because michael gove said they would prefer because michael gove said they would p refer to because michaele with a deal but, you know, if no deal is a plausible outcome then they need to prepare for it. there are wide ranges of voices from a number of parties that do not want a number of parties that do not want ano a number of parties that do not want a no deal. they want a deal. you can get trapped in double negatives if you are not careful. notjust on the opposition benches but within the conservative ranks as well. yes, absolutely. no matter how determined the government is to pursue a no—deal brexit, if it comes to it, there are significant forces on the other side opposed to a no—deal brexit including, you know, labour, the liberal democrats, a sizeable group of conservative mps, not least the man until a few days ago who was the chancellor. he says he is determined to do whatever is necessary to avoid a no dear brexit, potentially we presume including passing or helping to pass a vote of no confidence in borisjohnson‘s government. what does this mean for labour‘s position? if the go

government is now "working on the assumption" of a no—deal brexit — that's according to minister michael gove responsible for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels but writing in the sunday times he added: "no deal is now a very real prospect." meanwhile the chancellor sajid javid has confirmed he will soon announce extra funding for no—deal preparations. our political correspondent, tom barton, is here with more. what has michael gove been saying today? this is a change of tone from the previous government, making it very, very clear that no—deal brexit is firmly on the table. we heard it from borisjohnson is firmly on the table. we heard it from boris johnson in is firmly on the table. we heard it from borisjohnson in the leadership campaign, but now at the end of the first week, where the cabinet and government are complete, it is full of filled believers, leaving the eu on the 31st of october. michael gove saying no ifs, no buts, brexit is happening. he says they are going to go to the eu, they are going to try to renegotiate. he say

michael gove says they would prefer for it. michael gove says they would p refer to for it.prefer to leave with a deal but if no deal is a plausible outcome, the need to prepare for it. there are, as we know, a wide range of voices from a number of parties that do not wa nt from a number of parties that do not want there to be a no deal. they wa nt want there to be a no deal. they want a deal. you can get trapped in double negatives, if you are not careful. not just double negatives, if you are not careful. notjust on the opposition benches, but in the conservative ra nks benches, but in the conservative ranks as well. absolutely, no matter how determined the government is for a no—deal brexit, there are significant forces on the other side opposed to in no—deal brexit, including labour party, the liberal democrats, a sizeable group of conservative mps, including the man he was a chancellor until a few days ago philip hammond. he says he is ready to do whatever is necessary to prevent in no—deal brexit, we presume passing or helping to pass a vote of no confidence in boris j

but michael gove saying today, as we've heard from borisjohnson, the prime minister, as well, that thee of commons. mr gove talks about it as a dish that people don't like, you can'tjust keep reheating it and offering it up again and hoping that it will go down better the next time. they say they hope the eu will change their minds and allow changes to that deal and a new agreement to be done, but so far no sign they are going to budge. joining me now is andy maciver, former head of communications for the scottish conservatives. thank you forjoining us this evening. firstly, do you believe borisjohnson when he says he will deliver a no deal if he has to? no, i'm not convinced, i've never been convinced about that, and actually he asked his key advisor, dominic cummings, and also michael gove personally, saying he didn't believe in no deal, so the biggest problem the theresa may government had is nobody believed them when they said they could deliver no deal. i suspect what the government is trying to do is convince brussels they will leave and they won't be a no deal outcome. my suspic

government is now "working on the assumption" of a no—deal brexit — that's according to minister michael goveor planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels but, writing in the sunday times, he added: "no deal is now a very real prospect." meanwhile the chancellor sajid javid has confirmed he will soon announce extra funding for no—deal preparations. rishi sunak, the chief secretary the treasury, told sky news sophy ridge that the government is looking at every option for brexit, including a no—deal scenario. it is absolutely right we prepare for it. we have to leave on our own terms. we can't be subject to the decisions of other people. we would be happy to enter into renegotiations. we want to remove this undemocratic backstop from the existing agreement but if the eu is not willing to talk about that then it is right we prepare properly, with conviction and with the financial resources that the treasury will now supply properly for all departments to make those preparations for our coming departure. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon

government is now "working on the assumption" of a no—deal brexit — that's according to minister michael govele for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels but, writing in the sunday times, he added: "no deal is now a very real prospect." meanwhile the chancellor sajid javid has confirmed he will soon announce extra funding for no—deal preparations. our political correspondent tom barton explained a little more about what michael gove has been writing. this is really, i think, underlining of what boris johnson was this is really, i think, underlining of what borisjohnson was talking about during his leadership campaign. you know, borisjohnson made it very clear that come what may, on the 31st october britain would be leaving whether that was with or without a deal. today, michael gove who is in overall charge of planning for a new deal scenario charge of planning for a new deal scenario across charge of planning for a new deal scenario across government, coordinating government departments, making sure that they have the funding that they

government here is now "working on the assumption" of a no—deal brexit — that's according to minister michael goveh a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels but, writing in the sunday times, he added: "no deal is now a very real prospect." meanwhile the chancellor sajid javid has confirmed he will soon announce extra funding for no—deal preparations. our political correspondent tom bartonjoins me now. you have been watching all of the positions of the government and opposition parties. this is the most explicit declaration that the government now expect a no—deal. absolutely. in particular michael gove writing in the sunday times today was very clear that there is i'io today was very clear that there is no ifs, no buts, no more delay, brexit is happening. we have had borisjohnson brexit is happening. we have had boris johnson throughout the leadership campaign make it very clear that, what may october 31 is a deadline for deal or no deal. his ministers and this new cabinet are all true believers to that message. no one was allowed to join all true believers to th

by michael gove and boris johnson.” think it is part of the same strategy.lightly at odds but when you look at the overall picture, one thing thatis at the overall picture, one thing that is distant is that any government minister you ask will say they do not want a no deal brexit and both michael gove in the sunday times yesterday and boris johnson today say it is their aim and intention to get a new brexit deal. that they are both clear that the withdrawal agreement negotiated by theresa may must go, particularly the back stop part of it and a new agreement must be reached. if that is not the case, however, the government is working on the assumption that it will not happen and that they must prepare for a no deal brexit. so was borisjohnson said today that it is not his assumption there will be a no deal brexit, he said that michael gove was absolutely right to prepare for that eventuality and that is what the government is doing. remember, this is not just the government is doing. remember, this is notjust a case of believing that it this is notjust a ca

you've got michael gove, who is leading on this every day with meetings with these six blokes, these cobra room. two things i wonder, one, whether michael gove is leading that so prime ministerjohnson can i’ui'i that so prime ministerjohnson can run around later saying i should have been involved more in that if it doesn't work, who knows? i've forgotten what the other one was! very quickly, john, is he serious about it? i think he is serious about it? i think he is serious about it? i think he is serious about it but he doesn't have any plan about how to get past of the opposition of parliament, which is why i think he will be forced after the end of october to go to the country and say i've been blocked by parliament and i need a mandate for my brexit. turning to the financial times and this is the reality of it, people's jobs are on the line. you were talking about good exit headlines for borisjohnson, talking about good exit headlines for boris johnson, but talking about good exit headlines for borisjohnson, but this isn't one of them. this isjobs being threatened at vauxhall ——

michael gove was the first big brexiteer change.el gove, would it be so obvious that boris was going to be prime minister or would it have looked different, is it all on bennett's filed? michael gove and borisjohnson, if bennett's filed? michael gove and boris johnson, if anything bennett's filed? michael gove and borisjohnson, if anything for journalists, just the psychodrama. they were best buddies in 2016 then stabbed boris in the back and went for it himself. it would have been a great story if they went hammer and tongs but you cannot have everything. on the telegraph, a slightly different spin and photograph. they have philip hammond the chancellor, saying he stirs up trouble for boris because he abstained into this vote. an interesting line in the back, he is believed to be the first chancellor ever to defy without being sacked or resigning. the chancellor is accused at least by the telegraph of leaving at least by the telegraph of leaving a booby—trapped for the new prime minister and orchestrating a coup. they are using pre

when michael gove says they might prefer when michael gove says they might p refer to when michael gover to leave with a deal, they say they have heard the response from the eu, the deal that was agreed with theresa may is the one on the table, take it or leave it. he says while he is optimistic that a deal can be reached, they say they must operate on an assumption that the eu will not budge. he says there is now a very real prospect of no deal and planning for no deal is now the government's number one priority. tom, the new prime minister is not wasting much time. he was here in manchester yesterday offering money for the north. it is early days, but the boris bounce is on? the boris bounce, of course, thatis on? the boris bounce, of course, that is what the newspapers are calling it. it is good news, as far as opinion polls go. four of them all of them are showing an improvement for the conservatives. it is not uncommon, any new leader, new government, often have a honeymoon period where the see the polling numbers increase. there has been an improvement, somewhere between three and

if this had been a contest between michael gove and borisjohnson, things contest between michael govegs could contest between michael gove and borisjohnson, things could have been very different. michael gove could have positioned himself as the person to say, i am the true believer in brexit, boris is the fair weather supporter. but now it is with jeremy hunt fair weather supporter. but now it is withjeremy hunt and so boris johnson positions himself as the true brexiteer, jeremy hunt is the person who voted for remain and supported remain, knowing that is all—important to supported remain, knowing that is all—importa nt to that supported remain, knowing that is all—important to that small constituency of 160,000 conservative members. it is in the paper which has most promoted him for which he writes, and therefore one must expect some bias. yes, it is boris johnson getting across precisely the message that he was to get across. because he wants to make it clear that no deal is an option. one of his criticisms of the negotiations up his criticisms of the negotiations up until this po

michael gove who was in downing street, we are waiting for an announcement. on whether he would be the deputy minister, but clearly very much, in fact, deputy minister, but clearly very much, infact, i deputy minister, but clearly very much, in fact, i am deputy minister, but clearly very much, infact, iam hearing he is not the deputy prime minister, but clearly involves in his cabinet discussions. very sorry to break in on the discussion, just wanted to bring that news. where does the member who brought the articles forward stand ? member who brought the articles forward stand? there is no evidence at the democratic leadership has ever intended to impeach donald trump. time and time again interested in the path of that. the rumour is that house judiciary committee chairman now would support impeachment, but we just had an impeachment, but we just had an impeachment vote which went down in flames. it was overwhelmingly rejected by both democrats and republicans. it was opposed by the democratic leadership. so, the general view is that the democrats wa nt gene

what alternative does michael gove really have but to prepare for no deal? to be realistic and realise it is a disaster for all of us realise it is a disaster for all of us and stop it. the fact that preparing for no deal should and might be reassuring but actually as terrifying. what they're doing is not trying to stop the disaster, they are trying to stop, they are trying to mitigate the impact was that they are going the other direction. you are a democrat, though. what would you say to the people who voted lieven to leave and want to see that actually happen or this can people not trusting democratic processes ever again? democracy needs more than one vote. it is not one that, it is a process. what we have seen of the last three yea rs what we have seen of the last three years is that there was information we did not have. details that were not available when we have the referendum. now we have the detail. now we know what leaving europe will actually mean. it is notjust hyperbole. we have the facts and people deserve fact to know that they have the chan

writing in the sunday times, michael gove, who's handling the planning for a uk withdrawal without an insists he still hopes eu leaders will strike a new deal. here's jonathan blake. a warning, his report contains some flash photography. just days into his time in downing street, borisjohnson and his government are making moves to demonstrate they are ready to deliver brexit by the end of october, with or without a deal. no ifs, no buts. while the government hopes the eu will change its mind and allow a new agreement to be reached, the man in charge of preparing for no deal says he's working on the assumption that they won't. writing in the sunday times, michael gove says no deal is now a very real prospect, and we must make sure that we are ready. planning for no deal, he adds, is now this government's number one priority. there is clearly a step change in the government's approach to preparing for a no—deal brexit. we are told the entire machinery of government is now gearing up for that outcome. borisjohnson will chair a new weekly brexit cabinet meeting of senior ministers. but th

if this had been a contest between michael gove and byron —— boris johnson, michael gove could have additionre is boris johnson was the fair weather guy who wrote two articles, 14 and one against. borisjohnson is now saying he is the real deal brexit prime minister. how can anybody trust this man who slides this way and that one day he will be modern and liberal and the next minute he is saying all sorts of extraordinary things about... it will be interesting for the bid will be like a shakespearean play. one person that does trust him, turning to the sunday times, is sajid javid. jostling for position is now. yes, man in search of job tries to getjob is now. yes, man in search of job tries to get job from man is now. yes, man in search of job tries to getjob from man handing outjobs. tries to getjob from man handing out jobs. do they not have any principles was to mark when they we re principles was to mark when they were competing against each other, what he was saying about boris johnson and now borisjohnson is the solution? do you suggest him to turn around and say he will not serve? yes

there are rumours that michael gove will be promoted. that kind of makes sense to boris.egation. he has very clear ideas and he is one who boris might want to delegate to. that sense and it might make sense of bringing the tory party together. it is interesting listening to nigel eva ns, it is interesting listening to nigel evans, quite excited about dominic cummings coming back. of course, dominic cummings and michael gove really did push the eurosceptics, those who have long been eurosceptics, away from vote lead. he is seen as a very divisive figure. many people who are devoted to him would not want to serve and a administration he was a part of. if you think about some of those key appointments that have already been made, we have seen, we expect,... of course, saying that michael gove, he was part and one of the architects of borisjohnson of was part and one of the architects of boris johnson of that referendum campaign. so, of course, it will be interesting to see how people respond that, even within the brexit camp itself. i think it is very demonstrative of the fa

michael gove becomes cabinet office administer.didate, matt hancock, remains health secretary. and liz truss, the first person to back mrjohnson for prime minister has been rewarded with the international trade secretary portfolio. andrea leadsom makes a return as business secretary, and nicky morgan returns after three years as culture secretary. and we have heard that jacob rees—mogg is the new leader of the house of commons. our political correspondent is there. jacob rees—mogg, leader of the house, that puts him in a very strong position as leading brexiteer and leader of the e06 group, to define the agenda and layout the agenda upon which mps will be voting it comes to brexit. absolutely, jacob rees—mogg will be in charge of driving government business through the house of commons. of course, that is no easy task at the moment, given the government's wafer thin majority. i'm not sure you could even describe it as wafer thin, it is so skinny. and jacob rees—mogg of course a very knowledgeable parliamentarian, i think he will en

michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no—deal brexit, says it's a "very real prospect the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says his party will do everything it can to block a no—deal brexit. a last—ditch effort to save the nuclear deal with iran — senior international diplomats are holding an emergency meeting in austria today. a 15—year—old boy from essex wins nearly £1 million in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite — and he's only the runner up. now on bbc news — it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, as theresa may bows out at her final pmqs and prepares to return to the backbenches. that duty to serve my constituents will remain my greatest motivation. boris johnson takes over at number ten — with a vow to quit the eu on october the 31st even if that means leaving without a deal. we must turbo—charge our preparations to make sure that there is as little disruption as possible to our national life, and i believe that is possible. butjeremy corbyn says it won't be the reckless backers of no deal who lo

that the government are planning for. —— we heard michael gove saying that in fact —— we heard michaelpotentially the most likely option. —— no deal. is that the final nail in the coffin for this plant here? no, i don't believe it is. the workforce, the committed workforce here, has made sacrifices over the past two or three years and we demand a commitment from psa to produce cars here in the longer term. as i say, we stand ready to fight tooth and nail to make sure the volume of car production is maintained at ellesmere port. thank you, john. what could have been really good news four weeks ago for the workers hear about that new model, new line being built here has now been tinged with this negative news that potentially the outcome of brexit may ruin that for the workers here. last thursday has been official confirmed as britain‘s hottest day on record. 38.7 celsius was recorded at cambridge botanic garden. high temperatures hit large parts of central and western europe last week. the uk joins belgium, germany and the netherlands in breaking national temperature records. ben rich i

and the six of them, michael gove, dominic raab, priti patel, and cummings as well, michael gove willngs right through the summer, including sundays. no rest. and they are now working on the assumption, as well, that the eu are not going to offer them and out. so do we take this to mean on the basis of this article that we are a step closer to a no deal brexit scenario? well, every day that passes this closer, given we are theoretically living on 31 october and boris has pledged he will do. quite a lot of people in parliament will try to do something to stop that happening, but the fact is, as catherine said here, this is about making sure, first of all, that we are in a position to leave. because the other point to make is, although the new european commission president has said that she will be willing to grant an extension, of course, the eu leaders would have to ee, course, the eu leaders would have to agree, each one. the fact of the matter is the government under boris johnson is now going full steam ahead trying to prepare to make sure that in the event of getting to 31 october

michael gove, boris johnson's old foreign secretary.ichael gove, borisjohnson‘s old compadres foreign secretary. michael gove, boris johnson's old compadres from the referendum campaign. also, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, a posh name for boris johnson's fixer in chief. so plenty of people trying to achieve his number one aim, getting us out of the eu, whatever happens, by halloween. and surprisingly a brutal number of sackings as well. we used to talk about the night of the long knives in 1962, but that makes that look like fiddling around with nail scissors. this has been the afternoon of the big giant acts, never mind knives. should we be surprised by that, when boris johnson has spent his life breaking the rules? should we be surprised when he has always been so determined to cast himself, real or not, as a different kind of politician? i'm not so sure. one main question i have is that is a new government and one in a hurry, because he knows he might not have that long to make it work. 92,000 conservative members have gi

no—deal brexit planning is now the government's number one priority according to michael gove, the ministernsible for preparations to leave the eu. fresh protests in hong kong as the territory continues to be engulfed by huge anti—government demonstrations. a last—ditch effort to save the nuclear deal with iran, senior international diplomats will hold an emergency meeting today. democrats in the united states have renewed accusations of racism against president trump after he criticised an african—american congressman. 15—year—old jaden ashman from essex has won nearly a million pounds after placing second in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite alongside his dutch team mate. before the papers, sport and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. good morning. it's a big day for egan bernal, the 22—year—old is set to become the youngest winner of the tour de france in 110 years, and the first columbian. he's got the leader's yellow jersey going into today's final stage in paris, which is mainly processional so he won't get challenged. patrick gearey reports. on top

michael gove has said no deal brexit is now a real chance.ace later today to try to save the international deal with iran, designed to curb its nuclear programme. senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china will hold talks with representatives from tehran. tensions in the gulf have soared since last year when president trump withdrew the united states from the landmark accord and reimposed punishing sanctions on iran. in response, tehran has breached limits on its uranium enrichment. more than a thousand people have been arrested at a protest in moscow, after some opposition candidates were prevented from standing in local elections. the opposition say they were barred for political reasons. demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. the eu foreign affairs spokesperson condemned the detentions. fresh protests are expected in hong kong today as the territory continues to be engulfed by huge anti—government demonstrations. in the latest confrontation police fired tea

but according to michael gove, and interesting one incident.es and ears for the prime minister. you'll be the man enforcing the deal preparations. one of the key left tenants and import of the key left tenants and import of the key left tenants and import of the circle that we have done, in 2016 they thought they would vote leave and when, they fell out. and look at them now. now he is producing the government he wanted to do in the first place. a vote leave inspired government full of professionals who backed brexit with him and michael gove in the tank with them as well. what could be better than that? highly competent figure, michael gove and he will attempt to go with enormous energy. ugly throughout theresa may's government has been a voice against no deal and cautioning about the destruction of no deal, but putting in that role —— all throughout. maybe we'll see a more cautious deal as opposed to all blazing approach. two speeches from boris johnson, as opposed to all blazing approach. two speeches from borisjohnson, we are not clear what

confusing messages from michael gove and boris johnson brexit fear.from michael gove and borisjohnson today on the likelihood of a no deal. obviously no deal preparation is being taken very seriously, the government has spent money on it, sterling has fallen. how damaging is that? it is damaging if you are looking to go abroad on holiday. your pound will not value as much.|j am going on holiday on friday, so, yes. this is on the back of a noticeable hardening of the rhetoric coming from number ten now boris johnson is in there. today, again, a spokesperson said he will not even sit down with any european leaders u nless sit down with any european leaders unless they agree in advance that they will reopen their withdrawal agreement. get rid of the backstop. that is two things the eu has consistently said there is no chance. the chances of a no—deal brexit are increasing every day, thatis brexit are increasing every day, that is reflected in the fall in the value of sterling. the ft is saying that boris johnson‘s value of sterling. the ft is saying that

story the government is now working on the assumption of a no—deal brexit, according to minister michael goveesponsible for planning for such a scenario, said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with brussels, but, writing in the sunday times, he added: "no deal is now a very real prospect." our political correspondent tom bartonjoins us now. tom, what does this tell us about the new government's approach to brexit? this is a change of tone, no doubt about that. michael gove, the man responsible for both planning for no deal, but making sure that the whole of government is getting ready for a no deal brexit, in charge of the cabinet office as the duchy of lancaster chancellor. he is sitting gci’oss lancaster chancellor. he is sitting across all of those departments, making sure that everybody is ready. and he is very clear in this article today. saying firstly that there is no point trying to get anything that looks much like theresa may's agreement through parliament, because it willjust get rejected, saying that you can'tjust reheat a dish that has been sent back and expect it will

michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no—deal brexit, says it's a "very real prospectt is now the government's number one priority. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says his party will do everything it can to block a no—deal brexit. iran says it will reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal signed in 2015 until its interests are protected, following a meeting of senior international diplomats in vienna. now, in a bbc news special programme we follow the progress of katherine legge — one of the very best — and one of a very few women — racing drivers in the world of motorsport. this is the story of her and her all—female team. are you ready? in motorsport, it's a challengejust to make it into the car, never mind to the front of the grid. katherine legge has proved herself time and time again. i had to fight and claw my way through racing, and so i had to take every opportunity that was thrown my way. and i've driven my fair share of bad cars, as well, to get to where i am, and i've had to fight. she is also one of only a handful of women making a living behind the wheel

no—deal brexit planning is now the government's number one priority, according to michael gove, the ministerreparations to leave the eu. these are the scenes in hong kong with protesters gathering as the territory continues to be engulfed by huge anti—government demonstrations. a last—ditch effort to save the nuclear deal with iran, senior international diplomats are holding an emergency meeting in austria today. democrats in the united states have renewed accusations of racism against president trump after he criticised an african—american congressman. 15—year—old jaden ashman from essex has won nearly £1 million after placing second in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite alongside his dutch team mate. now on bbc news, talking movies will be reviewing this year's blockbuster season. there have been several big hits but a lot of misses. an expert panel will be assessing the playing field. hello and welcome to talking movies. i'm tom brook. and today's programme we look back on blockbuster season, the hits and the misses, plus a special report on ageism in the movies. on my way,

her predecessor michael gove stays in cabinet. swim in the thames after a 23—year—old man was recovered yesterday from shadwell basin near wapping. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning but on the 0verground there's no service between edmonton green and cheshunt, with minor delays elsewhere due to speed restrictions. 0nto the roads: northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from blackwall lane. there are anticlockwise delays on the m25 for traffic heading thoruth16 m40 following an earlier collision. traffic on kennington park road is looking slow northbound towards the elephant and castle due to the roadworks just past kennington lane. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. an uncomfortable night sleep i suspect for many last night and it is a warm and humid start to the day. today could potentially be record—breaking. 38.5 degrees celsius is the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, that was in august 2003. today we have 39 degrees in th

michael gove's assumption is that there will be no deal. ponsible for any government to prepare for no deal if we absently have to and that's the message i've been getting across to out message i've been getting across to our european friends and i'm very confident that we will get there. what are you planning to do to get a deal, meet leaders individually? my approach is to be very outward going. i don't want the uk to be a or hanging back. i want us to engage, to hold out the hand, to go the extra mile after 1000 miles and make it absolutely clear that the backstop is no good, it's dead, it's got to go. the withdrawal agreement is dead. but there is scope to do a new deal. do you have a proposal for a new deal you will take to brussels? we have made it very clear to our friends, we were talking to the irish today, what the limits are, what we want to do, and we're very confident that with goodwill on both sides, too much political entities, the uk and the eu, get this thing done. why will you be able to achieve what theresa may couldn't? t

yesterday michael gove, the minister in charge of preparing for an ideal brexit, said that was now therexit. the government will chair a new twice—weekly meeting of senior government figures to oversee the uk's exit. it is part of a new approach to government hopes will send a clear message about its promise to deliver brexit by the end of october, with or without a deal. it comes as the business group be cbi issues a new warning that neither the uk nor the eu is ready for a no deal brexit. —— the cbi. the uk government is saying it will put a lot of time and energy and effort into preparing for no deal. that is the right thing to do, we wa nt to that is the right thing to do, we want to see businesses preparing as well as the eu responding in kind. but ultimately, we can avoid all this. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, will make clear to johnson when conservatives, ruth davidson, will make clear tojohnson when she meets him today that she cannot support leaving the eu without an agreement in place. the prime minister is also expected to meet the scottish first

the minister in charge of no—deal, michael gove, says britain will be prepared.re won't be any delays, we're determined to ensure that we leave on october the 31st, and it's my job to make sure the country is ready. we'll bring you all the latest with our correspondents at the vauxhall plant in ellesmere port and at westminster. also this lunchtime: borisjohnson is in scotland, calling for unity, but he faces opposition to a no—deal brexit from the first minister and the scottish tory leader. they're shooting! panic at a food estival in california as a gunman opens fire, killing three, including a child. china condemns the anti—government protest in hong kong as horrendous. and a lucky rescue for the man trapped in rocks on the norfolk coast. he'd saved his toddler from the incoming tide. and coming up on bbc news, egan bernal becomes the first colombian to win the tour de france, after safely riding into paris in the final stage. last year's champion, geraint thomas, was second. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson is starting his firs

one is borisjohnson is bringing michael gove up in the food chain.ter. and this heals an old wound from the leadership campaign after the 2016 referendum. and also michael gove has been one of the most prominent advocates of mrs may's deal. so he has been in opposition for some time and but thatis opposition for some time and but that is a reconciliation story. and one of the other topjobs that is a reconciliation story. and one of the other top jobs that that is a reconciliation story. and one of the other topjobs that has gone to sajid javid. he got the top dog going and i think some people would see that as a good sign by people who feel that experience should be put into cabinet, notjust based on whether or not they supported brexit. sajid javid does have experience in that area. the daily mail. we agreed that it makes sense on many levels for boris johnson to have done what he has done with the cabinet and the daily mail characterises it as cabinet massacre, all guns blazing. it shows his ruthlessness, it shows he wants to win and that is a mark

but michael gove did seem to point the finger a few minutes later.e delivery of particular things. now you must — and this committee must decide why. the idea that it's because of funding cuts when family agencies have had broadly the same level of cuts, i'm afraid, is not the issue. it is an issue about the management and leadership of their organisation in the past. the environment secretary. now, let's leave westminster for a moment to take a look at tuesday in another parliament. when the european parliament re—opened in strasbourg, several british meps made their feelings known. the new lib dem contingent turned up in "stop brexit" yellow t—shirts, and the brexit party led their own act of defiance. meps rose for the eu's anthem — beethoven's "0de tojoy", accompanied by a saxophone quartet. the brexit party representatives turned their backs in protest. their leader, nigel farage, called it "cheerful defiance" — the pa rliament‘s speaker called it disrespectful. and finally, after three years in the job, it's likely that the chancellor philip ha

so michael gove says the government's working assumption now has to be that there will be no deal withour assumption? no, absolutely not. my assumption is that we can get a new deal, we're aiming for a new deal. but of course, michael is absolutely right that it's responsible for any government to prepare for no—deal. we should go for a deal, there is every chance that we can get a deal. and i think, with goodwill, and with common sense, that is what we will achieve. so are the odds are still a million to one that we will leave with no deal? provided there is sufficient goodwill and common sense on the part of our partners, that is exactly where i would put the odds. booing. it may not sound like a very warm welcome, but this visit to scotland, arriving at the first minister's official residence just days after becoming prime minister, was designed to demonstrate his commitment to the united kingdom. but borisjohnson meeting nicola sturgeon face—to—face will not help them see eye—to—eye over brexit. not even close. a no—deal brexit would be unconscionable, says the first minister. and

the minister in charge of no—deal, michael gove, says britain will be prepared.

so, apart from michael gove who was set on banning things left right and centre in the environment, mostmix of austerity on the one hand and a focus on brexit on the other. now we have esther mcvey hammering home housing policy, proper attitudes and attempt to build more policing on our streets. but for boris it still is brexit. but my point is you can do both, and for so long our political environment has been so dominated by the brexit discussion, that our domestic agenda, which people care about has been dropped away. if, as borisjohnson says, he wants to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement, and he's got what, 90 days or so, and about 20—something, two dozen of those will be parliamentary sitting days, he's going — he's not going to have much time for doing anything else other than brexit. that's a different question. that's been indicated of course that parliament can sit late and can sit on days it wouldn't normally sit, if required. so the days may be longer than that. and bear in mind, you can get things done in parliament if you have a will to. and that's what i take such comfor

yesterday, michael gove, the minister in charge of preparing for a no—deal brexit, said that was nowmber one priority. the prime minister will chair a new twice—weekly meeting of senior government figures to oversee the uk's exit. it's part of a new approach the government hopes will send a clear message about its promise to deliver brexit by the end of october, with or without a deal. it comes as the business group, the cbi, issues a new warning that neither the uk nor the eu is ready for a no—deal brexit. the uk government is saying it's going to put a lot of time and energy and effort into preparing for no deal, and that's the right thing to do. we want to see businesses doing that as well, and the eu responding in kind. but ultimately, we can avoid all this. and the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, will make clear to borisjohnson when she meets him today that she cannot support leaving the eu without an agreement in place. the prime minister is also expected to meet the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, who says leaving without a deal would be catastrop

he says no deal is not his assumption but michael gove says it is.ckly they change their stance. one could argue this is a negotiating tactic. boris johnson repeatedly had two letters he was going to publish before brexit, one saying he was for remain and the other wanting to leave. waye mason some flip—flopping before october the 31st. interestingly, seeing as he was in scotland, the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, saying she wouldn't back a no deal. no consensus among the tories in scotland. this is a mess! let's talk about hong kong, moving on... we've been covering the hong kong story for weeks and weeks and this obviously, from the south china morning post, is going to have certain sides of the story, not all sides, right? yeah, so, beijing is calling for a return to law & order. we've seen protests in hong kong, that have got quite violent, and the new york times has done an investigation saying the hong kong police weren't doing much to stop that violence. this isn't great from beijing's‘s perspective because it really loo

they have been dismissed, michael gove dismissed this sort of thing we spoke about hearing it up fromgraph that talks about the possibility of a snap election in august says it would potentially be borisjohnson seeking a mandate, accompanied by a nonaggression pact with the brexit party. without that, if he were to go to the country with our brexit solved in the conservative party is in trouble. polling that came out yesterday showed that 22% of people would go for the brexit party in the event the brexit was yet to be sold and only 18% for the conservative party. to enter an election as is suggested here without having dealt with the brexit issue will be very, very dangerous for him to do although i should say that danny finkelstein in the times says that is what he ought to do. he should put everything on one number and see what comes out. leaving boris johnson for one one number and see what comes out. leaving borisjohnson for one moment and there will be plenty more in the hours and days ahead. this technology story from the bbc online. the power of technology giants to be probed

michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no—deal brexit, says it's a "very real prospectity. democrats in the united states have renewed accusations of racism against president trump, after he criticised an african—american congressman.

michael gove, the minister who has to prepare the uk for a no deal brexit, says it's a "very real prospect". getting ready for it is now the government's number one priority. democrats in the united states have renewed accusations of racism against president trump, after he criticised an african—american congressman. iran says it will reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal signed in 2015, until its interests are protected, following a meeting of senior international diplomats in vienna. a 15—year—old boy from essex wins nearly £1 million in the world cup finals of the online game fortnite — and he's only the runner—up. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the rain in germany hands victory to max verstappen, and misery to lewis hamilton. there's another twist in the saga of gareth bale's future at real madrid. and great britain shock the usa at the world aquatics championships, as peaty takes another gold. also coming up in the programme... and england's women are still winless in the ashes, as the series draws closer to the end. and riding into the

michael gove, who is in charge of planning for a no—deal exit from the eu, says britain is currently,on the assumption" of that outcome. let's take a look now at where sterling is against the us dollar. currently it stands at $1 .126. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl has been monitoring trade across asia from our business hub in singapore. bring us up—to—date on what the pound has been doing against the major basket of currencies overnight. while that is right, as you said, it continues to slide and has been sliding here in asia, lurking at the more than two year low against the us dollar that you just read out. trading lower than it was in the initial plunge brought on by the brexit vote in 2016. to set it all into context, it hasn't been this low since 2017 which is when the article 50 process began. investors here a re the article 50 process began. investors here are essentially scrambling to get the possibility to avert a no—deal brexit may not actually happen under borisjohnson and part of the reason why investors are scrambling is many had hoped a last—minute deal could still be reached

even if the european union listens to boris johnson and michael gove and stephen barclay and says, sorryhas taken us three yea rs, this thing that has taken us three years , we this thing that has taken us three years, we are not doing it. ok, but what i don't like is this intransigence and the fact remains as he is playing russian roulette. i have just met alice i have missed a trick, you have needed the uk for the exports and imports and we were quite a key customer of those. to throw the baby out with the bathwater just because you throw the baby out with the bathwaterjust because you are toeing the party line and to give me the excuse of the good friday agreement, which i think is easily capable, this, if anybody will put up capable, this, if anybody will put upa capable, this, if anybody will put up a border, it will not be the uk. it will be him all the european union. how is a border going to work? technology is the only way. it is not ready for the —— not ready yet. sajid javid did something to the treasury when he was at the home office and was dismissed. something along the lin