lord heseltine. .. thank you, broaden the choice. lord heseltine...hank you, sorry to interrupt, but thank you for your time this afternoon. lord heseltine there. now on bbc news it is time for politics europe. hello and welcome to politics europe — your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. amazon is the latest us technology giant to be caught in an eu crackdown over its tax affairs. the company says it doesn't owe any back taxes. meps have voted to urge the eu not to open the next phase of brexit talks unless there is a major breakthrough. but are they treating the uk like a hostage? the crisis in catalonia following its independence referendum could spark civil war in the middle of europe according to one eu commissioner. we'll have the latest. so all that to come in the next half an hour. i'm joined for it all by kate andrews from the institute of economic affairs and george parker from the financial times. welcome to you both. first today, here's our round—up of some of this week's big political stories from europe in 60 se

it interesting, one also thinks back to heseltine and thatcher, there we re to heseltine and thatcherng, and in those days what was interesting was people that buy, time and say, heseltine was never going to be leader does the person who wielded the knife was never going to be made leader by other people. but it seems at boris is so popular that he feels he can be the knifeman and still potentially be the leader. i think the odds are still that he is most likely to become the next leader. the polls certainly. backlash against boris says the independent with theresa may being asked the question whether he was unsackable and trying to convince us that the cabinet is united. she made the point that boris was 100 present behind florence, he did not attack it but he was not in unison with the speech. it is a situation where there is so much dissent fair and sniping that actuallyjust there is so much dissent fair and sniping that actually just to there is so much dissent fair and sniping that actuallyjust to claim that there is unity in itself becomes a little bit ridiculous. river were to

the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, says there's growing pressure on her leadership. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite. the country won't unite. it simply puts her further and deeper into difficulties. as the snp's annual conference gets under way in glasgow, nicola sturgeon says she will commit to exploring all options to secure eu citizens' status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate moves inland in the south east of the united states. also in the next hour... the royal foundation announces a £2 million grant to help find digital solutions to mental health problems. it's the largest investment ever made by the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. the president of afghanistan talks about the scale of the challenges facing his country in the world's most difficultjob. that's in half a

welcome to the debate, lord heseltine. thank you!davis drawing up plans for no deal on brexit talks, is that something you thought we would be looking at in october? it is not what the government wanted, and it is what people like me always feared, that, actually, the difficulties and the entrenched positions would lead to this calamitous outcome. now, it is still possible that it will not happen, that there will be some way through, but every day that goes past, every delay, the delay in the legislative programme in this country, we see we will miss the deadline to move on to the second stage in our discussions... but is it wrong to put thatjust at the door of the uk government? there is holed up by eu leaders, who maybe enjoying seeing britain read up a bit at the end of the line, we have to make —— contingency plans, simple as that. yes, but you see there will be an increasing amount of abuse thrown at the europeans. but you have to understand, from the very beginning... it is not abuse, they are saying, there has to be negotiatio

lord heseltine called on her to reassert her authority by reshuffling the cabinet.jor knows what it is like to be a prime minister in peril. it is time to put up or shut up. he saw off his internal critics two decades ago and now he wants to help theresa may do the same. writing in a sunday newspaper he said that the country has had enough of the self—absorbed and frankly disloyal behaviour and, he added, all tory mps must focus their minds instead on the needs of the british people, rather than their own personal ambitions. and, from a former prime minister to a future one, at least in the dreams of some tory activists. both with the same message. we have seen some quite unfortunate shenanigans in terms of a couple of people trying to push, but the pushback has been strong, the prime minister is the best person to lead us forward. borisjohnson, seen by some to be perpetually in the running for the top job and the chief irritant of theresa may said today that those agitating to topple her were "nutters", but could, should the prime minister sack or move him? the onl

the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says a reshuffle is inevitable.here is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems inevitable. high—profile, very dangerous because you create more enemies than you attract. as the snp conference gets under way, nicola sturgeon says she won't think about a timescale on a second independence referendum until the brexit deal becomes clearer. it doesn't mean i will stop making the case for scotland being independent. as i say, with the chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotla nd chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotland being ta ken chaos that engulfs the uk now and scotland being taken down a path that we didn't want to go down, i think that case becomes ever—stronger. also this hour, a royal mission to find a digital way to improve our mental health. the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry invests £2 million to help improve how we feel through technology. in sport, disappointment for scotland as their world cup dream is over but northern ireland are now assured a pla

stay in power, despite moves by rebels calling for to resign, former deputy prime minister lord heseltinee. the only alternative is to go forward and attack that seems to me inevitable now. it would mean a reshuffle, high profile, dangerous because you create more enemies than you actually attract. more than 300,000 people march through barcelona waving spanish flags, to oppose plans to declare catalonia independent. as the snp conference gets under way, nicola sturgeon says she won‘t think about a timescale on a second independence referendum until the brexit deal becomes clearer. it does not mean i will.

the former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says a reshuffle is inevitable.lternative, to go forward and attack. that seems inevitable. high—profile, very dangerous because you create more enemies than you attract.

out of the cabinet, therefore leading to something akin to hessle tyne resigning over westlands —— heseltineland in the 1980s. he knows it is an empty threat, that she cannot afford to sack him, because if she does, it will be open warfare, and notjust these noises off. she deliberately got things going in an interview in my paper, interesting interview, but... do you really think he is untouchable? i think he thinks he is. there is a lack of competition for the topjob, so not is. there is a lack of competition for the top job, so not necessarily that he is amazing but there aren't many contenders, he is the best of a bad bunch as they said. tim sheppard has some interesting colour about what was going on after the speech, talking about three cabinet ministers who were definitely plotting and saying that may's time was up, plotting and saying that may's time was up, one plotting and saying that may's time was up, one amazingly strong quote, a cabinet minister saying she will be toast by christmas, gone by christmas. i would have to agree that it looks like she will be, but who is going to ta

we saw michael heseltine today.f government, as well. lam not flounced out of government, as well. i am not sure this is the right way to go, to be bringing it up. he has done this big piece in the mail on sunday. backing valiant theresa may or letting in poisonous marxist is his message. actually, this is a 20 year score with iain duncan smith. you have to explain what the score is over. this is all going back to the maastricht treaty, which is ancient history for most of us. but on the back of the black wednesday debacle when the uk was forced to drop out of the exchange—rate mechanism, there a huge push by the eurosceptic wing of the conservative party, and one of the leaders of that was a little—known backbencher from east london called iain duncan smith, who has subsequently become leader of the conservative party, albeit somewhat briefly. and in a series of rather candid but off the record briefings, comments which we re record briefings, comments which were captured by a broadcaster, by broadcasting cameras a

resilient" and won't hide from a challenge, amid tory infighting — the former deputy prime minister lord heseltinetrol of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite, it simply puts her further into difficulties. as the snp‘s annual conference gets underway in glasgow, nicola sturgeon says she will commit to exploring all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate moves inland in the south east of

the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, has called on her to reassert her authority. can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: there are conflicting signals on whether catalans will declare independence this week amid protests from those who say no to independence and want national unity. the north korean leader, kimjong—un has strengthened his grip on power and promoted his younger sister within the ruling workers' party. more from the us and that story with vice—president, mike spence. laura bicker is in washington. fairly unusual images there of mike pence leaving the game, although it has been a big, running row in the last few months. it should have come as no surprise to the vice—pr

we can speak now to lord heseltine, former conservative deputy prime minister. is chaotic and the right is chaotic, is he right? it does look pretty chaotic at the moment. i think there is a deep division in the conservative party, it has been there for some time, but it has been there for some time, but it has been there for some time, but it has now erupted in the public gaze. the brexit agenda is going to dominate the next couple of years, with all, in my view, the deteriorating news that it will produce. what is the prime minister doing? well, you have only got to read today's newspapers to realise the present situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so she has to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. but there are things that she could do and the housing agenda is one,

the michael heseltine questionable in everyone's mind.ple that have come out this morning, borisjohnson two people that have come out this morning, boris johnson and two people that have come out this morning, borisjohnson and ruth davidson, both regarded as candidates, it would not be doing them any harm to be seen as decent chaps rallying to the cause. exactly, doing the right thing, being fed to the prime minister and standing by her through a difficult time. that demonstrates that at least they, if they do want the job, and let's remember ruth davidson has said she doesn't and she's not even an mp at westminster, but if they do, they don't want it yet. you have to wonder who would. perhaps that is understandable at the moment. but the prime minister soldiers on. thank you very much. thomas kerr, a young conservative councillor for shettlestone in scotland, joins us from our glasgow studio. thanks for being with us. and for getting all wired up for us nice and early with a bit of help from our friends! can i ask you first of all, how d

former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says there is growing pressure. won't go away, the party won't unite. the country will not unite. it simply puts her further into difficulties nicola sturgeon says she will explore all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america,