meanwhile, the communities secretary james brokenshire has said there are "strong views" in the cabinetoceed on brexit, but he's confident the cabinet can come to an agreement when they meet at chequers on friday. let's get more with our political correspondent tom barton. this meeting on friday, we have had these make or break cabinet meetings on brexit before but this one is critical. yes, because the cabinet is so divided on this issue of what britain's customs relationship with the eu should look like after we leave and so on the one hand you have a group of remain attending cabinet ministers who would like a relationship which is quite close where essentially britain collect some taxes on behalf of the eu and goods move freely within europe, and you have brexit attending cabinet ministers who want at tougher relationship essentially facilitated by technology. the two cannot agree. we have seen how much they disagree in the last week with public state m e nts in the last week with public statements from people like michael gove yesterday saying he physically ripped upa gove yesterda

james brokenshire there playing quite a straight bat and we also heard from jeremy corbyn this morning pressure for different reasons. so theresa may getting it from both sides — jeremy corbyn‘s position, he is within a party which is predominantly in favour for a constructive close relationship with the eu and his position is certainly one where he says labour is in favour of leaving the single market and against there being a second referendum. an illustration of the problems for that position, a survey carried out on behalf of a group campaigning for a second referendum after a deal has been signed, they surveyed members of the unite union, which shares jeremy corbyn‘s view that there shouldn't be a second referendum but the majority of their members support a second referendum, according to the survey. todayjeremy corbyn was asked about the transition period, at the end of this period which will sit there after we have left the eu before a final deal has been signed off and he thinks the transition, which is supposed to last for two years, could last longer. we proposed a transitio

james brokenshire on the andrew marr programme, suggestions in the sunday times newspaper among other may be prepared to countenance a leadership contest on this. and almost put her authority to the test, and see that people who wa nt to to the test, and see that people who want to challenge her, come and challenge me if you dare? if anything it shows the fact that sources at number ten have felt the need to tell the sunday times that thatis need to tell the sunday times that that is her position. it illustrates the level of pressure that the prime minister is currently under, both as we discussed from the front and back benches, on both sides of the brexit argument. there are a lot of people undermining at the moment and a lot of talk, as discussed in the papers this morning, a possible leadership challenges. the context for this is that we are building up to a key moment this friday when theresa may will take a whole cabinet to the english countryside, to chequers. they will have an away day, essentially they will all be locked ina room essentially they will all be locked in a room

meanwhile the communities secretary, james brokenshire, has said he's confident the cabinet will reachent on brexit, when it meets at chequers this week. tom barton reports. how does the nhs ensure it can get the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal? that's the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man responsible for running the health service in england. there is extensive work under way now between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry, pharma companies, so nobody is pretending this is a desirable situation, but if that's where we get to, then it will not have been unforeseen. but while the nhs is working out what to do if the government can't reach a deal with the eu, ministers insist theirfocus isn't on preparing for no deal, but on getting a good one. we are preparing for all eventualities. the point, though, is that our focus, our attention, all of that detail and effort, must be about getting that deal. that is what is in the best interest of our country. but of c

one cabinet minister, james brokenshire, said today that was a scenario that could be very firmly avoided. he also said he's confident that the cabinet's key brexit talks on friday will reach an agreement. chris mason reports. how does the health service ensure it can get the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if the uk leaves the eu without a deal on future co—operation? that's the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man who runs the health service in england. there is extensive work under way now between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry, the pharma companies. the attention of ministers this week, though, isn't on preparing for no deal, but on getting a good one. we are preparing for all eventualities. the point is that our focus, our attention, all that detail and effort must be about getting that deal. that is what is in the best interests of our country. we must be prepared, and we will be. but the cabinet is badly split on what that deal should look like, with several ministers making their personal views

james brokenshire.key commons votes on brexit has intensified. last week, the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, apologised after voting when he shouldn't have done. he had been "paired", as it's called, with an absent liberal democrat, jo swinson. she's away on maternity leave. the practice of pairing means her non—vote on the opposition side is cancelled out, or should have been cancelled out, by a non—vote on the government side. despite an apology from the prime minister, the lib dem chief whip claimed mr lewis‘ vote had in fact been a deliberate act to protect theresa may from defeat. we now understand that the instruction to the right honourable gentleman that he should the vote came from the chief whip himself. the explanation that the chief whip from the chief whip that he did not know that this was, had the turns it, a pregnancy care, mather clarifies no excuses what is an act of bad faith. a pair eddie pair, whatever its purpose, and if this is the mr watt, then it should be honoured

james brokenshire will be on the andrew marr show this morning talking about this, and he says that the to last four years. to have people on the average tenancy feeling pretty uncertain about their future and unable to put down roots and contribute to the community, that is not really work but labour say this is the conservatives moving onto their territory but also say that their territory but also say that their proposals go further. they are talking not just about their proposals go further. they are talking notjust about having minimum tenancies but also rent caps which make it much more difficult for landlords to put up the rent and use that as a way of getting people to move out of their properties rather than simply affecting them. and what about reaction from landlords to these proposals? this is not going to be something which is not going to be something which is going to go through without any sort of a fight. it is looking kind of inevitable, that both parties are signed up to the idea of three—year minimum term. but landlords do have some concerns. the primary one is reall

with the cabinet preparing for a key meeting on brexit this friday, the communities secretary, james brokenshirenfident ministers will reach an agreement. chris mason reports. how does the health service ensure it can get medicine it needs if the uk leads the eu without a deal on future the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if the uk leads the eu without a deal on future cooperation? that is the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man who runs the health service in england. there is extensive work under way between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry and the pharma companies. it is about getting a good deal. we are preparing for all eventualities. the point is that our focus, our attention, all the detail and effort must be about getting that deal. that is what is in the best interests of our country. we must be prepared and we will be. the cabinet is badly split on what that deal should look like with several ministers making their personal views publicly known. all of which makes finding agreement and setting out the

with the cabinet preparing for a key meeting on brexit this friday, the communities secretary, james brokenshireconfident ministers will reach an agreement. chris mason reports. how does the health service ensure it can get the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if the uk leads the eu without a deal on future cooperation? that is the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man who runs the health service in england. there is extensive work under way between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry and the pharma companies. it is about getting a good deal. we are preparing for all eventualities. the point is that our focus, our attention, all the detail and effort must be about getting that deal. that is what is in the best interests of our country. we must be prepared and we will be. the cabinet is badly split on what that deal should look like with several ministers making their personal views publicly known. all of which makes finding agreement and setting out the government's proposals in the so—called white paper in less than

the secretary of state for housing james brokenshire says the average tenancy at the moment last fourtenants, they live under a cloud of uncertainty. he says he wa nts to cloud of uncertainty. he says he wants to help people feel like the place that they rent is also their home and that they can put down roots. labour do point out that they had a proposalfor roots. labour do point out that they had a proposal for three—year minimum tenancies in their last ma nifesto minimum tenancies in their last manifesto and they also said they would go much further. their proposals include a plan to rent increases which would stop landlords not only putting up the rent but from using rent increases as a way of forcing tenants out. -- cap rent increases. thank you, tom. seven out of 10 council leaders in england believe income tax needs to be raised to fund adult social care — that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. the rail operator govia thamesl

james brokenshire, the ministers and for housing, says the average tenancy lasts for about four yearsr years and he wants people to feel secure in their home. and feel like it is a home, and that they are part of a community. labour point out that actually, the idea of a three—year minimum tenancy was something that they included in their manifesto at they included in their manifesto at the last election, last year. they also say their proposals go much further, because they are talking, alongside extending minimum tenancy agreements, of adding rent caps to tenancy agreements, essentially making it much more difficult for landlords to put up the rent, both asa landlords to put up the rent, both as a way of making extra money but getting tenants to move out before the contract is up. tom, a really interesting idea. thank you very much. the rail operator, govia thameslink, could lose its franchises unless it rapidly improves services in the south east of england. hundreds of thousands of passengers have faced weeks of cancellations and delays following the introduction of new timetables