the headlines at 10: former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister musto now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt" after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. and it's victory for manchester city in the women's fa cup final, as they defeat west ham 3—0 at wembley. and at 10.30 we'll be taking a look at the papers withjohn rentoul from the independent and anne ashworth from the times. in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin kate silverton for a round up of the news. but first — the former tory leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must go now or be forced out. speaking to the radio station lbc, he referred to theresa may as a "caretaker pm". his comments com

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. the women's fa cup final in under way at wembley — as manchester city take on west ham, with no goals scored yet. in half an hour on sportsday we'll bring you updates on the game, as well as the latest on celtic‘s win against aberdeen. former defence secretary gavin williamson has described an investigation into the national security council leak as a "shabby and discredited witch hunt" — and called for a "proper, full and impartial" assessment of the investigation. it comes after the met police said the leak, about the chinese tech giant huawei, did not amount to a criminal offence. mr williamson was sacked after the prime minister said she had evidence to suggest he was the source of the leak — which is something he denies. so gavin williamson calling for a full impartial investigation. realis

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forcedses in the english local elections. gather williamson claims he's the victim of a witchhunt after police say they want to investigate a leak from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh —— bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. manchester city take on west ham united in the women's fa cup final this afternoon. i think it has already kicked off. the final is being held at wembley for the fifth consecutive year, just over a month before the world cup begins in france on sevenjune. our sports reporterjo currie is covering the match at wembley. absolutely. i'm pleased to say the sunshine has actually returned, in the last hour we have had rain and hail but former england goalkeeper over 50,000 fans affected here today. going to be an incredible crowd. to hear those numbers toted around in london 2012 the stadium was full. the atmosphere and how it made you feel in the pitch was unreal. h

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith leads calls for the prime minister to step down aftersses in the english local elections. the leak from the meeting of the national security council about huawei "did not amount to a criminal offence", uk police say. up to 12 people have been killed by cyclone fonny in the north—eastern india. —— cyclone fani. the storm hit with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but officials say the loss of life could have been far worse. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowned in a three—day coronation ceremony. it comes at a time of political uncertainty for the country. a general election was held in march — the first since the army took control in a coup five years ago — but a new government has yet to be declared. this is a sight that few thais have ever seen, a new king purifying himself with consecrated waters as he prepared to ascend to the throne. maha vajiralongkorn, or king rama x, as he's known more formally, became king in 2016 after the death of his father, who'd reigned for 70 long years. but he's waited until now to be crow

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a ‘witch hunt‘ after police say they won't investigate a leak from the national security council about huawei. at least one palestinian has died in gaza after the israeli army carried out air strikes in response to rocket attacks by palestinian militants. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. a record 52,000 fans are watching the women's fa cup final at wembley — as manchester city take on west ham. in half an hour on sportsday we'll bring you updates on the game, as well as the latest on celtic‘s win against aberdeen. good afternoon. the former tory leader iain duncan smith has said the prime minister must say she will resign "very soon", after the party suffered heavy losses in the english local elections. speaking to the radio station lbc, he referred to theres

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith leads calls for the prime minister to step down afterthe english local elections. uk police say the leak from the meeting of the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei "did not amount to a criminal offence". up to 12 people have been killed by cyclone fani in the north—eastern india. the storm hit with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but officials say the loss of life could have been far worse. in sports this afternoon, celtics has one and a consecutive title. i season in which their manager left. totte n ha m season in which their manager left. tottenham missed a chance to seal qualification. chelsea will move above them into the third with a victory tomorrow. and manchester city's women take on the west ham ladies. later. they are hoping to win the cup for a second time. kick—off is at 5:30pm. i will be back with more on all those stories a little bit later. palestinian militants in gaza have launched dozens of rockets into neighbouring southern israel. the israeli military say more than 150 missiles have been fir

this is from the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith and he has said the prime ministerunce she is standing down very soon after the party suffered heavy defeats in the english elections. he referred to theresa may as only a ca reta ker referred to theresa may as only a caretaker prime minister and urged her to set her departure date, and inset, but said if she didn't literally at 1922 committee which represents all backbenchers would have to force her to do so. iain duncan smith who has been reluctant to publicly say this, he suffered a fair number of fullbacks in his time, trying to find a brexiteer with labour was absurd and many conservatives would refuse to back it. more of this on two o'clock. thanks for your company this morning. now on bbc news, it's time to witness history. razia iqbal presents five extraordinary testimonies from the past, including a fashion industry pioneer from the days of the soviet union. hello, and welcome to witness, with me razia iqbal. i'm here at the british library to guide you through five extraordinary moments in recent history, tol

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. police say the leak of information from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei isn't a criminal offence and won't launch an investigation. but former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt". health officials in gaza say three palestinians including a m—month—old baby have been killed in israeli air strikes. israel said it was targeting militant sites, after around 200 rockets were fired into southern israel, injuring two people. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125mph. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and john watson. the headlines this evening. champions again — celtic claim their eighth consecutive scottish premiership title with a comfortable victory at pittodrie. nathan ake's late winner ensures tottenham will have to wai

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must go now or be forced out the english local elections. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among three people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. coming up at 8.30, bbc wales investigates teenage girls who were abused for decades in barry. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good evening. we start with the premier league with liverpool in action at the moment — looking to return to the top and put pressure on manchester city. it's 31 minutes into the first half. and jurgen klopp's side are leading 2—1 against newcastle. after virgil van dijk put liverpool ahead, christian atsu equalised for the hosts but in the last few moments mo salah has put liveprool ahead once again. city play their game in hand against leicester on monday night. down at the other end — bad news for cardiff city — they've been relegated from the premier league after they were beaten at home by crystal pa

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a ‘witch hunt‘ after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least two hundred rockets into israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — but the indian government's rapid evacuation of overi million people is praised for saving lives hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow with me arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator for the independent and anne ashworth, associate editor of the times. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday times reveals exclusive details of theresa may's "final desperate gamble" on brexit — by offering concession

the headlines at 10: former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt" after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. and it's victory for manchester city in the women's fa cup final, as they defeat west ham 3—0 at wembley.

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must say she will go very sh local elections. police say the leak of information from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act so isn't a criminal offence. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. thailand's new king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace marking his official accession to the throne. here, rail passengers face travel disruption this weekend

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must say she will go very soon after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. police say the leak of information from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act so isn't a criminal offence. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. thailand's new king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace marking his official accession to the throne. here, rail passengers face travel disruption this weekend as bank holiday engineering work gets underway. good afternoon. the former tory leader iain duncan smith has said the prime minister must say she will resign very soon, after the party suffered heavy losses in the english local elections. speaking to the radio station lbc, he referred to theresa may as a "caretaker pm". more than 1300 conservative councillors lost their seats. labour failed to make the gains it had hoped for. iain duncan smith said a change in leaders

the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith called on mrs may to resign.mith said she was in effect a caretaker prime minister. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. urgently seeking a solution. tories mulling over devastating local election results trying to find a way to solve the party's troubles. these members are in scotland. there weren't any elections here this week, but many agree failing to deliver brexit was behind the election drubbing. and this former leader has had enough. he believes theresa may has lost her authority and has to go now. we have in a sense a kind of caretaker prime minister at the moment, you could argue a caretaker leader of the labour party, but a caretaker prime minister. and i think therefore making fundamental decisions about where we go with this would be a big mistake. the conservatives always knew that voters were likely to give them a bloody nose this week, but the extent, losing 1300 councillors, was worse than they feared. and because of that, some are saying their patience has run out. it's not the firs

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forcedt after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. palestinian officials say a mother and her baby are among three people who've been killed in gaza in a wave of israeli air strikes and tank fire. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets from into southern israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello there and welcome to sport stay with me holly hamilton and john manchester city win the wome‘s fa cup final for teh sceond time in three years. it's an immediate return to the championship — cardiff city's relegation is confirmed. and saracens ease past exeter as newcastle are relegated from rugby union's premiership. also coming up in the programme, four—time champion john higgins is through to his eigthth world championships final can judd trumpjoin him there —— two his eighth world championships fi

former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced english local elections. police say the leak of information from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei — didn't breach the official secrets act — so isn't a criminal offence. cyclone fonny causes destruction in india and bangladesh — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125 miles per hour. thailand's new king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace — marking his official accession to the throne. a record 52,000 fans are set to watch the women's fa cup final at wembley — as manchester city take

former conservative party leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must say she will go ‘veryions. police say the leak of information from the national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act, so isn't a criminal offence. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 125mph. thailand's new king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace, marking his official accession to the throne. here, rail passengers face travel disruption this weekend, as bank holiday engineering work gets underway.

former chairman of the conservative party says he wishes she had proposed a vote on the second referendum earlier. we spoke with him exclusively. >> it is the most important thing she has done in months. a lot of fair-minded people should be prepared to give that a chance. what is to lose if you want to referendum? how else are you going to get it? misses have doubts about mae's deal. your doubts will not be nearly in the partyhose within a party, the hardline exit here, the ones who seem to think we can do without any deal with the european union. they talk about doing business with europe and everybody else. they would not know if it bit them on the backside. there is no -- if you can do business on wto terms, why are they trying to negotiate trade deals with other countries outside the european union? suffer is onehey which would be, i hope, improperly exposed in the referendum campaign. may the credit for proposing this, i just wish she had done it earlier. nejra: let's get more with anna edwards in london. also with us is chief economist at sea and why mellon. such a mae's offer get

former cabinet minister and conservative party leadership hopeful esther mcvey is calling for a new "lice covena nt" and £3 billion a year to fight crime in a bid to help restore the conservatives' reputation as the party of law and order. that's according to the express. the guardian leads on us special counsel robert mueller‘s first public statement on the russia inquiry. earlier today, mr mueller said charging president trump with a crime in his investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election was not an option. the financial times reports that europe's markets watchdog has abandoned plans to prevent investors in the eu from trading some of the uk's biggest listed companies, including bp and vodafone, in the event of a hard brexit. that is a brief summary of what is going on. now let's hearfrom the guests. johnson in the dock, but not quite yet. no, notjust yet but a private prosecution which has been crowd funded has been found to have a case and is going to be going forward. thejudge a case and is going to be going forward. the judge actually has said that he may or may

>> reporter: ann widdecombe, a former prisons minister and conservative party veteran, is another brexitty candidate. she believes victory for the new pay will help to ensure th britain leaves the e.u. >> i think it's very importale that when peook at the british delegation in the european parliament, they see phalanx of people determined to leave. that is very important because i think there's a very misinformed view in brussels and strasbourg that is a very misinformed view, that somehow we're not very serious about it, that britain doesn't really want to leave. well, that may be true of some of our leading politicians, but it's not true of the british people. >> our message is that no longer are we prepared to see our great nation humiliated in front of the rest of the world. it's time we stood up, stoodou tall, of who we are, and able to start forging our own fresh relationships around the world. and we're going to fight on, rough may the 23rd and on, to make this a better, more democratic nation. thank you! ( cheers and applause ) >> they have totally betrayed us. 17.4 million peopl

i've been speaking to the former leader of the conservative party, iain duncan—smith — i asked him whonservative 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 johnson, you would back him, be happy? i stand by what ijust said, whoever gets elected by the party in the country i will support them and encourage everyone to support them in whatever context — on the backbenches or in the cabinet or whatever. do you think borisjohnson should have stayed in the cabinet and help deliv

she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. meanwhile, the former foreign secretary borisjohnson says of course he will run for the conservative leadership. four people including three britons have died in a plane crash three miles south of dubai international airport, in the united arab emirates. dramatic evidence from a nurse at the inquests into the london bridge attacks. helen kennett tried to save the life of this man and was stabbed herself. the government abandons its controversial pa rt—privatisation of the probation service. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, deputy political editor of the daily mirror ben glaze and deputy political editor of the daily express sam lister. stay with us for that. theresa may has agreed to set a timetable for her departure from number ten after mps vote on her plans to leave the european union in three weeks‘ time. she is expected to resign if she loses the vote. the agreement follows talks between mrs may and senior conservatives, led by sir graham brady, who

with the number of candidates for the conservative leadership and prime minister'sjob growing, a former partyls for a rule change to avoid chaos. the uk's first next—generation sg mobile network is switched on, but only available in certain areas. and at the start of the cricket world cup — england are taking control against south africa at the oval. it's 5 o'clock — good afternoon. our top story is that a major review into higher education funding has recommended that university tuition fees in england should be reduced to £7,500 a year, and maintenance grants to support poorer students, scrapped in 2016, should also be reinstated. the report commissioned by the government also says loans should only be written off after a0 years, rather than 30 at present, leaving graduates repaying for longer. here's our education correspondent, frankie mccamley. six students at one college, each with a different plan for theirfuture. some want to go to university. for others, apprenticeships are on the cards. for francesca—lily, money is a big part of her decision. i care for somebody. they can't afford t

she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. the former foreign secretary boris johnson says he'll be running. also tonight... the french waiter stabbed to death by the london bridge attackers. a nurse tells how she was trying to help him when she was attacked. as the probation service goes back into public ownership, the man who pushed part privatisation defends his decision. it's disappointing that this has not worked. it did lead to a reduction in reoffending... screaming and shouting. in yemen, saudi coalition airstrikes target rebel positions in the capital sanaa, killing six people. and making cancer a chronic, not a fatal disease. scientists say that could become a reality in the next decade. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... defending champion brooks koepka puts on a superb display to make the early running on day one of the us pga championship. good evening. theresa may has agreed to set a timetable for her departure from number ten after mps vote on her plans to leave the european union in three week's time. she's expecte

inside a flat in kensington on thursday. and prime minister... we can talk now to a former leader of the conservative partyou have been doing the rounds. unless you have been misquoted, you have often said any cabinet minister plotting against the may particularly for their own career again or speaking to newspapers should be sacked and unfit for the leadership. some of them are running. who would you like to see with 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 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

i've been speaking to the former leader of the conservative party, iain duncan—smith — i asked him who to see lead the conservative party. well i haven't generally made my decision, because i thought it was unseemly for me to even think about this until the prime minister decided whether she was going or not. now she has, i will talk to all the various candidates, i have said that quite clearly. but the one thing i do say it to those who are standing for election, is that their purpose in life is whatever to bring the party together. and so if that's the case, then telling everybody that 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 this competition, as a party, deliver on the brexit deal, and then take the fight to, what i consider to become a marxist labour party, but that seems the very basic principles, really. if borisjohnson got the job, you would back him then? you would be happy about that? well i stand by what ijust said, however, boris, orwhoever, whoever gets elected by the party in the country,

she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. meanwhile, the formerle including three britons have died in a plane crash three miles south of dubai international airport, in the united arab emirates. dramatic evidence from a nurse at the inquests into the london bridge attacks. helen kennett tried to save the life of this man and was stabbed herself. the government abandons its controversial pa rt—privatisation

the latest to declare they will stand for conservative party leader include the former brexit secretaryder of the house of commons andrea leadsom, and the environment secretary michael gove. the bbc‘s chris mason reports. look into the camera if you want to be prime minister. the contest is on. this man is keen... ..and so is he. we need a leaderfor the future, not just for now. matt hancock playing on his relative youth. he's a0. he reckons he could clear the way to do what theresa may failed to do — persuade the current crop of mps to back brexit. the majority in the house of commons wants to leave europe. there have been disagreements on how. and some of my contenders may say that if they don't get their preferred option, whether it be no deal or something else, then they'll have a general election. and i put it to you that that would be a disaster for the country and it would risk corbyn by christmas. both mr hancock and fellow cabinet minister rory stewart voted remain — though they'll tell anyone who'll listen that brexit must — and, crucially, can — be delivered. but... anyone wh

senior advisor to covington and a former trade secretary as well as a host of other former titled inside the conservative party. >> well, it hasn't done a lot of good, but it's not over yet. it needs to be dealt with and resolved and finality. there's not going to be complete finality, but, you know, i always remember the -- in the days just after the referendum, someone saying, well, of course, there's less unsesht than there was because we know that brexit is going to happen now nearly three years after the referendum, we don't know that, and, of course, in normal circumstances, a normal process by the time you get towards the end the options have narrowed down this is unique in that we're right at the end, past what should have been the final point and as far as i can see, every single combination of substantive outcome and timetable remains open, and that means maximum uncertainty for business. even if there is a vote, there is a deal, and it looks to me like that is possible, there's i don't feel a further process of reaching a final trade deal that will take two to three years, i would guess. i think we

a former deputy prime minister from her conservative party says the british leader's resignation won't necessarily fix the issues at hand >> it has been inevitable for some time. i think she earns a considerable amount of personal sympathy but frankly the politics has moved on. >> other politicians across the pond have been weighing in including former prime minister david cameron and tweeted may should be thanked for her tireless efforts on behalf of the country and she made the right decision. live in the newsroom, elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> well, wikileaks founder george is currently being held in london and the u.s. is filing new charges ajuicing him of filing an espionage acts. he is charged with soliciting and publishing classified information that armed the u.s. and our allie's. julian assange's actions are not those of a journalist some say. >>> an arrest in san jose of a man accused of vandalizing the san jose veteran's memorial. 39-year-old martin vavanko was arrested yesterday. a police street crimes unit identified him as a suspect. earlier this month the veter

party brexit talks in the mail on sunday. the former defence secretary says the prime minister has "betrayed" the conservative party by negotiatingur and that talks will "end in tears". senior conservative and labour mps have called on voters to support them in this month's european elections, as a new opinium survey for the observer suggests nigel farage‘s brexit party has more support than the two main parties put together. the sunday telegraph's lead story features a comres survey which gathered views on if a general election campaign was to take place now, with the headline brexit party beats tories in general election poll. it's that time of year again. the sunday times headlines its rich list and reports that some of the uk's wealthiest people might leave the country and take around £1 trillion with them ifjeremy corbyn becomes prime minister. and the sunday express has spoken to the half—brother of the duchess of sussex. let's start off. we are going to start with the sunday times. not something thatjeremy corbyn is going to enjoy reading on the front page. i think it is something he expected to happen. the whole thing is

happened is the conservative party has done so badly recently that they have got desperate and when you go desperate, you go for your wild card. they feel threatened by nigel farage, the formerister said that the way to fight a snake oil salesman is with another. i think thatis salesman is with another. i think that is a wrong analysis and they're making a mistake but that is the thinking. and in terms of what boris johnson could achieve as a prime minister, a lot of speculation about whether he would get moderate support from people like amber rudd and the more centrist conservatives, but ultimately, what would he offer? would he have to offer a second referendum? again, there is no majority to get through parliament. he really blows hot and cold. one moment he will be socially liberal and the next racist and making jokes about muslim women and so on. but he can appeal to the one nation wing, the centrist part of his party. but on this question brexit, the only way he can move forward is with compromise and i'm not sure he will be capable of getting a compromise within his party. i'm not sure the conservative party is in the mood to compromise. we seem to be stuck in britai

she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. the former

following the losses for the conservative party, former cabinet minister priti patel has called for ain leadership. she says brexit and impatience with theresa may kept coming up the doorstep. impatience with theresa may kept coming up the doorsteplj impatience with theresa may kept coming up the doorstep. i think are party leadership and our party nationally needs to look at the situation and make some very serious decision is now in terms of where we go. where would you like to see it go? i think we need to change. i don't think we can continue like this. i have been very clear. many of my constituents have said this to me. we need a change of leadership, perhaps the time has now come for that. the ukip vote collapsed overnight. the ukip vote collapsed overnight. the party lost more than 5a council seats. a spokesperson said the party had been in turmoilfor two seats. a spokesperson said the party had been in turmoil for two years but they had taken votes of the main parties. counting is under way in northern ireland. a62 seats are up for grabs across 11 councils. the first few resu

conservative and unionist party. i'm looking forward to a contest of ideas. the formersecretary — dominic raab — is another of those eight candidates jostling to become tory leader. he told andrew marr that he will try to renegotiate a brexit deal with brussels and if that fails, will leave with no deal. when asked how it will be different this time — he said there would be a well—organised government operation. first of all, as i said, we'd be willing to walk away from negotiations if we don't get the very finite, targeted, reasonable change. secondly, i think my experience was of being undermined by some others in government, so we need to have a very well organised number 10 operation and a united cabinet. and i think if you do that and you can be really credible in brussels that actually we mean business, we want a good deal, we want these limited changes, but we are willing to walk away otherwise, i think that will focus minds in a way that wasn't done before. one of two female candidates to announce they are running is the former work and pension secretary, esther

the latest to declare they will stand for conservative party leader include the former brexit secretaryic raab and the former leader of the house of commons andrea leadsom. the bbc‘s chris mason told me a short time ago that it brings the number of confirmed candidates in the race to seven. it is one of those running out of fingers evenings here at westminster, every five minutes another contender has confirmed that they will be in the running. picking up they will be in the running. picking up on your list there, dominic raab was involved in the negotiations in brussels with the chief exit negotiator for the eu. brussels with the chief exit negotiatorfor the eu. he stood down a few months ago. he said in an article on the mail on sunday to be published in a few hours time in the morning that he will be in the race and he would live with the idea of a no deal accident in october if a deal could not be done with the eu. andrea leadsom recently in the cove na nt has andrea leadsom recently in the covenant has also declared on the sunday times, again saying that no deal should not be somet

gavin williamson criticises the cross—party brexit talks in the mail on sunday — the former defence secretary says the prime minister has ‘betrayed' the conservatived labour mps have called on voters to support them in this month's european elections — as a new opinium survey for the observer suggests nigel farage's brexit party has more support than the two main parties put together. the majority of voters support proposals to cut greenhouse gases down to almost zero by 2050, according to an exclusive poll on the front page of the independent. and the sunday telegraph's lead story features a comres survey which gathered views on if a general election campaign was to take place now — with the headline "brexit party beats tories in general election poll". it's that time of year again — the sunday times headlines its rich list and also reports that some of the uk's wealthiest people might leave the country — and take around one trillion pounds with them — ifjeremy corbyn becomes prime minister. the sunday express has spoken to the half—brother of the duchess of sussex, who says baby archie will "heal the rifts between meghan markle and her estranged

change uk, the new political party created by 11 former conservative and labour mps, has said it supports it would campaign to remain in the european union if one was held. its spokesman, the mp chuka umunna, made the comments at a rally in manchester ahead of the european elections. people often say "what makes you different? how are you actually going to change things?" to my mind, if we are capable of bringing together different progressive people from different political traditions and reaching a consensus on an issue, we have a much greater chance of actually coming up with an agenda that will unite our country. that's what makes us different. and that's why, in this election, where not messing around, none of this options for this, not messing around, none of this options forthis, options not messing around, none of this options for this, options for that, as mike said, and then sitting, you have to have a clear position. and we don'tjust have to have a clear position. and we don't just want a people's have to have a clear position. and we don'tjust want a people's vote for the sake

borisjohnson, the former foreign secretary, regarded by many as the favourite, although conservative partyip elections can be incredibly unread bull affairs. also saying they want the job is jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, esther mcvey, the former work and pensions secretary, and rory stewart, the international development secretary. there are four names there, but we are expecting many, many more to end up are expecting many, many more to end up potentially putting their names forward among those. so that is the people in the frame so far. that's it for now. tom, thank you very much indeed. we have those other six now. six possible. i can talk you through those. they are the six possibles, not the ones that have confirmed but could be contenders. that is right, roger, sorry there were problems with the graphics. among those are people like the agriculture sector, michael gove, a high—profile member of the leave campaign. andrea leadsom, who was mps' a second choice to take over as prime minister when theresa may eventually took thejob a minister when theresa may eventually took the jo

conservative party. on one side the brexiteers led by the likes of the outspoken former secretary boris johnson. a man who feels he can deliver a better deal. or if need be, a no-deal brexit, hard deal brexit. a man popular with the conservative party. a man they feel can revive their elective portions. the brexexit party showing she' european elections. on the other side, various candidates at the moment. they are coalescing around amber, one nation reserve reserve group. more moderate conservative m.p.'s. who want a softer brexit or remain. that will get under way in the coming weeks and months. unlikely to be a quiet summer in british politics. reproved end with theresa may. >> one of the ironies of the brexit saga when david cameron called that referendum one of the things he wanting to do was end decades of infighting. it ultimately backfiredment it was europe, breast it which ultimately did fall, theresa may as well attempt to -- forced attempt to push through withdrawal agreement. she offered several steps there. customs union, potential second referendum. that was the straw that broke her

together and deliver given how divine to parliament and the party conservative party is over this and you mentioned byron johnson the former foreign secretary and some people had written him off just a few months ago yes that's right because many people thought he was a disastrous foreign secretary and he wasn't well liked a well thought of particularly within europe but this is the thing about boris johnson he always manages to stay there and to and to be a comeback kid he has proved in a recent poll of conservative party members to be extremely popular 39 percent of them put him as their 1st choice the next the 2nd choice dominic only 13 percent and remember it's those conservative members who will decide who the next leader is 812-0000 of them secondly the big issue here is nigel for raj he is the leader of the party he's the man. really brought bricks it about and he is a big threat to the conservatives many voters now voting with him rather than that party and now the conservatives including m.p.'s believe boris johnson is the only one who could really take him on and he turned to you know bob many will describe a ter

. >> woodruff: now, leading exiteers in conservative party ranks are former foreign secretary boris johnsonthe early favorite. former brexit secretary dominic raab and former leader of the house of commons andrea leadsom are seen as likely contenders. >> woodruff: leadsom quit just this week, finally tipping the balance against may. moderate conservatives, like foreign secretary jeremy hunt may step forward, too. but, after recens local electiw heavy losses by the conservatives, the opposition is calling r a new, general election. >> there has to be anotherit opportfor the people of this country to decide who they want to be in their government, how they want the government tot be run, he long-term strategy is of that government. i think we need a general election. we don't need another tory leader installed by tory m.p.s. >> woodrf: theresa may formally sps down as conservative party leader on june 7. but, she will remain as a caretaker prime minister, until the party chooses its new leader. >> woodruff: there is growing concern and fear about deadly attacks against transgender americans--

lawmakers from the probe rex a faction of her conservative party have already said they will vote against. the wife of the former president of interpol has been granted asylum in france chinese national grace manning reported her husband home way missing last year after he traveled to china days later interpol said maying had resigned from his post and this month chinese prosecutors have charged him with abuse of power and taking bribes. while hate crimes often motivated by religious or anti foreigner sentiment are on the rise here in germany new figures show hate crimes increasing 20 percent last year and that includes anticipated crimes the government says the far right is to blame. demonstrators buttoning a self-made israeli flag an attack against a jewish restaurant. and same bull these are signs of a worrying problem in germany and one that is growing according to new figures released by the interior ministry. anti semitic crimes have increased considerably by 19.6 percent in the last year. majority and this finding is important for the evaluation of these offenses namely 89 point one percent can be attribu