To to be under house arrest, saying he posed a flight risk. The financier has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to thursday in parliament. Another government defeat on brexit as mps try to make life more difficult for the next Prime Minister. What have we come to in britain where we have to have amendments to ensure that parliament can still operate . A political veteran says the leak of private diplomatic messages sets a dangerous precedent. You can in effect politically assassinate one of her majestys ambassadors. And a suggestion that the next pm tries mountain climbing. Getting to the top of everest will be easier than getting a new deal with the commission. Laughter. All that to come and more. But first mps have backed a bid to stop a new Prime Minister closing down parliament to force through a no deal brexit at the end of october. The government was defeated by a majority
This is bbc news i am at downing street. Boris johnson this is bbc news i am at downing street. Borisjohnson becomes the uks new Prime Minister and promises to deliver brexit by the 31st of october. We will fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come out of the eu in october the 31st, no apps or buts. I have every confidence that in 99 days time we will have cracked it. All change in the cabinet, more than half of them have been either sacked oi half of them have been either sacked or quit. Jeremy hunt is the biggest casualties. The defence secretary penny mordaunt, who backed mr hunt for the tory leadership and another jeremy hunt supporter liam fox are among others heading to the backbenches. Theresa may bids farewell to downing street and heads to Buckingham Palace to hand in her resignation to the queen. After making herfinal resignation to the queen. After making her final speech outside number ten. Either continue to do all i can to serve the National Intere
Largest hospital began. Combat has raged for days in and around the complex, which is crowded with patients and displaced people. President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the leaders of European Union Member States that its crucial to send more ammunition to ukraine. Speaking by video link to the summit in brussels, he said the amount of Artillery Shells available to ukrainian soldiers was humiliating for the whole of europe. Welcome to the programme. Apple. The us is accusing it of monopolising the Smartphone Market and crushing competition. Apple denies the claims. It says it will vigorously fight the lawsuit. Apple accused of using its power to limit competitors, as well as the options available to consumers. Heres the us Attorney General Merrick Garland making the announcement. But as our complaint alleges, apple has maintained Monopoly Power in the Smartphone Market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on merits. But by violating federal antitrust law. Consumers should not
The television on horse racing for 40 years. Hes negotiated with the ira , believe it or not, with the ira, believe it or not, and hes going to have some top tips for us for the national in a couple of weeks time. Derek thompson joins me on talking pints before all of that, pints but before all of that, lets get news with polly lets get the news with polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you and good evening to you. Well the bank of england has held the Interest Rate at 5. 25 for the fifth time in a row today. The bank of england governor, andrew bailey, saying the economy is not yet at the point where rates can be lowered. But he said things are moving in the right direction. Inflation is expected to fall below 2 by the summer, but the bank of england said the conflict in the middle east and disruption to commercial shipping in the red sea risked further price surging. The work further price surging. The work and pensions secretary is warning that britains acceptance of a Mental Health cult
Keeps rearing its head. When will the general election be . And its not going to be on the 2nd of may because in an interview with itv in the west country on thursday night, rishi sunak said there will not be a general election on the same day as the local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, which are happening that day. Now, whether you love or hate speculation about the general election campaign, the fact that there is so much and the way its been going, actually, it is quite revealing about whats happening in politics. So we will kick off with that on this episode of newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its adam in the studio. And it is chris in cardiff today, because theres a splash of democracy and voting going on here, with a new Labour Leader being elected on saturday who will become the new First Minister next week. And talking of other stories that have occurred today, michael gove, the levelling up and communities secretary, unveiled the governme