tell us more, what ken clarke has been saying.onse to jo swinson floating his name as the longest serving male mp or she also said harriet harman as the longest serving female mp, this is because jeremy corbyn has proposed the idea ofa jeremy corbyn has proposed the idea of a vote in a no confidence. if you manage to depose the prime minister he said he would like to put himself forward in an interim basis to go to the eu, get an extension and then call a general election. jo swinson said no thanks, like the idea but not you as the interim prime minister because i do not think you command enough support from mps. she in turn suggested the likes of ken clarke and harriet harman as possible alternatives who could command more support. this was put to ken clarke and he said yes if he was asked to serve, he would step up. i can see why they want the elder statesman. my views on europe coincide with the majority and i am prepared to compromise. i voted for us prepared to compromise. i voted for us to leave europe three times on a sensi

the telegraph reports that conservative mp ken clarke is willing to become a caretaker prime ministerit. the guardian, along with many other papers, leads on the widespread murder investigation that is under way after pc andrew harper was murdered on duty after attending a burglary in berkshire. the ‘i' reports that a 13—year—old boy is one of the ten suspects detained by police after the officers murder. 0n the same story, the mail says that pc andrew harper was killed just four weeks after his wedding day. the sun reports that police officer andrew harper died after being dragged under the wheels of the car. the mirror again leads with the police officer's death, reporting that he was due to go on holiday with his new wife next week. the times says the chancellor sajid javid is considering a change to stamp duty that would ensure first—time buyers never pay tax. and on the front of the ft, the news that cathay pacific airlines has changed its chief executive after pressure from beijing. let's ta ke let's take a look at at least some of those in the next quarter of an hour. this is f

the ken clarke idea has greater attractions.mposed not as is currently proposed of people who really wa nt currently proposed of people who really want to remain don'tjust wa nt to really want to remain don'tjust want to head off and have a no—deal brexit, but clearly are committed, at least all the names that have beenin at least all the names that have been in the public, our earth people who want to remain. that is not going to work, it certainly will not forge a consensus. that is when you get into the language the prime minister is used when he has talked about collaborators, people in politics here who in his view are collaborating with brussels, and that then has a very unpleasant sound to it. i think we can all agree that the country needs to move beyond that combative language. how long it might take to come up with some sort of consensus, was at 4.8% margin at the time of the referendum? margin at the time of the referendum ? that was margin at the time of the referendum? that was never going to be enough to persuade t

the father of the house of commons, ken clarke, joins us now live from our nottingham studios.say yes. have been on holiday, jo said would i mind being mentioned but otherwise i out of touch with the news and i come back to find myself suddenly in today's newspapers and catching up we're vent, ringing up friends. the question of a government of national unity is a possibility that we may have to come to, if all else fails. the first thing to try is to get the majority in parliament, which is against boris's policy of leaving with no—deal to come together, pass legislation if we can that binds the government seek a more sensible outcome in whatever way the majority agrees on. if it is necessary, to get rid of the government, to do that, and form a government of national unity, then of course you could argue about who leads it, who is in it. the most important thing is in it. the most important thing is can the majority going for a political compromise, pragmatism, so that all actually agreed on a cross parliamentary party basis, what this government of national unity is going to

according to tory mp ken clark, who confirmed he would step in to lead stop lou he becomes prime ministeryou wednesday and her election, which is on the key ever will ——. wednesday and her election, which is on the key ever will --. he becomes pre—ministry if he ever wins. on the key ever will --. he becomes pre-ministry if he ever wins. an attempt to deal to stop insolvency. a rare diagnosis with a link to breast cancer, legal action. we look back on the massacre of peterloo. hello, good evening. a murder investigation is under way after a police officer was killed while investigating a burglary. pc andrew harper, who was 28, died late last night, near the village of ufton nervet in berkshire. he was married just four weeks ago. it's thought he may have been dragged along by a vehicle. 10 people have been arrested, all males — one a 13—year—old boy. boris johnson says he's "deeply shocked and appalled" by what happened. our correspondent daniel sandford reports. on a rural stretch of the a4 outside reading, police officers doing what they dread — investigating the death of one of their o

ken clarke and other mps are saying that a temporary government shouldn't be the priority.gh the houses of parliament in the short time available before the brexit deadline, to try to force the government's hand and ask for an extension to the article 50 process, something of course that boris johnson would never want to do. jeremy corbyn has tonight made it clear that you that is something he is considering as an option, having discussed the plan with the snp. no details and no clarity on how that would work. even at this late stage, while the government is adamant that the uk is leaving the eu, with or without a deal, the majority of mps here at westminster who want to avoid the no deal option can't agree on how to achieve that. jonathan, thank you. riot police in zimbabwe have fired tear gas and attacked more than 100 demonstrators with batons and a crackdown on protests. the protesters try to assemble elsewhere in harare but were again cleared by the police. they are protesting over the worsening economic situation. rain has interrupted play in the second ashes test, st

and the panel was lighting up and i walked over to it and i picked it up and it was ken clark, detective to tell me that they had arrested harvey. it was a real great sense of relief. it was almost indescribable. >> reporter: which is perhaps where the movie version of this story would end. but real life is not quite like that. for all the suspicion of steven's friends, the murder case against harvey morrow was rather weak. no evidence sufficient to prove that harvey shot steven then dumped his body in the ocean. >> we were looking for steven's dna on the boat. knowing that his death was caused by a gunshot wound it was pretty obvious that there should be something that said this is where it was. >> reporter: but there wasn't. no blood, no gun, no significant fingerprints. what they needed, couldn't find, was something that put the two men together on the far side of catalina island where that current would have caught the body, carried it round to the spot where boaters saw it floating face down in the water. they hunted everywhere for harvey's gps, but they never found it. months went

she has suggested tory ken clarke and labour mp harriet harman.emy corbyn as interim prime minister in order to stop a no—deal brexit? prime minister in order to stop a no-deal brexit? what we have said is that we want to see a motion of no confidence in the government which jo swinson suggested tojeremy corbyn before recess. we want to see that and we want to see a government of national unity to get us through the difficult period, to have a people's vote and then a general election. once we have is the brexit crisis. this is a crisis. it needs a government of national unity. what jo swinson suggested is that we need somebody who can bring the house together, who has support across the benches. ken clarke and harriet harman are two people who are often talked about as people who should have been prime minister at one time so if we could get one of them, that would be perfect. jeremy corbyn, u nfortu nately, would be perfect. jeremy corbyn, unfortunately, does not seem to have the support they do. well, you have put your alternatives forward but

those two people, ken clarke and harriet harman.ouse to stand in and lead an emergency government if that vote of no confidence is won. earlier on she spoke to the today programme on radio four. the new bit of news todayis radio four. the new bit of news today is she says she has spoken to both of them and they would be prepared to step up to that role. you suggested someone else ought to take leadership of this government. somebody you have suggested, like ken clarke or harriet harman. have you actually asked either of them if they would be prepared to do it? yeah, i have been in touch with them, because obviously you don'tjust mention people's names without checking that they are ok with that. i mean, both of those are long serving members of parliament, the most experienced mps in the house, the father and mother of the house, as they are called in the house of commons. and did they actually say to you that they were prepared to lead a government of national unity? yeah....they... they put public duty first. they don't want to se

i should say, we haven't actually heard from harriet harman or ken clarke, but we are trying to figurens this is something that could work? i wouldn't be so sure for the simple reason jeremy could work? i wouldn't be so sure for the simple reasonjeremy corbyn is pretty adamant it should be him. for the simple reason he leads the biggest opposition party in the commons. he thinks he is the inevitable man to take over if there isa inevitable man to take over if there is a vote of in the prime minister at the start of september. the big danger that the opposition parties haveis danger that the opposition parties have is that they are all squabbling over who is plan is better. if they can't compromise enough, they might end up without a plan at all and the government has made perfectly clear that they are going to leave on the 315t of october whatever happens. if the opposition parties can't get their house in order, they may not be able to stop them. nick eardley. thank you. a civil rights group has warned the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached ep

so you couldn't give you back into harriet harman or ken clarke?rty position to dojust forward the labour party position to do just that. what if nobody compromises you will get the breaks that you don't want? i suspect all those people who are now making lots of noises in the media will realise that the option that will be put to parliament of supporting a motion of no confidence against the government in order to prevent a no—deal brexit is the most important vote they will ever do in parliament, because it will prevent this country being brought to a great problem by a no—deal exit and i suggest they think about that and support the motion i will put forward. jeremy corbyn talking this morning. just to bring you an update about another story you may be aware of here today. the very difficult story of the man who died in newcastle on wednesday evening. this is the case of peter duncan, who was 52, you may be aware of this, he was outside a shopping centre at about quarter past six on wednesday evening and he was attacked. he very sadly died, you

the liberal democrat leader jo swinson says the senior conservative ken clarke and former labour deputywilling to lead a unity government in the event that mps pass a vote of no confidence in boris johnson's government to try to stop a no—deal brexit. jo swinson has rejected jeremy corbyn's proposal that he should be installed as a caretaker prime minister if the government is brought down. our political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. following the twists and turns of this, nick, we had a proposalfrom jeremy corbyn yesterday, one from joe swinson today — will any of this work? i'm not sure either party can be confident of success at the moment, because although they agree that no deal would be a disaster, they don't agree about how to stop it. nothing they are proposing would be simple. the first step would be a no—confidence vote, booting boris johnson out of number ten to stop them leaving without a deal. it won't be straightforward because it requires conservatives to vote for it, and many are reluctant to be seen it, and many are reluctant to be seen to be bringing do

ken clarke says, if it came to it, he would be willing to do that, but he and others are saying at thising for other ways, and one option is to unite around legislation going through the house of commons when mps return from their summer break, to somehow amend it and force the government's hand and compel them to ask the eu for an extension to the brexit process, something the prime minister would never want to do, and it seems jeremy corbyn, although that wouldn't be his preferred option, is willing to work along those lines with other parties, but there is no detail on exactly how that plan would work i do know one clear path that parties are united around, so tonight, as the brexit deadline comes ever closer, with the government adamant the uk will leave the eu at the end of october, with or without a deal, the majority of mps here who want to avoid a no—deal brexit cannot agree on exactly to do that. a group of women, who've been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer linked to breast implants, are taking legal action against pharmaceutical companies and surgeons for compensation. th

. 0r perhaps byjeremy corbyn or perhaps by ken clarke.stion is the timing of the general election. it is the prime minister, boris johnson, the general election. it is the prime minister, borisjohnson, who would propose to the crown the date of the election. the risk is if a vote of no—confidence does not take place until the few days in october, a general election will be after 0ctober a general election will be after october 31 and the uk will have left the eu by default. gavin, speak up on that. even if within the 1a day period an alternative interim government is formed, led byjeremy corbyn or another senior parliamentary figure, can the end of 0ctober date be somehow delayed while a general election is called? if, and it would only happen if there was an alternative government that look as if it could command the confidence of the common steady so afterwards, if borisjohnson confidence of the common steady so afterwards, if boris johnson lost a vote of confidence, a new government could be formed and should be appointed by the queen

orformer it, they suggested former chancellor ken clarke or former deputy leader harriet harman, forn insisted he should be leading it, and this is what a member of his front bench, the shadow business minister, laura pidcock, said. i think it is quite strange, if i'm honest, that we are considering other options. constitutionally that is the right thing to do, but let's consider the inverse. if jeremy wasn't doing this, if he wasn't trying to reach across to all sides of the house of commons, what would people say? he is absolutely doing the right thing to avert this no—deal brexit that we have said in oui’ no—deal brexit that we have said in our manifesto, that we have said time and time again in the house of commons, that other political parties have committed to. the only way to do that is to get behind jeremy corbyn so that he can have this time—limited period as a caretaker prime minister to avert a no—deal brexit. so, the more these issues are discussed, the idea of legislation to extend article 50, the thing the anti—no deal mps to extend article 50, the thing the anti—no dea

this is where the great ken clarke comes in, a man, who quite correctly said today, he isa man, who quited today, he is a man who doesn't have any real political ambitions. he could bea real political ambitions. he could be a man to lead a government of national unity and he is happy to do so. national unity and he is happy to do so. so we might see the great flowering again of that career. if you were tremendously interested in politics and one of these people who loves the ins and outs and all the posturing and everything like that, this would be thrilling. but as i said before... it is thrilling, anne. we never normally have this much politics in august. you do start longing for the silly season. i want to read a ludicrous story, that made me laugh. have we got one of them? no we haven't. this letter apparently, more than 100 mps say parliament should be recalled early and it is not acceptable to stay in recess while all of this is going on and the clock is ticking as we approach the deadline of the 31st of october. also, people think they have gone off for a lovely long holiday. but a

ken clarke and harriet harman.of the suggestions of people who could genuinely command that support across the house. i'm not precious about the people i have suggested, i wa nt about the people i have suggested, i want to find a solution that works, so want to find a solution that works, so let's get on to that territory of talking about things that might actually deliver what he says he wants to see, which is stopping no deal. lib dems leaderjo swinson. jo was coming up with potential caretaker leaders, harriet harman and ken clarke, is that a big discussion going on, or does it seem equally unrealistic when one sits and does the maths? i don't think it is the priority, i don't think it is the priority, i don't think it is the priority of mps who are not sure if jeremy corbyn's plan is going to work is to introduce a piece of legislation at some point when mps return in early september which would seek to mandate the government, basically tell boris johnson you need to go back to brussels and get an extension to

applause someone like ken clarke or harriet harman, the father and mother of the house, they are hugelyad our best ever local elections, our best ever european elections, new nps intricate and then, jane dodds and sarah williston —— new mps in chuka umunna. this is not a time for political games. it is not a time that it is a time for grown—up politics. when parliament resumes in september i call on all mps who want to stop no—deal brexit to put our differences aside, work together and actually stop it. we can do this. and i do want to be clear where the liberal democrats stand. as a party, we don'tjust wa nt to stand. as a party, we don'tjust want to stop and no—deal brexit, because there is no form of brexit that will be good for our country. the best deal that we can get... applause the best deal we could get is the one we already have as members of the european union. applause we believe that future generations should enjoy the same opportunities we did, to live, work and fall in love in 27 other countries. we believe in the face of terrorism and the climate emergency we must work w

the liberal democrat leader had said the conservative's ken clarke or labour's harriet harman are bothgovernment, but that mr corbyn would be too divisive. let's get more on this with our political correspondent, helena wilkinson. afternoon. corbyn getting the answer that he might have expected. do we have a clear idea about what sort of conversations have taken place? we don't and it is important to point out that we have not had any confirmation as to whether they would agree to stepping as an emergency government if that vote of no confidence is successful. we know aboutjeremy no confidence is successful. we know about jeremy corbyn‘s plans. no confidence is successful. we know aboutjeremy corbyn‘s plans. what he says he wants a vote of no confidence in the government. if successful he says that he is the man to be the caretaker prime minister until a general election is called. however, joe swinson the leader of the liberal democrats has said that his plans is a nonsense. he would not get a majority other support to be able to step up to that role. she has suggested that two senior

course the lib dems have been talking about alternative possible interim leaders, harriet harman, ken clarkem, it saying no, if this plan is going to succeed and they want to avoid a no deal, as some mps, plenty of mps do, they say no, it has to bejeremy corbyn. here is the labour leader himself talking this morning. i suspect all those people that are now making lots of noises in the media will realise that the option that will be put to parliament, of supporting a motion of no confidence against the government in order to prevent a no—deal brexit, is the most important vote they will ever do in parliament because they'll prevent this country being brought to a great problem by a no—deal exit and i suggest they should think about that and support the motion i will put forward. the clock is ticking, how much time do they have to sort it out? very little. it is just over two weeks until mps return to the commons. those few weeks will be absolutely crucial because if they are going to put through legislation or put this plan in place, it needs to happen soon because the real date is october th

that is why we have suggested anjo swinson has suggested anjo swinson has suggested that perhaps ken clarkele perceive to be less controversial and to some extent, above the political fray, that we would have a better prospect of securing a majority behind them than we would behind jeremy corbyn. in the end, none of this is likely to prevent a no—deal brexit is it? the government published a report during the course of the week where they said fundamentally, the ball is in the government's court. at the moment parliament isn't sitting so that restricts the ability for mps to influence what happens. even if parliament is sitting, the time needed to take control of the government and take the agenda away from the government and produce legislation which would amend the existing law which says we leave on the 31st of october, isn't going to be available to you? it could be available, but i agree the timing is very tight and that is why over 100 members of parliament, including me, have signed a letter calling on the government to recall parliament so we can have more time to debate this and al

they have ken clarke and harriet harman instead to lead this parliament. but he did not do that.tational as boris in this anti—also... he confrontational as boris in this anti—also. .. he is confrontational as boris in this anti—also... he is not romania, we know he is quite in favour of brexit. and also when he was a refusenik in the labour party he voted with the conservatives over 400 times. thank you to twitter for telling me that! if you want people to do something, you have to get together with the and convince them but instead he says i am the only person who can do this. it was not so person who can do this. it was not so much the idea but the execution of it that has let things down?|j think they had a very good manifesto but whenever people are asked in an opinion poll whetherjeremy corbyn is the man that is going to lead this country to salvation from all of this, he doesn't get the votes. why won't the tory rebels put jeremy corbyn into number 10? supposedly temporarily. and then allow themselves to be the people who allow him to stay there? however strongly they migh

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harriet harman has been mentioned, ken clarke, much more likely to support that and they would jeremyion although it is unwritten in this country is pretty clear that if the prime minister is defeated in a vote of no—confidence, the first person you turn to to see if they can form a government is the leader of the 0pposition. jeremy corbyn does have that right and i think it is right that right and i think it is right that he should be able to pursue it. the important thing is that if there isa the important thing is that if there is a vote of no—confidence, it shouldn't be in black and white that alternative, what you are voting for, if you like, is a jeremy corbyn government. if he couldn't form government. if he couldn't form government you would need the option still on the table of someone else having a go. and you asked the question, would jeremy corbyn only be happy with that interim position, ultimately? well, that's what he says. that is the thing he is saying, this would be a short—term government and he would step down. quote from a tory mp and former minister says a short

cannot continue to include people such as yourself on one side, and those like dominic grieve, ken clarkeayal of the interests of the british people. what is going to happen to your party? well, what's going to happen to all parties? the labour party is quite divided over this issue. but let's focus on your party. i'm simply making a point. your always focus on the conservative party. the reality is, politics in the public are divided on this issue. we just have to recognise that. but what we have to do is recognise the overarching priority is to deliver on the democratic vote of the british people. 17.4 million people, the largest number ever to vote in a british election, voted to leave the european union. so that is our number one priority. let me stop you there. interesting — "number one priority." isn't that another way of saying, "we are no longer a conservative party. we are the brexit party"? no, we have always been the conservative party but we also are the party that gave the british people... you are the brexit party, and part of your strategy, and dominic cummings who of cours

party cannot continue to include people such as yourself on one side and those like dominic grieve, ken clarkeel that no brexit would be a complete trail of the interests of the british people. what is going to happen to your party? what is going to happen to all parties. the labour party is quite divided over this issue. i'm simply making a point. yours focus on the conservative party, the reality of politics in the public divided on this issue. wejust have to recognise it. what we have to do is recognise the overarching priority is to deliver on the democratic vote of the british people. 17.a million people, the largest number ever to vote in a british election, voted to leave the european union. that is our number one priority was to let me stop you there, interesting. number one priority, isn't that exactly the same assay, we are no longer the conservative party, we are a brexit party. we have boys been the conservative party but we are also the party that... you are the brexit party and dominic cummings who is the most important adviser to artic —— to boris johnson, the most important adv

s whose names have been floated one of them a senior tory politician ken clarke who has been for decades on the bench is there who is. that and certainly. this current status with prime minister boris johnson as well but also there is another name being floated around for the labor party harriet harman another senior labor politician as well who's certainly not quite as divisive for those more in the center ground as jeremy corbyn course while all of this political wrangling is continuing the time keeps on ticking and the less time there is the less time there is to actually fabricate some kind of of working agreements in order to be able to stop that and if that happens and if that continues then maybe the country will perhaps just unwittingly fall into or no deal breaks it simply because those opposed to such a states would not really have any plan with which to put to the british people all right well for now thank you very much tony go reporting to us there from bolton will have more from london for you a bit later on in the news hour let's get back to come all in thank you mary and

ken clark, he's in the twilight of his career quite frankly so he doesn't even care his constituents brexit by the way. they can't get it together, the remaining can't complain they had their chance. >> well, the pressure is certainly on thank you for your thoughts this morning. steven bell, chief economist, bmo. we're going to take a short break but coming up on street signs saudi arabia's stock exchange completed it's conclusion in the emerging market index we'll hear from the ceo, next. do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. the first survivor of alzis out there.ase and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association. they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> w

someone else to lead an emergency government, for example parliamentary veterans harriet harman and ken clarkeas described jo swinson as petulant, so perhaps that doesn't look good for the talks reaching an agreement. what looks more likely is rather than rush to a vote of no—confidence in boris johnson, rather than rush to a vote of no—confidence in borisjohnson, they might agree to what's a legislative proposal, seizing control of the agenda in parliament from the government and trying to compel borisjohnson to ask government and trying to compel boris johnson to ask for an extension to brexit, an extension beyond october the 31st, if no—deal looms. thank you very much that. so many discussions to be had. and in around an hour's time, we'll speak to the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer about this issue. that's at 7:10am. also jo swinson, alsojo swinson, live dem leader, we will speak to her as welljust alsojo swinson, live dem leader, we will speak to her as well just after 8am —— lib dem leader. documents seen by the bbc show that the government and hs2 knew that the new high—speed

and harriet harman onjob share government and installing ken clarke and harriet harman on job sharesimplest way to avoid no deal is to vote for a deal, and i've never served in the house of commons, i'm not an official had won “— of commons, i'm not an official had won —— aficionado of erskine may, but my feeling is you cannot bring down legislation that has already been... i would urge to colleagues who want to avoid no deal, vote for a deal, you've had three opportunities, you blew everyone of them, do not blow a fourth. the prime minister is seeking to get a deal, i have had long conversations andi deal, i have had long conversations and i believe him when he says he is seeking to get a deal. for those people trying to avoid no deal, make it clear now that if a deal comes back to the house of commons, you will vote for it, and let the eu hear you say that you will vote for it, so they understand that there is a reason for them to reopen negotiations. peter. peter smith, itv news. you obviously have personal reasons for leaving, would you like to deliver a message directly to bori

and the daily telegraph leads with reports that ken clarke has volunteered to become caretaker prime has also given his backing to a proposal by the lib dem leaderjo swinson, to lead an "emergency government to sort brexit out". it's now 7:17am. we are going to talk about a remarkable sporting event now. a baton representing the lives of those saved by organ donation has been travelling the country to mark the beginning of the world transplant games. yeah. thousands of athletes, all of whom have received a transplant, are taking part. kathryn stanczyszyn has more. craig jones trains every week with his volleyball club in leeds but this is a practice with a difference, his final one before coming an international competitor. let's go! he's heading to a sporting event with one criterion, they have to have had a life changing operation. after multiple infections destroyed craig's lungs aged 18, he spent the best part of his 20s house bound on 24—hour oxygen. spent the best part of his 20s house bound on 24-hour oxygen. nine years later my lung capacity went down to 996 later my lung cap

and the daily telegraph leads with reports that ken clarke has volunteered to become caretaker prime he has also given his backing to a proposal by the lib dem leaderjo swinson, to lead an "emergency government to sort brexit out". broadcaster ian collins is here to tell us what's caught his eye. this is an interesting story about facial recognition. i interviewed a few people about facial recognition. you always think about the police training facial recognition, would be the domain of a local co nsta bula ry be the domain of a local constabulary to say the staff can actually work. if it is effective in fighting crime, and getting the bad people, because of a recognition database. but people, because of a recognition data base. but is people, because of a recognition database. but is actually an epidemic of private companies. it is curious, because it does not seem to be many rules and regulations around this. if there are any, very few people seem to know precisely what they are. we do know in places like they are. we do know in places like the states, san francisco had a court cas

national unity being formed, maybe led byjeremy corbyn or other senior mps, the names of people like ken clarkeon to article ross finnie —— to article 50 and given the lack of negotiations and the difficulty of preventing the government from stopping leaving do or die in october, and no deal does appear the most likely outcome. adam, is that the view in brussels, do people there still think there could be a government of national unity and maybe parliament stopping a no—deal brexit? yeah, they posit all those possibilities and have as many theories here as in westminster. they think parliament is not sitting and you've mps commenting, but not getting involved. people here are thinking the g7 summit would be a big moment and they think the big moment will be in september when parliament returns and it will become clear the constraints on borisjohnson's powers become clear the constraints on boris johnson's powers and become clear the constraints on borisjohnson's powers and how become clear the constraints on boris johnson's powers and how far parliament is willing to do or is unable to go and t

earlier the lib dems were talking about ken clark the tory mp who is the father of the house or harriet this evening on thejeremy corbyn proposal for a caretaker government. now we will go back to drugs though. new figures suggest the number of people who died from drugs poisoning in england and wales last year was the highest since records began. 4,359 people died from drugs poisoning in 2,917 of them from drugs misuse. -- in 2018. that figure has gone up by 17% in a single year, a record increase. let's talk more on this now. ben humberstone, head of health analysis at the office for national statistics who's in titchfield. thanks forjoining us. i read out the headline figures but it is you who provided them. you must be as shocked as we are. but we have published today shows that the number of deaths from drug use registered and take macro in england and wales in 2018 is the highest we have recorded since records began in 1993. it is a 16% increase on 2017 which is the largest increase we have ever seen which is the largest increase we have ever seen year on year. which is the larges

i have put forward harriet harman or ken clark as the longest serving man or woman mps or there may beear for some say you have been making that point clearfor some time, but say you have been making that point clear for some time, but by putting that up front before you have these talks with the labour party, and other parties, does that not potentially put sort of, put the opposition parties in a position where you are not united because you cannot agree what the step is after a cannot agree what the step is after 3110 cannot agree what the step is after a no confidence vote, why wouldn't you just support it and then address the issue. we will support a no confidence vote. my concern is a no confidence vote. my concern is a no confidence vote. my concern is a no confidence vote will not succeed if conservative mps in particular, but also some opposition mps think that jeremy corbyn becoming prime minister could be the result of it. if we are serious about that option to stop no—deal, we need to be serious about being able to win that vote of no confidence. i think that does require t

corbyn, perhaps could have a caretaker leader who isn'tjeremy corbyn, perhaps harriet harman or ken clarke discussion will be focussed on an alterm television to putting down that confidence motion, the alearn tef would be in effect, to try to get parliament to legislate against the possibility of no—deal, to seize control from borisjohnson and to extend the brexit date beyond 31st october, and when the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer spoke to the today programme it sounded as though thatis today programme it sounded as though that is the route he thought was most likely. a vote of no confidence is something that obviously, the leader of the opposition has to decide when to call that, it has to bea decide when to call that, it has to be a point at which, yeah, well, if and when but what i have been saying to colleagues over the summer, and this is the spirit ofjeremy corbyn pulling people together, let us put aside the fantasy politics of what you know, who wants this and that, we have one week to make sure that so we have one week to make sure that so faras we have one week to make

and the daily telegraph lead5 with reports that ken clarke has volunteered to become caretaker primeso given his backing to a proposal by the lib dem leaderjo swinson, to lead an "emergency government to sort brexit out". all of this we will be talking about throughout the programme this morning. that brings you up—to—date with what is in the papers this morning. i would draw your attention to one story, you know you are talking about the high street, it is loo5ely linked, this. go with me, steph. where do people want to go? you want to get people on the high 5treet, into shops, maybe they want to go to toilets. apparently a lavatory in hull... are you going to tell me you are familiar with it?|j am not! this lavatory in hull is now am not! this lavatory in hull is now a lonely planet's new guide to the nation's top 500 de5tinations a lonely planet's new guide to the nation's top 500 destinations in the uk. why? it is at victoria pier in hull and i5 hailed as a gorgeous... thi5 hull and i5 hailed as a gorgeous... this is what it says. "a gorgeous temple of an advertorial luxury". it

the right person to be the alternative prime minister and other candidates like caroline lucas or ken clarke likely option for mps seeking to stop no deal brea ks for mps seeking to stop no deal breaks it, they have a limited window of opportunity, just four days to pass legislation that took five days in march. many backing borisjohnson would say parliament has had many days to discuss ways of progressing on brexit and it has got them nowhere and we have now reached a point where we have to make a decision. i think that is fair. it has been three years since the referendum result, mps have had plenty of opportunities to pass legislation, they have done it once with the bill in march seeking an extension, and it isn't that mps weren't aware that this was a possibility, prorogation or a vote of no confidence being difficult to do, soi of no confidence being difficult to do, so i think if mps have to look at themselves over the next few days and decide what they want to do, what is the course of action and stick to it because otherwise i think it will be very clear that the outcome of the nego

jo swinson today was talking about harriet harman, the mother of the house, or ken clarke, the fathertly how they would force boris johnson to go to brussels and ask for that extension. how may times have we heard him say in the last few days and weeks say no matter what, 31st october, if i am prime minister, the uk leaves the eu? there is a lot of uncertainty in this process, as there has been for months, but one thing that‘s for certain, when this place comes back in around three weeks‘ time, there will be fireworks. nick eardley, thank you. the authorities in gibraltar have released the iranian tanker seized by royal marines last month on suspicion of supplying oil to syria in breach of eu sanctions. the government of gibraltar says it‘s received written assurances from iran that the grace one won‘t discharge its cargo at a syrian refinery. the decision comes despite a last—minute attempt by the us department ofjustice to stop the tanker from being allowed to sail. drug—related deaths in england and wales are the highest they‘ve been since records began more than a quarter of a cen