vince cable and his party have been very pro—eu.the last election. i just liberal democrats were routed at the last election. ijust don‘t know how much appetite there is in the uk for another referendum. what would it be about? the final say on the decision of the government. i think what this is saying is that it‘s the possibility of reversing that decision, and it‘s a very dangerous precedent to start setting, the moment you don‘t like the result of a democratic election, that you then have another one. on the front page of the independent but many others have theresa may, on her summer holiday with her husband, and she is going to be having a working meeting with emmanuel macron in the south of france. it‘s very important for her, isn‘t it, during this summary sets period, when she is not having to deal with politics at home, to try and build bridges in europe? no investors take long recesses. they continue working through. they are sick to death of british politicians not interacting around the world. it's not interacting around

here in the uk, the independent covers liberal democrats leader vince cable saying his campaign for ained an unstoppable momentum. time magazine's website has the latest on the 3d printed guns controversy in the us. it says a federaljudge has blocked the planned release of software to make them. as sick days among brits falls to an all—time low, the sun has this story, which warns workers not to battle into the office when unwell. that is the question it is asking. and the telegraph among many picking up on madonna's latest appearance — the cover star for vogue in which she talks about her latest reinvention at the age of 60. back with me is oliver cornock, editor—in—chief of the oxford business group. let's get stuck in. what is the new york times saying about facebook‘s announcement of these fake accounts? it's simply saying these accounts have been identified, they've been closed, but of course this is against the background of the current trial with paul manna for going on in the us. manafort. this comes around mid terms, the so—called bad actors social media.

the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has called on opponents of brexit to work togetherdum. he told a rally in bristol that the "centre of gravity" as he called it was now shifting in favour of a referendum on a final deal. laura jones reports. they came determined to have their say. following months of debate about the complexities of brexit, supporters of the people's vote had one clear message this afternoon, that we should all be able to vote on whatever the government's final brexit plan is before it is a done deal. it's not a second referendum because the facts have changed. they were things we were told at the time that were relatively simple, and we now discover problems like the irish border. there is roughly two to one public support of a vote in these circumstances, even people who supported brexit feel that in the circumstances we need to have a fresh look at it. the campaign is supported by politicians from many different backgrounds and political parties, but also by many individuals who just feel it makes sense. this is such a big issue, it will affect my

as you mention, it might be music to the use of vince cable although i'm not convinced of a second referendumcond referendum to draw a line under it. probably to get more pub estate for nigel farage. —— more publicity. probably to get more pub estate for nigel farage. -- more publicity. do these polls shift the stance of downing street and the labour party? downing street and the labour party? downing street and the labour party? downing street is against a second referendum and they have totally ruled it out, labour are more vague about this and we are not certain what their viewers. what is interesting about this polling, labour voters seem to have been swinging it, and so levers are becoming —— and so people who voted leave are now becoming in favour of remain. before we even get this far, you have got to have a monumental shift in the country. nothing is really showing that, although this is quite an impressive file. you still don't get the feeling that people would really change their minds —— impressive file. people would really change their minds -- impressive file. it shows that some

there has been some talk about you potentially taking over from vince cable as leader of the liberalring, but no. i don't know where that rumour is coming from, but i have said it before and i will say it today, i have no intentions of going into official politics. why not? it would be too constraining for the voice i have, i believe. i think i can be more useful being independent as a campaigner and keeping a watching brief. that is where i feel most comfortable, being independent. what do you think of theresa may and how she has handled it? i think it is impossible to say. i mean, she was put in an impossible position. there are so many things i wish had been done differently. i wish there had been a cross—party committee that was negotiating brexit because this actually affects every single person in every single region and every single political persuasion. brexit will affect everyone. but that hasn't happened. and ijust would like mrs may and her government and actually all political leaders, to start coming clean with the british public. jean miller talking to us earlier this m

there has been some talk about you taking over from vince cable and the liberal democrats?t is where i feel more comfortable, being independent. what do you think of theresa may and how she has and all that? she was put in an impossible position. i wish there had been a cross—party committee that was negotiating brexit, because this affects every single person in every single region of every single political persuasion. brexit will affect everyone. that has not happened. i would like misses me and how government and all political leaders to come clean with the british public. there are calls for ministers to address what's being called a "crisis in children's mental health" — after a survey by the children's society found that 22% of girls aged 14 said they'd deliberately harmed themselves and gender stereotypes and worries about appearance were contributing to unhappiness. a closer look at the data suggests one in four girls aged 14 had self—harmed in the year 2015—16. across genders, one in six reported self—harming at the same age, and from that the charity estimates tha

and we'll be getting reaction to that from the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable — that's hereutes and that the level of debt for household bills like gas, electricity and council tax has reached £19 billion. our correspondent simon gompertz reports. when bailiffs are called in charges can escalate and there is the fear that belongings will be taken. with arrears on household bills rising suddenly, even more people are in danger. in the last five years household debts including council tax, energy bills and even parking fines have risen by a0% to an annual £18.9 billion. while problems with bailiffs have tripled to 90,000 a year and that is just complaints to citizens advice. people have told the charity they are scared to open their doors because of aggressive tactics from bailiffs. even having things removed from their homes while they are ill, which is why citizens advice is calling for an independent regulator for bailiffs. household debt is increasing and referral to bailiffs as well. in 2017 2.3 million referrals were made to bailiffs and that... at the receiving end of t

the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable he says it underlines the need to scrap business rates for needs to be looked at. it has been one of the main problems for retail earthquakeers retail main problems for retail ea rthquakeers retail has main problems for retail earthquakeers retail has gone through a turbulent time in the last ten year, we are not saying a challenge should stop, technological change is happening, we need to try to anticipate, individuals are skilled and trained up, to take the jobs of the future and i think there is not really an industrial strategy for retail e it has never been valued the way it should, remember, it is 20% of the economy of the uk, over 3 million people work in retail, families need it, and again, i want to see a round table discussion, looking at all the views and ideas and innovation and try to ensure we have a vibrant high street going forward. there is a feeling of deja vu about this, we remember bhs and what happened with that, what is your understanding about the position of staff contracts and pensions with this take over? again, this