this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.he headlines at 10: former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt" after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. and it's victory for manchester city in the women's fa cup final, as they defeat west ham 3—0 at wembley. and at 10.30 we'll be taking a look at the papers withjohn rentoul from the independent and anne ashworth from the times. in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin kate silverton for a round up of the news. but first — the former tory leader iain duncan smith says the prime minister must go now or be forced o

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.he headlines at 8: former defence secretary, gavin williamson, says he is victim of a witchhunt after the police say they won't investigate a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. in duncan smith says the prime minister must go now oi’ says the prime minister must go now or in the party suffers losses in the local elections. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among three people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh, but the indian government's rapid evacuation of overi million people is praised for saving lives. the england captain lifts the fa cup. and it's victory for manchester city in the women's fa cup final, as they defeat west ham 3—0 at wembley. good evening and welcome to bbc news. former defence secretary gavin williamson has described an investigation into the national security council leak

this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy.e'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. former conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a ‘witch hunt‘ after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least two hundred rockets into israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh — but the indian government's rapid evacuation of overi million people is praised for saving lives hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow with me arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator for the independent and anne ashworth, associa

my colleague geeta guru—murthy is outside the houses of parliament.olutely, and i don't know if you can hear them but they are certainly making their presence felt. the protesters on climate change, the is that we have read about, so please forgive the background noise. i am joined at a very busy by two commentators. first of all, your reaction to that statement from theresa may. any sympathy for her or has she really failed in this key challenge? there is no way you can resist any kind of sympathy at all because she basically breaks down in the end and one has the capacity for empathy. in terms of an assessment of where she has gone, she got given a very bad hand, but she has played it spectacularly badly. her speech today was about moderation, compromise, bringing people together, but there was none of that during hertime. she ignored the pragmatic options available to her. apart from human empathy, you do feel this was of her own making. the conservatives set up a party within a party, as john conservatives set up a party within a party, asjohn maj

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.rmer conservative party leader, iain duncan smith, says the prime minister must go now or be forced out — after the party suffers heavy losses in the english local elections. former defence secretary gavin williamson claims he's a victim of a "witch hunt" after police say they won't be investigating a leak from the national security council about the tech giant huawei. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among four people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. and it's victory for manchester city in the women's fa cup final, as they defeat west ham 3—0 at wembley.

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.or without a deal. she says she still wants an orderly exit. always taken the view that the best option for the uk is to leave the union with a deal. alastair campbell, tony blair's former spin doctor, is expelled from the labour party for voting lib dem in the european elections. the family of the ringleader of the london bridge attackers say they reported him to the anti—terror hotline, two years before the killing spree. more trouble for the high street, as boots considers shutting up to 200 stores to cut costs. torn apart by the islamic state group, the yazidi families

i'm geeta guru—murthy and for those of you who are hoping to catch up with all today's sports news, we'll you sportsday a little late today in about 15 minutes. the prime minister made an emotional statement earlier today. i am proud of the progress we have made over the last three years. we have completed the work that david cameron and george osborne started. the deficit is almost eliminated. our national debt is falling and we are bringing an end to austerity. my focus has been on ensuring that the good jobs of the future will be created in communities across the whole country, notjust in london and the south—east, through our modern industrial strategy. we have helped more people than ever enjoy the security of a job. we are building more homes and helping first—time buyers onto the housing ladder so young people can enjoy the opportunities their parents did. and we are protecting the environment, eliminating plastic waste, tackling climate change and improving air quality. this is what a decent, moderate and patriotic conservative government, on the common ground of british politics,

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.the tech giant huawei. in duncan smith says the prime minister must go now or in the party suffers losses in the local elections. officials in gaza say a mother and a baby are among three people killed in israeli air strikes. israel says they retaliated after palestinian militants fired at least 200 rockets into israel. cyclone fani causes destruction in india and bangladesh, but the indian government's rapid evacuation of over1 million people

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.he headlines at 11:00pm: contenders for theresa may's job are split over whether to leave the eu with or without a deal. she says she still wants an orderly exit. always taken the view that the best option for the uk is to leave the union with a deal. alastair campbell, tony blair's former spin doctor, is expelled from the labour party for voting lib dem in the european elections. the family of the ringleader of the london bridge attackers say they reported him to the anti—terror hotline, two years before the killing spree. more trouble for the high street, as boots considers shutting up to 200 stores to cut costs. torn apart by the islamic state group, the yazidi families rebuilding their lives after the fall of is. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, jessica elgot and henry zeffman. stay with us for that. theresa may admitted it is a matter of great regret she couldn't deliver brexit, as she met eu leaders for one of her last summits a

let's speak now to geeta guru—murthy who's in westminster.ay is traditionally a quiet day where mps are in their constituencies, though this is anything but a quiet moment in british politics. it is striking, of course, that travelling around the country in the last few weeks, people don't have a lot of admiration for theresa may, for her resilience, and mp5 privately of every hue were damning about her ability to navigate the complexity of the brexit has inflicted on the body politic. we've heard in the last half hour from one key player in the conservative party, michael gove. i think the prime minister deserves our respect and gratitude. she's a dedicated public servant and she's done everything throughout her career to put this country first, and i want to thank her for her service and honour her for everything she's done for this country. will you be running to replace her? today is a day for all of us to reflect on the prime minister's achievements and to thank her for everything she's done for this country and to show her the respect a

my colleague geeta guru—murthy is outside the houses of parliament.n from all around the world, because resident trump has also commented on theresa may's departure. i feel badly ifeel badly for i feel badly for theresa, i like ifeel badly for theresa, i like her very much, she's a good woman who worked hard. she's very strong. she decided to do something that some people were surprised at, some weren't. it's for the good of her country, but i like her very much and infact country, but i like her very much and in fact i'll be seeing her in two weeks. donald trump is due in the uk in the next ten days or so. theresa may is going to be hosting that us visit. of course the race to succeed her has kicked off. stephen swinford from the economistjoins me. she ended her speech in tears and yet already those who want to take her job are out. it is brutal, within half—an—hour of theresa may saying she's going to stand down, in tears, leaving the stage effectively i know that boris johnson and leaving the stage effectively i know that borisjohnson and other tor

covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guests joining geeta guru—murthy guardian, and henry zeffman, political correspondent for the times. the headlines on bbc news. alastair campbell — tony blair's former spin doctor — is expelled from the labour party — for voting lib dem in the european elections contenders for theresa may's job are split over whether to leave the eu with or without a deal — she says she still wants an orderly exit the inquest into the london bridge attacks has heard how the ring leader became radicalised. we'll start with the news that n'golo kante is a major doubt to feature for chelsea in tomorrow's europa league final against arsenal in baku. his manager maurizio sarri rated his chances of playing as 50/50 ahead of tonight's training session in the stadium of which the frenchman managed just 25 minutes on his own away from the main squad. kante finished the session in deep discussion with the chelsea team doctor. here's what sarri had to say about his star midfielder ahead of their final training session we have all of the midfiel

my colleague geeta guru—murthy is outside the houses of parliament.t gathering some reaction here. with me are three guest, lord kenneth baker, former tory party chairman when margaret thatcher was forced out. lord baker, your thoughts on theresa may's resignation statement? it was sad but inevitable. from the very beginning, she was an unfortunately wea k beginning, she was an unfortunately weak prime minister because she did not have a majority in the house of commons after the election and she called. she couldn't, for example, control her own cabinet, she could not dismiss cabinet ministers who disagreed with her. in the house of commons, when you do not have overall control, dissident groups grow. both aleve and remain dissident groups made her life very difficult. the new leader will have the same problem but i think the new leader will have to ensure that britain doesn't leave the eu on the sist britain doesn't leave the eu on the 31st of october, that is what the tory party will expect. he has to win back from nigel farage all those conservati