look at the papers with our reviewers rowena mason — deputy political editor, the guardian and kevin schofieldtor, politics home — stay with us for that. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the inquests have opened into the deaths of the eight people who were killed in a van and knife attack on london bridge and in borough market two years ago. the chief coroner told the old bailey that lives had been torn apart in what he called less than ten minutes of high and terrible drama. the first two people were killed when a van was driven into pedestrians on london bridge, just after ten o'clock on the third ofjune 2017. the attackers then crashed the van into railings, got out and ran through crowds of people stabbing six others to death, before they were shot dead by police near borough market. it all happened injust nine minutes. the victims families were at the old bailey as the inquests began — as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. clear the area now! it was earlyjune 2017, saturday night, and central london was enduring the third major attack on the uk that year. gunfire. w

with me are kevin schofield — editor, politics home and rowena mason — deputy political editor, the guardianeresa may's cross party brexit deal appears to be fading as downing street apparently sets the exit day as august the first. the independent claims that conservative mps — who both support and oppose brexit — now believe that another referendum to break the deadlock is "invevitable". the daily telegraph reports that the spending watchdog set up in the wake of the mps expenses scandal a decade ago has been accused of trying to prevent greater openness. the guardian's top story is that police are investigating comments by a ukip candidate in the european elections that he would consider raping the labour mp, jess phillips. it's the same lead in the metro. it says the west midlands police received a report of "malicious communication". and finally, the daily mail asks if the new royal baby will get an american passport because meghan is from the states. a variety, but all brexit in some shape or

with me are kevin schofield — editor, politics home and rowena mason — deputy political editor, the guardian you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. "defiant may will stay until autumn" is the headline in the times. the paper says the prime minister is determined to stay on, to see brexit through. the ft also goes with that lead, saying theresa may's cross—party brexit deal appears to be fading, as downing street apparently set a new exit date of august the first. the i newspaper carries a warning from the tory‘s grassroots that the party is in meltdown, and that there will be an unprecedented no—confidence vote in the prime minister injune. the telegraph reports that the watchdog, set up in the wake of the mps expenses scandal a decade ago, has been accused of trying to prevent greater openness. the lead in the daily mirror is the opening of the inquest into the deaths of 8 people, who were murdered by terrorists at london bridge injune 2017. but it also has a picture of liverpool's remarkable comeback in the champions league semi—final — in which they beat barcelona 4—0 on

tonight are deputy political editor of the guardian, rowena mason and editor of politics home, kevin schofield that european elections will now go ahead in two weeks. ministers had hoped that a compromise brexit deal would have been reached in talks with labour by now — that would have allowed the elections to be called off. the uk was due to leave the eu on 29th of march, but as no deal was agreed by parliament, the eu extended the deadline to 31 october. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. hackles up, territory to defend. it's notjust the prime minister's cat that's been holding the line on brexit. the lack of agreement so far means european elections will go ahead. we will be redoubling our efforts in talks with mps of all parties to try to make sure that the delay after that is as short as possible. ideally, we'd like to be in a situation where those meps from the uk never actually have to take their seats in the european parliament, and certainly to get this done and dusted by the summer recess. the way out could be talks with labour, marching to the table again in whitehall — s

schofield. the headlines at 8pm. theresa may has sacked kevinll be replaced by penny martin. in a letter to the prime minister, williamson strenuously denies he was the source of the leak about the uk adopting 5g technology from chinese firm huawei will stop words that he echoed when speaking to the bbc yesterday about the leak. i never have leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. that's not how theresa may sees it, she says there is compelling evidence against kevin williamson. but he is not

schofield. the headlines at 8pm. theresa may has sacked kevin williamson as defence secretary, blaming him for leaking information from the national security council meeting. he will be replaced by penny martin. in a letter to the prime minister, williamson strenuously denies he was the source of the leak about the uk adopting sg technology from chinese firm huawei will stop words that he echoed when speaking to the bbc yesterday about the leak. i never have leaked anything from the national security council, nor would i ever leak anything from the national security council. that's not how theresa may sees council. that's not how theresa may sees it, she says there is compelling evidence against kevin williamson. but he is not going quietly. in other news, there will bea by quietly. in other news, there will be a by election in peterborough after almost 20,000 people signed a recall petition to remove the city's disgraced mp. double 0lympic recall petition to remove the city's disgraced mp. double olympic gold medallist has lost her landmark app