Times worse. To be able to feel free as well. Champions Manchester City lose in the premier league for the first time in nine months, beaten at promoted norwich. A look ahead today at what the week has in store, but also further ahead. Some autumnal mornings. Its sunday 15th september. Our top story the former conservative minister sam gyimah has defected to the liberal democrats. Hes one of six mps who have joined the party in recent weeks. Mr gyimah was among 21 conservatives who had the party whip removed after rebelling against the Prime Minister, to try to prevent a no deal brexit. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports from the lib dem conference in bournemouth. I would like you to meet the newest liberal democrat mp, sam gyimah. Former government minister who says the conservatives left him feeling like an outcast. I walked out of a ministerial job, like an outcast. I walked out of a ministerialjob, risk losing the web, i have one of the safest conservative seats in
Boris johnson of campaigning to leave the eu in order to further his own political career. Ex International Rugby player Gareth Thomas reveals he is hiv positive, saying he wants to help reduce the stigma around the condition. I want to empower so many other people who are in exactly the same position as me. And probably ten times worse. To be able to feel free as well. Tyson fury survives a brutal cut to remain undefeated, the british heavyweight beating otto wallin on points in las vegas. A look ahead to what today has in store, but also further into the week ahead, when we will have some chilly autumnal mornings. There should be some decent sunny afternoons with some warmth around as well. Its sunday 15th september. Our top story the former conservative minister sam gyimah has defected to the liberal democrats. Hes one of six mps who have joined the party in recent weeks. Mr gyimah was among 21 conservatives who had the party whip removed after rebelling against the Prime Minister,
Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. David cameron accuses borisjohnson of only backing leave, in order to further his own political career. But the brexit secretary insists thats not the case. Remain would have been the easier career choice so borisjohnson led the campaign, he did so because he believes in brexit and is committed to delivering it. Former conservative minister sam gyimah defects to the liberal democrats, after he lost the tory whip, for rebelling over brexit. The liberal democrat leader jo swinson will be taking questions from Party Members at their conference, at ten past two this afternoon well have live coverage, on the bbc news channel. The former International Rugby star, Gareth Thomas, reveals he is hiv positive saying he wants to help reduce the stigma around the condition. Iran dismisses accusations made by the us, that it was responsible for two drone attacks, that have crippled saudi oil production. Protestors are gathering outside the british consulate in
Good afternoon. Welcome to the bbc news at one. The liberal democrats say they want to cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. Theyre debating a change of policy this lunchtime at the partys annual conference in bournemouth it would see them revoking article 50 without having a referendum first. Party leaderjo swinson says voters must be give the chance to stop what she called the brexit chaos. Our Political Correspondent jonathan blakes report from bournemouth contains flash photography. Pro europe and proud, the liberal democrats are clear they want to stop brexit. The question for members here this weekend is how. So far, its been all about another referendum. But the party leader wants to go further and campaign to pull the plug on leaving the eu if it wins a general election. The policy that we are debating at Conference Today is very clear. If the liberal democrats at the next election win a majority, if people put into government as a majority government the s
New figures reveal cancer survival rates in the uk are on the up, but still lag behind other high Income Countries. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The Prime Minister has insisted that he didnt lie to the queen over the suspension of parliament. Hes been speaking this morning. Heres what he had to say. Prime minister, your announcement today, whats the aim behind it . Well, the uk is one of the great centres of shipbuilding and were expending that now. I think that shipbuilding is an area of industry, which is of massive promise for this country. We are exceptionally good at it, we make loads of frigates used in australia, the canadians are buying them and we are now announcing another five type 31, a new type of frigates that will be built at shipyards around the uk, so they drive high qualityjobs here in they drive high qualityjobs here in the uk, the shipbuilding programme, but they also represent a massive export opportunity for this count