Donald trump names his Running Mate what does that tell us about his strategy to get back to the White House . And here, labours two Child Benefit Cap battle is Sir Keir Starmer about to face hIs First challenge from his own backbenchers . Good Evening Welcome to newsnight for interviews and insight this evening well be live at the republican convention in wisconsin where well talk to long time Trump Friend and ally Elizabeth Pipko. Mr trump is already there, the Convention Isnt due to hearfrom him officially until thursday theres a clamour to hearfrom him before then after surviving that assasination attempt. Your panel tonight, nick bryant, former Bbc Washington Correspondent and author his book, forever war americas unending conflict with itself, isjust published. And his tome is on the Reading List of President Biden. That must have been quite a moment a happy moment for sure. Your publishers a happy moment for sure. Your publishers must a happy moment for sure. Your publishers mus
Into south east england. Otherwise, a weak area of high pressure trying to build in from the west will break the cloud up, Sunny Spells at times for west scotland, northern ireland, North West england by temperatures below average, hides between 16 and 20 degrees. The weekend, low pressure around the North Sea threatens outbreaks of rain across Scotland And North east england, otherwise a few showers around but also warm spells of sunshine at last. Sunshine at last. Thats it. Now on bbc one, lets join our colleagues an 0val an Oval Office Summer for Keir StarmerJoe Biden. As Tony Blair tells this programme that the west is not on the front foot in ukraine. Good Evening And Welcome to a packed show with some super sharp insight and crackling conversation. Normal service will resume shortly, but how could we not start off with the breaking news out of germany . Nick england are in the final . Smash netherlands at the last minute. Seat of the Pants Stuff as ever. Is it going to happen . A
very bullish and effervescent boris johnson with a big majority to play with. this is our election special. good afternoon. you join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as prime minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. the tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting buckingham palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. he now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. with this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what? get brexit done! labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places they ve held for decades. jeremy corbyn says he ll stand down as leader early next year. i think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i won t do that. i will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that
today, sunshine but also showers, some of which will be thundery. a band of cloud will bring general showery rain into northern ireland later in the afternoon, further south some spells of sunshine. tonight though showers across northern ireland into scotland and northern england, showers elsewhere fading away and with clear skies it will turn into a chilly night compared to what we are used to, many spots into single digits. tomorrow starting with sunshine, we hold on to some of that in the south but cloud spreads in from the west, drizzle for western coasts and temperatures between 15 and 22 degrees. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: the eu s lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has now reached a moment of truth. he rejects borisjohnson‘s demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. the prime minister s message to his own party he tells tory rebels to back him and his brexit plan, or side withjeremy corbyn. pro democracy activists in
our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35am. this mornings reviewers are clare cohen, women s editor at the telegraph newspaper and the spectator‘s fraser nelson. the eu s lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has come to a moment of truth on how it will leave the european union. he again rejected borisjohnson‘s demand to remove the irish backstop, the policy intended to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland, and said he wasn t optimistic about avoiding a no deal scenario. his comments come after thousands of people took to the streets across the uk yesterday to protest against the prime minister s decision to suspend parliament. joining me now is our political correspondent, susana medonca. michel barnier has given an interview today, but he is not the only one. lots of people are talking to the newspapers today. michel barnier is throwing cold water on the claims we have been having from borisjohnson the claims we have been having from b