Has caused the brexit party and nigel farage to the about what they wa nt nigel farage to the about what they want more, do they want brexit . They have wa nted want more, do they want brexit . They have wanted that all this time or do they want to stay in the public spotlight and keep talking and build his own brand and be on the airwaves co nsta ntly 7 his own brand and be on the airwaves constantly . And he is choosing the latter. He has been hosting radio talk shows with donald trump and not standing as a candidate because that is too much work and he has almost been too much successful. And the conservatives conservatives are concerned that the support for the brexit party could undermine tory support and we could end up with a note tory majority and therefore no brea ks note tory majority and therefore no breaks at all. How ironic would that be . The brexit party actually blocks brexit. I know many tories are getting very under the carter call her about nigel farage. With him, it
Averting disaster, it is about creating a brand new britain. Well bring you the latest election developments live from downing street throught the programme. Im anita mcveigh, the other stories this morning. Extinction rebellion win a high Court Challenge against the metropolitan police over a london wide protest ban. The trial of the man accused of murdering british backpacker Grace Millane begins in new zealand. Marks spencer says it is rapidly pushing ahead with its turnaround plan after news of a half year sales slump. In the sport, two time olympic champion nicola adams has retired from boxing over fears she could lose her sight. And coming up, british pop superstar dua lipa on her rapid rise to fame. Good morning and welcome to downing street. Campaigning in the general election is officially underway after the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, travelled to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the queen to tell her parliament has been dissolved. Later he will launch the conservativ
Saving the Great Barrier reef from destruction we have a special report on the fight to protect one of the worlds natural wonders. Hello and welcome to bbc news. There have been fierce clashes between turkish troops and Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a hundred thousand people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in the border area near ras al ain. The Turkish Military have entered the strategically important town, but theyre facing stiff resistance from the kurdish led, Syrian Democratic forces. Our correspondent orla guerin is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. The front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. Turning Northern Syria into a battleground. Alarming washington and europe. The smoke is rising from the key town of ras al ain. And inside the town, this pro turkish fighter says wev
Plans to leave the eu. But plans to vote on it in parliament are blocked. And Northern Ireland decriminalises abortion and same sex marriage, despite a last ditch attempt to derail the move. Hello. Voting has ended in canada in what may be the countrys tightest ever election. First, results began coming in from eastern provinces several hours ago. Final results could see Prime MinisterJustin Trudeaus government toppled. Neither his liberal party nor the rival conservatives are expected to win a clear majority. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet is live in toronto. Yes, the polls havejust yes, the polls have just closed yes, the polls havejust closed on the west coast of canada. That means from coast to coast across six times owns, voting has ended. And the results are starting to come in time zones. It will be a while before we know which party has won the most seats in the upcoming parliament, but already were getting an indication of where the selection is heading. Jus
Was in a meeting with money and that stuff. Also acting chief of staff Nick Mulvaney said he was in that meeting with perry, reason they were in the meeting together, he said they were talking about energy going over to the ukraine. Exports and imports, that is the reason he was involved. We dont know why the nerve wily secretary decided he would step down. We dont have a time frame. But Going Forward were working to uncover the answers. Energy secretary rick perry telling the president he will step down. David all right. Thank you edward. To the panel Gary Kaltbaum, christine and caroll roth andion burnett. There was an issue of whether or not he contacted rudy guliani. He said he sought out rudy guliani on advice of the president in deals with the corruption in ukraine. Could that have affected his decision t to resign. Time will tell. Follow there is any responsible he has for contacting mayor rudy guliani. He has been there are think over two years. That is the general time frame i