Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres mimi. Hello from the bbc sport centre. We start with football and a big night for wales, who have travelled to riga. They need a win to revive their euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Manager rob page is under pressure. Him and his side have faced criticism after winning only one of their last 13 games. Nations games and things like that, when youre doing that as well, maybe some of them results didnt come off but the experience and things that some of the players got and then games is betterfor us going forward. Both england and scotland are in Pole Positions in their Euro Qualifier groups 7 scotland maintaining their 100 winning record, with last weeks win over cyprus. Whilst england top their group after the draw with ukraine. They will play in a friendly, which celebrates the 150th anniversary game, to mark the First International fixture between both sides at hampden park tomorrow night. Despite the match being a friendly
Want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they would want that. Whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that i am more doubtful. And no deal yet in Northern Ireland. The deadline for setting up a new Power Sharing Executive has passed. Its now extended until monday. Its 5pm. Were At Westminster where, eight days after the queens speech, the House Of Commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa mays authority, after the election in which she lost her parliamentary majority. The Prime Minister will be depending on the democratic unionists of Northern Ireland to get her legislative programme through the commons this evening. There will be a series of votes, so lets set the context for whats to come. The first vote is a Labour Amendment tabled by the opposition calling on the government to end Austerity Policies in Public Services to reverse falling Living Standards and to make society more equal. The Second Amendment,
Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. She said divisions risked injuring Brexit Negotiations. Defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the
has been speaking to business leaders who are affected by some of the trading issues that have existed between great britain and northern ireland as a result of that protocol and he has been engaging with them this afternoon. as you discussed, the foreign secretary is currently upstairs in parliament addressing conservative backbench mps who have some concerns about possible concessions that the uk government might meet with the eu in an attempt to get this deal. there s also the dup who have set some standards they want to be met before they are on board before any deal is agreed. why that matters for the government is because part of the process is once to fix this and resolve some of these trading issues is to get the dup to agree to go back to enter government in northern ireland. they are currently refusing to re enter government unless the issues with the northern ireland protocol are result. which means northern ireland
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak has secured the support of 100 Conservative Party members - the minimum required to get a chance of. 22.10.2022, Sputnik International