lynton crosby was the guy who brought dog whistle politics to the uk, there are dog whistle is going the day it's nothing, it's a classic nonstory, we all go, injournalism, if something is not happening, it is a nonstory, this is theresa may, i won't surrender to brussels, if she said she will, it is a classic man bites dog story. equally ruling out a second referendum, it will be amazing if she said i think we should have a second referendum. she calls a day gross betrayal of our democracy and then you have in the sunday times story lynton crosby saying accepting the chequers plan will be a gross betrayal of democracy, betrayal all over the place in the sunday papers. especially during the brexit process she has said ames and had to roll back. i worry that saying i am ruling out a second referendum might come back to bite her. she has said in the comments she won't extend the article 50 process. a significant nine are ready, most people would think that will have to happen now and certainly there is momentum building by the second referendum. is there? not enough yet but certainly..

lynton crosby ran boris johnson's successful mayoral campaign. theresa may's campaign, rather unsuccessfully, although she is still in power. that was the general election campaign last year. boris wants to reaso's job. election campaign last year. boris wants to reaso'sjob. et cetera. election campaign last year. boris wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa'sjob. we seem wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa's job. we seem to wants to reaso's job. et cetera. -- theresa'sjob. we seem to be reading into this a great deal. it is boris' for the taking, if you believe the front pages over the past few months. yes, and i'm not really sure thatis months. yes, and i'm not really sure that is the case. this story in the sunday times is the same story, in essence , sunday times is the same story, in essence, that the point is that lynton crosby is allegedly organising a campaign to vote down the chequers deal, and if that happens, theresa may's job the chequers deal, and if that happens, theresa may'sjob comes unsustainable, although we have he

getting help from sir lynton crosby. they are not on the best of terms. 2017 and there was a lot of recrimination about what happened. lynton crosby did run the mayoral campaign for boris johnson ona mayoral campaign for boris johnson on a better footing, mayoral campaign for boris johnson on a betterfooting, but mayoral campaign for boris johnson on a better footing, but he won that. the machinations continue as you were saying earlier, parliament returns this week, there is more plotting at stake, but theresa may is backed in. the story is the front the mail on sunday, the prime minister rumbles the plot. this is all about lynton crosby allegedly organising a campaign to vote down the chequers deal and therefore to destabilise and possibly remove theresa may and have replaced by johnson. again, the problem with thatis johnson. again, the problem with that is that borisjohnson himself isa that is that borisjohnson himself is a toxic character. we had dominic grieve not that long ago saying that he would leave the party if boris johnson became its leader.

lynton crosby is saying, get it out there first. inappropriate, doing things considered inappropriate. he has highlighted a certain style of politics, it and it seems to have helped him among his base. that is one of the arguments about this approach. we've been talking about this this morning, the story about the no—fault divorce? this this morning, the story about the no-fault divorce? nowl happen to think that this is not really that controversial. i think impractical terms it will change a lot. it will make people more intellectually honest but will have few cou ples intellectually honest but will have few couples challenging it, when unreasonable behaviour is cited, you did not put out the pins or whatever it will be. this is where a 68—year—old woman could not get a divorce from her husband. that was unusual. what would be more controversial is if any of these reforms that the times is campaigning for gets accepted. two things will be controversial, what they are like for the benefits of marriage to be shared among non—married

we understand at lynton crosby, who was involved in borisjohnson‘s merrill campaigns asa involved ins merrill campaigns as a political strategist, is involved in some kind of campaign to give an alternative to the chequers plan, and there is a lot of concern among brexiteers but also among remainer is about the brexit plan and talk about borisjohnson being potentially a leadership candidate. liam fox said the idea of changing a leader doesn't change the arithmetic in parliament because the conservatives don't have the majority they need to railroad any deal through parliament, but also we heard from david davis and he left the government over the chequers deal, he said he didn't know what boris johnson's plans deal, he said he didn't know what borisjohnson‘s plans work but on this issue of theresa may saying she wouldn't compromise, one of the key lines in the article, she says exceptin lines in the article, she says except in the national interest and david davis doesn't believe that means she will not compromise because it leaves the way open. the other argument i made at that cheq

but this has come from the fact that lynton crosby, who was very much involved in borisjohnson‘s successfultive party election campaigns, that he has been drafted in to basically work on a campaign that would be put forward as an alternative to the chequers plan, to show the chequers plan not to be the best idea, and that he will work on that. his involvement has raised questions about is this the beginning of a plot to replace theresa may with boris johnson? an important thing to note is what we heard from liam fox earlier on today on the andrew marr show. he said the thing about changing the leader is the arithmetic does not change. he means the conservative party does not have the numbers in parliament to be able to push through whatever it wants to push through on brexit. it needs consensus from within parliament from across different parties. whoever the leader is, they would have to do that. although theresa may is constantly under pressure and talk of plots, at this stage it does not look as though this would happen, certainly before we get to the point where there is or is not a dea

barack obama on the front page speaking atjohn mccain's funeral in washington yesterday —— sur lynton crosbyhind the draped coffin. strong words from his daughter yesterday, megan, who was one of the speakers at the funeral. let me read to you what she said, we gathered to mourn the passing of american greatness, the passing of american greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave. she went on to say the america ofjohn mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. no reference to donald trump by name but pretty clear who she was talking about. of course, donald trump not invited to the funeral yesterday. let's have a quick look at the time. you're watching bbc news breakfast. theresa may says she won't give in to those who want another eu referendum. there's been a big rise in the number of staff caught smuggling banned items into prisons. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. eye we talking about the weather? we we re eye we talking about the weather? we were going to talk about thomas the ta