we spoke to henry bolton a little bit earlier, a nervous looking henry bolton is a good reason, he saidhat he was removed, it would really plays the future of ukip in jeopardy. that is what has happened, he wanted to reform the party, he will now get the chance to do that. in terms of who might be the next leader, london mep has been talked about as a potential candidate. we are likely to find out quite quickly he will throw their hats into the ring service. at the moment, this news sinking in. celebrations are some that quite a lot of people here very disappointed, saying is actually skulduggery, politicalskulduggery in the form of the national executive committee and they wanted to see henry bolton remain and unite his party, said he wanted to professionalise it. disappointed faces. actually quite a lot of celebration as well and we will get that announcements shortly, it seems, about who will be the acting leader was that leadership election ta kes leader was that leadership election takes place. what might puzzle people is ukip have have many leadership changes in recent times and t

ukip has voted to remove its leader, henry bolton, following controversy over racist messages sent byry's fiancee, meghan markle. mr bolton had refused to stand down — but today over 60% of members backed a motion of no confidence in him. the party is now looking for its fifth leader in 18 months — as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. therefore henry bolton has been removed by the democratic decision of the membership... and with that, ukip bid farewell to another short—lived leader. henry bolton had put his fate in the hands of the party members and five months after they elected him they voted him out. you don't embark on something like this, obviously, hoping to win through, and then find that you don't win through, without feeling, you know, some disappointment, of course. but hey, you know, take it on the chin and move on. it was his relationship with jo marney that led to questions over his future. she sent a series of offensive messages leading ukip‘s ruling body to demand he quit. today, party members voted and they endorsed that decision. so the mep, gerard ba

theresa may has called for a new "deep and special in the last half hour, henry bolton has been removedip. 63% of party members backed a no confidence motion against mr bolton. the announcement was made by ukip's chairman paul oakden. we have received back 1,300 and 78 ballot papers. 11 of those ballot papers were spoiled. the number of members in support of the motion of no—confidence, therefore, asking that henry be removed as leader, is a applause that is 63% of the vote. there were 500 votes cast by those wishing to project the motion, that is 37% of the vote. —— reject. therefore, henry bolton has been removed by the democratic decision of the membership. our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is in birmingham. she is at the emergency general meeting. as you saw, the results around two thirds of voting to get henry bolton out as leader, thereby sparking another leadership contest. but announcements behind me, we are talking about the national executive committee, the nec, which will very quickly now make a decision on an interim leader. that is what they're going to be doing right now th

henry bolton, former leader of ukip.uropean union after brexit calls for a new "deep and special partnership." in a speech in germany, the prime minister warned that failing to work together would put everyone at risk. in response, the president of the european commission said he'd welcome a close security alliance — but it must be negotiated separately from other brexit issues. our political correspondent, vicki young, reports from munich. in defence and security the uk is a significant player and the prime minister hopes that will get her a special deal. she arrived in munich keen to lay out britain's contribution. generous spending on defence and expertise it wants to share even after brexit. theresa may urged the eu to take a practical approach. this cannot be a time when any of us allow competition between partners, rigid institutional restrictions, or deep—seated ideology, to inhibit our cooperation and jeopardise the security of our citizens. she's calling for a new security treaty so that the close partnership ca

a lot younger members say that they want to see henry bolton go.ey don't think he is right for the job. some of the other membership say that they need to get behind him. this is ridiculous. we have had four leaders in 18 months, up have had four leaders in 18 months, up until when henry bolton was elected. this is a case of the nec having too much power. it's all going on in there now. we will hear from henry bolton and steve crowther, and nec member, on the two sides. people will be picked at random to put their points of view forward. we believe it is two from each side, 77 people have applied to speak on stage, two from each side are picked at random and then it goes to a closed ballot. votes are counted on stage in front of the assembled membership. then the result will be announced. we are expecting something from birmingham on the subject of the ukip leader within the next 30 minutes or so. we will bring that to you as and when that happens. the british geological survey have said in the last little while that they we re in the last little w

ukip members are meeting in birmingham this afternoon to vote on whether henry bolton should stay on n refused to resign last month after losing a no—confidence vote from the party's ruling body. he has refused to stand down. our correspondent is in birmingham now. can you talk us through the timetable of this afternoon?m can you talk us through the timetable of this afternoon? it is a late start here at the icc in birmingham for this extraordinary general meeting of the uk independence party. henry button has only just arrived in independence party. henry button has onlyjust arrived in the last ten minutes. a media scrum around him as he came through these doors. he was asked whether it was his last day in charge and he did not answer. the meeting was meant to get underway about an hour ago but it is thought there are many more members then left first expected. we were told 1200-1500, the icc have 1200—1500, the icc have confirmed there are around 2000 members packed into one of these holes behind me. they will have the chance to today vote on whether henry bolton remains as the part

he backed henry bolton who turned out to be even worse.ome back and sort out this mess. “— should come back and sort out this mess. —— nigel has got us. he has had terriblejudgment mess. —— nigel has got us. he has had terrible judgment but was a very good ukip leader himself. we need somebody in ukip now view is a strong leader, he can really fight for this party and fight for this country and fight for the brexit, the clean brexit, that the people voted for. i want to say to him, come back, i know you at i have had oui’ come back, i know you at i have had our differences but come back, lead this party. if you are not prepared to do that, and you are being paid a huge salary by the european parliament to be a full—time politician, and not an occasional politician, and not an occasional politician as full—time study of celebrity, do your duty by this party and this country. if you don't wa nt party and this country. if you don't want to, then please get out of ukip's way and let them choose a leader without any interference from you, becau

henry bolton has a different view.t person to take the party into future. being a democratic party, that decision is not made behind closed doors. we have 1500 members here in birmingham who will listen to our dinners from both sides and make the decision. you presumably we re make the decision. you presumably were neutral as party chairman in this vote and didn't vote. are you prepared to express a view today? maybe after the meeting! as long as iam chairman, maybe after the meeting! as long as i am chairman, the chairman is appointed by the leader but reports to the nec. i have the unenviable task of being right between the two of them. that's why i have too chair the meeting. i will be in front of those 1500 people, maintain some sort of order, giving both size an equal opportunity to put their site. i will be the only member that will not vote at the end of the meeting then i will announce the result. after that i may give a hint as to my opinion but ultimately myjob is to make sure that the mechanics of the day wo

ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader.lso in the next hour... president trump meets survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida. the president declined to answer a reporter's question on gun control. also, south africa after president zuma — just one of the topics under discussion in dateline london with carrie gracie, in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. lizzy yarnold has won team gb‘s first gold medal at the winter olympics in south korea. she's won the women's skeleton, making yarnold the first british competitor to defend a winter olympic title. yarnold headed into the final run 0.02 seconds behind leaderjanine flock, but a poor finish from the austrian saw her drop out of the medal places. our sport correspondent is in pyeongchang. an extraordinary day here, one that will live long in british olympic memory. the most successful in british winter olympic history. that's largely because of lizzy yarnold winning the gold medal here in the skeleton and defending her title

ukip members are meeting in birmingham this afternoon to vote on whether henry bolton should stay on used to resign last month after losing a no—confidence vote from the party's ruling body. he's been under pressure since it emerged his former girlfriend had sent racist text messages. 0ur reporter is in birmingham now, outside the meeting. what is the mood amongst party members you have been able to speak to so far?|j mood amongst party members you have been able to speak to so far? i can certainly say that the mood is mixed and finds that —— unscientific polling in the last week has shown that it could be very close. henry bourton fighting for his political life as leader of ukip, after less than six months on the job. we life as leader of ukip, after less than six months on thejob. we knew last month when the national executive committee passed a motion of in them that this meeting would be triggered. it has been because of those text messages sent byjo marney, his partner, racist messages, including some about prince harry's fiance, meghan markle, but they say this is not the only

when henry bolton came to the leadership of the party in september, he was the fourth leader in 18 monthsant problems within the leadership, internal fighting. that follows this huge high point for ukip where they had, they say, successfully got a referendum to leave the eu. since then, there has beena leave the eu. since then, there has been a bit of a crisis for the party. what are we therefore now? brexit will happen, that has lead to a lot of problems in terms of internal fighting. this is the fifth leadership election in two years or so. leadership election in two years or so. nigel farage has said that is a very difficult thing to face, he thought henry bolton should stay because if he goes, then you could fade into irrelevance. the people that are happy today, they don't agree. they say the party does have agree. they say the party does have a future. the body of zimbabwe's opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has arrived back in the country following his death from cancer in south africa earlier this week. he was 65. hundreds of his supporters were at the airport in harare to pay

henry bolton has said if the day.s said if the vote goes against him he will stand down. he is head—to—head with the national executive who passed a vote of no confidence in him after revelations came out that his girlfriend had sent racist tweets about prince harry's beyonce. henry bolton said he was leaving his girlfriend, only to then make it not so girlfriend, only to then make it not so clear if that was the case. he says that the party's executive is against him. he wants to change the structure of the party if he stays on, but it is a big if. it comes down to how many ukip members turn up down to how many ukip members turn up to vote. if the vote goes against him, he says he will stand down and another ukip leadership campaign will begin. thank you. theresa may is expected to urge the eu to put aside ‘political doctrine and ideology‘ and sign up to a post—brexit security treaty with britain. speaking at a conference in munich this morning, she'll say that nothing must get in the way of britain and the eu helpin

therefore, henry bolton has been removed by the democratic decision of the membership...id farewell to another short—lived leader. henry bolton had put his fate in the hands of the party members and five months after they elected him, they voted him out. you don't embark on something like this, obviously, hoping to win through. and then find that you don't win through, without feeling, you know, some disappointment, of course. but, hey, you know, take it on the chin and move on. it was his relationship with jo marney that led to questions over his future. she sent a series of offensive messages leading ukip‘s ruling body to demand he quit. today, party members voted and they endorsed that decision. so the mep, gerard batten, has taken over temporarily before the fourth leadership contest in 18 months — costly for a cash—strapped party. ukip has to continue because we are the only opposition. this party was riding high after the brexit referendum, but since then, it's been in turmoil, struggling for direction and leadership. and there is a risk today's result could only de

ukip members will vote whether henry bolton should stay or go following revelations his former girlfriend harry's fiancee meghan markle. let's speak to our political correspondent matt cole, who is in our london newsroom for us this morning. good morning. this feels like a pretty important daily for ukip, given the headlines that have followed their leader around recently. absolutely, good morning, this is the big decision day for ukip, we believe at least 1000 members are going to gather in birmingham and it will be a very simple process, really— henry bolton will get to put his case to the members who have gathered there are why he should be allowed to stay on as leader. he will speak after members of the national executive, who voted one month ago that he should leave. they will get to put their case was two sides of the argument have been put. those thousand members also do turn up will face a simple ballot, although within a couple of hours whether henry bolton stays or goes and if he loses, it has promised that he will stand aside. ukip will be looking for what it is is fifth leader

ukip members will vote on whether henry bolton should remain as party leader.ing africa by train. that in the travel show in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has urged european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit because of "deep seated ideology". the prime minister was speaking at a security conference in munich. mrs may said that that "nothing must get in the way" of britain and the eu helping each other to keep people safe. the prime minister said that real political will is required to safeguard intelligence co—operation which has developed over the decades. people across europe are safer because of this corporation and the unique arrangements we have developed between the uk and eu institutions in recent years. so it is in all of our interests to find ways to protect the capabilities that underpin this cooperation when the uk becomes a european country outside the eu, but in a new partnership with it. to make this happen will require real political will on both sides. i recognise th

members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six monthsn the job. you get their faces as fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the prime minister said britain would no longer be able to help europol as it does or extradite suspects quickly. president trump has met survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida, as the fbi comes under pressure after they failed to act on a tip—off about the gunman, nikolas cruz. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and sarah mulkerrins. good evening, these are our headlines tonight. it's a sliding super saturday for the british team, gold for yarnold, and deas also make it on to the pyeongchang podium. and with izzy atkin also taking bronze in the slopestyle, it's a historic day for the british team. but on a day of firsts, it's the same old story for elise christie, falling again, she crashes in her speed—s

ukip prepare to look for a new leader after sacking henry bolton less than six months in thejob.s of wednesday's high school

ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader.sident of haiti says the sex scandal involving some oxfam workers may be just the tip of the iceberg. jovenel moise says he's concerned that medecins sans frontiers has repatriated some staff without any explanation. now on bbc news it's time for talking books. hello and welcome to talking books, here at the birmingham literature festival. celebrating its 20th birthday, this festival brings together writers, poets, speakers and thinkers across the whole of the city centre. today i'm talking to preeti shenoy, who began her career writing a blog and has gone on to become one of india's top—selling writers and an influential celebrity. you are the only woman, preeti shenoy, on the list of india's top—selling writers. why? laughs people like my writing. but is there something you are doing that perhaps others are not? i think my books do have an emotional connection, and one thing i am not afraid to do is go out there and market my books, i think it is important to, if you have written a b

an emergency meeting will be held later to decide whether henry bolton should remain as the party's leaderin sport, a famous, second medal for great britain at the winter olympics. at just 19, izzy atkin has won a bronze, after a brilliant aeriel display in the women's slope style. a first ever medal for britain on skis. and beehives, bobs and blow dries. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson takes a rather personal trip back through the history of hairdressing. and sarah has the weather for us. good morning, a chilly start to the day, a little bit of patchy rain forecast, the best of the sunshine towards the south—east of england. i will bring you a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. president trump has met survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida at the hospital where they're being treated. mr trump also thanked the emergency services and medical staff who treated those wounded when the accused, nikolas cruz, opened fire, killing 17 people. barbara plett—usher reports. the funerals have begun. these stu d e nts the funerals ha

members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six monthsjob. the party now faces its fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. survivors of a school shooting in florida have taken part in a rally demanding tighter gun controls. protesters in fort lauderdale held placards reading, ‘enough is enough!‘ and chanted "no more guns!" 17 people died in the attack on wednesday. we need to pay attention to the fact that this isn'tjust a mental health issue. he wouldn't have harmed that many students with a knife. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the president of the european commission confirmed his desire to maintain a security bridge between the two. this week on the programme, my guest is the best selling writer, mick herron, with his new book on the luke jackson lamb. .. 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 political commentator, jo phillips. man

members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six months in the job. the party now faces its fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the president of the european commission confirmed his desire to maintain a security bridge between the two. if this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold. she goes to the front. lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton. her teammate laura deas took bronze, taking team gb to its most successful day in winter olympic history. earlier, izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle — a first ever medal for britain on skis. this creature is intelligent, capable of understanding emotions. and in this week's film review we'll take a look at the shape of water, in which sally hawkins falls in love with an unusual creature. we have got a lot to fit in. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers

henry bolton is ousted as leader of ukip, as the party face its fourth leadership election in less thanpost—brexit — theresa may said a new treaty on foreign and defence policy should be effective by next year. lizzy yarnold goes to the front, and how. an historic day for team gb at the olympics.

ukip prepare to look for a new leader after sacking henry bolton less than six months in thejob. with the eu after brexit. at 10.30 we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in our paper review.

ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in him last month, after his former girlfriend had sent a series of racist messages. the president of haiti says the sex scandal involving some 0xfam workers may be just the tip of the iceberg. jovenel moise says he's concerned that medecins sans frontiers has repatriated some staff without any explanation. now on bbc news — it's time for click fashionably late, apple has decided it wants a slice of the home speaker market, finally releasing its homepod, some two and a half years after the first—generation amazon echo hit the shelves. they've gone for the same cylindrical shape as both the google home and the amazon echo, but it feels and looks more like a premium high—end speaker than either of those systems. that's one of the key points here. the amount of audio work that apple have done on this device means its key selling point is as a speaker. it is impressive, with a four—inch, upward —facing woofer and seven beam—formi

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members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six monthsn the job. the party now faces its fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. survivors of a school shooting in florida that killed 17 have taken part in a rally demanding tighter gun controls. protesters in fort lauderdale held placards reading, ‘enough is enough!‘ and chanted "no more guns!" we need to pay attention to the fact that this isn'tjust we need to pay attention to the fact that this isn't just a we need to pay attention to the fact that this isn'tjust a mental health issue, he wouldn't have harmed as many students with a knife. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the president of the european commission confirmed his desire to maintain a security bridge between the two. now on bbc news it's time for talking books with rebecca jones. hello and welcome to talking books, here at the birmingham literature festival. celebrating its 20th birthday, this festival brings together writers, poets, speaker

members of the british party ukip have voted to remove their later scandal involving messages henry bolton led the party for less than five months. and racist attacks about meghan markle who's engaged to prince harry the fourth person to lead ukip in just eighteen months video has emerged of a collision between a turkish coast guard vessel and a patrol boat close to. cameras on a great vessel show the moment the turkish struck at stern. or near an inhabited islands which both countries claim as their own. hundreds of far right supporters have held a march in vogue areas capitol after a court overturned a government ban on that event and will march on or say pro nazi world war two general the government says it harms the country's reputation area currently holds the rotating presidency. and digitas forest community and kenya says the government is forcing them off their ancestral lands the singer people of the and robert forest in the western highlands accuse the country's forest service of threats and violence catherine soy has more now from western kenya this is a forest in western kenya

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after the saturday's emergency general meeting which will decide the fate of the current leader henry boltongn last september but stayed on because mr bolton asked him to remain. he says he is going to be stepping down as chairman after 18 months as uk's chair, paul 0akton making that statement earlier this afternoon. let's have a look at the weather. the weather is causing some problems overnight and into tomorrow. the winds are going to start to pick up quite quickly during this evening across england and wales and parts of scotland. the strongest winds down to the south—west. 70 mile and hour gusts. the rain is turning to snow. that's the other half of tonight's weather story. across northern ireland, scotland, northern england, the rainbow turned to snow with significant accumulations as we head into the morning rush hour. even down lower levels to the central belt, more than enough snow to cause some issues. similar amounts in northern ireland but that will ease as we go through the first pa rt will ease as we go through the first part of the morning. the weather will improve and this t

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