vicky young, bbc news, westminster.on has opened 11 days after the terror attack that killed eight people. one minute silence was held by the traders and they said that returning to their businesses marked the start ofa to their businesses marked the start of a healing process for the market community. we have got more of course coming from west london with mike embley in the studio and sarah kuchar but first he is sport today — we will see you soon. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: pakistan stun england winning by eight wickets to reach the icc champions trophy final. floyd mayweather is lured out of retirement as he agrees to take on ufc lightweight champion connor mcgregor in a bout under boxing rules. after sitting out the clay court season, roger federer slips up on the grass in stuttgart. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the cricket news that tournament favourites england have been knocked out of the icc champions trophy at the semi—fi

vicki young, we will join the commons.te of silence as we rememberthe for a minute of silence as we remember the terrible events that have occurred in manchester and at london bridge, grenfell tower, and finsbury park. order. thank you, colleagues. the house has directed the speaker to make a statement at the beginning of each session about the duties and responsibilities of members of this house. i begin by reminding members that our duty to observe the code of conduct agreed by the house and to behave with civility and fairness in all their dealings. in our proceedings, every member should be heard courteously, whatever their views. the house asserts its privilege of freedom of speech so that we can represent our constituents, without fear or favour. we must exercise that privilege responsibly. it applies only to our work in this house, as private individuals, we are equal under the law with those who we represent. parliament must be open to those whom it represents, we must continue to make our constituents welcome. the

who has joined me points that he was making there with vicky young who hasjoined me here at downingeet because his interviews, particularly in relation to the peace process, of course, worth reiterating carry such weight because of his key involvement in the northern ireland peace process. yeah, absolutely. it's something which is obviously personally close to his heart and he says that is his main concern about a possible deal with the dup. the idea that the british government has to be an honest broker and if they're seen by the other side not to be, that's incredibly damaging, so he is very wa ry incredibly damaging, so he is very wary ofan incredibly damaging, so he is very wary of an idea of this deal. but interestingly, he went on to name many other reasons as well and one of them he talked about was about the idea that the dup will probably demand cash, will demand infrastructure, will demand that kind of thing. he says that can be seen as kind of thing. he says that can be seen as cash for votes and he made the point it will cause grievances elsewhere in the uk, if you are i

our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. the shock of election night is still sinking in. after church this morning, the prime minister rang round colleagues who'd been defeated on thursday. she's in office for now, but for how much longer? i said during the election campaign that, if re—elected, i would intend to serve a full term. but what i am doing now is actually getting on with the immediate job and i think that's what's important, i think that's what the public would expect. they want to see governments providing that certainty and stability. but senior conservatives have demanded changes. it is going to require a different approach. we are going to see, i hope, more collective decision—making in the cabinet. i and other senior colleagues have made that clear to her and i think you will also see that she will want to work much more closely with the parliamentary party. and this was the first sign that mrs may has been forced to reach

vicky young reports.he's putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. the shock of election night is still sinking in. after church this morning, the prime minister rang round colleagues who'd been defeated on thursday. she's in office for now, but for how much longer? i said during the election campaign that, if re—elected, i would intend to serve a full term. but what i am doing now is actually getting on with the immediate job and i think that's what's important, i think that's what the public would expect. they want to see governments providing that certainty and stability. but senior conservatives have demanded changes. it is going to require a different approach. we are going to see, i hope, more collective decision—making in the cabinet. i and other senior colleagues have made that clear to her and i think you will also see that she will want to work much more closely with the parliamentary party. and this was the first sign that mrs may has been forced to r

vicki young, bbc news, twickenham. risked "handing the keys of number ten" to the conservatives and theresa may. the snp won almost every parliamentary seat in scotland in 2015. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has been following the snp campaign. the snp, the party defined by scottish independence, don't want it to define this campaign. nicola sturgeon would much rather talk about her opposition to tory cuts and what she says voting snp means. it means voting for mps who would stand against tory austerity. voting for mps who will stand up for investment in our public services. voting for mps who will protect the incomes of pensioners, who will protect the winter fuel allowance, the triple lock, and who will protect free personal care and stand against a dementia tax. they call this "the nicolopter," flying the snp leader to all the places her party looks weak. they are hoping to limit their losses at this election. nicola sturgeon believes theresa may will win the election but hopes to cut her majority. she called this

vicky young, bbc news, westminster.come: are you getting enough sleep? well stay awake because we meet the scientists trying to find out what happens to our brains — when we don't. members of the of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc

vicky young, bbc news, westminster.coming months. earlier, speaking to huw edwards, our political editor laura kuenssberg was asked how credible the prime minister's comments were that she would remain in power for the next five years. i think it is certainly optimistic. tonight it certainly seems ambitious of theresa may to be hoping she will still be here living above the shop in downing street in five years time. i think there is consensus among tories today after the dramatic events overnight, their expectations so bashed that today was not the day, tomorrow won't be the day, in terms of rallying around her and creating a sense of pores and stability as the leader of the largest party with the largest number of seats, she has the right, supported by colleagues, to stay on to try to form a government. in normal times she probably would have been out the door by now because the tories care about power, they are ruthless when it comes to leaders who look like losers but these are not normal times. the brexit negotiatio

vicki young, bbc news, downing street.spondent mark lobeljoins me now from westminster. so, at the british apple seems to have got off to a slow start, then suddenly a spring clean of interest is make —— reshuffle. suddenly a spring clean of interest is make -- reshuffle. three things struck me about it. the fact that there weren't many changes in senior positions demonstrates that this is not a prime minister who could do it you wanted. she is constrained by the shock election defeat. that is the shock election defeat. that is the first thing. the power is more with the cabinet them with her. the second was the appointment of damian green, herfriend from university, who was previously work and pensions secretary, and as this first secretary, and as this first secretary of state, this role that is essentially debt did it that make the prime minister in all but name, and the appointment of her new aide after the sacking of her two former aides. she has been told that she needs to listen more to the party. the 13 is the surp

vicki young, bbc news, downing street. with negotiations on brexit due to begin in days, where does all the current political upheaval leave the government's strategy? our political correspondent ben wright has been looking at the options. there's some flash photography in his report. almost a year ago, britain voted to leave the eu, but last week's chaotic election result has reopened the argument over how, on what terms, on the priorities, the tactics — just days before divorce talks with the eu are due to start. some tory mps are demanding theresa may has a rethink. she's now got to make sure that she understands that the british people have rejected a hard brexit. we are leaving the eu. i don't think there's any change there, but we're not going to be leaving the eu in some irresponsible way that will damage our country and, of course, the future generations. a manifesto to see us through brexit and beyond. theresa may had wanted a strong mandate from voters for this, the tories manifesto, which set out their aims for

vicky young, bbc news, westminster. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.rime minister, theresa may, has finally struck a deal with the democratic unionist party, nearly three weeks after the conservative party lost its majority in a snap election. among the terms in the agreement is $1.3 billion of extra spending for northern ireland. social media giants facebook, microsoft, youtube and twitter have announced they‘ re joining forces to tackle online extremism. the companies say they will collaborate to share technical solutions to detecting and removing extremist content. internet companies have been under increasing pressure from governments to do more to monitor their platforms. one of france's leading chefs, alain senderens, has died at the age of 77. mr senderens was a pioneer of the nouvelle cuisine movement, which challenged traditional french cooking techniques, and earned three michelin stars within a decade of opening his own restaurant. rachel is here with all the business news. in the last hour or so, china's premier li keqiang has been hailing

vicki young, bbc news, twickenham.al day of campaigning visiting target seats along the east coast of england. he wants the brexit process completed by 2019 without paying any exit fee and reducing net migration. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports from the ukip campaign trail in essex. cheering. confident smiles for the last push. ukip's leader paid a visit to one of the party's strongholds. they're convinced they still have a role, even now the uk's voted to leave the eu. ukip says it's the guard dog of brexit. i think people are coming round to the idea that theresa may won't give us the kind of brexit that we really want. the party is pushing its broader policies, too. it has promised to cut immigration, improve security, put more money into the nhs by cutting back on foreign aid, protect british culture, and promote a fair democracy. the leader says they are prepared to talk about things other politicians don't. we've spoken openly about extremist islamism within our society. i've called it a cancer,

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.r seat with a majority of just 428. it was high up the tory target list and theresa may launched her manifesto there. but last night, voters returned labour‘s candidate to parliament, with a majority of more than 5,000. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to voters about the issues that mattered for them. there was trouble at the mill for theresa may. dean clough mill in halifax was where she came to unveil her manifesto last month. jordan and derrin work for a business in the now converted factory. jordan became a labour convert. originally i was going to vote for conservative, like i did in 2010. i did change my mind probably about half way through this campaign, and that was just because the amount of times theresa may has changed her mind on certain things, her own policies, it‘s not someone who i wanted negotiating brexit. and traditional labour voters here didn‘t desert the party. she was saying she was offering strong and stable leadership, but she didn't tu

vicki young, bbc news, twickenham.all, has spent the final day of campaigning on the east coast of england. top of ukip's agenda is brexit — they want the process completed without handing over any cash, whilst cutting net migration. let's listen in to theresa may. 0n the eve of the start of polling, in what is the most crucial general election that this country has faced in my lifetime. serving in government is a huge honour. but also a great responsibility. and that responsibility is greater now thanit that responsibility is greater now than it ever has been. because our country is facing great challenges but great opportunities as well. and we can come together and build a stronger and more prosperous britain, we can come together and build a country where no one is left behind. that is the choice people face tomorrow. who is it that they wa nt to face tomorrow. who is it that they want to see leading this country into a brighter future. want to see leading this country into a brighterfuture. i was going to offer yo

our political correspondent vicki young reports.ing reassurance and certainty. is your offer to eu nationals good enough, prime minister? alaying of their anxieties is a priority, according to the prime minister. she told mps she had a serious and fair offer to make. under these plans, no eu citizen currently in the uk lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the uk leaves the eu. we want you to stay. eu citizens will be able to apply for something called settled status. that's the right to live in the uk permanently, accessing public services and other benefits. applicants will have to have lived in britain for at least five continuous years, and will need to have come here before a certain cut—off date which is yet to be agreed. in brussels last week, mrs may says that could be as early as march this year, when she triggered the formal brexit negotiations. but eu leaders says the deadline should be the date the uk leaves, expected in 2019. the prime minister's offer is conditional on eu countries offering british citizens simi

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.onals living in the uk and around a million british nationals living elsewhere in the european union. 0ur correspondentjeremy cooke has been finding out how some of them have reacted to today's announcement. in a quiet corner of london, german voices raised in song. many of these singers have been here for decades. the government's announcement today is meant to offer them reassurance. it could just change any time, that's my feeling, and there's so much insecurity. what's slightly uncomfortable certainly is the fact that we are a bargaining chip. i'm still the eternal optimist and i hope that, ultimately, politicians will put people first. the choirmaster is barbara, a professional singer, shaken by the brexit vote and its consequences. i just don't see why suddenly because of issues of, the nhs, we want money for the nhs, or issues of, we don't like foreigners, suddenly we are treated like second—class citizens. itjust doesn't make sense to me. does it feel like that to you? very muc

vicky young, thank you. time for the weather with ben roach.the map and saying one place will get one thing and another something different. the boundary will be blurred. northern and western areas will see rain at times, it will be breezy further south and east. there will be some sunshine and at times it will be pretty humid. high pressure to the southis pretty humid. high pressure to the south is bringing the largely dry conditions in southern areas. towards the north and west, the threat of rain. we do have something ofa threat of rain. we do have something of a split today. generally a lot of clout across the country. towards the south—east, some good sunny spells. some showers across scotland. and across northern areas of the country, northern ireland, scotla nd of the country, northern ireland, scotland and northern england, it is pretty blustery. maybe the odd shower in northern england. mostly dry through the afternoon. as we come in to south wales, south—western england, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, the cloud beginnin

my colleague vicky young was there last night.hey came here hoping to persuade people that they have what it takes to lead the country. no one expected an easy ride but from the start it was clear that this would be a testing evening. theresa may was accused of being untrustworthy, of changing her mind on calling an election and on policies like social care. others were angry about funding for schools and hospitals. my wage slips from 2009 reflect exactly what i am earning today so how can that be fair? we have had to take some hard choices across the public sector in relation to public sector pay restraint. we did that because of the decisions we had to take to bring public spending under control because it wasn't under control under the last labour government. brexit is why theresa may says she called this election. she said she was determined to deliver. we take this opportunity of brexit, new trade deals around the rest of the world, actually seeing how we can build a more prosperous, stronger and fairer britain. i think we ca

we can go to westminster and join vicki young at westminster for us.there were 600 high—rise buildings, that was the estimate, in england, that had cladding on them and they were concerned, and they needed to be tested. at that point, three had been tested and found to have combustible material. that has now risen to seven. in—form local authorities. the point downing street are making here isjust because it has cladding on it, it doesn't mean that the building is u nsafe. doesn't mean that the building is unsafe. they have to run these tests. it also doesn't mean that evenif tests. it also doesn't mean that even if the combustible material is found that it is unsafe, it means they now need to do more tests. so fire inspections will take place, they will look at what other measures need to be taken, there could be a block that has printers, it could be there is only a tiny amount of combustible material. all of these things need to be looked at but clearly what they tried to do is get information out as quickly as possible, let residents now as quickly

vicky young bear at westminster. alex forsyth is on tyneside, following jeremy corbyn.and order. jeremy corbyn has had to defend some of his comments in the past on this topic. as vicky said, three days out from what has happened, understandably security has become an issue at the heart of the election campaign. jeremy corbyn is due to appear here. despite the rain, he will address this rally and a number of people have turned up. it's the fourth visit he has made today across the north—east of england and ostensibly labour wanted to be talking about housing policy but the issue of security has come up but the issue of security has come up time and time again labour has been highly critical of the conservatives for what they say are cuts in police numbers meaning that the police and security services are under resourced and can't do the job. jeremy corbyn the labour leader even appear to back calls for theresa may to resign, even though we are three days away from the general election. i asked we are three days away from the general election. iasked him we are three day

our political correspondent vicky young reports.s. surrounded by colleagues, tim farron announced he was stepping down because of the folk is there had been on his christian faith. i found myself torn between living as a faithful christian and serving as a political leader. do you think it's 0k to political leader. do you think it's ok to be gay? political leader. do you think it's 0k to be gay? he said he felt guilty that questions about his religious views on gay sex and abortion had been a distraction during the general election campaign. do you think gay sex is ok? look, i'm not going to give you an answer to that question. i'll tell you why. that's because one's personal faith question. i'll tell you why. that's because one's personalfaith is one's personal faith. because one's personalfaith is one's personalfaith. what counts is your actions and beliefs in politics. after days of pressure, he finally clarified that he didn't believe gay sex was a sin. tim farron made it clear he felt forced to make an unfair choice between pol

vicki young, bbc news.can see the full debate shortly on bbc one, that's coming up straight after the news and at ii.55pm in northern ireland. as we've been saying, security has been dominating the closing stages of the election campaign, but the economy, the future of the nhs and brexit have all provided sharp dividing lines between the parties. our specialist editors have prepared their own guides to what's at stake. in a moment, we'll be hearing from our economics editor, kamal ahmed and our europe editor, katya adler, but first here's our health editor, hugh pym. the election debate on the nhs is largely about england, health is devolved and the administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland don't have elections this time. money is the dominant issue, how much more will be needed to cope with rising patient demand and the complex health needs of an ageing population? the conservatives say they'll spend a bit more than under current plans. labour and the liberal democrats are planning bigger fun

our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. what more is emerging?e just come down the corridor where it was held, theresa may was enough for an hour and held, theresa may was enough for an hourand a held, theresa may was enough for an hour and a half, held, theresa may was enough for an hourand a half, it held, theresa may was enough for an hour and a half, it was a long meeting but they had a lot to talk about. she went in, made a speech and very much took responsibility for the election campaign. for what went wrong. one senior conservative backbencher, when he came out of the meeting, said she had been contrite and genuine, but she was not on her knees. another said she was humble, and took it on the chin. they said she made a magnificent speech. i'm told there was no one who really had agoat told there was no one who really had a go at her, i think because she was very much taking responsibility for the whole thing. they covered a wide range of issues by the sounds of it. afterwards another former minister said to me that there was some anxiety

vicki young, bbc news, cambridge.s speak to our political correspondent leila nathoo, who's in westminster. exactly a week until polling day and the conservatives are trying to put brexit top of the agenda again. absolutely. i think theresa may will be keen to move on from last night's debate. she was repeatedly attacked for failing debate. she was repeatedly attacked forfailing to show debate. she was repeatedly attacked for failing to show up. her rivals saying that she was holding voters in contempt, it showed her complacency. amber rudd defending the decision saying it's about having a strong team and she was saying the other parties are squabbling. i think theresa may will havejudged squabbling. i think theresa may will have judged that it was right for her to appear above the fray and not ta ke her to appear above the fray and not take part. today, seven days to go, we have the two main parties returning to safe ground. theresa may will talk about brexit. she's saying this is a great national mission, it's an op

thank you vicky young.ith some party representatives in the so—called spin room where the battle of the party message will be played out during and after the event. try to settle some kind of narrative. my colleague simon mccoy is there. thank you. the moment things are warming up on a lot of bbc people talking to other people. to my left is harry gracia of bbc leeds talking to our very own laura greensburg. a lot of interest in the hours, with me sam lister now, what other questions that you think will cause the biggest problems for the leaders tonight? it'll be interesting, we are here at in the glorious city of york and one of the questions theresa may has faced frequently during this campaign is about the cost of living. but also social care, that has been a controversial issue and four jeremy care, that has been a controversial issue and fourjeremy corbyn it is about where's the money coming from to fulfil all of his promises. history tells us this is the toughest audience of all things can get quite d

vicky young, bbc news, westminster. some of the day's other news in brief.t killed eight people. traders held a minute's silence to remember the victims and said returning to their businesses marked the start of a "healing process" for the market community. new figures show wages are continuing to fall behind inflation. average earnings dropped by 0.6% for the three months to april. unemployment fell by 50,000 over the same period. in the us state of virginia, a senior republican politician has been critically injured in a gun attack. steve scalise, a whip in the house of representatives, was one of five people shot as they practiced for a charity baseball game. the gunman died after police returned fire. let's go back now to west london and to huw. within a few hours of the fire starting, people were arriving at the shelters that have been set up here in churches, sports and community centres. they were carrying food, clothes, water, handing out masks to people in the street to protect them from the acrid smoke. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley tells us mor

vicki young, with breaking news from westminster. now it is time for a look at the weather. scotland and northern ireland. cloudy here, still some sunny spells. despite the cloud, most places have a dry day. overnight, outbreaks of rain pushing back into northern ireland. but especially west of scotland, heavy bursts later in the night. clear spells elsewhere, quite a muggy night, where temperatures reached the mid—20s. a lot of cloud in the west tomorrow to begin with. this weakening weather system pushes east during the day. just a few showers. introducing behind it slightly cooler but fresher feeling hair. this is the picture at 4pm. temperatures down just a few degrees, compared with today. still some sunshine. patchy cloud working through. mostly dry. a breezy day and fresher feeling during the afternoon. the odd shower popping up in northern england, more especially for northern ireland and into scotland. not everybody will catch a shower, but if you do it could be thundery. temperatures into the mid—teens. tomorrow evening, still some showers across the northern half

vicki young the is inside parliament. so she gives in assists sister we're seeing? yes alex talking about backbenchers being emboldened and you can see why. stella creasy tailored an amendment and a change, being allowed to come to england or wales and have abortions and have them paid for and wales and have abortions and have them paid forand in wales and have abortions and have them paid for and in the last hour them paid for and in the last hour the government has accepted that. i think we are in a very different political climate than the one before the general election and this is what happens. if you don't have a majority, she may well have the deal but it still means that if she has a certain number of mps on heroin side, she will have to make compromises which is what we saw. this is what philip hammond has said. the figure of £1400 is what northern irish women have too spent to get an abortion here in england and therefore it is welcome that the government now say they will correct this injustice wherever he will

vicki young, who's in essex with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn.know the conservatives want to talk about this, this is their strong point, they believe, theresa may believes that is the case. less so may believes that is the case. less so for labour, how well did jeremy corbyn‘s speech go down today? so for labour, how well did jeremy corbyn's speech go down today? he wa nts to corbyn's speech go down today? he wants to tackle this head on. he hasn't said an awful lot about brexit, but wants to show that he and his team are ready for those negotiations, saying clearly that they want to keep the benefits of they want to keep the benefits of the single market. they wanted to be aboutjobs. not the single market. they wanted to be about jobs. not that the single market. they wanted to be aboutjobs. not that different from what theresa may is saying, but he is certainly ruling out walking away without a deal. he says that no deal would be the worst option for the united kingdom. there is a difference between the parties on immigration. i asked them tod

in a moment we'll speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young in westminster.n and our correspondent simon jones. simon, what is the community, what has been their reaction to what the prime minister said earlier? one message i am getting above all is this is all too little too late. theresa may made that statement partly to try to reassure people here that everything was now being done to help them, to support them, to find new homes for those that need it, but it was also aimed at the country as a whole, people who live in high—rise blocks who are concerned about their safety, the reassurance that checks are taking place and those checks are going to be quick. but this is a community that very much needs its confidence rebuilt. when you look around on the walls around here there are posters of the faces of people who are missing, now presumed dead. 0ne of the faces of people who are missing, now presumed dead. one man cycled past looked at the faces and said, god bless them all. another mani said, god bless them all. another man i spoke to lost five of his cl

vicki young there. our chief political correspondent.rom the community in north kensington. simon, there is other news about similar buildings with the same cladding and thes are ignition of a senior member of the council. what is happening? i have been speaking toa is happening? i have been speaking to a family, and his family members we re to a family, and his family members were killed in the tower behind me and his response was that the response is too little too late. we may have had the chief executive of the council going, theresa may saying this morning in the commons saying this morning in the commons saying that the effort was stepped up saying that the effort was stepped up to provide security and information for people on the ground and we have heard that now increased checks on other tower blocks but that message has not been good enough. theresa may admitted herself in the commons that the response has not been adequate. that what happened what happened here should not have happened. but what it plays into is that the feeli

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.n this election, a labour seat with a majority of just 428. it was high on the conservative target list, and theresa may unveiled her manifesto there. but the voters of halifax returned a labour mp to westminster, with a substantially increased majority of more than 5000. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to voters about the issues that mattered to them. there was trouble at the mill for theresa may. dean clough mill in halifax was where she came to unveil her manifesto last month. jordan and derrin work for a business in the now converted factory. jordan became a labour convert. 0riginally i was going to vote for conservative, like i did in 2010. i did change my mind probably about half way through this campaign, and that was just because the amount of times theresa may has changed her mind on certain things, her own policies, it's not someone who i wanted negotiating brexit. and traditional labour voters here didn't deserve the party. here didn't desert the par

our political correspondent, vicki young, watched the exchanges. applause good evening. never have the same opportunities as their parents. this was their chance to put the politicians under the spotlight. many in the audience had concerns about security and community relations after the recent terrorist attack in their city. due to the colour of my skin, in the wa ke to the colour of my skin, in the wake of the awful terror atax that have just happened in manchester, i'm again be winly afraid to go out into the city. my it's nothing to city. do with the colour of your skin. everyone needs to realise that. we need to do with islamism. we've got to be honest about that. labour accused ukip of stoking up tensions. when a mainstream party like ukip is putting out its so—called integration policy which says that — can i speak. which say that muslim women shouldn't be able to wear headscarves. we didn't say that burka and niqabs, get it right. 0k. that burka and niqabs, get it right. ok. can you see that a mainstream party saying that is actually ebbing sasser baited and norm

our political correspondent vicki young watched the exchanges. tions with any young people concerned that they will never have the same opportunities as their parents. this was their chance to put politician under their side. many had concerns about security and community relations after the recent terrorist attack in their city. due to the colour of my skin and the wake of the attacks, i generally afraid to go out into my city. it has nothing to do with the colour of your skin. we have to deal with islamist extremist. ukip is putting out its integration policy... can i speak... muslim women should not be able to wear headscarf... we did not say that. burka is. get it right. can you see a mainstream party is exacerbating and normalising hate crime. everyone should be able to be free to criticise an ideology.” need to ask politicians for young people as well to not make this issue about extremism in the sense of it being an inherent part of islam but to look at it as a criminal thing as well. the role of the police was crucial. there are questions

this report from our political correspondent vicki young.need stability and certainty, that is what i've done today, putting together are cabinets that the flex world and experience across the conservative party, a cabinet that will get on with government and get on with delivering successful brexit negotiations that start in a week's time. but we also need to do with the social issues in our country. tackling issues around mental health, ensuring technical education for young people, tackling the housing crisis. this is what my cabinet and government will be getting on and doing. by minister, one question or two. the big news today, obviously, the return of michael gove to your cabinet. are you now in a situation where you are so you now in a situation where you are so weakened by the election that you have no choice but to put influential adversaries at the top table, proof, in the words of george osborne, you are a good woman walking? —— dead woman walking? osborne, you are a good woman walking? -- dead woman walking? what i've seen is pe

our correspondent vicki young looks at how and where those labour gains were made.ctory, but tojeremy corbyn and his most ardent fans it felt almost as sweet. many had written him off, instead he's delivered labour's largest increase in the share of the vote since the war. his team say he offered voters hope, a positive vision. they want jeremy's slogan when he says leader, straight talking honest politics, that's what they want, they want someone to come and say this is what i believe in, this is what i want to implement and this is what i will do and they support that type of politics. it's what these huge enthusiastic crowds wanted, all over the country mr corbyn took his message. our manifesto offers something very, very different. he promised higher pay, more free childcare, scrapping tuition fees paid for by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy and when the votes rolled in it seemed young voters were behind the labour surge. rosie claire duffield is duly elected member of parliament for the city. university city of canterbury, a seat which had been hel

vicky young reports.a week to go, this was a chance for all the parties to pitch their offer to voters, and that the last minutejeremy offer to voters, and that the last minute jeremy corbyn offer to voters, and that the last minutejeremy corbyn decided it was worth turning up for. theresa may was ridiculed for staying away and it was left to her home secretary to fend off the attacks on cuts to public services, including disability benefits.” public services, including disability benefits. i know there is no extra payment you don't want to add to, no tax you don't want to raise, but the fact is we have to concentrate our resources on the people who need it most, and we have to stop thinking, as you do, that there is a magic money tree. to stop thinking, as you do, that there is a magic money treei to stop thinking, as you do, that there is a magic money tree. i was just say this, since amber rudd seem so just say this, since amber rudd seem so confident that this is a country at ease with itself, have yo

vicki young with tim farron.ng there5a may has got her green's 5peech through the house of commons, a majority of 14, helped by the democratic unioni5t5 coming on board. with me is thejournalist and also caroline wheeler, deputy political editor of the sunday time5. good to be with us. we have a result, the queen's 5peech has gone through by a majority of 14, quite mode5t through by a majority of 14, quite modest in historical term5. does that mean this government is rather more stable than some people have been otherwise sane?” more stable than some people have been otherwise sane? i mean, it's not a huge majority, is it? i think the last few days have expo5ed not a huge majority, is it? i think the last few days have exposed to us how weak and unstable this government look5. that has been writing much the sort of labour thinking behind the amendment that they put forward, so that would have had an effect in parliamentary term5 and outside of parliament as well. the amendments on things like austerity, ending au

let's go to vicki young who is outside the houses of parliament., simon! ithink or isn't it? do you know, we don't know, simon! i think the point is there is confusion and that is because the situation we are in is that theresa may cannot have the queen's speech until she knows she has a working majority in the house of commons and she could get that through a vote. so as we know they are in talks with the democratic unionist party. those talks are on going and! unionist party. those talks are on going and i think it's all dependant on what stage those talks are at. so originally, earlierthis on what stage those talks are at. so originally, earlier this morning, bbc learnt that it was going to be delayed probably and wouldn't happen next monday. now, someone has said from downing street, i'm not sure it is downing street, a source has said that they think could it could well happen, but since then damian green has come out after that cabinet meeting and suggested that there might bea meeting and suggested that there might be a delay to the queen's

we can go to vicky young who is behind me getting more reaction. it is a bit more sedate over here.their copy. and joined by robert hutton from lindbergh. what do you make of it? it is the toughest audience she has faced. they both take a pummelling. it says that in my copy. we got language that was not parliamentary from theresa may, she almost said it would word. it was lively, i thought. she almost said it would word. it was lively, ithought. she got almost said it would word. it was lively, i thought. she got pressed on social care particularly. she looked uncomfortable on social care and on nurses, the moment when the nurse said to her i have not had a pay rise, do not tell me i have had a pay rise. i'm not sure that replying that there is not a magic money tree was very wise. that was too much of a sound bite. you did not have the clinton moment where she walked over and said that she felt her pain and asked her to tell her how difficult it was. what did you think ofjeremy corbyn?” thought he did all right initially but then it came unstuck on nuclear weapons and the ira. for

vicky young reports.on a brave face, but theresa may knows she throws the party into turmoil. this morning she rang round colleagues defeated on thursday and for now she keeps her job, but senior conservatives have demanded change. it is going to require change and i hope we will see more collective decision—making in the cabinet, i and other senior collea g u es in the cabinet, i and other senior colleagues have made that clear to her and colleagues have made that clear to herandi colleagues have made that clear to her and i think we will also see that she will want to work much more closely with the parliamentary party. mrs may has now appointed her cabinet and with her authority badly damaged he is making a few changes. damian green goes to the cabinet office, liz truss moved tojustice secretary, and david gore in charge of work and pensions. there is no appetite for a general election among conservatives but the labour leader says he is ready to seize power. we cannot go on with a period of great inst

but as our political correspondent vicki young reports — the offer depends on british citizens livingand certainty. is your offer to eu nationals good enough? allaying the anxieties is a priority according to the prime minister and she told mps she had a serious and fair offer to make. under these plans, no eu citizen currently in the uk lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the uk leave the eu. eu citizens will be able to apply for something called settled status. the right to live in the uk permanently, accessing public services and other benefits. applicants will have to have lived in britain for at least five continuous years. they will have needed to come here before a certain cut—off date which is yet to be agreed. in brussels last week, theresa may said that could be as early as march march this year. eu leaders say the deadline should be the date the uk leave is expected in 2019. the labour leader says all of this should have been sorted out a year ago. the prime minister has dragged the issue of citizens and families into the complex and delicate negotiations of our fu

here‘s our chief political correspondent vicki young with more details.re under way making sure the important microphones work. in the past, this format has proved tricky. last time, david cameron face difficult questions on welfare cuts and ed miliband struggled to answer whether labour had spent too much. this format is different to where you have seven party leaders arguing and shouting over each other. here the politicians have to deal with people‘sexperiences and it can be harder to fob them. sound bites will not do. many thanks. that question time special is tonight and kicks off at 8.30pm on bbc one and on the news channel. thousands of football fans will be in cardiff this weekend for the final of this season‘s uefa champions league. italian side juventus will play real madrid. organisers say they expect an audience of 100s of millions to watch the match on tv. our correspondent richard conway is in cardiff. cardiff is the home of champions this week. last night leon were crowned winners for the fourth time in the women‘s showcase final but only a

our chief political correspondent vicki young is travelling with him. she's in basildon.k they feel the momentum is with them, now, whether they believe the polls are not. you can see there is a spring injeremy corbyn's step. he has come here today to essex, interestingly, to basildon. a seat which is really between all three parties. last time ukip held the seat, tories second, labour third. what you can see today with theresa may and jeremy corbyn is both trying to entice ukip voters over to their side. i think in an area like this, jeremy corbyn would hope he can draw some people back who went to ukip last time around. their offer in their manifesto with the policies they are offering two people, they think they are proving to be popular. interesting today he is talking directly about brexit, something he has not done an awful lot of recently. labour have had problems with that policy, their approach to it, most of their mps problems with that policy, their approach to it, most of their mp5 on the remain side of the argument during the referendum. lots of voters not ag

vicki young is with me now. if you like, in taking pa rt the risk, if you like, in taking part in this, because no one is forewarned, and there could be tough questions ahead. i think so. two yea rs questions ahead. i think so. two years ago when they did this format, it was tricky. david cameron was asked difficult questions about cuts to welfare. ed miliband was asked if the last labour government had spent too much money, and struggled to answer. it is trickier than having six or seven leaders arguing with each other, because you don't get as much time doing that. you can give an answerand much time doing that. you can give an answer and they move on to somebody else. with this, it is different, partly because it is members of the public. they are sitting in front of you with questions and personal experiences, you can't fob them. they can come back with a second question. david dimbleby often steps in and asks a follow u p dimbleby often steps in and asks a follow up is while. it is challenging, 45 minutes f

our chief political correspondent vicki young is inside parliament's central lobby.f politics many people are saying? yes and backbenchers are emboldened on both sides. they think because an amendment was put down by labour mp to make sure that women coming from northern ireland and travelling to england and wales for an abortion can have that pay for. that is not the case and the government has decided that they will find that. there will be other amendments put down to the queen speak in an hour oi’ down to the queen speak in an hour or $0. down to the queen speak in an hour or so. i'm joined by down to the queen speak in an hour orso. i'mjoined by wes down to the queen speak in an hour or so. i'm joined by wes streeting, it isa or so. i'm joined by wes streeting, it is a hung parliament and things are different to the parliament he left before the election? different dynamics and different numbers, today has been the government foos first real test of the limited majority. the amendment put forward by stella creasy around access to an abortion is not one that woul