Elections the spanish president visits catalonia for the First Time Since he imposed direct rule on the region. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, the environment secretary, michael gove, has said he doesnt know what a british iranian mother jailed in iran had been doing in the country before her arrest. He told the Andrew Marr Show that too much focus on borisjohnsons comments, which gave the false impression that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe was training journalists, was playing into the hands of the iranian authorities. Tom barton has been following the days political developments. This row all started with Boris Johnson earlier this month telling the Foreign Affairs committee that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been in iran training journalists rather than on holiday, as herfamily and her employer said. As a result of those comments, pressure piled on borisjohnson, and forced him, to the house of commons on tuesday last week, to make the governments position clear. And he did make it crystal clear. He said, the government has no doubt that she was on holiday and that that was the sole purpose of her visit. Hearing that statement, it makes it very interesting to hear what michael gove had to say to andrew marr this morning. What was she doing when she went to iran . I dont know. One of the things i want to stress is that there is no reason why Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe should be in prison in iran. So far as any of us know, no evidence has been produced which suggests that she should be detained. We know that the Iranian Regime is capable of abusing human rights of its own citizens, and it now appears to be harming the rights of someone whose plight necessarily moves us all. You say that you do not know what she was doing. Her husband is very clear that she was there on holiday with her child. In that case, i take exactly her husbands assurance in that regard. Labour are accusing michael gove of compounding the problems caused by Boris Johnson, saying that he is more interested in protecting his colleagues job than in the liberty of a british citizen. Meanwhile, pressure is growing on mrjohnson himself. We had Jeremy Corbyn calling on him earlier this morning to resign. Similar comments were made earlier by the london mayor, sadiq khan. Hes offended the libyans in relation to what he said about sirte being the new dubai if they get rid of the dead bodies. Hes offended the americans, saying president obama is anti british because hes part kenyan. He offended the spanish. Hes offended the sikhs with what he said about whisky tariffs in the gurdwara. Hes got to go. Hes our foreign secretary, whose job is diplomacy and representing the best interests of our country. If theresa may was a strong Prime Minister, shed have sacked him a long time ago. There are questions about why she appointed him in the first place. She did, but surely he must have done enough to go. Michael gove defended Boris Johnson in that interview today, saying that the focus of criticism should not be on a british democratic politician, but instead on the regime in iran, which is holding mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe. We make a big mistake, andrew, if we think that the right thing to do is to blame politicians in a democracy who are trying to do the right thing for the plight of a woman who is being imprisoned by a regime that is a serial abuser of human rights. Who is in the dock here . Iran. It should be the actions of the judiciary. So this controversy about Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe has been continuing for the last few days, but in a way, it is the culmination of a very difficult ten days for the Prime Minister. It has been an extremely turbulent period for the Prime Minister. She has lost two cabinet ministers, the defence secretary, michael fallon, and the International Development secretary, priti patel. Of course, there is the developing row around damian green, who is, of course, her closest ally in the cabinet. The first secretary of state, essentially her deputy Prime Minister. Pressure building there, and then of course, this row around Boris Johnson, and todays intervention from michael gove as well. It has been a difficult period for theresa may, and as we head into this week, where the government is facing the scrutiny of the eu withdrawal bill, she is going to be really hoping that she can stabilise things as brexit comes back front and centre onto the political agenda. Our Political Correspondent tom barton. Earlier, i spoke to Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffes local mp, tulip siddiq. She said the government had been slow to get involved in her constituents ordeal. I have been talking about this case fori9 i have been talking about this case for 19 months now, when richard first came to me criticising iran for putting his constituent who is innocent onjail on for putting his constituent who is innocent on jail on trumped up charges and tried in a kangaroo court, and the government didnt agree to meet with me. Borisjohnson wouldnt meet my constituent, nazanin s husband, for 19 months now. When he finally made a comment he decided to get it wrong. Boris johnson doesnt even know the basic fa cts johnson doesnt even know the basic facts of the most important case of the moment. His mainjob is to protect british citizens yet he didnt know she was on holiday although i have repeatedly raised it whether in Westminster Hall debate, parliamentary questions or Prime Ministers questions. I have repeatedly said nazanin was on holiday in a run with her small child. So for michael gove to go on tv today and say he is not sure and ta kes tv today and say he is not sure and takes the husbands words for it, he should know nazanin was on holiday and that him compounding the light told about her training journalists is only going to make life worse for my constituent. Michael gove was also making the point that the people to blame here are the iranians, that to turn all this anger on a democratically elected minister who may have misspoke is misguided, is misdirected. There is no doubt about the fact that the iranians are at fault here. I have been saying that for 19 months now, but i have also been appealing to oui but i have also been appealing to our foreign secretary to help a young mother who is separated from her daughter, denied medical access, denied consular access, has been on hunger strike, is suicidal and appealing for help, and what he has done is not a gaffe, its not a blunder, but its a very serious mistake. Its a grave error which as a result, my constituent is facing fresh charges and may have to stay in jail for longer. We had told that Boris Johnson has spoken to Richard Ratcliffe, nazanins husband. You may not be able to comment on that. But do you think, however belatedly, that the foreign secretary is finally trying to get to grips with this case . Ifi am finally trying to get to grips with this case . If i am going to make something clear it is that i am not here to make Party Political points. What i want to do is get my constituent back to west hampstead, reunited with her family. Constituent back to west hampstead, reunited with herfamily. There have been very good tory ministers dealing with this case such as alistair burt, the ministerfor the middle east, who has done a very good job on it. If borisjohnson is finally taking this case seriously i have a couple of questions for him and i know Richard Ratcliffe shares my sentiments on this because we have discussed it many times. Thirsty he needs to formally retracted state m e nts needs to formally retracted statements and may to retract the statements and may to retract the statement and apologise for saying nazanin wasnt on holiday in a run. The second has agreed to meet Richard Ratcliffe face to face to discuss the fact that when he goes toa rana, discuss the fact that when he goes to a rana, later this year or next day because richard hasnt been able to get a visa to go to iran and he knows he may not be able to see his wife in prison but at least he could see his daughter whom he hasnt seen fori9 see his daughter whom he hasnt seen for 19 months now, and finally, when borisjohnson goes to iran i want him to meet my constituent, who is in jail, him to meet my constituent, who is injail, face to face. Other british diplomats have gone to tehran and cant sing prison nazanin is in and having met her. If borisjohnson goes to iran he needs to meet nazanin face to face. Those are the demands richard and i are both making to the foreign secretary. You spoke to Richard Ratcliffe yesterday. What is his state of mind at the moment . Richard ratcliffe is trying to stay calm and a very distressing circumstances. His wife called him after the foreign secretary made the remarks he did, was sobbing down the phone, she had been hauled into court after Boris Johnson said she was training journalists and she fell to the ground, she was sobbing. It was an unscheduled court hearing. She thought she was coming home before christmas. This woman has been separated from her family so long. On Iranian State tv they showed Boris Johnsons comments on Iranian State tv they showed borisjohnsons comments saying it was proof she was guilty. On the official website of the iranian judiciary it says the foreign secretarys statement sheds fresh light on Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe and asa light on Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe and as a result she is guilty. Her family are extremely distressed, Richard Ratcliffe is extremely distressed. The foreign secretary needs to go to place back, bring back my constituent and reunite her with herfamily, back my constituent and reunite her with her family, this back my constituent and reunite her with herfamily, this isnt funny, this isnt a gaffe or a blunder, this isnt a gaffe or a blunder, this isnt a gaffe or a blunder, this is life or death. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, has insisted that the police never informed him of allegations that pornography had been found on a computer at his office in parliament. A former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, has said his force was aware that material had been found in a search of the offices back in 2008. Previously, damian green had described the claims as completely untrue. Our Home Affairs Correspondent dominic cascianis report contains some flashing images. At the heart of the government, the Prime Ministers right hand man. But now damian green, first secretary of state and de facto deputy Prime Minister, is under increasing pressure over allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. It all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr greens office. Specialist Scotland Yard detectives were hunting a home Office Insider who was leaking documents to the then shadow frontbencher. They never got to the bottom of it, but nine years on, claims of what they did find have surfaced. Last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian greens parliamentary computers. No action was taken at the time. In a statement, mr green said but now, the former metropolitan police commissioner, sir paul stephenson, seen here in 2010 with theresa may, says he, too, was aware of the pornography claim. He told the bbc that the find involved no criminality, no victims, and in his view, no extraordinary public interest. This morning, damian green reiterated that the police had not told him about the alleged find. He can only assume that it had now surfaced for ulterior motives. This statement did not repeat last weeks assertion that the allegation was completely untrue. Last week, mr green gave evidence to the whitehall inquiry into the claim, which could report as early as next week. Last week, mr green gave evidence to the whitehall inquiry into the claim, which could report as early as next week. He says he has done nothing wrong, and with two cabinet resignations in a fortnight, the Prime Minister can ill afford to lose one of her most trusted confidants. Veterans, politicians and members of the royal family have taken part in Remembrance Sunday Services commemorating those who have lost their lives in conflict. A two minute silence was held across the country at 11 00. Prince charles led tributes by laying a wreath at the cenotaph, with the queen watching on from a nearby balcony. Its the first time shes not carried out the symbolic duty whilst at the service. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. It is, there is little doubt, the way things will increasingly be. Forfirst time in her reign, the queen took her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. Still presiding as head of state, but in a way which recognises her advancing years. Beside her on the balcony was her husband, the duke of edinburgh. Below, on whitehall, the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their positions at the cenotaph in readiness for 11 00, and the start of the national two minute silence. Big ben chimes the last post in whitehall, after the sounding of the last post, the prince of wales laid the queens wreath on behalf of the United Kingdom and the commonwealth in memory of all those who lost their lives in the world wars and other more recent conflicts. And then, on a morning which had been damp and cold, the veterans who had been waiting in their columns began their tribute, marching past the cenotaph to lay their wreaths. Very few of those on parade now have memories of the Second World War, for that generation has passed the obligation to remember to its successors, to men like Bill Speakman who won the Victoria Cross in korea, and johnson beharry, awarded the vc in iraq. And to the many thousands of other servicemen and women, who are today remembering those who never came home from war. Coalition forces in afghanistan has also been paying their respects on remembrance sunday. The last post. British troops joined with forces from other countries including new zealand and australia for a service this morning. The headlines on bbc news michael gove faces criticism for saying he didnt know what the british iranian woman naza nanin Zaghari Ratcliffe was doing in iran. First secretary of state damian green insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. He says the allegations have an ulterior motive. The prince of wales has led the country in honouring its war dead on remembrance sunday, taking the queens place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. Spains Prime Minister says Regional Elections next month will help end what he called the separatist havoc in catalonia. Mariano rajoy was addressing a Campaign Event during his first visit since imposing direct rule a fortnight ago. He told supporters a victory for his party would boost spains economic growth. He also called on people opposed to Catalan Independence to vote. Translation we want the december 21st election to have a massive turnout, so a new political stage can be set in motion, bringing peace, normality and coexistence. We want to bring back the catalonia that belongs to everyone, with democracy and freedom. We will achieve this if the silent majority turns out to voice their vote. Our correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. He explained how the spanish Prime Ministers speech went down with his supporters. They were all gathered in a Hotel Ballroom just next to barcelonas main train station. Perhaps it had been booked in a way to overflow. There were several hundred who cheered and listen to Mariano Rajoy giving his speech. He talked about the past and why he imposed direct rule in barcelona, in order, he said, to return to legality and normality and stand up to those who are fed up with what he called the separatist factions, and he also look to the future. He has called Regional Elections 21, wanting what he called a silent majority of cata la ns to he called a silent majority of catalans to go out and vote for a pro spain movement, be it his party or other parties because the prize for him is simple. If a pro spain majority wins the Regional Elections in december, the crisis for him, the attem pts in december, the crisis for him, the atte m pts to in december, the crisis for him, the attempts to break away from catalonia, essentially received. Runners in the beirut marathon have been showing their support for saad hariri, lebanons prime minster, who recently shocked