thank you and 'ust to being pressed at stormont.ed at stormont. thank you and just to point out that _ being pressed at stormont. thank you and just to point out that you - being pressed at stormont. thank you and just to point out that you can - and just to point out that you can keep up to date as best as anyone can on all of this on the bbc news website. on bbc.co.uk/news. in our other main news this lunchtime. law enforcement authorities from across europe say they have dismantled what's believe to be the biggest international migrant—smuggling operation — one which has seen up to 10,000 people sent across the english channel over the past 18 months. with the details, here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. police. you are under arrest. in coordinated raids yesterday right across europe... i'm arresting you on suspicion of immigration offences under section 25 of the immigration act. ..suspected people smugglers were being rounded up. here in south—east london it was 26—year—old man. police! there was an arrest i

because there wasn't agreement between the political parties at stormont.mmissioning of abortion services in northern ireland — so, a lot of women still need to travel. on top of that, there still very vocal and very well funded campaign groups on both sides of the issue. and one issue at the moment for people is that there are protesters who will go to abortion clinics, the ones that do exist at hospitals in northern ireland, they will show up there when abortion clinics are on and hold vigils, protests, as women are walking in. i went along to one of these. i'lljust set the scene for you, you drive into the main car park, or walk into the main entrance of one of the hospitals in northern ireland, one side of the road, you have people praying, basically praying, if you like, as part of their demonstration outside the hospital, and on the other side you have men with large, large placards, with very graphic statements on them and images, like abortion is murder. so, i've been speaking to women who have had to seek terminations for all sorts of reasons, some

there hasn't been a fully functioning devolved government at stormont since very when the democratice over the brexit trading arrangements, the northern ireland protocol. that was agreed between borisjohnson's government and the eu which creates a trade border between northern ireland, and england, scotland and wales so goods from great britain are checked to see if they are in line with eu standards. unionist regard that as an internal trade border within the uk and not acceptable. the steering legislation —— legislation is instead giving ministers the power to scrap large parts of that protocol. the question is will a new prime minister take a more moderate line on the protocol critics of the legislation saying it breaks its national law, or will the newcomer maintained their position or harden it? that could affect relations with dublin, other eu member states, and non—unionist parties here. but a softer stance on the protocol would make the dup more reluctant to resurrect power—sharing in the assembly. one way or another it doesn't feel as if the crisis in westminster has made th

the party saw boris johnson stormont unless that is removed. for pushing through controversial legislation to override parts of those brexit agreements. with borisjohnson gone now, that all feels much more in doubt. they saw him as the person who would push through that legislation, despite there being critics who would say, this goes against international law, so it adds uncertainty in northern ireland. the question for a new prime minister will be, do they continue in that they know do they take a more conciliatory tack with the eu? ' take a more conciliatory tack with the eu? ~ ., , take a more conciliatory tack with the eu? ~ . y ., ., take a more conciliatory tack with theeu? ~ . y ., ., ., the eu? mr, many thanks for that. -- emma. the view in northern ireland. there's a sharp focus too in the devolved governments in scotland and wales. in a moment we'll be hearing from hywel griffith in cardiff, but first to james shaw in glasgow. welcome relief is a word that a lot of people across the political spectrum have been using in scotland toda

coming to northern ireland, and to pave the way for the democratic unionist party to get back into stormontnorthern ireland doesn't have a functioning government at all. so while the new conservative leader is being elected, it is understood that protocol legislation will continue through parliament for now, but it will be strongly opposed by nationalist and cross community political leaders here, and by some in the conservative party itself, who see it as breaking an international agreement. so any new prime minister will have this big divide to deal with, and it is likely to be a feature of the leadership election. emma vardy along with hugh pym and faisal islam. one of borisjohnson�*s main policies was what he described as levelling up the country, in terms of investment and opportunities. but some local leaders are now concerned the policy might not be a priority for the new leadership. our special correspondent ed thomas has been to leigh, in greater manchester, which turned conservative for the first time at the 2019 general election. it's 50 years since astley mine closed, and with i

all those warnings and threats actually becoming real under. the storm clouds of stormont.. on reflection, look, both will smith and me having our wives attacked, at least i didn't get up and slap anybody, which is good. laura, thank you for everything. i've absolutely loved sitting here with you, and i think all i want to say to you is that the best feeling in the world is making you laugh. 0h! because you work so hard and it is really... i can see it is sometimes quite stressful. and i was like, go on, keir! sometimes, he takes the emotion out of it and he puts the sort of strategic stuff in, and i think, "no, put some more welly into it!" 0h! oh, no, boris. i can't believe i missed lindsay hoyle's parrot because i had covid. were you not there for it? it was a lucky escape. it really was quite amazing, perched on the microphone, there was boris. it was, yeah, that was quite something. i'd forgotten some of those conversations we had had. that pause from the archbishop of canterbury. we were meant to go there, weren't we, to lambeth palace and...? yeah. there was a covid

the democratic unionist party has indicated it will not go back into stormont unless that trade bordero doing that so, with him gone, things feel in much more doubt, and a big question for any new prime minister is, will they provide the same sort of reassurances to the dup or might they take softer line, perhaps, negotiating concessions with the eu? that might please the nationalist parties but it could prolong the political deadlock. the outgoing northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, had been poised to force through the commissioning of long—awaited abortion services, so now campaign as there would be looking to see how his successor picks the button on that. in a moment, we will be hearing from hywel griffith in cardiff, but first to james shaw in glasgow. relief is a word that a lot of people across the political spectrum have been using today, and nicola sturgeon, the first minister, echoed that sense of widespread relief. she said, that borisjohnson was going, but she said it was an unsustainable proposition that he would remain as a caretaker prime ministerfor an extended p

going from stormont, _ the four nations. absolutely.llow us. people came and sought— you can follow us. people came and sought us— you can follow us. people came and sought us out. in many cases, they spoke _ sought us out. in many cases, they spoke to— sought us out. in many cases, they spoke to as — sought us out. in many cases, they spoke to as. the first time they shared — spoke to as. the first time they shared stories of their loss. we were _ shared stories of their loss. we were a — shared stories of their loss. we were a bit— shared stories of their loss. we were a bit concerned about how we would _ were a bit concerned about how we would feel— were a bit concerned about how we would feel in that situation. we realised — would feel in that situation. we realised very quickly we created a very privileged position we were in where _ very privileged position we were in where people felt so safe to explore some _ where people felt so safe to explore some really tragic tales. it really became — some really tragic tales. it really bec

there hasn't been a fully functioning devolved government here at stormont since february, when the democratics johnson's position? that could affect relations with dublin and with other eu states and with non—unionist parties here. a softer stance would leave the dup even more reluctant to resurrect power—sharing in the assembly behind me so one way or another it doesn't feel as if the crisis in westminster has made the crisis in westminster has made the crisis at stormont any easier to handle. labour's mark drakeford the uk needed a stable government so this was the right thing to do. it has also been welcomed by those conservatives, at least there is willing to speak to members of the press. it has been a very fast turnover, less than 2a hours. the well secretary simon hart was seen until late last night as a boris johnson loyalist but he triggered a second wave of cabinet resignations last night and has been replaced this morning by robert buckland, who was sacked by borisjohnson is just a secretary last year, back in the cabinet now as well secretary. he was born in wales and worked in wa

the issue around the northern ireland protocol is unresolved and there's no government in stormont, how autumn? it is going to get worse, this country faces . to get worse, this country faces multiple economic crises, the average family will be £2000 worse off, the brexit crisis, businesses can't invest because they don't know what the rules will be, and workers face a pay crisis, public sector workers face a pay cut of £3000 this year, said british families and workers and businesses can't afford to wait for a whole summer to go by before there is a prime minister in place to fix this, we need a prime minister now to get more money in families' pockets, to ensure that every work it's paid more, and of course to finally get brexit done. well, brexit, getting that done, that's a whole other conversation, but we don't have a prime minister still, he is a caretaker, what can he do, given his authority has waned? ., ., �* , , waned? -- we do have. there's very little he can — waned? -- we do have. there's very little he can do. _ waned? -- we do have. there's very little he can do, he _ wan