in all respect, emily is not the shadow defence secretary, i am.ised the issue of removing trident from the ma nifesto. that was agreed last year as part of our defence review that we had last year and is part of the national policy... emily thornberry said we're going to have a proper review and there is no point in reviewing trident if you are absolutely committed to it? we are. emily thornberry is wrong. indeed. last year we looked at this at the national policy forum and it was decided to keep the nuclear deterrent and that was reaffirmed... three weeks from the general election, the shadow defence secretary says there is no chance will not be with us, it is a firm i am very clear because it has been reaffirmed every year, we made a commitment in 2007 to renew the trident deterrent and that is our position and commitment to our foreign allies and our industrial workforce and that has been reaffirmed year after year at labour party conference and again on thursday, with the manifesto meeting, it was fully affirmed by the room. this is a very ser

well, with all due respect, emily is not the shadow defence secretary, i am.ay in which we agreed the manifesto. nobody has raised the issue of removing trident nuclear deterrent from our manifesto. that was agreed last year that we would have it as part of our defence review that we had last year as part of our national policy forum. emily thornberry said if you're going to have a proper review, there's a review. there's no point in reviewing trident if you're committed to it. we are absolutely committed to it. so emily thornberry is wrong. indeed. because last year we looked at it, in particular at the national policy forum, and it was decided that we would keep the nuclear deterrent and that was reaffirmed at our conference in september. emily thornbury‘s team insisted there is no difference in terms of party policy. whilst emily thornbury was expressing a personal view there are still many questions over the cost and viability of trident. but the reality is that three weeks before a general election and knowing that in the pastjeremy corbyn voted against r

but shadow defence secretary nia griffith said ms thornberry was wrong and that labour's position ongham, mr corbyn said the party's manifesto was decisive on the issue. the manifesto makes it clear that the labour party has made a decision, it is committed to trident and we are going to look at the real security needs of the country on other issues such as cyber security which the attack on the nhs proved, there must be a serious re—examination of our defences against those attacks. just to be clear, because there was a different view from emily thornberry saying that it was a review and things could change. i've made it clear, i've included it in the manifesto, a commitment given by the party and by me that we will also pursue multilateral disarmament through the nuclear non—proliferation treaty and that is the position that has been held for a long time. you are committed to renewing trident? it is clear what is said in the manifesto. earlier i spoke to our parliamentary correspondent sean curran about the labour trident row. this is an issue that labour would like to see settled

when you which would involve looking at trident which brought criticism from the shadow defence been decided and it is myjob to be the shadow defence secretary, not yours. all this is overshadowing the message that labour wants to get out at the moment and whyjeremy corbyn has beenin moment and whyjeremy corbyn has been in birmingham for this election rally, they are trying to double down on their conservative election ma nifesto down on their conservative election manifesto criticism, especially the proposals relating to pensioners. meanwhile, the chief secretary to the treasury, david gauke, has insisted the conservatives are right not to set a timetable for achieving their ambition of reducing annual net migration to the tens of thousands. the commitment was announced by the party in their manifesto on thursday. mr gauke says it's an "aim" — and has no timetable. the liberal democrats have launched their new poster — taking a swipe at the prime minister. the party say the poster is a direct attack at the conservative leadership and the closeness between the policies of the pr

, what's more it is myjob to be the shadow defence secretary, not yours. wa nts to all alpha shadows the message labour wants to get out at the moment and whyjeremy corbyn has been in birmingham foran whyjeremy corbyn has been in birmingham for an election rally, they are trying to double down on criticism of the conservative ma nifesto, criticism of the conservative manifesto, particularly the proposals relating to pensions. sean curran. theresa may has said that she wants to put the divisions caused by the eu referendum behind us and get on with the job of making a success of brexit. speaking to party activisits in west london, she said she knew that people in the city were disappointed with the referendum outcome but that it was important to come together. she also attacked the labour party for the party's internal disagreement over trident. but i think now is the time to put that division behind us, because in this country when we had a votes, we respect the result. so let's... let's put the division behind, the divisions of the past behind us, and actu

well, with all due respect, emily is not the shadow defence secretary, i am. in which we agreed the manifesto. nobody has raised the issue of removing trident nuclear deterrent from our manifesto. that was agreed last year that we would have it as part of our defence review that we had last year as part of our national policy forum. emily thornberry said if you're going to have a proper hassan rouhani has won a second term as president of iran with a convincing majority. with a0 million votes counted, he's received 57% — enough to avoid a run—off with his conservative challenger. mr rouhani, a moderate who agreed a deal with world powers to limit iran's nuclear programme, has pledged to seek further engagement with the west, and increase civil liberties. the duke and duchess of cambridge are in berkshire this afternoon for the wedding of kate's sister pippa middleton. prince george was one of the pageboys while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is in englefield. yes, well there's nothing quite like a wedding, is

there's been red on red as the shadow defence secretary insisted that she was the shadow defence secretaryoreign secretary, after the two contradicted one another over whether the renewal of the trident nuclear deterrent would be on the table if the labour party got into power and had a strategic defence review — one said yes, the other, no. there's been blue on blue attacks, as the former chancellor, george osborne, wrote a stinging editorial in his paper, the evening standard, that his former party hasn't got a clue how they're going to get the immigration target down to get the immigration target down to the tens of thousands. the party themselves insist that it's right not to have a deadline on that. mark, it's been curious in some ways. we're well into the campaign. we've got some of the manifestos, but even now, not all. that's right. we're waiting for a couple to come next week, but of the ones we've got, well, we've seen the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell‘s swapping of his little, chairman mao's red book, for his little black book of costings, the first fully costed labour manif

the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry suggested the outcome of a defence review, promised insto, could result in support for trident being dropped. but labour's shadow defence secretary told the bbc‘s newsnight programme that her colleague was wrong. the chief secretary to the treasury, david gauke, has insisted the conservatives are right not to set a timetable for achieving their ambition of reducing annual net migration to the tens of thousands. he told bbc radio 4 the number of people moving to the uk would vary over time, depending on employment prospects. the commitment was announced by the party in their manifesto on thursday. wikileaks founderjulian assange remains in the ecuardorian embassy in london this morning, despite sweden dropping a rape investigation against him without charge. mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy for failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by ne

red on red — labour's shadow defence secretary insisting she was the defence secretary and not her colleague the shadow foreign secretary. both came out with different answers as to whether labour would renew trident nuclear deterrent if they got into power and had a defence review. one saying yes, the other no. there's been blue on blue — the former chancellor, george osborne, é on blue — the former chancellor, george osborne, ‘lj of .; w . at thousands or at thousands of net of tens of thousands of net immigration coming - this immigration coming into this country, when they take power. if they win the next election. the conservative party have responded by saying it's right not to have a deadline. £22912; ! e , £22912; ! lee learned £22912; ! i learned from these manifesto launch that's week? we've seen the labour shadow well, we've seen the labour shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, replace chairman mao's little red book, for his little black book of costings, which he says proves labour are ready for government. the liberal democrats believe that there's still appetite to throw the voter

but the shadow defence secretary, nia griffith, described labour's position as "settled".on lbc radio. no, of course not. if you're going to have a review, you have a review. so it is possible thatjeremy corbyn as prime minister could drive through a policy of ditching trident? the policy is... labour party policy is that we... i know what it is. i'm asking could it in the future change? but overwhelmingly, we need to make sure that our policy is up to date and meets 21st century threats. no—one can disagree with that, surely. there was a time when we gave up on sabres or horses. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: president trump gets an extravagent welcome during his visit to saudi arabia and signs deals worth hundreds of billion of dollars. iran's president, hassan rouhani, says his re—election shows people want reform and to continue to engage with the world. in new orleans, marske city workers wearing bullet—proof vest have removed the last of four monuments to the proslavery rebellion defeated in the us civil more. the 133—year—old statue defected gen

the white house describes one defence—related steel is the biggest in us history. there's a disagreement within labour after shadowupport for trident. meanwhile the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration after it's criticised by former chancellor george osborne. the wedding's taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. she married the financier james matthews, in berkshire. hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran for another four years. mr rouhani won 57% of the vote, easily beating his conservative challenger, ebrahim raisi. in a tweet, he said the "people are the real winners of this election". kasra naji has this report. president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin. he had promised not to let the hardliners take the country backwards. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. this is him in his first televised victory after his victory. translation: yesterday, you said no to all those who were inviting us to return to the past or remain stuck in that present. you have put iran back on the road to progress. almost all the v

defence—related deal as the biggest in us history. there's a disagreement within labour after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandonheir aim to cut net migration after it's criticised by former chancellor george osborne. dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria by islamist militants 3 years ago are finally reunited with theirfamilies. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. let's start with rugby union, and wasps will face exeter in the premiership final next saturday, after two thrilling semi—finals. exeter beat saracens by 18—16 in the day's early game, dashing saracen‘s hopes of doing the double—double. it is exeter‘s second final in a row. wasps left it late to beat leicester. josh bassett scored a try two minutes from time, as they ran out winners by 21—20. elsewhere, in the pro 12, munster have set up a final against welsh side scarlets, after they beat 0spreys by 23—3, simon zebo among the try scorers for the irish side. he has now scored 53 tries for his club. officials at wembley stadium say appropriate action will be taken if needed regarding the pitch invasion that f

defence—related deal as the biggest in us history. there's a disagreement within labour, after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandond their aim to cut net migration after it's criticised by former chancellor george osborne. the wedding's taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. she married the financier james matthews in berkshire. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. let's start with rugby union, and exeter put an end to saracens' hopes of a double double by beating them in a dramatic premiership play—off semifinal. saracens were hoping to retain both their european and domestic titles, but a late exeter try means they're through to the final with an 18—16 victory. hannah lupton reports. saracens have a swagger in their stride, back—to—back european champions and now moving in on the premiership title. at a stormy but welcoming sandy park. amongst their ranks the european player of the year. as usual, 0wen farrell accurate with his angles. 6—6, all square at the break, exeter had the momentum, the wind behind them, and with the force of jack nowell,

defence—related deal as the biggest in us history. there is a disagreement within labour after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandon to cut net migration after it is criticised by former chancellor george osborne. and the wedding has taken place pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. she married financierjames duchess of cambridge. she married financier james matthews in berkshire. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focusing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. our business correspondent joe lynam has the details. it's usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for younger households. but the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer london have been affected the most. it says home ownership among young families has fallen 63% in outer london towns, such as harrow and croydon. in west yorkshire, ownership fell by 52% among

shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell who has confirmed as part of labour's pay cap proposal, british aerospace's chief executive would have to take a pay cut of £7 million or would lose all its government defenceis part of labour's manifesto commitment, that under a future labour government they would cap the pay of executives on companies awarded any government contracts we re awarded any government contracts were paid exceeds the ratio of 20—1, based on the company average. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell saying the british aerospace chief executive would have to take a pay cut of 7 million or lose all the government's contract. a train has derailed in northern greece, killing at least four people and injuring five more. pictures from the town of adendro showed smashed carriages, including one which hit a house. the train came off the rails as it was travelling between athens and greece's second—largest city, thessaloniki. sarah corker reports. pa rt part of the express train ended up lodged in the ground floor of a house next to the tracks with the carriages toppled onto the sides, smashing windows. five in total derailed during the incident in northern greece. 12 fire crews were involv

shadow foreign office minister. maybe traditional, old labour voters, this stands will sound unpatriotic? he has committed to maintain the 2% spend on defencervice men and women, they will have a better deal on the labour with pensions and mental health support for people returning and so on. the defence forces will be better looked after under labour. i think there are some elements of the package that will be better than the tories, who have cut back by tens of thousands and also housing and a lot of other questions which have not been answered by the tories. but we live in a dangerous world. if mr corbyn is saying only in very few, if any circumstances would he sanction military action, does not send a message to our enemies that we are not prepared to fight for our interests and values? not at all. what we saw with the chilcott report and as an mp ofjust two years, i sat through the debate on the chilcott report. the first message that came out was that military action should only be a last resort and that planning was crucial. we see that in a lot of middle east situation where the planning isn't on the ground. where there may be a mil