how big shift is by labour? changed its mind but it sounds like labour have. at the top of the party, jeremy corbyn and john mcdonald have talked on different occasions about leaving the customs union and the single market. out meant out. during the election, lots of voters, suntory and ukip will have on to labour on the suction that that was the party 's position. there are of course other people in the party who favour what you describe as a soft brexit. it sounds like that side has won the argument. keir starmer has written an article arguing that what should happen once britain has completed these talks has left the eu, that it should then enter a transitional period, during which britain will remain within the single market. he says it could be two to four years. whatever happens next we shall see. what's interesting is that during the summer, that seems to be pretty close to the position people associated with philip hammond. some said he favoured a transitional period that perhaps need never end. but of c

labour campaigned to remain.ult of the eu referendum in favour of leaving, the party has faced criticism that its policy on brexit was unclear. nowjeremy corbyn and his shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, have agreed on their version of the way forward. a transitional period is, they say, essential. writing in the observer, keir starmer criticises the government's approach of constructive ambiguity and says there should be no mixed messages. a credible solution is needed to one of the most important issues facing britain's exit from the eu. that means, he says, we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market. it would mean we would abide by the common rules of both. labour hasn't said how long the proposed transitional period should last after the uk leaves the eu, only that it should be as short as possible but as long as necessary. when many labour mps return here to westminster in the next week or so, they may find themselves torn between supporting what many will see as

sherry start with the observer and labour., in the face of it the seams a move in their brexit stance. labour's position has been confused it is safe to say over the last few months as to where they stood in terms of britain being a member of the single market, the customs union after brexit. a lot of labour mps would like the party to have a much stronger campaigning to stay in the single market. jeremy corbyn up until now has resisted that. kia starman the shadow brexit secretary said that at least during the transition period, so everything up the transition period, so everything up to four minutes after brexit, that labour would support maintaining single market membership and customs union membership which is quite significant and will please ala is quite significant and will please a la labour backbenchers who have been quite worried about the party's stands on the situation. bright in that transition time we would have to carry on paying, do we have any more details about busquets what happens during the transition peri

the guardian's headline is backlash over labour's shift to soft brexit.hey report that the move risks alienating thousands of voters in traditional seats who support greater controls on immigration. the daily mail, also reports on the new study which claims thousands of lives could be saved thanks to a new heart drug hailed as the biggest breakthrough since statins. the times claims that a young christian child was taken from her family and allegedly forced to live with foster carers where she was encouraged to learn arabic. we will begin with that story from the times. tell us what has been claimed. it is a very interesting story. controversial for many reasons. controversial for what tower hamlets is being accused of and for the times itself. it is an exclusive written by a fantastic journalist with a reputation for getting big scoops. there is a part of me that thinks there is more to this story than meets the eye. i suspect this is the beginning of a number of stories on fostering children. this fight here old little girl, you can see her on the front

labour mps wa nted labour party members and labour mps wanted to remain.ts, voted to remain. but the sizeable number voted to leave and some of the people who came from ukip and were expected to defect to the conservatives, went back to labour underjeremy corbyn‘s leadership. there is a danger people like frank field is saying labour could lose these voters if there is anything but a short—term deal done that keeps us in the european market. and the a0%, which surprise some, but the 40% they got at the last election, would be peak labour and there is danger going backwards and there is danger going backwards and not forward if there was another election given rehab a minority conservative government. thank you very much for that. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers, our guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentator and journalist, daisy mcandrew and tim stanley, lead writer at the daily telegraph. in america, more than a thousand people have been re

he is saying that labour wants to stay ina is saying that labour wants to stay in a customs union innsitional period. this would be in reaction to the conservative position which was put out by liam fox and philip hammond, saying that in the transitional period, the conservatives would want to leave by the customs union and the single market. that seems a strange position to take because presumably the transition period is intended as a buffer so that damage is not done during that period of exit. it relates specifically to the labour market and the customs union. so, labour have said, that makes no sense. obviously we will have a transitional period. at least the government has come to its senses on that, knowing that it is necessary and desirable. but as would look very different. it is a clear distinction between the two parties. it also says that labour have left the option open of staying in the single market and the customs union for good, long—term. that is dependent on brussels agreeing to that, which it is a big question. it also brings up the question of free movement, i do

labour's leadership have always been clear.lts of the eu referendum, but they have been less clear about what sort of brexit they want. now the shadow brexit they want. now the shadow brexit secretary and the labour leader have agreed on a direction of travel in the transitional period immediately after we leave the eu, oui’ immediately after we leave the eu, our current relationship will basically stay in place. writing in the observer, keir starmer says... that means we would seek to remain ina that means we would seek to remain in a customs union with the eu and within the single market during this period. it means we abide by the common rules of both. never mind talks between britain and brussels, asi talks between britain and brussels, as i understand it there has been intense negotiations with the labour's ranks to clarify their position. what does abiding by eu rules mean? it would mean the continuation of free movement of labour, making it difficult to control eu migration. how long would labour's transitional period ac

butjust how long would labour's transitional period actually last? terms of two years. but we are not putting a time limit on it. we need to reach an arrangement which protects the long—term trade relationship between britian and europe and jobs in this country. jeremy corbyn was in the spotlight in edinburgh today talking about brexit. but, behind the scenes, some of his own mps want him to go further and commit to permanent single market membership. what people would now like to see, building on this important step forward, is for the labour party to commit to single membership and customs union after the transition period after the uk has left the european union. but some labour mps who backed brexit don't want to see the leader moving further in that direction. jeremy is on a journey. i have not been on a journey. so i think people can keep the faith with those of us, labour mps who campaigned to come out, and to know we're not doing any ratting or u—turning or anything else. it's a difficult balancing act, appealing to both remain and leave vote

some labour mps who backed brexit do not wa nt to labour mps who backed brexit do not want to see theer in that direction. jeremy is ona further in that direction. jeremy is on a journey. i have not been on a journey. i think people can keep the faith with those of us, labour mps who campaigned to come out, and to know we're not doing any ratting or u—turns or anything else. know we're not doing any ratting or u-turns or anything else. it is a difficult balancing act to appeal to remain and leave voters. jeremy corbyn did it at the last election but that may be difficult to repeat as he clarified his position on brexit. a 31—year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after the body of a young child was found in a house in wythenshawe in south manchester, early this morning. a man and a woman who'd also suffered serious injuries had left for hospital before officers arrived, following reports of a domestic disturbance. it isn't clear how the boy died. the 51st notting hill carnival has opened in west london, with the release of doves and multi—faith prayers in memory of tho

the labour lobby. council has demanded the country abandons its nuclear weapons programme but has stopped short of threatening new sanctions on north korea. north korea is expected to be high on the agenda as theresa may begins a visit to japan today — her first as prime minister. she'll be hoping to discuss a post—brexit trade deal. mrs may has described japan as a "like minded nation" and a natural trading partner. a night—time curfew has been imposed in houston in texas in a bid to deter looting in the wake of tropical storm harvey, which is now heading for louisiana. around 20 people are reported to have died and 30,000 have been forced from their homes. large swathes of texas remain underwater with almost 52 inches of rain fall since the hurricane made landfall on friday. let's catch up with the support right now. the smack with the it looks increasingly likely that alex 0xlade—chamberlain will be playing for liverpool next season — he turned down a move to chelsea, despite arsenal agreeing to sel

some pro—europe labour mps want the body to go further.ing on this important support, for the liberal party to commit to sing the market membership and the customs union after the transition period, after the uk has left. the government has dismissed the policy saying the party has no vision for britain post—brexit. their plan for a transitional period is now set, but the endgame for britain outside the eu under labour is still far from clear. the american boxer floyd mayweather says he's now retiring for good after stopping ireland's conor mcgregor in the tenth round of their fight in las vegas. the former welterweight champion emerged from a two—year retirement to take on the irish mixed martial arts star. richard conway reports. 50 wins, no defeats. floyd mayweatherjunior confirmed his position as one of the all—time greats in a fight that surpassed expectations. with just over a minute remaining in the tenth round, the dominance of a man who refers to himself as tbe, the best ever, proved too much for conor mcgregor with the referee st

butjust how long would labour's transitional period actually last?ent is thinking in terms of two years. but we are not putting a time limit on it. we need to reach an arrangement which protects the long—term trade relationship between britian and europe and jobs in this country. jeremy corbyn was in the spotlight in edinburgh today talking about brexit. but, behind the scenes, some of his own mps want him to go further and commit to permanent single market membership. what people would now like to see, building on this important step forward, is for the labour party to commit to single membership and customs union after the transition period after the uk has left the european union. but some labour mps who backed brexit don't want to see the leader moving further in that direction. jeremy is on a journey. i have not been on a journey. so i think people can keep the faith with those of us, labour mps who campaigned to come out, and to know we're not doing any ratting or u—turning or anything else. it's a difficult balancing act, appealing to both rem

the labour party in scotla nd weariness to it. labour party in scotland is —— was in terrible trouble when i took over 2.5 years ago. we've gone from just 41 to one mp. there was a lot of work to be done and i've devoted every waking moment of my life to that task in the last 2.5 years and i feel i've made a lot of progress. the party is now ready for the future, but i have to pass that baton on to the next person. why? have you found it frustrating and difficult? i think you say in your resignation letter it has been fulfilling but also challenging. i inherited a party and people didn't really know what the party stood for any more. so i've made the case for progressive taxes, forfederalism. made the case for progressive taxes, for federalism. then why go? i think i've established this as the biggest issues in scottish politics, not least education and equality, and i've enjoyed sparring with the first minister. but the work that has to happen now to take the labour party to the next date of the journey to make sure it is ready t

the poor showing of the labour party in scotla nd showing of the labour party in scotland at the last there but she has now decided to stand down and resign as leader of the scottish labour party. any more on that and we will bring you that when we get it. and now as build the papers. —— as build, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate mccann from the telegraph and kate forrester from the huffington post. tomorrow's front pages. president trump makes the picture lead on the front of the financial times, as he's briefed on the relief effort for tropical storm harvey, by the governor of texas. "melania to the rescue" is the metro's take on how the us first lady jets off to a flood disaster zone. in stilletos. that's alongside its main headline ‘korea on the brink‘, where it reports on the international hue and cry prompted by north korea's latest missile launch. the korean crisis is also the lead in the express, which reports on how president trump has warned kim jong—un that ‘all options are on the table'. t

a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for period after the leaving the eu. remembering the victims of grenfell — a minute's silence is to be held at the notting hill carnival. one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the 10th round. and in half an hour, plenty of colour and comedy, as we head to hull to check out the latest from britain's city of culture. good morning and welcome to bbc news. to lorry drivers have been charged after a crash on the m1 yesterday which left eight people dead and ball with serious injuries. six men and two women were killed when a minibus they were in collided with a lorry durings near milton keynes. joining me now in the studio is our correspondent, andy moore. a few more details about the crash, it happened at 315 in the morning. i minibus with 12 people on board. the minibus with 12 people on board. the minibus had come from the nottingham area. some

a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for period after leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival is opened with a ceremony to remember the victims of grenfell. a minute's silence will be held this afternoon. one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the 10th round. and coming up in half an hour, dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. two lorry drivers have been charged over a crash on the m1 yesterday, which left eight people dead and four with serious injuries. six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near milton keynes. our correspondent andy moore is here. before we come to this latest development, just remind us of the circumstances. a very serious accident on the m1. in the circumstances. a very serious accident on the mi. in the early hours of yesterday morning, near newport pagnell, a minibus carrying 12 people w

confirmed labour are still committed to. extortionate at this point in time when people's wages are being cut orfrozen and people are struggling at the moment. we said from the labour party we would introduce a price cap initially, but also we'd develop alternative energy supplies so that this cartel that we have now can't control pricing levels and hold us over a barrel ever again in future. i think they're exploiting their customers. what we may still see is when ofgem, the regulator, reports. they could recommend a much more limited cap which could only extend to much poorer families. that might perhaps include an additional 2 million families, so it is still possible that some of the poorest families, in time, could get a cap on energy bills, but as far as the much broader cap which was first mooted by theresa may before the election, i think that is still pretty unlikely. 0k, norman, thank you very much at westminster. the white house communications director anthony scaramucci has been fired less than two weeks after hi

the headlines at nine: a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single marketnd customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. remembering the victims of grenfell — a minute's silence will be held at the notting hill carnival. i live as the carnival is getting underway, a million people are expected to take to the street over the next couple of days. a time of commemoration and celebration. tropical storm harvey continues to lash temperatures — as officials warn that more than a0 inches of rain could fall in the coming days. also in the next hour — one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the tenth round. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are prashant rao from the international new york times and robert fox, of the london evening standard. good morning and welcome to bbc news. labour has announced a significant shift in its policy on brexit —— arguing that britain

, from ukip and floating voters, labour gained much more.urvey suggests conservative support increased just over 1%. but labour went up by 1a%, more than half of floating voters went to them. they had a good campaign and they increasingly won over remain supporters who were looking for a home, so there might have been a tactical element there. labour were really the only viable option for a lot of people who wanted a soft brexit. there is always churn in an election but this was predominantly one way — towards labour. undecided voters like the parties promised to retain the benefits of the eu's single market, even if the leadership's position on brexit was not always crystal clear. but there was another factor at play too. at the start of the election, theresa may had a sizeable lead over jeremy corbyn in terms of her likability. but by polling day, the two were almost neck—and—neck. people were a little bit scared of corbyn at the outset but i think the more they saw of him the less that became the case. and, in contrast, may had quite a ba

as short as possible but as long as necessary is what labour are saying.r options open their and as to what would happen after the transitional agreement ended, that is much less clear. so still plenty of questions about britain's relationship with the european union, longer in the future but some clarity from labour, loose what they would do in the interim period this morning. jonathan, thank you. emergency workers in texas are being deployed into the area hit by the most powerful hurricane to reach the state in half a century to assess the damage it has caused. two people are now known to have died. earlier on breakfast, cbs news reporter weijiajiang who is in corpus christi told us hundreds of thousands of residents are without power. we're here in corpus christi, the city is pretty much in the dark because those hurricane force winds knocked down so many power lines, in fact, you can see the pier behind me was snapped into pieces by the same winds. but the second part of this is really the rain and that is going to make the rescue efforts, the clean—up

whilst labour we re brexit, if you like. whilst labour were seen as brexit, if you like.he leaders? this is really striking, too. at the beginning of the election campaign, jeremy corbyn‘s likeability factor, theresa may was up likeability factor, theresa may was up here, jeremy corbyn was down there. what happened to the grafts during the campaign, it converges. at polling day, the two leaders are neck and neck. it is striking to see howjeremy corbyn was able to draw more support. people that were lu kewa rm more support. people that were lukewarm towards him at the beginning of the campaign were much more in favour of him by the end. the study interprets it to say that theresa may suffered because of what was perceived to be a weak conservative campaign. overall, the story is it is a brexit election, but the story of two leaders and a campaign that really mattered. thanks very much. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour. but first, the headlines on bbc news: the government indicated can legislate to oppose a cap on energy prices as british gas says it wil

i've decided that i think the labour party is very much on its uppers.rom the state that i found it in two, 2.5 years ago, when it was literally on its knees. i've taken the party forward. it's in a much better state than i found it. now it's time to pass that baton onto the next person. we've had five national elections in 2.5 years. now it's time to move on and let the next person have four years to build to the next one. attention is almost immediately turned to who will succeed kezia dugdale as the next scottish labour leader and there will be an interesting crossroads between a left—wing candidate and a more centrist candidate, given the resurgence ofjeremy corbyn on the left is the most likely candidate looks to possibly be alec crowley, used to be known as gordon brown's right—hand man. in the last hour he has been named interim leader because he is currently deputy leader of the party. in terms of the challenger from the centre there is speculation surrounding an as abn. flash —— anas sarar. when it comes to that leadership contest it will be dow

labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he had accepted her resignation.w burn, this one. that is right, after that article came out sarah champion was bent on the receiving end of a number of amounts of criticism on twitter, from other labour party members who began calling for her to be sacked over those comments. she wrote the article in response to a court case in newcastle in which a group of mostly asian men had been convicted of grooming and abusing young girls. that was the latest in a series of court cases that was the latest in a series of court cases where we that was the latest in a series of court cases where we have seen groups of asian men, perpetrators of abuse of young girls, being convicted. and these cases have led to questions not only from sarah champion but from a number of authority figures questioning whether ethnicity has played a role in police and social services claiming to get to the truth quickly enough. that was some of the issues that she was addressing in the article but the word she used, the way in which she was seen to m

it is about labour.de a dramatic shift on brexit in the single market. they say they would like to stay in the single market after the official brexit date of march 2019. a dreadful story on the front page of the sunday express about a terrible crush on the m1 motorway in which eight men were killed ——8 people were killed. a little girl is fighting for life in hospital and the road is closed. the sunday telegraph has an interview on the heart of parliament. protest by police and the risk of 0tello —— terrorist attack. bruce forsyth‘s widow talking about his death in the mirror. saying it has left a huge hole in her life. the sunday times talking about fat cats pay. it is said that's 100 talking about fat cats pay. it is said that's100 enjoying company perks like bmw's. ministers. they are being told they must cap their salaries. the mail on sunday. a lot of talk before the election putting workers on company boards, people thinking the conservatives will go to crack down on capitalism. according to the m

it will have a more flexible labour market.uch indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you very much. hello. once again, this sphere is beginning to get a bit overworked. it has been one of those weeks. the reason? that area of low pressure has been thereabouts across the british isles for much of the past week. there are signs of a change, but it is going to be oh so slow. feeling that way across northern scotland from the word go. showers, if not longer spells of rain. that is not the only area. coming away to the opposite end of the country, showers running in the bristol channel. getting up to the northern half of devon and cornwall. another feed coming in from the channel itself, perhaps towards the kent and sussex coasts. further north, some dry weather across east midlands and south—east, but generally speaking, the further north you go, the cloud fills in and some of those showers become ever more persistent. that will be the way of it for a good part of the morning across the north—east of scotland. here, that cloud begin

it will have a more flexible labour market.indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you very much. hello. the area of low pressure that brought wednesday's rain is still close enough during thursday to produce showers across the uk, making it quite windy too. it is gradually edging its way north—eastwards. not quickly enough for many of us before it gets to scandinavia and our weather improves. plenty of showers from the word go across many parts of the uk. the north and west in particular. some of these will be heavy. the risk of a rumble of thunder and perhaps some hail too. a look at the picture. eight o'clock in the morning, showers scattered in south—west england. much of central and eastern england will be dry at this stage. some sunny spells around. but you will notice through england and wales it is a windy day, unseasonably for the time of year. gusty winds at that. plenty of showers in northern england and northern ireland, beginning to pull away actually. showers in scotland initially to the west. longer spells of rain i

i've assessed the situation the scottish labour party faces.cisions i want to make around it and i've decided this is time. do you thinkjeremy corbyn can go on to become prime minister, do you think he is the right leader for the labour party? i absolutely do believe that he can and will go on in the role he's doing. he will have my full support in doing that. and you'll back him in that? of course. and it's not the reason you're leaving? categorically not. there has been a stark warning from one of europe's top diplomats that the uk must be clear what it will look like after brexit or it will fall off a cliff and failed to negotiate a successful exit from the eu. the danish ambassador to britain is about to return home after four yea rs is about to return home after four years for staff what really, i think, affects also danish companies in the uk is all the uncertainty, which also came after the brexit referendum, and as long as this uncertainty is continuing, of course, the more difficult it is for them to make long—term investments and plan

but you find eu labour. i do paying them enough? in the long term, we will have to pay more. market. we have to go to a broad than the uk to get the price. thank you for coming in. we will have a look through what is in the business pages in a minute, but here is a reminder of how to stay across all the business news at the bbc. we wa nt we want to hear from you. get involved on the bbc business like web page. —— business live. michael is back with us to talk about what is happening in the newspapers. this is an interesting story in the ft this morning — more debate and indecision about heathrow and whether richard get that extra runway. the leader of the 0pposition, jeremy corbyn, expected to vote against the expansion of heathrow. why? pollution, that is the bottom line. that was the concern i had when they voted it through — how do you get under the ca re through — how do you get under the care quality regulations? the m25 is a car park already, let's face it. what is the difference between west london and south london?m what is the difference between west london and south

there's only 2a msp is in the scottish parliament for the labour party. who led jeremy corbyn's leadership campaign in scotland. he has ruled himself out. as has alex rowley who is closely connected to the corbyn team in london. we think possibly the most likely corbyn friendly candidate will be a not particularly well—known labour msp called richard leonard. he is still to confirm explicitly that he will stand although i understand he is considering it. it's likely he will face a challenge from anas sarwar a former labour mp. he lost his westminster seat in the 2015 rout when labour was reduced to one mp in scotland. but he came into the scottish parliament in the holyrood election last year. he's done quite well in the health brief over the last few months and he is quite well thought of amongst different sections of the party. i expect he will try and present himself as someone who can try and unify the moderate wing of the party while also being close tojeremy corbyn and the uk labour leadership team. it's obviously quite a prize, not only because it

labour has accused her of deluding herself.uest was ignored. a law banning so—called legal highs in the uk is to be reviewed by the crown prosecution service, after the collapse of the first ever contested cases under the new legislation. two separate trials of people accused of intending to supply nitrous oxide — more commonly known as laughing gas — at music festivals were stopped after the courts heard the drug is exempt because it is used as a medicinal product. a residential building has collapsed ina a residential building has collapsed in a crowded part of mumbai, killing seven people. rescuers searching for many more people. the four—storey building gave way after two days of heavy monsoon rains, which have already resulted in at least ten deaths. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you very much. here's some sport now. it's the dreaded final day of the football transfer window but there are plenty of deals that could still be concluded. leicester city's riyad mahrez has been given permission by algeria to le

the labour code is more than 3000 pages long.acron will try to add some flexibility, thatis will try to add some flexibility, that is to say, especially for small and medium—size businesses to be able to dismiss people more easily and hire them more reason with. that is to say, to adjust to the economy. donald trump found, even when he control both houses of congress, it was still hard to get republicans to line up behind his health care ideas. immanuel macron has control after the elections, but the think his new members of parliament will stay loyal? a lot of things can happen. it didn't take anyone by surprise. it was in his manifesto. and he won by a landslide. he can pass those laws by decree, executive orders as they would call it in the us. if something is going to happen to oppose those laws, it will be in the streets, so we will see if emmanuel macron is as astute a president as he may think years. emmanuel macron is as astute a president as he may think yearsm a moment, we will have all the details on the football trans

this story emerging this morning, a big shift for labour?ertainly a clarification of their position, at least. for some, certainly a clarification of their position, at least. forsome, it is a significant shift, because they have been accused of having an unclear view on brexit. this morning, they made one thing clear, that labour would want a transitional period after the uk leads the eu in 2019. during that period, they would keep the uk within the customs union free trade zone, and the single market, which allows the single free movement of goods, money, people and services. how long that period would blast has not instead. as short as possible but as long as necessary. keeping options open. keeping those benefits would mean playing by the rules of the eu and, crucially, paying the bill for membership. this might be music to the ears of some within the labour party who want the uk to stay within the eu and keep the benefits of membership as long as possible, but labour voters who voted will leave may be wondering where this leaves them. i

some pro—europe labour mps want the party to go further.to see building on this important step forward is for the labour party to commit to single market membership and custom union after the transitional period. the government has dismissed labour's policy saying the party has no vision for britain post brexit. their plan for a transitional period is now set. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... all the sport as hamilton wins the grand prix. the latest headlines... the city of houston in texas bears the brunt of tropical storm harvey. 2000 people are rescued. thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi border guards. a self—styled indian guru, gurmeet ram rahim singh, is due to be sentenced on two charges of rape on monday. news of his conviction trigerred an explosion of violence in northern india on friday. 38 people were killed and more than 200 injured. thousands of police and troops have been deployed to try to prevent further violence. some of his followers are travellin

what he means by that is that labour and the conservatives up until now have had a position on brexitould be significant about labour's shift, this idea that the uk should stay in the single market and in a customs union ina the single market and in a customs union in a transitional period after brexit, with the potential of maintaining the membership of those two arrangements in the long term as well. is that it creates an alternative political voice of significant number on the opposite side of the commons chamber to the government who is articulating something different and when you assemble labour, the scottish national party and the liberal democrats, you have a lot of mps who could be articulating a view that they would like to see a brexit rather different from the one that theresa may is advocating. through into that there are plenty of conservatives who voted for remains and perhaps a smaller number of months back digit who would like to see what they see the hard edges of theresa may's brexit plan knocked off, there could be some interesting comments moments because of cost

injune last year, highlighting opposition from labour mps.jeremy corbyn to continue. times change, kezia dugdale now backs mr corbyn, loyally supporting his scottish tour last week. still, the left never quite forgave her, arguing that scottish labour needed to embrace the full corbyn programme. but, she told me, she was definitely not bowing to pressure. i refute that completely. what i‘m trying to do is something that politicians rarely do, which is to leave with my head held high, without any sort of crisis. are you going before you were pushed ? absolutely not. reasons for going — she faced an intense spell as leader, through successive elections. she takes credit for helping rescue scottish labour from oblivion. plus personalfactors, the break up of a longstanding relationship, the death of her closest friend. rivals praised her efforts. we‘re opponents, but i‘ve always admired the guts and the determination that she‘s brought to that task, in the most difficult of times. kezia dugdale‘s deputy, alex rowley, will act as interim leader, b

kezia dugdale has gone, scottish labour leader.of reasons, but broadly the party has become a harder place for her and for people like you. she has now shifted the balance on the nec by leaving. do you think they are trying to get rid of you? happy to get rid of you? there's always someone trying to get rid of you in politics! but, no, i don't actually see any move trying to remove me. what i see after the election as the party coming together, a recognition that under the leadership ofjeremy we did far better than anyone anticipated, probably more thanjeremy himself. how does that explain kezia's resignation? i read a letter, she said it was about quality of life, the right time for her and the scottish labour party to go. you have to respect that decision. i don't think there's a subtext, that is why she didn't do a press conference. exit strategies are the hardest things in politics. you believe what you saw. last thought, labour's position on brexit seems to have changed or gotten softer, whatever you want to call it. if tomorr

the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has spoken about the situation in venezuela — which fellow labour mpbed as "desperate". mr corbyn said he was sad for the loss of life, but did not outright condemn president maduro — despite mounting pressure. iam very i am very sad that lives have been lost in venezuela. the people that have died, either those on the streets or security forces attacked by people on the streets, all of those lives are terrible for the loss of them. there has to be a dialogue and process respecting the independence of the judiciary and human rights of all. i think president macron's call today for dialogue is a good one and there should be respect for the constitution and independence of the judiciary. do you condemn president madeira's actions? i condemn the violence done by any side, and by all sides in this. violence will not solve the issue. issues in venezuela are solve the issue. issues in venezuela a re partly solve the issue. issues in venezuela are partly structural, not enough is done to diversify the economy. that has to be a priority for the future but we m

towards labour.hows us is labour did a good job of broadening their appeal during the election campaign, not enough to win, of course, but that surge towards labour was one of the surprise stories of the election. interesting. thank you very much. emma vardy at westminster. the european commission has defended changes to eu security procedures that have been blamed for queues at some airports, including paris, madrid and lisbon. the commission says the enhanced checks, which were introduced in april, could lead to more delays, but that was "the price of safety." let's speak to our correspondent adam fleming, who's in brussels for us now. people listening to that, adam, might think, if the changes came in in april, why are we only starting to hear about it now? what is going on there? good question, it is because airports in particular had six months from april in which to start to implement the changes, working out what technology and staff they needed to do to make this run smoothly. it was up to ea

applause the labour mp sarah champion resigns from the shadow cabinet and apologises for her "poor choices" in a newspaper article about child abuse. she's given a statement saying she felt her continued presence there would be a distraction from the issues that would have to be faced. so she has tendered her resignation andi so she has tendered her resignation and i have accepted that resignation. unemployment falls to the lowest level since 1975 — but average earnings are still lagging behind inflation//. also, officials in sierra leone say more than a hundred children have died in mudslides in the capital, freetown. homes are buried under a mountain of rock and mud. 600 people are still missing. and hms queen elizabeth — the royal navy's biggest ever warship — sails into her new berth in portsmouth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government says that it wants people and goods to be able to move seamlessly across the border between the irish republic and northern ireland after brexit — much as they do today. in their latest proposal for life outside the eu, ministers say ther

before we go on, some breaking news from labour.ounced her resignation, a bit of a surprise. yes, one of the youngest party leaders to resign, kezia dugdale in her mid—30s, has announced she is going to be resigning with immediate effect to pass on the baton to another generation. this is an interview she has done with bbc scotland, brian taylor. now, at one level this is a shock. kezia dugdale is symbolic of that new generation, that new way of communicating in scotland. we had ruth davidson the leader of the scottish tories, the snp leader, they tease on twitter. they communicate in a new way. the labour party in scotland had a much better expected result in the general election and came back from nowhere to get 11, or 12, seats and are they could be on their way to another bounce back? you could say kezia dugdale surely has had a success at some supporters ofjeremy corbyn have said, you are incredibly critical ofjeremy corbyn and that election result we had injune, that was down to jeremy corbyn and not you. do you think that is

labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he had accepted her resignation.oom of the london jewellers boodles. in footage of the incident, a number of suspects emerge from the knightsbridge shop and make off carrying bags of stolen goods on mopeds. they used hammers to smash their way through counter displays. boodles, which specialises in diamonds, say no—one was hurt in the robbery. researchers at newcastle university say england will need an extra 71,000 care home places by 2025 — that's less than ten years' time. they say people are living longer, but many of them need substantial care in their last years. here's our health editor, hugh pym. you're never too old to learn. ida, who's 92, is being shown how to text at this it class for older people. she feels she's making progress, though sometimes, it's hard to remember everything she's learned. your memory doesn't retain things. sometimes, it gives you a few minutes, then it comes back and — oh, i remember what it was! so, you know, you just have to work hard at that. the aim of the class at the abbey co

labour say i labour sayi thing, labour say i thing, government labour sayi thing, government says theo have un to bring us more the other. good to have un to bring us more clarity. are we seeing doors being shut on mothers about to give birth? 2 things going on. 1 is, short—term pleasures to deal with, operational issues such as clusters of birth is all coming together, and people run out of space will stop but there is a longer term problem, the planning of workforce has not been very good, and we have properly under produced midwives, there are not enough of them. there is also a shortage of nurses who look after premature babies, and paediatricians who run this sort of units. so a bit ofa who run this sort of units. so a bit of a staffing squeeze in this area generally. a 2nd issue going on here is that people are finding it increasingly difficult to staff some of these units. i did think staff shortages come as a surprise to anyone? i know the government highlight that... what does this mean for mother and baby, the government say that this is a state safe procedure that is well r

the labour mp the labourmp sarah the labour mp sarah champion has resigned from her front bench rolepologise for what she said was and apologise for what she said was a poor choice of words in a newspaper article about child abuse. at least 600 people are still missing after the mudslide in sierra leone. the president of the country says entire communities have been wiped out. unemployment falls to the lowest level since 1975 — but average earnings are still lagging behind inflation. hms queen elizabeth — the royal navy‘s biggest ever warship — sails into her new berth in portsmouth. mps will look again at plans to silence big ben forfour years — after the prime minister intervenes. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five. the government says there must be an ‘unprecedented solution‘ for the border between northern ireland and the republic, after britain leaves the eu. ministers have published their proposals on the future relationship with ireland, and have called for a seamless border — so that people and goods can continue to move across freely — which protects the good f

there is a pleasing symmetry and that leaves people saying why aren't labour being more assiduous insh election survey helps unpack that. the question it asks is what is the most important thing to you and people have to write in what they think the top issue is and what we can do is sweep away all the blogs by people on the screen who did not say break that was the top issue. it shows you that basically there is a huge enthusiasm gap. you bring up the numbers, about 18% of labour voters are hardline remain voters and make brexit is the most important issue compared to 30% of tory voters. 70% of labour voters were remain voters but only a small portion of those still pick it is the most important issue. what is the most important issue? tuition fees, fox hunting? the amazing thing about this study is there is no silver bullet that explains the election. it is amazing that you would not know from the study that tuition fees even came up or fox hunting, the best we can say is that those things, if they were important, they were important to secondary issues that supported the broader i

bys weekend was dominated the new position of the labour party.a: we have clear blue water between what the labour party thanks and what the governing conservatives think. for a long time, the labour party had been muddling along, but bear in mind that a lot of -- theor supporters labour party came out and said they won a transition agreement of up to four years and what is in place right now, single market and a customs unit, businesses would be delighted at this came about. what this means is it sort of opens the way for lawmakers in the conservative party who want a soft brexit to make friends and perhaps table amendments. mark: which could put pressure on theresa may. if she sides with them, the more pro-brexiteers could be up in arms. this new labor position opens up all sorts of permutations. emma: it does, but it also opens up the debate. the labor position on brexit has meant that certain things the ship has sailed. now the labour party has a clear position and so it is not -- mark: and businesses will be happy with the new position. anyth