And click looks at a new technology called object based media. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Crowds of demonstrators have gathered in locations across the uk to protest against the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament. Organisers hope tens of thousands of people will take to the streets in dozens of towns and cities. The shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, was among those addressing the crowd outside the gates of downing street. Well, our correspondent simonjones is there for us. The protests a re the protests are continuing this afternoon. We are just outside downing street where people are still at the gates. They have been chanting they want boris out, they have been charting stop the code. Earlier, people took to the stage, we heard from politicians, trade unions and general members of the public who wanted to have their say to. They say they want to stop the coup. Protesters outside downing street claim borisjohnson is tr
And in half an hour, the Victoria Derbyshire programme looks at controversy over new Relationship Education in schools good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Crowds of demonstrators have gathered in locations across the uk to protest against the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament. Organisers hope tens of thousands of people will take to the streets in dozens of towns and cities. The shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, was among those addressing the crowd outside the gates of downing street. From there, our correspondent simonjones reports. Yes, the protests are continuing this afternoon. Were just outside downing street, where still people are at the gates. They have been chanting they want boris out, theyve been chanting, stop the coup. Earlier, people took to the stage. We heard from politicians, we heard from members of trade unions, and people, just general members of the public, who wanted to have their say, too. The shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, says that dictat
Good afternoon. Demonstrations are taking place across the uk in protest at Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run up to brexit. The government insists its acting properly, but critics say its an attempt to by pass democracy. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. Heres our home editor, mark easton. We will shut down the streets calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. Several thousand people gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnsons move to shut down parliament ahead of britains scheduled exit from the European Union on october 31. Stop brexit the crowds were diverse, cutting across class, age, ethnicity and Traditional Party politics. Todays protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. Bankers and corporations. Who get richer while the workers get poorer. As well as london, there were sim
But theres been strong opposition the Commons Speaker has labeled the move a constitutional outrage. This is a smash and grab on our democracy. He is acting like a dictator. And these are live pictures of Greta Thunberg and these are live pictures of Greta Thunberg arriving in new york harbour the teenage climate activist has spent more than two weeks at sea. The queen has approved the british Prime Ministers decision to suspend the British Parliament forfive weeks just days after it returns from recess next week. The deadline for the uk to withdraw from the European Union is in just 64 days time, on the 31st october. Boris johnsons move significantly limits the parliamentary time mps will have to pass laws stopping a no deal brexit, just yesterday opposition leaders had said that was their plan. This tweet sums up some of the reaction. This is the former chancellor it would be but mrjohnson says its not about brexit. By bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, on hospita
League. Tens of thousands of pro democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. Petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who responded to the protesters by firing tear gas and water cannons. The event was called to mark five years since beijing ruled out fully democratic elections in the territory. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell gave this update from hong kong. I am beside a couple of officers here. You can see water cannon is being deployed. People here are ducking down beneath the parapet to also avoid tear gas which is being fired. You can see from above. To the right here, you can see the protesters coming in and they are moving forward towards the government headquarters, where they may be able to throw molotov cocktails at closer proximity to the police at times. There goes one now, catching fire on the barricades. This is the violent showdown people predicted when permission was denied to have this march today and also follows the a