Implosion of the tories. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my most intellectual panel, former conservative mp and commentator paul goodman, and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me at gb news. Com but now its what youve all been waiting for. The news of the day with sophia wenzler. Jacob. Thank you. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. The gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. The Prime Minister has ruled out holding a general election on the 2nd of may, amid speculation he could choose to go to the polls early. In an interview with itv, rishi sunak was asked if there would be an election on the same day as the local elections, which takes place on the 2nd of may. He replied there wont be an election on that day. Previously, hes been reluctant to make a definitive statements about the general election,
Saying only that its his working assumption. It will take place in the second half of the year. Michael place in the second half of the year. Michael gove place in the second half of the year. Michael gove has named some of the groups to be investigated under a new definition of extremism, which he says will mean the government can express more clearly than ever who poses a risk to britain. Some of the groups included are alleged to have islamist views, with others described as neo nazi. See described as neo nazi. See todays new extremism definition will be used to assess whether some groups should be marginalised or blocked from pubuc marginalised or blocked from public funding. But michael gove insists its not about silencing those with private and peaceful beliefs. Beliefs. We have to be clear eyed about the threat we face, precise about where that threat comes from and rigorous in defending our democracy. That means upholding freedom of expression, religion and belief when they are
In the Champions League draw. Arguably the draw wasnt the kindest to chelsea though theyll face five time winners barcelona. Well look at how others fared not a huge amount of snow. Temperatures falling away quickly. It isa temperatures falling away quickly. It is a we are worried about this evening and overnight and into tomorrow. I will have more later. Thank you, darren. Mount hope. It is now the tallest mountain in the country after being re measured. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption in many parts of the uk and across the channel. Heathrow airport is trying to clear a backlog of hundreds of flights, the port of calais is closed, while roads and rail have been affected. Its all making travel difficult and even hazardous. Tens of thousands of pupils are having an unexpected day off after the cold weather prompted local authorities to shut their schools. A large swathe of Central England and most of wal
As steve smith wrested back all the momentum at the end of day two. Thanksjohn and darren bett has all the weather temps dropping a bit . It will be cold and things changing gcioss it will be cold and things changing across the weekend, i will tell you about that in a bit. A choir of people who cannot read but making music together. The eu has formally agreed to move to the next phase of talks on brexit. Theresa may welcomed the move as an important step on the road to ensuring a smooth and orderly brexit. It is always a little bit chaotic toward the end of an eu summit, a bit like a feeding frenzy, all of these journalists running back bit like a feeding frenzy, all of thesejournalists running back and forward to different press conferences. There have been press conferences. There have been press conferences from Emmanuel Macron and ankara merkel and everyone reacting to the idea that the negotiation should move on to the next phase. The test of sufficient for progress has been met a
Strong in the next test to avoid yet another whitewash. Emphatic. Thanks holli, and thomas has all the weather. The advice is to be prepared not just on the roads, but the airports as well, really foggy weather potentially starting this evening on the way. Thanks thomas, also coming up a woman is appointed as bishop of london for the first time. Sarah mullally calls for more female and ethnic minority priests to make the church of england more relevant. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Building regulations are leaving room for short cuts, according to the the woman leading a review into fire safety after the Grenfell Tower blaze. In her interim report Dame Judith Hackitt said she was shocked by some of the practices she had seen. Shes calling for simpler rules, better enforcement, and a cultural change was needed so safety is prioritised over cost. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds. Grenfell tower and that horrifying loss of life demonstrated for all to see, that s