That he holds no fear going into his highly anticipated rematch with andy ruinunior. I tell you, i am punching like a horse kicking back right now. My kinetic chain, my rhythm, theres no tension in my body. We say loose and heavy, loose and heavy. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. With just a week to go until the country goes to the polls, the conservatives have outlined what theyll do in their first 100 days in office. Boris johnson has promised a tax cutting budget in february, as well as protections for some of the pledges already made in the campaign so far. On the health service, theyve promised to enshrine in law the extra £39. 9 billion a year they have promised for the nhs up to 2023. On crime, theyve promised a law to end the automatic release of serious violent offenders, like the man responsible for the London Bridge terror attack. And theyve promised to start recruiting the 20,000 police officers, and 50,000 nurses for the nhs theyve been talking about in the
The other mains stories this hour. The former england fast bowler and ashes hero bob willis has died aged 70. The impeachment inquiry into donald trump moves up a gear, as Thejudiciary Committee considers the charges lawmakers will vote on. Extinction rebellion activists dressed as bees target the lib dem battle bus in south london and confronted the party leader, jo swinson. And coming up, the spirit of christmas for the First Lady Melania Trump as she visits a Salvation Army centre in east london. Its 5 oclock our main story is that nato leaders have concluded their seventieth anniversary summit with a plan to defend the baltic states. Turkey had threatened a veto unless nato endorsed its belief that kurdish fighters in syria are terrorists. Leaders also discussed the rise of china and threats from Cyber Attacks and the militarisation of space. However, the two day summit has been overshadowed by President Trumps strained relationship with other world leaders. It included a spat over
Very much. Andy bell, five news. Use aJeremy Corbyn very much. Andy bell, five news. Use a Jeremy Corbyn is unfit to be Prime Minister, but i imagine there are a lot of remainers out there who would like to hear you say, in the event ofa like to hear you say, in the event of a Hung Parliament, that you would in some way helpJeremy Corbyn get into downing street with the promise ofan eu into downing street with the promise of an eu referendum. Are you really out the idea that in those circumstances, you could putJeremy Corbyn into downing street if he was offering a referendum . I am absolutely, categorically ruling out liberal democrat votes putting Jeremy Corbyn into number ten. Let me tell you why. On so many grounds, Jeremy Corbyn is not fit for the job of Prime Minister. The Biggest Issue of Prime Minister. The Biggest Issue of the day, he has prevaricated and will not give a straight answer, even now if you ask him if he is remain or leave, he will not tell you how he will vote. H
And have the latest from manchester, westminster and brussels. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. Tributes are paid to the former itn and bbc news presenter Peter Sissons who has died at the age of 77. And we take a look at the newest addition to yorkshire sculpture park, one of six buildings nominated for the prestigious riba sterling prize for architecture. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the new brexit proposals just published by the government which are being closely studied in brussels as we speak. In a letterfrom the Prime Minister to Jean Claude Juncker president of the European Commission Boris Johnson calls for a willingness to compromise and move beyond existing positions. The new plans include removing the backstop the guarantee of no return to a hard border in Northern Ireland something the eu has been firmly opposed to in the past.
Angela merkel. And a different story in the financial times. It leads on the resignation of italys prime minister, giuseppe conte, after he lashed out at his Coalition Partner matteo salvini. So, a varied set of front pages but with brexit dominating most. Lets see what our reviewers make of it all. Take us to where theyre focusing on the breaking of ties in ten days of. Said the angle they have taken is clearly briefings that british officials are not going to be attending a certain number of ee meetings in september and october. And actually in the detail the story, we learned that its about to there meetings that would be happening with the eu in september and october. So british officials will still be going to meetings and second areas, that are considered strategically important like defence and security and budgetary issues, by number of other meetings and subject areas where officials will not go. I think it if you read the story and think it comes across very much as borisjohn