and on-board queen past, and on—board queen elizabeth is the defence secretary, penny mordaunt, and primeinister theresa may, and earlier theresa may had the opportunity to read out a letter written by one of those he was preparing to go off and fight, let's hear that letter again, because it isa hear that letter again, because it is a reminder of some of the emotions as far as they were able to express them. my darling, this is a very difficult letter for me to write. as you know, something may happen at any moment, and i cannot tell when you will receive this. i had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend, but it was impossible to get away, and all the things i intended to say must be written. i am sure that anyone with imagination must dislike the thought of what's coming, but my fears will be more of being afraid and of what can happen to me. you and i have had some lovely years, which now seem to have passed at lightning speed. that was theresa may reading a letter from captain norman skinner, which he sent home to his wife gladys, and sadly he was not able to see her and his

they will be waived off by the prime minister and the defence secretary, penny mordaunt, and watchinggue christian fraser, and it must be quite an atmosphere there this morning. it really is, quite a treat to watch these old boys getting ready to sail back to normandy, telling me there was 300 vetera ns, normandy, telling me there was 300 veterans, may be a third of them have never been back to normandy since the war, and i think many of them will be lost within their own thoughts this evening as they cross the channel back to normandy, just to think what would have been here 75 years ago, all these ships, 7000 ships as the armada set off from the coast, and although we are hearing the band at the moment, and there is a party atmosphere on board, many of them here with their families, i am told that as they cross from the solent out into the channel, there will be just solent out into the channel, there will bejust a solent out into the channel, there will be just a half hour when they are will be just a half hour when they a re left will be just a half hour when they are left alone,

if it looks likejeremy amber rudd and penny mordaunt.unt amber rudd and penny mordaunt. if it looks likejeremy hunt is the man to be with an undecided as swing voters among the conservative mps will go to his and it will be difficult for michael gove to get back in the race. more than 3.5 million people over the age of 75 who have been getting a free tv licence will now have to pay for one from next year. but the bbc says the licence, which costs £154 a year, will still be free for the poorest pensioners — households where someone is claiming pension credit. our home editor mark easton reports. right, jack, what garbage are we watching today? older people are the biggest users of bbc services. since the year 2000, the licence fee has been free for the over 75s, but not for much longer. in a year's time, over three million people aged 75 and over will have to start paying again, because the corporation believes that to protect services only those on low incomes and receiving pension credit should be eligible. oh, that's the high chaparral

he already had liam fox, but penny mordaunt was expected to run, and didn't, and has come out onjeremy and has come out on jeremy hunt's side. we will be looking later at what the papers are saying about this race and some of the other stories, in a news briefing. the us envoy for africa will leave for sudan on wednesday to urge the ruling military council and pro—democracy opposition groups to resume talks. tibor nagy will call for an end to attacks against civilians. on tuesday, the regime took journalists to see hospitals which they claimed were ransacked by protestors, but as our africa editor fergal keane reports, the propaganda tour didn't go as planned. it must have seemed like a good idea to somebody — showjournalists the government's side of the story. but, as we approached our destination, the ominous reality loomed into view. the rapid support force, a militia that is terrorising civilians. they are known here as the janjaweed, because of their past atrocities in da rfur. they were camped outside the clinic we were being taken to. we were shown ransacked offices — the work o

penny mordaunt, thanks forjoining us. this is it from the spin room.t more reaction as the evening goes on. that's the first live tv debate in the tory party contest. all eyes looking to tuesday, the second round of voting when the magic figure is 33 votes needed to progress in the process. thanks, matt. do you have any questions for the next prime minister? on tuesday bbc one will be hosting a live election hustings between all the candidates left standing for conservative leader — and one of them will be the person who moves in to downing street. their debate will be shaped by your questions — and we're asking you to submit them in advance. full special coverage of course here on the bbc news channel. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages. our guests joining me tonight are nicola bartlett — the political correspondent for daily mirror and broadcaster john stapleton. after severe flooding in lincolnshire, there are fears over the prospect of more heavy rain this week, with storms forecast. hundreds of

, quite a surprise to the supporters ofjeremy hunt when he came through with big support from penny mordaunt that he is still only six ahead of michael gove. so, we are looking at people, potentially rory stewart could still come through as the dark horse, may be, when you look at who is there, but the supporters really will have to make some hard decisions over who they do want to get in. one of the conversation —— what are the conversations that take place in a situation like this, behind the scenes, oui’ situation like this, behind the scenes, our people lent on to give up, to stand down, even before the next round of voting? two types of conversation, one, the kind of various, the contest to do the hard brexit, that has been definitively woi'i brexit, that has been definitively won by borisjohnson, and the conviction of allies of boris johnson is, this is your moment, throw your weight behind him, or, you can push on, be crushed, and you will have a less good job, and on the other side of the oil, this argument, time for us all to unify around sajid javid, jeremy hunt, michael gove, but

penny mordaunt, who is thinking aboutjoining the contest, was asked to allay us fears about the uk'swith the chinese telecoms company huawei. these are judgements to be made. there are vulnerabilities ofjust having one supplier. so, all nations facing these decisions have to look at the detail, they have to weigh that up. candidates have just over a week left to come forward with 12 standing so far. and expect a few more to enter the race and for others to publicly back candidates, though not perhaps with the fanfare the words of support from this man gets. mark lobel, bbc news. mr trump also praised the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. our correspondent glen campbell asked mr hunt for his reaction at the world news media congress in glasgow. what do you make of president trump offering warmer words for your leadership rival borisjohnson than he does for you, does that help or hinderyourcampaign? i think you have to ask boris whether that helps or hinders him, but what i would say is i am very proud as foreign secretary that we have the best relationship with the united states, and i am

penny mordaunt is with me, she is supporting jeremy hunt, what you make of that? three, that you consider men to mess with him? i'm pleased he is still in second place, that is a strong position at this stage in the contest. i think we have seen tactical voting. what i would say to colleagues is, if you want the best final possible, you want serious candidates going forward, you have a clear plan and the people who are in the best position to deliver the deal we need for britain, notjust whatever we can get away with, then they really need to think about who they're going to vote for in the coming rounds. ithink they're going to vote for in the coming rounds. i think what will be bad for the party is if we had a final that was very polarised and really wasn't taking the issues that are facing us seriously. you think it needs to be two brexiteers in the final round? it needs to be two brexiteers in the final round ? obviously it needs to be two brexiteers in the final round? obviously not, because you are backing jeremy hunt. doesn't need to be who backed brexit in

the previous secretary of state penny mordaunt lead on this when the issue raised and i want to see roryity to the world to get this right because we can address it in ourown this right because we can address it in our own country but we need to address it globally as well. what do you think the effect of the report is going to be on 0xfam? what i think it's incredibly important is that 0xfam implements all of the recommendations in the report, that we see the change of culture in 0xfa m we see the change of culture in 0xfam but the report rightly demands. the new head of 0xfam gb has been in post for a short period of time, i think he's demonstrated he's saying the right things. i want 0xfa m he's saying the right things. i want 0xfam to fully implement this report because i recognise that 0xfam does fantastic work. i've seen their projects around the world and i would like 0xfam to be back in a situation where it's able to apply again for situation where it's able to apply againfor uk situation where it's able to apply again for uk funding to support essential works to help the poorest

speaking in singapore the defence secretary penny mordaunt, who is thinking aboutjoining the contest,s relationship with the chinese telecoms company huawei. these are judgments to be made. there are vulnerabilities ofjust having one supplier. so, all nations facing these decisions have to look at the detail, they have to weigh that up. candidates have just over a week left to come forward with 12 standing so far. and expect a few more to enter the race and for others to publicly back candidates, though not perhaps with the fanfare the words of support from this man gets. mark lobel, bbc news. adam bienkov, uk political editor of business insider, an american financial and business news website, joins me now. what effect do you think president trump is make words will have on the people that actually get to vote, the conservative membership year? you‘ll make it and think it will have a fundamental difference in the conservative leadership race. i think if you are a conservative mp don‘t like knowing you know about borisjohnson don‘t like knowing you know about boris johnson and you do

i think the most important for him is penny mordaunt, the defence secretary, she is a brexiteer, sheshow mpc has brexiteer credentials. lance, briefly, people say there are surprises in tory leadership races, the frontrunner doesn't win. margaret thatcher, of course, was an outsider, really, in this case, is the frontrunner going to be the winner? who knows? you know. that is why you are here.|j don't have a crystal ball to tell you the outcome of it all. these elections are incredibly unpredictable. one of the reasons boris is in his bunk and not doing any interviews and isn't being grilled is because everyone knows his capacity for speaking off the cuff, saying things that he later regrets, using under diplomatic language, if that would happen, if you came out of his bunk and was exposed, that could expose... anything could happen. the michael gove story about drugs came from somewhere. who knows what stories might be looking. we go to the mirror. a story about the bbc. 3.7 million pensioners lose free tv licences, says the daily mirror. what you make of this whole story? it's pret

speaking in singapore, the defence secretary penny mordaunt who is thinking aboutjoining the contest, about the uk's relationship with the chinese telecoms company huawei. these are judgments to be made. there are vulnerabilities ofjust having one supplier. so, all nations facing these decisions have to look at the detail, they have to weigh that up. candidates have just over a week left to come forward with 12 standing so far. and expect a few more to enter the race and for others to publicly back candidates, though not perhaps with a fanfare of the words of support from this man gets. mark labelle, bbc news. the political analyst drjames boysjoins me now. author of hillary racing. you know who. well, she didn't. she sang from the point of view of the book. donald trump arrives in the uk this week. this is an example of the effect he can have on british politics, what you make of his remarks? quite remarkable, to be held in context, he is doing an interview with the sun ahead of his visit here. he has not put his thumb on the scales to say they should, he has office expressed an opin

earlier the foreign secretary jeremy hunt received the backing of cabinet ministers amber rudd and penny mordaunt borisjohnson promised to cut income tax for people earning over 50 thousand pounds a year. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. who wants to be prime minister? borisjohnson certainly does. the front runner grabbing headlines with a promise to cut income tax for higher earners but so far shying away from speeches, avoiding interviews on camera and letting his opponents do the talking. others could not wait to take the stage. first up, one styling himself a fresh face for the future and says britain should look beyond brexit. we need a leader notjust for the next six weeks but for the next six years and beyond. we don't need a leaver, we don't need a remainer, we need a leaderfor the future. next to set out his stall, the former brexit secretary who said he would take the uk out of the eu by the current deadline regardless. we won't deliver brexit with bluff and bluster. i am the conviction brexiteer with a plan, discipline and focus to lead us out by the end of october. i

, a leading brexiteer, so penny mordaunt, a leading brexiteer, so he is trying to bring the sides ofking passed and accusations of hypocrisy and so on. he really came out fighting. he was really on the front foot yesterday, in comparison to how he had looked when he was on andrew marr at the weekend, when he looked slightly sheepish and like it was all over for him. he came out fighting, he came out taunting boris johnson who dropped out of the previous leadership contest, of course, when michael gove basically shafted his former friend and he was saying, boris, i know you did it la st saying, boris, i know you did it last time, but don't pull out. it was amazing to see the transformation michael gove's rhetoric and also his attitude. he needs to get more big names behind him now, that he is not out of the running yet. goodbye to tom, michael gove having a ciabatta borisjohnson who has kept a very low profile to the campaign. -- tom, michael gove having a dig at borisjohnson. the campaign. -- tom, michael gove having a dig at boris johnson. mps matter until we get down to the final t

speaking in singapore the defence secretary penny mordaunt who is thinking about joining the contest there are vulnerabilities of just having judgments to be made. there are vulnerabilities ofjust having one supplier. so, all nations facing these decisions have to look at the detail, they have to weigh that up. candidates have just over a week left to come forward with 12 standing so far. and expect a few more to enter the race and for others to publicly back candidates, though not perhaps with a fanfare of the words of support from this man gets. mark labelle, bbc news. in the united states, at least 12 people have been killed — and several injured — in a shooting at a government building in virginia. the suspect is described by officials as a disgruntled city employee. he fired indiscriminately at the location in virginia beach last night. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. some of the employees who were finishing up their work on friday afternoon never had a chance to go home. the police say one of their long—time colleagues walked in and started shooting indisc

penny mordaunt, the defence secretary, who hasn't yet thrown her hat in the bring that is expected toing in ivanka trump. and, a formal visit with donald trump from another candidate that donald trump says had asked for his endorsement, but he wouldn't say who that was. he has had time to criticisejeremy corbyn, who won't be attending a state banquet. he is objecting to what he calls donald trump's racist rhetoric. he said that is a mistake ofjeremy corbyn, but he said written loves him anyway so he is not too bothered. whether this intervention will help boris johnson, i think a meeting intervention will help boris johnson, ithink a meeting between the two would really supercharge boris johnson's campaign. it the two would really supercharge borisjohnson‘s campaign. it is rumoured that he is launching his digital campaign on monday. get the from the language used that he doesn't feel anyone is a dead cert yet so he is not totally backing anyone. at least 12 people have been killed in a mass shooting in the us state of virginia, after a gunman opened fire in a local government buildin

and penny mordaunt announced him at that news conference, so she also is a significant backer for hist 5pm today. the deadline for nominations to become the leader a total of 11 candidates have put themselves forwards to become the next tory leader. each candidate needs the support of eight conservative mps to formally enter the leadership race. the front runner, borisjohnson, has pledged tax cuts for people earning more than £50,000 a year if he wins the race. the former foreign secretary told the telegraph he would use money currently set aside for a no—deal brexit to raise the 40% tax rate threshold to £80,000. meanwhile, michael gove is facing calls to drop out, after he admitted using cocaine several times more than 20 years ago. mr gove has apologised, and said he was lucky to avoid prison. this all comes as work and pensions secretary amber rudd says she believesjeremy hunt should be the next prime minister. there have been several candidates outlining their position today. former brexit secretary dominc raab launched his campaign, saying he would fight for a "fairer" brexit de

looking at some of the other candidates, jeremy hunt launches with amber rudd and penny mordaunt, thatupport from mps so it is difficult to tell at this stage because as the candidates drop out their supporters might flock to another candidate and at the moment it is boris's to lose but we don't know what will happen. journalists will be following this very clear, i'm sure. last week we thought it would be a michael gove boris johnson 2016 reunion grudge match but now i think it will be jeremy hunt and boris johnson, but now i think it will be jeremy hunt and borisjohnson, a foreign secretary face—off. hunt and borisjohnson, a foreign secretary face-off. you think they are the two? yes, but there might be are the two? yes, but there might be a bot from the blue, and although we can chuckle about mark harper, many people asking about who is he? someone said to him, who would win ina fight someone said to him, who would win in a fight between a bear and a line? he said, a lion, the patriotic response, so maybe he might come through? but at the moment it looks like a borisjohnson through?

the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has received the backing of cabinet ministers amber rudd and penny mordaunt while borisjohnson promised to cut income tax for people earning over £50,000 a year. michael gove is due to unveil his bid this afternoon, while continuing to face questions about his cocaine use 20 years ago. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. who wants to be prime minister? borisjohnson certainly does. the frontrunner grabbing headlines with a promise to cut income tax for higher earners, but so far shying away from speeches, avoiding interviews on camera and letting his opponents do the talking. i invited all of you here today... 0thers couldn't wait to take the stage. first up, one styling himself a fresh face for the future, who says britain should look beyond brexit. we need a leader notjust for the next six weeks or six months, but for the next six years and beyond. we don't need a leaver or a remainer, we need a leaderfor the future. next to set out his stall, the former budget secretary who says he would take the uk out of the eu by the current deadline, rega

this all comes as the work and pensions secretary amber rudd and the defence secretary penny mordaunt need for the conservative party to reach out to all part of the electorate. if we just become the brexit party, then we are finished. we then need to turn to this gaping centre ground that there is in the heart of british politics, we need to wind over people that voted lib dem, whenever people who have flirting with labour underjeremy corbyn, people who share our values but don't yet know that the conservative party is the home of those values. we have to win over younger voters, younger women voters in particular. the idea of a lifelong conservative voter is at risk because of the tiny proportion of women under the age of 24 proportion of women under the age of 2a who would even consider voting for us. we need to deliver brexit and then we need to move forward and the best way to do that is with somebody who can turn the page from the bitter battles of the last three yea rs. we the bitter battles of the last three years. we need a leader notjust for the next six weeks or six months,

penny mordaunt somebody who has been seen as a brexiteer, somebody who wants to deliver.e tory leadership launch their bids for the topjob. nominations close at 5 this afternoon. we need to get real. we are facing a constitutional crisis. our new prime minister will preside over a hung parliament. a serious moment calls for a serious leader. i'm the conviction brexiteer with a plan, the discipline and the focus to lead us out by the end of october. i'm the brexiteer that you can rely on. and here's the scene live in westminster where environment secretary michael gove is about to launch his leadership campaign. the bbc is to scrap blanket free television licences for the over—75's but households receiving pension credit will still be eligible. we think that is fair to those over 75 but also to all our audiences, there was no appetite for the level of cuts that would have been necessary if this concession was extended to everybody. necessary if this concession was extended to everybody. growth in the british economy slowed in the three months to april, mainly due to a dram

the defence secretary penny mordaunt spoke to my colleague andrew neil shortly after the vote.jeremy hunt, who was pushed into third place and gave her reaction to the result. i'm sorry we had some spoilt ballot papers in there, but he has reached this stage and we are glad he is still in the race and i think it is important we focus on which candidates will make the best final and that doesn't necessarily mean entertainment for journalists, and that doesn't necessarily mean entertainment forjournalists, it means people that will focus on the issues, the policies, and set out a vision and direction for the party. i'm supporting jeremy hunt because i think he is the guy to do that. why is there no momentum behind his campaign? indeed he has fallen back. i think he has been steady, he has set out a clear division notjust on how he intends to get brexit done and done well for the country but also on a whole variety of other issues that the public care about. we have seen a lot of tactical voting in previous rounds but now, just as the first round was, now you will see people telli