the most of the opportunities that this brings for all the people of the united kingdom. thereafter, my ministers will seek a future relationship with the european union based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. my government will embark on an ambitious program of domestic reform that delivers on the people's priorities. for the first time, the national health service's multi-year funding settlement, agreed earlier this year, will be enshrined in law. steps will be taken to grow and support the national health service's workforce and a new visa will ensure qualified doctors, nurses and health professionals have fast-track entry to the united kingdom. hospital car parking charges will be removed for those in greatest need. my ministers will seek cross-party consen

for the whole united kingdom.ervative party now on brexit. it is their total and complete responsibility. they cannot blame anyone else anymore. they have become the brexit party, from top to bottom. and the question, of course, is this. will the prime minister get brexit done? more precisely, will he get it done by the end of the year, so we can avoid the disaster of a no—deal brexit? well, we shall see. well, there are 140 new mps in the commons, and they all have to give their maiden speech. the first to do so was colum eastwood, who is the leader of the social democratic and labour party, the sdlp, a party that until the election had no representation at westminster. we intend to represent nationalists, unionists, and everybody else, and we will do that to the best of our ability. but mr speaker, this prime minister wants to drag us out of the european union against our will. and i know he's got a huge majority, but the only majority that i'm concerned about is the pro—remain majority in northern ireland that

am not talking about what is going on in the united kingdom. about between the united states and china. we have barely heard anything from the chinese yet. how much of a mistake is it to think that things are in a much better place? trevor: we've been positive all year, but we did pull back a little bit about a week ago for the reasons you mentioned. there was the tariff risk, the general election risk, the risk of a fed meeting with a tweet asking for negative interest rates, government shutdown, the impeachment. it does feel like those things are resolving in a positive way. we are on pace to get some dry powder, but there will be bumps. in allis keeps coming up my conversation, the measurement of bubbles. can you measure an equity bubble? trevor: i would go back to bob measuring way of price-earnings ratios. they are a bit above average. there's been an earnings bubble. we've got some strength in the earnings trends. tom: do you own the darlings into 2020? trevor: i think technology still looks good, for example. i think the world economy fe

deal, in this bill, ensures that the united kingdom leave the e.u. whole and entire with an unwavering northern ireland's place in our union. i happily give way to the -- speaker, to the prime minister, i am pleased that he intervention. the prime minister knows he has the strength and the selection to deliver brexit. also knows that we want to deliver brexit. deliver brexit as one nation, and add that that and that phraseology has been re-injected into this needs to he understand the concerns of arrangements for northern reland, half differentials, potential -- he needs to understand the concerns we share ecause we want to ensure we leave as one nation. and we're not going to resolve will the es today but prime minister commit to proper and thorough and reconsideration, using the strengths he has to deliver for the entirety of this country? of course, mr. speaker, i understand the point that the raises but ntleman let me remoon you, the deal commits to unfettered access, access.red to all parts of the uk with respect to territorial integrity of the

for that let's stick with our top story today, the election in the united kingdom. let's check in on how the mamarkets are responding to tha with our business editor. >> that's right. investors very happy with last night's results. the panel is soaring after exit polls published late last night, hitting levels not seen in quite some time. investors feeling reassured about the conservatives' majority in parliament. eliminates the possibility of a no deal exit from the european union. many executives and share holders relieveved to see the platform off the table. the pound sterling was up as high as 2.7% against the u.s. dollar. that was its highest level since last year. it's trading slightly down, still with gains though. hit a more than ththree year hi against the euro. major europeanndices posting a gain todayay. upper movementomewhat limited. the higher poundurts focusus. t's stillll trending u upward. aa similar picture in frankfurt asian markets fin irgining off e week in -- finishing off the week in positive territory. solid gainsns in the shanghai composite.

the fact is that the people of scotland voted to remain in that the united kingdom, than the united kingdomthe uk, where everybody spoke counted the same in that referendum. the snp can't get over the fact that they lost the referendum on independence. they just need to do that, because the scottish people don't want to break away from the rest of uk. if you wa nt away from the rest of uk. if you want certainty and clarity if you get to this time next year and those talks haven't gone as you hope they will, as boris johnson talks haven't gone as you hope they will, as borisjohnson has suggested. in the interest of certainty and clarity would you be prepared to extend the transition rather than go to wto rules? welcome i think we will be able to do it command we are much more able to do it if we actually set... in that scenario i set out though?|j it if we actually set... in that scenario i set out though? i think we wa nt scenario i set out though? i think we want to avoid that scenario by actually setting a timescale that says we know the date by which we have two reach an agreement, as i

once again this house will be the only assembly able to legislate this united kingdom. british courts will be the sole arbiter of those lawsand above all , the sovereign british people must be masters of their own fate, controlling their own borders, laws, money and trade and throughout our new immigration system we will not only welcome those with talent but go out of our way to attract people of ability regardless of nationality or background and we are only able to do this by the freedom offered by our european union partners, by leaving the eu allow us once again to control over all numbers and bear down on unskilled immigration with our new points based system and if the honorable lady against control of immigration, i'd like to hear her explain why. >> the senator has spoken about welcoming people, release the governments existing obligation to with regard to unaccompanied children, who wants to join theirfamily members in the united kingdom , lloyd dobson described this removal of our rights as mean-spirited and nasty. can the government tell me or can the prime

make the most of the opportunities that this brings all the people of the united kingdom.k a future relationship with the european union, based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. the environment also featured in the queen's address. she noted the goverment‘s ambitions to meet emissions targets, as well as protecting the environment for future generations. my government will continue to take steps to meet the world—leading target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. it will continue to lead the way in tackling global climate change, hosting the cop26 summit in 2020. to protect and improve the environment for future generations, a bill will enshrine, in law, environmental principles and legally binding targets, including for air quality. it will also ban t

bill,ew deal, in this ensures that the united kingdom entire withhe e.u. an unwavering dedication to northern ireland's place in our union. i happily give way to the right honorable gentleman. >> very grateful to the prime minister, i had almost thought we had fallen out, i am pleased that he took the intervention. theotes that he has strength from this election to deliver brexit and knows that we want to deliver brexit. we want to deliver brexit as one nation. i am glad that that termination -- terminology has been reinjected, but he needs to understand the concerns of the arrangements, and he needs to understand the concerns we share because we want to ensure we leave as one nation, and we will not resolve those issues today, but with the prime minister commit to proper and thorough, and detailed reconsideration using the strength he has to deliver? prime minister johnson: of course, i understand the point that the honorable gentleman raises. the deal commits to unfettered access in all parts of the u.k. and respects of territorial integrity and northern

in westminster, a historic day for the united kingdom.ncine: boris johnson leaving number 10 downing street moments ago in his traditional jaguar. he is on the way to buckingham palace to tell her majesty the queen that he can form a government, and we expect him to come to downing street in about 10, 20, 30 minutes. it is a private briefing between her majesty and the incumbent prime minister. joining us on how the e.u. will look at this and deal with boris johnson is maria tadeo who joins us from brussels. finally the brussels folks has someone who has a strong majority in parliament. what will the relationship between the u.k. and e.u. look like? about thes is not europeans now liking boris johnson all of a sudden, this is just about clarity. the europeans wanted to get a sense of direction from the u.k. and they got that yesterday, but the conversation in brussels as shifting to the trade relationship. for the europeans, it is a long-term strategic goal to get that right. europeans do not want to be undercut by a u.k. that no longer p

is therefore as policy of the politicians of the united kingdom there is of course no majority. for a new referendum and it would seem very unlikely to me that boris johnson would allow one because he talks about himself as being a warm nation and being someone who has as the future of the union halls of the union means scotland northern ireland wales and england a lot of story lines not the biggest one being potentially a land slide victory for the conservatives roger evans and of course will in london for us thank you to you all. well as european leaders digest this election results and what it means for the future of the e.u. in brussels there was an agreement on one of the blocs most ambitious proposals member states have backed plans to drastically slash carbon emissions training for net 0 emissions by the year 2050 it's part of european commission president. european green deal. 1st suspense. and then a little disappointment journalists in brussels knew the result of the u.k. election means one thing that brags it most likely will happen. but leaders focused on another top

with my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january and. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with donald j. trump the impeached president of the united states last night the u.s. house of representatives took a rare solemn and very partisan step approving 2 articles of impeachment which accuse president drum of abusing his power with ukraine and of obstructing congress's duty to investigate that abuse almost every democrats' and not a single republican voted to impeach the speaker of the u.s. house nancy pelosi declared the impeachment of victory for the us constitution but in an unexpected move she refused to say when the articles will be sent to the us senate for trial according to the constitution senators are to act as jurors and deliver a verdict on whether or not to remove the president from office but the constitution does not say when a trial must take place and it does not give any hint at what to do about a senate leaders such as mitch mcconnell m

incredible united kingdom by saying that. what's really at stake here the unity of the u.k. and even peace. well you know what's at stake are these facing a very distant night at kingdom and that's what the election results showed yesterday for example the scottish national party made huge gains there calling for and other independence referendum to then as an independent nation state and remain in the european union so these are just some of the challenges that boris johnson will face and has 5 years and office now he really needs to reach out to all kinds of different people across the aisle of the brics that divides. thank you so much. the u.s. house judiciary committee has approved impeachment articles against president donald trump charging him with abuse of power and obstructing congress committee voted along party lines with democrats voting in favor and republicans against the house of representatives is now expected to vote next week on whether to read ph the president on the 2 charges the 1st abuse of power is based on trump's alleged attempt to pressure ukraine to

scotland alone of the united kingdom nations is being singled out for unfair treatment.ry to be taken out of the european union against our will. and with no say, mr speaker. no say whatsoever as to our future. england and wales voted leave, england and wales will leave. northern ireland is getting a special deal, and the right to decide their own future. the prime minister offers scotland nothing. nothing, hee—haw, diddly squat. that's what we get from this government and its so—called precious union. nothing but disrespect for our government and our rights. he turned to the snp‘s call for another referendum on scottish independence — and one of the arguments that's been made against it. let mejust nail, once and for all, this issue about "once in a generation." because it was made clear in the declaration that was signed between the two governments, that it did not obstruct a future independence referendum. that, mr speaker, is the fact of the matter. mr speaker, last week, we won that mandate again. scotland must consent to its own future. westminster‘s arrogance and

what does it mean for the united kingdom and its future?last night, increased its number of seats, nicola sturgeon now feels it is very clear she has a mandate for another independence referendum and she will be requesting one. mrjohnson is not going to give her one. he has made it very clear he is not going to give scotland one right now. but there —— if there is evidence of a shift in opinion in scotland towards independent hood, if there is a hard brexit there is every chance they would be, it becomes very difficult for a prime minister in westminster to just keep saying no, sorry, for a prime minister in westminster tojust keep saying no, sorry, you don't get too self—determined. tojust keep saying no, sorry, you don't get too self-determined. you can don't get too self-determined. you ca n sto ke don't get too self-determined. you can stoke the resentment in scotland and then... you can boost and then look at... the situation in spain and catalonia is far, far down the line, but look at where it goes if a country or an area of a countr

my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the1st of january. the tensions between prime minister and leader of the opposition were clear as they prepared to debate the new government's programme of legislation. after the dither, after the delay, after the deadlock, after the paralysis and the platitudes, the time has come for change and the time has come for action. this government, that conservative party, does not stand for the people at the receiving end of their policies. despite all their promises that is exactly what this queen's speech shows. we'll be taking a closer look at the range of measures being proposed and asking how realistic they are. also tonight... donald trump becomes just the third president in us history to be impeached, but he's unlikely to be forced from office. in australia, a state of emergency is declared in new south wales, where a heatwave could worsen a series of bushfires. # it's so easy to leave me all alone with the memory and the long—awaited big screen version of cats has finally arrived — but

the start story is of a dish united kingdom the scottish national party racked up a landslide north of the border roy motions got the better of some. but they couldn't distract from renewed calls for a 2nd referendum on scottish independence. but it's johnson has no rate firstly to take scotland of the e.u. and secondly norway to block the scottish people choosing their own future another headache which johnson in northern ireland where for the 1st time parties backing a united ireland outnumbered poor british unionists the final lesson of this eventful night is of voters overwhelmingly rejecting the pool european liberals their leader was ousted ending any effort to keep britain inside the european union . these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope. i still believe that we as a country can be warm and generous inclusive and open. as day broke johnson returned reinforced to downing street choosing to walk the final few yards in a cold and frenetic election campaign boiled down he promised to finish breaks it once and for all whether he can and at what cos

scots voted to remain in the united kingdom.arder that was the united kingdom was within the european union. that has changed. one of the issues is the leadership in scotland is saying now is the time to have another independence referendum, so scotland can decide its own future. it is driven by brexit, as guy was saying. vonnie: boris johnson has pledged to keep one nation, one nation but there are big risks, things opening up. what will nicola sturgeon be able to do in order to advocate for another referendum? rodney: that is the big question. as you pointed out, there are two leaders here with big victories. something has to give. the cards are stacked in boris johnson's favor. he doesn't have to grant scotland the legal permission to hold another independence referendum. the cards are stacked in boris nicola sturgeon says that would be undemocratic, she has the mandate for another independence referendum. what i suspect may happen, there will be another period of agitation of a stronger calls him her and her supporters for a

i would be surprised if scotland doeses not leave the united kingdom before long. eventuallyonally -- see northern ireland going the same way. that is a possibility. we are looking at the breakup of the united kingdom, which is not necessarily a bad thing. i support the scots and the pursuit of independence, but it is just one of the many implications of these really volatile times which we now face. amy: we have 30 seconds for inya gopal in india, usually cambridge, england. he tweeted -- what did you hope t this point? in india,e organizingg for instance,r r the situtuation is extmely d dire. calling g for civil disobedience againsnst the discrimininatory w againsnst muslims. people calling on civil seanants and police offfficers resisignig from their p positions. people refusing to accept what is happening in kashmir. alliances tog stand between the states and the populations. and people making alliances across civil society organizationons, indigenous peoples who are standing up to protect resources. i thihink we need alliances witi countries s and acrossss cou

my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on thet of january. one of the world's biggest free trade agreements, the us mexico canada deal, is set to be passed by the us congress anytime now. we'll be live in new york with all the latest. yesterday, donald trump was impeached by the house of representatives. next comes a trial in the senate. but today, democrats are saying they'll hold off sending the articles of impeachment to the senate unless republicans change their terms. we'll have more on that in a moment, but first in the last hour president trump has been speaking. i don't feel like i am being engaged, because it's a hoax, it's a setup, it's a horrible thing they did. they happen to have a small majority and they took that small majority and they took that small majority and they forced people and they said, oh, no, we don't want to talk to anybody, they put the arm on everybody, they tried to get them to do what they wanted to do for the many people were likejeff but they didn't want to vote that way. president trump has al

was not imminent my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january my ministers will bring forward to just nation to ensure the united kingdom's exit on that date and to make the most of the opportunities that this brings all the people of the united kingdom . this is yourself life i guess elvis has that business south africa in just a moment i'll be back at the top of the how the day. can show that of those. in support of. saving what's said. to be about.

my my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of january. the tension between the prime minister and leader of the opposition was clear, as they prepared to debate the new government's programme of legislation. after the differ, after the delay, after the deadlock, after the paralysis and platitudes, the time has come to change and at the time has come to change and at the time has come to change and at the time has come for action. this government, that conservative party does not stand for the people at the receiving end of the policy. despite all their promises, that is exactly what this queen's speech shows. nicola sturgeon sets out her plans for another independence referendum. record temperatures in australia fuel unprecedented fires. a state of emergency is declared in new south wales, the country's most populous state. #itis # it is so easy to leave me... # and pause and get ready for some cat—calls, as the new film, cats, gets a mixed reaction on its release. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth loo at the paper

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now is the time to act together, as one reinvigorated nation, one united kingdom. the duke of edinburgh has admitted —— been admitted to hospitalfor admitted —— been admitted to hospital for treatments, for what buckingham palace describes as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn, the teenage motorcyclist hit by a car and august. now extradition proceedings begin after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. pampering —— hampering the christmas getaway, flooding closes the i'm 23 in sussex, there are parts of southern england that are inundated. at a quarter to eight, private eyes editor ian hislop joins the bbc‘s media editor to look back ona the bbc‘s media editor to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons, and satire. good evening. three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the eu, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the government cosmic brexit bill. it paves the way for borisjohnson to deliver his promise that the uk will leave the eu at the end of next month. well, the per minister w

international is one of the after moscow it is 10 in the morning in the united kingdom where boris johnson's conservative party has won a resoundingly after a strong showing in britain's historic general election after the cleanup the prime minister says the result gives him a powerful mandate to bring home with the strongest majority for his party since the late eighty's as for the westminster based opposition party is they're both looking for new leaders labor suffered a series of humiliating defeat and leader jeremy corbyn says he will not lead labor into the next election as for the liberal democrats their leader even lost a seat. let's go live to our u.k. in westminster now for our special election coverage. well a very good morning to you it appears that boris johnson's election gamble has paid off as he secures a massive majority in parliament yes he since made a victory speech hours to break it all down for us we're joined by a brand new panel coming in the last hour or so anyway andre walker and has the current stuff thank you very much indeed guys well firstly before we cross to yo

of this part of the united kingdom so we need very well see and to the united kingdom because the brits. and beckett just quickly looking ahead with that boris johnson already at 10 downing street what will be his main priorities now. drags it drags and bricks that's the show at all next week the parliament is going to sit and wants to get hit with a troll deal with the e.u. through parliament he will achieve that most likely and then the u.k. is going to leave by the end of january then of course the arduous process of negotiating in new agreement with the e.u. about the future and that's probably not going to be as easy as it was johnson has promised. clinton feels in chatham house in london also back at my surprise spot at their thank you both very much. u.s. president donald trump has sent a congratulations to boris johnson on twitter trump tweeted congratulations to boris johnson on his great win britain and the united states will now be free to strike a massive new trade deal after a break that the u.s. president has long been a supporter of the u.k. leaving the european union. an

my my government's priority is to deliver the united kingdom's departure from the european union on theof january. promises of safer streets with the recuitment of more police officers and tougher action on the most dangerous criminals. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, sets out her plans for another independence referendum — and warns borisjohnson not to oppose it. more dismalfigures for the nhs — this time in wales — where hospitals recorded the worst ever performance at accident and emergency units last month. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. it is understood the mikael arteta has said his goodbye to staff at manchester city ahead of expectations that he will be revealed tomorrow as the new man in charge of arsenal. thanks, katie. and chris fawkes has all the weather. it has been a wet start to december gci’oss it has been a wet start to december across parts of southern england and we have two batches of heavy rain on the wane. we could see localised flooding not just across the wane. we could see localised flooding notjust across the south b

delivering on the democratic mandate of the people. >> that is the united kingdom.e are also watching the breaking news on a potential phase one trade deal with the u.s. and china when asked about the agreement, china saying overnight, it is committed to resolving issues but the deal must be mutually beneficial this comes after the trump administration recordedly reached a deal but president trump must approve the deal overall and must scrap the 15% of tariffs on roughly $60 billion worth of chinese tariffs set to take place on sunday and would reduce existing tariffs on chinese goods by half. also increasing the amount of u.s. ag products by $51 billion as a part of this. i'm joined by chief strategist of global investors. this is such a huge news day what exactly is the biggest driver in your mind given that we've seen brexit happen a possible phase one happen. are all of these things going to eventually put a risk on our environment back in the market >> today will be a key risk on day. what you've had is two of the key risks to hanging on the markets to as much

lay should it clears a major hurdle i was a child together as brothers reinvigorated nation one united kingdom. will make his back prime minister boris johnson's withdrawal grayle by 124 votes meaning the u.k. is now long course to leave the european union at the end of january we'll get the latest from london also coming up australia's prime minister responds to public criticism and cut short his holiday to face the bushfires christ 62 volunteer firefighters battling a blaze near sydney that killed as crews worked to contain more than 100 finest. police in any attack over new nationwide protests against its controversial new citizenship 11 people died in the on the western towns that are to take the. last stop to private in hawaii to find out which country dominated a qualifying for such things taking him picks next year. and have a home free glad you could join me british prime minister boris johnson has won the backing of lawmakers for his bill to take fortune out of the european union now the vote followed the concern. it is substantial victory in last week's snap election the veil has a f

props not so surprisingly or not front however she does say that she still believes that the united kingdom can be a kind and generous country going forward. let me say now. for millions of people in our country. these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope. i still believe that we as a country can be warm and generous inclusive and open and that by working together with our nearest neighbors we can achieve so much more. just as a high. as to how disappointing or not this is been particularly for the labor party they've lost said truth was tony blair's former seat seen as super safe both over of course which was 45 years the seats of a deadly skid of the veteran pete and also by a very very close margins only $150.00 votes in it kensington which of course seats the great full time tragedy took place the night of the code losing seats is the lib dems essentially splitting the vote so again it will be many post-mortems is really. trying to figure out exactly what went wrong and way. thank you very much indeed for that. now it's just. come up to 7 minutes past 7 he

my ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the united kingdom's exit on that date. brings to all the people of the united kingdom. thereafter my ministers will seek a future relationship with the european union based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. my government in northern ireland. my government will embark on an ambitious programme of domestic reform that delivers on the people's priorities. for the first time, the national health service's multi—year funding settlement agreed earlier this year will be enshrined in law. steps will be taken to grow and support the national health service's workforce, and a new visa will ensure qualified doctors, nurses and health professionals have fast track entry to the united kingdom. hospital car parking charges wi

and splitting off wales will be part of the united kingdom presumably there's no there's no appetite here at all in wales for independence and moving away from the union i think it's the last time i heard any. polling on that i think it was something around well and 10 percent and of course you know gala very well one of the most beautiful places in the united kingdom expecting lots of rich foreign buy as a property around there is bars drugs and opens up a globalised britain no i don't think that's going to happen it will go it hasn't got that me bridge properties it has a it has a number of very nice properties but it is as you rightly say is the 1st area of outstanding natural beauty in the u.k. and we need to protect that why do you think that many conservatives didn't support boris johnson strategy all across this bracks and period he even had to throw out so many people from the tory party in effect i think. well i think you know as far as the tory as long as far as the parliamentary party was because and there were people and people that were my colleagues who were absolutely

the most of the opportunities that this brings for all the people of the united kingdom.the wrangle of difficult trade talks, of course. and extra cash for the health service put into law. for the first time, the national health service's multi—year funding settlement, agreed earlier this year, will be enshrined in law. tougher sentencing, a cut to business rates, a new immigration system, just some of the long list of work ahead. but after a torrid few years, listen to this planned a sounding announcement. a constitution, democracy and a constitution, democracy and rights a constitution, democracy and rights commission will be established. might his government be tempted to use their huge majority to overhaul how this whole place works? maybe. this will not be a safety first government, willing to dare, determine to plan notjust for five yea rs determine to plan notjust for five years but for a decade. this is not a programme for one year or one parliament. it is a blueprint for the future of britain. just imagine... just the future of britain. just imagine...just imagin

of course want to maintain the union we should resist because of those who would break up the united kingdom we should politely politely and respectfully. partnership and you know all of this has been brought into closer focus following last week's general election the s.n.p. doing very well winning 48 seats pretty much a very overwhelming majority almost all of the seats in scotland while the tories won a majority south of the border and elsewhere and so as far as the s.n.p. a concern what happened off the braggs it and the results of the election are a clear indication that the scottish people want to have another say when it comes to scottish independence he must have the right to consider the alternative of independence the question of independence must be to say good by the people i know what by politicians scotland made very clear last week that it does not warrant a truly government led by boris johnson teaching is a of europe and path that we haven't chosen. but that is the future we feature if we don't have the opportunity to consider the tentative of independence now 5 years ago th

it is certainly united kingdom will very heavily decide on this. —— standardisation is.0, ben brown will be taking a look at how the papers cover the election results. that's with our reviewers sonia sodha, who's the chief leader writer with the observer, and sebastian payne — the whitehall correspondent for the ft. and there'll be an electioncast special tonight, at half past midnight, when adam fleming and the team look back at today's result. that's at 12:30, here on the bbc news channel. so, the political map has been redrawn. christian fraser has been looking at the results and particularly those dramatic swings from labour to conservative in the north of england. people coming and want to see the final picture. this is it. this performance for the conservatives since 1987 was a bigger is better when you look at feature, their best since 1979. conversely, for labour, renders night, lost 59 seats, that is was the michael foot in 1983. the liberal democrats, how did it in there? started with so much promise five weeks ago, they are down on where they were. jo swinson

known or not we don't know that will be looked up out of course in the recent attacks in the united kingdom london bridge in manchester in 17 there were some 2 particular. tolerance of inquiries. carried out one by a parliamentary select committee on both of those reports it came back of course that in some way the intelligence services maybe have been able to act differently and perhaps maybe prevent the attack so the way to go here is to enhance intelligence and that is what we call counter intelligence and that is the best way to downgrade any terrorist group. around the need for greater counterterrorism efforts that they were putting was speaking to us today about the need to do more to counter extremism if if if it's the preventative measures that are came to this how do you bolster those. do you need to take away some of the liberties of the people that we need to be looking into people's for example instant chat social media communications on the stand that's where extremists will learn with their communications perhaps and in some kind of secure communication methods and hackable so

now is the time to act together as one reinvigorated nation, one united kingdom.nother step closer — we'll be looking at what happens next with the uk set to leave the european union in six weeks today. also on the programme... the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for treatment for what buckingham palace describe as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn, the teenage motocylist hit by a car in august, now extradition proceedings begin after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. hampering the christmas getaway — flooding closes the m23 in sussex as parts of southern england are inundated. and big discounts on the high street as retailers try to make the most of last—minute christmas shoppers. and coming—up on bbc news... mikel arteta is announced as the new head coach of arsenal. the club's former captain will be the youngest manager in the premier league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the eu, mps have resoundingly voted in favour

make the most of the opportunities that this brings to all the people of the united kingdom.eek a future relationship with the european union, based on a free trade agreement that benefits the whole of the united kingdom. they will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. the integrity and prosperity of the united kingdom is of the utmost importance to my government. my ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore devolved government in northern ireland. that was inside the building behind mea that was inside the building behind me a short time ago. let's pick up on the first part. the government s first priority is to deliver brexit on january 31st and to negotiate an ambitious free trade agreement with the eu that benefits the whole country. i am joined now by chris morris from reality check. brexit, front and foremost, and did we learn anything new about what we expect to happen over the next few months? not really. it was a reminder of how much has to be done. there is the withdrawal agreement bill and we know the numbers are there

the united kingdom is split. it is really divided.not have suggested to people who don't understand the electoral system in the united kingdom, that somebody like boris johnson would come out with a landslide victory. >> you're absolutely right. i mean, it was a surprise. but remember a few things. number one, boris johnson is a vote winner. i mean, that's why his party elected him leader. some of them didn't like him very much. but they know he wins elections. he was elected mayor of this left-leaning city, london, twice. secondly, he's a gambler and he gambled everything on red in this election. in other words, his strategy was to attack those red areas. the labor, working-class areas in the north of england, the midlands, and wales. and that gamble paid off. thirdly, he was lucky. the main opposition parties were dreadfully led. two of them badly led. one by jeremy corbyn, a 70-year-old socialist leader who wouldn't resign today. wouldn't even have the humility to admit that he made mistakes. the other party, the liberal democrats,