Trust and to deliver on your priorities with a parliament that works for you. A very different story for labour, asJeremy Corbyn leads his party to its worst election performance since the 1930s. He says he will stand down but not yet. The responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing andi to walk away from the whole thing and i will not do that. I will stay here until there is somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. Elsewhere, a mixed picture for the other main parties. An extraordinary night for the Scottish National party, as they take almost all of the seats in scotland, raising serious questions about the future of the union. Given what i fear a tory government now has install for scotland, the right to choose our own future has never been more important or more urgent. The snps triumph costs the lib dems their leader jo swinson loses her seat in east dunbartonshire. Hello and welcome, from westminster, the heart of british politi
Supporting hong kongs pro democracy protesters. Vue cinemas looks to resume screenings of blue story, days after it banned the film for allegedly sparking violence at some of its venues. Campaigners want the price of a bag for life to rise to 70 pence to cut the amount of plastic we use. And a special report from the black sea where major efforts are being made to stop it from being the dumping ground for agricultural and industrial waste. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Neither the conservatives nor labour are offering credible Spending Plans ahead of the election thats according to the institute for fiscal studies. The leading Economic Research group said that neither the convervatives or labour were being honest with voters. The institutes director said the conservatives were continuing to pretend that tax rises will never be needed to secure decent public services. Labour, he added, pretends that huge increases in spending can be financed byjust Big Companies and the ri
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
We have had some details on that legislation from hilary benn, who published it, it shows they would seek an extension to brexit of three months so from october the 31st two january the 31st. The Prime Minister has warned conservative rebels minded to support the bill that, if they do, they face suspension from the parliamentary party. If there where an election which many people think is very close now. Effectively there clear as to the mps would be over, so whether they are being given that message in the garden of number ten, we will have to wait and see. We will have to wait and see what what the Prime Minister says when he comes out of number ten but these are fascinating and momentous political times for borisjohnson himself and momentous political times for Boris Johnson himself who and momentous political times for borisjohnson himself who has sought to be Prime Ministerfirst along. These are very crucial days indeed as he effectively prepares to face down parliament or at leas
Government . Tough immigration, tough Migration Policies are divisive as a whole amongst you. But crucial amongst many crucial swing voters which is crucial many of you on the doorsteps and focus groups, problem, big issue, big stakes for the prime minister, i will ask you again, what do we do about the boats . Please get in touch . Now it is time for the news for karishma patel. Thank you. Junior doctors in england have started a four day strike in their long running dispute over pay. Nhs leaders say the action will cause significant disruption to patients. Figures published this morning will show the number of migrants detained in the uk after crossing the channel in small boats has passed 100,000. The number has only been counted officially since january 2018. The uk economy has grown despite expected stagnation. Official figures show it grew by 0. 2 between april and june. The chancellor, jeremy hunt, said the governments plan was starting to take effect, but labour said growth was