our political editor nick watt reports. for the moment, our unlikely prime minister reigned supreme, a by election win in an area that had been beyond the reach of the tories since the interwar years leaves theresa may surveying a political landscape with few credible opponents. theresa may once likened herself to queen elizabeth the first, a woman who thrived in a male dominated world by knowing her mind. but she s never seen herself as a glory on a figure but she s never seen herself as a gloriana like figure and she is one of the least assuming occupants of number ten. she s more likejohn major than margaret thatcher in her imperial pomp and, just likejohn major, who secured the highest number of votes of any tory leader, theresa may is not the slightest bit complacent and knows that around every corner there are bear traps. theresa may has been shrewd in her position, she has a huge amount of authority and the conservative party believes she s an election winner. those
later in the hour on bbc news, we ll look ahead tonight s premier league fixtures including manchester united s match against everton, asjose mourinho‘s team try to stay in touch with the top four. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. the un claims the attack came from the air, and the foreign secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then president assad is guilty of a war crime. syria and russia deny any involvement. the attack happened in the north west of the country, in the rebel held province of idlib. un war crimes investigators say they ve opened an inquiry. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. there are distressing images from the start. he is alive but he is struggling to breathe. around him, other childre
wounded, but is bashar al assad free to act with impunity? cash dead. dead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. many children are among the victims of a suspected chemical attack on a town in syria. at least 58 people have been killed and hundreds injured. the white house said it was certain that the assad regime was responsible. both syria and its russian allies have denied any involvement. the attack was focused on the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun in idlib province. the un security council will meet tomorrow in emergency session. this report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen includes distressing images from the beginning. this boy was one of hundreds of victims of the attack, he s showing classic symptoms of poisoning, perhaps by a military strength nerve agent. the victim s lungs were badly affected. rescue workers did what they could to decontaminate the victims, that includes removing clothes, where the poison can linger, and by spraying fresh water. the at