iain watson, bbc news, westminster. time now for all the sports news in sport today.his programme: manchester city cement their place at the top of the english premier league after a convicing victory over arsenal. an emotional new york city marathon has an american winner, shalane fla nagan's victory delights her and more than a million people along the route. and justin rose makes it back to back wins by claiming victory at the turkish 0pen. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the english premier league where there were five of the top six in action on sunday. pep guardiola's manchester city beat arsenal 3—1 at home and are now eight points clear at the top of the table. kevin de bruyne opened the scoring inside 20 minutes. then sergio aguero, who became city's record goalscorer in past week, added a second from the spot after raheem sterling had been fouled. alexandre lacazette pulled a goal back inside the last half an hour but when arsenal's defence was caught sleeping, david silva set up substitute gabrieljesus for their third. we make a good

our political correspondent iain watson reports.is the week when politicians‘ private lives became very public — past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations and it's clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill the front—pages. and now conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from his parliamentary party and reported to the police. he said he doesn't know what he has been accused of and denies any wrong doing. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct for mps and party members and the shadow chancellor said labour has learned from a past scandal — the the party will now allow complaints of harassment to be made to an independent body, free from political control. the lesson from the mps‘ expenses scandal is act quickly, get an independent system in place, which people can then have confidence in. it is distressing for all of us, it is distressing to hear some of these concerns and some of the reports of what's gone on. so w

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.s political and business leaders. the move has been seen as a consolidation of power by the heir to the throne, crown prince mohammed bin salman. tom donkin reports. the winds of change is sweeping through these desert kingdom. transformation in saudi arabia has been a sudden and no wonder spared. senior press, one of the countries richest man and many foreign ministers have been arrested. to what has been presented as a purge on corruption. bank accounts will be frozen what assets and property will be handed over to the state. is it like the savoy hotel, owned by prince alwaleed bin talal, known as the saudi warren buffett. with the forge and close to $18 billion and sta kes forge and close to $18 billion and stakes in companies like apple and twitter. his arrest has sent shock waves through the kingdom. they have long been viewed as untouchables. the king authorise the move many say to sharat the power of his son, and air, crown prince mohammed bin salman. he is seen by many, especia

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.been seen as a consolidation of power by the heir to the throne, crown prince mohammed bin salman. tom donkin reports. the winds of change are sweeping through this desert kingdom. transformation in saudi arabia has been sudden and no one spared. senior princes, one of the country‘s richest men and many former ministers have been arrested, in what has been presented to the world as a purge of corruption. bank accounts will be frozen while assets and property will be handed over to the state. assets like london‘s savoy hotel, owned by prince alwaleed bin talal, known as the saudi warren buffett. this outspoken investor with a fortune close to $18 billion has major stakes in companies like apple and twitter. his arrest, along woth others, has sent shock waves through the ranks of the kingdom‘s elite, who have long been viewed as untouchable. king salman authorised the move by royal decree, many say, to shore up the power of his son, and heir, crown prince mohammed bin salman. prince moha

our political correspondent iain watson is here. what's happened in the last half an hour?n in some way made to feel uncomfortable during a meeting in 2001 with the man who later became a conservative whip, chris pincher. he suggested that the slip into something more comfortable in his presence, initially comparing it to some kind of carry on routine. he said he was shocked but not desperately shocked. less than 24 hours after the article appeared, chris pincher has stepped aside from the government whip's office. he's referred himself to the new internal investigatory procedures inside the tory party, which were updated this week, and has referred himself to the police for investigation. normally the way these things work, people who have had something less than a people who have had something less thana criminal people who have had something less than a criminal element of proof would perhaps go to the party be investigated or the whips office but clearly in this climate it would be inappropriate, some would say, for him to stay in the whips office. what's intriguing is

iain watson, bbc news.ering critical injuries in an incident at a house in south—west london on friday. 55—year—old robert peters, whom officers say was known to the victim, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder. he's been remanded in custody until december. lawyers for the us soldier bowe bergdahl, who pleaded guilty to abandoning his post in afghanistan, say they'll appeal the sentence he was given by a militaryjudge on friday. bergdahl was spared a custodial term but given a dishonourable discharge, a $10,000 fine, and a demotion to the rank of private. his lawyers had argued that he was suffering from mental conditions and shouldn't face prison. i spoke a little earlier to eugene fidell. —— militants of the islamic state group are reported to have detonated a car bomb at a gathering of people displaced by fighting in the syrian province of deir az—zour. syrian state media said dozens of people gathered on the eastern bank of the euphrates river had been killed or injured. on friday, is los

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.ines of communication from reuters from texasin communication from reuters from texas in light of the shooting at the baptist church. several lines are being reported that are emerging from the police that a lone gunmen there has killed 25 people and has wounded 20. this out of a congregation of an estimated 50 or so people. that means almost nobody escaped that church uninjured in anyway. that is one line coming out of reuters. according to the police as well, the shooter entered the church with a rifle and then fled in a vehicle and was later found deceased. they go on to try and offer an expedition for that last point. the exact circumstances of the gunmen's death are still under investigation, the police say. there we re investigation, the police say. there were suggestions earlier on that he either killed himself or was killed by the police who were pursuing him, presumably some sort of short car chase might have taken place, because he was found dead a distance away from the chur

that he would take part in the inquiry. claims, and that he would take 0ur political correspondent iain watson most trusted ministers, but damian green's reputation is under threat. he's already being investigated by whitehall officials over allegations he acted improperly towards a young journalist, claims he denies. towards a young journalist, and now, an allegation that pornography was found on a computer in his house of commons office nearly ten years ago. this claim dates from 2008, when his office was raided by police, investigating leaks from the home office. these two have never seen eye to eye since then. bob quick was the man in charge of that investigation, and the main, though not the only source, alleging that pornographic material was found. alleging that pornographic there's no suggestion that any of the material was illegal. damian green is a staunch ally of the prime minister, and her close friend, her deputy in all but name. and he's hugely influential behind—the—scenes here in downing street, during important cabinet committees, not least on brexit. cabinet committees, he is

iain watson, bbc news. has urged ‘all democrats' to unite, ahead of snap elections in catalonia. a spanishjudge has issued european arrest warrants for mr puigdemont and four of his allies. they went to belgium after the catalan parliament declared independence, and madrid reacted by imposing direct rule. commenting on social media, mr puigdemont called for the release of political prisoners. eight former members of the regional government are being held in custody in spain. in the czech republic, some people were turning back time on saturday — namely to the victorian era. cycling enthusiasts gathered in prague for an annual racing event. but the bikes they were using were a little old fashioned — as tim allman reports. meet the members of the czech velocipedists' club, claimed to be the oldest sporting club in europe. every year, the men and women, although mostly men, come to this park in prague to remember simpler times. the slower pace of life, riding their penny farthings. there is a spot of racing, a

iain watson, bbc news.cling enthusiasts gathered in prague for an annual racing event. but the bikes they were using were a little old fashioned, as tim allman reports. meet the members of the czech velocipedists' club, claimed to be the oldest sporting club in europe. every year, the men and women, although mostly men, come to this park in prague to remember simpler times. the slower pace of life, riding their penny farthings. there is a spot of racing, albeit at a fairly sedate pace, but there is also some formation display cycling. the velocipedists may hark back to the 19th century, but this event is a bit more recent than that. translation: it started as a race. the tradition was born in 1993 when prague hosted the world championship of historic bicycles. we had some broken arms and concussions so we decided it was better to go more slowly and enjoy the ride in the autumn. and enjoy it they did. and no doubt come the same time next year they will return. the gentlemen and even the odd lady of the czech

iain watson, bbc news.after suffering critical injuries in an incident at a house in south—west london on friday. 55—year—old, robert peters, whom officers say was known to the victim, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder. he's been remanded in custody until december. lawyers for the us soldier bow burgdahl, who pleaded guilty to abandoning his post in afghanistan, say they'll appeal the sentence he was given by a militaryjudge on friday. bergdahl was spared a custodial term, but given a dishonourable discharge, a ten thousand dollar fine, and a demotion to the rank of private. his lawyers had argued that he was suffering from mental conditions and shouldn't face prison. we can speak to eugene fidell, mr bergdahl‘s lead defence counsel. he also teaches military law at yale law school. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how is your client? he is catching his breath. this was a tremendous relief for him to know he is not going to prison. he is trying to figure out what is going to happen in t

iain watson, bbc news.olice officer who was in charge of the investigation in 2008 says he stands by his account that pornography was found on a computer in damian green's westminster office. bob quick, once an assistant commissioner in the met police, said the finding had not been reported at the time. he said he bears no malice to damian green but that his officers didn't expect to find the material. earlier our political correspondent susana mendonca provided more details about the dispute: he has told the bbc that he stands by what he said. pornography was found on a computer inside damian green's offices. we don't have details of which computer it was, but he says he is sticking by that. it is astonishing, because you have a war of words between a senior politician and someone who was a senior police officer. we had damian green basically saying his statement, that this story had come from a tainted and trustworthy source. we know that the sources now bob quick himself. not untrustworthy and not discre

iain watson, bbc news.last hour, the police officer who was in charge of the investigation says he stands by his account that pornography was found on damian green's computer. bob quick said there was "no discredit or taint" after undertaking what he said had been a "very difficult inquiry with a lot of pressure to drop the case". "i bear no malice to damian green," said mr quick. "i didn't ask officers to report these matters . they didn't expect to find the material." our political correspondent susana mendonca is here. ina sense, in a sense, this is hitting back, because damian green had described him asa because damian green had described him as a discredited source for this information. but he has acknowledged that he is the source. he has, and he has told the bbc that he stands by what he said. pornography was found on a computer inside damian green's offices. we don't have details of which computer it was, but he says he is sticking by that. it is astonishing, because you have a warof it is astonishi

iain watson, bbc news.'ll speak our assistant political editor norman smith in downing street. but first, jonathan beale is outside the ministry of defence. gavin williamson not someone i think with any particular experience in defence but what's in his in tray now? most people in and out of uniform in this bill —— building would have been googling him today. he hasn't got a military background so he will have to earn the trust of the armed forces. at the moment he's getting inundated with briefings, serious matters of state, about the nuclear trident deterrent, the air campaign against isis. he will essentially authorise raf air strikes. but the most serious immediate challenge he faces is trying to stave off more defence cuts. at the moment the government is having a mini review and all the three services have had to put forward options for cuts. before michael fallon left he was trying to make the case for more defence spending. it will be interesting to see, and he will be judged on this, whether gavin

our political correspondent iain watson reports.ns in the times that pornography was found on a computer in damian green's office dates from 2008. this was during a controversial enquiry into home office leaks which briefly led to mr green's arrest. as theresa may's second—in—command she would not want to lose him from the cabinet and he has responded robustly to the allegation. in a statement he said that the story was completely untrue and he called it a disreputable political smear. he added that the police have never suggested to him that improper material was found on his parliamentary computer. in turn he accuses the officer in charge of the investigation nine years ago, bob quick, of breaching his duty to keep the details ofan investigation confidential. this weekend, allegations of improper behaviour in and around westminster have been filling the front pages. and even when ministers resign, that is rarely the end of the story. more allegations have emerged about the past behaviour of sir michael fallon. in the observer, jou

our political correspondent iain watson reports he is one of theresa may's most senior and most trusted, but damian green's reputation is under threat. he's already being investigated by whitehall officials over allegations he acted improperly towards a young journalist, claims he denies. and now, an allegation that pornography was found on a computer in his house of commons office nearly ten years ago. this claim dates from 2008, when his office was raided by police, investigating leaks from the home office. these two have never seen eye to eye since then, bob quick was the man in charge of that investigation, and the main, though not the only source, alleging that pornographic material was found. there is no suggestion that any of the material was illegal. damian green is a staunch ally of the prime minister, and her close friend, her deputy in all but name. and he's hugely influential behind—the—scenes here in downing street, during important cabinet committees, not least on brexit. he is notjust fighting for his reputation, he is battling hard for his political life. so, in a robust

but first to iain watson at westminster.key issues they were discussing at that lengthy meeting this afternoon was the brexit bill. what are you hearing is the outcome of those discussions? interestingly, we have got a very full report from downing street, all of two lines, which says, it remains our position that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed in negotiations with the eu and, as the prime minister said this morning, the uk and eu should step forward together. not much enlightenment from the position officially at all. i think the phrase nothing is agreed until everything is agreed is interesting, because it would allow theresa may go and see donald tusk, the president of the european council, at the end of this week and say that we are prepared to pay more without actually putting a figure on it, but again that phrase is so important, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, but unless the trade talks were to begin ought to be fruitful, any extra cash might not be forthcoming. we then go back to going thr

our political correspondent iain watson reports.s is the week when politicians‘ private lives became very public, past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations and it's clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill the front—pages. sir michael fallon lost his job when a journalist contacted by a woman faced serious allegations. and tonight, a new resignation, the childcare minister in the scottish parliament. in a statement he said... political parties are now responding to this spate of allegations. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct. the shadow foreign secretary said a younger generation no longer put up with harassment and many women have been pushing for an independent body to hear complaints and labour ‘s leadership has now agreed. we need to make sure that oui’ agreed. we need to make sure that our youngsters know, that we will listen to them, that we will help, but it is not acceptable and that they do not need to put up wi

iain watson, bbc news. vicki young, chief political correspondent, is in westminster.nouncement of this defence secretary, the baby faced assassin, they call him, we know he owned a tarantula. 0utside westminster most people say, gavin who? it won't make a big difference to most people watching but what it does is show that reshuffles, even the most narrow, always leave people upset. we have benefited from today by getting promotions. dozens, though, haven't had the call. it makes many of them upset. many doubting gavin williamson has the knowledge. he's never been a minister, never run the department, he's been in a back room role trying to discipline mps. the parliamentary side of things, hasn't run a department, doesn't know anything about defence, some of them openly question whether he's right person for thejob. the fact question whether he's right person for the job. the fact he was chief whip, they are normally much involved in reshuffles. it raised eyebrows with people joking involved in reshuffles. it raised eyebrows with peoplejoking he appointed himself. isp

resigning as a government minister over "inappropriate" behaviour. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonpoliticians‘ private lives became very public. past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations and it's clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill the front—pages. tonight, there are newspaper claims that sir michael fallon lost his job when a journalist contacted downing street to say he'd behaved inappropriately towards her 14 years ago. friends of michael fallon don't deny that this took place but i understand no single incident led to his departure. and tonight, a new resignation, this time, the childcare minister in the scottish government. in a statement the snp‘s mark mcdonald said... and he went on to apologize to anyone he may have upset. political parties are now responding to the spate of allegations. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct. the shadow foreign secretary has said a younger generation no longer put up with harassment and many women mps have been pressing for an

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. out to support the young labour activist ava etemadzadeh, who alleged hopkins had acted inappropriately towards her after a meeting at essex university four years ago. kelvin hopkins is currently suspended by the labour party while those allegations, which he denies, are investigated. kerry mccarthy is not making a new formal complaint. instead, she is submitting information which she believes could be helpful to ava etemadzadeh. she says she first suffered unwanted attention from mr hopkins “119911, and more recently, she received a letter in which he described as a very attractive woman and confided he had a dream about her. she is submitting this letter to the labour enquiry on monday. in a statement, kelvin hopkins describes kerry mccarthy as a long—term friend and says he is disappointed she appears to have gone to the press rather than telling him that she was unhappy. the american goalkeeper, hope solo, has accused former, fifa president sepp blatter, of sexual harrassment. the

our political correspondent iain watson has the latest on the continuing allegations of misconduct atestminster. he isa he is a close ally ofjeremy corbyn, and nominated him for the party leadership but now the luton mp kelvin hopkins has been suspended from the parliamentary labour party. that's because of allegations made by this labour activist who told the bbc he had acted inappropriately towards her. the first incident happened on campus, and he hugged me very tightly and rubbed himself against me, made me feel extremely uncomfortable and it was a revolting act. the second incident was in parliament when i went to have a political conversation with him and he told me that, let's not talk about politics, do you have a boyfriend and he also mentioned that he also said that if nobody was in his office he would have taken me there. i was absolutely shocked. she says she also received a suggestive text and took her concerns to another labour mp who reported them to the most senior figure in charge of labour party discipline, the then chief whip. kelvin hopkins was reprimanded and subs

for more on this we can speak to our political correspondent iain watson.t satisfied it seems. that's right. it's not the information perhaps the mps were asking for. at the beginning of this month the commons voted for the government to hand over the analysis. effectively it is its assessment of the potential impact of brexit and 58 parts of the economy, something it hadn't volunteered to do. the commons voted in favour of it and they said you we understand you might not want to make it public but can you handed over to a cross—party committee that is meant to be scrutinising brexit. in a letter to the committee today, the brexit secretary david davis made it clear they were holding back information he regarded as either commercially sensitive or information that might undermine negotiations with the eu. i've spoken to several members of that committee and they are very happy unhappy about it indeed. labour are happy unhappy about it indeed. labourare upping happy unhappy about it indeed. labour are upping the ante. i spoke to the shadow brexit secretary k

iain watson reports.to start by saying how delighted i am that as the leader of the free world you took the time to tweet out three of my videos on twitter today. this is jayda fransen, deputy leader of britain first, an organisation established by former members of the far right bmp. donald trump re—tweeted footage that a dutch man was attacked by a muslim. in fact, the assailant was born in the netherlands. all this while the prime minister was visiting countries in the middle east, where the majority of their populations are muslim. a spokesman said donald trump was wrong. she probably wasn't expecting a reaction quite like this. addressing the prime minister directly on twitter, the president said... there was widespread condemnation in parliament. this is how the home secretary reacted. president donald trump was wrong to re—tweet videos posted by far right group britain first. the unparalleled sharing of intelligence between our countries is vital. it is undoubtedly —— it has undoubtedly saved briti

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. let‘s go straight to westminster now.ling with complaints. there will be a confidential hotline, and the party is promising there will be a panel, including at least one independent member, what they described as an independent member, sitting on the panel, to assess any claims. this is something going on across parties. the labour party has set out grievance procedures, agreed earlier in the summer. jeremy corbyn has written to mps and party members about those procedures. the parties are getting their houses in order, if you like. setting up codified in their procedures for dealing with claims of harassment. there is also a clear push from the prime minister. she said in her letter written to the speaker this afternoon, pointing him to this code of conduct. but there also needs to bea of conduct. but there also needs to be a cross—party push to get something together, so that anyone working in parliament, in westminster, regardless of political affiliation, can have an independent and transparent grievance procedure. on

let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson.hat are the allegations against mr hopkins? the allegations, how they were handled, is important in this story. a young activist said she had a meeting with him and afterwards he helped her to tightly and subsequently she raised it at the house of commons —— hugged her. and she has after that he textured herb inappropriate lee, asking her personal questions like whether she had a boyfriend —— text her inappropriately. another was told she couldn't report these things anonymously. it looks like kelvin hopkins was reprimanded for his behaviour, but what seems to be concerning her now is he was subsequently promoted to the shadow cabinet. this is whenjeremy corbyn was in some trouble. some people wouldn't serve on his front bench. he appointed kelvin hopkins temporarily to do so but this was after he was reprimanded. she has complained again to the current chief whip nick browne and he has been suspended from the parliamentary labour party. in the meantime as well, if i could just ask you

let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson in westminster.any reshuffles in a week, the prime minister must be hoping for peace and quiet. indeed, i don't know if she will get it, quite clearly, chaos seems to be the new normal at westminster at the moment. she would like people to calm down, she would like to get the budget out of the way, and then if she needs a reshuffle, a more structured reshuffle, a more structured reshuffle, she is keen to keep these reshuffles incredibly limited, one out, one in. penny mordaunt, keeping that "brexit" balance, if you like, within cardiff, people who campaign to leave and campaign to remain, keeping a gender balance as well. interestingly, penny mordaunt has been touted last week as a possible replacement for michael fallon, former armed forces minister, comes from a military background, some criticism then, that somebody who did not have enough experience in that role elevates it. to some extent she was knocking on the cabinet door, she is in there now, she is a close friend as well as a fellow "brexit

our political correspondent iain watson is here.ter wants to enshrine the time and date of brexit into law, but given everything the report just so, why does she want to do this? for a number of reasons, to some extent, facing down potential rebels within her own ranks by saying this is the brexit date and if you put forward a moments to this legislation which tries to water that down, you will be flying in the face of the opinion of the british people, she has made it to the brexit date, in march 2019, is irreversible, she says it has got to happen for political reasons, but there might be a second reason, by making it so clear that this is the final destination and she is committed to that final destination, maybe by saying that, that gives a more leeway when it comes to the negotiations that the report was talking about, so the pressure to up her offer, the assumption was based on what she said in the speech in florence, around £20 billion could be on offer, brussels insiders say the figure might labour between —— might lie betwe

let's get the latest now from our political correspondent iain watson.an announcement, and it is not always true, but it took many people by surprise. it did take people by surprise. it did take people by surprise. it did take people by surprise, charlie, because sir michael fallon has apologised for that incident with a radio presenter 15 years ago. she said she didn't regard herself as a victim, but i think what weighed in the minds of sir fallon and indeed the prime minister was whether any other similar incident might come to life —— michael fallon. people close to him said they did not expect any other breaking news on that subject. nonetheless, perhaps behaviour he had regarded as flirtatious some yea rs had regarded as flirtatious some years ago might be regarded more negatively now. he had certainly said that behaviour that was a cce pta ble said that behaviour that was acceptable 15 or ten years ago might be reviewed rather differently. he has resigned, leaving theresa may with the problem of how to replace him. she does not want to do a big res

our political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster.t court will decide later whether scotland can finally enforce its policy of minimum pricing for alcohol. legislation was approved by the scottish parliament five years ago, but it has been tied up in court challenges amid claims it breaches european law. ministers say a 50p—per—unit minimum would help tackle what they called scotland‘s "unhealthy relationship" with drink. the family of the british explorer, benedict allen, say he‘s gone missing during an expedition to papua new guinea. his wife says he missed his flight home and hasn‘t been heard from in three weeks. mr allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a new programme. a necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever auctioned has sold for more than £25 million in geneva. the colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats, has been described as "the most beautiful diamond in the world". the necklace — made from white gold, emeralds and more diamonds — to

our political correspondent iain watson has the latest on the continuing allegations of misconduct ater. he's a close ally ofjeremy corbyn and nominated him for the party leadership but now luton mp kelvin hopkins has been suspended from the parliamentary labour party. that's because of allegations made by this labour activist who told the bbc he'd acted inappropriately towards her. the first incident happened on campus and he held me very tightly and rubbed himself against me. it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. and it was a revolting act. the second incident was in parliament, when i went to have a political conversation with him. and he told me that: "let's not talk about politics." "do you have a boyfriend?" and he also mentioned that, he said that if nobody was in his office he would have taken me there. i was really shocked. she says she also received a suggestive text and took her concerns to another labour mp who reported them to the most senior figure in charge of labour party discipline, the then chief whip rosie winterton. kelvin hopkins was reprimanded for his behavio

let's get more on this from our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in westminster. he the best person on the job or was she the most convenient pick given she had voted for brexit? i guess both things could be true, couldn't they, christian? certainly brexit supporting record helped because theresa may is keen to keep that balance given how difficult things are at the moment within her government. she's yet to pass the major legislation to bring britain out of the european union. penny mordaunt is a friend of priti patel who was of course sacked, or had resigned, in the wake of the controversy resigned, in the wake of the c0 ntrove i’sy over resigned, in the wake of the controversy over her unauthorised meetings in israel. so they are very alike in terms of their outlook on yebgsity. that will be important to theresa may as well as the gender balance. when michael fallon‘s replacement was announced. the former chief whip, the speculation was that she would get thatjob. she was that she would get thatjob. she was a royal navy reservist and she comes from a military ba

our political correspondent iain watson has the latest.rt by saying how delighted i am that as the leader of the free world you took the time to tweet out three of my videos on twitter today. this is jayda fransen, deputy leader of britain first, an organisation established by former members of the far right bmp. her posts that donald trump re—tweeted included footage that a dutch man was attacked by a muslim. l it is special relationship we have. it is an endearing relationship that is there because it is in both our national interests for that relationship to be there. and using the president's preferred of communication, the ambassador said: british people overwhelmingly rejected the edges rhetoric of the far right which seek to divide communities and arrayed decency, tolerance and respect. british muslims are peaceful and law—abiding citizens. and i raised these concerns with the white house yesterday. critics have said it was a mistake for theresa may to get so close and a state visit should never be on the agenda. she should never ha

allegations have emerged about the conduct of mps this morning, as our political correspondent iain watsontions in the times that pornography was found on a computer and damian green‘s offers dates from 2008. this is during a controversial enquiry into home office leaks which briefly led to mr green‘s arrest. as theresa may‘s second—in—command she would not long —— want to lose him from the cabinet and he has responded robustly to the allegation. in a statement he said that the story was completely untrue and he called it a disreputable political smear. he added that the police have never suggested to him that improper material was found on his parliamentary computer. in turn he accuses the officer in charge of the investigation of breaching his duty to keep the details of an investigation confidential. this weekend, allegations of improper behaviour in and around westminster have been filling the front pages. and even when ministers resign, that is really the end of the story. more allegations have emerged about the past behaviour of sir michael fallon. in the observer, a journalist said

. —— iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians' private lives become public.he police. he said he doesn't know what he has been accused of and denies any wrong doing. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct for mps and party members and the shadow chancellor said labour has learned from a past scandal and the party will allow complaints to be made to an independent body. the lesson from the mps expenses scandal is act quickly, get an independent system in place which people can then have confidence in, it is distressing for all of us, it is distressing to hear the concerns and the reports of what's gone on and we have got to act and be ruthless. jeremy corbyn is still facing questions about why he hardly acted ruthlessly against kelvin hopkins, who was promoted after being reprimanded for past behaviour. mr hopkins denies wrong doing. the physical structures of parliament have been made fit for the 21st century and theresa may wa nts to the 21st century and theresa may wants to do the said with the behaviour her. some mps worry political careers

resign following recent claims of sexual harassment at westminster. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonht is usually responsible for defending theresa may, especially from critics on her own side. now gavin williamson's job is to defend the nation. until this morning he was the chief whip, his task to keep tory mps in line and keep the prime minister in office. the prime minister's chief whip was swiftly replaced by this man, his deputyjulian smith. theresa may wanted to avoid a wide—ranging reshuffle but the question now is whether the rapid departure of the previous occupant of the ministry of defence might in turn lead to further resignations. i've spoken to people today at westminster who are convinced other stories of sir michael fallon‘s asked if you could emerge and it was his inability to guarantee there would be no further revelations that seems to have ended his career, but are there other ministers who may have done something in the past that will be judged unacceptable today? and would that put them in the firing line? people need to recognise there is now a very strong set