In order to take no deal off the table. But in a boost for the Prime Minister, scotlands highest court has ruled that his plan to suspend parliament for five weeks ahead of brexit is lawful. Meanwhile 21 conservatives have been suspended from the party after helping to defeat the government in last nights vote on mps taking control of todays parliamentary agenda. They suddenly find that theyre in danger of being deselected. This is something mrs thatcher would never have considered doing. Im joanna gosling, the other stories this hour. Hong kong leader, carrie lam, will withdraw the extradition bill, which sparked three months of Anti Government demonstrations. And after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, Hurricane Dorian is heading for the florida coast. Coming up just after 11. 30am, well be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen this week in a bbc ask this. The Contact Details are on your screen now. Welcome to westminster, and what a
Mr speaker, i shall make a statement on the mission of this new conservative government. Before i begin, i am sure that the whole house will join me in paying tribute to my right hon. Honorable friend the member all that shed, for has given to the services of our nation. From fighting modern slavery to tackling the problems of mental ill health, she has a great legacy on which we shall all be proud to build. Our mission is to deliver brexit on 31 october for the purpose of uniting and reenergizing our great United Kingdom and making this country the greatest place on earth. When i say the greatest place on earth, i am conscious that some may accuse me of hyperbole, but it is useful to imagine the trajectory on which we could now be embarked. By 2050, it is more than possible that the United Kingdom will be the greatest and most prosperous economy in europe, at the centre of a new network of trade deals, which we have pioneered. With the road and Rail Investments that we are making and
Borisjohnson spaces as backbencher since the cull now it is the remain as who are the rebels behind the Prime Minister. Im shaun ley with the rest of the days news. Forecasters predict today will be the uks hottest day on record temperatures could reach 39 degrees. Im a stones throw away from Heathrow Airport were later today we could see the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. Nissan cuts its workforce by 12,500 worldwide after reporting a 98 drop in profits. And what goes up, must come down a french inventor fails in his attempt to become the first man to cross the English Channel on a jet powered fly board. A very good morning to you from a scorching westminster and, boy, were the fireworks flying yesterday after the fireworks flying yesterday after the most radical reshuffle in decades. Borisjohnson the most radical reshuffle in decades. Boris johnson holding the most radical reshuffle in decades. Borisjohnson holding his first Cabinet Meeting this morning. The new Prime M
It is about half past two in the morning, you are up to date on the headlines. Its time for tuesday in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to tuesday in parliament, where there is a mixed reaction to the bbcs decision to scrap free tv licences for most over 75s. Labour blames the government. Forget the crocodile tears. The truth is his government is supporting taking away £150 from pensioners who are on around £10,000 a year. But some conservatives think the bbc should find the money elsewhere. It seems to me that the elderly and Vulnerable People have been asked to contribute to the £1. 75 million salary of gary linacre. Also on this programme. What can be done to stop drones disrupting airports, and sir lenny henry calls on uk broadcasters to match us tv makers when it comes to diversity. My hope one day is to be able to hold up a picture like this for bbc, itv, channels four and five and i think that would be a real step forward. But first, there was anger in the commons followi
By the senior tory mp tobias ellwood. Soaring energy bills. A large part of the rise in the cost of living. Well look at where help is being provided. Schools not out in wales, with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. And the start of the Winter Olympics torch relay heralding the official start of the games in two days time. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel how green is your club . How tottenham and liverpool find themselves top of footballs sustainability table. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government is this lunchtime announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. The policy, which the Prime Minister has described as a defining mission, will take until 2030 to deliver, and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. There are 12 missions or targets which include. Increasing regional devolution with plans to create more mayors w