jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000...the lib dems' best game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now she must nurse a recovery that's brought in one defecting labour mp so farand many remain—supporting voters. if there were an election tomorrow, even with the current figures, 110 or 50 liberal democrat m

jo swinson — 47,000... cheering and applause i haven't finished yet! cable's work. thank you very much, jo. cheering and applause applause. cheering and applause thank you all so much. i am delighted, honoured, absolutely over the moon to stand before you as the leader of the liberal democrats. cheering and applause and as the first women to lead our party. cheering and applause ijoined this party when i was 17, and over the last 22 years, through all the ups and downs, liberal democrats have felt like a family to me. conferences, campaigns, by—elections, from brent to brecon, 12 years as an mp, three as a minister, losing my seat, bringing it back again. and now... and are now standing here as your leader, ready for the fight of our lives. you have put your trust in me, not only to lead our party, but also to lead and grow the bigger, ill open liberal movement that our country so desperately needs. there are those out there who think liberalism has had its day, that it is somehow obsolete. but when i think of all the amazing people i met on the campai

jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000...t game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now she must nurse a recovery that's brought in one defecting labour mp so farand many remain—supporting voters. if there were an election tomorrow, even with the current figures, a0 or 50 liberal democrat mps would certainly

jo swinson has pledged to "reshape the economy and tackle climate change". that — describing him as a ‘danger to our country'(ani and she'd only go into coalition if electoral reform were on the table. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from central london. she takes over at a time when the lib dems have a lot of spring in their step? the whole has emptied out now because they are off to a rally tonight and i'm surejo swinson will address the crowds as their new leader and of course their first female leader. i was speaking to supporters of the lib dems and while i did find some ed davey supporters, the man whojo swinson beat, he had a good record on climate change and lots of experience in government, i think the excitement around jo swinson is people feel she can cut through, a young, female leader and she was the first woman to bring her baby into the house of commons. maybe she can reach people that the lib dems and other parties are struggling to reach. she gave a rousing speech earlier on, let's have a listen to what she had to say.

jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000...it, the two old parties have failed. our party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now she must nurse a recovery that's brought in one defecting labour mp so far and many remain supporting voters. if there were an election tomorrow, even with the current figures, 40 or 50 liberal democrat mps would certainly seem like a perfectly realistic aspiration. whether or not they can go further than that, whether

jo swinson was favourite to win, and she did, easily. jo swinson — 47,000.g against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she is sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union. and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she has come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. westminster‘s youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems' popularity. she lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. back two years later, she was elected deputy leader and also made history by taking her baby into the commons. now, she must nurse a recovery that has brought in one defecting labour mp so far, and many remain—supporting voters. if there were an election tomorrow, even with the current fig

they carry a picture of new lib dem leader, jo swinson. who was today found guilty of falsely accusing vips of being part of a murderous paedophile ring, is called a fantasist who made a mockery of justice by the daily express. the telegraph also lead on the story — they say scotland yard faces serious questions about their multi million pound investigation. and the times say labour deputy leader tom watson has been urged to apologise to the public figures fasley named by beech, after he entertained the allegations. a variety of front pages for us to chew over. borisjohnson 2a hours from downing street. i am trying to work out their timing. he doesn't actually moving until wednesday if he has one. whenever you are reading this, it is not 2a hours. he has one. whenever you are reading this, it is not 24 hours. but don't let the facts get in the way of a good headline. unless everyone has got this wrong, he's to be prime minister at the end of wednesday and named as the leader of the conservative party tomorrow morning before noon. the long

jo swinson has been elected as the next leader of the liberal democrats. her rival ed davey, has been the party's deputy leader for two years. it follows the decision of sir vince cable earlier this year to stand down. the party which has has 12 mps in the house of commons came second in the recent european elections. the party wants the uk to remain in the eu and enjoyed a surge of support in the local elections. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has more. new face, same promise — stop brexit or try. jo swinson was favourite to win and she did, easily. jo swinson, 47,000... cheering. standing against brexit has been the lib dems' best game plan, and she's sticking to it. in the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. we believe the uk's best future is as members of the european union, and that's why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. she's come a long way. this tax on learning is not acceptable. as a student, jo swinson campa

the guardian has this picture of a smiling jo swinson as she is elected as the new leader of the lib dems, the first female leader of that party and she's only 39! now onto the financial times. it leads onjeremy hunt's calls for european allies to lead a new maritime alliance to protect commercial ships sailing through the strait of hormuz. the foreign secretary's comments come after iran seized a british—flagged tanker in the gulf, amid growing tensions between the west and tehran. (ani) the bbc online reports on a key meeting held in paris between eu nations. the eight eu countries have agreed to share the resettlement of migrants rescued in the mediterranean — but — italy is not one of them. italy, who has been at the forefront of the migrant influx in the eu, snubbed the talks. and finally, the washington post reports on marvel‘s push for more diversity in its immensely popular film franchise. as well as more females and non—white actors taking lead roles — it's extending it's diversity to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films. of the five films the superhero s

they carry a picture of new lib dem leader, jo swinson. carl beech — who was today found guilty of falsely accusing vips of being part of a murderous paedophile ring — is called "a fantasist who made a mockery ofjustice" by the express. the telegraph also leads on the story. they say scotland yard faces serious questions about the multi—million pound investigation. and the times says labour deputy leader tom watson has been urged to apologise to the public figures falsely named by carl beech, after he entertained the allegations. soa so a variety of stories on the front pages, but let's start with the man on the front of most of them, boris johnson, on the front of the i. do you agree he is 2a hours from downing street? we are not sure of the timing of this announcement. we expect the result late morning, midday tomorrow, of who has won the tory leadership contest. we've had many political shocks in the cast couple of years and, if boris johnson isn't announced and jeremy hunt were to, i think that would be one of the biggest shocks, so th

jo swinson became the youngest member of the house of commons when she was elected in 2005 at the age later. jo swinson focused her campaign on tackling climate change, backing a further brexit referendum, and ruling out a deal with jeremy corbyn. now, let's take a look at what's been happening in the wider world of politics. here's maia bondeach with our countdown. at five, order, order. no phones in the committee room, mrjavid. not the only player... sorry, it's probably border force. was it border force, or was the new boss calling with a job offer? at four, trump gives boris the thumbs up as prime minister. people are saying that's a good thing, they like me over there. and his daughter, ivanka, jumped on the bandwagon and also congratulated johnson on becoming the next prime minister of the united kingston. while we couldn't really pinpoint the place on the map, this kingston land sure does sound magical. at three, it was theresa may's last week as prime minister, and her final pmqs was when she decided to spill out some state secrets. i believe he was once the bodyguard to the l

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jo swinson says she wants to "reshape the economy and tackle climate change". brexiteer — and she includesjeremy corbyn in that — describing him as a "danger to our country". and she'd only go into coalition if electoral reform were on the table. her opponent ed davey says he would put brexit and climate change at "the top of the list". he's ruled out a coalition with eitherjeremy corbyn or borisjohnson. but said he would consider going into government with what he described as "a decent partner". our political correspondent jessica parker is in central london. jessica. yes, iam jessica. yes, i am where the announcement will be made later. the set is being constructed behind me. may they may only have 12 mps but they could play a crucial role and this party is seen a crucial role and this party is seen as one on a crucial role and this party is seen as one on the up as recent su ccesses seen as one on the up as recent successes in the local and european election, one of the reasons it is thought is a clarity of message on brexit. both canned a cats have similar

you know that christine doesn't support brexit and jo swinson, i couldn't believe when askedif swinson she said i am not changing my principle, for goodness' sake, she wouldn't accept a second. nigel... if the british people voted to remaini if the british people voted to remain i would have accepted that and we would have moved on. we had 40 years of campaigning and there was an amount. don't argue among yourselves. i am a conservative party member, i am 17, you say you wa nt to party member, i am 17, you say you want to fix social problem, you say we need to move on, if you have a second referendum you are going to continue it on and we will have a referendum, doesn't a second referendum, doesn't a second referendum, that is not going to sort... i wouldn't leave the european union in an ideal world of. now, i don't accept nigel‘s argument because nigel farage argued for 40 yea rs because nigel farage argued for 40 years and he said he would stick by his principles and if he voted to stay he would keep arguing to leave. the problem is leaving the eu will create massive problems for ec

jo swinson thinks that there is a lot of ground to build on for her party. fertile time for lib dems politics. again it is worth reminding ourselves that it has been said before, but general elections are complicated beasts! they certainly are, as are uk politics at the moment. we appreciate that. our colleagues in westminster will have a busy few days over the next couple of days. stay with us on outside source. still to come: blast—off for india's most ambitious space mission so far — aiming to become the fourth nation to land on the moon. whirlpool has apologised to customers who own its tumble dryer machines, blamed for causing 750 fires. the company is recalling 500,000 machines, and says affected customers should stop using their appliances immediately. sian lloyd reports. this flat in north wales was engulfed in flames. 19—year—old bernard hender and 39—year—old doug mctavish couldn't escape in time and lost their lives. a coroner found that an electrical fault in a hotpoint machine was to blame. today, whirlpool, which owns hotpoint, indesit, creda,

the guardian has this picture of a smiling jo swinson as she is elected as the new leader of the lib the financial times. it leads onjeremy hunt's calls for european allies to lead a new maritime alliance to protect commercial ships sailing through the strait of hormuz. the foreign secretary's comments come after iran seized a british—flagged tanker in the gulf, amid growing tensions between the west and tehran. (ani) the bbc online reports on a key meeting held in paris between eu nations. the eight eu countries have agreed to share the resettlement of migrants rescued in the mediterranean —

jo swinson, what about your constituency and your seat?o together when the european election results came in and the snp did very well in your neck of the woods, they got the majority there. if you were lib dem leader would you not be fighting a rearguard action to keep your own seat rather than winning anywhere else? i will never take for granted winning any constituency and i don't think mps should do that. i am confident of my position in east dunbartonshire. i won it with a majority at the last election. dunbartonshire. i won it with a majority at the last electionm was not very much. it is more than i had since i was first elected. it is a four party political system and it isa a four party political system and it is a fight between myself and the snp in east dunbartonshire. they won the seat in 2015, but the voters in 2017 wanted me to be the mp again. let us think ability a snap election, brexit hasn't happened and it isa election, brexit hasn't happened and it is a hung particle. are you ruling out a formal coalition with jeremy co

jo swinson is named as the first female leader of the liberal democrats, beating sir ed davey. you have put your trust in me, not only to lead our party, but also to lead and grow the bigger, open, liberal movements in our country so desperately needs. foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says the uk will form a uk led a maritime mission to counter iran's piracy after the seizure of a british registered tanker. ina in a moment it will be spots stable let's look at what else is coming up on bbc news. as polls close in the tory leadership contest, we will hear what two young party members think of borisjohnson orjeremy hunt as the future prime minister. the liberal democrats have elected their first female leader. we will speak to one former special adviser about their hopes for the party. then at 10:30pm we have the paper review with katie balls with politics top of the agenda. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a third world championship gold, a world record and a world record broken and the experts say there is more to come from adam peaty. and where next for gareth

let's get to the new leader, jo swinson. congratulations on the win last night. aving a new u.k. prime minister announced today, anything good could come out of a boris johnson? ms. swinson: he is not fit to be prime minister. he only cares about boris johnson. we saw that with the british woman who was in an iranian jail, separated form -- from her young daughter and he showed up and had not read a brief and got a catastrophically wrong. his words were used against her in the trial in iran. he is not serious enough and does not care enough to be prime minister. francine: should liberal democrats form a government with fresh elections? ms. swinson: that is our ambition because our country deserves better. millions of people across the u.k. are looking boris johnson with dismay and look at jeremy corbyn taken labour to the far left and neither option is example. we need a positive alternative. that is what the liberal democrats offer, we can transform the economy so we can work for people and stop brexit to have the resources to deal with these other issues which h

let's take a closer look at the candidates and their policies, jo swinson says she wants to "reshapethere is no possibility of doing a deal with a brexiteer, and she includesjeremy corbyn in that, describing him as a "danger to our country", and would only go into coalition if electoral reform was on the table. in september last year, she became the first mp to take her baby into the house of commons. she said it felt natural to do so and hoped it would signal a modernisation in parliament. her opponent, ed davey, says he would put brexit and climate change at "the top of the list". he's ruled out a coalition with eitherjeremy corbyn or borisjohnson but said he would consider going into government with what he described as "a decent partner". during the campaign he revealed that mi6 tried to recruit him as an overseas spy. we'll have the result of the lib dem leadership contest here on the news channel, live at four o clock this afternoon. the authorities in hong kong have defended police actions following an attack on pro—democracy protesters by gangs of masked men armed with batons

have a special programme on the liberal democrat leadership contest, where the two candidates, jo swinsone. now it's time for a look at the weather. a few battery issues. we have heavy rain moving north and east across the united kingdom. it has been particularly wet this morning across parts of south wales, up into north—western parts of england. just recently around the manchester area and the london area, we have had a lot of heavy rainfall, moving its way north and east. soggy conditions out there and it will stay wet into many parts this afternoon. the rain edges northward into northern ireland and central areas of southern scotland. even as the main band of rain clears away, very messy picture this afternoon with further showers moving in, heavy and thundery downpours. maximum temperatures, 16 to 21 degrees. thunderstorms likely across northern ireland and western and southern areas of scotland this evening and overnight. further heavy rain across much of central and southern areas of england tonight. i will like to come temperature 16 or 17 degrees in the south—east of england. 13

and the lib dems' new leader, jo swinson, said he isn't fit to be prime minister. moment we'll be hearing from our correspondents in wales and scotland, but first let's go to emma vardy in belfast. emma. there is lots of apprehension here over how boris johnson there is lots of apprehension here over how borisjohnson will avoid the need for checks on the irish border. those agreements theresa may made previously are effectively ripped up and borisjohnson are starting afresh. he wants to ditch the irish backstop. that was the arrangement that could have kept northern ireland more closely tied to eu rules. the nationalist party here, sinn fein, says that means is us here, sinn fein, says that means is us towards a catastrophic no—deal brexit. the democratic unionist party have welcomed borisjohnson winning and said the agreement to provide him with provide him with votes in parliament in the coming weeks. what is clear as he faces the same problems over the irish border as theresa may did, and the question is whether his new sense of optimism will find a solution whe

the liberal democrats have a new leader, jo swinson — the first woman to hold the post.gratulations. thank you very much. good morning. you have said you are determined to stop brexit. how would you plan to do that? we think that having a people ‘s vote is the best way to stop brexit and so we are continuing to work with other mps in parliament who agree with that and that is cross— party who agree with that and that is cross—party working right across the house of commons because this is the way out of the brexit gridlock and impasse we a.m. and we know from the government's own analysis how damaging brexit would be. —— and we know. it is important with secure and when a people ‘s vote. know. it is important with secure and when a people 's vote. many people will say and you would have dealt with this question before, there has already been a vote. indeed that was on departure. there was not the specifics of a deal and now that we have that level of detail, i think it is a sensible that people have their say on whether that deal is what we want or not. and i think given

we have a special programme about the liberal democrat leadership contest — the two candidates — jo swinsont us using the hashtag #bbclibdemdebate. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, chris. well, the rain has been pouring down for many of us through the day to day. we will take a look first at this weather watch picture that has been sent to us in the last few moments from the bristol area. you can see rain coming down quite heavily. itjust shows where it has been at its heaviest over the last few hours. we are not done with the rain yet. there will be further pulses working m, there will be further pulses working in, and overnight, a tendency for that heavy rain to move further into eastern england. at the same time, it will tend to move away from western counties of northern ireland, but we'll put down push northwards into scotland. while scotla nd northwards into scotland. while scotland will see that wet weather. saturday, worked for many of us, at the start, without breaks of rain from time to time. tending to put eastwards. northern ireland will have a d

the two candidates — jo swinson and ed davey — will go head to head here on bbc news at 7 ‘clock tomorrowy, particularly in the south but we have got some much needed, fairly welcome rainfall, particularly through the course of friday night and saturday. this is the scene out there on the murray coastline, bit of blue sky, shower cloud around, still heavy showers around this evening, they should ease away. lots of clear, dry weather tonight and it will be a touch cooler and fresher with temperatures between ten and 1a degrees. through the early hours of friday, you can‘t help notice the rain moving to the south—west of england and wales. some could be heavy, some localised flooding through the south of wales. that pushes its way northwards and eastwards a cross pushes its way northwards and eastwards across much of the uk, just the northern half of scotland‘s remaining dry and temperatures around 17 to 21 degrees. saturday brings a day of sunshine and fairly frequent at times heavy showers. sunday is warmer and also the drier day of the weekend. today at six — the official tax and spendin

to read a couple of tweets, jo swinson, the new leader of the liberal democrats has said borisjohnsonboris johnson has leader of the liberal democrats has said borisjohnson has shown time and time again he is not fit to beat the prime minister of our country and britain deserves better. the green party says around hundred thousand tory party members have inflicted on us a prime minister with a history of bigotry, lying and incompetence. this is not democracy. he got a winning mandate from the conservative party grassroots but for the country, it is still to be tested but tory mps are convinced he isa tested but tory mps are convinced he is a winner who could take onjeremy corbyn. this is the response from jeremy corbyn at the news. he's been elected by less than 100,000 people and he's been elected on a programme which appears to be tax write—offs for the very richest and a no—deal exit from the european union. i think he needs to think a bit more carefully about where we're going. are you worried about facing him in a general election? not in the slightest, i'm ready for a general el

climb above 30 degrees this week after being announced as the new leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson with that, and that cross—party working right across the house of commons. because this is the way out of the brexit gridlock and impasse that we are in, and we know from the government‘s own analysis how damaging brexit will be for our economy, our national security, for our public services like the nhs, and that‘s why it‘s so important that we secure and win a people‘s vote. many people will say, of course, and you will have dealt with this question before, there has already been a vote. indeed. but that was on departure. there was not the specifics of a deal. and now that we have that level of detail, i think it is sensible that people are able to have their say on whether that brexit deal is what they want or not. and i think, given that it is very far removed from what people were promised back in 2016, there is strong reason to believe that people may well choose, in the knowledge of what they now have in terms of the details of what brexit looks like, that we‘re better off with

ed davey and jo swinson are vying for the position after the current leader, sir vince cable, said inhe would be stepping down. theresa may will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, in the next half hour to decide how to deal with iran's seizure of a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz. troops from the iranian revolutionary guard boarded the ship on friday after tehran said it was "violating international maritime rules". the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response. the security firm gas has made more than £14 million profits for running an immigration removal site at the centre of abuse allegations. six members of staff were dismissed from brook house near gatwick following incidents of verbal and physical abuse filmed by the bbc‘s panorama programme two years ago. the home office said it was working with gas to make improvements. dozens of masked men armed with batons have stormed a train station in hong kong — injuring 45 people, one critically. social—media footage shows the men, dressed in whi

jo swinson and ed davey have been vying for the position after the current leader, sir vince cable, saidg of the government's emergency committee, cobra, later today to decide how to deal with the seizure of a british oil tanker by iran. troops from the iranian revolutionary guard boarded the ship on friday after tehran said it was "violating international maritime rules". the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response rather than immediate sanctions. protestors returning from mass pro—democracy demonstrations in hong kong have been attacked by gangs of unidentified men armed with sticks.social media footage shows the men, dressed in white t—shirts, attacking passengers at a train station. 45 people have been injured — one critically. 30 people have been injured, nine of them seriously, in wildfires across central portugal. more than 1,300 firefighters are tackling the flames, which authorities say are now mostly under control. police are investigating several cases of suspected arson — they have made one arrest so far. a senior whirlpoo

jo swinson.are ourfamily, our friends, our neighbours, million eu citizens are ourfamily, ourfriends, our neighbours, our carers. yet, for three years, they've been made to feel unwelcome in our country. they deserve better than warm words and more months of anxiety. they deserve certainty now. the prime minister has made assurances, so we'll keep back the bill of my lib dem colleague lord oates to guarantee in law the rights of eu citizens, or is he all talk and no trousers? well, can i thank the right honourable lady and congratulate her on her own election, and i join congratulate her on her own election, and ijoin her in insisting on the vital importance of guaranteeing the rights and protections of the 3.2 million who live and work among us for so long. of course we are insisting their rights are guaranteed in law, and i'm pleased to say that, and our settle m e nt i'm pleased to say that, and our settlement scheme, 1 million have already signed up to enshrine their rights. can i welcome my

the leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson, has given her reaction to borisjohnson's plans.eating this like the public health emergency that it is, replicating the glasgow model that has been so successful. close to where i represent, with the violence reduction unit. that is the approach to crime we need, and instead, we have borisjohnson setting out a huge increase in stop and search, which we know doesn't work, because it did not when he was mayor of london, and the home office analysis proves it is not effective. at least 115 migrants are missing and feared drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of libya. around 130 more were rescued, in what the un's refugee agency is calling the deadliest shipwreck in the mediterranean so far this year, asjohn mcmanus reports. shocked and dazed. these are the lucky ones, the survivors who made it back to land thanks to the libyan coast guard. around 1a5 migrants were rescued when their boat sank. up to 150 are feared drowned. the ongoing civil war in libya is contributing to the migrant crisis. law and order there has broken down, allowi

and borisjohnson to one side and give them the result, give them a few moments, a bit like when jo swinsonves, get on their game faces and emerge in front of the cameras, a lwa ys and emerge in front of the cameras, always one of the most intriguing things is trying to read whose smile is real and whose isjust things is trying to read whose smile is real and whose is just plastered on. when they finally emerge in front of the cameras, they will only have found out, literally minutes before we know. and then we will get a short statement from boris johnson. it is not going to be a grand state of the union, "my vision for this country" kind of speech, it will be more curtailed, about ten minutes, basically a unity message. live from the plaza del chaos, that isa live from the plaza del chaos, that is a new one, thanks, norman! we will speak to later. let's talk to henry newman, the former special adviser to michael gove, and laura trott, former political adviser to david cameron, again. we are going to look a bit silly ofjeremy hunt comes from behind but all along, it has felt like boris joh

jo swinson is a very strong leader and good for scotla nd very strong leader and good for scotland topeople of scotland will look at the clear two parties which are the snp and the conservatives. the conservatives are saying no to another independence referendum. i'm sure they will come to the scottish conservatives and return more mp5. to the scottish conservatives and return more mps. what about those who say, conservatives north of the border are rather better with boris johnson. we have a hustings in perth. the commentator said scottish conservative grassroots members like jeremy hunt but they love boris johnson. they are with boris and seeing the emphatic result he had in the leadership election shows he won scotla nd the leadership election shows he won scotland and in england, wales and northern ireland. boris johnson brings you this afternoon and says what can i say to scotland? i'd say talk about what the union means to you. he is very passionate about protecting scotland puzzling place in the uk. notjust talking about the emotion in the belief, he can articulate it. ross tho

the two candidates, jo swinson and ed davey, will go head to head here on bbc news at 7pm tomorrow nightearly 50% over the last three years to just over 31,500 children. while the government says it‘s committed to improving mental health support, the royal college of psychiatrists say the figures are "deeply worrying". our special correspondent ed thomas has more. as a team of staff we‘ll quite often cry together over what we‘re hearing children say. i think it's going to take the death a child before people start taking it more seriously. i think the government needs to decide whether they want us to be social workers and mental health workers, or educators. the bbc has been hearing from schools across the country about the mental health of their pupils. when you have a child in year four who is talking about self—harm or talking about suicide, that‘s shocked a number of staff. talking about suicide, wondering what it would feel like, and having those conversations quite regularly. it's incredibly distressing when you hear a child as young as six, seven, express that level of unhappines

, we come down to those who think we need a fresherface, jo swinson, we need someone a fresherface, joe coalition years, ed davey and course. or some who feel they need his experience to get us through this very, very complicated political time. so it is going to be close, it could go either way. thanks, norman. nearly 70,000 volvo cars are being recalled in the uk over a fire risk related to an engine problem. the cars being recalled were made between 2014 and this year and have a 2 litre, 4 cylinder diesel engine. the company has apologised to customers and say they're taking full responsibility to ensure the highest quality and safety standards of our cars". back to the politics because we want to hear from back to the politics because we want to hearfrom former back to the politics because we want to hear from former prime minister. we're going over now to an event in central london where the former labour prime minister gordon brown is making a speech even in the fight against terrorism if we go ahead with a no—deal brexit on october the 31st. and in fact, i was surprised to find

meanwhile the lib dems have elected there new leader — jo swinson — who had this message...our leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. cheering the first images of the caputured crew of the british oil tanker seized by iran, as tensions increase. and we're heading for a heatwave — yet more record breaking temperatures are on the way. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. he accused some of the uk's highest ranking public figures of child abuse, torture, even murder. but today carl beech was found guilty of making it all up. a convicted paedophile himself, beech had said he was sexually abused in the ‘70s and ‘80s — and pointed the finger at, amongst others, the former prime minister edward heath, the ex—chief of the defence staff lord bramall, the late lord brittan and the former tory mp harvey proctor. his allegations led to a two million pound police investigation that resulted in not a single arrest. today the police insisted they acted in good faith. june kelly has the story of a fantasist whose lies theatened to ruin reputations. that's right, fio

jo swinson, the new liberal democrat leader, there we re new liberal democrat leader, there were someisterly exchanges which we re were some sisterly exchanges which were more friendly. harriet harman, the mother of the house, the longest serving mp, paying tribute to someone serving mp, paying tribute to someone who has been a female prime minister. jo swinson said what did theresa may think about men doing a betterjob theresa may think about men doing a better job without doing theresa may think about men doing a betterjob without doing the work? she talked about the fact that it was only labour who have not had a female leader. we have already had resignations. they started yesterday. some significant ones today. bring us up to date. it is worth saying this is unusual. it is not unusual people go when there is a reshuffle, but to say so openly daysin a reshuffle, but to say so openly days in advance i cannot serve under this person. it is astounding. i spoke to a female minister last week who said, i cannot do it. i will not do it, i will resign. it is mainly because of brexit and