with a straight approach, which is we wa nt with a straight approach, which is we want a good deal for europe and the united kingdom. the prime minister is still seeking a deal to support her government, the democratic unionists say they re still talking. and hundreds of russians are detained at anti corruption rallies across the country. and an investigation begins into how a chinese passengerjet ended up with a hole in one of its engines. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last week s dramatic general election, theresa may has apologised to the backbenches for the performance. a senior backbencher told that she was contrite. first, let s take a look at some of today s main developments. earlier this evening the prime minister spoke to the influential 1922 committee of backbench tory mps, where she apologised for the party s election performance. an apparently contrite theresa may told backbenchers ‘i got us in to this mess, i m the one who will get us out of it .
it is centre stage in british politics. italy is eating members of parliament, of the 650 at westminster. this is the breakdown. green, sinn fein. that represents those who want northern ireland to leave the 80 kingdom. and red, dup. those are the ones that the conservatives would like to get support from. it has proved controversial. they do not approve of same six marriage. that has prompted the leader of the scottish conservatives to see this.” received a categorical assurance that in talking to the dup, no row back of lgbt rights. we introduced equal marriage, to the house of commons, these are the assurances i received. that was one issue. also some concerns about the power sharing agreement. irish nationalists and unionists must work together, and for various reasons that system broke down injanuary. this is alistair campbell, who used to be tony blair s press officer. explaining why he thinks this idea of the conservatives and the dup going together is not good. this
but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from northern ireland. i am happy to withdraw the amendment today. let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. hear, hear! also on this programme. i will be reporting on the first prime minister s questions of the new parliament. and in the week that saw elections for deputy speakers to help outjohn bercow, we ve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. a little bit of welsh lilt. order! but first, the queen s speech is the first business of any new parliament. it sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. after the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. but it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten northern ireland mps onside for the next two years. so, it was with a slender working major