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No, i dont, were going to get out and what we dont want is more pointless delay unimaginable destruction the Health Minister of the bahamas says he fears the number of People Killed by Hurricane Dorian will be staggering. And coming up in sport rain delays the start to day three of the fourth ashes test. Australia are in control, but can england fight back . Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The former president of zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has died, at the age of 95. Mugabe was at the centre of his countrys struggle for independence from britain and became its first Prime Minister in 1980, before becoming president seven years later. His reputation as a hero of the Independence Movement was soon overshadowed by the brutality of his rule. In the early 1980s, thousands of people were massacred and tortured in matabeleland, and the suppression of human rights became a defining feature of his time in power. But for many africans, he remains an icon of liberation from white rule. Shingai nyoka looks back at his life. He was once zimbabwes liberator, leading a war against white minority rule. But by the end, the adulation president Robert Mugabe once enjoyed was gone. He cemented his power, winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. As a leader of a new nation, he set about creating a better country than the one he inherited. And for a while, he succeeded. There can never be any return to the state of Armed Conflict which existed before our commitment to peace, and the democratic process of election under the lancaster house agreement. Surely this is now time to beat our swords into ploughsha res. But beneath the veneer lay a dark side. Mr mugabe deployed a crack military unit to southern zimbabwe to deal with hundreds of insurgents. Between 1983 and 1987, thousands were murdered, and the world turned a blind eye. Mugabe was the great hope. But as the 1990s ended, the economy was bottoming out, and a new Political Party was on the rise. Seemingly desperate to regain popularity, mr mugabe played a political hand. Land seized by the Colonial Government was still in the hands of the white minority. Sensing the frustration, mugabe encouraged blacks to take back their land, and they did, often violently. The western world took note, breaking diplomatic ties and imposing economic sanctions. The opposition, its leaders, human rights workers, bore the brunt of his anger. In 2008, in the midst of1 billion inflation and widespread unemployment, mr mugabe suffered his first electoral defeat. It only led to more violence in the second round of voting. Britain stripped him of his knighthood, and former allies condemned him. Nearer to home, we have seen the outbreak of violence against fellow africans in our own countries. And the tragic failure of leadership in our neighbouring zimbabwe. That he remained a cult like figure among many africans, for daring to challenge western political dominance on the worlds affairs. In retaliation for the measures we took to empower the black majority, the United Kingdom has mobilised herfriends and allies in europe, north america, australia, new zealand, to impose illegal economic sanctions against zimbabwe. But within his own party, discontent was rising. Many believed he had overstayed and needed to hand over power. His second wife, grace mugabe, a0 years his junior, seemed to be gaining power, and she began accusing then Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa of trying to oust them. Mr mugabe finally fired his long time aide, accusing him of trying to topple him. Mr mnangagwa, with the help of the military, mounted a comeback, busting soldiers on the street, and placing mr mugabe under house arrest. Tens of thousands of zimbabweans marched, calling on him to step down. And after the threat of impeachment, he resigned. In his last years, mr mugabe had retreated to the seclusion of his mansion. Many will remember him as a gifted orator and visionary who liberated zimbabwe, but later returned her to the shackles of oppression. Mr mugabe died in singapore, where hed been receiving medical treatment. 0ur correspondent Karishma Vaswani sent this update. Im standing in front of the funeral parlour in singapore where the body of the former leader of zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is. The bbc can confirm that his body is being placed on the second floor in one of the more premium suites in the building. Ive been out to the back of the building, where ive seen some vehicles. Its thought that those vehicles will be how his body gets transported to the airport, and if indeed it does leave the country, it would be from this funeral parlour. Its been pretty quiet here. Earlier on at the hospital, where its thought mr mugabe had received treatment for several months in singapore, it was also very quiet. A reflection ofjust how low key perhaps the singapore government wants to keep this death at this point in time. Mr mugabe had been visiting singapore, and was frequently spotted here for several years now. And he had other links here, too. His daughter, one of his four children, had graduated from a university here, and he was seen photographed at that graduation. There hasnt been much information from singapore government at this point in time, but that may be because of the high profile nature of his death, and what an internationalfigure he was in politics, notwithstanding the completed legacy he has left behind. Lets get some reaction from harare, where people have been giving their thoughts on Robert Mugabes time in office. He was someone who was a man of his words. He would do the right thing, although in some things, he did the things not in a good way. Like the land reform programme, for me, it was not a good thing. Sad news. We have lost a good father. I tell you the truth. Robert mugabe was a good father to us. Our correspondent Shingai Nyoka is in harare and she told us what the reaction has been like over there. Iam in i am in the Central Business district where all the commerce ta kes district where all the commerce takes place, but you would not think such an important figure in zimbabwes such an important figure in zimba bwes history had such an important figure in zimbabwes history had died, many people are going about their ordinary chores, selling their wares on the street and walking around, andi on the street and walking around, and i think it speaks to the fact that by the time he had died, in the early hours of this morning, Robert Mugabe had already become a historic figure. He has been out of powerfor two years, but there has been some discussion about the kind of legacy that he leaves behind, and many people would agree that it is a chequered history. Some are conflicted, as he was in zimbabwes liberator. Emmerson mnangagwa called him afounding liberator. Emmerson mnangagwa called him a founding figure of zimbabwe. But the oppression is difficult to run away from ngamanu that he had to be ousted from office after taking zimbabwe from a prosperous nation to one full of hunger with an Unemployment Rate of 80 . Now, lets speak to busisa moyo, the ceo of the largest cooking Oil Manufacturer in zimbabwe. Hejoins me via skype from bulawayo in southern zimbabwe. Thank you for talking to us. What are your feelings today on at the death of the former president . Well, a lot of mixed feelings. You know, it is sweet and sour, a bit of a roller coaster, in terms of the thoughts and reflections around the late former president. I think there we re late former president. I think there were two parts to him. There was the alert mugabe that we knew, who was loved and who was an eloquent man internationally engaged. The error internationally engaged. The error earlier mugabe. And then the later mugabe, a bit more controversial, and more difficult to understand how such a great man could leave up leaving a legacy so mixed in many ways. We have had various people try to explain that. What is your explanation, and what do you think is the explanation of that works for most zimbabweans, if there is any consensus on the issue . I think, there is any consensus on the issue . Ithink, in there is any consensus on the issue . I think, in my mind, as i reflect, if the late president had been a 2 term president , he would have gone down in history along with the likes of Nelson Mandela. I think it was a case of just having. Of Nelson Mandela. I think it was a case ofjust having. Having overstayed, i think that was the main challenge, and we saw the transition. That was undesirable, the kid could have been avoided, and the kid could have been avoided, and the legacy would have been com pletely the legacy would have been completely different from what we are talking about today. Fascinating, so one of the situation where power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It makes me think of china where of course chairman mao, similar liberation figure, usually revered, but perhaps overstayed his welcome. These things perhaps are universal. Overstayed his welcome. These things perhaps are universallj overstayed his welcome. These things perhaps are universal. I think that is an interesting parallel, and i think it is similar in this instance. I think the later years, the economy as a business person, the economy as a business person, the economy as a business person, the economy became subordinated, and there is a lot of economic suffering. We have a huge diaster thatis suffering. We have a huge diaster that is out there because of the economic suffering he presided over rampant inflation of that went into the billions. So this was u nfortu nately a the billions. So this was unfortunately a dark cloud over this legacy, among other things. But also. Like people like me, who went to schools, we read tom browns schooldays, because thanks to his legacy of supposing an Education System that was the envy of Southern Africa for many years. So a lot of good things were done in the Early Foundation years after the liberation, except for some of the things that happened in the south. Beside that, for which a man economy point of view, building a foundation for a vibrant society, he did very well. The later years were very clouded, very mixed, and very difficult to work in as a business person. Well, i want to ask you about that now, because some of those economic problems, of course we hear about, in zimbabwe today, some people are as critical of the current president or even more critical of the current government of zimbabwe. How is it for you trying to run a business there now, as you are trying . Well, the environment has remained challenging, so the legacy, part of the legacy and the overhang is that the legacy and the overhang is that the former president left a huge amount of debt. An economic problems that will take some time to rectify and to fix, to move to a market economy as opposed to what we had, essentially planned economy, and the like, that still followed various principles. We are trying to help the private sector, we belong to organisations and the former president of the confederations to try and make an impact on how we transition it to a market based economy. There are lots of legacy issues, lots of challenges, both internal and external, and that will require a lot of support and a lot of ha rd require a lot of support and a lot of hard work as we dig ourselves out of hard work as we dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in. It has been fascinating hearing your reflections. Thank you so much for joining us. A legal challenge brought over borisjohnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks has been rejected by leading judges at the high court in london. It was brought by the anti Brexit Campaigner, gina miller, whose lawyers told the high court that the prorogation breached the legal principle of parliamentary sovereignty. She gave her reaction to judgement outside the high court. We are very disappointed with the judgment today. We feel strongly that parliamentary sovereignty is fundamental to the stability and future of our country, and therefore worth fighting to defend. As our politics becomes ever more chaotic, we feel it is absolutely vital, that parliament should be sitting. We are therefore pleased that the judges have given us permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, which we will be doing, and we felt that our should have said they felt that our case had the merit. So the Supreme Court has pencilled in the 17th of septemberfor appeal court has pencilled in the 17th of september for appeal hearing. Today, we stand for everyone. We stand for the future generations, and we stand for representative democracy. To give up now would be a dereliction of our responsibility. We need to protect our institutions. It is not frightened that they should be shut down or bullied, especially at this most momentous time in our history full stop it is not right. My legal team and i will not give up the fight for democracy. Thank you. Our Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman is at the high court in central london. Bring us up to date on that and events in belfast and edinburgh, an excellent how it is they can have a hearing on september the 17th of prorogation has already begun. Well, the Legal Proceedings are really running separately. Had gina miller won, or had the case in scotland proved successful, then that would have stopped propagation. That would have stopped propagation. That would have suspended, if you like, the suspension of parliament. So what we have had today is a decision by three seniorjudges. I cannot give you the reason for that decision, because things are happening at such breakneck speed. We had the hearing yesterday, we will have reasons to follow. But what has been activated isa follow. But what has been activated is a situation where the case can lea pfrog is a situation where the case can leapfrog the court of appeal and go straight to the uk Supreme Court. It could also happen to the scottish case and ended to in belfast. The scottish case, we are expecting a on monday. There has been a feeling throughout that the momentous nature of this legal challenge as such it would also have to end up at the highest court in the land, the uk Supreme Court in essence, all three cases are seeking the same thing, a ruling that the advice given by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson ruling that the advice given by the Prime Minister borisjohnson to the queen prorogued parliament, that that advice was unlawful, was unconstitutional. And it was set out yesterday that this was a device to shut down parliament, to stop parliament not just passing shut down parliament, to stop parliament notjust passing an act which would prevent a no deal brexit, but to prevent it sitting at a time of National Crisis, to prevent it scrutinising the executive, the government, prevented for reacting to anything that comes from the eu by way of an alternative offer, for instance. So the case that parliamentary sovereignty decrees that the representatives of the people in parliament should be sitting during this period. Nobody denies that the Prime Minister has a discretion to advise the queen to prorogued parliament. It is the rate has been used in this instance and this time of National Crisis. So parliament could be prorogued on monday, but if the Supreme Court cases that begin dot like i say cases, i am anticipating the others will end up the Supreme Court. If there is a ruling that their advice given to the queen was unlawful, that would have the effect of lifting the provoking of parliament, and allowing mps to sit during this critical period up to the 31st of 0ctober critical period up to the 31st of october and indeed beyond there. The proroguing of parliament. It will go to the highest court in the land, not really a surprise to many of the lawyers involved in the cases. I knew we could rely on you to make sense of it, clive, thank you. Staying with brexit, and the Prime Minister is in aberdeenshire, where he has announced additional funding for scottish farmers. Borisjohnson is continuing to press for a general election, and will make a second attempt on monday to get the commons to support it. The Prime Minister has accused the labour leader of being too scared to go to the polls. Jeremy corbyn and other opposition leaders are Holding Discussions this morning to try to agree a united response to mrjohnsons demand. We can cross to our westminster studio and speak to our Political Correspondent chris mason. Any white smoke emerging . Should be breaking up around now. I do not think we can necessarily expect any revelations out of this meeting, other than there seems to be a growing resolution amongst and opposition leaders that they want to hang together, because collectively, they have a majority and Boris Johnson it does not. And therefore, providing they can hang together, they could prevent him getting an election at the time of his choosing. He wants an election in the middle of next month, before brexit is due to happen, so that he can fulfil his promise of having a brexit at the end of october with or without a deal. The opposition parties want to prevent a no deal brexit, but also have cottoned on to the idea that they have the potential to put borisjohnson in a very awkward political position, because they can force them to either make his promise, or break the law once this built to stop a no deal brexit at the end of october becomes law in the next few days. Once this bill. So that is they are, while borisjohnson once this bill. So that is they are, while Boris Johnson it looks once this bill. So that is they are, while borisjohnson it looks like he is Election Campaigning, because effectively he has. Yesterday he was in West Yorkshire, today aberdeenshire. He has been to peterhead and talked to lots of people in the fishing industry. He then moved on to talk to foreigners, there will be some pictures you will see soon on there will be some pictures you will see soon on social media of him rather bravely, actually, holding onto the rope around a bulls neck. Classic electioneering photo opportunities. He think the country needs a general election, and the opposition parties are wrong to stand on his way, but welcoming the news we heard a few minutes ago from Clive Coleman around the gina miller court case. Some good news for the Prime Minister after a rough week for him. The only thing missing from that very full explanation is what is happening in brussels, because he has sent some officials over there to conduct negotiations. Is he just giving up on that, or is he still hopeful . He is still hopeful, he says he wants a deal. He has got a new brexit negotiator, a guy called david frost, who has been out there. They have been talking to brussels about what they want to change from the Withdrawal Agreement that theresa may job the Withdrawal Agreement that theresa mayjob and was defeated repeatedly defeated in the commons. It is changing the language around the backstop, the mechanism to prevent a heart border in ireland. So they want a deal and they are trying to get a deal, but realistically where they are now, it doesnt look likely or even remotely likely that they would get a deal and be able to sort it by the current brexit deadline of the end of next month. Hard border. So when borisjohnson says he wants a deal, i think that is right, he does wa nt deal, i think that is right, he does want a deal, but in all likelihood if nothing else changes, and we know that things are going to change, but if nothing else were to change, no deal would look more likely, because getting a deal he can live with and that he can get through parliament and negotiate unsought, any time frame of less than two months, seems vanishingly unlikely and smart now. Chris, thank you very much. We will get some more reaction from you when you have some reaction from the people in the meeting. Well, mrjohnson has been speaking in scotland lets hear what hes got to say. Clearly there is a contest going on to make sure we come out of the eu on october the 315t, and there are people in parliament who plainly wants to block that. That includes Jeremy Corbyn, the snp, i think they are wrong, i think the people of this country want us to get on and do it. I said to them, ok, you want to have these endless pointless delays. I dont think the people of this country want that. Lets try an election. They said no to that, which is. Curious. They dont trust the people, they dont want an election. Ok. Perhaps it is that they dont think they will win, fine. I will go to brussels, i will get a deal, and we will make sure we come out on october the 315t. That is what we voted for. You keep mentioning 0ctober is what we voted for. You keep mentioning october the 31st, you have made it abundantly clear that as your line have made it abundantly clear that as yourline in have made it abundantly clear that as your line in the sand will stop if you cannot deliver that, you are have to resign, arent you . That is not a hypothesis i am willing to contemplate. I want us to get this thing done. And i think the people of this country do as well. And there is an opportunity to be so much more positive about this. I still think there is so much negativity around this country, what it can do, i hadnt about brexit. I am looking forward to a britain where we no longer wrangle about how we are to come out of the European Union. I want to lead a country where we are building a fantastic new partnership with our friends over the channel, and where we are doing free trade deals around the world, where we are driving forward all the ways in which this country leads, and look at fantastic scottish beef, for instance, which ive just been looking at. Not a morsel of it currently goes to america. You could do a free trade deal with america, where you dont import their hormone treated beef, but you do a deal on high quality products, you allow scottish farmers to sell to new markets around the world. That is the opportunity for this country. To say nothing of Scotch Whisky and all the rest of it. We should be so much more positive about the uk and what we can do, and all i see isJeremy Corbyn, the snp, clubbing together to try and lock us into the eu when it is time to get this thing done. You move to monday, another attempt to force the election you want to have but you are having to dance to the oppositions tomb. They are not going to let you have the election, what are you going to do . You are boxed in. The oppositions tune. I think it is a sensational paradox. Never in history has there been an opportunity for an opposition to have an election, they have turned it down to a stop i think theyre making an extraordinary political mistake, but it is their decision. If they do not want to move it forward, fine. We will get a deal on october the 17th, 18th. And then we will come out of the eu, which will be the beginning of a process will be the beginning of a process will be start a new partnership with our european friends plus look to new opportunities around the world, and we do start to take this party forward. Today i am announcing a big boost for scottish farming, but that isjust on top boost for scottish farming, but that is just on top of all the investments we are making an education. Why put money in education . Because we have got fantastic, brilliant kids, spread around this entire country, but the funding fortheir around this entire country, but the funding for their schools is not the same across the country, so we are a levelling up, we are putting more into education. We have got an amazing nhs, but it has not had the investment into rebuilding hospitals that it could have. So we are doing 20 new hospital upgrades. This is the moment when global Interest Rates are so low, this is the moment to have a golden age of infrastructure investment. That is what sajid javid set out in the Spending Review this week, and in the budget this autumn, you are going to hear a lot more about infrastructure, about improving our roads, our railways, doing fantastic things with full fibre broadband across the whole country. So even the most remote Rural Communities get access to the technology that brings this country together. Our mission is to unite the United Kingdom. You continue to take criticism from members of your own party, the members of your party who you removed. There is a suggestion this morning that you should allow an appeal mechanism. Is that something you would consider, and is there a way back for those members . I want to be very clear about this. It grieved me deeply, i do not want to do this, these are friends of mine, andl to do this, these are friends of mine, and i have worked with them for many years. But we have to get brexit done, and we were been very clear about the risks we are running now. The process of leaving the eu in parliament, and yes, of course im going to reach out to those colleagues, and have been reaching out to them, trying to find ways of building bridges. But ive got to be clear, we must get brexit done. And thatis clear, we must get brexit done. And that is my message to my colleagues. Lets come together, get this thing over the line, lets come together, get this thing overthe line, and lets come together, get this thing over the line, and unite our country, then get on with defeating the labour opposition when they finally have the guts to have an election. Well be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen next in a bbc ask this. Well be speaking to Kevin Schofield from the website Politics Home and professor of politics chris hanretty, who should be able tpo answer any questions you might have. The Contact Details are on your screen now. More now on our top story, the death of Robert Mugabe. The former president of zimbabwe who was the countrys first post colonial leader has died aged 95. We can talk to peter longworth, who was the british high commissioner to zimbabwe from 1998 to 2001. Thanks for coming in. So you knew Robert Mugabe, tell me what you made of him as a person. He was a surprisingly charming person, or could be, but he had a short fuse. Soi could be, but he had a short fuse. So i personally always had a good working relationship with him, until things got so bad in his abuse of the United Kingdom as a scapegoat for his own problems, that really, our communication stopped. So you are in zimbabwe of the latter stages of his role as high commissioner without having communicate in with the president . Your role as high commissioner. We spoke from time to time, but in the first part of my tour there, we had a relatively civilised relationship. Wait viewers and i are interested in what went wrong. If you are interested in what went wrong. If youre old enough to the member zimbabwe at the beginning of the Robert Mugabe era, there were high hopes about what it could be, a rich country in many ways. What went wrong economically . If there is a tragedy about mugabes debt its that he didnt die at 73 instead of 95 that he didnt die at 73 instead of 95 death. He was still quite a revered person internationally when i was revered person internationally when iwas in revered person internationally when i was in zimbabwe. He would have gone down with Nelson Mandela as a special african hero but it started going down the tubes towards the end of 1997 when he was confronted with strong demands for money from his vetera ns strong demands for money from his Veterans Association and he shifted tacked completely, said that he would pay them large amounts of money and funding would come from the nationalisation of these white owned farms. Thats that drove the zimbabwe dollar down and created currency shortfall problems in terms of unemployment. It actually gave the impetus to the then leader of the impetus to the then leader of the trade Union Movement to launch a new Opposition Party which was quite unthought of in zimbabwe and indeed in the rest of Southern Africa because who is this guy to challenge the liberation . But it was at that point that, if you like, mugabejust let the whole thing rip and allowed. Well, not only allowed but encouraged the takeover of white farms in particularly violent ways. Do you think there would have been a better way of achieving the same objective because many people will think about the way zimbabwe was in the colonial era. Youve got a lot of vested interest and white privilege. All these black liberation figures struggled with the same problem in a way, didnt they . And it hasnt even been successfully handled, some south africans would say, the same way as mandela in charge. Its difficult to transition these economies away from that kind of privilege. No, and he was successful in running an economy from the time he came in from 1980. When i got there in early 1998, having just served a spell in johannesburg, it was quite remarkable what a change i saw in terms of easy life on streets, well run economy, policemen arresting criminals. So he had a success which he threw away . Yeah, and he threw it away because i think at heart he was a strong africanist and it suited him to have his economy going away he wanted and it suited him to be a big man in the world stage. Fascinating to look at your recollections of being there at a time when so much was changing in zimbabwe under mugabe. Thanks so much for coming in. Now its time for a look at the weather forecast. Its been a grey start to the day for many of us. Some of it has been on the heavier side like here in leeds, a rather grim picture on the roads. The rain is moving southwards but we will continue with rain across the southern parts of england and south wales this afternoon. Further north, brighter skies developing in northern england, north wales, scotland and Northern Ireland but the continuation of a few showers here throughout the afternoon, maximum temperatures of mid to high teens, quite a breezy day and the wind coming in from the northwest. Tonight the renault clio from the south and fog most of us there will be clear spells, just a few showers receipt and there. For most of us, its dry and to the start of the weekend and temperatures down to about to 11 celsius. Eight to 11. For many it will be dry with the risk of a shower on saturday for eastern and south eastern england, temperatures of 15 to 19 celsius and feeling chillier than that along the north sea coasts, the wind coming in off the north sea. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with carrie gracie. The headlines Robert Mugabe, who led zimbabwe for nearly four decades after independence, has died aged 95. He secured black majority rule for his country in 1980, but his presidency was marred by economic collapse and human rights abuses. After a bruising week, borisjohnson is in aberdeenshire to announce extra funding for scottish farmers. The anti Brexit Campaigner, gina miller, has lost herjudicial review at the high court in london. She was challenging borisjohnsons right to suspend parliament in the run up to brexit. The Health Minister of the bahamas says he fears the number of People Killed by Hurricane Dorian will be staggering. Sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres jane. Good morning. England face a critical day with the bat on day three of the fourth ashes test at old trafford. Yesterday a double hundred from steve smith put australia in control of the test and potentially the series. Play was due to start at 11 oclock in manchester, but the rain has prevented that and the covers remain on. It is brightening up however and play is expected this afternoon where england will need to bat well to keep the series alive. Australia declared yesterday on a97 for eight. England are 23 for 1. There are three innings still to go, still three days of cricket left, three innings left to be played in the game. If we can go out and apply ourselves tomorrow, but for a long period of time like at headingley, then there is no reason why not. Serena williams will have another chance to win a record equaling 2a grand slam singles after she cruised through to the final of the us open. She beat Elina Svitolina in straight sets. Williams is aiming to equal margaret courts total of all time grand slam singles titles. Shell face 19 year old Bianca Andreescu in tomorrows final. Andreescu was born just nine months after williams won her first title in new york in 1999. Thats all the sport for now. Breaking news from West Yorkshire Police Constable john robbins, breaking news from West Yorkshire Police Constablejohn robbins, he says he is disappointed to see his Police Officers used as a backdrop, as he put it, to the part of Prime Minister borisjohnsons speech at the operations and training complex in wakefield yesterday that was not about officer recruitment. You might remember the Prime Minister has come under some criticism for various from various quarters about the presence of police in that photograph and in that speech, with some people complaining that this damages Police Impartiality or the impression of Police Impartiality. West Yorkshire Police chief co nsta ble West Yorkshire police chief constablejohn West Yorkshire police chief constable john robbins says West Yorkshire police chief constablejohn robbins says he was disappointed to see his Police Officers used as a backdrop in that speech. More than that to follow. More on that. Welcome to bbc ask this well be answering some of your questions about what could happen with the Brexit Process. With me is in the studio is chris hanretty, professor of politics at royal hollaway. Also im joined by Kevin Schofield, editor of politicshome. Com. Thank you both forjoining me. Lets get some of the questions we have. I dont seem to have the questions. We have a list somewhere but someone is going to need to send them to me. In the meantime, im just going to ask for a reaction to the news i just broke at West Yorkshire police, the chief constable is concerned about the impressions of impartiality. Police impartiality, how important, how damaging the image is yesterday . The impartiality of the police has been a cornerstone of the police has been a cornerstone of modern british policing. Its something which Police Officers will naturally wa nt something which Police Officers will naturally want to sustain. Its very difficult for them to push back in this kind of way and difficult for the Prime Minister to be asked all these questions about Party Political issues and say that he wont answer them. Im just getting the questions through, the ones im supposed to be asking you. Lawrence asks, what difference will a general election make to the Brexit Process . Im going to put this one to kevin. What difference will a general election make to the Brexit Process . If the opinion polls are to believe, not a great deal of difference. They appear to be pointing towards another hung parliament, especially if the opposition parties get their way in the election doesnt take place until after the 31st of 0ctober place until after the 31st of october and assuming we are still in the eu at that point. I think that we deeply damaging to put it mildly for borisjohnson we deeply damaging to put it mildly for Boris Johnson and we deeply damaging to put it mildly for borisjohnson and the conservative party. It would be a big boost for the brexit party and i just dont see a clear way to the conservatives getting an overall majority which i guess is what Boris Johnson wants in order to push through his brexit plans so a general election would be a huge gamble for the conservatives and we could well end up with a parliament that doesnt look all that dissimilar to the one that weve got right now. Chris, anything to add . I think if the scenario kevin has outlined comes to pass and we have a hung parliament, the timings would be incredibly tight. If we had an election on the 16th, parliament ordinarily takes a week to assemble and swear in the new mps so everything would have to be done at a breakneck pace and youd have to put together some kind of government at that time in that time so it would be a very messy outcome, a bad time in parliament. Lin is asking, if boris refuses to ask the eu for an extension, what happens then . You might be compelled to by law solely no no deal brexit girl thats currently working its way through parliament is likely to become law on monday and that would require him to ask for an extension. If that comes to pass and he refuses to ask for that extension, we would be facing a constitutional crisis. He might choose to avoid that responsibility in different ways, maybe he would prefer to resign rather than do that. He was certainly adamant in his speech before those Police Officers that he would not be asking for an extension so would not be asking for an extension so if he doesnt ask, its going to be difficult for him politically either way. Kevin, what happens if he refuses . I think chris is absolutely correct, his options are limited. He has been very clear and downing street have said repeatedly that borisjohnson will downing street have said repeatedly that Boris Johnson will not ask for an extension. This bill includes a letter to brussels asking for that extension. All Boris Johnson letter to brussels asking for that extension. All borisjohnson has to do is put his name to it and send it to brussels but number ten and insisting he will not do that so he would be breaking the law if he refused and the only other option would appear to be him resigning but then that would throw us into an even deeper political crisis because then who would be Prime Minister . Would it then be a case ofJeremy Corbyn trying to cobble together some kind of government of National Unity or would it be some other mp who would be chosen as the figurehead, perhaps, of that administration . If we come to that situation, then all bets are off, i think. Kevin, paultweeting, if borisjohnson think. Kevin, paultweeting, if Boris Johnson says think. Kevin, paultweeting, if borisjohnson says the uk will apply no hardboard or of any kind, tween Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland, then what is the beef with the backstop as a deal breaker as it would be irrelevant . It would be nice if it was that simple. Its difficult to see a way around. They have been trying to come up with a solution, it is difficult to find a way around where the uk would no longer be in the eu so Northern Ireland would be out of the eu but the republic of ireland, south of the republic of ireland, south of the border, would be in the eu so you can understand why the eu in order to try and protect the integrity of the Single Market and Customs Union would not be very happy with trade continuing back and forth across an open border which is the whole point of the backstop so i think there would need to be some type of physical infrastructure constructed by the eu. Im pretty sure the eu would have to insist upon that. Then it would be difficult, i think, have to insist upon that. Then it would be difficult, ithink, for the uk government to say, youre on your own, were not going to try to help you police that border at all, at a time when Boris Johnson you police that border at all, at a time when borisjohnson keeps referring to our friends and allies in the eu, it wouldnt get trade talks after a very good start i dont think. Chris, any additional thoughts . If the uk did decide to impose no border controls, it would bea impose no border controls, it would be a huge green light for any kind of smugglers wanting to avoid product duties or tariffs. It would send a message of Illicit Trade through Northern Ireland. Which is in the message anybody wants to be sending. Not if you are a law and order conservative politician, no tom sends a question, if Boris Johnson is removed and a temporary government takes over and announces a general election, would Boris Johnson likely lead the tories into that election . I think you would have to i think he would have to do. There is no process by which conservatives can select another leader in time for a general election. How long to those processes normally take . If it was not contested they could do it quickly and unite around a single unity candidate. I dont know if any such candidate exists but it would lay the party open to charges that it was trying to set its own house in order while the country was proceeding towards an audio exit so i think you would have to stick around a no deal exit. I think you would have to stick around a no deal exit. Unless he chose to resign but given that he has spent his political career desperate to become Prime Minister it would be hard for him to give it up it would be hard for him to give it up aftera it would be hard for him to give it up after a couple of months. The other issue would be that the rules are that he cannot be challenged until nextjuly, are that he cannot be challenged until next july, the are that he cannot be challenged until nextjuly, the rules are that it takes a Prime Minister or a party leader cant be challenged within a year of taking office so as long as he didnt want to resign, then he would have to remain leader and he would have to remain leader and he would have to lead the party into an election but i think that would make it an even more difficult election for the conservatives that perhaps it is already looking. What about the labour party on that kind of leadership question . Because obviously theres a lot of people observing, well, actually, labour might do better electorally with a different leader. There is no chance ofjeremy different leader. There is no chance of Jeremy Corbyn different leader. There is no chance ofJeremy Corbyn not leading the labour party into the next general election, he still has the support of the vast majority of labour party members. There is no appetite amongst moderate labour mps even though they may not be big fans of Jeremy Corbyn, there is no appetite to have another go at unseating him, especially not in the run up to an election so that is absolutely nails down, Jeremy Corbyn will definitely lead labour into the next general election. On labour, i cant see why they would interrupt the government when it seems to be making so many u nforced when it seems to be making so many unforced errors. Why until up your opponent when they are making mistakes . Kevin and chris, thank you so mistakes . Kevin and chris, thank you so much for coming in and taking questions from the audience. Keep your questions coming in and well do another one soon. In a moment well have all the Business News, but first the headlines on bbc news. Robert mugabe, zimbabwes first post independence leader, who ruled the country for nearly four decades, has died aged 95. Borisjohnson is in aberdeenshire to announce extra funding for scottish farmers. A legal challenge from the anti Brexit Campaigner, gina miller, to try to block borisjohnsons decision to suspend parliament has been rejected by a judge at the high court in london. In the Business News sir philip greens topshop retailing empire plunged to £170 million loss last year, blaming a dramatically changed retail landscape and increased competition. The results are for Taveta Investments which owns the arcadia group, including top shop and the brands miss selfridge and dorothy perkins. The business has since agreed a rescue deal with its creditors that triggered 48 store closures. British airways has rejected a last ditch proposalfrom Pilots Union Balpa to re start negotiations aimed at averting strike action. Ba pilots are due to strike on monday and tuesday over a pay offer of 11. 5 over three years that they say is too low. Unions representing cabin crew and engineers have accepted the offer. Caution is dominating the house market, according to the uks biggest lender. Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking group said house prices rose by a whisker of 0. 1 per cent during the summer the uk Housing Market remained subdued. Few properties are changing hands with the political and Economic Situation leading people to stay put. Lets take a look at the jobs market now and a new report has found that permanent staff appointments fell last month at the quickest rate for over three years. The study from the Recruitment Employment Confederation and kpmg found thatemployers are chosing to postpone taking on employees amid the heightened policial and economic uncertainty. Temporary hirings are still rising though, but at the weakest pace for six years. Tom hadley is director of policy and campaigns at the Recruitment Employment Confederation. Tell me more about what you found in this report . The feedback is that permanent places are decreasing, six months in a row. We have a greatjob market in the uk which is dynamic and resilient but its a reminder that ongoing Political Uncertainty has implications for business and individuals and comes on top of other challenges and ourjobs market such as finding enough staff to fill vacancies in some sectors. Are there particular sectors which are facing difficulties . The two that stand out this month our retail, the fact that you just mentioned change in the retail sector, there is real diminishing placements both permanent and temporary, and the other sector was construction where there is a hint of optimism, that if there is a hint of optimism, that if the government invests more in infrastructure, that will create morejobs in the infrastructure, that will create more jobs in the construction sector. As far as a geographical map is concerned, are any parts of the country experiencing more difficulties than others . It depends on the sector so we see different trends across the sectors but across the country it is uniform. Employers are more cautious which is not surprising given the current political situation but secondly, in a lot of sectors and regions, the challenge still is to find enough workers to fill vacancies, whether its health care or of it, so we need to find staff to fill vacancies and its not easy. Where businesses are not recruiting, there may be vacancies but they dont want to ta ke vacancies but they dont want to take some of the on permanently. Does that mean there are implications for other decisions like Business Development . Possibly, there are all sorts of knock on effects. Employers were talking about investment in technology and automation and the challenge is finding the skills to actually do it so finding the skills to actually do it so that is something that could help productivity about where skills are Holding Things back to some extent. I think the other thing we are seeing is the temporary market not growing rapidly. In a time of uncertainty, bringing temporary workers in is a really positive thing. We also hit a lot of calls about the Political Uncertainty caused by brexit at the moment but there are other world factors as well, for example, the us dashed china trade war. Is that having an implication on those hirings as well . Of course, employers will be looking not just at well . Of course, employers will be looking notjust at brexit but other factors. The one thing we do say is lets try and control what we can control so a positive message for the Business Community would be, lets look at making sure we have a post brexit immigration strategy which meets the needs of business because there is a real concern about how were going to access staff in the future so there are things that government can do to allay some of those fears and send a positive message to the Business Community. Tom, thank you very much for talking to us. Thats all the Business News for now, more coming up Business News for now, more coming up later in the day. Breaking news that the alliance of opposition parties are going to vote against or abstain on monday on the vote on an election. Jonathan is in westminster. After Boris Johnsons first attempt to force a general election was voted down by opposition parties and former conservatives in parliament, it looks like his next attempt to do that will again fail and that was largely as expected but opposition parties have made heat at westminster this morning, the leaders of labour, the liberal democrats, plied plaid cymru and change uk and others have decided they will collectively abstain or vote against the motion that the Prime Minister is expected to put to parliament on monday, trying again to force an early general election which means it will fail because it means that a two thirds majority under the fixed term parliaments act so under the fixed term parliaments act so the second attempt by the Prime Minister to force a general election looks set to fail and the opposition parties are keeping a united front so parties are keeping a united front so far in their opposition to Boris Johnsons attempts to call an early general election and his strategy to allow parliament to be suspended and go into an Election Campaign before that summit in the middle of october at which it is expected or at least the opposition parties want him to ask for an extension, something he has said he will never do. Its a strategic game. Does this news make any difference to hilary benns legislation going through the lords today . No, that has gone through the house of lords and returns to the house of lords and returns to the house of lords and returns to the house of commons and that if there are no changes it will then receive royal assent which means it becomes law and at that point, because of the nature of what is in the bill, the nature of what is in the bill, the Prime Minister would be required by law to request an extension to the brexit deadline if he isnt able to reach a new deal with the eu and thatis to reach a new deal with the eu and that is a parallel process, if you like, to the attempts by the Prime Minister to force a general election. Largely because he doesnt wa nt election. Largely because he doesnt want to do it and has no intention of doing what that law attempts to force him to and ask for that extension. We heard from the Prime Minister this morning again goading the leader of the opposition on whether he had the guts to vote on an election. What has been happening in the last few minutes suggests that the opposition parties will withstand that kind of goading. Certainly, they see this as an attempt to back borisjohnson into a corner and try to deny him the strategy that has been up until this point today of the opposition parties into voting for an election and returning a government of whatever colour or kind before the crucial eu summit mid october. The Prime Minister is framing that is a choice for the people to decide whether he orJeremy Corbyn should enter those negotiations but the opposition parties see it very differently and frankly dont trust him to stick to his word and not somehow engineer a change to the election date or allow the uk to leave the eu without a deal before the general election is held and thatis the general election is held and that is why we are seeing now opposition parties who so far have struggled to have a common position against the government sticking to, so against the government sticking to, so far, the line that they will not vote for or abstain in that vote on a general election on monday. Remember, they do, to an extent, wa nt remember, they do, to an extent, want different things. Yes, an election is a common aim that they have and getting borisjohnson out of office is a common aim. 0thers, somewhat a general election, some prefer a further referendum or counselling brexit altogether cancelling. Now its time for a look at the weather. The rain is moving southwards. It will linger across south wales in southern england this afternoon. Behind it, you get a bit of brightness across north wales, northern england, scotland and northern england, scotland and Northern Ireland but still a few showers passing through. Quite a breezy afternoon to come, maximum temperature is getting up to around 15 to 18 celsius. This rain across the south will clear away tonight and it will be a dry night for most of us with clear spells. Temperatures getting down to about eight to 10 celsius, a bit chillier than that in the east of scotland but as we go into the weekend, for most of us it will be dry, there will be some sunny spells, the odd shower and eastern parts. Lighter winds and temperatures about 16 to 19 celsius. Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its midday, and these are the main stories all opposition parties have agreed to vote against or abstain in a vote on a general election on monday thats according to the plaid cymru westminster leader. It means a ballot before october the 3ist it means a ballot before october the 31st is unlikely. Borisjohnson is in aberdeenshire to announce extra funding for scottish farmers. But hes still facing questions about his brexit plan. There is a contest going on to make sure that we come out of the eu on october the 315t, there are people in parliament who plainly wants to block that. That includesJeremy Corbyn and the snp, i think they are wrong. Robert mugabe, who led zimbabwe for nearly four decades after independence, has died aged 95. He secured black majority rule in 1980, but his presidency was marred by economic collapse and human rights abuses. He was someone who was a man of his words. He would do the right thing, although in some things, he did the things not in a good way. A legal challenge from anti Brexit Campaigner gina miller, to try to block the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament, is rejected at the high court in london. Unimaginable destruction the Health Minister of the bahamas says he fears the number of People Killed by Hurricane Dorian will be staggering. New figures show more black, asian and minority ethnic people are donating their organs than ever before, but more are still needed. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im carrie gracie. Back to that breaking news. Opposition parties meeting this morning to decide how to respond to the Prime Ministers demand for a general election have indicated that they will not yet support a new poll. Borisjohnson has challenged mps to support an election over his Brexit Strategy to be held before britain leaves the eu at the end of next month. This means an election now seems unlikely before november. We can cross to the palace of westminster and speak to our correspondent jonathan blake. A very tight timescale for the government and opposition parties, with Parliament Due to be suspended on monday or tuesday of next week. Borisjohnson is trying desperately to achieve his aim of forcing an early general election before the eu summit in mid october. Opposition parties are meanwhile trying to force him to ask for an extension to the Brexit Process are something he has said he would never do. Opposition parties, as you say, have been meeting here at westminster this morning, and we can speak to one of those in the room, the Scottish National partys leader at westminster, ian blackford. Tell me what you agree. We have to keep the pressure on Boris Johnson. What you agree. We have to keep the pressure on borisjohnson. He has to accept the reality, he has lost his majority, sacked 23 of his mps, and all the opposition parties, these independent conservatives have come together to pass a bill, which will be enacted into law over the course of the weekend, that mandates Boris Johnson to seek an extension through the article 50 process. That will become the law of the land. Boris johnson is the Prime Minister, he has to respect the fact that there is an act of parliament he must obey. No election as far as you and the other parties are concerned until he has asked for the extension. I am desperate for an election. You seem unsure on the timing, cani election. You seem unsure on the timing, can i ask you when . We need to make sure that was not an unintended consequence, that we dont crash out of the eu as a concert of having an election, and we are not here to hold Boris Johnson to account. We need to make sure he delivers on that act of parliament. Boris johnson will sure he delivers on that act of parliament. Borisjohnson will not determine the time of this, it will not be of his choosing. We know what he is trying to do, trying to frustrate the will of parliament. He is already shutting parliament down. We will hold on to account and choose the timing of our election. It is in the interest of the snp to have that election tomorrow, but there is a broader interest we have of all the nations of the United Kingdom of acting together. We will have the election when the time is right, and i will promise you this, it will not be a long wait. So to be clear, on monday, when the government puts down a motion to hold an early election, all the opposition parties will vote against or abstain. Not much has changed between thursday and next monday, so of course we will make sure we discharge our responsibility. So youre not confirming you will vote against or abstain on monday . What i am singing quite clearly is that we will not help borisjohnson shut down parliament and try to drive us out of the European Union over an election period. That will not happen. Boris johnson does election period. That will not happen. Borisjohnson does not have the support of the house, and he should withdraw this motion on monday, because it is going nowhere. Earlier this week, your party suggested it would vote for an election. As soon as the bill came up, that seems to have changed. The fa ct of up, that seems to have changed. The fact of the matter is, we need to make sure that this bill can be enacted upon. What borisjohnson has made clear over the last few days is that he is seeking not to do that. That is absolutely outrageous. He is the Prime Minister, it is the law of the Prime Minister, it is the law of the land, and we need to make sure he does that. If he is not prepared to do that, he is in contempt of parliament, and he certainly needs to be removed as Prime Minister. It is as obligation to make sure that he hold to the law of the land, and the fact that parliament has voted for that extension, no ifs, no buts, he has to make sure that what happens at the end of october as we remain in the European Union, we are not leaving the European Union at the end of october, we will have that extension. Borisjohnson will just have to accept that. All the promises he has made has turned out to be worthless. This is a lame duck Prime Minister, he should accept the consequences, and that is that he should resign or simply accept that he has lost this and we need to have that extension to the article 50 process. Ian blackford from the Scottish National party, thank you. So you had there a call for the Prime Minister to resign. If you will not ask for that extension this morning, he has said it is not something he is prepared to do, so the stand off continues. Another person in the room for the meeting among Opposition Party leaders this morning was loose several robbers from applied cam rate. I spoke to her a short while ago. Our priority is of course to stop no deal brexit. Speaking on behalf of applied camera, our priority is to hold a second referendum in which we would campaign for remain. And in all honesty, we need to have it carried out properly. In the short term, we need to make sure we get past the 315t of october and an extension to article 50. In that respect, we were in agreement that the Prime Minister is on the run. Boris is broken, we have an opportunity to bring down boris, to break, and to bring down brexit. And we must take that. Just as this week, they would for a general election would play into Boris Johnsons hands. It would allow him to ignore the legislation presently going through the house of lords, likely to have royal assent to date, it would allow him to ignore that, it would allow him to ignore that, it would allow him to ignore that, it would give them the opportunity to ignore the law. Our duty therefore as parliamentarians who are intent first and foremost on stopping a no deal brexit is to be here in this place to hold him to account, and to make sure he abides by the law. So if it is a no to the vote on monday, and parliament are suspended next week, are there any other circumstances before that happens that you would vote for a general election . The government might bring forward a one line bill, it might try to engineer a vote of no confidence in itself. It sounds absurd, but it could happen. From your point of view, and what was discussed at the meeting, are there any circumstances with the opposition parties, some or all, could vote for a general election before parliament is suspended . We are the opposition parties, we all seeka are the opposition parties, we all seek a general election. We all prioritise the need to get past the 315t of october. After the 315t of october, yes, iwill anticipate there may well be a general election. But in the meantime, it is out election. But in the meantime, it is our duty to hold borisjohnsons feet to the fire. I do not trust them to keep his word, i do not trust him to abide by the law, parliament is here to ensure that the Prime Minister carries out the will of parliament. This by next week will be the word of parliament. He will not be allowed to play no deal brexit as though it were some gain for his personal benefit. It will be disastrous for the upland communities, which i represent, and disastrous from communities across the United Kingdom. Our duty as Opposition Mps and leaders is to make sure that we stop that first and foremost. The Prime Minister has said he would rather be dead in a ditch then ask for the extension of that the bill would require him to. Do you really expect him to go to brussels and do that . He is more likely to resign before then, surely. The Prime Minister was one of the techs off Boris Johnsons mega maniac bucket list. If you want to be Prime Minister, he takes as possibilities that come with it. One of the ticks. He is not a tyrant, he acts according to the law set by this parliament. What about the argument from people who may set you had an opportunity to have an election here, regardless of the timing . Make your argument, election here, regardless of the timing . Make yourargument, let election here, regardless of the timing . Make your argument, let the people decide. First and foremost, we have a Prime Minister willing to use any opportunity to take it out with a no deal brexit, which has no mandate from the people, and no mandate from the people, and no mandate from the people, and no mandate from parliament. We have, in that respect, a deeply untrustworthy Prime Minister. We must make sure that that as our priority is brought about, that we stop no deal brexit on the 315t of october, then we will see about a general election. A united front from the Opposition Party at westminster. So far in their determination not to allow borisjohnson to call their determination not to allow Boris Johnson to call an their determination not to allow borisjohnson to call an early election. Yet. Things could change next week, because the bill that has become law, or will become law very soon, forcing the Prime Minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit Process if you cant get a new deal, will be passed through all the parliamentary how it needs to overcome. And then downing street may well try another way to force a general election, and we are yet to see or hear what opposition parties might do them. Jonathan, ijust want to update viewers on something related to the photograph at West Yorkshire police that became controversial yesterday. The chief co nsta ble, controversial yesterday. The chief constable, john robins, as this morning issued a statement, lets get that up on screen, because the announcement of a new Recruitment Campaignforan announcement of a new Recruitment Campaign for an extra 20,000 Police Officers took place. You see the Prime Minister at the Training Facility for a West Yorkshire police, in front of trainee Police Officers. The chief constable has since said he was unhappy in response to criticism that this was a politicisation of the police, and abuse of Police Impartiality. The chief constables statement says, i am pleased we were chosen as the focal point of the national Recruitment Campaign launch, but the good news of extra officers was overshadowed by the Media Coverage of other events. He goes on to explain, it was the understanding of West Yorkshire police that any involvement of our officers was solely about Police Officer recruitment. We had no prior knowledge that the speech would be broadened to other issues until it was delivered. Then there is in some detail, and then he says, i was therefore disappointed to see my Police Officers as a backdrop to the pa rt Police Officers as a backdrop to the part of the speech that was not related to recruitment. So lets just get a sense of the political reaction to that from jonathan. Is there a reaction, are are people too busy worrying about votes on elections . I think most of occupying peoples time and energy at westminster as we head towards the weekend, and a crucial couple of days next week, is not necessarily the Media Management around the Prime Ministers press conference yesterday. Nonetheless, as you have been reflecting their art, voices from some quarters are saying it was not particularly well judged. From some quarters are saying it was not particularly welljudged. And Police Officers standing behind the Prime Minister were put in perhaps a difficult position. Not least because they were made to wait quite a while, because mrjohnson was running late in what were hot and uncomfortable conditions. And downing street has responded this morning to the criticism of that press co nfe re nce morning to the criticism of that press conference yesterday, and at a briefing this morning, the Prime Ministers spokesperson told us that it was a long planned visit to highlight a national Recruitment Campaign which has been welcomed across the police service, which give the premise of the opportunity to see the work of the police first hand. That may well be the case, but he did also speak about brexit at length, and answer questions about brexit and his own position at as well. Thank you, jonathan, more from you later. More on todays main stories coming up on newsroom live on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. The Prime Minister says hes not willing to contemplate a scenario in which he resigns for failing to get britain out of the eu by october 31st. Borisjohnson says he is still confident of getting a brexit deal from the European Union at its next leaders meeting on 0ctober17th. Opposition parties are currently working to block the Prime Minister from leaving without a deal next month, and are refusing his requests for an immediate general election to settle the matter. Speaking in aberdeenshire a short time ago, borisjohnson says hell get britain out regardless. Clearly there is a contest going on to make sure we come out of the eu on october the 315t, and there are people in parliament who plainly want to block that. That includes Jeremy Corbyn, the snp, i think they are wrong, i think the people of this country want us to get on and do it. I said to them, ok, you want to have these endless pointless delays. I dont think the people of this country want that. Lets try an election. They said no to that, which is. Curious. They dont trust the people, they dont want an election. 0k. Perhaps it is that they dont think they will win, fine. I will go to brussels, i will get a deal, and we will make sure we come out on october the 315t. That is what weve got to do. Meanwhile, a legal challenge brought over Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks has been rejected by leading judges at the high court in london. It was brought by the anti Brexit Campaigner gina miller, whose lawyers told the court that the prorogation breached the legal principle of parliamentary sovereignty. She gave her reaction to the judgment outside the high court. We are very disappointed with the judgment today. We feel strongly that parliamentary sovereignty is fundamental to the stability and future of our country, and therefore worth fighting to defend. As our politics becomes ever more chaotic, we feel it is absolutely vital that parliament should be sitting. We are therefore pleased that the judges have given us permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, which we will be doing, and they felt that our case had the merit. So the Supreme Court has pencilled in the 17th of september for appeal hearing. Today, we stand for everyone. We stand for the future generations, and we stand for representative democracy. To give up now would be a dereliction of our responsibility. We need to protect our institutions. It is not right that they should be shut down or bullied, especially at this most momentous time in our history. My legal team and i will not give up the fight for democracy. Thank you. Our Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman is at the high court in central london. Slightly unusual, but if a case meet certain criteria it can leapfrog the appeal court and go straight to the Supreme Court. A hearing will take place on the 17th of september. However, we have also got two other legal challenges taking place, one in scotland and one in Northern Ireland. Should either of those legal challenges succeed, and the scottish one failed initially, has gone up to an appeal, we are awaiting a ruling on that, if they succeed, because parliament could be prorogued as early as on monday, so parliament suspended on monday, if the appeal in scotland succeeds, lets say, on tuesday, you could have in effect, an un suspending of the suspending of parliament. Equally, if gina millers case succeeds at the Supreme Court, and it could bejoined succeeds at the Supreme Court, and it could be joined there by the scottish and Northern Irish case, if there is a successful challenge at there is a successful challenge at the uk Supreme Court, again, you could have an un suspending of the suspension of parliament. Events obviously moving very rapidly, not just politically, but also in the courts. So what we got today was a ruling from the high court here, but we did not get reasons. They did not have time to write a reasoned judgment, because the hearing on ended late yesterday. This is not the end of the matter, i think all of the matters involved in this cases realistically have thought that this is such a momentous legal challenge. It really is a legal challenge, because it goes to the heart of the power to suspend parliament, because what gina miller has argued is that of course the Prime Minister has a discretion to suspend parliament. The question is, is it lawfully done at a time of National Crisis for a lengthy period of five weeks . Her argument is that it simply shuts down parliamentary scrutiny, it undermines parliamentary sovereignty, it prevents parliamentary sovereignty, it p reve nts m ps parliamentary sovereignty, it prevents mps not just parliamentary sovereignty, it prevents mps notjust from passing a bill which it now looks as though they will pass to stop a no deal brexit, but it stops them doing the business of parliament, scrutinising the executive, responding perhaps to something, initiatives, offers that come from the eu. So that is at the heart of this case, and it is now going to go to the uk Supreme Court to look at the law underlying the drugging of parliament, and to determine whether in this instance the advice given by borisjohnson to the advice given by borisjohnson to the queen to suspend for five weeks during this period of National Political crisis, whether that was lawful or not. The provoking of parliament. So the little story is not on, it rolls on and on. The suspension of parliament. The legal study is not over. Sport news now. England face a critical day with the bat on a day three of the fourth ashes test at old trafford. Yesterday, a double 100 put steve smith well in control of the test and potentially the series. Play was due to start at 11 oclock in manchester, but as you can see, the rain has prevented that, the covers remain on and there is a pitch inspection at 1. 00 pm. Play expected this afternoon, where england will need to bat well to keep the series alive. Sue smith in there taking some selfies with fans. Grill your declared yesterday on 497 8. England are 23 1. Australia declared yesterday. Serena williams will have another chance to win a record equalling 2a grand slam singles after reaching the final of the us 0pen. She beat Elina Svitolina in straight sets, and williams is aiming to equal margaret courts all time record of grand slam singles titles. Her opponent tomorrow was born nine months after williams won her first title in tomorrow was born nine months after williams won herfirst title in new york in 1999. I think it is cool, williams won herfirst title in new york in 1999. Ithink it is cool, i have been in more finals than anyone on tour after being pregnant, and thatis on tour after being pregnant, and that is kind of awesome. Anyone that is currently on tour so i kind of look at it that way because it is not easy to go through what i did and come back, and so fast. And to keep playing, and to also not be 20 yea rs keep playing, and to also not be 20 years old, so im pretty proud of myself. So she should be. Northern ireland wand up for their euro 2020 qualifier with germany on monday with a 1 0 friendly victory over luxembourg in belfast. They won due to an astonishing own goal from luxembourgs defender. His sense of direction failed him as he headed the ball into his own net, a defenders nightmare. Northern ireland have all won have won all four of the qualifiers. Gareth bale has set his critics do not know what youre talking about. Wales play azerbaijan in a qualifier tonight, but he is having a difficult time at his club real madrid. He almost left real madrid for china after being marginalised under coaches zinedine zidane. He has laughed off some of his team mates reportedly nick denning him at the golfer. |j his team mates reportedly nick denning him at the golfer. I would not say it is the worst time. Nick naming him. I have been there before, i know how to deal with it, and it is just about keeping your head down and working hard. I think you always get loaded with the work you always get loaded with the work you put in. He is not talking about getting his handicap down when he says he is working hard. All this but for now, i will have more for you in the next hour. All the sport. The former president of zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has died, at the age of 95. Mugabe was at the centre of his countrys struggle for independence from britain and became its first Prime Minister in 1980, before becoming president seven years later. His reputation as a hero of the Independence Movement was soon overshadowed by the brutality of his rule. In the early 1980s, thousands of people were massacred and tortured in matabeleland, and the suppression of human rights became a defining feature of his time in power. But for many africans, he remains an icon of liberation from white rule. Shingai nyoka looks back at his life. He was once zimbabwes liberator, leading a war against white minority rule. But by the end, the adulation president Robert Mugabe once enjoyed was gone. He cemented his power, winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. As leader of a new nation, he set about creating a better country than the one he inherited. And for a while, he succeeded. There can never be any return to the state of Armed Conflict which existed before our commitment to peace, and the democratic process of election under the lancaster house agreement. Surely this is now time to beat our swords into ploughsha res. But beneath the veneer lay a dark side. Mr mugabe deployed a crack military unit to southern zimbabwe to deal with hundreds of insurgents. Between 1983 and 1987, thousands were murdered, and the world turned a blind eye. Mugabe was the great hope. But as the 1990s ended, the economy was bottoming out, and a new Political Party was on the rise. Seemingly desperate to regain popularity, mr mugabe played a political hand. Land seized by the Colonial Government was still in the hands of the white minority. Sensing the frustration, mugabe encouraged blacks to take back their land, and they did, often violently. The western world took note, breaking diplomatic ties and imposing economic sanctions. The opposition, its leaders, human rights workers, bore the brunt of his anger. In 2008, in the midst of1 billion inflation and widespread unemployment, mr mugabe suffered his first electoral defeat. It only led to more violence in the second round of voting. Britain stripped him of his knighthood, and former allies condemned him. Nearer to home, we have seen the outbreak of violence against fellow africans in our own countries. And the tragic failure of leadership in our neighbouring zimbabwe. But he remained a cult like figure among many africans, for daring to challenge western political dominance on the worlds affairs. In retaliation for the measures we took to empower the black majority, the United Kingdom has mobilised herfriends and allies in europe, north america, australia, new zealand, to impose illegal economic sanctions against zimbabwe. But within his own party, discontent was rising. Many believed he had overstayed and needed to hand over power. His second wife, grace mugabe, a0 years his junior, seemed to be gaining power, and she began accusing then Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa of trying to oust them. Mr mugabe finally fired his long time aide, accusing him of trying to topple him. Mr mnangagwa, with the help of the military, mounted a comeback, posting soldiers on the streets, and placing mr mugabe under house arrest. Tens of thousands of zimbabweans marched, calling on him to step down. And after the threat of impeachment, he resigned. In his last years, mr mugabe had retreated to the seclusion of his mansion. Many will remember him as a gifted orator and visionary who liberated zimbabwe, but later returned her to the shackles of oppression. We also have a Foreign Office statement which has just arrived. It says, mixed emotions in zimbabwe today at the death of Robert Mugabe. We express our condolences to those who mourn his death. However, is a dublin suffered for too long as a result of maghaberrys autocratic rule. Zimbabweans suffered. Mugabes autocratic rule. We hope that zimbabwe is now on a more autonomous path. We hope that in this new era, zimbabwe can continue to be set on a more democratic and prosperous path. We can get more on brexit now the Prime Minister is in aberdeenshire, where he has announced additional funding for scottish farmers. It forms part of a review of farming subsidies to try to balance out disparities in public spending on agriculture across the uk. We can cros to our aberdeen studio and speak Farmers Union in scotland. Your response to the Prime Ministers announcement of £51 million for scottish farmers today . We are pleased to see it come on top of the 160 million that came in the Spending Review. It is money that is overdue because of the way money was handed out when convergence money was sorted out at the beginning of 2013. So it is going to be a good shotin 2013. So it is going to be a good shot in the arm for the industry. And you say it is overdue. 0f course, the Scottish National party are saying that he is returning to the scene of the crime like a thief, of the Prime Minister. They say it is too little too late. I think the line which is a bit on the strong side. It is definitely correcting a wrong, which is the way we see it, but we should look forward to being able to see this use this in the industry. It is to get scottish food and drink up to £30 million, and as farmers, we need to be there to do that, and we are currently going through a fairly torrid time. The uncertainty of brexit is adding to that, so there is an opportunity to put some resilience into our industry and aim for the target of £30 billion. You met the Prime Minister today, what was your message to him on election timing, brexit timing, and all the rest of out . I was maybe selfishly being a bit more focused, i was trying to get the message across. I thanked him for the money, but he was determined to try to get a deal out of this. But if we do not get a deal, we had several issues we wa nted deal, we had several issues we wanted to bring to the table. 0ne was the turn of schedule they brought out on the 13th of march this year, we found it was quite inappropriate, it needs to be looked at again. Another is the demand for labour, although an announcement was made yesterday, we still need to look at the Seasonal Worker situation. And all combining together, we need to be standards of any trade deal to match what we are doing within the uk. It is got to be to that standard, it is virtually undermining our market. We are very proud of the standard we produce our food to did he reassure you that if there was a free trade deal with the united states, there would not be in a chlorinated chicken or hormone fed beef . He is aware of our issue with that. He says he will look after the Farmers Industry of scotland Going Forward and is determined to make that part of the strength Going Forward. Now its time for a look at the weather forecast. Things are settling down over the weekend but today is quite a cool and blustery day. Weve got this thick cloud moving down towards the southern parts of the uk bringing patchy rain and drizzle. Northern areas are brightening up, will continue to see showers and weve seen some continue to see showers and weve seen some sunshine. Showers could continue to old trafford later in the day. Northern areas of 16 celsius, patchy rain and drizzle lingering into the afternoon before moving away early this evening and then we will turn the wind to north or northwesterly which will bring in a few showers but probably not as many overnight and some clear skies. It will be a bit chillier than last night and temperatures typically in towns and cities of seven to nine celsius. Into the weekend, any showers across the northern half will fade away. Well see increasing amounts of sunshine. Further south across england and wales there will be one or two showers through the day but if you catch one of those you will be quite unlucky. A chilly day across north sea coasts the best temperatures across wales and england and dry for most places on sunday. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with carrie gracie. The headlines all opposition parties have agreed to vote against or abstain in a vote on a general election on monday. It means a ballot before october 31st is unlikely. We were in agreement that the Prime Minister is on the run. Boris is broken. We have an opportunity to bring down boris, to break boris and bring down boris, to break boris and bring down boris, to break boris and bring down brexit and we must take that. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson is in aberdeenshire to announce extra funding for scottish farmers. But hes still facing questions about his brexit plan. There is a contest going on to make sure that we come out of the eu on 0ctober sure that we come out of the eu on october the 31st and there are people in parliament who plainly wa nt to people in parliament who plainly want to block that and that includes Jeremy Corbyn, the snp. I think they are wrong. A Senior Police chief has criticised the Prime Minister after officers were used as the backdrop for a speech about brexit. West yorkshires chief constable john robins said he was disappointed that officers had been used in the event, which he had understood was purely about police recruitment. Robert mugabe, zimbabwes first post independence leader, who ruled the country for nearly four decades, has died aged 95. Back to the brexit now and the breaking news in the last hour that opposition leaders have agreed to vote against or abstain from a call for a general election on monday. It means the prospect of a poll at the end of october is looking unlikely. All of which means more confusion for business. 0ur correspondent phil mackie sent us this update from an Engineering Firm in smethwick this morning to see how people are reacting at the end of a week of uncertainty. This is a m edm, its a Precision Engineering factory based in smethwick in the West Midlands and most of what they make goes to the domestic market. They make parts for rolls royce and jaguar land rover, but they also export to germany, so naturally you would expect them to be worried about a no deal brexit and what may happen in the coming months, but remember this is a strongly leave voting area and a strongly labour voting area, so itd be interesting to get the views of a member of staff and the acting managing director. Josh, youre a machinist here, 23 years old, you voted leave, probably onlyjust old enough to vote in the referendum a few years ago. Are you still convinced it is right for the country . In the long term i think it would be the best solution for us. Short term, there will be consequences to leaving the eu, it is big for the country. Anyone who voted leave and didnt expect some form of uproar for the first five to ten years i think was quite naive. What we have seen at the moment with the government, i dont think we expected the shambles it has turned out to be with regards to multiple Prime Ministers. Is there a way out at the moment . Where theres a will, theres a way. There is always a way out. Where theres a will, theres a way. But will it be with the current conservative government . Im very doubtful. Its an election necessary . Yeah, the idea we were leaving the eu to escape an undemocratically elected governing body and we have now had two Prime Minister is who were not necessarily democratically elected, the hypocrisy speaks for itself. We need a change, big change. Melvin, acting managing director, you voted remain. Yes, idid. And you think we should leave because that is what the country voted for . The only fact i cant contest on the other side was that they won the referendum and it was the mandate to leave. Im not sure what leave means and i dont think anybody was ever clear about what it means, but ultimately, we will have to leave. You are obviously committed to that, youre running a business here, expanding your business. What are your concerns if this uncertainty continues and we have a no deal brexit . Can i go back to the question you asked josh about the election . If we get a party in the election that wants to remain, what happens to the democratic mandate then . Uncertainty, thats what we have now and no business likes uncertainty. Our supply chain is tied into the International Supply chain, but not to the extent some other companies are in the area. That must be really worrying for companies. The stuff going to the royal haulage associational about potential blockages at ports must be a real concern for industry. Some of this machinery here must come from germany or wherever. The spindle on the machine behind us comes in overnight from germany, if it gets damaged. If it is delayed at a port because of tariffs or whatever, that machine is down. Our Customer Base will then look elsewhere for other capacity, so it is a real concern for us. Is borisjohnson doing the right thing at the moment . Ask his brother thank you both very much. Differing views. In the interest of balance, we have a remainer and leaver, but the vast majority of people here on the shop floor all want to leave. They say that is what they voted for. Some of them have not really voted in any other elections. They feel betrayed if we dont leave the eu, whether its on october the 31st or fairly soon after. A lot of people are probably saying they would like a general election, but are basically shrugging their shoulders as to what the outcome would be and are not necessarily optimistic about whether it would solve the problems they are facing at the moment. More now on our top story, the death of Robert Mugabe. The former president of zimbabwe the countrys first post colonial leader who has died aged 95. We can talk to guy rights campaigner peter tatchell, who attempted a citizens arrest on mr mugabe in london. Will talk about that in a moment, but youve got such an interesting history with zimbabwe in relation to mugabe himself. You started in the 19705 mugabe himself. You started in the 1970s as an admirer of his liberation struggle. Is a student i did fundraising to buy medical kits for people in the liberated areas. I saw mugabe as a justified fighter for majority rule when most black zimbabweans could not vote and there was widespread institutional discrimination. He had a just cause. I got discrimination. He had a just cause. Igota discrimination. He had a just cause. I got a copy of his Political Programme from 197a and no one could disagree with it. He stood for democratic, fair elections, free press, the right to protest, all the basic human rights, yet tragically this man who started as a liberation hero became a tyrant. He killed more black africans than even the evil Apartheid Regime in south africa. It is estimated he killed about 20,000 opposition supporters. Thats the equivalent of a massacre every day for nine months. When you put it like that, that is incredible. Its astonishing to think that one man could have done that and come from the adulation that he came from. Talk about your journey from admirer to sceptic to worse. I think the thing that really made me into a critic and a sceptic was the massacre in matabeleland and turned against his ethos and began to oppress and victimise trade unionists, liberals, progressives, lawyers, students and many others. He became everything he once fought against. You met him in the mid90s, tell us about that. I met him at the conference in london in 1997 and i mentioned to him that as a student i helped fund raised to buy medical kits for his forces in liberated areas and he thanked me and said its thanks to people like you we won ourfreedom then its thanks to people like you we won our freedom then he said, what are you doing now . I said i campaign quy are you doing now . I said i campaign guy rights gay rights. He spat his tea everywhere he quickly sum and security people to have me removed. He was notoriously homophobic. Is very, very strange because what drives a person to be like that . Perhaps his catholic upbringing and maybe he saw the Lgbt Community as a useful scapegoat like hitler scapegoating jewish people. Maybe it was to turn people away from the failures of his own regime. What about your attempt for a citizens arrest on him in 1989 . That was in london and again in brussels. In the second attempt i was beaten unconscious by his bodyguards. But nothing by comparison to the horrific injuries and even death that he inflicted upon black and whites in zimbabwe. How do you see him today at 95 years old, he dies a very complex legacy and we have heard some black africans today reflecting on the kind of thing that they admired, the things that they revered, things they still cherish about his life and hisjourney, they still cherish about his life and his journey, and they still cherish about his life and hisjourney, and yet all the other things . How does it balance for you . He did ensure that black zimbabweans had the right to vote, that institutional discrimination was removed, there was Huge Investment to improve the health Education System for the benefit of the poor but sadly now because of his economic incompetence, those services are much diminished but overall i think we can say that he was a liberation hero turned tyrant and sadly his legacy is much besmirched by the terrible operation he put on his own people in the name of so called emancipation. He put on his own people in the name of socalled emancipation. Thank you, peter tatchell. The government in the bahamas has warned of a staggering death toll from Hurricane Dorian. 23 people have been confirmed dead but that number is expected to rise substantially. The hurricane has moved on and is now battering the coasts of south and north carolina. 200,000 people are without power. Tim allman reports. Woman oh, my gosh, things are blowing up there. Slowly, relentlessly, dorian continues to move up americas eastern seaboard. This is charleston, South Carolina underwater. A deluge of rain turning one of the citys main streets into a river. In wilmington, in neighbouring north carolina, high winds led to isolated tornadoes. No one here is underestimating the potential danger. Hurricane dorian is ready to unleash its fury on our state. The storm has regained strength, it is serious, and it can be deadly. They dont need to be told that in the bahamas, where dorian has already caused whats been described as unimaginable destruction. The worst hit island, grande abaco, is said to be virtually uninhabitable. Tens of thousands need help, and the countrys Health Minister says the final death toll will be staggering. The wind just had us fearful for our life. It was just horrific. And to see the devastation now, with all the bodies laying around, i feel that god has turned his back on the Beautiful Island of abaco. Rescue operations are under way, the us coastguard helping evacuate people by helicopter. And this is dorian seen from the International Space station. The giant storm moves on. The danger isnt over yet. The headlines on bbc news opposition parties have agreed not to back a government push for a general election. It means a ballot before october 31st is unlikely. Meanwhile Boris Johnson is in aberdeenshire to announce extra funding for scottish farmers. But hes still facing questions about his brexit plan. A Senior Police chief has criticised the Prime Minister after officers were used as the backdrop for a speech about brexit. West yorkshires chief constable john robins said he was disappointed that officers had been used in the event, which he had understood was purely about police recruitment. More black, asian and minority ethnic people are donating their organs than ever before. However new nhs figures suggest that demand for a transplant in minority communities is still much higher than the number of available donors. Graham satchell reports. Nighat and her husband are on their way to collect their son qasim from his first day at school. I cant believe he is in full time school. Its a day that i never thought that we would envisage, especially when we were given 2a hours for him to be. Either live or die, essentially. Oh, my goodness hello, mama. How was your first day . Good he was just a few weeks old when doctors discovered he had a serious and rare liver condition. They said he has a 50 chance of getting liver cancer by the time he was five years old. If hes not going to do well, he will need a liver transplant. My world fell apart. He was in and out of hospital with the condition getting worse as nighat and her family waited and waited for a donor organ. It was becoming desperate. They gave us 2a hours to find a donor and that desperation as a parent. You will never know that desperation until you go through that, as we were. Through that, cos we were. We were beside ourselves. They said, just be prepared. You might have to wait longer on the transplant list because we dont get many donors from ethnic minority groups so be prepared. But that wait was agonising. Nighat is a gp. Her father is the imam of the local mosque. Some muslims believe Organ Donation is not allowed in their faith so nighat and herfather have been working hard to change hearts and minds. If i can get the conversation started within our community to discuss things like this, we must, as a faith and a community, as a culture, develop with the technological advances that are coming about in medicine. People from a minority ethnic background are more likely to need a transplant because they are more prone to conditions like high Blood Pressure and diabetes, but they wait longer because there are not enough donors. After an agonising wait, qasim eventually had a liver transplant and as you can see he is doing well. 0rgan donation is anonymous. All nighat knows is that qasims new liver came from an eight year old boy who died after falling off this bike. How those parents found that courage in the darkest of times to say yes, its ok. You can have our organs. As a mother. I dont think i can ever comprehend. To be able to do that shows me that there are good people, theres kindness, theres humanity. Their baby is with me every day and i am looking after him and his legacy is definitely living on. We will make a change, i promise. That was very moving. Good luck to him at school. A half nigerian, half german woman is desperately searching the world for a stem cell donor. Astrid has leukaemia. However, due to her mixed race, her chances of finding a match are extremely unlikely. Thats because global stem cell registries do not reflect the worlds diversity. Weve been following astrids journey. The astrid Campaign Goes straight to my heart. I would hope others would give me their stem cells. A friend of mine said, if you find a piece of gold, do not throw it away. Astrid is my piece of gold. Ive just arrived in dorchester. Mainly black people live here. And im looking for businesses where they might put up posters of astrids campaign. Former Energy Minister claire perry has said she is standing down as an mp at the next election stop her statement. Claire perry standing down, not the first this week. New Research Says that women who are under severe stress during pregnancy are almost ten times more likely to have children who develop personality disorders by the age of 30. Even moderate prolonged stress may have an impact on child development. The study, published in the britishjournal of psychiatry, is based on the experiences of more than 3,500 pregnant women from finland, and their children. The Royal College of psychiatrists says stress is a common factor in every pregnancy. Magistrates in france have dropped manslaughter charges against air france and airbus over a plane crash that killed all 228 people on board in 2009. The airbus 330 aircraft had stalled in a storm and plunged into the ocean. The victims families had blamed the planes crew for losing control after Speed Sensors froze. They called the magistrates decision an insult to the memory of the victims and plan to appeal. A rare two headed rattlesnake has been found in a forest in the united states. The new born reptile was spotted in newjersey last month. Hes been nicknamed double dave, in honour of the two environmentalists who found him. Hes now being cared for by a local conservation group, who had to apply for a special rare reptile permit to keep him. Coming up ben brown will be here for the bbc news at one, but now its time for a look at the weather with darren bett. Hello. Prospects for the weekend look better but today is a cool and breezy day with a lot of cloud spilling down with that weather front where we are seeing some patchy rain and drizzle but behind that Northern Areas are brightening up. We get some sunshine through this afternoon and i will be showers around, especially across western scotla nd around, especially across western scotland and Northern Ireland, pushing into the irish sea. 16 celsius in Northern Areas, 18 at best in the south but the rain continued across southern england and wales. It clears away during the early evening and the wind direction changes to more of a north northwesterly. Clear skies overnight, a few showers overnight. It will be chillier than last night, perhaps seven or nine celsius, colder still in scotland in rural areas. We are drawing in a author northwesterly wind and pushing down cooler air for the start of the weekend. These weather front stay until late in the weekend and it should be a dry day for the ashes on saturday, probably on sunday as well, feeling chillier, those temperatures nothing to write home about, there will be a northerly breeze as well. If you are us to move away from north wales and drifting southwards across england and wales. If you catch one, you are very unlucky. Sunnier skies arriving across the northern half of the uk but we got those winds from the north or northwest, so pointless blustery down the north sea coasts and it will feel chilly, 1a celsius at best. Higher temperatures across south wales in the southwest of england, possibly up to 20 celsius but with the wind is becoming light overnight on saturday it will turn quite chilly. We might get a touch of frost and North Eastern parts of scotland. Plenty of sunshine to start the day for much of the country on sunday, developing a bit more cloud and will see sunny spells but across western scotland and Northern Ireland, it will be quite cloudy, those temperatures again sitting at around 16 to 18 celsius. The rain is lurking out towards the northwest. It will make an appearance sunday night through monday, this rain and showers are longer spells of rain pushing down across the whole of the country so it is turning more and settled. It will feel much chillier, 1a to 16 celsius at best on monday. Opposition leaders agree to stop borisjohnson having a snap election until brexit is delayed beyond the end of october. The so called Rebel Alliance say that when their mps vote again on an election on monday theyll either abstain or vote against. We were in agreement that the Prime Minister is on the run. Boris is broken. We have an opportunity to bring down boris, to break boris, and to bring down brexit. And we must take that. The Prime Minister says he wont contemplate the idea of resigning if he hasnt delivered brexit by the end of october and says he will get a deal. They dont trust the people. They dont want an election. 0k. Perhaps it is that they dont think that they will win