But labour says it wont support that until a no deal brexit has been ruled out. We have to wait for parliament to come back in october so we dont get any more shenanigans from this Prime Minister and we see either a deal or an extension only then can labor possibly think about a general election. Its five oclock were live from westminster. The Prime Minister is due to speak soon. Earlier, government sources said borisjohnson regards today as the first day of an Election Campaign but its an election he hasnt yet been able to call. Hell ask mps again on monday to vote in favour of an early general election on october 15th. Labour have said they wont agree to it until a no deal brexit is off the table. We can see the scene now live in yorkshire, whether by minister will be speaking at the next few minutes. We will bring you that live. Well, lets speak to our chief Political Correspondent vicki young. What do we expecting him to say . They are treating this as an Election Campaign, as you
Youre just about up to date with the headlines. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Ireland is bracing itself for the scariest of halloween nightmares. Prime minister borisjohnson has pledged to take the uk out of the eu on october the 31st come what may. That may very well mean a no deal brexit, with potentially damaging economic consequences for the uk, but also for eu nations, most particularly ireland. My guest is neale richmond, chair of the irish senates brexit committee. Can ireland prevent itself becoming the Collateral Damage in a brussels london showdown . Neale richmond in dublin, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me on. Lets start with Boris Johnson, hardtalk. Thanks for having me on. Lets start with borisjohnson, new Prime Minister. He has changed the dynamic of the brexit process, because he says britain is leaving on october the 31st come what may. How has ireland adapted to this new borisjohnson how has ireland adapted to
Gets underway tonight as european champions liverpool take on promoted norwich city at anfield. And stay with us here on bbc news for more on the search for the irish teenager missing in malaysia. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00. Jeremy corbyn has urged britains top Civil Servant to block the Prime Minister if he tries to force through a no deal brexit during a general Election Campaign. There has been speculation that borisjohnson could call an election at the start of november if he loses a vote of no confidence in parliament. The labour leader has written to the cabinet secretary saying such a move would be an nti democratic abuse of power. A move would be an anti democratic abuse of power. Our Political Correspondent tom barton is in westminster. The significance of this letter, what does it mean. Borisjohnson has said repeatedly that britain will leave the European Union at the end of october, no matter what. But there are a significant number of mps who are worri
4000 critically endangered snails are being released back into the wild after a successful Breeding Programme at chester zoo. And coming up in sport british cyclist chris froome is in intensive care with multiple fractures, after a high speed crash. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Conservative mps will get their first chance to vote for the person they want to see lead the party and the country this morning as the first round of voting in the conservative leadership contest gets underway. At least one of the ten candidates vying to be our next Prime Minister will be knocked out of the race. Tory mps will hold a private ballot, with contenders needing a minimum of 17 votes to carry on. Voting in secret will start in the house of commons this morning at around ten oclock with a result expected to be announced by the 1922 committee at around one oclock this afternoon. Further ballots will then be held next week, with the two most popular mps moving to a run off of tory part
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