Farage says borisjohnsons brexit deal is a gigantic con and that the brexit party is ready to field hundreds of candidates who will say so. Hundreds of candidates who will say so. But he wont be one of them. Do ifind a seat, so. But he wont be one of them. Do i find a seat, try and get myself into parliament or serve the cause better by traversing the uk supporting 600 candidates . Ive decided the latter is the right one stop light you arent going to stand . Know, very difficult to do both. After being turned down by the tories for a leave alliance. Is there anything you can offer nigel farage at this stage . What i will say is nigel has spent his entire career say is nigel has spent his entire career fighting for brexit, the Prime Minister has negotiated a very good brexit deal. He says it isnt brexit total. I campaigned for leave. Boris johnson is trying not to be on the back foot when it comes to be on the back foot when it comes to spending pledges. Today, setting up to spending pl
Airports to cancel flights, the citys chief minister says the air has become unbearable. Lewis hamilton will start the us formula one grand prix in fifth position on the grid, but is still poised to win the world drivers championship. And confirmation of the december 12th general election is analysed by the week in parliament. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be a candidate at next months general election. Mr farage, who has tried to become an mp seven times, says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his pa rtys candidates. The announcement comes days after he offered an Electoral Alliance to the conservative party, an offer which was quickly rejected by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. Heres our political correspondentjessica parker. Walking into this election, nigel farage says borisjohnsons brexit deal is a gigantic con and that the brexit party is ready to field hundreds of c
Champions Manchester City fall eight points behind in the title race after suffering a shock home defeat against wolves. Good evening. The parents of teenage boy harry dunn who was killed in a Road Accident have made an emotional appeal for an American Woman to return to the uk to face justice. The woman, whos the wife of an american diplomat, was driving a car which collided with the i9 year olds motorbike in august. She told police she would remain in the uk, then returned to the united states, and is claiming diplomatic immunity. The police have said they want to arrest and question her over the incident. Duncan kennedy has been speaking to harry dunns parents. The death of harry dunn has created a profound sense of parental loss. Tim and charlotte say their pain is deep. We cannot grieve for him at the minute because we are just unaware of where we are going. Harry died here when his motorbike was hit by a car. The car was driven by the wife of an american diplomat. But she has now
A look atjohn bercows most memorable moments as he stands down as house of commons speaker. And england name an unchanged side to face south africa in the Rugby World Cup final on saturday. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Campaigning has begun for the next general election to be held on december 12th. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his partys campaign this morning. Hell say the election offers a once in a generation chance to transform the country and will promise to go after tax dodgers, dodgy landlords and big polluters. Borisjohnson is due to make a series of campaign visits of his own, highlighting what he calls the peoples priorities education, the nhs and crime. The Prime Minister suffered a blow on wednesday evening as one of his cabinet ministers, nicky morgan, became the latest tory mp to decide not to stand for re election. Today was of course the day the uk was due to leave the European Union. Nick eardley has more. Get used to scenes like th
The us military releases the first footage of the raid in which the leader of the so called Islamic State group was killed. And wildfires continue to spread across southern california, as strong winds hamper rescue efforts. Good morning, this is newsroom live, im annita mcveigh. Campaigning has begun for the next general election on the day the uk should have left the european union. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will launch his pa rtys campaign shortly. Hell say the election on december 12th offers a once in a generation chance to transform the country and will promise to go after tax dodgers, dodgy landlords and big polluters. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is due to make a series of campaign visits of his own, highlighting what he calls the peoples priorities education, the nhs and crime. He suffered a blow last night as one of his cabinet ministers, nicky morgan, became the latest tory mp to decide not to stand for re election. She told bbc radio leicester that the abuse mps f