Interference in uk who lost their lives in conflict. A world war 2 dakota plane dropped democracy is published. 750,000 poppies over the Prime Minister does not have the white cliffs of dover Carte Blanche to alter our reports or remove material from them. To remember the fallen. And we talk to three of the 70 mps who are standing down the Environment Agency continues about what prompted them to go. To warn theres a danger to life i thought somebody is trying from high river levels to tell me something, in south yorkshire, with seven i think i better pop off while i can severe warnings still in place. Weve had no sleep for two days, still make it out on my own. We keep getting calls, but first. In the dying days of whats been a most turbulent parliament, mps elected a new speaker. John bercow, whod done the job for ten years had decided to stand down from parliament. Seven mps put themselves forward to replace him five labour and two conservative. The job comes with a salary of £150,0
The police ban on protests by the Climate Group Extinction Rebellion across london last month, is ruled unlawful in the high court. Nicola adams has announced her retirement. And the weather. We have been looking at the latest climate statistics. And also the forecast over the next few days with particularly heavy rain for england and north wales. Thanks, chris. Also coming up anger as firefighters responding to an out of control bonfire are attacked by a gang of young people throwing fireworks. Idid not i did not define what young actually meant there. We will talk about that later on. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Its not what anyone would want minutes before they launch their Election Campaign. As borisjohnson prepared to address voters from downing street the news that a cabinet minister was resigning. Welsh secretary alun cairns quit following claims he knew about a former aides role in the collapse of a rape trial. Certainly not the best start for a campaign which was l
Vote on the bill itself. Through the course of the evening we willdip into through the course of the evening we will dip into the house and bring you those of its life. In the past power mps have approved the latest stage and Boris Johnsons power mps have approved the latest stage and borisjohnsons attempted trickle a general election and this was the moment in the commons when Speakerjohn Bercow announced an election is due to happen when the general election bill passed its second reading. The question is that the bill be now read a second time. As many of that opinion say aye, of the contrary no. The ayes have it. The ayes have it. Speaker of the house just about an hour ago at the second reading. Sebastian payne the whitehall correspondent at the ft is with us. Just getting wired up and i am glad because we have some breaking news. Iwill tell am glad because we have some breaking news. I will tell people that ten of the 21 conservative mps who lost the web, ten of them have got the
Radical campaign for real change in this country. I look forward to campaigning ina this country. I look forward to campaigning in a general election all over the country. Now, the wrangling in the house of commons is over what day the public will vote. Meanwhile, 10 of the 21 tory mps expelled by the conservative party have personally been invited back into the fold by Prime Ministerjohnson. A warm welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. The United Kingdom is heading towards its first december general election in almost a century as mps finally agree to the Prime Ministers call to go to the polls. The conservatives, labour, Scottish National party and liberal democrats have all come out in favour of holding that december poll. This is borisjohnsons fourth attempt to call a snap election and crucially, its the first time the labour party has removed its objections. As ever with brexit there are still question marks and the path to an early election is not a forgone conc