but that theory was undermined when george osborne announced he would step down as mp. e there is probable relief among staff that mr osborne is no longer an mp for a northern constituency. but there is still an anxiety about his work for the asset manager in the city. aside from the time commitment, it suggests a serious and potential conflict of interest. his top priority today, other than a strong front page, will be to explain his vision for the newspaper. he will leave parliament tomorrow and his constituency will get a new mp in five weeks time. a surfer who went missing off scotland's argyll coast has been rescued after over 30 hours clinging to its board. it was reported missing by his family when he did not return from serving on sunday afternoon. he was picked up 13 miles off the coast. we will have more on that story at six o'clock 0n brea kfast. that story at six o'clock 0n breakfast. we will also have more in a key moment in the history of north sea oil. it has been a cornerstone of the industry for decades but now it is being decommissioned. so let's bring

the next story we're going to discuss i think george osborne could have splashed on! that's what happened to matthew bryce, who was reported missing by his family, after he didn't return from a surfing trip off the scottish coast on sunday. but fortunately this story has a happy ending. after clinging to his surfboard for more than 30 hours and suffering from hypothermia, matthew was finally rescued and taken to hospital. chris buckler reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surf board he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbelltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he attempted to recover to shore, we believe he suffered from some cramp and was unable to make his way against the

pledge to cut net migration to tens of thousands, after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne at the wedding of pippa middleton and james matthews. prince george and princess charlotte will act as pageboy and lava girl. some have described it as the society wedding of the year. speculation as to prince harry will bring his actress girlfriend to the ceremony, meghan markle. 0ur correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in englefield in berkshire for us now. yes, guests have been arriving for the last half—hour or so. you mentioned prince harry and his girlfriend but there has been no sign of them yet nor the duke and duchess of cambridge. but we have been informed they are on their way to saint marks church in englefield where the wedding is due to take place in about 15 minutes time. the bride is due to arrive with her father then. some of the guests have been arriving, as you've said. roger federer has arrived with his wife. princess beatrice and the gulf friend of james middleton princess beatrice and the gulf friend ofjames middleton also. you can also see many people on the gra

george osborne begins his first day as editor of the london evening standard.record holders are collateral damage as a task force recommends wiping them from before 2005 in the wake of the doping scandal. in its heyday in the 1980s, the brent field in the north sea produced more than half a million barrels of oil a day — enough to provide energy for around half the homes in the uk. but production was stopped there six years ago and now the platform is being dismantled. and it's quite a task because it's not only britain's oldest, but it's also its biggest oil platform. enviromental groups are concerned about how much of it will be left behind, asjohn maguire reports. a decade in the planning, butjust seconds in the execution, as the top side, as it is known, is lifted off brent delta and onto the world's largest construction ship. the pioneering spirit was designed and built exactly for mammoth tasks such as this. 380 metres long and 124 metres wide across two hulls, it is the size of an 0lympics worth of sports pitches and double—decker buses. these platforms

defend their pledge to cut net migration to tens of thousands, after it comes under fire from george osborne. iranian president, hassan rouhani, looks almost certain to have won a second term, after most of the votes are counted in the country's presidential elections. also in the next hour — which airlines are the worst for being late? the consumer group, which, draws up a list of the worst offenders for flights arriving at uk airports. very good morning to you. welcome to bbc news. president trump has arrived in saudi arabia this morning, but he leaves behind more controversy in washington. the us media is reporting that he told senior russian officials that the fbi director, james comey, was a "nutjob" whose sacking had "relieved great pressure" on him. the claim — not denied by the white house — came as he set off for his first foreign trip since taking office. our washington correspondent, laura bicker, reports. a red carpet welcome for president trump, who's touched down in saudi arabia. he was met by the king, on his first foreign visit since taking office. he tweeted that he will be

aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osbornehassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival with a comfortable margin. also in the next hour. just married, the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. prince george was one of the page boys while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. and exeter are through to rugby‘s premiership final after a last gap try sees them beat saracens. that's all in sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. welcome to riyadh, the first day of president donald trump's first foreign visit is slowly evolving. he'll be soon going to a lavish dinner here, the guests of his saudi hosts who have given him a royal welcome. starting with the red carpet this morning at the international airport here in riyadh. and a day when he received many honours and signed many deals, a senior saudi official has said that already some deals worth a record $300 billion have been signed. in everything fr

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. and here comes the bride — the duchess of cambridge's sister, pippa, marries in berkshire. now on bbc news, it's time for click. guards! welcome to the south coast of england, and the country's biggest fortification, dover castle. they say an englishman's house is his castle. this week, this castle is mine. like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days, it is constantly under attack. the walls may keep out burglars, but today's digital invader is wily, and can worm its way in through the smallest gaps. last week's global cyber attack on companies in around 150 countries shows just how vulnerable systems can be, even if you are not called into clicking dodgy links. so this week, we're looking at cybersecurity. it's me versus the bad guys out there. and they might be small, but there's a lot of them. so what can i do to shore up my defences? one thing is through biometrics. gadgets already recognise our fingerprint, and now banks are starting to id

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborneeing billed as the wedding of the year — we'll be live in berkshire where pippa middleton will marry james matthews later this morning. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. we head to israel to meet a theatre group with a difference. the concept of every wardrobe is to take the disability and create an ability from it. we are on the night patrol at london zoo. this month's global guide features a stunning light show in sydney. and i leave the airport for a couple of hours to take a high—speed stop off tour of rome. it is a lot of stuff to see in a short time. can we do it? yeah! let's go! theme song plays. we kick off this week with a truly unique theatrical phenomenon. one way the actors overcome some of the hardest hurdles you could imagine, and yet produce incredible performance ismight based in israel, nalagaat, meaning please touch in israel, is the only deaf, blind ensemble. and we are going one hour out ofjerusalem to meet the g

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osbornehere comes the bride — the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa, marries in berkshire. prince george was one of the page boys, his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news, ainslie‘s america's cup quest. sir ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america's cup. personally, i think for everyone in this team it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america's cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made and challenged the world. and we have never won it. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britain has ever had at winning the america's cup. i think it is a very, very competitive sport. we have a lot of respect for each other. but we want nothing more than to kill each other on the water. it is as simple as that. if you are silly enough to wind him up to that level where he feels like hi

the former chancellor george osborne has begun his newjob as editor of the london evening standard.ur media editor amol rajan reports. george 0sborne‘s new working hours mean he will probably wake up at 5am each day, but this morning, he looked eager to get his feet under the table. it is very exciting to be starting in the newjob and it is a really important time in our country where people are going to want the straight facts, the informed analysis, so they can make the really big decisions about this country‘s future. the evening standard is going to provide that and it‘s going to entertain along the way. now i‘ve got to get in there. we‘ve got a paper to get off stone. keen to show familiarity with newspaper jargon, 0sborne will have been relieved that at least his pass worked. but outside the standard‘s offices in kensington, central london, were a few uninvited guests. london‘s cab drivers say the former chancellor was too close to uber, the private hire firm, allegations that he denies. when george osborne turned up for work this morning, he would have had the same priorities

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. the wedding is taking place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. she's marrying financier james matthews in a ceremony in berkshire. thank you for your company over the last few hours. sophie long will be here at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, sir ben ainslie‘s team will continue their bid to win the 35th america's cup when they race in the final qualifying stages of this year's event next week in bermuda. natalie pirks has been behind the scenes to look at their preparation. sir ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america's cup. personally, i think everyone in this team it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america's cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made and challenged the world. and we have never won it. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britai

aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osbornea joyous reunion — dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria by islamist militants 3 years ago finally see their families also in the next hour: just married — the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister, charlotte, was a bridesmaid. and we'll look at the sunday papers, including the telegraph where theresa may writes she'll tell brussels that money paid in the past by the uk must be taken into account in the final brexit divorce bill. donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia, as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth £270 billion, a third of which is defence—related. riyadh is his first stop on a nine—dayjourney around the middle east and europe. it's a trip his aides hope will divert attention from his political problems back in washington. our north america editorjon sopel is travelling with the president and sent this report. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, dona

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the pageboys while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news. it's time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday. with me lizzie greenwood hughes and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening. exeter dash saracens‘ dreams of the double—double as a late try puts the chiefs into the premiership final. they will meet wasps at twickenham after they beat leicester in a thriller at the ricoh arena. what a difference a year makes. after play—off heartache last season, millwall are promoted to the championship. and how britain's top surfer luke dillon is aiming for a place at the 2020 olympics without even having a coach. plenty coming up this evening. including rugby league's magic weekend, the women's super league, and england beating argentina in the u205 world cup. but we'll start with rugby union. and exeter chiefs are through to the final of rugby union's

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival by a comfortable margin. also in the next hour, just married — the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. and nick robinson sits down for dinner with a group of voters. that's nick's election takeaways in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars with the saudis. riyadh is his first stop on a nine—dayjourney around the middle east and europe. it's a trip his aides hope will divert attention from his political problems back in washington. our north america editor, jon sopel, is travelling with the president and sent this report. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert a

the tories defend their aim to cut net migration after it is criticised by former chancellor george osborne the duchess of cambridge. she married financierjames duchess of cambridge. she married financier james matthews in berkshire. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focusing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. our business correspondent joe lynam has the details. it's usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for younger households. but the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer london have been affected the most. it says home ownership among young families has fallen 63% in outer london towns, such as harrow and croydon. in west yorkshire, ownership fell by 52% among families with adults between 25 and 3a, while the fall in greater manchester was 51% between 1994 and last year. a lot more families are living

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborneand here comes the bride — the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton, marries in berkshire. good afternoon. donald trump has arrived in saudi arabia, the start of his first foreign tour as president of the united states. we can go there now and talk to our international correspondent. after a very royal welcome at the riyadh international airport and the presentation of the highest civilian honour, down to business, and reports that deals have already been signed. memorandum is of understanding. another summit taking place at the same time, the saudi us chief executive officer summit. donald trump is putting his emphasis on the bilateral meeting, here is frank gardner with report on what has happened so far today. into the blazing heat of the saudi summer, and away from the political heat of washington, president trump and his wife emerged from air force one to a red carpet welcome. they were greeted by saudi arabia's king salman. the two leaders have a lot to discuss, specifi

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival in the first round. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in saudi arabia this morning on his first foreign tourjust arabia this morning on his first foreign tour just as arabia this morning on his first foreign tourjust as a married —— embarrassing new claims are made about the sacking of james embarrassing new claims are made about the sacking ofjames komi. he is said to have told russian officials that he was a real "nut job" and that his departure is to real pressure on him. a red carpet welcome for president trump, who's touched down in saudi arabia. he was met by the king, on his first foreign visit since taking office. he tweeted that he will be strongly protecting american interests, that's what i like to do. but he might be glad to leave washington for a while, after the week he's had. it started with the accusation that he'd leaked classified information to the rus

aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, just married, the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. millwall‘s manager jumps for joy after being promoted to the championship as fans stage a pitch invasion. that's all in sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has been welcomed in saudi arabia as he began his first trip abroad since becoming president. he signed deals worth hundreds of billions let's go live now to riyadh and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. you join us today in the middle of a sandstorm in saudi arabia, you can see the winds are blowing across our rooftop position here here in riyadh. it's coming to the end of donald trump's first day on his first foreign visit, and in his first foreign visit, and in his first comment about the visit to the media here, he described the visit as tremendous. and in almost the same breath, he explained why. jobs, jobs, jobs. $350 billion worth of d

tories defend their aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from george osbornew it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening. exeter dash saracens‘ dreams of the double—double as a late try puts the chiefs into the premiership final. what a difference a year makes. after play—off heartache last season, millwall are promoted to the championship. and how britain's top surfer luke dillon is aiming for a place at the 2020 olympics without even having a coach. plenty coming up this evening. including rugby league's magic weekend, the women's super league, and england beating argentina in the u20s world cup. but we'll start with rugby union. and exeter chiefs are through to the final of rugby union's aviva premiership. they beat the two—time european champions cup winners saracens with a last—minute try. a breathtaking afternoon on the south coast, as hannah lupton reports. saracens have a swagger in their stride, back—to—back european champions and now moving in on the premiership title. at a stormy but welcoming sandy park. am

but it has been criticised by the formula —— former conservative chancellor, george osborne.esterday. the former chancellor very recently of the conservative party, said that his former party haven't got a clue, in an editorial in his paper, when it will happen, about the costs or if they know they are not saying anything. all these questions were put to the chief secretary to the treasury last night on bbc radio 4 and this is what he had to say. it is an game. it doesn't have a timetable and we acce pt doesn't have a timetable and we accept that but it should drive our policy in terms of improving skills so we policy in terms of improving skills so we have a stronger domestic workforce. it should drive our policy in terms of improving technology so we can reduce immigration pressures we currently face. so no timetable. in fact, he said it's right there is no deadline as he once the flexibility in this in order to deal with perhaps the economic consequences of the brexit deal and also to insist that it ta kes pla ce deal and also to insist that it takes place because the eu r

pledge to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival in a comfortable margin. and here comes the bride —— the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa i duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa , marries in berkshire. and the most successful and pics sailor is attempting to win the world's oldest sporting trophy. fa cts world's oldest sporting trophy. facts in america's cup quest in half an hour. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. donald trump and king salman of saudi arabia have been meeting in riyadh, where they've approved an arms deal worth more than $100 billion. mr trump is on his first foreign tour as president. back home, there are fresh claims about his reasons for sacking james comey, the director of the fbi. mr trump is said to have told russian officials that mr comey was a real nut—job and that his departure eased great pressure on the president. my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. the day continues to unfold, beginning with the most royal wel

, ever stand cameron, george osborne, theresa may, borisjohnson, everstand up cameron, george osborne back? instead, they make others foot the bill. they make our nurses, our carers, oursoldiers, are disabled, our young people trying to get a home of their own, our elderly looking for dignity in retirement, and those working hard to get on — they make them foot the bill. this makes me angry and i know what makes the people of britain angry as well. cheering so today, i say to tax cheats that rip off bosses and the greedy bankers, enough is enough. in this election, labour is standing for decentjobs, investment for the future, shared wealth creation, security at work, affordable homes for all and are fully funded national health service and schools. training and skills, an end to rip off privatisation, their taxation and afairer, off privatisation, their taxation and a fairer, more equal country. as we set out our detailed plans for britain, the scale of the change we are offering will become very clear. let's turn our country around, let's come together to transform britain. together,

there's been blue on blue — the former chancellor, george osborne, é on blue — the former chancellor, at thousands or at thousands of net of tens of thousands of net immigration coming - this immigration coming into this country, when they take power. if they win the next election. the conservative party have responded by saying it's right not to have a deadline. £22912; ! e , £22912; ! lee learned £22912; ! i learned from these manifesto launch that's week? we've seen the labour shadow well, we've seen the labour shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, replace chairman mao's little red book, for his little black book of costings, which he says proves labour are ready for government. the liberal democrats believe that there's still appetite to throw the voters a life line over brexit and perhaps not leaving the eu. and we've seen the conservatives very confident in their stance so much so that they're asking the elderly to pick into their pockets. the big question on everybody‘s lips, which natalie was the ukip leader referring to in the tv debates, when he was talking to leanne — was it n

in some ways, this is the legacy of george osborne and even is the legacy of george osborne and eve nne and even tony blair's legacy. we have a labour mayor in liverpool and greater manchester and i am sure they will be seen as powerful opposition at some level. by the conservatives were victorious in the west midlands, birmingham and tees valley. that is a remarkable result, particularly in birmingham, which was on a knife edge. the conservatives will think that is a really good result outside. the mayor ‘s will be a new force in politics in the city regions. a bit like the mayor of london but tailored for their cities. great to talk to you. as we had, labour suffered really poor results in these elections. they have lost a number of key strong holds including lancashire, derbyshire and bridgend. but they have taken two of the metro mayoral contests in manchester and liverpool, from where our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports. are you fit to lead the labour party? he does not look very happy, even a bit tense, defeats and setbacks in the north and the midlands hard to take.

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a generation above george osborne and david cameron and theresa may does not have close political friendss important for brexit if that hammond would want to pay back any hard brexit, whereas if michael gove was brought back into... he would be full throttle. that would be the kind of sob she would feel she would need to make to those voters who may have put her over the top anyway. the tories were split 50—50 on brexit. if she had an entire cabinet of purely hard brexiteer is, how would that go down with people like nicky morgan? one of those might come back, who knows? very quickly, donald trump. his escalating crisis on the front page. one democrat in the congress has come out and said, we need to start impeachment proceedings. we are nowhere near that. i do not think so. impeachment has to go through the house of representatives and the senate, both of which are currently controlled by the republicans. in the immediate future probably not. the interesting thing is mid—term after days and days of damaging headlines. some people might be thinking, how can we move away from donald trump?

george osborne starts his newjob as editor of the london newspaper the evening standard today. urprise appointment, with some criticising his lack of journalistic experience. mr osborne stepped down last month as conservative mp for tatton, in cheshire. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. a p pa re ntly apparently the party of the year took place last night. a host of celebrities turned out in their finest for what has been described as the party of the year, the met gala. the annual charity ball is held at new york's metropolitan museum of art, to raise money for the museum's fashion department. it is an exclusive event, with tickets costing tens of thousands of dollars, and a flamboyant dress code. 0ur reporter nada tawfik reports. it is the hottest invite on new york's social calendar, and the biggest night in fashion, which draws out only the stars. stepping onto the met gala red carpet is to enter a runway, but one with a very specific theme. this year, the met costu me specific theme. this year, the met costume institute is honouring a japanese designer who famously blurs

so what would be chancellor george osborne do in the face of -- lordss' rejects and rejection? >> i have listened to the concerns. because i have been able to announce an improvement in public finances, the simplest thing to do is to avoid these changes altogether. [shouting] we introduce universal credit. keith: that reversal was just the first in a series of u-turns. four months later came another change of heart, this time as a large cut george osborne made to disability benefits. the changes infuriated this man, ian duncan smith, who resigned from the cabinet in protest. a few days later, the chancellor dropped his disability benefit changes. >> while the reforms reposed -- proposed two weeks ago drew on the work of an independent review, they did not command support. they will not go ahead. even if they had, this government is spending more on disabled people than the last labor government ever did. >> he has made a welcome u-turn, but shouldn't he acknowledge that was a mistake he should say sorry for? >> where we have made a mistake, we listen and we learn. that is preci

so what would be chancellor george osborne do in the face of -- lordss' rejects and rejection? >> i have listened to the concerns. because i have been able to announce an improvement in public finances, the simplest thing to do is to avoid these changes altogether. [shouting] we introduce universal credit. keith: that reversal was just the first in a series of u-turns. four months later came another change of heart, this time as a large cut george osborne made to disability benefits. the changes infuriated this man, ian duncan smith, who resigned from the cabinet in protest. a few days later, the chancellor dropped his disability benefit changes. >> while the reforms reposed -- proposed two weeks ago drew on the work of an independent review, they did not command support. they will not go ahead. even if they had, this government is spending more on disabled people than the last labor government ever did. >> he has made a welcome u-turn, but shouldn't he acknowledge that was a mistake he should say sorry for? >> where we have made a mistake, we listen and we learn. that is preci

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands", after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. iran's newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says he will use his second term to reach out to the world and work towards a freer society. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people. and the political commentatorjo phillips. very good evening to both of you. really looking forward to our chat. first of all, tomorrow's front pages. starting with the telegraph, i believe. theresa may writes in the the sunday telegraph that she'll tell brussels that "money paid in the past" by the uk must be taken into account in the final divorce bill. the sunday times reports a tory wobble in the opinion polls, as cuts for elderly people slash theresa may's lead. it puts the tories on 44%, with l

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands", after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. iran's newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says he will use his second term to reach out to the world and work towards a freer society. he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news, it's time for nick's election takeaway. in this election campaign, i'm speaking to several groups of voters about how they are making up their mind. today, i will be talking to people who voted remain. how will that choice affect the choices they have to make now? we have come to bedford, a tory—held seat which is marginal. the people we are speaking to have been selected for us by the pollsters ipsos mori. of course, no small group can tell us how this place will vote, let alone the country as a whole, but it can flesh out those findings you find in the opin

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands", after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. iran's newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says he will use his second term to reach out to the world and work towards a freer society. he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have signed a defence deal worth $350 billion. the white house called it the biggest single arms deal in us history. in a news conference earlier, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the deal would make the partnership stronger between the two nations, and sends a strong message to their common enemies. this growing partnership is really grounded in trust. trust between our two nations that we are pursuing the same objectives. co—operation and a shared interest. the elements of this declaration that was signed today,

aim to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival with a comfortable margin. also in the next hour. just married, the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. prince george was one of the page boys while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. millwall‘s manager jumps for joy after being promoted to the championship as fans stage a pitch invasion. that's all in sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after talks in riyadh, president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have approved defence deals worth $110 billions. the white house described it as the biggest single arms deal in us history. a series of other trade agreements were also signed at the royal palace. on his first trip abroad since taking office, president trump was received with lavish ceremony, and awarded saudi arabia's highest civilian honour. frank gardner sent this report from riyadh. arriving in the heat of arabia, and leaving behind

to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osbornehassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival by a comfortable margin. and here comes the bride — the duchess of cambridge's sister, pippa, marries in berkshire. president trump has arrived in saudi arabia at the start of his first foreign tour as president of the united states. we can speak to our correspondent. the day continues to u nfold correspondent. the day continues to unfold beginning with the most loyal of welco m es unfold beginning with the most loyal of welcomes this morning —— most loyal of welcomes. —— they are doing everything to make him feel at home. they are doing traditional rituals including a coffee and then talks between trump and the saudi king salman, one report suggesting that king salman said that syria used to used to be such an advanced one and has now been destroyed. the us and saudis have been involved in helping the opposition to take on the forces of president assad. i lot of deals being signed to the tune of billio

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could have had more attention paid to it when huge amount of work was done by david cameron, george osborne does not seem to be much of a plan to replace it. your concept of a cap, as an alternative, could the country afford that? yes, we‘ll look at the data the whole point of a five—year cap is that very few people ever need to get beyond five years in long—term care, but if they do they can be that the many years maybe ten years. the very small cost which will in the end only cover a small number of people you end up giving everyone the peace of mind that they are protected. in some cases it might be up to half £1 million. the conservative manifesto and the conservative party say they are providing more peace of mind because they are saying that he will because they are saying that he will be able to pass on to your children at least £100,000 that is ring fenced? is the whole point about conservatism is that you have capitalism and you have family together, there was nothing wrong with succeeding in life. in the home counties, for example if you pass on £100,000 to maybe two children, tha

he lives next door and he does not get into the half past eight downing st meetings which george osborner. he says he is happy with that and he has got a direct line to the prime minister. but there has been some friction over things he has said about the economy, he wants more wriggle room in the economy, and there have been arguments over taxation policy. this little slip, you talk about boris making a gaffe, but philip hammond made a gaffe by saying sometimes he is reduced to swearing when he is dealing with him and tittle tattle was the case when len mccluskey was hosing down his own outspoken gaffe. is it because they do not see eye to eye philosophically about the way to reza make this taking the party, perhaps a little bit more interventionist, a bigger role of the state, cutting back on private enterprise? that kind of classic tory thing, or is it also to do with brexit, that philip hammond is not pushing in any way for any kind of ha rd pushing in any way for any kind of hard brexit. and theresa may say thatis hard brexit. and theresa may say that is the way forward? it is both.

. >> we're talking about the former chancellor of the exchequer george osborne who lost his job whename in. he was david cameron's chancellor. he is now the editor of the evening standard. this is his first day on the job, his first lead editorial. he didn't twist the knife a little bit, having fun with the strong and steady line. the same way the sunday shows did yesterday, trying to get her to say something other than that talking point. it was tough. mark: thank you for joining us. everything we need to know about brexit. vonnie: president trump is expected to speak shortly at a ceremony honoring air force football. he will be participating in the ceremony at the rose garden. people waiting eagerly for that. let's check in on first word news. screenwritersd, in some of the world's largest studios averted a strike that could have caused the of dollars. the two sides have reached an agreement in their contract dispute. writers will get more money in pay-tv and movies. hollywood will pay more into the union's health plan. the budget increases for border security make the u.s. a safer

six metro mayors around england — a new construct, and a potentially quite important one — a george osbornehe big names that will develop city regions around the country. one of the hardest fought of those contests is for the new west midlands mayor. katie razall has been there to see how that battle is playing out. it is the only manufacturer of litmus test paper in the uk and is based just outside dudley. here they produce the testing papers used in school chemistry and laboratories across britain and beyond. with voter apathy an issue, will workers here vote in the region's first mayor? i don't think one person can make a massive change. it is an important step for us, something we cannot take light—heartedly. it depends what they stand for as to whether i will vote. you only have a day or two to find out. that is enough time. with the west midlands mayoral election is seen as a litmus test for what might happen onjune the 8th, where better thanjohnson test papers to test out whether this significant political battle ground might change from tory blue to labour red come the general elect

george osborne starts his newjob as editor of the london newspaper the evening standard today.onservative mp for tatton in cheshire. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. george osborne is used to early starts and deadlines, but it will still have come as a shock when his alarm went at 4:00am this morning, ahead of his first day as a newspaper editor. the former chancellor has taken the editor's chair of the evening standard, in one of the most surprising appointments in recent history. many westminster observers initially believed he took the job to build a power base. but that theory was undermined when 0sborne announced that he would step down as an mp for tatton, in cheshire. with the standards business model under some pressure, there is probably relief among staff that mr osborne is no longer an mp for a northern constituency. but there is still an anxiety about his work for blackrock, the asset manager in the city. quite aside from the time commitment, it suggests a serious potential conflict of interest. his top priority today, other than producing a strong front page,

first in a series of u-turns in the treasury, four month later came another change of heart, george osborneas made for disability benefits, changes infuriated this man, iain duncan smith who resigned from the cabinet in protest. a few days later the chancellor dropped the changes. >> the reforms of personal independently 2 weeks ago drew on the work of an independent review, and they won't go ahead and even if they had this government is spending more than the last labor government ever did. >> made a welcome u-turn but shouldn't he acknowledge that was a mistake, he should say sorry for. >> where we made a mistake, got things wrong, listened and learned, precisely what we have done but where is the apology from the labour party. keith: he showed nifty common skills, john mcdonald. >> the shadow chancellor served as dispatch. >> it is impossible. the problem is they were sent off reeducation. >> this was the 56th parliament of the united kingdom. how united was the kingdom? the third-largest party, more power for scotland but also campaigns against something, changing the government, this p

he does not get into the half past eight downing street meetings which george osborne used to go in whenwith the economy. there have been arguments over taxation policy. this little slip, talking about boris johnson taxation policy. this little slip, talking about borisjohnson having a gaff, philip hammond said one as well, saying sometimes he is reduced to swearing. there have been attempts to host that down like len mccluskey is hosing down his own gaffe. —— mccluskey is hosing down his own gaffe. — — hose. mccluskey is hosing down his own gaffe. -- hose. is that because they don't see eye to eye philosophically about the way that theresa may is moving the party, a bigger role of state, and so on, cutting down on private enterprise, whatever, that kind of classic tory thing, or is it all so to do with brexit, that philip hammond is not putting in any way for any kind of hard brexit to be theresa may says it is the way forward. it is both, and also the role of treasury in the government. it is usually strong. it is the wea kest for 20 it is usually strong. it is the weakest for 20 years

liberating herself from david cameron george osborne's ma nifesto from david cameron george osborne'shings like the return of grammar schools, she was not going to be able to get that through in the previous parliament. she is going to have permission for these policies. her personal laboratory will be strengthened because this is going to be her victory. when she campaigns she is not campaigning with the conservative banner that just says strong and stable. labour say of this is going to be about personalities then you have jeremy corbyn, a man of principles who does not do as many u—turns, although he has had his share. trying to talk about policies. theresa may is trying to push things into being more of a presidential style election. when we vote for mps we do not pick the person who is prime minister, we picked our local mp, who fights for local schools and hospitals and education reforms. your local mp is going to do more work for you and others in the next five years. theresa may is the de fa cto five years. theresa may is the de facto head of the conservative party and will be

anna: under the leadership of george osborne, running an editorial suggesting there are no senior toriesparty. none they go along with the idea of cutting back on immigration. i should point out that the latest polling suggests the gap between the conservatives and labor is 13% in this particular poll. the brexit bill is one of the precursors to beginning the brexit negotiations. i found this fascinating, they say the bill could be as low as $6.5 billion. ultimately, the amount the u.k. flying,, is this kite it's not lighthearted. x a lot of people seem to be going for the conservatives, anything is too much. also the u.k. voters who are tending toward the conservatives, we started with about 50 billion and the u.k. came out with 100 billion. were not going to get a deal on trade, which brexit will live or die by it still on trade. we won't get a deal until the bill is settled. manus: this is where there is a divorce. we look at this yesterday. what changes the narrative, does the super majority shift the dial above 130? >> yes it does. we could get as high as 133-134. the markets love o

those are planned but in place by george osborne and david cameron that theresa may has so far not decideds it does not commit to reversing those changes in full, even though it does set aside £2 billion to making progress on that. those are the issues affecting working people up and down the country and that is what people would like to see changed, if they are busy rising living standards in what are very difficult economic all circumstances. it is clear that some of these issues in the manifesto will be expensive to say the least, for example taking the water companies back into private ownership. thames water should cost —— would cost £10 billion alone some people are saying. there are very good arguments for and arguments against rationalisations. the cost of making the transaction is not the best one. nationalisations which are financial do not add to government borrowing although clearly the government needs to raise funds for the transaction because they gain an asset for the money they spend. the real question is is our water industry better run under the state or as industry bett

m is george osborne and tony blair indirectly, it is their legacy to the reason made.m winning in greater manchester. steve rotherham in liverpool. they are the best results labour has had in any of this. if you look elsewhere, in the west midlands, and the street the west midlands, and the street the conservative just managed to win. that was a close race. and third tees valley, the conservatives 1—dayer, and that wasn't much predicted. if you stand back from these mayoral contest, perhaps from these mayoral contest, perhaps from these cities in the north we will see a new kind of politics for the labour party and even for the conservatives, who knows. tony, thank you very much, as ever. tony, thank you very much, as ever. well, as we've heard, labour have suffered poor results in the elections. they have lost a number of key strongholds, including lancashire, derbyshire and bridgend. but they have taken two of the metro mayoral contests in manchester and liverpool, from where our deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. are you fit to lead the labour party? he

there's been blue on blue attacks, as the former chancellor, george osborne, wrote a stinging editorialing standard, that his former party hasn't got a clue how they're going to get the immigration target down to get the immigration target down to the tens of thousands. the party themselves insist that it's right not to have a deadline on that. mark, it's been curious in some ways. we're well into the campaign. we've got some of the manifestos, but even now, not all. that's right. we're waiting for a couple to come next week, but of the ones we've got, well, we've seen the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell‘s swapping of his little, chairman mao's red book, for his little black book of costings, the first fully costed labour manifesto, he says proving they can cost things and they're ready for government. the lib dems thinking that it's still worth throwing the voters a life line, if they want one, to escape brexit. and the conservatives so confident that they're asking the elderly to dip into their pockets ( thank you. wikileaks founder, julian assange, remains in the ecuardorian embass

misplaced because no government in peacetime history has borrowed more money than the government of george osborneto increase the overseas aid budget to 0.7% of gdp. that would be £50 billion a year in two years' time. a lot of that money is wasted and it should be redirected into disabled people's benefits, the health service and so on and so forth. ill thought out schemes like the bedroom tax made life difficult for people who are the most vulnerable in society. at the end of the day, the only way we can alleviate poverty in this country or any country is to have a growing economy which will generate the wealth which we can then redistribute. it will not come from tax increases or from the treasury either, or you can borrow indefinitely. it will come from the eu. that is our money. labour's programme has another 45 billion black holes they cannot explain for this election now. you cannot go on for ever spending money you have not got, somebody has to pay it back eventually. a gentleman in the back row who has been waiting very patiently. i want to go to the conservative guy. how can you pick on