Stephen sackur interviews lord falconer. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. British politics is in full on meltdown mode. Prime minister borisjohnson has lost a series of key votes on brexit, and hes lost his parliamentary majority. He is now seeking a general election in mid october to let british Voters Decide whether brexit should happen, come what may, at the end of next month. But will the labour 0pposition agree to a snap poll . Well, my guest is former labour cabinet minister lord falconer. Is labour in any fit state to win an election, amid Britains Brexit chaos . Lord falconer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Prime minister Boris Johnson right now is intent on ending the protracted brexit turmoil, crisis, call it what you will, in westminster. And your party, the labour party, appears to be intent on drawing out, prolonging, that crisis. Why . Well, i think the conflict between boris, the Prime Minister, and jeremy, the leader of the opposition, is that before there is an
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Five year olds are yet to be fully immunised against mmr. Prince andrew says hes appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls and finds any suggestion hed participate in such behaviour abhorrent. And coming up. As we kick off our focus on farming series, how Climate Change is the biggest challenge facing british agriculture. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im rachel schofield. Jeremy corbyn will today accuse Boris Johnson of provoking a crisis in britain as he pledges to do everything necessary to stop a no deal departure from the eu. In a speech in northamptonshire, mr corbyn will argue that a general election in the autumn set against the backdrop of brexit could usher in a period of historic change. Yesterday, downing street accused a former minister of leaking a government document warning that no deal could cause shortages of food, fuel and medicines. Our political correspondent, jonathan blake, told me its likel
Thwart a no deal brexit. He says he would be caretaker pm for a short time only. It was thought to be one of the worlds last pristine environments. Now, scientists find microparticles of plastic in snow in the arctic. I think we are not treating our planet very thoughtfully, basically. Air accident investigators say footballer emilano sala and his pilot may have had Carbon Monoxide poisoining before the fatal crash. Former conservative and change uk mp Sarah Wollaston has joined the liberal democrats to fight to remain in the eu. And takeaway boxes warning young people about the dangers of carrying a knife are being introduced in Fried Chicken shops across britain. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are broadcaster david davies and jason beattie, the head of politics at the daily mirror. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. Jeremy corbyn has sent a letter to opposition leaders and tory backbenchers opposed to a no d
Also on the programme. Could it be the real estate deal of the century . Donald trump confirms hes serious about buying greenland. And keep your paws to yourself we bring you the tale of a hungry pooch, and a country cake baking competition. What could possibly go wrong . Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington, david eades is in london. The uk government has announced that in the event of a no deal brexit on october 31st citizens of the European Union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. Under the previous governments plans freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period whether or not a deal was agreed. But thats now changed. Moreover, the new government plans tougher criminality rules for people entering the uk without proper documentation. Nick eardley, our political correspondent, is in westminster. Nick, unpicked at four as a bed. What is the government announcing here . It has dropped the two plans that was being explored as