Country, labour will be there giving a message of real hope where this government offers nothing. So government offers nothing. It is game almost on. still so it is game almost on. There is still wrangling in the commons tonight over exactly when we will go tonight over exactly when we will go to the polls. And the other main stories on tonights programme the london fire brigade is condemned for shortcomings and systemic failures in its response to the Grenfell Tower fire. And with four days to go till the clash of the titans, we take a look at englands World Cup Final opponents, south africa. And in sport, bulgaria are ordered to close their stadium for two games and fined £65,000 after fans racially abused england players in a euro 2020 qualifier earlier this month. Good evening and welcome to westminster, where mps have just given their backing in principle to a general election before christmas. It would be the first time the United Kingdom has gone to the polls in december in alm
Radical campaign for real change in this country. I look forward to campaigning ina this country. I look forward to campaigning in a general election all over the country. Now, the wrangling in the house of commons is over what day the public will vote. Meanwhile, 10 of the 21 tory mps expelled by the conservative party have personally been invited back into the fold by Prime Ministerjohnson. A warm welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. The United Kingdom is heading towards its first december general election in almost a century as mps finally agree to the Prime Ministers call to go to the polls. The conservatives, labour, Scottish National party and liberal democrats have all come out in favour of holding that december poll. This is borisjohnsons fourth attempt to call a snap election and crucially, its the first time the labour party has removed its objections. As ever with brexit there are still question marks and the path to an early election is not a forgone conc
Where this government offers nothing. And with an election on the horizon, ten of the 21 tory mps expelled by the conservative party have been invited back into the fold. Well look at what the parties will offer in this brexit election. And if youve got questions about what happened today, what to expect in the next few weeks, and where this leaves brexit, send me your questions using the bbcos yesterday it was off, todays its on. There will be a uk election on december 12. Mps voted a short time ago on whether to hold it on the ninth heres the vote at westminster a short time ago. Order. The ayes to the right, 295. The noes to the left, 315. So the noes have it. The noes have it. Unlocked. That idea was defeated. So having said no to it yesterday now parliament has finally voted in favour of an election on december 12 after a long day of debating. Its got the green light because the leader of the oppositionjeremy corbyn, brought his labour party behind an election 2a hours after he bl
Order order. The howls and the rage of a house divided. Theyll be replaced with some new voices. Some here will disappear. I call the Prime Minister. Mr speaker, thank you. But its never been that straightforward with this group of mps, as this still new Prime Minister knows to his cost. There is only one way to restore the esteem in which our democracy is held, and to recover the respect in which parliament should be held by the people of this country, and that is finally to offer ourselves to the judgement of the people of this country, and i commend this bill to the house. Labour had said no three times already, but this morning they were up for the rallies and the photo ops of a campaign, ready after weeks of refusing for the first december election in nearly a hundred years. Its going to be fun, and ive just had a Weather Forecast its going to be good weather even though some in this crowd believe its a mistake to go to the polls now. We are going out there to fight an election ca
Results, due within the next hour. Humiliation for spurs in the Champions League. They are absolutely thumped 7 2 by Bayern Munich, in what is the biggest home defeat of an english team in any European Competition ever. As Renee Zellweger joins rufus sewell to talk to us about their new film, she gives her take on dealing with the press pack. I wasnt thinking about what people think of how i looked, and i wasnt thinking about what this would mean, andi thinking about what this would mean, and i could care less. Good morning, after the deluge of rain we had yesterday, tomorrow much quieter and much drier, with lengthy sunny spells and just a few showers, but feeling cooler. I will have more details later on. It is wednesday 2 october. Our top story the duchess of sussex is suing the mail on sunday over a claim it unlawfully published one of her private letters to her estranged father. The paper says it will defend itself vigorously. In a statement accusing the press of bullying and dest