Eu without an agreement. We mustnt lose sight of the fact that if we dont agree a united plan and implement it next week, then the chances of leaving without a deal go up. Documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the h52 project was over budget and probably behind schedule three years ago. The government wants to change planning rules in england to help mobile phone companies installing sg broadband in rural areas. The american pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson is to appeal a landmark case which ordered it to pay over half a billion dollars for helping fuel an epidemic of opioid drug use. The countdown to the new series of strictly come dancing has begun, and in sport, Bolton Wanderers face one of the most crucial weeks in the clubs long history after they were left on the brink of liquidation yesterday. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Jeremy corbyn will meet other Opposition Party leaders today as he looks to secure support for his plans to block a no deal brexit. The labour leader has said hes open to different strategies after coming under pressure to drop his plan to lead a caretaker government. The conservatives said allJeremy Corbyn offered was chaos, delay and uncertainty. Lets speak now to our political correspondent, iain watson. Good morning to you iain. So when Jeremy Corbyn says he is open to different strategy what is does mean by that . Well, the different strategies which i think are doing to be discussed today would be first his preference, a no confidence motion in Boris Johnson, his preference, a no confidence motion in borisjohnson, he becomes a caretaker Prime Minister, he calls a caretaker Prime Minister, he calls a general election and he campaigned for another referendum. That hasnt really flown with some of the other parties who will be there. All the opposition parties apart from the dup who are propping up the government will be in attendance but the liberal democrat leaderjo swinson, believes that not enough conservative rebels would be necessary to get any aint to stop no deal over the line would put Jeremy Corbyn in number ten even on a temporary basis, so the other discussion will be about whether you could have a caretaker leader who isntJeremy Corbyn, could have a caretaker leader who isnt Jeremy Corbyn, perhaps could have a caretaker leader who isntJeremy Corbyn, perhaps Harriet Harman or ken clark, most of the discussion will be focussed on an alterm television to putting down that confidence motion, the alearn tef would be in effect, to try to get parliament to legislate against the possibility of no deal, to seize control from borisjohnson and to extend the brexit date beyond 31st october, and when the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer spoke to the today programme it sounded as though thatis today programme it sounded as though that is the route he thought was most likely. A vote of no confidence is something that obviously, the leader of the opposition has to decide when to call that, it has to bea decide when to call that, it has to be a point at which, yeah, well, if and when but what i have been saying to colleagues over the summer, and this is the spirit ofJeremy Corbyn pulling people together, let us put aside the fantasy politics of what you know, who wants this and that, we have one week to make sure that so we have one week to make sure that so faras we have one week to make sure that so far as possible, we have a plan that will be effective that we can put into action. Interesting hearing keir starmer talking about that timetable, do you think all these diverse mps are going to be able to get that act together on this in that short week . I have to say some of the mood music isnt that positive. Jo swinson raising doubts aboutjeremy positive. Jo swinson raising doubts about Jeremy Corbyn being positive. Jo swinson raising doubts aboutJeremy Corbyn being a ca reta ker aboutJeremy Corbyn being a caretaker leader, she was denounced bya caretaker leader, she was denounced by a leading member of labours front page barry barder in who thought she was behave nag petulant mannerer been attacked by the chair of the Labour Party Ian Lavery as well. I think nonetheless, if you look at what keir starmer is saying, this pressure of time, think if they go for one of the lowest common denominator option, to get an extension to brexit, that is is the most likely outcome today. It raises other question, even if they get that far, what happens, in the following scenario, first of all, once you got that ex tension do you go straight to a referendum, or do you go to a general election . Something Jeremy Corbyn would favour, but also something Boris Johnson may not fear because the conservatives are ahead currently in the opinion poll, or dubs Boris Johnson try to prevent this happening ambitious pending parliament. Something he hasnt ruled out entirely although he has said he wouldnt do it next month. This will be a complicated game. The first stage is getting parties with different views, apart from the opposition to no deal together to try to agree something today, because if they are divied when Parliament Resumes next week its advantage Boris Johnson. Many questions, iain, thank you very much and we will put some of those to the snp leader at westminster Ian Blackford in a few minutes time documents seen by the bbc show that both the government and hs2 knew the new High Speed Railway was over budget and was probably behind schedule years ago. The documents were written in 2016 before mps had signed off the first phase of the project which raises questions over whether parliament was given the whole picture. Our transport correspondent tom burridge has this exclusive report. Until very recently, we were told by ministers and bosses at hs2 that the programme to build the new High Speed Railway was on budget and on time. There was only one budget for hs2, and it is £55] billion. But bbc news has obtained documents which show that at least three years ago, the government knew that wasnt the case. The evidence weve got hold of suggests you, the taxpayer whos funding it, werent given the full picture. This letter was sent in may, 2016 to the then chancellor george osborne. In it, the transport secretary at the time, patrick mcloughlin, admits that the first stretch of the railway, linking birmingham to london, was already over budget by nearly £1 billion. He also proposes opening the railway a year late to try and save money. A former hs2 director said the £1 billion overspend was a conservative estimate, and internally teams knew it was a lot higher. Another former hs2 director, doug thornton, says he often told government the budget wasnt realistic. I was briefing personally the director at the department of transport, the head of property at the department for transport and the department of transport project representative team, so at that level the department knew. And all of these warnings crucially before the first phase of hs2 had been signed off by parliament. As protesters occupy fields and footpaths next to a construction site, people will ask whether mps were misled. For all the opposition, hs2 does have strong support, but the evidence weve seen not only raises questions about whether this programme is value for money but about transparency and trust. Hs2 has responded by saying there has been extensive scrutiny of the project by the National Audit office and parliamentary committees. And the department for transport said, like in any major complex programme, delivery plans evolve over time. But with the team appointed by the government to review the scheme set to begin their work tomorrow, its hard to say how high speed will evolve in the coming weeks. Tom burridge, bbc news. And tom joins me in the studio now. All of this begs the question to begin, tom, if mps more widely had known about this before the first phase of hs2 was signed off, do you think that we would be where we are now, would it have begun when it did . In a way that is an impossible question to answer. Look, on the one hand, hs2 has had right up to now very Strong Political support and phase one, that stretched between london and birmingham was approved in early 2017 with a massive majority. I think like, in early 2017 with a massive majority. Ithink like, critics in early 2017 with a massive majority. I think like, critics of the scheme and former h167892 advisers who i have been speaking to, say, look, that, what is the case, is that, what the documents that we have obtained show is that really along the way up to now, we havent really been given the full picture and mps too, and you know, it is very hard to say if you sort of wind the clock back and say hs2 could not have lived within its budget, whether that would have impacted mps the way they voted. Certainly it would have been in the eyes of critics a breach of the contract, what is called the Development Agreement between high speed 2 limited and the government and therefore it would have been a very serious thing. It would have raised question, it would have called into question the premise of the project. It isnt heap, the cheap. Cheap. The trains are high speck, there is a tunnel on the stretch from west london, its a very complicated complex project and has a high budget. If the budget had been beyond that hard to say what would have happened. How will it impact on the review inlj would have happened. How will it impact on the review in i am not sure todays story about transparency and trust will have a massive amount of impact. It will put pressure on the government. I am seeing this, the language from the department for transport. We are being told the new secretary of state for transport will be updating the house of commons next week on the house of commons next week on the project, you know, will he give us the project, you know, will he give usa the project, you know, will he give us a early appraise o whaf the costs could be now, so i think, you know, it will push pressure on the new government to come klein and make sure that review is transparent and looking at who they have an pointed, including a very well known staunch critic as deputy chair, you have to ta ke critic as deputy chair, you have to take the governments word for it they will consider every option and look at this in the cold light of day. Thank you tom. The mp Kevin Hollinrake is a supporter of hs2 but is involved with a review into the High Speed Rail Network and joins me now. Good morning to you. Looking at what tom has been telling us in his report and hear in the studio, are you frustrated that you didnt have the full picture a few years back . Well, these important parliamentarians if they have been asked to make a decision on spending tens of billions of pounds of taxpayer money they know what they are voting on, you say im a supporter of hs2, i am agnostic really. Am very keen to make sure that we spend the right. Amount of money making sure that projects in the north east are delivered, they make a difference to the economy in the north. So hs2 could well provide good economic advantages for the north but it is critical that we know how much money we are intending to spend. But not at any price presumably based on what you are saying absolutely not. It has to be value for money and you can only judge that if you know how much you are going to spend, but there are some real economic benefits potentially for the north and hs2, andi potentially for the north and hs2, and i would say Northern Powerhouse rail, which is the east west line which interconnects with hs2. We have to look at this in a broader context, there is a Northern Powerhouse reveal of hs2 that will feed into the overall hs2 review to make sure that the interests of the north is, are being considered when we make this decision going forward. Last month the transport secretary, then transport secretary told parliament that the programme would be delivered on budget, and on time, but knowing what we know now do you think that is true in well, it certainly doesnt look as if that is going to be the case. I think the new chair of hs2 has written to the department for transport, to say that it might be tens of billions of pounds overbudget, potentially up to 85 billion to deliver this project. Have to know the fact, how much it is going to cost, and then we can judge the benefits, the return on investment and make a decision from there. So hugely important we get there. So hugely important we get the numbers right. So, in your role as part of the Northern Powerhouse review, contribution to the overall review into heist 2 you are hs2 you are determined there will be transparency, would you recommend, would you as a individual be prepared to recommend this stops . M course, if it is not value for monetary policy, if it make sense at 56 billion that is one thing, if it is going to grow tole 5 billion that might bea is going to grow tole 5 billion that might be a different decision and a different value for moneyjudgment, so we different value for moneyjudgment, so we have to look at this in the round but we have to make sure we ta ke round but we have to make sure we take into account capacity, there will be 70 Million People living in the uk by 2030, we have to plan i had. We are to very good at delivering infrastructure project. This is one that could have a very big Economic Impact over 100 year life span so we have to look at this and makea life span so we have to look at this and make a judgment on, in the round, rather than just on the raw numbers but that has to produce value for money. This is notjust about journeys of the value for money. This is notjust aboutjourneys of the south, it is also halve the journey time between leeds and birmingham for example. It ta kes two leeds and birmingham for example. It takes two hours to make thatjourney at the moment. You can hardly get a wi fi signal. It is a poor service, so wi fi signal. It is a poor service, so there are potential transformational benefits from hs2, we have to make sure those are delivered on budget, on time and represent value for money for the tape. 0k, good to hear from you. Thank you for your thoughts. The headlines on bbc news. Jeremy corbyn is meeting other Party Leaders this morning to discuss how to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. Documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the hs2 project was running over budget and probably behind schedule three years ago. The government proposes an overhaul of planning rules in england so companies can build taller mobile phone masts without councils permission. It is deadline day like no other for bolton today. They could go out of business if they dont find a new owner by 5. 00, while league one neighbours bury face the same deadline to complete the sale of the club. The british number oneJohanna Konta is into the second round of the us open. She beat the russian in a deciding third set. And in the mens draw british number two dan evans came through a tough encounter against Adrian Mannarino beating him in four sets. More sport in about half an hour. See you then. As we just heard from sally, Bolton Wanderers fc were founding members of the football league, they finished seventh in the premier leaguejust 12 years ago. But today could be the day they go out of business and are kicked out of the efl. They have until five oclock to complete the sale of the club to new owners, the same deadline for fellow League One Side bury, who are also fighting for their survival. Well, let us go back to, let us talk more about this story, now, we can talk to ian bridge and he is the co founder of the Bolton Wanderers support group. Sorry, ian. Ido co founder of the Bolton Wanderers support group. Sorry, ian. I do have the details but they didnt appear, supporters trust, there we go. I have got the right name eventually. Apologies for the delay. Ian, this must be the most nerve wracking of days for you. It is terrible. Its, its so, so sad it has descended to this level, and as you mentioned, we are one of the founder members of the football league, for a club of the football league, for a club of the standard and stature chur and the standard and stature chur and the proare digs of bolton and the town and community, it is sad a few individuals can bring this situation about. About. For people who are not aware how the club has got to this point, gives your take . This has been going wrong for a couple of yore, a loft people are blaming the previous owner ken anderson, however, in fairness, and he did inherit a situation that was going back any way, it was going bad, and when the previous owner before, mr anderson decided to sell the club because of the financial situation, he couldnt in his mind fund it any further, mr anderson and mr holdsworth took over the club in 16 sand it is just gone down holdsworth took over the club in 16 sand it isjust gone down hill holdsworth took over the club in 16 sand it is just gone down hill from there to be honest with you, the stewardship over the last three yea rs has stewardship over the last three years has been not good. Some people call it diss a troyes and we have ended up where we are today, in administration and looking down the barrel of a gun. What do you mean by that the stewardship has not been good . The financial governance of the club hasnt been