a new leader for the conservative party will begin so she's announced that she's stepping down as prime minister but will stay on until june the 7th lawrence lee is live for us in london outside 10 downing street laurence we were talking about the importance of this moment or it's amazed resignation for several months now she had been under a great deal of pressure there's been several occasions during which we were expecting her resignation and it's final

from downing street, london, i am guy johnson.new york, this is vonnie quinn with european close on bloomberg markets. guy: let's talk about the impact from the news from downing street earlier and the effects it has had on the sterling rate. for the pound, a little bit higher against the u.s. dollar, but we really do not see significant tick cairo. the pound has been up and we may have seen them taking it up a little bit initially, but since then, the sterling rate has not done much. we are trading close to session highs. when it comes to the fx markets, with a long holiday do in the states and london, many people are taking the chips off the table as a result as kinds of revitalization from yesterday, up around 1%, but a much more stable session. i think probably people are looking at what has come up over the weekend

talking of cars we can see pictures of her departing downing street., it was the compromise she was trying to put forward to get opposition parties on board.” trying to put forward to get opposition parties on board. i also think that may be the european elections which should never have happened is of high no moment. it's been extraordinary on the streets andl been extraordinary on the streets and i only say that because i think you could not underestimate what it must feel like if you are in the conservative party and you've got conservative party and you've got conservative party and you've got conservative party chair people and all the rest of it seeing i am voting brexit party. there are tory mps, all sorts of people who have said you've not delivered on the one thing she said which run not true is i have done my best to deliver brexit. the country are going know you haven't and that's the whole point. that point about seeking a compromise. we will talk about that ina compromise. we will talk about that in a moment. am i pre-empting? can i say qu

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todayheresa may earlier on downing street laying out the timeline for her departure. she will step down from the role she took on three years ago after the u.k. voted to leave the eu. it is going to be an interesting departure. for a look at the journey and what comes next, let's bring in bloombergs editor in chief john mickelthwait. theresa may has laid out the timeline for her departure, but we don't know who the next prime ministers going to be. don't know who that person will select as the chancellor as number 11, and we don't know who they will select to be the governor of the bank of england. we don't know if we are headed toward a general election. west today a step forward? john: well, we will discover sooner or later whether it is a step forward or not because it depends on who gets chosen, what i suppose it is a kind of clearance. some people say it has been a much longer week, people just waiting for me to go. in the end, it became too much for her. in the end, i think it is interesting these people are pushing forward, but to the level of which people are e

those of us who have spent a lot of time in downing street know that, to get the late in that situationing best. something we are really pushing. we are going to finish with the daily telegraph. i don't know about you but i would have never ordered a wine even half... 25 quit is probably my normal image. what do you even know —— would you even know you even know —— would you even know you are drinking such an expensive wine was blue of course i would! —— drinking such an expensive wine? wine was blue of course i would! —— drinking such an expensive wine7m course i would! i've ashley been to this restaurant in manchester— very nice restaurant, very nice. i did not know the wine this went that far down, to be honest. probably had to turn a few pages to get to it! the way they have sort of, hope you enjoyed your bottle of wine, and they have said, these things happen. the poor waiter or waitress who would have brought this mix of wines, the difference of £4000... the restaurant has said, mistakes happen. there is a lesson there for firms and companies, when an employee does make a mistake,

edwards let's go to an at 10 downing street. an extraordinary moment. and the moment at 10 downing? >> election has emerged, so that is the final clue that you need, really. the fact that the prime minister will make a speech shortly. she said out her timetable today. that she will be leading the rank-and-file tory lawmakers. wanted to get an agreement to her timetable so as the international media gathers, we are waiting to hear if she will stay on. if she will stay on as caretaker through the process. tom: because it is so early in the morning, i will give you more united kingdom questions. . guess all of these presumptive prime minister's will be watching this moment. what will prime minister johnson be listening for as the prime minister speaks to the nation? >> they will be listening this morning just like everybody else is for the confirmation of the timetable. and when we know the timetable, we will be able to know how quickly we will find a new prime minister. it might take some time to whittle that down. go toen we see the final the members of t

the buck always stops in downing street, is to harry said. it must do.as to answer these protesters questions. where is the government? who will lead? there has to be another opportunity for the people of this country to decide who they want to be in the government, how they want the government to be run, what the long—term strategy of that government is. i think we need a general election. but politics's problems will not disappearjust with a new tory leader. problems will not disappearjust with a new tory leaderlj problems will not disappearjust with a new tory leader. i am not sure that her departure changes the fundamentals of brexit, which is an utter mess, and it looks to me that the only way to resolve it is to put the only way to resolve it is to put theissue the only way to resolve it is to put the issue back to the people. you cannot see power, you cannot touch power, but in the street you feel it profoundly, when it has fallen away. —— in this street. was there an inevitability about this, given her successive failures to get the deal through?

the buck always stops in downing street, it must do.eone has to answer these climate change protesters' questions. where is the government? a question for all of us. who will lead? there has to be another opportunity for the people of this country to decide who they want to be in their government, how they want the government to run, what the long—term strategy is of that government. i think we need a general election. our politics problems won't disappear with a new tory leader. i'm not sure her departure changes the fundamentals of brexit. brexit is an utter mess and it looks to me like the only way to resolve that mess is to put the issue back to the people. you cannot see power, you cannot touch power, but in this street, you feel it profoundly when it has fallen away. and laura's with me. having heard the prime minister here earlier, what did that statement really tell us about the kind of premiership that she has experienced? it is evidence of what her allies has had for a long time singer that she cares deeply about what she is t

theresa may is expected to give more detail in the coming days about leaving downing street, accordingo the most senior conservative backbencher. fly—tipping in england is up by nearly 40% in the past five years. and councils say nobody has yet been given the maximum sentence. meet britain's new poet laureate, the west yorkshire born writer, simon armitage. and the the travel show visits the nazi bunkers of france. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of aviation in the uk, the government has admitted. a senior civil servant says ministers may have to review their strategy, including plans to expand heathrow. it follows a recent warning from the committee on climate change, which advises government, that the planned increase in aviation would need to be curbed to control emissions of c02. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. flying is on the up and the government has been planning for it to continue to grow. what about climate change, you might ask? under current policy, industr

but whatever happens, she is likely to stay on in downing street until a successor would be found.n't resign and then walk out immediately. what we are probably looking at is either a quick conservative leadership contest where it would all be squashed into a few weeks, with a new prime minister by the end of july, or may be more likely, given the number of people after the job, a longer process that would go on over the summer, with the new prime minister being anointed at the conservative party conference in the autumn. either way, there is something strange about this, in a sense colon to stay on in downing street until a successor would be found. she wouldn't resign and then walk out immediately. what we are probably looking at is either a quick conservative leadership contest where it would all be squashed into a few weeks, with a new prime minister by the end of july, or may be more likely, given the number of people after the job, a longer process that would go on over the summer, with the new prime minister being anointed at the conservative party conference in the autumn.

welcome back to downing street, where this morning theresa may stood outside number ten and announced june seventh. in a statement mrs may said it was in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead efforts to deliver brexit. she was close to tears as she said it had been "the honour of her life" to serve the country she loved. backin back in 2016, we gave the british people a choice. against all predictions, the british people voted to leave the european union. i feel as certain today as i did three yea rs feel as certain today as i did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement what they decide. i've done my best to do that. i negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our security and our union. i've done everything i can to convince mps to back that deal. sadly, i've not been able to do so. i tried three times. i believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high. but it is now clear to me that it is in the best inter

because they feel it is a more secure messaging up and that their conversations are going . be downing street says mps will get another chance to vote the european union. following the death of one of the guests. accused of being a liar, the man who claimed several high profile figures were paedophiles goes on trial. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers former trade minister, lord jones and broadcaster henry bonsu. stay with us for that. hello. a very good evening to you. millions of whatsapp users across the country, are being urged to update to the latest version of the messaging system after a security breach. the company, which is owned by facebook, says surveillance software was remotely installed on a targetted number of mobile phones — including those of human rights activists. in a moment, we'll be reporting from israel, where the spy software is reported to have been developed. but first, here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. it promises total security. and 1.5 billion whatsapp users have bought into the pledge that their ca

tonight warning of the dangers of no deal and he wants theresa may ‘s potential successors in downing street...and he street to take heed. he will declare and he will argue street to take heed. he will declare and he willargue to try to get a deal sealed before theresa may departs from downing street she intends to move towards the labour position and protecting workers' rights and the environment. but leading opposition figures say she does not have the authority to deliver. we have now got to the stage where because we are in the dying days of this particular premiership, it's like trying to negotiate with a company that's going out of business, how can we be sure even if all these things were to be agreed, that they would be delivered on by the new leadership? after around three hours of discussions and presumably not too much waffle, the prime minister believes her cabinet has now backed a bold new brexit plan but it may be too bold for some of her own mps who don't want a compromise with labour. not nearly bold enough to win over the opposition. as the cabinet united? and iain watson jo

let's return to our main story and ben is in downing street. thank you.sa may has been the mp for the berkshire market town of maidenhead for more than two decades. our correspondent duncan kennedy has been hearing what her constituents thought of her resignation announcement, and their views on the extraordinary difficulties she faced in office. from brexit to berkshire. the prime minister headed from downing street to home to contemplate the end of a political career that had ta ken to home to contemplate the end of a political career that had taken her to the highest of offices and the most difficult of endings. in nearby maidenhead, we broke the news to her constituents. theresa may has just announced she is resigning and will be living on june announced she is resigning and will be living onjune the 7th. announced she is resigning and will be living on june the 7th. i'm gutted, actually. lovely lady. just think it's very harsh for her, she was never going to do it and they we re was never going to do it and they were all against her. very hard. she i

what exactly is going to happen right here at 10 downing street. in the meantime, let's get a check on futures following yesterday's wild ride in the markets, we are seeing stock futures up 130 remember, yesterday at one point we were down 450 we did can end down on the dow 286. the dow jones right now we are up 129 nasdaq and s&p are higher as well the future says are rebounding a bit from yesterday's decline there we see the dollar pound average. okay the market will be keet story. the trade war is the main story as well. moments away, we are waiting for theresa may to speak down the european markets, not reacting to that news adds well. in fact, the ftse in the u.k. up .6%. the cac around 40. about .9%. we are seeing a lot of green on the screen all across europe asia obviously has been in flux as well. then, again, what says new look at the tiny moves here. despite all feert in the trade war, and our u.s. markets yesterday with the dow down 450. they are decidedly mixed let's check the broader markets. crude oil was a bizarre story yesterday. yo

media outlets these are live pictures right now from outside 10 downing street where as you can see the lectern has been set up the prime minister is expected to come out any moment now to announce her resignation she's expected to stay on the job until june 10th after u.s. president donald trump's visit to the u.k. and her departure of course if confirmed would trigger a leadership contest within the ruling conservative party which rejected her latest plan i speak to lawrence lee who is outside the prime minister's official residence in london 10 downing street where an announcement looks eminent. it's any 2nd now. at the police request has been moved out of the picture because she's going to come out any 2nd now and the police got to move out of the shot so let me just do that and we'll just take a look at the podium which is in there in preparation for her she's been in for an hour and now with her chief execution the head of the but benches the rank and file conservancy she will be local revolt against her very hard already said that if she didn't voluntarily and the time when she w

i am vicky young in downing street. it is over. party but will remain in downing street until the new leader is elected. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in she said she left with no ill will and enormous

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morning, as pressure mounts for the prime minister to agree a timetable for her departure from downing streetpresident trump declares a national emergency, banning american companies using telecoms from what he calls foreign adversaries. researchers says a revolutionary new approach to treatment could make cancer a manageable condition within the next decade. with just a week to go until we go to the polls in the european elections, we'll take a closer look at what the parties are saying and what it all means for you. and it's derby's day at wembley. another dramatic comeback sees frank lampard's side come from two goals down to stun leeds and reach the championship play off final. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the supervision of all offenders in england and wales is being taken over by the government, after a series of serious failings with the part—privatisation of the system. the national probation service will be given back control of low and medium—risk cases, which were given to private providers five years ago. danny shaw has more. he promised it would transform reh

some of them use the picture of margaret thatcher as she left downing street in 1990 after stepping downe minister. it is interesting. there is no doubt that there is a parallel here. i remember covering the departure of margaret thatcher from the european and. i remember herfamously saying on the nine o'clock news a few weeks before her departure was that the view in brussels was that she would be gone within weeks. and now all the newspapers are saying that friday looks as if it may be the day when theresa may announces her departure and says i am stepping down, triggering a conservative leadership election. the parallels do not and there. made margaret thatcher was broken on the issue of europe. theresa may, another prime minister who had been broken by the issue of europe. and it is not entirely clear if whoever succeeds her will have any luck. and it will ta ke her will have any luck. and it will take a while anyway, 4— six weeks to vote in somebody else. and she will probably stay as caretaker during that period. but is this the right time for this all to happen right now? when bri

before we get to all of those stories, a live look at 10 downing street. prime minister theresa may about to address her future. she has been under growing pressure since another brexit plan failed this week. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. first, sensitive intelligence can be declassified, thanks to an order by president trump. he's ordering intel agencies to cooperate with the attorney general's review of the origins of the russia investigation. the move gives bill barr the authority to declassify sensitive material as he sees fit. and it could serve as a prelude to a larger declassification effort the president has been floating since last fall. trump has accused his own intelligence agencies and officials without evidence of conspireing against him. >> as cnn has reported, barr is working closely with the heads of the cia, fbi, and dni to review surveillance activities surrounding the 2016 trump campaign. the attorney general suggested during a congressional hearing last month that quote spying did occur. ta that's an accusation trump has l

conservative party over her failure to deliver pregnant waiting for her to make a statement outside 10 downing street. also coming up in state she was voting in the commercial european parliament elections voters in the czech republic and ireland go to the polls and what could be the most importantly you election in 4 decades. plus he's won a landslide victory now india's prime minister must make good on his promises after a divisive campaign there and hermione pledges to unite the country and quote unleash its potential. i'm welcome to the program we begin in the u.k. amid growing speculation that british prime minister theresa may is about to make now announce a timeline for her resignation may seen here casting on thursday casting her vote in the european parliamentary election has been under growing pressure to quit over her failure to get m.p.'s to back her brags that deal with the e.u. she's currently in a meeting with her party's backbench committee that's why. they thought to be a showdown porter say may is being told leave soon or face a leadership challenge. and we're going to joined now by

give us a name, who would you like to see in downing street?edible brexiteer. everyone is saying that. one of the most interesting candidate so far is dominic rob. finally people putting their names to names. —— dominic raab. we will keep trying! i've been speaking to the former leader of the conservative party, iain duncan—smith — i asked him who he would like to see lead the conservative party. i haven't made my decision because i thought it was unseemly for me to think about this until the prime minister decided whether she was going. now she has i will talk to the various candidates. i have said that clearly. the thing i say to those standing for election is that their purpose in life is to bring the party together. if that is the case, telling everyone they won't serve under one person or the other is not exactly what they need to be doing, we need to come behind whoever wins the competition as a party, deliver on the brexit deal and then take the fight to what i consider to be a marxist labour party. that seems the basic principles. boris

welcome back to downing street where, earlier, a tearful theresa may said that, in two weeks' time, she years. mrs may also announced that a leadership contest will begin on monday 10th june. let's hear a little bit of what she had to say. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. that was the prime minister, quite tea rful that was the prime minister, quite tearful as you could see, at the end of the statement. see listed the achievements, as she saw them come of her government. notjust on the subject of brexit but also talking about a lot of other policies and other agendas. let's speak to the conservative mp, nigel evans, who joins me now from salford. so, quite an emotional end to that statement. were you in anyway sorry to see her go? as a brexiteer, you haven't always been kind about her. yeah but i had some skin in that game, don't forget because after the genera

i am tom keene with francine lacqua on to 10 downing street. door of 10 downing street? francine: we are, but this is wednesday so theresa may gets out of 10 downing street and gets into a car to go down the road at the house of commons from when she starts her debate. i would not read that much into that because look at her body language. it is becoming more difficult for her to stay on and that would be our main line of questioning. tom: very good. we had slows coming out. home depot -- they are related but it is that pulse of american retail which is much less about economics and much more about technology and all of the choices people are making every day. lowes the .5%. that is a nice 70 basis points under 4.2% and a real markdown on their view forward. we have seen that across retail. hurtado.iviana viviana: theresa may is facing pressure to resign in days. a bloomberg burning senior government official was shocked her new brexit proposal was rejected so quickly. her allies said there is little chance parliament will approve her plan. the

i am delivering that letter to downing street today. we do need new leadership.ed again until december. the rules at the moment so she can't be changed, challenged until december, but it is an extremely time, with an extra ordinary meeting of conservative associations in the middle ofjune of conservative associations in the middle of june calling of conservative associations in the middle ofjune calling a no confidence in the prime minister. backbench feeling is we need to have a new prime minister. if she won't agree to go, we must have another vote of confidence. that can be arranged, rules can be changed or suspended. do you really need that now? hasn't mrs may given not and its visit date for her departure but we can see the timetable, mainly if ideal goes down when she introduces it first week in june, isn't the assumption that is it, she will have to go? no, i don't think that interpretation is right. she has denied that is the case. we haven't even seen denied that is the case. we haven't even seen this medical bill which is supposed to be debated immediat

tonight, downing street says talks with labour to find a way through our serious and still going.e outside. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the green county —— the green party has launched its european election campaign, hoping to improve on the three meps it secured on the 2014 euros elections. it is time to say yes to europe, yes to investing in communities no to climate chaos and saying a very loud note to a failed brexit project and transforming our society to one that puts people fast. 0ur government is at a standstill in the two—party system is broken. both the conservatives and labour have embraced brexit and refused to see it can't succeed in solving any of the problems of our country. the headlines on bbc news: the duke and duchess of sussex name their newborn son archie harrison mountbatten—windsor. he is seventh in line to the throne and is the queen's eighth great—grandchild. the nhs has seen the first sustained fall in the number of gps for half a century. the pioneering treatment that saved isabelle's life. antibiotics didn't work so doctors used a virus coc

conservative mps have urged theresa may's husband philip to just tell her it's time to leave downing streetthe metro. a conservative leadership contest will kick off following the state visit of president trump, that's the lead in the times. the daily mail says a new prime minister will occupy number ten by the summer. the guardian says centrist cabinet ministers think the next conservative leader will promise a hard brexit. the telegraph reports the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt is the latest cabinet minister to withdraw his support for the prime minister's brexit deal. and the i says the home secretary sajid javid has also lost confidence in theresa may's brexit vision. really only one story in town. we'd better start with that. let's start with the daily mirror. they seem pretty certain about this. most of the newspapers are carrying i their the newspapers are carrying on their front pages - expectation that front pages and expectation that tomorrow, theresa may will get the podium out in front of downing street, she has become famed for that set piece and will say, look, i'm going to g

the buck always stops in downing street, it must do.as to answer these climate change protesters' questions. "where is the government?" a question for all of us. who will lead? there has to be an opportunity for the people of this country to decide who they want to be in their government, how they want the government to run, what the long—term strategy is of that government. i think we need a general election. our politics problems won't disappear with a new tory leader. i'm not sure her departure changes the fundamentals of brexit. brexit is an utter mess, and it looks to me like the only way to resolve that mess is to put the issue back to the people. you cannot see power, you cannot touch power, but in this street you feel it profoundly when it has fallen away. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. laura kuenssberg there. there's been no shortage of speculation over recent months about the next likely tenant of number 10. mrs may's announcement today encouraged a much more open discussion about the party's options and the qualitie

it's very clear from downing street that she is very, very reluctant to move on unless and until she until she has been able to pass her brexit deal for the yes, that arrangement has failed in this place by several occasions in historic defeats. but it's also clear from this meeting the prime minister is determined to bring that deal back to parliament very soon at some point before the european elections. so, if you like, there is still a stand—off between theresa may's own political party and the prime minister's team in downing street. keeping them waiting, one mpjoked, she is becoming a bit like one of those climate change protesters who stormed parliament a couple of weeks ago and glued themselves to the place and had to be forcibly removed. the national crime agency says a0 people are being investigated in connection with child sexual abuse and exploitation in rotherham in south yorkshire. the alleged offences relate to 13 victims who came forward to say they were abused between 1997 and 2015. the 38 men and two women were arrested or questioned as part of a five—year operation

has beenin hunt, the foreign secretary, has been in to see the prime minister today, he was in downing streetculation about whether theresa may can withstand the opposition to her plans and is really whether she decides to stand down voluntarily or tries to go ahead with this, even though many people think it won't be successful. and of course, tomorrow, in herdiary successful. and of course, tomorrow, in her diary already is a planned meeting with sir graham brady. he is the head of the 1922 executive committee, that is the committee that represents a backbench conservative mps. she's due to meet him tomorrow. last night, they had a secret vote on whether to change the leadership roles. that has happened is because she was challenged in december, she fought off that challenge, and other existing conservative party rules, she is safe until december, another year. there is so much anxiety and concern about her leadership, growing numbers of tory mps to stand down, that yesterday they held this vote to change the rules. no—one knows the results of that, they are sealed in an envelope, but every

downing street says the prime minister is listening to the concerns of colleagues, and will be having further discussions. we'll have the very latest from westminster. also this lunchtime... a minister condemns as ‘appalling,’ the abuse of vulnerable patients, uncovered by the bbc at a hospital in county durham. supporters celebrate a crushing victory for the hindu nationalist bjp party in india's general election. the inquests into the london bridge attacks hears one survivor describe how a bullet missed him by centimetres, as armed officers opened fire on the suspect. and the authorjudith kerr, who delighted millions of children with her bestseller the tiger who came to tea, has died at the age of 95. and coming up on bbc news... lewis hamilton was fastest in first practice in monaco. his mercedes team one of many playing tribute to formula one legend niki lauda, who passed away this week. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has decided to delay publication of theresa may's revised brexit withdrawal bill, which was due tomorrow. it will now be made publ

back to parliament — 10 downing street says mps will have to decide what happens to the brexit withdrawall in a vote in earlyjune. we have a special report from estonia, where political activists are trying to stop the rise of far—right parties. and turning off the cameras — why san francisco is banning the use of facial recognition technology by police and local agencies. oil prices continue to climb after saudi arabia claims two of its crucial oil stations were attacked by drones. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also what do you make of san franciscos decision to become the first us city to ban facial recognition? are you concerned about this new tech or do you think this is putting people's safety at risk? get in touch, just use #bbcthebriefing. both iran and the us have said that they do not want to go to war, yet america has raised the threat level in the middle east, saying the danger comes from iranian—backed forces in the region. but there seem to be conflicting signals, with a british general contradicting

tonight, downing street says talks with labour to find a way through our serious and still going.nore the deluge outside. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. britain has warned iran that it will face serious consequences if it breaks the terms of the international deal to limit its nuclear programme. the iranian president said today that his country would start enriching more uranium unless european powers did more to help iran's economy. the us, which pulled out of the international deal a year ago, said the iranian threat amounted to nuclear blackmail. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. when america's top diplomat comes to town, he gets the full tour — meetings with foreign secretary, prime minister, high office and high church. but for all the warm welcome, there are divisions here that run deep, especially on iran and how best to restrict its nuclear programme. today, iran's president threatened to re—start his country's nuclear activities. he told his cabinet that, in 60 days, iran would start enriching more uranium unless european powers did more to rel

in a protest day a cooling of all children exoplanets still 500 liters of fake blood on downing street the office on the president of the british prime minister. had i been his very nice me one of exxon's co-founders claire farrow. went to the idea of the plot of our children. we've already suffering a genocide because of. the impacts of pollution so we're trying with this action to get people to understand that it's that it kills people and that it kills people now it's already killing people it's not like something ahead in the future. and. that's why the whole thing. as we make our way to downing street i want to know why they're compelled to confront the political establishment in such drastic way. we think it's simple and direct it's a couple months because it's only i think a state led internationally that's going to make a meaningful change to the situation when so we're trying to represent the kind of visceral reality of death and suffering which climate change has already started to cause around the world in which it will close in the future and the precession is designed to f

the numbers appear to be going in the wrong direction from the perspective of downing street and add mp, who the prime minister referred to specifically in her speech this afternoon because she was seen as keen on a brexit deal and potentially persuadable to back the government at some stage, there was that over chore to her by the prime minister, lisa nandy flatley rejected it saying it didn't go far enough and now some conservative mps saying that the numbers are so dire that the prime minister should consider pulling the vote entirely but sources insisting on government she's determined to press ahead. do you think there was ever any chance that this could work, did she miss play a hand that could have been played better? it was never likely to work today, she was never likely to work today, she was never likely to persuade enough people as a result of what she said today but what's intriguing, and frankly we'll never know the answer to, if immediately after the snap election when she went backwards, if she had presented a package, something akin to what she did today, could she h

i think the pressure now on downing street is to show what evidence that they have. reluctant to do that, but it will be pretty difficult. kevin williamson is a close ally of theresa may, he was her chief weapon, the person and party charge discharge of party discipline. i just want to talk to one minister, who says he has a reputation as a minister who speaks very readily to the press. and when this leak happened, there were lots of tory mps who came out quite quickly and pointed the finger at mr williamson before there was any evidence whatsoever. and so we will have to see what he decides to do next, but he clearly does want to clear his name. and in terms of the wider situation for theresa may, clearly she's already got an awful lot in her intro, brexit causing her a number of headaches. this isjust another blow to her, although she's lost someone she feels has misbehaved and done something potentially very serious. but it leaves her with shuffling again and more on “— leaves her with shuffling again and more on —— instability at a leadership level? she has lost

the prime minister could give a statement from downing street announcing her departure date. oes resign, it's unlikely she'll step down straight away. it's likely she will still host the president trump during his state visit in june. the 10th ofjune could then mark the start of a conservative leadership contest to select her successoi’. and that meansjuly could be the earliest we see a new prime minister in number 10. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street for us this morning. we just saw there that it is all speculation at the moment. how certain can we be that today is finally the day? how many times have we sat here and talked about the pressure theresa may is under, about conservative mps, ministers saying that she has blown it when it comes to brexit but this time feels really different. why? cabinet ministers themselves are now saying increasingly they think theresa may is going to today named the date at which she is going. you might notice they are fixing the door in downing street this morning. increasingly impossible problems. it's gotten much

downing street made the announcement in the last few minutes, following links to newspaper reports concerning chinese company huawei last week. days ago, the defence secretary denied he had anything to do with the league, but tonight he is out. the double olympic champion — caster semenya — loses her legal challenge against new rules which will force her to lower her body's testosterone levels it's a sad day for athletics, it's a sad day for sport, and it's a sad day for women's sport, and i emphasise women's sport, in the world. the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal hears from a man who formed a pact with fellow haemophilacs at school in the ‘80s to find out why some of them were dying the new scheme in leeds to change the way children are brought up is having a dramatic effect on child obesity. and i am in barcelona, as liverpool bid for a place in the champions league final. and coming up on bbc news... we'll have the reaction from south africa after that controversial verdict in caster semanya's case against the athletics world governing body. good evening. in the last few minut

downing street say they had compelling evidence and they regard the matter as closed.t might prove to be wishful thinking, given the venom and anger of gavin williamson's response. speaking to reporters this morning, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, gave her reaction to mr williamson's dismissal. good morning. was the prime minister right to sack gavin williamson? the prime minister has made a decision, i sat on the national security council for many years. it is very important everybody has confidence in it so of course the prime minister made her own decision. do you think a criminal investigation is needed? it is up to the prime minister. it is up to her to make the decision. we need to have confidence in the national security council. gavin williamson said his sacking was in part down to his poor relationship with the cabinet secretary, and national security adviser, mark sedwill — who carried out the investigation into the huawei leak. the former cabinet secretary, lord o'donnell, said the only person who would have made the decision to remove mr willi