our political correspondent helen catt reports.but with divisions over brexit and his leadership ambitions, he may have had more than just the cricket on his mind yesterday. he appeared to get a mixed reception. borisjohnson's rarely been out of the headlines this week. this morning there were further allegations about his personal life. but he chose to use an article in the mail on sunday to dropa an article in the mail on sunday to drop a bombshell. he claimed through a backstop proposal for drop a bombshell. he claimed through a backstop proposalfor the irish border... the form and foreign secretary's language brought a furious response from a minister he worked alongside until his resignation injuly. sir alan duncan said for him to say the pm's view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. some of his former cabinet colleagues have stopped short of criticising the man focusing instead on his tone. stopped short of criticising the man focusing instead on his tonelj think there are much better ways to articulate your differe

helen catt, bbc news.an online court aimed at catering to the rising number of disputes occurring in cyberspace. the beijing internet court, located in the heart of the city s technology district, is part of a government push to better protect business transactions, personal information, and intellectual property online. katie silver has this report. trial by webcam. in china's newest court, defendants and plaintiffs appear by video link with parties who refuse to log on being seen as ignoring summons. cases are filed with a click and mediation is done by machine. the newly unveiled virtual courtroom will hear mainly civil administration cases related to the internet, such as dispute involving online shopping, financial loans, copyright infringement and domain names. digital litigation will occur 2a hours a day with 38 judges selected from across the capital. translated: the judges are aged around a0 with an average judicial experience of over ten years. they are also highly educated. the beijing internet

helen catt, bbc news.e been speaking to the sinn fein politician mairtin o'muilleoir. who is in belfast — where the issue of the irish border remains a concern for many following the brexit negotiations. i asked him for his response to mrjohnson‘s comments. here in belfast, the majority of people would see the comments as being foolish and dangerous, when we say they are foolish, borisjohnson seems determined to attack the concept and the guarantee indeed by the british government of a backstop here in the north of ireland. that is post brexit and we wish the british well with brexit, but we voted to remain and the agreement with the eu 27 and mrs may has been that we will remain in the customs union, we will remain largely in the single market and we will defend the good friday agreement to avoid a hard border in ireland. mrjohnson this morning disparages, disregards that guarantee and in that he is foolish, because the eu of course regard the peace process here as a crowning achievement of the eu and the

that was our political correspondent, helen catt, talking to me a little earlier.aid it will back the campaign for another public vote on brexit if the government doesn't secure a final deal. speaking on the bbc‘s andrew marr programme, the tuc‘s general secretary, frances 0'grady said the uk was in danger of crashing out of the eu, and called for more time for negotiations to take place. the government has been accused of failing to prepare for the potential impact which brexit could have on peace and security at the irish border. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, george hamilton says if the border were to return it would be exploited by criminals and terrorists. in an interview with the sunday times he says that some politicians don't understand the dangers — the government says it is considering his call for extra resources. 0ur correspondent louise cullen is in belfast with more details. this isn't new from george hamilton, he's been telling the government of the past year they need to prepare for peace and security in northern irel

our political correspondent, helen catt explained the latest storm around mrjohnson. he decided to employ this metaphor of a suicide vest, saying theresa may would be wrapping a suicide vest around the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. as you said, that's seen some quite vocal backlash, sir alan duncan who worked with borisjohnson at the foreign office said it marked a disgusting moment in modern edition politics, tom tugendhat the chair of the foreign affairs select committee who was a former serving officer in afghanistan, strong condemnation from him, he said a suicide bomb he saw while in helmand province, comparing the prime minister to that was not funny and he urged some people to grow up. not everyone so strong in their criticism, community secretary james brokenshaw criticised his tone and sajid javad speaking to andrew marr this morning stopped short of criticising him quite so vocally. i think there are much better ways to articulate differences and i think it's a reminder i think for all of us in public policy whichever political pa

let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent, helen catt. ell us more about what he is saying in this article. this is borisjohnson, never known saying in this article. this is boris johnson, never known for underplaying a colourful phrase and we get more on that sort of language, talking about theresa may chequers proposal which he resigned from the cabinet over, he called it a humiliation and said it would make the uk look like a weakling. that is the uk look like a weakling. that is the standard language you would expect to get an borisjohnson but it's whether or not he went a metaphor too far, that's when he was talking about the government's commitment to keeping frictionless trade along the irish border. he decided to employ this metaphor of eight suicide vest saint theresa may would be wrapping a suicide vest around the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. as you mentioned that has seen some vocal backlash from conservative mps, siralan duncan vocal backlash from conservative mps, sir alan duncan worked with borisj

let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent, helen catt. n, we are used to colourful language from boris johnson, helen, we are used to colourful language from borisjohnson, a bit more of that today, what has he been saying and what has been the reaction? this is far from the first time borisjohnson reaction? this is far from the first time boris johnson has reaction? this is far from the first time borisjohnson has criticised theresa may up roach to the brexit proposals through the chequers plans, but this by far the worst attack, we would expect colourful language from him describing the cheque as a humiliation that would mean the uk looking like a weakling. so far, so boris in a way but the thing that seems to be causing the sort of backlash that you mentioned is that metaphor that he used of a suicide bomber, when he's talking about the government's commitment to avoiding friction at the irish border, i think you mentioned that there, theresa may had wrapped the british constitution in a suicide jacket and given the detonator to michel b

helen catt borisjohnson is a man usually at home in the spotlight, but with divisions over brexit andwn leadership ambitions, the former foreign secretary may have had more than just the cricket on his mind on a trip to the oval yesterday. and he appeared to get a mixed reception. borisjohnson has rarely been out of the headlines this week. this morning, there were further allegations about his personal life. but mrjohnson chose to use an article in the mail on sunday to drop his own bombshell. he claimed that through a backstop proposalfor the irish border, we had opened ourselves to the perpetual political blackmail. we have wrapped a suicide vest around the british constitution and handed the detonator to michel barnier. the former foreign secretary's language brought a furious response from a minister he worked alongside until mrjohnson‘s resignation in july. siralan duncan said, for boris to say that the pm's view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. this marks one of the most disgusting moments in modern british politics. some of his former cabinet colleagues, though, h

let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent helen catt, who is in oui’ london newsroomhelen, tell us what else mrjohnson has said? well, this is not the first time borisjohnson has criticised theresa may's brexit plan since he resigned from the cabinet over that chequers plan. in this article he describes it as plan. in this article he describes itasa plan. in this article he describes it as a humiliation, saying it will make the uk look like a weakling, saying yes sir, no sir to brussels. it is the language he uses when it comes to describing the government's commitment to avoiding friction at the irish border, the so—called backstop, which has proved the most inflammatory. it is this which he describes as like wrapping a suicide vest around the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. this sort of language has already drawn criticism from some conservative mps. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan, for example, said the comparison was too much and that it marked a disgusting moment in british politics. there is strong condemnation to from the c

let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent, helen catt who is in our london newsroomly this has caused a bit of a storm because of the words he used. spea ker—macro absolutely, a storm because of the words he used. speaker—macro absolutely, it's not the first attack that boris johnson has used on minister macro chequers plan. he said the plan was a humiliation for the uk that would make us look like a weakling, he employed that metaphor of a suicide bomber to avoid the governments commit meant on the irish border, the phrase he used, wrapping a suicide vest round the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. that has caused a backlash amongst some fellow tory mps, alan johnson said a backlash amongst some fellow tory mps, alanjohnson said it was too much... anotherformer —— another former —— backbencher who was a former serving soldier said comparing the prime minister to that wasn't funny and boris johnson needed to grow up. jeremy hunt has been defending the prime minister is planned for brexit saying the party should unite behind her in fog would be

let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent helen catt, who's in oui’ london newsroomraordinary words that he has used. and that is what is causing much of the controversy? yes, another strongly worded article from borisjohnson against yes, another strongly worded article from boris johnson against theresa may's brexit plans. in his article he calls it a humiliation, describing the uk as a weakling, saying yes sir, no sir to brussels. it is that line he put in, the comparison to a suicide bomber, which is perhaps proving the most inflammatory. mrjohnson says the commitment the government has made to avoid friction at the irish border is like wrapping a suicide vest around the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. that has already drunk this is from some tory mps. that has already drunk this is from some tory mp5. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan says it was too much and that it marked a disgusting moment in modern british politics. tom tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, who served in the army in afghanistan, twe