well, it is a good thing the northern ireland and i welcome the northern ireland and i welcome the factrgued that the election just a few weeks ago that all parts of the uk needs extra money the public services, they are strapped for cash right across the whole of the uk. so one of the questions that will come out of this, of course, is what this means that other parts of britain, in particular scotland and wales, given the way money is traditionally allocated equitably across the uk, does this mean there will be extra money for them as well? again, the government has said this is money that will be spent by the northern ireland executive, it won't be spent, obviously, by the dup per se. no, and that gets us to the crux of the matter, really, which is does this help or hinder the prospect of getting the power—sharing executive that has been suspended for six months up and running? we have got talks going on even as we speak in belfast, trying to do that. some of the parties prior to this deal were worried that the dup being in bed with the tories at westminster would compromise the abil

it is a billion pounds of money for northern ireland and ending austerity in northern ireland.the budget of northern ireland executive. and none of which i begrudge the people of northern ireland, but i begrudge that austerity will continue elsewhere in the uk and extra money for patients in wales, teachers in wales, that won't come, but it will come for northern ireland. you are a beyond your strong words, first minister, what in political terms can you actually do about it? well the first thing we will do is take this through the dispute resolution service. where there are disputes between governments in the uk there is a process to resolve those. we will start that formally. we believe this money has been distributed in a way that goes against the rules of the past 36 years of rules, the uk government said the barnett formula had to stay, now they say it doesn't apply in northern ireland. some are more equal than others. we can't go on like this. this is not creating stable government, is about cash for votes and all it can do is set people against each other. that is the la

parts of northern parts of the uk. parts of northern england rather cloudy.are the differences which exist now and for several days. southern part of the uk closer to high—pressure, not just for today but a few days, keeping things relatively scuttled. —— settled. cloud and breeze and fabrics of rain or showers in scotla nd fabrics of rain or showers in scotland and northern ireland for the rest of this afternoon. we see some good sunshine still to come across much of southern england, high teens south—west england, low teens in the south—east of england. some low cloud around, east anglia, midlands and northern england, the odd shower, but most places avoiding them and staying dry. some sunny spells. northern ireland and much of scotla nd spells. northern ireland and much of scotland cloudy with fabrics of rain. eastern scotland doing a little bit better. some breaks of cloud and nearer to 20 celsius here. rain pushing northwards across scotland. elsewhere it is looking drive. clear skies in england and wales. in rural spots, temperatures lower than this. si

still a few showers western scotland, northern england, northern ireland, but most will be dry by thist the highest shelter from that breeze down the eastern half of the country, 19 or 20 celsius possible. let's take us into monday evening. we will see a dry start, but things will change. got a ridge of high pressure trying to build in from the south—west but, on the northern flank of it, we'll see these weather fronts push through during the night, bringing increasing amounts of cloud northern half of the uk to start tuesday. it won't be a cold start, by any means, but that cloud will bring the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. western scotland, northern ireland, the hills of north—west england in particular. eastern scotland, some good cloud breaks here. we could see temperatures into the high teens once again. and the further south you are, not only dry but some sunny spells, best of which will be on the south coast. into wednesday, we draw the air up from the south. we'll still see some rain at times in the north—west highlands and islands of scotland. most, though, will have a dr

in northern ireland. theresa may has abandoned her evenhandedness, the government‘s even approach, regardless of party interest, to the northern ireland peace process. that does put contiued progress at risk. the first secretary of state is talking about the agreement between the dup and the conservatives. . it's the dup and the conservatives. . it‘s in the uk‘s interests at this crucial time. this agreement means the dup will support the government on votes on the queen‘s speech, the budget and on legislation relating to our exit from the european union and national security. it will ensure that we can govern in the national interest, strengthening and enhancing the union, keeping our country and enhancing the union, keeping our cou ntry safe, and enhancing the union, keeping our country safe, delivering prosperity for all and securing a departure from the european union which benefits all parts of the united kingdom. to support this agreement, the government will chair a coordination committee involving

but when they're in northern ireland, they can't hide forever.if they want to be employed, northern ireland is a small community of 2 million people. the idea you can hide thousands of people in that small communityjust doesn't reflect the reality of the situation. of course, we are going to know that people are there. and if they seek to move to other parts of uk. their movements will be monitored. sirjeffrey, stay with us. we want to talk to you more about brexit. today the government set out its offer for eu citizens who will live in the uk post—brexit. it‘s a 15—page document that will now form part of the negotiation. we have picked out some of the most interesting elements. those granted "settled status" in the uk will be able to work, study and claim benefits as they do now. the cut—off date will be sometime before march 2019. 0nce eu citizens have been in the uk for five years they can apply for "settled status". but importantly there will be a two—year grace period after britain has left the eu. and that is an important detail. if there

ireland that delivers for the people of northern ireland. positivity, there is a unionism now coming out that shouldn't be seen as purely orange and green and that's something that's coming out through this general election. we are seeing scottish candidates standing as unionists, welsh candidates standing as unionists. because there is a change, there is a revitalisation in what is the united kingdom at this minute in time because of brexit and how it's going to redefine itself and where we are going to position our self. we are going to move on to our second question, from john, a business development manager. who isn't complicit in terrorism, how do we address the causes of terrorism? 0k. this is referring, of course, not least to the events of the terrible events of the last few months, two attacks in london and one in manchester two weeks ago. naomi long, do you feel complicit in terrorism in some way, in any way? no, i don't. and i think that it's unfair to suggest that when people take decisions to inflict violence on other people tha

northern england.s and eastwards at the moment, and so it's quite a wet start to tuesday across the mainland of scotland. towards the northern isles, the far north, perhaps somewhat drier. the rain, though, should be soon clearing away from northern ireland. quite a muggy feel here, especially as it brightens up. but quite a wet start to the day for northern england, especially around the lake district, some of that rain affecting the north of wales, south of that. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd flash of lightning not far away across the english channel. now, as we run through the day, that wetter weather across the north tends to peter out very slowly. so not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland, nor indeed for northern england. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some thundery showers developing towards the south—east of england as well, perhaps drifting their way northwards, combining with the rain in the north. a cool feel in ea

across northern scotland, they will be theirfirst thing across northern scotland, they will be theirlly the cloud will break up which will help to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 to push the temperatures to around 21,202 to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 2 degrees to push the temperatures to around 21,20 2 degrees or so at to push the temperatures to around 21, 20 2 degrees or so at best. if you want more detail about the rest of the week, it is on the bbc weather website. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: downing street and the democratic unionist party have both issued statements overnight, making clear that a deal between them for a parliamentary pact has yet to be finalised.

it is a billion pounds of money for northern ireland and ending austerity in northern ireland.cutive. none of which i begrudge the people of northern ireland, but i begrudge that austerity will continue elsewhere in the uk and extra money for patients in wales, teachers in wales, that won‘t come, but it will come for northern ireland. beyond your strong words, first minister, what in political terms can you actually do about it? well the first thing we will do is ta ke well the first thing we will do is take this through the dispute resolution service. where there are disputes between governments in the uk there is a process to resolve those. we will start that formally. we believe this money has been distributed in a way that goes against the rules of the past 36 yea rs of rules, against the rules of the past 36 years of rules, the uk government said the barnett formula had to stay, now they say it doesn‘t apply in northern ireland. some are more equal than others. we can‘t go on like this. this is not creating sta ble like this. this is not creating stable government, is abou

northern england, northern ireland, central southern scotland in particular.strictions on the bridges and maybe on some of the ferry services, but the further north you are across scotland, the lighter winds to start the day. still some showers around among central and western areas. nowhere near as heavy as we saw through sunday. a few showers maybe just catch you during morning rush hour in northern ireland and northern parts of england but again they should be lighter than we saw during yesterday. further south, only isolated showers, the vast majority will be dry. a bit of cloud in places and there will be sunshine breaking through. a blustery wind but we will see more in the way of sunshine break through that cloud as we head into the afternoon, particularly through southern and eastern areas. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain's prime minister — theresa may — appoints her new cabinet and insists its business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there i

or northern ireland right now.made about the economic agenda and the concerns about jobs and employment and so on because that is something that was almost completely missing from this discussion and one of the reasons why i really despise corbyn labour as an ex lefty myself is that it is now a completely bourgeois phenomenon. this is now a monopoly, monopolised by urban professionals and middle—class university students, and there has been scarcely a word said about the tragedy, the post—industrial tragedy, of working class communities in this country. it is now dead, that kind of life, a community built around a local industry, steelworks or manufacturing or coal mining. that is gone. we have lost a generation. and those are the truly forgotten people and nobody on either side of the fence and it is particularly culpable on labour's part has had a word to say about this. there is no easy solution, but they might have had something to say to the old industrial proletariat. i think that is a very interesting point.

we can talk to the former northern ireland secretary theresa villiers, whojoins us northern ireland secretary out there. what is your reaction? i believe that as the public are given us a hung parliament it is our responsibility to make that work and producing workable government is greatly assisted by this confidence and supply agreement, which has been published today. workable. how difficult is going to be? it is very difficult is going to be? it is very difficult from when we have the coalition government in it was basically unity between the two parties to work together for a full term and it gave a working majority of around 50 mps. this is a working majority of ten individual mps. individual mps in both parties will have a lot of sway going ahead. individual mps in both parties will have a lot of sway going aheadm will be very different from the coalition with the lib dems. there will be challenges ahead. it will require hard work on all sides but, actually, minority government and arrangements of this sort are very common in many european countries. for example, in ireland they've had

, perhaps northern england.low pressure remain with us on thursday and friday, rain pushing south into england and wales. and then we will get this northerly wind coming down across the uk. so very unsettled through this week ahead, the rain could be heavy and may bring some localised flooding, and it will also be quite a bit cooler than it was on monday. this is bbc news — the headlines. president trump has said a us supreme court ruling to revive parts of his controversial travel ban is a victory for national security. the ban can be temporarily implemented for travellers without bona fide relationships with persons or entities in the united states, pending a final decision in october. president donald trump says the relationship between the us and india has never been stronger, following his first face—to face talks with india's prime minister, narendra modi, at the white house. mr modi said he and mr trump had agreed to improve cooperation on trade and on fighting terrorism. the british government says testi

the northern isles and northern scotland than yesterday, perhaps 20 here and even with the rain, nothill fog. whilst we come out of that cloud and back into the sunshine in central and eastern areas and we could see temperatures at 2a or 25 degrees, so some very warm and muggy airaround. touch and go for the cricket at edgbaston, england—australia, just because you're close to that rain band, hopefully we will get some play and bad light won't spoil the affair. through the evening that rain will advance further eastwards so eventually we will see patchy rain even in southern and eastern areas and then the wind will push the showers into the north and west of scotland, so again not a cold night but a particularly warm one stuck under that weather front in central and eastern england and here it is on sunday. although the main rain is clearing on sunday with low pressure sat to the north—west, it does means it won't be a particularly settled day, some tightly packed isobars indicating some rather strong winds at times, gusting winds with those showers, northern ireland, scotland, north

, perhaps northern england.england and wales. and then we will get this northerly wind coming down across the uk. so very unsettled through this week ahead. the rain could be heavy, may bring some localised flooding, and it will also be quite a bit cooler than it was on monday. this is bbc news — the headlines: president trump has said a us supreme court ruling to revive parts of his controversial travel ban is a victory for national security. the ban can be temporarily implemented for travellers without bona —fide relationships with persons or entities in the united states, pending a final decision in october. the british prime minister theresa may says she wants three million eu citizens living in britain to stay after brexit. she said they would have the same rights to health, education, benefits and pensions as british people. the eu‘s chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, said greater clarity was needed. the british government says testing carried out as a result of a huge tower block fire in london has

no deal yet in northern ireland. monday. one of the most senior figures in the catholic church who is accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse, the vatican treasurer cardinal george pell, says he'll take a leave of absence to fight the charges in australia. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look

this is not northern irish control of parliament.e to make westminster work at all. ministers knew this criticism would come — are they prepared? i'm not against investment in northern ireland, i welcome investment in infrastructure and public services but there ought to be fairness. if there's investment coming to northern ireland, scotland should be getting its fair share. you're paying £100 million to the dup for every single one of their votes. you've bought them off, haven't you? people in all parts of the country are benefiting from the fact that we have a strong enough economy that we can afford to spend more money on health. we placed 8 billion on health around the country. if you're cancelling austerity in northern ireland, you're not cancelling it anywhere else and people in scotland, wales, the north of england, haven't they got every right to feel quite cross about this? well, people in scotland, wales and different parts of england are getting money but this is separate from that. this is the northern ireland block grant

this is not northern ireland won't. this is not northern ireland won't.nd control of parliament. it is about being able to make westminster work at all. ministers knew this criticism would come, are they prepared?” ministers knew this criticism would come, are they prepared? i am not against investment in northern ireland, i welcome investment in public services, but there ought to be fairness. scotland should be getting its fair share. you're paying £100 million to the dup for every single one of their votes, you have paid them off, haven't you? people in all parts of the country are benefiting from the fact that we have a strong enough economy to spend more money on health, 8 billion on health around the country. if you are cancelling austerity in northern ireland, you are not cancelling it anywhere else — people in scotland, wales, north of england have every right to be a ci’oss of england have every right to be a cross about this. people in other parts of the country are getting money, but this is separate from that. this has already existed, so it i

there arejust over stability to northern ireland.devolution. and chris page is in belfast. the last talks to 18 days, no luxury of that with this set. that's absolutely right simon and right now here at stormont negotiators are the game closely at this document would which outlines the deal between the dup and the tories at westminster. a lot will depend on how sinn fein react to it, they haven't said anything publicly yet. as ever in northern ireland, there are two ways of looking at this, one is, many millions more for schools, hospitals, roads, what's not to like? the best thing is for people to get back into government and spend that cash, on the other hand, could nationalists feel a sense of unease about the dup and conservatives working closely together in london, could it mean, some of them would say, the dup get special favours amounting to them getting an answer advantage when it comes to politics back home? andy moore talking to be done here, not a lot of time to do it, an apparent redlined version wenger re: arlene foster

the rain continuing to move out of northern ireland and into northern england.her end of that range and we have another band of light rain stretching across part of the midlands and into southern counties. quite a lot of clout in places here. equally, some of us are starting off with a bit of sunshine. —— cloud. the sunshine won't necessarily laughed. we have an area of low pressure and its front moving eastwards. here is the other end of it which will bring lack —— rain later into parts of wales and south—west england and then we have another is system coming up from the near continent that, too, will introduce showers which will be heavy and thundery and it will feel quite sticky today with highs of around 20 celsius. not the 25 we had yesterday. as the rain moves away from northern ireland, it will brighten up and we will see a return to sunshine and showers. through this evening and overnight, we still have all of these rain. we have the other band in the west and they shall merge. with the onshore flow, it will feel chilly if you are out early on. generally

for the weekend, and northern england. —— northern ireland.ssure moving its way in. some rain in the south—east first on saturday but it will clear. some rain and showers into the north—west. but for most of us, saturday is looking drier, and sunday is looking similar. some sunny spells across parts of the uk and a feud showers in the far north—west of scotland. —— a few showers. we are going to go to the house of commons and karen bradley. which is whether or not to refer to the merger again. i'm punishing is whether or not to refer to the mergeragain. i'm punishing both documents, copies of which which will be published in the bible is both houses and i will be publishing later today the letter to both with my decision —— published in the library. this reflects the ongoing responsibility as the independent regulator under the broadcasting acts to monitor who is fit and proper to a broadcast license. decisions made by the secretary of state on media mergers under the enterprise act 2002 are made of —— ona enterprise act 2002 are made of —— on

the needs that northern ireland faces arejust as much needs that northern ireland faces are just as muchre massively lower than they are for the average citizen in wales, scotland and the english regions, and yet this bung, this extra money, is being given to northern ireland, after seven years of the austerity that the whole of the uk has faced. we are used to sta ble the uk has faced. we are used to stable majority government in this country, but in plenty of european countries, there are deals done between political parties. that is the way of politics. but other countries where that happens to not have a northern ireland legacy to manage. it is not so long ago when the bombs and the bullets were erupting in northern ireland. i don't think we will go back to that, but it is absolutely essential that a british prime minister must be seen as an honest broker, to use john major, the former conservative prime minister said, i am, as a secretary of state, afraid that the interests of theresa may have been put ahead of the interests of the peace protest, and the interests of wales, scotland

up to 110w executive in northern ireland.ritish government has been a neutral party. how can it do that when it is supported by one particular party that can pull the plug on it at any stage? it really could undermine all that we have achieved over the past several decades in northern ireland.” achieved over the past several decades in northern ireland. i think this election has got us to a situation where actually independence for scotland is a long way off. i think the issue for the union, the union of the uk, is now going to focus more on northern ireland. the traditionaljourney in the early hours of the morning, from their constituency to london, should we be triumphant drive. instead theresa may was left to contemplate with her husband philip may how the gamble she took with great relu cta nce gamble she took with great reluctance has left her premiership in grave peril. let's ta ke let's take a closer look at the strea m let's take a closer look at the stream of results which started before midnight and soon pointed the

heavy rain across northern parts of wales and northern england and into scotland.ening up a little bit later on. there will be heavy and thundery showers developing here, but elsewhere, it stays cloudy. rain at times through the afternoon and temperatures in the afternoon and temperatures in the mid to high teens. through this evening and tonight, well that rain becomes more extensive across england and wales. it remains cloudy into wednesday morning. temperatures down to about 12 to 14 celsius. but more rain expected during wednesday. pretty soggy actually for many parts of england and wales. showers into northern ireland as well, but you notice for scotland, not looking too bad tomorrow, especially the north—west of scotland. shelter from the mountains here, there will be sunny spells developing, but elsewhere, beneath the cloud and the rain, temperatures about 15 to 19 celsius. bye— bye. this is bbc news and these are the top stories at 11. google faces a possible record fine over its shopping comparison service from the eu's regulator. nicola sturgeon is expect

it opposes extending gay marriage and abortion rights to northern ireland.ntally, we did not expect to be in this position. but issues like these are unlikely to feature in talks with the conservatives. the dup‘s demands here will be overwhelmingly financial. they have a clear road map they set out in 2015, when they thought they would be in this position. there is very little in that about social policy. but this new relationship raises wider questions about the conservatives' role here. on monday, cross—party talks are due to get under way, aimed at restoring northern ireland's collapsed government. but how can a conservative secretary of state act as an honest broker at those talks when the conservatives are now so reliant on the dup? this deal has come more quickly than many expected, but tonight, the dup are revealing nothing about what they want in return for their support. but on brexit, the dup does not appear to share theresa may's view that walking away with no deal is a viable option. the pa rty‘s financial demands are likely to include more money

and across northern areas of the country, northern ireland, scotla nd of the country, northern irelandscotland and northern england, it is pretty blustery. maybe the odd shower in northern england. mostly dry through the afternoon. as we come in to south wales, south—western england, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, the cloud beginning to break up. temperatures still at 20 or 21 degrees in the south—east. this evening and overnight we will seek cloud thickening up. one frontal system will spill into northern ireland and northern scotland. further east and further south, largely dry with clear spells. particularly the countryside, where it is chilly. northern ireland, scotland, northern england and north wales a lot of clout tomorrow. there could be the odd heavy shower in north—east scotland. further south, dry weather, sunshine. the best of that close to the coastline. temperatures creeping up. for the middle part of the week, this low pressure will try to squash its way in. but it runs into high pressure. that will force this warm air up from the south, quite humid air.

and no deal yet in northern ireland.he deadline for setting up a new power—sharing executive has passed. it's now extended until monday. it's 5pm. we're at westminster where, eight days after the queen's speech, the house of commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa may's authority, after the election in which she lost her parliamentary majority. the prime minister will be depending on the democratic unionists of northern ireland to get her legislative programme through the commons this evening. there will be a series of votes, so let's set the context for what's to come. the first vote is a labour amendment tabled by the opposition calling on the government to end austerity policies in public services to reverse falling living standards and to make society more equal. the second amendment, brought by the labour backbencher stella creasy, has been withdrawn because of a change in government policy. stella creasy wants women from northern ireland to be able to have abortions in england p

there will be a few showers in northern ireland and northern wales.n into the rest of the week, high pressure such the build from the south. we will still see a few bits of rain come and go at times across parts of scotla nd and go at times across parts of scotland and northern ireland, but temperatures will be on the up from mid week onwards and with it across some southern parts of the country, lots of sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, but first the headlines. downing street has confirmed that it has agreed the principles of a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists to help keep the prime minister in power. theresa may finds herself leading a minority administration and needs the help of ten dup mps to survive. earlier, the prime minister's two chief advisers resigned. the bbc understands that theresa may had been warned that unless they went, she would face a leadership challenge. they've been replaced by the former tory mp, gavin barwell, who's theresa may's new downing str

will be in scotland and northern ireland with potentially hailand northern ireland with potentiallys, but to the west, warmer than today, in east anglia and the south—east, cooler. overnight and into monday, a keen breeze across the country and showers packing in, northern ireland, parts of scotland and northern england in particular. a fresh start to monday compared to tomorrow morning and scotland in the central belt if you're on the move in the rush hour, winds could have an impact on restrictions to bridges and ferries but it will ease down during the day. a few showers on monday, especially in the north, but not as many as sunday, many will get through most of the day dry. a bit of cloud in many places, best of the sunshine in, that changes things, not enough to prevent a few showers in scotland and northern ireland but in england and wales, increasing sunshine and by wednesday, feeling warmer once again. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: downing street has confirmed that it has agreed th

it will be confined to the north —— northern isles in the afternoon.y as well. a lot of dry weather here until showers arrived later. the weather front is slow moving across the north of england and the cumbrian fells. up to 50 millimetres of rain could fall. what a contrast to the south—eastern corner. the uv levels are very high, as indeed the pollen quite widely across the greater part of england and wales. at hamden later this afternoon, scotla nd at hamden later this afternoon, scotland versus england should benefit from brightening sky is there —— although there may be a shower later. the showers will push across scotland and northern ireland to finish the day. in the small hours, it staggers its way into the south—eastern quarter to generate a mild and muggy night. not cold wherever you are spending it. sunday sta rts wherever you are spending it. sunday starts with a low—pressure anchored to the west of the british isles. quite a blustery day, especially if you are close to the centre of the loan. you may see more showers than sunshine in this

of ireland, between the republic and northern ireland, if thatis republic and northern ireland, if thate anything else if we got out of the single market and the customs union, if it is a hard border, then the dup will be massively attacked at home. they don't want that, and therefore, this whole deal could impact on the brexit negotiation as well, and we could see the government effectively being pushed into a position where theresa may does not want to be, though there would be a majority in parliament forum at —— in parliament for it... the temptation is to look at this from one side as being what about the conservatives get out of the dup, but the dup will push strongly, and this may come down to more money for northern ireland. yes, i think they will. they are entitled to, and i would in their shoes. they will push very hard, and i'm sure they will want to secure more investment, better support for well per —— welfare provision, the provision of pensions, all of those issues, and they will strike a very ha rd issues, and they will strike a very hard deal. they are very professional

well, i have spoken to a number of former northern ireland secretary‘s to a number of former northernhern ireland secretary‘s state today to ask them for their opinions on the deal that has been worked out between the dup and theresa may and the conservatives and what impact that could have on the political talks in northern ireland. shaun woodward was one of those, he was labour‘s northern ireland secretary between 2007 and 2010 and he told me that theresa may was treading a dangerous line by forcing a deal with the dup. since the time of john major, we got into position for the british government, labour, conservative, have taken a view that they must be neutral in dealing with they must be neutral in dealing with the politics and politicians and the parties of northern ireland. that was how we put together the good friday agreement, it is how we have put forward the many devolution programmes achieving full devolution in 2010. theresa may now, for her own survival, is now going to drive a coach and horses through the principle that neutrality. it is essential for both sides, unioni

risking northern irish peace by appearing to take one sidelj risking northern irish peace by appearing i am concerned about the deal, i am wary and dubious about it, and the danger is no matter how much any government tries, they will not be seen to be impartial if they are locked into a parliamentary deal at westminster with one of the northern ireland parties. yet no deal would be a risk everywhere. theresa may has few good choices. chin up, as this card reads. perhaps her only helpful advice. let's have a closer look at how critical the support of the democratic unionist party would be in the house of commons for theresa may's government. in last week's general election, the conservatives fell six short of a commons majority with 318 seats. the dup, however, enjoyed their best ever general election winning ten seats. together they have a total of 328 seats. getting theresa may over the line with the majority of six. in east belfast, people make no secret of their support for the union. in this flag—waving unionist corner of the city, a deal between the dup and the conservatives is s

it didn't seem to include the parties from northern ireland and never the issues northern irish votersd about in the election. i think this is especially obvious whenever it came to the big set piece television debates and interviews of the campaigns, such as the leaders debates, and the leaders interviews with andrew neil. first, i'd like to ask what the justification is for excluding all northern ireland parties from those programmes? and secondly, given that the dup is in such a prominent national position after the election, will the bbc reconsider this for future general election coverage? let's discuss some of those issues which the bbc‘s head of news gathering, jonathan munro. jonathan, let's start with the dup. in hindsight was it a mistake, it was, wasn't it, not to include them in that debate? no, it wasn't a mistake it was deliberate. the reason for it there are five parties in northern ireland who are described as major parties. parties of significant support in the constituencies in northern ireland. we cannot put the dup into a networked programme without also putting sin

people are inspecting extra money for northern ireland.that could look like cash for votes. he is concerned that other parts of the uk, who also won funding for hospitals and their local schools, they will say, why can we not have that? you have talked about austerity and the deficit, and now you are throwing cash over the irish sea. he said he is worried it could cost the conservative vote. on top of concerns that tory mps had about the socially conservative views of the dup, and theresa may has reassured about equality laws, saying they will not be brought down because of the dup, he is raising other very serious concerns about this possible deal. we will talk about that with lord peter hain injust a moment. we have had a few details about a reshuffle. what's happening there? very interestingly, the brexit unit, whose office is just down at the end of downing street, two of the ministers have been taken out of that unit, just a week before the talks are due to start. the people she has brought in, one of them is eye—catching, not anyone

ireland, which is important for northern ireland but also for the whole of the united kingdom.ut our objectives, we have published our white papers, we will bring our repeal bill before this house, we know the plan we have got, the part that doesn't know its plan for brexit is his party. a new conservative mp raised jeremy corbyn‘s history on trident. i was deeply alarmed to hear a report made by the opposition at glastonbury festival that in power, he would abandon trident and utterly undermine the security and safety of our country. would my right honourable friend the prime minister agree that it is only her government and the conservative party that can provide the safety and security our country needs? can i first well, honourable friend, in this house, i am sure he is going to be a fine representative of the fine people of the aldershot constituency. i can ijoin with him in saying that i think people were shocked to hear that in public, the leader of the opposition appeared to support trident, but in private, said he wanted to scrap it. it's only the conservative party...

this is not northern irish control of parliament.about being able to make westminster work at all. ministers knew this criticism would come — are they prepared? i'm not against investment in northern ireland, i welcome investment in infrastructure and public services but there ought to be fairness. if there's investment coming to northern ireland, scotland should be getting its fair share. you're paying £100 million to the dup for every single one of their votes. you've bought them off, haven't you? people in all parts of the country are benefiting from the fact that we have a strong enough economy that we can afford to spend more money on health. we placed 8 billion on health around the country. if you're cancelling austerity in northern ireland, you're not cancelling it anywhere else and people in scotland, wales, the north of england, haven't they got every right to feel quite cross about this? well, people in scotland, wales and different parts of england are getting money but this is separate from that. this is the northern irel

nota northern ireland as the price for joining...alition but supporting the government on the budget and other major issues. what we are seeing here is an agreement that were supposed to happen last week and before the queen's speech, the dup is good at not many things but one thing they are good at is negotiating, they are going to wait until the last possible moment and get their pound of flesh out the government on this one. again, on top of the lords, the scottish parliament, so many hurdles thrown in front of this government right now, and i think tomorrow, we will have picking up the story much closer, at some point, somebody has to call an end to this. we thought the queen's speech was the end point, the deadline, that has passed! there is a vote on thursday when they have devoted for the queen's speech. in theory they will have that in place, this agreement, by then, frankly, we may not even haveit by then, frankly, we may not even have it then, because there is an agreement which is separate from the budget. it has gotten sl

a deal, in principle, is agreed with northern ireland's democratic unionists. after the poor showing in the general election, the first casualties. two of the prime minister's top aides resign. fears of a famine, as ethiopia warns it's running out of emergency food aid for millions of people affected by drought. the us helps the philippines remove islamic state militants from marawi. the original caped crusader, adam west, from the original batman series has died. hello, and welcome to the programme. theresa may has reached an agreement to give her a working majority in the british parliament despite having lost her majority in the general election. she has reached the outline of an agreement with the small democratic unionist party, or dup, from northern ireland. a downing street spokesman said this. "we welcome this commitment which can provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on brexit and beyond." whatever the future holds for mrs may, she'll face it without her two closest advisors. nick timothy and fiona hill have resign

northern england, northern ireland, central southern scotland in particular.iles per hour. there could be a few restrictions on the bridges and maybe on some of the ferry services, but the further north you are across scotland, lighter winds to start the day. still some showers around among central and western areas. nowhere near as heavy as we saw through sunday. a few showers maybe just catch you during morning rush hour in northern ireland and northern parts of england but again they should be lighter than we saw during yesterday. further south, only isolated showers, the vast majority will be dry. a bit of cloud in places and there will be sunshine breaking through. a blustery wind but we will see more in the way of sunshine break through that cloud as we head into the afternoon, particularly through southern and eastern areas. by the afternoon, very few showers around, mainly in the western parts of scotland and north—western england. by and large, a much drier and brighter day than we saw through sunday. with the wind coming in from the west, 14, 15 degr