this is what lord heseltine said., our ability to have a voice in what is happening in this century on the great issues is seriously undermined by fracturing our relationship with europe and so, on a simple question of britain ‘s self interest, it's quite an easy decision to take and i have made it clearfrom quite an easy decision to take and i have made it clear from the day after the referendum, that i would be part of the fightback to maintain the traditional position of the conservative party towards europe. lord heseltine, who of course, had big roles in the governments of margaret thatcher and john major, is a tory peer or was until he had the whip removed earlier this year after saying he would vote the lib dems and the european elections. there is no love lost at the moment between borisjohnson no love lost at the moment between boris johnson and lord no love lost at the moment between borisjohnson and lord heseltine, they have totally divergent views when it comes to brexit and i'm sure today boris johnson wh

lord heseltine.rendum. scotland of course, the majority of voters here voted to remain in the eu referendum, so i don't think it has the same emphasis by the tory party up here as it does south of the border. brexit is certainly featuring today after that intervention by lord heseltine who said that borisjohnson's promise to get a whole new trade deal done with the eu by the end of next year was nonsense. this is what he said. although i am a lifelong conservative, member of the conservative party, in this particular context i couldn't vote for my party with their brexit agenda. if you haven't got an independent conservative, then i would say there is only one party that can actually secure another referendum on the issue and stop brexit — and that is the lib dems. lord heseltine. he of course had big roles in the governments of margaret thatcher and john major, he a tory peen thatcher and john major, he a tory peer, or was until he had the whip removed earlier this year for saying he would vote for

this is what lord heseltine said.n the world, to our ability to have a voice in what is happening in this century on the great issues, is seriously undermined by fracturing our relationship with europe. and so, on a simple question of britain's self interest, it's quite an easy decision to take and i've made it clear from the day after the referendum that i would be part of the fightback to maintain the traditional position of the conservative party towards europe. lord heseltine, who, of course, had big roles in the governments of margaret thatcher and john major, is a tory peer — or was until he had the whip removed earlier this year after saying he would vote for the lib dems in the european elections. there is no love lost at the moment between boris johnson and lord heseltine, they have totally divergent views when it comes to brexit, and i'm sure today borisjohnson will try and swat it away, which is exactly what michael gove, one of his cabinet colleagues, tried to do earlier. the one area where i respectfully

former conservative deputy leader michael heseltine urges voters to back independent mps or the liberalocrats to stop boris johnson's brexit. australian police say that missing british man aslan king has been found dead, three days after he disappeared while camping. the un says countries will have to increase carbon—cutting ambitions five fold if the world is to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. consumer group which warns thatjust one in 20 black friday deals are genuine, and says the annual shopping event is all hype. and in sport, aston villa end a run of three successive premier league defeats as they beat newcastle united 2—0 to spoil steve bruce's return to villa park. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. britain's most seniorjewish leader — the chief rabbi, ephraim mirvis — has intervened in the general election campaign, condemning what he says is the labour leadership‘s failure to deal with anti—semitism and questioning ifjeremy corbyn is fit to lead the country. writing in today's times newspaper, he says "a new poison — sanctioned from the very top — has

lord heseltine said that his party's brexit policy would damage the economy and britain's standing in crack down on single use plastic if they win the general election. the party wants to eliminiate non—recyclable, non—essential, single use plastic within three yea rs. their proposals include implementing a deposit return scheme and ending plastic exports abroad by 2030. and tonight andrew neil has the second in his series of interviews with party leaders — he'll be speaking to the labour leaderjeremy corbyn at 7.30 here on bbc one, and you can also watch on the bbc iplayer. more than 200 new families have contacted an inquiry into mother and baby deaths at a hospital trust in shropshire since our latest report on the scandal last week. investigators were already looking at over 600 cases spanning decades where newborns and mothers died or were left injured while in the care of the shrewsbury and telford hospital trust. 0ne expert says this mayjust be the tip of the iceberg. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. just a few hours after these photos were taken in april 2016,

but speaking at a lib dem campaign event, lord heseltine did criticise the party‘s flagship policy ofrt of the company‘s restructuring plans. about half of the british workforce is based in port talbot in south wales, and our wales correspondent tomos morgan is there. tomos, it‘s been a turbulent few years for tata workers? it was almost four years ago i was standing here and a proposed 1000 jobs were going to be cut in the plant home in port talbot. since then the company has been put up for sale, taken of the market and earlier this year merger fell through. as you mentioned, almost half of their falls were behind me said the bulk of the cuts will be felt in south wales. the company says the cuts will protect the safeguard the future of the company, but unions argue this breach is an agreement made with them that there will be no more compulsory redundancies. the uk government say they are in constant dialogue with they are in constant dialogue with the company and the unions, however this clearly couldn‘t come at a worse time. for years time it came injanuary worse time. for years

today, former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine urged people to vote liberal democratbout our prosperity and living standards, we are talking about the sort of people we want to be. even this ardent pro—european is critical if their policy to revoke article 50. i think that was naive, because there was no way they were going to do it. the lib dem leader is feeling the heat after a poll suggesting a drop in support, and jo swinson‘s no longer talking about becoming prime minister. obviously, many people look at the polls now and they are worried about a boris johnson majority, and that is why the liberal democrats' ability to win seats from the conservatives is so important. in former lib dem strongholds like cornwall, the idea of stopping brexit without the referendum is getting a mixed reception. i‘m happy if it was cancelled outright, but i think, really, there should be another referendum. you would have to be very hardcore, i think, to vote that way. because it's not giving anybody a choice. i‘m a remainer, but i think people voted to leave, so we have got to get o

lord heseltine has again urged people to vote liberal democrat, despite, in his words, being a proudt a lib dem campaign event, the former conservative deputy prime minister did criticise as naive the party's flagship policy of revoking article 50 or cancelling brexit. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, has more. no prizes for guessing what the liberal democrats want this election to be about. they are banking everything on an anti—brexit message. it started as a promise to cancel brexit without some of the vote if they won the election — a position described as extreme, even by some lib dem candidates. today, former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine urged people to vote liberal democrat. we are talking, in the election, notjust about our prosperity and living standards, we are talking about the sort of people we want to be. even this ardent pro—european is critical if their policy to revoke article 50. i think that was naive, because there was no way they were going to do it. the lib dem leader is feeling the heat after a poll suggesting a drop in suppor

the former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine has again urged peope to , people to vote being a proud conservative. but, speaking at a lib dem campaign event, lord heseltine did criticise the party's flagship policy of revoking article 50, the legal mechanism for delivering brexit. he said it was naive. the headlines on bbc news: labour says it has proof that the nhs is at risk in an american trade deal after britain leaves the eu. the snp launches its election manifesto — saying it's time to put scotland's future in scotland's hands and calls for a second independence referendum next year. vue cinemas will restart showing the london gang film ‘blue story‘ after banning the screenings due to a mass brawl in birmingham. tata steel has announced it expects to cut 1,000 jobs across the uk as part of the company's restructuring plans. about half of the british workforce is based in port talbot in south wales. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan has more. it was almost four years ago i was standing here and it was announced a thousand jobs were going to be cut here in port a

in pembrokshire and dan walker in salford. 0ur headlines today: life—long conservative, michael heseltinee liberal democrats to stop borisjohnson‘s brexit. meanwhile, britain's most seniorjewish leader condemns labour's handling of anti—semitism and questions jeremy corbyn‘s fitness to lead.

the former conservative deputy prime minister michael heseltine is urging voters to back the liberal general election, or former conservatives who are now independent. he says borisjohnson is selling voters a delusion that brexit can be delivered by the end of january. lord heseltine lost the tory whip earlier this year for saying he would vote for the liberal democrats in the european elections. iama i am a lifelong member of the conservative party, but in this particular context i couldn't vote for my party, with their brexit agenda. if you haven't got an independent conservative, i would say only one party can actually sakhir another referendum on the issue, and stop brexit, and that is the lib dems. anybody yet to register to vote in next month's general election, has until midnight tonight. government figures show nearly three million people have applied to register in the past month, with more than a third of them under the age of 25. applications can be made online at gov.uk/registertovote. australian police have confirmed they have found the body of the missing british man as

michael hasn't seen —— heseltine but they are talking about tactical voting.don't think anyone in the labour leadership looks at the polls and smiles, but neither do i think do any one has given up either. we have seena any one has given up either. we have seen a slight shift entity manifesto and the leader debates of last week. the labour party has a very strong ground game, it has canvassers and campaigns across the country. 2 million people registered to vote in the past few weeks. most of those are young people. i think that is highly unlikely they're going to be conservative voters. there is still a lot to turn an old ticket as possible —— and i don't think it is possible —— and i don't think it is possible to say with any sort of sense of definitive this... very quickly. do you thinkjeremy corbyn would step down if there was a laboursnp would step down if there was a labour snp alliance, with the price of keeping, putting labour in government? i think that is a fa nta sy. government? i think that is a fantasy. if jeremy corbyn's government? i think that

it's the conservative lord and former deputy prime minister michael heseltine.and he's recommended voting against the conservative party. although i am a lifelong conservative, member of the conservative party, in this particular context, i couldn't vote for my party with their brexit agenda. if you haven't got an independent conservative, then i would say there is only one party that can actually secure another referendum on the issue and stop brexit — and that is the lib dems. let's bring in nick again. there would have been a time when we would have been shocked by this, but when i first saw this story, it did not surprise me in the least. not in the least. michael hasn't seen —— heseltine backed the lib dems backed the lib dems —— in the european elections as well. being 4—story thing some of the historic alignments we have seen. there are so many conservatives who have maybe thought that their party does not represent them in this. we know some lib dem candidates in the election are former tory mps. likewise, some labourmps, former tory mps. likewise, some

so, we are going to leave lord heseltine they are taking the long view.sire to do something different, and his relu cta nt something different, and his reluctant conclusion that she is going to vote for a different party than the conservative party that he has belonged to for 60 odd years. we will that there are come back to the politics in a moment. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. manchester city football club has broken the global record for a sports team vaulation. it comes as the parent company of premier league champions announced a £389 million investment from the us private equity firm silver lake. holding company city football group is worth £3.73 billion pounds. the indian ride—sharing firm 0la has begun signing up drivers in london ahead of plans to launch services in the capital "in the coming weeks". it comes days after rival uber was denied a new licence to operate in london after repeated safety failures. 0la was granted a licence from transport for london earlier this year. victoria beckham‘s eponymous fashion business has

although interesting today by lord heseltine, a tory grandee who lost the whip early in the air, he hast the brexit policy that boris johnson election. his view is that the brexit policy that borisjohnson is talking about is simply nonsense. you can‘t agree a full free trade agreement in one year, which is what borisjohnson as claim. senior tories have swatted away what lord heseltine has said today but what sort of deal i get the going to negotiate? and can they really come up negotiate? and can they really come up with the free trade agreement in so little time? then, thanks again once again thank you. the liberal democrats leader, jo swinson, has been campaigning on the environment, on visits to cornwall and cheltenham. the party has set out what it says are radical plans to curb the uk‘s use of plastic. they include banning all nonessential, non—recyclable, single—use plastics within the first three years of a liberal democrat government. i think we‘ve all seen quite what the plastic pollution is doing to our oceans. many people have watched those documentaries, whether it is david

conservative peer michael heseltine urges voters to back independent mps or the liberal democrats tomary school in birmingham. as you will have seen, my colleague simon mccoy is in pembrokeshire today, and a little earlier he was joined by bbc wales political editor felicity evans for your questions answered. felicity is here with me now, so i may as well welcome you first of all. nice to see you again. let‘s crack on with this because a lot of people with questions. peter white in swansea. first of all, will the government provide wales with grants for infrastructure like we got from the eu, like the swansea bay campus or the valleys? he raises an important question here, which is that wales, or certain parts of it, including the area we are in now, has had billions and billions of pounds in european aid over the years. the reason for that is west wales and the valleys is one of the poorest parts of europe. so the money has absolutely porued in. there has been a big question mark over what happens once we leave the eu and will there be any replacement for that money. so the answer d

former conservative deputy leader michael heseltine urges voters to back independent mps or the liberalound dead, three days after he disappeared while camping. the un says countries will have to increase carbon—cutting ambitions five fold if the world is to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. consumer group which warns thatjust one in 20 black friday deals

michael heseltine just a day or so ago said he thought you should boot lib dems.rty politics. don't forget that tonight's election debate between leaders and senior party figures starts at 7pm on bbc one — and you can get live fact checking and analysis on the website, on the bbc news app and right here on the bbc news channel. young people across the uk arejoining global climate protests today. with events already under way in australia, students from across the uk will be striking as part of the worldwide movement against what they say is governmental inaction on climate change. from st albans to st andrews, the strikers will be joining some 3,000 events across 1a9 countries. well, for more on this now we are joined live from keele university by environment and sustainabilty expert dr sharon george. good afternoon to you. the campaigners are not letting go of this. the pace of this is astonishing, isn't it? yes. that does reflect public opinion on this. this is not an issue that is going away. it will get worse and worse and worse until there is something done a

i think the fact that someone like michael heseltine, a former cabinet minister, effective deputy primehe conservatives have departed that territory of one nation conservatism. and it is backed up by nigel farage standing down for the conservatives. it is very, very clear for people that what is now on offer is a take over of the conservative party by the brexit party. that is something which many people do look at and feel they want another way forward. the liberal democrats are giving people that choice. emily do you still think he can be prime minister and do you think you can stop borisjohnson?” would love to be prime minister, particularly when i see what is on offer. when you look at the polls at this stage in the campaign, that is unlikely as we stand here right now. we are in a position where we can stop borisjohnson we are in a position where we can stop boris johnson being we are in a position where we can stop borisjohnson being prime minister. that is hugely important with two weeks to go. it is important we get the message out there. i think what the polling shows, it is no

from this, but it does mean that we are going to need both remainer conservatives, i think lord heseltine where we other challenges to conservatives, people need to rally behind the main candidates who are the liberal democrats in dozens of seats across the country. it is not over, as you say quite rightly, it isa over, as you say quite rightly, it is a projection. and the other thing i will say is, if you look on the ground in the campaigns, there are a lot of 3—way marginals out there. the ground campaign will matter in this election. it is not over. one i just want to get one more question in. sojo just want to get one more question in. so jo swinson, just want to get one more question in. sojo swinson, and the liberal democrats, have accepted she is not going to be prime minister, but she is going to be a challenger. who are you going to ally yourselves with? conservatives or labour? becausejo swinson at the very beginning said she would not do either. you have got no choice now. if you are successful. we absolutely will not be backing either borisjohnson or jeremy corbyn for prime mi

we will be discussing that with lord heseltine on bbc breakfast.of them under the age of 25. applications can be made online at gov.uk/registertovote. an investigation is underway into claims racist comments were aimed at the england cricketerjofra archer, during a test match in new zealand. the fast bowler tweeted that he'd been on the end of disturbing ‘racial insults' from someone in the home crowd. new zealand cricket has apologised to archer. england cricket said he had been hurt by the abuse, and pledged its support. we are working really closely with new zealand cricket. i have spoke to their chief exec this morning. they are obviously incredibly concerned this has happened on their patch. it's obviously emotional, it hurts. you know, we, here as well, to we say we fully support jof, obviously. there is no place for racism in the game, in any game. three people have died in albania, after one of the country's strongest earthquakes in decades. several dozen are reported to be injured. a number of people are believed to be trapped in collapsed