raising concerns about that as well. there will be questions for the government on that. i am not sure where it leaves us. we do not think there will be a clamour to send a significant number of troops back beyond that evacuation. a lot of people are less unhappy with the way this has all panned out and the government is increasingly worried about the deteriorating situation. key very much. we'll be speaking to defence secretary ben wallace at 7:30am. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as her conservator after i3 years. the pop star has been mounting a series of legal challenges to the court agreement that gave her father control over her estate and other aspects of her life. a lawyer representing britney says it's "another step toward justice". our correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. this has been quite a year for britney spears.