Good evening welcome to newsnight for insights and interviews. The Prime Minister told us all today things will get worse before he said they would get better we already know that means tax rises, but well ask a labour Treasury Minister if it also means austerity is back in some form. Well ask what advice he has for a newsnight viewer whos nearly 80 and is having his winter fuel payment taken away, and we ask about accusations of cronyism. Is cronyism bad under a conservative government but ok under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Government but 0k under a Labour Government . Cronyism is something keir starmer government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear government . Cronyism is something keir starmer has made very clear he | keir starmer has made very clear h
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Allen has of course opposed her own government in the past, some of the measures she felt were too harsh and this is the sort of pressure which will come to blair in the weeks to come when legislation put before the house. We have heard from Sarah Woolston already as well, these people will not remain quiet. Both of the main parties shaken, i have been following the House Of Commons since 1984 and i think this is going to be the most interesting parliament of my political lifetime. She was too modest to say so but we area she was too modest to say so but we are a graduate to pay more attention to Laura Kuenssberg over the next year or to Laura Kuenssberg over the next year 01 so. To Laura Kuenssberg over the next year or so. I think that is good advice peter, your prospective going back decades in this fascinating process, what are your thoughts . One of the great upsets general elections since the Second World War which will be seared in the collective memory of the nation forever bec
Well have the full result, with the conservatives on 318, labour on 262, and both parties having increased their share of the vote. In Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party, with ten seats, agreed to try to help the conservatives to stay in power. The Prime Minister has spoken to me this morning, and we will enter discussions with the conservatives, to explore how it might be possible to bring stability to our nation. In scotland, a challenging night for the snp. They lost a third of their seats. The former leader alex salmond was among those defeated. After a collapse in ukips share of the vote, and no mps, the Party Leader Paul Nuttall resigned. And with just ten days to the start of the brexit talks, well be reporting on the far reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom. More news and analysis throughout the day. We will have reaction from around the uk, europe and the rest of the world to the result. Good evening from Downing Street, where theresa may is
Also this hour president macrons party looks set for a Landslide Victory in frances parliamentary election. Aviation officials are investigating an incident that forced a chinese plane to make an Emergency Landing in sydney with a large hole in one of its engines. Both the white house and Downing Street dismiss reports that President Trump wants to delay his state visit to the uk, until he has the support of the british public. Good morning, were live at westminster theresa may will face tough questions today from her backbench mps. They are expected to Raise Concerns about her Leadership Style and press for more details on talks with the dup. Mrs mays new cabinet will also meet for the first time after a limited reshuffle. David davies insists he intends to begin Brexit Negotiations Ina intends to begin Brexit Negotiations in a weeks time but argues the uk will still need to pull out of the Single Market because otherwise it will not be able to control its own borders. He says the gov