Memberfor hastings she was first elected in 2010 as the member for hastings and rye and served as home secretary from 2016 to 2018, and also worked as the work and pensions secretary under theresa mays government and continued that role under boris johnson. Just mays government and continued that role under borisjohnson. Just a reminder of that breaking news. At ten 0clock Kate Silverton will be here with a full round up of the days news. But first blind comedian Chris Mccausland hosts the second part of a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of some adult subjects. This programme contains some strong language. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe my names Chris Mccausland. Ijust turned 42, just a month ago. I am
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe cheering and applause ijust turned 42, just a month ago. I am enjoying being in my 405, if im honest, i feel good for it. I dont do birthday parties though. I didnt even have a aoth. My mates, they took me to see guns n roses live, or so they told me anyway. We could have just gone to their houses and put the live album on, couldnt we . Charge me six quid a pint for three hours. Not as busy as you would have thought, this guns n roses concert, is it chris . Not as popular as they were, it seems. You enjoying yourself . Yeah, mate, sound. It sounds a bit weird, theres a cat, but never mind. We have go a series of storytellers today who each have a disability or a Mental Health difficulty. Some of these guys have never been on stage before. The theme this year is lost and found, and weve let the guys interpret
Government minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the Prime Minister of an assault on decency and democracy in his handling of brexit. It follows Boris Johnsons decision to expel 21 mps who have refused to back a no deal brexit, including two former finance ministers. Ms rudd said she couldnt stand by while good, loyal, moderate conservatives are expelled from the party. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Amber rudd has served at the heart of government. She campaigned to remain in the Eu Referendum and was home secretary under theresa may. She survived the clear out of like minded colleagues when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, and was made work and pensions secretary. Among others, almost all brexiteers. Just this week, amber rudd expressed concern about the Prime Ministers strategy of throwing mps out of the party for voting against the government. I think we have some very valued colleagues who have made a very different choice. In her letter to the Prim
To end the demonstrations, which began three months ago. Now on bbc news, blind comedian Chris Mccausland hosts a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of adult subjects and some strong language. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Fringe my names Chris Mccausland. I am blind, that is what qualifies me to be here tonight. Thats a question i get asked a lot. People ask me whats it like being blind . Is it like nothing . No, its not. I imagine everything in me head. I live in a fantasy world, you know . And its not a conscious thing, i dont try to conjure it up in me head, its like a unconscious thing. I summon this imagination around me at all times. Maybe i did used to be able to see in my brain tries to function visually, i try
The recent expulsion of 21 mps from her party was an act of political vandalism. Its been a summer of astonishing moments for england cricket, but australia secured the ashes at old trafford in a 185 run victory with one more test to play. At ten oclock, Mishal Hussain will be here with a full round up of the days news. But first blind comedian Chris Mccausland hosts the second part of a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of some adult subjects. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe cheering and applause ijust turned 42, just a month ago. I am enjoying being in my 40s, if im honest, i feel good for it. I dont do birthday parties though. I didnt even have a aoth. My mates, they took me to see guns n roses live, o