that, i would suggest, morning, gaining the backing of matt hancock. te a big result for boris johnson. mr hancock had been to see the other contenders and there was a thought he might pitch in with one of mrjohnson‘s rivals to create a sort of alternative ticket which could really challenge mrjohnson. that is not happening now. matt hancock, saying that he thinks boris johnson has this unique personality which can unite the tory party, deliver brexit, and he also suggests he would govern, where he to win, is a one nation tory, in the same way as he did when he was mayor of london. as for team johnson, they are carrying on with route one, strategy one, not engaging with the media. so there is actually a hustings this morning for we lobby journalists, which all the other contenders are taking part in. once again, it seems borisjohnson will not be there. we heard from one of his rivals, michael gove, on the radio this morning, saying that borisjohnson has radio this morning, saying that boris johnson has got radio this morning, saying that borisjohnson ha

mulling over sense that secret vote and the results of that ballot of the first round yesterday, matt hancock got 20 mps backing him in that vote. if you compare it to borisjohnson, who was well ahead of the other candidates at 114, matt well ahead of the other candidates at 11a, matt hancock realising that it would be a huge struggle for him to continue on into the second round. we had a lunchtime deadline where candidates had to say whether they wanted to continue into the second round of voting, which takes place on tuesday, but confirmation 110w place on tuesday, but confirmation now from matt hancock that he is pulling out of the race to become the next conservative leader and the next prime minister. we can hear a bit more of what he had to say to oui’ bit more of what he had to say to our deputy political editor. i've tried to make the argument about the values that the conservative party needs to hold dear, free enterprise and support for a free society and being open and optimistic and enthusiastic about the future. but the party clearly is looking for a candidate to deal with the he

as you will gather, that was matt hancock speaking just a bit early this morning to john hancock speakingojohn pina before borisjohnson said that he will indeed take part in the bbc television debate on tuesday evening. matt hancock withdrawing from the conservative party race leaving six candidates still in the running. a couple have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable young woman in inverclyde more than eighteen years ago. one of them was also found guilty of fraudulently collecting her benefits, worth £182,000. a jury at the high court in glasgow convicted edward cairney and avriljones of killing nineteen—year—old margaret fleming between december 1999 and january 2000. margaret's body has never been found. detective superintendent paul livingstone, the senior investigating officer on the case, gave this statement a short time ago: the conditions in which she lived we re the conditions in which she lived were utterly disgusting. for kenny and jones to continue the charade that she was still alive for all these years was absolutely abhorrent. one of the reasons being abhorrent.

let's talk about matt hancock. michael gove's but perhaps he thinks there is only one stand winner in this contest. he wrote an article saying that, that he feels borisjohnson has article saying that, that he feels boris johnson has got article saying that, that he feels borisjohnson has got so many mps's endorsement that he will be on that final ballot going to party members and we know from polling of them that they are very much in favour of borisjohnson that they are very much in favour of boris johnson and likely that they are very much in favour of borisjohnson and likely to vote that they are very much in favour of boris johnson and likely to vote for him, so he is seen as the frontrunner and also a shrien and matt hancock saying he could wait five weeks and endorse him then or do it now. some will say he wants a job, others will say he is doing it because he wants to make sure he has some influence because within the cabinet, there is not so many of the more centre ground conservatives, those who voted rema

tweeting last night, matt hancock tweeted, "it's time to unite. backing boris to be the next pm on a pro—enterprise one nation ticket." these are the six candidates in the race, going into what could be a decisive week of the contest. so what happens next? tomorrow, conservative mps will vote for a second time — candidates need 33 votes to progress. that will be followed by a bbc leadership debate, which borisjohnson will take part in. a third, fourth and fifth ballot, if needed, will follow on wednesday and thursday. and once the final two candidates have been selected, the first hustings for conservative party members will get under way. the winner is expected to be announced in the week beginning 22nd july. with me now is our assistant political editor, norman smith. what is the fallout from the debate? i think teen borisjohnson are probably feeling pretty relaxed, because there wasn't really any game changer in the debate. no one came a cropper, but nobody push themselves to the front of the queue to be the main stand out challenger to boris j

matt hancock says i've been a greatly concerned by this issue.ch to the food that is served in our nhs, staff, patients, and families deserve so much better. now the nhs should be at the forefront of supporting people to make healthy choices. i've instructed the nhs to conduct a review of hospital food. that has come from the health secretary, matt hancock, following public health england confirming there have been two more deaths from listeria. scotland yard has confirmed tonight it won't take any action against the community —— comedianjoe action against the community —— comedian joe brand, after she action against the community —— comedianjoe brand, after she was criticised for a joke for throwing battery acid on politicians, she had already apologised. protesters in hong kong say they are pretending to ta ke to hong kong say they are pretending to take to the streets again this weekend, if a government refused to withdraw an extra edition law that would allow people in the territory to be sentenced to china for trial. organiser set up to a mi

what is it about matt hancock that has made you back him?t is not just hancock that has made you back him? it is notjust the hancock that has made you back him? it is not just the fact that he hancock that has made you back him? it is notjust the fact that he has got a very well thought out plan for brexit, but he has got a vision for the future as well. it is more than just brexit. nobody should be defined by that. he has good plans. what has caused peoples i is his pro—business approach. without business, the engine of the country doesn't turn at all. so that is really good, we need to keep going and keep our economy really strong. you feel that it is time to skip a generation, if you like, to go to a younger leader who can possibly be in place for longer? it is notjust about age, it is about ability. matt is the youngest candidate but that doesn't matter at all. he at the energy and enthusiasm and the ideas and policies. ithink energy and enthusiasm and the ideas and policies. i think what we have had over the last couple of weeks have be

matt hancock dropped out of the race last week. announcement after the first televised debate between five of the six contenders last night on channel 4 — borisjohnson had refused to take part. this lunchtime, the candidates — again without mrjohnson — are taking part in a hustings in westminster. here's our political correspondentjessica parker. he is not always been the silent type. are you hiding from media scrutiny? but boris johnson had little to say this morning at nothing to say last night. he didn't turn up to channel 4's leadership debate. but even so, he secured the backing the health secretary matt hancock who pulled out of the race last week, a boost for boris johnson and a blow for others. disappointing naturally, i'm a huge fan of matt. but candidates are ploughing on with their pitch. at the moment of course it is the case boris is the front runner but we need to make sure that he is tested and that we have two candidates who go forward, if boris is one of them, who we know are capable of being prime ministerfrom day

matt hancock. than 100 grenfell survivors and relatives are taking legal action in the us against three firms they blame for the fire. the firms targetted by the lawsuit are cladding maker arconicinsulation, maker celotex and fridge supplier whirlpool. a successful action in the us could cost them tens of millions of dollars in damages. the grenfell fire, injune 2017, claimed the lives of 72 people and another 70 were injured. the new lawsuit in the united states comes as official investigations into the fire continue here in the uk. jim reed and i have been working on this story. jim, let‘s bring our viewers up to date with what we know. morning. we‘re expecting this lawsuit to be formally launched later this week in the us state of pensylvannia. that has been chosen as the location partly because it‘s the american headquarters of two of the companies involved — arconic and celotex. this is significant because the laws in the united states around what are called "product liability" are seen as bei

it is a window where matt hancock can decide to discreetly reverse out of this contest.sixth. boris johnson got 114. matt hancock has probably concluded it might be a struggle to get over the line next week where you would have to get 33 to go ahead to third round. therefore perhaps best to volunteer defeats rather than the arithmetic forcing it upon you and a couple of days. what is going on amongst the also—rans, frankly days. what is going on amongst the also—ra ns, frankly the days. what is going on amongst the also—rans, frankly the other candidates were also runs yesterday when you look at the numbers, is to try to work out how to respond to how well boris johnson has try to work out how to respond to how well borisjohnson has done. they are not all on the same side, those who came second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. they all believe their vision is better than the next. there are lots of conversations going on and the desire amongst some that the conversation whittles itself down pretty quickly and it is likely that by lunchtime a list that was ten an

matt hancock has withdrawn as you heard in that report. whose votes are up for grabs as well as that of mr hancock and his endorsement which will count for something in this race, so i am sure that all of the other candidates will be hitting the phones this weekend and into next week ahead of the next secret ballot among mps next tuesday when the bar will be considerably higher, 33 votes needed to survive, so those who supported matt hancock in the first round, their phones will be buzzing across the weekend. a memorial service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died. later, survivors and the bereaved will lay a wreath at the foot of the tower, in west london, and hold a vigil to remember those who lost their lives. but two years on from the disaster, three—quarters of tall buildings in england with cladding categorised as unsafe still haven't had it removed, or modified. sarah campbell reports. lit up in memory of all those who died, and for a community still living with the scars of

matt hancock was seen could stop wasjohnson.as a strong contender. now he and sajid javid are dropping out. the debate could open the field up a bit more. rory stewart was asked, who would you not work with? you said, i could not work with was johnson. i don‘t agree with leaving with no deal. and there is talk tonight that maybe he could work with him if he was having to rescue the situation. if we end up with no deal. strange how allegiances and views can change in a matter of days. absolutely, and given there is a secret ballad, there are usually some excellent shenanigans. then in the secret ballad. another box. it's interesting. everybody's being incredibly vicious. rory stewart criticising boris. sajid javid calling him yesterday's man. the argument about boris johnson calling him yesterday's man. the argument about borisjohnson hiding from the tv debate because it could damage him, ithink, that is from the tv debate because it could damage him, i think, that is where he excels. some of the other candidates have suffered fr

let's return to the tory leadership race and the health secretary matt hancock has, this morning, pulleds, but wasn't endorsing anyone else at this stage. he spoke to our deputy political editor, john pienaar. the party is clearly looking for a candidate to deal with the here and now. i very much put myself forward as a candidate focused on the future, and so i have decided to withdraw from the race and instead, see how best i can advance those values within the party, and the big and difficult task that we have a head. a big disappointment to have to pull out in this way. naturally, you enter these contests in order to win, and i have also tried to make that happen on the values that i care about, and making the argument about the things that matter. the conservative party always needs to be pro—business, pro—enterprise, and i think that i have been winning that argument and more and more other candidates are starting to say these things, and that we need to be open and attracting voters from the centre ground, voters who might vote for other parties, those who might think about that vo

matt hancock, proposer lord eustis. matt hancock, proposer damian green and tracey crouch.k harper, proposerjackie draw price and second steve double. jeremy hunt, the proposer is doctor liam fox. sajid javid, the proposer is robert halperin and the sector is victoria atkins. borisjohnson, who is proposed by elizabeth truss and seconded by ben wallace. andrea leadsom who has been proposed by chris heaton—harris and seconded by heather wheeler. esther mcvey who has been proposed by sir gary streeter and seconded by ben bradley. dominic rather, the proposer is david davis and the second is maria miller. and lastly, rory stewart, the proposer is david cork and the second is victoria prentis. that means there are ten valid nominations. the official 19 -- 1920 to valid nominations. the official 19 —— 1920 to hustings will be held tomorrow and wednesday and the first ballot will be held on thursday between 10am and midday. we anticipate for that it is an gentleman of the press that the result of the first ballot will be available around 1pm this thursday. thank you very much inde

a sixth, health secretary matt hancock, today withdrew from the race. we'll bring you all the latest in the contest to be the country's next prime minister. also tonight... a memorial service to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy — survivors and families say their trauma continues. after three deaths linked to listeria last week — two at this hospital — two more elsewhere are confirmed. the couple convicted of killing the teenage girl who was in their care. margaret fleming's murder was covered up for 20 years. the raf airlifts a hundred tonnes of ballast and sand to help block a burst river bank in lincolnshire. it is sugasawa. cooly done, and scotland are in big trouble here now. and japan leaves scotland teetering on the brink of exit from the women's world cup, after a 2—1 defeat. and coming up on bbc news... the sun is shining for england at the cricket world cup as a great bowling display inspires a big win over west indies. good evening. boris johnson, the frontrunner in the race to be conservative party leader and prime mi

meanwhile, the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced he is dropping out of the contest. ter the first ballot, mr hancock was in sixth place with 20 votes, with borisjohnson the stand—out winner with 114 votes. there are now six candidates going through to the second ballot next week. over to our political correspondent chris mason at westminster. jane, there is a seriousness of purpose and organisation around boris johnson's pitch for the top job this time that was not there three years ago, but also a caution about moments where he could slip up. but his team knew that if he avoided all public scrutiny during this campaign and he was to win, there would be even bigger questions about his legitimacy when or if he moves into downing street. meanwhile, the number of contenders in this race has fallen by another, another dropout this morning, here is the story of the morning. lights, camera, and the end of the action for matt hancock, his attempt to be prime minister is over. where i have put myself forward as a candidate focused on the future, the pa rty‘s understandably fo

ago we had this fresh endorsement for boris johnson, somebody who was not at the debate, from matt hancocketary. matt pulled out of the race himself on friday. no doubt the remaining candidates have been vying for his support over the weekend but he has plumbed for borisjohnson. interestingly writing an article in the times that he says interestingly writing an article in the times that he sastohnson is, in his view, almost certainly going to be the next prime minister. so the party in his view needs to start coming together sooner rather than later. one of the other things that the candidates were clashing over last night was who might be best to ta ke last night was who might be best to take on boris johnson last night was who might be best to take on borisjohnson because there is the sense that he may well reach the final two and it is the final two who then go out to the conservative party membership. but i would say if there is a sense of inevitability hanging over the air here in terms of borisjohnson‘s quest for number 10, it is worth saying that little has proven inevitable recentl

in a statement, the health secretary said: here at the department of health, matt hancock was facingwant him to make an urgent statement to the commons on monday to outline what exactly was being done. they say hospital patients and staff alike need reassurance. 43 nhs trusts have been supplied sandwiches and salads from a company called the good food chain, which has been linked to the outbreaks. they got their fillings from north country cooked meats. here, a strain of listeria has been identified. both have halted production. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect sandwiches and salads were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. listeria typically causes mild food poisoning but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. it is probably the nastiest of all the foodborne bugs. nastiest in a sense that it does have this ability to target vulnerable people, and unfortunately kill them. far more than even nasty bugs like e.coli 157. as investigations continue, public health englan

matt hancock. you're watching monday in parliament.und—up, you can catch up thanks to the wonders of modern technology via the bbc iplayer. now it could end up being the biggest recall of consumers goods the country has ever seen. last week the government encouraged up to 500,000 owners of tumble dryers to send them back to their manufacturer, whirlpool amid concerns they are of fire risk. some of the tumble dryers have already been modified. a labour mp had more questions. what further advice is being given to the owners of whirlpool tumble dryers? why has whirlpool not published the list of the model number is on its website? and refusing those to which electrical safety first and why exactly that advice changed from 0pss, because they seemed quite happy in april with it and will the government look again at the modification process and the evidence compiled by which, which says the modified machines are still liable to catch fire? and finally, mr speaker, let me say this. does the minister agree with what her predecessor said in ask

the leadership race lost one candidate today — the heath secretary matt hancock dropped out, leavingnto the next ballot of tory mps on tuesday. with more, here's our deputy political editor john pienaar. a warning his report contains flashing images. leader of the pack, the strong, silent type. are you afraid of scrutiny or a gaffe, mrjohnson? well, was he up forfacing live interviews, joining the other candidates in a bbc tv debate? turned out today he was. i've always been keen on tv debates. i'm slightly bewildered by the conversation that's been going on. and the best time to do that i think would be after the second ballot on tuesday. he decided risking a slip—up or setback next tuesday, although not in channel 4's debate on sunday, was worth it. his pledge, no surrender. he'd deliver a managed brexit, deal or no deal, by october the 31st. the only way to make sure that we convince our partners that we're determined to get that outcome is to prepare for no deal, and i think it would be absolutely bizarre to signal at this stage that the uk government was willing once again to ru

the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food.statement, he said... listeria typically causes mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. a little earlier i spoke to dr nick phin, the deputy director of the national infection service at public health england. we very quickly identified this and on may 25, the products were withdrawn, we have now been working for over two weeks, and we have not seen any for over two weeks, and we have not seen any new cases since for over two weeks, and we have not seen any new cases since then, so thatis seen any new cases since then, so that is very

matt hancock decided on friday, i believe, that he would not get much further in this.ot enough votes to get through to this round but he thought he would quit while he was ahead, so to speak. he was presenting himself asa to speak. he was presenting himself as a moderniser, a compromiser on brexit but he obviously wants a job in the next tory cabinet and so he is basically supporting boris johnson who is currently the clear front runner. the daily mirror has chicken boris. tells about the chicken. you are familiar with this. iam.i chicken. you are familiar with this. i am. i have seen the world through the eyes of the chicken. the chicken, by the way, the daily mirror chicken follows boris. and also followed david cameron when he did not attend televised debates. we have resurrected the chicken because borisjohnson has have resurrected the chicken because boris johnson has been have resurrected the chicken because borisjohnson has been hiding away from scrutiny. he managed to dodge this debate and he is also not coming to the hustings that the lobby journalists coming

i would want to see that, and i hope that matt hancock or his su ccesso i’s i hope that matt hancockmore day to go. this is the plan for tomorrow. the queen, the prince of wales, president trump and the first lady will travel from central london to portsmouth, where they will attend the commemmorations at southsea common to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. they will be joined by 300 d—day veterans. the queen will formally bid farewell to the president and mrs trump in portsmouth, who will then depart later in the day and travel to ireland. let‘s turn to some of the day‘s other news now, and the conservative party has agreed changes to the mechanism to find theresa may‘s successor. ii mps are now still in the running for the leadership. official nominations need to be in by tenjune, and candidates must have eight mps backing their campaign. a series of ballots will then whittle down the field to just two candidates across a number of dates this month. for the final two, hustings among the tory membership start on 22 june. a new leader will finally be elected the week b

the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food.eria typically causes mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. the anglophile, who was perhaps best known for his adaptations of shakespeare's works, including romeo and juliet, is reported to have died peacefully after a long illness. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's women are already looking forward to the knock—out phase of the world cup, having qualified from the group stage with a game to sp

but even so, he secured the backing of the health secretary matt hancock, who pulled out of the race k, a boost for borisjohnson and a blow for others. disappointing, naturally. i'm a huge fan of matt's. but candidates are ploughing on with their pitch. at the moment, yes, of course it is the case that boris is the front runner, but we need to make sure that he is tested and that we have two candidates who go forward, if boris is one of them, who we know are capable of being prime minister from day one. only two candidates can face that final vote of the conservative party membership and because of borisjohnson‘s dominance so far, other contenders are trying to suggest that they're the best person to give borisjohnson a run for his money. but time is running out to make that case. the second round of voting among tory mps takes place tomorrow. this candidate says he's calling his rivals‘ bluff, rory stewart, unlike, other contenders, doesn't claim that a better deal can be wangled out of the eu. we all agree we want to get brexit done as quickly as possible, but the question is how. t

that was matt hancock earlier.n car production after output was hit by the original brexit deadline. so growth for the three months to april slowed to 0.3%. the contraction in the economy in april itself was far sharper than economists had expected — at 0.4% — but as you can see from this graph, growth had already begun begun to weaken in early spring. i am joined in the studio by vicky pryce, who is the chief economic adviser at the centre for economics and business research. welcome, thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to this? it was a much sharper decrease in gdp than was anticipated. everybody expected they would be a reduction because there was stockpiling at the beginning of the year and everyone thought that we might leave on the 29th of march, we didn‘t. in anticipation of the problem is that there might be afterwards, people we re there might be afterwards, people were buying things in advance. also were buying things in advance. also we we re were buying things in advance. also we were exporti

matt hancock might be helping out on the ft.d all queuing up for at backing forjohnson and all queuing upfora at backing forjohnson and all queuing up for a job. at backing forjohnson and all queuing up for a joblj at backing forjohnson and all queuing up for a job. i am at backing forjohnson and all queuing up for ajob. i am so surprised because actually he is a good guy. he has been... he has understood a lot of things that johnson never will and his life. he has kind of been eight sincere, committed politician. for him to fall in form for his own career? i hope not. i fall in form for his own career? i hope not. lam fall in form for his own career? i hope not. i am losing all faith and politics. how much had you got before tonight? i did not. i was always saying that all politicians are not like this. a lot of them are doing very good jobs and now i am beginning to think... interesting in the medic —— machinations behind it. he was the protege, george osborne, they were friendly in the treasury and now he crept up. george osb

the health secretary, matt hancock, is said to be deciding whether to continue.the tory leadership contest after 114 tory mps backed him — so will the other candidates form some kind of alliance in order to try to beat him to the top job? in a moment we'll hear from andrew bridgen mp — who is one of those backing boris johnson. but first let's listen to this from this morning's today programme on radio 4 — where mohammed amin, the chairman of the conservative muslim forum, said he'll quit the conservatives if borisjohnson becomes leader. i've been a conservative party member for over 36 years and we don't expect our politicians, our prime ministers, to be saints, but we do require a basic level of morality and integrity, and of all of the candidates in the party leadership election, boris johnson is the only one that i believe fails that test, and i'm not prepared to be a member of a party that chooses him as its leader. there are many horrible people who have been popular. popularity is not the test. the test is, is this person sufficiently moral to be prime min

is it not a blow for your man that matt hancock is backing boris johnson?boris. what do you think? i'm confident that jeremy is well placed in this contest, he came second in the first ballot, he is gaining momentum. i think you demonstrated last night the skills he has is a former businessman, a well—respected foreign secretary, i think he is well placed not only to deliver brexit but to bring the country together after that is finished. brexit but to bring the country together after that is finishedlj wa nt together after that is finished.” wa nt to together after that is finished.” want to ask both of you, the eu said no to reopening the withdrawal agreement, no to changing the backstop. so, how is borisjohnson convincing you that he can get a withdrawal agreement through parliament, the same question to you? he is right to focus on the fa ct you? he is right to focus on the fact that we can't extend this process beyond the end of october. i think the indecision, the uncertainty is what is killing politics in the country. but his preference is not for no

what would be then a radical, as matt hancock has said, a radical, as matt hancock has said, a radical new approach to the food that is served by the nhs?|j radical new approach to the food that is served by the nhs? i think it is wrong to castigate sandwiches. if you talk to nutritionists, they are considered one of the better ways to feed patients because it is a balanced diet. consumers tend to eat them all rather than leaving what is on the plate. i think it is a case of finding a way to actually plan certain types of product and it is not just plan certain types of product and it is notjust damages from patients who are at risk. it is a relatively small group of patients who are likely to be at risk. there are certain categories of people who are at risk from listeria and our advice for many years has been exactly that. the food standards agency has guidelines and has done a lot of work on this. the indication of what you're saying there is that the responsibility for ongoing safety of people hospitals has nothing to do with the sandwich makers. it is only about, if i am understan

join us health secretary matt hancock. join us at10am, health secretary matt hancock.er with sarah keith—lucas. it isa it is a very unsettled start to this week and actually this week is looking pretty unsettled all week. we have some rain around today, this is the fairly soggy scene in chichester this morning, grey skies, outbreaks rain and for much of south—east england and east anglia, we are set to see some heavy rain but through this morning, sunny spells and showers elsewhere across the uk but we've already seen those outbreaks of rain across the south—east which will be creeping their way further northwards and westwards, too bad this rain is going to be quite slow moving over the next few days, drifting north—west was across the uk. sunshine and some showers for scotland, northern ireland, wales and the south—east of england. northern england should stay dry u nfa i rly northern england should stay dry unfairly sunny but rather cool with temperatures in the mid teens. this and tonight, that rain drifts across northern england, wales and south—east and south—wes

health secretary, matt hancock. —— time to meet the tribe of conservatives.ntry needs to move forward. politics has been stuck in a rut. plenty of others are vying for attention. the man who adi tries to negotiate brexit but quit over the deal is running also. —— that man who already tried. i am the conviction brexiteer with a plan, discipline and focus to lead as out by the end of october. you said you could get a different deal with the eu which they have ruled out again and again. or leave without a deal, which parliament probably would not allow, u nless parliament probably would not allow, unless you really are serious about suspending the house of commons. the one thing i have not done, which other candidates have, is take things off the table which only wea ken things off the table which only weaken our negotiating position in brussels. the candidates have something in common yarns being ambitious toadies. they have all held office, five are in the current cabinet. —— being ambitious tories. a packed room of the tory establishment. we need tough negoti

and matt hancock said the same thing. let's turn to the times. nigel farage goes for no deal.visers. completely i supposed to be expected by donald trump who doesn‘t do that sort of diplomatic advice but it is unusual for a visiting president, who is coming of the guest of the queen, a state visit, to start getting involved in domestic politics. any foreign leader. the polite thing to do is to actually come it is up to the people. i suppose donald trump or protocol, the two do not go together. as far as he could is concerned, he has nothing to lose. he hasn't really. it is the way he operates. nobody is surprised he does this. he already said before he thought when he was over here last time, he thought borisjohnson would make a good prime minister. now he is interfering with the whole brexit process and saying that theresa may got it wrong, that what you have to do is stand up to them, this is where nigel farage comes in, it must beano where nigel farage comes in, it must be a no deal. in fairness, the one think he is offering to him he has a sta ke think he is offering to hi

last night, but a boost for borisjohnson's leadership bid — he's now backed by health secretary matt hancockining in the eu. european is who we are and who we have always been. our members are remain. demonstrations in hong kong continue — with more calls for the chief executive to resign over a controversial extradition plan. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. gary woodland has won his first golf major with a three shot victory at the us open. he is hardly

the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food.rove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. the leader of hong kong has suspended the introduction of a new law that would allow extraditions to mainland china. the controversial proposals prompted huge street protests, including one last sunday where organisers said more than1 million people took part. from hong kong, rupert wingfield hayes reports. fellow citizens and members of the media... as she stood alone at the podium, carrie lam must have known every pair of eyes in hong kong was watching her. after a week of mass street protests and running battles between pr

well, the health secretary, matt hancock, has called for a review of nhs food.oncerned about the issue and strongly believes that a new, radical approach is needed into the way food is served in the nhs. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: campaigners in hong kong vow to push ahead with a rally on sunday — despite the decision to suspend a controversial bill. let's stay with that now: the decision by carrie lam is a win for protestors, but why are people still angry? that is the question i put to antony dapiran, the author of "city of protest: a recent history of dissent in hong kong." i think people are incredibly angry in the way chief executive carrie lam has handled the process, and i think they are unhappy with the comments she made last night saying that she would temporarily pause the bill. she said it was a temporary pause and not a complete

the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food.mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. let's talk now to stewart mckenzie from the hospital caterers association... thank you for talking to us. it's a volu nta ry thank you for talking to us. it's a voluntary organisation, isn't it? to celebrate the 70th anniversary and my understanding is that yourjob is to promote, develop and help improve catering in our hospitals so i would like to know are you surprised by this outbreak of listeria in our hospitals? yes, i am surprised. i'm also concerned about the food supply chain in terms of

well, the health secretary, matt hancock, has called for a review of nhs food.he issue and strongly believes that a new, radical approach is needed into the way food is served in the nhs. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: campaigners in hong kong promise to keep going, after mass protests force the government to suspend a china extraditon bill. more now on that. protists are planned later on sunday. we can speak to antony dapiran, the author of city of protest: a recent history of dissent in hong kong. hejoins us from hong kong. thank you for your time. this has been a win for protesters and opponents of sorts yet people are still so angry, why is that? people are incredibly angry at the way the chief executive carrie lam has handled the entire incident and angered by the statements you made at the press conference last night where she announced sh

this is what matt hancock has said.western nation since the second world war. labour says there a disgrace and there are some conservative candidates who have been accused of racism, islamophobia and misogyny. it is the language being used by the main parties in westminster against its most senior individuals. chris mason at westminster, thank you. doctors linked to the opposition in sudan say a0 bodies have been pulled from the river nile, bringing the number of pro—democracy activists killed this week to 100. residents in the capital, khartoum, have told the bbc they're living in fear, as members of a paramilitary group loyal to the government, roam the streets. tonight, the united nations announced that they were pulling out some of their staff from the country. reporting from khartoum, here's catherine byaru hanga. 0n on most days, there is gridlock in khartoum. now it is eerily quiet. apart from the rapid support forces who are everywhere, they are accused of committing a massacre against protesters. their alleged

well, the health secretary, matt hancock, has called for a review of nhs food.t a new, radical approach is needed into the way food is served in the nhs. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. the exam board edexcel has launched an investigation into how part of an a—level maths paper was leaked online. blacked out images of two questions were shared on social media, ahead of the exam yesterday. pearson, which runs edexcel, said the images were circulated "in a very limited way", and that pupils would not have to re—sit the paper. sudan's chief prosecutor says the deposed president, 0mar al—bashir, will appear in court next week. al—bashir faces charges of corruption and possessing foreign currency. the military ousted the long—time president in april, after months of protests against him. criminal investigations linked to corruption have been opened against more than a0 other former official

the health secretary, matt hancock, has now called for a review of nhs food. have been incredibly concerned by this issue and strongly believe listeria typically causes mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. the first patient affected showed symptoms on the 25th of april. suspect salads and sandwiches were withdrawn on the 25th of may. public health england first warned about the outbreak on the 7th ofjune. the good food chain, which is being linked to the outbreak, has since voluntarily ceased production. as investigations continue, public health england insist any risk to the public remains low. leigh milner, bbc news. exam board edexcel has launched an investigation into how part of an a—level maths paper was leaked online. blacked out images of two questions were shared on social media ahead of the exam yesterday. pearson, which runs edexcel, said the images were circulated "in a very limited way". it reassured students no—one would be advantaged or disadvantaged and they would not have to re—sit the paper. joining me

health secretary matt hancock's 20 votes in his last round now up for grabs. i have put myself as a candidate focused on the future, the party has an assembly focused very much on the here and now and how we get through brexit in the next few months. i have decided to withdraw from the contest. in other words, the big issue in the coming debates and rounds of voting next week is how willing the next prime minister will be to leave the eu without a deal. that and who is best placed to take on the front runner. johnny hunt said his negotiating experience in business ——jeremy —— jeremy hunt... and as foreign secretary meant he could get a deal where theresa may failed, so trust him and not borisjohnson. his heart stopped on the 31st of october is effectively saying —— hard stop... that the best we can offer the country is either a no—deal brexit or a general election, if parliament succeeds in stopping that. so six runners left. michael in third place and trying to accelerate. i'm looking forward to a contest of ideas and to exchanging thoughts with other candida

matt hancock, proposer damian green and tracey crouch.rper, proposerjackie door—price and second steve double. jeremy hunt, the proposer is doctor liam fox. and the second are, sir patrick mcloughlin. sajid javid, the proposer is robert halperin and the sector is victoria atkins. boris johnson, who is proposed by elizabeth truss and seconded by ben wallace. andrea leadsom, who has been proposed by chris heaton—harris and seconded by heather wheeler. esther mcvey who has been proposed by sir gary streeter and seconded by ben bradley. dominic raab, the proposer is david davis and the seconder is maria miller. and lastly, rory stewart, the proposer is david cork and the seconder is victoria prentis. that means there are ten valid nominations. the official 1922 to hustings will be held tomorrow and wednesday and the first ballot will be held on thursday between 10am and midday. we anticipate for that it is an gentleman of the press that the result of the first ballot will be available around 1pm this thursday. thank you very much indeed. damo

the health secretary matt hancock uses the health secretary matt hancock uses a no—deal brexit is nots suggesting a time limit on the irish backstop and a new free trade deal with the eu. the latest wannabe prime minister to join trade deal with the eu. the latest wannabe prime minister tojoin the fray is throwing another referendum into the next. former university minister who quit over theresa may's withdrawal agreement says he wants to broaden the debate. if the choice is between no deal and revoke then the way to break through this impasse and actually get things moving could be a second vote. that's 13 candidates so far are trying their luck in a race that doesn't officially begin until theresa may finally steps down. and that will be after donald trump's been and gone. liverpool fans have been celebrating well into the night after their clubs victory in the champions league final, the sixth time they've won europe's top club championship. they beat spurs 2—0 in madrid. here's our sports correspondent david ornstein. with the prize in hand and pride in their hearts, liverpool hea

health secretary matt hancock said they would be a root and branch review of hospital food.ned that it's about to breach the international agreement made in 2015 to restrict its nuclear activities. it says it will exceed the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium in ten days' time. last year president trump withdrew the us from the nuclear deal and imposed new economic sanctions on iran. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. what is iran trying to achieve with this announcement today? ever since the us pulled out of its deal last year there has been the threat that at some point iran would stop complying with the provisions. it looks like next week that may happen when it starts stockpiling more uranium than it's allowed to and potentially enriching it more thanit and potentially enriching it more than it should. this is largely a signal to the europeans and other countries saying, we, iran, need more help economically to deal with us sanctions and europe aren't doing enough. the europeans are in a bit ofa enough. the europeans are in a bit of a quandary. t

meanwhile, the leadership race lost one candidate today, the heath secretary matt hancock dropped outdeputy political editorjohn pienaar contains flashing images. leader of the pack, the strong, silent type. reporter: are you afraid of scrutiny or a gaffe, mrjohnson? well, was he up forfacing live interviews, joining the other candidates in a bbc tv debate? turned out today he was. i've always been keen on tv debates. i'm slightly bewildered by the conversation that's been going on. and the best time to do that i think would be after the second ballot on tuesday. he decided risking a slip—up or setback next tuesday, although not in channel 4's debate on sunday, was worth it. his pledge, no surrender. he'd deliver a managed brexit, deal or no deal, by october the 31st. the only way to make sure that we convince our partners that we're determined to get that outcome is to prepare for no deal, and i think it would be absolutely bizarre to signal at this stage that the uk government was willing once again to run up the white flag and delay yet again. as for the big barrier to a deal, how