. 40 mps saying theresa may goes. 40 mps saying theresa may goes. 40 mps saying theresa may must go accordingon the remain side of the referendum debate saying we don't want this ultra hard brexit and they are manoeuvring into position? essentially it is the tory party being two parties in one now. you still have the remain backing mps who want a soft brexit, and the ha rd mps who want a soft brexit, and the hard brexiteers who essentially want britain to walk away and not give the eu terribly much. things seem to be coming to a head. a couple of weeks ago i spoke to a former minister who said they sense a change in the mood where previously there been a belief theresa may would stay in place until brexit, 2019, and probably depart later that year maybe at tory conference 2019 and they would elect a new leader and they would elect a new leader and prime minister —— there'd been. it looks like, not just and prime minister —— there'd been. it looks like, notjust because brexit, but you've got michael fallon and priti patel leaving the cabinet. you've got the sex harassment stuff. it looks as th

also tonight, are the brexit talks threatening theresa may's alliance with the dup?t night i reported on the uk government's ideas for solving the irish border question. today their northern ireland partners were in downing street. and... she is, at home, a typical teenager. but then when she leaves the house, everything changes. the anxiety disorder so severe it renders many children speechless. we have access to a therapy camp for sufferers of selective mutism in new york. it was phrase coined by winston churchill in 1946 — but 71 years later is there really a "special relationship" between america and britain and, if there is, how does a president promoting far—right videos and questioning the british prime minister on twitter affect it? this is now a very 21st century diplomatic conflict — with british government ministers taking to social media to attack donald trump and the president responding in kind. today theresa may resisted calls to cancel a state visit to britain planned for mr trump and — choosing her words carefully — said that the president's retweets

theresa may. . .. eyes and dues either going to be chief whip or the new chairman of the conservative party, why theresa may did not take the opportunity to have a new party chairman i do not know because everyone knows patrick mcloughlin wants to step down. how damaging is it to the whole prosecution of politics in this country that we are having a slow drip of even more egregious and there are other things, the other night, john mann said a newsnight he knew of a rape at at westminster, but he did not name names, but he would not be saying that unless he had a pretty good idea. so we know more is to come and how damaging is that to the standing of politicians who are standing is already damaged thanks to the expenses scandal and so forth? all of my friends say to me you must be so relieved you never got into parliament, when i told my mother i was not standing again she cheered. what a terrible thing, she ought to want her son to go into parliament. i am glad i never became an mp. do you still want t

earlier on i asked whether story leaves theresa may right now?, they are very different, one about sexual harassment allegations, and in the case of priti patel, the idea that she was making foreign policy up that she was making foreign policy up as she went along and wasn't following the normal channels. the problem is that it adds to that whiff of chaos and crisis surrounding her government. the sense that it is a government that has been buffeted by events rather than being in control of them. this all of course is while the government is facing so massive, so huge, you know what i'm going to brexit. and michel barnier has helpfully taken to twitter to remind the uk that there are still three outstanding issues, the irish border, citizens of rights and the so—called divorce bill, to be resolved if they are going to be any conversations about face two, the uk trade relationship with the eu. and of course the clock is ticking because it is important to remember that britain has triggered article 50, whether or not there is a deal, britain will b

theresa may has enough problems in london.llowing. the prime ministers and government in london became centrally involved and worked with the politicians until we had result. that has not been the case for so long. there is abdication in government at the highest level, and anyone who says otherwise is miss —— misrepresenting the situation. thank you for talking to us. there needs to be a cultural change in the way relatives are treated in the wake of a public tragedy — that‘s the conclusion of a review into the experiences of families who lost loved ones in the hillsborough disaster in 1989. the former bishop of liverpool — the right reverend jamesjones — was asked to write the report after inquests into the deaths of the 96 liverpool fans. he said the "pain and suffering" their families had been through must not be repeated. judith moritz reports. hillsborough was a disaster on many levels. 96 people died. but their families have suffered a burning injustice. many institutions both public and private bear responsibility. the

what is your advice to theresa may? what is your advice to theresa may?t would you suggest to her this morning? also this morning, has owning a pet changed your life? a little later we'll be talking to a group of people who say their animals have made a huge difference to them, but we want to hear from you too — and send us a picture! you know i am partial to those! do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the prime minister will announce her new international development secretary today as she tries to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. priti patel stepped down last night after more questions were raised about meetings she held during a personal trip to israel. theresa may is facing calls to replace her with someone who backs brexit to maintain the delicate political balance of the cabinet. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. arriving in l

theresa may has said street where theresa may has said that it street where theresa may has said thatitis street where theresa may has said that it is wrong for the president to have done this. we have seen a few other cabinet members in the last couple of hours tweeting strong condemnation, as well. clearly a lot of people, they are extremely unhappy about it, but it's interesting now to see where cabinet here is beginning to out about it. in all of the papers tomorrow you have the line from downing street which is quite strong, it says it's wrong for the president to have done this. donald trump is important to britain in the post—brexit world. it'll be interesting to see tomorrow what theresa may does. she has a press conference in jordan. what theresa may does. she has a press conference injordan. i wonder if she will address it... she will be asked... definitely. we've been waiting all week for donald trump to comment on prince harry and meghan markle, but he endorses a hate fuelled group. the things they say are abhorrent. but why is he doing this? he doesn't care about the collater

it is a catastrophic story full theresa may and the government.he interesting assessment of all the damage being done is interesting because it never mentions boris. and boris is culpable of an equally damaging piece of behaviour. because he made the comments about the woman being held in iran. he made a very serious gaffe, she could be held for another five years. that is an outrage. and it doesn't mention that, and that is just another part of theresa may's crisis. all the papers are full of these pictures of a chastened priti patel leaving. but she was able to resign rather than be sacked as many had been expecting. it was a breaking story all afternoon to the extent that people were watching online the flight coming across europe and then cameras were trained oi'i europe and then cameras were trained on the plane itself and cameras trained on her chauffeur driven car as she came to downing street. it was inevitable, the writing was on the wall. people were getting the message that it would be the end whether she got sacked or resign. we saw th

i suppose the big question for theresa may is, how does she look strong on this while preserving the mnation, namely that the government believes these tweets we re the government believes these tweets were wrong, they were explicit in condemning the tweets and will speak frankly and freely with the president. however, we cannot ignore the fact we have a very special relationship with the united states, particularly in the field of intelligence and that british lives are saved by those close ties with the united states. in other words, realpolitik has to kick in. what does that mean in terms of the projected state visit? i think it means that yes, in theory, it goes ahead. is it happening any time soon? absolutely not because a couple of times amber rudd was asked about this on to my mind she pointedly said, yes, an invitation has been offered and accepted that the timing and arrangements for that visit have still to be agreed. talking to folk in government, they lead me to believe that they do not expect that state visit is happening any time soon. ijust have a listen to amber rudd.

the sunday times have tory turmoil as a0 mps say theresa may must go.that is reaching a critical mass. it is because you only need eight small. —— eight is more to unseat her. coming back to the first story although there are lots of detractors, nobody is actually offering to take up the role and one wonders by creating this moment of critical mass, what is the party doing? it is imploding. reading it just as a punter, you think, what are the hoping to achieve? theresa may is immovable, all this will do is cause a panic which she will take six or seven days to respond to and by which time the next crisis within the party and the brexit negotiations. all i feel is this sense of anxiety and tension and headless chicken moment. the point of critical mass is when we discover the pen is full of headless chickens. you have those two wings of the conservative party, the remaining and leave, with different views of what brexit should be. and on top of that you have all these other things. borisjohnson that you have all these other things. boris johnson and that

the reply from theresa may thanking him for his service.y the day after a front—page story telling that he put his hand on a well—known journalist‘s knee years ago. sources admit more could emerge. were you worried more is going to come out? the culture has changed over the yea rs. the culture has changed over the years. what might have been a cce pta ble years. what might have been acceptable 15, ten years ago, is clearly not acceptable now. parliament is now has to look at itself, and the prime minister has made very clear, that conduct needs to be improved and we need to protect the staff of westminster against any particular allegations of harassment. but do you feel that you, yourself, have done anything wrong? i have behaved in the past, clearly, in a way that has occasionally been below the standards that we require of the armed forces. i don‘t think it‘s right for me to go on as defence secretary expecting the very highest standards of our service men and women and failed to meet them myself. do you feel you should apologise for wha

she's minutes away from a showdown with theresa may. tive meetings with top israeli politicians. labour says she must go. she needs to go, first and foremost, but after that we need to have a full investigation to find out what happened at these meetings, who was at the meetings and, more importantly, has any damage being done? a government battling on many fronts, a westminster sex scandal, criticism of the foreign secretary, and now this. we'll be asking what this says about theresa may's authority. also tonight, a new warning on nhs waiting lists in england. there'll be an extra million if there's no extra cash.

more broadly now, theresa may will want to try and geta now, theresa may will want to try and get a griping, the former tory leader, iain duncan smith, said it was time for theresa may to rule with a rod of iron. i'm told categorically that she was, how can i put it? very clear when she spoke to the cabinet about what she spoke to the cabinet about what she plans to do, and what she wants to do. i think that clarity leaves various members of the cabinet, and of the party generally, to recognise whatever limitations there were about their behaviour in the past, to decide whether they met those standards. michael fallon clearly felt that wasn't the case. he took, therefore, a decision to resign. but therefore, a decision to resign. but the key element is not so much on michael fallon's decision, but it's the reason for that decision, and that reason was that theresa may has made it very clear, i know she feels very strongly about this for a fact, that we have to lead in parliament on this so that others, themselves, recognise they have to put their own houses in order. one other thing i th

theresa may make that clear.—establish authority over her cabinet and be seen to be doing something. it seemed that she would got a way with just a reprimand and it was only since new information came to light that theresa may made it apparent she must go. it does throw the light on who theresa may will choose to replace her. remember, we had and other cabinet replacement last week, michael fallon was forced to resign over sexual assault allegations. then there is the delicate brexit balance. accept talks start again today and acra won a key leave supporter and —— priti patel. it gives ammunition to those who think the wheels are coming off this government. later, we'll be getting reaction from the former conservative leader and cabinet minister, iain duncan smith. that's at 07:10. british officials will travel to brussels for further brexit talks today. it's the first set of negotiations since eu leaders agreed to begin preparing for discussions about the future relationship with britain. the brexit secretary, d

and theresa may, a more skilled politician than theresa may would struggle to solve it.k to what you we re interesting, coming back to what you were say, jacqui, about the politics of it, for the westminster geeks, it's all very exciting for a lot of people watching and thinking — how is it that all these months in, we're still at stage one and the eu negotiators are saying, until this is sorted, we can't move on and we just seem to have got stuck?|j is sorted, we can't move on and we just seem to have got stuck? i think we got stuck because the division is -is we got stuck because the division is — is our heart really in it? and the eu,i — is our heart really in it? and the eu, isuppose, sent — is our heart really in it? and the eu, i suppose, sent that. and maybe they are on our side, trying to make it as difficult as possible, thinking — they'll come to their senses. once we've discussed this, they'll go — maybe. and then another thing, another thing. and they'll go — maybe. and then another thing, anotherthing. and then, theresa may has this fractured cabinet, which

let us talk about the situation theresa may finds her in. it would seen theresa may finds her in.tances, both of these ministers could have been out of a job? i think that is right, and tonight, both of them are facing calls to resign, or be sacked, and if this were normal times i think the calls would be getting a bit more traction, if we look at the situation round boris johnson, more traction, if we look at the situation round borisjohnson, he faced a barrage of criticism in the house of commons this afternoon, with some saying that he wasn't up to thejobs, with some saying that he wasn't up to the jobs, that he didn't realise the seriousness and how responsible the seriousness and how responsible thejob was, he is the seriousness and how responsible the job was, he is saying, the seriousness and how responsible thejob was, he is saying, look, my comments have in no way impacted the situation of the case in iran, and that he spoke to his countser part, this morning, and they reiterated that too. the thing is, many people are seeing this as a latest gaffe in are seeing this as a

what is the impact now on theresa may?not sure if we'll get back tonight or tomorrow. she will have to think of the make—up of the cabinet, whether she feels she must replace her with leading brexiteer, whether she feels she has to replace her with another or not. but really just the fact that this has been so destabilising, such a huge distraction and not for the same reason as former defence secretary michael fallon, that was allegations of sexual impropriety. this is a different issue, showing a lack ofjudgment this is a different issue, showing a lack of judgment as this is a different issue, showing a lack ofjudgment as well however and just the kind of thing theresa may could do about when she has so much else on her plate including of course those brexit talks which resume tomorrow. and then her deputy damian green under investigation through the harassment thing going through the harassment thing going through parliament at the moment. and criticism of borisjohnson. some people have asked why she does not just gras

theresa may spelt out in her florence speech at the end of september that is what she wanted.hasn't been translated into any official negotiating position by the british government. it is clear that from the eu 27 side, as well as the european parliament, they said it could be possible. in the case of member state government they said only that it should be time—limited. so there is clearly willingness for that. the question is is two years long enough? it would be the status quo, so enough? it would be the status quo, so the uk staying in the single market and the customs union and if that were the case and at least until march 2021, trade would continue as it is today. the question is what happens after march 2021, and in the period until a new trade relationship has been agreed. it is unlikely that, if you were to start trade negotiations after the december council, early next year, that at that point until march 2021, it may not be enough time to agree the future relationship. in many respects you may actually be longer transition period, and i'm not sure that within there

‘ theresa ‘theresa may's ' 1-43 wegfi- i'vé'firuf‘a "'->:-" ' 1-43 wagi- (mk-rash; "'-":-" 11-5; ‘theresaas come back of theresa may's that has come back to bite her, but you could see her reasoning. you want to get in there early and impress the new president and you want to improve relations between britain and america especially because a brexit, we are going to need a trade deal with america. it has backfired rather spectacularly, and it is not as simple as the daily mirror implies, to on invite him, because the queen has invited him as the head of state. he has accepted and therefore it is quite awkward for the government to get the queen to disinvite him, that would not go down well. it is head of state to head of state, isn't it? yes, so the ideal solution is to keep putting off the actual date. i don't think donald trump wants to come. there are suggestions that he was concerned there could be protests, and if there weren't the >> studio: —— there weren't going to be then, there certainly are now. what about race crime? i don't quite know how that works, but no doubt that will be

theresa may underfire in front of the times. theresa may under fire in the front of the times.front of the times. theresa may under fire in the light of changes in defence. michael fallon has resigned and she has replaced him with chief whip gavin williamson and this has angered a great number of people for the variety of reasons, andi people for the variety of reasons, and i think it's important to really get this story, that the role of defence secretary is hugely important, particularly to conservatives. if you say to the average labour mp and they want health and education, and defences the dream job for a lot of people in the dream job for a lot of people in the conservative party and this man has no more held a ministerial post expressed any opinions about anything, least of all defence, and so anything, least of all defence, and so it is particularly galling for the conservative party to see gavin williamson elevated, and adding to the problem is that he has been somebody who has are always argued things like people having to wait their turn and if you promote too many f

theresa may, details there, about theresa may, details there, about theresa may, details there, about we won't shield the uk economy from market forces. let's speak to the chief economist at the cbi. just tell us more about today's reception for theresa may. we are talking about the fact that she has a clear message she wants to deliver to you, but will she be listened to? absolutely. i mean everyone is excited to be here. we have got leaders from across business and government. we're here to hear the prime minister and what she has to say and we have gotjeremy corbyn and some great innovators from british industry and we're really keen to hear what they have to say. well, you say you're pleased to hear what they have to say, buff said that you are frustrated with how the brexit negotiations are going. that you are frustrated with how the brexit negotiations are goinglj think there is two things that british business wants right now and that's a clear transition agreement with the eu so that we have time to prepare for that new relationship with the eu. we'd like to see the prime mini

his response to theresa may, on twitter, of course: madame prime minister. tour of the middle east suddenly required diplomacy of a different kind. the fact that we work together does not mean we are afraid to say when we think the united states have got it wrong and be very clear with them. i am very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. he tweeted effectively telling you to stay out of his business. is that acceptable behaviour from a supposed ally? it is an enduring relationship that is there because it is in both our national interests. so, what of the much anticipated state visit by president trump? an invitation of a state visit has been extended and accepted. we've yet to set a date. thank you. in her speech, theresa may had little choice but to respond to this tweet. it was aimed directly at her. this, another test of her leadership, how she maintains authority yet de—escalates a potential row with a friend. the us president, forging friendships of his own... you have been a great friend and we appreciate it very much...

. —— theresa may.he president retweeted those videos posted by the far right group britain first. the legal team for michael stone, convicted of murdering a mother and daughter in kent in 1996, claim another man, levi belfield, has made another man, levi belfield, has made a confession to the murders while imprisoned. he has since denied that claim. let's start with the ft. the coverage of what donald trump has been retweeting. donald trump ended up been retweeting. donald trump ended up retweeting some incredibly offensive videos. but also retweeti ng offensive videos. but also retweeting them from an account which belongs to britain first. it is the deputy leader of that organisation who was actuallyjailed recently because... accused, i should say, i don't know if he was imprisoned, but accused of hurling abuse at a woman in a hijab in luton. it's nasty. it's a group that has no standing in british society. donald trump goes and retweets these horrible videos. it has attracted quite a strong response

his response to theresa may, on twitter, of course... on me, focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism that is taking place in the uk. madam prime minister. her tour of the middle east suddenly required diplomacy of a different kind. the fact that we work together does not mean we are afraid to say when we think the united states have got it wrong and be very clear with them. i am very clear that re—tweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. he tweeted effectively telling you to stay out of his business. is that acceptable behaviour from a supposed ally? it is an enduring relationship that is there because it is in both our national interests. what of the much anticipated state visit by president trump? an invitation of a state visit has been extended and accepted. we've yet to set a date. thank you. in her speech she, theresa may had little choice but to respond to this tweet. it was aimed directly at her. this, another test of her leadership, how she maintains authority yet de—escalates a potential row with a frien

how damaging is this theresa may? well, it's just given how damaging is this theresa may?t'sjust given rocket how damaging is this theresa may? well, it's just given rocket fuel to the whole sexual harassment scandal the whole sexual harassment scandal the buffeting of westminster and a reason they's government. michael fallon was a point of stability within a cabinet where we know that there are big personalities with very diverging views on brexit. he was a political streetfighter, had been around the block a few times. he was a go to person for prime ministers in moments of trouble. he added a bit of glue around theresa may but now, he is out of it. more than that, he says that the reason that he went was because of incidents in the past where ten or 15 years ago, they may have been viewed as banter or flotation but 110w viewed as banter or flotation but now would be viewed as unacceptable. it seems to me to be setting the bar pretty high for other ministers because of allegations that are to emerge about other ministers which could involve relatively minor levels of se

theresa may is a sign of weakness. theresa may is absolutely beset by problems.ions over the foreign secretary borisjohnson. it does appear to be a government limiting from one crisis to the next. cumulatively they do look daunting if you list them. but they are basically secondary problems, the real problem is the conservative party. the conservative party, which is in government, cannot agree on what sort of brexit it once. it is split down the middle on that issue. everything just tiptoes around that huge potential split in the party, trying to avoid it and put it off a little longer. in the end it has to come, in the end theresa may has to decide what she wants to do. we can talk about a transition period, but what are we transitioning to? that is what the party can't agree. the party is in government and that is at the root of the government's weakness. thank you. relatives of the 12 people who died after an ira bomb exploded at a remembrance service in enniskillen, have held a memorial service in the town to mark the 30th anniversary of the explosion. a pla

is theresa may's grip on government seen too much through a brexit lens? we'll hear the view of britain from paris and ask the former deputy chairman of the tory party where they go from here. it was one of the most toxic relationships ever in politics. but in an interview to mark his memoirs, gordon brown insists their rows were all about policy and had nothing to do with personal ambition. i agreed that i would take control of economic policy, and he said he would step down in the second term. it's as simple as that, and that of course didn't happen. tilting at donald trump. as the president keeps his promise to blow away environmental restraint, the us states which are fighting back. the outcome of this contest will determine what the world's going to look like over the next 10, 20 and 30 years. and the set awaits russia today's new television star, the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond. i'll be asking him if vladimir putin will be calling the shots. good evening. the prime minister may have her game face on and a new waxwork projecting re

theresa may has already lost two cabinet ministers this month. feeling her government is under siege. the headlines on bbc news: services are being held across the uk to pay respects to those fallen in the two world wars and other conflicts. sadiq khan backs call for boris johnson to lose his job after a series of gaffes. a former head of scotland yard confirmed he was aware of allegations that pornographic material was found on a computer used by the cabinet minister damian green in 2008. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam. let's start with the women's ashes test, where england have drawn today's match to keep the series alive. trailing after the first innings by 168, england batted extremely well. after losing two wickets, georgia elwiss and heather knight came to the crease and steered their team home, with knight particularly impressive. she's went on to make a crucial half century. the series will now be decided by the three twenty20 matches. northern ireland play their world cup play—off secon

in a letter to theresa may issued after they met last night, priti patel says: .me news organisations view her predicament this morning, obviously with considerable speculation about what happens next. in a moment, we'll be talking to a former senior diplomat and crossbench peer, lord ricketts. but first, our diplomatic correspondent james landale explains how it went so badly wrong for priti patel. this story is all about a family holiday to israel by priti patel, the international development secretary, that went terribly wrong. a holiday where the lines between her public life and her private life became blurred. the correct way of doing business within government didn't happen, and had extraordinary consequences for the british government. so what happened was this. in august, priti patel went on holiday to israel. it was a 12, 13—day holiday. for around two days, priti patel decide to do a bit of work. she had a very busy schedule packed in for her, no fewer than 12 separate engagements over those two days. now, the international development secretary, priti

theresa may wa nted deputyjulian smith.ay wanted to avoid a wide—ranging reshuffle but the question now is whether the rapid departure of the previous occupant of the ministry of defence might in turn lead to further resignations. i've spoken to people today at westminster who are convinced other stories of sir michael fallon‘s asked if you could emerge and it was his inability to guarantee there would be no further revelations that seems to have ended his career, but are there other ministers who may have done something in the past that will be judged unacceptable today? and what that put them in the firing line? people need to recognise there is now a very strong people need to recognise there is now a very strong set of rules about this kind of behaviour, we shouldn't pass it by and say that is a one—off. that has changed. i don't think necessarily you will see lots of ministers resign. the vast majority of people in parliament do not get up to this stuff. the leader of the scottish conservatives sees this as an even mor

if you think that theresa may's got 10% more in the election then mrs merkel got in hers, theresa mayn't. look at the spanish government. would you rather be the prime minister of the uk or of spain at the moment? look at italy, the chaos there. let me give you a different perspective... compared to continental governments, this government, her majesty's government is really pretty strong and stable. peter ricketts, who was, until recently, the top civil servant at the foreign office, said that "if you are in a european capital, that the british government looks chaotic, confused, and drifting, when there are big issues around brexit — no clear line about the future relationship with the eu and a whole series of other crises as well." "britain is simply not a real player right now." i think this is absurdly overstated. there is a clear idea for brexit, and that was enunciated by the prime minister in her lancaster house speech and in her florence speech. there are parts of those that i'm not enthusiastic about, but it's a very clear... we have to talk about that in a moment. but it is

theresa may, once again under scrutiny, notjust at home but around the globe.ews, jordan. one of the so—called chennai six who was released from an indian prison on monday has spoken of his relief and delight at regaining his freedom after four years. nick dunn, a former soldier, was among six britons acquitted of weapons charges by an indian court. he said his family would now have the best christmas ever. he's been speaking to our india correspondent, sanjoy majumder. taking an innocent man's freedom away is the worst crime i believe that can be committed. former paratrooper nick dunn has just been released from an indian prison, one of six britons arrested four years ago and charged with smuggling weapons. you have got to do a proper investigation. you have got to know that person is guilty. this wasn't like that. it was, "we don't care, you're guilty." he's now traded his cramped, squalid prison cell for a plush hotel room. his sister, lisa, has come out to india to take him back home. and he just can't wait. it's going to be like four christmases that i've

let's go back to the original sin, why is theresa may weak?ion to strengthen her mandate because of brexit. why are boris johnson and priti patel in those positions? they are brexit loyalists. why are we in dire straits, in negotiations, if people are deluded, it has affected everything. this brexit shaped cloud, it rains over everything. i can see the situation is sub optimal, that is a polite way of putting it, but i think something really interesting is happening here. if that is how you describe it, as sub optimal. it is chaotic but how could it be otherwise if effectively the dominant world view of the british ruling elite or most of it, the governing elite of the last 40, 50 years about britain operates, its relationship with the eu and people is leaving the eu, not leaving europe, it is geographically impossible to do that, thank goodness. in those circumstances its ruling elite's world view rejected by the majority of british voters who want self—government. in those circumstances of course it produces turmoil. britain is having to ret

in today, theresa may is sweden and boris johnson in dublin, today, theresa may is sweden and borisjohnsonmade the plea for a greater clarity. thejudges have asked we have made the plea for a greater clarity. the judges have asked for further guidance on how they are made —— meant to make that work. we need this process is moving the law across. when it negotiations, we are atan across. when it negotiations, we are at an absolutely crucial stage because everybody wants to make progress to move because everybody wants to make progress to move to we can talk about our future longer term relationship with the european union after we leave. at the moment that has not happened because of the outstanding questions on citizens rights, northern ireland and the question of the money. i hope that in december that the 27 member states will say yes we can move on to that discussion because time is running out. and the negotiations are due to be completed next october, november, but they might have to run on further depending on the progress. hilary benn, sorry for interrupting you. we appreciate your

if you think the theresa may's got 10% more in the election we had them angela merkel got in hers, theresanment. would you rather be the prime minister of the uk all of spain at the moment? let me give you a different perspective... compared to continental governments, her majesty's government is quite stable. the head of the foreign office said that if you are in a european capital that it looks chaotic, confused, and drifting, when there are big issues around brexit. no clear line about the future relationship with the eu and a whole series of other crises as well. britain is simply not a real player. i think this is absurdly overstated. there is a clear idea for brexit, and that was enunciated by the prime minister in her speech to make speeches. there are parts of those that are not enthusiastic about... we have to talk about that. but it is a clear manifesto of a watch is looking for. she has been generous in her office to the european union. the government she leads is stronger in many, but not all, but many european governments. especially germany. the german government is very weak

they are keeping theresa may in office. let's hear from the are keeping theresa may in office.are making clear is there are things to get through in the eu withdrawal bill and if there is any hint that in order to placate dublin and the eu, they are paired to have northern ireland trade differently than the re st of ireland trade differently than the rest of the uk, then they cannot rely on our vote, because they have undertaken an agreement with us, our votes for their support for the union. their support for the union diminishes then our votes will not be there. the dup making their position very clear. the crossing at the bridge was actually closed during the troubles. of the 20 so roads which we re troubles. of the 20 so roads which were opened there were army watchtowers and major security installations. nobody thinks brexit can lead to that security again but it is still an issue which people talk about when people look at the impact of leaving the eu. tara mills explains. it was the most heavily policed area of the border, checkpoints, watchtowers, death and destruction.

how odd is it that theresa may has given ata time odd is it that theresa may has given at a time andder whether we will ever get there. there is a 40% chance that we will not, because of the huge uncertainty in british politics. the move reflects the all—round uncertainty, not just politics, but reflects the all—round uncertainty, notjust politics, but brexit. so many unknowns, quite a few known unknowns. where we are today is in a bit of a holding pattern. in a plane above the fray. we know that britain has a bit more to offer in terms of money when we leave. we don't want to offer it out right after we get a commitment from the european union that they will give the green light for trade talks to begin. we're having a bit of a silly dance, while we wait for that piece of choreography to happen, which will happen around the december council next month. everybody is in a holding pattern this week. i was not terribly surprised that much progress was made. you are not arguing that the plane is at some stage not going to learn, or at some stage not going to learn, or at some stage we wi

persuades theresa may.small talk about priti‘s trip around kenyan airports over the last 24 hours. i don‘t think she will see the prime minister until after 6pm tonight for various different commitments the prime minister has, but it is interesting i suppose, we believe that the outcome of their meeting will be priti patel we leaved of her cabinet responsibilities, but it is interesting the pm believes she clearly needs to afford priti patel the dignity of coming in, hearing her out and giving her a chance to have her say rather than a summary execution which she could have done over the phone, to herfirst thing this morning. there is at least some de—corus going on there, but every noise we hear coming out of number ten is extremely unhappy with priti patel, not least because certain number ten sources said they went out of their way to help her and give her every chance to save her job. of give her every chance to save her job. of course, the difficulty for theresa may in the next few hours she, any autho

what started as a scandal in hollywood has become a crisis in westminster, with one of theresa may's nce secretary michael fallon, stepping down. his scalp may be a ministerial first. it may not be the last. but the issue of sexual harassment goes way beyond westminster. tonight, we've chosen to give this subject the full studio treament. how are men behaving towards women? and what women are now saying about it? i had gone for a late brunch with a friend and on my tube journey home i was on the northern line coming out at tooting broadway and as i came on to the escalator i stood and i noticed a man run really quickly — he was really keen to get on this escalator behind me. i was 18 when it happened. and it was just at a work party.

he's telling theresa may, well actually, cani telling theresa may, well actually, can ijust telling theresan the usa, their medical care's in a complete mess, they've got a gap between the rich and the poor which is so bad. there is so much killing going on. i meanjust recently, somebody went in and killed how many people? he doesn't talk about them. i think that, you know, what theresa may said, not surprisingly supporting a conservative prime minister but what she said was right, in fact i think her words could be much more stronger because he's talking about our country in a derogatory way and he's talking about it like that, so she has the right to respond to it. ok, can i be clear then. you are obviously absolutely adamant that the state visit should be cancelled. what about a more informal visit? is he welcome in this country as far as you're concerned? he's not welcome as far as you're concerned? he's not welcome as faras i'm you're concerned? he's not welcome as far as i'm concerned. but, he is the president of the united states of america and if he wants to come on work with it or

also this lunchtime: theresa may makes her strongest attack to date on russia — accusing it of usingology and fake news to sow discord in the west. the earthquake in iran — the death toll rises to 530 — more than 8,000 are injured. rescuers have given up hope of finding more survivors. another rise in food prices last month, but inflation remains at 3% — a five—year high. what a moment for sir mo. britain's most decorated athlete receives his knighthood from the queen. where does this rank in terms of your achievements? it's definitely way up there, close to my olympic medals, for sure. and heatbreak and disbelief in italy — for the first time in 60 years, the former champions won't be going to the world cup. and coming up in the sport on bbc news... a blow for wales. centre jonathan davies will miss the autumn internationals and the six nations with a foot injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will begin their line by line scrutiny of the central piece of brexit legislation in the next few hours. hundreds of amendments have been tabled by labour and conserva

british prime minister theresa may loses a second minister overseas. patelnister priti quitting scandal. weedkillertroversial glyphosate back in the headlines. stateste today, eu failed to agree on how to renew it. also coming up, barack obama gets called in for jury duty. more on the crazy scenes in chicago on the way. in business, an 18th-century capital is up for sale after decades of restoration by her admirer. that is coming up, but first, our top story live from paris. jeannie: donald trump is on day two of his china trip. he and the chinese president xi jinping have been focusing on the nuclclear crisis s from norh korea and trade. the business wraps up with a state dinner tonight. for more now, i am joined live.. it seems like president trump wanted to give the image that their leaders are on the same page. is that really what is happening there today? yes, in front of the cameras, the press, both leaders wanted to say they are ironed out there differences and had fruitful talks. hadident trump said he great chemistry and tweeted he had been ve

theresa may isn't backing down after donald trump attacked. the issue is him sharing far—right videos. the president said don't focus on me, focus on the uk‘s problems — to which the prime minister replied. i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. let's be clear — none of this normal between the leaders of the us and the uk — we'll be live in washington dc. multiple reports america's top diplomat rex tillerson is facing the sack, here's what the president had to say about it. he's here. rex is here. thank you very much, everybody. don't hold your breath for a unified response to north korea. russia is accusing america of provoking kimjung un. and china is ignoring an america plan to cut of north korea's oil supplies. and we'll be at the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland — to look in detail at why this issue has become so central to the brexit talks. you don't criticise donald trump and expect to be ignored. so it's proved for theresa may and her number ten colleagues. the issue at s

we're told theresa may, the prime minister, is also back in downing street.hey are now having their second face—to—face meeting of the week. the question is, are there things that priti patel did not say on monday that have proved to be true and which will now lead to theresa may deciding she has to sack her? it is interesting listening to the labour party there talking really about the initial miscalculation from priti patel. she was given a big chance after that. there were many in westminster who felt what she done did contravene the ministerial code and it would have been easy for theresa may to sack her on the spot because of that. she didn't. she gave her a second chance. the problem now is anything that comes out which shows she didn't tell the truth on monday is going to be a problem. if it's true there was this meeting on 7th september she didn't tell downing street about, that will bea tell downing street about, that will be a problem. if reported in the israeli newspapers ms patel when to the go lands heights. an area not recognised by the british

theresa may has already lost two cabinet ministers this month.ng feeling that her government is under siege. a man has died after being struck by "a number of vehicles" on the m4 motorway in south wales. the m4 at bridgend was closed in both directions for more than 10 hours as police investigated the incident between pencoed and sam. the headlines on bbc news: a two minute silence has been observed at ceremonies around the country to honour the dead of two world wars and other conflicts. the queen watched the national commemorations from a balcony while prince charles placed a wreath on her behalf at the cenotaph. and in other news, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has backed calls for the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, to lose hisjob after a series of gaffes. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard. england and australia have drawn the women's ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial half century. the

what do you think theresa may is going to be thinking at this stage?on, no issue we have another crisis. is there anything she can do to avoid sacking priti patel? 0r anything she can do to avoid sacking priti patel? or would she want to avoid sacking her? half an hour ago, i thought everything seemed to be pointing in only one direction. that is based on the idea that priti patelin is based on the idea that priti patel in her face—to—face meeting with theresa may earlier on in the week didn't front up, she wasn't entirely upfront with what had happened on that trip to israel. however, there is no a different version of events. this is stephen pollard, a very highly respected journalist, intimating that somebody was in downing street did no more of the details. i don't know what the hail is going on at the moment. that is not an issue. the problem is, it feels as though nobody in downing street knows what is going on. that should concern us all. from the prime minister's point of view, that isa prime minister's point of view, that is a dreadful situati