as long as the chancellor herself another point this is the first contested election for the parliamentary group leadership since one thousand nine hundred seventy three in other words this is an earthquake and the chancellor today during the meeting of the party's parliament mentor group had held for her. standards a passionate speech in support of mr calderon and said this is not the moment for a change and a majority of the voters in the parliamentary group thwarted that wish they said it is time for a change so what does this mean for chancellor merkel. well at the moment we're hearing various spokespeople from that meeting downplaying it saying we're simply looking for for a fresh face for fresh wind but the fact is that the incoming head of the parliamentary group mr brink house he had said we need to be much more confident we need to show a different face we need to get out and talk to the people who've turned their backs on our party so he's clearly saying we need to see a different leadership and it needs to be coming from the parliamentary group it could well be the beginning of the en

what you need to know is that she had given a passionate speech during this meeting of the parliamentary group saying that she absolutely supports. that she wanted him to remain in his position and that this is not the time for a change and we saw hundred twenty five members of the parliamentary bloc saying no you're wrong it is time for a change and then of course one house to ask. how does that change look going forward we know that mr breakouts the new incoming leader has said that he wants in more confident servitor parliamentary group meaning confident both toward voters but also confident visibly the government itself so i think we are likely to see a real challenge to her authority in the future are right now in the crane thank you so much for your continued coverage. now rush hour in china's capital beijing used to mean streets crammed with bicycles but the nation's spectacular economic growth in the past three decades has seen people swap two wheels for forts and that in turn is a huge demand to learn how to drive also w. news went to visit a driving school where as with everything el

party whip was only known as a financial expert he's expected to both stop the conservative parliamentary group self-confidence but this will put chancellor merkel in an even more uncomfortable position says one conservative m.p. i think that she has to counter with affection group that is more self-confident and i think now we gain back a bit more independence and i think that is. slightly challenging because the chancellor will need to fight for her own positions the new group leader promised to listen closely to the input from constituencies and try to downplay the significance of the vote for him which officers are looking forward to working with on the long otto as has just been explained there's no daylight between us it will be a close and trusting cooperation just as i've had with in recent years. you know. if you had before the vote on the america had urged the conservative m.p.'s to support her and like her but to no avail the majority wanted to change the german chancellor acknowledge the outcome is a defeat. that's shouldn't it be this is democracy and that means sometimes you lose

promising fresh initiatives and independents that is a clear statement on the part of this parliamentary group that they are preparing to challenge the chancellor well the main german opposition party the a d. is twittering busy being that it's over for marigold is there truth there. not only they even the chancellor's junior coalition partner the s.p.d. one of its leaders has also said essentially the same thing and i think in many ways this does look very much like the beginning of the end let's remember that parliamentary democracy is all about the parliament the parliamentary group of the chancellor's party is the foundation of her power and now she is essentially confronted not only to obstreperous coalition partners even her her but very insistent party. has pushed back a lot over the last six months but also potentially defiant parliamentary block now the end isn't going to come overnight both the new leader made that clear he said look there's no daylight between the parliamentary group and the chancellor and the chancellor herself said you know this is politics as usual you win some y

sometimes you lose a vote there is nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of c.d.u. and c.s.u. to be successful and therefore i will support of those who are of a possible to help. all of position parties declared kodos defeat a clear sign that markets time is coming to an end coalition partner of the social democrats are calling for a return to serious work. mine also have to try urged seriousness in politics we have a global political situation that is rather chaotic germany cannot afford to gamble on the contrary we are an anchor of stability also for europe and i expect the seriousness from both the social democratic affairs well as the conservative parliamentary group. but this will take some time yesterday's vote has shaken anglo-american skin surface more than expected. all right let's bring in now our political correspondents maximally on our course good to see you max they're trying to put a brave face on how is that going down well as you just said. watchword in berlin these days is business as usual back to business nothing to see her just move along let's

what you need to know is that she had given a passionate speech during this meeting of the parliamentary group saying that she absolutely supports full kokoda that she wanted him to remain in his position and that this is not the time for a change and we saw hundred twenty five members of the parliamentary bloc saying no you're wrong it is time for a change and then of course when house. i ask how does that change look going forward we know that mr breakouts the new incoming leader has said that he wants in more confident conservative parliamentary group meeting confident both toward voters but also confident visibly the government itself so i think we are likely to see a real challenge to her authority in the future all right melinda crane thank you so much for your continued coverage. and that there's a press thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us news continues at the top of the hour. every journey begins with the first step and every language the first words are going to be called the coaxing germany touch. why not i'm with. you to the shops and it's simple online on

party whip was only known as a financial expert he's expected to both stop the conservative parliamentary group self-confidence but this will put chancellor merkel in an even more uncomfortable position says one conservative m.p. i think that she has to counter with affection group that is more self-confident and i think now we gain back a bit more independence and i think that is. slightly challenging because the chancellor will need to fight for her own positions the new group leader promised to listen closely to the input from constituencies and try to downplay the significance of the vote for him into office looking forward to working with anglong otto as has just been explained there's no daylight between us it will be a close and trusting cooperation process of how to in recent years. you know. if you are before the vote uncle americal had urged the conservative m.p.'s to support her alike but to no avail the majority wanted to change the german chancellor acknowledged the outcome is a defeat. shouldn't it be this is democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there is nothing to g

joining me now is the former president of britain's parliamentary group on guys we're lord ahmed boredom and thank you for coming on before we get to the events in kashmir and things are moving faster than your comment about them a saying that just appearing on this program risks being a propaganda to mourn loving me uproot inspired us ahead i don't think that that's a very good representation of british values which is freedom of press is very important to have that different view i mean he reappeared on iranian press t.v. as as the leader of the opposition and she also called the that that's burned in this country. i think treason is actually trying to divert attention from briggs's and all the disputes within her own party and it's always easy to have a go at russia and also or you know in the olden days it was russia now it's iran be china.

the parliamentary group of her party has not followed her she is clearly weakened. i caught up with one of the leading figures of the fdp, which is an opposition party, the liberals, i asked whether he thin thinks angela merkel is weakened after that vote. >> she is weakened if you go into your own parliamentary group and say i want this guy who i worked together with 13 years to be re-elected because i like him, he's my guy, i can work with him. and then another says the same, and then as a result we get something nobody expected. journalists didn't expect this i thought it would be 60/40 for kauder then you are weakened, you underestimated the feelings in your parliamentary group and you underestimated how much pressure there is to do something new >> let's look at what that means for her standing overall is that the end of an era? is that a revolution like some call it? what would you call it >> it's neither of the two i think it's the slight going down of angela merkel. it is -- i was a junior staffer in 1996 to 1998 when koole was still in you have this great f

the president of britain's parliamentary group on gas we're lord ahmed boredom and thank you the coming on before we get to the events in kashmir and things are moving fast there. your comment about prime minister trays i'm a saying that just appearing on this program risks being a propaganda. to mourn loving me a putin's why does i have i don't think that that's a very good representation of british values which is freedom of press is very important to have that different view i mean he reappeared on iranian press t.v. as as the leader of the opposition and she also called out that that's banned in this country so i think treason is actually trying to divert attention from briggs's and all the disputes within her own party and it's always easy to have a go at russia and also you know in the olden days it was russia now it's iran be china lots of other things let's go on to kashmir then john ball national security advisor saying the i.c.c. is dead to the united states it's been dead to india for a long time do you suspect that the reason india does want to cooperate with the internation

just expressed by his out of agone connects to you saw in that piece she's the head of the parliamentary group of the left party she essentially expressed two aims that are perhaps potentially contradictory one is to reclaim the streets from the far right from the anti immigrant to get a movement the other one is to bundle the forces of the left in order to pave the way for a new left leaning federal government that would amongst other things renew the welfare state and listen to all of those germans who feel that their interests and voices have been ignored so first of all in terms of trying to win support from those who are perhaps tending toward the far right many critics say art the leaders of this movement to potentially adopting the far right own anti immigrant language in order to try to win these voters isn't there a risk that they themselves are moving toward populist nationalism in order to try to win that right wing support and then on the other hand bundling the forces of the left critics even within the left party led by star of are going to act in the parliamentary group they say

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democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there is nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of c.d.u. and c.s.u. to be successful and therefore i will support us where of a possible to help the conduct all opposition parties declared cowardice defeat a clear sign that marcos time as chancellor is coming to an end does cyc this shows that mrs merkel can no longer rely on the support of her own group so i recommend that mrs merkel will vote of confidence that you are following the we call on the government to finally come to terms and to be a government again and not a divided bunch. for the m.p.'s of anglo-american is conservative party this is an unknown situation until now she had always the support of the majority that's not for sure and you will. people are widely discriminated against in nigeria men caught engaging in homosexual acts in the north of the country and we still him to death in the south gay sex and same sex marriage can be punished with up to fourteen years in prison last month nearly sixteen men were arrested for attending a suspected gay party in lagos our

democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there's nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of the c.d.u. and sees you to be successful and therefore i will support by being callous whenever possible. lost one of her closest confidence to have been at the top of the parliamentary party of the conservatives since i'm glad america became german chancellor in two thousand and five all opposition parties declared kalidas defeat a clear sign that merkel's time as chancellor is coming to an end does this shows that mrs merkel can no longer rely on the support of her own group so i recommend that mrs merkel vote of confidence that. we call on the government to finally come to terms and to be a government again and not a divided bunch. for the m.p.'s of a conservative party this is in the unknown situation until now and always have the support of the majority and that's not for sure anymore. u.s. national security advisor john bolton has issued a stark warning to iran he said tehran would have hell to back ever threaten the u.s. or its allies now this came just hours after president

democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there is nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of c.d.u. and c.s.u. to be successful and therefore i will support i think us wherever possible to catholics and on all opposition parties declared cowardice defeat a clear sign that merkel's time as chancellor is coming to an end does this shows that mrs merkel can no longer rely on the support of her own group so i recommend that mrs merkel will vote of confidence that you're following the we call on the government to finally come to terms and to be a government again and not a divided bunch. for the m.p.'s of anglo-american is conservative party this is an unknown situation until now she had always the support of the majority that's not for sure and you know. joining me now is detail his political correspondent simon young from up on i'm interested yes simon how big a setback is this for america. there's no doubt this is a huge blow to angola medical's or thora see because there was somebody who'd been with her for so long he was the man responsible for making sure that conservativ

just expressed by his out of agone connected to you saw in that piece she's the head of the parliamentary group of the left party she essentially expressed two aims that are perhaps potentially contradictory one is to reclaim the streets from the far right from the anti immigrant to get a movement the other one is to bundle the forces of the left in order to pave the way for a new left leaning federal order to try to win these voters isn't there a risk that they themselves are moving toward populist nationalism in order to try to win that right wing support and then on the other hand bundling the forces of the left critics even within the left party led by sorry if i can connect in the parliamentary group they say look this potentially could split the left further and there's a sense that that this probably could be a movement of short duration yes it's an online movement right now but will it really translate into the kind of widespread voting changes that the act is looking for many people are skeptical willing to cry thank you. i'm going to machall is in front for today trying to boost the g

he is expected to bolster the conservative parliamentary groups self-confidence but it will play chancellor merkel in a more difficult position, according to one conservative mp. >> i think she has to come with a group that is more self-confident and we have gained back a little more independence. that is slightly challenging, because the chancellor will need to fight. >> the new group leader promised to listen closely to the mps and try to downplay this thickens of the vote. >> it was a routine meeting. i have been in contact with the chancellor and we will work together with total trust. >> the opposition parties are not convinced. they say the conservatives' change of leadership signals a government that is not fit for duty. >> we are experiencing a split conservative union. weak social democrats and eight coalition government -- a coalition government that is only suited to fixing the problems it caused itself. >> iron ridge seriousness in politics. have a global political situation that is chaotic and germany cannot afford to gamble. we are an anchor of stability for europe and i expec

joining me now is the former president of britain's parliamentary group on guys we have lord ahmed boredom and thank you for coming on before we get to the events in kashmir and things are moving fast there. your comment about situation may saying that just appearing on this program risks being a propaganda to mourn blood in me of putin's why does a head i don't think that that's a very good representation of british values which is freedom of press is very important and to have that different view i mean he reappeared on iranian press t.v. as as the leader of the opposition and she also called that that's banned in this country so i think treason is actually trying to divert attention from bragg's it and all the disputes within her own party and it's always easy to have a russia and also you know in the olden days it was russia now it's iran be china lots of other things let's go on to kashmir then john ball national security advisor saying the i.c.c. is dead to the united states it's been dead to india very long time do you suspect that the reason india does want to cooperate with the in

promising fresh initiatives and independents that is a clear statement on the part of this parliamentary group that they are preparing to challenge the chancellor. and there was our chief political correspondent belinda crean speaking with me earlier. what if there is one man who has had a front row seat to the ascent of his german chancellor and as the most powerful female leader in the world it is my next guest tonight dyckman rand europe's most widely read the most powerful newspaper for almost fifteen years i'm talking about germany's build. now while he was editor in chief he became a major force in shaping public opinion in both world and german politics. kai decline is among the most influential figures in german language media he served for nearly fifteen years as chief editor of the popular tabloid good title before becoming publisher of the group. perhaps the most famous headline of his tenure was we are the pope the phrase took on a life of its own when german cardinal use of catching up with named pope benedict in two thousand and five. dyckman has enjoyed close ties to politicians

him and i expect the seriousness from both the social democratic as well as the conservative parliamentary group. the chancellor says her coalition is getting back to work but lately crisis mode has become business as usual. our let's bring in our political correspondent richard meter bald he's on the story for us tonight here in berlin good evening to you. the conservatives they are doing their best to downplay the negative impact of what happened this week what are they so afraid of well the main message of the bring cause of the surprise new leader of the conservative in peace and calm and the main message he tried to bring across today was the simply is no problem between me and america but that's actually not really the point but obviously most of the conservative in peace at least half of them seem to have a major problem with uncle america and the way she fulfills a duty as a german can't this was pointed out yesterday by the surprise vote and even worse it is already the second time within two weeks that i didn't see it coming coming she didn't see coming that she didn't see the problems

parliament for the social democratic party he's also a member of the german american parliamentary friendship group mr o'grady it's good to have you on the date have you spoken with anyone in washington about this letter what they told you not yet and washington at the end of the month and obviously about this will be talked about also everything that is considered until the midterm election of course what do you think is going on. i think the american society is divided it has been divided for a long time before the present this presidency and this division has now been taken radically into the administration and this is what we see do you think this letter is an attempt to topple the u.s. president i have no idea who wrote the letter. we don't know we don't know this is speculation but i'm not surprised that somebody would think something of the president like this even being part of the administration and that's what's scary the transatlantic relationship which i know was important to you has been under strain ever since mr trump took office his poor treatment of u.s. allies it was even mentione

democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there is nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of c.d.u. and c.s.u. to be successful and therefore i will support i think houseware of a possible. catfish and all opposition parties declared cowardice defeat a clear sign that markets time as chancellor is coming to an end does this shows that mrs merkel can no longer rely on the support of her own group so i recommend that mrs merkel will vote of. then you fall and we call on the government to finally come to terms and to be a government again and not a divided bunch. for the m.p.'s of anglo americas conservative party this is an unknown situation until now she had always the support of the majority that's not for sure and you know. that's been our bringing up to some other stories making news around the wild american t.v. star bill cosby has been sentenced to between three and ten years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman the judge also declared him a sexually violent predator this means costin must undergo lifelong counseling is the first celebrity to be sent

and i would just like to draw his attention to the all—party parliamentary group for scottish countryter and invite her along with him to that. he claims to be able to sing, i can see some new bonding going on there, it would be fantastic. and that is it from me for now. but don't forget to join keith macdougall on monday night at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. and i will be back with you on tuesday night. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good morning. the weekend is upon us. many of us will see a little bit of rain at some stage in the weekend. that is by no means the whole story. there will be a lot of dry weather around as well and some spells of sunshine. quite a complex pressure pattern. high pressure to the south. one area of low pressure to the north—east. then this wriggling weather front pushing in from the atlantic. this is essentially going to send a pipeline of moisture in across central parts of the uk. for wales, the midlands, northern england, we will seek outbreaks of rain through the day, the odd heavy b

which is the biggest parliamentary group a and victor all. parties own political parties part of that group it would be a big test because a really try and prove whether or not you have any peace here who are intent on trying to hold these e.u. values and principles seen as being eroded by people like or. agree indeed natascha i'm just going to also if there were so there was a similar kind of debate surrounding poland wasn't there not that long ago with regard to the european union what happened there this is the first time there they are seriously considering trickling triggering what is known as article seven which as you already pointed out would deprive a member of its voting rights. that's right article seven was triggered by the european commission last december the european parliament considering trading it again sangria be the first time that they've used what they call here the nuclear option which just shows you how serious is taken the here it would strip hungry of its voting rights but you know although it would of course damage h

german bundestag and a member of the german american parliamentary friendship group mr gridley appreciate you being on the show tonight we'll be talking with you a little bit later on the day thank you very much. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world germany's foreign minister has concluded a trip to turkey a bit rebuilding the street relationship his mission was to pave the way for a state visit to germany by president everyone this month and to try to secure the release of seven german citizens detained in turkey on political grounds britain has told the u.n. security council that it has clear evidence moscow was behind the poisoning of a russian expert i last march it comes a day after the u.k. announced attempted murder charges against two russians suspected of carrying out the attack british allies have issued a joint statement backing one's assessment moscow has denied any involvement. its how you prosecutors have placed twenty people under investigation in connection with the bridge collapse that killed dozens of people in general last mont

and i would just like to draw his attention to the all—party parliamentary group for scottish country that. he claims to be able to sing. i can see some new bonding going on there. it would be fantastic. and that is it from me for now. but don't forget to join keith macdougall on monday night at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. and i will be back with you on tuesday night. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. we're starting the new week in the midst of a battle between warm air and cool air. we got to feel the effects of both over the weekend. the warmest weather towards the south—east, where we also had the best of the sunshine. temperatures close to 25 degrees. further north, big shower clouds and temperatures more like 16 degrees across the north—east of scotland. and actually, this rather disturbed weather has been continuing across scotland over recent hours. some very heavy downpours of rain, blown in on winds gusting up to 50 or 55mph. those winds only slowly easing through the first part of the morning. fu

and i would just like to draw his attention to the all—party parliamentary group for scottish countryng with him to that. he claims to be able to sing. i can see some new bonding going on there, it would be fantastic. and that is it from me for now. but don't forget to join keith macdougall on monday night at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. and i will be back with you on tuesday night. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. the first half of the weekend has brought some fairly mixed weather and i can't see the second half being particularly different. sunday will bring rain at times. breezy weather, even windy weather across the north. but amidst all of that, there will still be some spells of sunshine. the pressure pattern is a fairly complicated one. low pressure up to the north—west. a few different frontal systems here crossing the country, bringing outbreaks of rain. this front in the west will bring some outbreaks of patchy rain across the south—west of england, wales, north—west england, northern ireland for a tim

and i would just like to draw his attention to the all—party parliamentary group for scottish countrylong with him to that. he claims to be able to sing. | can see some new bonding going on there. it would be fantastic. and that is it from me for now. but don't forget to join keith macdougall on monday night at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. and i will be back with you on tuesday night. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. it is turning out to be a lovely afternoon. a good amount of sunshine. deftly dry and warm then yesterday afternoon. the breeze is quite a feature out there. the farther north, the stronger it will be. in fact, farther north, the stronger it will be. infact, parts farther north, the stronger it will be. in fact, parts of scotland will be. in fact, parts of scotland will be very windy, got the first part of the evening. most of the showers will be here as well the degree across western scotland, but further south a lot of dry weather. temperature,: south a lot of dry weather. temperature, : tem