Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20170621

Through the general election to all Political Parties is actually, people have had enough of the Austerity Measures. 11 days on from the start of negotiations, theres still no deal with the dup to prop up theresa mays government, amid claims of in downing street. Chaos in downing street. Also this morning, a Special Report from dame sarah storey on whether high profile athletes who have babies get enough support once they return. Resources available to elite sports people is better than ever. But what is the best way of using this funding to support athlete mums . Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about Uk Holiday Makers who make bogus Food Poisoning claims against foreign hotels. The problem is getting so bad apparently that some resorts say they could ban brits. Travel Companies Says its one of the biggest issues that has hit the industry for many years. If youve made a claim or you work in the industry then wed love to hear from you this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning, use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Theresa may has promised to work with humility and resolve as her Minority Government prepares to outline its legislative programme in the queens speech later this morning. Brexit related legislation is expected to dominate the parliamentary session, which will cover two years instead of one, and for the First Time Since 1974, it will be a low key ceremony with no royal procession. A consequence, as then, of the snap general election. Our Political Correspondent Eleanor Garnier has this report. It is the ultimate show of pomp and ceremony, it marks the formal opening of parliament. The queens speech might be read by the queen but its written by ministers. A list of legislation the newly elected government aims to bring in. But this year its going to be a scaled back event, just like in 1974 and ted heaths snap election. With a crowded calendar and little time for preparations, there will be no gold carriage and it will be day dress rather than robes for the queen. It is significant, it does reflect that this is a snap election, this wasnt planned. But of course, it is very close to the trooping of the colours so the two ceremonies together would be too much. And its quite meaningful because we were expecting to see the full pomp and circumstance next year but next years queens speech has been cancelled, so we are not going to see a queens speech until 2019. So thats some way away for the queen to exercise what she sees as her key role as head of state. When theresa may set out her partys manifesto she proposed scrapping Free School Meals for all but the very poorest. There were plans to reform social care funding and to expand Grammar Schools. But without a conservative majority and a lack of support, expect a moderated version of mrs mays manifesto. Brexit will be the central theme. It is likely there will be a great repeal bill which will turn all eu laws that affect us into british law. Look out for legislation to tackle terrorism, with powers to deal with extremists and protect the public. There could also be measures to protect workers rights, with worker representation on Company Boards as well as protection of pensions. Theresa may is still trying to put together a deal with Northern Irelands Democratic Unionist Party. She will need their support to see her queens speech voted through parliament. Eleanor garnier, bbc news, westminster. Our political guru, norman smith, is at westminster. How much is brexit going to dominate over the next two years . Its going to totally and utterly dominate over the next two years of parliamentary life. There will be around eight different brexit bills, bringing into british law all of those areas which were previously overseen by the eu, fisheries, agriculture, trade, immigration, and so on. All of those bills are hugely complex, hugely detailed, which means theres plenty of opportunity for the Opposition Parties to cause the government maximum grief. Because of that, the government has deliberately sean cut out of the queens speech legislative measurements and key Manifesto Pledges, so some of the issues which dominated the discussion in the election, around social care and Grammar Schools and around the idea ofan Grammar Schools and around the idea of an energy cap, they will not form any legislative proposals in this queens speech, most of them will be put out to consultation. So this is going to be the brexit queens speech. And the government is going into the queens speech this morning with no effective majority because there is no agreement with the dup. Is there a chance the dup could even vote it down . I think that is unlikely, because whatever the difficulties the dup are having reaching an agreement with the government, they are far more hostile towards Jeremy Corbyn, government, they are far more hostile towardsJeremy Corbyn, so they wont want to do anything which paves the way to Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister. Clearly things are not going to plan and all the indications are that relations between the dup and the government are becoming increasingly fractious and of course, its notjust about money, its about attitude. Dup are saying, to recently and theresa may and their people are taking us for granted. So there is a souring relations. The danger is that when a deal is done, Down The Line when there are difficult bits of legislation, the dup may say, you know what . I think we need a bit more money for Northern Ireland. They will keep cranking up the pressure and demanding more different bits of legislation come to the commons and have be voted through. We will be speaking to a former dup minister later, also a tory mp. Join huw edwards for coverage from the Palace Of Westminster of the State Opening of parliament. Thats on the bbc news channel and bbc one at 10. 30am this morning. Julian worricker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. Bbc news has learned Counter Terrorism policing in england and wales has been placed on an Emergency Footing following the recent series of Terror Attacks. As a result, Senior Police officers say theyre having to switch resources from other areas which they claim may create significa nt risks to public safety. Its understood mark rowley, whos in charge of Counter Terrorism our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. The murderous assault at Westminster In march by Khalid Masood was the first in a series of deadly Terror Attacks that have put a huge strain on the police. It was followed by the Suicide Bombing at Manchester Arena and the van and knife attack at London Bridge and borough market. After that police put a three month Emergency Planning to affect, Emergency Plan into affect, known as Operation Rosette. Its designed to intensify Counter Terrorism activity, in particular the capacity of police to investigate plots. But with 700 staff looking into many enquiries, police are having to find resources from elsewhere. Bbc news understand that as part of Operation Roset some staff will be temporarily removed from the public enquiry into undercover policing. Some War Crimes Investigations will be suspended. And officers will be transferred from regional organised crime teams to work on Counter Terrorism policing. Mark rowley says the Counter Terrorism policing network isnt able to operate at full strength because of the demand for detectives investigating other crimes, including child abuse. In a letter to amber rudd, mr crowley says that in order mr rrowley says that in order in a letter to amber rudd, mr rowley says that in order to prioritise Counter Terrorism work, difficult choices must be made about where to put resources. He says that will create risk in other areas, potentially with significant impact. The home office says it promised in 2015 to increase cross Government Spending on Counter Terrorism by 30 over five years. Soldiers have shot dead a suspected Suicide Bomber in brussels as he triggered a small explosion in the main railway station. Authorities say the man was wearing what appeared to be a bomb vest and are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. No one else is believed to have been injured. A man has been tasered after attacking people at Regents Park Mosque in the early hours this morning. Police, who are not treating the incident at as terror related, was arrested at 1am on suspicion of freight. He was later found to be waving an object which was a shoehorn. Failures in care are one of the main causes of still births and Brain Injuries in newborn babies in the uk according to a report out today. The Royal College of obstetricians and gynaecologists found the most common mistakes related to the monitoring of Foetal Heart Rates during labour. It wants to cut the number of neo natal errors by 50 by 2020. Head teachers from 17 Council Areas in england are writing to parents urging them to put pressure on their mps to address what they call the growing Funding Crisis in schools. The joint letter, to almost 2 million families, warns that there could be job losses and cuts in subject choices. The government says it will continue to invest Record Levels in education. The actor sir Daniel Day Lewis has announced his retirement from acting. The 60 year old star is the only man to have won three best actor oscars, which were awarded for my left foot, there will be blood and lincoln. He gave no reason for the decision, calling it a private one, but said he was immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9. 30am. Coming up will be talking about the possibility that british Holiday Makers could be barred from all inclusive holidays, after the hotels have been getting concerned about the huge increase in the number of british Holiday Makers claiming they have had Food Poisoning after a holiday, and the claims are coming in from british Holiday Makers at hotels, rather than Holiday Makers in other countries. What do you think about that . Are you a Tour Operator or a holiday or hotel owner and you have thoughts . Please get in touch in all the usual ways. We will talk about that later, and plenty of coverage of the queens speech as well, and whats going to be in it and not. Lets get some sport, olly foster is wth us this morning. Whats going on with andy murray . Thats the question, we have just read his column on the bbc sport website, no real answers, read his column on the bbc sport website, no realanswers, hejust says hes got to put a lot of work in now. Yesterday at queens, the five time defending champion and world number one lost toJordan Thompson, the world number 90, the australian, celebrating the biggest win of his career. He was just hanging round the locker room, wasnt due to play until murrays opponent pulled out with an injury. Sojordan opponent pulled out with an injury. So Jordan Thompson stepped opponent pulled out with an injury. SoJordan Thompson stepped up and has beaten andy murray. Hes going to probably going to try and squeeze ina to probably going to try and squeeze in a couple of Exhibition Events before wimbledon but has admitted that hes got a lot of work to do. Before wimbledon but has admitted that hes got a lot of work to dolj obviously had a good french open and good operation here and felt good coming in, but didnt play howl would like and thats something that i will speak to with my team. Try and work out the reasons why and get back to work and prepare for wimbledon. A real kick in the teeth for the queens club organisers, because Stan Wawrinka and milos raonic also lost in the first round yesterday. They are at the top three seeds as well. Rafael pulled out last week. So no big names left really in the tournament. Better news forjohanna konta but she had a bit of a scare . Yes, she had a running up in nottingham, she is now in birmingham, she had this lengthy medical time out. She has had a number of worries along this, she is the world number eight, she collapsed at the us open with heatstroke, palpitations. We wonder whether that was, she was suffering from that again. She said she was fine afterwards, she went on to win. She was 4 1 down at the second set in that stage but came through in straight sets. She will hopefully be 0k straight sets. She will hopefully be ok and she will get a good run in birmingham ahead of wimbledon. And the lions team for the first test against the all blacks will be announced . Against the all blacks will be announced . The debate has been going on for months, who will be facing the all blacks . They are six games into their tour, they have strong back to back wins together, they have beaten the maoris at the weekend and then the chiefs yesterday, and that midweek side, the Dirt Trackers as they are traditionally known, that is to protect the starting 15. Has anybody stepped up from if theys performance . Elliot daly, perhaps, the wasps winger, might push george north outboard Warren Gatland said it will be the toughest selection meeting hes ever had. Other positions in the field, up for grabs, some conjecture over the fly half position, owen farrell, will he be fit . Even if he is, will he be able to usurp jonny be fit . Even if he is, will he be able to Usueronny Sexton . And the captaincy, Sam Warburton, captain of this tour, but Peter Omahony who did so brilliantly against the maoris, hes expected to get the nod for the first test. Cannot wait, all will be revealed later. Thank you very much, ollie, see you later. Later, the queen will head from Buckingham Palace To Westminster for the pomp and ceremony of parliaments official opening. A little bit less of the pomp, though. In normal times after an election, she would spell out the winning partys agenda for the year ahead, turning their manifesto commitments into government bills. But theresa mays conservatives didnt get enough mps to be certain of getting their policies through, so this years queens speech is expected to be a much reduced affair. Lets have a look in more detail about what we can expect. Normally, it would reflect the pa rtys manifesto. This time, because the conservatives did not win enough seats in the election, it could be a much more watered down version. For example, it is unlikely to include the so called dementia tax, widely criticised by other parties. After several days of debating, mps will vote on proposals. If it goes through, theresa may will continue on as Prime Minister. But if its blocked, the labour leaderJeremy Corbyn could have the chance to form his own government, although achieving it would be very difficult. Theoretically, it might not pass the commons. The conservatives will need to rely on the support of the dup. So expect some concessions to be made. However, a deal with the dup would not be universally popular amongst conservatives. The former tory Prime Minister sir john major has aired concerns that such a deal could affect the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. The labour leaderJeremy Corbyn has pledged to try to block the queens speech and put forward his own; hed then ask the parties to vote for it. Theoretically it is tight, because only seven conservative and dup mps would need to vote against the queens speech which would ultimately trigger a vote of No Confidence in the government. But it is unlikely they will want to see that happen. Lets talk now to the man who until recently was responsible for ensuring the government got its plans through parliament and became law, the conservative mp mark harper. Hes In Westminster for us. Thank you very much forjoining us. Isaid it thank you very much forjoining us. I said it would be tight, there is actually no agreement at all here, so actually no agreement at all here, so the tories are going into this queens speech with no guarantee at all of a majority. Yes, that is the current position, but we had a big decision last year in the referendum, which the british people gave a clear instruction. We had the general election, which as the premise said did not give is the result we wanted. We have to look at the result, it is clear that the people wanted to theresa may to be Prime Minister rather than Jeremy Corbyn. What we will be bringing forward , corbyn. What we will be bringing forward, as is my expectation, a number of bills to deliver the brexit decision. That will be a big chunk of the queens speech, and then there is quite a lot in the ma nifesto then there is quite a lot in the manifesto that may not be controversial between the Political Parties but actually will make real significant change and improvement of peoples lives, for example the premise tos commitment to updating Mental Health legislation, to make sure people with Mental Health problems get the Health Support they need, but also the opportunities they need to stay and get into work. So actually a really big ambitious package but one that we bring forward with some level of humility, given the fact we didnt get a majority how selection the other week. Why is there no deal with the dup . 11 week. Why is there no deal with the dup . 11 days ago, the government says there was one. As you said, in the last parliament i was the Government Chief Whip but i am a backbencher now, i have not been involved in those negotiations. But you are here on this programme speaking on behalf of the government. I am speaking on behalf of the conservative party. Certainly when i was Government Chief Whip we had a close Working Relationship with the dup on a number of important issues, like defence, security, the future of the united kingdom. We very much ci to eye with them. We dont see a too i with them on some domestic issues in Northern Ireland. Iam hopeful that on some domestic issues in Northern Ireland. I am hopeful that next week when we vote on the queens speech, the Prime Minister will secure that majority and the government will be able to continue governing in the National Interest. There are concerns, john major one of the most high profile politicians to voice them, that a deal with the dup could damage the Northern Ireland Peace Process. I have heard those concerns, i think the government has been very careful to make sure that the Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland has not been involved in these discussions. He has very much been leading the effort to talk to the parties to get that Northern Ireland devolved institutions back on track. The Prime Minister has met last week all the Political Parties in Northern Ireland itself, so i think there is a very clear sense from the government to keep separate the governments important neutral role in getting those devolved institutions back contract, which is shared across the political divide in Northern Ireland, and then separately to look at securing support for the governments programme, that we will be presenting today when her majesty sets out the speech. This is a government in firefighting mode. Parliament will be dominated by brexit over the next two years. The government cannot rely in political support. We have schools warning about a Funding Crisis, we hearfrom the police saying they need more resources , the police saying they need more resources, social care is in crisis, it was one of the key issues in the election. The nhs is overstretched. They were all issues that were discussed in the election, issues that were in the tory party ma nifesto, that were in the tory party manifesto, they are not making it through to the queens speech. What is there to actually say to people out there that those issues are still going to be looked at, you dont need to worry, that will be dealt with . The queens speech is about what legislation we are bringing forward. You have raised a number of important issues. The chancellor touched on his speech yesterday and it is important to keep reminding people about the importance of living within our means, but also setting out the hopeful path for people that as we work hard, and the public work hard, that we are getting public finances back into order, and we can improve productivity in the economy and that Economic Growth is what generates the tax revenue to enable us to continue putting more money into the National Health service, into schools, into the police and all those essential Public Services we depend on. At you have to earn the money to fund those Public Services which bin we have to keep on with a sound economic policy. I suspect there will be items in the queens Speech Investing in transport infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, broadband infrastructure, so that we generate those tax revenues to paper those Public Services. There is no guarantee that the economy will be more productive, coming out of the Single Market and the Customs Union, so on Single Market and the Customs Union, so on that basis you cant give any guarantees on funding for the Services People rely on. The important thing about the funding for Public Services, that is exactly why we want to get that good Free Trade Deal on European Union partners as we leave the European Union, it is why we want to have that customs agreement, frictionless borders, so we can continue having good trade relationships with our neighbours, but also why we want to strike ambitious trade bills around the world to generate that Economic Growth. You are quite right, you cant take economic success for granted, it has to be worked for and it has to be earned. Businesses across britain and all those people going out to work hard in them, that all has to be looked at, and that is why they need a government, governing in the National Interest, putting forward a sensible set of plans which can command support across parliament. Can theresa may command support . I think she can. She has said since the election it is her due to to set out a government, and she is approaching it with a sense of some humility but also some resolve to deliver. Sorry to interrupt, is she commanding support within the party because of a position of weakness, and fears that the government might actually fall, so supporting her, rather than actually having great faith in her . People are supporting her. But i am asking what the motivation is right now, because it doesnt look like she is in a strong position, her strength is coming from the fact that the tory party is in such a wea k that the tory party is in such a weak position in governing without a majority. I know the media always like to talk about this subject that the important thing for the Prime Minister. The government is not the government is not in a strong position. I was very frank at the beginning of this cash in and said we did not get the result we wanted in the election but the important thing is to govern in the National Interest. To deliver that decision the british people made last year. That is what the Prime Minister is leading. She will set out in her speech to parliament her approach andi speech to parliament her approach and i am mark harper, thank you very much. As weve been hearing, the government is now reliant on the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party. The conservatives need the dups support to get legislation through parliament because they dont have enough mps on their own. So what will the dup demand in return . Joining us from belfast is Alastair Ross who was a dup minister in the Northern Ireland assembly. Thank you very much forjoining us. There is still no agreement and the dup will be well aware of its strength right now. What will the dup be demanding, what is the Sticking Point . I guess the clue is a document they published two years ago when everyone thought we were hanging to what heading towards a Hung Parliament, and if you listen to what Arlene Foster has been saying to the media over the last few days. They will first of all that to secure Northern Irelands position in the uk and playing a responsible role in the National Interest and that will be a key factor for the interest and that will be a key factorfor the dup. Finally, i think they will also be looking for some issues around brexit because of the unique circumstances we have in Northern Ireland, sharing a land border with the irish public, they will want to make sure that order is as frictionless as possible. I guess those are the three main areas that the dup will be focusing on in discussions at the moment. In reality, is there any chance the dup will go down the queens speech, evenif will go down the queens speech, even if there is no agreement . cant see them voting against them, i would suggest that labour if they are i would suggest that labour if they a re clever i would suggest that labour if they are clever will be drawing amendments to the queens speech, that the dup might want to support. They will not side with a Jeremy Corbyn led labour party but from the conservative Point Of View what they should be worried about is that they have two rely on the dup votes for important legislation and have to go into negotiations on an issue by issue basis, rather than having a component of agreement now. Because if you go into that scenario where it is issue by issue, the price will be much higher and you are bringing instability in the parliament and whatever life span this parliament is you may be limited in what the government can actually achieve. Could the dup put pressure on the tories over social issues . I ask because the Scottish Government has published a letter that was sent from Arlene Foster, asking that gay couples from Northern Ireland be stopped from converting Civil Partnerships to Same Sex Marriages in scotland. Yeah, that letter, my understanding is that it was over a legal technical issue, because there are two different legal definitions of what a Civil Partnership or a Same Sex Marriage is. There was a legal issue in question in those letters. I dont expect the dup will raise any social issues in these discussions, i havent heard anybody from the party or anybody locally suggest these will be issues. They are all devolved matters, they are not relevant to a uk wide parliament soi not relevant to a uk wide parliament so i dont detect any of those issues to be relevant. One of the concerns that is being raised is that a deal with the dup could damage the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. John major the former Prime Minister has said there should not Bea Minister Has said there should not be a because of that. I den subscribed to that view. There is nothing in the Belfast Agreement that prevents parties in either dublin or london coming to agreement. Of course this isnt a formal coalition, more than informal arrangements. But the government, the westminster government is obliged to be evenhanded, if it is giving favours to what the dup wants to happen because of this deal, then that potentially damages that, doesnt it . I actually think the opposite could happen, if the dup are able to get out of these negotiations on economic benefit from Northern Ireland it would actually make getting into government again hear more attractive to sinn fein. The other thing that sinn fein voters in particular will be concerned about is the prospect of the Direct Rule Minister with the influence, so i actually think it could help things locally in terms of discussion going on, and helped get devolution back up on, and helped get devolution back up and running again. But the Secretary Of State has not been involved in the discussions going on between the conservatives and the dup. He will make sure that everything he does is impartial. But nationalists have always believed that the conservative party in the killer are not neutral bystanders in the process, they will have more in and with the dup, but ijust dont buy the idea that these discussions will have any impact upon the Praise Process of getting devolution up and running Peace Process. Still to come, Will Opposition Parties bejoining still to come, Will Opposition Parties be joining forces to try to pass amendments to the queens speech . We will be talking to labour and the lib dems to talk about what deals might be done. And with more and more high profile sportswomen taking time out to have children, uk cyclist dame sarah storey, britains most decorated female paralympian, has been finding out what is being done to keep mums in sport. We were going to show that report yesterday but because lots happening and time constraints, we could not, so well bring it to you today. Heres Julian Worriker in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. Theresa mays agenda for government will be revealed later in a queens speech which is expected to be dominated by brexit. The queen will outline the legislative plans for the next two years in a low key version of the State Opening of parliament ceremony. Measures on Domestic Violence and Car Insurance are likely to feature but several conservative Manifesto Pledges are expected to be dropped after the party lost its majority at the election. Bbc news has learned Counter Terrorism policing in england and wales has been placed on an Emergency Footing following the recent series of Terror Attacks. As a result, Senior Police officers say theyre having to switch resources from other areas which they claim may create significa nt risks to public safety. The Home Office Said it had promised in 2015 to increase spending on Counter Terrorism by 30 over five years. Soldiers have shot dead a suspected Suicide Bomber in brussels as he triggered a small explosion in the main railway station. Authorities say the man was wearing what appeared to be a bomb vest and are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. No one else is believed to have been injured. A man has been tasered after attacking people at Regents Park Mosque in the early hours of this morning. Police, who are not treating the incident as terror related, were called to the area at 1am. The man was waiting an object which later turned out to be a shoehorn. He was arrested on suspicion of affray. Failures in care are one of the main causes of still births and Brain Injuries in newborn babies in the uk according to a report out today. The Royal College of obstetricians and gynaecologists found the most common mistakes related to the monitoring of Foetal Heart Rates during labour. It wants to cut the number of neo natal errors by 50 by 2020. Head teachers from 17 Council Areas in england are writing to parents urging them to put pressure on their mps to address what they call the growing Funding Crisis in schools. The joint letter, to almost 2 million families, warns that there could be job losses and cuts in subject choices. The government says it will continue to invest Record Levels in education. Prince harry has said his Time In Afghanistan was the trigger for him to get help in dealing with his mothers death. Harry, who served on two front line tours with the army, told forces tv that setting up the Invictus Games for Wounded Service personnel had also been a sort of cure. Prince harry admitted that asking for help had been a significant decision. The actor sir Daniel Day Lewis has announced his retirement from acting. The 60 year old star is the only man to have won three best actor oscars, which were awarded for my left foot, there will be blood and lincoln. He gave no reason for the decision, calling it a private one, but said he was immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences. That is the latest news, i will have more at 10am. Andy murray said hes going to put ina lot andy murray said hes going to put in a lot of work to get ready for wimbledon, that after his first round defeat to the world number 90, Jordan Thompson, at queens yesterday. The world number one, who was defending his title, lost in straight sets. He might try to place some Exhibition Matches before wimbledon, which start in 12 days. Johanna konta needed a medical time out but is due to the next round of the birmingham tournament. Later today, Warren Gatland named his lines 15 to face the all blacks in the first test. Wink elliot daly could get the nod over george north even though he played yesterday. And englands cricketers start their twe nty20 englands cricketers start their twenty20 series against south africa this evening. The two side are playing three matches and then for tests. England have already won the one day series. A little bit more after 10am. Do elite athletes get enough support when they get pregnant . Britains most decorated female Paralympian Dame Sarah storey believes that more can be done to help women get back to the top of their game. Shes been speaking to fellow athletes about the issue and has this Special Report. Midway through 2017, and now more than ever, Elite Sportswomen have been making the headlines. For a number of them its been for matters beyond their sporting endeavours. Laura and jason kenny are expecting their first child. Jessica ennis hill says that shes pregnant. Serena williams has appeared to announce that she is pregnant. The public outpouring of admiration and support for us all has been immense, and theres little doubt that an athlete mum can return to the sport she loves better than she was before, but it wont be easy. When you are pregnant, until the little one really arrives, the harsh reality of it doesnt hit you. I want to make sure that im the best mum that i can be and that im with him as much as possible, but that im also able to tie in training. Thanks to National Lottery money, the Resources Available to elite sports people is better than ever, but what is the best way of using this funding to support athlete mums . In 2011, uk sport implemented a Maternity Policy of its own, but best practice of this policy is still open to interpretation. Olympic silver medallist Shelley Redman had contrasting levels of support from two different Performance Directors at british skeleton once she began starting a family. I had ella in 2007, in october. I did feel that bit of pressure to get back to perform sooner than what i wanted to. I had the whole risk of the apa, it was being reduced while i wasnt competing and, you know, i had performance targets to get back to for it to be increased and that was an unnecessary pressure for me at that time. I was performing really well when my family were included and they werent ignored. And then as soon as we had more of a family orientated Performance Director, nigel, come on board, he just changed the whole feeling for both kristan and i, with ella, and was really happy with her and then the team kind of let down their boundaries and it was, its ok, its ok to talk to them. And did your performance change in this period when the stresses were removed . Did it help you to perform better . Yeah i had the best season ive ever had. I won the overall world cup. I then won the World Championships and was the first woman to do that. And i qualified for two more olympics. So i had a really good season. So for me it didnt really hinder me at all, so i went from it being quite negative to then being really positive to then it becoming a little bit, you know, constraints again. So sofia arrived in 2015. I trained up until six months and then ijust had time off. By then my apa had finished anyway so i wasnt on any lottery funding. I got called in to a meeting with my Performance Director who was then a different Performance Director to the one who was really supportive. And i said, well, what funding would i be able to go on to . And at that point, you know, because ive got the mortgage to pay and everything like that, the apa would not be able to cover those costs, so ijust opted to retire from the programme. Another olympic cycle further on and double World Champion helenjenkins is among several triathletes to have chosen 2017 to start a family. Im keen to find out how her experiences compare to shelleys and to find out what her expectations are for when she has her baby. I think ive always wanted to be a mum. Ijust thought, this seemed like the best time. And has there been any necessary sort of goals youve had to set to maintain funding . No, i havent been through any of that. I mean i spoke to our Performance Director when i had the letters about funding and said, do i need to inform uk sport. He said, no, im going to do all of that. And they have the option of reducing your funding or keeping you on less but our Performance Director said, you know, youve said youre going to return to racing, i support that and i believe in you. We are funding her because actually she has been doing an agreed level of training through the past few months. And under the uk sport apa rules, we are allowed to, as long as there is an agreed plan with the athlete, the coach and the Performance Director, we regulate catch up and see how things are going. We are allowed to do that. And helen is very clear that, she has the birth, builds back into training and we set out the plan for the future. A few years back there was absolutely nothing written down on guidelines for athletes in pregnancy. British triathlon have something on their website which is really good but it sounds a little bit scary that youll have to make a decision inside the first three months. Have you been aware that policy . I hadnt been aware of that policy, just because ive spoken mainly to the staff rather than on the website. I think the positive is that there is good communication open. Across all the programmes, how we work with the athlete is that we consult with them. We support what they want to do. We ask questions but ultimately ill sit down with helen and go, you come to me and with mark and well sit with ben bright, the head coach, and work out a plan that allows her to return to training and the load in an appropriate way while maintaining a family life, and where she is really comfortable. And as long as we can see there is actually progress towards delivering at a competition, we are completely supportive of how they do it. Do you foresee a time when it becomes less of an issue because more people find it quite normaljust to go away and have a baby and come back to competition . I hope it becomes more normal because we are in an Endurance Sport and i feel like ive got better over the last few years since ive turned 30 than i was previously. So i hope that its seen as something that athletes can do and come back from, seen as a more normal thing. It shouldnt be a headline when someone does have a baby and comes back to competing. The treatment of athlete mums varies all over the world. Usa soccer is so progressive in this area that they are willing to pay for nannies to attend National Team Training Camps and tournaments. Back in the uk there are not many sports with the sort of money that us soccer has, but with a common sense approach and a willingness to be flexible from both sides, solutions can be found that suit all parties. Yeovil towns Sarah Wiltshire is a new mum and an example of what can be achieved. I think you played maybe three weeks after she was born . Yeah, it was just under three weeks. I wasnt actually planning on it but i played 15 minutes for my husbands team, cambridge. Did you have any concerns about when she wanted to come back so quickly after the birth . Honestly, yes. But knowing sarah and knowing what football means to her, we knew what we were trying to do with her. We knew that we would get her back into the environment safely with our docs and our s c and the Physio Making sure she was ok. And she hit every test that we wanted her to hit. To be honest, ijust listened to my body. And i just felt that that was the right thing to do but it is important that you listen to your body and everyone is different. I was just happy to get back playing and doing what i love. And what would you say to other coaches of Elite Sportswomen who were in the same situation . Treat her as a person. Youve got to give mums an opportunity to be a mum, but when its football time you become a footballer again. Every player, if you treat them the right way, will respect that and be able to be a footballer and a mum at the same time. Not everyone has a brendan or a jamie to support them. Without any Legal Protection or support, athletes can find it a minefield when theyre coming back from having a baby. Lets hope by highlighting the positive experiences of athletes like sarah and helen we can support Sports Bodies creating postpartum policies of their own. Athletes are not going to become worse as a result of having a baby. In fact they can become better. All it needs is an environment showing support, understanding and a great deal of common sense. Dame sarah storey reporting there as part of womens sport week and theres plenty more on the bbc website at bbc. Co. Uk sport. Coming up, Uk Holiday Makers could be banned from all inclusive resorts u nless be banned from all inclusive resorts unless they stop making bogus Food Poisoning claims. We will be talking to the Travel Trade Organisation behind a campaign behind it. Because theresa may lost her majority at the election she is relying on the support of the Democratic Unionist Party to vote in favour of the queens speech. Labour says its ready to step in with alternative proposals and government. In a moment well hear from the Opposition Parties, first here is a reminder of what were expecting today. What were saying is, the conservatives are the Largest Party. When a government wins an election, its first aim is normally to implement its manifesto. But, without a majority, this time could be very different for theresa may. Remember this promise . The first ever proper plan to pay for and provide social care. The controversial social care plan, dubbed the dementia tax by critics, is unlikely to feature in the queens speech. Other policies will likely disappear too. The plan to downgrade the triple lock on pensions, which guarantees a minimum increase in the State Pension every year. The plan to means test the winter fuel allowance. The policy to cut Free School Meals for infants. And theresa mays flagship Education Policy to create new Grammar Schools may be reduced to a pilot. But with money saving measures being cut from the manifesto, the chancellor, phillip hammond, may need to find some more money from elsewhere in the budget later this year. The speech is expected to include the repeal bill which aims to ensure european laws continue to apply in the uk. An Immigration Bill will set out how the government intends to cut migration numbers. And, as part of brexit, a trade bill and customs bill are expected too. There will also be new counter extremism measures, and expect some form of new Energy Policy to impose a cap on Household Energy bills. There may also be concessions to the dup as part of an expected agreement for the partys ministers to vote with the government and pass the queens speech. Lets go straight back To Westminster and our political guru, norman smith. Just so much to chew over as we wait for the queens speech. We will find out in about 90 minutes what is actually in this queens speech. Normally the queens speech is a moment when a government boldly and confidently puts down its programme and says, there it is, Thatis Programme and says, there it is, that is what we are going to do. This time, it is altogether a much more difficult, diffident, uncertain moment, with the government not really putting much beyond some key brexit measures. Why . Well, obviously because they dont have a majority, and they still dont have that deal with the dup. So how do the Opposition Parties play it, do they make Life Merry Hell for the government or do they take the view that mrs may got the biggest hub of votes in the election, so they will cut her some slack . Lets talk to the Liberal Democrat mp tom brake, the Liberal Democrat mp tom brake, the snp mp deidre brock, and we should have labour shortly but i think they are still wading their way through the traffic. Tom brake let me start with you. Theresa may got a clear majority, so you will give her a got a clear majority, so you will give herafair got a clear majority, so you will give her a fair run trying to get a legislation through . She did not get a clear majority, she doesnt have a government. Obviously what we want her to government. Obviously what we want herto do government. Obviously what we want her to do would adopt a much more consensual approach to politics. We dont think she has a mandate for the hard brexit she is wanting to pursue, we want her to look again at the Singles Market and is the Single Market and a Customs Union. Deidre brock, how do you approach this government, then . Do you take the view that it doesnt have a mandate or do you take the view that it got the most votes, so ok, we will not be too tough on it to start with . think the uk is requiring at certain amount of reflection. Nicola, our leader, has made it clear she think thatis leader, has made it clear she think that is important that the stage. We will work with anyone who produces progressive policies and is committed to that, and is particularly committed to overturning austerity policies, which we we think every huge damage on the uk. Just to be clear on that, is austerity dead in this parliament, because we look at the balance of mps, and it is hard to see a majority for pressing ahead with new Austerity Measures. see a majority for pressing ahead with new Austerity Measures. I think this has been a disastrous parliament for the Prime Minister first tom brake, you mentioned brexit, which will dominate so much of this parliament. I guess the question is people voted to leave the eu, so how far can you thwart, derail, scuppered these brexit bills without people saying, hang on a sec, this is just without people saying, hang on a sec, this isjust an without people saying, hang on a sec, this is just an attempt to defy the outcome of the referendum . We are not trying to thwart anything. What we will try to do with the repeal bill is make sure we get the best deal for the uk. The best deal for british citizens and british jobs, and as part of that process for instance we will want to ensure that the rights of uk citizens in the eu are maintained, the rights of eu citizens in the uk are maintained, and that businesses, industries and jobs are not affected by some of the changes that would happen asa by some of the changes that would happen as a result of hard brexit. That has got to be good for britain. Deidre brock, we know there are eight brexit bills. It is almost certain, isnt it, notjust that it will dominate the next parliament, but the government will probably suffer defeat somewhere along the line . Now, are those defeats, in your view, tantamount to potential No Confidence votes in the government . We will have the sake depends on the boat. I think over immigration they will have a big problem we will have two sea. It depends on the vote. In scotland, we would argue for a different Immigration Approach because we welcome it, and the scottish economy is very dependent on immigrants. That is one Sticking Point we would have with the governments approach to immigration. Barry gardner, you manage to defy the traffic. Your Shadow Chancellorjohn Mcdonnell we re Shadow Chancellorjohn Mcdonnell were suggesting that because this queens speech was going to be stripped bare of many of the element of the conservative manifesto, mrs may had forfeited the right to govern and should in fact make wafer Jeremy Corbyn. How on earth cannot be right, given that mrs may got 60 more mps, many more votes, that is isnt it . I think the real point here is that she put forward a ma nifesto to here is that she put forward a manifesto to the country, which now she is leaving out of her queens speech, because what she found is that people rejected it and it was deeply unpopular. She is after all the Prime Minister that said if i lose six seats then i wont be the Prime Minister any more. She lost considerably more than six. Prime Minister any more. She lost considerably more than six. If she is having difficulty, how much difficulty would you have with nothing like a majority . The point is this surely, we do have a Popular Ma Nifesto is this surely, we do have a popular manifesto and many of the policies in it would be supported by many of the other parties. Lets test that, tom brake, as a Liberal Democrat, could you support a minority Labour Government . I dont think the numbers add up frankly on that. I think we will support for instant if the conservative government come forward with proposals for instance to invest in the nhs at the level we think is needed, what if the conservative government come forward with proposals that would allow funding in our schools to be maintained to ensure that no school gets a cut in its budget, then we would support them on those individual issues, but this will be a case by case basis. There will not be any formal deal, whether with the conservatives or the labour party. Deidre brock, your leader has said she would be willing to operate as pa rt she would be willing to operate as part of a progressive alliance, so should mrs may trip up, should the dup not back the queens speech, the snp would be willing to work with a minority labour ministration. As i understand it, there has been no formal approach from their leadership to ours but there are certainly agreement we would support any progressive policies that are brought to us that remains to be on a case by case basis of course. One problem we might have with the labour manifesto is their commitment to continue imposing about £7 billion worth of austerity cuts. They would have to take that out for us they would have to take that out for us to come to any sort of real agreement. Barry gardner, we all know brexit will dominate this queens speech. Back in the days of maastricht, the labour party then, very pro european, but nevertheless found reasons to oppose and make life hell forjohn major. Let me put it you that is exactly what you are likely to do with these eight brexit bills again. The point is not making life hell for the government, The Point Is Making Life Betterfor the british people. What we are trying to do as her majesty s loyal opposition is not simply oppose for oppositions sake, it is actually to get into parliament, to go through the detail of legislation, and to make sure it reflects the broad consensus of what the british people want, and what they think is going to improve their lives. That is what our responsibility is, and of course we will take that seriously, of course we will be rigorous in our analysis of what the government is trying to do, and of course we will challenge and oppose at various times. Given the sensuality of brexit this governments agenda, if it is brexit this governments agenda, if it is the centrality of brexit, if it is defeated on any of these brexit bills, is that tantamount to a vote of No Confidence . Brexit bills, is that tantamount to a vote of noconfidence . It is very difficult to talk of this in the abstract. What one has to do is to at the legislation at the time, how central it may be to the direction this government is trying to take us. This government is trying to take us. If they go for a starkly deregulatory brexit, a really hard brexit that will damage our economy, then of course it may well be, if we can defeat them on that, but that is something that is so fundamental to their purpose that we would see the numbers beginning to stack up in the House Of Commons that would win a vote of No Confidence. But of course it will be on a case by case basis. Deidre brock, isnt it the case that it is not just deidre brock, isnt it the case that it is notjust the deidre brock, isnt it the case that it is not just the fact that mrs deidre brock, isnt it the case that it is notjust the fact that mrs may cannot command a majority, it is probably true that whoever had to push through brexit would have to strip this queens Speech Property much every other piece of major Domestic Legislation . The amount of work involved is enormous, as we we re work involved is enormous, as we were discussing before. The amount of scrutiny we would be allowed over statutory requirements is just phenomenal. We have a release in the negotiations start, frankly a shambles. They doesnt exactly fill me with confidence for the future of this whole issue. Just very briefly, how long do you give mrs may bosna government . would have thought by the summer the tories would be into a leadership contest. I think mrs may isjust keeping the seat warm for the next contender. It will depend on how her backbenchers, theirfrontbenchers realise their own prospects of becoming Prime Minister and that is the sad thing about it, that at the moment the conservative party is not focused on the needs of the country, they are focused on who will succeed theresa may. Barry gardner, deidre brock and tom brake, think very much indeed. It may be a queens speech stripped of many of the main non brexit items, but we are facing two extraordinarily turbulent years in parliament, because those brexit bills will be absolutely central, i suspect, to mrs mays survival. Studio norman, the guevara much. Much more analysis of the queens speech ahead, and we want your thoughts on the prospect, potentially, of the Holiday Makers being banned from all inclusive holidays because of too many bogus claims over Food Poisoning. Holidays because of too many bogus claims overFood Poisoning. What holidays because of too many bogus claims over Food Poisoning. What do you think about that, the usual ways of getting in touch. Right now the weather is also making headlines. Simon king joins us from salford. It is the Summer Solstice today, and it is the Summer Solstice today, and it is incredibly hot. Yes, that is the first record that we may well break today, 31. 7 celsius. If we get above that it will be the hottest Summer Solstice on record. If you missed it, joanna, this was it at 4 15am, that lovely sunrise that i guess you werent up that early in the morning. What about the prolonged period of hot weather were having at the moment, and potentially being broken that stretch back to the summer of 1976, which some of us really remember . Chuckling yes, absolutely, so 1976 was the big drought actually if you remember, 1976, the summer was very hot. That was the time when we recorded the all timejune was the time when we recorded the all time june record. Was the time when we recorded the all timejune record. But was the time when we recorded the all time june record. But for today across the south east of england, we may well reach 3a celsius. That is getting close to thejune record. If we break the 33. 8 celsius mark, which was in 1995, then we can say this has been the hottestjune day for 41 years. So we will not quite reached that with 35. 6 but we are certainly up there. What is the reason for this hot weather . We have this error stream coming from portugal, spain, through france, moving northward across the uk. But you notice as it moves northward the other story for today is these thunderstorms. So it is not only the heat, which is mainly across southern areas, but it is about the thunderstorms as well. Already this morning we have had quite a few across northern parts of england, over the lake district, the pennines, and some thundery, Showery Rain Moving its way north and is woods across gotland through the rest of this morning. Later on this afternoon there will be more thunderstorms developing across north wales, in the north west england, some isolated torrential downpours possibly. Across southern areas that is where you have a heat. While there is quite a bit of cloud around, there will be breaks, and thatis around, there will be breaks, and that is where the badgers will get up that is where the badgers will get up to 34 celsius, but also down towards that is where temperatures will get up to. Temperature is widely up into the high 20s and low 30s in wales and the midlands as well. Ducatis and hailand the midlands as well. Ducatis and hail and frequent lightning developing later on. It might start a fairly uncomfortable but gradually temperatures dropping away. More storms moving eastwards throughout the night to night. Temperatures while still no lower than about 19 or 20 while still no lower than about 19 or20 in the while still no lower than about 19 or 20 in the south east of england, so still fairly uncomfortable here but a fresher sort of feel further north and west. More storms developing tomorrow across central and southern england, east anglia and southern england, east anglia and the south east of indolent. Those clear away. There will be a few showers elsewhere but brighter skies developing. A fresher feel. Those temperatures a good 10 degrees lower. Still quite hot across the south east of england. Going into the weekend, it stays pretty u nsettled the weekend, it stays pretty unsettled with low pressure not far away. Hello, its wednesday, im joanna gosling. This is the day the queens speech sets out what theresa may plans, or hopes is a more appropriate word, to do over the next two years. She is promising to govern with humility. Mark harper said the party would focus on brexit and the economy. Mark harper said the party would focus on brexit and the economym important to keep reminding people about the importance of living within our means, but also setting out a hopeful path for people, as we work hard and the public work hard, we are getting the public burning finances in order. The Prime Minister it expected to scrap several key manifesto promises. Labour and the several key manifesto promises. Labourand the snp several key manifesto promises. Labour and the snp say austerity is over and they will try to block spending cuts. The bulk of the Austerity Measures in the budget are running out at the moment and we have got to stop that, because the message came through general election to all Political Parties that people have had enough of the austerity. We will be looking at what we can expect a day and whether theresa may can get the support we need is to get the measure through. Also today. A host of stars including stormzy, Robbie Williams and liam payne, take part in the Charity Single for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. We will speak to the charity looking at the proceeds. Good morning, its10am. Heresjulian in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. Theresa mays agenda for government will be revealed later in a queens speech which is expected to be dominated by brexit. The queen will outline the legislative plans for the next two years in a low key version of the State Opening of parliament ceremony. Measures on Domestic Violence and Car Insurance are likely to feature but several conservative Manifesto Pledges are expected to be dropped after the party lost its majority at the election. Join huw edwards for coverage from the Palace Of Westminster of the State Opening of parliament, thats on the bbc news channel and bbc one at 10. 30 this morning. Bbc news has learned Counter Terrorism policing in england and wales has been placed on an Emergency Footing following the recent series of Terror Attacks. As a result, Senior Police officers say theyre having to switch resources from other areas which they claim may create significa nt risks to public safety. The Home Office Said it had promised in 2015 to increase spending on Counter Terrorism by 30 over five years. Soldiers have shot dead a suspected Suicide Bomber in brussels as he triggered a small explosion in the main railway station. Authorities say the man was wearing what appeared to be a bomb vest and are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. No one else is believed to have been injured. A man has been tasered after attacking people at Regents Park Mosque in the early hours of this morning. Police, who are not treating the incident as terror related, were called to the area at 1am. The man was waiting an object which later turned out to be a shoehorn. He was arrested on suspicion of affray. Failures in care are one of the main causes of still births and Brain Injuries in newborn babies in the uk according to a report out today. The Royal College of obstetricians and gynaecologists found the most common mistakes related to the monitoring of Foetal Heart Rates during labour. It wants to cut the number of neo natal errors by 50 by 2020. Head teachers from 17 Council Areas in england are writing to parents urging them to put pressure on their mps to address what they call the growing Funding Crisis in schools. The joint letter, to almost 2 million families, warns that there could be job losses and cuts in subject choices. The government says it will continue to invest Record Levels in education. Prince harry has said his Time In Afghanistan was the trigger for him to get help in dealing with his mothers death. Harry, who served on two front line tours with the army, told forces tv that setting up the Invictus Games for Wounded Service personnel had also been a sort of cure. Prince harry admitted that asking for help had been a significant decision. The actor sir Daniel Day Lewis has announced his retirement from acting. The 60 year old star is the only man to have won three best actor oscars, which were awarded for my left foot, there will be blood and lincoln. He gave no reason for the decision, calling it a private one, but said he was immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 10. 30am. Ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you a couple of e mails on those bogus claims for Food Poisoning that are potentially leading to the fact that british Holiday Makers are barred from going on all inclusive holidays. Sarah has said, i used to Work Overseas for 15 yea rs, said, i used to Work Overseas for 15 years, hoteliers used to complain that our Holiday Makers complained more than other nationalities. I sometimes found stories completely fabricated. I think the situation was exacerbated when Tour Operators through compensation out before a full response to try to avoid legal action, that encouraged this terrible type of complaining culture. Bernadette says, i received a frenkel a few weeks ago enquiring Ifi A Frenkel a few weeks ago enquiring if i had any problems with sickness whilst on my All Inclusive Holiday Last year. Whilst on my All Inclusive Holiday Last yea r. After whilst on my All Inclusive Holiday Last year. After saying we had no problems, the woman said, was i aware that if i said i did, i could get a substantial amount of money . She went to in garage me to claim even though we have no problems whatsoever. She went on to try to encourage me to clean. Get in touch with us. Andy murray says his first round defeat at queens yesterday should not affect his london chances but hes admitted that he needs to do a lot of work. Hes going to try to schedule some Exhibition Matches to play and he lost in straight sets to the australianJordan Thompson, ranked number 90 in the world. He was only a last minute replacement because murrays original opponent pulled out with injury. The top three seeds at queens are all beating yesterday. Wimbledon start in12 beating yesterday. Wimbledon start in 12 days time. Had a good french open, good preparation, felt good coming in, and then obviously it didnt, its something i will speak to my team about. Try and work out the reasons why. And get back to work and prepare for wimbledon. Great britains johanna work and prepare for wimbledon. Great britainsjohanna konta had a medical scare on her way to victory in birmingham at the egg on classic. She needed a time out, had her pulse checked but she won in straight sets. Later today, Warren Gatland will name his lions starting 15 for the first test against the all blacks on saturday. It is expected to be very similarto saturday. It is expected to be very similar to the side that beat the Maori All Blacks at weekend but elliot daly in preston yesterday, so he might change the place of george north on the wing. Owen farrell could recover from a thigh strain and get into fly half. Looks as though Sam Warburton might have to settle for a place among the patients with you to owe money expected to lead the Peter Omahony. Is expected to lead. A new record has been set for base jumping, this man lea pt from has been set for base jumping, this man leapt from a bridge across snake river in idaho 63 times yesterday. One of the few places where the sport is allowed without a permit. If thats not impressive, this is more impressive, we had to climb back up again. They worked out that thats more than 30,000 feet more than the height of Mount Everest in a day. The question needs to be asked, why . That was my thought exactly lets go tojoin lets go to join simon mccoy In Westminster. In an hour, the queen will leave Buckingham Palace to head here to set out theresa mays plans for the next two years. Shes promised to work with humidity and resolve and make the publics parties have priorities. Brexit related legislation is expected to dominate the parliamentary session which will cover two years instead of one, and it will be a low key ceremony with no royal procession, a consequence ofa snap no royal procession, a consequence of a snap general election. It is the ultimate show of pomp and ceremony, it marks the formal opening of parliament. The queens speech might be read by the queen but its written by ministers. A list of legislation the newly elected government aims to bring in. But this year its going to be a scaled back event, just like in 1974 and ted heaths snap election. With a crowded calendar and little time for preparations, there will be no gold carriage and it will be day dress rather than robes for the queen. It is significant, it does reflect that this is a snap election, this wasnt planned. But of course, it is very close to the trooping of the colours so the two ceremonies together would be too much. And its quite meaningful because we were expecting to see the full pomp and circumstance next year but next years queens speech has been cancelled, so we are not going to see a queens speech until 2019. So thats some way away for the queen to exercise what she sees as her key role as head of state. When theresa may set out her partys manifesto she proposed scrapping Free School Meals for all but the very poorest. There were plans to reform social care funding and to expand Grammar Schools. When theresa may set out her partys manifesto she proposed scrapping Free School Meals for all but the very poorest. There were plans to reform social care funding and to expand Grammar Schools. But without a conservative majority and a lack of support, expect a moderated version of mrs mays manifesto. Brexit will be the central theme. It is likely there will be a great repeal bill which will turn all eu laws that affect us into british law. Look out for legislation to tackle terrorism, with powers to deal with extremists and protect the public. There could also be measures to protect workers rights, with worker representation on Company Boards as well as we are expecting theresa may to leave shortly, conservatives are still trying to secure a to secure the Minority Government, but to enable the leaving shortly. That is not theresa may we will keep an eye. Im joined now by three mps who before theresa may called her early election wouldnt have expected to be here. Labours Tanmanjeet Singh desi, layla moran and douglas ross were elected on 8thjune and will soon be hearing their first queens speech in the most uncertain and febrile of parliaments. Welcome, this is a big day for you, perhaps not the sort of day you expected or perhaps would want, dressed down queens speech on your opening moment . Thank you for having me on the show. I think its at perfect occasion for our country. At what im exporting from the queens speech is a sensible approach to brexit, i think there are many key issues that are going to be affecting our country over the next couple of years. Whether it sensible approach to brexit or reversal of the austerity, because i think that hasnt worked, that is the key thing which i hope will be addressed in the queens speech today. For a new conservative mp, this must be a difficult but an exciting day for you as the new mp. Would you ever have thought that your party would be in this state . Obviously there we re be in this state . Obviously there were Opinion Polls that suggested that we would have an significant majority and that was not reflected in the final result. In scotland, we increased our lamb numbers by 12, Ruth Davidson had a Great Campaign and some of our colleagues out of the board of a not so successful. We had one of the highest votes since 1983 from the conservatives but that was not replicated in seats. Theresa may is still the leader of the Largest Party in the House Of Commons, the queen has invited her to form a government and today we will seek how we will govern over the next few years. An exciting day, layla moran, Liberal Democrat, it is a febrile atmosphere, are you looking forward to it . a febrile atmosphere, are you looking forward to it . I dont really mind the pomp and circumstance being missing, but im looking forward to whether there is much substance. Its interesting that they have not reached a deal with dup, i will be looking for a reversal of the cuts to schools funding, we will also be looking to see if allegedly they have dropped taking back School Lunches and the rolling out of Grammar Schools. But talks about brexit, what will they be able to say that they deliver and we will continue to push to access the Single Market and the Customs Union and protecting the rights of eu s union and protecting the rights of eu 5 citizens. Union and protecting the rights of eu s citizens. There is theresa may leaving number ten, bright sunshine here, accompanied by her husband philip. She is heading to the houses of parliament for the official arrival of her majesty the queen very shortly. I was wondering, if wondering the national mood, its a sombre mood, people are quite worried about the future, what do you see the role of particularly a new mp in the labour party, is it to make life difficult for the government or is there a moment where we will say, we take it on a case by case basis, we will try to do what we think is right . case by case basis, we will try to do what we think is right . I think as an new labour mp, its ourjob to be holding the government to account. We will be taking it issue by issue. Im hoping that were going to have a sensible approach to everything, but its important that the cuts to our Public Services, schools and hospitals, that they do not continue. If its more of the same, ifor one not continue. If its more of the same, i for one or the opposing that, and i think thats what we have been elected to do. In terms of labour, the manifesto that we had was widely accepted by the public, we had an increased vote share, more mps. Youre still not a majority. In terms of brexit, which will be at the heart of everything for the next five years, how do you think youll party should approach that . We should not be rushing into a Bargain Basement approach to the eu. To try to play hard ball with Basement Approach to the eu. To try to play hardball with a multinational institution, and then to perform u turns, as david davies had to do last week as well, it is no point playing hard and then having to renege on that. It is better that we have a sensible, conciliatory approach, whereby we look at what is mutually beneficial for both parties. We have got to ensure that we tried to retain access to the Single Market and the Customs Union, there are so many superb links between us and what we shouldnt be doing is throwing away workers rights, or in terms of the business interests for our companies there as well. Douglas ross, a new conservative mp with perhaps the wea Kest Conservative mp with perhaps the weakest leader the party has had for quite a while, in terms of her position here. Not the position you would want to be, how long do you give her . Theresa may got very strong support, i was at the 1922 committee at my first week in parliament, and she came in, and she explain the Election Result was not what she wanted. She was very sorry to have lost some very successful and highly qualified colleagues in this election and she took responsible at either this. The fact she came into this meeting and gave those assurances that she will learn the lessons from this Election Campaign but also speak as much as possible with backbenchers, that was a reassuring message for me as a brand new mp down here, and i think it goes for everyone. We want as much influence as possible in this government and theresa may is certainly willing to mp5 to make sure we have a policy is Going Forward that other best for the people in the united kingdom. As you said, people are worried at this moment and we have to get the best brexit deal for scotland, the whole of the uk, and the Prime Minister wants to do that and that is by brexit will dominate this queens speech. Leila moran. Without tim farron, who famously said no coalition, will things have changed enough. . Coalition, will things have changed enough. . Not coalition, will things have changed enough. . Not at coalition, will things have changed enough. . Not at all, that stands, we will be taking this as you suggested, on a case by case basis. There are things earlier i mention, protection of environmental laws being a very important one. We are prepared to do grown up politics, and occasionally that may mean that ifan amendment and occasionally that may mean that if an amendment goes through, we will support, but ultimately we opposed the conservatives strongly in this election. It is why i won my seat and i will be doing Everything Ican to seat and i will be doing everything i can to hold theresa may to account in this government. But 80 of in this government. But 8096 of people in this election voted for conservatives or labour who agreed to respect the democratic will of the European Union. To clarify that, we said we will enter negotiations with an open height and open mind, and given the uncertainty open heart, a referendum on the deal, not a rerun, because what is in it . Until we know, i a rerun, because what is in it . Untilwe know, ithink a rerun, because what is in it . Until we know, i think it is only fairto until we know, i think it is only fair to ask. I can almost hear a side around the country at the foot of any more elections or referenda. Lets see what comes out in the end, and given how weak theresa may has been, and last week the Grenfell Tower desire, i dont have the 6 re nfell tower tower desire, i dont have the Grenfell Tower disaster, i do have faith in herand i Grenfell Tower disaster, i do have faith in her and i think i have faith in her and i think i have faith in her and i think i have faith in the people, not the government. When people say is that making a political point out of a tragedy, people dont like those sort of politics. Do you not sense there is a change coming, in terms of how politics needs to be done. think it is only fair to be able to point to the failings of the current government when a big tragedy happens. It doesnt diminish the fa ct happens. It doesnt diminish the fact that everyones hearts go out to everyone affected by it, it doesnt mean there were not reasons for it and i think the public enquiry we are calling for is an important part of filing out what happened. I would agree with that. While our hearts go out to those affected and their families, while the Emergency Services have done an excellent job, as the Emergency Services have done an excellentjob, as always, one needs to be looked into is how the cuts are affecting how people are housed, and so forth. There are similar questions that need to be answered. It is our duty to be holding the government and Prime Minister to account, and to actually see the impact of cuts over the last seven yea rs. Impact of cuts over the last seven years. Are you expecting any part of your manifesto to appear in any form today . Yes, clearly theresa may stood on a mandate to get the best possible deal of brexit, and that is going to be a fundamental part of the queens speech. That is what we will work on the next two years and it will a crucial part. Free school meals, social care . The negotiations on brexiting we have to get a Strong Economy in the uk to be up to deal with a economy in the uk to be up to deal Witha Numberof economy in the uk to be up to deal with a number of other things which will come in, but well so have things about consumer rights, domestic abuse, violence, and improvement in legislation there, so there are other things in this queens speech over and above brexit, but it is an important issue many people are speaking about at the moment. We are out of time, does it feel like the first day at school . A very hot thursday. Second week at school. Congratulations to you all, a rather special event but it is all about the lytic today. Norman smith, our assistant Political Editor, it is a big day anyway. It is a huge day, although a very different queens speech today compared to traditional ones, because normally it is a moment where the government can with a degree of bravado and Self Confidence Set out legitimate set out its legislative agenda. This time we are seeing a deliberately pared back manifesto, with the government whips getting out the parliamentary secretary is and cutting out all sorts of bits and cutting out all sorts of bits and pieces from the manifesto. In pa rt and pieces from the manifesto. In part because theresa may doesnt have that majority, so she does not have that majority, so she does not have the ability to get through some of the key item she set out in the Election Campaign. For example we know that Grammar Schools, goodbye, that wont be in the queens speech, similarly, other key areas like the proposed Cap On Energy Bills and the reforms to social care, those are likely to be pushed over in the consultation. Now part of that, yes, is because mrs may doesnt have a majority, and she doesnt have the deal with the dup yet, but part of it, frankly, is because of brexit. Brexit is so massive, whoever was in government would probably have to slim down their queens speech because so much time and effort and Political Energy is going to have to go into brexit, that there is cash is little room for pursuing other major domestic issues. Almost half of the details in the queens speech are likely to be brexit bills, and they will be packed with detail, because they will involve transferring into british law areas that were traditionally covered by the eu, such as immigration, agriculture, this reason stop what that means, all that detail provides huge opportunity for the Opposition Parties to cause maximum grief and whether defeats on Brexit Legislation would be tantamount to a vote of in theresa mays government. The queens speech will mark the formal opening of a new parliament today, setting out the governments legislative agenda for the next two years. But, the government lacks an overall majority in parliament and if it loses a vote on the speechs content, it could mean the end of theresa mays premiership. Im joined now by george eaton, Political Editor at the new statesman and katy balls, Political Correspondent at the spectator. Ijust want i just want to pick up ijust want to pick up on the point of norman that we dont seem to see a deal between theresa may and the dup. There has been a deal between the conservatives and the dup since 1978 and the government remain confident of securing a deal with the dup likely by tomorrow. I am told on the confidence and supply arrangement, it is the supply part, the money that is causing this drag in negotiations, and of course the dup have every reason to try and maximise their influence, which i think is why they sent that warning shot to the government yesterday, saying dad figures for granted. And the difficulty, the more money given to Northern Ireland, the angrier people in england, scotland and wales will be. That 350 million to the nhs, we might be sending it to the nhs, we might be sending it to the dup i think there the nhs, we might be sending it to the dup ithink there is the nhs, we might be sending it to the dup i think there is growing anger even the dup i think there is growing angereven in the the dup i think there is growing anger even in the conservative party that may may have bungled these negotiations by definitely saying she would make an agreement with them put the ball in their court from the start and now they are having some fun with it. If there is no agreement, what then . The big gamble and why the dup is calling theresa mays blood. She doesnt have a great record. The gamble is that the dup do not wantJeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister. So they think ultimately the dup will support the tories. It has been described as me that the dup are as ha rd described as me that the dup are as hard as nails on a constant negotiations i dont think they will bend overjust yet. George, brexit is at the heart of everything, not just today but for the foreseeable future, it will dominate politics. Will theresa may be the Prime Minister in two years time . No, i dont think she will become and most conservative mps think she will be lucky to make it to the party conference. They dont think it is sustainable to have a Prime Minister this week and discredited leading the negotiations. On the other side there are some who can see the value of theresa may potentially lasting that long, because it she would own brexit, which would involve a lot of difficult comprises and political decisions, and once that is over, she could handover to a successor who could have a clean start. But thatis who could have a clean start. But that is much less likely. But brexit helps theresa may, in the sense that she can say most people voted for parties which support it. We have got to take this project forward. But her critics would say yes, 80 of the electorate voted for parties that back brexit in simplistic terms, leaving the eu, but what kind of brexit, that is the question. Those who back remain believe there isa those who back remain believe there is a majority has of commons for those who call for a soft brexit, an open brexit, different from what theresa may had advocated. Three words that ten to go together, conservatives, europe, skulduggery. What is going on behind the scenes, because if theresa mays position is as vulnerable as everyone says, somebody will be thinking i can do that. If she can pass this queens speech and make it a recess, and i am sure she is very much looking forward to making it the recess, there is a chance she will think she has delivered a slight period of stability, not a strong and stable one we were promised, but that will mean that in a way we can look to who the successor would be. I think, though, for boris johnson, who the successor would be. I think, though, for borisjohnson, he is really touted as a potential leader, he would like the canon to be kicked as long down the road as possible, because the further away we get from europe, probably the less toxic he is the particularly voters in london. George, the tory manifesto, how much of that will be seen today . The absences are as notable as what will be in the queens speech. Nothing on Grammar Schools, nothing on means tested fuel payments, nothing on scrapping universalFree School Meals, nothing on the so called dementia tax. School meals, nothing on the socalled dementia tax. So does labour have a point in saying, actually, without that, where is the mandate . Yes, in a Hung Parliament, the government doesnt have a mandate for its manifesto. The House Of Lords isnt bound to support it, and the confidence is determined by which measures you can pass through the commons, so in this situation, mps of all parties become far more powerful. Even with the dup, it even ta kes a powerful. Even with the dup, it even takes a future rebel for the government to lose so it will be a very u nsta ble government to lose so it will be a very unstable period. Katie, how will theresa may be feeling right now . It was not the queens speech she was planning, i dont think the queen is particularly looking forward to this speech either, if you believe the hype, going straight to the races afterwards, so i think they will both be quite glad when it is over. It is hot here In Westminster, it will get a lot hotter inside and out. Joanna. Thank you very much, simon. In a moment on the bbc news channel huw edwards will have live coverage of the statement State Opening of Parliament Coming up on bbc two before 11, he has won three oscars for his efforts but Daniel Day Lewis says he is calling it a day and retiring from acting at the age of 60. Also coming up, stormzy, Robbie Williams and celine dion take part in the Charity Single for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire its out this morning well speak to the charity looking after the proceeds. Its half past ten on the 21st of june, and, two days later than planned, westminster is set to hear the queens speech in one of the most uncertain periods of british politics for decades, so stay with us politics for decades, so stay with us for the State Opening of parliament. A very good morning from westminster, a lovely sunny day, and who knows what it will bring . It is the start of a brand new session of parliament, a Hung Parliament following the