To challenge the perceptions and prejudices that many young black men face in britain today. It was the first time so many of them had come together. The beauty of the campaign is it changes the narrative and allows you to understand we are just as intelligent and we have the ability to articulate ourselves as well as anybody so its changing the expectation of what we should be based on appearances. In 2019 it isnt an accurate measure of what someone should be like based on the way they look. Anyone can look any way and be any way. We will talk about why that is still happening but nigel you wanted to come in. I am nigel, and the co founder of the group. So im a comic writer. Just touching on what others have said about the perceptions today, it actually starts quite young. I remember being in school, being quite well spoken, id get the feedback of, oh, you sound white. Even at the time, i didnt properly clock on to what that meant. What it means is there is a way you should speak if y
All the sport katie shanahan. Hello, simon. Arsenal and everton are edging closer to appointing their new managers. Arsenal are in talks with their former captain, mikel arteta. While everton are hoping to secure their number one target, Carlo Anchelotti. Thanks, katie. And darren has all the weather. Thanks very much. Good afternoon. Our weather is a fairly quiet right now, more overnight frost tonight and fog around, too. On the other side of the atlantic the weather has much more energy, some storm damage to look at in the United States later in the programme. Thanks, darren. Also coming up and how pop star Ellie Goulding came to the aid of a driver being shunted sideways by a lorry. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. He boris he johnson has held his first Cabinet Meeting borisjohnson has held his first Cabinet Meeting since his election victory and promised to pass a law ruling out any extension to the Brexit Process beyond the end of next year. The uk is schedu
Black men today. It was the first time so many of them had come together. The beauty of the campaign is it changes the narrative and allows you to understand you are just as intelligent and we have the ability to articulate ourselves as well as anybody so its changing the expectation of what we should be based on expenses. In 2019 it isnt an accurate measure of what someone should be like based on the way they look. We will talk about why that is still happening but nigel you want to come in. I am nigel, the co founder of the group. Just touching on what others have said about the perceptions today, it actually starts quite young. I remember being in school, being quite well spoken, id get the feedback of, oh, you sound right. Even at the time, i didnt properly clock on to what that meant. What it means is there is a way you should speak if youre black and you dont fit that way, therefore you put this another way. Its people expecting this stereotype to come out of your mouth and when
Goes on, its all change as it gets milder, wetter and windier. Thanks darren. Also coming up around £50 million worth ofjewellery is stolen from the home of formula one heiress Tamara Ecclestone. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Boris johnson is preparing to address his new mps who have been arriving in westminster before they go to the house of commons tomorrow. Some of the 109 new mps are from labour strongholds which had never voted conservative before. Later this week the government will set out its plans in the queens speech. Its then expected to try to pass crucial brexit legislation on friday. Meanwhile, the fallout from labours defeat continues with Party Officials saying they are expected to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. On their way to westminster tory mps still over the moon at having turned the red seats blue. Bye thank you its the start of a new
Very bullish and effervescent Boris Johnson with a big majority to play with. This is our election special. Good afternoon. You join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as Prime Minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. The tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting Buckingham Palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. Overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. He now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. With this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong