this is the leader's most powerful ally, running for a new term heading can len mccluskey win and helpesto that are attractive to millions of voters. not true, according to the

len mccluskey is standing for re—election as the union's general secretary. for re—election mr corbynbour is ready for re—election for a general election if one is called. jeremy corbyn has said he'll oppose the government's plans to change european laws without parliamentary scrutiny when they become part of uk law during the brexit process. scrutiny when they become part of uk the government wants to include the powers in its great repeal bill, which will be published in draft form this week. our political correspondent alex forsyth has the story. we are europe! alex forsyth has the story. some still might not want it, but brexit is beckoning. the majority voted, but brexit is beckoning. and the government is about to start the formal process. parliament will see the historic moment this week, followed by details of the government's plan to give control over uk laws to westminster instead of brussels. some warn, as this complex work begins, mps must be involved. we're not going to set there and hand over powers to this government to override parliament, override democracy and just s

the unite secretary, len mccluskey, has been involved in talks with the psa bosses.a jewel within the crown of gm's european business. last autumn, the government did a deal to keep nissan in sunderland. the company was promised free access to european markets whatever happened after brexit. psa may well seek similar assurances. what more do we know about this? we know that the press have been invited to a press conference with the groups involved in this story. officially, there are no comments from either company. there was nothing they could add or see on or off the record. this negotiation has been very brief to joint companies, but general motors wanted to get rid of gm europe, it's been making losses for many years, and they want to focus on core american brands. for psa's point of view, they definitely want to be a bigger player in europe and this would make them toe to toe with volkswagen europe. there's the question of pensions? he's a very old companies with very generous pension schemes. there's an estimate they could be a pensions shortfall of 10 billion

len mccluskey is standing for re—election as the union's general secretary. for re—election mr corbynscrutiny when they become part of uk law during the brexit process. scrutiny when they become part of uk the government wants to include the powers in its great repeal bill, which will be published in draft form this week.

this is the leader's most powerful ally, running can len mccluskey win and help the left tighten itsp policies not true, according to the unite leader tonight. this is extraordinary behaviour by tom watson. it's a ridiculous claim. i've not had any meetings at all withjohn lansman on anything, including this latest nonsense that tom has come outwith. this high—level counterattack from mr corbyn‘s right—hand man was remarkable. in the week that the ballot papers go out for the unite election, i think this is about tom's interference in the unite election... why would he want to do that? i think he wants to dominate that. labour's identity is at stake, in a bitter struggle that won't end quickly. the shadow cabinet had what was called a "robust discussion" — there will be plenty more of those. and whether the election comes in 2020, as theresa may insists, or sooner, labour has never looked more torn or vulnerable. jeremy corbyn elected as leader of the... jeremy corbyn won, and won again. unite denies planning to back his most militant allies, but won't say it'll never happen. tonight

the unite secretary, len mccluskey, has been involved in talks with the psa bosses.f gm's european business. last autumn, the government did a deal to keep nissan in sunderland. the company was promised free access to european markets whatever happened after brexit. psa may well seek similar assurances. the bbc‘s business correspondentjoe lynam says its expected to be confirmed in a press conference on monday morning. officially, though, no comment from either company when i called them last night, there was nothing they could add all would say on or off the record. suffice it to say that this negotiation has been very brief for two giant companies. general motors genuinely wanted to get rid of gm europe because it has been loss—making for about 16 or 17 years, and they can sustain it no longer. they want to focus on core brands in america, core american brands. for peugeot and psa, they definitely want to be a bigger player in europe. and this would make them toe—to—toe, almost, with volkswagen in europe. so there is a lot at stake. more than jobs and security as we

we had len mccluskey, the leader of unite, who said it was it crucial but they were around the table went the french and germans want to protect jobs but went the french and germans want to protectjobs in the eu? but went the french and germans want to protect jobs in the eu? yes, and the french government also owns a sta ke the french government also owns a stake in peugeot and many industry a nalysts stake in peugeot and many industry analysts are worried about the impact that might have on the treatment of british workers. we are asking the government to press psa to ensure that plants in the uk are not treated any different by psa to the operations in france, germany and the rest of the eu. we will be pressing the government, may bring today. thank you, very much indeed. we will have more on this the comments probably about 3:30pm. we will be back to dan and presumably before that. let's get more now on north korea's firing of more ballistic missiles — as we've been hearing, this latest launch saw the missiles reach around a thousand kilometres into a japanese economic zone. 0ur

the unite secretary, len mccluskey, has been involved in talks with the psa bosses. jewel within the crown of gm's european business. last autumn, the government did a deal to keep nissan in sunderland. the company was promised free access to european markets whatever happened after brexit. psa may well seek similar assurances. companies that use confusing small print to mislead customers face a crackdown in next week's budget. the chancellor will announce plans to help people avoid so—called "subscription traps" by making sure customers are notified before a payment is taken. joe lynam reports. hands up how many of us have genuinely read through all of the small print at the end of a contract before we signed with a pen or online? citizens advice says two thirds of us skim through without reading it all. and after a free trial at the gym or some credit checking services, many of us end up unwittingly committing to paying subscriptions for months, which are tricky to get out of. now the government is consulting on ways to avoid these subscription traps by ensuring co

len mccluskey is with me here from the unite union.company wanted to know what the five—year plan was and they have confirmed that by the year 2020, going into 2021, they only have a product of the new dragon engine which will secure around 600 jobs. they have confirmed that two thirds of the current workforce would leave the plant. members have met today. they are extremely angry and feel betrayed and let down by the company. i want to make this a call to the company. stop blaming the workforce here at bridgend. there is a drip feed they are not competitive enough. are they lying about this? they are absolutely distorting the truth. when you are comparing plants, you must compare the type of investment, the type of machinery. i've heard the type of machinery. i've heard the argument there is too much overtime worked. management offered the overtime bill. workers do not just decide to work overtime. this blaming of the workforce, which has high skills and has given tremendous service to ford, need to be treated better. they need to be

the unite secretary, len mccluskey, has been involved in talks with the psa bosses.jewel within the crown of gm's european business. last autumn, the government did a deal to keep nissan in sunderland. the company was promised free access to european markets whatever happened after brexit. psa may well seek similar assurances. the uk may be able to leave the european union without paying a penny. that's the view of constitution experts in the house of lords today. 0ur political correspondent, ellie price, joins us now from our london newsroom. ellie, it's been reported that the eu might demand a so—called "divorce bill" of billions of pounds. what do peers say about that? if brexit is a divorce, then we are talking about the alimony. we are talking about the eu budget, some of the parts of that that britain has signed for. who is going to pay britain's contribution, contribution to eu staff pensions and so on. there is as a gesture and that this could be 60 billion euros, there is the suggestion that this could be 60 billion £52 billion, but estimates vary how much t

len mccluskey has been involved in talks with the psa bosses.wel within the crown of gm's european business. last autumn the government did a deal to keep missing in sunderland. the company was promised free access to european markets whatever happened after brexit —— nissan. psa may well seek similar assurances. mercedes—benz is to recall around one—million cars because they're at risk of catching fire. it's because of a fault found within newer models which can cause them to overheat on starting. it's thought around 75,000 cars in the uk could be affected but mercedes says the risk to customers is small. the models at fault include some a, b, c, and e—class cars as well as mercedes‘ cla, gla and glc vehicles. anyone who's bought a car between 2015 and 2017 could be affected but mercedes says the risk to customers is small. mercedes say they're aware of 51 fires so far, but that no deaths or injuries had been recorded. it's thought owners will be contacted later this year. sir bruce forsyth has reportedly returned home after spending five night

we have had from len mccluskey this morning, what relations like a ellesmere port between managementew years ago from german plants to come up with a ground—breaking deal that secured the future that ellesmere port, then that was only down to great work between both unions and management coming up with a deal that kept the place going. are you raising that edge in question this afternoon? it is being raised by my colleague but i shall be there and i shall be asking the secretary of state. that is around 330. that is correct. thank you so much with drinkers. crews were called just before midday to a fire on the roof of an asda in luton. 14 fire engines and two aerial platforms are at the scene on wigmore lane. the store has been evacuated and two people have been treated by paramedics for breathing difficulties, none of them are in a life—threatening condition. a former british soldier has been shot dead by herdsmen in kenya. tristan voorspuy served as an army officer in the seventies and had spent nearly thirty years as a rancher and safari operator. richard galpin has more. friends

pensions, unite union members backed walk—outs by 93% of the workforce, unite general secretary len mccluskeynite representatives from the group cited, cowley, goodwood and swindon meeting in the coming days to discuss dates for the strike action. the flying scotsman was back on one of the uk's most scenic routes today, as it marked the re—opening of the settle—to—carlisle rail line. the world —famous train took the scenic route through the yorkshire dales and the eden valley, a year after a major landslip closed it. danny savage reports from appleby. one of the most charming things about the railway line is it looks like something from yesteryear, water tower ready for steam engines to come through on excursions, old—fashioned signalling as well. what it means is that despite it looking like something from the last century, there has been a real drive over the last year or so to get this line open again. voiceover: at lunchtime today, one of the most famous names in the world of steam arrived at appleby, a station on one of the most famous rail lines in britain. after being closed for 16 mon

. —— with len mccluskey.c woes. today, that industry is a beacon of success. companies invest in britain because our automotive sector has a high quality workforce, has world —class high quality workforce, has world—class efficiency and is part of one of the most exciting places on earth for innovation and research in new technology. the future of the motor industry is bright in britain, and we will be active at all times in doing everything we can to make ita in doing everything we can to make it a brighter still. i thank the secretary of state of a positive response, however, there are a number of issues about which i would like further verification. firstly, although i welcome psa's promise to honour existing contracts, i am deeply concerned about the 40,000 workers employed in luton and ellesmere port and in the wider supply chain, who will be worried about the future of their jobs today. can the secretary of state confirm what assurances he has received of the future of vauxhall‘s pla nts received of the

this morning, len mccluskey, the boss of the unite union, says it is critical the british governments of incentives, we should also be looking at that. of course, the government talk about an industrial strategy and they now need to demonstrate it is more thanjust words will do we have to make certain there is proper government led commitment. last time there was a doubt about the uk—based car plant, nissan in the north—east, greg clark managed to reassure them that this might be harder because of the politics and the fact that the french and the germans will be fighting to keep car plants in the country. let's talk now tojustin madders, the labour mp for ellesmere port and neston, and from one of the vauxhall plant's where jobs may now be at risk. government sources cautiously optimistic. how would you describe your mood? so far we have not heard anything to cause us concern. there has been a commitment to honour the existing production runs and it does not put us in a different position as managers and not put us in a different position as managers and owners not put us in a differ

, the a plan with len mccluskey, the ‘of unite, to a plan with len mccluskey, the ‘ of unite, to take control of leader of unite, to take control of the labour party. i regard this as a the labourbarqemgacd-tbisasa battle of the future existence of the labour party. this is how stakes 9l9e hm .d.97. 15:57:57 194-9 escaar .7 9 7 9l9e hm .d.99 15:9. =:. 19.1999 579759947 97 9 7 i hope 9l9e hm .d.979 15:9. =97 19.19.99 579759947 97 9 7 i hope my 999e hm 99.979 15:9. =97 99.19.99 579759947 97 9 7 i hope my fellow members will that. mr watson said . serious as the fight that labour faced in the 1980s from militants. more serious, because he says it is the biggest union backer that the tentacle to this challenge because he says of an agreement by unite to fund momentum, claims that have been dismissed by unite. this morning, jeremy corbyn was humbling to amateur questions about it. is there a plot to take over the labour party, mr corbyn? built around builtaround mr built around mr corbyn are suggesting that tom watson is trying influence the outcome of the to influence the outcome of the c

i would like len mccluskey to publicly distance himself from that allegation. that tom watson had been isolated at that meeting and had been widely reprimanded and john crier, the chair of the plp and who attends meetings of the shadow cabinet said he did not recognise that account of the meeting and he also said to the plp this evening, he hadn't really paid much attention to this tape. he had made a point of listening to it and some members of the plp heard him talking about an attempt to create a party within a party. lucky with all this going on, that it looks like we're not having was meant to be. an early election. that's what theresa may said way back in the summer when she launched her bid for the tory leadership contest. jeremy corbyn and his sbpportef‘s‘tl in the opinion polls, if there was an election on may 4, bit tricky for them. for going on the radio this morning and ecstasy his concerns? cabinet meetings are private and they are held in an atmosphere of—trust. and—i never—sm’ — m s:..:.e lt is important. that. internal” ' ' " ' within the labour