let's go back to the story about conservative mp johnny mercer. mercer, who is rejecting accusations that he's done anything wrong over a second job that pays him a salary of £85,000 a year. that salary is funded by a company which marketed a failed bond scheme that lost savers over £200m. i've been talking to amanda cunningham from lancashire. she lost £22,000 investing in london capital and finance. i would question the ethics of him receiving such a huge pay—out from a company that is indirectly involved in this. basically i think surely a member of parliament is somebody that works for the people, and as i say, i don't think it is very ethical that somebody of that standing takes such a huge pay—out forfour standing takes such a huge pay—out for four hours of work, to standing takes such a huge pay—out forfour hours of work, to me, that doesn't equate, doesn't make sense to me. this is what johnny mercer saysin to me. this is what johnny mercer says in a statement that he has put out on twitter at about half past nine. clearly there is some co

the conservative mp johnny mercer has denied doing anything wrong in accepting a private salary from investment scheme. mr mercer receives £85,000 a year from crucial academy on top of his parliamentary salary. it trains military veterans and has been funded by surge financial limited which marketed a bond scheme that lost investors more than £230 million. the committee which represents backbench conservative mps has decided not to change rules which require a i2—month delay between confidence votes in the party leader. it means theresa may cannot be challenged until december. but the group has demanded the prime minister set out a clear timetable for her departure if her brexit deal is rejected. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence by 2021, if the country is taken out of the eu. speaking at holyrood, she said she would soon introduce legislation to set the rules for another vote. the first referendum on independence took place in 2014. our scotland editor sarah smith was listening to the address. hoping to

people who invested money in a collapsed bond scheme have been calling for conservative mp johnny mercerate salary of £85,000 to the mp for plymouth moorview. mr mercer has denied any wrongdoing, and claims there is a "co—ordinated effort" to discredit him. the actor, edward kelsey, best known for playing the character ofjoe grundy on the archers, has died at the age of 88. he was a familiar voice to listeners of the bbc radio drama since 1985 and also starred on both stage and screen. his family have paid tribute to him by saying he always "counted himself immensely lucky that he was able to enjoy a long and varied career, doing the thing that he loved, entertaining an audience, and fortunate indeed to have met and worked with so many talented, generous, creative people along the way." now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. after the sunshine and the warmth of the weekend, today has been somewhat ofa the weekend, today has been somewhat of a change. cooler air trying to squeeze in from the west, something loud arriving and in some heavy showers, some of which will tu

the conservative mp, johnny mercer, has strongly denied doing anything wrong in accepting a salary frommarketed a bond scheme that lost investors more than £230 million. labour says it would scrap a government scheme that allows offices and industrial buildings to be converted into homes without planning permission. the party said changes to permitted development rules in england had led to the creation of "slum housing and rabbit—hutch flats". it also said developers had been able to avoid building affordable homes. the conservatives said the plans would "cut house building and put a stop to people achieving home ownership". two charities are warning that punishing cuts to council budgets are leaving increasing numbers of people at risk on the streets. research by st mungo‘s and homeless link, suggests nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people in england with a £1 billion a yearfunding gap. the government said it is committed to preventing all forms of homelessness. the system we have means that people with kids, so families, have much more prote