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BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire July 14, 2024

Who says she was a victim of a serious Sexual Assault, but the investigation was dropped after two years because she refused to hand over her phone. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Take a look at this. Record temperatures are set to hit most of the uk this week this is the map for thursday. And tonight is predicted to be the hottest night on record. So what are your tips for keeping cool . Heres mine and its pretty good freeze your hot Water Bottles thats what i do, you put them under the sheets before you get in bed and it is lovely. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First Lukwesa Burak has the news. Thank you, joanna. Within the next two hours, the countrys next Prime Minister will be announced as the conservative leadership contest concludes. Borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his rival, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt. But mrjohnson could see ministerial resignations before he even enters downing street, as several cabinet members say they cant support his do or die pledge to leave the eu by the end of october. Labours governing body will today consider proposals to speed up the partys process for dealing with complaints of anti semitism. Jeremy corbyn wants a new panel to be able to expel members in extreme cases. But although his proposal has the backing of the shadow cabinet, it has been criticised by some who say it would give the leaders allies too much power. More than 13,000 disabled people are to get benefit back payments. The work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, said each claimant would receive {a05 for every month they had been on universal credit. It follows a High Court Ruling that they were discriminated against because theyd lost a top up payment. The Information Commissioners Office has expressed concern about the so called digital strip searching of victims of crime thats when phones and mobile devices are examined for evidence relevant to an investigation. The National Police Chiefs Council says it believes that taking devices from alleged victims helps in the search for relevant material, but it will consider the concerns raised. A charity has warned that babies lives are being put at risk because there arent enough newborn screening checks for rare but Serious Health conditions. While many european nations offer 20 checks or more, in britain babies are screened for only nine conditions, while in northern ireland, screening is limited to five. The Genetic Alliance uk wants fundamental reform of the system. A stuntman has suffered serious head injuries while filming fast furious 9 in hertfordshire. The latest movie in the franchise, which stars vin diesel, was being filmed at the warner bros studios when the incident took place. Production has been halted until further notice. Facebook has confirmed that a flaw with its messaging app for users aged under 13 meant children came into contact with unapproved strangers. Messenger kids was launched in 2017 and intended to be a safe space for children. But a design flaw made it possible for unathorised users who may have been adults to join group chats. Facebook says the flaw was fixed immediately and no complaints received. Those are your news stories, back to joanna. Thank you very much. In less than two hours time, well know who is going to be moving into number ten downing street to take over as our Prime Minister. Jeremy hunt and borisjohnson have been trying to persuade conservative members to give them their vote for the last few weeks and, today, one of them will be crowned tory leader. Weve spent the Campaign Race talking to some of the younger tory activists around the country and well be speaking to some of them again shortly. But first lets talk to conservative mp chris philp who initially backed home secretary sajid javid but voted for borisjohnson once mrjavid had been knocked out of the race. Good morning, thank you forjoining us. Good morning, thank you forjoining us. Are you confident it will be borisjohnson . Us. Are you confident it will be Boris Johnson . You can never be certain in politics but i think it is very likely boris will win. The tory party has a working majority of two, there is a by election in two weeks which is expected to be won by the liberal democrats, which will further shrink that working majority, so does a new leader therefore not need to build a consensus, and will borisjohnson be able to do that when he has basically sent a message saying if you do not support a no deal brexit, you do not support a no deal brexit, you cant serve in my cabinet . You do not support a no deal brexit, you cant serve in my cabinet . On the by election i think it will be close, but i would tell People Living there to vote for the conservative candidate to deliver a government. I dont want you to campaign now for that but you have a wafer thin majority, will Boris Johnson be a leader, if he wins, who can build consensus . johnson be a leader, if he wins, who can build consensus . I think he can, he has already been eating one to one in the last few days with some existing cabinet ministers who have expressed concerns, people like david gauke, rory stewart and philip hammond, soi david gauke, rory stewart and philip hammond, so i think by dipping that before he has been elected he is demonstrating a willingness to listen and a desire to forge consensus. As listen and a desire to forge consensus. As you listen and a desire to forge consensus. As you said, with virtually no majority, we need to stick together to get this done because i fear that the labour party, the lib dems, the snp, will play games with the brexit issue, as they have over the last year also, rather than trying to constructively deliver the decision to the british people. On what is happening within your own party, you mention Boris Johnson much rory stewart to ask if he would be willing to serve in his cabinet, rory stewart said i was not quite sure he remembered who i was. Isaidi quite sure he remembered who i was. I said i was the one in the leadership race he was not in favour ofa leadership race he was not in favour of a no deal brexit, he seems disappointed and surprised by this. I was not in that meeting, not a fly on the wall, so i cannot comment on what was said. Boris would like to leave the European Union with a deal which protects trading both directions, but we should acknowledge that if it is not possible to reach a sensible agreement with the European Union which, sadly, so far has not been possible, the only alternative is to leave with no deal or have another referendum, and given we have had one already, i dont see the purpose in another. It logically follows that if you want to respect the referendum result and cant reach a sensible deal, the only alternative is sleeping with no deal, but i imagine that between now and october 31 imagine that between now and october 3 we will enormously step up preparations for the no directed, including discussing with the eu how it would work in practice, while at the same time trying to secure improvements to the existing deal. That is lots to pack into three months which has not been turning three years, and we hear the optimism that it can be gender. Brexit on october the 31st, do or die raid, says borisjohnson, while saying there is a million to one chance of us leaving with no deal. It cannot be both of those . We have to prepare for both eventualities. I would hope that when he talks to the European Commission and explains what changes are needed to make the Withdrawal Agreement work, i hope they respond constructively and positively, what we are asking for is completely reasonable but we have to prepare and be ready for the fact that if they will not make some reasonable, sensible changes, we had to be prepared for a no deal exit. So simultaneously pursuing both of those parts and seeing which one to ta ke those parts and seeing which one to take it sensible, because time is very short. There is not time to do it sequentially, we have to do both together, prepare for no deal and try to strike a sensible deal. Houses here guarantee to deliver leaving on the 31st of october, potentially with no deal, when there is no parliamentary majority for that, there are already cabinet members, sir alan duncan, that, there are already cabinet members, siralan duncan, resigning from the government, others are lining up to do that, including chancellor philip hammond, saying they would be prepared to vote against the government to block a no deal brexit, it cant be guaranteed . We should bear in mind and exit with or without a deal on 0ctober and exit with or without a deal on october 3 is baked into primary legislation, we have triggered article 50, past the European Union withdrawal act 2018, it is in primary legislation we will leave and the only other way you can do thatis and the only other way you can do that is with primary legislation, so it is not clear to me that it is especially straightforward for parliament to prevent a no deal exit in any case, but i would say to people like philip and others you have mentioned, we had a referendum, three years and a month ago, the British Public took a decision to leave, it was not even if we can do a good deal or if it looks like it will be ok, we will leave, full stop, and we should respect that. We will probably spend another treatment is trying to expand on this so parliament will accepted, but if after three years and four months of trying to get a deal that is sensible and parliament will pass,if is sensible and parliament will pass, if it does not prove possible, there is no alternative but to leave. We want to speak to a temporary Party Activists who have voted in this contest. I want to ask about the kippers, borisjohnson saying eu red tape has. Extra costs on clipper producers, it turns out not to be true and it is down to the uk food standards agency. Does it worry you that potentially a new Prime Minister got Something Like that so wrong at this time . If im honest, i am that so wrong at this time . If im honest, iam not that so wrong at this time . If im honest, i am not familiar with the details of kipper regulation. Provides neither was he, he will potentially be our next Prime Minister and he said it was a reason we should be leaving. I represent croydon south, which is not big on the kipper industry. If we are outside the European Union, there are eu regulations affecting a whole range of different areas which we will not necessarily be bound by u nless we will not necessarily be bound by unless we choose, that would enable us unless we choose, that would enable us to create a more competitive environment for British Business if it turns out that is what we would like to do. We might choose to accept that regulations in exchange for lower trade barriers, but that will be a sovereign choice that the uk makes at its discretion rather than be enforced on us, as it is currently. I think that is the general point and he is right to make it. We are about to speak to ten members of the wider conservative party, two are under 18 because they can vote under tory party rules, they have had a say on who will be the next Prime Minister. Already there have been questions around the democracy of this, with the new minister being voted by such a strong constituency, what is your view that people have voted who could not vote in a general election . The conservative party, like any political party, is an organisation, it is different to a public collection. I think it is great that our membership numbers are growing up, able reported a year 01 so ago are growing up, able reported a year or so ago at being 120,000, i think i saw or so ago at being 120,000, i think isawa or so ago at being 120,000, i think i saw a figure saying it is now 180,000, labour membership, while higher, is declining. 180,000 people participated, i think it is a healthy exercise. It was not long ago when the Prime Minister of either party was chosen behind closed doors in a smoke filled room, iand closed doors in a smoke filled room, i and delighted it is 180,000 members making the choice, democracy in action. Chris philp, thank you. We find out the result at 11 a5am. Were joined now by ten conservative activists. Tukeer hussain is from birmingham and backed jeremy hunt. 17 year old Soutiam Goodarzi is from leeds and backing borisjohnson. And from all over the country we have hasnain ahmed, bhav popat, holly wright and luke bancroft who are backing jeremy hunt. While matthew stanbra, jayde edwards, drusilla summers and dr anwara ali are supporting borisjohnson. Welcome, all, thank you forjoining us. Welcome, all, thank you forjoining us. I would like from each of you just a pity sentence or string of words, however you feel you can best define what you want out of this, what your man will do. Here we have teamed Boris Johnson 19 jeremy hunt, lets come to you, matthew four borisjohnson, what do you want to deliver . Leaving the eu, doordie raid. The infirm and sticking to every policy he presents in parliament. Being firm. Delivering brexit on time and putting forward a compassionate, positive and modern vision for the country and party. Unite the country and defeatjeremy country and party. Unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn. Leaving the eu on the 31st of october and bringing back conservatism to the conservative party. An actual economic plan. A United Kingdom for all of us and securing the future for the young. Being pragmatic and taking decisions properly and making the matter. Stability and a plan. Backin the matter. Stability and a plan. Back in business. A very different message on both sides, undecided is very much about leaving the eu by october 31, are you confident he can do that . On this site it is very much about. Absolutely. There is no parliamentary majority, it has titres in not. As mayor he was very successful. They make the same criticism of him at that time that he was very successful, we had the lowest crime rate in london under his mayorship, he delivered 100,000 homes more ten livingston, he defeated ken livingstone, a veteran labour politician, everybody said he could not do it. But can he pull a rabbit out of a hat and get a better deal with europe, or is itjust that he will take us out, come what may . I dont think he is irresponsible, he will be very responsible, but the eu has also seen we now have a new leader, a new Prime Minister, they will have to open negotiations again and come to a deal, they do not want no deal as much as we do not. Boris has said there will be a deal, he is working behind the scenes, he is using his contacts in europe. You wa nt using his contacts in europe. You want a deal and you hope you can deliver . No deal should be an option, all option should be on the table. Are you confident of a deal . I think table. Are you confident of a deal . Ithinka table. Are you confident of a deal . I think a deal is more likely when iio i think a deal is more likely when no deal is on the table and the eu see 110 no deal is on the table and the eu see no deal is a threat. If we prepare for that, which i think borisjohnson will, the eu is more likely to see a thread and open negotiations to prevent that. Would you all be fully supportive of a no deal brexit on october 31 . All absolutely. Forjeremy no deal brexit on october 31 . All absolutely. For jeremy hunt no deal brexit on october 31 . All absolutely. Forjeremy hunt i was hearing words like an actual economic plan, unity, pragmatism, stability . Tell us more about why you think that is important . stability . Tell us more about why you think that is important . I think boris is being absolutely farcical in his approach, through the whole leadership campaign, what we saw from jeremy hunt is policy after policy after policy, tested and designed for an actual government. Boris is about rhetoric. They both had magic many trees. But rhetoric isa had magic many trees. But rhetoric is a key boris technique and it will not get out of europe. The dangers of no deal brexit are not coming across as detrimental as they are, people are resigning over this, these are serious things that are not being taken into account. Picking up on the themes of pragmatism and stability, how do you see it, holly . Boris johnson is pragmatism and stability, how do you see it, holly . Borisjohnson is all about do or die raid, that is not what the country needs or wants. It is very irresponsible to say no deal ordie, is very irresponsible to say no deal or die, i would is very irresponsible to say no deal or die, iwould be happy with is very irresponsible to say no deal or die, i would be happy with a no deal brexit but i thinkjeremy hunt is the more realistic, pragmatic approach. He would be the better prepared politician to deal with it, if it came to it. Luke, you are nodding, are you all happy with no deal brexit . Are nodding, are you all happy with Nodeal Brexit . I think at this point we need to honour the referendum, if it means leaving with iio referendum, if it means leaving with no deal it should be done, regardless. When we voted in the referendum we had no idea how brexit would pan out, what would happen if we left, people have been saying what if, we had survived so far. I think no deal is a viable option which should not be taken off the table. Why support it jeremy hunt, then . You should be in this camp i was undecided until the final two candidates, i watched another first we st candidates, i watched another first West Midlands hustings, jeremy hunt premiere away, h

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