mr shapps claims some 30 mps support a plan to get mrs may out and force a leadership contest, includingrmer ministers. under tory rules it takes 48 mps tos force a vote of in confidence, if she lose that is vote, she must resign. allies say rebels don't have the numbers. i was in the hall when the numbers. i was in the hall when the conservative party rose as one to give her a thunderous standing ovation. . i've been in receipt of telephone calls from people until my constituency saying, get behind theresa may. i have said to them, absolutely we are all behind theresa may. he needs 48 signatures to trigger an election for the leadership of the conservative party. he says he's got up to 30. that could be eight. i suspect suspect that he hasn't got anywhere near what he needs. that is why he's doing this tantrum at the moment. near what he needs. that is why he's doing this tantrum at the momenta the time mps gather here next week, mrs may's team feel sure they will seen off this assault, at least for now. privately among tory mps there is no longer much debate about whether mrs may will

mr shapps claims some 30 mps support a plan to get mrs may out and force a leadership contest, includingisters. under tory rules, it takes 48 mps to force a vote of no confidence. if she loses that vote, she must resign. allies say rebels don't have the numbers. i was in the hall when the conservative party rose as one to give her a thunderous standing ovation, and i've also been in receipt of telephone calls, text messages, and e—mails from people in my constituency and elsewhere, saying, get behind theresa. i've been able to say to them — absolutely, we are all behind theresa. grant schapps knows what he needs to do, he needs to get 48 signatures to trigger an election for the leadership of the conservative party. he says he's got up to 30, that could be eight. i suspect that he hasn't got anywhere near what he needs and that's why he's doing this tantrum at the moment. by the time mps gather here again next week, mrs may's team feel sure they'll have seen off this assault, at least for now. but privately, among tory mps, there's no longer much debate about whether mrs may will be driv

been a very public closing of the ranks at the top of the party following the perceived threat from mr shappsa leadership contest. but, one of his fellow rebels, a former cabinet minister, suggested privately that the prime minister was just one crisis away from losing herjob. ian watson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: 11 people have been injured in an accident outside london's natural history museum, after a car mounted the pavement and struck pedestrians. police say it's not terror—related — a man has been arrested following the accident. the prime minister says her thoughts are with the injured. and there are renewed fears for the future of jobs at the bombardier aircraft factory in belfast, after the us government announced a further increase in tariffs on planes made by the canadian company. now over to the bbc sports centre for an update. good evening. we will start with by good evening. we will start with rugby league. leeds rhinos have won the super league grand final for a record eighth time. they finished a distant second behind castleford in the league table but were superior

been a very public closing of the ranks at the top of the party following the perceived threat from mr shappssn't have enough support to force a leadership contest. but, one of his fellow rebels, a former cabinet minister, suggested privately that the prime minister was just one crisis away from losing herjob. ian watson, bbc news. joining me now is our political correspondent jonathan blake. given the accusations made about boris johnson's is given the accusations made about borisjohnson‘s is pursued his bench todayis borisjohnson‘s is pursued his bench today is well down the street is it is borisjohnson today is well down the street is it is boris johnson going today is well down the street is it is borisjohnson going out of his way to show loyalty to the prime minister. saying to the conservative mps they need to get behind the pm. he said he had spoken to ordinary punters and they said the speech was good and they said the speech was good and anyone a cult. and he asked they turn the fires onjeremy corbyn as he puts it. and concentrating on great policies at what they could do for the cou

been a very public closing of the ranks at the top of the party following the perceived threat from mr shapps't have enough support to force a leadership contest. but, one of his fellow rebels, a former cabinet minister, suggested privately that the prime minister was just one crisis away from losing herjob. iain watson, bbc news. earlier, our political correspondent jonathan blake said the public displays of support could be effective, but won't do much to appease those in the party who are already unhappy. borisjohnson going boris johnson going out borisjohnson going out of his way to show loyalty to the prime minister and saying in the message to the conservative mps that they need to get behind the pm, he says he has spoken to ordinary punters as he has spoken to ordinary punters as he puts it and her speech was good and anyone can have a cold. it turns into a rallying cry for mps to turn the fire on corbyn, as he puts it and says they should speak about nothing else but great policies and what they can do for the country which is perhaps wishful thinking with the prime minister's positio

been a very public closing of the ranks at the top of the party following the perceived threat from mr shappsport to force a leadership contest. but, one of his fellow rebels, a former cabinet minister, suggested privately that the prime minister was just one crisis away from losing herjob. iain watson, bbc news. danish police say they have found the head and legs of a swedish journalist, two months after she disappeared after interviewing an inventor on board his homemade submarine. peter madsen is alleged to have killed 30—year—old kim wall, after she boarded his submarine on the 10th of august. her headless torso was found in the water off copenhagen nearly two weeks later. madsen says wall died by accident after a heavy hatch cover struck her on the head. some councils say they're not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed nonessential. angus crawford explains. it was a

mr shapps didn't seem to get many names on his supporters‘ list beyond his own.t of touch, you haven't been talking to your colleagues, he is not even in our whatsapp group. please, listen to what the rest of us are saying. stay with the prime minister. what grant has to do is calm down. teresa had the legendary conference cold. when you get a cold you take strepsils, you don't take a revolver. and we... (coughs) it is an unedifying end to a grim week for theresa may. she utterly failed to reboot her premiership this week in manchester. and, bluntly, she really needed a reboot. i'm thinking about the work we did at britain thinks focus groups in polling two or three weeks‘ ago. it really anticipated the events of this week, so we asked people what they thought about theresa may, and we asked them what kind of animal she would be. she's a rabbit caught in the headlights, trapped. we asked what sort of car. they said she's a reliant robin. so this is a three wheeler, and the real point about it is you are mesmerised and it doesn't tip over. the election in june des

mr shapps claims some 30 mps support a plan to get mrs may out and force a leadership contest, includinginisters. under tory rules, it takes 48 mps to force a vote of no confidence. if she loses that vote, she must resign. allies say rebels don't have the numbers. i was in the hall when the conservative party rose as one to give her a thunderous standing ovation and i've been in receipt of telephone calls, text messages and emails from people in my constituency and elsewhere, saying, get behind theresa. i've been able to say to them — absolutely, we are all behind theresa may. grant schapps knows what he needs to do, he needs to get 48 signatures to trigger an election for the leadership of the conservative party. he says he's got up to 30, that could be eight. i suspect that he hasn't got anywhere near what he needs and that's why he's doing this tantrum at the moment. by the time mps gather here again next week, mrs may's team feel sure they'll have seen off this assault, at least for now. but privately, among tory mps, there's no longer much debate about whether mrs may will be driven

mrs may seen it off? for now, i think yes. when grant shappse ringleader as this plot this morning, he attempted to gain more support. i think what we saw was the frustration that's been bubbling on many conservative mps since the disastrous election result earlier this year, blew the lid off this attempt to unseat the prime minister. and to gather enough support to go to her and say, now is the time you to stand aside. what we have seen today is conservative mps rallying around, those who want to stick their neck out and talk in public saying that grant shapps has missed judged the mood. many saying that he should quite frankly, shut up. this particular plot was a flash in the pan and theresa may continues in the pan and theresa may continues in thejob as in the pan and theresa may continues in the job as prime minister. in the pan and theresa may continues in thejob as prime minister. as in the pan and theresa may continues in the job as prime minister. as we heard in that report saying that she is providing calm leadership and pointedly addi

the former tory party chairman grant shapps is leading the attempt to unseat mrs may.e former cabinet ministers are among those calling for her to stand down, following her speech at the party conference this week, which was plagued by a series of mishaps. it only theresa may bodyguard could see off the political plots. doing her best to look cool, getting on with business. what the country needs now is calm leadership. that is exactly what i'm providing. i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. thank you. maybe, but not all ex—cabinet colleague cabinet like grant shapps. he admits starring mutiny. gathering names of other toure mps who want the prime minister gone and gone quickly. over a period of time, since the general election, went so badly wrong. there have been quite a lot of colleagues who feel that we might now be better served by having a leadership election sooner rather than later. this was really to try and gather those people together in order to be able to say that to her. grant shapps claims that 30 mps support a plan to get theresa may

the former tory party chairman grant shapps is leading the attempt to unseat mrs may. he says five former cabinet ministers are among those calling for her to stand down following her speech at the party conference this week, which was plagued by a series of mishaps. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports. if only theresa may's bodyguard could see of the political plots. that's up to her friends and to her away from westminster today, doing her best to look cool, still in charge, getting on with business. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership, it's exactly what i'm providing, and i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. thank you. maybe, but not all ex—cabinet colleagues from happier times, like the former party chairman who has been outed as a plotter and admits steering mutiny. gathering names of other tory mps who want the prime minister gone and gone quickly. just over a period of time since the general election that went so badly wrong. there are quite a lot of colleagues that feel we might

speech the first secretary damian green has defended mrs may, saying she is as determined as ever to get on with herjob. we'll speak to grant shappsers if they remain loyal. the royal navy could lose its ability to attack enemy—held beaches under plans being considered in the ministry of defence. the bbc understands two specialist landing ships would be taken out of service as part of a proposed package of cost—cutting measures. the mod says that no decisions have been made yet and that discussion of options was pure speculation. the powerful us gun lobby, the nra, has backed calls for tougher regulations on a rapidfire device used in the mass shooting in las vegas. the group said the so—called bump stocks, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire like fully automatic weapons, should be subject to rules. republicans have said they would consider banning the tool despite years of resisting any gun control. antonia kafor is from the nra and she said... it's not something unusual, they normally use it for sport or in the right way. like any criminal they use anything that is meant to be used in a fun, recreational way and they turn i

shapps, former chairman of the conservative party. he claims up to 30 tory mps — including five former cabinet ministers — want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the prime minister. mrsllies have dismissed it as a plot that is fizzling out. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports from westminster. away from westminster, an attempt to clear the air. seemingly unphased by questions over her authority, a message to those who want her out. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership. that's exactly what i'm providing and i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. he's been revealed as the ring leader of a plot to oust theresa may from downing street, former party chairman, grant shapps. he claims up to 30 mps, including five former cabinet ministers are in favour of telling her, her time is up. over a period of time since the general election that went badly wrong, there are a lot of colleagues who feel we could be better served by having a leadership election sooner rather than later, this was to gather those people together, in order to be able to say that to her. under the party rules it takes 48 tory

mr shapps‘ plan involved approaching downing street privately, rather than going through the 1922 backbenchommittee, where 48 names would be needed to trigger a contest. cabinet ministers have been rallying around mrs may since her conference speech on wednesday, which was supposed to assert her authority, but was beset by mishaps. we think theresa may is a very decent person who took the chance, the gamble of that election, which did not pay off. we have not been able to relaunch since then, so there have been mps who feel that it would be great to have a change, who were actually trying to privately, in a way that would not be embarrassing to her, be able to actually have that conversation and say that, since she has said to us that she got as into the mess and she would lead for as long as we wanted her to, that we would be able to have a conversation to say, "look, we think it would be better to have a "leadership election at this time". our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminister. i suppose yesterday, we were talking about whisperings, people moving on scene against m