the final two candidates should be known by the end of next week. the government is refusing to let parliamentary time for labour s notion of no confidence. they are choosing to play politics with the wedding of the notion and could be debated as the business of the day. let s speak to steve reid, the shadowjustice secretary. very good to have you here on bbc news. i am curious as to the timing of this no confidence motion, why table this vote of no confidence in the government under borisjohnson after we know that borisjohnson is resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? we resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? ~ ., ., , , ., this before? we have only ust found out that the this before? we have only ust found out that the conservative this before? we have onlyjust found out that the conservative party - out that the conservative party intends to prop up in office, for another two months, a prime minister who they have now admitted is unfit for office,
round of parliamentary elections in france in an election to decide whether emmanuel macron can continue governing with a majority in the national assembly. a bipartisan group of us senators say they have agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety president biden hails it as a step forward. and, queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. a british family say their son has been killed while fighting russian forces in the east of ukraine. jordan gatley, who left the british army in march to travel to ukraine, was shot in the city of severodonetsk the scene of intense fighting in recent days. in a tribute on social media, his father said his son was a hero. our correspondent in kyiv, nick beake, gave us the latest details. jordan gatley s dad, dean, has said that his son travelled to ukraine after careful consideration and was helping to train ukrainian troops. he d apparently told
that s according to projections. it remains unclear if his alliance will get a majority. disability campaigners are taking legal action against the government for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry, to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. in the us, a group of bipartisan senators say they have agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety. president biden hails it as a step forward. tributes are paid to the businesswoman and former star of dragons den hilary devey who has died at the age of 65. obviously very saddened. but hillary left her mark with everybody she or and she will not be forgotten. a british family say their son has been killed while fighting russian forces in the east of ukraine. jordan gatley, who left the british army in march to travel to ukraine, was shot in the city of severodonetsk, the scene of intense fighting in recent days. in a tribute on social media, his father