A spokesman for the uk Prime Minister rishi sunak says comments allegedly made by major conservative donor frank hester about the mp diane abbott were racist and wrong, but he was rightly apologised for the offence caused. The Guardian Newspaper claims frank esther said miss abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot frank hester. He has admitted he was rude about her in a private meeting five years ago but insisted his comments had nothing to do about her gender or skin colour. Miss abbott has reported him to the parliamentary liaison Investigations Team which was set up after the murder of another mp, jo cox, in 2016. She said, to and frightening. She said the comments were worrying and frightening. Chris mason has the story. Diane abbott is a political pioneer. First elected nearly a0 years ago, she was the first black woman mp. Whatever else happens after this, i think nobody can take this moment away from the black community. What did happen after tha
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to
It is as if i have been stabbed with something hot. I dont want to eat. I dont want to venture out too far. It started out being agony, absolutely fire burning agony. Well bring you that exclusive story in about 15 minutes. And look at this. A blue shark terrified Holiday Makers when it appeared in shallow waters off the coast of majorca surrounded by swimmers. Its now been captured. Well hear from some of those in the water at the time. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today the democratic unionist leader, Arlene Foster, has said she believes her party is close to securing a deal with Downing Street which would see the dup agree to support the minority Conservative Government. Shes due to hold talks with theresa may in london this morning. Our Political Correspondent iain watson i
The Uks International trade secretary meets his us counterpart to talk trade. But hes not allowed to strike a deal, before brexit. The International Monetary fund keeps its forecast for World Economic growth. But It Cuts Prospects for the uk and the us, while china, japan and the eurozone gets a boost. Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. Also in the programme, well learn the Success Secrets of another ceo. But first, later on monday the uks trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a preliminary trade deal ahead of britains departure from the European Union. A final Trade Agreement cannot be signed until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be a very, very big deal. In an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk us trade is currently worth nearly 220 billion dollars. But this could increase by as much as 52 Billion Dollars if Trade Barriers between the countries are removed
The usb memory stick. He sold the firm for 1. 6 billion but describes it as one of his biggest regrets. Stay tuned and well tell you why. And as Lab Grown Diamonds become more popular, today we want to know, would you mind if the diamond in your Engagement Ring was man made. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Later today the uks trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a Preliminary Trade Deal ahead of britains departure from the European Union. A final Trade Agreement cannot be ratified until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be, a very, very big deal. In an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk us trade is currently worth nearly 220 billion. But this could increase by as much as 52 billion if Trade Barriers between the countries are removed. For now though the Process Cannot Begin in earnest because the uk is not permitted to hold