More conservative candidates have launched their campaigns to replace theresa may as party leader and become the next Prime Minister and brexit remains the defining issue. Andrea leadsom, mark harper and rory stewart are among the 10 candidates vying for the topjob. They all now face the first ballot on thursday, when conservative mps cast their votes. The result will be known by lunchtime. The candidates will be whittled down further in more ballots by tory mps, ending on the 20thjune when just two candidates remain. Then the conservative Party Membership gets its say they can vote from the 22nd june. The final result will be announced in the week ofjuly 22nd when we should have a new Prime Minister. Our deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at their different pledges on how theyll tackle brexit. Good morning, mrjohnson. No time to talk, no time to comb his hair. The silence and that look are still working. Boris johnsons front runner for tory leader and the others are having to c
Police charge 47 year old Darren Osborne with terrorism related murder over the attack outside Finsbury Park mosque. Gary haggarty a former loyalist Paramilitary Commander Turned Supergrass pleads guilty to 200 charges, including five murders. And mark kermode gives his verdict on the latest Transformers Film and other releases in the film review at 5. 45. Our main story at five detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they are considering a number of possible criminal offences including manslaughter after revealing that the cladding on the building has failed initial fire safety tests. Scotland yard has also confirmed that the fire thought to have killed at least 79 people started in a hotpoint Fridge Freezer. The government has ordered an immediate examination of the unit by technical experts to establish what went wrong but says there is no reason to believe there is a generalfault. Fourteen buildings across the country are now known to have cladding which gives cause fo
The mississippi runoff is being described as a fight within the gop between Establishment Republicans and the tea party. Quoting from the story the race has the feel of an alamo moment while the establishment has poured money in and outside groups raised money for mcdaniel. We will bring you the result and the Election Night speeches as they come in. First, todays hearing on the merger between at t and directv that would create a 48. 5 billion merger. The chair of the house subcommittee on antitrust law. Good morning. The hearing will come to morning. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. Now i recognize myself for my Opening Statement. We are hear today to examine the proposed merger between at t and directv. As i reminded witnesses during the recent comcasttime warner hearing, todays procedure will m not determine if the merger is approved but this form will allow us to discuss the potential of the motherinleme allow us to ask questio
Nonprofits nonprofits most highprofile figures including the allegation they use the guno distribute millions of dollars in funds for their personal use. These years of fraud and misconduct, we are seeking an order to dissolve the nra in its entirety today. We send a strong and loud message that no one is above the law. Not even the nra. Harris in the last 20 minutes weve been covering the breaking news on this, things have heated up. The nra has come back with a statement to end our laura ingle is on the job. Laura . Hi, harris. The new York Attorney general a short while ago outlining the stunning allegations against the nra and four top executives with a long list of misdeeds that she says have allegedly drained the account of the longstanding organization for years. New yorks top legal officer filing the lawsuit today in state Supreme Court in manhattan against the nra and the executive Vice President of the powerful gun rights group, stating that investigators have been looking in
And the Lieutenant Governor has tested negative. He will greet President Trump instead. President trump is due to land any moment now. Hes scheduled to tour a Whirlpool Corporation manufacturing plant this afternoon and then head to that private fundraising event tonight. At least 1. 2 Million People have filed for firsttime unemployment. While that number is lower than wall street forecast, it marks the 20th straight week where new unemployment claims have topped 1 million. And also today, devastating Early Warning signs as many schools are still trying to figure out what reopening schools look like. Decisions that will impact 50 million Public School students. In georgia whery in School Year Just started on monday, look at Cherokee County. Four schools have already been impacted by the virus. Three students testing positive, including a first and second grader and an entire kindergarten class is in quarantine after a teacher contributed symptoms. Now you may have seen this photo from