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Munchetty about racism and President Trump. 22 years on and prince harry walks in his mothers footsteps as he visits a minefield in angola. And coming up, saudi arabia opens its doors to International Tourists for the first time as part of a push to cut its economic dependence on oil. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number ten of using aggressive language that incites violence. It comes after a turbulent week in which mps return to the house of commons and took pa rt to the house of commons and took part in furious exchanges in the commons. Today Boris Johnson part in furious exchanges in the commons. Today borisjohnson again defended his use of language and insisted that delivering brexit on the 31st of october would bring much of the heat out of the debate. Meanwhile, scott ands first minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated she would be open to backing Jeremy Corbyn as an interim Prime Minister to stop and no deal brexit. Here is our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. It might seem calm today but it has been a fractious week in westminster, with heated scenes in the house of commons and claims that words like surrender, when used about brexit, are divisive, even dangerous. Now amber rudd, a former home secretary who only quit the government a few weeks ago, has waded in, telling the Evening Standard newspaper the sort of language we have seen more and more coming out from number ten does incite violence. An extraordinary accusation aimed at the Prime Minister. Today, during a hospital visit, he said any threat against mps was appalling but insisted he was not stoking division. What we need to do now is get brexit done by october the slst and i genuinely think that once you do that, then so much of the heat and the anxiety will come out of the debate. I think a lot of people are very tense. Businesses are still uncertain. And get it done and i think we will all be able to move on. And his Senior Advisor said getting it done is a walk in the park during a book launch last night. The referendum was difficult, this is a walk in the park. Dominic cummings himself is a divisive figure. The man behind the Vote Leave Campaign at the heart of downing street, this morning seeming to question his own comments. Who said it would be a walk in the park at the book launch . There is real angerfrom some here at the tone coming from downing street but the Prime Minister shows little sign of changing his approach. He still insists he will meet the departure deadline of october the 31st, despite the fact parliament passed a law saying he would have to delay if he doesnt get a brexit deal. With such little trust here, opposition parties are talking tactics. The snp leader today suggested ousting the Prime Minister and didnt rule out the labour leader as a temporary replacement. I dont particularly want to pushJeremy Corbyn here. The point i am making is that if the opposition is to unite behind a clear plan that takes away the threat of a no deal and moves to a general election, i think everybody accepts that is where we should be heading, then we will have to compromise. But plenty here wont put the labour leader in charge, even if only for a short time to slow the brexit process. We need to have something that works. Jeremy corbyn doesnt have the numbers. The basic parliamentary arithmetic is not there. The basic parliamentary arithmetic is not there. He knows that. The snp knows that. You and i know that. So, a direct move against number ten isnt expected imminently, but with feelings here running high, dont expect an outbreak of calm either. Alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. Our Political Correspondent helen catt is at westminster. Signs tonight of some possible movement in terms of a deal . Yes, news from brussels. We are hearing that the uk government has said it will put forward full proposals for its solution for a deal after the end of the conservative party conference. That is happening in manchester next week and it ends on wednesday and that is when these proposals will be put forward. Nobody knows what they are at the moment. So far Michel Barnier has said the things that have been suggested previously by the uk government were not workable. Stephen barclay, the brexit secretary, today has been in brussels and he says it is approaching the moment of truth for negotiations when we will see if there is political will on both sides. He is insistent that any deal will need to remove the so backstop, the mechanism for trying to avoid border checks on the island of ireland. We will have to see what these proposals spell out. We have also been getting an indication from the snp concerning a possible candidate for interim Prime Minister. Yes, you heard Nicola Sturgeon saying she could potentially back the idea ofJeremy Corbyn as a caretaker Prime Minister. She says it is for literally a matter of days, the idea you put in some sort of caretaker leader who would seek an extension to the brexit process, an extension to the brexit process, an extension to article 50, and then they would move to a general election. However, the problem opposition parties have at the moment is they cannot agree who that person should be. Nicola sturgeon says she is no fan of the labour leader and she is not pushing him or anybody else specifically. Jo swinson said she would not support Jeremy Corbyn as a leader of that sort of government. She has suggested other options to the labour party. Labour insisting the proper constitutional position is it should be the leader of the opposition who carries that role. It isa opposition who carries that role. It is a case of the opposition parties trying to see if they can find somebody that they can all agree on who would fulfil that role. We can see pictures of the final rally of the brexit Party National tour. That is the chairman and also an mep. Tell us more about that. The brexit party only formed earlier this year and did very well at the european elections and got 29 of the uks 73 meps elected. They have been going ona meps elected. They have been going on a National Tour and have been to ten different rallies over the past few weeks. That is because the brexit party works slightly differently, it does not have members, it has supporters. The party says they have had about a thousand people at each of these. Last night they were in maidstone in kent. Tonight is the final one. A lot has focused on the idea of the brexit party want to see a no deal brexit, they call it a clean break brexit. They have been offering the conservatives a sort of nonaggression pact in a coming election, where they would agree not to put up candidates in conservative seats or conservative target seats if the conservatives agree to the idea of a no deal brexit. The conservative party have not said thatis conservative party have not said that is something they would agree to. Iam that is something they would agree to. I am told we will hear tonight from nigel farage more of the policies. A criticism of the brexit party is we have not heard what they would do in terms of domestic policy. I am told we will hear some details tonight about what they will be putting before the electorate in any general election. Thank you very much for that. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 40 and 11 30 this evening in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are guardian columnist dawn foster, and john stevens, the deputy Political Editor of the daily mail. Cleveland police has become the first force in england to be found inadequate in all areas of its service. The Police Watchdog said it was not investigating crime effectively and it didnt respond to Vulnerable People fast enough. The force has recently appointed a new chief constable who says the report is a wake up call, but argues it must be given time to improve. Michael buchanan is in middlesbrough. Cleveland police have been mired in any number of scandals in recent years. Its new chief constable is the fifth since 2012. Several officers have been convicted of gross misconduct and now this effectively labelled the Worst Police Force in england and wales with a Leadership Team described as clueless by rank and file Police Officers. Saturday night in hartlepool. You are getting arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. With Cleveland Police as they answer another 999 call. Last year, we highlighted the pressure front line officers like Kevin Rutherford face. It isa it is a good job. Weve been scrapped. They are now both going to the police station, where they will spend the night until she has sobered up and he will get interviewed about obstructing police. Lack of money and officers has forced the closure of hartlepools custody suite, a consequence of austerity, says the force. But the chief constable of cleveland just months into hisjob acknowledged today that the force has to take some responsibility as well. Front line staff work extremely hard in Cleveland Police. I see it and i patrol as much as any and i see how hard they work to protect our members of the public. But our Staff Members have not been well served by Senior Leadership in this force, providing a direction of what is required and being clear about what is required, and a performance regime being set up to hold people to account. Inspectors rated cleveland as inadequate across the board. The first force in england and wales to get such a poor ranking. It doesnt treat the public or its workforce well. It doesnt treat the public or its workforce well. It doesnt operate efficiently or sustainably either. Perhaps most crucially, the force is not reducing crime or keeping people safe. 67 year old terry was beaten up in middlesbrough city centre in an unprovoked attack last november. There were dozens of witnesses. A man was arrested but his son, a bar owner, says the family have not been contacted by Cleveland Police since. They are a joke. Quite simply they are a joke. Cleveland police is in crisis. Last year, we revealed local people in hartlepool have taken to patrolling their own streets, furious with the lack of police protection. Today one of the men we met that night told me little has improved over the past 12 months. People are reporting crimes but nobody comes out. I mean, it is notjust petty crimes. It is serious crimes. And the police dont come out. Not because they dont want to, but because they dont have the numbers. Cleveland police will now receive support from outside agencies, as well as being closely monitored, but what is clear is they have much to do to rebuild trust among their exasperated communities. Michael buchanan, bbc news, middlesbrough. Cleveland police is based in the north east of england and covers the four local policing areas of hartlepool, middlesbrough, redcar, and cleveland and stockton on tees. Its made up of 1,198 Police Officers, which is a drop in the forces employee numbers of 36 since 2010. The force serves a population of 566,200 and the area has seen an increase in crime of 17. 6 in the last year. Lets now speak to richard murray, the temporary secretary for the Cleveland Police federation. Thank you for speaking to us at bbc news. First, are you surprised by the findings and this ruling that it has failed in all areas . Good evening. I would like to say that oui evening. I would like to say that our officers and our members put on their uniform every single day and continue to do so, providing the best service they can every single day. Every single day they put that uniform on. That said, the lack of Senior Management and direction over the past years has led to where we are today. We have heard about pleas of giving us time to fix things. Is it fixable . There has been talk of improvements that have already been put into place. What are those improvements and will they work . Like i say, i know there is a new chief constable, a new Senior Management team, which has brought a massive change. As a federation our members are our utmost priority. With our members a day to day working in their uniform, providing a service to the community, we want the best for them. We have decided alongside the force to assist them where ever possible to make the changes are necessary to provide the best service possible, not only for the officers welfare and support, but to provide the best service for the community and pushing forward in the community and pushing forward in the foreseeable years. What have your members been telling you about what it is like to serve in the force . We what it is like to serve in the force . We know as i have said previously the lack of stability and the lack of direction from Senior Management teams of previous years. Iam glad management teams of previous years. I am glad we have got a new fresh chief constable that has come in and he has many years of service which gives us progression for the future. Obviously trust has been eroded amongst Police Officers, but perhaps more crucially within the public sphere as well. How do you think and what measures need to be implemented to rebuild that trust . As i say as a federation we all need to Work Together with the communities, with partnerships, to get together to rebuild that. I know that has already started. There was a meeting today and the community all got together and the local Partnership Together and the local partnership to start moving forward to push clevela nd to start moving forward to push cleveland into better light. We have heard about a lack of direction that has been part of these failings. What does it mean on a day to day basis . Well, like austerity, lack of cuts. The Police Federation in england and wales have said that cuts do have consequences. We have said that not only in cleveland, we are one of the forces with one of the biggest drop in numbers. It has got to affect and it will affect the way policing is delivered. That said, it was the lack and structure in the Senior Organisation previously which has led us into the situation we are, which you have highlighted on your programme. Why do you think anybody would want to work for the Cleveland Police force now . How are you going to recruit . |j can now . How are you going to recruit . can speak on behalf of the Cleveland Police federation and our members. Our members put on their uniform every day. I am a serving Police Officer and i want to provide the best for our communities. Moving forward , best for our communities. Moving forward, this is like anything, we have got to a stage where we are now and we are going to Work Together with our members, speak to our members, with the senior commanders and the senior Leadership Teams that are brand new and to move forward. That is the best we can do. Richard murray, thank you very much for your time. The headlines on bbc news. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number ten of using words that could incite violence. Cleveland police has become the first force in england and wales to be rated inadequate across all areas of performance. Pressure is growing on the bbc to overturn its ruling on comments made by breakfasts Naga Munchetty about racism and President Trump. Sir lenny henry is among more than a0 broadcasters and journalists whove signed an open letter to the bbc urging it to reverse its ruling concerning the Breakfast Television presenter Naga Munchetty and her comments about President Trump. She was found to have been in breach of editorial guidelines for speaking out on air about remarks hed made, which were widely condemned as racist. David sillito reports. Bbc breakfast, and the topic was a tweet by donald trump, calling on a group of american politicians, all women of colour, to go back from where they came. Dan walker then pressed his co presenter, Naga Munchetty, for her opinions on the story. Every time i have been told as a woman of colour to go back to where i came from, that was embedded in racism. Now, im not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean. That was deemed fine, but the next exchange caused an issue. I know that you are sitting here not giving an opinion but how do you feel, then, as somebody who has been told that before, when you hear that . Furious. When you hear it from him . Absolutely furious, and i can imagine that lots of people in this country will be feeling absolutely furious that a man in that position feels it is ok to skirt the lines with using language like that. Does that then. . Do you feel that his use of that. . Tha

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